Joe Ricci is a senior IT professional who serves as a Consulting Partner with Vide Consulting Group. Joe is a recognized leader in master data management and data governance and is known for implementing data integration programs that transform data into usable knowledge to inform business strategy. His areas of expertise include IT change management, strategy, IT governance, data governance, data integration, master data management, and organizational leadership. Joe has consulted with businesses in biotechnology, engineering, process manufacturing, and construction, where he developed and designed systems critical to driving overall strategy. He also managed IT projects involving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process. From systems consolidation to leading data governance and integration programs, Joe has saved millions of dollars in fees and development costs for clients while generating significant increases in market value.
Joe has routinely transformed dysfunctional and disconnected IT departments into high-performing teams working cohesively to understand and support the overall business strategy.
He served as Director of Enterprise Information Systems at Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., an international consolidated subsidiary of Miraca Holdings Inc. In that role, Joe developed data governance and master data management initiatives that supported business strategy while working with global executive management teams to integrate technical solutions that improved operational efficiency and productivity.
Before Fujirebio Diagnostics, Joe owned and operated his successful IT consulting company, Absolute Integration, Inc.
Joe holds a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Alvernia University and a BS in Computer Science Software from West Chester University, and he maintains numerous professional licenses and certifications. He is also passionate about soccer and youth empowerment, having coached soccer at the high school and college levels and held volunteer positions with U.S. Youth Soccer and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.