Project Manager Management

Michael Karija

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CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced IT Project Manager, business relationship and technology

professional with a proven ability to grasp business needs, evaluate

priorities and apply technologies to deliver prudent enterprise solutions.

Broad background includes leading IT teams, successful implementation of

Oracle ERP in a manufacturing environment, managing 3rd party suppliers and

contractors, business process analyses, needs assessment, process re-

engineering, and collaboration with corporate level management. PMP

certification training. ITIL v3 Foundations training.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

TTX Company 2/11 -

Present

IT Business Relationship Manager (contractor)

IT Business Relationship Manager responsible for Finance, Human Resources

and Law departments. Primary liaison between SAP ERP outsourcing vendor

and TTX operations. This is a short term contract position.

. Implemented an IT pipeline process to enable project prioritization and

alignment with business objectives.

United Airlines, Elk Grove Village, IL

2008 - 2009

Senior Business Technology Consultant - Strategy and Planning

Responsible for aligning IT strategies with business requirements.

Collaboration with senior management in business units to clarify high

level business needs, led and contribute to the development of long-range

IT strategies and roadmaps ensuring products and services are aligned with

business needs and the enterprise architecture.

. Identified opportunities to use existing ERP assets across multiple

business units in order to move off of disparate legacy systems and onto

a common enterprise solution.

. Developed multi-year IT strategy for multiple business units within

airline operations.

. Created a strategic inventory of over 600 application systems and

assessed their ability to support the airline operations business

processes and related technology platforms resulting in a proactive

application management, risk assessment, strategic prioritization and

investment discussions.

Motorola Inc., Arlington Heights, IL 1993 - 2007

Account Relationship Manager (2005 - 2007)

IT Project Manager and liaison between IT and the business units.

Cultivated strong relationships with senior business management and IT

leadership team. Developed business cases and project proposals in support

of client needs. Managed business and systems analyst's that supported the

ERP system. Managed project portfolio and ensured projects aligned with

project lifecycle methodology.

. Managed a global team of IT professionals that supported the ERP Order-

To-Cash system. Extensive experience in requirements gathering and

solution development across multiple business units at multiple domestic

and international locations.

. Strong communication skills and able to explain technical solutions in

business terms.

. Formal training in Six Sigma, Lean and IT Project Methodology.

. Increased revenue recognition and improved visibility of customer orders

through the use of e-Commerce and B2B collaboration.

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Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, IL

Senior IT Manager Supply Chain Services (2001 - 2005)

Managed the IT ERP team tasked with working with the business management

team to select and deliver a multi-country ERP solution.

. Managed third party ERP partner. Oversaw all evaluation, requirements

gathering, development, deployment and system upgrades. $2M project

implemented on time and within budget.

. Eliminated the need for legacy systems resulting in a $700K annual

savings.

. Standardized inbound receiving processes at all operations which

resulted in increased receipt accuracy, improved inventory visibility

and reduced line outages.

. Collaborated with business user on creating consignment functionality

for inbound material resulting in a monthly cost reduction of $15M.

. Lead the deployment of a 3rd party Transportation Management System that

provided visibility of customer shipments.

Motorola Inc., Phoenix, AZ

IT Manager (1993 - 2001)

Proactive member of the internal consulting team which provided analysis,

solution design, implementation and change management across multiple

business units.

. Team Leader for the benchmarking and selection of a common Warehouse

Management system for the corporation.

. Developed a best practice methodology and internal web site resulting in

a 30% cost reduction for multiple site project rollouts.

. Established and managed alliance programs with third party vendors in

support of the logistics program. Obtained volume discounts on

hardware averaging 50% or better.

Intermec Corporation 1992 - 1993

Pre-Sales Consultant

. Pre-Sales support for advanced automated data collection systems using

bar code and radio frequency technology in various business segments

(point-of-sale, manufacturing, distribution and consolidation centers).

. Collaborated with product engineering, customers, and sales staff to

provide clients with custom data collection solutions.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

IBM

Production Manager

. Managed the shop floor of a telecom equipment manufacturing line.

Developed and deployed a real time shop floor material tracking system

that tracked material flow and captured production metrics.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems - Regis University Denver

Colorado

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Vice Chairman of Lake Zurich Park and Recreation Advisory Board

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