Andrew Gilchrist Iv Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

As a Digital Program Lead, I was selected as part of GAF's Digital and Agile Transformation, to develop a cross-functional digital "tribe" focused on two of most influential areas of GAF's structure - Sales & Finance. In my role as the Digital Program Lead, I define strategic and product roadmaps that incorporate business trends and the ongoing needs of our optimized sales organization. Additionally, I manage a substantial portfolio of digital solutions and direct multiple scrum and project teams in the on time and on/under budget delivery of prioritized initiatives. As a member of the IT Leadership Team, I worked with competency leads and other IT Vice Presidents to define IT strategy, develop roles and responsibilities, and help drive the organization's overall Agile Transformation. Additionally, I developed and delivered a series of Agile and Scrum training courses for members of the IT and various business departments.

Greater New York City Area

Recruited to GAF’s PMO, my role as a Senior Project Manager often goes above and beyond the traditional management of the project lifecycle. My knowledge of the business and industry has augmented my collaborative working style resulting in the successful delivery of multi-functional projects and programs using both waterfall and agile methodologies. Notable project areas include sales, pricing, job quoting, manufacturing operations, retail management, and digital transformation employing a mix of internal development and implementation/configuration of enterprise-class COTS systems.

Greater New York City Area

Retaining my responsibilities as a Project Manager, my role expanded to include supervision of the Business Analyst Group within the Business Applications Team. Additionally, I coordinated resource allocation to projects managed by the team, assisted the Business Applications Manager, and served as the team representative/liaison where needed. Notable Projects:• Managed the vendor selection phase of the Transportation Management (TMS) Replacement Project.

Greater New York City Area

As one of Allied’s primary Project Managers, I managed all phases of the project lifecycle including – detailed as-is analysis, RFP generation, vendor selection, contract negotiation, solution design, implementation, documentation, change management and training. Areas of focus included integrated COTS systems, stand-alone enterprise systems, and ERP enhancements. Notable Projects & Activities: • Managed the complete lifecycle of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) from infancy: --Established company-wide distributed document scanning utilizing multifunction scanners across Allied’s 200+ locations utilizing a Kofax Capture solution for OCR data extraction and automatic page separation--Managed corporate re-structuring project, centralizing the processing of all branch documentation using a custom web-based document workflow portal and SQL server--Implemented Captaris Alchemy and quickly grew document management to 20m documents within 5 years --Replaced Alchemy with Alfresco, managing the transition between solutions and established further growth opportunities for ECM within Alfresco--Led the development of a HR Document & Workflow Site. Managed the 3rd party outsourced scanning project to convert our paper files to electronic ones, including those damaged during Hurricane Sandy• Led Allied’s price optimization and price management integration program with the implementation of Zilliant’s suite of applications. Designed and configured the custom integration of Zilliant’s software and Allied’s SX.e ERP system. • Managed the configuration and implementation of the BasWare A/P automation suite including the design of a custom interface to Allied’s SX.e ERP system. The solution also integrated the Kofax KTM scanning product, facilitating the capture of invoice data.• Recognized for creating department collaboration opportunities and leading effective training sessions• Selected as IT department representative on corporate costs and change management team

• ERP modification lifecycle – pre-modification research, design specs, test plan creation, and QA testing• Maintained and supported EDI setup between Allied, our VAN and national chains.• Served as BA/ Asst. PM on the Aceva ACM Credit and Collections Project. Activities included: as-is analysis of entire business unit; development and distribution of a RFP; negotiation for the purchase of required supplemental software; served as technical lead during deployment, issue resolution, and roll-out; lead two-day train the trainer for department and team leaders• Served as BA/Technical Lead on Demand Planning Project implementing Infor/MLE• Member of the IT Focus Group for exploring and developing cost-saving, new project ideas.• Helped develop enterprise-wide reporting solutions delivered regularly and on-demand.• Served as BA/PM on A/P Invoice Automation/EDMS Project.

• Assisted with the procurement and installation of new voice mail server, helping to lower project costs approx. 40%• Responsible for CA Brightstor ARCserve Windows backup design and administration• Database administration using MS Access for data pulls from SQL Server 2000• Maintained the Windows 2003/2000 Active Directory Structure• Provided desktop and laptop support for remote and on-site users

• Created and maintained the Windows 2000 Active Directory Structure.• Administered company’s Argent Guardian network/system monitoring solution• Assisted with server consolidation project.• Designed and maintained an internal website containing network information, statistics, documentation, etc.• Developed group documentation and quick guides for frequently used processes.

Member of the Network & Communications group. • Assisted with the internal Windows NT Domain roll-out• Led the Password Policy Enforcement Project leading to the purchase of software necessary to enforce stringent password security across our Windows NT, similar to that of our UNIX infrastructure.• Developed and maintained all group diagrams and documentation, including networking topologies, quick guides, user manuals, etc.• Administrator of group’s network monitoring software, including a web-based What’s Up Gold solution and Robomon.• One of few Co-Ops selected to cover shifts at the helpdesk and work off hours.• Assisted in the research and procurement of an enterprise-level Extreme Networks gigabit network solution.• Handled various network and system related trouble-tickets for local and remote users.

M.B.A., Management

Bs, Computer Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Kappa Phi Honor Society, Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society, National Society.