Sr Certified Application Consultant & Project Manager
Burlington, Massachusetts, Us
Played a lead role in the execution of more than 32 ERP implementations, upgrades, or enhancements for companies involved in the manufacture of products that included automotive components, medical devices, injected mold plastics, textiles, and industrial pumps and meters, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals. * Worked closely with teams to establish and maintain accurate metrics for continuous improvement. * Defined and mapped business requirements. * Defined project scopes and directed scope change requests where appropriate. * Researched issues and questions inside a suite of applications, including, but not limited to QAD Enterprise Applications (core ERP and supporting products). * Demonstrated proposed solutions to C-level management and Boards of Directors. * Frequent presenter at QAD Regional User Group meetings. * Closely liaised with key business groups including, but not limited to IT/IS, Finance, Operations, and Customer Service to ensure projects were on time and on budget while effectively managing any changes in scope. * Developed project plans while taking the lead in identifying key issues and risks and establishing testing procedures. * Developed performance metrics that clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of business intelligence systems in areas that included supplier performance, on time deliveries, forecast accuracy, inventory turns, gross margin, and annual cost of sales. * Provided solutions expertise throughout the Product Life Cycle. * Developed installation, testing, training, and conversion/migration plans. * Assisted End-Users in writing and updating standard operating procedures. * Delivered training on solutions for all experience levels within an organization.