Project Manager Resume Des Moines, Iowa - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

An information systems leader with extensive experience with both technology and business process improvement.
Have extensive experience with project management, management of software development and systems design.
Have also lead many successful improvement projects at the Corporate, regional, laboratory, and plant levels using Six Sigma, Lean/Lean Office among other methodologies and tools.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Des Moines, Iowa

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Re - design the stover field operations system to run on mobile phones to enable 24/7 management of operations from any location, real-time reporting of progress and presentation of key performance indicators to more effectively track progress in meeting key strategic goals.
Lead the transition of the telemetry network to a mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN): coordinating changes to logger firmware, firewall configuration, wireless network setup and acquiring new data plan licenses for telematics devices.
Ensure all activities, individuals and organizations involved with enhancing and revising the stover field operations system, analytics and telematics stay on track and on schedule to support a short, intense harvest season that cannot be delayed.

Confidential, Johnston, Iowa

Senior Business Improvement Consultant

Responsibilities:

Led a Six Sigma project tasked with selecting a corporate disaster recovery site. Collaborated with corporate sourcing team to review and analyze the relative values of vendor proposals. Contributions to the negotiation process resulted in saving the Company of multiple millions of dollars.
Analyzed cause of recurring late season shortages of critical materials effecting numerous plants. Proposed solution adopted by the business which resulted in saving of hundreds of person-hours annually.
Conducted Lean improvement efforts at three laboratories resulting in improved consistency of test results, reduced costs of product testing, and higher facility throughput.

Confidential

Information Management Manager

Responsibilities:

Led five international implementations of production modules by partnering with local production teams to determine required configuration and software changes. All implementations were completed on time and within budget with no interruption to the end-users and customers.
Designed and managed the development of a system to assist European production plants to easily select the correct target market packaging and labeling for seed products. Result was reduced costs and an improved ability to source finished seed across national borders.
Championed and led a cross-functional systems development effort that reduced delivery times for seed produced at South American production locations by twelve days.

Confidential

SAP ERP

Responsibilities:

Determined and implemented all necessary changes to the base US SAP ERP configuration required to meet Italian and French regulatory requirements.
Created an innovative software solution for a critical business process that combined five related processes into one, resulting in significantly improved productivity and reduced personnel costs.