Unapologetically passionate about helping our clients succeed – in business and in life.Red Star Consulting, LLC provides full end-to-end Consulting & Delivery Services, customizable to fit the needs of any business of any size. We pride ourselves on delivering the right service, at the right time, in a manner that drives success for your organization – both for today and for the future. With a service focus in Project Management, Information Technology, Process Improvement, and Management Consulting, we have the experience and tools necessary to help you reach the next levels. Through seamless, direct partnership with your business, we deliver the experience, depth, and expertise of the globally and nationally recognized consulting firms – at a fraction of the cost. Rather than pushing pre-packaged products, we work to construct custom fit solutions built specifically to drive your organization to the next levels in fulfillment of your wildest dreams.To best serve our clients, we follow a standard ‘Consulting & Delivery Approach’ in providing high-level structure to our engagements, all while allowing the flexibility necessary to custom design and fit a solution optimal to your success.

Manager of the Project Management Office (PMO) tasked with the Digital Transformation effort at Chesapeake Energy, valued at nearly $100MM in total Strategic and Tactical Implementation Efforts. - Directly supervised a team of eight (8) Project Managers and Senior Project Managers, strategically assigning personnel and resources to initiatives based on skill sets, development opportunities, and constant evaluation to level workloads to ensure successful work delivery. - Regularly synchronized with Senior and Executive Level Leadership to evaluate both active and forthcoming initiatives, determine associated ROI for the purposes of prioritization, and establish reasonable timelines for delivery to ensure Enterprise Strategic Goals were properly addressed. - Delivered periodic Executive-Level Status Reporting regarding key elements of Digital Transformation Portfolio engagements - focusing on Issues, Risk, and Financial Status to assist in clearing roadblocks to overall success.

Converted into a full-time Senior Project Manager for Chesapeake Energy after highly successful contract engagement. Working within the newly formed Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), selected to manage over thirty (30) initiatives, each focused on key strategic Enterprise and Information Technology goals to drive increases to margins, CapEx reduction, increase process optimization, and drive productivity increases throughout the Enterprise. Highlights of key Project Management engagements include the following initiatives:• Selected to manage the delivery of the Digital Transformation effort for Chesapeake Energy, a two-year initiative to discover, design, and implement both Operational and Information Technology improvements to the Enterprise with a focus on driving significant margin increases and high levels of productivity improvement through leveraging existing and emerging technologies. • Delivered the implementation of the ‘Environment, Health, & Safety’ (EH&S) application selected as the ‘bolt-on’ tool as part of the Chesapeake Energy implementation of SAP, delivering on-time, under budget, and with the lowest number of recorded incidents and defects as compared to the other five (5) implemented SAP modules.• Enterprise deployment of the ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) initiative, shifting the technology paradigm at Chesapeake to employees leveraging their own personal smartphone devices to significantly lower Information Technology asset and support costs. Five year cost savings estimated at over $3MM and an additional $1MM in cost avoidance.

Deployed as an IT and Management Contractor to Chesapeake Energy, the second largest producer of natural gas and energy within the United States. Project Manager for fifteen (15) independent initiatives for the Client & Mobility Services Group, ranging in budget up to $500,000, and managing up to seven indirect resources per project (internal and external). Project management engagements included the following initiatives:• Drive the assessment and implementation of the high-profile ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) initiative, shifting the technology paradigm at Chesapeake to employees leveraging their own personal smartphone devices to significantly lower Information Technology asset and support costs.• A $500,000 initiative to design and implement the client’s transition from Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 to 2012, including management of internal resources and engagement of external service providers.• Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to the client’s Enterprise Assets, numbering over 15,000 independent laptop and desktop machines.• Execution of assessment initiatives to provide recommendations to IT Executive Management for solutions surrounding Enterprise Hard Drive Encryption, Seamless Remote Access (‘Always On’ VPN), and Virtual Desktop Enterprise Targeting & Deployment.Promoted within the TEKsystems organization from Contractor to Principal Consultant within four months of work, a title granted based on superior performance and held by less than 250 of TEKsystems nearly 25,000 Contract Employees. Position allows for the opportunity to function as a business partner within client engagements rather than solely as a contractor.

Manager of the Enterprise Implementation Team of CVM Solutions Client Services. Responsible for the successful implementations of the Supplier Central application for the premier accounts of CVM Solutions, including a number of businesses currently named to the Forbes Fortune 100. Creator, leader, and mentor to a team of Implementation Consultants tasked with managing and delivering on successful implementation cycles. Successful track record of executing on large-scale, multifaceted, multi-tiered projects, requiring strong management skills between CVM Solutions Departments (Sales, Marketing, Development, Support) as well as indirect management of client resources from executive management and stakeholders to project subject matter experts.• Manager of the execution and success of several concurrent unique implementation projects, including the staffing, utilization, profitability, and customer satisfaction of each implementation.• Owner and driver of adherence to the CVM Solutions standard Implementation Methodology for product offerings, including its management and updating based upon identified productivity opportunities.• Lead and contribute to the creation of Statements of Work (SOW) for RFx responses in conjunction with senior Sales staff to allow for immediate business development and growth.• Drive utilization and execution strategies for the resources assigned to the Enterprise Implementation Team, ensuring proper percentages are being met on a project-by-project and resource-by-resource basis.

Responsible for leading the successful implementations of the Supplier Central Enterprise Edition software offering created by CVM Solutions based on the Salesforce.com platform. Software targets the larger, marquee clients of CVM Solutions including over half of the Fortune 100. Primary responsibilities include the major elements of any large-scale, significant duration project, including project finance & expense management, project timeline creation & maintenance, resource allocation & utilization, executive stakeholder communications & presentations. Specific project management execution elements include: client-specific requirements gathering, detailed configuration and design sessions, robust change management, internal and external client training, client business process and application overlay testing, coordination and execution of software launch support, post-launch account monitoring and management.

Charged with the creation and strategic management of a new team of Business Analysts responsible for supporting the Implementation Project Managers for the Fieldglass application. Regular coordination with the Director of Implementations and the Manager of Project Managers to ensure sufficient project coverage and support had been provided to key implementation efforts. Additionally, directly accountable for ensuring proper resource utilization and load balancing, coupled with implementing personal growth plans for each team member.Member of the Professional Services Management Team, working directly with the other senior management members to establish both strategic and tactical direction for the Professional Services Team, including staffing, department growth and maintenance, opportunities for business growth, and the personal professional development for employees.

Project Manager overseeing the implementation of the Fieldglass application for a variety of different clients, ranging from Government Research & Development firms, to large Pharmaceutical companies, to Temporary Staffing Firms based in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Assisted in the creation and deployment of a standard Implementation Methodology, streamlining the approach and documentation used for deploying the Fieldglass application to all clients.

Consultant charged with assisting large Fortune 500 companies with the implementation of new Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), providing strategic and tactical advice to client information technology organizations to drive implementation success. Directly responsible for working with client information technology teams throughout all aspects of software delivery and implementation, including requirements gathering, software configuration and development, testing, soft and hard deployment, post-deployment support.Work execution often conducted under unqiue conditions such as third-shift support, large warehouse training (2MM+ square foot), and double and triple shift work to support client workforce.

IT Project Manager responsible for the implementation of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) for Third Party Logistics (3PL) clients of Ryder in the areas of 'high technology' and 'retail'. In addition to software deployment, provided account management and on-going application maintenance and enhancement to improve client satisfaction and usability of their implemented WMS instance.

Project Manager responsible for the implementation of a new software/hardware combination package to support the Customer Service & Warranty department of Centex Homes. Worked with over twenty different regional divisions of the Centex Homes business to convert existing data and information into the new solution, provide training to office users as well as field managers, and provided corresponding post-launch support.

Responsible for the primary operations of the GE Supply Logistics Information Technology Department, consisting of approximately one-quarter of a billion dollars in hardware, software, and program asset. Primary liaison between GE Supply Logistics Business Team and Information Technology Team, gathering business requirements for project work and translating to technical requirements for development teams. Lead and coordinated Information Technology implementations of Inventory Logistics Management (ILM) programs for ten high-revenue customers, accounting for approximately $500,000 in total sales. Managed customer relations through direct contact with impacted parties gathering requirements as necessary. Program implementations provide customers a digital means in which to place orders from their own locations.

Successfully graduated from the GE Supply Information Management Leadership Program finishing in the top one percent of my class. Completed four, six-month ‘rotations’ within the GE Supply business to acclimate to the different operating functions within the organization, including Operations, IT Infrastructure, Mergers & Acquisitions, and E-Commerce. Completed Six Sigma Green Belt certification, familiarizing myself with the concepts and tools associated with the methodology. Completed two DMAIC Green Belt projects.

Developer of custom Internet and E-Business internal and external websites for large corporations in a variety of different verticals.