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Springdale, Ar, Us

Responsible for all IT activities in support of plant operations for Tyon’s Poultry and Prepared Foods business units. Manage a team of 7 analysts.

Springdale, Ar, Us

• Managed 20+ IT projects simultaneously as the sole IT project manager for the poultry division. Also maintained the project roadmap and met regularly with business leaders to prioritize projects.

Little Ferry, Nj, Us

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Created and manage a new team that provides the following services in support of the health insurance company’s Enrollment, Billing, and Payments departments:• Project management and status reporting for all projects in the organization.• Issue and problem management to resolve any issues impacting our customers.• Continuous process improvement to improve productivity, efficiency, and quality utilizing LeanSix Sigma best practices.• Data analysis and creation of reports and dashboards for corporate leadership.• Provide support as needed for Corporate Finance, Compliance, state health plans, and audits.

Ashburn, Virginia, Us

• Managed a team of SAP developers and analysts responsible for the SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Exchange Infrastructure (XI) modules.• Led a global initiative to adopt DevOps and Continuous Delivery processes so the SAP team could realize benefits of faster project delivery, improved efficiencies via automation, and reduced project complexity.• Managed the Master Data Management IT team which develops and supports over 20 softwareapplications used globally for master data management, account reconciliations and financial reporting.• Created and managed the Business Analyst Center of Excellence to grow and mature the skills for 100 business analysts. Efforts included developing individualized training programs that addressed each BA’s training needs, assigning mentors to newer analysts, and developing a CBAP certification training program.• Managed a team of 17 analysts and developers in the Finance IT department, plus provided managerial support to 90 more IT employees as part of an extended site manager role for the Conway, AR office.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

• Formed and managed a new team of project managers that utilized best practices from projectmanagement, continuous improvement, and Lean Six Sigma for the Finance department’s projects. Those projects included a migration of the company’s travel and expense report software to SAP, and the rollout of a new supplier onboarding process and software. • Managed 68 projects within the IT Rapid Response team for the Corporate Finance, Tax, Treasury, Master Data Management, Business Intelligence and Risk Management application domain areas.• Program managed the Infrastructure Lifecycle Management program, an initiative to replace servers, operating systems, databases, and other infrastructure that had reached end of life or support.• Chairman of the Infrastructure Project Forum within the IT Infrastructure department. The mission was to further enhance the skills of project managers and business analysts within the department.

Responsible for all aspects of data and application security risk for the banking division’s 200 software applications to ensure that our clients’ sensitive information was securely protected, our applications were adhering to the firm’s IT control policies, and that the company was prepared for audits (Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), SAS70, and internal).

Mclean, Va, Us

Managed a project to create a scoring model and decisioning system for processing customers’ car loan applications. The system utilized loan application information and credit bureau data to instantly accept or decline applications as well as to determine the resulting interest rates.

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As part of an internet consulting firm, managed teams in the integration, custom development, and implementation of leading web-based software applications. Managed projects for the following clients: Visa, Compaq Computer Corporation, Hoover’s Online, and Homeloan.net.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Managed a team of web developers and graphic artists in the creation of streaming audio/video internet presentations for the division’s largest client, IBM Corporation.

Managed a team of software developers in the development of new, electronic payment services utilizing the internet, ACH, and EDI for the company’s mortgage customers. New applications included an internet application that allowed customers to pay their mortgages online, and a biweekly payment service.

Programmed the software company’s product which is used in the commercial property management industry. The suite of software is centered on financial, property management, and real estate operations.

Developed a payment processing application for use in the cable utilities industry. Also designed and programmed an automated, predictive dialer telephone system that called customers and allowed collections agents to reference account information.

Houston, Texas, Us

Programmed a new accounts receivable system that posted customer invoice payments received via EDI.

Developed a sales order system that allowed salespeople to record product sales made to distributors and retailers.

Developed banking applications for the software company’s clients that allowed teller terminals to process deposit and withdrawal transactions.

Master Of Information Systems, Information Systems

Masters Of Science, Operations Management And Supervision

Masters Of Business Administration, Finance

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Science