10 Ferguson IT leaders
A vice president of supply chain solutions, senior directors of information technology, Trilogie engineering and security governance, and directors of applications, networks, AI technology and distribution solutions hold the current roles among these Ferguson IT leaders. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Ferguson from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brandi Blackman
LinkedInExperience: Director, Boundary Applications · Ferguson
Brandi Blackman has been Director, Boundary Applications at Ferguson since January 2025, based in Yorktown, Virginia, with a headline of Senior Director, Boundary Applications & Enterprise Data - Enterprise Solutions. Brandi Blackman held application development manager roles in business intelligence and analytics at Ferguson from 2019 to 2025 and was Technical Support Manager there from 2013 to 2019.
Chris LaFlamme
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Trilogie Engineering and Operations · Ferguson
Chris LaFlamme has been Senior Director - Trilogie Engineering and Operations at Ferguson since July 2025, based in Yorktown, Virginia, and was Director, IT there from 2016 to 2025. Chris LaFlamme was Senior Manager of eCommerce Technologies at Ferguson from 2015 to 2016 and Solution Manager/Architect - eCommerce there from 2010 to 2015.
Chris Reed
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technology · Ferguson
Chris Reed has been Director of Technology at Ferguson since July 2023, based in Newport News, Virginia, and the profile says the role leads enterprise inventory solutions for a $30B multi-channel distribution business. Chris Reed was Director of Business Process at Ferguson from 2019 to 2023, Director Of Inventory there from 2012 to 2019, and Procurement Manager from 2005 to 2012.
Deepika Dudi, OCA, CSM, SAFe POPM, SAFe SP
LinkedInExperience: Director of Application Solution Delivery · Ferguson
Deepika Dudi, OCA, CSM, SAFe POPM, SAFe SP has been Director of Application Solution Delivery at Ferguson since February 2026, based in Virginia Beach. Deepika Dudi, OCA, CSM, SAFe POPM, SAFe SP was Sr Technology IT Leader at Health Care Service Corporation from 2025 to 2026, Sr IT Leader at Cigna Healthcare from 2021 to 2025, and Senior Manager at Anthem, Inc. from 2017 to 2021.
Jeffrey Lemmo
LinkedInExperience: Information Security Senior Director GRC and IT SOX · Ferguson
Jeffrey Lemmo has been Information Security Senior Director GRC and IT SOX at Ferguson since July 2022, based in the Portland, Maine area. Jeffrey Lemmo was Director of Financial, Business Process and IT SOX and SSAE 18 Audits at WEX from 2021 to 2022, Director IT Audit there from 2018 to 2021, and Senior Manager IT Audit from 2016 to 2018.
Joe Zanette
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions · Ferguson
Joe Zanette has been Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions at Ferguson since July 2023, based in Newport News, Virginia, with a headline naming supply chain and infrastructure solutions. The record also lists Vice President, Business Technology at Ferguson Enterprises since 2021, Director, Shared Technology Services since 2014 and Senior Director, Business Applications as roles Joe Zanette holds at Ferguson.
Laura Carr
LinkedInExperience: IT Director, Distribution Solutions · Ferguson
Laura Carr has been IT Director, Distribution Solutions at Ferguson since June 2021, based in Newport News, Virginia, with a headline naming distribution and logistics solutions, and the record also lists Senior IT Manager, Supply Chain there since 2017. Laura Carr was Senior Application Development Manager, Business Analysis at Ferguson from 2016 to 2017 and IT Solution Manager, Supply Chain there from 2013 to 2016.
Matt Stirrup
LinkedInExperience: Director of Network Services · Ferguson
Matt Stirrup has been Director of Network Services at Ferguson since August 2023, based in Newport News, Virginia, and held Director of IT - Associate Technology there from 2017 to 2023. Matt Stirrup was Director of IT Support & Service Management at Ferguson from 2016 to 2017 and Head of North American Service Management there from 2012 to 2016.
Rajat Nair
LinkedInExperience: Director of AI Technology & Innovation · Ferguson
Rajat Nair has been Director of AI Technology & Innovation at Ferguson since March 2026, based in the Hampton Roads area, and was Director of Enterprise and Channel Services Engineering there from 2023 to 2026. Rajat Nair also held Technology Enterprise architect - Integrations and Manager - Solution Architecture and Development roles at Ferguson and was Lead Integrations Architect there from 2015 to 2020.
Tiffany Wells
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Information Technology · Ferguson
Tiffany Wells has been Senior Director Information Technology at Ferguson since October 2024, based in Newport News, Virginia, with a headline naming supply chain engineering and operations. Tiffany Wells was Director Information Technology Operations at Ferguson from 2022 to 2024, Senior Manager, Operations Center from 2017 to 2022, and held service management roles there from 2014 to 2017.
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Match the person's area, such as supply chain systems, applications, networks, security or AI, to the question you bring. Check when each person started the current role to judge how recent their view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current IT role?
- 02How do you decide which distribution and supply chain systems to modernize first?
- 03What has your own work taught you about delivering technology for several groups of users at the same time?
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