Robert Gordon

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City: Murrells Inlet

State: SC

Zip: 29576

Country: USA

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Skill Level: Senior

Salary Range: 120

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iSummary of Qualifications:

Senior Level SAP Project Management and Information Systems professional with experience in Pharmaceutical, Foods, Chemical, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical & Food Grade Plastics Manufacturing, Legal Support and Financial Support environments.

Strong C-Level Client Facing Skills. 22 years of experience as a SAP Project Manager most within Medical Device and Pharmaceutical regulated environments. Managed 13 global implementations with team sizes ranging from 16 to 250 people. Some projects were complex multi facility implementations. Modules managed and experienced with include PP/PP-PI, MM/WM, QM, PM, SD, SM, Project Systems, FI-CO, AM and HR. Extensive experience working with off-shore development teams and various cultural environments. Utilized ASAP, Solution Manager, HP Tools, Microsoft Tools and IBM Ascendant methodologies to track, document and manage the various projects I have been involved with.

Experienced in Defining and Implementing SAP Landscape Designs, Management of full implementation process including Legacy Data Conversion and Cut-Over Planning.

Experienced with Full Lifecycle Project Management/PMO, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, and Information Systems Implementations. Strong "hands on" Project Management style. Not afraid to roll up his shirt sleeves and work with the team (Client and Consultants) to find workable solutions. Have developed several spreadsheets to track individual actual costs and project future costs of a project. Additional responsibilities within all projects included tracking of budgets vs. actual costs. Projected where cost overruns might occur based on issues and project delays. Has had experience with developing initial client and project cost projections based on the ground rules and project plans as established by management. Can track where issues might be developing from the project tracking perspective. As a Project Manager, has also functioned as a Project Quality Control Manager where my long time expertise would identify issues that could cause project failure or initiate recommendations regarding the addition and deletion of staff or movement of key events within the project time line.

Experience with SAP releases 2.2 thru current ECC releases. Highly innovative and skilled with a significant level of expertise overseeing project implementation functions including planning, scope, budgeting, issue resolution, bringing teams to work with vs. working against one another and experienced using ASAP methodology.

Has demonstrated capability in leading SAP Upgrades, Implementations, Configuration, Master Data Management, ASAP Methodologies, Integration, Validation, Legacy System Decommissioning, Data Conversion, Migration and all Cut-Over activities related to new implementations and upgrades. Has extensive research and analytical skills that allow identification of effective business solutions. Recognized as a proactive and committed leader with exceptional interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.

Has had prior experience with COPICS, AMAPS, MFGPLUS, ASI and Fourth Shift.

Held various Senior Level Operations, Business Planning and Logistics related positions throughout 27 year tenure at Warner Lambert. Many of the projects included elements of manufacturing, finance, quality assurance, logistics/order management and Consent Decree Remediation.

Detailed Professional Experience:

Sr. Project Manager

Paragon Consulting (Client a ARC International) February 2012 a April 2012

Came on board toward the end of the implementation phase to relieve the client project manager of administrative, scheduling and cut-over tasks while he addressed pressing technical issues delaying the cut-over from 4.7 on an AS 400 to ECC 6 HP environment. Incorporated several recommendations to help move the project along and identified critical internal areas that potentially would cause ongoing issues after go-live.

Sr. Project Manager

Tribridge Consulting (Client Mitsubishi Medical Power Systems)

November 2011 a January 2012

Responsible for auditing and revitalizing an in-progress failing SAP ECC 6 implementation. Recommended changes to client and consulting partner personnel, identified where ascope creepa issues existed and refocused the team. Identified harmful data quality issues and recommended processes to cleanse data. Resolved serious infrastructure problems. Calculated a revised and achievable ago livea date that was contingent upon the above. Recommended to management the need to remove certain project team members from the organization.

Release Manager (SVP equivalent if FTE)

Meridian Technologies (Client B.Of.A.) February 2011 a August 2011

Responsible for managing key project elements under the clientas aggressive global implementation plan. Managed the infrastructure design team. Developed approved cutover execution scenarios and "Run Book". Managed the Cut-over "Control Center" for multiple project releases. The client was operating with various releases of R/3 (4.7 to ECC 5). The ultimate plan was to move everything from ECC 5 to ECC 6.

Project Manager

Epic Systems, LLC August 2010 a December 2010

Short term "All-in-One" ECC 5 project for a legal support company. Responsible for Blue Printing thru "Go-Live.a Developed the groundwork with the developers to build the applications for the second phase of the implementation program that involved the development of a web portal supporting a 600 person call center.

Project Manager December 2009 a March 2010

Smart Source, Inc.

Decommissioning Manager responsible for the closing of various Bank of America/Country Wide facilities in the North and South Carolina regions. (Not an SAP Project)

Project Manager/Team Lead December 2008 a November 2009

Executive Order, Inc.

Assignment involved AQL project audits and reviews for a key clients SAP projects. Reviewed adherence to scope, project plans, testing strategies, development of integrated traceability matrices, DRP and cutover procedures.

Project Manager November 2006 a October 2008

ACS-Systech Integrators, Inc.

Project Manager a Rexam Plastics February 2008 aAugust 2008

Implemented a European model of a SAP ECC5.0 solution for a Global Rx & Foods container & closure manufacturer. Managed and supported a total client and consulting base of 215 people (included 10 developers located in Paris), Project Budget $12.0MM. Key responsibilities included Managing Scope with the Management Committee, Maintaining the Project Plan, Budgets, Managing the Cutover Plan, Cutover Activities, Master Data Management and Legacy Data Conversion.

Project Manager a Anspach Effort, Inc. November 2006 a November 2007

Responsible for the Implementation, Full Project Management and Cut-over Activities for a mid-sized medical device manufacturer. Core Modules implemented under release ECC 5.0, Budget was $2.2MM and consulting team size was 16 local and off shore people.

Project Manager October 2005 a April 2006

Grom Associates, Inc.

SAP Project Manager Wyeth Pharmaceutical:

Developed a global blueprint to standardize business processes to ECC 5 for a multiple site implementation on an existing instance. The blueprint was developed by utilizing SAP Best Practices and applying the S.C.O.R. Supply Chain Model.

Sr. Consultant/Project Manager April 2002 a August 2005

Executive Order, Inc.

Senior Implementation Audit/Manager Barr Labs, Inc./SAP America

Responsible for reviewing the Project Blueprint to determine where Gaps existed with respect to FDA and DEA compliance issues. Provided recommendations and developed high level functional requirements and business solutions to assure compliance issues were resolved.

Project Leader Pfizer, Inc.

Led the effort to decommission several Order Management systems as a result of the acquisition of Pharmacia. Also lead the team responsible for decommissioning the Pharmacia SAP System.

Project Leader Pfizer/Schweppes-Cadbury, Parsippany, NJ.

Led a group of consultants to build a reference SAP template from a decommissioned Pharmaceutical and Consumer Production system to be used for a new US SAP manufacturing and distribution implementation. Lead the decommissioning effort of the former Warner Lambert SAP system.

Validation Project Manager Watson Labs, Corona, CA.

SAP validation Project Manager for the Supply Chain, FICO and S&D related modules. Involved with scenario building, BPR, FS and OQ development, testing and validation review of all related GxP and non-GxP business processes in a SAP release 4.6c implementation. Also responsible for maintaining appropriate logs and documentation to support validation efforts.

Consultant February 2002 a March 2002

Aventis Pasteur, Toronto, ON, Canada

Development of project plans for a 2 site/2 instance upgrade project (SAP 3.1h to 4.6c). Additional assignments involved were the development of delta issues and evaluation of the initial upgrade of the asandbox clienta.

Pfizer, Inc. (formerly Warner Lambert Co.), Morris Plains, NJ. 1973a 2000

Held various positions that involved strong interaction with Marketing, Sales, Regulatory affairs, Quality Assurance, Medical Affairs, Information Systems, Product Development, Plant Management, Manufacturing, U.S. Distribution and Finance as outlined in the position summaries below. Recalled periodically (2000 a 2002) as a Consulting Project Manager to help Pfizer move the SAP Implementation in to the business/manufacturing corporate environment.

Sr. Corporate Manager/Project Manager (C-Level) January 1993 a August 2000

WarnerLink Project

Project Management of 11 SAP implementations involving the start-up of pharmaceutical, consumer and chemical plants in the US, Puerto Rico and Europe at a budget of $220.0MM. Managed 4 midstream upgrades during the implementation processes. Started with R/3 2.2A and completed at 4.6C.

Primary responsibility within the PMO included the development of project plans, management of change-control, testing, configuration/master data management, cut-over activities including Master Data Management, Legacy Data Conversion and Business Process Re-Engineering for manufacturing and supply chain related functions. Position also involved participating in Consent Decree remediation efforts. Managed the preparation and execution of Unit, Scenario, Integration and Regression testing. Assured methodologies were in compliance with cGMPas. Managed OSS Support Activities during the implementation phases of the projects. Hands on configuration experience with the MM, PP, PP-PI, QM, WM and PM modules. Additional exposure to HR/SD/FI/CO and Project Systems. Managed 100+ end user and contract personnel. Developed and managed training programs for the Supply Chain related modules. Held a leadership role in the ERP software selection process (1993-1994). As the Sr. Project Manager of the Project, I was responsible for managing overall schedules, cost monitoring and managed the internal Project Quality Assurance Group.

Manager, MIS & Process Engineering (C-Level) June 1991a January 1993

Warner Chilcott Labs, Division

Managed all activities relating to the implementation and use of Manufacturing, Distribution (forecasting, fulfillment and inventory), Communications, Sales and Laboratory Systems. Application, development, equipment & software specification and purchase authority, systems and application support for key overseas suppliers in Ireland and UK. Carried over engineering responsibility for the construction of the dedicated Lipitor manufacturing site in Ireland. Member of the Corporate Consent Decree Remediation Committee. Implemented LIMS and LAS systems for the Generic Divisionas Research & Development Labs. Managed the Quality Assurance/Testing aspects of all integrated and independent systems to assure compliance with GxPas.

Involved with the corporate initiative to select an enterprise system that would replace all outdated and disjointed legacy systems. Automated the sales force support of the Division.

Supported 200+ colleagues over three locations, Annual IS budget $2.5MM.

Manager, Logistics, Inventory Control, Systems, Process Engineering June 1987aJune 1991

Warner Chilcott Labs

Responsible for all Supply Chain and Engineering functions, Sales Forecasting, Inventory Planning, Direction, Design and Implementation of Sales Support and Manufacturing systems that included equipment specification and procurement for a $1.0bil Division. Managed the plant engineering group responsible for building the dedicated Lipitor manufacturing facility in Ireland. Created the Supply Chain Management and Information Systems groups for new Division level and Plant level functions within a Fortune 100 corporation.

Other Positions:

Manager, U. S. Forecasting, Parke - Davis Division

Plant Manager, Morris Plains Manufacturing, Parke a Davis Division

Manager, Materials Management, Parke - Davis Division

Manager New Products Introduction & Process Engineering, Parke - Davis Division

Supervisor, Manufacturing Planning & Control, Warner - Chilcott, Division

Supervisor, Priority Projects Planning, Warner - Chilcott, Division

Senior Manufacturing Planner, Warner - Chilcott, Division

Graduate Fellow to the Dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration,

Long Island University, Graduate School of Business

Education:

Master of Science in Quantitative Sciences, Long Island University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Long Island University

Major studies in Business Management, Computer Sciences, Human Lifecycle Sciences, Quantitative Sciences and Pharmacology

Other:

Member of the Pharmaceutical Manufactureras Association.

Liaison for the Parke - Davis Group, Warner Lambert Company to the United States Department of Justice, D. E. A.

Extensive experience using the Microsoft suite of products including XP, Vista, Windows 7, Office 2003, 2007, 2010, Visio 2003, 2010, Project 2000, 2003, 2010

Experience with Solution Manager and ASAP Methodology

Member, National Association of Realtors, Licensed Real Estate Broker, South Carolina.

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