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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

*Directed customer-facing consultations to define and propose technology solution delivery projects, including leading a team in charge of coordinating deployments of Oracle NetSuite solutions for customer accounts.*Managed project budgets of up to $200,000 while also prioritizing technology team activities and business resources to ensure proper asset allocation across multiple solution delivery projects.*Advised customer regarding available technology products and services, aligning solution offerings to the immediate and evolving needs of customer businesses.*Led all aspects of project lifecycles, including working with customer stakeholders to gather requirements, negotiate contracts and service agreements, and leading project teams in charge of developing, implementing, and supporting NetSuite products.*Utilized Agile / Scrum methodologies to manage project teams and deliverables, accelerating solution delivery initiatives while improving oversight of project performance.

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

*Led the design and implementation of new ERP, PLM, and MES systems throughout a large-scale manufacturing environment, including creating operational workflows for two manufacturing lines.*Organized and managed a team of 30 technology professionals, including project managers, systems engineers, and software developers, strategically positioning and leading the teams throughout all solution development and delivery activities.*Deployed end-to-end IT infrastructures, enterprise applications, and database architectures according to the customer’s unique operational and technical requirements.*Developed a collaborative team culture that accelerated team performance and productivity 45%, while improving overall team morale, leading to a 20% reduction in workforce churn.

Minneapolis, Mn

*Oversaw all aspects of directing the IT organization, including leading a 15-member team of software developers, data analysts and architects, and QA specialists, while also managing a $1 million IT budget.*Mentored and trained IT staff to improve overall IT performance and synergy in addition to preparing team members for career advancement.*Advised other business leaders regarding the optimal positioning of enterprise IT systems, processes, products, and services to elevate performance across the entire company; recommended, designed, and implemented new IT solutions, including infrastructure, cloud, and database architectures.*Implemented data analytics and visualization solutions that enabled deep insights into IT and business performance; developed business intelligence tools such as automated reports and executive dashboards.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

*Led technology architecture development for a growing business unit focused on software product development, managing multiple global and offshore technology teams.*Leveraged strong knowledge of retail software development to optimize product teams, reduce build times, improve software product development lifecycles, and elevate product value.*Introduced Agile processes to improve the governance of internal, offshore, and external teams, significantly improving the efficiency of global project management activities.

Irvine, California, United States

*Managed technology consulting engagements for major customers in the retail industry, including Nike, leading solution delivery teams and projects to deploy data architectures, data analytics systems, web interfaces, and coordinating the seamless integration of platforms to existing production environments.*Oversaw the complete development of core software and extended features based on immediate and evolving technical requirements, aligning customized software products to customers’ unique operational needs.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

*Directed a team in charge of developing end-to-end IT architectures, leading all aspects of solution delivery project estimation, planning, and completion; managed the creation and implementation of cloud-based technologies and data architectures.EARLY CAREERQUANTUM RETAIL, Minneapolis, MNTechnical Consulting Team Lead (2012 - 2014)J&B GROUP, Minneapolis, MNApplication Data Architect / Reporting Services Supervisor (2009 - 2012) EPICOR SOFTWARE, Minneapolis, MNLead Technology Architect (2006 - 2009)

Associate’S Degree, Information Technology

Coursework Toward A Bachelor Of Science, Information Technology Degree

Technology Leadership Coursework