Project Manager Management
Resume:
DALE G. ELLIS
Rowlett, Texas 75088
972-***-**** 214-***-**** (Cell)
Email: *********@*****.***
A highly experienced Program/Project Manager who has demonstrated the
ability to lead diverse team of professionals to high levels of success in
a variety of industries and software approaches. Strong management and
business qualifications with an impressive record of more than fifteen
years of hands-on experience in program and project management, PMO,
strategic planning, business development and client relationship
management. Proven ability to successfully analyze an organization's
critical global business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential
opportunities and develop an innovative and cost-effective software
solution for enhancing competiveness, increasing revenues and improving
customer service based on the client business strategy. Prior industry
experience was in full function Materials Management positions for nine
years, coupled with an additional five years of manufacturing and
management experience in multiple fabrication facilities.
Graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and previously
held a US Top Secret clearance. Previous assignments include Battalion
Commander and Director of Civil-Military Operations for Belgium and Cuba.
Retired from the Army Reserve in the grade of Colonel.
EDUCATION:
MA - Management, Webster College, Webster Groves, Missouri
BA - Political Science and Sociology (double major), Pittsburg State
University, Pittsburg, Kansas
30+ graduate level semester hours of business management, marketing and
accounting; University of Texas- El Paso.
Professional Development: Oracle Project Management, Total Quality
Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning II
EXPERIENCE:
11/08-Present: ABeam Consulting
DIRECTOR
COORDINATED WITH THE OFFSHORE ELEMENT OF ABEAM TO CREATE A CENTER OF
EXCELLENCE BASED ON ORACLE R12 FUNCTIONALITY, BEGINNING WITH INSTALLATION
OF APPLICATIONS, CONFIGURATION AND ESTABLISHING TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
CONSULTANTS NOT FAMILIAR WITH R12 FUNCTIONALITY. DEVELOPED MULTIPLE
REGIONAL PARTNER SALES TEAMS IN MULTIPLE METROPOLITAN AREAS OF THE U.S., AS
ABEAM CONSULTING HAS NO INTERNAL SALES FORCE, BRINGING MULTIPLE LEADS TO
THE TABLE. UPDATED AND MODIFIED THE ORACLE METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
TEAMS, IN ADDITION TO UPDATING THE LIBRARY OF COMMONLY USED DELIVERABLES AS
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.
12/01-11/08: RAPIDIGM, INC./FUJITSU CONSULTING
ASSOCIATE PRACTICE DIRECTOR
SERVED AS PROGRAM AND/OR PROJECT MANAGER ON TWELVE ORACLE ENGAGEMENTS,
RANGING FROM BUSINESS TRACK MODULES (E.G. FINANCIALS OR PLANNING) TO FULL
ERP/EBS IMPLEMENTATIONS. LED PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE SUB-PROJECTS WITHIN ONE
COMPANY, IN ADDITION TO LEADING MULTIPLE PROJECTS FOR DIFFERENT COMPANIES
SIMULTANEOUSLY. I SERVED AS A PRIMARY MEMBER OF THE SALES TEAM,
REPRESENTING THE DELIVERY ASPECT OF AN ENGAGEMENT. REPRESENTED DELIVERY IN
THE CREATION OF A RESPONDING PROPOSAL (RFP) AND/OR STATEMENT OF WORK
DEFINING THE SCOPE, COST AND TIMELINE OF A PROJECT.
I HAVE MANAGED PROJECTS OR PRACTICES WITH FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROJECT
GOVERNANCE, RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT, PROJECT PLANNING, FORECAST AND BUDGET
MANAGEMENT, RISK AND ISSUE MANAGEMENT, SOLUTION DESIGN, TESTING,
QA/TOLLGATE REVIEWS AND DELIVERABLE ACCEPTANCE. SEVERAL PROJECTS WERE U.S.
BASED WITH OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT, MANAGED UNDER THE PRIMARY PROJECT
REQUIRING A DIRECT REPORT COORDINATOR TRACKING THE DEVELOPMENT AGAINST THE
PROPOSED SOLUTION. MANAGED "RECOVERY" PROJECTS IN WHICH I ENTERED THE
PROJECT DURING OR AFTER COMPLETION TO REVISE THE PLANNING AND APPROACH,
DRIVING THE PROJECTS TO SUCCESS AFTER INITIAL FAILURE. PROJECTS MANAGED
HAVE INCLUDED INTERNAL OFFSHORE TECHNICAL RESOURCES, 3D PARTY CONSULTANTS
AND OTHER PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS/CONTRIBUTORS EXTERNAL TO FUJITSU OR THE
CLIENT.
DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND
INTERNAL CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS. LED IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS PROCESSES
USING THE ACQUIRED APPLICATIONS, FOLLOWING THE UPDATED CLIENT BUSINESS
STRATEGY.
4/00-7/01: SBI, INC.
Vice-President
Served as Program and Project Manager for multiple projects with
responsibility for budget, planning, design, training and implementation
activities. Led one Oracle project focusing on order placement, product
development, manufacturing and service locations. Created and managed the
Program Management Office privately held Packaging Corporation. Following
all development activities in the client legacy systems, focused on change
control, organization change management and configuration management.
Established project control procedures to support project management group
before handing over to the client at the conclusion of the project.
7/96-4/00: Oracle Corporation
Practice Director
Served in program and project management positions on two major projects,
both $30+ million. Managed over 200 Oracle and client resources PMO
manager for multiple projects within a global rollout. Responsible for
maintaining client relationship, full budgetary responsibility with payment
based on 1100 deliverable completion and acceptance, resource management
and change management.
Utilized Program Management and AIM methodology to manage programs and
projects while with Oracle.
11/95 - 07/96 HTG Corporation, Fort Worth, TX
Principal
Consulted with major aerospace and defense contractor in system conversion
to Western Data Systems' CompassContract with ORACLE financials.
Specifically, engaged in enterprise process reengineering, process
proofing/system pilot, managing system conversion and implementation
education and re-training in procurement, inventory management and MRP
applications.
1989 - 1995, Tomkins Industries
Materials Manager
Directed production planning, inventory control and purchasing activities
for division of multi-national corporation. Reduced physical inventory by
implementing a modified JIT program, disposing of obsolete material and
initiating vendor programs of consignment inventory and reduced lead-times.
Restructured purchasing and inventory control personnel to buyer/planner
format increasing order accuracy and timeliness of purchase order
placement.
Served as plant implementation manager of Arthur Anderson MacPac software
program for MRP, inventory control, purchasing and order processing on AS
400 hardware. Responsible for system selection, modification input and
training of plant personnel.
1984 - 1989, Sunglas Products (Ford Motor Company)
Materials Manager
Served as a "Team Leader" in the start-up operation of a new architectural
glass fabrication facility. Also responsible for development of procedural
manuals, specifically order processing, inventory management and production
control operations.
Directed the activities in the design and implementation of order
processing, scheduling, purchasing and packaging portions of a customized
software package for IBM-38 hardware.
TRAINING:
SOFTWARE:
Oracle, WDS CompassContract, MacPac
Methodology:
Application Implementation Method (AIM), Macroscope, Process Re-
engineering, Total Quality Management (TQM)
Management & Leadership:
Program and Project Management, Operations Management
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