Experienced Project and Operations Manager

Experienced Project Manager with a proven track record of leading cross-

functional teams of dedicated and non-dedicated resources. Successful

record of using change management and entrepreneurial approaches to gain

project support from stakeholders and functional leadership. Proven ability

to quickly gain understanding of the project environment and stakeholder

concerns across a broad base of functional areas and industries.

Professional Experience

Vendorfeud (DBA JoeBid) - Leawood, Kansas 2012 - Present

President May 2012 - Present

. Developed vision, business model and pricing model for Vendorfeud.com,

an eProcurement and Reverse Auction company.

. Designed all aspects of the software as a service (SaaS) solution,

defined requirements, solicited development bids and managed the

development and testing of the solution.

. Recently pivoted to the home improvement industry.

. Responsible for all business development activities, including

establishing partnerships with contractors.

. Responsible for continually testing new marketing strategies and

evaluating performance.

. Developed operating report to track key performance metrics of

organization.

Perficient, Inc. - Charlotte, North Carolina 2011 - 2012

Solution Architect (Project Manager) Mar 2011 - May 2012

Responsible for the success of multiple information technology projects

across a range of functional areas. Activities included developing

strategic vision, process enhancements, user system requirements and

managing vendor relationships.

. Retail Grocer: Helped define the business, functional and technical

requirements for a check management software implementation. The

project will decrease exposure to returned checks and decrease the

check settlement cycle time.

. Retail Grocer: Worked with Accounting Executives to define current

processes and system requirements for a new Fixed Assets system

implementation.

. Retail Grocer: Led the design and development of the Business Analysis

group's processes and tools, including a standardized method for

gathering requirements and a standardized tool for documenting

requirements.

. YMCA: Lead the effort to plan the annual board meeting of this

Perficient sponsored organization. Worked with the Director to define

the desired outcomes, plan the day's events and helped to facilitate

the discussions.

Alexander Proudfoot - Atlanta, Georgia 2006 - 2011

Project Manager Jan 2009 - Feb 2011

Responsible for the success of multiple business improvement projects

through managing task teams charged with utilizing Lean, Six Sigma and

proprietary methodologies to reduce operating costs and inefficiencies

and/or improve throughput, typically saving client organizations $3-20 Mil

as validated by savings tracking models co-developed with the client

organizations .

. Automotive Manufacturer: Led project charged with improving both

project and operations efficiency in Information Technology, across

multiple sites. Realized savings of $19,000,000.

. Food Processing Plants: Led a production and maintenance effectiveness

/ efficiency project to increase asset availability and utilization.

Realized savings $8,200,000.

. Chemical Processing Plant: Led project charged with decreasing energy

costs through awareness and short interval controls. Realized savings

of $4,400,000.

Alexander Proudfoot - Atlanta, Georgia 2006 - 2011

Installation Specialist Apr 2006 - Dec 2008

Worked with client management to conduct current state analysis, develop a

pragmatic improvement strategy and implement the process and system

changes.

. Conducted statistical studies to analyze inventory management,

productivity variances, scrap variances, etc., to determine

opportunities for improvement.

. Responsible for the installation of processes, systems and management

behavioral changes to achieve the financial and operational benefits

for the area.

Heartland Alliance - Chicago, Illinois 2004 - 2006

Accounting Manager July 2004 - March 2006

Responsible for managing all financial aspects of a non-profit community

health clinic, with annual budgets exceeding $16 Mil, including grant

applications, month and year end close, tax filing, compliance audits and

financial audits.

. Prepared and presented monthly financials to the Board of Directors.

. Designed and trained personnel on annual budgeting process and tools.

. Discovered and initiated steps to correct the accelerated drawdown of a

contract, which would have led to a material mismatch of revenues and

expenses.

Education / Certification

Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS December, 2003

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Project Management Institute (PMI) August, 2011

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

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