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Milan, Illinois, Us

Manage and execute IT Strategy.Build IT department to align with enterprise needs and plan for future company growth. Working hands on developing solutions with team.Work close with stakeholders and executives on business process improvements. Including core processes such as Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, HR, Operations, Retail, and EDI.Create focus on predictive support structure across 24/6 business model.Help define and measure KPI metrics across standardized business processes.Mentor and train future IT leaders within organization.Drive decommissioning of legacy systems as new versions of new supported services are brought online.Focus on migration of services from on premise to the cloud to lessen localized support.Drive more Organizational Change including building new roles within company to align with future growth.Serve as Product Manager for custom built services to ensure current and future growth aligns with user and industry vision.Act as Technical Project Manager leading cross functional teams on high priority IT projects. Set goals and meetings to accomplish small iterative releases up until final release.

Milan, Illinois, Us

Create and maintain IT Strategic Plan with 5-year roadmap. Review and adjust periodic with Executive team.Meet with department and divisional leadership to review changes and upcoming initiatives.Mentor IT team on emerging technologies and how to implement/upgrade current XPAC technology to support future company change.Train IT team on development of new desktop, web, and mobile applications. This also includes migration and conversion patterns and standards for migration of legacy applications to new supported platforms.Lead workshops with stakeholders and subject matter experts to document business processes and collect business requirements. This information is prioritized and transitioned into current or new projects.Prepare and communicate end user training for new products and services along with IT team. This includes technology content and also business process changes.Partner with Vendors to ensure XPAC receives best price, service, and support. This leads to issues being resolved in timely manner (SLA) and lowering costs by leveraging shared services.Ensure XPAC has Disaster Recovery (DR) plan for core services setup and periodically tested.Research and present innovation opportunities to XPAC President and IT Steering Committee. Recent examples include Operational Robotics Automation, 2D barcode standardization, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).Drive and influence organizational changes to support future company growth and employee retention. This includes appraisal processes, change management processes, and working on creation of new XPAC roles.

Milan, Illinois, Us

Responsible for the development and support for desktop, web, and mobile applications. This includes both packaged and custom developed applications covering all functional areas.Propose and implement migration plan for legacy applications to new supported shared platforms.Research and recommend technology solutions to drive lower cost of ownership. Large emphasis on Business Intelligence, Manufacturing Automation, and Mobile Applications.Set standards for future platforms and services with focus on being Shared Services across multiple business units.Lead workshops with process owners and end users in order to document business processes and collect business requirements for projects.Work close with Quality team to ensure IT applications and processes remain aligned with ISO and audit expectations.

Technical Lead for Business Process Redesign (BPR) program and projects.•Responsible for infrastructure and solution architecture for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.•Lead team of developers in creation and execution of project tasks.•Mentor on creation of functional and technical specifications. Estimate and prioritize development of technical objects. •Create standard integration and conversion patterns for use with downstream systems not being replaced with Dynamics.•Create new software installation and training material for development team.Responsible for setting and training on Development department standards – Visual Studio (.NET), SQL Server, and Business Intelligence.Analyze and propose consolidation opportunities for existing Production services.Develop and then mentor teammates on standardized Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Milan, Illinois, Us

Responsible for the development and support for desktop, web, and mobile applications. This includes both packaged and custom developed applications.Propose and implement migration plan for legacy applications to new supported platforms.Research and recommend technology solutions to drive lower cost of ownership.Lead workshops with process owners and end users in order to document business processes and collect business requirements for projects.Work close with Quality team to ensure IT applications and processes remain aligned with ISO and audit expectations.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Research, recommend, design, develop, and implement IT solutions for current Integration projects between the Bridgestone and Bandag enterprise.Co-lead technical resources on Bridgestone Americas number one priority project – SAP implementation. Work close with program and project managers on technical tasks, resource allocation, and budget for each phase of project. Report out progress which includes milestones and issues (awareness or escalation) to various governance boards (resource managers, program management office, executive steering committee, etc.)Mentor Bridgestone resources on standardized Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).Mentor technical team on business process improvement or redesign based upon solution design.Initiate and present strategies to formalize efforts such as Enterprise Architecture and Business Intelligence. Create project plan tasks and then lead external consultants in execution of the development, testing, and implementation tasks. This also includes reviewing legal contracts, NDA's, and statements of work.Created charter and lead IT Standards Committee across multiple development departments.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Responsible for the planning, coordinating, and directing of IT capabilities to be implemented per Bandag’s strategic plan.Directly engaged with Corporate Audit and Control department to ensure that subsidiaries are compliant with SOX through use of COBIT.Responsible for the creation, maintenance, and communication of clearly defined business requirements and the effective transfer of the requirements to the IT Development function.Solely executed Enterprise Analysis for subsidiaries which transformed into a solid roadmap for the next 18 months including both operational and strategic IT initiatives. Created a new Program to manage these initiatives.Lead or assist with developing strategies and implementation plans for new corporate IT initiatives such as Acquisitions and Integration and IT Shared Services.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Develop and maintain core business enterprise applications following standards set by CMMI and PMI.•Create functional specifications from business requirements and review with project team. •Build detailed design documents prior to start of programming.•Report to team on status of tasks and milestones. •Create deployment and system documentation. Key focus on (re)architecting current and new mobile and desktop applications using Visual Studio .NET and SQL Server.Support legacy desktop applications and make recommendations to future feasibility of application and alternatives.Research and stay ahead of changing technologies.•Convert key application source to latest developer tools to ensure forward compatibility and report findings to team.•Unit and performance test custom applications against new potential environments.Assist in delivering process centric detail around tasks such as integrating UML in development, mobile device lifecycle, and development lifecycle, based upon Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF).Successfully execute Technical Project Manager (TPM) role as requested.

Evaluate new technologies in search of ways to increase productivity, lower costs, and produce a better quality product.Research programming issues and explore new techniques to help others develop as IT professionals.Develop independent and integrated applications that were driven by two factors: client desire and new market trends.

Responsible for the development projects of eight programmers.Build structure in development department which includes a hierarchy (Team Leader, Developer, Analyst, etc.) along with job descriptions. Organize defects and requests to be prioritized for either the bi-annual updates or an immediate fix.Work close with managers on executing customers specific requests in a timely and feasible manner.

Analyze and prepare legacy code for future rewrite to make more efficient and flexible.Continuously improve current software to stay ahead of market trends and federal regulation updates.Analyze and develop software requests from clients and other departments. Work closely with Testing and Support departments on defining the specific requirements and later present prototypes as the development progressed. Work with management to set goals and deadlines on the ever-changing growth of the system.