Experienced IT Pro (ERP & WMS) and Hockey Blogger
Greater Nashville Area
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- Senior Manufacturing Systems Analyst at Square D Company
- Hockey Blogger at On The Forecheck
- Past
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- Director, ERP Systems Development at Ingram Book Group
- Systems Analyst/Programmer at Alfa Laval
- Programmer/Analyst at Creative Expressions Group
- Hockey writer at In The Crease
- Programmer/Analyst at M-Care
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Dirk Hoag’s Summary
An information systems professional with 15 years of progressively responsible experience implementing and maintaining ERP, warehouse management and health care payer systems. Work history includes a variety of mid size businesses ranging from an HMO affiliated with a university medical system to an international, publicly-traded manufacturing firm. Proven experience working with functional business leaders to define and deliver IT solutions to pressing business needs.
On the hockey writing front, have written for a variety of hockey websites in the 1990's, and more recently maintain a blog which covers the Nashville Predators and also digs into the statistical analysis of the NHL. A portion of that content is featured as part of FoxSports.com's NHL coverage.
Dirk Hoag’s Experience
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Senior Manufacturing Systems Analyst
Square D Company
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
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Hockey Blogger
On The Forecheck
(Sports industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
Since 2006 I've pursued the advancement of statistical analysis of hockey (specifically the NHL) at my blog, www.ontheforecheck.com. By combining readily available information in new ways, it becomes possible to investigate questions such as whether highly physical teams are more successful than others, and provide quantitative measurements to help identify players and/or methods which may be over- or under-rated in leading to competitive success.
As of February 2009, On The Forecheck has joined the SB Nation community of sports blogs. My work has also been cited in the New York Times and Montreal Gazette. -
Director, ERP Systems Development
Ingram Book Group
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Wholesale industry)
September 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 7 months)
Technical project management for ERP system, including coordination of user testing, application configuration, management of software installation & maintenance, and training of IT staff. Technologies involved include AS400, Java, and DB2.
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Systems Analyst/Programmer
Alfa Laval
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ALFA.ST; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)
January 2002 — September 2005 (3 years 9 months)
Provided analysis and maintenance for multiple BPCS installations supporting Alfa Laval's parts distribution business. Project management duties involved the implementation of Movex v12 to replace BPCS and other applications.
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Programmer/Analyst
Creative Expressions Group
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Wholesale industry)
March 1999 — January 2002 (2 years 11 months)
Supported CEG's Cobol-based ERP (ASI), specifically supporting warehouse functionality. Heavily involved in the vendor selection and implementation of PKMS to replace ASI as the warehousing solution. Technologies used include AS400, Cobol, JCL, and SQL.
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Hockey writer
In The Crease
(Online Media industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
Online columnist providing NHL commentary, particularly covering the Detroit Red Wings.
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Programmer/Analyst
M-Care
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Insurance industry)
1993 — 1998 (5 years)
Began in data center operations supporting HP3000 environments, and progressed to Programmer/Analyst position working with the AMISYS package.
