SUMMARY:

• Confidential is a solid senior level business consultant specializing in project management with over 15 years of independent business consulting services performing at a variety of Confidential 500 clients.
• He has a reputation for consistently exceeding project goals and objectives while mitigating risks.
• He has been responsible for dozens of successful full - cycle multinational business systems implementations covering a variety of business processes and industries.
• Confidential excels at managing multiple project initiatives including project plans, tasks, resource allocations and SDLC phase gates.
• Throughout the project life cycle, he provides strong communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, project requirement identification and interpersonal skills.
• He is particularly adept at listening to subject matter experts, devising innovative alterative solutions when necessary, and communicating on status, milestones, and timelines within the client's management hierarchy.

KEY SKILLS:

• Program Management Office (PMO)
• Oracle/Siebel/Manugistics/PeopleSoft
• Orbian/Citibank
• Business Systems/ Functional Analysis
• MS Dynamics Navision
• 10+2 Import Systems
• Supply Chain Analysis & Optimization
• SAP
• Confidential Risk & Reconciliation
• Business Intelligence Analysis
• QAD
• MS Project, Daptiv, Planview
• Risk Management
• Lawson
• ACE/Six Sigma Process Events
• Agile/Waterfall Development Methods
• IFS
• Confidential Selection Tools
• Process Management / KPI Implementation
• LIMS Systems
• SOX Compliance
• Software Selection & Implementation
• Earned Value Management EVA clients include (TRW, GGT, Confidential )
• Epicor
• Ariba

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Manager

Confidential, Springfield, MA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation of xPression 4.6 software solution which extracts mixed technologies from disparate systems and combines validated output into a uniform customer statement. This application tool combines all customer accounts (Retirement Services, Whole Life, IRA and Funds) into one integrated simplified statement.
• Part of a global project involving Chinese testing and multiple time zone challenges with resources around the world.
• Accountable for managing a complex technical environment encompassing new technologies including cloud computing and a new hosting approach.

Principal Consultant

Confidential, Bolton, CT

Responsibilities:

• Managed the implementation at one of the world’s largest (GE Plastics) conglomerates, in one of their most complex business areas by focusing on process, targets, and results. Avoided the common pitfalls, by using advisory skills and credibility to continually push for system adoption and the realization of improved business processes.
• Created and deployed a standardized approach for the produce industry to implement GTIN technology at the case level to help the industry achieve compliance with the National Anti­Terrorism Act.
• Developed and directed detailed multi­company pilot to assist the Produce and Retail industries to implement GTIN into their supply chain (PMA/Wal-Mart).
• Successfully integrated Accounts Payables and Procurement solutions to recognize promised shareholder ROI in one of the world’s largest, most successful acquisitions. Annual returns were between $3­5 million a year (Pfizer/Warner Lambert).

EQA Intake/Project Manager

Confidential, Bloomfield, CT

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of project requirements as it relates to testing and offered Enterprise Quality Assurance (EQA) services.
• Designed and implemented a JIRA­based EQA Intake estimate tracking system.
• Accountable for defining and implementing financial controls used to assess estimate service accuracy in Clarity system.
• Partnered with QA analytics team to derive metrics necessary to improve estimation accuracy.

EQA Intake/Project Manager

Confidential, Norwich, CT

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development and delivery of detailed safety and procedural training program leading to an ISN “A” rating.
• Managed the teardown and rebuild of SCADD’s detoxification facility in New London, CT.

International Tax Project Manager

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Project managed a number of large multinational interdivisional tax programs for Confidential .
• Many of these projects exceeded billions of dollars and resulted in millions of dollars of savings in tax benefits.
• Successfully interfaced with multinational business unit executives and integrated corporate, divisional, legal, treasury and accounting operations and outside services to assure the timely completion of critical financial transactions.
• Directed departmental communications, portfolio management and made recommendations that would improve processes and procedures consistent with management’s ACE (Six Sigma) goals.

Director IT­PMO

Confidential, Providence, RI

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the introduction, strategy, development, portfolio management, cross department/business unit coordination, execution, and implementation of the Information Technology Program Management Office.
• Successfully configured, implemented and supported a new installation of Microsoft’s Project Server 2007 covering two thirds of the organizational enterprise and IT development programs and projects.
• Developed and deployed a customized SDLC (iterative model) to aid in SOX compliance. Improved process controls and coordination between development teams.
• Developed a “lean” project management architecture, which satisfied internal risk management requirements and was easily integrated with UNFI SDLC.

Program Director

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed software selection tool “ Confidential ” for selecting Business Intelligence applications for large to mid­sized businesses. This industry-acclaimed selection guide, the most popular in the world, was originally designed by Confidential for researching, benchmarking and procurement of ERP systems for manufacturing, distribution and financial application products based on customized client functional needs.

Global Supply Chain Analyst/Program Manager

Confidential, New Britain, CT

Responsibilities:

• Transformed Global Supplier Data Warehouse into a useful BI tool saving millions of dollars annually.
• Rolled out use of SAP’s Business Objects to the user community increasing benefit and utilization of the business warehouse.
• Managed the development of new corporate metrics tools to measure delivery performance which reduced customer penalties and improved customer service level agreements.
• Implemented Ariba contract management, procurement and spend analysis systems.
• Enhanced and increased the use of Orbian/Citibank extending supplier payment terms.
• Managed the successful implementation of Homeland Securities 10+2 programs.

Principal Consultant

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Responsibilities:

• Delivered operational risk and reconciliation review engagement at one of the world’s largest insurance providers which identified a minimum of $1.56 million year over year savings and improved SOX compliance inside the organization (MetLife).
• Recommended a departmental reorganization to take advantage of industry best practices and improve SOX and regulatory compliance (Franklin Templeton).