Jim Sherwin

Jim Sherwin

Divisional CIO - Caterpillar Oil, Gas & Marine Division

Caterpillar Inc.•Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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Experience30+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Senior Executive with a unique blend of technology expertise and ability to transform business capabilities. A person who develops diverse teams through inclusiveness. A leader who addresses future Enterprise needs while never losing sight of the present. Transformational Leadership: • Key Technology Leader for world’s largest SAP S4 & Customer Activity Repository (CAR) implementation for the Fashion and Retail industry. • Driver of Functional and Technical co-innovation partnering directly with SAP Product Management. • Key contributor to strategic roadmap enabling new and future capabilities while fully divesting of the past. Leaving corporate financials without lingering effects of legacy costs. A leader in Enterprise Applications (SAP and other), Supply Chain Capabilities, Organizational Leadership, Large Program Delivery, Implementations and Upgrades, Automation, DevOps practice, Cloud, Platform Enablement, Data Warehousing, Master Data Management, and Business Intelligence.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Jul 2024–Present· 2 yrs 3 mos
    • Chief Information Officer, Divisional, Oil, Gas and Marine DivisionCurrent
      Jul 2024–Present
  • 2005–Jun 2024· 19 yrs 5 mos
    • Sr. Director - Global SAP Platform, Automation and Engineering
      Jun 2017–Jun 2024
    • Sr. Director – Global ERP Development and Data Accessibility
      Sep 2016–May 2017
    • Sr. Director/Director – Global Supply Chain Planning
      2012–Aug 2016
    • Director - Integrated Planning Information
      May 2010–Dec 2011
    • Sr. Platform Config Manager
      2005–Apr 2010
  • Sep 1998–Dec 2004· 6 yrs 3 mos
    • Manager, Information Technology
      Sep 1998–Dec 2004
  • Jun 1996–Sep 1998· 2 yrs 3 mos
    • Programmer Analyst
      Jun 1996–Sep 1998

Education

BA

Finance, Computing Science

Linfield University

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Business IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentERPChange ManagementProject ManagementSupply ChainBusiness ProcessSAP ERPMaster Data ManagementFootwearBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness AnalysisData WarehousingDemand PlanningSAPSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Cross-functional Team LeadershipEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Process ImprovementAutomation