SUMMARY:

• I enjoy creating and implementing innovative solutions, never being satisfied with accepting the status quo. I find the greatest satisfaction when I have the opportunity to build and manage creative teams whose mission it is to solve complex problems or significantly improve a situation. I am a strategic leader that molds consensus and collaborates with all levels of stakeholders.
• Have worked in many different roles, industries and environments that have provided me with a broad skill set. The primary thread that runs through all the experiences is Project Management.
• PLM and PDM Champion since 2000
• Project Manager with 17 years of building teams, solving problems, and delivering major projects on time.
• BSA / ISA with 8 years of identifying requirements and implementing solutions.
• Windchill System Administrator with 8 years of implementing and managing change within a global organization.
• Mechanical designer with 20 years of multi - industry experience.
• Manufacturing and fabrication experience
• Able to create, lead, and manage cross functional teams that achieve business goals and targets.
• Self-motivated, dedicated, and goal-oriented.
• Diverse industry background allows for quick adaptation to changing business environments.
• Excellent internal and external communication skills.
• Able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in varied and challenging environments.
• Direct work experience in multi-cultural and multi-national organizations.

KEY SKILLS:

• Project Management
• GRC and Export Controls
• Business Analysis / System Analysis
• Budget and Sourcing
• System Implementation and Administration
• Web design, content management
• IT Security
• Copyrights and Patents
• Agile
• Engineering and ISO standards
• ITIL
• CAD Solid modeling
• LEAN
• Mechanical design
• Complex digital product development
• Leadership, Coach, Mentor, Team Building

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• SAP
• Business Analysis, certificate
• Networking
• Agile, certificate
• MS Project
• ITIL, certified 2014
• MS SharePoint
• Technical Writing, certificate
• MS Access
• Marketing Information and Analysis, certificate
• Visio
• LEAN / Six Sigma White Belt
• AutoCAD
• Export Controls and Compliance
• SolidWorks
• PDM Business Administration
• Inventor
• UML / RMUC

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Hood River, Oregon

Information System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Engineering Application manager, manage all engineering application licenses.
• Product owner, leading development of and manage the Application Portfolio Manager ( Confidential ) in Aras Innovator, following SDLC. The Confidential is part of the Aras Innovator PLM system.
• Deploy Confidential to MIS and IT partners, managers, and decision makers
• Led the implementation and use of application license monitoring tools to manage licenses
• Working with engineering leadership, determine need, purchase, install, and manage applications, license mechanisms, and license monitoring tools
• Conduct business analysis and requirements analysis for hardware, applications, and processes
• GRC / NIST focal for engineering
• Standup engineering centric servers and clients for engineering related applications, including SQL instances to manage engineering collaboration spaces and applications.
• Manage most aspects of the engineering application budget over $1.8M
• Conduct engineering user and application audits
• Supported security gap analysis effort for engineering
• Manage engineering applications complete lifecycle
• Application license analysis and management
• Continuous process improvement
• Application consolidation
• System monitoring and troubleshooting
• Coordinate and work within InfoSec/IT/MIS framework
• Member of the IS Change Review Board
• Member of the Confidential Computer Incident Response Team
• Working on business continuity and disaster recovery planning

Confidential, Hood River, Oregon

Information System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and managed the Application Portfolio Manager ( Confidential ) in Aras Innovator
• Supported performance baseline testing for CAD integration in Aras Innovator
• Supported CAD integration and PLM acceptance into the enterprise using Aras Innovator
• NIST lead for engineering
• Application license analysis and management
• Software and system analysis
• Identify and implement simplified software purchasing process
• Continuous process improvement
• Application consolidation
• System monitoring and troubleshooting
• Coordinate and work within InfoSec/IT/MIS framework
• Member of the IS Change Review Board
• Coordinate with engineering managers to define and manage engineering applications
• Working on business continuity and disaster recovery planning

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Technical Writer / Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created, documented, and implemented change management processes
• Gathered and documented system requirements that support document management systems
• System definition
• System implementation
• SharePoint Architect for department sub-sites
• Training material creator and editor

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and Business Analyst for multiple projects supporting PDM and PLM.
• Involved in SDLC. Gathered requirements, wrote specifications, managed testing, scrum product owner.
• Managed system wide system improvements, including software updates, customizations, and hardware.
• Managed implementation in the Americas region, this includes 7 manufacturing sites and 15+ service centers. Delivered Windchill to all sites on time.
• Led cross functional teams, coordinating with IT and the SAP teams.
• Added ~450 users, managed data preparation and mass changes, and migrated over 250,000 data records.
• Trained and managed the Power User community (18 people) in the region.
• Developed and maintained working relationships with all levels of stakeholders, from CIO to end user.
• Managed Change.
• Created and managed related budgets
• As a part of a global team, there were other related tasks, including: Creating and revising Work Instructions, creating user training, conducting user surveys, driving the use of Windchill within the region. This required working as a business analyst, gathering requirements, defining and revising processes.
• Used SharePoint as workgroup and work management tool.

Confidential, Portland, Oregon,

PDM Deployment Manager & Regional Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and Business Analyst for multiple projects
• Generated and managed the regional implementation plans, based on business requirements
• Identified and recruited Power Users from each rollout site. This required manager negotiation and approvals.
• Successful delivery of Windchill to over 150 users in the region.
• Forged and maintained the BA NAM Power User group.
• Successfully migrated over 100,000 data records.
• Created and managed related budgets
• Coordinated hardware purchasing and installation. This required obtaining a CAPEX that involved the leadership of both US and Mexican managers.
• Led cross functional teams, coordinating with IT and the SAP teams.
• Gathered business requirements for user security, compliance, training, and access.
• Involved with all aspects of end user training. Became deeply involved with the daily operation and support of Windchill.
• Involved in SDLC. Gathered requirements, wrote specifications, managed user testing.
• Created training materials and delivery process.

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Standards Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and Business Analyst for multiple projects
• Generated and managed regional and global implementation plans.
• Coordinated, wrote, revised, controlled, and established standards that supported global engineering.
• Formed and led regional and global standards teams.
• Developed work methods, processes, and systems that improved quality and efficiency.
• Created and presented training materials
• Developed web based training and testing site and method.
• Evaluated and developed systems, Engineering Assistance Request, Standards Parts Catalog, SAP, PDM, PLM.
• Designed, created and maintained the global Standards website including training and testing.
• Accepted role of Project Manager for the deployment of Windchill and other miscellaneous projects.

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Senior Mechanical Designer

Responsibilities:

• Group lead and Project Manager
• Mechanical design for tool install and facilities, materials and equipment selection, drawing package coordination.
• System walk-down, as-built, verification.
• Worked with county for permitting and inspections.
• Coordinated all work with client for approvals and installations.