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Washington, Dc, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Project Portfolio Management – Managed a portfolio of small to medium projects to improve integration and end to end efficiency among procurement, contracts management, and risk management systems.Third Party Risk Management System Implementation – Business owner facilitating requirements, overseeing testing, and managing post go-live support for an agile implementation of ProcessUnity, a Third-Party Risk Management system with integrations to Ariba Sourcing / Contracting to automate contract compliance for over 15,000 services.Project Management via Jira (Kanban) – Established a Jira Kanban board to facilitate the development and launch of new Tableau dashboards to support a self-service data strategy among procurement and business partners.Contract Management Product Owner –Coordinated stakeholder requirements and facilitated enhancements, new functionality and a structured analysis to evaluate expansion of the footprint for SirionLabs, Contract Management Software. Developed operational metrics to identify areas for improvement and increased adoption.Contract Management System Migration - Lead a team of three to cleanse, migrate and validate contract meta data from pre- to post-integration SAP Ariba for over 6,000 contracts. Improved data quality, enabled actionable reporting and developed ongoing operational procedures.

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Leading deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement of the contract management function. Initiatives include implementation of Ariba Contracts Management functionality, continued data cleanup efforts, and establishing expiration and renewals process.

Providing process improvement and automation leadership to Finance Transformation initiatives that enhance efficiency, quality, and drive bottom line savings. Lead contract migration project to cleanse, upload and validate contract meta data from Oracle into Ariba for over 5,000 contracts. Improved data quality and enabled actionable reporting.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Director Project Resource Management, FP&A (9/14 - present)Leading enterprise level change to improve project resource management and automate the underlying financial management processes. Initiatives include bringing greater visibility to resource mix utilization, automating vendor accrual calculation, and implementing project accounting policies. Leveraging cross functional processes, standards, tools, and metrics to enhance visibility, inform decision making and track progress.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Lead Strategic Sourcing and Procurement's contribution to enterprise wide, cross functional teams to enhance vendor strategy, utilization, and performance. Developed departmental infrastructure to manage key sourcing activities, capture and report savings, enhance use of best practices, and develop training and talent management framework.

Entrepreneur focused on developing business concepts, employing Lean Startup techniques, and successfully bringing new businesses to market, including:2014: E-Mow - Self-Fueled, Self-Guided, Pellet Harvester Drones - www.ecomowtech.com2013: Honeydo Yard Services - On Demand Yard Services 2012: Roundedthird - Spend Smarter, Grow Smarter - www.roundedthird.com

Rockville, Md, Us

Procurement and Finance Operations BuildoutKey contributor and collaborator in building the organization's financial infrastructure in preparation for the $100M launch of its first commercially approved product. Initiatives include launching a 120 person, multi-national sales force, implementing enterprise-wide spend management systems, and assuming partial Treasury responsibilities, including cash forecasting and real estate management.Strategic Sourcing and Spend ManagementDeveloped and executed sourcing strategies in HR, Consulting, Outsourcing, and Professional Services. Delivered 15% savings through sourcing efforts and ongoing category management.

Delivered high-impact, compressed timeline process and cost control engagements for clients in biotechnology, telecom, media & entertainment, and healthcare. Strategic Sourcing Process ExcellenceReviewed process, technology and organizational elements of the current state to recommend best practice improvements to aid Procurement in supporting organizational goals. Improvements include instilling actionable metrics and analytics, automating key processes, and developing repeatable processes throughout the procurement life cycle. Cost ReductionIdentified and delivered cost reduction through strategic sourcing, demand management, and process automation in spend areas including Print, Credit Card Processing, Travel, and IT Build vs. Buy analysis.

Arlington, Va, Us

Best Practice ResearchUtilized executive interviews, third party data, industry publications, and member surveys to develop new insights and case studies on strategic operational issues including deploying Lean Quality Programs and Customer Service initiatives. Metrics / Balanced ScorecardFacilitated client development of multi-category, cross functional metrics and scorecard methodologies to evaluate supplier performance and contribution to drive savings and enhanced performance.

Chicago, Il, Us

Lead consulting engagements in Financial Services and Higher Education. Strategy Development Developed a 5 Year procurement strategy plan for $900M organization. Completed quantitative current state assessment, gap analysis, and facilitated cross functional group visioning sessions.Cost Management Develop fact-based supplier management strategies by employing detailed data analysis, market research, and structured negotiations (LAA, MDO, BATNA) to negotiate savings ranged from 15 - 30% of baseline.

Delivered Consulting projects in telecom, non-profit, and retail goods. Business Case DevelopmentDeveloped material management strategies to reduce warehousing and reverse logistics costs. Estimated $35M savings over 3 years.Merger Integration ManagementManaged merger integration synergy capture efforts through cross functional team facilitation, vendor consolidation, and materials and services rationalization.

Audit and Risk ManagementDeveloped analytic tools to assess financial, regulatory and operational risk and to evaluate related controls.

Organizational Consulting And Change Leadership, Executive Certificate

Executive Negotiation Workshop - Bargaining For Advantage

Mba

Bsba, Accounting