SUMMARY

• Seasoned SAP consultant - Project Lead with 16 years consulting experience
• Eight years with SAP America - Global Trade Services - Sales & Distribution - Materials Management. Logistics Execution
• Nine full cycle projects - 15,000 billable hours plus
• Engagements with Philips Medical Systems - Honeywell Aerospace - Confidential - Confidential - Wolverine World Wide - Confidential - Schering Plough - Varian Semi-Conductor - Modis Link - Adidas - Nortel.- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) - Dow Chemical
• Delivered projects with combined revenues of $1.7M.
• Significant contributor to contract extensions through strategic advisory.
• Assisted sales with presentations and proposals to close deals
• Delivered and worked on projects in seven foreign countries. Led teams up to fifteen resources
• Project Management from Boston University - Member of the Project Management Institute. Soon to sit for PMP exam - Well versed in ASAP methodology.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SAP is the world’s largest ERP software developer.
• They provide ERP solutions, consulting, professional services and business transformation to every industry and service sector known.
• SAP employs nearly 50,000 worldwide in over 60 countries.
• My SAP skill set is SD, Logistics, Foreign Trade and MM.
• My primary skill set with SAP America was Global Trade
• One of their solutions, Global Trade Services (GTS) is part of the Governance, Risk and Compliance area. When GTS was introduced in 2001, its primary feature was automated Sanctioned Party List and Embargo screening. After 911, governments in the US and EU mandated that exporters and importers implement a screening process. As a result, numerous SAP customers sought the SAP GTS solution. With that demand I was hired by SAP as one of the first five consultants to provide the solution.
• As GTS evolved, its functionality expanded into export and import licensing in compliance with US Customs, Commerce, and Department of Defense and other government agencies.
• In addition, it provided import and export features such as electronic d Confidential interface (EDI) with US and EU customs authorities in providing duties, letter of credit and p processing.
• In addition to the GTS skill set, heavy experience in Sales & Distribution, Materials Management, Purchasing, and Logistics Execution.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Team participant implementing GTS10.1 for the GTS Compliance Module - Legal Control and P Processing.
• Their unique business requirements required extensive development requirements.
• This required interfacing with developers with design requirements and verifying design functions. Duties and Functions provided;
• Functional Design Documents
• RICEF Documents
• D Confidential Cleansing using Microsoft Excel
• Facilitated Work Shops
• Perform Testing

Confidential, New Jersey

Responsibilities:

• Schering Plough is the manufacturers of Claritin and Coppertone sun screen products sought an automated process that complied with FDA product licensing requirements.
• Having played a major role in a similar project, I was brought to advise their regulatory department how GTS could resolve their FDA licensing requirements
• Performed strategic research of FDA license requirements
• Facilitated numerous workshops gathering business requirements
• Provided their in house SAP team on high level strategy implementing GTS
• Provided a work breakdown structure (WDS) and WBS dictionary along with a high level sequencing activities.
• My deliverable was accepted and the solution was soon implemented. I periodically advised their team on road blocks and functionality.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Confidential was already implementing the GTS export solution with Confidential ’s Standard SAP SD functionality.
• However, Confidential ’s import business ran on a non-SAP system.
• My role was to conduct a feasibility study to determine if the Confidential could be implemented into their non-SAP system. In addition, SAP had not yet developed an Import solution for Finland’s customs authorities, specifically the EU mandated New Computerized Transit System (NCTS).
• Having been one of the few that implemented the Confidential and knowledge of the EU import process, I was brought in to work with the Confidential technical and business teams to determine if such an effort was possible.
• Facilitated workshop sessions with department heads and Subject Mater experts
• Worked with technical teams determining EDI I-doc mappings in line with GTS
• Created high level WBS and activity sequence
• Assisted Writing €1.5M proposal
• Successfully delivered study, the engagement involved vast amounts of technical requirements. In addition to my deliverable, I created a high level WBS. Management deemed that the solution was worth the risk. With that Confidential initiated the project in the spring 2009.

Project Lead

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial electrical equipment.
• Their manufacturing locations are on the Border States between the United States and Mexico.
• To keep their cost down they participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). One of the GTS features provides a NAFTA solution.
• This project contained a significant amount of risk as this was one of the first implementations the entire NAFTA solution.
• In addition, the business team required modifications to the solution thus adding additional code.
• I served two roles, one as a functional consultant and leader of the project.
• This was a highly visible endeavor as the window of opportunity was narrow to use the solution in time before spring.
• I utilized all nine knowledge areas of the PMBOK and adhering to the ASAP methodology.
• Performed all PM functions - planning, executing - monitoring and controlling, and closing
• Managed risk as the client modified the ABAP code and that tightened the constraints between scope, cost and quality - managed stakeholder expectations
• Facilitated workshops with key stakeholders - SME’s
• Managed a team of fifteen - they consisted of SME’s – supper users – plant supervisors - members from the business and technical teams
• With their additional enhancements, code modifications lead to multiple constraints the project went live in reasonable time.
• The major difficulty was managing stakeholder expectations.

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead the project remotely with periodic visits to observe project execution..
• We implemented GTS Compliance for both Canada and the UK.
• Based on my previous project in the UK, I was able to bring knowledge of the British Customs requirements.
• I designed a global template and the solution was aligned for the Canadian and British requirements.
• Performed major PM functions – project plan – WBS – blue print – activity sequencing
• Facilitated workshops remotely with video on line conferencing
• Managed team of 5 – performed project execution – monitor and control – and closing

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Wolsey is the world’s largest trade distributor of plumbing and heating products and building materials.
• My role was very similar to what I delivered at Confidential .
• At that time, GTS didn’t have a import solution for the EDI communication requirements to British Customs.
• My role was to liaison with the client and the SAP developers in Germany.
• My challenge was to create a prototype of the solution to demonstrate that the effort could be successful.
• Based on my knowledge and experience of the GTS import functions, I was brought in to lead the project.
• This was basically a pre-sales initiative. Knowing that there would be future demand, my major deliverable was to encourage SAP in Germany to develop an UK solution.
• Performed extensive research understanding British import processes known as CHIEF
• Facilitated workshops – weekly status meetings
• Managed teams of three
• Worked in conjunction SAP UK sales developing sales strategy
• The following GTS release, SAP development introduced an UK Customs solution.
• Having pursuing the initiative, additional UK customers purchased the solution resulting in additional software licensing and consulting revenues.

Project Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• In March 2009 when the economy went into recession, demand for consulting services diminished.
• There was a new software solution involving regulatory environmental compliance.
• My efforts focused on building a practice in the consulting services of SAP.
• This effort afforded me with invaluable knowledge and experience building a practice.
• Unfortunately due to budget constraints funding was suspended in 2010.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Before starting my own company I was an independent consultant providing SD, MM – Logistics Transportation and Foreign Trade.
• In 2001 I formed my own corporation and was able to land multiple projects.
• This experience led me to understand negotiation skills, performance and profit margins.