David Gross, Mba, Mis Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Managed the Enterprise implementation of the password modernization project. This included updating thousands of applications, multiple password directories, coordination with external customers and the rollout to tens of thousands of users. Project was completed with no production downtime or issues. Managed the outsourcing of various help desk functions to a 3rd party reducing cost by millions of dollars. Implemented SailPoint IdentityNow self-service password reset for the Highmark Enterprise. Implemented on-premise Azure Active Directory Password Protection for the Highmark Enterprise and customers. Replaced Skype with Teams and retired Internet Explorer for the Enterprise and customers. Managed the modernization of the corporate email platform for the Enterprise and Joint Ventures.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Developed multiple strategic plans to address projects in distress and bring them to completion. Re-invented the financial tracking process to provide transparency for project financials and then taught Senior Managers the tool for their projects, thereby enabling even more projects to be completed on time and within budget.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Responsible for the overall Syrock operations from Business Strategy / Processes to Software Implementations for clients.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Business Relationship Manager, R&D and QAP&L responsibilities across multiple business units -- Marketing, Research & Development, Quality Assurance and Supply Chain Business. Lead and managed a multitude of virtual internal groups and external vendors.Project Engineer - Factory Optimization: implemented multiple $2MM+ improvement projects from 1) developing project scope and return on investment for each plant customer, 2) eAuction / Bidding based on vendor qualifications, 3) acquiring project budget and capital via the internal capital board, 3) completing vendor contract negotiation, 4) scheduling and ensuring project success. Managed the installation and configuration of Rockwell Industrial Data Centers, Main Distribution Frame & Independent Distribution Frame, fiber and cooper installations, firewalls, vLANs, workstation design & installation, Thin Client implementations, computer room re-architecting, along with the virtual server setup and application installation. When completed, each factory saved millions by reducing product overfills, downtime, quality issues and product recalls.Heinz Kraft Merger: reduced the Zero Based Budget $3 million by integrating 20+ applications within the first 12 months of the merger.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

E- Commerce / Facebook – Marketing Promotions:► HeinzProducts.com, a reusable Facebook/Social Media site for Cyber Monday promotions developed from design to fulfillment involving Digital Marketing, credit card processing and reconciliation, UPS costing and tracking, application stress testing and fulfillment. Fall 2011, the Balsamic Ketchup launch generated over 800 orders per hour, and fall of 2012, Jalapeno Ketchup sold over 20k bottles subsequently driving Walmart to stock both products.► HeinzOverstock.com, designed to reclaim profit of $100 million and avoid additional millions in disposal costs.► MyHeinz.com, custom label site with 10,000+ orders since go-live enabling customized customer orders.Raw Product Management: reduced costs and improved product delivery plus processing by migrating paper based contract management system to the cloud, providing data accuracy and real-time reporting.Statistical Process Control: reduced internal operating cost by $3 million, addressing key gap with plants’ ability to gather real time KPIs, subsequently rolled out nationwide.Corporate Foodservice Contract System – Application Stabilization: reduced $20MM+ in operating costs, reduced user frustration and new initiatives to optimize business processes.Electronic Lab Notebook – ELN: database with searchable research of 8,000+ experiments from over 150 scientists, providing increased efficiency through reduction in experiment duplication, superior IP Protection with full traceability and improved Data Quality and Knowledge Management.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Lead the development, coordination and implementation of financial consolidation initiatives achieving $5MM savings. Incorporated state-of-the-art technologies and processes in the areas of business modeling, requirements gathering, analysis & design, project management, implementation, testing, configuration & change management, and deployment.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Taught "Introduction to Computer Systems" and "Introduction to SQL"

Master Certificate In Information Technology Project Management

Mba, Finance, Magna Cum Laude

Mis, Information Systems, Magna Cum Laude

Bs, Computer Science