SUMMARY:

• International Program/Project Manager with extensive management consulting and information technology experience.
• Well suited to not only assist, but also direct organizations with their Information Technology Strategic Initiatives.
• Background includes managing, directing, and/or participating in engagements in both the public and private sectors.
• Considered a specialist in stabilizing and turning around business and technology projects in jeopardy.
• Possesses significant experience assisting clients in their business transformation efforts, especially with the implementation of global Enterprise (ERP and CRM) systems.

SPECIALTIES:

Overall Management (including Assessments and Turn - Around) of large ERP and CRM implementations.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed an Assessment & Recommendation for the selection of a cloud-based ERP system for a Confidential client to address Financials and Supply Chain.
• Conducted workshops with the client to identify and document requirements, performed pre-qualification of ERP packages based on these requirements, developed costing, timelines and RFP creation and evaluation.

Confidential

ERP Director

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included directing a cloud based ERP FSCM and HCM implementation with Kronos, daily management of the FSCM and HCM internal and external (offshore) teams, and RFP development and contract negotiations for support services.

Confidential

ERP Director

Responsibilities:

• Performed an ERP and Hyperion Effectiveness Assessment and subsequently served as the interim ERP Director.
• Responsibilities included management of the ERP team, supporting a 16,000+-employee base, merging a 4,000+ employee acquisition into ERP systems, implementing recommendations from the Assessment, including deployment of additional, functionality, enhancing service levels, data cleanup and standardization
• Upgrade Fit/Gap and Planning, and development of SI RFP’s for a major upgrade.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• EHP7 and SOLMAN upgrade and an SAP Roadmap and POC for S4/HANA, including Finance, CAR, and POS-DM.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conducted an ERP Financial, Supply Chain, and CRM Assessment for a large retail client, including formulating recommendations for configurations of additional available functionality; detailed cost, resource, and time estimates for a version upgrade.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Specific duties included performing IV&V services for planning, functional and deployment readiness, cutover planning, and Hyper-Care support.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• SAP and SuccessFactors w/Kronos systems for HCM, Finance, SCM, SRM, CRM, BPC from legacy SAP, JD Edwards, and Ceridian.
• Initiative encompassed validated systems including, compliance auditing for as well as Master Data and extensive Change Management with interactions with the Enterprise and Compliance PMOs along with post go-live.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• management of the project team, implementation of Project and Program Management standards, procedures, and planning guidelines (ePMO), engagement of the User Community by conducting Conference Room Pilots, Fit/GAP and JAD workshops, development and execution of the Change Management, cutover and deployment strategies and post Go-Live sustainment (support).

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Senior Project Management in the implementation of an SAP ECC 6.0 system including FI/CO, BPC, SCM, PLN, Variant Configurator, SRM, APO and Shop Floor/MES integration. management of site Business, Technical, OCM, and Test teams, Master Data, security and site rollouts/cutover and post go-live sustainment.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served in a Project Management role in the implementation of an SAP ECC 6.0 system, including SCM, SRM, BPC, and MES integration along with Solution Manager across multiple locations. management of site teams and all site related activities, regulatory compliance, Master Data, change management, security, testing and, cutover and post go-live support.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conducted an assessment and developed a corrective action plan for a PeopleSoft 9.1 Financials and HCM implementation experiencing significant budget and schedule problems.
• As a result of the Assessment, engaged to serve in a Project Management and Lead SME role (Financials) with specific responsibility for IV&V over the System Integrator.
• Subsequent to the deployment, directed the post-production support effort, including Release and Fix management.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• SuccessFactors with Kronos system (in multiple countries within a Shared Services model. Primary duties included: extensive interaction with the enterprise PMO, management of Business. Technical and Test teams; IV&V oversight of multiple Systems Integrators, Master Data Governance, direction of Business Transformation and Change Management areas; security; and country rollouts.
• Developed Level1, 2 and 3 support procedures and negotiated support agreements with IBM-India, including multi-country release strategies.