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Homer, Il, Us

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Mt. Gilead, Oh, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Established and managed multiple Project Management Offices surrounding implementation of IT initiatives in the professional services, not-for-profit, and manufacturing industries.Directed IT Assessments for clients in professional services, manufacturing, and not-for-profit industries. These IT Assessments included an evaluation of current IT capability (IT infrastructure, application portfolio, back office operations, external IT vendor relationships, IT governance, IT security and the IT organization) and provided recommendations for near/long term IT business alignment activities.Conducted multiple Project Rescue assessment projects assisting clients with assessing the current state of the suspect project, analyze the situation, and recommended a course of action. After delivery of the recommendations, managed the projects based on the recommendations to successful on time and within budget implementations.Developed and chair multiple IT Steering Committees for clients in the manufacturing, not-for-profit, and consumer services industries.Led Software Evaluation / Selection project for a liquidator of consumer goods. This project focused on defining the requirements, vetting software solution providers, selecting and negotiating the contracts for the replacement of its core applications.Assisted a startup engineering/manufacturing company focused on the battery industry through an ERP software evaluation / selection project.Led a software evaluation / selection project for a distributor of engineer to order plastics fabrication company.

Led a business and IT alignment assessment for a financial services firm that focused on their applications portfolio, IT organizational alignment, IT budget, IT governance, and IT service levels.Conducted an IT Assessment that included an evaluation of current IT capability (IT infrastructure, application portfolio, back office operations, external IT vendor relationships, IT governance, IT security and the IT organization) and provided recommendations for near and long term IT to business alignment activities for a specialty finance company focused on the healthcare space.Assisted a not-for-profit healthcare organization with a business and IT alignment assessment.Conducted a business intelligence toolset review, a data warehouse feasibility study and created a high level design for a large financial services company. Assisted a financial services firm define its requirements and software selection process for the replacement of its core application.

Directed the effort to define the IT infrastructure, design of a custom application, develop/lead a vendor selection process, and establishment of a Project Management Office for a startup consumer products company.Provided technology leadership for a structured cabling installation company where he developed and implemented a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan, IT Governance program, IT strategy plan, Change Management program and IT control program. In addition, he assisted with a Dynamics GP (Great Plains) upgrade.Conducted a needs analysis, developed the RFI/RFP and short list of ERP vendors for a middle market manufacturing company.Led an assessment of IT system controls, evaluated the business computing hardware environment and developed a recommended common computer hardware environment for a middle market construction services company.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Se

Managed existing accounts representing fifty percent of the company revenue.Conducted multiple customer focus groups resulting in definition of future product enhancements.Assisted with Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Quotation (RFP) response and delivery.

Paris, France, Fr

Defined and managed the Contractor Management Group with primary area of responsibilities of organizational design, software selection/implementation, contract negotiation, change management, and vendor relations.Coordination point for creating policies and procedures to leverage offshore resources to supplement local project teams. Created rate cards and process flows to streamline complicated international staffing process and improve project profitability.Managed the development of a competency based resource capacity model for Ernst & Young. This directional model drives to the appropriate skill/resource mix given current and projected future demand resulting in the right skill set being available for staffing at the right time.Managed a cross functional project team of assessing Ernst & Young's current internal operational reporting structure.Managed the development/rollout of training, communications, and change management initiatives surrounding the implementation of Oracle Applications 11i. This client was multi-site, multi-lingual, and worldwide.Managed the development of Ernst & Young's SAP Center of Excellence, a competency based information center for the SAP Service Line. Responsibilities included resource fulfillment, resource acquisition, sales pursuit support, and knowledge coordinator for obtaining information related to best practices, project deliverables, and skills.Managed a team through the prototype configuration of SAP R/3 3.0b Production Planning - Process Industry for a major petrochemicals manufacturer.Managed a comprehensive review of Package-Enabled Reengineering (PER) methods across Ernst & Young and creation of a route map to address the specific needs of the SAP practice.Developed and managed the National Experienced Recruiting organization for the SAP service line of Ernst & Young LLP.Coordinated the building of an SAP development center with multiple SAP instances, workstations, and training facilities.

Assisted in the future state definition, configuration, and implementation of an integrated software system for a steel manufacturer.Managed the re-engineering of logistics information processing system for an international mechanical and electronics supplier.Assisted in the development and implementation of a PC/LAN based production / inventory management system, utilizing RF barcode technology for a principal environmental reclamation corporation in order to comply with EPA regulations. Managed three implementation teams of four, during a national roll out. Created the change management strategies and facilitated the delivery of organizational change management seminars for the end user.