• Retirement Living Communities, Chicago, IL / Nov 2023 Present WFM/PRO Project Manager consultant - UKG PRO Full life cycle WFC to WFM (Dimensions) implementation

• Oversee the use of information system resources and am responsible for planning, designing, and implementing organization-wide information systems and technologies.• Assign and coordinates the work of Information Technologies staff, contractors, and vendors. • Directs the day-to-day operations of the assigned area(s) of responsibility, including allocating resources and staff• Responsible for leading the technical product management team in developing new products and services that fulfilled customer needs• Develops staff and monitors programs to support production services, including staffing, standards, productivity analysis, cost factors, benefits realization, and operations processing• Ensures the provision of cost-efficient information services and systems.• Recommendations for enhancements to existing systems through ongoing review• Build and maintain relationships with key technology partners and vendors• Manage a team of technology professionals, providing guidance and support to help them achieve their goals

Kronos-UKG WFC/WFS/WFD/WFP Advanced Scheduler, Planner, Time & Attendance. Successfully brought more than 120 customers to WFC, WFS, and WFD (Dimensions).• Ensures high customer service standards are a priority• Provide consistent oversight of the implementation projects to ensure they are completed within the established time frames, compliantly, and in a manner that ensures immediate and long-term customer satisfaction.• Provide significant transfer of product knowledge to the customer• Supervises all activities to ensure integrity, confidentiality, accurate and timely completion • Developing and documenting best practices• Acts as a liaison for functional departments on data processing matters to answer all questions, evaluate needs, monitor service, advise on problems, encourage data processing education and understanding, and ensure smooth conversion from existing systems to new and improved systems• Develops strategic plans identifying information and technology applications to support business plans or create new strategic options• Plans and controls staffing and development, organization, hardware acquisitions, and facilities for the information systems department to ensure that they are consistent with and supportive of the business plans of the customer• Ensures that technology infrastructure is responsive to the needs of corporate growth and evolving corporate objectives• Directs the design, development, and maintenance of systems, programs, and systems software to meet the needs of the customer• Administers and controls the information systems expense budget to contribute to a cost-effective operation• Advises top management about timely investments in new technology

As a liaison for the workforce scheduling system/solution, I work with departments to implement the application solution. My role includes overseeing the entire process, from gathering requirements to designing, building, testing, and implementing the system.

As the System Manager, I develop and maintain the Lawson ERP Systems that support a 300-bed care facility and 38 remote clinics. I review system needs, investigate solutions, and present recommendations to Senior Management. I serve as a lead role and Project Manager in system implementations, upgrades, and maintenance, ensuring high technical and analytical support for customers. I also maintain test environments and coordinate system needs with internal resources to the ITS department. Moreover, I am responsible for planning implementations, maintaining security, performing problem resolution, and maintaining the Lawson Database.

* IT ERP Project Manager performing in a hands-on role and overseeing the planning, designing, on-site implementation, budgeting, training, security, and maintenance of all Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) information technology equipment and systems;* Oversee and administer the ERP system modules that handle the following critical functions for the organization: CRM, Configurator, Sales Quotations, Sales Orders, Pricing, Purchasing, Projects, MRP, Planning, Manufacturing, Shop Floor, Warehousing, Shipping, Invoicing, Project Profit and Loss, Margins, Reports, and Forecasting;* Oversee third-party ERP software development; * Responsible for setup, development, and monitoring of software and hardware vendor/consulting relationships;* Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications, and software integration;* Develop reports for upper management regarding the status of projects and budget performance metrics.

Leasing Broker for ERP IT systems and ERP Presales *Worked closely with vendors to coordinate all aspects of the lease or loan paperwork to meet the funding deadline.* Managed the business's closing after the founder's untimely death.

* Technical Project Manager overseeing the development of the largest domestic Proxy Stock Transfer system. The main duties included the day-to-day management of the various integration teams, development activities and deployment schedule. Systematically led and managed direct reports, including Business Analysts, COBOL, Java, C++, open-system developers and off shore development team. Directed proxy data transfer and system shutdown, after the sale of the Proxy Stock Transfer system in 2006.

1. Origin (Assignments: Nortel and International Paper) Baan ERP Product Consultant * Provided consulting services to external clients and employed advanced-level skills, techniques, and experience. Used industry and functional expertise, proprietary implementation methodology knowledge, and business process redesign skills to identify, evaluate, recommend, integrate, and implement packaged software applications for clients. Within a client project setting, facilitated the adoption and integration of commercially available packaged application software of all complexity levels: from single-module business applications that address one functional area to multi-module enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications that offer a suite of functional capabilities. Maintained a holistic view of the product implementation process, ensuring that the solution is sound, appropriate, and cost-justified, the components integrate correctly, and all domains of change within the scope of the solution are addressed. Developed and educated less experienced client employees in product features, tips, and vendor package-based development methodology (Baan DEM), process redesign considerations, and industry best practices and trends. 2. American Century Investments, Inc. Project Manager Consulting * Successfully developed and implemented the methodology components regarding American Century Investments’ outsourced mainframe IT systems with DST.* Project communication with technology and business personnel on vendor system upgrades.3. Consulting For Sprint PCS Start-up (XL Connect Solutions Consultant) IT Project Manager* Managed 41 installation teams at PCS startup locations and provided multi-site project management.

* Upgraded all current systems, resulting in increased network performance of 45 percent and a cost reduction of 20 percent; organized network to enable consistent, timely processing of data flow, which was rated in millions of data items annually by multiple divisions; provided assistance to co-workers with their assigned tasks; assisted users in problem determination; ensured timely resolution to systems issues; adhered to data processing standards and developing additional standards as new technologies emerged; correlated the impact of a system's design on other business systems; conducted hardware and software evaluations; and reported status problems and concerns to appropriate applications managers, while leading a team of support staff.

* Responsible for C++ coding and bar-coding and scanning technology implementation at Seaboard’s production plants.

* Responsible for designing, coding, and successfully implementing shop floor/shipping bar-code/data collection systems. Appointed to the American Meat Industry's (AMI) Bar-code Standard team and developed the first international food bar-coding standards, which are still used today on food packages.