SUMMARY:

• My professional background includes over 20 years of experience in Accounting, Operational Business Management, Finance, Process Improvements, Purchasing, Project Management, IT Infrastructure Implementation and Software Implementation in both large - scale corporations and in small business in the healthcare, automotive, chemical manufacturing and steel manufacturing industries.In addition, over 10 plus years of experience with SAP Project Management, Business Process Consulting, Change Management, Best Business Practices, IT Implementation, Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems and Training and Facilitation.
• In past project management roles, my responsibilities have included executing large complex projects across regions or domains and involving new technology.
• By utilizing Knowledge Management methodologies, to obtain knowledge, apply that to the company’s culture, creating the architectural infrastructure set ups with Oracle / Windows and database migrations data management systems, and streamline that into operational business processes.
• My key responsibilities include managing project scope, budget, project board, resources, schedule, risk, and organizational change management activities.
• The scope of my projects also included multiple, full life cycle implementations of SAP as an ERP Package as Project Manager within plant manufacturing, Finance (FICO) Sales, Distribution (SD /Order to Cash), Procure to Pay processing, Logistical Execution (LE) and Plan to Report.

KNOWLEDGEABLE AREAS:

• Asset Management
• Business Intelligence
• Corporate Accounting
• Change Management
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Instructional Design
• Inventory Management
• IT and Software Implementation of ERP Systems
• Knowledge Management
• Logistics
• Operational Business Management
• Process Improvement
• Procurement
• Project Management - Agile & Waterfall for Kanban and Scrum
• SAP Ariba SCC, CIG w/ECC and S4/HANA
• SAP BASIS / TSP Master Data Administration
• SAP Modules - (FI-CO), (APO), (BI/BW), (BPC), (CUA) (ECC), (EWM), (EPM), (GRC), (CIG), (GTS), (LE), (PI), (PLM), (ECN), (EWM), (MOC), (OTC), (PM) (PP), (QIM), (MM), (SD), (SCC), (SNC), (SRM), (SSP), (TMS)
• SAP Technical Upgrades High Availability/Disaster Recovery)
• SAP Enterprise Networking principles
• Storage Technologies; (SAN/Block/Object/NAS/Blob)
• Supply Chain Management
• System Development Life Cycle

SOFTWARE AND WEB BASED APPLICATIONS:

• Adobe Captivate 7
• Ancile UPerform
• Epicor CMS (RPG ILE, AS400 CL)
• Exadata Databases
• Bentley - Project Wise
• Confidential Applications (BexWeb, Analysis Office, NCM, SRM, OCEAN, PASTIS, Documentum)
• Hyperion
• Java
• Lawson
• Microsoft Office 2000-2016 (also Microsoft Publisher, Dynamics, OneDrive, Power Apps, Project, SharePoint and Visio.)
• Oracle Platforms; Windows; Linux; SLES Linux
• Power BI
• Power steering 19 1 CR6
• Primavera
• QuickBooks 2000-2016
• SAP - Ariba, Fiori, S4HANA BI Launch Pad
• ServiceNow
• Tableau

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead and was responsible for all planning, requirements management, scope management, budget management, and business relationship management on a multi-project executive sponsored SAP and Non-SAP projects
• Worked closely with the Business Partner stakeholders to ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives. The individual will be responsible to meet business partner expectations while adhering to internal standards and strategies.
• SAP Ariba Technical Lead (Cutover) - Ariba P2P (FPC) and S/4 Hana - Functional knowledge of SAP SCC, strategic sourcing, direct spend, supply chain management, procurement, procurement, and catalog management software package being deployed transitioning from Service Now.
• Lead Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) technical setup endpoints and integration points for field configuration and field configuration reporting.
• Functional and Technical lead of SAP Ariba CIG from transaction data from SAP ERP with file based, xml and SOAP web services, direct connectivity and using middleware connectivity.
• SAP Ariba CIG via SAP PI (Process Integration) via web service based in the form of SOAP message generated based on WSDL.
• Functional and Technical lead of configuring SAP Ariba Confidential Solution - designing and configuring system business solution parameters for predefine ordering methods, receiving, ASN’s - via field configuration ex. Application.Procure.OverReceivingOperator.
• Functional and Technical lead of configuring SAP Ariba Confidential Solution for Supplier Data.
• Coordinated with offshore team on design elements, master data, transactional data.
• Lead test cycles, create data, UAT/SIT, prepare for Cutover and Go-Live readiness
• Designed and customized SAP Ariba network settings
• Communicated overall project progress, including key risks, to NARP Purchasing Director weekly.
• Developed and delivered strategies for enterprise infrastructure and hosting operations while providing the technical writing documentation of infrastructure solutions.
• Created the development of SAP technical architectural infrastructure and blueprints on current and future business processes and system requirements for better business practices.
• Lead Project Management and Confidential workshops to examine business requirements, RICEFW documents and to-be future state of design and published findings /impacts/recommendations on SAP Best Business Practices.
• Created and managed matrix for both technical engineering corporate finance and business process solutions through agile, waterfall, and Kanban methodologies (infrastructure).
• Lead and executed pre-cutover system testing for NARP (3 separate rounds) - execute testing where possible, estimate test resources from the main purchasing team when required and organize time allocation with the main purchasing team.
• Lead and executed MVP systems (80 applications) and non-MVP systems (60 applications) testing for NARP - execute testing where possible, estimate test resources from the main purchasing team when required and organize time allocation with the main purchasing team.
• Observed and redesigned business processes within a variety of software applications.
• Developed and maintained project plans including work breakdown structures, project milestones, critical path analyses, risk assessment and management plans, cost / benefit analyses, staffing plans, project timelines, and project budgets.
• Built and maintained positive working relationships with team members, vendors, and other Confidential departments involved in their projects.
• Drove decisions to ensure the success of projects considering timing, risk, functional requirements, and business benefits.

Confidential

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Position what part of the Global Order to Cash and Request to Pay Processes, Controls & Compliance area within the GBS (Global Business Solutions) under the Finance organization of General Motors.
• Effectively delivered 4 different System Development Life Cycle on various SAP modules (SAP FI-CO, SD, VM, MM, BW, MD, Asset Management, E-Catalog, E-Sourcing different SAP Platforms of ECC, ABAP on both S/4 HANA, Fiori and SAP Ariba SCC and CIG (Infrastructure).
• Functional and Technical lead for E-Sourcing in setting up Strategic Sourcing, RFQ and Contract Management, with SAP Ariba, to ECC to SRM back into SAP Ariba.
• Functional and Technical lead of configuring SAP Ariba Confidential Solution - designing and configuring system business solution parameters for predefine ordering methods, receiving, ASN’s via infrared scanners.
• Presided over planning and administration of SAP NetWeaver platform for improved systems functionality.
• Effectively delivered onsite pre-deployment assessments and SAP training to ensure successful SAP implementations to various sites across the globe (primary focus is North America).
• Created the development of SAP technical architectural infrastructure and blueprints on current and future business processes and system requirements for improved business practices.
• Lead Project Management and Confidential workshops to examine business requirements, RICEFW documents and to-be future state of design and published findings /impacts/recommendations on SAP Best Business Practices.
• Utilized proven system models of Agile and Waterfall for design architecture of Kanban and Scrum that maximizes compliance across SAP environments.
• Developed strategies for enterprise infrastructure operations while providing the technical writing documentation of infrastructure solutions.
• Setup and participated in System Integration and User Acceptance Testing to make sure IT, GBS and local site processes are adhering to the Applications Development Process.
• Performed efficient proactive communication with the IT SAP Deployment Team, Business Analysts and the client site SMEs to understand unique business processes and training needs during the pre-deployment phase (including audience and delivery method analysis).
• Worked with Technical Analysts, Programmers and Subject Matter Experts to develop complete and accurate deliverables including roadmap validations, technical and system designs as necessary.
• Created and designed with the RTP Instructional Design Team to adapt training plans/ materials / lesson plans / exercises to best support the pre-deployment training of a site
• Developed and executed pre-deployment training schedules in cooperation with the client site to cover all affected areas of business (SAP Basics, Global Business, SAP Ariba - E-Sourcing, Materials Management, Purchasing and IT).
• Provided leadership and supervision to technical teams consisting of Basis, Database and Security Administrators.
• Built data/scenarios in the SAP training environment clients to support hands on exercises.
• Planned for new applications and functional upgrades to maximize availability and performance.
• Maintained SAP System health in the “green” as per weekly Early Watch metrics reports.
• Executed ongoing post-deployment training and end user support initiatives (onsite and remote) to maintain and further enhance the SAP skills/proficiency within the end user community.

Confidential

Buyer / Inventory Planner

Responsibilities:

• Purchased and managed inventory for over 280 chemical raw materials.
• Managed the inventory on over 300 finished good products.
• Supported the Supply Chain Director with supplier relations, bidding, sourcing and other purchasing activities.
• Tracked industry information relative to key raw materials and cost drivers
• Worked closely with lab personnel on products and sourcing for Research and Development
• Organized, executed and evaluated the results of a thorough physical count of the inventory quarterly.
• Utilized union personnel as available, complete weekly cycle counts of individual raw materials and finished goods.
• Reviewed current inventory for any signs of inaccuracy. Investigated and implemented processes to avoid inventory inaccuracies and unnecessary losses.
• Helped the production supervisor create rules, tools and procedures to maintain the warehouses in a clean, orderly and organized fashion.
• Managed the inventory and disposition of inactive and/or obsolete raw materials and products.
• Maintained the DCT raw material item master.

Confidential

SAP Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

Responsibilities:

• In PM Maintenance Planning and Scheduling, I help administered the maintenance operations for the Performance Materials manufacturing plants (Cellasto, EPC, Polyol and TPU) at the Confidential - Confidential Site.
• Worked as a Maintenance Planner to build and maintain SAP maintenance programs and processes for each plant to minimize impact on production.
• Planned, forecasted, maintained the maintenance and non-maintenance budgets for Polyol and TPU and consulted over Cellasto and EPC budgets with SAP Business Planning & Consolidation,
• Effectively delivered 6 different System Development Life Cycle on various SAP modules (SAP FI/CO, VM, MM, BW, MD, Asset Management, E-Catalog, E-Sourcing different SAP Platforms of ECC, ABAP on both S4HANA and SAP Fiori.
• Setup and maintained all the financial reporting with SAP FI and CO.
• Provided leadership and supervision to technical teams consisting of Basis, Database and Security Administrators.
• Utilized proven system models of Agile and Waterfall for design architecture Scrum that maximizes compliance across SAP environments.
• Created and designed CAD drawings from Bentley - Project Wise program to setup Asset Management within SAP environments.
• Built and maintained the plant equipment data into SAP which provides reporting factors on Product Investigation, Engineering Change of Notices, Management of Change, Asset Effectiveness, Mechanical Reliability, and Mean Time between Failures, Root Cause Analysis, Production Losses and Production Gains during shutdown periods.
• Built and maintained the Bill of Materials on all equipment parts, materials, goods and services.
• Served as a Maintenance Buyer that did the cost estimating for all the maintenance and non-Maintenance goods and services on all the pieces of equipment in the plants.
• Collaborated with Confidential in setting up contractor bids, contracts and purchase orders.
• Scheduled resources with maintenance staff, contracted employees and vendor service contractors.
• Assured compliance with site/plant mechanical integrity, preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Actively created and administered training procedures to meet key performance indicators and to provide best practice for maintenance process improvements.
• Deployed training sessions and materials for Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) module in SAP.
• Supported change of management to ensure end user understanding and acceptance of the business process changes that the Request to Pay deployments will require.
• Supported creation and lead delivery of training materials as needed to foster a more effective use of SAP systems by the user community.
• Served as the SAP Trainer to the Performance Materials Operation Excellence, Production, and Maintenance Industrial Group teams.

Confidential

SAP Confidential Associate

Responsibilities:

• As a Confidential Associate, I provided administrative resources to the Confidential Hub Operations Director, Confidential Confidential Hub Manager and to all the Confidential Indirect Confidential Buyers for the largest chemical company.
• Managed the Vendor Maintenance for all new vendors and their Material Masters needed in the Confidential Hub.
• Collaborated with all Confidential staff to develop new process improvements to the new Vendor Maintenance and Material Master Database and to the Confidential Resource Center processes utilizing SharePoint and Visio.