THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Global Shop Solutions, developers of enterprise resource planning software for manufacturers, has named John Davis as its chief technology officer (CTO). 

Davis joined Global Shop Solutions in 2004, and has served as an analyst, programmer, and in management. Most recently he led the R&D Infrastructure Team. His programming, networking, and all-around technical knowledge has played a critical role in shaping the company’s ERP software product.

In his new capacity, he will raise the level of competence of company developers, and “will determine which technologies drive our product and develop our feature roadmap for the years to come,” said Erika Klein, VP of R&D.

“John [Davis] has been instrumental in leading Global Shop Solutions technical strategy so our customers can take advantage of the benefits IoT brings to the manufacturing industry,” said Klein. “As CTO he will define the standards for the technical excellence we hold ourselves to.”