SUMMARY

• Solutions - focused Senior Information Management professional with over 35 years’ experience.
• Experience in several industries including engineering, manufacturing, marketing, parts and service, EPC and aviation services.
• Experienced in Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Metadata Repository, Metadata Strategy Creation, Master Data Management, Project Management and ERP.
• Experienced in Data Governance, Data Quality, and Logical/Physical Data Modeling.
• Ability to see the big picture, develop strategies and execute tactics to support those strategies.
• 6 Sigma certified Black Belt
• Experience in project management utilizing Primavera, MS Project and SureTrak.
• International experience with a Caterpillar joint venture called CLAAS Caterpillar Europe.
• Metadata Implementation experience includes:
• Implemented a comprehensive enterprise metadata repository solution that will facilitate a model-based architecture.
• Reverse engineered a legacy metadata repository creating terms, definitions, logical models and lineage mechanically.
• Conducted a Metadata tool selection.
• Established a TeamCenter Metadata repository to support Caterpillar Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) power plant projects.
• Built custom extension bridges for legacy application importation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Information Governance Catalog · Information Analyzer · ISTool · SAP SD · SAP ISA
• JD Edwards · DB2 SQL· DB2 Client · Java · C · EDI · ERwin · Toad · Fortran · Pascal · Hadoop
• MS Project · Minitab · MS Office · Primavera · MS Access · OpenOffice · Telnet · Assembler
• Quikjob · AS400 SEQUEL · COGNOS · Dreamweaver · HTML · COBOL· SPUFI
• Xpediter · VSAM · Visio · Micro-Focus COBOL · IMS DB/DC · DB2 · CICS · SAS · DOS
• TeamCenter · SQL Developer · MySQL · SQL Server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, East Peoria, Illinois

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing an enterprise Metadata repository by leading a tool selection, implementing a strategy, and establishing best practices.
• Implemented bridges for metadata repositories and built custom schema extensions for legacy COBOL applications. Integrated metadata from multiple relational database systems and other metadata repositories to create business lineage.
• Provides team guidance to establish business glossary terms, definitions and categories from conceptual, logical and physical models utilizing ERwin. This includes reverse engineering a legacy metadata repository.
• Responsible for leading an enterprise SAP data governance audit with Back Office Associates’ Data Stewardship Platform.

Confidential, Mossville, Illinois

Responsibilities:

• Managed a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) initiative for the Caterpillar Power Systems
• Group. This consisted of implementing TeamCenter Unified to support the Engineering, Procurement and Construction business and CAD drawing metadata for a complete product and project management solution.
• Led a CAD Assessment project with team members located in  managed this globally distributed project team, identifying reference materials and benchmarking with other Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) companies to choose a complete CAD with an integrated document management solution.
• Led a team gathering and consolidating requirements for an ERP solution to meet the Power Generation’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction business requirements.

Confidential, Mossville, Illinois

Responsibilities:

• Managed 6 Sigma project streamlining the Electronic Control Module (ECM) data collection process saving $700,000 per year in direct benefits. Steve built a Java reporting application which also provided invaluable ECM diagnostic information and parameters for Product Health initiatives.
• Led a team simplifying the truck engine registration by implementing an electronic vehicle registration connection from the Original Equipment Manufacturers to Caterpillar simplifying a 30 year old COBOL erroneous application thus saving $1,000,000 per year.
• Led the Parts Redistribution Discount project managing the design, construct, test and implement phases. With 15 team members, I migrated a legacy COBOL application to SAP and COGNOS within budget and capturing $4,000,000 in value proposition.

Confidential. Peoria, Illinois

Responsibilities:

• Represented Confidential ’s interest in a legacy AS400 and ERP implementation at dealer working closely with an external consulting firm providing guidance and technical assistance.
• Implemented CRM cleansing strategy for the Cat dealers by utilizing a dealer business system and leading a team to create AS400 SEQUELS and COBOL reports for dealer distribution.

Confidential, Mossville, Illinois

Responsibilities:

• Acted as an internal consultant to the truck engine business supporting initiatives such as implementing web registrations, OEM Single Sign On and web based service information for truck dealers selling and servicing Caterpillar engines.
• Provided technical expertise to the Engine Order Management project migrating from legacy COBOL to SAP by promoting security and network simplification for the dealers, designing order servlets for the Cat dealers’ business systems and providing general technical assistance to the functional team members.

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Provided Caterpillar technical and functional expertise to the joint venture’s 22 employees implementing a Caterpillar network connection from Gosselies, Belgium.
• Managed a JD Edwards implementation for the joint venture working through integration with Caterpillar and CLAAS COBOL and other legacy applications.

Confidential, Peoria, Illinois

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained COBOL IMS and DB2 systems and applications for Caterpillar and Garrett Aviation supporting Engineering, Manufacturing, and Marketing departments.