Joined large consulting organization to help develop and grow retail PLM practice. Delivered key engagements as lead PLM architect. Supported business development activities including relationship building with PLM software vendors and strategic partners. Contributed to development, marketing and sales of new consulting offerings based on retail industry and IT architecture best practices.

Founded Dalea Solutions LLC, an independent consulting practice specialized in implementations of PLM solutions for the Retail, Footwear and Apparel industry. Participated in major PLM delivery projects with a perfect track record of constantly delivering results to a wide range of clients with the highest standards of excellence.

Led global PLM initiative for the Converse footwear business (400+ users) from project kick off to Go Live and beyond. Helped define vision for business transformation and created framework for project execution. Managed global project resources while leading solution architecting and business requirement gathering efforts across entire product creation landscape. Developed implementation roadmap and adoption strategy to maximize value of PLM system.Despite an aggressive schedule (6 months) and limited resources, the project was delivered on time and under budget with an excellent user adoption rate among all business units. The success of this program was recognized by a nomination for the Nike LBS Maxim Award.

Facilitated business improvement initiatives and evolution of PLM system for apparel business (200+ Users). Main activity was to manage phase implementation projects and lead solution design and process re engineering activities. Projects included major PLM system upgrade, costing module development, lifecycle/workflow design and vendor portal integration. Performed day to day end user adoption tasks and conducted continuous training activities to ensure leverage of best practices and help maximize overall business efficiency.

Supported medium/large scale implementations of PLM solution for the Retail, Footwear and Apparel Industry. Assignments included configuration/customization of various system modules (Linesheet, Tech Pack, Materials, Colors...), R&D funded development and Go Live support projects. Received one of the fastest promotion in the company and earned a PTC excellence award for consulting work on a particular client engagement.