SUMMARY:

• A Senior IT Manager and Project Manager withover 11 years of IT experience and over 20 years of total business experience. I am a results - oriented professional with proven success leading multi-site IT/MIS teams and delivering multi-disciplinary projects on schedule and within price restrictions. A motivated leader, skilled in business analysis, needs identification, and solutions development, with a strong background in business, programming and system design.
• Led 13 ERP full life cycle implementations (AX2012, AX2009, Axapta 3.0 and PeopleSoft 8.9), plus multiple SAP module implementations (last 9 AX ERP implementations were done with a total budget of over $6.8 million)
• Experience with Department of Defense contracts / programs
• Demonstrated success in complex problem solving,process optimization and relationship development with client management at all levels of authority.
• Extensive internal management consulting experience advising on business improvement and transformation through strategy, technology, and process engineering.
• Strong analytical skills, combined with a proven ability to connect strategy with implementation and businesswith technology, to produce high-valued business solutions.
• Proven experience in working with executive management and diverse stakeholders.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), 2007
• Seven years finance experience including two years financial management
• Two years managing engineering team responding to RFQs
• Project Lead or member of multiple ERP selection teams
• Led ERP selection, selection of 3rd Party implementation, and Project Manager of PeopleSoft implementation of 11 modules in less than 12 months which resulted in being eligible for $500 million dollar defense contract and then a $1.5 Billion follow-on defense contract with US Army and Marines
• Managed multi-national, multi-location IT support team of over 20 individuals located in Brazil, Mexico, Miami, FL, and Chicago IL. Responsible for LAN, WAN, Telephony, Application Development, Software Support, PCs and Servers for three divisions of Fortune 500 Company.
• Developed bidding database and application that was certified by Department of Defense Auditors. This application included simulated plant floor routers, speeds and feeds, Bills of Material, sales forecasts, and 5 year sales backlog forecasts.
• Automation of Month-end Processes and reduce closing from 5 days down to 2 days.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodologies: Waterfall variants CMM PMBOK

Languages/Software: SQL / Visual Basic / HTML/ASP, Visual Basic Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Access

Databases / O/S: MS SQL; MS Access; DB2 Windows XP/VISTA/7/8.1/10

ERPs: Microsoft Dynamics AX, 2012, 2009, 4.0, 3.0 SAP PeopleSoft

Management Tools: PMBOK / GANT charts / PERT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager - ERP Implementation

Responsibilities:

• Managed ERP selection process, narrowed 15 potential candidates down to two
• Managed RFP creation process and was central contact for all inquiries and questions
• Managed ERP Internal SME Team

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Key reason client won a project to salvage a failed Dynamics AX2012R3 implementation by another MS Partner. Project is split between Los Angeles and Tijuana, MX including: Finance, Manufacturing, SCM, Logistiscs
• Contract with Kodak Alaris - PM Dynamics AX2012R3 implementation for 23 countries worldwide (project was cancelled after two months)
• Created timeline and plan for role out
• Work with Microsoft to establish localization requirements and consultants
• American Residential Services (Hitachi Corporation) - AX2012 R3 implementation (Sept to December, 2015)
• Advising a new web startup company and helping develop their business plan

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Microsoft Dynamics AX2012
• 7 plants - Plywood in Oregon, Michigan, and Mississippi
• Modules included Finance, Customer Service, and Trade and Logistics

Confidential

Project Manager/Team Lead - Europe and the Americas

Responsibilities:

• Microsoft Dynamics AX2009
• Project Size 9 Companies, 8 Countries, $6.8 Million budget
• Created and updated budget by country
• Budget included software licenses, travel, development, and personnel costs
• Managed, evaluated, hired, and allocated 11 Consultants - 7 FTE, 4 Consultants across projects (two - three countries at a time). Headcount didn’t include off shore developers
• Managed off-shore development work - 3-5 developers
• Coordinated server setup and creation of environments with infrastructure team located in Denmark
• Off-shore data migration efforts - 1 FTE
• Early morning and late night calls with China to coordinate implementation schedules and efforts with the Asia Pacific and Middle East Team
• Negotiated contracts with localization software suppliers and managed their efforts
• Modules included: Finance, Trade and Logistics (Warehouse Management, Shipping, Purchasing, etc), Customer Service, Manufacturing (Process)
• Completed on-time and on budget - Turkey, Croatia, Canada, USA, Mexico, Ecuador, and Chile. Also went live in Argentina which was 10% over budget, but on time

Confidential

Project Manager and Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architected and Implemented AX2012 - Finance, Trade and Logistics
• Architected Purchasing and Manufacturing Processes / Modules

Confidential - Frederick, MD

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for Microsoft Dynamics AX for Columbus’ Manufacturing customers
• Managed 2 AX2012 and 2 AX2009 implementations
• Modules Included in AX2009 - Finance, Trade and Logistics, Customer Service, Discrete Manufacturing
• Modules including in AX2012 - Finance, Customer Service, Trade and Logistics
• Developed timeline and budget estimates then managed projects to completion
• SureStep+ certified
• All development work done by on-shore / off-shore team - 2-6 individuals

Confidential - Grapevine, TX

ERP Implementation Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed RFP used to request bids and to select an implementation partner
• Developed timeline and budget for implementation
• Developed final estimates and negotiated scope and rate with implementation partner
• (Project was killed due to purchase of Confidential by Quikrete which eliminated my position)

Confidential - Kohler, WI

Business Solutions Manager

Responsibilities:

• Program management:
• Project requests and cost estimations
• Prioritization of projects
• Managed $3.5 million development and support budget for Global Purchasing, IT, Traffic and Logistics, Plant Maintenance, Environment/Health/Safety, and Quality
• Managed project managers responsible for execution of approved projects
• SAP Plant Maintenance implementation at 9 North American plants - $1.5 million budget.
• Led evaluation and selection of Sustainability and Safety reporting solution
• Led In-Cab Automation solution selection and implementation of hardware and software to track truck movements and communication to drivers of route changes
• Managed development and implementation of solution to effectively monitor worldwide purchases and sales to ensure compliance with US State Department requirements of not buying or selling to unauthorized countries, companies, or individuals
• Member PMO council

Confidential - Norcross, GA

Responsibilities:

• Sr. Lean Manufacturing Consultant - Kanban solution in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0
• Microsoft Dynamics Trade and Logistics 4.0

Confidential - Warrenville, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Integrated PeopleSoft Financials with MRP systems from two 3rd Party partners who were integral parts of International’s Military Division ability to manufacture the MRAP vehicle used to protect Marines from IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan
• In 12 months, conducted vendor selection, scope analysis, selected implementation partner, and lead 5 consultants and 6 subject matter experts, to implement 10 PeopleSoft modules (GL, AR, AP, PO, CA, PC, PGM, T&E, AM, Billing) with minimal customizations. - Total cost $2 million and on-time and under budget

Confidential

IT Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead a virtual team of 16 full time employees (included 7 BAs) and 4 - 8 consultants located in three countries and five different cities with a total budget of $2.8 million. Responsible for:
• LAN, WAN, Telecommunications, PCs, and Internal/External Help Desk
• Worked with three off-shore companies in India for development work
• Application used to support Sales and Marketing efforts around the world.
• Managed systems that managed orders for over 120,000 trucks and busses annually and over $2 billion sales of service parts to customers around the world.
• Provided support and feeds to Corporate Wide Truck and Bus Sales Forecasting system used to forecast material requirements up to a six month horizon.
• Provided support to 3rd Party Logistics Provider as liaison between International’s IT and 3PLs IT systems
• Implemented Microsoft Axapta 3.0 for Export Division and provided support for two years
• Implemented EDI process at 3rd Party Logistics provider at a savings of 90% of off previous estimate and 75% reduction in time allowing provider to increase dollar volume of parts handled by over 200%
• Corporate ERP Selection Committee Member
• Managed systems used to schedule production of trucks at 6 North American Truck and Bus assembly plants

Confidential

Finance Manager - Export Division

Responsibilities:

• Reduced month end reporting time from 5 days to 2 days

Confidential - Cedar City, UT

Bidding Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 5 Engineers driving sales up by 50%.
• Developed a bidding system with speeds and feeds, Bill of Materials, and shop floor routers, and 5 year sales forecasts that allowed the bidding team to process 400% more requests.
• Bidding application was certified by US Department of Defense auditors
• Managed production team including engineering, customer service, quality, and production personnel.
• Developed Quality Reporting System used to help obtain ISO 9000 .