Gerry W.

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Integration Platform Manager at Sammons Financial Group Companies @ Sammons Financial Group Companies
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States, United States
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About Gerry W.

Resourceful, energetic senior integration platform manager, scrum master with broad experience leading complex, enterprise-wide Global projects. Diverse background includes systems leadership in Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Supply Chain Logistics industries.• Successful Innovator: Designed, formed, and led new Center of Excellence (CoE) team responsible for Enterprise integration. Managed 30+ integrations from initiation to completion totaling $70M.• Superior Customer Service: Completed an 18-month phased rollout of the ECS system for Mexico Banamex bank that resulted in annual cost savings of $12M. • Drives Desired Outcomes: Implemented Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) system in 90 days ensuring successful completion of $1.5 Billion dollar Unilin group acquisition by Mohawk Industries.• Competent with Complexity: Led Operations team of 45 resources that provided 24/7 support for 150+ applications across multiple regions / countries. Provided capacity management, environment provisioning, configuration management (500+ servers, 3,000+ service instances making up 150+ individual environments).Soft Skills• Collaborative Leader• Innovative• Detailed Oriented• Emotional Intelligence• Resilient • Ethical Decision Making• Analytical• Strategy development• Team Building• Facilitator• Adaptable• Persuasive• Dynamic• Enthusiastic• Training• ImaginativeSpecialties• Problem Solving • Global Implementations• Process Improvements• Outsourcing Transitions • Mergers/Acquisitions• Program Management• Robotic Process Automation• Migrations/Conversions Project Life Cycle• SAFe Agile Development• API-based Integration• Testing/Quality Assurance• Data Warehouse/Reporting • Change Management• Environment Provisioning • Data Warehouse/Reporting• Process re-engineering Platform Experience• Cloud/Microsoft Azure• TIBCO, Mulesoft, • Snowflake, Hadoop• Oracle, SAP, JDE ERPs • MongoDB, Oracle, SQL Server Databases• SalesForce, Tableau• Automation Anywhere (RPA)• ServiceNow, JIRA

Gerry W.'s Current Company Details
Sammons Financial Group Companies

Sammons Financial Group Companies

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Integration Platform Manager at Sammons Financial Group Companies
Gerry W. Work Experience Details
  • Sammons Financial Group Companies
    Integration Platform Manager
    Sammons Financial Group Companies Dec 2021 - Present
    West Des Moines, Iowa, Us
    Integration Platform Manager - Achieves results with Middleware team that provides Integration Infrastructure services for mission-critical Insurance and Financial Services applications. Collaborates with architects, developers, and other IT teams to build integration components using modern tools, technologies, frameworks, and systems. Partners with Application teams, Release Management, other Infrastructure teams on impact analysis, planning, change management for major/minor application releases, infrastructure performance tuning, scaling, process/system stability improvements.
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  • Mckesson
    Senior Business Project Manager
    Mckesson Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
    Irving, Texas, Us
    Managed several technology-based projects from initiation to delivery as member of North America Finance Shared Services Program Management team. • Oversaw design, development, testing, implementation of new web-based Prepay system with expanded functionality, improved efficiency, workflow automation. Utilized IBM’s BPM tool. Provided real-time integration with SAP using Mulesoft APIs. Hosted sprint planning, user story creation, demos.• Led CORA Contract Assistant (CCA) transformation project from proof of concept, initiation, requirements, design, build, and testing for three business units. Developed new web-based decision support application employing automation, machine learning to improve accuracy, increase efficiency while reducing headcount. Integrated new system to JDE, SAP, and Hadoop using Mulesoft. Participated in SAFe Agile PI planning, sprint planning, hosted scrum meetings, created user stories.• Managed Image Now to SalesForce transition through initiation, requirements gathering, design, development, and testing for MMS Contract Load, Chargeback functions. Integrated SalesForce to SAP with Mulesoft APIs. Provided superior customer experience with expanded functionality, reporting.• Led SAP/BlackLine Journal Entry implementation for NAFSS Accounting group through initiation, planning, requirements, design, build, and functional unit-testing phases. Standardized journal entry process increasing accuracy, efficiency, reliability. Active participant in SAFe Agile PI planning, assisted with sprint planning, helped with user story creation. • Assisted on Wave 4B, Wave 5, and Wave 6 transformation projects within McKesson’s Finance Operating Model Global Transformation initiative resulting in significant cost savings for McKesson. Led system access provisioning among other duties.
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  • Experis/Manpower Group
    Senior Business Project Manager
    Experis/Manpower Group Aug 2017 - Jan 2019
    Milwaukee, Wi, Us
    Senior Project Manager, McKesson clientManaged several technology-based, transition projects from initiation to delivery as member of the McKesson Financial Center Program Management team. My main focus was on projects leveraging cognitive tools, Robotic Process Automation. • Led three transition projects relocating Pharma, Generic business teams from San Francisco to new McKesson headquarters in Las Colinas.• Oversaw agile design, development of new web based TAA Portal for Contract Compliance group providing expanded functionality, improved accuracy. Integrated with SAP using Mulesoft APIs. Assisted with Agile sprint planning, helped with user story creation, participated in user demos.• Directed multiple RPA projects for SAP automation employing blended SAFe Agile model, Automation Anywhere tool resulting in significant savings for Cash Apps, Account Payable functions. Employed a hybrid Agile development methodology. Defined sprint schedule, hosted scrum meetings, demos.• Managed, oversaw portfolio of Automation Solution group’s cognitive initiatives. Evaluated viability, effectiveness of different cognitive-based tools (Blockchain, OCR, AI, etc.) using proof-of-concepts.
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  • Rent-A-Center
    Senior Project Manager
    Rent-A-Center Jun 2016 - Jul 2017
    Plano, Tx, Us
    Managed $6.5M initiative to centralize collections function for Acceptance Now using BPO vendor. Led all project phases (project initiation through go-live/stabilization). Oversaw all aspects of the project by creating project charter, scope, project plan, communication plan, test plan, and rollout schedule. Maintained raid log, budget. Partnered with key stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery of project commitments. • Created standard operational processes, procedures, interaction model for centralized collections. • Led design, development, testing, and implementation of service-based integration of RAC Point-of-Sale system and vendor’s CRM system. Led sprint planning, hosted daily Agile scrum meetings, demos, assisted with formulation of user stories, test cases.
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  • Citi
    Messaging Middleware Manager
    Citi Feb 2012 - Jun 2016
    New York, New York, Us
    Message Middleware Manager, CTI GCG Core Infrastructure Services Served as program manager for team of 30 resources that provided Infrastructure shared services for 40+ banking applications across Latin America and Mexico (Ex. Banamex). Utilized TIBCO BusinessWorks, BusinessEvents, Enterprise Message Service, Spotfire, AMX BPM products. Managed $14M budget.• Worked closely with business, development, other infrastructure, and quality teams to design, build, deliver scalable solutions providing new business functionality, meeting key compliance needs, delivering significant cost savings for Global Consumer. Utilized a ProdOps 24/7 Global model. • Partnered with Application teams, Release Management, other Infrastructure teams on impact analysis, planning, change management for major/minor application releases, infrastructure performance tuning, scaling, process/system stability improvements.Infrastructure Manager, TIBCO Runtime OperationsManaged Middleware group of 45 resources that provided Middleware Infrastructure services for 150+ mission critical banking applications employing the TIBCO product suite (credit card processing, loan processing, online banking, eBiz, real estate, fraud detection) across North America, South America, Central America. Oversaw budget of $20M.• Created processes and procedures to meet new application needs in environment provisioning, capacity planning, environment maintenance, standards governance, patch management, monitoring. • Planned and executed $3,500,000 Enterprise Stability initiative to provide increased stability, improved monitoring, and additional capacity for key mission-critical applications.
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  • Rent-A-Center
    Integration Manager, Delivery Manager
    Rent-A-Center Apr 2010 - Jan 2012
    Plano, Tx, Us
    Integration Manager/Development Manager, Information Technology Founded, led a new Center of Excellence (CoE) team providing enterprise integration as a shared service for the organization. Recruited, managed team of 26 senior integration architects, developers. Defined integration vision, roadmap. Managed project intake process. Created detailed work plans, resource plans, project estimates, maintained budget, provided executive status updates.• Created and managed program of 30+ integrations supporting portfolio of strategic projects totaling $70M in capital expenditures. Collaborated with business, development, infrastructure and quality teams to deliver scalable API-based solutions.• Provided integration for the company’s system portfolio (Oracle Retail Merchandising system, custom data warehouse, Lawson Financial, MDM, Seibel CRM, Dantom, SIMS Point-Of-Sale (POS) systems.• Utilized multiple integration patterns (ex. Publish/subscribe) to deliver integration solutions utilizing the TIBCO product suite (BusinessWorks, BusinessEvents, Enterprise Message Service, Spotfire).• Managed DevOps team that developed middle-tier service layer for new SIMS Point-Of-Sale system. • Oversaw MDM team that provided a shared data source for product, customer data.
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  • Dal-Tile Corporation
    Manager, Sr. Systems Specialist Ii, Sr. Systems Analyst
    Dal-Tile Corporation Sep 1999 - Apr 2010
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    Senior Systems Specialist II, Warehouse Management Systems, Financial Systems Authored, gained executive approval for new architecture solution. Led design, development, testing, implementation of a global Warehouse Management System (WMS) for Dal-Tile’s distribution centers. Application Manager, Manufacturing SystemsManaged team supporting Dal-Tile manufacturing plant operations nationwide. Implemented the CAMS manufacturing system to streamline manufacturing operations and to provide improved monitoring, stability. Delivery Manager / OFA Developer / Sr. Systems Analyst, Financial SystemsLed Financial systems support team that implemented the Oracle Financials application. Oversaw the Oracle Financials 11i conversion to the JDE World Software after Dal-Tile/Mohawk merger. Designed, developed, tested, implemented custom integration components connecting Oracle Financials application to Oracle Financial Analyzer application to provide enhanced data analytics, data warehouse capability.
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  • Dallas Systems Corporation/Exe Technologies
    Senior Systems Engineer, Advisory Software Developer, Project Lead
    Dallas Systems Corporation/Exe Technologies Mar 1993 - Aug 1999
    Advisory Software Developer, Research and Development Group Led effort to integrate EXE’s Client Server-based Warehouse Management System product with Oracle Applications Rel. 10.7 SC and Rel. 11.02 NCA (Order entry, inventory, and purchasing components). Technical Solution Group Project Lead, Research and Development GroupLed development team of 20 resources to design, build, test, deliver quarterly releases of EXE’s UNIX-based WMS product. Provided technical guidance, troubleshooting, training for Professional Services. Senior Systems Engineer, Customer Account Group Implemented EXE Technology’s WMS system at four different customer distribution centers throughout United States. Coded, implemented customizations, trained warehouse staff, and helped customer re-engineer operational processes to better utilize the WMS system.
  • Electronic Data Systems
    Systems Engineer
    Electronic Data Systems Dec 1989 - Mar 1993
    West Hartford, Us
    Systems Engineer, Multiple Carrier System Group, Healthcare Services Completed System Engineer Development training program. Served as project lead, programmer. Designed, coded, tested, implemented enhancements in COBOL, ALC. Performed code quality reviews for my team.
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Gerry W. Skills

Sdlc Integration Oracle Unix Software Development Business Process Data Warehousing Microsoft Sql Server Business Analysis Project Management Enterprise Architecture Pl/sql Soa Enterprise Software Testing Security Sql Db2 Erp Cobol Requirements Analysis Pmp Ms Project Databases Software Project Management Itil Visual Basic Jcl Business Intelligence Solution Architecture Software Documentation Quality Center Quality Assurance Software Development Life Cycle Architecture Agile Methodologies Visio Systems Analysis Linux Etl Oracle Applications Requirements Gathering Sharepoint Disaster Recovery Data Modeling Architectures Xml

Gerry W. Education Details

  • Northern Arizona University-The W. A. Franke College Of Business
    Northern Arizona University-The W. A. Franke College Of Business
    Computer Information Systems

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Gerry W. works for Sammons Financial Group Companies

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Gerry W. attended Northern Arizona University-The W. A. Franke College Of Business.

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