Tim McEneny
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Tim McEneny
- Procure-to-Pay Expert, Originator of eProcurement
- Former Chairman & CEO PurchasingNet,Inc.
- Author of "Unlocking Your Entrepreneurial Potential: Marketing, Money, and Management Strategies for the Self-Funded Entrepreneur" (2011)
- Born August 23, 1948, New York City, New York
Tim McEneny was Chairman and CEO of PurchasingNet, Inc. in Red Bank, New Jersey until 2010. He is considered a pioneer and innovator of automated procurement and accounts payable systems. He co-founded American Tech, in 1983 (renamed PurchasingNet, Inc. in 1998), and created the first PC-based automated purchasing system named P.O. Writer Plus. He later went on to develop the first Web-based software and later a complete Procure-to-Pay solution named PNet.
In 2011, he authored "Unlocking Your Entrepreneurial Potential: Marketing, Money, and Management Strategies for the Self-Funded Entrepreneur". The book has already won the iUniverse Editor's Choice Award and Rising Star Award based on pre-publication reviews. The book became available in September, 2011 and can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iUniverse [1]. He also writes a weekly blog analyzing the entrepreneurs appearing on the Shark Tank TV show.
Early years[]
McEneny was born in New York City, New York August 23, 1948 and was raised in Pelham, New York.
Education[]
McEneny attended Pelham Memorial High School where he was captain of the basketball and soccer teams.
McEneny graduated from Lehigh University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. He was inducted into Alpha Phi Mu, the industrial Engineering Honor Society. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
Early career highlights[]
Prior to founding PurchasingNet, Inc., McEneny worked as a Manager and Supply Chain practitioner at IBM, Singer Corporation, and Sara Lee between 1970 and 1981.
Publications & awards[]
McEneny also authored “Up the Manufacturing Organization: The Modern Materials Manager’s Guide to Survival" in 1981. He authored a chapter in the “eBusiness Handbook” in 2000 and was featured in Chuck Martin's bestselling book, "Net Future".
McEneny has been named a Pro-to-Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Family[]
McEneny is married to Laurene Fielder, has two children, Timothy Jr., 46, and Erika, 28, and lives in the West Palm Beach, Florida area. His brother, Tom McEneny, was a three-time Emmy winner and editor of the CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes.
References[]
- PurchasingNet, Inc. Management Page
- Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pro-to-Know PurchasingNet, Inc. Press Release
- Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2009 Pro-to-Know article
- Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2008 Pro-to-Know article
- Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2007 Pro-to-Know article
- Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2005 Pro-to-Know article
- Purchasing Network article on "Handbook of E-Business," published by Warren, Gorham and Lamont Inc. in September 2000.
- "Handbook of E-Business," published by Warren, Gorham and Lamont Inc. in September 2000.
- APICS Speaking Engagements (Association for Operations Management)
- Purchasing Magazine article on American Tech in December 1998.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from New York City
- American computer businesspeople
- Lehigh University alumni