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Roles available for:
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Fractional
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Consulting
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Contract
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Interim
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Anaheim, California, United States
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https://5sides.io
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Assets
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English (US)
English (US)Level: Native
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English (US)
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Fractional Operations Leadership Project-based Advisory Organizational Design & Restructuring Technology Evaluation & Implementation Interim Leadership Product Management -
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Fractional COO/CIO/CTO Leadership Project-based Advisory Organizational Design and Restructuring Team and Culture Development Technology Evaluation, Selection, and Implementation Interim Leadership
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Employees
overseen
44 employees
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Budget overseen
$ 24,000,000
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Gary Zorko
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Roles available for:
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Fractional
-
Consulting
-
Contract
-
Interim
-
Anaheim, California, United States
-
https://5sides.io
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Assets
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English (US)
English (US)Level: Native
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English (US)
Achievements
Why hire me in a fractional role
Experience
Fractional role
- This is a Fractional role Chief Information Officer
- This is a Fractional role Chief Technology Officer
Strengths in this role: Coaching, mentoring, strategy, architecture, customer focus, product management, compliance
Industry Group: Manufacturing
Industry: Food Production
Years of experience: 1 year
Industry Group: Consumer Goods
Industry: Furniture
Years of experience: 5 years
Industry Group: Consumer Goods
Industry: Retail
Years of experience: 25 years
Industry Group: Consumer Goods
Industry: Cosmetics
Years of experience: 3 years
Company name: Z Gallerie
Company size: 1,200 employees
Role in this company: Directed the day-to-day IT support of the company (84 locations nationwide), including desktop/ network support, retail systems (including POS and eCommerce), data center/network management, security & compliance, cloud architecture, IT contracting, project management, and capacity planning. Issued RFPs, negotiated contracts, and led implementation for more than $8MM in technology projects, including replacements of ERP, POS, WMS, and eCommerce platforms, EDI, and omnichannel retailing.
Company name: Proactiv
Company size: 320 employees
Role in this company: Managed IT proper, digital software development (eCommerce) development & QA, PMO, and digital product management. Led full replacement of ERP, eCommerce, OMS, EDI, data warehouse, call center, and 3PL warehouse systems. Launched digital properties for company rebrand and the first independent brand. Responsible for the day-to-day IT needs of the company, including desktop/network support, cloud systems (AWS), security & compliance (including PCI). Led more than $12MM in projects.
Company name: JustFoodForDogs
Company size: 270 employees
Role in this company: Managed IT proper, PMO, and retail support. Led revamp of ERP, eCommerce, OMS, EDI, data warehouse and 3PL warehouse systems. Responsible for the day-to-day IT needs of the company, including desktop/network support, cloud, security & compliance.
Strengths in this role: Coaching, mentoring, strategy, architecture, customer focus, product management, compliance
Industry Group: Consumer Goods
Industry: Retail
Years of experience: 16 years
Industry: Computer Software
Years of experience: 4 years
Company name: Sample Digital
Company size: 14 employees
Role in this company: Acting as architect and product manager, supervised design and development of Emmy-winning Web-based and mobile content and workflow management technology and services, improved operational architecture, and retired several legacy systems. Directed day-to-day IT support for the company, including desktop/network support, data center/bandwidth management, troubleshooting, IT contracting, and capacity planning. Coordinated company planning activities, marketing, and sales engineering.
Company name: Field Engine Wildlife Research
Company size: 22 employees
Role in this company: As fractional CTO, responsible for systems architecture, support, application development, security, SaaS/PaaS/IaaS management. Led selection and implementation of ERP and other platforms.
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Board membership
Company: Society for Information Management (Southern California)
Position: Chair, Marketing & Communication
From: 07/01/2025
To: Present
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Membership & affiliations
Society for Information Management
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Success story
A recent client saw a complete turnaround in the throughput and effectiveness of their software development process, and that success came primarily through coaching and holding the constituents of their software platforms accountable, leading them to work in concert with technology teams for better outcomes. That benefit cascaded throughout their operational processes, as the better communication and habits uncovered myriad opportunities for optimization.
