The CIO’s role has morphed from technology manager to strategic leader who has critical inputs related to what the organization offers to the customers...
Author - Bob Toupin
Bob Toupin is a 20 year IT veteran and currently is the Chief Information Officer at BlueLinx Corporation in Atlanta. Bob has held numerous IT leadership roles managing corporate, operational, and financial systems. During his tenure at BlueLinx Bob has reduced IT expenses by $1.7M, restructured the IT organization, and dramatically improved the customer experience. Major system accomplishments include the implementation of a new outside salesforce application with Windows 8 tablets and implementing a new telephone system. Prior to BlueLinx, Bob was CIO of Paperworks Industries in Philadelphia for 3 years after a 12 year tenure at RockTenn Company in Norcross. Bob is a certified Six Sigma Greenbelt and Blackbelt and received his Executive MBA from the Terry College of Business in 2008. Bob currently serves on the Board of Directors for 2 non profit organizations.
