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Reno, Nevada, United States

Manage the complete lifecycle of HydroPoint's enterprise systems, encompassing project management, development, and continuous delivery. Oversee the implementation and maintenance of ERP, CRM, and Field Service Management solutions. Spearhead the optimization of business systems to support HydroPoint's growth, ensuring resilience, agility, and alignment with evolving market and organizational requirements.

Reno, Nevada Area

Work closely with client program leaders and executive management to plan and carry out all activities related to PLM services, aligning them with customer business objectives and goals. Assume responsibility for managing project budgets and ensuring the quality of work delivered, while overseeing services teams comprising of Solution Architects, Consultants, and Developers, whether they are located on site or off shore.

Austin, Texas Area

Provided strategic guidance, technical expertise, and program management leadership in the development of a data hub utilizing AWS Redshift, Mulesoft Middleware, SQL and custom Python code. Provided Sales & Services Operations unprecedented visibility to customer products, systems, warranties and contracts using Tableau for BI visualization. • Renegotiated an Oracle Fusion integration proposal resulting in a $1M cost avoidance by reducing scope and utilizing existing technologies, resources and services.• Built collaborative relationships with business partners and data owners to understand source data, system processes and data flow.• Strengthened project accountability by injecting a formalized structure of documentation; project charter, high level road map, detailed project plan, MS Project schedule, risk assessment, team roles and responsibilities.• Built project structure using JIRA to enable Agile Scrum methodology for tracking tasks, issues, requests and progress while significantly increasing efficiency of coordination with other Agile teams.Key Technologies:AWS, Redshift, Aginity for Redshift, mySQL, JIRA, ETL, Python, InforEAM, Tableau, ServiceNow

Pasadena, Ca

Recruited by the CIO and given the responsibility of establishing the strategic direction, planning and implementation of software and technology tools and projects to support all business, construction, and operational aspects of an international, privately funded $1B Giant Magellan Telescope project.Leadership & Technology Solutions• Eliminated contracted IT support by establishing all facets of an internal corporate information technology organization and infrastructure. Recruited and hired staff to support system administration, application management and desktop support. Resulted in a structured organization with internal controls and reduced cycle time.• Directed an initiative to implement ReqLogic, a cloud-hosted procurement solution integrated with MS Dynamics SL to automate the corporate procurement and contract management processes. Reduced cycle time by over 40%.• Led a coordinated, multi-vendor initiative to deploy Paychex HRIS solution to automate corporate timekeeping, new employee on-boarding, performance reviews and other human resource management functions. Reduced on-boarding process time by 60%.• Expanded financial reporting capabilities, developed report portal resulting in $600K savings over life of project, enabled corporate wide access to financial data without additional license costs. • Wrote and developed corporate IT policies to govern safe and secure management of company’s intellectual property.• Planned, developed and documented an enterprise software system architecture that addressed project control requirements to support budget, scheduling, estimating, issue tracking, earned value management and document control.Key Technologies:MS Dynamics SL, ReQlogic, JIRA, SharePoint, AutoCAD, Deltek COBRA, Primavera, SolidWorks-EPDM, ANSYS, NASTRAN, Xerox Docushare, DirectorPoint, Cognition Cockpit, SQL Server Management Studio, Office 365, Active Directory, Amazon Web Services

San Francisco Bay Area

Chosen for new role based upon organizational restructuring and given total responsibility for newly centralized business systems organization supporting the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Directed the design, enhancement, and support of 34 multi-platform engineering, financial planning, data configuration / change management, asset management, ERP, data collaboration, and radiological / hazardous material applications utilized by over 2,000 users. Drive all aspects of business / process improvement, automation, integration, and standardization strategies to increase operational efficiency, reduce risk, minimize costs, and strengthen information access. Develop and oversee annual budget of up to $5 million. Managed teams of up to 15 development, testing, and support engineers, external vendors and contractors. Leadership & Technology Solutions:• Lead a feasibility study team to consolidate and integrate multiple ERP, EAM and custom business applications with a goal to increase operational efficiency, reduce infrastructure footprint and provide long term stability on a leading edge platform. Focused on gap resolution between business processes and technical implementation. Reported directly to the CIO.• Directed a major effort involving the integration of an enterprise PLM application and other key business systems.• Integrated 5 disparate teams into a centralized business systems group with standardized ITIL-based change, release, and configuration management processes and tools that improved overall quality of releases by 30-40% and team’s agility to meet the needs of the programs.• Implemented a strategic application collaboration program that fostered an effective approach for implementing key enhancements into suite of applications, eliminating duplication in efforts and inefficient solutions development.Key Technologies:Windchill, ENOVIA PLM, Glovia ERP, Infor EAM, Infor LN, JIRA, Oracle Application Express, FrontRange Issue Management, Remedy

San Francisco Bay Area

Recruited by programatic CIO to build and lead efforts of an internal engineering applications team supporting mission-critical engineering software applications for NIF. Based upon success, given additional responsibility to rollout and manage enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM) application. Led internal resources and external vendors in the development, enhancement, support, and optimal uptime of critical applications supporting multiple programs.Leadership & Technology Solutions• Led a $7 million laboratory-wide strategic initiative to analyze, define, customize, and implement ENOVIA PLM that enabled the centralization of documents and engineering data into a formal configuration control framework.• Established and managed a formalized internal engineering applications team that reduced external consulting cost and increased quality of service. Recruited dedicated resources; built a Help Desk; and set-up standards and procedures for enhancing and supporting 14 engineering applications.• Built and oversaw efforts of enterprise PLM team in developing, enhancing, testing, and supporting critical application utilized by 1,800 users across 17 programs.Key Technologies:MatrixOne PLM, Pro/Engineer, Pro/Intralink, AutoCAD

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Full responsibility for 3-year, multi-million dollar engagement to enhance, implement, and support large-scale, complex Computer Aided Design software environment for a federally funded research and development center. Success resulted in a $3.2 ROI and $3.6 million in additional business. Primary interface with client to define needs and develop solutions to automate manual functions and increase capability. Collaborated with internal product development team to design and integrate add-on components to meet client’s complex product development environment.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Managed team of designers and engineers in designing and packaging a new electronic inhaled anesthesia delivery system for the operating theatre. Awarded a U.S. patent for design of a liquid anesthetic fill valve.

Greater Denver Area

Key contributor in developing the next-generation medical ventilator forecasted to capture $14 million in yearly revenue. Researched and analyzed new composites, air movement, electronic packaging, and oxygen delivery technologies. Awarded 2 U.S. patents for the development of new medical humidifier.

Greater Denver Area

Led teams in designing the external protection system for the Midgetman Missile Program; and developed assemblies and parts for new mail sorter to capture the automated mail sorting market.