Buffalo, New York, United States
As a Principal Solutions Consultant at Infor, I have over seven years of experience in delivering exceptional value through cutting-edge performance management and business analytics solutions. I am a CPA with extensive expertise in Financial Accounting, Consolidations, Budgeting, Analytics and Reporting across many industries. These include Healthcare, Financial Services, Distribution Aerospace and Defense and others. I specialize in developing demonstration models and content for Infor's Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Business and Analytics Applications Suite, with specific expertise in financial consolidations, planning, budgeting, forecasting, business analytics, and reporting. I also have extensive project and program management experience, leading large multidisciplinary global teams and mentoring junior team members. I collaborate with sales teams to deliver presentations and demonstrations based on sales strategies and customer needs. I am passionate about designing, developing, implementing, and demonstrating creative and innovative corporate performance management and business analytics solutions that transform business processes and outcomes.
Principal Solution Consultant for Infor Financial Solutions, with extensive experience with Infor's Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Business and Analytics Applications Suite. Develop demonstration models and content used in the delivery of product demonstrations and client conversations on providing exceptional value through cutting edge Performance Management solutions. Specific expertise in the areas of Financial Consolidations, Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, Business Analytics, Statutory and Management Reporting including Dashboarding. Industry experience with Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing and many other business verticals. Designed and created foundational Banking and Financial Services demonstration models, content and scripts.
Design, develop and implement innovative Business Analytics solutions. Successfully deliver solutions as a Program/Project Manager. Significant Engagements: Major Global Bank, New York, New York - Project Manager – Data Transformation Program (August 2015 to May 2016) Successfully contributed to project management team leading large multidisciplinary Global team deploying a comprehensive Big Data Transformation solution leveraging Hadoop and SASVA. Effectively managed relationships and communications between multiple teams, team members and stakeholders, fostering collaboration amongst the large number of contributors to this project. Mentored junior teams members, fostering their growth as consulting and information technology professionals. TM1 On-Shore Lead – Capital Projects – Global Satellite TV provider. (April 2014 – July 2014) Successfully implemented models leveraging Cognos TM1. Provided leadership and guidance directing off-shore and on-shore support teams, resolving complex TM1 application issues, including several long-standing TM1 application challenges. TM1 Developer - Global Bank - Pittsburgh, PA (August 2013 to December 2013 and July 2014 to December 2014) Contribute to comprehensive creation of a large Global bank's DFAST and CCAR TM1-based solutions. Effort transformed Bank's approach for meeting requirements under Federal Reserve Board's (FRB) regulations. Delivery Manager – Global Microchip Manufacturer - Santa Clara, CA (April 2014 – July 2014) Major Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Business Analytics solution for a Global Microchip manufacturer. Collaborated with client’s Project Management Office (PMO) and our development team, effectively managed all aspects of project fostering vastly improved communications between teams. Managed project back to a Green status within three weeks. Contributed as TM1 Developer, prototyped production-planning model aligning baseline production forecasts with forecasted demand changes.
Major Engagement: Program Manager - Large Global Bank Manage comprehensive creation of transformational Planning solution for North America. Planning solution is part of process re-engineering efforts that fundamentally transforms the Bank's Planning Process. Leverages IBM Cognos TM1
Major areas of contribution are: - Service Delivery: • Design, Deliver & Implement exceptional Performance Management & Business Analytics solutions leveraging the Cognos suite of applications - Consulting Management: • Collaborated closely with the Sales organization to execute and close sales cycle. • Established consulting organization development strategy. • Collaborated with the sales team to create services scopes and estimates for direct and indirect client engagements. • Negotiated and closed consulting services contracts with clients - Establishing a Best Practice Organization: • Collaborated closely with the entire management team to develop a quality-based consulting team that employs Best Practices methodologies. - Project Management: • Successfully manage Performance Management (PM) & Business Analytics projects that leverage the IBM Cognos application suite, including IBM Cognos Express, IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI), IBM Cognos Enterprise Planning, IBM Cognos TM1 and IBM Cognos Finance. • Provided leadership and effective project management throughout entire project cycle for PM engagements of varying size and complexity. • Drive projects to deliver exceptional value and success for clients. • Define, execute and manage project plans, schedules, risks, communication and deliverables. • Effectively manage and cultivate relationships with client Executives, Management and Project Teams. - Solution Architect: • Deliver substantial value as a Senior Architect on numerous PM projects. - Management Participation: • Contributed as a member of Senior Executive teams.
Managed Software implementation programs and projects of several large clients.
Managed Software implementation programs and projects of Public Sector Agencies for Federal, State and Local entities.