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Prescott, Az, Us

Implementation PM, working with internal teams to design, configure, test, and deploy warehouse management system (WMS) software solutions for manufacturing and distribution organizations to minimize supply chain complexity, optimize customer’s logistical processes, improved business productivity as well as efficiency.Responsible for all aspects of project success: • Leading workshops to gather customer operational and business requirements to be converted to a technical solution design• Managing project budget, timeline, scope, resource allocation• Running daily sessions to ensure team is configuring, developing, and testing based on the agreed upon design of the warehouse management solution• Manage team through performance demos such as functional application and test solutions• Assist in training of customer management team and end-users

While maintaining my Resource Manager responsibilities, working with 50+ Sales Managers and routing over $300M to 40+ Project Managers across North America, I was promoted into the Quality team focused on reducing and identifying process defects, while driving accountability, corrective action, and cycle time reduction. Entrusted with expanded scope of responsibility providing project analytics, metrics and KPIs on complex, multi-factory projects, supporting the North American Project Management teams. Led and supported aggressive operational optimization projects. • PO to Order Entry Initiative: Reducing cycle time from PO procurement to Project Management order acceptance notice to customer. Workstream owner assessing factory steps in obtaining automated order transmissions, scheduling, and order acceptance processes, meeting with factory teams and documenting as-is process map and conceptualizing future state. • Clean Order Initiative: Cleanliness of projects prior to handoff leading to expediting execution and reducing concessions taken downstream. Trained team in successful review of operational and contractual obligations on complex equipment projects. Created SOP's and training material for future use.• Concessions: Analysis of over 300 concessions identifying first point of error in project resulting in concessions. Determined 50% error rate in root cause selection, showing immediate need for Project Management training. Identified inaccurate reporting due to bad data entry. Worked with dev team in enhancing efficiency of tool for user and optimized metric reporting. • Paralleling Swgr Equipment Alignment: Led effort to integrate project handoff and order entry steps. Holding weekly meetings with stakeholders to ensure adherence to proposed process changes. Provided training to Sales and Project Management teams on database usage for order entry to factories. Changed as-is process steps removing manual order entries into factories.

**Joined ABB thru the 2018 GE Industrial Solutions acquisitionDemonstrate leadership and proficiency in analyzing optimal personnel fit for incoming complex, multi-factory projects reflective of business goals, programs, and processes in the Electrification Products Industrial Solution business segment.Utilize my experience & expertise to solve, develop and execute project management utilization objectives for West Region with expansion to and inclusion of the balance of North America.Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Evaluate incoming complex projects, to determine if they meet pre-established required criteria for project management. The complex projects are electrical projects at various customer work sites in the US, including the activities of staff and subcontractors.Primary contact for the Marketing & Sales team if their complex project does not meet the required criteria. Provide clear communication of issues and assistance to ensure the corrections are done in a timely manner to minimize project assignment delay.Review and analyze existing resource metrics, historical data and commercial input to determine available project management resources to assign incoming complex jobs.Translate high level customer needs / requirements and project plans to project managementManage a network of internal resources (including contractors) in support of project executionEffectively review and route/assign ~500+ projects ($258MM). As role expands this will ramp up to ~1800+ projects ($645MM), to include routing for all of North America.

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Associate Project Manager working on medium complexity projects ranging in value from $100M-$450M. Managing an average of 20+ projects simultaneously with an overall project value of $6MM. • Projects worked range in complexity from simple loose product supply to full supply and commissioning of switch rooms. Products being managed include Low, Medium, and High-Voltage equipment such as switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, load interrupter switches, automatic transfer switches, protective relays, meters, and other power equipment. • Primary project contact, managing network of resources (including factory, engineering, customers, partner companies, contractors, logistic service provider) in support of on time project execution. • Direct and administer project activities within internal and external quality/specification requirements in accordance to business standard operating procedures. Managing deviations, driving change orders, and facilitate project closeout and reporting.• Accomplishing successful completion of projects by providing strong oral and written communications, proven interpersonal and leadership skills, and ability to work independently all with a focus on problem solving.

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• Functional Team Leader selected to support GE Capital Franchise Finance’s Divestiture projects to divest $5.5B of assets on 2,700 Loan/Leases. Coordinated efforts with operations centers, business platforms, and outside vendors to monitor, collect data, and provide deep dive research in preparation of sales. Resulted in identification and mitigation of potential risk exposure in pre/post sale of 3000+ UCC’s. Collaborated with cross functional teams in creating use case scenarios for future research teams.• Proven project manager co-leading business wind-down on collateral system applications, working with legal counsel to identify 11,000+ assets exempted from the divestiture. Identified risk exposure and led team to process UCCs to mitigate exposure.• Promoted to Reconstructed Operations and learned over 100 processes, in a 4-week period, to service assets remaining following the divestiture. Provided review of complex Standard Operating Procedures. Recognized for resolving open items within an aggressive time frame.

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• Served as the liaison between GE's MT COE (Center of Excellence) operations center and the Franchise Finance platform regarding UCC/Collateral releases, insurance verification, as well as all related center process modifications and collateral system enhancements. Assisted in gathering and researching data along with providing recommendations for process or system improvements to ensure the operations center is providing efficient and effective levels of performance to the Franchise Finance platform.• Provided training on Federal Emergency Management Agency/National Flood Insurance Program lender requirements for Flood Insurance to ensure operations teams meet compliance requirements. Managed train-the-trainer sessions for the Learning & Development team to ensure new associates were properly trained. • Aligned expectations on system reporting by collaborating with IT team to create gap reporting for UCC/Release process. To date, gap reports have resulted in the cleanup of 2,400+ assets on 700+ loans. • Responsible for managing monthly work flow reports for UCC/Insurance teams and Service Request creations. Provided monthly report outs to Franchise Finance on all escalated items.

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• Recognized Subject Matter Expert, by GE Capital America’s Risk team, for GE Franchise Finance insurance tracking processes. Specialized expertise in Bank Flood regulations and policy. Safeguarded GE’s interest in their collateral by enforcing company and Federally mandated flood insurance requirements. • Led efforts to write standard operating procedures, process maps, and internal testing scripts which adhered to Federal regulations. • Facilitated training for insurance associates, team leaders, and quality assurance teams which resulted in 100% pass rate on federal and internal audits. • Heavily involved with ongoing simplification and understanding of the Franchise Finance requirements. Working with Risk, Closing, Legal, and Compliance, assisted in developing the Hotel Construction Insurance Requirements. • Conducted internal audits. Applied “Lean” methodology to GE Franchise Finance collateral processes which resulted in a 50% reduction in wing to wing process time. Created new workflow communication tools to resolve escalations. Formulated checklists for both operation and business platforms to validate data required on various tasks. • Lead collateral database enhancements to ensure Bank Flood data is accurately reported for audit purposes. Worked with corporate compliance teams to ensure accuracy of reporting capabilities from internal databases. • Devised the Bank Flood Approval template which reduced the cycle review time by 94%. Incorporated the template into the Deal Origination process which streamlined the process and enhanced efficiencies.

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• Worked on resolving outstanding insurance issues in a timely manner by obtaining compliant flood insurance, processing insurance claims, resolving insurance escalations.• Upheld insurance data quality on various systems and spreadsheet by correcting data entry errors found, and also identifying Bank regulatory issues related to Flood coverage.• Collaborated with the MT COE (Center of Excellence) operations center, being available to them and providing training and support to their team.• Created an escalation checklist for the MT COE, resulting in a reduction of the number of escalations submitted by the team. Involved in the Flood Coverage/MIRE project and Bank Flood Audit, which we passed.

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• Detail oriented documentation specialist supporting Loan Closing team. Uploaded closed loan transactions for document storage, recorded original documents with appropriate agencies and provided administrative support.• Created reporting and processes to monitor recording and return of loan documents. During an 11-month period, resolved 99% of 2000+ outstanding items.• Tracked and obtained proof of insurance. Update systems and filing records.

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• Completed real estate escrow transactions by gathering, checking and preparing documents. Worked with Title Group to clear title by resolving title defects, satisfying existing liens and encumbrances against property or principals. • Worked up refinance loans by preparing transaction documents, prorating taxes and interests, checking documents for completeness and accuracy and obtaining signatures. • Completed closing of escrow's by recording and filing documents. Followed lenders instructions by balancing and disbursing funds, preparing and distributing final closing statements. Investigated and handled post closing problems.

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• Ran and reviewed Preliminary reports for loan transactions. Involved in all stages of the loan deal, by preparing loan documents and escrow instructions. Ordering and processing payoff demands on liens and judgments. Worked with various groups in resolving title issues and setting up mortgages for recording and transactions for closing. Assisted in determining funds to be disbursed.