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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Acushnet Company (Titleist/FootJoy), Fairhaven, MA

01/14 - Present

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (Consultant)

World's leading manufacturer of golfing equipment and golfing apparel.

Project Manager responsible for the final phase of a $76 million Infor M3

ERP implementation for all US-based operations and distribution facilities.

. Works in close coordination with the PMO for strategic planning the

final phase of an ERP implementation

. Assists in the coordination of all UAT and Regression testing

activities for Infor M3 implementation utilizing a SharePoint

repository

. Coordinates and monitors all cutover preparation on Microsoft Project

Server

. Prepares and coordinates all Contingency Operations and Business

Resumption Plans planning the PMO

. Prepares Organizational Change Management and Knowledge Transfer

documentation and planning for the PMO

. Responsible for the initiation, documentation and monitoring of the

project Risk Management Plan including maintaining the ongoing

Acushnet Risk Register for the business

. Responsible for coordinating training activities using OutStart LMS

including developing training schedules, training certification and

training documentation.

The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta, GA

04/13 - 12/13

SAP PROJECT MANAGER (Consultant)

World's largest beverage company with annual revenues in excess of $48

Billion. Project Manager responsible for the implementation of automated

SAP P2P AP Payment systems for all Regional Finance Centers in the EU and

EMEA regions.

. Prepares all formal documentation, Clarity PPM status and leads the

project team through senior management gate reviews.

. Coordinates all cross functional meetings and communications with EU-

based business stake holders.

. Leads all technical reviews with SAP technical and business analysts

throughout the SDLC lifecycle.

. Maintains close coordination with off-shore development and technical

support teams.

. Develops and administers the Project SharePoint site with

responsibilities for fostering team collaboration and the formal

storage of key project documentation including critical tasks and

issues lists

. Responsible for the development and implementation of new AP

functionality for 3rd party portals.

. Coordinates the design, leads all testing and final implementation

with the Citibank support team.

. Responsible for the transfer of application support from the warranty

period to shared services production support.

. Develops and maintains all project schedules, resource plans, testing

and training documentation

Corning Life Science, Tewksbury, MA

10/12-04/13

ERP PROJECT MANAGER (Consultant)

Global leader in the manufacture of ceramic and glass products with annual

revenue of $6 Billion. Project Manager responsible for the planning and

design phase of an Oracle PeopleSoft v8.9 implementation of three

manufacturing plants following the acquisition of Discovery LabWorks by

Corning Life Science.

. Responsible for aligning business requirements with established IT PMO

methodologies (SDLC, SOX, ITIL, ISO 9001, SharePoint, ChangePoint,

etc.).

. Worked with Corning Business Analysts, .NET developers and SQL

administrators on the data migration strategies during the conversion

to Oracle from SAP.

. Lead project team in Identifying and documenting all manufacturing

business processes (As Is & To Be).

. Responsible for the management of the IBM technical team and Corning

IT and business resources.

. Analyzed and provided documentation on the best methods of converting

existing MES system and Data Warehouse platform on SAP 4.7 to Oracle

8.9.

. Maintained a budget in excess of $5 million dollars.

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, Pittsburgh, PA

10/10 - 10/12

ERP PROJECT MANAGER (Consultant)

Charged with all program management and governance activities for the

gradual replacement of SAP ECC 6.0 with the implementation of a utilities-

based Microsoft Dynamics ERP system for the Pittsburgh metropolitan area

water and sewer authority. Responsible for all aspects of a $4 million

capital project budget, resource management, change management, data

warehousing and all supporting infrastructure. Successfully implemented

Microsoft SharePoint and Ancile uPerform to significantly improve project

communications, business process management and embedded real-time training

documentation. Maintains a budget in excess of $4 million.

. Managed multiple concurrent projects (Project Governance, ERP

implementation (MS Dynamics), continuing SAP Support, Data Cleansing,

Data Warehousing, GIS integration, VOIP implementation and other

projects as required)

. Worked on the project team consisting of IT, SQL engineers and .NET

developers charged with the complete upgrade of security, data

warehousing and telecommunications of the existing utility-based Allen

Bradley equipment to TIBCO middleware and MS Dynamics.

. Lead project team in Identifying and documenting all utility operation

processes (As Is & To Be).

. Demonstrated ability to breakdown complex processes into discrete

components, develop and execute project schedules, run results

oriented meetings.

. Demonstrated ability to understand and communicate big picture

objectives while being detail oriented and thorough on assignments.

. Took ownership of multiple projects, set objectives, drove to results

and influenced decision making without authority.

. Developed ERP Implementation project and resource plans (Pro-Forma)

for Boston Water & Sewer Cooperative.

. Developed business case and systems architecture for Veolia call

center operation in Nassau County, NY.

. Provided ERP and IT Infrastructure due diligence for a Veolia customer

service presentation to Toledo Water Service.

. Developed project budget, resourcing plan and implementation schedule

for an American Water CIS system.

Coca Cola Enterprises, Marietta, GA

05/10 - 10/10

SAP PROJECT MANAGER (Consultant)

World's largest marketer, distributer and producer of Coca-Cola products

with annual revenues in excess of 21 billion. Project Manager responsible

for all Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance (SGRC) application

testing within the Internal Audit Team software portfolio.

. Maintains project plans and coordinates all program activities with

the Director of SAP Security Applications.

. Coordinates with the Business Information Systems (BIS) group and

Internal Auditing teams for personnel resources, support and funding.

. Coordinates with Portfolio Manager to capture the full security

portfolio of SGRC software and hardware at two distinct Data Centers.

. Coordinates new or amended SGRC application contracts for internal

Legal and Procurement organizations and 3rd party software vendors.

. Develops testing requirements and develops transition requirements for

SGRC applications on SAP Solution Manager

. Develops, executes and maintains SGRC test scripts on HP Quality

Center

. Monitors and reports on all testing activities on behalf of the

Director of SGRC SAP applications for all dry runs, validations and

cycled test phases including integration and user acceptance testing.

Ista North America Alpharetta, GA

01/10 to 5/10

SAP PROJECT DIRECTOR (Consultant)

North American utility metering and energy conservation company with annual

revenues of $68 million providing residents and property managers with

world class metering, billing and management of energy, water and ancillary

costs. Responsible for all implementation and support activities of SAP

ECC 6.0 (FICO, MM, SD) at four regional operations centers in Alpharetta,

Jacksonville, Denver and San Diego. Worked in conjunction with Ista

Germany (parent company) Infrastructure project team leading the local IBM

implementation project team plus company business consultants for the

project.

. Responsible for all Data Cleansing and Data Migration operations for

the project

. Responsible for integration of Microsoft Dynamics CRM contractual data

to SAP-based financial operations for integrated AR and AP to utility

customers.

. Leads project team in Identifying and documenting all business

processes (As Is & To Be).

. Responsible for the all Legacy software development for System

Interfaces utilizing Microsoft BizTalk and SAP IDOCS.

. Responsible for the development of all SAP user roles, authorizations

and organizational level access for all North American operations.

. Responsible for approval of the training concept, all end user

training and professionally developed training documentations.

. Responsible for the development of test scenarios, test scripts and

test phases (Unit, String and Integration) for North America

operations.

. Directly supervised three Project Managers and four SAP Business

Analysts for the project.

ZEP Inc. Atlanta, GA

01/08 to 06/09

SAP PROJECT DIRECTOR and PMO

Chemical Manufacturing & Distribution operations with annual revenues of

576 million. Responsible for all implementation and support activities for

SAP FICO. Hands on SAP Security Officer responsible for SOX regulatory

compliance.

. Project Managed ECC 6.0 Financials (FICO) from Legacy and PeopleSoft

ERP across the enterprise including over 300 sales offices in both the

US and Canada on time and within budget.

. Project managed SAP blueprinting, Basis CUA, and issue resolution on

SAP Solution Manager 7.0

. Managed the SAP Business Intelligence group for post-implementation

enterprise wide support.

. Lead project team in Identifying and documenting all manufacturing

business processes (As Is & To Be).

. Project Managed SAP-certified Delego Credit Card application fully

meeting all PCI-DSS compliance on time and within budget.

. SAP Basis Security Administrator for enterprise (500 users) utilizing

SAP Basis

. Established SAP Center of Excellence and PMO office.

. Implemented ITIL Service Management, ISO 9001 Quality Management and

IT Lean Manufacturing principals.

JCB, Inc. Savannah, GA 05/02

to 08/07

MANAGER OF MIS, JCB AMERICAS

Heavy Construction equipment manufacturer with global operations and annual

revenues of $256 million. Responsible for all North American MIS support

including ERP, Applications and Infrastructure. Maintained an annual

operating budget of over $4.2 million and capital funding of over $1.4

million.

. 2006 CBETA Technology Award Winner - Software development of the Year

for a Mature Enterprise (Manufacturing web portal category)

. Project managed implementation of SAP R/3 (4.6c - Automotive) and

upgrade to ECC 6.0 including FICO, SD, SM, MM, WM, PP and QM; SAP BW

(3.5) and SAP CRM (4.0) including Sales, MRKT, Service & IAC - on-time

and within budget.

. Project Managed upgrade from CRM 4.0 to CRM 5.0 (including NetWeaver),

Salesforce.com integration and BW upgrade to 7.0.

. Implemented ITIL Service Management, ISO 9001 Quality Management and

IT Lean Manufacturing Principals

. SAP Basis Security Administrator for the Americas (800 users).

. Project Managed development of Web-based Warehouse Logistics and

Government DoD portals from SAP.

. Project Managed development of PDA application from SAP for Service

technicians in the field.

. Project Managed the implementation of an RF-based warehouse and 3PL

logistics system, Pick-Pro (MS SQL based), in six months.

. Project managed the implementation and integration of Windows-based

UGS NX PLM software to SAP ERP for the Enterprise.

. Fully upgraded Data Center, VoIP phone switch and associated call

centers for customer service operations.

Manufacturers Services, LTD Salt Lake City, UT

01/00 to 04/02

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

High-volume electronics manufacturing and distribution facility with

revenues of over $1 billion annually. Responsible for ERP (Baan) systems

implementation and support, large data center and supply chain systems.

Maintained an annual operating budget of over $2.6 million and capital

funding of over $7.4 million.

. Project Managed the migration from SAP 4.5 to BAAN 4C4 (Oracle-based)

in less than six months.

. Managed migration of all 3Com Data Center systems to MSL systems in

less than six months, saving the company over $1 million.

. Implemented a RF based warehouse and logistics system (Geneva Systems

- MS SQL based) in three months significantly improving distribution

operations.

. Responsible for 24 x 7 network and data center support of multiple

operating lines with downtime of less than 99.99%.

. Upgraded and consolidated all Shop Floor systems to HP Derby MES

software

Philips Consumer Electronics Cuidad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

06/96 to 12/99

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Responsible for support of five high volume consumer electronics

manufacturing plants in a NAFTA Industrial Park. Implemented three ERP

systems including SAP R/3 (3.1h) SD, FICO, HR, PP, MM and WM plus JD

Edwards and QAD MFG-PRO. Implemented Maintained annual operating budget of

over $1.8 mil and capital funding of over $2.7 million.

. On the Project Management team charged with the implementation and

support from mainframe legacy systems to SAP 3.1h.

. Project Managed the implementation of an RF-based warehouse and 3PL

logistics system, ShipCo Logistics, (MS SQL based), in four months.

. Project managed the implementation and integration of Agile PLM

software to SAP ERP system for the Enterprise.

. Completed all Y2K upgrades for all Shop Floor systems utilizing

LabView software.

. Installed a complete Windows NT based infrastructure for 3 separate

facilities.

. Responsible for all IT contracts including Helpdesk outsourcing and

cross border telecom circuits.

The Pillsbury Company, Old El Paso Foods Plant Anthony, Texas

01/91 to 05/96

MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Responsible for all Plant MIS systems support of a $100 million food

processing plant. Maintained an annual operating budget in excess of $200k.

Project managed numerous plant capital projects in excess of $300k.

. Completed the migration of the company JD Edwards systems to SAP.

. Completed the integration of numerous SCADA systems on a unified

Oracle platform.

. Replaced logistical Paradox database applications with Powerbuilder-

based applications.

US Army Signal Corps, various world-wide assignments

1982 to 1990

CAPTAIN, COMPANY COMMAND AND BRIGADE STAFF LEVEL

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION/TRAINING

B.B.A., Business Administration (Data Processing), Texas A&M University

Hardware Environment: IBM, HP & Sun servers (Wintel, UNIX and LINUX); Cisco

& ALCATEL enterprise switches plus LAN/WAN routers, MITEL, Cisco and Nortel

VoIP switches, VPNs and SAP-based Call Centers

Software Environments: Windows 7 Pro, MS Exchange 2010, MS SQL 2008, Nortel

& MITEL IVR

ERP Environments: SAP 3.1H, SAP 4.5, SAP 4.6C, SAP ECC 6.0, SAP Basis, QAD

MFG-PRO, JD Edwards, Baan IV, Microsoft Dynamics ERP 2010, Oracle

PeopleSoft 8.9, Infor M3

ERP Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence: SAP BW 7.0, SAP Business

Objects

CRM Environments: SAP CRM 5.0, Goldmine, Salesforce.com

Supply Chain / Warehouse MGMT: SAP SCM (APO), SAP WM, ShipCo Logistics WMS,

ScottTech PickPro

E Business: MS BizTalk, Harbinger & GENTRAN EDI

Project Management: SAP SolMan, Project 2010, SharePoint 2010, ChangePoint

PPM, Clarity PPM

Testing/Training: HP Quality Center, RWD InfoPak, Captivate, Ancile

uPerform, OutStart Evolution LMS

SUMMARY

Information Technology professional with over twenty years of progressive

management experience in critical fields of IT including ERP implementation

and support; data center-level infrastructure support; software development

and global project management. Strong business leader and manager with

exceptional experience leading technical and Business teams numbering from

four to fifty and budgets in excess of $9 million. Over twenty years in a

variety of manufacturing environments including: chemicals, consumer

electronics, food and beverage production, life science and automotive

manufacturing with emphasis on lean manufacturing and six-sigma practices.

Two years working with Public Utilities. Strong business acumen in

financials, logistics, quality, service, sales, distribution, customer

relations and marketing functional areas. Have worked on numerous projects

with technical and business teams in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin

America. Primary strengths in:

. Project Management (5 ERP FLC)

. ERP Operations & Support (SAP, Baan, MFG-Pro, MS Dynamics. Infor M3)

. SAP Basis Security (4 yrs)

. SAP Configuration (2 yrs) MM/WM

. 3rd party Logistics Systems

. Award-winning SW development

. SDLC & AGILE PM (10 yrs.)

. PMBOK & ITIL 3 Training

. Lean Manufacturing

. Infrastructure Support

. Architecture Design

. Fluent in Spanish

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS

Project Management Institute (PMI)

National Society for Hispanic Professionals (NSPH)

Latin American Management Association (LAMA)

American Legion

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

Knights of Columbus

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