Excited to be joining the rapid-growing company that is Milwaukee Tool and use my expertise to deliver technology solutions that enable our future growth! Rather than simply be an IT order-taker, my approach is to understand what's important to Procurement and Sourcing, to learn the language and processes, and use this knowledge to create a technology vision and deliver new IT capabilities that improve the performance of our organization.

In 2018 I was promoted to Business Relationship Lead within the Global Information Services (GIS) department. In this role, I worked with stakeholders in Product Development and at our manufacturing plants to understand their existing technology, and to determine which technology is required to meet their business goals. I work with each group to understand what those goals are, and what are the requirements. In this role, I have delivered many various projects and requests in multiple… Show more In 2018 I was promoted to Business Relationship Lead within the Global Information Services (GIS) department. In this role, I worked with stakeholders in Product Development and at our manufacturing plants to understand their existing technology, and to determine which technology is required to meet their business goals. I work with each group to understand what those goals are, and what are the requirements. In this role, I have delivered many various projects and requests in multiple functional areas, including the expansion of some of our global manufacturing footprint. One notable accomplishment was designing, testing, and delivering a minimum viable product that quickly alleviated a major global logistics issue, costing us over $400k/year. I was able to understand the problem and deliver a solution within a few months, avoiding major/expensive integrations.I was responsible for the full lifecycle support and intake of many applications, including architecture roadmapping, security analysis, and building support models. Show less

Promoted to IT Site Operations Lead at our Product Development Center in Wauwatosa. My responsibilities were to not only keep our site operations running on a daily basis, but also look for new technology solutions to stay ahead of the technology curve and continually improve upon IT capabilities for the plant. It is my job to ensure that the business users in Product Development and Testing have the technology to do their job efficiently, while managing a lean service portfolio and reducing… Show more Promoted to IT Site Operations Lead at our Product Development Center in Wauwatosa. My responsibilities were to not only keep our site operations running on a daily basis, but also look for new technology solutions to stay ahead of the technology curve and continually improve upon IT capabilities for the plant. It is my job to ensure that the business users in Product Development and Testing have the technology to do their job efficiently, while managing a lean service portfolio and reducing technology risk. Major responsibilities and accomplishments: • Award: Winner of the 2016 Harley-Davidson IT Innovation Challenge.• ITIL Activities: Service Strategy, Business Relationship Management, Service Portfolio Management, Solution Design Analysis, Service Design, Service Level Management, Continuous Service Improvement• Understand 29 Core Product Development Processes to ensure proper technology alignment.• Serve as relationship manager between the IT organization and Product Development and Testing.• Gather systems and process requirements from stakeholders to mock-up in functional specifications.• Collaborate with business leaders to bring ideas through a cross-functional project review process.• Attend Kaizen events to improve business processes and analyze potential technology solutions.• Indirectly manage offshore developers in the design, testing, and deployment of enhancements.• Escalate critical technology issues and lead through to resolution.• Delivered over 100 major application and infrastructure upgrades, critical to operational processes.• Developed a new process to enable prompt disposition of new technology requests. Show less

Working as a business systems analyst withing Product Development at Harley-Davidson, I work with over 100 applications that support testing and operations. Every day is a new challenge, working with software I've never seen before in an environment I'm not always familiar with. The benefit about being a business analyst is that it's a mentality that can apply in many situations. My experience as an analyst, and savvy for customer relationship management, has allowed me to excel in this… Show more Working as a business systems analyst withing Product Development at Harley-Davidson, I work with over 100 applications that support testing and operations. Every day is a new challenge, working with software I've never seen before in an environment I'm not always familiar with. The benefit about being a business analyst is that it's a mentality that can apply in many situations. My experience as an analyst, and savvy for customer relationship management, has allowed me to excel in this role.Major responsibilities and accomplishments: • Serve as relationship manager between the GIS organization and Product Development• Collaborate with functional areas to bring new ideas through our project intake process in Clarity• Completed emergency system change within a week, when it was expected to take a month• Gather system requirements from stakeholders and mock-up in functional specifications• Work with offshore developers in the design, testing and deployment of enhancements; since April 2013 I’ve successfully delivered over 100 significant system enhancements • Attend Kaizen events to improve business processes and analyze potential technology solutions• Escalate critical technology issues and lead through to resolution• Recent training: Fishbone and "5 Whys" training; PMI Project Management Methodologies; Business Analysis: Enterprise AnalysisAlso, since I've started at Harley-Davidson, I've embraced the culture quite a bit, and get involved with company events as much as possible. I have volunteered for about 12 company rallies throughout the country. I do believe that getting close to the customer can have a positive influence on the perspective of understanding the importance of a company's offerings. Show less

While I was at Accenture, I worked at 3M as a Functional Lead for CRM Processes and Functional Design. I had the opportunity to work with some amazing people and design some exciting solutions for one of the most innovative companies in the world. Beyond working with technology in this role, I was the face of Accenture for some of the functional areas and it was my job to maintain (and sometimes repair) strong relationships. This was one of my favorite parts of the job, and is something I am… Show more While I was at Accenture, I worked at 3M as a Functional Lead for CRM Processes and Functional Design. I had the opportunity to work with some amazing people and design some exciting solutions for one of the most innovative companies in the world. Beyond working with technology in this role, I was the face of Accenture for some of the functional areas and it was my job to maintain (and sometimes repair) strong relationships. This was one of my favorite parts of the job, and is something I am exceptionally good at doing.Major responsibilities and accomplishments: • Promoted in January to lead an Accenture and client team to blueprint SAP CRM Service Management under the Order-to-Cash (OTC) Process Team• Successfully designed and deployed CRM Sales mobile proof of concept for 3M Field Sales Representatives• Hosted a Lunch and Learn for the Accenture team on the mobile CRM Sales project• Documented functional requirements from multiple business units throughout US and Canada• Maintained strong relationships with key 3M business stakeholders• Coordinate and track design activities between functional areas and technical teams• Managed relationships and customization activities with offshore developers• Redesigned and deployed a CRM Service Request solution to handle 700+ daily transactions• Performed ETL (extract, transform, load) data activities on over 12 conversion programs• Received two performance awards from the Accenture management team Show less

I started as an intern on the massive global SAP project while finishing my degree at MSOE. I had the opportunity to learn a lot about SAP and network with a lot of great people. After taking a few SAP training courses in Atlanta and paying close attention to some very smart co-workers, over some time, I was able to step into a role as an analyst and design and configure solutions on my own through the input of our business stakeholders. One of the greatest challenges here was… Show more I started as an intern on the massive global SAP project while finishing my degree at MSOE. I had the opportunity to learn a lot about SAP and network with a lot of great people. After taking a few SAP training courses in Atlanta and paying close attention to some very smart co-workers, over some time, I was able to step into a role as an analyst and design and configure solutions on my own through the input of our business stakeholders. One of the greatest challenges here was navigating the mobile application through the technology teams. Since this was the first time an internal iOS application was being developed for Rockwell, many of the security and design issues that arose had never been considered. This was a great learning experience and a very challenging and exciting project. Major responsibilities and accomplishments: • Promoted to analyst upon graduation as functional lead for CRM support and deployment• Successfully designed and completed mobile proof of concept between SAP CRM and SKY Technologies on an iOS mobile operating system• Performed prototyping and configuration activities for proposed CRM solutions• Managed the completion of unit, integration and user acceptance testing and defect resolution• Gathered business requirements to convert into functional specifications and design proposals• Trained Superusers in Spain, Belgium and Germany to support the SAP release in Europe• Performed CRM and ECC master data analysis to support both Hypercare and build phases• Represented all changes for CRM Services in change control meetings Show less

When I transitioned from MATC to MSOE to pursue a degree in technology (from business management), it was important that I gained some professional experience more directly related to my field of study and my passion. This was a great experience to have while in school, and it really taught me that running software and hardware in an enterprise capacity is much different than using technology for person use. I also had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people throughout the entire… Show more When I transitioned from MATC to MSOE to pursue a degree in technology (from business management), it was important that I gained some professional experience more directly related to my field of study and my passion. This was a great experience to have while in school, and it really taught me that running software and hardware in an enterprise capacity is much different than using technology for person use. I also had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people throughout the entire organization. Major responsibilities and accomplishments: • Provided Tier 1 and Tier 2 help desk support for computer hardware and enterprise applications• Assisted the telecommunications group with network troubleshooting and resolutions• Managed relationships with all technical support teams to ensure prompt issue resolution• Relayed technical information to non-technical users• Trained 3 new help desk interns Show less

This was one of my first jobs that allowed me to use my college education in business management, which was a welcoming change of pace from copper plating and working with harsh chemicals in a factory while I was in school. In this role, I worked closely with management of the office and assembly floor to ensure that projects were running smoothly and that we were always in compliance with regulatory agencies.Major responsibilities and accomplishments: • Collaborated with… Show more This was one of my first jobs that allowed me to use my college education in business management, which was a welcoming change of pace from copper plating and working with harsh chemicals in a factory while I was in school. In this role, I worked closely with management of the office and assembly floor to ensure that projects were running smoothly and that we were always in compliance with regulatory agencies.Major responsibilities and accomplishments: • Collaborated with the Quality Manager to maintain ISO 9001:2000 compliance• Assisted in passing a United States Postal Service audit with strong performance scores• Created training material for 20+ assembly stations in the warehouse• Maintained a complex document control system using Microsoft SharePoint for 5 affiliates Show less