Led move to Agile Development for BI and Analytics. Drove key transformation initiatives of Simplification, Road-Mapping and Operational Excellence.

In this role I functioned as the 'CxO'. Areas of Responsibility included:System and Platform Strategy.Enterprise Project Portfolio Prioritization. Vendor and Contract ManagementBI and Analytics Direction, leveraging SAP HANA, BOBJ, BW and SAS toolsIT Finance, Budgeting and Chargeback MethodologyOrganizational Structure alignment

In this role I brought together a globally distributed network of application architects into 'virtual' team that functioned well together.In addition I integrated technology research functions into the enterprise architecture group reducing costs and increasing efficiency of this function.

In this role I was the point of contact between corporate IT and two major business units. Utilizing relationship management techniques I increased internal stakeholder satisfaction by 25 percent in the first year.

I led the cross-functional team to create an updated business intelligence strategy. This resulted in new tool selection, new processes, and increased use of data visualization.Further driving architecture best practices across the organization while also focusing on value creation and new technology incubation.

Taking charge of the voice and data network teams after acquiring three remote plant locations with their own infrastructure was a challenge.I created the network health report, full inventory, and a roadmap to leverage standardized technology across a network of 600 physical locations.

Formulated strategic architectures for the global enterprise; planned, directed, and communicated platform strategy focusing on SAP NetWeaver and MS .Net technology stacks. Established and chaired the enterprise architecture review board .Corrected previous enterprise data warehouse strategy saving the company over $3 million capital investment by focusing on SAP NetWeaver BIEnsured architectural compliance of all IS projects by screening 200+ projects annually.Created business process models, high-level diagrams, system interaction models in tools such as MS Visio and ProVision to enable common understanding of complex issues.Presented architectural strategies to multiple organizational levels including business unit leaders to foster cooperation between IT and BU’s. Reviewed industry analyst publications from Gartner, Forrester, Meta group, etc .to identify applicable trends for relevance to our business. Member of Forrester Oval Council EA Leadership board.

Implemented Integration Center of Excellence handling all interface/Integration needs of the company including internal integrations and B2B integrations.Successfully delivered integrations during multi-million dollar mainframe elimination project with hundreds of new integration points between SAP and other systems.Initiated quarterly system enhancement projects, increasing quality, speed of delivery and business unit satisfaction Use this bullet as an example of a good oneImplemented custom development standard and process enabling resource flexibility and process repeatability.Coordinated design and development activities on multiple, cross-functional teams resulting in on-time, on-budget projects including the first e-recruiting tool implemented at the company.Included were SAP Org Management, PA, Payroll, TM, Benefits, Tax Reporting, etc. Also included were integrations with various third party applications and custom developed solutions.