Management Information Technology

Location:

Cypress, CA

Posted:

October 28, 2012

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Donald Stukes

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ******* *****

City: Cypress

State: CA

Zip: 90630

Country: USA

Phone: 714-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: 100

Willing to Relocate

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Donald W. Stukes

4684 Tuscani Drive, Cypress California 90630

Tel: 714-***-**** Email: *********@********.***

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/pub/donald-stukes-cmc/4/26a/829

Summary

Accomplished entrepreneur is a certified management consultant and with over 20 years experience of operations improvement experience working with professionals in finance, health & safety, human resources, marketing, production and sales across both private and government industries. Mr. Stukes assists small, medium and large business clients. Mr. Stukes also possesses the following leadership traits; good character, integrity, the highest ethics, self confidence, ability to work independently, hard working and committed, strong communicator with a professional approach, initiative and strong understanding of business principles.

Education

California State University, MBA (Global Business Management

University of San Diego, BBA (Business Administration)

UCLA/NCMA, Certification in Government Contracts Management

Founder and Principal, Business Advisory Services Consulting Group, LLC 2009 - present

Due to my success as an American Express Speed Coaching Success Story Guest Panelist and the demand from Small and Medium Business Owners or SMB's to learn how I achieved success so quickly I founded BAS Consulting Group, LLC. During my 15 year corporate career I have developed and prepared hundreds of SMB's to contract with my large employers such as TRW Space and Defense. To supplement my corporate and entrepreneurial experience assisting SMB's become successful I have also been trained as a professional business advisor by the most renowned and global organization for business mentors.

Founder and Principal, Information Technology Consulting Practice 2002 - present

January, 2007 approved for external financing to expand Business, Engineering and Information Technology consulting practice to large government clients based on my well thought out and written business plan. Recruited over 100 senior (includes C-level) management and technical consultants for large government clients. Marketed services to large government clients. Awarded MBE and SBE certifications for various industries and government entities such as city, state and municipalities. Developed partnerships with large consulting firms like Deloitte and other smaller practices to exceed client requirements. Awarded first multiyear, multimillion dollar contract to provide information technology (SAP) staff augmentation and project services June 2008. Subsequently awarded two more large government contracts for Information Technology consulting services and expanded business nationwide. SBA/Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Success Story - 2008. American Express Small Business Speed Coaching Success Story Panelist - 2009. Over $30m in contracts.

Certified Management Consultant, Los Angeles World Airports 2004-2006

Providing best practices, performance metrics, change/project management and training programs for their Information Technology Division Administration and Project Management groups that includes Procurement & Contracts, Budget, Planning, Human Resources, and Project Management and Systems Applications functions. Also assisted in their SAP R/3 software improvement program.

Independent SAP Consultant, The Walt Disney Company 2002-2004

Designated SAP R/3 PTP "Super-User" by Corporate Sourcing and Procurement. Managed a team of employees and external consultants using SAP R/3 software. Used persuasive presentations to communicate needs to senior management. Coordinated and provided direct training using SAP R/3 software to Buyers, Managers and Business Unit Management. Assisted in the implementation of SAP R/3 waves one to five. Tested new functions for SAP R/3 implementation consideration using Mercury Test Director 7.2 Global Test Manager. Sponsored by Walt Disney Information Technology Division. Founded IT Consulting Practice and teamed with Price Waterhouse consulting.

Information Technology Procurement Manager and ERP Implementations Professional

1986 - 2002

Experienced W-2 senior manager and independent contractor managing and implementing large, global and complex information technology service contracts and enterprise resources planning systems. Various ERP systems implementations include Chess, SAP R/3 and PeopleSoft supply-chain and materials management functionality. Responsibilities included Supplier development, internal and external team selection, internal stakeholder coordination, and external relationships at the highest levels, internal training and project management. Firms employed by over a fifteen year period include ; Corning Inc., Garden Grove CA, Allied Signal Auto, Torrance CA, National Starch & Chemical, Long Beach CA, Avery Dennison, Torrance CA, UCLA (AS) Los Angeles CA, TRW Space & Defense, Redondo Beach CA

Computer Skills: Microsoft Vista, email, Microsoft Office, Internet, Chess, SAP and PeopleSoft

Affiliations: Certified Management Consultant, Institute of Management Consultants

Member, Project Management Institute, LinkedIn Groups: Experienced Business Advisors & Consultants (10+ years), Accredited Independent Business Advisors.

United States Navy Veteran - 4 years Antisubmarine Warfare

Keywords: IT Contracts Director, Small Business Officer, IT Administrator, SAP Practice leader,Business Networker, Small Business Programs Advocate, Presenter, Panelist, Successful

Entrepreneur, Certified Management Consultant, Business Advisory Board Member.

Additional Related Information for Donald Stukes

Training:

October, 2009. Graduated from the Institute of Independent Business (www.iib.ws ) Residential Business School located near London, England. Received training in business advising small and medium sized firms using face to face, telephone, online and personal coaching techniques.

January, 2010. Accepted as a chapter member in Business Networking International (www.bni.com ). In June 2010 became an Ambassador (Regional leadership) of BNI. BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world. They offer members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and business referrals. As a BNI Ambassador/Chapter member I made business presentations to groups of 50 or more weekly.

June, 2010. After solicitation by agency and a rigorous approval process from both the Small Business Administration and Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) I was hired as a part-time business advisor for VBOC (www.vboc-ca.org ). This approval and funding process included my resume, references that included SCORE and SBA staff, face to face meetings with VBOC Director and advanced samples of my work.

March, 2011. After solicitation by agency and another rigorous approval process from both the Small Business Administration and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) I was hired as a part-time business advisor for SBDC (http://californiasbdc.org/ ). Similar approval and funding process as VBOC. In this role I have become a member of chambers of commerce, on various Business Advisory Boards and other small business advocacy activities.