HARRY A. ROBBINS III
Boonsboro, MD 21713
Tel.: 301-***-****
E-mail: ablqei@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Qualifications:
A professional IT Director, Business Systems Analyst, Project Manager
and ERP Implementation Specialist with over 15 years of business
systems implementation and process re-engineering experience enhanced
with practical IT and Operations management experience at the Director
level.
Experience Summary:
o Practical experience in Operations and IT management including the
positions of Director of Operations and Director of IT with
departments of over 100 personnel.
o Lead Project Manager for over 20 business systems/ERP
implementations from small to large scale, multi-site projects in a
large variety of different industries.
o Lead Project Manager for the selection, implementation and
integration of custom and third party software solutions including
bar coding, time management, payroll, shipping, sales forecasting
and product configurators.
o Experience in managing all phases of the SDLC, the use of Agile
methodologies and a participant in the Maryland World Class
Manufacturing Consortium focusing on Lean Manufacturing.
o Business analysis and process improvement/re-engineering experience
as team leader working with cross functional teams to develop lean,
integrated solutions reducing processing and/or manufacturing
costs.
o Extensive experience acting as liaison between customers, internal
personnel and technical staff to develop software and procedural
solutions to increase efficiencies, lower costs and accomplish
business objectives.
o Lead role in evaluation and selection of large scale business/ERP
systems including Epicor's Avante, Syspro and q.a.d.'s Mfg/Pro.
o Formal teaching, training and presentation experience including
teaching in a formal college environment, on-site software specific
training and general classes including MPS, MRP, CRP, Bills of
Material and Routings, Cost Accounting, AR, AP, GL and Inventory
Control.
o Highly capable in all MS Office applications including Project,
Visio and Access.
Professional Experience:
Apr. 2006 - Mar 2010 Structural Systems, Inc., Thurmont, Maryland 21788
Aug. 2007 - Mar 2010 Director of IT/Director of Business Processes
Apr. 2006 - Aug. 2007 Director of Business Processes
o Manage all aspects of IT department, IT personnel and budget
supporting a multi-site business network including both physical
and virtual environments.
o Lead project manager for inter-departmental teams responsible for
re-engineering internal processes to improve efficiencies, decrease
overhead, standardize operating procedures and ensure adherence to
good business practices.
o Lead project manager for ERP implementation using Syspro.
o Lead role in the design, programming and implementation of custom
software solutions to support business requirements.
o Provide hands on network support for all systems and software
including MS Exchange Server, Blackberry Enterprise Server, SQL
Server, Active Directory, Checkpoint Firewall and VPN, Cisco Call
Manager, Cisco Unity Messaging, VMware, Kronos, Ultipro and more.
Apr. 2000 - Apr. 2006 Independent Contractor - Self Employed
Business Analyst, ERP Implementation Consultant,
Programmer, Project Mgr
o Provided implementation management, business analysis, process re-
engineering, software integration and customized programming for
active Epicor Avante customers.
Jan. 2000 - Apr. 2000 Pangborn, Inc. Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Director of Information Systems
o 3 month position organizing all aspects of the company's
Information Systems department.
o Finalized implementation of Epicor's Avante ERP system.
o Re-engineered operations and cost accounting procedures to support
the new, integrated ERP system.
Mar. 1997 - Jan. 2000 Epicor, Corp., Irvine, California 92612
ERP and Business Analyst Consultant Manager
ERP and Business Analyst Consultant
o Long-term implementation support to active Epicor customers
ensuring efficient and accurate implementation of Avante ERP
software package.
o Process improvement consultant providing complete re-engineering of
customer business operations.
o General and software specific training to customer base.
o Involvement in pre-sales cycle answering questions and detailing
Epicor's implementation methodology.
o Number one billing consultant in the United States for Epicor in
1999.
o Managed a team of five consultants.
Aug. - 1986 to Jan. 1997 Oncor, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
Jan. 1994 - Jan. 1997 Director of Operations
Jan. 1991 - Jan. 1994 Manufacturing Manager
Mar. 1988 - Jan. 1991 Production Supervisor
Aug. 1986 - Mar. 1988 Sr. Research Technician
o Managed 105 employees and all aspects of the company's diagnostic
and research product line operations. Responsible departments
included purchasing, manufacturing, shipping, receiving, materials
management and manufacturing planning.
o Designed and managed construction of manufacturing and warehouse
expansion facilities.
o Preparation of formal business plans for capital investors and
management of the resulting operating budget.
o Implemented integrated, computerized sales forecasting system to
support production planning.
o Revised all related standard operating procedures and documentation
for inter-departmental integration, improved efficiency and
conformance to cGMP requirements.
Education: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623
Degree: Master of Science
Siena College, Loudonville, New York 12211
Degree: Bachelor of Science