Richard Stowell, Pmp, Csm Email & Phone Number

Spring, TX, US

Houston, TX, US

Andover, MA, MA, US

• Project Manager of a $500 million technology professional and managed services company providing Infor M3 implementation/optimization professional services and M3 managed services for on-prem and cloud-based.
• Completed major system upgrades for several customers without interruption of business services.
• Completed a major system enhancement to use Infor's lastest Document Management system with interfaces from two 3rd party document scanning providers and an older version of M3.
• Completed the provisioning and installation of 3 separate environments in AWS for new customer in less than 5 months while simultaneously providing managed services to support a 3rd party implementation team.
• Coordinate actions of teams/personnel located in various locations in Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Turkey, India, and Philippines.

Sugar Land, Texas, US

• Project Manager of a $1.5 billion industrial services company providing inspection and managed services worldwide.Responsible for managing IT and business projects to improve operations and reduce costs.Key.
• Completed relocation of the company’s legacy ERP system without interruption of business services.
• Managed testing and software development of Team’s internally developed labor tracking system, Team Apps.
• Implemented Team Apps for both the pilot and the first transition wave; affecting over 12 branches and 200 personnel
• Oversaw the first successful attempt at automated testing for Team Apps.
• Managed the relocation of servers (both virtual and physical) out of Team locations to Equinix datacenters.

Houston, Texas, US

• Project Manager of a $3.2 billion grocery wholesale company serving independent grocers in a 3-state area. Responsible for managing IT and business projects to improve operations and reduce costs.Key Accomplishments:
• Implemented new handheld barcode scanning system in refrigerated warehouse leading to 5% decrease in selection time per order on time / within budget
• Implemented new time / attendance system, replacing 3 other existing disparate systems on time / within budget.
• Completed relocation of company mainframe to Tier 3 facility without any interruption of business services.
• Completed payroll transition for all Grocers Supply employees during recent acquisition in less than 2 months.

Houston, Texas, US

• Instructor for 200+ students enrolled in the Army Junior Officer Training Corps (JROTC) at Kashmere Senior High School. Responsible for executing the continuous mission to “motivate young people to become better.
• Incorporated over 2,000 hours of community service into instruction to improve student understanding of the world outside their community.
• Maintained Honor Unit with Distinction status while learning to be a teacher at the same time in a school with 93% economically disadvantaged students.
• Collected, synthesized and reported input from teachers into the district’s special program to create a teacher appraisal system.

Fort Liberty, NC, US

• Oversee planning, preparation, execution, and post-execution of Battle Command Simulation Training (BCST) simulation exercises for battalion and larger sized units. Ensure that theater specific lessons, tactics, and.
• Assumed responsibility as the Chief Observer-Observer/Trainer with less than 3 weeks before mission start; completed the mission by meeting all of the commanders training objectives and other supporting tasks.
• Recognized by 120th Brigade Commander for outstanding performance in support of the 529th CSSB staff during their culminating simulation exercise and validating capstone event.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Coordinate engineer requirements with engineer staffs from all DOD services. Plan, monitor and supervise construction projects to support USFOR-A(S) forces in RC(S). Provide weekly reports on construction status to key.
• Integrated both the logistic and engineer forces to produce life support services for over 17,000 US soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and contractors in less that 10 months.
• Integrated use of Microsoft SharePoint into decision making processes, project management and resource tracking.
• Initiated projects for additional 10,000 plus surge authorized by President Obama in December 2009.
• Validated over $10M in construction of forthcoming MILCON projects for 2011 and 2012.

Fort Liberty, NC, US

• Oversee planning, preparation, execution, and post-execution of BCST exercises for battalion and larger sized Reserve and National Guard units. Supervise teams portraying simulated units in BCST exercises for.
• Performed as the lead OC/T for the 36th Brigade Combat Team Command Post Exercise prior to departure to Iraq.
• Coached, mentored, trained and developed 30+ personnel into fully certified observer-controllers/trainers

Fort Liberty, NC, US

• Oversee planning, preparation, execution, and post-execution of BCST exercises run by 4 Observer-Controller Teams for battalion and larger sized Reserve and National Guard units. Serve as the focal point of staff.
• Coordinated the brigade's first assignment to assist the National Guard Bureau in the Training Assessment Module (TAM). This coordinated event assessed the 1-113 Cavalry Squadron, the 224th Engineer Battalion and the.
• Acted as the Task Force Commander in his absence while conducting the 586th Engineer Battalion BCST, the 875th Engineer Battalion BCST, and the 256th Brigade Combat Team validation prior to mobilization.

• Provide technical and implementation support to users of HCSS’s software. Integrate information flow to and from other software systems. Key Accomplishments:
• Provided professional and outstanding support for HCSS’s three main software packages. Directly involved in implementation support within 3 months of hire.
• Began providing Technical Support within 1 month of hire. Averaged customer survey ratings well above 9.8 (out of 10) with 4 months of hire. November 2008 survey rating was 9.98 of 10.00.

Miami, FL, US

• Oversee and implement the first national level item master for homebuilding operations. Enable local, regional and national managers to better understand supply chain operations. Provided internal consulting support to.
• Created and maintained over 45,000 individual items for the national item master.
• Implemented the use of decision-making processes to determine the best solution for standardizing contracts among various labor trades. Enabled the director to quickly obtain agreement among nine regional vice.

Miami, FL, US

• Manage the Buzzsaw collaborative project management system, including help desk support. Provide training to users (internal and external) around the country. Investigate and develop other uses for Buzzsaw.Key.
• Maintained 300GB disk space and over 8,000 internal and external users for homebuilding purchasing operations.
• Initiated the use of WebEx for recurring/refresher training.
• Researched and developed standards for Land Development to use Buzzsaw for bidding.

Miami, FL, US

• Implement designated software. Plan and implement the final roll out of Computers for Tracts Customer Warranty Service program. Plan and implement Autodesk Buzzsaw Collaborative Project Management software to include.
• Implemented centralized training, incorporating simultaneous live usage and data confirmation.
• Managed 8-10 consultants, both internal and external.

Miami, FL, US

• Convert new acquisitions from legacy systems to Lennar’s ERP (JD Edwards) and other systems. Provide coaching, training, and mentorship of new associates. Analyze and properly format legacy data including sales, bill.
• Implemented over 14 US Home divisions and other acquisition conversions. This standardized ERP systems, eliminated duplication and reduced overhead costs.
• Implemented product launch of the MH2 (now BuildPro) scheduling system. Oversaw training of both field and back office associates. Resulted in lowered corporate interest charges to the division and reduced field.
• Implemented use of a BuildPro-JD Edwards integration to pay business partners. Results included reduction of required A/P staff and better vendor discounts due to a 50% reduction of the accounts/payable timeframe.

Miami, FL, US

• Manage homebuilding construction-related purchasing operations. Provide cost data to accurately develop new home sales price. Implement system to ensure that all construction related costs are properly contracted and.
• Implemented systems to ensure accurate and complete contracting of new homes.
• Implemented plan verification process led to accurate bill-of-material/takeoffs before the plan was built for a 2nd time. This reduced takeoff related errors to less than ½ of 1% of cost.
• Managed the integration of Village Builders purchasing into the Lennar purchasing operation.
• Supported 6 different divisions with a combined operation starting almost 2500 homes annually by December 2000.

Westlake Village, CA, US

• Conduct estimating and purchasing activities to include quantity takeoffs in JD Edwards for new plans. Support sales department with price estimates for custom options. Monitor entry of takeoff data to contracting.
• Quality of the work enabled the estimating department to reduce takeoff errors to less than 0.5% of the cost of a home.
• Developed and implemented a custom option system enabling a cost/price estimate to be complete within 2 days.

Westlake Village, CA, US

• Build both single family and multi-family homes. Worked directly with sales professionals and buyers to ensure that expectations were fulfilled or exceeded.Key Accomplishments:
• Built over 75 homes ranging from $85,000 to over $200,000 (1996 dollars).
• Numerous letters regarding quality and level of service culminated in reaching Ryland’s top homebuilder position within 2 years.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Project Engineer for the Panama Area Office, Mobile District, Savannah Division of the the US Army Corps of Engineers