Cholodofsky Rises to VP Role at Penn Emblem
Penn Emblem recently announced the promotion of Robert Cholodofsky as the company’s vice president of information technology. Cholodofsky has served as Penn Emblem’s director of information technology for the past 3.5 years, planning, managing and implementing strategic projects and initiatives as directed by senior management, according to a news release.
Cholodofsky coordinates the day-to-day operations of his team and works diligently with customers and outside vendors. In conjunction with the ERP and e-commerce project leaders, Cholodofsky directs and manages the SOWs that will lead Penn Emblem to move from manual work to automation.
Cholodofsky came to Penn Emblem from Toll Brothers, Horsham, PA, with a plethora of expertise as an assistant vice president of information technology. With Cholodofsky’s skills and his hardworking team, they saved Penn Emblem from a complete shutdown three years ago, the release said. “Rob has brought solutions to Penn Emblem from a strategic standpoint that will finally bring Penn Emblem Co. into the 21st century from a technology standpoint,” said Penn Emblem President Randi Blumenthal. “With Rob’s involvement, his team has been critical in a myriad of projects that will benefit the customer and the company long term.” The upgrading of Penn Emblem’s overall infrastructure, virtualizing the corporate data center, implementing a unified communications solution and introducing formal IT policies are just a few of Cholodofsky’s successes.
The information technology department plays a monumental role in Penn Emblem’s bigger picture. “I have great confidence and a stellar team that can continue to upgrade our company’s infrastructure and software/systems portfolio,” Cholodofsky said. “Our manufacturing facilities will be modernized with state-of-the-art technology including next-generation ERP systems.” With the onset of 2020, Penn Emblem is undergoing a complete rebranding and overall company upgrade that relies heavily on the efforts of Cholodofsky and his team to monitor and maintain the growth.