Stillwater, Minnesota, United States
• Accomplished IT Global Program Leader with extensive business operations and information technology and manufacturing systems program/project management history • Demonstrated track record for orchestrating end-to-end, multi-phased global implementation projects, directing onshore and offshore cross-functional project teams, and achieving targeted budget, quality, and performance objectives. • Leader and motivator with proven reputation for building collaborative client, executive leader, and stakeholder relationships, bridging communications across all business layers, and inspiring team engagement and accomplishment. • Creative and process-driven strategic planner and innovator with talent for managing program ideation, pre and post launch processes, developing and implementing multi-year road-maps • Leader in continuous improvements, and optimizing operational efficiency, quality, service delivery, and ROI performance. CORE COMPETENCIES • Project/Program Management • Technical Team Leadership • Strategic Planning • Global IT Implementation • Global Project Management • Offshore/Onshore Vendor Management • Manufacturing Systems • Client Consulting/Relationship Management • Contract Negotiations • Budget Management • Continuous Process Improvement • Cross-Functional Team Leadership • Performance Management • Risk Management TOP FIVE STRENGTHS: 1. Relator 2. Restorative 3. Achiever 4. Competition 5. Individualization
• Overseeing IT Global Program development, execution, and maintenance, and assuring achievement of enterprise-wide short and long-term business, resource allocation, and mission-critical objectives. • Focus on Global Master Data Management development, execution, and governance • Advising Senior Business Leader Team, strategizing /recommending IT systems, application, and project funding solutions, facilitating seamless global implementation processes, and driving the execution of enterprise-wide global program initiatives. • Defining project implementation methodologies, processes, and workflows, monitored project performance, and achieved 100% alignment with Business, IT, and Finance Division budget, finance, and execution objectives. • Leading cross-functional global project teams, managing the ideation process, evaluating/vetting business requirements, determining off-the-shelf and custom application solutions (SAP, Workday/OneHR), and consistently facilitating achievement of targeted project budget, schedule, and global business performance objectives. • Forecasting and mobilizing internal, onshore, near-shore, and offshore resources, negotiating cost-competitive rates, and optimizing project-specific staffing and program models. • Collaborating with multi-divisional business partners and stakeholders, troubleshooting/resolving technical, data, and resource-management issues, and maintaining IT enterprise program continuity and integrity. • Leading Global G360 Innovation Platform and 1WorldSync Data Specification Program Teams, partnered IT, Business, and R&D leaders, evaluating foundation application requirements, bridging cross functional team communications, and assuring short and long-term project compliance. • Directing cross-functional global teams, aligned/vetted ideation efforts and business requirements, and strategizing application needs and solutions.
• Led multiple Ecolab IT initiatives, assessed current and long-term direction of enterprise application landscapes, defined project budgets and governance policies/procedures, and facilitated seamless project infrastructure development and execution. • Defined and implemented foundation for the Master Data Organization infrastructure, data workflow capability, and data tracking tools, established/extended production support organization, and successfully laid the initial groundwork for the development and implementation of a multi-year, global Master Data SAP rollout project. • Negotiated service-level agreements and specifications, collaborated with Project Management Office and Process Teams, determined technology priorities, and designed a consistent and repeatable Master Data migration and change management process. • Defined and implemented a data pre-cleaning methodology to accommodate a global system rollout. • Partnered with third-party implementation providers, projected toolset capabilities and offerings, and directed the assessment of a long-term Global Dashboard Reporting capability. • Led cross-functional team meetings and workshops, facilitated IT and Business Unit communications, and assured project continuity and implementation integrity.
• Collaborated and communicated with senior leaders, board members, and internal team members, assessed internal/external product development and organizational requirements and risks, and recommended organization redesign, Best Practices, and change-management implementation strategy. • Managed and executed numerous enhancement and change-management projects and positioned the organization as a viable market player.
• Oversaw the development and implementation of Private-Label Division, recommended/implemented ERP System (SAP), and successfully deployed a manufacturing system within a retail environment that is currently being used by Best Buy. • Introduced quality and reliability tracking methodologies, developed a Global Dashboard Reporting System and scorecard, and improved the senior-leader decision-making process. • Developed, managed, and administered a multi-million-dollar global IT manufacturing budget, negotiated cost-competitive agreements, skillfully managed materials inventory, and maximized IT capital investment. • Enhanced order-fulfillment and consumption-based replenishment processes, optimized consigned, vendor-managed, and configure-to-order inventories, and integrated a lean IT manufacturing capability. • Implemented end-to-end manufacturing infrastructure, drove $500-million in product supply chain revenue, minimized risk, and optimized inventory supply and customer satisfaction. • Recruited, hired, developed, motivated, and managed IT Lean Manufacturing Team, created job descriptions and requisitions, and substantially improved IT resource utilization.
• Managed numerous concurrent, end-to-end software and web-application development lifecycle projects ranging from $1 million to $10 million, hired/directed developers and IT managers, and consistently achieved project budget, timeline, and quality performance objectives. • Managed contractors, consultants, and vendors, defined business requirements and paradigms, and created/executed pre and post-business implementation plans. • Identified and leveraged offshore resources and substantially reduced project costs.
Business Conversion Senior Project Manager, Strategic Supply Chain, 1999 - 2000 • Managed large-scale development and implementation of complex global enterprise manufacturing systems, executed the master data segment of Pillsbury's first ERP (SAP) implementation project, and received prestigious Circle of Excellence Award. • Developed acquisition and archiving strategy and global data organizational structure, implemented global data policies and procedures, and facilitated end-to-end project execution. • Championed and standardized global core data structures and assured SAP and legacy system continuity and consistency. Master Data Lead, (SAP) 1998 - 1999 • Designed and led phase-one business conversion plan and executed Master Data and Legacy System transition to SAP. Business Technology Development Manager, 1996 - 1998 • Led analysis, design, and implementation of a data synchronization process for Pillsbury and global trading partners, and positioned company with a strategic competitive advantage. • Implemented a global corporate and modular pallet communication process, assured data integrity, and reduced labor and operating expense. Universal Product Code Manager, 1994 - 1996 • Designed and implemented case bar coding capability for Pillsbury products, met supply chain demands, and oversaw assignment, tracking, and quality-assurance of international and domestic product codes. UPC Coordinator, 1992 - 1994 • Assessed and designed a UPC strategy that was implemented enterprise wide, streamlined internal/external product reporting capability, introduced a centralized data repository, and positioned Pillsbury with an industry-leading product detailing methodology.