David K. Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

I currently work as the area lead for Pepperdine University's PeopleSoft Finance and Supply Chain Management (FSCM) implementation. Within this position, I...⬩ Developed functional procedures to manage capital assets, resulting in a 99.6% reduction of over-booked depreciation, valued at $1.8 million.⬩ Manage cross-functional teams to implement strategic initiatives, including initiation and implementation of continuing education opportunities for financial procedures, information system user groups, and development of Pepperdine University's Artifical Intelligence Position Statement.⬩ Am an active member of cross-departmental committees tasked with managing large-scale changes to enterprise grade applications.⬩ Hold seats on the Information Technology Leadership Council and Project Management Task Force.

While performing my primary function as the area lead for Pepperdine University's PeopleSoft FSCM implementation, I took on additional responsibilities as the interim PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) analyst. During this time, I...⬩ Managed consulting and development resources to achieve project outcomes, including key compliance and regulatory requirements.⬩ Reestablished productive working relationships between the Enterprise Information Systems and Human Resources teams to accomplish business operations.⬩ Was a key member of the hiring committee during all stages of the hiring process for the replacement HCM analyst.

After graduating from Pepperdine University with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, I was hired into a full time position with Pepperdine University’s Information Technology department. During this time I…⬩ Held a prominent role in the device management committee to manage and secure over 3000 University-owned computers.⬩ Managed projects to advance the capabilities of Information Technology’s portfolio of applications.⬩ Collaborated with administrative and academic departments to re-engineer business processes.

While continuing to attend classes during my final year of college, I also held a part-time role managing Pepperdine Information Technology's portfolio of desktop and web applications. Within this role, I...⬩ Managed projects to re-engineer and optimize University business processes within IT's portfolio of applications.⬩ Developed web forms and implemented approvals to create auditable records for University business process.⬩ Administered applications, including Etrieve, KACE, Qualtrics, and Adobe eSign.

In my various internships with Pepperdine University's Information Technology division, I...⬩ Performed project management tasks to augment 166 in-person classrooms into hybrid learning environments. The project budget was in excess of one-million dollars.⬩ Conducted a longitudinal study to measure the failure rates of classroom technology and made formal recommendations to University leadership.⬩ Developed templates to monitor information security system health using the Zabbix open-source software.

Master Of Science - Ms, Cybersecurity

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration And Management, General

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