Felice Jeffery Email & Phone Number

Kempton, Pa, Us

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Coordinated yearly ~$70M expense budget, ~$25M capital budget and reported and analyzed actual and forecast data for the Information Technology organization of ~220 people. Used ERP systems to execute monthly book close activities including journal entries for multiple organizations under tight time constraints. Communicated monthly/quarterly financial results to the CIO, IT leadership team and CFO team and was instrumental in yearly strategic planning for the IT organization.• Consistently met target of +/- 2% variance on monthly results (actual vs. forecast) including concise, yet detailed reporting and analysis.• Drove cost reduction efforts scrutinizing budget line items and challenging IT managers to make reductions to meet target budget requirements.• Developed and modified cost allocations models, based on changing business structure and conditions, to more accurately distribute IT costs to Business Units/Divisions.• Leveraged SAP and BPC reporting tool to provide financial information to meet the needs and requirements of the business partners enabling timely, flexible management feedback/action.• Realized savings through fixed assets analysis by identifying obsolete assets, adjusting useful life standards and inventory validation resulting in a reduction in one year of >$6M to the expense budget.• Guided the IT organization through corporate financial policies and responsibilities with regard to reporting results, capital asset acquisition and global policies specific to certain countries including VAT, duties, bonding, etc.• Developed and presented financial information instrumental in the planning and execution of acquisitions and divestitures providing timely, flexible data to drive decision making.• Drove and developed standard financial processes used throughout the IT, HR and Finance organizations resulting in efficiency and productivity improvements including increased reporting accuracy and reduced rework due to standardized GL codes.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Established an IT support function for two auxiliary locations, Cedar Crest (2,500 people) and 12th St (100 people) facilities, to address the IT issues of the R&D business partners located there. Drove adoption of standard computing platforms, technologies and systems to create efficient use of computing resources and reduce costs.• Organized and led Operations and Architecture Steering Team meetings with R&D and IT organizations to develop productive relationships focused on common business goals. • Implemented projects to streamline and standardize IT functions resulting in optimized financial and operational benefits.• Drove integration of stand-alone solutions to leverage resources and efficiency.• Overhauled and provided structure and tracking for the IT Agere Spinoff budget providing results reporting and analysis to the IT leadership team.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Organized and project managed the IT Infrastructure team (35 people) through a 2 year implementation of Oracle ERP. Created and tracked all aspects of the project from initial project plans to personnel to budget.• Developed and updated project plans and reports using software tools to track progress and identify possible roadblocks or opportunities.• Communicated status at organizational and project meetings providing detailed timelines and budget information necessary for integration with the full project plan.• Led weekly infrastructure project planning meetings focused on addressing issues and future tasks to ensure ultimate success of the project.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Additional Experience - Led a five person team to introduce PCs to the administrative assistants and engineers. Taught Introduction to Computing classes. Developed and implemented time and cost savings projects for test engineering and production teams.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering