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- Manage relationships with multiple service providers for Application Development and Management- Perform data gathering and analysis in support of contract negotiations, changes and extensions- Perform data gathering and analysis for budgets and operational efficiency- Present findings/recommendations to the CIO on Demand Management and optimization of the service delivery model in support of budget task- Develop reports for ad-hoc requests from Purchasing and IT Finance- In 2013, performed an efficiency study with Gartner of IT’s ADM and presented results to the CIO, IT Directors and IT Financial Controller- Drive cost savings as the Supplier Competition Manager through a bidding process for projects and supplemental staffing

Traverse City, Michigan

- Manage/coordinate client auditing engagements, and develop audit work program- Project Quality Manager for the ITM Sales/Marketing and After Sales departments- Drive process improvement to reduce IT operational costs, ensure quality of application changes and the stability of the online production environment- Saved $500,000 (effort/cost) by leading and implementing IT process improvements- Managed implementation of audit processes, procedures, guidelines, and reporting tools- Conduct extensive control consultation and analysis as a member of a diverse audit team- Analyze, document and determine adequacy level of internal controls over business/IT processes- Influence evolution of IT audit/SOX processes to balance compliance and effort/cost involved- Continue internal IT auditor role in addition to leadership and management responsibilities- Identify, lead, and implement non-conformance remediation efforts and control improvements- Document, prepare and present SOX Compliance reports to senior managers, director and VP- Extract data, perform analysis and generate reports for monthly ITM Scorecard

- Plan/audit IT system/processes to ensure controls/risks comply with corporate policies- Document and present results, issues, and recommendations to management - Combined experience, judgment, and industry knowledge to perform audits - Train personnel on new/updated audit processes, policies, and tools to ensure control success- Act as a SOX/audit consultant to management, internal groups, and application teams- Collaborate and coordinate activities with internal and external audit/SOX groups

- Managed PC Global for over three hundred ITM users. This project involved converting PC’s to Windows XP, new security protocol, file and print servers, identification of all applications by user and software licensing requirements, identifying and tracking issues, determining hardware requirements, providing training, coordination of IT Infrastructure staff and external supplier support effort.- Supported department director, included developing VP level metrics and special projects - Created and maintained project management and SDLC processes, policies, and standards - Provided leadership, managed resources, and set/managed client relationships and expectations.

- Redesigned the process for input of vehicle specifications used in the annual Product Cost Study.- Provided leadership, managed resources, and set/managed client relationships and expectations.- Developed mainframe DB2 applications for the defining vehicle specifications and generating weekly forecasts of part buying conditions for the supplier release.- Designed and implemented a unique two-dimensional logical structure using DB2 package sets and partitions to reduce downtime from daily batch processing from eight hours to less than five minutes.- Optimized the performance of online and batch programs by tuning SQL and DB2 table indexes. - Created ad-hoc reports using QMF to extract data from DB2 tables

- Planned/scheduled IT process audits and prepared audit reports for management- Worked directly with UL (Underwriters Labs) Auditor for the annual ISO 9000 certification process- Document and present results, issues, and recommendations to management

- Developed several mainframe DB2 applications; provided training and support. One application saved millions by automating the annual process of direct labor reconciliation. - Supported development teams in my department as an Application Database Administrator (ADBA). Activities included data modeling, designing and load DB2 tables, performance tuning and worked with the DBA’s for production deployment.

Bachelor'S Degree, Management Information Systems And Quantitative Methods, 3.34

Graduated with honors from the School of Economics and Management

Master’S Certificate In It Project Management