Stephane Joseph Email & Phone Number

Brussels Region, Belgium

Supply Chain & Manufacturing Digital TechnologyIntegrations• Deployed integrations to enable the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) application for 6 plants (Italy, UK, USA, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey).• Accelerated the delivery of integrations by using design/programming skills and partnering with developers.• Capitalized on project management experience to initiate and build detailed project plans for MES deployments.• Improved design of existing MES inbounds to simplify the addition of new MES sites and minimize regression testing impact on existing ones.• Built and deployed integrations for the Pick-Pack-Ship (PPS) application and conducted stabilization activities to help biz meet its operational, environment and safety objectives.Applications• Extended the scope of my activities to the management of app. development and support, and therefore evolved outside my comfort zone. As part of this role, I transitioned the app DevOps to a new service provider (offshore team).• Designed a Data Map Configuration & Management tool, that enables the config. of mapping structures, provides the business with full control/ownership on critical integration data.• Enhanced the PPS application by implementing the integration with RFID Tracking system, by extending the FG Storage functionality, by implementing the traceability of FG, and by redesigning the integration with WMS software.• Build the DigitalBins application to optimize replenishment of C-parts and avoid disruptions in the manufacturing process in Turkey.• Enhanced the DigitalBins app. for a site in India and USA to allow Supermarket-to-Workcenters parts monitoring & replenishment.• Reduced the 2020 RTS budget by $35K by renegotiating agreements with the service providers.The success in both the app and integration space was largely resulting from my constant will to satisfy my customers, great sense of details, and proper tracking of work progress by working hand to hand with the various teams.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Shipping Systems Integrations- Contribute to the core GE industrial digitization strategy by building systems integrations on cloud integration platform Dell Boomi for the new Power state-of-the-art plant in Stafford, UK.- Use Agile approach, scrum framework and maintain project data in CA Agile Central.Strategic ERP Integrations - Oracle On-Premise ERP (Central Corporate Ledger)- Conducted the design, development, testing and deployment of global and local finance interfaces for the Oracle CCL ERP in Europe and MENAT, for 20+ countries and 200+ ledgers. - Trained end-users and coached new team members.Strategic ERP Integrations - Oracle Cloud ERP (Fusion)- Led the deployment of 60+ OSB/SOA, ICS, and MFT based interfaces, enabling all commercial and financial integration processes of newly acquired businesses (BitStew, Meridium) worldwide.Global Archiving of Financial Data & Sunset of Legacy Systems- Coordinated the archiving initiative, within IT Europe and with the finance stakeholders, to ensure the compliance of the legacy data with the tax & statutory requirements.- Led the design, development, testing and deployment of a finance data warehouse and of complex ETL processes that enabled the archiving of legacy data in multiple EU countries.System Migrations & Conversions- Conversion of the Oracle ERP CoA to the Enterprise Standards CoA: designed and implemented an integration engine, a key component of the chart of account conversion project.- Led the migration of all active Oracle Hyperion FDM interfaces to new global cloud based FDM instance to allow the retirement of legacy instances and hardware.

Tournai / Kortrijk

Elaborated ICT strategy that enabled quick start of the new LSY group and that ensured successful transition from acquired GE business units and commercial / operational continuity.Managed all relationships with vendors for services, hardware, software and telecom. Covered Infrastructure Integration & Management, Software Dev & Maintenance, and B2B Integration.Prepared/presented ICT budgets, aligned costs with finance constraints, and controlled expenses vs approved budget. Successfully brought IT to be leaner with increased business productivity.Ensured permanent adequacy of systems with the functional needs of other departments by instituting close cooperation with business leaders and process owners.Continuously expanded knowledge and technical self-sufficiency, especially for new ERP and infrastructure management, hence reducing the need for support from service providers.Successfully delivered key projects: all IT activities in relation with business acquisition, replacement of legacy ERP, implementation of call management systems, implementation of web apps, reorganization and relocation of headquarter, warehouses and subsidiaries.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Built the EMEA IT Team and transitioned most of the support from USA to Europe and India.Managed the IT team (~10 members), of which the role encompassed the support of ERP, peripheral applications, interfaces, and infrastructure for 3 different sites (~100 users).Reorganized the team to align IT strategies with business objectives, focusing on growth, simplification, cost, and controllership. Reduced headcount by more than 50%.Successfully integrated Appliances EMEA IT into the larger GE C&I organization, and took advantage of the globalization wherever possible.Delivered major projects by scoping, prioritizing, and planning efficiently.Prepared annual IT budgets and ran the IT environment within the agreed budget, despite aggressive targets and continuous cost reduction efforts (<$0.7MM in ‘04 vs $2.5MM in '02).Contributed to the preparation of the divestiture of BU’s (direct distribution business units).

Brussels Area, Belgium

Contributed to various European projects, by analyzing requirements, designing IT solutions and coordinating the work of offshore developers.Contributed to the integration of 6+ countries into the European Leasing System.Maintained and enhanced the quotation engine and the product configurator.As rate costing technical expert for GE CFS across Europe, provided the business and IT analysts with technical recommendations, and interacted with software vendors.

Namur Area, Belgium

Upgraded and maintained medical software RADAR.Designed and developed migration and validation tools for hierarchical databases.