Patrick Lee Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Report to CIO in US head office. As a IT leader for the Canadian office, I have overall responsibility for all aspects of IT functions from new employee on-boarding, PC, smart phone, network, telecom support to data migration, ERP system, manage outsourced ERP hosting by external vendor, manage system interfaces and projects specific to the Canadian business. The key accomplishments & recent projects are:  Established a new office for a well-known Sunlight laundry business by setting… Show more Report to CIO in US head office. As a IT leader for the Canadian office, I have overall responsibility for all aspects of IT functions from new employee on-boarding, PC, smart phone, network, telecom support to data migration, ERP system, manage outsourced ERP hosting by external vendor, manage system interfaces and projects specific to the Canadian business. The key accomplishments & recent projects are:  Established a new office for a well-known Sunlight laundry business by setting up IT infrastructure including local area network, phone system, AV/conferencing, email, ERP applications, interfaces to US systems and a 3rd party warehouse. Managed a list of priority projects & issues with cross functional departments through weekly IT team meeting. This led to a number of improvements in business operation and interfaces between Adage, SAP, Hybrid and TPM systems. Laptop Deployment – Replaced 60 PCs in Canadian office by new Dell Latitude laptops. The project was successfully completed on budget and on time. Increased employees’ productivity through new technology and windows 7 applications. Cell phone policy - Implemented corporate initiative called BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). It required roll out new corporate cell phone policy in Canada through working with US head office. Secure company business data and achieved cost saving on cell phone usage. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Report to VP of IT in US head office. The primary focus was to integrate newly acquired business into a shared office environment. The key accomplishments were as follow: Established a new office to consolidate business operations of Schick, Playtex and Hawaiian Tropic under one roof sharing IT services, network infrastructure, phone system, Servers, e-mail. Implemented 3rd party helpdesk support using Microsoft managed solution. Enhanced the quality of IT support & achieved cost… Show more Report to VP of IT in US head office. The primary focus was to integrate newly acquired business into a shared office environment. The key accomplishments were as follow: Established a new office to consolidate business operations of Schick, Playtex and Hawaiian Tropic under one roof sharing IT services, network infrastructure, phone system, Servers, e-mail. Implemented 3rd party helpdesk support using Microsoft managed solution. Enhanced the quality of IT support & achieved cost saving. Spearheaded Playtex’s system migration from PRISM to SAP. Implemented Order to Cash, EDI & Warehouse Management system to achieve one billing system under Energizer Canada. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Report to VP of IT in US head office. As a key member in an aggressive consumer products company, I have contributed the team effort in supporting company sales growth through business strategies & planning. Revamped IT capabilities by replacing incompatible and out-dated systems with current technology to meet company’s demanding objectives. Spearheaded migration of Order Processing, EDI, financial and manufacturing systems to AS/400 iSeries platform. The completed project… Show more Report to VP of IT in US head office. As a key member in an aggressive consumer products company, I have contributed the team effort in supporting company sales growth through business strategies & planning. Revamped IT capabilities by replacing incompatible and out-dated systems with current technology to meet company’s demanding objectives. Spearheaded migration of Order Processing, EDI, financial and manufacturing systems to AS/400 iSeries platform. The completed project significantly speeded up the month end operation by 80% and enabled the company to accelerate future business growth.  Upgraded local area network between three Canadian facilities and led the organization through a series of network upgrades to capitalize emerging technologies. Spearheaded migration of Servers to Microsoft Windows and Exchange thus improved IT security and administration efficiency by 40%.  Redesigned data warehouse by implementing Cognos Powerplay to provide online sales information to executive management & field sales. Increased employee productivity and streamlined internal work flow.  Developed and implemented SOX compliance IT controls, policies and procedures across Canadian operations; certified by a third party audit. Spearheaded system integration of newly acquired business (Hawaiian Tropic) into PRISM/AS400. Leveraged US IT resources & achieved numerous management objectives including the ability to consolidate Canada’s financial information, sales forecast and inventory planning resulting in operational saving of $150,000 annually. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Reported to Director, IT of US/head office. Provided support to 5 divisions for Gillette Canada under a shared IT services. Implemented new network, phone system, e-mail, help desk and spearheaded system integration.  Established a new Canadian office to support five divisions including Gillette, Braun, Oral-B, Duracell and Gillette Stationery Products. Achieved company objective of sharing IT services across all divisions and annual cost saving of $500K.  Transferred… Show more Reported to Director, IT of US/head office. Provided support to 5 divisions for Gillette Canada under a shared IT services. Implemented new network, phone system, e-mail, help desk and spearheaded system integration.  Established a new Canadian office to support five divisions including Gillette, Braun, Oral-B, Duracell and Gillette Stationery Products. Achieved company objective of sharing IT services across all divisions and annual cost saving of $500K.  Transferred warehouse operation to a third party service provider by integrating Inventory Management, Order Processing and EDI with Livingston. Achieved company objective of operational saving over 20% annually as well as addressed business growth through outside services. Provided business system support for - Oral-B & Braun Canada. Spearheaded system migration for Oral-B from BPCS to PRISM and Braun from homegrown systems to JD Edwards resulting in operating saving of $320,000 annually.  Provided help desk and IT support for 160 office employees and 120 field sales across Canada to access shared data and applications under multi system platforms. Consistently exceeded user expectation and maintained high quality of IT support.  Participated SAP implementation and acted as site manager to coordinate US head office to implement global business systems including Order to Cash, Sales Analyzer, Trade Spending and Customer Order Inquiry System. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Reported to VP of Finance and managed a team of 5. Provided IT support to Finance, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Administration & Warehouse operations. Spearheaded implementation of BPCS on IBM S/36 to support distribution and manufacturing operations including Order Processing, A/R, G/L, A/P, Inventory Management, Bills of Materials and Costing. Streamlined business processes and increased operation efficiency for more than 40%. Implemented “Business System” to support… Show more Reported to VP of Finance and managed a team of 5. Provided IT support to Finance, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Administration & Warehouse operations. Spearheaded implementation of BPCS on IBM S/36 to support distribution and manufacturing operations including Order Processing, A/R, G/L, A/P, Inventory Management, Bills of Materials and Costing. Streamlined business processes and increased operation efficiency for more than 40%. Implemented “Business System” to support Sales and Finance including Trade Spending management, Budget & Forecasting, Sales Reporting and Customer P&L resulting in operational saving of $500K annually. Show less