Michael Valletta Email & Phone Number

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Retired: Manage projects from the President's Office as well as projects from Information Systems.

Elyria, Ohio

Managed local and global projects up to two years in duration. Led projects related to Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), third-party hardware / software, interfaces, and Business Intelligence. - Led all phases of a multimillion-dollar North American reporting project. Built business relationships, scope definition, selected a vendor, deployed hardware/software, kickoff, design, development, directed vendor resources, tested, scheduled training, and provided post-implementation support. Project removed limitations with the legacy reporting system and reduced the number of days required to financially close each month. - Managed an international team that implemented a Global Management Reporting system that included a Master Data Management component. The two-year project provided a global view of sales that was not available earlier. - Led the design, development, and implementation of an interface that sent Oracle EBS information to a legacy Information Warehouse. Saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in software / support costs and eliminated the need for associates to learn a new reporting system. - Directed several Global Product Lifecycle Management projects. Added Computer Aided Design (CAD) documents to the Agile application and fulfilled global Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirements. Partnered with Engineering to significantly improve efficiencies and satisfy new FDA requirements. - Organized and directed activities to conform to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). Included hardware, software, policy, and business process changes. Improvements assisted with PCI DSS compliance and reduced the chance for fines. - Managed and directed all activities for a mattress recycling fee project. Directed resources in IT, Pricing, Customer Relationship Management, Product Development, and Item Maintenance. Made Invacare compliant with state regulations and permitted the ongoing sale of mattresses in states.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Supervised software developers and business analysts. Delivered upgrades, implementations, customizations, and provided production support. Primarily served Human Resources, Finance, Sales, Customer Service, E-Commerce, and Data Warehousing. Staff of 5 IT professionals. Simultaneously, served as a Project Manager on smaller projects. - Collaborated with the Manufacturing and Distribution leadership teams to implement a new distribution system. Included installation of a third-party software package, installation of interfaces, training, and hiring consultants. Resulted in the ability to provide accurate delivery dates, reduced warehousing costs, and dramatically reduced shipping costs. - Served as the Program Manager by managing project demands from several departments. Collaborated with executives on projects, requirements, schedules, and deliverables. Addressed strategic projects as well as tactical projects. - In a matrix management environment, influenced other IT Managers to prioritize my projects. - Developed, trained, retained, and promoted key associates into advanced technical positions as well as management positions. - Managed software vendors including a Business Intelligence vendor. Negotiated a 42% savings on maintenance fees and obtained 40-hours of free consulting services.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Designed, developed, and implemented software. Completed corresponding documentation such as design documents, test scripts, training manuals, and implementation plans. - Gleaned business requirements for a Corrective Action system. Designed, developed, and implemented the system using Microsoft Access. System was used for 15+ years well surpassing its original expectation as a short-term solution. - Gathered and documented business requirements for an Equivalent Units reporting system. Wrote detailed system specifications and supervised the development of the code. The reporting system provided valuable costing information and helped with manufacturing efficiencies. - Defined requirements and made recommendations for compliant labeling for major customers such as Walmart and JCPenney.