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Responsible for all IT functions at American Girl- Includes eCommerce, Retail Point of Sale, Supply Chain, and Data Warehouse- Direct report to the Mattel CIO and a member of the IT Leadership Team- Direct report to the American Girl President and am a member of the American Girl Leadership Team

Program director for “Project Launchpad” – a Mattel strategic initiative to re-platform the company’s eCommerce application to IBM’s Websphere Commerce, Retail Point-of-Sale systems to Aptos (Epicor) POS, and deploy an Omni-Channel link between the sales channels. - Assembled the business case and gained program approval- Coordinated a year-long system integrator search and vetting process- Led all aspects of the program, including project management, financials, software… Show more Program director for “Project Launchpad” – a Mattel strategic initiative to re-platform the company’s eCommerce application to IBM’s Websphere Commerce, Retail Point-of-Sale systems to Aptos (Epicor) POS, and deploy an Omni-Channel link between the sales channels. - Assembled the business case and gained program approval- Coordinated a year-long system integrator search and vetting process- Led all aspects of the program, including project management, financials, software implementation, development and testing, training, and organization change management- Coordinated the efforts of four Systems Integrators – Accenture, Avnet, Cognizant, and Aptos – as well as an internal development team- Presented status to an Executive Steering Committee, including the Mattel CFO and the EVP of American Girl, and prepared Mattel Board of Directors updates- Delivered the program on-scope and within budget ($61MM) Show less

Head of Mattel’s Managed Services organization. This department provided software support, implementation, and development services to Mattel world-wide. - Formed the new organization by bringing together six disparate IT development organizations, and aligning them to a common vision and goals- Managed a team of 90+ employees and 100+ contract staff in 11 cities in 8 countries, and an annual budget of over $18MM- Managed a portfolio of over 200 applications that ranged from HR… Show more Head of Mattel’s Managed Services organization. This department provided software support, implementation, and development services to Mattel world-wide. - Formed the new organization by bringing together six disparate IT development organizations, and aligning them to a common vision and goals- Managed a team of 90+ employees and 100+ contract staff in 11 cities in 8 countries, and an annual budget of over $18MM- Managed a portfolio of over 200 applications that ranged from HR and Financial systems, Design and Development systems, Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain systems, and branded and e-commerce websites.- Led the effort to define and improve “interoperability” between the demand and supply sides of IT- Led the effort to formalize and rationalize the project demand process for IT- Executed an initiative that replaced every one of IT’s 100+ contractors with new contractors from two new preferred vendors- Launched an Enterprise Architecture group responsible for defining a Service Oriented Architecture approach to updating the application portfolio Show less

Led Mattel IT’s support organization responsible for Corporate Finance. This team of project managers, business analysts and software developers was responsible for all systems used by finance, including the CFO, the Controller’s Office, Shared Services, and Business-Unit Financial groups.- Led the software development and go-live project management for Phase II of the Mattel Global Transformation program – the European continuation of a multi-million-dollar investment to replace all of… Show more Led Mattel IT’s support organization responsible for Corporate Finance. This team of project managers, business analysts and software developers was responsible for all systems used by finance, including the CFO, the Controller’s Office, Shared Services, and Business-Unit Financial groups.- Led the software development and go-live project management for Phase II of the Mattel Global Transformation program – the European continuation of a multi-million-dollar investment to replace all of Mattel’s financial systems world-wide with the Oracle Financials suite of applications and establish a finance shared service center in Europe. Traveled frequently to Amsterdam to coordinate activities- Implemented a project rationalization process with Finance that ensured that resources were applied to the highest-value efforts, and instituted a review board with Finance executives to assure alignment between Finance and IT- Elevated the delivery of IT’s Enterprise Data Warehouse team and rescued a highly-visible Data Mart project that was foundering- Participated on a select team given the responsibility of developing a new set of corporate values for Mattel Show less

Led the team responsible for the software development for the US portion (Phase I) of the Mattel Global Transformation program.- Formed the team and developed the software development standards and framework for this multi-year program- Delivered on all key objectives, ultimately saving the company several million dollars in consulting services- Introduced, implemented, and evangelized Agile project management techniques, including Scrum- Received multiple CIO awards for… Show more Led the team responsible for the software development for the US portion (Phase I) of the Mattel Global Transformation program.- Formed the team and developed the software development standards and framework for this multi-year program- Delivered on all key objectives, ultimately saving the company several million dollars in consulting services- Introduced, implemented, and evangelized Agile project management techniques, including Scrum- Received multiple CIO awards for superior execution and leadership Show less

Led the team responsible for providing IT services to American Girl’s Manufacturing and Distribution Centers, and later to American Girl’s Direct Marketing department.- Delivered a new Pick, Pack, and Ship application by taking over responsibility of the source code after the vendor failed to deliver- Delivered linkages between American Girl’s and Mattel’s direct-to-consumer shipping systems after the American Girl acquisition by Mattel- Developed a Data Warehouse for American… Show more Led the team responsible for providing IT services to American Girl’s Manufacturing and Distribution Centers, and later to American Girl’s Direct Marketing department.- Delivered a new Pick, Pack, and Ship application by taking over responsibility of the source code after the vendor failed to deliver- Delivered linkages between American Girl’s and Mattel’s direct-to-consumer shipping systems after the American Girl acquisition by Mattel- Developed a Data Warehouse for American Girl’s Direct Marketing department used to analyze buying trends and provide targeted marketing Show less

- Worked on implementation team for new Inventory Control and Shop Floor management applications using Oracle Manufacturing- Worked on Implementation team for Oracle Financials

- Re-engineered four stand-alone desktop-based laboratory reporting systems into a single custom, enterprise-capable application.- Led a discovery and design effort to determine feasibility of a custom Laboratory Information System vs. deploying an off-the-shelf solution.

- Architected and developed of a state-of-the-art patient registration system, including coordinating input from Sales, Marketing, and customer focus groups.- Traveled frequently to provide technical sales support for prospect demos.- Conducted training and marketing sessions at semi-annual national customer user-group forums.- Managed product delivery and support for the company’s patient registration, billing, and medical records product offerings.- One of the initial members… Show more - Architected and developed of a state-of-the-art patient registration system, including coordinating input from Sales, Marketing, and customer focus groups.- Traveled frequently to provide technical sales support for prospect demos.- Conducted training and marketing sessions at semi-annual national customer user-group forums.- Managed product delivery and support for the company’s patient registration, billing, and medical records product offerings.- One of the initial members of HL7, a national organization seeking standardization of data interchange formats for healthcare information.- Managed product delivery and software development of the company’s payroll and financial application product offerings. Show less