Program Manager and Functional Architect to support the global digital transformation of Engineering and Engineering Planning Systems and Tools including Bill of Materials, and Change Management.

Responsible for keeping multiple projects on track and ensure they are completed on time and according to specifications. As a delivery lead, I collaborate with the designers, developers, and clients to determine the scope and timeline of the project.Transitioned my team from waterfall to agile.

Technical subject matter expert for large engineering cost and change management application within Product Development.Manage the relationship with the business process owners / product owners establishing vision, priorities and roadmaps for IT alignment. Provide direction and guidance to the business partners related to the challenges or changes related to the business process. Act as liaison and bridging / facilitating communication and understanding between the business… Show more Technical subject matter expert for large engineering cost and change management application within Product Development.Manage the relationship with the business process owners / product owners establishing vision, priorities and roadmaps for IT alignment. Provide direction and guidance to the business partners related to the challenges or changes related to the business process. Act as liaison and bridging / facilitating communication and understanding between the business process alignment and IT.Managed onsite and offshore vendor resources to deliver support activities including incident management, root cause analysis, change control impact assessment, and data analysis requests. Show less

Project Manager of a major new Cost Collaboration Application Project that streamlined an end-to-end process from Change Management creation through Part Contract and Tooling PO issuance Quickly transitioned to C2P Project and as the project manager lead and managed the successful completion of the requirements gathering, design, build and system testing within project timelinesLead and managed 11 teams consisting of 8 cross functional application teams, Business Analytics Team,… Show more Project Manager of a major new Cost Collaboration Application Project that streamlined an end-to-end process from Change Management creation through Part Contract and Tooling PO issuance Quickly transitioned to C2P Project and as the project manager lead and managed the successful completion of the requirements gathering, design, build and system testing within project timelinesLead and managed 11 teams consisting of 8 cross functional application teams, Business Analytics Team, Test Management Office (TMO) Team and Organizational Change Management (OCM) Team. Delivered a quality, exciting new product that increased change management throughput to the Engineering organizations and ensured accurate and timely payments to suppliers without jeopardizing timing of change decision & implementation. Show less

Project Manager of a major Bill of Material Web Enablement and Modernization ProjectCreated a culture of delivery, provided structured plans, managed risk and contingency planning and mitigation. Drove ownership among all cross-functional roles in the projectWorked with the Organizational Change Management Team to provide support awareness of change using the ADKAR model of Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement.Delivered a quality, exciting new product… Show more Project Manager of a major Bill of Material Web Enablement and Modernization ProjectCreated a culture of delivery, provided structured plans, managed risk and contingency planning and mitigation. Drove ownership among all cross-functional roles in the projectWorked with the Organizational Change Management Team to provide support awareness of change using the ADKAR model of Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement.Delivered a quality, exciting new product that introduced a new optimized user interface, provided multilingual/internationalization capabilities and global security to 10,000 users. Show less

Support and manage the Global Bill of Material System Convergence project between Chrysler and FIAT in the NAFTA,EMEA,LATAM, and APAC regions from an IT perspective. Activities include; Engineering and Manufacturing Bill of Material methodology, business process blue printing, process improvements, software and system integration, and project management.Developed cross functional Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Configuration, Supply Chain and Inventory System expertise of Bill of… Show more Support and manage the Global Bill of Material System Convergence project between Chrysler and FIAT in the NAFTA,EMEA,LATAM, and APAC regions from an IT perspective. Activities include; Engineering and Manufacturing Bill of Material methodology, business process blue printing, process improvements, software and system integration, and project management.Developed cross functional Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Configuration, Supply Chain and Inventory System expertise of Bill of Material process and methodology, as well as a solid understanding of how this critical information is used in other downstream business processes.Delivered an effective benchmarking summarization and tool ranking which was critical to the Project Leadership in making a Common BOM decision Show less

Collaborated with internal and external customers to design and build a user interface over a wide array of projects, Worked with the in-house development team to drive enhancements to proprietary layout tools, Tested & published screen layouts and created additional enhancements to user interfaces as needed.Trained Application Designer in the use of the Interface tool, business related topics, ASP and SQL.Created and modified SQL applications based on customer… Show more Collaborated with internal and external customers to design and build a user interface over a wide array of projects, Worked with the in-house development team to drive enhancements to proprietary layout tools, Tested & published screen layouts and created additional enhancements to user interfaces as needed.Trained Application Designer in the use of the Interface tool, business related topics, ASP and SQL.Created and modified SQL applications based on customer requirements.Converted ASP pages to use new proprietary interface tool. Show less

Provided analysis, project management, requirement definition, design, programming, training, implementation, and primary support for Bill of Material, Procurement, EDI, Manufacturing, and Inventory Control Systems. Developed system and user acceptance test plans and managed plan execution.Managed incidents, requests, and changes using Remedy BMC ITIL Software.Recognized for identifying opportunities for process improvements and collaborating with the stakeholders to… Show more Provided analysis, project management, requirement definition, design, programming, training, implementation, and primary support for Bill of Material, Procurement, EDI, Manufacturing, and Inventory Control Systems. Developed system and user acceptance test plans and managed plan execution.Managed incidents, requests, and changes using Remedy BMC ITIL Software.Recognized for identifying opportunities for process improvements and collaborating with the stakeholders to implement cost-saving solutions.Developed a procurement system that reduced processing cost by $50,000 annually.Recognized for outstanding performance and coordination of eight legacy system conversions. Show less

EDI CoordinatorProject Manager on Corporate wide EDI project. Managed the implementation of automotive company mandated EDI transactions interface to customized ERP business system.Primary and lead contact for all EDI activity within the organization.Work closely with customers, suppliers, VANS, and users to meet each group’s requirements.Coordinate and perform EDI software installation and maintenance.Designed, coded, tested, implemented, and supported an… Show more EDI CoordinatorProject Manager on Corporate wide EDI project. Managed the implementation of automotive company mandated EDI transactions interface to customized ERP business system.Primary and lead contact for all EDI activity within the organization.Work closely with customers, suppliers, VANS, and users to meet each group’s requirements.Coordinate and perform EDI software installation and maintenance.Designed, coded, tested, implemented, and supported an integrated EDI System that crosses pc and mainframe environments.Created and maintain jobs, processes and applications that transfer both inbound and outbound EDI transmissions into and out of the organization’s business system using Trusted Link, VB, XML, and Natural.Researched, interviewed, evaluated, and selected an EDI software supplier and a VAN service for EDI communications.Improved daily EDI process by implementing unattended operations. Show less

SAP Master Data and Interface ImplementationLiaison between various groups including off shore to develop applications and Legacy System Interfaces. Facilitate the coordination of master data mapping and implementation of the interfaces, and work with SAP technical and functional staff, inter and intra-department personnel.Master Data: Bill of Material, Material Master, Customer Master, PO Contract Master, Source List Master, Equipment Master, and Inventory Valuation.Lead… Show more SAP Master Data and Interface ImplementationLiaison between various groups including off shore to develop applications and Legacy System Interfaces. Facilitate the coordination of master data mapping and implementation of the interfaces, and work with SAP technical and functional staff, inter and intra-department personnel.Master Data: Bill of Material, Material Master, Customer Master, PO Contract Master, Source List Master, Equipment Master, and Inventory Valuation.Lead the Feasibility, Initiation, Planning, and Execution phase of a new EDI implementation which include new software and process re-engineering. Ultimately being interfaced using SAP IDOCS. Facilitated JAD sessions with business customers to gather, document, interpret, and drive requirements. Reviewed, analyzed and corrected business requirements and processes and communicated these requirements to the developers and business team. Supported team in conducting testing activities and UAT sign off. Assisted in analyzing testing results throughout the project. Managed, escalated, and resolved data mapping related issues and change requests. Show less

Responsible for monitoring, staging and implementing relational database changes on a platform consisting of 400 files across 14 logical databases.Championed data integrity applications to ensure system/data integrity by monitoring,pinpointing and resolving data and/or system problems.Interacted with end users for analysis, requirement definition, design, programming,training, implementation, and follow up of new system development and/or enhancements to existing… Show more Responsible for monitoring, staging and implementing relational database changes on a platform consisting of 400 files across 14 logical databases.Championed data integrity applications to ensure system/data integrity by monitoring,pinpointing and resolving data and/or system problems.Interacted with end users for analysis, requirement definition, design, programming,training, implementation, and follow up of new system development and/or enhancements to existing systems.Managed and developed a complete EDI system utilizing Inovis Trusted Link with many X12 and EDIFACT transaction sets.Promoted to Senior Programmer Analyst. Show less

Responsibilities included designing, coding and implementing projects, resolving problems and issues, fulfilling user requests, maintaining data integrity, communicating with users and improving the overall efficiency and functionality of the Corporate Procurement Systems.Promoted to Programmer Analyst.

Scheduled and submitted batch jobs on an IBM mainframe.Performed system monitoring, IPL, backups, report printing and distribution.Demonstrated aptitude for programming by developing a tape management system on own initiative.Promoted to programmer.

Customer Service Representative includes software and hardware installs in Credit Unions.I assisted customers over the phone and on-site with their processing questions as well as training the customer during installation of their computer system during a conversion or upgrade. I also helped credit unions install software upgrades and with their month-end/quarter-end/year-end processing needs.