Vern Sheppard, Principal

VERN IS A RESULTS CHARGED EXECUTIVE WITH A STRONG CAREER IN THE STARTUP, GROWTH, AND PROFITABLE LEADERSHIP OF DYNAMIC ENTERPRISES. HE HAS LEAD GROWTH ON THREE CONTINENTS.

Vern brings broad management qualifications, acute marketing instincts and experience-backed judgment in IT management, outsourcing and business startups. An expert in identifying opportunities or creating them from a seed concept, Vern is accustomed to high profile roles and overcoming complex business challenges.

Vern’s track record comes from executive roles in high technology hardware, software, professional services, telecommunications, healthcare, government, utilities, logistics, and retail and has been active in a broad range of companies from start-ups to global 500 companies.

VERN's ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Restructured the organization of an emerging business and improved financial performance by reducing the management team, cutting delivery costs by 30% and aligning customers closer to service provided.
Developed a global partnership with a major IT service provider selling company products and services through service provider growing annual revenues by 25%.
Improved customer satisfaction across all problem accounts. Established a reference from all client accounts.
Led a $3 billion major utility services company through a procurement process to outsource their IT environment. Scope of the assignment included: feasibility assessment, defining requirements, soliciting potential vendors, evaluating responses and negotiating service levels, contract terms and conditions.
Migrated the clients of two IT outsourcing operations into a consolidated outsourcing operation generating annual saving in excess of $5 million.
Developed win-win partnerships with multiple problem accounts, ensuring that all account generated margin and remained a reference.
Formed a joint venture company in South Korea establishing a 300 person IT Service Company.
Negotiated and delivered a $3 million fixed price Systems Integration contract with a major trucking company. The terms of the contract encompassed full Systems Integration, including implementation of hardware, operating system software, database management software, communications software, and custom software developed over the full systems life cycle. The new mission-critical system positioned the company to respond to projected annual growth of 50% over the next five years.
Negotiated a business partnership with a large utility company to develop, market, and implement a health physics information system.

INDUSTRY ROLES AND COMPANY EXPERIENCE:

Vern brings more than 25 years of professional and executive experience to the Acrelic Group. His roles and responsibilities include:

President, CEO Millennium Care
Sr. Vice President, Healthaxis
Associate Partner Ernst & Young
Sr. Vice President SHL Systemhouse (acquired by EDS)
President, SHL Systemhouse, Seoul Korea
VP Complex Systems, Ameritech (became AT&T Teleholdings)
General Manager, SHL Systemhouse Branch offices.

E-mail: vsheppard@acrelicgroupc.com