SUMMARY

• Hands on dedicated IT Manager with over 20 years IT industry experience delivering SAP and Microsoft solutions to Fortune 500 companies | Recruit, develop, and challenge high - performance teams | Strong financial/business perspective | Championed process improvement solutions that facilitate corporate growth

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Practice Lead and Managing Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Practice lead for Confidential Leasing practice within Confidential managing all aspects of SAP ERP CLM Implementations from Pre-Sales to After Sales Support with customers
• Developed Intellectual Properties to supplement service offerings to customers around Disclosure Reporting, Testing Automation and Data Conversion for SAP CLM.
• Driving implementation of Lease Administration projects with multiple clients.
• Work with C-level executives to define strategy and vision for company including process improvement and optimized implementations
• Partner with Sales to outline methodology and approach for Service offering
• Mentor subordinates in project estimation, resource planning and execution

Delivery Manager COE

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Driving implementation of Lease Administration projects with multiple clients
• Leading teams of SAP functional, Basis and Technical resources in helping clients adopt the new accounting standards ASC842 and IFRS16 for their leased assets
• Leading workshops to understand requirements, perform fit gap analysis and propose solutions
• Provide subject matter expertise on the SAP Lease Administration tool including its installation, interface with SAP ECC and customizations
• Review RFIs and provide SOW proposals for fortune 500 companies spanning industries as diverse as Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Retail, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals.
• Work with Senior Management to design company strategy and future outlook

Senior Program Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include but not restricted to the following activities:
• Leading cross functional teams of 15+ resources including project managers and development resources in solving complex business issues across 3 regions AMS, EMEA and APJ
• Preparation of execution road map and managing deliverables
• Reporting on program status, strategy and changes to stakeholders and leadership teams
• Driving continual process improvements where needed
• Managing risks and dependencies
• Participate and actively mentor junior associates in project management Assist in interviewing and hiring decisions for new project managers Actively work with the PMO in identifying resources and assignments to projects
• Successfully led the divestiture activities for HP with a team of around 80 resources, including around 10 project managers across multiple (around 13) SAP and non-SAP based applications. Within SAP applications, primarily driving the General Ledger but managing activities for AP, AR, IC and Tax as well along with its integration with Supply Chain, HR and middleware like SAP XI/PI
• Led strategic transformation initiative for migration to S/4 HANA working closely with the Finance architects and analysts to implement Simple Finance while at the same time also engaging with external orgs like Supply Chain to define the approach and initial design to implement a Single ERP using S/4 HANA.

Senior Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As a project lead, managed the full lifecycle implementation of multiple Finance IT initiatives including the biggest SAP implementation of the New General Ledger ($5Mil+) which covered multiple process areas AP, AR. IC, GL and FA. Assisted hands on during implementation of key modules within Revaluation, Allocation, Fixed Assets, Data Migration and BW reporting. As part of this role also actively managed budgets, vendors and support.
• Led SAP projects for Enhancement pack upgrades (EHP6), reconciliation of month end upgrades and automation of fixed assets.
• Led and managed implementation and deployment of the CHARMs system on the SAP Solution Manager working closely with SMEs and Basis leads
• Developed, administered and tracked a $2Mil+ capital budget and a $700K staffing budget.
• Won multiple accolades from management for both leadership and delivery excellence including CIO award for operational excellence.
• Managed effective relationships with customers, IT teams and SAP vendors ensuring that vendor and IT services were timely and the deliverables met or exceeded customer expectations.
• Communicated regularly with senior management and both technical and non-technical personnel to build effective cross-functional teams and ensure accuracy, consistency, problem solving and on-time project completions.
• Led strategic initiatives for improving processes and procedures used within the organization. Identified problem areas and presented recommendations to process leads and management.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led key development activities within the Sales Compensation organization within Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence such as Margin Based Compensation and Data Quality.
• Single handedly planned and managed the successful transition of a legacy system to the new data center working closely with the various teams from hardware and software

Senior Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed and supported software services for clients in defined benefits administration of employee benefits at Hewitt Associates on a web-based platform.
• Hired, trained and supervised a 10-member team in the application design, development and delivery of products and services.
• Facilitated weekly team meetings, one on one mentoring sessions and quarterly performance evaluations to motivate team members and foster a cohesive work environment.
• Established team goals aligning to the overall organization and corporate goals.
• Researched internal and external training opportunities and created growth programs for junior associates.
• Encouraged team members to make both individual and group presentations or conduct training on topics of interest thus promoting co-operation and self-confidence.
• Provided direction to Liberty Mutual Corporation on development of a client server platform using leading edge technologies using C++, Visual C++ and UML.
• Used cross platform expertise to integrate development of varied platforms.