Information Technology Director
Resume:
Ismael Rodriguez, PMP
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
Mobile: 904-***-****
****************@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/ismaelrodriguezr
Tweeter: @Rodriguez_I_R Skype: ismael.rodriguez.rodriguez
Information Technology Support/Operations Manager
Information Technology & Project Management professional with over fifteen years of experience. Proven experience in delivering projects on time, in budget and with quality. Has the ability to develop teams in multicultural & international environments and establish relationships across all divisions and with external parties. Experienced in aligning business strategy with IT and delivering systems, policies and procedures that meet business goals.
Professional Strengths:
JDEdwards Experience
Cross-functional Collaboration
Business Process Design
SAP ECC6 IM & WM Experience
Solutions to Complex Requirement
Alignment of Business & IT
Strategic Leadership
SDLC experience
Strong Technical & Analytical Skills
ERP implementation
Translating Business Requirements
Strong Documentation Skills
Professional Experience
Selerant Corporation, New York, NY
Director, Professional Services July 2015 to March 2018
Provide leadership in PLM implementations globally. Managed the portfolio of implementations for three major food companies doing business with Selerant. Coordination and management of Project Managers assigned to these accounts. Stabilized projects at risk and ensured profitability for the company. Used both Agile and waterfall methodology in completing projects. Strong experience developing DevEX software implementations using agile software development methodologies in a distributed team environment.
Client list:
oTyson Foods
oMcCormick Corporation
oGorton’s Foods
Intelligent Technology Consultants, Jacksonville FL
Owner/Chief Consulting Officer January 2014 to July 2015
Founded this startup consulting company. The company provided Project Management contracted services. Established the legal framework of the LLC and worked on establishing a stable customer base in order to allow the firm to become profitable. These projects were developed utilizing Agile methodology including Scrum framework.
Client list:
oFirst Quantum Minerals (Sub-contracted)
oCitibank (Sub-contracted)
oCrowley Maritime (Sub-contracted)
Bacardi Bottling Corporation, Jacksonville FL
Director of Information Technology February 2003 to December 2013
Directly responsible for Information Technology functions related with the global manufacturing processes of Bacardi for the North American region. This includes all aspects of the supply chain from the receipt of the industrial materials and manufacturing processes as well as inventory and distribution. Aligned the strategic business objectives with IT initiatives. Managed the implementation of projects including the timely delivery within budget and meeting quality requirements in Europe, Latin America and the USA. Directed IT support of the North American supply chain operations, which includes the largest distribution, and manufacturing operations of the organization.
Directed team of four IT network administration professionals, one Business Intelligence Manager supporting business intelligence implementations and operations for manufacturing and a Business Process Expert responsible for ERP support, change management and process improvement of manufacturing and distribution.
Develop IT function objectives supporting Corporate Goals, Tactical Plans, and Strategic Initiatives
Implemented JD Edwards One World ERP in Mexico, Puerto Rico and the USA which simplified the supply-chain management operations resulting in cost reductions of $1M
Subject Matter Expert in the SAP implementation in the manufacturing and distribution facilities in the Americas. Led the SAP warehouse management and scanning systems (Global Implementation - WM/IM}.
Led RFID product identification system reducing manual labor which requires six full-time employees by 50%
Implemented Global Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety KPI monitoring and reporting system (Entropy Software). This facilitated the establishment of a savings program resulting in a reduction of 1% global energy and water consumption.
Led the Global implementation of Thermo Nautilus Laboratory Information Management facilitating the standardizing the QA processes allowing for the consolidation of laboratories and the reduction of costs.
Project Manager of the infrastructure and RF device replacement at the largest plant and distribution center of Bacardi.
Team leader and Project Manager of the regional taskforce responsible for the RFID project required to comply with US Department of Defense mandates.
Directed the restructuring of the information technology organization in the US manufacturing and distribution facilities. Saving two full time IT position in the region.
Lead team of 30 employees engaged in the implementation and testing of SAP and other projects.
Organized high performance teams following Scrum framework, in order to participate in the SAP implementations which followed Agile methodology.
Information Technology Manager September 1995 to February 2003
Directed the Information Technology department responsible for the support of manufacturing processes of Bacardi bottling and distribution in the US. Aligned the strategic business initiatives with IT function goals. Managed the implementation of project teams delivering on time, within budget and quality requirements.
Project Manager of JD Edwards Worldsoftware ERP, warehouse automation and barcode scanning implementation. Solved persistent inventory inaccuracy and material management problems and increasing visibility across the business. Provided reduction of warehouse staff overtime of 80% annually.
Managed the Distribution Center implementation program. Delivering telecommunications capabilities, ERP and warehouse automation functionality and inventory barcode scanning systems. Facilitating the restructuring of the supply-chain operations for finish goods in the US. This resulted in annual savings of $600K in warehouse management cost.
Implemented EDI transactions facilitating the exchange of data between the sales and marketing operations and the manufacturing and distribution operations. Simplifying the handling of these transactions allowed for the reduction two full-time positions.
Led the implementation of the LAN and WAN at the manufacturing & distribution facilities in North America.
Formalized the creation of the Information Technology Department. This included the creation of policies and procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, Service Level Agreements and a culture of customer service.
Established local and regional IT structure for manufacturing & distribution. Extending the capabilities of local IT to other regions and consolidating IT support functions.
Led the year 2000 review. This project required validation of all software and hardware operating in our facility. Ensuring it was ready to continue operating after the turn of the century.
Managed the regional taskforce converting the JDEdwards software to the One World platform. In charge of the coordination of the activities and all IT tasks of Bacardi Bottling Corporation within this project.
Led the review of the business processes of the three major companies of the North American region. Resulting in the integration of these companies in a single business model.
Manager of eight direct reports with a budget of $2M.
Bacardi Corporation, San Juan Puerto Rico July 1994 to September 1995
System Analyst
Shared responsibility of the administration of the Local Area Network with direct supervision of various employees. Additionally, was responsible of the AS/400 system, database systems administration, the PC LAN administration, and user support as well as the system security officer functions.
Implemented improvements to JDEdwards and the AS/400. Enhanced the financial, distribution and manufacturing applications, simplified the operation, processing time and reduced users’ support, which resulted in cost savings.
Education & Certifications
University of PR
Bachelor Degree 1991
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
Certification obtained January 2007
Certified Comptia RFID+
Computer Technology Industry Association
Certification obtained April 2008
Certified ScrumMaster
Scrum Alliance
Certification obtained February 2015
Contact this candidate