Christopher Richard Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, OH, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Rosemont, Illinois, US

• Created and implemented IT road map and vendor/professional services solution for world’s leading label and consumer packaging provider.
• Led requirements gathering and managed third party RFP process to eliminate 30 disparate data sources.
• Established enterprise-wide single source of truth, enhanced data integrity solution.
• Created a Configure/Price/Quote solution which reduced cycle time by 25 days with 100% current cost accuracy.

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Developed and managed targeted technology applications for global, $5B asset real estate company servicing 300+ properties and 4K tenants. specializing in grocery – anchored shopping centers. Converted from contract.
• Improved lease compliance to 90%+ to increase annual revenue by > $1M.
• Received Gold level, MAXI award from The International Council of Shopping Centers for the innovative Dash-comm solution, a ground-breaking tool which elevated Customer Service and streamlined business processes.
• Managed 9-person Agile Development team as Product Owner and Executive Sponsor.

Mason, Ohio, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Interim, succession role for VP, IT. Led system migration for global provider of branded, direct import and private label protective gear solutions.
• Fully supported ecommerce and custom retail solution merchandising to ensure smooth, uninterrupted business operations while directly managing enterprise-wide system migration from Legacy West Chester Protective Gear.

Springdale, AR, US

• Key resource to lead post- acquisition IT system migration of legacy systems to SAP for $37B parent, $1.8B supplier of Consumer Package Good food products and co-pack services.
• Led process and system architecture sessions to map and validate master data and 5K+ transaction set for K-12 school programs to ensure Federal, State and Local regulatory compliance.
• Saved $2M by decommissioning 10 software applications and 4+ service providers without disruption to user community.

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Managed IT Project Management Office – i.e., budget, staffing, SOX compliance, acquisition projects, data analysis, design and implementation of digital solutions and capital planning.
• Improved Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) from 33 to 28 by implementing innovative tool and partnering with Financial Budgeting team.
• Applied Lean Six Sigma methodologies to realize a $30M protein procurement savings.

Cincinnati, OH, US

Led Finance, Marketing and Sales leader discussions to create user friendly KPI dashboards and customer report views for SKU profitability, performance data and trade promotion ROI.

Milford, OH, US

Directed IT strategy and budget for privately held oleo chemical and biodiesel processor. Improved logistics shipping process, saving $100K annually by implementing new technology solutions. Led 8 direct reports and used Six Sigma methodologies to drive 4X improvement in transaction processing with a 30% increase in inventory accuracy. Reported to CFO.

Calculated financial metrics for 400 Executive scorecards by analyzing multiple account tree levels of income statement and balance sheet. Established operational process within 7 months.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Developed business case and took active leadership role in implementing $12M Oracle JD Edwards 8.11 ERP system for $900M manufacturer of plastics process machinery, aftermarket processing solutions and industrial fluids. Partnered with IBM to collaborate with German and Indian stakeholders to accelerate system usage and solution adoption.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Mba/Mmm, Finance, Manufacturing

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering