SUMMARY:

Accomplished executive with over 20 years of leadership, program management and engineering experience, including full P&L responsibility. Expertise in overseeing technology improvement, initiatives, and aligning technology services with business goals. Proven ability to successfully direct information technology and business strategy. Previous background in Confidential, program & project management, product owner & development, change & transition management, methodology and business process development in software, IT, hardware design and manufacturing. Excellent problem - solving and leadership skills. Dynamic speaker and workshop presenters.

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking long term, full time position but can also offer hourly Confidential services as a win/win exploration. Location Independent.

EXPERTISE AREA:

• Cross Functional Team Leadership & Mentoring
• Offshore & Remote Teams
• PNL & Budget Administration
• Technology Solution Development
• Business Process & Procedure Improvement
• IT, Software, Hardware Design, Manufacturing
• Technical Program & PMO Project Management
• Product Manager
• Organizational Change Management
• Agile & Lean Coaching
• Business Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Business Development
• Corporate Streamlining and Restructuring
• Gov Contracts
• IT Solutions and Infrastructure, Strategy & Planning
• ERP Selection, Implementation, Upgrades
• Cloud Conversion
• IT & Engineering Confidential Hardware / Infrastructure/ Software / Cloud / Manufacturing

CORE SKILLS:

• Cross Functional Team Management, Mentoring / Onshore & Offshore
• Technical Team Management & Coaching / Ethical Leadership
• Public Speaking: Presentations, Technical Liaison, Seminars, Training & Workshops
• Technical Program Management / PNL Budget Responsibility
• IT Confidential / Engineering Confidential
• Transition Management / Organizational Change Management
• PMO Management / Senior Project Management
• Product Owner / Business Process & Procedure Deep Dives
• BSA Business Systems Analyst / BI Business Intelligence Analyst
• Knowledge Areas:
• ERP Selection, Implementation, Upgrades, Data Migration, Security, Cloud Conversions
• Tier 1 & Tier2 Hybrid & Cloud SaaS & PaaS: SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Service Desk, Salesforce
• IT Infrastructure / Middleware, Dev Ops. / Database & ETL
• Manufacturing: Lean / Six Sigma / Kaizen / Global Expansion
• PMBOK // Waterfall / Agile / Scrum / Kanban/ Product LifeCycle / SDLC Release Management
• BI Analytics / Digital Asset Management
• Labor & Industry Employment Law / Government Contracts / NAFTA

TIER 1 & 2 APPLICATIONS / LANGUAGES / METHODOLOGY:

Microsoft: MS Project, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, Gantt, Access, MS Dynamics CRM, Azure, Sharepoint Expert and Adminstrator JIRA, Confluence, Version One, IT Service Desk, Service Now AWS Amazon Web Service Analytics, Tableau, Google Analytics, FTP tools, SQL Loader, WordPress, Ecommerce, Salesforce

Adobe: Creative Suite, Experience Manager, Video streaming & Digital Assets Management, KeyNote

Oracle: JD Edwards, JDeveloper, Primavera, OBIEE, Hyperion, Oracle reports IBM, Epicore, Salesforce, Tableau, Cognos

SAP: Enterprise ECC FICO, OTC, PTP, SD, PP, MM, SM, HCM, CRM, SCM, PLM, Business Suite, BI BOBJ, BW, BPM, APO, MRP, ChaRM, CS, PM, SF, Ariba, IDOC & ETL, ALE, EDI C++, HTML, .NET, Java, Visual Basic, NoSQL, Data Warehousing, SQL, SQL Enterprise Solutions; SSIS, DQS, MDM, UNIX, Mentor Graphics RESTFUL API MEAN Stack, LAMP, Docker, BitBucket, GI, UX & GUI Design, Storyboards ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), VM Sphere, Data Warehousing, ETL, Profiling, Cleansing, Enrichment PMBOK Project Knowledge Management PROSCI Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Transition Management, Hogan, Kirkpatrick, Myers Brigg Team Structure AGILE SAFe (scaled Agile Framework), Epic Owner, SCRUM Master, Product Owner, Sprints, User Stories, Kanban / WATERFALL Product Lifecycle, SDLC, Change / Release Management, Kaizen, SixSigma, Lean Manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Director of Engineering / IT & Business Strategy Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Founder of firm providing technical contract management, Confidential and workshops, focusing on aligning people, process, and tools.
• Confidential services include technical program, project and product management, financial analysis and business development strategy, recommendation and implementation of new technologies, business process improvements, organizational change management, and methodology.
• IT solutions include Enterprise level ERP cloud & hybrid tool selection (Expert Tier 1 & 2, Cloud, Hybrid, SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, Salesforce, Epicore), OTS or custom API development, ERP implementation, migrations and upgrades, IT roadmaps, transition management and team training.
• Manufacturing solutions include material lifecycle, upgrades, version control, production forecast.
• People solutions include Agile coaching, ethical leadership, HR Laws, team building for engineers, diversity, hostility & conflict resolution workshops, and corporate or team restructuring.

Confidential

Organizational Change Manager / IT Strategy & Business Process

Responsibilities:

• Transitioned PMO to new company’s location, and developed new business procedures, policies, and tools.
• Restructured manufacturing business process and implementation of materials and versions API.
• Developed an IT roadmap and organizational change management plan to implement new tools.
• Performed ERP implementation and data migration, including digital assets, project data, CRM data.
• Trained offshore and regional teams on use of new tools and procedures.

Senior Transition Manager, Project Manager, Scrum Master / Project Metric System Evolution

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Transition Management - identification of stakeholders, communication, training and guidance to successfully transition the seven projects to new process, tool, and procedure.
• Project Management - organization, SOW, business gathering requirements ( Confidential ), MS Project plan, work plan, milestones, program budget and resources (actual and forecast), PMO reporting, custom Sharepoint project site creation for team collaboration.
• Scrum Master- Agile methodology coach, backlog grooming, work plans, sprints and epics, team of 15 engineers.

Contract: Senior Transition Manager / IT ERP Upgrade

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements and procedures, team pain points and structure.
• Proposed and negotiated new multi-department team structure and business procedures for Confidential to align teams to vision and technology change. Created sandbox sites in Sharepoint as part of negotiation, utilizing Confidential digital assets with custom GUI.
• Site administration and implementation of upgrade with data migration and custom Sharepoint creation.
• Supervised two team members, participated in Steering Committee.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Director of Technology

Responsibilities:

• Began in individual contributor positions (Custom Software Programmer and Dev Ops), rose to management positions (Technical Project Manage, Product Owner, IT Manager, Consultant Lead), and finally to senior level leadership positions (Technology Director, PMO Director, Technical Senior Program Manager).
• Retained in on-call Confidential capacity after sale of company.

Confidential, Brookings, OR

Senior Technical Program Manager, PMO Director

Responsibilities:

• Supervised and mentored a matrixed staff of approx. 50 personnel with full hiring, performance review, and promotion responsibility. Core teams consisted of 12-15 people each (members might include engineering team developers/designers/testers, IT Manager, Project Manager, Finance Director, Sales/Bus. Development, Legal Dept., Marketing, Graphics, Manufacturing Staff, Clean Room Assembly, Technicians, or Distribution) and be located onsite in regional or remote offices.
• Directed PMO office with 20-30 projects concurrently. Administered budget with full pnl responsibility.
• Created 5 year program to overhaul technology tools used for PMO, data management and procedures. Selected hybrid cloud ERP system and developed custom API to connect technical aspects not fulfilled by OTS system. Acted as Product Owner for the team.
• API integrated sales, HR, project management, manufacturing materials and forecast, version control, marketing, and distribution.
• Implemented new business process procedures including Agile methodology, Scrum sprints, Kanban workflow, and Lean methodology. Scrum meets and 2 weeks sprints. Agile, continuous release methodology.
• Advised on IT strategy contracts, ERP selection, SDLC, dev ops / operations, engineering hardware & software design, manufacturing process improvement, and Agile coaching. Created contract teams of 5 - 12 engineers.
• Reported to CEO. Participated in sale of corporation in 2015 including legal contract negotiation and digital asset copyright & CRM rights. Retained my new ownership in an on-call Confidential capacity to transition the company.

Confidential, Ashland, OR & Brookings, OR

Senior Technical Project Manager, PMO Manager, Product Owner

Responsibilities:

• Acted in dual role of Product Owner and Project Manager. Defined business needs and requirements for project implementation.
• PMO management of 5-7 project managers and engineering staff, direct report of approximately 20 people. Managed multiple projects concurrently, duration range 1 month to 2 years, budget responsibility for contracts up to $5M each. Managed multiple offices and offshore vendors.
• Project creation including development of business case, business procedure deep dives, transition management plan, organizational readiness plan, ROI justification and determining Confidential Metric Parameters. BI Analytics / Confidential Generation metrics and dashboards to create graphs and visuals of performance, trends, and monitor success of projects. Provided technical Confidential expertise on projects.
• PMBOK methodology used for ERP implementations and Confidential projects from charter to lessons learned; complete phases of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling to closure. Managed Cost, Scope, Schedule, Quality, Risk, Stakeholder, Communication, Procurement and HR plans.
• Agile & Waterfall Methodology. Scrum Product Owner, User Stories, Use Cases, Scrum Master, 2-3 week sprints, Kanban
• ERP selection and project planning, inventory of current systems, prioritizing change, IT applications strategy, IT Roadmap, Business process management, technical fit assessment, vendor analysis and negotiation, organizational and business readiness, implementation planning, business case justification and benefits realization plan. SDLC Change Release Management
• Client & Stakeholder Presentations, Training Seminars and Workshops

Confidential, Ashland, OR

Project Manager, Government Contract Specialist / Product Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager specializing in Government Contracts, Federal and State: Secured Confidential contract and government clientele increasing revenue 65% and was government (federal and local) client liaison. Duties included reviewing RFPs, risk analyses, creating fixed price estimates and schedule, providing project management on contracts to ensure in scope, on time / on cost, presentations to client, contributing to Confidential ISO specifications and regulations. Training staff and vendors. Managed government CRM & portfolios. Implemented NAFTA contracts.
• Vendor Management: Selected vendors and negotiated pricing contracts, managed plant schedules, reviewed estimates and proofing, approved deliverables and invoices. Procurement SAP/Ariba, supplier management, source to pay, procure to pay, legal contracts. Locations in US, Mexico, Canada on NAFTA contracts and offshore in Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Managed materials, machinery upgrades, ISO changes, to reduce bottlenecks and accommodate sales forecast.
• Product Manager: Created recycled material initiative to switch to green packaging and manufacturing practices, source material life cycle availability, sales, marketing, SEO, distribution. Successfully introduced fiberboard products into Starbucks and green community. Resulted in new eco product lines and 65% increase in revenue.
• IT & Engineering Consultant: Provided IT and project expertise on technology contracts. Custom software applications with SDLC Change release. Manufacturing with Lean Methodology, Six Sigma. Managed plant manufacturing with SAP modules, including management of staff, production planning, downtime, scheduling, troubleshooting, BOM materials, vendor management and subcontracting (ptp, otp), product distribution, logistics, and supply chain management. Manufactured items included electronic items, optical media, usb, video cards, custom molds & dies. Extensive custom printing and packaging experience.
• CRM, Customer Service, Sales & Marketing: Worked with sales staff to create tools and procedures to enhance sales and customer service, transmit information to accounting and project managers, as well as feedback sales information to marketing departments. Provided customer service training and set policies and procedures.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Custom Programming / DevOps Engineer / IT Manager / BI Analytics

Responsibilities:

• Custom Programming: Created custom programs and databases, including customer user interface UX GUI design for data upload and artwork proofing version management, online shopping ecommerce, custom Adobe PDF conversion product and subsequent releases. SDLC continuous and annual releases. C++
• Dev Ops & IT Manager: Oversaw operations of all IT services including service desk and staff of 10 IT engineers. Responsible for multiple offices and start ups of new office locations.
• Digital Asset Management: creation of over 2million digital assets including photography, SEO metadata tagging, batch script writing for managing intellectual property rights and watermarking, creation of custom script for product zooms and rollovers, creation of video. Database management of digital assets. Video processing and streaming.
• BI Analytics & Data Management, Sales & Marketing: Managed data warehousing & migration. Performed data profiling, cleansing, enrichment and BI analysis with product data, customer data, sales data, and web site analytics. Created / managed 40 sites concurrently with SEO. BI generation and sales & marketing analytics, Confidential ’s and dashboards.

Confidential, Clearwater, Florida

Systems Engineer / ASIC Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Gov. Contract Liaison: Presented chip design in very large client & stakeholder briefing. Personally congratulated by the President of Confidential and asked to be the technical liaison contact to the Confidential .
• Systems Testing: Creating scripts to test integrated circuit functionality on motherboard. Performed reverse engineering before SMT fabrication, including simulated system analysis, failsafe, race conditions, space hard conditions. Systems troubleshooting & streamlining.
• ASIC Design: Designed integrated circuit semiconductors for satellite systems. Confidential, Mentor Graphics Unix Workstations. SDLC from spec design, implementation, testing, maintenance and multiple software releases with documentation until fabrication.
• Technical Documentation: Wrote technical manual detailing functionality and specification of satellite system dual bi directional chip that I designed.

Confidential, Tampa, Florida

Biomedical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• R&D Medical Instruments Engineer: Created algorithms for medical equipment, blood pressure and heart rate devices. Analyzed data collected from monitors. Installed company’s first Mentor Graphics workstation for Confidential asic design fabrication.
• Hospital Field Engineer: Provided equipment and IT Troubleshooting on-site in hospital surgeries. On-call pager for troubleshooting. Made recommendations to R&D for design improvement.
• Materials Engineer: Studied catheters and material integrity after exposure with electron microscope.
• Engineer Liaison to Nursing Dept.: Provided technical expertise and communication feedback between R&D Engineering Dept., Nursing Dept., Sales & Marketing, and Client (hospital staff).