Priya Raman

Priya Raman is an organized IT professional with 9 years of experience, currently serving as an IT Manager for a 120-person law firm. While she possesses the required educational background and foundational leadership experience, she falls short of the 12-year progressive experience requirement and the 5-year leadership mandate. Her background is primarily in legal services, lacking the critical manufacturing, multi-site ERP implementation, and CMMC compliance experience required for this Director-level role.

The candidate has 9 years of total IT experience against a requirement of 12, and 3 years of management against a requirement of 5. The scale of her current environment (120 users, $600K budget) is significantly smaller than the client's needs ($4M budget, multi-site manufacturing). Furthermore, she lacks specific experience in ERP deployment and manufacturing-specific IT operations which are central to this role.

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The candidate is a strong 'rising star' but is currently too junior for this specific Director role, particularly regarding industry vertical (manufacturing) and scale of operations. She would be an excellent fit for a Senior IT Manager or IT Manager role in a professional services environment.

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• Local candidate (Chesterfield/St. Louis area)
• Strong educational foundation (B.S. Computer Science from Missouri S&T)
• Proven experience in cloud migration (On-prem to SharePoint)
• Clear and professional communication skills

• Significant gap in years of experience for a Director-level role
• Lack of manufacturing environment exposure
• No experience with ERP systems or complex enterprise integrations
• Current budget management is less than 20% of the target role's scope
• No mentioned experience with CMMC or high-level cybersecurity compliance

• Specific ERP platforms she has interacted with, even if not as a lead
• Experience with B2B/B2C e-commerce systems mentioned in the JD
• Extent of LAN/WAN infrastructure management in a multi-site context

Priya Raman is a St. Louis-based IT Manager with a solid technical foundation and a track record of successful cloud migrations within the legal sector. While she is a high-potential leader with a B.S. in Computer Science from Missouri S&T and experience managing ITIL-based operations, her current scope is more aligned with a mid-market Manager role than a multi-site Industrial Director. She is currently managing a $600K budget and a team of three, demonstrating strong organizational skills and clear communication. However, she lacks the specific manufacturing and ERP implementation experience required for this position.

• The Director role oversees a $4M budget; can you describe how you would scale your current financial management processes to handle a 6x increase in spend?
• This role requires managing IT for manufacturing plants. What experience do you have with industrial technology or 24/7 operational environments?
• Describe your exposure to ERP systems. How would you approach a multi-site ERP rollout?
• The JD mentions CMMC compliance. What is your familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks beyond standard office security?