Derek Dyer Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL

• C5MI is a business transformation firm that partners with organizations to leverage data to maximize business value. We bring extensive industry experience to guide our clients through the process of discovering.
• Manufacturing and supply chain optimization
• Digital manufacturing
• Operational intelligence
• Lean 4.0
• Program managementThe C5MI NameOur name intentionally reflects our ability to create a common operating picture (COP) that provides a real or near time view of your business environment and benefits to your bottom.

Peoria, Illinois Area

• Directed migration of primary SAP ECC instance to SAP Business Suite on HANA
• Facilitated successful and aggressive co-sourcing of SAP support to strategic partner
• Lead global team across key enterprise value streams with responsibility for more than 525 systems
• Primary ownership of SAP solutions, which includes responsibility for 18 production systems and HANA environments

Bettendorf, IA

• Fortis Consulting LLC is an independent consulting firm that specializes in providing direction to its clients on IT strategy, ERP implementations and support models, SAP HANA, and driving change through IT innovation.
• Extensive global experience on complex ERP implementations.
• Deep understanding of SAP methodologies and best practices.
• Expert knowledge of SAP HANA platform including driving the investment to become a distinct competitive advantage.
• Strong capabilities in creating successful partnerships with SAP.
• Broad knowledge in creating, managing, and optimizing an Application Managed Service (AMS) for global SAP Support.

Moline, Illinois

Responsible for all dealer and customer facing applications, & Dealer Business Systems (DBS) for John Deere on a global basis. Directed a team of 375+ IT professionals located in US, Europe, China, India, Brazil, & Mexico.

Moline, IL

• Selected to build and lead the enterprise SAP IT function for growing global organization. Managed an annual budget of $155 million and a staff of 600 company employees and 300+ contract resources.
• Led Enterprise wide adoption, deployment, and implementation of SAP ECC and overall SAP components across 4 divisions, multiple countries, and key business areas.
• Initiated and led the first global deployment of SAP ERP Business Suite on HANA.
• Partnered with senior SAP leadership to aggressively drive early HANA adoption to solve complex business problems and to enhance critical processes.
• Created a high-powered team focused on Innovation that resulted in new solutions to critical business issues.
• Established a large Application Managed Service (AMS) for global SAP Support resulting in 25% cost reduction and increased performance.

Waterloo, Iowa Area

• Led the largest factory’s supply management and logistics team in the procurement of $1B of direct materials and $400M of indirect materials, all inbound and outbound transportation, and warehouse operations.
• Transformed team to unprecedented levels of supplier performance driving delinquencies down from 4800 to 120.
• Led the resolution to a decade-long business issue with the procurement, logistics, and line delivery of wheels and tires.

• Directed the Agricultural Division SAP team through first two full implementations.
• Utilized ASAP methodology to lead blueprint, realization, and Go Live.
• Served as leadership liaison to factory leadership teams, resulting in tight alignment and successful implementations.
• Created the global SAP template that was leveraged as the foundation for all future Agricultural Division facilities globally.

Moline, IL

• Led the Application Development and Integration Services team to deliver more than 40,000 hours of customization for initial 2 Enterprise implementations of SAP.
• Managed a team of 60 technical analysts, project managers, and developers.
• Played Go Live Implementation Lead for German implementation directing cutover activities for more than 100 team members.

Greater Chicago Area

Served as technical architect and lead project manager for key client program.

Mba

Bs, Math, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude graduateSemester in Spain, 1991