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Roswell, Ga, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Leading the development and execution of the PMO Tools and Technology roadmap, with a primary focus on launching the GPS Project Portal to optimize delivery for Infor and its partners. Spearheaded innovations in portfolio insights, project governance, and AI applications."Key Responsibilities:• Automate reporting processes and data management.• Develop analytics and insights through data schema and AI-driven insights.• Maintain high-quality data pools for projects and portfolios.• Support and train users on PMO tools.• Foster a flexible, low-cost platform for continuous growth and transformation.• Collaborate across teams for tool and process design and delivery.

New York, Ny, Us

Provided comprehensive oversight, analysis, and support for all in-flight projects within the Infor Services Portfolio, encompassing Public Sector, Healthcare, Retail, and Financial Industries. Drove regional and industry practices to ensure optimal customer outcomes.Key Responsibilities:• Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis of project portfolios, reported observations, and recommended improvement actions.• Engaged with customers on escalated projects requiring executive oversight and implemented improvement actions.• Participated in governance for strategic projects and provided best practice advice to project managers.• Led initiatives in training, tools, certification, bid processes, portfolio analysis, customer satisfaction, and project management community development.• Acted as project sponsor and provided oversight for large, complex programs and projects.• Ensured measurable improvements in customer service, margin, and revenue through effective project management.

New York, Ny, Us

Managed Infor ERP projects for large and mid-sized enterprises across various industries, including banking, manufacturing, car rental, and others. Delivered comprehensive project management solutions to enhance operational efficiency and business performance.• Led ERP implementation projects for banking institutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and compliance with industry regulations.• Directed ERP deployment for manufacturing companies, optimizing production processes and supply chain management.• Oversaw ERP system upgrades for car rental companies, improving fleet management and customer service operations.• Coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver ERP solutions tailored to the specific needs of diverse industries, ensuring timely and within-budget project completion.• Developed and maintained project plans, schedules, and budgets, while managing risks and resolving issues to ensure successful project outcomes.

San Diego, California, Us

Specialized in data architecture, project management, and advanced analytics across multiple industries (banking, insurance, retail, marketing). Delivered solutions for data exploration, architecture development, and process optimization.• Developed a logical architecture for a big data discovery environment, supporting data exploration, model development, advanced analytics, and self-service data provisioning.• Drove requirements and use cases for data lake architecture, focusing on data ingestion, metadata management, security, publishing, and best practices.• Managed a team building data support services for a web-based evaluation tool and R-based asset effectiveness scoring models. Integrated data from diverse sources via APIs, data warehouses, and manual curation.• Led the creation of a data lake reference architecture, addressing data source types, ingestion frequency, data ingestion/storage, security/access, consumption, and metadata management.• Advised on selecting a real-time scoring engine platform and supporting architecture. Defined methodology, evaluation criteria, researched options, and developed sample models/data-sets.• Designed and implemented a JIRA-supported, PMO-level project lifecycle management process aligned with organizational processes.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Consulted on market planning, readiness, and IT service management across various industries. Delivered process improvements, technical conversions, and data quality assurance to enhance operational efficiency and service delivery.• Managed market planning, readiness, and technical conversion for digital cable service conversions in the telecommunications industry.• Collaborated with management to identify and implement process improvements for Software Configuration Management, IT Service Management, and Environment Planning teams in the automotive parts industry.• Managed technical documentation, code audits, and KPI scoring between legacy and new software and ETL processes in the automotive parts industry.• Ensured data quality during the development and initial rollout of new retail POS systems in the automotive parts industry.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Consulted on web development, VMS software delivery, and payroll system migrations. Managed requirements, data mapping, and integrations to enhance customer tracking, business visibility, and payroll revenue.• Managed requirements and data mapping for new web development projects in the automotive industry, tracking customer traffic and engagement.• Led projects to deliver new VMS software and updates for the staffing industry. Integrated with new SSRS dashboards to improve visibility into business trends, branch performance, and candidate flow. The VMS served as the primary data source for a migration from PeopleSoft to MS Dynamics accounting system.• Migrated clients from external payroll firms to internal payroll and time tracking systems in the staffing industry, increasing payroll revenue by over $2M annually. Coordinated with external technical teams to integrate client systems and feeds into the new internal platform.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Lead teams of matrixed business SMEs, BI developers, and QA resources thru design, development, and testing of enterprise BI reporting tools. Worked with enterprise architects, data modelers, and technical resources to design data layer, reporting layer, and reporting structure for newly developed MicroStrategy applications using IBM and TeraData data sources. Defined data needs and directed contract resources develop ETL processes to transfer data from Equifax feeds to support both advanced BI customer reporting and CRM systems.Accomplishments:• Successfully designed and developed a customer analytics reporting suite of tools that replaced a vendor managed system and resulted in significant cost savings. • Build supporting reporting structure for enterprise wide centralization of vendor return processes.• Reporting tools and analytics provided include state of the art customer analytical tools including market basket analysis, customer segmentation, demographic reporting, and stratified sampling.• First to provide "write back" functionality in Home Depot's BI and TeraData environment which allowed users to build custom clustering of customer groups, locations, and products usable with all customer reporting.Tools used:• MicroStrategy, IBM, TeraData, SAS, Visio, MS Project, MS Access, Excel, Visio, BTEQ, SQL Server

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

On-boarded, trained, and managed FTE and contract VB/Access developers thru full project life cycle of several business developed solutions. Architected, designed and coded prototypes. Directed IT resources thru construction, testing and rollout of enterprise solutions. Worked with business partners to train users, implement new systems and supporting processes.Accomplishments:• Built IBM reporting and maintenance tools used by 300+ users.• Prevented need for rekeying data by developing secure IBM/COBOL services allowing users to upload smart Excel forms directly to IBM mainframe to perform item, cost, and retail maintenance.• Built systems that analyzed and automatically produced store assortment maintenance worksheets.• Created tools that mined customer purchases history data, assessed inventory levels and related sales trends to create optimized markdown dollar utilization worksheets.• Converted SBA process from 20+ paper forms to an online guided application with secure invitations, system notifications, approval flows and automated vendor setup which reduced vendor onboarding turnaround from up to 60 days to as little as 3 days.• Created web site used to gather and report store manager end cap and wing stack orders.Tools used:• COBOL, IBM, MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic, Flex, SQL Server

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Built vendor cost and purchase history reporting tools. Created smart Excel forms used to identify and report impacts of vendor cost changes to management for approvals. Built company-wide monthly reporting that detailed departmental margin erosion. Inherited, updated, and automated several Access database systems.Accomplishments:• Created systems to standardize the vendor item cost change process and implemented change management tools requiring management approvals.• Developed management reporting tools that showed monthly margin impacts.• Analyzed large datasets to identify cost, retail and margin trends.Tools used:• MS Access, Excel, IBM, SQL, IBM

Provided small-scale, full-service consulting services specializing in custom Access development including development of custom ERP systems, management reporting suites, allocation systems, network architecture, and change management.Clients served in the following industries:• Manufacturing• Telecom• Marketing

Dallas, Tx, Us

Led and/or participated on project teams across the company involved in the following projects: E911 Cost Recovery, Customer Rebate Analysis, Oracle 11i conversion, Sarbanes Oxley software selection.Accomplishments:• Built custom database system that tracked and analyzed exercised customer rebate transactions, tracked history, projected future activity and automatically made accounting accruals/reversals based on customer histories and future projections.• Created system and related processes that tracked customer subscriptions and activity, calculated and transmitted payment instructions to systems sending payment to government E911 entities across the country.• Researched, documented and delivered technical, administrative, and regulatory requirements, presented system alternatives to management, and assisted in decision process for the selection of Sarbanes Oxley Compliance software.• Performed DBA and data analyst roles for ETL activities in the companies Oracle 11i database conversion. Mapped and transferred existing data to new environment.• Migrated and documented multiple-user MS Access applications from 97 and 2000 standards to XP including table, code, security, reporting, and form upgrades.Tools used:MS Access, Excel, MS Project, Toad, Oracle Developer Suite, Visio

Marietta, Georgia, Us

Served as a one man project shop that performed all design, build, and implementation a customer discount calculation tool.Accomplishments:• Developed SQL stored procedures accessing AS400 data warehouse to retrieve and land order information and discount terms used for discount calculations and accruals.• Modeled, built, and coded Access database with complex code driven forms to import, manage, and report discount data.Tools used:MS Access, Excel, Infinium, JD Edwards, DB2, Crystal Reports

Norcross, Ga, Us

Built management reporting, inventory tracking, and financial reporting tools. Accomplishments:• Created multi-user Access system that accessed AS400 to track inventory, finished goods and production.• Built an AS400 integrated call tracking Access database with VBA front end to aid aged AR collections. • Created VBA enhanced Excel workbooks to capture salesman forecasts, then transfer, and consolidate forecast data into a common Access database. • Automated monthly salesman activity reporting and added budget and forecast variances.Tools used:MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic, AS400, Crystal Reports

New York, Ny, Us

Led testing efforts in the Washington Mutual Capital Corp/Institutional Broker Dealer Implementation Team. Managed full range of test preparation and execution for all systems including Bloomberg trading platform, ADP financial systems, BONY clearance systems, LET an EPN mortgage back security allocation system among others at both primary and disaster recovery locations. Also served as the mortgage backed security and MBSCC SME and created Access tools to fill in gaps not covered by other systems.Accomplishments:• Oversaw all phases of test preparation including test requirements, planning, scripting, sequencing and resource identification and training.• Managed multiple test teams during all test cycles and load testing, ran daily meetings to track issues and bugs, assign resolution priorities, and document fixes and retests.• Created a client/server Access, VBA enhanced system to track and report underwriting and whole loan fees.• Identified and documented best practices for mortgage backed security trading desk support.Tools used:MS Access, MS Project, Bloomberg trading platform, LET, EPN, BONY, Sybase, ADP, Unix

Boston, Ma, Us

Served as team leader in Java and HTML web development project to develop internet based supplier management, audit, and tracking applications with Oracle back ends.Accomplishments:• Gathered and documented system requirements, designed, and developed Access prototype for proof of concept.• Created and managed full SDLC project plan.• Developed original Baseline documentation, Gap analysis, business requirements, maintained development schedule, ran testing, trained end users and served as initial help desk.• Delivered system on time and on budget.Tools used:Oracle Developer suite, MS Access, MS Project, Visio, Powerpoint, LoadRunner

New York, Ny, Us

Performed Project Manager role in firm-wide initiative to centralize and uniquely ID client data and implement a data warehouse. Served as team lead for team of 3 business/data analyst who researched and cataloged client data. Created Access data analysis and tracking tools and served as DBA for data consolidation teams.Accomplishments:• Strategically consolidated 6 multi-national business unit systems and support roles.• Gathered requirements, developed and documented ETL mapping utilities utilizing Access and Visual Basic.• Defined strategies and implemented processes to research, verify, and consolidate data from existing databases into new system environments using internally developed ETL tools.• Managed multiple research and cleanup teams.Tools used:MS Access, MS Project, Oracle Developer suite, TOAD

- Served as interim network and system administrator in a Windows NT environment.- Oversaw Fourth Shift accounting system conversion, implementation and customization using Access, Crystal Reports, and Visual Basic as reporting and data management tools.

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- Supported trading desk activities for the mortgage-backed securities area for First Union Capital Markets, First Union National Bank and First Union Mortgage Corp.- Received, analyzed and allocated pool information from brokers, dealers, and customers for MBS trades with monthly volume of approximately $500 million.- Participated on project teams to implement, test and document new computer and GL systems.

Bs, Financial Management

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