- Completed a multi-year Budget and Planning system project implemented on Oracle's PBCS tool in the cloud.- Served as PM for several IT projects both large and small. Projects ranged from BI solutions to Financial applications.

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Reporting to the IT Director, managed mission critical portfolio of projects for global teams of up to 40+ internal and external resources through the systems lifecycle of the projects. Led projects by analyzing and documenting business requirements and project scope, while driving key design sessions and identifying potential risks. Applications ranged from packaged software to custom applications.• Managed project resources for a $2.1B business focused on transformation efforts to replace an SAP system with an Oracle R12 system. Responsible for resource coordination and execution of testing on new Oracle R12 system for required test cycles including final IT and business approval prior to go-live date. • Led efforts to split Motorola into two companies including project management for targeted ERP systems. Oversaw identification, documentation and validation of organizational application assets.• Championed organizational change by establishing a process compliance team that ensured all projects delivered were per established processes and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audit compliance.• Supervised $1M managed service model with an offshore vendor resulting in increased project quality and reduced application costs. • Engaged vendor management for contract/SOW reviews for extensions on existing purchase orders and new contracts.• Provided team leadership, and developed organizational goals in alignment with the corporate scorecard. Conducted annual team performance reviews to ensure alignment with organizational goals and identified critical training requirements. Recruited, hired, and developed staffing requirements. • Partnered with the customer relationship manager for an Oracle ERP to create a governance board for tracking and prioritizing large project, small enhancements and maintenance requests across multiple business units and global regions.• Delivered $100K+ in annual cost savings.

Reporting to the IT Director, managed the custom applications team that included 20+ internal and external resources focused on solving business problems in the areas of product development, supply chain, and order management. Utilized software processes and business reengineering to deliver efficient and cost effective business solutions. • Regarded as the subject matter expert for the custom applications by peers, business customers and management• Increased team bench strength with job rotations to support 30 custom applications.• Negotiated contract rates saving $60k for a single vendor.• Involved in multiple IT process improvement teams responsible for implementing CMM and ITIL process methodology practices in our organization.

Reporting to the IT Director, responsible for managing several small teams and providing expertise in solving problems.• Managed IT application helpdesk resources. Reduced cycle times from 100 to 12 days and call volumes by 40% by fine tuning applications and self-help applications.• Managed an IT development team for a custom order processing application which supported a $1.9 billion business with reduced staffing. Created order volume and mix reports for business customers and IT management for system analytics.

Reporting to the Senior IT Manager, responsible for working with business customers to analyze and document their order management process and application needs.• Documented customer and technical requirements. Communicated business needs to the development team and reported development status to the business.• Partnered with business to write and execute project acceptance test scripts.

Reporting to the Senior IT Manager, responsible for coding, testing and supporting business systems.• Key member of a large development team for a new front end custom order processing system. Learned new coding language (AM) and partnered with business users on each release to ensure business objectives were met. • Responsible for 24/7 support, including triage of application issues using extensive knowledge of pricing, sourcing and change order rules.• Trained key business users in the U.S. during rollout of new order entry application.• Developer for Service mainframe application using COBOL for enhancements.

Updated System Diagrams. Documented IT system flows.