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Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Representative Experience:- Led the establishment of a Program Management Office (PMO) that encompassed Project Planning, Staffing, Financials, Processes, Tools, Metrics & Reporting. Conducted weekly meetings with Senior Program Leadership to manage timely program delivery - Managed Business Requirements workshops, Solution Architecture Blueprint, and Conference Room Pilots (CRPs) to drive use of best practices- Led Planning and Execution Management of Product Testing, Systems Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing as well as supporting Performance and Operational Readiness Testing- Established processes and role definitions for configuration management and defects remediation for multiple testing cycles as well as production support after go-live. Led team to drive critical issues to timely closure- Setup a highly integrated Offshore team (Development, Functional, Infrastructure, PMO, Training) that provided depth and capacity - Managed end-to-end planning and delivery for the integration of financial systems as part of a large M&A- Managed systems and business process transformation that included improved internal controls processes, a new sub-ledger accounting system and an enhanced general ledger solution - Led the planning and execution of legacy systems' data conversions which covered multiple mock cycles and interfaces integration testing that included extensive coordination and validations with external parties and 3rd party vendors- Managed planning and support for Change Management/Training, System Cutover, Production Support, Knowledge Transfer and Transition to Support team- Led financial systems assessment as part of a global team for a large scale European business process and application outsourcing program

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Representative Experience:- Managed the design and development of a custom Executive Dashboard providing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), financial metrics, business process management and reporting to CFO/Corporate Finance team and Business Unit Executives- Led strategy and roadmap discussions for transactional, analytics, ad-hoc and BI reporting to the entire spectrum of Business users: Application Users, Analysts, Business Managers and Executives - Business Solution Architect responsible for managing requirements and design workshops to craft a global Business Intelligence application solution utilizing the latest BI technologies- Managed the design and implementation of Financial Analytics including detailed revenue, expense and margins reporting across companies, products, account categories and geographies- Led discussions related to Business Intelligence strategy including Balanced Scorecard, KPIs, Drillable reporting and Executive dashboards with the CFO, Controller and the Corporate Finance team - Managed technology, process and people transformation from a legacy system to an ERP system. Areas of focus included Procure to Pay process improvements, Order Management and Receivables integration and Cash Management- Managed the design and development of an enterprise-wide Knowledge Portal, which provided one source of information for business processes, systems, training and reference materials- Led comprehensive Application Configuration Management, including SOX compliant SOD based Roles & Responsibilities Definitions, thru multiple project phases

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Representative Experience:- Managed the requirements, analysis, business process redesign, implementation and production support aspects of the entire project for an international Financials implementation- Responsible for on-time delivery of the project while managing project planning, resource utilization, client communications and issues/risks- Analyzed localization requirements and design, worked with an international team to define global processes and application functionality- Working directly with the Sr Executives, led the development of a global ERP rollout strategy and a corporate-wide implementation methodology containing comprehensive functional and technical deliverables - Developed and managed a “RASCI” model to establish governance throughout the project, keeping stakeholders abreast of project deliverables and maintaining an audit trail- Conducted thorough Quality Assurance (QA) sessions to assess overall solution and go-live readiness. Determined resolution for identified issues and measures to mitigate risks. Led post-implementation QA review to evaluate product adoption and solution viability results; recommended action plan to maximize ROI for the implemented business solution

Master Of Science (Ms), Accounting Information Management

Master Of Science (Ms), Management Sciences (Mis)

Bba (Cum Laude), Mba, Finance