SUMMARY:

• Forward thinking, motivated and energetic IT leader. Accomplished communicator skilled in building and strengthening relationships across functions to drive cohesive strategic collaboration and alignment with business goals. Recognized for success in transforming technology, improving quality, productivity and efficiency, and vertical and horizontal mentorship.
• Expertise in Enterprise Solutions, Analytics, Processes, Architecture - ERP, BI, Supply Chain, CRM, SRM, Salesforce, Marketing, HCM, SaaS/Cloud/Hybrid, Mobile, PLM
• Experience with SDLC, Agile and Lean Development, Kanban, Scrum
• Multi-lingual with the ability to mentor and motivate globally distributed teams

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Thought-Leader and Influencer who Defines/Executes Vision
• Collaborative Partnering
• Relationship Management
• Excellent Customer Service
• Budgeting and Cost Management
• Business and Financial Planning
• Strategic Resource Planning
• Project and Budget Management
• Security and Disaster Recovery
• Social Media and Cloud Tools
• Global Analytics & Reporting
• Big Data and Trend Analysis

PROFESSYSTEM AND SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES:

• SAP - HANA, ERP, CRM, HCM, BI, BW, COE, BPC, ECC, PLM, BusinessObjects, Business Warehouse, Data Warehousing, Hadoop, Hyperion/Essbase, QlikView, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, Power BI, PowerPivot, Netezza, Tableau, Concur
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) MS Project, MS SQL Server, LDAP, Active Directory, SourceSafe, SharePoint
• Java, C, C++, VB, Pascal, HTML, .Net, Object Oriented Programming and Architecture, R, SQL

SIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Acting Director

Responsibilities:

• Business Transformation: Guided leadership team and other stakeholders through the process of establishing a BI Competency Center at the largest mobile provider (Zain) in the Middle-East resulting in a high-performing analytics center of expertise
• Successfully managed cross-functional teams, customer relationships and communication to senior management
• Oversaw design and implementation of data, system and information access and security. Technology: Native HANA SQL, BOBJ, Big Data, Tableau

FI/BI Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Re-implementation of CFO Dashboard with accurate and actionable A/R, A/P, G/L, P&L, B/S, Cashflow, Profitability data
• Financial modeling and analysis for cash flow and treasury
• SAP NLS on SAP/Sybase IQ solution for SAP BW HANA

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Director, Assistant VP SAP Center of Excellence

Responsibilities:

• Led SAP CoE to simplify and align IT landscape, and leverage synergies through integration, automation, and simplification.
• Moved solutions to the cloud to decrease cost and improve user experience. Technology: SAP ECC, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Portal, Manhattan WHMS, Hybris eComm, SAP CRM DTC, Salesforce, Concur, Vertex, Google, and other Omnichannel, Retail and eComm platforms.
• Transformed BI solution from a report writing factory into a self-service model empowering the business and enabling users that use both traditional and innovative mobile platforms. Delivered on providing BI solutions to global initiatives including Travel systems, Global Procurement, Global HR/HCM, Invoice and Vendor Management, and Global BI Systems. Technology: Big Data, Hadoop, Tableau, DevOps, SAP BI, BOBJ, MS BI, SSAS, SSIS, R, HANA.
• Focused efforts on ERP Integration, Financial and Planning solutions, Business Warehouse architecture redesign, Portal self-service implementation, and other projects aimed at creating effective business solutions.
• Collaborated with teams from all departments and created unique solutions.
• Professionally handled vendor negotiations that ensured the highest level of value to the software and hardware components of each project. Mentored and coached individuals to build strong relationships .
• Increased the knowledge and abilities of the team and promoted career progression and advancement.

Confidential, Kent, WA

Senior Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led a diverse team that covered all aspects of the creation and implementation of the SAP COE and BICC systems and ensured that the execution of the rollout was successful.
• Addressed identity management and data security considerations. Technology: Big Data, Netezza/CRM, Marketing/Ad Agency, Salesforce, SAP ERP, SAP BI, MS BI, Power BI, SSIS, SSAS.
• Created business partnerships with all cross-functional teams including Executive Leadership, Finance, Retail, Merchandizing, Marketing, and HR. Fostered these relationships by having organized and ongoing channels of communication.
• Partnered with Basis, Infrastructure and DB teams to ensure business continuity and proper disaster recovery.

Confidential

Senior BI Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Revamped the Business Intelligence mission and strategy, created a roadmap and landscape, and redesigned global reporting solutions.
• Aligned IT with BI strategy and created open communication channels between the two. Formed strategic partnership with Infrastructure team to ensure business continuity and proper disaster recovery.
• Migrated from Hyperion/Essbase to SAP BPC for financial planning and consolidation.
• Met company expectations through accurate financial forecasting and budgeting.