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Somerville, Nj, Us

Mclean, Virginia, Us

- Business Leader transforming the human-centric change journey for One M&M’S Experience which includes M&M’S stores and E-Commerce sites around the world- Aligning stakeholders, associates, leadership, and external partners, by effectively communicating the rationale, benefits, and expected outcomes of the wholescale ERP and satellite systems replacement- Coordinating multiple project teams across functions including business, digital technologies & third-party partners

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Transforming the Digital landscape for the world's largest confections company with a concentration on changing how Mars Wrigley integrates Sales, Marketing, Category, Strategic Revenue Management, and Retail.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Leading the integration of Trade Promotion Management and Strategic Revenue Management processes and systems for two of the world's largest confectionery companies (Mars Chocolate and Wrigley) in to a single solution to create a single, unifying platform to optimize Trade Investments across Sales, Marketing, and Finance.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Responsible for the management of the process and system enablers for the entirety of the Trade Promotion Management portfolio for Mars Chocolate North America. Included the management of an operational team which defined and executed short-term tactical and long-term strategic change initiatives to re-create methodologies for maximizing Return On Investment both internally and for customers.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Responsible for all IT applications and infrastructure for the Mars Drinks business unit in the United States, Canada and the Asia Pacific.An active member of the IT Steering Group, responsible for developing the annual IT Game Plan including strategy, funding and resources for the US and Asia Pacific region.- Presents detailed IT business plans at the executive level gaining buy in from senior management. - Responsible for all project phases from requirements determination through execution and close-out.Manage the financials for the US including North American Cost Centers as well as on-going project internal orders. This includes oversight of the Mars Drinks IT capital spend for North America.Implementation and Support Manager for the Cloud based Salesforce.com in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Japan.- Involved the first global roll-out of Salesforce.com and the first integration of SAP and Cloud services in all of Mars, Inc.- Delivered the project on time and under budget utilizing a distributed technical team spread over two countries. This process became the benchmark for future IT development for the entire firm.SAP Quality Management Implementation Manager. This was the first enterprise level instance of SAP QM for Mars Inc.ECommerce Project Manager. Responsible for the successful execution of two unique Ecommerce projects.- AlterraCoffee.com utilized an indirect business model and necessitated the seamless transition to preserve brand integrity.- Freshpath Recycling linked customers, distributors, Mars Drinks, logistics, and upcycling partners

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Built credibility/established rapport/ maintained communication with stakeholders at multiple levels; managed expectations/negotiations/escalations/feedback; presented status to senior management.Strategic planning/leadership: responsible for all aspects of the project from initial plans through modifications to implementation and testing balancing scope, time, cost and quality.Projects included: SAP MM Implementation and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Project · Developed communication plan for entire ERP Implementation Team and supporting End Users (150 personnel at 10 US sites in 4 time zones); managed all aspects of cut-over from multiple legacy systems to single ERP system.· Designed/implemented multi-user MS Project and Lotus Notes Project Schedule Tracking Process.· Responsible for $1 Million budget for MES implementation at three plants concurrently: capital appropriation, contract/license negotiations.· Led change management process; facilitated creation of support team.SAP Accounts Payable Integration/Pilot Implementation of SAP Plant Maintenance· Integrated external Accounts Payable firm and its workflow system with SAP managing Mars functional/technical resources/externals and budget of $0.8 Million.· Conceived/developed prototype to perform real-time integration of systems.· Project Manager for pilot implementation of SAP Plant Maintenance in Mars' largest plant.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Led various aspects of the SAP Financial Modules implementation into all eight Business Segments at Mars; managed multiple projects and teams; mentored and motivated team members. Established roadmaps, deliverables and project tracking processes.Ensured portfolio management, end-to-end requirements management, documentation, and issue resolution.Projects included: Accounts Payable Integration · Managed Document Management vendor development and integration of SAP and legacy systems. · Collaborated with Global Implementation Teams to integrate disparate Notes and SAP systems.SAP Security · Managed implementation of 1000+ derived and composite roles and in excess of 1500 user ids across 8 Business Units in north America. Business Integration Testing· Coordinated all aspects including reporting to senior management, managing hundreds of test cases.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Championed model for Project Management Office structure: developed standard project management methodology and set of tools.Developed/fine-tuned courses; trained Mars Associates and new Project Managers on Effective Business Change Methodology and Project ManagementFacilitated post-implementation reviews with Project Managers and Project Teams.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Technical lead for replacement of multiple payroll systems into a unified system and business process.Utilized MS Project and Lotus Notes to develop innovative multi-user Project Activity Tracking System and Process.Implementation recognized as "model" for project management excellence in Mars' Global "Make the Difference" competition.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Managed 15 Development and Support teams in the change-over of 50+ manufacturing-based systems to a Unified Material (Raw, Packaging and Finished Good) Item numbering schema. Designed Project Plan processes and Ways of Working to provided consistent framework for testing and cut-over to new standard.Developed reporting procedures to maintain communication across four time zones.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Developed/supported specialized systems for Mars, Inc. Executive Team and senior management at Mars, Incorporated corporate headquarters.Designed, Implemented and supported global systems including Communications Board, Intellectual Property Tracking System, Capital Appropriation Approval System, used by thousands of Mars associates across all regions, business segments, and countries in which Mars operated.

Contract-based Lotus Notes developer assigned to Mars, Incorporated.Collaborated closely with M&M/Mars associates across multiple functions including R&D, Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources utilizing "Rapid Application Development" (now known as Agile) methodology to swiftly implement end user applications.Applications included enterprise-wide Change/Activity management (portfolio management), Specifications Tracking (Recipes, Packaging, Raw Material, and Bills of Material), Point of Sale and on-pack brand development, and financial general ledger workflow approval.Several application are still in use, 20 years after first launch.

Responsible for the implementation of first Local Area Network for regional office including vendor management, creation of Novell Netware environment, and support of all infrastructure components.Lead Lotus Notes developer of newly-formed consulting division, working closely with private companies to develop suite of applications for work package tracking and workflow approvals.Received Secret clearance from Department of Defence.

Ba, Information Systems

Bachelor Of Arts, Information Systems