• Led EDI receiving enablement project in twelve distribution centers (DCs). Dock-to-stock time was reduced significantly and one DC reduced number of multi-SKU breakdown stations from seven to one.• Led Duty Drawback project enabling Advance to reduce import costs by over $2M annually.• Led enhancement of Advance's US Export functionality. Delivered and deployed extensive reporting and process integration enhancements.• Led Advance's Supply Chain process and application enhancements to comply with Consumer Privacy Protection regulations.• Supported Advance's transition to HighJump cloud Warehouse Management System, supply chain operational improvements (cross-docking, regional hubs) and DC technology upgrades (AutoStore, DC robotics, eComm).

• Project managed 20-person team to implement RingCentral cloud-based unified communication platform for over 1300 employees in 7 world-wide locations.• Designed and delivered LEAN student registration process - cycle time reduced from 27 days to less than 1 day. Led cross-functional world-wide team to create vision, rationalize best practices and synthesize new process. Secured leadership buy-in and supported agile development of IT enhancements.• Provided change management for multiple projects. Deployed CRM/ERP integration error resolution process, managed communications for wireless network upgrade, managed IT-related communications for corporate headquarters relocation.

• Launched securities trading and investing business yielding over 15% annual return.• Served on 2 church leadership committees: (a) Obtained congregation approval for enhancing sanctuary audio/visual capability, (b) Implemented focus group program capturing congregation feedback on proposed building program.• Project managed transition of 2 sets of parents into retirement housing, making extensive updates and selling both homes, selling extraneous household goods, and managing moving logistics.

Led global cross-functional teams of up to 30 subject matter experts, consultants and vendors performing business analysis and creating global IT application designs that aligned with corporate strategy and architecture. Defined, implemented, and sustained program’s business process repository in SAP Solution Manager. Controlled team costs by managing headcount plan, budget, and financial sizings.Process Improvement: • Resolved 13 complex software design and integration issues, keeping project on schedule and enabling cross-team communication as primary liaison between technical teams, executives, process owners and business SMEs.• Documented detailed business requirements, collaborated on product design / architecture, created integration requirements, linked partner system dependencies, developed use cases, tested enhancements and managed change control through 2 complex releases.• Developed global SAP design enabling reuse of proprietary in-house software avoiding $25M programming cost – directed functional process analysis, reviewed technical alternatives, developed product architecture, wrote functional specifications and tied out documentation.Project Management: • Aligned programming deliverables and accelerated integration test, organizing IT enhancements into functional groups, highlighting schedule exposures, managing test readiness assessments, and communicating results to stakeholders.• Established reliable test coverage by leading traceability analysis of test scenarios to IT enhancements and required business capabilities, vetting test cases with extended business / IT teams and resolving coverage, gaps and issues.• Created / managed integration test project plan for 2 releases, allowing for prompt and accurate decision-making and prioritization by leadership – provided schedules / metrics for all scenarios and tracked / communicated actual performance versus plan, making adjustments throughout test lifecycle.

Global sales order scheduling IT team leader. Researched and analyzed business needs, conducted business process design workshops, developed solution architecture, led verification testing and installed solution. Delivered multiple projects on time and provided training / ongoing support to client groups. • Led development of world-wide sales order scheduling solution, decreasing order fulfillment time by 20%. Received Ken Sharma Award for Supply Chain Excellence.• Supported sale of PC company by transitioning sales order scheduling IT responsibility to Lenovo and managing creation / deployment of Lenovo’s tactical order scheduling solution and architecture.• Developed Lenovo’s strategic scheduling / sourcing process – led project preparation / blueprint deliverables for 2 releases, resolving business process and reporting issues with innovative solutions.• Ensured high-quality service delivery and compliance for order scheduling system by performing systems analysis and managing enhancements / upgrades utilizing software development lifecycle (SDLC) and waterfall methodologies.• Increased co-worker skills by implementing Lean Six Sigma program, resulting in 5 Business Leader, 11 Green Belt, and 45 Yellow Belt certifications.

Management consultant on the following client projects.• Expanded large aerospace company’s LEAN initiative by deploying LEAN capabilities (reduced lot size, demand-based scheduling, vendor managed inventory, pull manufacturing) in SAP ERP program.• Increased output 116% while simultaneously reducing cycle time 36% by implementing LEAN management system in 2 semiconductor fabricators – simplified business processes, implemented continuous improvement initiatives, and aligned organizational structure and implemented IT enhancements.• Benchmarked high tech and aerospace factories using proprietary Operating Curve performance benchmarking methodology, identifying extensive throughput increase and cycle time reduction opportunities.• Reduced factory’s controllable spending 38% through 10-week server manufacturing cost reduction project.• Project managed development of semiconductor line’s simulation model increasing bottleneck machine utilization and reducing work in process.