After a progressive 11-year corporate career, I became an independent software and business operations consultant in January 1996. Some of my top traits and soft skills are: • Communicator - A US and international speaker (60+ presentations). A US and international writer (50+ print and online articles). Three business books, two by a leading academic publisher. Two peer-reviewed journal articles. On projects, I am a continual communicator which ensures that the right people know what’s going on when they need to. Some of my project technical and operational documentation has become department or company standards. • Critical thinker - Committed to using facts as the basis for solutions without regard to personal or professional benefit. • Data analyst - Ability to bring a subjective perspective to the objective in the capability of transforming data to meaningful information. • Problem solver - Able and willing to decisively solve problems whether short-term fixes or long-term solutions. • Domain knowledge - Expertise in supply chain technologies (ERP, X12-EDI, barcode) and operations (B2B, B2C, D2C), including niche subjects like supply chain vendor compliance and financial penalties ("chargebacks") mitigation and reduction. • Team player - Within groups, across US times zones, and with global experience. • Relationship champion - Fosters better internal relationships between stakeholder departments and business units, and external relationships between companies and their stakeholder partners (customers, software vendors, contract manufacturers, third-party logistics providers). • Negotiator - Capable of successfully parleying technical and business requirements between invested parties towards mutual agreement without compromising results. • Project leader - Software and operations projects, including mentoring team members. • Adaptability - Ability to rapidly acclimate to new software and new business operations with relative ease. I have an extrovert personality and a spontaneous sense of humor. Most likely, I have a relatable story to tell, whether personal or professional or a mix of both. I am an intense listener and a thoughtful responder. Please go to |> www.katzscan.com <| for my business portfolio website. You'll find my monthly newsletters and links to most of my articles - happy reading! - and speaking engagements. You'll also learn more about me and what I do than what's on my LinkedIn profile.