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Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Highly effective Project Manager who has successfully implemented large technical and functional projects for JD Edwards customers since joining EmeraldCube. Managed 10 upgrades simultaneously in which all came in on time and on budget. Approximately half of the technical upgrades included a move to the cloud (AWS). Assist with the scheduling of project resources for the delivery team, creation of SOW's and project change requests.

Beachwood, Ohio

Vice President Business Applications (2015 - 2017)Managed a team of 4 Business Analysts, 4 Application Developers responsible for the company's Financial, Business Intelligence and HR applications. Major applications included Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE), Hyperion, MRI, Concur Travel and Expense and HRIS applications (Epicor, Replicon, ShareWorks, SilkRoad).- Managed $2,000,000 Financial Expense budget and $1,000,000 Capital Budget.- Negotiated vendor software, support and managed service contracts.- Instrumental in the automation of cash processes including bank lockbox files, EDI ACH transactions and on-line tenant payment portal for 5 major banks and 150+ bank accounts which resulted in reduction of cash management group by 6 FTE's.Sr. Director Business Applications | Director Business Applications (2010 - 2015)- Instrumental in the design and implementation of the company's Business Intelligence platform (Oracle OBIEE). Efforts included leading a massive effort to ensure data integrity across systems and training efforts which resulted in over 70% user adoption.- Led the design and implementation of Hyperion for consolidations which included a very complex entity structure for over 1,000 companies.- Implemented company's Vendor ACH Payment program using BottomLine Technologies Paymode solution. Achieved 70% automation of vendor payments.- Led the automation of a manual paper HR process by implementing Epicor HRIS including the development of data feeds to ADP, benefit carriers and Accounting systems.- Led the implementation of Replicon time-keeping application.- Automated a manual Expense Reporting process using Concur Expense which provided transparency and improved reporting to ensure adherence to the company's expense policy.- Led the implementation of Replicon time-keeping application.- Managed the HRIS technology platform including HRIS upgrades, Open Enrollment, Performance Management.

Beachwood, Ohio

Manager Business Applications (2005 - 2010)- Led the business and IT through the successful on-time $10,000,000 ERP conversion from MRI to Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. The project team consisted of 16 Consultants, 6 IT resources and 70 business users.- Instrumental in the development of Business Requirements, Current State, Future State, Testing Scenarios, Conversion strategy and Change Management documentation.- Led the conversion of a major acquisition of over 300 properties concurrently with the ERP upgrade.

Cincinnati Ohio, Twinsburg, Ohio

Luxottica acquired Cole National (Pearle Vision and Cole Vision)Director Business Systems and Processes (2003 - 2005)Implemented and managed company projects, initiatives and process improvements across all functional areas. Liaison between business and IT. Business driver in identifying and implementing change management projects.- Instrumental in providing knowledge and expertise in transitioning financial and inventory systems after merger of Cole National and Luxottica Retail.- Led business and IT through implementation of RGIS Inventory for 350 locations. Implementation included IT requirements, barcode scanning capabilities, field procedures, documentation, testing, new frame tag strategy and rollout. Inventory accuracies increased and efficiencies in operations improved.

Twinsburg, Ohio

Luxottica acquired Cole National (Pearle Vision and Cole Vision)Director Financial Systems, Cash Management - Pearle Vision (2000 - 2003)Directed financial systems, sales audit and Managed Vision Care claim activities with a department of 2 managers and 10 employees supporting $600,000,000 in sales from 350 corporate stores and 450 franchise locations. Responsible for cash management internal controls, process improvements, NSF check processing and credit card charge-backs.- Reduced credit card and NSF check dollars $250,000 annually by implementing Debit PIN cards and Electronic Check. Led and enhanced relationships with banking partners.- Awarded Leadership Award for reducing Vision Care Receivable balances 150% and write-offs 50% through field training, education of plan designs, pricing simplification and implementing policies involving receivable management.- Managed implementation of Pearle Private Label Credit Card program including contract negotiations, rollout with GE Capital, Marketing and Store Operations. Program comprised 15% of sales and increased average transactions by over $150.- Liaison between Pearle business users and IT organization. Coordinated system projects involving Corporate and Franchise Operations, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Distribution, Merchandising and Finance. Facilitated development of User Requirements, Technical Specifications, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing, and Business Preparedness. Focal point for issue resolution and communications between functional areas of the business.Manger Financial Systems - Cole Vision (1998 - 2000)- Managed financial systems and projects for over 2,400 corporate and franchise retail optical stores including Pearle Vision, Sears, Target and BJ's Optical.

North Canton, Ohio

Managed the customer service team who supported and implemented financial, inventory management and point of sale software specializing in retail, golf club and resort industries for 1,200 sites. Directed a staff of 25 individuals dedicated to delivering quality customer service and training.