Mark Abrams

Hello, I'm Mark Abrams an Information Technology management consultant and owner of Aspen Information Systems,Inc. Welcome to my site!

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Mark Abrams is a performance-driven IT leader with executive and hands-on experience delivering mission critical services to Fortune 500 clients and partnering closely with business leaders. Skilled in developing, implementing and supporting multimillion dollar infrastructure and application solutions. Experienced in understanding the big picture in targeting areas for cost elimination. Proven ability to successfully analyze an organization's critical business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and define innovative and cost-effective infrastructure and application solutions for enhancing competitiveness, increasing revenues, and improving service offerings while managing business risks.

Board of Directors at Habitat for Humanity, DeKalb

July 2009 - May 2011

Board Member, Chair Media and Communications Committee

Client Delivery Executive at EDS

January 2003 - December 2007

Responsible for P&L and delivery of North America Infrastructure support services at four primary client locations and an EDS Service Management Center according to contracted Service Levels. Secured and maintained the client’s high satisfaction with these services. Sustained business relationships between EDS and the client’s management team. Expanded EDS services to reduce the clients overall IT cost and to support improved business operations.

Programme Manager at EDS

November 1997 - December 2002

Managed implementation of North America Infrastructure outsourcing for agricultural equipment manufacturing company to satisfy contracted scope and service level terms. Managed Global Infrastructure integration of 2 merged battery manufacturing companies. Managed implementation and production support of JD Edwards ERP solution for battery manufacturing company. Proposal Manager for successful pursuit of US$97M, outsourcing contract with largest Coca-Cola anchor bottler in Latin America. Pursuit based in Mexico City, Mexico. Project Leader for US$66M Plant Electrical Package for automotive assembly plant in Shanghai China. Based for 3 months in Germany and 3 months in China.

Engineering Systems Supervisor at EDS

January 1991 - October 1997

Managed on site systems engineering staff responsible for Infrastructure and Applications development, maintenance and production support of plant floor manufacturing systems supporting assembly operations at automotive manufacturing plants in Georgia and Michigan. Managed application development and implementation of major plant floor systems for new GM minivan product build.

Engineering Systems Engineer at EDS

September 1985 - December 1990

Programmed and provided on site production support of real time plant floor manufacturing systems in support of General Motors Assembly Plant operations.

President, IT Management Consultant at Aspen Information Systems

January 2008

Provide project management, application programming and operations management consulting services to commercial and local government clients. Work with clients to identify business issues and partner with leading service providers to develop cost effective server hosting and application programming solutions.

McGill University

B.Eng, M.Eng

Concentration: Mechanical Engineering

Rotary International, Habitat for Humanity, Soccer, Reading, Travel.