SUMMARY

• Results driven senior technology management leader, with accomplished track record of envisioning and implementing enterprise - wide technology strategies that align to long term organizational business strategies and outcomes.
• Over 18 years of diverse experience in Information Technology management including Enterprise Applications Roadmap Design (SAP Financials, Oracle E-Business Suite, NetSuite), Implementation, Infrastructure Technology Currency, Emerging Technology Enablement, Information Security and Technology Services Management areas.
• Over 12 years of diverse leadership experience in leading Enterprise Financial Systems Transformation Program Strategy, Solution Design, Implementation, Upgrades and Support.
• Unique blend of business process, technical knowledge, financial management, and program management expertise.
• Strong expertise in working with C-level executives throughout the company to conceptualize, lead, develop, and implement t echnology strategy roadmaps, budgets, aligning business and technology strategies.
• Excellent vendor management, resource management (onshore, offshore) and Financial Management skills.
• Dynamic and Effective cross-functional leadership, collaboration and direction of diverse global teams, including managed service provider resources. Expert in leading technical and functional resources, providing mentorship and career guidance.
• Proficient in Agile Scrum, Agile Kanban and traditional Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SOFTWARE: SAP F inancials, SAP FS - CD, SAP CRM (B iller D irect ), O racle E-B usiness suite R12, O racle CRM (C all C enter, A dvanced C ollections ), N et S uite, K ofax M arkview for A ccounts P ayable, R ight FAX, I nformatica, S ail P oint I dentity IQ, S ervice NOW.
• TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: I nfrastructure, S ecurity, D ev O ps, S ervice M anagement and A pplication D evelopment . METHODOLOGY SAP ASAP, ITIL process, A gile S crum, A gile K anban and SDLC.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Vice President

Confidential, Chicago IL

Responsibilities:

• Envisioned, planned and implemented Technology Roadmap initiatives in a Key leadership role, comprising over 20 concurrent large Technology initiatives worth over $50M annually, as part of the multi-year roadmap.
• Provided leadership, oversight for the Technology Portfolio comprising several Infrastructure, Security Modernization, Run the Business and New Technology enablement initiatives.
• Implemented several technology currency modernization initiatives with Key Infrastructure upgrades.
• Exchange Implementation, FileNet, Adobe Enterprise Manager, Documaker, Rightfax, Informatica, SharePoint, Voice Infrastructure, DB2/Mainframe and Windows Server Upgrade.
• Implemented several key enterprise Information Security Remediation, Identity a Access Management initiatives.
• Identity Management solution (Sail Point Identity IQ), Active Directory Upgrade, LDAP Upgrade, OS2/NT security remediation, McAfee Advanced Malware Protection, and Cisco Intrusion Defense Systems.
• Managed diverse service providers, vendor relationships, and contract negotiations including several complex multi-million fixed price, time and material contracts on several initiatives.
• Developed business cases with Cash Flow analysis, Cost benefits, articulating the business value from technology investments to C-level executives, and senior IT Leadership.
• Developed streamlined processes for budgeting, forecasting and governance of the Financials of the portfolio programs.
• Enabled new technologies to support Cloud adoption, Software Development lifecycle
• Developed the core team of engineers, technical, and program management resources (over 200) for the portfolio; coaching and mentoring resources including direct reports, interns, contractors and managed service provider resources.
• Developed the portfolio management delivery and governance framework, adapting Lean, Agile principles and concepts in a complex, multi-vendor distributed environment.

Manager

Confidential, IL

Responsibilities:

• Established the Financial Systems Analysis team within Accounting & Finance department, providing Oracle E-Business Suite Financials Systems support, project management, and process improvement initiatives.
• Delivered significant business process improvements, and reduction in Payable processing costs. nvisioned and implemented strategic direction for the Financial System accounting and finance teams, by building the Finance Transformation roadmap, and managing the IT relationship.
• Managed team of over 100 users, in a Business Project Manager role, for the Oracle E­Business Suite R12 Enterprise Package upgrade project, leading Business Process, Training, Change Management and UAT phases of the project.
• Implemented and supported the Kofax Markview for Accounts payable, automating AP processes, and ERP Integration.
• Production support and management of team providing financial systems support for Oracle E-Business Suite R12, Kofax Markview, GL Wand, Vertex and other systems.

Senior Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As program manager developed and delivered several large complex financial transformation programs, ranging from $3 million to $30 million. Coordinated end-to-end projects from sales and delivery through account management.
• As Program Manager at Auto-Owners Insurance, led team of over 50 diverse onshore/offshore professionals for the $ 15M Financial Transformation program ( SAP Financials) . Successfully delivered $ 3 Million Claims Financial and SAP Financials Integration program, on-time and under-budget.
• Delivered full lifecycle Enterprise Financial system blueprints, accessing client's current systems portfolio, through requirements, gap analysis and created actionable road map with detailed design, implementation plan and oversight through all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Designed and developed automated dunning, collection strategies and Workflow functionality for Late Letters, Notice of Cancellations, Automated Collection strategies, resulting in savings of over $750k / yr.
• Successfully led and managed diverse onshore and offshore resources, providing mentorship and career guidance for over 10 direct reports.
• Prepared operational revenue/expense forecasting, budgeting, client presentations of detailed cost benefit analysis, monthly management reports, with executive commentary and variance analysis.

Manager

Confidential, IL

Responsibilities:

• Led team of up to 30 consultants in several Enterprise Software Implementation and upgrade projects ranging from $3M to over $30M. Crafted and presented Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), project charter, project scope, and specification documents to top management and steering committees.
• L Outcome: Elimination of duplicate redundant billing systems, and streamlined billing resulting in process improvement and productivity gains. ed the Business case development, with cost benefit analysis to secure funding from Global IT organization at Zurich NA; drove consensus and alignment with Technology and Business teams on the solution options.
• Led the requirements, design, testing and delivery phases of a complex $30M Financials Transformation project, in Zurich NA . Engaged multiple business units, and gained consensus in implementing a consolidated Billing System, resulting in eliminating billing process inefficiencies, and retiring over 8 different legacy systems.
• Project Manager and Functional Team Lead for over ten Enterprise Software Implementation and upgrade projects in SAP Financial, Oracle E-Business Suite including general ledger, payables, receivables, procurement, fixed assets, and inventory modules. Projects included several, Large Fortune 500 Corporations and Others.
• Designed, managed and implemented several automated workflows, resulting in process improvements.