SUMMARY:

• A Project Management Professional with twenty plus year’ Confidential experience utilizing extensive experience in delivering global projects while leveraging heavily on proven leadership, strong management skills, excellent team building skills, and strategic focus. Instrumental in leading successful cross - functional teams delivering customer projects in a global environment.
• Leadership and customer focus provide a legacy of solid customer satisfaction and cohesive project teams across regional geographies. The above is accomplished by application of a solid grasp of accepted project management methodologies across project assignments along with an effective use of consensus building, negotiating, problem solving, mentoring, and change management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technical: Microsoft Project, PERT Chart Expert, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Outlook, HTML, XML, Photoshop, Jira

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Project Manager / Partner

Confidential - Portland, OR / Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Project manager and partner involved in a global development team developing a web-based software product for retail establishments. The system tracks potential customers and provides valuable business intelligence statistics in the form of real-time interactive charts and reports (e.g. Revenue Per Opportunity; Sales Conversion Rate; Opportunities by Day, Weekday, or Hour; etc.). In addition to project management, I have played a significant role in the design, quality assurance, and marketing preparation for the product. The system uses Axis cameras with embedded video analytics capabilities to capture the potential customer information. The web portion of the application is based on the Oracle APEX development platform for the program coding, database, charting, and reporting. The system is currently implemented in 250 stores across the country - with more to follow.

Project Manager

Confidential - West Linn, OR

Responsibilities:

• Application Project Manager for Supply Chain Applications
• Provide client, supply chain technology solutions and solution consulting
• Consultative Sales with business development and regional solutions teams.
• Opportunity identification through consulting and customer relationship building with current accounts.
• Product Definition based on inputs from Sales, Marketing, Solutions, and account management.
• IT Project shepherd through definition and design phase of new client opportunities, new revenue streams with existing clients, or large system reengineering efforts with existing clients.
• Interact with client management (all levels) to formulate successful solutions that address client needs

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Contract Project Management
• Provide client, supply chain technology solutions and solution consulting
• Consultative Sales with business development and regional solutions teams.
• Opportunity identification through consulting and customer relationship building with current accounts.
• Product Definition based on inputs from Sales, Marketing, Solutions, and account management.
• IT Project shepherd through definition and design phase of new client opportunities, new revenue streams with existing clients, or large system reengineering efforts with existing clients.
• Interact with client management (all levels) to formulate successful solutions that address client needs

Principal Consultant

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Responsibilities:

• Contract Project Management
• Provide client, supply chain technology solutions and solution consulting
• Consultative Sales with business development and regional solutions teams.
• Opportunity identification through consulting and customer relationship building with current accounts.
• Product Definition based on inputs from Sales, Marketing, Solutions, and account management.
• IT Project shepherd through definition and design phase of new client opportunities, new revenue streams with existing clients, or large system reengineering efforts with existing clients.

Sr. IT Consultant / PM

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Responsibilities:

• Provide client, supply chain technology solutions and solution consulting
• Consultative Sales with business development and regional solutions teams.
• Opportunity identification through consulting and customer relationship building with current accounts.
• Product Definition based on inputs from Sales, Marketing, Solutions, and account management.
• IT Project shepherd through definition and design phase of new client opportunities, new revenue streams with existing clients, or large system reengineering efforts with existing clients.
• Interact with client management (all levels) to formulate successful solutions that address client needs

Sr. IT Manager

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Responsibilities:

• Managed changing organization into new organization due to corporate restructuring.
• Led multiple projects to expand the install base of application systems from nine to thirty-two global locations in a dynamic customer driven environment.
• Provided technology solution delivery to clients in a dynamic third-party logistics global environment
• Led team in global projects that integrated warehousing, transportation, and logistics technology tools to deliver “state of the art” Supply Chain Management solution to global client. The delivered solution provided a solid customer solution for a global client needing Supply Chain Visibility of Raw Materials into China and Finished Goods back to global customers.
• Managed globally dispersed team based across global regions (Asia, Europe, Latin America, USA)

Manager

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Responsibilities:

• Managed/Led an IT department of 45 people with a $5.5 million budget. Reported to Emery CIO.
• Responsible for development, implementation, and support for over 25 mission critical transportation and warehousing system installations for Emery Logistics clients. Systems were both domestic and international.
• Instrumental in providing structured Project Life Cycle methodologies into very volatile and dynamic third-party logistics technology environment.
• Directed E-Commerce and internet/intranet/extranet development for rapid delivery needs of Logistics clients.
• Built a 45 person staff from an initial group of 9. Successfully reduced consultant assignments from 76% of the work force to less than 20% resulting in reduced costs and increased control.
• Responsible for evaluating / acquiring the appropriate technology solutions in the dynamic logistics software environment while keeping high awareness of product and vendor offerings for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Order Management Systems (OMS), and other Logistic technologies.
• Delivered “state of the art” logistics solution to GM Brazil providing significant savings to GM and establishing excellent customer satisfaction in a complex global environment.
• Led Rapid Development efforts in a “save the account” type project to deliver a Purchase Order Management System (POMS) for 3PL client (Motorola) in Chicago warehouse environment. Provided a very customer specific solution that was accepted and ultimately purchased and moved into their environment. This resulted in improved satisfaction and relationship improvement.
• Evaluated / selected a commercial software product for a Cross Border solution to Philips account. Instrumental in partnering with software vendor to enhance functionality of Global Logistics Solution through joint development efforts.
• Directed rapid delivery of Supply Chain Visibility application for Project Forwarding client needing 60-day solution.
• Directed development/deployment of Supplier Inventory Management System (SIMS) for use in Entry Level Logistics solutions for Multi-User/Stand alone/Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Initiatives in 3PL offering. Rapid deployment focus with leading technology tools and Customer start-ups ranging from one to thirty days. Currently used for eighteen customers across nine warehouses.

Manager

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Responsibilities:

• Managed development and deployment of large number of applications that focused on customer needs in international transportation and logistics.
• Led/supervised development team of the INTERACT system; which is a financial and operations control system installed in the UK, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
• Played a lead role in relocating and integrating Emery International IT department from East Coast facility to Portland offices.
• Continued tactical support of global legacy systems and solution development while also responsible for above distributed solution.
• Implemented technology solution needed for Emery European Express Hub providing data exchange and interfaces with DHL IT organization at their European operation with extremely time sensitive demands.
• Provided direction for team of professionals very focused on Customer satisfaction and rapid application development approach.

IManager

Confidential, Wilton, Connecticut

Responsibilities:

• Assumed responsibilities for International IT Department at East Coast corporate headquarters of Emery Air Freight after acquisition by Consolidated Freightways. Responsible for Global IT solutions and charged with getting clarity and stability to various technology solutions in the recently acquired company.
• Implemented processes and procedures into neglected development environment of acquired company.
• Responsible for all aspects of application development outside North America.
• Managed recruitment and retention of resources needed to support wide geographical application base in a rapidly changing environment of recently acquired company while merging corporate cultures.

Manager

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Sales & Marketing/Financial Systems for CF Airfreight component.
• Member of initial team forming a Pilot project for bringing Application Technology to European offices. This was first International automation, on a formal scale, into the Consolidated Freightways environment.
• Facilitated establishment of System and Infrastructure applying Project Management tools and focus to very diverse and varied project environment. This covered all aspects of project management and delivery. (Hardware acquisition/installation, Business process design, Application Development, Vendor Management, Government Regulation (telecom), User, etc.) This effort required extensive tenure in European countries working with offshore Software vendors and providers of technologies and government regulatory systems.

Systems Analyst

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Responsibilities:

• Participated in development team for large multiple year re-development and deployment project of very successful system for large LTL carrier.
• Responsible for delivering solid design, development, and testing of multiple functions that needed to integrate tightly with other aspects of enterprise system.