David Mathias Email & Phone Number

Lake County, Il

Supporting activities for HR, Payroll, and Time Keeping.

Manage projects associated to the Finance Business Function.

Lake County, Il

Manage projects related to the AbbottSource Application.Manage projects related to the Purchasing Information Network (PIN) Application.Work with WIN to implement wireless connectivity throughout all Purchasing Conference Rooms.Develop Electronic Contract Management Initiative to improve the lifecycle management of Purchasing Contracts.Work with Compliance to develop electronic Social Responsibility Survey process.Work with Compliance to improve Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) process.

Manage projects related to the Electronic Package Approval System (ePAS) while following SLC process in validated environment.Develop and execute test protocols used to verify that system changes functioned properly while continuing to meet established business requirements.Assist in developing alternatives and selecting specific action plans and projects to address identified business needs.Assure planned projects effectively integrate with existing projects, systems, and strategies, so both short and long-term goals will be attained.Perform projects using existing standards and methodologies while understanding the relationship between systems and business processes.Identify, investigate, and troubleshoot issues while determining resolution actions plans.Assist in the management of system projects to resolve business issues. Work closely with Santa Clara site to test Matrix One Product Lifecycle Management application. Received ADD IT V.P. Award in the process. Develop work flow processes to verify functionality of current procedures and determine possible changes to increase efficiency.

Develop project plans and schedules for multiple projects.Monitor project status and identify possible issues that could negatively impact project.Deliver project information to stakeholders in both oral and written communications. This includes creating a departmental project dashboard in Access to track current projects and their status.Utilize existing methods, processes, and standards to verify all activities are being performed properly.Develop approaches to solve issues within both applications and systems.Implement process changes that improve overall efficiency of tasks and projects. This includes the development of an automated process that reduced metric reporting by 87%. Worked on the Virus Emergency Response Team to develop and outline procedures to be used by PPG in the event of an electronic threat entering the Abbott environment.Worked with team members to save Computer Hardware Services $400,000 annually by implementing a new billing process.

Responsible for ordering more than 5,000 repair and upgrade hardware components annually for desktops, laptops, servers, and printers.Monitor and report on reimbursement for warranty repairs totaling more than $100,000 annually.Analyze data from ordering database to determine trends and issues while verifying vendor compliance to contractual agreements with Abbott.Communicate with vendors when issues occur and escalate awareness when necessary.Manage the daily receiving and shipping of both purchase and warranty parts from all vendors.Evaluate and recommend changes to improve existing processes and procedures being used throughout department and solicit feedback both internally and externally.Implemented technology process improvements associated with parts procurement resulting in increased part ordering efficiency.Manage replacement and repair activities for the LARS system as well as performing service on touch screen monitors. This allowed the minimization of third party vendors for repair saving more than $1,000 per failure. Produce multiple management presentations used to educate both external and internal users.

Mba, Mpm

Ba, General Studies

Bs, Business Information Systems

Participated in the development of current Network Lab being utilized at university. Tutored classmates is mathematics and computer science.