SUMMARY

• Seasoned Project Manager, Delivery Manager, and Scrum Master with hands - on SAP experience implementing multiple business transformation programs covering the entire life-cycle: Business Development, Advisory, Developing Global Implementation Roadmaps, Delivery, Program Governance & Management, Integration, P&L Management and Practice Leadership.
• 22+ years of Industry and Global consulting expertise related to IT driven business transformation initiatives which includes 12+ years of project management related to SAP, SAP Ariba, AMS, Upgrades, and ERP Program Governance.
• Functional and Technical Leadership Expertise - Ariba, Supply Chain Management, Project Systems, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Quality, Inventory & Warehouse Management, Insurance, Maintenance and Service Management, Finance and Controlling, Master data governance processes, leveraging best practice rapid deployment solutions.
• Executed multiple business transformational initiatives leveraging SAP for diverse Clients across multiple industries covering the entire value chain, including both business and technology aspects.
• Multiple end to end full life cycle implementations experience with large global corporations and managed teams of up to 50 resources located in geographies around the globe using various delivery models.
• Professional Agile Scrum Master. Facilitator of sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. Accomplished servant-leader capable of delivering successful projects by effectively collaborating, facilitating, leading and coaching multiple scrum teams.
• Seasoned ‘people person’ with the necessary judgement to remove impediments and to keep teams focused on success in rapidly changing agile environments.
• 13 years of Project Management Experience.
• Multi-tenant SaaS Cloud models, B2B Platforms, Data Warehouse and the Procure-to-Pay marketplace
• Professional Agile Scrum Master that has facilitated all activities within the Sprint.
• Well versed in implementation methodologies like Scrum, Agile, SAP best practices, Change Control Governance, Strategic Project Advisory Services, Organizational Leadership, Risk Management, SAP Global Template Rollout, ASAP Methodology, SAP Implementation Best Practices, SAP Solution Architecture, SAP Systems Integration.
• Leading a large team of business/technical personnel, consultants, system integrators and vendors.
• Stakeholder management: Stakeholder management and coordination across several Supply Chains, Finance, Insurance and non-finance teams as it relates to the ERP project and environment.
• Supporting day to day SAP Operations and interfacing with the IT and business organizations.
• Maintain key relationships with IT and business users - Engineering, Analytics, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain Operations, Insurance, and Sourcing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• ABAP
• Data Warehouse
• Snowflake
• Hardware / Servers
• Jira
• SAP Hana
• SAP ECC
• Analytics
• Microsoft Project
• SAP Analytics Cloud
• Scrummaster
• SAP Solution Manager
• Sharepoint
• Big Data
• Visio
• SAP Ariba

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Palatine, IL

Snowflake Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Snowflake cloud-based SaaS data warehouse with a team of 9 people using Waterfall methodology for the integration and an Agile delivery model for the visualizations
• Integration points included POS data, Siebel, Emarsys, Zendesk, Mize and SAP Hana with Visualizations in Tableau & SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Visualization delivered: Registrations by Units Invoiced, Registrations by month/year, Sales Data, Customer Complaints, POS trends

Confidential, Rolling Meadows, IL

SAP Ariba Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implemented SAP Ariba’s Buying and Invoicing Functionality for Indirect Spend within KAC in Ariba’s multi-tenant SaaS cloud based B2B Procurement platform in the P2P marketplace for 7 US locations.
• Replaced antiquated Dolphin Invoice scanning system with Symbeo (Invoice Conversion Services) scanning system in conjunction with the Ariba Implementation
• Developed high-level training material with targeted groups for specific training,
• Change Management including Influence Mapping, Internal and External Communications, and Resistance Management.
• Enablement of Suppliers: Full and Standard Supplier rollouts in Waves
• Worked closely with the Business, Steering Committee, SAP technical team, PMO, Integration Consultants and vendors such as the SAP Ariba Consultants to achieve objectives.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

ERP Project Manager Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Kinsey security solution in Websphere
• Developed the Application Infrastructure with Architecture team including recovery strategy
• Purchased hardware that met or exceeded standards
• Rolled out training plan for targeted users
• Created a Hybrid Scrum model for Licensing/Credentialing Project
• Instituted Infor Lawson personnel actions to replace a manual paper driven process

Confidential, Naperville, IL

Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Hybrid agile delivery model including scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.)
• Enact change and continuous improvement increasing the productivity of Scrum teams
• Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality
• Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, prioritize resolution of defects/bugs
• Manage the lifecycle of code development, from PBI creation to sprints to deployment
• Communicate with management, engineers, product managers and specialists on product issues
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress

Confidential, Chicago, IL

ERP Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consulting practice executive responsible for client relationship, pursuit management, negotiations, support and the facilitation of client IT planning processes
• Provide thought leadership, vision, problem anticipation and problem solving ability to ERP Customers
• Sales strategy, profit/loss estimates, win strategy, and pre-sales activities
• Oversight of global delivery teams on projects and AMS accounts
• Managing teams internal teams in both Mexico and India
• Project/Program manager for specific clients as needed
• Responsible for hiring, sales, financial results, and overall delivery

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

SAP AMS Global Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw the remote delivery of 32,000+ target hours of functional and technical consulting hours in India, Malaysia and Romania
• Project/Program manager for specific clients as needed
• Responsible for technical hiring, on-boarding, setting expectations, process improvements, reporting, and quality assurance
• Provided operational training to consultants to support 200+ AMS customers
• Relations manager to offshore partner companies
• Managed the exponential increase in global partner hours while maintaining quality