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Independent Workday Program Manager, Digital Transformation Consultant, Adoption Leader. Transformation optimizations, strategy and implementation services. Specializing in vendor product reviews/selection, policy, process and program optimization, and ERP systems implementation including large scale project strategy and project management/methodologies. Six Sigma Certified; Certified in Workday as Project Manager and HCM consultant. Partner with leading global Pay/FIN/HR and digital adoption solution vendors. Experienced leader in SaaS global and domestic HCM, Financials and Payroll and payroll interface projects (hands on experience in Workday, SF, Oracle, UP)dhoward@hrxgurus.com

East Norriton, Pa, Us

Established a Workday Services Partnership for HighPoint Solutions, with responsibility for overall ERP practice development and services delivery for growing Cloud HCM and Financials technology group. Provide strategic, advisory and implementation services such as vendor review and selection, implementation project management/oversight, project readiness and HR - FIN transformation consulting, integration and data services and strategy, post-production optimization and outsourced services. Technology focus areas in Workday, Informatica, SAP, NetSuite, Infor and other 3rd party technologies

Reston, Virginia, Us

Reported to CEO to ensure the successful implementation of the Workday solution. Responsible for building and managing regional Workday practice including successful project services delivery, business development and sales support, intellectual capital development along with project staff selection and development. Serve in an advisory role, and escalation point, on all Workday deployments and ensure success by working collaboratively with the Client’s executives/project manager, Workday leadership and Collaborative’s Engagement Manager. Responsible for key performance metrics for the professional service operations which includes top line revenue, margin, utilization, customer satisfaction, and customer referenceability.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Reported to Global VP of Delivery, led Delivery Service Organization activities and team of engagement/project managers on Workday domestic and global projects as well as Collaborative Cynergy implementation methodology. Support large scale customers in strategic planning, readiness, and implementations; responsible for partnering in business development activities.

Independent consultant providing strategic HR transformation and management services focused on human capital, operational effectiveness, management and outsourcing initiatives. Activities include providing strategy and hands on project & implementation design services for cloud computing, SaaS models, including Workday HCM and Taleo, IT systems for US, global firms and non-profits in 50+ countries.

Reporting to VP HR Operations, hired to develop the HR Program/Project Management Office (PMO) for assessing, streamlining, integrating and transforming HR policies, programs, products, communications, standards and processes for operational efficiencies due to large corporate acquisition. Office is liaison between HR and the business with execution of HR projects, annual events, core HR process, and performance for setting standards and tracking HR effectiveness. Additionally, conducted and oversaw vendor selection, outsourcing, and project implementation in benefits and executive compensation.

Consultant providing expertise in aligning human capital and strategic business plans. Clients include Fortune 500, start-ups and high growth firms.

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Provided recruitment strategy and implementation for up to seven (7) subsidiaries of THK, all in high growth scenarios from M&A activity. With recruitment program, provided over 300K in savings to Corporation in first year. Developed and executed a complete workforce management program, developing core competencies from corporate level to individual roles. Created documentation outlining hiring processes thru employee evaluations- In working with Corporate Auditor, ensured Sarbanes Oxley compliant.

Morrisville, Us

Re-engineer corporate hiring processes for Sarbanes Ox. & Federal Contractor compliance;Devel HR Forms library, document process guidelines and deliver training; Develop 1st & 2nd year corporate AAPs; Create on-line career center & proprietary applicant tracking system;Reduced AAP data collection process from year one and two from 5 months to 2 weeks; Conduct national sales and executive recruitment.

Reporting to CEO, Executive leader for an international IT Consulting corporation; responsible for Operations & Delivery of IT Contract and Professional Solutions to Global 2000 clients. P&L responsibility for all departments except finance & outside sales. Firm raised $3MM in VC in 2000. Acquired by Valtech, Inc. in March 2002

Grew technical billing staff by over 100% and focused the teams into more effective work groups for training and projects

Masters, Economics & Statistics

Ba, Business Management

Ba, Economics