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Tom Cross returns to BlackHawk, where he was a 'key player in our ERP system implementation,' the company announced.
Technology Expert Joins BlackHawk
On Nov. 17, Tulsa, Oklahoma-based metalworking and MROP supplies distributor BlackHawk Industrial announced that Tom Cross has joined the company as Director of IT.
Cross previously worked as Systems Manager for BlackHawk between 2012 and 2018. From May 2018 until this month, Cross worked as IT Manger for Bloomington, Minnesota-based Mars Supply.

“Mr. Cross is returning to BlackHawk where he was a key player in our ERP system implementation, as well as an expert in business process automation,” said Tonya Pivarnik, BlackHawk’s Chief Operator Officer. “We are very excited to welcome him back to the BlackHawk family.”
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