10 Southwire IT leaders
Chris Easterwood, VP, ITS Platform Engineering and Infrastructure & Integration Center of Excellence at Southwire Company, is one of ten Southwire IT leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held network, manufacturing IT, SAP and data roles at the company. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Southwire from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brandin Paulk, CPA, PMP, MAFM
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT Performance · Southwire Company
Brandin Paulk has been Director, IT Performance at Southwire Company since December 2023, based in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, with a headline that lists Change Management, Strategic Governance and Vendor Partnership. Brandin Paulk was Consultant / EPMO SAP Senior Project Manager (consulting through JDC Group) at Southwire Company from 2021 to 2023 and Accounting Manager at The Home Depot from 2017 to 2019.
Chris Easterwood
LinkedInExperience: VP, ITS Platform Engineering and Infrastructure & Integration Center of Excellence · Southwire Company
Chris Easterwood has been VP, ITS Platform Engineering and Infrastructure & Integration Center of Excellence at Southwire Company since April 2022, based in Carrollton, Georgia, and also lists VP SAP Center of Excellence there since 2016. Chris Easterwood was VP of IT Operations and Technical at Southwire Company from 2008 to 2016 and Manager IT Operations and Technical there from 1999 to 2005.
Jim Ptak
LinkedInExperience: Director, Digital Delivery · Southwire Company
Jim Ptak has been Director, Digital Delivery at Southwire Company since November 2021, based in Acworth, Georgia. Jim Ptak was Chief Technology Officer at OBI Partners, Inc. from 2016 to 2021, Senior Director of Product Development of FocalPoint at Ventyx, an ABB Company from 2011 to 2015 and Executive Vice President of Development at Southwire from 2003 to 2011.
Joe Schleupner
LinkedInExperience: VP Enterprise Technology Transformation | Strategic Lead for Enterprise Digital Transformation · Southwire Company
Joe Schleupner has been VP Enterprise Technology Transformation | Strategic Lead for Enterprise Digital Transformation at Southwire Company since January 2020, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Joe Schleupner also lists Chair, Executive Board Member NPU-O at City of Atlanta since 2023 and was Vice President and Member, Board of Directors at ATP - Atlanta Technology Professionals from 2025 to 2026.
Klint Dixon
LinkedInExperience: Director, Manufacturing IT Systems · Southwire Company
Klint Dixon has been Director, Manufacturing IT Systems at Southwire Company since January 2022, based in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Klint Dixon was Sr. MES Systems Manager there from 2019 to 2022, SAP & MES Implementation Team Lead from 2017 to 2019 and IT Infrastructure Manager at Southwire Company from 2015 to 2017.
Maninder Singh
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Network and Operations · Southwire Company
Maninder Singh has been Sr. Director, Network and Operations at Southwire Company since June 2022, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. Maninder Singh was IT Manager, Technology Design & Engineering at Exelon from 2013 to 2022 and Team Lead at Exelon from 2004 to 2013, and the profile lists skills in IT Strategy, Cybersecurity, Data Center and Disaster Recovery.
Mark Gilroy
LinkedInExperience: Director, SAP Business Lead · Southwire Company
Mark Gilroy has been Director, SAP Business Lead at Southwire Company since September 2014, based in Carroll County, Georgia. Mark Gilroy was Director of Industrial Operations at Southwire Company from 2011 to 2014 and Plant Manager there from 2010 to 2011, so their SAP work sits on a background in running plants.
Renee Bowman
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Management Organization · Southwire Company
Renee Bowman has been Director, Data Management Organization at Southwire Company since September 2010, based in Carrollton, Georgia, and also lists Business Information Systems Manager at Southwire Company since 2003. Renee Bowman was HRIS Manager at Southwire Company from 1997 to 2003, which makes HR systems part of their background there.
Rusty Hiett
LinkedInExperience: Director, SAP Systems Sales/Distribution · Southwire Company
Rusty Hiett has been Director, SAP Systems Sales/Distribution at Southwire Company since February 2022, based in Carrollton, Georgia. Rusty Hiett was Sr. Mgr SAP Systems Sales/Distribution there from 2018 to 2022, IT Operations Manager from 2008 to 2014 and Network Administrator at Southwire Company from 2001 to 2008.
Tiffany Jacobs
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technology Integration · Southwire Company
Tiffany Jacobs has been Director of Technology Integration at Southwire Company since October 1997, based in Carrollton, Georgia. Tiffany Jacobs also held Sr. Manager EDI PI Sharepoint there from 2017 to 2019, EDI PI Manager from 2015 to 2017 and PI Developer at Southwire Company from 2010 to 2013.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope, such as plant systems, SAP, networks or company-wide technology change, to the decision you face. Check when each person started the current role to judge how recent their view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current IT role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which system problems need your attention and which the plant or application teams should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about running IT for many manufacturing and distribution sites?
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