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With over 30 years of experience, Anita is a
seasoned Information Systems executive. She has held the CIO and top IS positions in leading worldwide companies and has provided strategic IS consulting to over 40 companies. Experienced aligning IS organizations to achieve business objectives and identifying opportunities to utilize technology for a competitive advantage through strategic planning and governance. Broad technical background, business experience, and analytical techniques provide the ability to apply innovative ideas and leverage industry best practices to improve business and IT situations. She is a collaborative change-agent that transforms IS organizations to high performing operationally excellent organizations that maximize the value of technology investments. Anita has a strong results and achievement orientation with a reputation for teamwork, open communication, passion, high energy, and innovation.
President/CEO of Strategic Computing Directions
 Leads a consulting
practice specializing in practical solutions to Information
Systems executive
issues such as strategic planning, e-business strategy, IS
assessment, process
re-engineering, interim leadership, software selection and
implementation.
VP/CIO
at Graco Inc.
IS
Director at Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur
IS
Director at Fisher-Rosemount 15 years experience at Rosemount
beginning
as a Senior Programmer
Analyst for business applications
Continuing Professional Education (1977 - present): Includes
numerous additional
classes in leadership, management and technical areas.
Bachelor of Science in Business Management with MIS emphasis (1978
- 1989)
University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
Associate of Arts Degree in Business Management and Accounting (1975
- 1977)
St. Cloud State
University
Author of A Practical Guide to Information
Systems Strategic Planning
published 1998 by St.
Lucie Press/CRC, and 2005 Auerbach Publications
Author of A
Practical Guide to Information Systems Process Improvement
published by St.
Lucie Press/CRC, 2000
Author of A
Practical Guide to Planning for E-Business Success
published by St.
Lucie Press/CRC, 2001
Various articles,
including Twin Cities Business Monthly on CIO responsibilities,
Inc. Technology
on strategic planning, Info World article on IS
leadership
Various speaking
engagements including Inc. 500 Fastest
Growing Companies Annual Conference, Women In Technology,
U of M, Carlson School, Project Management Institute,
ACM/ASM MNIPS, APICS regional meeting, APICS national meeting
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