Elizabeth (Liz) Botkin, Mba, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Hopkins, Mn

Senior Designer, SAP, 2012-2015• Senior process designer on SAP implementation project working closely with Cargill businesses to understand their needs, propose solutions based on industry best practices. Collaborate with on-shore and off-shore ABAP developers, including working directly with SAP in both Germany and India. Specializing in transportation management, order integration, material availability, and plant sourcing. Led configuration, data construction, user training, testing and defect resolution coordinating across multiple teams: contracting, sales/purchase orders, supply chain management.• Lead on-site deployment activities at Cargill’s flour mill in Lake City and oil refinery in Wichita including user acceptance testing, training, data conversion, cutover activities, and warranty support.• Lead Product Testing phase for the Operations team on two major releases of SAP (Commodity Handling Canada and Commodity Handling U.S.). • Performed intercompany testing between Cargill and railroad companies, Union Pacific and BNSF, to test EDI transmissions, validate freight settlement documents and associated accounting entries in SAP.Business Process Modeler, SAP, 2011-2012• Developed and maintained business process models which key to identifying and documenting requirements for the Solution Build Operations team. Coached designers in modeling standards and facilitated cross-team discussions.

Hopkins, Mn

Sr. Project Manager, SAP, June 2009-2010• Project Manager for the SAP Business Implementation Team responsible for managing the team’s work plan, deliverables, issues, and risks. Supported efforts to prepare our customers and suppliers for the first release of SAP. Assisted in preparing and executing cutover plans for deployment (over 10,000 tasks) planned with dependencies and executed over a 3 day period.• Project Manager to deploy Project Portfolio Server rolled out to 80 Business Units at Cargill as part of Cargill’s Project Portfolio Management Process. Sr. Project Manager, Food Ingredients Systems IT, 2007-2009• Project Manager for major enhancements to ERP systems for Corn Milling and Malt leading technical team. Worked with executive team to realign the scope, timeline, budget and governance of a distressed project.• Project Manager to improved software deployment methodology used by FIS IT introducing best practices from Rational Unified Process (RUP) including use cases and iterative development.

Mclean, Va

* Lead effort to develop Freddie Mac's strategic business architecture for two business area: default loan management and customer relationship management. Leveraged unified modeling language (UML) techniques, RUP deployment methods, and Business Process Rules Management systems.* Successfully managed several key IT initiatives resolving major audit issues and improving operational performance. * Supported the portfolio management for multiple business units. Facilitated discussions to define strategic direction and business value of proposed IT initiatives.

Mclean, Va

* Responsible for customer adoption of a major product line on a newly implemented enterprise system for loan origination.* Managed team to develop initial requirements to a custom built, web-based tool for banks to resolve mortgage delinquencies. System was used for 11 million loans, 50% of Freddie Mac’s portfolio. Once implemented, managed customer enhancements understanding their business drivers and developing deployment schedules.* Received patent for a tool that analyzed the financial impact of various foreclosure alternatives in order to minimize credit losses while allowing borrowers to keep their houses.* Developed a strong track record to successfully lead projects of increasing levels of complexity, budget and risk exposure.

Mclean, Va

* Developed requirements and training for both process and system impacts due to the Northridge Earthquake.* Identified, documented and measured the costs associated with each process for the Document Custodial business unit to analyze opportunities for imaging and work flow technology.* Responsible for timely completion of requirements, testing, procedure and training documentation for increasingly challenging projects.

Washington D.C.

* Developed process and mentored junior team members in reconciliation of over 10,000 cash accounts for The Department of Education. * Designed, tested, implemented and maintained a PC based application to summarize net disbursements for 200 programs at a federal agency. Developed procedures, and trained government employees to maintain process.* Supported compilation of first time financial statements to comply with GAAP and current legislation in preparation for an audit by the General Accounting Office.* Prepared context diagrams, data flow diagrams, narrative descriptions, and a data dictionary for an accounts receivable process.

Philadelphia, Pa

* Designed and conducted a computer system audit to ensure financial performance and effective internal controls for an international inventory costing system. Trained client personnel in the United States, Europe, and Singapore to properly use newly implemented inventory costing system.* Planned and performed financial audits. Emphasized improving client’s accounting procedures, systems, and controls, as well as examining financial statements. Experience in a wide range of industries. Utilized GAAP and FASB standards.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

* Prepared depreciation expense projections of capital assets for upper management and invited to task force to improve accuracy of future depreciation plans.* Coordinated personal workstations needs for new department employees including hardware, software, mainframe access, office needs, and training.* Received a Cost Effectiveness Award from IBM for automating a process used to coordinate fixed assets.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master'S Certificate, Project Management

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity

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