SUMMARY

• Technological savvy Information Technology professional with an enriched experience in managing technology infrastructure planning and deployment, technical operations, providing technology vision, enabling innovation and understanding the Information Technology trends. Skillful in driving the roadmap and product strategy and streamlining existing processes, resulting in significantly increased efficiency.
• Possesses the ability to drive organizational change and build capabilities that effectively balance the needs between continuously exploiting capabilities to optimize operational efficiency and delivering innovative and agile IT solutions to enable the business to explore digital business opportunities.
• Demonstrates ability to get results; experienced at prioritizing, delegating, and guiding competing tasks from inception through timely, cost - ­effective completion.
• Possesses dynamic interpersonal skills, key to establish rapport, simplify complex technical concepts and conduct highly effective training.
• Owns characteristics of a forward thinker, self-motivator who thrive on new challenges and adapts to learning new knowledge.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Strategic Planning
• Streamlining Operations
• Technology Centric
• BI & Analytics w DevOps & Agile Methodologies
• Process Improvement w Cloud Computing
• Server & PC Virtualization w Systems Management
• ERP Systems Implementation/Support
• SAAS, IAAS, PAAS
• Policy Development
• Emerging Technologies
• P&L Management
• Cost Reduction
• Project Lifecycle Management
• Budget Planning
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Spin-offs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Bloomington, Minnesota

Independent Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Provide project management expertise that enables company to deploy an entire division away from a home grown systems moving Order to Cash and Procure to Pay to SAP. Responsible to document the entire process flow within the division and gather user requirements to move the division to SAP.
• Conceptualize and implement a validation plan and test protocols to run the system in conformance with 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 11 Part 820 and ISO 13485: 2016.
• Recommend corporate policies and procedures to insure optimal usage and efficiency of the company’s infrastructure resources. Manage safeguards to appropriately secure the corporations information resources.
• Aid businesses to address complex technology issues in support of strategic change. Stays abreast of emerging technologies and acts as an advisor to management teams across the company. Offers effectual support on other miscellaneous projects, from pricing to analytics.

Confidential - Monticello, Minnesota

Independent Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Functioned as a subject matter expert on area of expertise including best practices and technology trends. Assessed existing infrastructure and applications and provided key insights on changing ERP systems and email system. Assisted in transferring computer systems and setting infrastructure in the new facility.
• Anticipated the business process areas and served as a subject matter expert in the day-to-day operations and activities of areas of responsibility. Helped designing new capabilities and troubleshoot support issues.

Confidential - Plymouth, Minnesota

Director of Applications and Design/Information Technology

Responsibilities:

• Led all aspects of IT applications and existing infrastructure for a $1 Billion medical device manufacturer. Led carve out of all shared applications from Confidential while executing strategic and tactical level technology plans.
• Managed the development and enhancement work for IT application and other ERP related systems.
• Responsible for all parts of the project development lifecycle of associated system enhancements and custom applications including design, development, testing, deployment and support.
• Worked to ensure all applications were prioritized according to the cost of the service agreement with Confidential and financial impact on Vyaire.
• Interfaced with the Business Owners to plan and execute projects, ensured that teams have appropriate product and technical specifications, direction, and resources to deliver products effectively by establishing realistic estimates for timelines while ensuring that projects remain on target to meet deadlines.
• Performed analysis on a stack of 117 applications, defined integrations between applications and worked with the infrastructure group to ensure all applications were carved out correctly.
• Responsible for the successful and timely completion of assigned tasks and projects. Prepared and delivered communications to various audiences including business and IT leadership. Provided insights and recommendations from analysis and speak to impacts on the business

Confidential - Plymouth, Minnesota

Director of Information Technology

Responsibilities:

• Managed all aspects of IT applications and infrastructure for the respiratory division which was $1 Billion division of Confidential . Assessed systems and operations and evaluated emerging technologies to develop solutions in alignment with corporate objectives that positively impacted productivity, performance, and profitability.
• Managed vendor and client interactions as well as activities of third-party IT contractors. Designed and documented enterprise IT policies and procedures. Directed special project teams for solution development and integration. Managed capital and operating budgets, including procurement functions.
• Worked with Confidential planning for carve-out activities for all shared services from Confidential to Confidential . Collaborated with the business to define KPI’s and Analytics and developed all dashboards using QlikView Desktop and QlikView Server which facilitated the access a variety of data sources.
• Saved a projected $500,000 a year through the initiation of targeted process improvements. dis was a result of the Information Technology department working with the business to define KPS’s and analytics for each area and developing these analytics using Qlikview server allowing the business to identify areas of opportunity to reduce cost and increase productivity.
• Identified and resolved problems in a timely manner, gathered and analyzed information, developed alternative solutions, and worked well in individual and group problem solving situations.

Confidential - Plymouth, Minnesota

Director of Information Technology

Responsibilities:

• Managed all aspects of IT applications, infrastructure and information systems management for a $130 million medical device manufacturer located in Plymouth, MN.
• Assessed systems and operations and evaluated emerging technologies to develop solutions that would automate factory operations and would positively impact productivity, performance, and profitability of each company.
• Evaluated, recommended and implemented supply chain software; reduced overall inventory levels by 40%.
• Reduced direct labor costs in materials department by implementing a mobile solution.
• Upgraded Made 2 Manage ERP system to support the move of the Palm Springs facility to the Plymouth facility.
• Built and leveraged relationships with internal business partners, corporate enablers & external partners to deliver technology solutions.
• Managed small to large software/process implementation projects using project management methodology. Provided quality assurance, testing and updates to test plans and script documents as needed.

Confidential - Plymouth, Minnesota

Director of Information Technology

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw a $120M medical device manufacturer in Plymouth, Minnesota
• Determined business opportunities, in close coordination with the management and executive teams
• Led special project teams for solution development and integration, while handling capital and operating budgets
• Established an IT governance policy with strict controls, which resulted to 100% certified compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through an independent auditor
• Deployed the Pilgrim software to oversee and report complaints electronically to the FDA, which standardized grievances handling throughout the company