SUMMARY:

• High - energy, business-centered project/program manager with proven expertise leading global projects and programs of all sizes across multiple industries including Professional Services
• Chemicals, Pharma, Manufacturing, Telecommunications and Utilities; Expert communicator with global business development, off-shoring/outsourcing and merger experience.
• Results oriented, creative problem solver with keen ability to identify opportunities quickly. Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven company-wide strategic visioning and program-level leadership with industry specific solution knowledge.
• Data Analytics, Cybersecurity and Change Management professional with extensive SAP and PeopleSoft experience.
• Program/Project Management
• Communication - technical/non-technical
• Global Business Development
• Leadership/Entrepreneurship
• Outsourcing & Vendor Management
• Manufacturing Productivity Optimization
• Business and Technical Change Management
• Operations/Process Optimization/Logistics
• Program Leadership/Benefits Realization
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
• Data Integrity, Security and Information Assurance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Blue Bell, PA

ERP Project Director

Responsibilities:

• Developed risk mitigation strategies, business transformation plans, process improvement methodologies and reusable standards for large and mid-sized clients across multiple industries including companies: GlaxoSmithKline, Hershey Foods, Cardone Industries, CSG Global Telecom, Fidato Partners.
• Developed e-learning tools using Adobe Captivate, uPerform and Snagit
• Managed SCM (Supply Chain) and HR initiatives
• Redesigned Supply Chain and Operations organizations to achieve measurable P&L improvement
• Led ADKAR business change management initiatives for large and medium-sized companies in diverse industries, including Manufacturing, Re-Manufacturing, Pharma, Telecom, CPG and Chemicals
• Managed projects using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Managed global SAP implementations - SAP HANA, BW/BI, FICO, SCM, HR
• ERP Applications: SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, Sage, Epicor, TigerPaw

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

IT Director

Responsibilities:

• Led major, business critical program initiatives including legacy systems retirements, SAP Basis M&A and global transformational document management - Open Text; Supply Chain (SCM); All initiatives delivered on time and on budget
• Led global change and transformation efforts by creating and fostering user adoption, communications and change management initiatives company-wide
• Developed all global IT strategy road maps and objectives based on corporate and SBU short term and long term strategic goals--emphasis on aggressive M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions); Budget and people responsibility
• Transformed the global IT Portfolio Management and Demand Management processes to ensure the optimal project and asset mix. PMO oversight and ROI ownership.

Confidential, Spring House, PA

CTO/Project Director

Responsibilities:

• Created and enacted overall profitability and growth strategies for new media film and theatre projects by holistically evaluating and improving all business functions
• Ran all technical projects; Collaborated with global systems resources to design and deliver the content platform and back office systems for superior customer and stakeholder experience
• Leveraged and developed new media technologies - social media, SEO, .NET framework - to expand and propel brand awareness

Confidential, Newtown Square, PA

Director, SME Solution Center

Responsibilities:

• Partnered with internal and external sales, marketing and technical teams to achieve larger SAP sales objectives in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) space; Targeted 30 partner SAP solutions
• Directed the partner enablement team to qualify partner SAP All-In-One solutions based on established criteria across all industries and functions including SCM, SRM, CRM, BW, BI, Business Objects; Budget responsibility
• Assessed industry functional needs and created SAP solutions to meet and exceed
• Redesigned and streamlined the partner enablement processes, focusing on continuous
• Designed SCM (Supply Chain) solutions

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Director, Global Data Integrity

Responsibilities:

• Led the IT Benefits Realization program after the successful SAP R/3 implementation - Realized $18MM+ of P&L cost reduction
• Led the SAP BI/BW implementation; $15MM
• Streamlined SAP projects for the Supply Chain (SCM), Procurement (SRM), Logistics, Human Resources and Information Technology areas of the business to achieve $100MM+ of benefits; reported directly to the company president
• Led special critical IT legacy and SAP projects for the CIO/VP of HR, including switching outsource vendors for SAP HR support and initiating the first global employee survey; $20MM project budget

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Application Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed consolidation of PeopleSoft HRMS projects in support of the merger - Ownership of costs, project teams, business process reengineering and change management efforts; $50MM budget
• Created and managed IT strategic application development, application support and associated budgets; Aligned IT strategy to meet and exceed business objectives

Confidential, Newark, DE

IT Manager, SAP Support

Responsibilities:

• Led the SAP Functional and Technical Support Organization for DuPont North America; Over 10,000 users; Team size: 50+ direct staff; $10MM Budget
• Managed the global help desk required for SAP functional and technical support.
• Implemented global SAP R/2 and R/3 projects for multi-million dollar businesses; Projects completed on time and on budget. 5 Full life cycle implementations for Chemicals, Automotive, MDR-Japan, Specialty Materials and Fibers
• Created and maintained the SAP support strategy for all new DuPont R/2 and R/3 implementations

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Designed SAP development and implementation strategy for an $800 million global business.
• Improved the DuPont Corporate IS global architecture, interfacing multiple SAP R/3 systems with existing legacy systems, including R/2 and custom designed software