Beth Overhuls

**** *. **** ** . ********, CA ****1

acespb@r.postjobfree.com . 310-***-****

Profile

Innovative executive who successfully integrates business requirements and

mainstream and emerging technologies to create highly-effective IT services

that support business strategy and operating and financial objectives .

Designs efficient and productive IT organizations creatively using company

staff, outside resources and outsourcing . Implements and manages leading-

edge technologies for supply chain

Professional Strengths

Strategic, Operational & Technology/Business Infrastructure Management

Innovative Leadership Alignment

Applications Management Large Project ERP/CRM/Data Warehousing

Management

High Volume Transaction Systems Business Process Web Development and Cloud

Improvement Computing

Organization Transformation Strategy/Architecture/G Business Intelligence/Big

overnance Data Systems

Significant Accomplishments

. Operate all applications and infrastructure that support the business

functions of the Studio lifecycle

. Built an IT Operating Office consisting of Project Portfolio Management,

Resource Management, Project Management and IT Finance to support a large

technology organization

. Created and implemented an organization and methodology for Business

Process Improvement resulting in business cost reductions of $4.1M per

year

. Managed IT departments for several global companies with responsibility

for 160+ staff

. Managed and supported multiple $14M+ ERP implementations for major

consumer packaged goods companies with high volume transactions

. Responsible for data warehousing for enterprise-wide analytics and

reporting, as well as for inventory management at major retailers

. Responsible for the implementation of an Accounts Receivable solution

that resulted in a reduction of $1M per month in write-offs

. Responsible for the implementation and support of a $7.2M CRM solution

for Sales Planning and Trade Funds Management that yielded an ROI in less

than 18 months

. Transformed IT organizations for greater alignment with the strategic

vision of the business resulting in operational efficiencies and IT

roadmaps to ensure the right solutions at the right time

. Directed the design and development of several mission critical

initiatives with project budgets exceeding $18M

. Served as a chairman and member of industry standards committees that

resulted in the elimination of duplicate applications development across

6 major competitors

Professional History

CBS Corporation . Los Angeles, California 2013 to Present

Interim Vice President Enterprise Solution Delivery - Distribution and

Studio Services

CBS Corporation is a mass media company that creates and distributes

industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to

audiences around the world.

Interim Vice President Enterprise Solution Delivery - Distribution and

Studio Services (continued)

The Interim Vice President Enterprise Solution Delivery - Distribution and

Studios is responsible for all

aspects of technology to support the TV Distribution and Studio business,

as well as, serves on the technology leadership team for developing IT best

practices and governance.

. Designed new departmental IT organization and obtained approval to

increase headcount by 50%

. Manage a maintenance, enhancement and projects team; $25M annually

. Responsible for the $33M Intellectual Property Management program

. Defining company-wide processes to improve IT/business communication

. Defining processes to improve annual budgeting and planning

. Improving operational IT processes, e.g., Change Control

. Defining tools and processes for improved infrastructure support, e.g.,

automated schedulers, monitoring tools

. Creating roadmap to modernize infrastructure, e.g., replace AS400,

replace Sybase

. Conducting detailed evaluation of each server to reduce server footprint

. Conducting detailed evaluation of desktop support by location to optimize

service

. Conduct Root-Cause-Analysis

Walt Disney Studios . Burbank, California 2011 to 2013

Vice President Business Systems Engineering

Responsible for all aspects of the technology solutions that operate the

Walt Disney Studios business, including Production, Post-Production,

Theatrical, In-home Entertainment, Live Stage and Music. Walt Disney

Studios is one of the four major divisions of the Walt Disney Company.

Walt Disney Studios is the leader in family entertainment and is considered

to be the most technologically innovative studios today.

. Manage a team of 160+ employees and contractors and a $35M+ budget

. Leading significant cultural change within the department including

organizational adoption of scrum methodologies, new operational

processes, new senior leadership team, and implementation of matrix

management

. Designing and implementing an IT Operating Office including Project

Portfolio Management, Resource Management, Project Management and IT

Finance for the Studio Technology department

. Providing strategic leadership to the business to increase profitability

through the utilization of technology

. Addressing solution gaps, reducing the current applications footprint by

eliminating overlapping functionality, and outsourcing non-proprietary

back-office solutions

. Responsible for large-scale applications such as SAP ERP, Business

Intelligence, CRM, Royalties, Licensing, Finance, Sales, Distribution,

and Order-to-Cash

. Responsible for data center move, including virtualization, of all

servers for 60+ applications in multiple environments

. Key member for selecting Infrastructure outsourcer

. Responsible for DBA's

Warner Chappell Music Publishing . Los Angeles, California 2009 to 2011

Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Responsible for all aspects of the company's technology to enable business

growth and improve profitability. As a leader in creating innovative

strategies for marketing, and promoting its songwriters and their music,

Warner Chappell Music's extensive catalog of songs makes it a natural first

stop for A&R executives and record producers, feature film and television

production companies, and others looking to record or license some of the

world's greatest music. It is consistently one of the top four ranking

music publishing companies in the world.

. Managed Applications and Infrastructure resources and technology

. Integrated SAP Financials into operational systems

. Designed and lead the transformation of the IT organization

Vice President and Chief Information Officer (continued)

. Lead the replacement of 20+ year old ERP systems for improved operational

effectiveness and increased information accuracy for clients and

customers

. Effectively utilized, and contributed to the design of IT shared

services, Project Management Offices and IT Governance

. Managed the expansion of the company's CRM presence for client and

customer growth and improved service, using the Web and cloud computing

. Managed the implementation of Sales solutions to increase company

profitability

. Lead the organization in Business Process Improvement initiatives for

greater operational efficiency and effectiveness

. Developed and maintained the annual IT operating, capital and expense

budgets and plans, and re-forecasts

. Responsible for Desktop Support, Data Center Management, Networks,

Infrastructure Operations, job monitoring and runs.

News Corporation . Los Angeles, California 2001 to 2009

The world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate.

Vice President, Information Technology . Fox - Worldwide Home

Entertainment . 2006-2009

Directed IT for the consumer packaged goods and retail arm of Fox. As a

global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of DVDs and digital content

for film and television, each year the company introduces thousands of new

and newly repackaged products, which it services to more than 70,000 retail

outlets - from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-

commerce.

. Managed and operated a $20M IT budget with an organization of 150+ staff

that develop and support systems for the consumer packaged goods and

retail arm of Fox, with responsibility for all core operating and

financial systems including ERP, CRM, Digital Asset Management, Inventory

Management at Retail, Acquisitions, Data Warehouse, Inventory Management,

Order Processing, Vendor Managed Replenishment, Sales Planning, Financial

Forecasting, Credit and Collections, Trade Spend Management, Accounts

Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Marketing

. Managed the development and support of B2C and retail web sites for the

marketing, sales and data transfer of physical and digital products

. Responsible for Category Management (i.e., store level inventory

management for all competitive products) at Wal-Mart, Target, Carrefour,

ASDA, etc. using state-of-the-art data warehousing and analytics.

Awarded top award at Wal-Mart, across all product types, for Category

Management

. Managed systems development to enable and support the business

transformation from physical product to digital distribution of content.

. Implemented an organization and methodology for Business Process

Improvement (BPI)

. Operated enterprise-wide Financial systems across lines of business

. Operated enterprise-wide Data Warehousing systems across lines of

business

. Operated enterprise-wide Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) across all

lines of business

. Served as the key member of the executive management team responsible

for; setting the IT vision, strategy, and roadmap to facilitate business

growth and the IT enterprise

. Participated as a member of business segment executive teams responsible

for revenue generation, business innovation and business operations

. Leveraged synergies with "sister" organizations and companies to optimize

business solutions and reduce costs

. Effectively provided service to the business while utilizing a federated

IT organization for shared infrastructure, architecture, and

methodologies

. Effectively maintained a simultaneous working relation with the corporate

IT organization, the business community and peers

. Developed the annual business segment operating, capital and expense

budgets and plans, and reforecast budgets monthly

. Participate in the enterprise-wide annual 3 year planning process

. Developed the operational strategies in support of the annual plans.

. Served as a member of both the business segment and IT leadership teams

. Effectively worked with the corporate PMO for business segment projects

Vice President, Information Technology . News Corporation . 2001-2006

Served as a member of the executive information technology team responsible

for planning and sponsoring enterprise-wide information technology

initiatives on behalf of the world's largest media and entertainment

conglomerate and its 120+ businesses globally with annual revenues in

excess of $13.8 billion.

. Managed the design, development and governance of the corporate-wide

Business Continuity Program for 35+ companies and corporate Audit

including the development of enterprise policies, standards, guidelines,

templates, and procedures

. Managed the design and development of a corporate-wide IT Professional

Leadership Development Program with Massachusetts Institute of technology

(MIT) for high potential IT executives

. Consulted companies in the evaluation of Digital Asset Management

solutions

. Served as a trusted consultant to CIO's throughout the corporation

. Consulted companies in the assessment of, and recommendations for, their

IT organizations

. Sponsored project initiatives and Centers of Excellence design and

development for a wide range of functional areas and technologies

. Managed strategic partnerships and negotiates IT contracts and with major

vendors to enable preferred global pricing and best practice solutions

for all News Corporation companies

. Collaborated in the planning, presentation and management of the global

information technology strategic plan for the enterprise

. Designed the corporate methodology for global corporate-wide

communications enabling synchronized mass communication throughout all

News Corporation companies

. Conducted technology reviews and evaluations

. Sponsored and lead industry standards groups

. Participated as a member of the Global CIO Council

Kaufman and Broad . Los Angeles, California 2000 to 2001

Corporate Officer . Vice President, Information Technology

Served as a member of the senior executive team with direct responsibility

for managing information technology for an international home builder with

over $4 billion in annual revenues and interests in land acquisition, land

development and mortgages.

. Managed the IT application development staff supporting over 1500

business users in the areas of data warehousing, sales, marketing, and

customer service

. Partnered with the business to identify and design new lines of revenue

utilizing web services for the sale of homes, value-add products and on-

going services

. Directed the successful development of the company's business-to-consumer

internet solution for the sale of homes, value-add products and on-going

services. Content included digital assets, analytical tools, print

capabilities, search and sort capabilities, and filing capabilities.

Results improved customer service and loyalty. The project was delivered

on time and under budget

. Collaborated with senior executive management to establish a vision and

define the implementation plan for providing IT services to support the

business

. Collaborated with the senior executive IT team to develop and communicate

the IT strategy

. Developed the annual budget, plan and strategy roadmap

. Served as a member of the senior leadership team

. Sized the effort, and managed the system integration, for the acquisition

of home building companies or services

. Participated in the evaluation and recommendation to outsource key IT

functions: Network Management, Data Center Operations,

Telecommunications, Help Desk and Applications

Sony Pictures - Home Video . Culver City, California 1998 to 2000

Divisional Chief Information Officer

Directed IT the consumer packaged goods and retail arm of Sony. As an

international manufacturer, marketer and distributor of videocassettes and

DVDs for film and television, more than $2 billion in net global revenues

are generated annually.

. Managed all consumer product goods and retail systems and services for

Sony Home Video with responsibility for all core operating and financial

systems including CRM, ERP, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Order

Processing, Fulfillment,

Divisional Chief Information Officer (continued)

Vendor Managed Replenishment, Revenue Sharing, Accounts Receivable,

Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Intellectual Property Management

. Served as a key member of the executive management team responsible for;

setting the IT vision, strategy, and plans for Sony; sponsoring

enterprise-wide technology solutions; and defining the architectural

roadmap for the corporation

. Participated regularly in peer reviews of projects

. Established a vision and defined the implementation plan for providing IT

services to support the business that met the objectives of senior

executives

. Leveraged synergies with "sister" organizations and companies to optimize

business solutions and reduce costs

. Participated in the design and implementation of a federated IT

organization. Results included reduced costs and improved customer

service in many areas

. Effectively provided service to the business while utilizing a federated

IT organization for shared infrastructure, architecture, and

methodologies

. Participated in the design of the company's domestic and international e-

business strategies for innovative methods for the marketing and sales of

products.

. Effectively maintained a simultaneous working relation with the corporate

IT organization, the business community and peer Divisional CIO's.

Considered by peers and management as the most effective member of the IT

team in developing and maintaining a close relationship with the business

. Developed the annual business segment budget and plan, and participated

in the enterprise-wide annual planning process. Developed the operational

strategies in support of the annual plans

. Participated in the development of the enterprise IT governance and

ensure business segment compliance

. Served as a member of both the business segment and IT leadership teams

. Effectively worked with the corporate PMO for business segment projects

Warner/Electra/Atlantic Records (WEA) . Burbank, California 1998

Internal Consultant

Managed the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) initiatives for the Music and

Home Video divisions of Warner Bros, which manufactures, markets and

distributes music and home entertainment product.

Universal Music & Video Distribution . Universal City, California 1985 to

1997

Served in several positions within the business and Information Technology

of Universal Studios, an entertainment leader in motion pictures, film,

cable and home entertainment.

Director, Customer Account Operations . Universal Music & Video

Distribution . 1994-1997

. Participated as an industry pioneer in the definition and implementation

of new methods of revenue though vendor inventory management and

technology services. Participated in the design and implementation of

business process change and technology solutions to support these new

methods that resulted in increased revenue, market differentiation,

competitive advantage and improved customer satisfaction. New methods

included Category Management (i.e., management of competitive and owned

product at retail) and Vendor Managed Inventory (i.e., replenishment and

management of owned product at retail)

. Developed systems and technology strategies that resulted in over $5.4

million in savings in 1 year while improving overall customer service and

satisfaction

. Managed the information technology capital and operating budget on behalf

of the Chief Financial Officers for 5 divisions.

. Directed the successful design and implementation of nationwide

client/server infrastructure supporting more than 500 users across 3

divisions

. Served as the liaison to IT and the business to define, articulate and

manage the requirements of the business

. Managed the developed of several mission critical initiatives, including

EDI, Category Management, Retail Store Inventory Management, Vendor

Managed Replenishment and Sales Force Automation

. Sized the efforts, and managed the system integration, for the

acquisition of music and video labels

National Customer Service Manager . Universal Music & Video Distribution

. 1992-1994

. Recruited by the business as a result of excellent customer relationship

skills

. Served as manager with national responsibility for order processing,

shipping, and billing of music and video products

. Defined polices, operating procedures and systems to improve service and

satisfaction

Project Manager . Universal Studios Information Technology Group . 1985-

1992

. Managed the highly successful design, development, implementation and

support of a fully integrated ERP solution including Manufacturing, CRM,

Order Processing, Fulfillment, Vendor Managed Replenishment, Inventory

Management, Warehouse Management, Billing, Accounts Receivable and Sales

Tracking system with a 35 person development team

. Designed and managed the development of an Intellectual Property

Management solution including Artist Royalties, which calculates payments

based on intricate, negotiated contract terms and conditions

. Effectively participated in, and utilized a, federated IT organization

for the benefit of the individual business segment as well as the

corporation

Northrup . Pico Rivera, California 1984 to 1985

Business Analyst

Designed, tested, documented and trained Just-In-Time (J.I.T.) shop floor

control systems for the Stealth Bomber. Obtained a secret security

clearance

McDonnell Douglas Aircraft . Long Beach, California 1981 to 1984

Business Analyst

Designed, tested, documented and trained Material-Resource-Planning (MRP

II) systems for the DC9 and D10 aircraft wiring systems

Education

Bachelor of Science . Majored in Computer Information Systems

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Professional Organizations

National Association of Record Merchandisers (NARM)/Record Industry

Association of America (RIAA) Systems & Operating Committee . Chairman .

1997 - 1998

Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) Systems & Operating Committee .

Member

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