CHAD
MICHAEL
RYAN
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OVERVIEW
Highly-
motivated
and
results-
driven
management
consultant
with
tremendous
talent
and
expertise
in
SAP
systems
integration,
organizational
change
management,
and
human
capital
management.
More
than
19
years
of
outstanding
professional
consulting
experience
to
global
organizations.
Solid
track
record
for
exceeding
client
expectations,
achieving
project
goals,
and
meeting
critical
deadlines.
Thrive
in
a
fast-
paced,
creative,
rapidly-
changing,
flexible,
and
challenging
environment.
Deep
expertise
in:
• Business
Strategy
• Organizational
Design
• Change
Management
• Performance
Improvement
• Facilitation
&
Training
• Process
Reengineering
• Human
Capital
Management
• Project
Management
• Information
Technology
• SAP
HCM
• International
Business
• Systems
Integration
KEY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-
Retained
by
SAP
to
lead
the
Organizational
Change
Management
Team
comprised
of
more
than
90
professionals
on
a
public
sector
SAP
HCM
system
implementation
impacting
160+
state
departments
and
240,000+
employees.
Played
a
key
role
in
guiding
the
project
to
a
Go
Live
implementation
after
prior
costly
and
failed
attempts
by
previous
integrators.
-
Served
as
the
Global
Organizational
Design
Leader
on
the
SAP
HCM
outsourcing
project
in
North
America
and
Europe
for
a
Fortune
100
company.
-
Demonstrated
capacity
to
provide
outstanding
vision,
expertise,
and
direction
to
leading
consulting
firms,
global
multi-
billion
dollar
companies,
and
large
public
sector
organizations.
-
Designed,
configured,
and
implemented
SAP
HCM
solutions
for
numerous
organizations.
-
Developed
and
delivered
training
and
change
management
on
numerous
SAP
implementations.
-
Successfully
implemented
global
business
solutions
in
the
areas
of
people,
process,
and
technology
in
North
America,
South
America,
Europe,
Middle
East,
Africa,
Asia,
and
Australia.
QUALIFICATIONS
Strong
leadership
skills
paired
with
intense
vision,
creative
talent,
and
team-
building
spirit.
Highly
competent,
customer
focused,
and
excel
in
providing
outstanding
client
services.
Superior
communication,
facilitation,
and
presentation
skills.
Sound
decision-
making,
troubleshooting,
and
problem-
solving
skills.
Known
for
turning
challenging
and
adverse
situations
around
into
positive
outcomes.
Results-
driven
to
meet
established
goals
and
critical
milestones.
Interface
effectively
with
executive
teams,
project
leadership,
team
members,
stakeholders,
change
agents,
and
end-
users.
Broad
understanding
of
diverse
industries
including
aerospace/defense,
chemical,
consumer
products,
entertainment,
managed
health
care,
manufacturing,
pharmaceutical,
public
sector,
real
estate,
retail,
technology,
and
telecommunications.
EXPERIENCE
Provide
strategy
consulting,
project
management,
organizational
development,
change
management,
end-
user
training,
and
SAP
HCM
consulting
expertise
to
leading
consulting
firms
and
global
Fortune
500
clients.
Deliver
superior
expertise
in
the
Design,
Build,
Test,
Go-
Live,
and
Support
phases
of
a
project.
Highly
skilled
at
analyzing
client
situations,
researching
best
practices,
developing
recommendations,
implementing
solutions,
and
measuring
results.
Retained
by
the
same
clients
for
multiple
engagements
and
contract
renewals
due
to
superior
performance
and
outstanding
accomplishments.
TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE
SAP
HCM
Certified
Consultant
with
deep
hands-
on
configuration
experience
in
PA,
OM,
Benefits,
Recruiting,
and
ESS/MSS.
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EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY
THE
CHAD
RYAN
COMPANY
1999
to
Present
Management
Consultant
Seattle,
WA
DELOITTE
CONSULTING
2006
Consulting
Manager
Seattle,
WA
WHITTMAN-
HART,
INC.
1998
to
1999
Senior
Consultant
San
Francisco,
CA
ERNST
&
YOUNG
LLP
1994
to
1998
Senior
Consultant
(1995
to
1998)
St.
Louis,
MO
Consultant
(1994
to
1995)
EDUCATION
WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY
1990
to
1994
OLIN
BUSINESS
SCHOOL
St.
Louis,
MO
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Business
Administration
(1994)
TRAINING,
LICENSES,
&
CERTIFICATIONS
Ernst
&
Young
Training
Consultant
Training
(1994
to
1998)
• Activity
Based
Costing
Consulting
for
the
Advanced
Practitioner
•
• SAP
ASAP
Methodology
Facilitated
Session
Leader
Training
•
• Business
Change
Implementation
SAP
Learning
Solutions
•
• Change
Tools
&
Techniques
SAP
America
Partner
Academy
Certified
SAP
HR
Consultant
(1997)
• CA095
ASAP
Change
Management
HR311
Time
Evaluation
•
• D46HR
Human
Resources
4.6
Delta
Course
HR315
Recruitment
•
• HR050
Human
Resources
Overview
HR325
Benefits
•
• HR250
Employee
Self-
Service
4.6
HR450
Payroll
•
• HR305
Master
Data
HR505
Organization
Management
•
• HR306
Time
Recording
HR510
Personnel
Development
•
• HR307
Personnel
Administration
Control
&
HR515
Training
&
Event
Management
•
Security
HR520
Workforce
Planning
•
CLIENT
ENGAGEMENTS
State
of
California
(2010
to
2013)
SAP
HCM
Integration
Manager
leading
the
Organizational
Change
Management
Team
and
responsible
for
the
communications,
deployment,
end-
user
training,
and
workforce
transition
onto
a
new
SAP
HCM
system
impacting
more
than
160+
state
departments
and
240,000+
civil
service
employees.
Retained
by
SAP
to
play
a
key
role
in
guiding
the
project
to
Go
Live
after
prior
costly
and
failed
attempts
by
the
State
over
the
course
of
10+
years.
Challenged
by
adversity
and
a
hostile
political
climate.
Delivered
multiple
executive
and
stakeholder
presentations
to
the
Executive
Steering
Committee,
Business
Transformation
Council,
department
agencies,
department
sponsors,
department
coordinators,
and
unions.
Conducted
system
demonstrations
for
the
State
Controller,
Legislative
Budget
Committee,
Local
Unions,
and
numerous
department
stakeholders.
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PetSmart
(2010)
SAP
HCM
ESS/MSS
Lead
Consultant
for
the
new
system
implementation
and
roll-
out
to
more
than
47,000
end
users.
Facilitated
numerous
blueprinting
design
workshops
and
conducted
integration
sessions
across
functional
teams.
Received
outstanding
written
feedback
from
the
client
for
presentation
and
communication
skills,
business
analysis
skills,
training
talent,
and
the
ability
to
translate
SAP
terminology
into
general
business
language.
Worked
closely
with
the
Organizational
Change
Management
lead
on
identifying
and
understanding
the
project’s
impact
to
the
business.
Developed
detailed
solution
design
documents,
fit-
gap
analysis,
and
functional
specs.
ESRI
(2009
to
2010)
SAP
HCM/Payroll
and
FI/CO
Project
Manager
responsible
for
system
enhancements
and
production
support.
Significant
amount
of
work
was
focused
around
improving
Accounts
Payable,
E-
Recruiting,
Personnel
Administration,
Organizational
Management,
Benefits,
and
Reporting
functionality.
Topaz
Bridge
(2009)
SAP
HCM
Thought
Leader
for
a
startup
company
that
created
a
Microsoft
SharePoint
custom
application
for
Employee
Self-
Service
and
Manager
Self-
Service.
Configured
SAP
functionality
for
so
that
developers
could
effectively
understand
how
SAP
HCM
works
in
order
to
build
a
new
self-
service
product.
Provided
subject
matter
expertise
in
all
areas
of
SAP
HCM
on
ECC
6.0.
Presented
with
Noam
Topaz,
the
company
CEO,
at
the
SAP
HR
2009
convention.
DuPont
(2006
to
2008)
SAP
HCM
Lead
Consultant
on
the
global
outsourcing
implementation
of
the
SAP
HR
module.
Served
as
the
Global
Organizational
Design
Leader
for
the
entire
project
life-
cycle
consisting
of
the
Blueprinting,
Realization,
Testing,
Go-
Live,
and
Post
Go-
Live
project
phases.
Worked
jointly
with
client
and
outsourcing
vendor
solution
teams
to
manage
the
critical
tasks
to
plan,
design
the
system
configuration,
and
report
back
to
project
management
and
the
program
management
office.
Provided
subject
matter
expertise
to
the
client
on
all
Organizational
Management,
Personnel
Administration,
Compensation
Management,
Qualification
Catalog,
ESS,
MSS,
Workflow
design
and
mapping
activities.
Designed
security
profiles
and
workflow
processes.
Served
as
the
Organizational
Design
Lead
Integrator
between
client
and
outsourcing
vendor
solution
teams
to
ensure
dependent
tasks/assignments
and
their
deadlines
are
understood
and
achieved.
Worked
directly
with
the
Global
Project
Architect
and
PMO.
Assisted
with
preparation
for
the
Org
Management
data
conversion.
Managed
client
expectations
in
regards
to
SAP
functionality
and
feasibility
of
effort.
Led
global
design
workshops
in
North
America
and
Europe.
Worked
closely
with
Change
Management,
End-
User
Training,
and
Call-
Center
Operations
teams
to
ensure
quality
delivery
of
training
and
end
user
support.
LSI
Logic
(2006)
SAP
HR/Payroll
Consultant
providing
critical
backfill
production
support
and
system
release
support
for
an
open
position
the
client
was
trying
to
fill.
Provided
expertise
in
the
areas
of
Personnel
Administration,
Organizational
Management,
Benefits,
Compensation,
CATS,
Time
Management,
Payroll,
ESS
and
MSS.
Implemented
the
Success
Factors
tool.
Setup
Benefits
for
the
2007
open
enrollment
period.
Sotheby’s
(2006)
SAP
HR/Payroll
Consultant
for
the
global
implementation
of
the
SAP
HR
module.
Provided
advice
and
guidance
in
the
design
and
implementation
which
the
client
was
doing
on
their
own.
Reviewed
the
global
blueprint
and
made
recommendations
on
how
to
improve
the
final
design.
Continued
to
provide
remote
support
and
occasional
on-
site
assistance
as
the
client
moved
through
various
phases
of
the
project
life-
cycle.
Provided
extensive
detailed
support
in
the
implementation
of
the
Personnel
Administration,
Organizational
Management,
and
Benefits.
T-
Mobile
USA
(2003
to
2005)
SAP
HR/Payroll
Consultant
and
Project
Manager
for
the
development,
implementation,
and
rollout
of
a
special
Benefits
program
offered
to
12,000
employees
and
administered
through
a
customized
Employee
Self-
Service
solution
that
interfaces
from
SAP
to
ADP
Payroll.
Led
the
project
planning,
functional
design,
SAP
HR
configuration,
end-
user
training,
communications,
and
organizational
change
management.
Achieved
a
99.9%
success
rate
for
employees
making
benefits
elections
online.
Returned
for
a
second
project
to
serve
as
SAP
HR
Consultant
and
Project
Manager
for
the
implementation
of
Benefits
open
enrollment
through
Employee
Self-
Service,
which
included
new
health
plans
and
FSA
plans
for
2004.
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Stayed
on
to
serve
as
an
interim
Configuration
Project
Manager
while
the
vacant
position
was
being
filled.
Returned
for
a
third
project
to
provide
critical
assistance
in
converting
data
from
a
third-
party
Benefits
vendor
that
was
going
out
of
business
into
SAP.
The
Walt
Disney
Company
(2003)
SAP
HR/Payroll
Lead
Consultant
for
a
global
system
implementation
during
the
Blueprint
and
Design
phase
of
the
Hong
Kong
Disneyland
deployment.
Gathered
requirements
for
the
implementation
and
identified
gaps
with
the
global
blueprint.
Led
the
Payroll
and
Time
Management
design
and
configuration.
Discovery
Channel
(1999
to
2000,
2001
to
2002)
SAP
HR/Payroll
Lead
Consultant
and
Project
Manager
on
a
global
system
implementation
in
the
U.S.,
Europe,
and
Asia,
and
system
upgrade
from
4.0B
to
4.6B
and
from
4.6B
to
4.6C.
Configured
Personnel
Administration,
Benefits,
Time
Management,
Gross
Payroll,
Organizational
Management,
Employee
Self-
Service,
Manager
Self-
Service,
and
Security.
Developed
custom
infotypes
for
employee
performance
review
and
assessment
program.
Developed
custom
objects
in
Organizational
Management
for
improved
corporate
reporting
as
well
as
org
structure
actions
for
creating
org
units,
jobs,
and
positions.
Led
the
conversion
of
employee
master
data
and
payroll
information.
Implemented
Employee
Self-
Service
for
Benefits
open
enrollment
and
achieved
99.8%
employee
participation
during
the
enrollment
period.
Outsourced
payroll
to
ADP.
Provided
production
support
and
conducted
end-
user
training
on
an
ongoing
basis.
Developed
numerous
reports
for
senior
management.
Developed
and
executed
extensive
testing
scripts
and
test
scenarios.
Developed
business
process
procedures
documentation.
Retained
by
client
on
three
separate
engagements
spanning
several
years.
Maxtor
(2000
to
2001)
SAP
HR
Lead
Consultant
and
Project
Manager
on
a
global
system
upgrade
from
3.1H
to
4.6C
and
implemented
new
configuration
of
the
system
for
a
merger
with
Quantum
HDD,
supporting
the
employee
conversion
over
to
Maxtor.
Served
as
the
only
HR/Payroll
consultant
on
the
project
responsible
for
configuration
of
Personnel
Administration,
Organizational
Management,
Benefits,
Time
Management,
Gross
Payroll,
Recruitment,
Manager’s
Desktop
(MSS),
and
Security.
Developed
and
implemented
new
payroll
interface
to
ProBusiness.
Conducted
rigorous
system
testing.
Completed
project
ahead
of
schedule.
Phillip
Morris
(2000)
SAP
HR
Consultant
to
a
global
SAP
HR
implementation.
Retained
for
short-
term
six
week
engagement
since
configuration
work
at
Maxtor
was
completed
well
before
the
integration
testing
phase
across
all
modules.
Provided
analysis,
evaluation,
and
quality
assurance
of
Personnel
Administration
and
Organizational
Management
configuration
design
performed
by
the
project
team.
Immunex
(1999)
SAP
Organizational
Change
Management
and
End-
User
Training
Consultant
on
a
SAP
implementation.
Developed
materials
for
online
documentation
and
classroom
training.
Delivered
training
programs.
Conducted
project
risk
assessments
and
stakeholder
analysis
and
developed
corporate
communication
materials
Brach
&
Brock
(1998
to
1999)
SAP
HR/Payroll
Consultant
and
Project
Manager
on
a
system
upgrade
from
3.1G
to
4.0B.
Served
as
the
only
HR/Payroll
consultant
on
a
project
where
the
client
desired
to
do
a
re-
implementation
of
SAP
in
conjunction
with
their
upgrade.
Configured
Personnel
Administration,
Benefits,
Time
Management,
CATS,
Payroll,
Organizational
Management,
Recruitment,
and
Security.
Developed
business
process
procedures,
project
workplans,
and
testing
scenarios.
Utilx
(1998)
SAP
HR
Consultant
on
the
final
testing
phase
of
a
system
implementation.
Conducted
extensive
system
testing
and
provided
end-
user
training
and
support
of
Personnel
Administration,
Benefits,
Time
Management,
Payroll,
Organizational
Management,
Recruitment,
and
Security.
SBC
Communications
(1997
to
1998)
SAP
HR
and
Change
Management
Consultant
on
a
large-
scale
system
implementation
and
merger
between
three
regional
telecommunications
companies.
Responsible
for
technical
aspects
and
deployment
of
end-
user
training.
Conducted
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organizational
change
management
consisting
of
stakeholder
analysis,
risk
assessments,
and
change
readiness.
Developed
business
process
procedures
for
Master
Data,
Personnel
Administration,
and
Organizational
Management.
Farmland
Industries
(1996
to
1997)
SAP
Change
Management
Consultant
on
a
large-
scale
system
implementation.
Worked
closely
with
the
Human
Resources
Training
&
Development
management
group
to
develop
and
perform
change
agent
training,
conduct
risk
assessments,
and
perform
job-
role
analysis.
Alliance
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
(1996)
Financial
Analyst
Consultant
on
an
Activity-
Based
Costing
project.
Interviewed
key
executives
and
senior
management
to
determine
SG&A
cost
allocations
for
each
of
their
managed
health
care
products.
Configured
ABC
Oros
software
system
to
determine
cost
allocations
for
each
product
on
a
monthly
basis.
Marion
Merrell
Dow
(1994
to
1995)
Change
Management
and
End-
User
Training
Consultant
on
a
custom
software
development
project.
Developed
user’s
guide,
online
training,
and
online
help
documentation.
Lockheed
Martin
(1994)
Financial
Analyst
Consultant
on
a
MRP
project.
Conducted
financial
analysis
of
MRP
related
billing
practices
to
assist
in
the
recovery
of
millions
of
dollars
in
disputed
invoices.