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Eagan - United States

Acted as an virtual CIO for all financial matters for the VP of IT>> Application:- Built business request intake and processing project in Agile/Jira for Analytics Reporting team.- Migrated an active ERP D365/Magento Agile project to my own revised Epic structure, enhancing its alignment with Gap requirements and priorities.- Risk assessed, developed, implemented, and tested an interim Magento e-commerce Vertex Tax solution providing 98% collection compliance in the US.>> Security- I developed process to track HW and SW release levels to minimize legal exposure through data loss risk.- Identified and reported active credit card skimming attack, documenting actions taken for the Attorney General of Indiana.- Successfully managed a document retention project in collaboration with the file owners, Legal, and Compliance departments. I provided process definition, tool selection, deletion criteria, plus comprehensive dashboard reporting in SmartSheets. As a result, over 500K documents were expunged.>> Process- I developed and implemented processes to align ERP business requests with vendor Statement of Work (SOW) development costs, facilitating informed ROI development decisions and enhancing cost tracking.- Developed a process to monitor P&L expectations by reconciling project hours reported in Replicon to both forecasts and depreciated hours.- Designed a detailed regression testing process for ERP code releases.- Provided - Built and managed Vendor performance BI Dashboards in SmartSheets for ERP, Magento e-commerce, and integration projects plus roadmaps, Gantt charts, status reports, and resource analysis . >> IT Assessment:- Assisted in developing the AMS strategic plan and KPI SmartSheets dashboards for IT and the Senior Leadership Team- Audited ERP vendor invoices resulting in a $140K rebate.- Developed FIFO reconciliation model for 6 warehouse valuations in D365 for Hong Kong audit - C-level reporting.

Eagan - Mn

Ecolab, Saint Paul, MNSenior Project Manager, Contractor (November 2013–Present)- Project managed Data Center infrastructure upgrade, replacing 1Gb hardware with 10Gb Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. Utilized Data Center failover capability for weekend implementations.- Managed implementation of four NTT 500Mb Azure express routes to two data centers, improving latency and enabling increased global SaaS use.- Project managed deployment of Zscaler cloud firewall across 70 offices globally. Coordinated with IT teams in multiple regions and demonstrated reduced latency post-implementation.- Awarded Project Manager of the year for the server consolidation project, reducing physical servers from 2,000 to 350 saving $6M annually. Collaborated with regional teams to ensure project success.- Server deployments: Managed hardware implementation of 56 servers across two data centers for ERP solution. Developed stakeholder dashboards for tracking progress and readiness of each environment.- I project managed the Global MPLS Vendor consolidation project across 170 offices, reducing the number of vendors from 11 to 2. Collaborated with regional teams and finance to achieve significant savings of $2M p.a. by implementing centralized billing in the US and leveraging intercompany billing processes. This consolidation effort streamlined network management and improved cost efficiency throughout the organization.- I project managed the global implementation of 102 appliances to manage Ecolab's DNS, DHCP, and IP addressing.- I project managed the global phased migration of 20,000 voice bridge users to Webex.- I conducted a thorough review of an outsourcing support contract, identifying critical provisions and potential penalties.

Mn

Univita Health, Plymouth, MNSenior Project Manager (October 2012–November 2013)As the project manager at Optum Health, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, I collaborated with stakeholders and managed the seamless migration of their voice and data network to a lower-cost provider. This initiative resulted in substantial cost savings for Univita Health while maintaining uninterrupted voice and data services.Achieved cost savings of $2 million by conducting a thorough review of the contract with the service provider, which led to the identification of the need for design remediation on tariff grounds specifically related to fax servers.

Eden Prairie

UHG (Optum), Minnetonka, MNProject Financial Analyst, Contractor (May 2012–September 2012)• Resolved financial reporting issues for major data center move. Analyzed data from Finance, Procurement, PlanView, OpenAir, and stakeholders. Developed financial reporting model that covered all phases of the project, including equipment purchasing, depreciation, resource-hours, and P&L.• Modeled data center move, including move groups, server counts, and in-rack server placements. • Provided full dashboard reporting.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology