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Winterville, Nc, Us

United States

Living a dream!

North Carolina

Technology Leader with 18+ years Business, Operations, & Lean Manufacturing experience.Accomplished multi-national Organization & Technology manager with strong background inManufacturing IT and various high-impact environments (ERP/MES/ETC). Six-Sigma DMAIC beltedwith additional experience in PMBOK and multiple CI methodologies (Six Sigma, Kaizen, 7-Step,RCA, Value Stream Mapping, & many more) on medium to large full life cycle projects.

North Carolina, Usa / Saint Nazaire, France

Multi-National ICT Leadership role in North Carolina and France. Responsible for ICT Operations of Factory & Support functions. Factory stand-up and support of multiple systems [3000+ assets]. Lead a US and French team of direct plus contract support. Budget accountable in Euros and Dollars of MM annually.Have served as the NCBU Lean implementation manager and Global Spirit Production System council representative with project work spanning the United States and several countries in Western Europe.

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Multi-faceted leadership role in a $1B+ manufacturing environment. Accountable for technology introduction, infrastructure, application development, and project management of the Manufacturing Execution System(s). Responsible for building overall capability of the Production Support team.Major Accomplishments• Reduced factory floor downtime by 80% within first 18 months in role.• Sponsored 5 key improvement projects within first 12 months onsite.• Implemented data-driven department metrics focusing on process improvement and cost reduction. Methodologies used: Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, & RCA.**From 2009 forward served on core leadership team of a multi-national Oracle 11i E-Business Suite implementation. Commonized greater than 85% of processes across multiple manufacturing facilities responsible for more than 2B annual revenue.Responsibilities• Establish metrics and monitor overall program health.• Manage and control the master project plan.• Design, setup, and facilitate the programs core conference room pilots.

Responsible for delivering long-range technology roadmaps that align with the future state of the transportation industry. Interact with organizational leaders developing functional business models to validate technology solutions. Consult with business partners and technology experts to ensure future infrastructure alignment with the enterprise data model and application development standards.Major Accomplishments• Sponsored the creation of a new System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process. Pulled best practices from: Six Sigma, ISO9000, Capability Maturity Model (CMM).• Conducted a mini-summit for IS leadership with the theme “Next Generation Desktop.” Presented [abstract level]: IBM Domino vs. Exchange, Microsoft common office platforms• Developed a portal strategy, including the definition of an enterprise data model, setting application development standards, and introduction to Web 2.0.

Managed Data Center providing services to the Missouri Lottery and its retail partners. Responsibilities included actively managing central systems, LAN/WAN, communications, Tier-2 call center, and desktop support. GTECH revenue 1B+ annually.Major Accomplishments• 2004 RFI/RFP team member that resulted in a 10-year, $150M contract award from the State of Missouri.• Leadership Development Program – Selected as one of ten invitees (from 5000+) to work at senior levels of GTECH addressing current company challenges. Areas of focus included: Finance, HR Policy and Procedure, Teamwork, Leadership, Business Writing, Presentation Skills, Erehwon, Consultative Selling, Problem Solving, Negotiating Skills, Conflict Resolution, Government Relations and the Sales Process.• Successful implementation of a statewide radio and satellite network that replaced an outdated x.25 protocol network. Served as war-room manager and network engineer.• Successful implementation of multiple system enhancements including new games, enhanced content, and other contractual & regulatory mandates.**Other capacities served in during this period: Network Administration, Special Projects assist, Data Center Operations, Field Services

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Technology & Organizational Management, 4.0 Gpa

Focus on international studies & technology.

Ms, Information Technology Management

Bs, Business Administratioin

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Amt - A&P, Aviation Maintenance Technology, 4.0 Gpa

FAA A&P