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Texas, United States

Plano, TX

Erlanger, KY

> Managed various functional areas including Data Center Management and Administration System Development and Support, which encompassed HR, Legal and Corporate Ethics.> Led team of Toyota Specialists through turnkey transition from Peoplesoft HR to next generation HR platform. Large-scale effort to develop business case, manage vendor selection and.

Erlanger, KY

> Successfully transitioned IT business applications while leading project team to single outsourced support model. Created and executed the Application Maintenance Services strategy from inception to confirmation of contract activities.> Benchmarked application support best practices and identified optimal methods to utilize in Toyota environment> Led.

Erlanger, KY

> Responsible for development and support of logistics applications for non-vehicle parts business. Collaborated with Production Control to understand business processes and leverage system capacity to complement business processes.> Led technological roadmap for systems to support non-vehicle parts ordering and shipping business processes.> Trained and.

Erlanger, KY

> Led implementation of several Accounting and Finance applications covering all North American plants, including two plant start-ups.> Demonstrated innovative and kaizen-minded thinking to improve Accounts Payable application functionality by consolidating eight versions into one standard process. Savings of 75% of operational support cost YOY.>.

Cincinnati, OH

> Directed reusable pallet program including rollout to Sara Lee production and warehouse facilities and expanded to non-Sara Lee entities within supply chain.> Collaborated with logistics senior management to develop, maintain and monitor KPI’s and reported program success to corporate executives.

Cincinnati, OH

> Managed finished goods inventory levels between J.D. Edwards corporate financial systems and six warehouse management systems.> Collaborated with warehouse inventory personnel in each facility to achieve and maintain 99% finish goods inventory data accuracy.

St. Louis, MO

> Trained users on proper process flow methodologies and mechanics; led process flow mapping for J.D. Edwards implementation.> Led and facilitated system and user acceptance testing for SAP implementation.