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Shelly Barnes

 

Shelly Barnes is the Vice President of Technology and Process.  She was promoted to this position in January 2006.  Previously she was Director of IT for Arizona Tile and served in that capacity since joining the company in February 2004. In her current role, she provides strategic leadership, technology vision, and operational direction for the company’s information technology enterprise.  She also drives initiatives to achieve enhanced operational excellence and efficiencies through business process improvements for this rapidly growing tile and stone company. 

Prior to joining Arizona Tile, she spent 10 years in various leadership positions with Phelps Dodge Corporation, most recently as Director of Operational Excellence and Supply Chain. While at Phelps Dodge, she was responsible for global high-value, multi-year project portfolios, enterprise application development and support for the $2.1 billion company operating in 26 countries. Shelly also served five years with Safeway, Inc., where she implemented a national IT helpdesk and change management system. 

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and completed the Global Leadership Program at Thunderbird School of International Management.  Shelly is also the recipient of the 2006 CIO Decisions Mid-Market Leadership Award.

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