Robert J. Richardson Jr. is a Technology Executive with over 25 years of experience and currently leading the Enterprise IT Automation and Governance practice for CareWorks Tech. In this role he is responsible for P&L, business development, implementation and most importantly customer satisfaction.

Prior to joining CareWorks Tech, Richardson served as SVP and Director of Application Shared Services where he was responsible for Enterprise Architecture, Application Developments (SDLC), SOA Services, Quality Assurance, Change, Release & Configuration Management, and Application Production Support

Prior to joining Huntington Bank, Richardson served as Chief Information Officer at Worthington Industries where he led several key efforts including a major ERP implementation, Transformational change, Business Intelligence, and Analytics.

Before joining Worthington, Richardson worked at Ashland Incorporated for nearly 9 years, in various IT management roles encompassing various aspects of the IT and business functions. In 2004, he was named as IT Director – Global Architecture & Standards, which included IT Strategy and Performance Management. Previous to this role, he served as IT Director – Computing Services Center, providing a variety of end user support services via a shared services structure to the organization.

Before joining Ashland, Richardson was employed by Alkon Corporation. For over twelve years he worked in varying business roles (technology and customer facing) supporting the manufacturing solutions, customer support, system implementation, software development, system design, technical sales, project management and product management.

He also served as a member of the Audit Committee for the State of Ohio from 2009 till 2012. Richardson earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Franklin University in Electronics Engineering Technology with a minor in Computer Science in 1985. He is married with two children and resides in Blacklick, Ohio.