Management Project

Enable IT as a key competitive advantage ... Successful Project Management

... Drive productivity through continuous improvements ... Build

successful partnerships ... IT leadership

. Responsible for successfully managing IT transformation projects over

$20 million

. Developed key IT project portfolios and managed business partner

expectations and communications

. Partnered with executive management in planning and executing dynamic

corporate wide strategies and initiatives - business growth,

productivity improvements, cost reductions, consolidation, turnaround

and culture change

. Integrated diverse cross functional, multi-cultural teams and

streamlined operations in the US, Mexico and France to support a

customer base of 2000+ users

. Led and motivated teams to achieve desired business results -

demonstrated in 13 years of progressive leadership experience

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION AND IT COMPETENCIES

. IT Business Strategy Alignment and Execution

. International Team Building and Leadership

. Project Management

. Vendor selection and negotiation

. Service delivery and contract management

. Processes, metrics, performance measurement and improvement

. Systems Integration and Consolidation

. ERP Implementations and Evolution

. EDI/E-Commerce integration

. Business Intelligence reporting

. Engineering IT Management

. IT Infrastructure Management

. Business Continuity Management & Disaster Recover

KEY CREDENTIALS

Master of Science (MS), Industrial Engineering (Operations Research), State

University of New York at Buffalo, 5/96, GPA 3.77/4

Master of Technology (MTech), Industrial Management, Indian Institute of

Technology, Madras, India, 7/93, GPA 9.35/10

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras,

Madras, India, 5/91, First Class with distinction

. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

. PMP certification in progress (submitted application for taking exam)

. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

. Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)

. Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM)

. Trained in Dynamic (situational) leadership

Multi lingual skills - French, Spanish, Japanese, Hindi and Tamil

POSITIONS, PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

IT DIRECTOR, Broadband Installation Services, Westerville, OH (2/2010 -

7/2010)

Responsible for supporting 15 sites in the Midwest and New York and driving

improvements in business operations

Select Achievements

. Piloted GPS based tracking and management of fleet vehicles

. Deployed Kronos biometric clocks at all sites to ensure wage and hour

compliance

. Created project plan for converging disparate legacy billing and

payroll systems to Microsoft Dynamics SL

. Deployed Taleo Recruit applicant tracking system

. Launched Quality Circle continuous improvement program

DIVISION IT MANAGER, Valeo Sylvania L.L.C., Seymour, IN (3/2007 - 2/2010)

Integrated, restructured and led Valeo Sylvania's separate plant IT

operations in the US and Mexico. Drove cultural change and turnaround in

the IT Team.

Select Achievements

. Partnered with executive management to plan and execute strategies

for aligning IT with business

. Project management: Led dedicated cross functional key user team in

improving and enhancing functionality of the SAP ERP system and

integrated applications

. Integrated IT teams in Mexico, US and France and streamlined

operations and improved service delivery

. Established visible and easily communicable IT Metrics for internal

performance measurement consistent with Valeo IT roadmap.

. Revamped customer help desk system to improve responsiveness,

customer perception and quality of service

. Adopted Quick Response Quality Control techniques in advancing level

of customer help desk support

. Reduced IT operational costs by 30% by consolidation, outsourcing,

simplification

. Established Security Council for ensuring proper separation of roles

and duties within SAP for compliance with LSF and SOX

. Achieved stretch target of 2000 hours company wide departmental

productivity improvements by a combination of development of small

helper applications and reports

. Established dedicated Engineering IT support and introduced state of

the art design tools that aggressively reduced design turnaround time

and generated new business

. Mentored, coached and developed management talent within the team

. Built close working relationships with diverse teams in France and

Mexico, overcoming cultural and language barriers

INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER, Tigerpoly Mfg., Inc., Grove City, OH (9/2000 -

3/2007)

Managed the IT Infrastructure and Applications. Promoted to also lead the

Accounting department. Responsible for ensuring timely business critical

information availability to executive management for running the business.

Actively participated in general lean manufacturing productivity

improvements such as Visual Flow workshops, chairing a Quality circle

improvement team and providing computer simulation models for plant layout

optimization

Select Achievements

. Project management:

o Successfully upgraded the QAD ERP system to a major release in

order to benefit from new functionality to improve productivity

o Upgraded EDI integration module as well as migrated to a more

efficient EDI network reducing costs and improving productivity

by 50%

. Led training sessions in multiple modules for internal customers to

take advantage of new and existing ERP functionality

. Led development of Supplier portal facilitating better supply chain

integration reducing costs by 35% as a result of automating purchasing

functions

. Helped stabilize turnover crisis in Accounting department by providing

support for critical accounting functions and then subsequently

assumed complete responsibilities for the department

. Simplified and automated unique Japanese reporting requirements in

Excel improving productivity by 100%

APPLIED ANALYST, EDS, Fairborn, OH (9/1996 - 9/2000)

Launched career in consulting for Engineering and Manufacturing clients of

EDS. Developed numerous simulation and testing applications using

expertise in Engineering. Actively assumed responsibilities and

challenging projects at various stages

Select Achievements

. Developed and analyzed computer simulation models for improvement of

plant layout and production planning

. Transitioned a client off a legacy system to a modern ERP system

. Re-engineered business process during ERP migration for simplification

. Installed network and infrastructure for a small client and developed

infrastructure experience to supplement application development

experience

AWARDS AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

2000 EDS Champions of Growth Award for increasing US Sales Growth

Published papers in The International Journal of Production Research,

Computers and Industrial Engineering, Production Planning and Control

Topped the University list in Mechanical Engineering

Collegiate awards for technical paper presentations

MISCELLANEOUS

United States citizen

SENIOR LEVEL BUSINESS AND IT LEADER

STRATEGIC BUSINESS ALIGNMENT AND TRANSFORMATION

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