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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Carrollton, Ga, Us

Southwire is one of the world's leading manufacturers of Wire and Cable, Tools, Components and Assembled Solutions. Southwire is the #1 wire and cable manufacturer in North America and #2 in all the world. 1 in 2 homes in America contain Southwire products. 50% of America's electricity flows through our wires. Our products lie in the walls of your home, in the transmission lines that power our neighborhoods, in the places we work, schools where we learn and the hospitals that keep us well. But did you know we can also be found in mines and on trains, in your air conditioner, in data centers and even in your toolbox? And, that's just the beginning…Responsible and Accountable for Artificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence tools and capabilities to improve ways of doing business and achieve impactful business outcomes, that can be measured and monetized. Working with business and IT leaders to embed cutting edge technology in manufacturing, supply chain, customer experience, finance, HR, legal and other functions, in a responsible and secure way, that is aligned with Company's strategy and goals. To be an early adopter of AI and industry disruptor in connected enterprise strategic initiative. Empowering our frontline team members with emerging technology that makes their work simpler and builds trust and consistent performance, unlocks tangible value ($$$), while fostering a culture of empathy, engagement and inclusion.

Tacoma, Washington, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

The Evanta (a Gartner company) Forum brings together the CIOs and senior IT executives from multiple industries and companies in South East USA, to promote educational and networking opportunities. We share our expertise and experiences from business and technology transformation journeys and lessons learned on similar challenges and issues. CIOs participate with peers to share information and experiences, and to exchange best practices in peer-to-peer discussion sessions.

Seattle, Wa, Us

For 123 years, we’ve been growing trees and making forest products that improve lives in fundamental ways. We grow trees and we grow people. We manage our millions of acres of forests on a continuous and fully sustainable cycle. We are responsible stewards of our land for multiple uses, including recreation, conservation, economic development and different forms of renewable energy. And the wood products we make are used to build homes where families are sheltered and raised. We are a $10.2 B company. I am responsible and accountable for IT strategy and execution, for Wood Products business (Lumber, OSB, EWP, Distribution) in Weyerhaeuser. I also lead the Weyerhaeuser IT Innovation, Enterprise Architecture, RPA (Robotics Process Automation) and Test Automation (QA/QC) practices.I am the co-leader (with business) of Weyerhaeuser’s Emerging Technology Council focused on step change digital improvements using AI/ML, Drones, iioT, manufacturing 4.0, Visual systems, Digital Twin, Connected Factory, and delivering tangible business outcomes. Blending Emerging technology, business needs (manufacturing, supply chain, customer experience) and high performing cross functional teams, creates step growth in capabilities and value streams. AI and data driven insights play a central role in guiding strategies and actions to accelerate operational excellence.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Digital Transformation Leader for Packaging & Cellulose : Demonstrated track record in creating enterprise vision to strategy to execution and business case realization. Capability builder. Trusted Partner of Business. Drive Innovation, Get Results and Deliver Value. P&L responsibility. Prioritization and handle ambiguity in a dynamic environment. Identify, develop and retain Talent. Influence outcomes in matrixed organization. Adapt and adopt best practices. Industry networking. Public Speaker. Ever Learner. Believe in the power of future and self actualization!

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Headquartered in Atlanta GA, Georgia Pacific is a global leader in Forest and Consumer products, and a leading producer of paper tissue, towels, napkins, tableware, bleached board, cellulose, container board, corrugated packaging and displays. It employs 35,000 people across 300+ facilities and is part of the $120BN+ Koch Industries.We are on a journey to modernize our applications, processes and systems. I lead a 300 people global team and am responsible for $200MM budget and accountable for the modernization effort in Packaging & Cellulose Segment. We are consolidating 70 ERP apps into a Multi tenant cloud ERP. This impacts 12 mills (factories), 150 warehouses and customers in130 countries. We make paper, pulp and boxes 24/7. Key goals of Digital Core initiative are1) Business Transformation with ERP Implementation in Mills and Plants2) Identify and Realize Digital Opportunities3) Achieve the Business Case benefitsThis is a multi year, multi system, multi geography, multi vendor, strategic program that will create superior value for our customers, company, employees and society. By driving continuous improvement and perpetual transformation, we aim to generate virtuous cycles of mutual benefit.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Dana is a $8 BN Axle and gearbox supplier to OEMs (Light Vehicle, Off Highway, Commercial Vehicle and Power Train) based out of Maumee, OH.Ensure the delivery of Business Transformation portfolio of projects in support of strategic business objectives. Accountable for the implementation and deployment of Global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) initiative of 60+ plants on end destination architecture - SAP and Oracle, on-time, within budget and with quality. Provide thought leadership, governance and oversight to this strategic program. Responsible for SAP/Oracle Financials, Sales, Supply Chain Fulfillment, Warehousing, Operations, Purchasing, Production Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality Management, JIT, JIS and EDI.

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

AGC is a $13.5BN multinational company with core manufacturing focus on glass products. Our Vision is One team creating Value by going beyond the limits of Glass, to make Life better every day !Responsible and Accountable for all IT functions (Applications, Infrastructure, Architecture, Cybersecurity) in AGC North America (US, Mexico and Canada)- a $1.2 BN subsidiary. IT Leadership role in Asahi Glass Company (AGC), reporting to NA CFO and matrix reporting to Group CIO - parent company in Japan and NA Business Regional Presidents (Automotive and Building Glass). Leading a talented pool of IT professionals and delivering projects on time, on budget and as per promised business outcome. Key areas of responsibility includes IT Roadmap & Vision, Program Management, Business Applications, Servers/Storage and Systems/Network , Information Security, ERP platform, Data Analytics and Helpdesk.http://www.agc.com/english/index.html

Duluth, Georgia, Us

AGCO is a Fortune 300 global leader in manufacturing agricultural machinery,with 20,000 people across 140 countries and $8.3BN in revenue. Responsible and Accountable for Architecture Governance & Global Solutions Leadership across the all AGCO’s brands (Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Valtra, Challenger) in Supply Chain (Procurement, Logistics Quality) and Enterprise Data.Track record of delivering simultaneous, complex, mission critical projects across diverse global business processes, regions and teams (direct & matrixed). Strong leadership and communication skills. Ability to drive Consensus and Results in contentious environments. Highly motivated self-starter with broad industry experience in Manufacturing and Hi Tech Industries. A partner-of-choice for Business. Enable & empower Business on their strategic roadmap Industry 4.0, educating them on industry's technology and business best practices. Influencing the Enterprise architecture for AGCO's success and growth. Co-Author of “Vision-2020” strategy with Business. Designed Global Template and Led Global Projects :-> ERP Deployment for make-to-order Tractor manufacturing sites, leveraging IS-AUTO and VMS-> Direct Procurement: SNC, Forecasting, Bar coding, Packaging spec & Handling Unit Automation, JIS, Invoicing -> Indirect Procurement: Ariba & SRM-> Inter-company cross instance goods exchange: SAP GTM-> Global Supplier Portal strategy-> Make/Buy Decision Tool-> Plant Survivability using eWM and MII-> AP Automation (Open-text)-> Contract Life Cycle and E-Sourcing -> Analytics: Spend Mngmt, On-Time and On-Quantity Delivery dashboard-> Quality Portal Collaboration using QIM-> Enterprise Data Conversion and Governance-> Global EDI AutomationI believe Business Problems can be Complex. IT Solutions need not be!People are key. It's amazing how much we can achieve, when we empower people and focus the collective strengths and energies.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Led and managed complex IT transformation projects to provide business value and growth in multi geography multi vendor multi system environment in a cost effective manner. Solution Architect with people management and P&L responsibilities. Delivered multiple projects within time, within budget and actively involved in successful go-live of 16 Rockwell Automation sites.Specialties: IT Transformation - Driving ResultsStrategy, business justification and adoptionStrong Hands on experience with SAP Supply chainPeople management and developmentProcess Standardization and SimplificationBusiness Change AgentLeadership Designed and authored the solution development of multiple cross-functional processes:-> Contract manufacturing -> Supplier Dropship -> Customer Consignment -> Repair-> Scheduling agreement -> Vendor managed inventory -> Inter-company fulfillment -> Inbound Advanced Shipping Notification-> Supplier Network Collaboration-> Ariba PunchoutManaged SNC 5.1 to SNC 7.0, SRM 4.0 to SRM 7.01, ECC 5.0 to ECC 6.0 Upgrade and Ariba APC Implementation

Chicago, Il, Us

National Influence Council creator and co-Chair for Supply Network Collaboration (SNC) at American SAP User Group (ASUG) 2009-11. Led a group of 140+ companies and their supply chain professionals in benchmarking best practices, sharing learnings and exchanging ideas. Converted the Influence Council to permanent SIG (Special Interest Group).

Cork, Ireland, Ie

->Global Application Lead in MM/SRM area for JCI ($40BN revenue) in Michigan doing implementation, conversion and support. Led a team of 15 consultants at its peak across US, Germany and India. ->Awarded the Most Valuable Contributor in 2006 and again in 2007->SAP implementation across 18 plants in phases across NA and EU replacing 30 legacy systems used for purchasing and finance. ->Complex project with multi system, multi geography multi vendor scenario.->Business benefits: e-Bidding and global supplier sourcing brought huge dollar savings, 40% reduced in TCO; Stabilization achieved with 0.015% error rate across interfaces; 60% reduction in cost of support per user; SLA/Metrics driven SAP certified Competence Center; Team achieved CMM Level 5 quality

Basel, Basel, Ch

->Led a team of 10 consultants (technical and functional) at its peak and achieved 143% increase in case closure in Minnesota. Fine tuned Onsite Offshore coordination and ticket process flow to achieve high case closure rate->Designed the Global Process Template for MM with integration with PP, QM and WM modules in Syngenta Seeds HQ France. Reusability to the extent of 75% of existing processes from western Europe implementation->Awarded Infosys Most Valuable Player in 2005->Leveraged SAP Solution manager to manage end to end process flows and country level customizations. ->Business Benefit: Estimated saving of more than 65% in support costs due to innovative use of GDM, preventive maintenance reduced problem issues by 30%, continuous improvement of business processes in SAP.Workload of new countries in APAC and East Europe added to scope by 45% but was managed with 15% increase in resources.

Basel, Basel, Ch

->SAP R/3 Production Support 4.6c and Retrofit to 4.7, EBP 3.5->Led a team of 3 functional consultants and a shared pool of technical resources->Business Benefit: SAP R/3 4.6c Rollout to France and Spain. Seamless Upgrade from 4.6c to 4.7 with minimum business interruption. Backend integration between SRM 2.0/EBP 3.5 to SAP 4.7->Developed Reports, Print Objects, user exits, IDOCs, LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench) and SMARTFORMs.

L-1160 Luxembourg, Lu

-> Created the proposal and won the deal against incumbent competition - CGEY, Europe.->Lead a time of 10 SAP consultants and successfully completed the upgrade in record time

Milwaukee, Us

Marketing of Allen Bradley PLCs and AC Drives, Sprecher Schuh SwitchgearsInstalled and Commissioned Allen Bradley PLC based Auto-classification system in Bokaro Steel Plant.End user of SAP procurement function (SAP MM)

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