Al is an experienced IT executive with a strong manufacturing background in a wide range of industries, who has managed IT departments ranging from single facility companies to global organizations. Specific manufacturing industries have included pharmaceuticals, coffee, textiles and automotive components.

His background includes both accounting (CPA), hardware and infrastructure management, software development in a variety of languages, and project management (PMP), as well as budgeting and personnel management.

Graduating with a Bachelor's degree from Stetson University just before his 20th birthday, he passed the AICPA exam on the first try, and practiced accounting in Florida for approximately 8 years. After transitioning from accounting to IT, and then moving to New York, Detroit and Chicago, he relocated to the Charlotte, North Carolina area in 1995.

For more information, contact me via e-mail at alfred.batten@icesplace.com