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Aurora, Illinois, United States

Aurora, Il

Leading effort to implement a new set of Portfolio and Project Management processes and tools.

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Taking time to focus on family and personal priorities while staying abreast of IT industry.

Aurora, Il

Responsible for global delivery of IT solutions for a $1+ billion specialty chemical manufacturer including program delivery oversight for applications and infrastructure; vendor/contractual management; budget management and attainment with $36 million annual IT budget; oversight for large/virtual teams through strategy/goal development/attainment, talent acquisition/ redeployment, and staff development/ management for 60+ internal resources and large team of consultant/outsourced resources supporting global IT team. Left during Entegris acquisition of CMC Materials. * Managed overall program delivery that required major application migrations/ integrations for 3 major acquisitions (KMG Chemicals, NexPlanar, and KSP Chemical (Taiwan)) that more than doubled the size of the company.* Led team responsible for Oracle eBS, Demantra, ASCP, Hyperion, and SOW Suite environments including: - 2 large Oracle Upgrades (r12.1.3.8 and r12.2.8) - Oracle datacenter (DC) migration from OMCS Austin DC to OCI Asburn DC - WMS implementation at 6 worldwide plants* Transformed collaboration tool kit by implementing full Microsoft Office 365 platform including Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Power Platform applications.* Implemented SDLC, PMO, and Portfolio Management processes including Daptiv project management software later replaced by Microsoft Project Office.* Implemented ITIL/ITSM processes including Samanage ITSM software later replaced by ServiceNow.

Aurora, Il

* Reported to C-suite with BOD exposure during extended periods of IT leadership changes, stabilizing team to focus on global project and support delivery.* Led entire global IT organization from a strategic and operational standpoint during periods of organization volatility while performing primary IT Applications Director role.

Aurora, Illinois, United States

* Led global infrastructure team for extended period, coordinating critical infrastructure implementations including Microsoft Office 365 conversion from Lotus Notes environment and on-premises infrastructure, and global network upgrades.

Naperville, Illinois

I was providing program management oversight for OfficeMax Workplace IT projects focused on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Force Automation (SFA) improvements for call centers, inside sales team, and field sales executives.

Plainfield, Illinois

I was responsible for the US Steel (USS) global client relationship including program delivery oversight for applications, infrastructure, and hardware/software product delivery requiring skills in program management/controls, technical architecture, vendor/contractual management, and revenue/cost management with successful budget attainment for a $46 million per year budget. I led a global virtual team of 180 resources from US, Canada, Europe, and India and was responsible for talent acquisition of 150 of these resources. My accomplishments included:- Exceeded financial targets while achieving highest ratings in customer satisfaction and top quartile ratings among Account Executives. - Built $120 million IT services program and retained business through three renewal cycles (applications/infrastructure support, data center hosting, and help desk). - Implemented a service-oriented architecture for integrating Oracle ERP with legacy plant systems enabling a flexible, time-phased deployment of ERP across USS enterprise. - Launched strategic consulting engagements in ERP/MES integration, portfolio management, data warehousing/business analytics/KPI reporting, IT security, and cloud infrastructure accelerating USS adoption of innovative technologies and resulting in over $10 million in additional revenue for HP. - Completed aggressive transition activities merging Stelco Steel into USS within 12 months, saving USS over $15 million annually. - Executed emergency consolidation plans during 2009 economic disaster when US Steel idled 80% of facilities and maintained excellent relationship enabling expansion post crisis; redeployed/reduced approximately 100 resources to support business downturn objectives.

Plainfield, Illinois

I provided program management oversight for HP Goodyear (GT) relationship during a consulting engagement to develop a roadmap for transforming GT IT into a services-based, multi-sourced, ITILv3 organization enabling GT to eliminate duplicate functions and increase agility of IT. In addition, I expanded relationship by executing global master services agreement, $1 million web hosting SOW, and $2 million SAP applications management SOW.

Plainfield, Il

I led HP General Electric (GE) services account with $5 million annual budget, coordinating all delivery functions for 30 team members, including oversight over a mainframe application re-platform project targeting the elimination of escalating mainframe costs with 12 month payback.

Mishawaka, In

I assumed National Steel (NSC) account leadership role during NSC bankruptcy period, requiring tough contractual negotiations. I dealt with the difficult task of reducing approximately 40 resources to support bankruptcy while keeping other team members focused on the transition activities that merged NSC into USS within nine months, saving $13 million annually.

Greater Chicago Area

Program Manager for the NSC account. The scope includes coordinating application support projects for 4 sites and 90+ project team members; implementing SEI CMM Level 3 processes; and staffing for application support projects including offshore resources.Program Manager for the Wilton Industries ERP project. The project’s scope included implementing the JDEdwards’ World software, Summit’s LogisticsPro Warehouse software, Sterling Commerce’s Gentran Server software; installing related hardware (3 integrated AS/400’s, new Ethernet infrastructure, radio-frequency terminals, and integrated conveyor systems); and eliminating all existing SAP and mainframe systems. All divisions installed on time and within budget. Managed multiple projects at various EDS Accounts: General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), Continental Airlines, BTI Americas, and Favorite Brands Inc. Responsibilities included managing 70 project team members and the Chicago Solution Center’s Project Management Office. This team was chartered with institutionalizing Systems Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model (SEI/CMM) Level 3 compliant project management and system engineering processes. Rated top 10% among EDS Program Managers.

Education record

Education record

This was a 10-week manufacturing leaders program focused on hands-on training in the latest manufacturing industry concepts, as well.

Education record

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance, Computer Science, 3.65/4.00