Project Manager Management

WILLIAM R. CUNNINGHAM

**** ****** **** • Cortland, OH 44410 • 330-***-**** • ***********@****.***

Experienced IT professional with over 25 years of demonstrated ability in IT Management, Project Management,

Operations Management, Systems Analysis, and Contract Negotiations

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Proven leader in executing strategic plans to support business opportunities in rapid growth oriented businesses

Project manager implementing multi-million dollar ERP (financial/manufacturing/distribution) systems

Expert in the design and delivery of cost-effective, high-performance technology solutions in support of rapid

international growth with budget responsibilities up to $5 million annually

Take projects from original concept through final implementation and interface with all areas affected by the project

including end users, computer services, and client services.

Consult with customers to refine business requirements, translate into specifications and eliminate inefficiencies

Data warehousing and business intelligence reporting platforms based on .NET framework

Write request for proposal/quotes and negotiate contracts for data and long-distance services

Lead the day-to-day operations of technical services to include wide/local area networking, data center operations, e-

mail, data backups, desktop support, Internet, and telephony services.

Experience with large-scale projects and complex, multi-platform processing environments

Ability to lead and mentor diverse teams, regardless of hierarchical or matrix responsibility

Lead IT governance to include SOX compliance and IT steering committee

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ECC 11, LLC. Cortland, OH July 2009 – Present

Owner/President

• Responsible for all aspects of growing the company business to include developing marketing plans, P/L for different

product lines, project management for delivery of services and products and site surveys

• Perform energy audits, recommend energy saving lighting solutions and provide financial analysis support

• Business develop lead establishing a viable 3rd party logistics solution for small to medium distribution centers

Technical Consumer Products, Inc. Aurora, OH July 2005 – July 2009

Director, Information Technologies/Business Process

• Key member of the senior executive staff, reporting directly to CFO, maximized development, delivery, and technical

support of multimillion-dollar, technology-based business solutions for a hyper-growth lighting innovation company

• Responsible for a $2.1M annual operating budget with a team of 11 technical staff; 4 contractors and China apps team

• Lead the development of a $200k enterprise content management (ECM) package, OnBase 8.5, for cost containment and

productivity enhancement for A/R and order entry; reduced DSO by 2 days and increased order entry by 20%

• Project manager for the new $1M California 100,000 sq. ft. distribution center; completing it on-time & within budget

• Designed direct shipping project for special order items, direct from China and cut lead time in half

• Reduced freight costs by sourcing with a 3rd party logistics company; resulting in an annual savings of $500k

• Implemented an $50k on-line order entry system for reps; loaded directly into JDE; decrease error rates by half

• Directed the development, implementation, and maintenance of business applications systems supporting JD Edwards

Enterprise One (8.0) for a hyper growth oriented company; sales growth rate of $80M to $320M in 3 years

• Managed the development and reporting of the data warehouse for BI purposes using SQL 2005 & reporting services

• Engineered & implemented JDE advanced warehousing (WMS) and RF technologies within the allotted $400k budget

• Lead the effort to design the new infrastructure supporting 64-bit server technology on a Cisco switched backbone

• Directed a team of eight business analysts, 2 data base administrators, and three contracted application developers

• Foresight to seek out and managed a storage area network (EMC CX3-10) and network attached storage (EMC Celerra

NS502) projects totaling over $300K providing over 15 terabytes of storage for data growth

• Project Manager for implementing a $400K ERP project for QAD in our China production operations, liaison between

corporate Senior Management, QAD contractors and China team delivering a project on time and within budget

• Directed the upgrade of the EDI system to Sterling’s GENTRAN/AS2 to accommodate future growth demands

Stoneridge/Alphabet Warren, OH August 1998 – July 2005

Manager, Enterprise Resource Planning (JD Edwards)

• Planned, coordinated, directed, controlled, & implemented the company’s ERP system, JD Edward One World (XE)

• Supported daily operation of the ERP system to include general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales

order, inventory management, production control, production planning, workflow and DSI dcLINK (RF solution)

• Managed the strategic direction of the $3.5M ERP system leading program enhancements and version updates to meet

requirements defined by senior management in the strategic business plan at 6 sites in the United States and Mexico

• Managed the JDE integration and interface for EDI, product estimating, & product configuration system development

with a team of 5 business analysts, 4 developers & contractor support

• Managed the IT operations for Stoneridge sales office and 10 remote sale offices divisions across U.S. and Europe

• Lead the project to install a terabyte Hitachi Storage Area Network (Thunder 9570) and under budget of $300k

• Managed the daily operation of the infrastructure to include all computer systems, system security, data back ups, frame

relay circuits, desktop support, Internet access, email and telephone system with an operating budget of $1.3M

• Project Lead for the implementation of ERP 2-tiered system (JD Edwards) infrastructure (UNIX and NT servers)

including switched local area networks supporting thin-client technology

• Project Manager for seven installations of Nortel’s Norstar key systems and VOIP telephony budgeted at $350k

• Demonstrated continuous cost containment by negotiating new contracts for data services and telecom saving $120k

• Lead the $500k data communications network upgrade migrating to a state-of-the-art switched Cisco based network

• Supervised a staff of five technical professionals and seven off-site IT support professionals in U.S. and Mexico

Jefferson Smurfit Container Corporation Solon, OH March 1997- August 1998

Distribution Center Manager

• Successfully oversaw the folding cartons receiving, finishing and shipping departments shipping over $4.5M of

inventory monthly to over 20 customers with an inventory turn rate of eight

• Managed a staff of 40 personnel operating 5 straight-line gluers and warehouse operations

• Analyzed current production methods to achieve a 10 percent reduction in setup times between job runs

• Negotiated annual maintenance and off-site warehouse contracts for storage of raw materials and finished goods

United States Air Force June 1985 – March 1997

Project Manager (Computer Systems/Logistics Management)

• Managed the worldwide employment of a $100 million command and control aircraft in a top-secret environment

• Coordinated detailed plans and schedules for aircraft movement to include air route coordination, diplomatic clearances,

over flight authorizations, and remote logistics support, based on customer requirements

• Manager for air-to-ground telecommunications sites supporting aircraft with standard telecommunication leased lines (T-

1) for voice and data circuit via RF circuits with a $7.5 million annual budget

• Lead effort to consolidate telecommunication sites and provide same service level saving over $3 million annually

• Project manager for the relocation of two ground telecommunications sites with a budget of $300K

• Managed a $1 million support contract for special projects supporting information technologies on VIP aircraft

• Supervised a staff of seven personnel responsible for training over 120 communication systems operators

• Lead software engineer for a 12-person team following the SDLC in the development of system software for a $700M

Department of Defense message processing system in a top secret/special compartmented program

• As contracting officer, developed and administered a $1.5M annual systems engineering & technical support contract

• Retired Air Force Reserve Officer with 21 years of dedicated service

EDUCATION

MBA, 1989 B.S. in Business Administration, 1984

Troy State University Montgomery, AL The Ohio State University Columbus, OH

Dual Major: Computer Information Science and

Production/Operations Management

PERSONAL Retired Air Force Reserve Officer, Member of JDE Quest, AIIM, Reserve Officer Association and

Disabled Veterans Association, Church Board Secretary, REALTOR

KEYWORDS Project Manager, Project Leader, Business Analyst, IT Manager, IT Director, Business Process

Director, Applications Manager, Technical Director

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