KEN MATTHEWS, MBA, PMP

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Greenwood, IN 46143

Tel: 765-***-**** Email: acgcju@r.postjobfree.com

IT Professional

Project Management / IT Leadership / Systems Design & Implementation

Broad, in-depth experience and success in all aspects of IT systems deployment including: overall responsibility for IT

function; IT systems design and implementation; Operations Management; Training and Policies and Standards process

improvement. Recognized for well-developed technical and project management skills with proven success. Demonstrated

record of accomplishment. Extremely organized, dedicated, efficient with strong communication and staff management

skills.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

IT Project Management / IT Project Portfolio Management / Strategic IT Planning / IT Policy & Standards deployment &

Process Improvement / IT Budgeting / Project Office deployment / Change Management / IT Operations Management /

Training Development & Deployment

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management tools: MS Project Server 2007/2010, Microsoft Project 2007/2010, Microsoft

SharePoint 2007/2010, NIKU (CA-Clarity), Plainview, Primavera, Daptiv

Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

Programming Languages: COBOL, Assembler, FORTRAN, Basic

Operating environments: MS Windows, IBM 360/370, Dec VAX, PDP 11

BI Tools: QlikView, Business Objects

CERTIFICATIONS:

PMP – Project Management Professional (PMI - Project Management Institute)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Jan-1998 to Feb-2013: Technicolor, Inc.

Manager - IT Planning & Governance / Project Manager – Project Management Office (PMO)

Selected accomplishments

Deployed MS Project Server 2007 for global IT staff of 600 including tools, reporting processes and

training tools.

Deployed IT Policies, Standards and Procedures Repository including tools, processes and

training.

Deployed global IT Records Retention program including tools, processes, training and performance

assessment tools.

Key member of global IT initiative to integrate Identity Access Management program – ownership

of all functional and technical testing strategy and test execution.

Key member of team to establish and integrate global Project Management Office function.

Responsible for implementation of formalized project management methodology and tools for global

IT organization.

Provide consulting and support services to project managers and teams in project management best

practices.

Implemented tools for progress and KPI reporting of IT integration for new business acquisition and

separation.

Led team of project management specialists in Year-2000 systems migration.

Integrated several business acquisitions into the business.

Led global team in major project to research and select global Business Intelligence tools.

Led team of analysts and developers in major upgrade of third party Business Intelligence application

software. Project completed below budget and ahead of schedule.

1981-1998 Raybestos Products Company

Director – Information Systems / Manager - IT Systems Development

Responsible for all aspects of company information systems. Includes supervising development and

operations staff; selection and procurement of all computer hardware and software; development,

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maintenance and operation of all computerized business application systems. Manage IT budget at

or below 1.75% of annual sales. Hardware/software environment included IBM legacy and client

server. Initially began as IT Systems Development Manager moving up to Director - Information

Systems.

Selected accomplishments

Led company initiative to consolidate/coordinate IT function across multiple manufacturing sites.

Championed a company-wide project to implement manufacturing resource planning (MRP) system.

System implemented in minimal time-frame.

Led the successful transition from a mainframe environment to client-server infrastructure.

Led IT team in the successful implementation of major financial systems overhaul.

Including: HR, payroll, time tracking, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts

Payable.

Led cross functional team in implementation of standard statistical process control processes on

factory floor.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

University of Indianapolis

Masters in Business Administration Degree

Member of Delta Mu Delta - National Honor Society in Business Administration

Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis

Bachelor of Arts - General Studies

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