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3801 S Oliver St, Wichita, Ks, Us

Carmel, In, Us

Member of the Business Development Team at enVista. Work with companies to understand their business, processes, and existing challenges and provide insight on how Microsoft Dynamics AX can meet their business objectives. enVista has helped many companies improve their business processes and build in efficiencies. As a true consulting partner, enVista can implement best practice solutions with Microsoft Dynamics AX as well as compliment the application with enVista specific solutions to improve mobility, B2B communications, as well as pre-built integrations to major applications such as Manhattan and Red Prairie warehouse management systems.

Carmel, In, Us

Senior Project Manager working in the Enterprise Services practice at enVista, a leading supply chain consulting and IT services firm.. Specializing in Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP pre-sales and implementation. Microsoft Certification in Dynamics AX Trade and Logistics.

Wichita, Ks, Us

Responsible for Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP Implementation across the portfolio. In addition, my responsibilities include all sourcing opportunities and improvements at the portfolio level as well as strategic and tactical contracts and vendor management.

3801 S Oliver St, Wichita, Ks, Us

Lead Strategic and Tactical Vendor Management organization. in providing effective and efficient vendor management practices for the Spirit IT organization and its customers. Duties: - Create and implement a vision for vendor governance for the IT VMO in support of Strategic business activities. - Negotiate new contracts and changes to existing contracts as required to support Spirit business activities and maximize returns. - Manage and evaluates existing contracts -Designs, improves, and enforces IT VMO Governance processes.

Global Sourcing consultant for a major Aero Space Component Manufacturer in NorthAmerica, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and France. Responsibilities include; primaryoutsourcing focal for European business units, assist in RFP/RFI process, develop ofMaster Services Agreements, Service Agreements, and Local Service Agreements with global third party providers. Also responsible for negotiating service levels, contract deliverables, vendor management and governance.Statements of Work, Europe - include the following Service Towers; Server, Data Network,Desktop, Helpdesk, Application Maintenance and Development, IT Common Services,Procurement Services and Telephony. Established and facilitate Local and Management level Governance Boards.- Designed & managed infrastructure outsourcing solutions- Developed Service Agreements including Service Levels- Developed communication tools to improve vendor/client communications

Core member of the Business Development team responsible for creating an Outsourcing Solution Plan, identifying value proposition, vendor management, and managing scope duringcontract negotiation. Primary point of contact on the Opportunity team responsible for ensuring the documented solution can be delivered based on the agreed level of delivery risk and assumptions.Accomplishments:• Designed & Managed projects over $100M• Implemented Knowledge Based System to improve consistency of projects• Developed Due Diligence Process to reduce rework by 25%

Led organization of implementation specialists, configuration analysts, and training resources to install, configure, and train the Accenture BPO mid market solutions. In addition, I developed processes and tools for mapping and improving business processes to industry standards within the HR and Finance domains spanning multiple industry verticals such as hospitality, retail, financial services, casual dining, technology, and manufacturing.

Dorval, Québec, Oo

Managed and led a team of Application Developers, Business Analysts, andProject Managers to ensure daily sustaining of software and hardware for multiple business units, including; Operations, Quality, and Procurement.Member of I.T. Leadership Team and worked with Regional Directors and Vice-Presidents to establish strategic and tactical goals and manage resources to effectively enhance existing production systems including ERP, inventory and warehouse management, product data manager, computer aided process planning, and labor collection systems.• Responsible for yearly budget of $5M - met budget objectives• Implemented 5 major projects within 1 year- budgets in excess of $3M• Improved team efficiencies by 30% - implementing standards and documentingprocesses• Reduced yearly upgrade costs by 5%• Implemented Change Request Process to improve budget allocation

Arlington, Va, Us

Managed and coordinated a global cross-functional team to analyze, design, and implement software and infrastructure projects. Insured that projects were developed and completed on time and within budget.- Responsible for yearly budget of $2M - met budget objectives- Implemented 3 international projects- Created Project Plan Templates- Developed International communication process- Coordinated cross-divisional process improvement for Project Management Methodologies

Masters - Management Information Systems

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)