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Concord, Ma, Us

Somerville, Ma, Us

Led Technology, Procurement and Training functions.Introduced new operating mechanisms and project management.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Recruited to lead a carve out and stand-up for a public medical device company.* Successfully led the carve-out, building a new organization, simplifying the technology landscape, and implementing a greenfield SAP S4 solution.* Surgalign is now 100% Cloud & SaaS based, minimizing the IT back office and creating headroom to create a Process & Technology function that is focused on driving operational excellence in addition to the technology solutions* Expanded responsibilities to include the Global Supply Chain function with a focus on driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction.* Due diligence and integration of acquisitions

Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb

Technology Leader for Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Quality & Regulatory, and Enterprise ERP. Organization & Culture Leader for IT Transformation.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Direct Report to the CIO, 3 Business Presidents ($2.6B), CTO, and Head of Global Supply Chain ($6B), leading Integration, New Business Models, and IT Transformation.* CEO & Executive Council advisor for creating an Innovation Culture. IT Leader for >20 Growth Board (incubator) projects. Championed adoption of Lean Start-up / Minimal Viable Product (MVP) practices* IT Leader for creating Tyco On - a Big Data IOT platform. Designed a joint Engineering and IT organization, introduced DevOps, BizOps, and Continuous Delivery practices* Initiated and nurtured a product Cybersecurity organization* Created joint Business Unit, Functional, and IT strategic road-maps to improve the execution and financial realization of previously isolated but conflicting transformation efforts* Executed a new IT operating model reducing cost $9M while improving talent and effectiveness

Riyadh, Sa

Orchestrated the business transformation program for SABIC Innovative Plastic’s ($7B USD) journey from 'complicated' to 'integrated' across our global demand, supply and financial processes. * Strategy & Implementation plan for 35 countries, 50 sites, 9,000 employees, 40 Exec Stakeholders* Reset a $150M program with new Governance, Organization Models and Road-maps* 400+ independent business processes redesigned and integrated for Plan, Source, Make, Sell, and Deliver with a complete data model and governance framework

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Us

Created a process based, data driven culture in a mid-size manufacturing and construction firm* 75% reduction in WIP, eliminated MTS inventory via Lean Manufacturing and technology integrations* 94% reduction in labor for job budgeting. 50% reduction in estimate development* Material costing improved 97%.* Revitalized strategic planning to measurably link strategy to department and individual actions plans.* Cultivated an atmosphere open communication and trust in a historically siloed organization.

Boston, Ma, Us

CIO for North and South America. Global IT Leader for Business Operations (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Technology). * Global SAP implementation - Integrating 3 instances and an acquisition into a single global instance.* Achieved Class A ERP supply chain performance, resulting in > 20% cost reduction with significantly improved error free delivery and customer satisfaction.* Realized $16M in cost and service improvements while outperforming financial targets nine consecutive quarters through simplifying the application landscape and restructuring the labor model.* Improved employee development and exposure through engagement with industry associations, introducing formal training plans, and initiating functional reviews* Developed and executed a divestiture plan for software and service contracts for the sale of GE Silicones to a private equity firm

Boston, Ma, Us

Created a cross-functional and globally consistent New Product Introduction (NPI) process reducing development time by 50% and eliminating 5 separate systems into one integrated process.Significantly improved IT operations, decreasing open issues 97%, reducing downtime 96% and increasing accurate on-time delivery of IT services 340%. Established company-wide best practices while leading the transition to a unified offshore help-desk 20% ahead of schedule.

Boston, Ma, Us

* Black Belt Certifiied with over $5M in benefits* Designed and led first CRM initiative, using statistical rating techniques to score leads, resulting in new sales approach and 20% increase in qualified opportunities * Globalized Online Collaborative Engineering Support* Taught all phases of DMAIC and DFSS to new Greenbelts and Blackbelts* Mentored over 30 Black/Green belts, 3 promoted in 15 months

Boston, Ma, Us

Responsible for application development, technical sales support, and customer issue resolution for 100+ accounts across North America. $3M of documented customer benefit.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

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