Kevin Baartman
Executive Vice President - Information Technology at International Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen•Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
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Comprehensive experience in directing IT operations through strategic planning and effective management of staff and budgets. Strategic thinker adept in developing and launching strategies that make operations more efficient and revenues stronger, improving profit margins and performance. A proven manager, mentor, motivator and team leader to business IT organizations. CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE: Strategic Business Planning & Leadership ♦ IT Strategy ♦ Process Improvement ♦ Change Management ♦ Cost & Benefit Analysis ♦ Finance & Budgeting ♦ Ecommerce ♦ Business Intelligence IT Infrastructure & Design ♦ Organization Design & Development ♦ Needs Assessment Data Warehousing ♦ Deployment & Migrations ♦ Data Analytics ♦ IT Vendor Management Retail Business Systems ♦ Vendor Relationship Management ♦ Team Leadership & Motivation
Career Timeline
- MinnesotaCIOCurrentSep 2025–Present· 1 yr
- Member, Advisory BoardCurrentSep 2025–Present
- Dairy QueenCurrentApr 2019–Present· 7 yrs 5 mos
- Executive Vice President, Information TechnologyCurrentJul 2020–Present
- V.P. - Information TechnologyApr 2019–Jul 2020
- Sep 2001–Apr 2019· 17 yrs 7 mos
- V.P. - Information ServicesSep 2001–Apr 2019
- Apr 1999–Sep 2001· 2 yrs 5 mos
- Director, Information TechnologyApr 1999–Sep 2001
- 1996–1999· 3 yrs
- Manager, Network Operations1996–1999
- 1989–1996· 7 yrs
- Project Manager, Information Technology1989–1996
Education
MEP
Executive Development Program
UMN Carlson School of Management
MEP
Business
University of Minnesota
MBA
Finance, General
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business