SUMMARY:

• I am a self - starting process oriented leader at tactical and strategic levels with 30+ years of global experience
• Managing projects for business process improvement, application development, and integrations using:
• SDLC Waterfall and Progressive Elaboration methodologies -project definition, requirements gathering, AS/TO BE process and signoff, specifications, testing plans, user acceptance testing, integration testing signoff and follow-up.
• SIX SIGMA - DMAIC
• LEAN
• Project Management in a formal PMO
• Member of business leadership teams at Confidential LNP, First Quality, Confidential and Leslie Controls.

CAREER HISTORY:

Confidential

PMO Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• The Evant Application Performance Improvement project, consisted of a core cross functional team of 17 people including the business sponsor.
• The project finished in 50% of the time and 30% of the original Rough Order of Magnitude financial estimate.(Budget $500K)
• The simultaneous MMS Application Project to absorb business growth scheduled to be complete 2Q15 consists of a core cross functional team of 17 people including the business sponsor plus offshore development.
• This project is ongoing and in a “green” status for scope, resources, financials, risks and schedule. (Budget $1.5M)

Confidential

I.T. Project Management /I.T. Site Lead

Responsibilities:

• Acted as Project Manager and also created specifications on multiple small projects for application development and interfaces with the EPICOR ERP for manufacturing process best practices.
• Developed processes to comply to SOX audit requirements
• Created proposal and managed the project to upgrade infrastructure with SHORETEL VOIP Phone system to service the facilities and Customer Service Call Center.
• The budget was $220K and finished on time with no interruptions.
• Contributing team member on LEAN Model Line team that will take lead time from 87 to 10 days, reduce Power Product Group inventory from $4M to $400K, and reduce man power requirements from 37 to 18 on the production floor in the next six months.

Confidential

I. T. Project Management / Director

Responsibilities:

• Developed a comprehensive plan and acted as project manager to upgrade the business processes and information technology for the America/Mexico using an integrated ERP system (BPCS) and a locally developed shop floor front end.
• Managed project for server reduction and external hosting of infrastructure including global email/archiving and all centralized America/Mexico applications.
• Eliminated a data center of 65 servers and an ISERIES with no interruptions to the business
• Reduced Americas IT head count by 6 people and saved over $600+K per year
• Project Manager for a global redundant, resilient, managed data telecommunications network with no interruptions and implemented on time
• .Reduced annual telecommunications costs for Americas by 30% or approximately $400K per year

Confidential

I.T. Project Management / Director

Responsibilities:

• Managed $5M project to implement an ERP manufacturing package JD Edwards Enterprise One into all 5 sites of the company
• Managed $200K project implementing a MPLS network with Quality of Service and a VOIP phone system on time with no interruptions.

Confidential

Global Program Leader

Responsibilities:

• Using SIX SIGMA, managed projects along with development of specifications for global applications in the Research & Technology and Marketing business processes area mainly around New Product Introduction using OPENTEXT electronic workflow tools.

I.T. Project Management /Director

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Organized a cross functional team, evaluated options, proposed strategic plan of process and information improvement to leadership and managed $3M project to implement an ERP manufacturing package (PRISM) and Advanced Planning Systems with developed interfaces in America and Asia Pacific.
• 4 year project finished on time and within budget and reduced standard lead times from 15 to 10 days, cut expedited service requests in half, while achieving 97% on-time shipping
• Managed project implementing a MPLS network with Quality of Service for America, Mexico and Malaysia