SUMMARY:

Results oriented, holistic leader with 25+ years of experience driving sustainable data management and governance solutions for growth across the enterprise for Confidential 500 clients. (Successfully implemented company wide data management & governance initiatives for a sample of these clients. Successfully & repeatedly achieved process efficiency improvements, while improving customer satisfaction, data quality, employee engagement and training for projects.

AREAS OF IMPACT INCLUDE:

• Strategic Planning & Leadership
• Execution of Complex Project(s)
• Finance, Accounting, & Budgeting of Project(s)
• Managing change in a positive manner, train resources and realize benefits
• Team Building, Development & Coaching
• Leading ERP Transformation (S/4 HANA, FIORI, MDG, and others)
• Manage Stakeholder relationships
• Manage Large (30MM) Budgets
• New Product Introduction(s)
• New Plant/Site Introduction
• Managing the quality/risk review of the project(s)
• Managing and resolution of issues, integrating cross - module solutions, configuration, testing, solution roll-outs nationally and internationally
• Training, Deployment & Operations
• SAP Direct Store Delivery solution
• Architecting and managing large projects for data governance, data stewardship, data quality & transformation for large scale ERP Projects
• Integration of Data & Process
• Architecting Data & Systems Strategies
• Managing Data for Mergers & Acquisitions
• Implementation Roadmaps

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Owner

Responsibilities:

• Developed a methodology/playbook to be used for jump starting Data Governance/Management client engagements for a Japan based Global Advisory company
• Strategized with senior management, and define process/tools to identify/implement business benefits and advise on data governance, solution design, implementation methodology, integration points, resource requirements, validation process/measures and testing measures

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed Material Differentiation and Control (MD&C) 30MM initiative to improve identification of data lineage and flow across Supply Chain nodes and geographies for all SKUs and avoiding product recalls
• Chaired Global and Site Data Governance Boards decreasing data issues due to improper usage of data standards and governance by 18%
• Improved Governance of Master data across all manufacturing divisions thereby reducing the SLA by 25% for new data creation using structured SOPs and process automation
• Reporting to Executive Director of Supply Chain Operations

Confidential

Advisor for Data Governance

Responsibilities:

• Advised on Cytec’s SAP/ERP engagement MDM/MDG activities and setup a Data Governance organization across 4 sites, it’s processes with roles and responsibilities improving MDM process efficiencies by 25%
• Reduced Master Data governance SLA by 60%, across all entities of data processes, setup of gCoE organization, governance council, roles and responsibilities
• Established new process/procedure for Data Quality (DQ) Initiative to improve and sustain DQ across Cytec
• Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain managing a team of 6 client resources across 4 sites + 4 consultants

Confidential

Director Enterprise Sales Solutions, SAP

Responsibilities:

• Pursued sales, closed 2 SAP MDG (Data governance, quality and workflow) and improved pipeline of projects resulting in multi-year engagement for support services thereby reducing the total spend for the clients by 35%
• Delivered & Coordinated development of sales pitch and pricing for SAP program initiatives
• Reporting to the Country Head of Enterprise Sales managing a varying consulting team size of 2 to 6 resources

Confidential

Senior Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed 5 domestic and 1 international-Honda Motors engagement’s, project delivery, cutover management, data management and testing efforts using various data management toolsets (SAP, Oracle, Siebel, Legacy sys) improving process efficiencies in data governance by 40% on average
• Interfaced & integrated with senior leadership to enhance relationships as well as ensure operational data management and quality issues are addressed appropriately for successful implementation and sustainment
• Assisted clients with development, recruitment and establishment of COE organization
• Developed a consistent methodology/POV for execution of data projects/initiatives thereby improving implementation time, resources and cost by an average of 25%
• Reporting to the Managing Partner managing a varying consulting team size of 3 to 12 resources

Confidential

Data Management Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead Project initiative teams, business decisions and resource planning for a Global Realization of Data Management activities across the firm
• Influenced Key Drivers (spend, task planning, scheduling of activities) on consulting resources of project for successful achievements of yearly targets reducing total effort of project by 20%
• Reporting to the Senior Manager managed a team of 1FTE + 3 consulting resources

Confidential

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed 5 business case(s) totaling 26MM budget in Pharma, Auto and Defense sectors
• Managed 5 domestic and 2 international (Pepsi & Warner Chilcott) projects to define business requirements, quantifying ROI, identifying system development objects and estimated them to build Project Appropriations Request for SAP/ERP initiatives.
• Managed project startup, planning and execution of tasks on a day-to-day basis
• Managed project budgets, project teams for design, implementation of SAP/ERP, rollout of design to US and international sites
• Created Data processes, standards and cleansing procedures for data from legacy systems for Confidential
• Managed project management, solution integration, cutover, development, provided functional assistance to project teams in resolving issues and system(s) testing activities
• Developed and implemented a model for managing deployed solutions post go-live for clients
• Managed Data Standards/Architecture, Access and Maintenance across all divisions of the client, provided a framework for Data Governance & Management Services
• Reporting to the Managing Director managing a varying consulting team size of 2 to 6

Confidential

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Planned and managed project staff, project management activities, integration and development activities for 9 SAP projects (8 Domestic + 1 International-Nestle)
• Managed large teams of client and consulting resources (16 client based virtually representing 442 manufacturing locations across the world + 6 Consultants) to deliver Data Standards & Data Management processes across Nestle’s worldwide businesses
• Defined Data Governance strategy, Data management process, standards, roles and responsibilities for Master Data organization and provided cutover and production support
• Coordinated stakeholder buy in and sign off of all Data Standards and Management processes across all business units of Nestle (Food/Coffee, Cosmetics, Water and Chocolate)
• Provided functional assistance in re-engineering the Pratt & Whitney’s MRO material management solution, assisted in Project Quality Reviews
• Coordinated integration tests and issues, planned and coordinated global deployment of design, System Development activities with the offshore team(s), coordinated knowledge transfer activities from consultants to clients for all engagements
• Reporting to the Senior Partner of Supply Chain Practice managing a varying consulting team size of 2 to 22

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed client requirements, developed to-be processes, project plan/BPML, built prototype, requirement specifications for development team
• Configured the purchasing and warehouse/inventory modules, Training client team members for the application, Develop Business Process Procedures
• Consultant at Confidential, Detroit, MI: Assisted in the implementation of Lean engineering, Common process & Four Phase Vehicle Development Process to enhance quality & reliability, increase throughput, reduce life cycle costs and time to market of products
• Reporting to the Director of projects as an individual contributor