Implement and monitor upgrade and release pathways for all mission critical applications, ensuring broad adherence to remaining current on software releases, planning forward for upgrades and performing rigorous testing, training and validation of system functionality for version upgrades, working with the CIO to schedule and release product enhancements. Additionally, the IT Applications Director will review, make suggestions regarding and continuously improve the organizations workflows, system knowledge and utilization policies and procedures of selected mission critical applications, driving successful innovation and ongoing improvements and initial adoption of enterprise software solutions.