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Rock Island, IL *****

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ac5kgk@r.postjobfree.com

DAWNA M WISDOM

SUMMARY

Results-focused management professional offering 20 years of progressive leadership experience. Strong development background with good strategic-planning and people-management skills.

HIGHLIGHTS

Complex problem-solving skills

Deep understanding of end-to-end project/system development lifecycle

Vast experience with managing global team application development

Strong written/verbal communication skills

Deep technical architecture knowledge

EXPERIENCE

MANAGER MATERIALS REQUIRMENTS & PLANNING BUSINESS SOLUTIONS – JOHN DEERE (PDC)

February 2015 - Present

Cross functions from IT to business manager position

Evaluated/developed/recruited key talent for high performing team

Implemented process improvements that drove cost reduction of ~$1.5 million

Managed global team focused on replacing 30-year-old system (Next Gen)

Looked as subject matter expert for legacy systems/processes

DIVISION MANAGER – JOHN DEERE (PDC)

April 2009 – February 2015

Managed a team of 9 cross functional/global managers - ~100 indirect employees

Implemented numerous projects/enhancements in support of global processes

Negotiated contracts for global suppliers and/or resources

Managed budgets, amortization (software) and resource planning

TEAM LEAD ORDER FULFILLMENT– JOHN DEERE (WORLD HEADQUARTERS)

March 2007 – April 2009

Managed budget for department ~50 employees

Negotiated service level agreements with business partners (internally/externally)

Led efforts to improve skills/knowledge for team members

ARCHITECT INTEGRATION, DATA & MAINFRAME – JOHN DEERE (WORLD HEADQUARTERS)

September 2003 – March 2007

Trained off shore resources on Mainframe languages/toolset

Developed standards, best practices and strategy for integration and data processes

Implemented vision for services-oriented architecture and web service technology

Institutionalized dashboard technology across the enterprise

TECHNICAL LEAD/PROJECT MANAGER ORDER FULLFILLMENT TEAM – JOHN DEERE (WORLD HEADQUARTERS)

September 1999 – September 2003

Implemented a common global “Part Number Assignment” web application

Project managed new technology implementation (EJBs) for Parts division

Implemented a global “Market Order ‘Fencing” host application

Managed the implementation of the factory Parts Logistic Specification application

CONSULTANT Y2K – SEDONA CONSULTING

May 1997 – September 1999

Converted ~3000 programs with zero error rate

Promoted to Senior Consultant within 6 months

Built strong relationships with business partners

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – SPRINGFIELD, IL – MS IN MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, DECEMBER 2006

Studies helped to grow ‘business’ skillset, organizational and managerial aspects - 3.5 GPA

WESTERN ILLINIOS UNIVERSITY – ROCK ISLAND, IL – BA IN LIBERAL ARTS, DECEMBER 1998

Focused on general education topics for well-rounded education - 3.85 GPA

SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE- DAVENPORT, IA – AA IN BUSINESS COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DECEMBER 1996

Awarded partial scholarship for academics, Graduated with honors - GPA 4.0

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Strong IBM mainframe background with IMS, DB2, JCL, TSO, Cobol, SAS ESP, RMDS and Panvalet

Experienced with SAP, JAVA, HTML, EJB, web services technologies, Agile and Waterfall development methodologies

Proficient in MS Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio

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