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Manager Supply Chain

Location:
Fontana, CA
Posted:
September 15, 2014

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Gary Collier

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Seal Beach CA ****0

Phone 310-***-****

E-mail: acfyf9@r.postjobfree.com

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Industries Competencies Technologies

Finished Vehicle

Decision Maker Private Cloud Computing

Logistics

Distribution Leadership Client Server Technology

Teacher / Mentor VOIP

Vehicle Processing

Property Tax Assessor Innovation MPLS

Vision VMWare

Property Tax Collector

Training Windows Server

Voter Registration

Manufacturing Project Management Linux

Budget analysis and preparation AS400

Forefront (D&T methodology) IBM ESA/390

SDLC MS SQL Server

Languages Agile ADABAS

DB2

COBOL Requirements gathering and documentation

Natural Data Analysis Postgres

JCL Data Design .Net

RPG Application Portability JBOSS

VTAM Business Strategy APACHE

CICS Business Process Modelling IIS

JIRA

HPL Scalability

Confluence

HTML Extensibility

JAVA Product Integration Data Warehouse

Ruby Distributed Application Supply Chain

PHP Testing Track and Trace

XML Internal / External Facing Applications EDI

SQL Network Protocol Document Archive

Assembler Application Security x.12

Windows BAT file Data Security

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4 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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6/2014 – Present Expert Automotive Technology Consultant Gary Collier

Associates

Main Responsibilities:

Easily aligns business needs with technology solutions and a history of effective team building skills in

both existing IT Departments and new ones. Solution-focused with proven ability to effectively analyze an

organization’s critical requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities. Easily developed

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innovative solutions within budget and time constraints for increasing reliability and enhance overall

productivity and company’s bottom line profitability.

7/2007 – 6/2014 Sr. Director of Information Technology Hansen&Adkins Auto Transport

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide vision and management to the three pillars of IT; Applications, Systems and Infrastructure,

Portfolio Management and Governance.

• Monitor and manage daily RTB and project activities.

• Advise owners and plan both long term and short term business and technology solutions.

• Risk assessment and risk management.

1 Key Achievements

• Migration of IBM/Windows client server delivery platform to professionally hosted Equinix Data

Center Colocations.

• Created scalable IT services, solutions and support that enable unprecedented growth of the

business.

• Managed outsourced delivery of infrastructure services and products including VOIP, MPLS and

private cloud architecture.

• Architected and authored AAIG national standard for automotive industry ePoD. Specification is

gaining international recognition.

• Recruited and transformed entry level college graduates into highly skilled and professional

employees.

• IT innovations enabled the business to grow by 400%.

1/2006 – 7/2007 Projects Portfolio Manager Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage VSA (Vehicle Services America) portfolio.

• Manage application projects and support staff.

• Manage AS400 products and support relocation.

• Anticipate and manage risk.

2 Key Achievements

• Manage, trained and developed onshore / offshore application competence of technical team

through education and refinement of processes and practices.

• Skillfully relocated application support from Los Angeles, CA to Woodcliff Lake, NJ and transition

primary support offshore. This was a major milestone due to the company’s relocation. I was the

only LA employee one who accepted the challenge to relocate, utilizing my expertise, technical and

leadership skills to align IT with corporate vision.

• Successfully maintain portfolio stability through mentoring and staff development agendas.

• Directed development and deployment of applications to process data for significant new business

in the US, Canada and Mexico, increasing business volume by 30%.

9/2000 – 12/2005 Sr. Lead Systems Specialist Distribution and Auto Service

Main Responsibilities:

• Managed AS400 projects and project resources on small and large projects. These projects

supported customer objectives to increase distribution volume, reduce distribution cost and increase

supply chain visibility and predictability.

• Provided supervision, coaching and mentoring for the production support and development teams.

• Managed all aspects of IT integration between DAS and Nissan.

• Anticipate and manage risk.

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3 Key Achievements

• Successfully ported Vehicles Services business requirements from Nissan’s AS400 VPC application

to Distribution and Auto Service’s DAS Plus AS400 application. This allowed DAS to continue

providing high levels of service to Nissan by taking ownership of an application slated for

outsourced offshore support by IBM.

• Designed and supervised development and implementation of vehicle export services.

• Designed and supervised development and implementation of supply chain track and trace.

9/99 – 9/2000 Systems Manager IBM Global Services

Main Responsibilities:

• Retained by IBM after Nissan outsourced IT services to IBM. Primary assignment was to maintain

VPC AS400 system operational stability during transition of support from Nissan to IBM offshore

service center. When it became apparent that offshore support could not meet Nissan SLA

objectives I found alternative solutions.

6 Key Achievements

• Designed business strategy to port VPC application to a Nissan subsidiary company responsible for

new vehicle logistics and operations. This strategy was optimistically accepted by both Nissan and

DAS and approved by IBM. Nissan encouraged my participation in this endeavour with significant

cash bonus.

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4/97 – 9/99 M2 Systems Manager Nissan North America

Main Responsibilities:

• Managed a team responsible for the support, maintenance and enhancement of Nissan’s Vehicle

Processing Center (VPC) Port Operations system. Changes include but not limited to

o Y2K compliance

o Enhancements to support routine changes in logistical supply chain and annual model line

changes.

o Introduction and implementation of new logistical programs designed to achieve a 10%

annual reduction in distribution costs.

o Opening of new VPC in Aguascalientes, Mexico

o Closing of several VPC facilities for improved cost management.

o Anticipate and manage risk.

8 Key Achievements

• Prior to my employment by Nissan the AS400 Port Operations system was considered inflexible

and labor intensive. Projects I designed and managed resulted in significantly more stability and

scalability.

7/87 – 4/97 Sr. Systems Specialist County of San Diego CA

Main Responsibilities:

• Application Architect – Introduced client/server technology which leveraged existing AS400

hardware and application portfolios into new development strategies. This resulted in new

applications being delivered more rapidly, with decreased expenses.

• Lead Application Analyst – Designed implemented and supported major application systems using

COBOL and Natural. Effectively managed a team of programmers on several moderate size

projects.

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• Directed a focused task force to salvage a major failed multi-million dollar project for the office of

Tax Assessor. The salvage operation I lead and implemented was a huge success and saved the

county significant cost and embarrassment.

• Database Administrator – Managed data analysis, data design and functional administration of

Adabas DBMS

9 EDUCATION

Devry Institute of Technology

• Attended BSEET program

Certificate training:

• IBM VTAM Internals

• IBM CICS Internals

• NCR Communications programming and internals

• Software AG Advance Natural Programming

• Software AG Natural internals

• Software AG Adabas internals

• Software AG Metadata internals

• Franklin-Covey Time Management

• AAPM Project Management

• Progressive Discipline for managers

• Team Building Skills

Effective Communication Skills



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