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Wilmington, De, Us

Northville, Michigan, Us

• Align Information Technology’s priorities and activities with the business unit’s strategies and related systems and information requirements. Serve as Senior Business Partner to Corporate Functions.• Modernize and enhance the business Information Technology function; evaluate legacy processes, governance, staff and organization and make changes where appropriate; shift “ready-to-serve” IT spending to reinvestment in new technology applications.• Plan, organize, direct and control the activities and staff involved in the operations of business systems, including systems analysis, programming and computer operations.

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams in both strategic and implementation engagements• Produce high quality deliverables that include global operating models, organizational design & restructuring, talent management strategies, change management & communication plans, outsourcing and integration strategies

• Member of the CIO's IT Executive Council• Ensure the delivery of the Corporate Functions, Global Supply Chain & Real Estate portfolio of IT activities and services, maximizing service levels while reducing costs by leveraging Enterprise solutions• IT Sponsor for Two Finance Transformation programs (i.e. EMEA Finance Optimization & LATAM Shared Service Center) resulting in an annual cost reduction of 10% and 12% respectively• IT Sponsor for Global Finance Integration Program to align Monthly, Quarterly, and Year End Financial Close Calendars. Successfully modified, tested, and implemented over 80 instances of various ERP systems and 40+ ancillary systems within 12 months.• Member of the Merger Integration team (i.e. Tyco & JCI) responsible for identifying synergy opportunities totaling 1 Billion dollars over 3 years• IT Advisor and liaison for on Finance and HR Transformation• Ensure adherence to Johnson Controls Global Standards in solutions proposed, and drive to the new policies and procedures that have been established to support the Project Portfolio, Delegation of Authority, and HR Guiding Principles• Led diverse teams (i.e. systems support/development and account leads) across multiple locations

Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, Us

• Responsibilities included all ERP environments, Global Business Intelligence, Mobility, and IT Business Partner team• Led the process to develop Avantor’s first mobile application. The app enabled direct user access Certificates of Analysis, MSDS’s and Product Specifications; as well as integration with Salesforce.com for lead generation• Partnered with executive leadership to design, develop and implement Avantor’s Global Business Intelligence strategy • Led the process to successfully established an SAP Service Center, utilizing off-shore resources, resulting in more than a 50% reduction in annual support/development costs and improved service levels• In collaboration with the CIO, created and implemented a new IT strategy focused on business enablement and customer experience

Radnor, Pa, Us

• Divisional responsibility for over 450 associates with 8 direct reports and a $26 million + P&L of Laboratory Support Services• Led the development, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of all operations associated with distribution, service logistics and strategic operations for the Service’s Division• Increased profitability by more than 10%• Member of the Pharma Segment Strategy Core Team, BioTech Segment Strategy Core Team, and Strategic Services Steering Team

Radnor, Pa, Us

• Divisional responsibility for over 250 associates with 5 direct reports and a $13 million+ Eastern Zone P&L of Laboratory Support Services• Increased Eastern Zone Profitability by more than 20%• Exceeded Revenue and EBITDA targets by more than 7% and 40% respectively

Radnor, Pa, Us

• Led the Business Analyst team, Sales Enablement team, Business Intelligence team, IS resources in Latin America and Canada, and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions team• Member of the VWR North America SAP Core Team responsible for Services and Operational Reporting • Designed, developed and delivered the first CRM application for VWR North America• Led the infrastructure maintenance and stability program for VWR Puerto Rico. Results of the program included 50% reduction in infrastructure hardware and 25% overall improvement in application uptime • Member of the NA IS Capital Expenditure Steering Team, Change & Problem Management Steering Team, NA IS Risk Management, SAP Core Program Team

Mclean, Virginia, Us

• Partnered with business unit managers and functional experts to define the strategy and business objectives for implementing a supply chain solution at all sites in the Americas region (USA, Canada, and Mexico)• Led a cross-functional team of IT associates, business associates, and contractors responsible for gathering business requirements, business process definition, software development and implementation• Responsibilities included integration’s with SAP for demand planning, production planning, inventory management, master data, finite production scheduling, and BW reporting• Planned and implemented a major software upgrade for Manugistics as part of the Amercias region business transformation program

Mclean, Virginia, Us

• Built and managed multi-national teams (5 – 30 associates), consisting of business users, IT and vendor resources. The teams included design, development, quality assurance, and implementation • Responsible for ensuring non-financial corporate applications integrated with SAP for master data (i.e. Customer, Item, Vendor/Supplier, etc.)• Collaborated with executive leadership to define the strategy and implement a global intellectual property system that allowed Mars to manage global brands more effectively, saving 300K USD annually• Led the implementation of a global contract management system, resulting in annual cost reduction of $400K in outside legal counsel costs • Responsibilities included global IS development in Marketing, Commercial, Legal, Risk Management and External Affairs

Global, Us

• Managed the definition and implementation of document management (Documentum) implementations for TEVA Pharmaceutical and Aventis Pasteur Pharmaceutical• Designed the approach for interfacing BPCS ERP to SAP at Armstrong World Industries• Supply chain analyst assisting multiple global planners with the monitoring of Open Order Reports, Production Schedules, analysis of production information• Development analyst responsible for designing, developing and implementing the unclaimed property system for Safeguard Business Systems