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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Minnesota, United States

Spearhead of ERP project as project manager and people leader responsibilities – Identify minimum viable project deliverables. Engage with ERP vendors, managed service providers and internal IT staff to identify skillset and technology resources. Create budgetary expenses comprised of CapEx and OpEx with 3 to 5 year forecasting and depreciation. Present slide deck of MVP project to sponsor and executive leadership comprised of all project definitions, costs, timelines, people resources, technology investments and any risk remediation or signoff for project funding and approval. Create Microsoft Project Plan along with utilization of Planview to allocate people resources, create checkpoints for build of materials and RFI, RFQ and RFP from service providers and vendors. Track deliverables of project plan while continuing to collaborate with teams to ensure any IRAD project documentation. As IRAD items are identified work with teams on a remediation plan and escalate to project steering committee. Host and foster project meeting to ensure milestones are achieved and delivered per the project plan. Identify RACI to ensure smooth transition to project transition to operational support teams.ERP evaluation, RFP and RFQ Process, ROI with TCO presentation along with evaluation and recommendation of ERP SaaS providers.SaaS ERP selection, implementation and training achieving "Go Live" dates committed.M365 migrationMobile application and mobile device management - empowering sales people to use iOS devices in the field eliminating laptops.Created repeatable business model and workflow which allowed 651Carpets to grow their business to other states using SaaS ERP systems.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Cloud Architect strategies, content and servicesDevOps SDLCAgile development CICD processes Enterprise Mobility ManagementEnterprise File Synch and Share Secure remote applications and desktop deliveryWindows 10 migration strategy and planningOffice 365 strategy and planning – Define SaaS pattern working with security requirements and constructs to ensure migration process and exceptional end user experience

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Instill vision and direction for the ever-changing enterprise landscape regarding end user computing requirements using dynamic strategies with defined methodologies and project phases. Meet with existing and potential clients to understand their business requirements, industry regulations and security construct. Consult and advise clients regarding areas of opportunities, mitigate risks, strategic architectural roadmap to deliver an end user compute strategy earning a relationship as a trusted advisor. Partner with sales account executives to create a statement of work and present it to the client for signoff on projects that include infrastructure hardware and software, professional implementation and managed services. Establish and maintain communication with clients ensuring OST teams are delivering and supporting continuing to exceed the client’s requirements and expectations.

Richfield, Mn

Established portfolio of complex remote access solutions including Windows Servers, Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services in support of Best Buy's remote access users and mobile workforce, Bring Your Own Device capabilitiesManage a team of technical engineers, engineer associates, operators, project managers and business analyst comprised of Best Buy FTE's and contractorsDelivered BYOD while adhering to HR labor laws, Legal and Security constructs using two factor authenticationRegulatory compliance’s PCI, PII and SOXVendor management and negotiation

Manage team of engineers responsible for enterprise hosted services on Windows and Citrix platformsSecure remote application and desktop delivery via NetScaler to meet secure two factor authentication using AD GPO’s and Citrix HDX policiesCitrix XenApp 4.5 and 6.5 Farms depending on application compatibilityCitrix XenDesktop for offshore and mobile workforceForecasting business demands in conjunction CEA to help establish/maintain budgetChange control management and reportingRegulatory compliance’s FDA, HIPPA, PII and SOXVendor management and negotiation

Manage North America facilities including IT staff, budget and forecasting for multiple sites with network standardization to ensure consistent user experienceDiscovery of management by fact to ensure cost effectiveness and savingsAuthorization for expenditure created for existing and new technologies while adhering to forecasted budgetRegulatory compliance’s PII and SOXVendor management and negotiation

Operate and maintain the enterprise security architectureCitrix Metaframe 1.8 Farm architect implementation and maintainCitrix Metaframe XP Farm architect implementation and maintainCitrix Metaframe FR3 Farm architect implementation and maintainCitrix, AD and GPO securityMonitor and reporting for intrusion detection SOX reporting and compliance

Operate and maintain the enterprise security architectureCitrix product suite