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Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Concord, Ma, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Offered Head of IT position by General Manager to lead and oversee the migration of IT solutions and build out of the IT organization in conjunction with the divestiture of the Cree LED business from Wolfspeed, Inc. (formerly known as Cree, inc.), to SGH, Inc.➛ Led and oversaw the complete IT divestiture efforts and TSA services transition for over 525+ IT services from Wolfspeed to Cree LED / SGH, resulting in the complete independent IT operations of the business, across all phases of the divestiture including due-diligence, contract execution, deal closing, program definition, supplier RFP, program execution and transition to steady-state operations.➛ Led the build out of the resulting Cree LED IT support organization responsible for the ongoing support and improvements of the migrated IT solutions, a global organization (US, HKG, CN, IN) comprised of about 65 internal and external resources with a yearly OPEX budget of $11M.

Durham, Nc, Us

Appointed by the CIO to lead the global Manufacturing Systems organization and assume overall accountability of IT services delivered to Global Operations while continuing to oversee IT efforts in support of corporate MD&A initiatives.

Durham, Nc, Us

Appointed by the CIO to lead the IT Office of Mergers, Divestitures, and Acquisitions (MD&A) and assume overall leadership of a complex IT separation program resulting from the sale of Cree’s global Lighting business to Ideal Industries, Inc. The scope of this program included the complete stand up of IT infrastructure, application, and operational capabilities needed for Cree Lighting to operate as an independent company of Ideal Industries.

Durham, Nc, Us

Brought on board by the CIO to lead and oversee the transformation of Cree’s IT Enterprise Systems organization including organizational strategy, governance, portfolio and project management, and service delivery and performance. Key contributions included:➛ Serving as a member of the IT Leadership Team, actively contributing to the execution of Cree’s IT 2020 strategy and operating model in full alignment with corporate strategy. ➛ Serving as the principal IT BRM to Cree Global Finance and Global Semiconductor Operations Leadership Teams with overall accountability for strategy, roadmap, and portfolio alignment as well as IT support, enhancement, and project delivery performance.➛ Redefinition of roles and organization, enterprise SDLC standards, demand management and fulfillment processes, service KPIs, as well as the restructuring of AMS engagement with IT service partners towards Cree’s AMS 2.0 vision.

South Plainfield, Nj, Us

Recruited by the CIO to lead and transform the IT Enterprise Application Services (EAS) organization to perform as an enterprise shared services function with end-to-end accountability for executive and functional relationship management, IT solution strategy, IT governance, portfolio and project management, and solution delivery and support performance. Key contributions included:➛ Playing a key role in redefining IT EAS roles and organization, enterprise IT architecture standards, BRM & PMO processes, and KPI standards, as well as the restructuring of AMS engagement with IT service partners from 'Time & Material' to 'Service Level Agreement' performance.➛ Directed IT team charged with delivering a complex portfolio of system projects to disentangle and integrate newly acquired 300-employee manufacturing facility from Teva to G&W Labs systems within the term of the TSA.

Hired to provide executive stakeholder management, solutioning leadership, and delivery oversight on all strategic EAS pursuits and transformational engagements in the life science and healthcare industry verticals. Key contributions included:➛ Overseeing complex projects including global IT migration program (divestiture of OCD from Johnson & Johnson); global ERP consolidation program (Allergan/Actavis); global ERP template deployment program (GE Healthcare); global corporate and manufacturing ERP program (GSK); industrialization of ERP technical services for COMET program (Merck).➛ Establishing and promoting industry solution accelerators for the life sciences market, in collaboration with HCL’s SAP and Oracle practices. Oversaw architecture and construction of two key industry solutions: HCL's Clinical Cloud and ERP Life Sciences Template; these solution accelerators were vital is securing sizable multi-year global engagements ($20M+).

Flemington, Nj, Us

Recruited to provide delivery oversight on all strategy definition and execution projects within the Business Consulting Group (BCG). Key contributions included:➛ Delivering services related to global ERP implementation and consolidation initiatives, enterprise master data management programs, and process optimization for clients such as: Abbott Labs, Johnson & Johnson, Fuji, Church and Dwight, Unilever, Elster, and MARS.➛ Displaying a proven track record of providing exceptional service to clients (from small to mid-size enterprises); this was achieved by building credibility through trusted relationships.

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Brought on board to serve in a dual leadership role of implementation lead and supply chain IT lead during the project preparation phase of the COMET (Collaborating as One Merck to Enable Transformation) program. Key contributions included:➛ Serving as a member of the MMD IT Leadership Council, actively contributing to defining a new MMD IT strategy and operating model in full alignment with corporate strategy and operations. ➛ Leading core team charged with assessing business and IS solution capabilities critically required to enable key strategic manufacturing, corporate, and commercial initiatives. ➛ Developing a business case for an enterprise-wide transformation program tasked with the implementation of standardized end-to-end order-to-cash, supply chain, source-to-settle, and financial processes globally.

Founded an ERP professional services firm dedicated to providing expert consulting services to ERP customers in the mid-Atlantic region. Key contributions included:➛ Being selected to complete a 12-month global Order-to-Cash project for Bloomberg, LP as a project manager.➛ Functioning as the global support manager for a 36+ month multi-generation global ERP implementation program for Medtronic, Inc.➛ Co-leading the plans and development of a comprehensive regulatory compliance improvement program targeting FDA and DEA compliance enforcement and reporting capabilities in multiple key functional areas.

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Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

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