Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
A professional Program/Project manager with "Big 4,” P&L responsibility, and 15 years of independent consulting experience with fortune 500 clients. Considered a leader in Enterprise Systems and supply chain management he is the author of the world’s most used on-line ERP software selection and implementation tools. Industry experience: •Aerospace and Defense: TRW, Barnes Aerospace, GD Electric Boat, •Automotive: TRW, Associated Springs, Ford •Cable & Electronics: Cablevision, Hewlett Packard, Alstom, Siemens, Instruments Specialties, Gerber Scientific, Hubbell, Applied Materials, Tandem, Sony, AT&T, Adelphia •Chemical: Pfizer, GE Plastics, Koch Industries, Alcolac, Celanese, W. R. Young, Environmental Waste Resources •Financial Services/Insurance: JP Morgan, CIGNA, MetLife, Franklin Templeton, CompuServe, Fiserv, Philadelphia Ventures, WR Grace •Food & Beverage: Pepsi, JM Smucker’s, Pizza Hut, Frito-Lay, Cargill, Campbell’s, United Natural Foods Inc. •Lumber/Paper: Boise Cascade, Avery Dennison •Metals: Arrow Group, Robertson Ceco, Judd Wire, Greenfield Tap & Die, Stanley Works •Petroleum: GE Plastics, Mobil, Koch Industries •Pharmaceuticals: Pfizer, Merck Serono, Warner Lambert, GSK, Nature’s Sunshine •Plastics: GE Plastics, Polmerland, Sony •Software: SAP, Oracle, ASTA, Uniteq, BPCS, AxisOne, Xerox, Baan, Computer Associates, IBM, IBM, Marcam •Textiles: Coates & Clark, Reflexite, GGT Specialties: Program Management Office, Project/Program management, ERP solutions, Supply Chain, SOX, 10+2 import compliance, distribution management, DRP, procurement, business intelligence, systems integration, Project Server, Portfolio Server, financial systems integration, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, GTIN, Oracle, Business Objects and much more
Set up and re-implemented National Program Management Office for UNFI's Information Technology Group using MS Project Server. Developed a Business Intelligence (BI) software selection Database for Managing Automation Called – TechMatch BI
Ebix is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial industries. Ebix powers businesses in more than 50 countries across six continents.
Responsible for all product testing services estimation and process management. This included PVS, ORT, Test Data Services, Release management and Masking Security Services. Responsible for thousands of yearly portfolio projects successful navigation through the testing processes.
Hired to improve the effectiveness of the global sourcing data warehouse, took application reliability from 64% to 98% true to source. Expanded the use of Business Object use globally and increased organizational opportunity for use beyond procurement. Implemented Ariba’s SaaS application, enhanced and increased the use of Orbian/Citibank systems to extending supplier payment terms and improve relations and supplier viability in a down market.