Summary

Project Executive with 15 years experience leading Supply Chain Management and SaaS initiatives for clients in Banking, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Telecommunications Government industry verticals for SAP ERP, Ariba, Cloud Public, Private Hybrid , Analytics, Mobile, Social, Security Solutions. Entrepreneurial and Commercial thinking, with exceptional technical, project management and client relationship skills working across multiple lines of business, and C-Suite interaction. Trusted business advisor with clients through knowledge sharing, technical expertise and project management. Experienced in Corporate Operations, Program Change Management, Systems Integration, Migrations, Application Development Life Cycle Management ADLM , SAP ERP Implementation, Ariba P2P, CLM, Spend Analysis, Sourcing, Performance Management, Developing and Deploying, Mobile, Cloud, Collaboration, Business Intelligence, and Web-based solutions. Lead Business Value Assessments BVA , client initiatives to introduce SAP, Ariba, and IBM Cross brand Solutions into client accounts. Prior to ENI Systems, Mr. Ward held Senior Technology and Management Consulting positions with IBM Global Services, ERNST Young LLP, KPMG LLP, Chase JP Morgan, where he led various enterprise wide technology initiatives, including SAP, Ariba, Emptoris, Migrations, and Business Technology Transformation projects. Colin has a unique combination of Communication, Business Development, Technical and Client Management Skills, which he uses to ensure customer satisfaction. Colin is also IBM Top Gun Trained for Cloud Smarter Infrastructure CS I , and has won several Top Gun awards in addition to 20 IBM, SAP ERP, ARIBA, and i2 Technical Professional Certifications, for Cloud Smarter Infrastructure CS I , Information Management, Data Management, Banking Industry Solutions, Management, Spend Management, and SCM among others.

Employment History:

Confidential

IT Program Manager / Project Executive

• Project Executive / Project Manager for Application Integration, Design and Development for nTier Solution Development, ARIBA, SAP/R3, 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, 4.7, SAP ERP ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0, Implementations, and Migrations.
• Project Executive for IT Transformation, Enterprise Architecture Development, and End-to-End Solution Delivery, leveraging various PM methods to manage migration.
• Manage and Monitor Risk/changes/issues to ensure consistent solution delivery in client engagements
• Responsible for performance management, cost, scope, schedule, quality, and appropriate business measurements for programs, according to their project charter
• Develops and manages tactical and strategic plans to achieve business objectives
• Plans and deliver client presentations for C-Suite executives and other internal project stakeholders
• Competency leader for Service Oriented Architecture SOA , and Systems Architecture design and development
• o Coordinated activities with all internal and external stakeholders as needed, namely Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Internal Audit, Finance, and Risk Management
• o Managed communication plan development and project-wide communications to key stakeholders
• o Provided timely resolution of any escalated issues
• o Conducted project status meetings and facilitated workshops
• o Managed project timeline and ensured schedule adherence
• participation in assigned roles
• o Provide overall project governance to ensure appropriate resource availability and
• o Ensured all Functional and Technical requirements had been met with appropriate phase gate signoff
• o Identified primary internal / external stakeholders, gaining cross-functional, cross-department acceptance of all related activities and work products
• o Worked closely with all internal and external stakeholders on all phases of the project to ensure value creation
• o Point of contact for overall deployment including solution architecture and functional
• As Project Executive for various Procure to Pay Ariba P2P, CLM and Contract Management Deployments, Key responsibilities.
• • Managed Integration with 3rd party products and solutions including SAP/ MM, and legacy systems.
• As Project Executive for various Application Development, Transformation, Integration, and Portal Deployment initiatives. Key responsibilities.
• Technologies: ARIBA, Oracle 11g, DB2, J2EE, WebSphere Portal, SAP/R3, 4.6 C, 4.7, SAP ERP ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0, Trusteer, ARIBA, DevOPs
• o Lead Strategic Sourcing initiative, for Catalog development for Direct/Indirect spend, in addition to Vendor and Item Rationalization processes.
• Deployment of Business Value Assessments BVA on P2P engagements in addition to providing Best/Leading practice guidance based on industry standards for value chain initiatives
• o SME for IBM DevOps for Technology Solution Development and Project management, and
• • As Project Manager for ENI Systems, directed and managed on-shore and offshore Cross Functional teams of software engineers and end users.
• o Design and development of IBM WebSphere Portal Intranet architecture and J2EE applications for Nassau County agencies. The Service Oriented Architecture solution included Web Services, Single-Sign-on, Executive Dashboards, for County metrics, Key Performance Indicators KPI's , Electronic forms and Process Server for Business Process Management.
• o Managed ENI's solution delivery team and end users in designing, a Multipart Parser for IBM WebSphere Portal, and Custom Template Portlet CTP , Software Integration JAVA for EPHOX Editlive /IBM WebSphere Custom Template Portlet CTP . Provided Technical Support for Integration
• o As Project Executive managed design and development of Custom Software Integration for IBM Web Content Management WCM and third party Inline rich text editor EPHOX.
• This solution improved the WCM value proposition both for IBM and the end user community in this distributed content authoring environment
• o Served as Project manager and solution delivery manager for US Army R2CSR Rapid Response contract. Tasks orders for this contract included, Technology Insertion, Embedded Systems, Systems Integration, Scientific
• Technologies: DB2, Oracle, Java/ J2EE, .Net, ABAP, SQL Server, Microsoft Project, WebSphere Portal, IBM FileNet, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, SAP/R3, 4.6 C, 4.7, SAP ERP ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0 ERP, SAP ERP Business Warehouse, BW , IBM DataCap Taskmaster, IBM Web Content Management WCM , End Point Manager v8.2, Trusteer, ARIBA, SAP/R3, Bluemix, DevOps

Confidential

Sr. Consultant

• As Sr. Consultant in IBM Global Business Services, led teams of consultants in the development eCommerce exchanges including B2B, and B2C electronic marketplaces.
• Leveraged best of breed technologies to enable participating retailers and manufacturers to simplify, rationalize, and automate supply chain processes, thereby eliminating inefficiencies in the supply chain. Our solutions for B2B's includes functionality for Buyer Supplier collaboration, item rationalization, demand aggregation, and the full order execution cycle including RFI, RFQ and RFP within the exchange. These fully integrated exchanges were designed and built utilizing industry leading solutions that were chosen for scalability and rich functionally that met operational and management O M requirements for participating buyer and seller organizations. To date these B2B and B2C exchanges has saved member companies more than 1 Billion Dollars. Software products included IBM, WebSphere Application Server WAS , ARIBA Marketplace, and i2 software products.
• As a technical architect, led teams of business analysts, developers, database administrators DBA's, and solution architects in designing web based, and client server solutions for clients worldwide.
• Projects included Supply Chain Planning and Optimization for pharmaceutical client with cardiovascular and anti-infective supply chains with manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Puerto Rico. Initiative included improving forecast accuracy, days on hand minimization, supplier rationalization, and supply chain planning
• Served as Project Manager of a Custom Portal Development project for a joint venture of the Automotive
• Created an automotive dealer credit aggregation system with ties to credit bureaus, banks and automotive OEMs utilizing RUP and the Rational Suite of Tools.
• Led the architectural design of the J2EE application, Data, Security Tivoli Access Manger , User Experience UXP , Messaging/Interface all synchronous and asynchronous communications utilizing SOAP RPC and Message Broker respectively ties to fully integrated finance sources, credit bureaus, etc.
• Performed technical design, construction, testing and coordination with OEM owners backend systems and processes.
• Managed large teams >50 consisting of IBM, Client, Vendors and Subcontractors to accomplish goals and objectives of engagement
• Technologies: Java, J2EE, Tivoli Access Manger, IBM WebSphere Portal, Java, IBM FileNet, Tivoli Storage Manager, SAP/R3, Oracle, SQL, DB2, Rational, SAP/R3, 4.5 B, 4.6 C, Ariba

Confidential

Project Manager /Architect

• Led team of data forensics consultants in assisting a brick and mortar toy retail chain to implement better controls in the management of their distribution centers across the US. The result of this engagement yielded redesigned business processes, reporting, data warehouse and operational and management procedures to minimize risk for this client
• Led SAP/R3 Financial and Technology Audit and Assurance, Due Diligence, Risk Mitigation, SAP/R3 Security and Financial Controls engagements
• Led various development initiatives, including FAS 133 Cash Flow Hedge Implementation at a publicly held International Investment Bank.
• Defined business requirements their translation into functional and technical requirements the review, modification and re-rollout of supporting business processes and the creation of an integrated testing strategy utilizing automated testing tools from the Mercury Interactive Suite TestDirector, LoadRunner, WinRunner , the creation of all test planning materials including work plan, data conversion plan implementation, staffing plan, budget, and the creation of a project risk assessment detailing all current/potential risks and associated mitigation and contingent actions
• Led team of consultants and client staff of major retail entity in development of forecast process to improve forecast accuracy and to minimize inventory obsolescence
• Technologies: Oracle, SQL, Java/ J2EE, Microsoft Project, WebSphere Portal, .Net, SQL Server, Java, IBM FileNet, IBM Tivoli, SAP /R3, 4.0 B, 4.5 B, IBM DataCap Taskmaster, Message Broker, IBM MQ

Confidential

Project Manager - Corporate Financial Systems / SAP /R3

• Served as Project Manager/Solution Architect for Financial Intellectual Property Systems Patent Trademark, General Ledger, Purchasing and Accounts Payable .
• Led effort in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle SDLC , from requirements definition to production migration.
• Managed team of ten 10 Analyst and Programmers
• Led teams of developers for Patent Trademark technology support and environmental reporting initiatives
• SAP/R3 MM Procure to Pay Configuration Management
• Designed and developed Programs in ABAP for various extract, and Reports from SAP/R3.
• Interfaced with SAP BASIS team for Object Transports, and Production support for MM/PP/APO
• Developed Factory Planner model for Anti-Infective Supply Chain and served as liaison between Enterprise Planning Groups
• Enable SAP/R3 Business Warehouse BW functionality for end user reporting capabilities
• Utilized SAP Global design, SAP Technical Engineering and networking teams for i2/SAP integration via the POI interface Global SAP Implementation of Financials FICO , Production Planning PP , Materials Management MM , Legacy Data Transformation and Migration, Ariba Spend Management
• Technologies: Oracle, Java/ J2EE, Microsoft Project, WebSphere Portal, IBM FileNet, IBM Tivoli, SAP, IBM Datacap Taskmaster, Ariba, SAP /R3, 3.0,4.0B, 4.5 B, DB2, IMS. CICS, and Systems z, VM, AS400, TSO/ISPF, RACF, VSAM, SAS

Confidential

Management Consultant /Architect

• Designed and developed Software for United Nations UN , Budget Systems.
• Led SAP/R3 Financial and Technology Audit and Assurance, Due Diligence, Risk Mitigation, SAP/R3 Security and Financial Controls engagements
• Defined business requirements their translation into functional and technical requirements the review, modification and re-rollout of supporting business processes and the creation of an integrated solution
• Led team of consultants and client staff of major retail entity in development of forecast process to improve forecast accuracy and to minimize inventory obsolescence

Technologies: CICS/ Cobol/ VSAM, TSO/ISPF, MVS/OS , JCL