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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Managing Multiple Projects as part of the client's Divestiture Program

Greater Milwaukee

11/2022 - PresentBPI Project Lead - Supply Chain Management - Provide Project Management Services for SCP/PDH/MFG Tracks - Implement RF-SMART Application and Transition to Support - Develop Project Plan for P1/M1 and P1/M2 Oracle Implementations - Develop Cutover Plan for PDH/SCP/MFG Tracks - Develop and Implement Project Plan for SCM Portion for Grenada Go Live12/2021 - 11/2022:BPI Project Lead - Oracle Implementation Team - WHM Track - Implement the Cloud Based Version of Oracle ERP and RF-SMART in the US Manufacturing Plants. - Gather Requirements - Document Business Processes - Document Business Test Scenarios - Execute Test Scripts

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

Client: Milwaukee Tool Company Manage multiple projects in the IT Distribution and Manufacturing tower.• Coordinate IT and Freedom IoT resources to support New / Expanded OEE Implementations• Coordinate team to create Installation Run Books for OEE, AX, WinSCP, and other Applications • Managed a Metrology Project to develop a Hybrid solution for managing the 2D and 3D Data captured in the Metrology Labs.

North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Developed and implemented process to manage the disposition of ~ 2,500 Applications as part of the $70 Billion Acquisition of Allergan PharmaceuticalsWorked with the Business Units to secure funding for Application Migration Projects and Worked with the Infrastructure Team to ensure adequate hardware for TEST and PROD was available for Business ProjectsProvided Status Reporting to the Integration Management OfficeManaged Risks, Issues, and Changes at the Program Level

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Industry: UtilityManaged project to upgrade existing Analog Meters to Smart/Digital Meters for Wisconsin and IowaManaged project to upgrade existing Network to communicate with 1 Million RF MetersManaged Project to Provision existing meters to take advantage of latest software capabilitiesIndustry: Scientific MeasurementManaged Project to Integrate an Acquired Company into the Gilson OperationCollaborated with the Product Manager, Manufacturing, Quality Control, Service Management, Sales and Marketing to Develop Integration Project PlanManaged Project Risks and Issues

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Industry: Manufacturing Managed Infrastructure Project of the sale of the Scott Safety / Life Safety Products line of business to 3M. Sale was valued at approximately $1.8 Billion and impacts 1,800 Employees and over 40 locations globally.Developed Infrastructure Project Plans for DAY 1 Readiness and Contract Separation Transition Service Agreements Engaging Employees and Contractors from JCI and 3M to ensure the smooth transition of the Scott Safety / LSP line of business in accordance with the TSA DocumentsCompleted the Planning and Execution of Day 1 Infrastructure Activities for a $13.4 Billion Battery Business DivestitureCollaborated with Consultants from Deloitte (System integration), Microsoft (O365, Email) and Concurrency (Active Directory) Integrated of several smaller companies, in the US and UK, which were acquired by Johnson Controls.Switched out the PC and Server HardwareProvisioned new Email accounts and migrated users and their data to JCI Hosted and Cloud Infrastructure Migrated mobile devices and contracts to JCI Approved Carriers

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States

Industry: Insurance & Financial ServicesManaged Infrastructure Project Team to migrate 1,600 Users and their email accounts and home drives, more than 60 Applications and 1,400 Databases, from QBE to National General (NGIC)Collaborated with NGIC and their Systems Integrator, EMC Professional Services, to:Build a DMZ staging area in one of QBE’s data centers to allow the efficient migration of data and applicationsDevelop a Citrix based solution to allow NGIC access to MLS data and applications during the divestitureSingle Point of Contact for all TSA Infrastructure related questionsManaged $2.5 Million Project budget and 25 - 30 team membersDeveloped a comprehensive Program Plan to support the 26 Transition Services Agreements including:Decommissioning of existing MLS related Hardware / SoftwareTerminating WAN Data Circuits to transitioned facilities and related contractsReturning of QBE assets (workstations, printers, and networking hardware)

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Industry: Insurance and Financial ServicesProvide professional consulting services as part of the Program Management Office.Responsible for portfolio and program management processes including integrated planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk assessment. Provide support, consulting, reporting analysis, and governance for application development portfolios that reside in divisional portfolios, and I/S projects that fall under strategic initiatives. Collaborate with Information Systems management to ensure projects are within budget, change processes are followed, integrated planning is being executed, resources are being planned in advance, and projects are following the enterprise portfolio processes. Coordinated two Infrastructure project teams to build infrastructure to host a third-party application to support the new Mission Critical Enterprise Business SystemsManaged project to implement new Enterprise Storage and Backup System. Guided project team through RFI/RFP process, on-site vendor proposals, proofs of concept, and final selection.Implemented iterative builds of the Test Infrastructure to support the Risk Based Pricing Model Application.

Bloomington, Illinois, United States

Industry: Insurance and Financial ServicesSuccessfully completed 40 projects worth more than $24 Million and over 230,000 hours including Application Development, Application Upgrades, and Infrastructure Builds. Saved over $2Million ($1Million on each of two upgrades) by reducing the number of customizations to an ERP Application, SunGard OmniPlus, which supports over 110,000 participants in the client’s 401(k) ProgramManaged a portfolio of Information Security projectsUpgraded Application to Manage Certificate and Root AuthoritiesManaged 3rd Party Network Penetration ProjectsInstalled Siteminder ApplicationUpgraded Intrusion Detection SystemsUpgraded System to monitor Internet & Intranet Wintel ServersManaged Project to develop Policies, Procedures, and Applications for Managing the PKI EnvironmentManaged project to upgrade the Lotus Notes Client and distributed to over 35,000 workstations.Used Agile Application Development techniques to implement improvements to the State Farm Forms PortalManaged project to Consolidate 27 Regional Oracle Databases into 3 Highly Available, Regionally Dispersed Databases to support Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence ReportingIndustry: ManufacturingManaged the project to prepare the Enterprise to migrate to the Windows 7 Operating System.Industry: RetailManaged the installation of new Infrastructure Components as part of Kohl’s new Enterprise Data Warehouse to support their Business Intelligence Program. Built new DEV, QA and PROD Environments and an Active / Passive environment The Data Warehouse utilizes Informatica’s high availability Grid Architecture and their Advanced XML Parser. Built Data Warehouse/BI Reporting Infrastructure to accommodate peak processing of 400 transactions per second from over 1,100 Retail Stores.

Danville, Illinois, United States

Industry: ManufacturingServed as the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager for the $650 Million Division of a $2.5 Billion Global Manufacturer and Distributor on Material Handling Equipment and Repair Parts. Developed Spreadsheet to decompose Gross Profit into Price, Volume, and Mix Components.Developed the First Parts Data Warehouse and Desktop Reporting Dashboard for 45 Dealerships and 185 Branches.Saved over $200K annually by successfully implementing ecommerce projects and reengineering key business process to improve the Supply Chain Management Model.Implemented the first Project Management Office in the Parts Distribution Center to ensure consistency, monitoring, and control for all projects.Led the implementation of TQM procedures at Parts Distribution Center and trained over 250 employees in the systematic approach to solving chronic problems and process improvement.

Master Of Science, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting, Finance