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At Orchard Consulting Group we have a passion for people and a desire to develop systems that facilitate life – for clients, employees and their families, and other companies we partner with. We have a core belief that there should be equalized access to resources regardless of business size, industry or location and that everyone has value and a relevant contribution. We have been fulfilling this mission for over 35 years – in global business environments, entrepreneurial ventures, non-profit organizations and inside of our amazing and growing family!CORE PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS*Led the global IT planning for the merger of HP’s and Compaq’s Personal Computing Divisions, a $17B business*Overhauled production planning process resulting in an improved on time delivery from below 50% to 90%*Project lead for a key employee satisfaction program that drove improved communication, employee development, and work/life balance policies*Designed new processes utilizing existing systems to launch consumer business in Germany resulting in an initial market share of 14 percent and improved profit on $200M in revenue*Drove program analysis and design to manage the transition of $36B in business supported on obsolete IT platforms to strategic platforms including SAP. Successfully managed the global budgeting process influencing every region and division resulting in a three-plus year roadmap*Lead member of a corporate strategic team that designed and implemented key processes for North America and eight European countries driving a new direct business model with corporate customers. *Order Management lead for a North America business transformation program covering revenue in excess of $10B resulting in improved order to supply processes across diverse business units* Designed and implemented a transition program taking a $15M manufacturing company from "checkbook" management to fully GAAP based accounting system.

Listed skills include Forecasting, Business Strategy, Management, P&L Management, and 16 others.