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Middleton, Wi, Us

Directed all global systems and applications for company. Company selected SAP for global ERP platform, and was responsible for all software licensing associated with SAP as well as rolling out the SAP footprint across the United States, Latin America, China, and Australia. In addition, responsible for software strategy, function and applications of the Information Technology/Business Technology department. • Decreased company IT costs by 30% over 8 years• Maintained team turnover rate of less than 4% over 8 years• Redesigned the organization to improve support the global footprint of Spectrum Brands to better utilize resources• Negotiated global contracts with largest supplier to remove unused licenses and replace with licenses to support current business objectives, timing these negotiations to maximize available vendor discounts• Consolidated IT operations from three teams into one centrally managed function• Organized a SWAT team to rescue operations that were at a standstill due to issues with a consulting service; restored and improved operations• Successfully supported move of World Headquarters building with less than 24 hours of actual down time while moving the data center• Managed all budgeting, resource planning, software implementations, and infrastructure support• Worked closely with business units to prioritize activities to drive results.

London, Gb

Recruited by Pentair Water to support the post go-live organization. This included supporting the integration with the Siebel CRM implementation that ran concurrently with the SAP project. • Created the support organization at Pentair Water responsible for SAP and Siebel integration• Managed the Global SAP system, running in Europe, Canada, and the US

Participated in the Sta-Rite SAP project as the Senior Sales & Distribution consultant responsible for the implementation of the SAP Sales and Distribution module.• Challenged the primary consulting partner to modify the “Playbook” to better meet the business requirements of the project• Created specifications to blend OTC, Distribution and Manufacturing processes to enhance the ATP processes of SAP to increase service to the customers

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Responsible for SAP support for the production, inventory, and sales and distribution modules of SAP at the Ft. Worth Nokia plant, which supported 5,000 employees.

Promoted over 10 years, from Regional Credit Manager and Customer Service Manager to SAP Sales & Distribution Team Lead to Corporate Manager of Supply Chain Process Improvement.• Created and managed a centralized customer service group consolidating operations from four locations into one central location• Participated in software selection process and managed the Sales & Distribution team in implementation of SAP 3.1H, including all customer and distribution functions

Washington, Dc, Us

Special Agent responsible for working on the reactive crime detail in the Los Angeles FBI field office. Completed New Agent Training at Quantico, VA.• Responsible for investigating bank robberies, tracking down fugitives, investigating kidnappings, and called on to work other crimes as needed.

Responsible for proposals from $50K to $10MM for a variety of loans focusing on financial statement analysis, cash flow analysis, and collateral evaluation.

Managed collection of over the road tractor and trailer loans to business and independent operators.