Pat Gantos

Current

Sr. Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP

Past

Executive Vice President, Information Technology and Operations at Cherokee, Inc.
Buyer & Corporate Planner at Gantos, Inc.

Education

Grand Valley State University
Michigan State University

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Connections

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Industry

Medical Devices

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Pat Gantos’s Summary

Business, technology and supply chain professional. Develop and sell business transformation engagements. Perform Enterprise Applications, Information Technology Strategy, Change Management and Business Transformation implementations leveraging ERP applications such as SAP, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards.

Successful record in creating enterprise value utilizing technology and business process re-design. Hands-on management experience with P&L responsibility running a $200 million division.

Pat Gantos’s Specialties:

Technology professional, enterprise systems implementations, supply chain, inventory management, business process re-engineering and project management. Siginificant experience in Medical Devices, High Technology and Consumer Business (retail and wholesale).

Pat Gantos’s Experience

Sr. Manager

Deloitte Consulting LLP

(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

March 1996 — Present (13 years 5 months)

Provide project management leadership to clients on various information technology and supply chain implementation projects. Responsible for all aspects of project planning, implementation and knowledge transfer training to client for systems support. Responsible for reducing costs and improving client operating performance. Manage and deliver multiple large scale projects on time and within budget to achieve client business objectives.
Executive Vice President, Information Technology and Operations

Cherokee, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

July 1986 — January 1996 (9 years 7 months)

Provide executive leadership as head of information technology and operations. Responsible for all aspects of strategic IT planning, implementation and support worldwide as an integral component of business plan. Engineered turnaround of IT’s performance and service levels. Transform IT into a strategic business partner. Manage and deliver multiple large scale projects on time and within budget. Responsible for budgeting, design and support of all technology.
Buyer & Corporate Planner

Gantos, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

June 1982 — July 1986 (4 years 2 months)

Performed retail store product planning based upon customer demand data and market segmentation criteria. Created business and information technology strategic plans.

Pat Gantos’s Education

Grand Valley State University

BA , Finance and Accounting , September 1984 — June 1986
Michigan State University

Business Administration August 1980 — May 1984

Activities and Societies:

Theta Chi, swim team, water polo team