Vessel Master of small tour boat on extremely busy river. Seasonal from April to SeptemberResponsible for passenger safety, trip planning and navigation, and all areas of boat operation.Average 10 tours per week on a part time basis.

Re-engineered entire department reducing budget by 35% while increasing service delivery levelsAligned IT goals and objectives across entire organizationEstablished Data Governance policiesIdentified and worked to eliminate shadow IT departmentsUnified individual contributors into a cohesive teamRight-sized cloud, infrastructure, and security strategiesEstablished and maintained SLA's for service and performance of departmentWorked to create and align with corporate strategic plans

Voice of The CustomerConsidered Industry Expert in Agricultural TechnologyBuilt Roadmap for Additional Product OfferingsIntegrated Teams From New AcquisitionsManaged Manufacturing Ramp Up of New Product Offering

Voice of Customer on Software ProjectsRight Sized Staff and StructureManaged Relocation of Remote Offices for AlignmentManaged Efforts Across Engineering, Firmware, and Software TeamsStructured Software and Firmware Teams For Success and EfficiencyImplemented Phase-Gate System for Project ManagementImplemented and Enforce Change Management ProgramsSet and Achieved SLA with Global Customer BasePrioritized and Delivered Projects Stalled in PipelineDeveloped Structure and Framework For Road MappingDesigned Patented and Award Winning Interfaces For Technology ProductsDesigned, Built, and Released Many Award Winning Products, Including One Regarded As a 'Game-Changer' in the IndustryUltimately Promoted to Role of Product Manager for All of Technology

Contracted to Lindsay Corporation. Successfully Brought Flagship Project Onto Back ScheduleAdjustments Allowed for Launch of Flagship and Game Changing Platform on TimeRe-Aligned Mobile Testing Efforts and Managed Launch of Mobile Products for On Time ReleaseCoordinated Alignment of Marketing Efforts With Hard LaunchBuilt Transition and Communication Plan for Global Customer BaseBuilt System For Coordination of Interrelated Project PortfolioWas Then Offered A Full Time Position With Lindsay Corporation

After leaving William Harvey Company I decided to leverage my experiences to help other companies work through some of management issues we addressed at Harvey Company.I also used it as an opportunity to expose myself to many other industries and methodologies of solving problems. One of my single largest goals was not to fall out of my belief that innovation is more important that cookie-cut solutions.I have now consulted, with a positive track record, in a number of industries and in a wide variety of management capacities. Always looking toward innovation.

Aligned human capital to internal needsManaged implementation of Elliott ERP systemManaged implementation of Accellos WMS SystemManaged implementation of Fastpick Carousel pick to light systemDesigned and managed integration of ERP, WMS, and carousel systems.Developed plan for complete network re-engineeringDeveloped plan for new eCommerce/social network campaignDeveloped plan for creating virtual workforceWorked on new management and organizational planStarted managing a project in May 2010 and was asked to continue with 2 additional projects. When the projects were completed was asked to stay on and assist with redevelopment of the IT department.Made numerous changes to the IT infrastructure of Zanders. Working toward a goal of having a current, modern IT system. Primary organizational goals are to improve fulfillment process, reduce order latency, enhance online markets, and begin to virtualize workforce.Have identified many areas of wasteful IT spending, put new contract parameters in place, and developed internal procedures to insure IT contracts are closely monitored.

Implemented and integrated the Accellos Warehouse Management System.Analyzed warehouse flows and needs and wrote implementation plans.Developed plan for integration of WMS into selected ERP systems. Wrote specification for interface software between host ERP and WMS.Designed and specified any necessary modifications or enhancements to the WMS. Managed the project through the delivery phase.Trained staff and worked through initial implementation issues.Working through a 3rd party I acted as an integration consultant to these three companies during this period. Had to manage all of the staff required for a successful implementation as well as determine requirements at a very granular level.

Promoted to member of senior operational management team in November 2003Acted as on-site project manager for most all major projects both within the MIS department and in other areas.Built MIS department from ground up for a manufacturer that had grown from under 100 to over 350 employees in 10 years. Worked as a hands-on manager - assisted in coding as needed.Managed programmers, operators, LAN administrators, and outside contractorsDesigned and implemented fully integrated custom software solutions delivering both on time and under budgetFluent in many programming languagesOversaw implementation of Electronic Data Interchange systems that resulted in large annual savingsEngineered and coded first ever PC based real time radio frequency data collection warehouse management systemMember of sales departments travelling team, traveled to largest customers semi-annual markets Reengineered network to seamlessly integrate a multi-operating system, multi-platform environment

Taught courses in computer programming, microcomputer fundamentals, and information systems areas.Courses included were: Beginning and Advanced Database Management C Programming 1 and 2 C++ Programming 1 and 2 Spreadsheets Web Design

Attended quarterly meetings to discuss what curriculum the college needed to implement to more adequately serve needs of local business