SUMMARY:

I am a hands - on technology executive seeking a new opportunity to utilize my experience and expertise in enterprise cloud architecture, agile software development, line-of-business management, and strategic planning to secure a full-time senior role in technology management.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Functional Expertise: Technology Management, Managerial Accounting, Financial Budgeting, Analysis & Modeling, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Trade Promotion Management, Agile Project Management, Auditing & Internal Controls, Regulatory Compliance, Staff Management & Development

Technical Expertise: PaaS Software Development (2 yrs.), Enterprise Cloud Migration (8 yrs.), Enterprise Resource Planning (20 yrs.), Microsoft Azure & Azure DevOps/VSTS (3 yrs.), Microsoft Office 365 (5 yrs.), Microsoft SQL Server (10 yrs.)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Enterprise Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and delivered systems architecture for new strategically important software solutions hosted in Microsoft Azure
• Ensured compliance with established data governance processes and secured approval for cyber security and data governance
• Provided business expertise during the development process
• Served as key point of contact and conduit between program stakeholders

Managing Partner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Negotiated multi-million-dollar software vendor contracts on behalf of the clients with Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, HP, and Dell
• Implemented key performance indicators and a vendor rating system in SAP S4/HANA for large international beverage producer
• Re-developed financial reporting in PeopleSoft for the largest governmental transportation authority in the US
• Implemented Vertex Sales/Use Tax Integration in Oracle EBS to automate state sales tax calculation for a large national B2C e-tailer
• Reduced annual recurring software support expenses by an average of 30% across client base totaling $60mm in annual savings
• Served as interim Chief Information Officer for a large national food manufacturing company
• Served as Project Manager & SCRUM Master for a full suite Oracle EBS implementation for a major telecommunications equipment manufacturer (serving 1500 users in 5 countries)
• Designed and build a large/scalable virtual network and computer processing architecture for a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics
• Improved utilization and integration of point-of-sale and syndicated consumer data for several leading consumer goods companies

Chief Information Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed 50+ direct & indirect staff members with an operating budget of $100mm
• Implemented formal trade promotion management framework to increase promotional efficiency and ROI, and stem gross margin compression
• Worked with senior management on large-scale, cross-functional initiatives, including revisions to company’s compensation plans and product lifecycle methodology
• Linked cost drivers to input costs of key product brand categories to refine/expand cost accounting capabilities
• Integrated syndicated data (e.g. Nielsen, IRI) and point-of-sale transactional data (e.g. Walmart Retail Link) with in-house decision support systems, executive dashboards and key performance indicator measures
• Implemented full-lifecycle trade promotion management system and execution methodology to accurately measure return on investment of consumer and trade marketing events
• Implemented NetSuite CRM and Customer Portal for 800+ internal and external users
• Developed and implemented fixed asset functionality for legacy ERP system to improve balance-sheet and depreciation expense management
• Implemented formal activity-based accounting methodology/policy and associated systems enhancements to improve support for customer and item level profit and loss reporting and preparation of pro forma P&L’s for new product development

Director of Information Technology & Supply Chain

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed 40+ direct & indirect staff members with an operating budget of $80mm
• Consolidated separate function for procurement/planning/forecasting into unified supply chain organization
• Gathered/compiled transactional data and reported SKU performance to senior management
• Instituted enterprise systems for custom relationship management (NetSuite), warehouse management (Priya) and trade promotion management (Synectics, Account Review)
• Implemented key performance measures for inventory/production efficiency and information technology services delivery
• Developed and implemented a legal request tracking system for the General Counsel’s Office to improve risk management capabilities and workflow management
• Implemented machine-to-machine EDI transaction sets and interfaces to eliminate order, invoice, and shipping/receiving documentation touches (resulting in 5 days decrease in receivables aging, and greatly improved inventory and demand visibility)

Senior Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Deployed Oracle Financial Applications to over 1,200 end-users across six states and twenty-four locations

Manager of Business Systems

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led Coherent IT integration team to merge two large and disparate international organizations
• Managed migration from Oracle Financials to SAP R/3

Assistant Vice President

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed financial audit engagements of back-office and transaction processing function including treasury, custody services, money room & data processing
• Led implementation of automated auditing software to improve the workflow and control over audit engagements