Harvey Freeman
About Harvey Freeman
Harvey Freeman is the Director of IT Compliance and Supplier Management at Saia Inc., where he has worked since 2017. He has extensive experience in IT management, having held various roles in companies such as Yamaha Motor Mfg Corp of America and Chromalloy.
Work at SAIA
Harvey Freeman has been serving as the Director of IT Compliance and Supplier Management at Saia Inc. since 2017. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing IT compliance initiatives and managing supplier relationships. His tenure at Saia has spanned over seven years, during which he has contributed to the company's IT governance and supplier management strategies.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to his current position, Freeman held several roles in the IT field. He worked as a System Engineer at Xperteks Computer Consultancy, Inc. for 11 months in 2006-2007. He then served as Regional IT Manager at Chromalloy from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, he was employed as an Environmental Engineer at Yamaha Motor Mfg Corp of America from 2008 to 2013 and as IT Manager at Horizon Software International, LLC in 2017.
Education and Expertise
Freeman earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The University of Toledo, where he studied from 1998 to 2004. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in IT compliance, supplier management, and engineering principles.
IT Management and Projects
In his career, Freeman has managed an annual IT budget of $1.7 million, which included negotiating vendor relationships. He has provided Tier 3 support for Active Directory and Group Policy management. Freeman has also implemented cloud technologies, such as Microsoft VDI, and migrated customer-facing environments to Amazon AWS. He led a significant project to migrate from Exchange 2007 to Office 365 for over 200 users.
Infrastructure and Security Initiatives
Freeman has redesigned and implemented changes to corporate data centers, focusing on infrastructure, scalability, and security. His efforts in these areas have contributed to enhancing the overall IT framework and security posture of the organizations he has worked with.