OVERVIEW

Driven, methodical, passionate project/program manager with experience managing projects in IT, engineering and construction. Strategy and technology/innovation champion. Process focus with passion for continuous improvement. Excellent analytic, client, communication and change management skills across all levels of organization. Managed geographically dispersed teams and individuals from different cultures. Big picture view while remaining detail oriented

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Lead Business Transformation Consultant

Summary:

Internal consulting team managing CFO/COO strategic programs/projects/initiatives to grow group's profitability through transformation of people, processes and technology About company: 1B Subsidiary of 30B leading global food and support services organization with 27,000 Canadian employees and 509,000 employees operating in 50 countries Technologies: JD Edwards, SAP, Hyperion, BPC, SAP Dashboards, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Lavastorm, MS Project, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, Visio, Visual Basic, Sharepoint, ODBC, mySQL Confidential Led SAP COTS/ERP migration activities including project charter, scoping, requirements, current/future state analysis, phasing and customization needs to reduce implementation cost/time. Developed phased approach employing BPC layer over JDE as interim data management / reporting solution, managed vendor RFP, demonstrations and selection with 1M budget for initial phase Recovered launch of shared internal online ordering system, freezing releases, updating functional and technical requirements, staffing requirements, overseeing third-party developers to customize for specific business needs, training users across Canada, testing, performing UATs, generating and relaunching with 500k budget resulting in reduction in food costs Managed infrastructure modernization initiatives, including system upgrades, and server migration to reduce IT labor spend and improve customer service and response time with 1.5M budget Led distributer consolidation for 250M annual supply chain, created baseline and updated project plans, negotiated with internal stakeholders and external partners, developed risk, contingency and mitigation plans, escalated and resolved issues to launch on-time, on-budget 50K successful transition to and with minimal impact to operations Recommended and piloted inventory management scanning technology, worked with vendor, IT and business staff to customize solution and build business case resulting in 50 reduction in inventory- count time and reduction in labor expense Built real-time analytical model to analyze 1.5M transactions per month to unlock business insights resulting in improved product pricing Developed financial dashboard for CFO to monitor labor spend increasing visibility of unit performance to budget and allowing for 75 faster response time Established loss prevention department within 2000 location retail organization, developed systems, policies, processes and procedures with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and eliminate 1M of loss in less than 1 year with less than 100k budget 900 ROI Interviewed regional SMEs to identify issues across organization and presented to CEO Relaunched and branded employee engagement and productivity improvement program, managed roll-out, communication and performance resulting in increased awareness Created RASCI matrices to organize project teams and create greater accountability resulting in more rapid decision making increasing approved projects by 100 year over year Hired, trained, coached, supervised and mentored consultants, business analysts and project coordinators to increase department project throughput and quality of deliverables

Confidential

Senior Associate

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Advised clients in petrochemical, government and R D on reorganizations, IT implementations and strategic process redesigns. Managed projects that transformed organizations About company: 1B global management consulting firm focused on strategy and operations with 2,300 consultants across 58 offices in 40 countries Technologies: Oracle R12, SAP BW 7.1, Xcelsious dashboards, Cognos, MS Project, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, Visio, Visual Basic for Applications Acted as change-agent within PMO facilitating design and implementation of 40M Oracle ERP/COTS HR, finance, and supply chain system at government agency, led CRP and UAT sessions, consulted with business, onsite and offshore IT staff to deploy resulting in 13 cost savings Confidential Managed project scope, client and stakeholder expectations and facilitated collection and translation of requirements with developers resulting in increased client satisfaction Oversaw business intelligence BI dashboard development and roll-out on 100M SAP/COTS implementation, managed budget and cost forecasts resulting in on-budget launch for all dashboards Designed key performance indicators KPIs to monitor effectiveness of data quality initiative and led education and awareness campaign at leading petrochemical client resulting in 23 improvement Recommended to C-level executives and piloted standardized commercialization process at R D center allowing 47 reduction in new product time-to-market Co-authored reports on logistics, infrastructure and joint ventures

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

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Directed powertrain engineering teams and suppliers for multiple vehicle programs. Responsible for delivering completed powertrains to manufacturing About company: Second largest US based automaker, 134B revenue with 171,000 employees Technologies: MS Project, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, Visio, Matlab, Visual Basic and VBA Established and standardized PMO to manage project management activities resulting in 43 labor cost reduction and increased customer satisfaction Managed projects and budgets 1-10M for powertrain engineering activities, including planning, tracking, forecasting and reporting to deliver 20 programs on time and budget Implemented lean manufacturing techniques as part of cross functional team to reengineer product development process reducing rework by 29 , saving 19M exceeding corporate goal of 15M Built project management capabilities within department to eliminate redundancies, presented and trained 100 employees resulting in savings of 1M Managed global programs with engineering teams located in Brazil, the U.K. and Japan successfully adapting products for US market

Project Manager

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Managed 13 vehicle programs in the On-Board-Diagnostics department. Responsible for managing vehicle testing schedules and delivery of completed software for engine development Forecast product mix and assisted in negotiations with EPA and CARB to determine emissions limits for all Ford vehicles, resulting in compliance two years ahead of regulatory mandate Negotiated with internal customers to consolidate business forms and reduce deliverable frequency resulting in reduced labor expenses of 200,000 Calibration Engineer, Summary: Responsible for developing, testing and validating engine software Executed six-sigma initiative resulting in 10.5M 70 reduction in warranty costs for product line and 33 improvement in customer satisfaction Recognized for Outstanding performance signifying top 10 rating

Confidential Consultant

Summary:

Supported clients in automotive and construction industries by providing training, programming, estimating, process and project management services About company: Full service program and project management consulting firm Technologies: MS Project, Outlook, Powerpoint, Primavera, SureTrak, Excel, Visio, Visual Basic Developed Visual Basic application streamlining client reporting between technicians, engineers and managers resulting in 50 efficiency improvement over previous system and awarded additional contract for employer Supervised mechanical subcontractor's activities on a 1B construction project, resulted in 25 reduction in labor costs and substantial completion one month ahead of schedule