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Established IT professional with expertise in Systems Design and hands-on Project Management for the design of integrated business systems with specific concentration in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with both a homegrown product, SAP as well as other 3rd party products. Experienced in all areas of project management from project charter to all aspects of planning, executing, monitoring and controlling projects. Provided business analysis for process development, requirement definition, evaluation, testing and implementation. Completed all projects under my control on time and on budget. Collaborated with senior level management, team members, colleagues and customers in decision-making and problem solving. Extensive international travel and work experience including the Far East, Europe and Latin American countries. Ability to speak and read Spanish fluently. Proficient in MS Office and Project software. PMP in progress.

EXPERIENCE

I/T MANAGER 6/2014 – 7/2015

Main Tape Cranbury, NJ,

Managed teams overseeing all IT projects. Led successful implementation of Epicor ERP system

Top Information Technology person in the organization responsible for application and technical direction and support for the facility in Cranbury, New Jersey:

Partner with the senior management team to contribute to and help drive business process improvement and operational excellence. Align with business goals to be involved in business planning and change management. Primary emphasis to apply experience to manage Epicor E9 implementation project. Prior to my arrival site had been struggling with the ERP implementation and have now been successful in completing the implementation

Responsible to drive all business process improvements and optimize the use of the system.

Responsible for technical infrastructure and staff

I/T DIRECTOR, NORTH AMERICA / SAP PROJECT MANAGER (2/2007–5/2014)

Bluestar Silicones East Brunswick, NJ

Managed team overseeing all IT projects including the SAP implementation in North America

Top Information Technology person in North America responsible for application and technical direction and support for our facilities in New Jersey, South Carolina and California:

Partner with the senior management team contribute to and help drive business process improvement and operational excellence. Align with business goals to be involved in business planning and change management. Primary emphasis to apply experience to lead and manage SAP implementation project for North America. SAP replaced numerous legacy systems and brought North America in line with the application suite in other regions. Modules included in the implementation were MM, PP, SD, QM, FI/CO as well as SAP BW.

Responsible to drive all business process improvements as we separated Bluestar Silicones from its original parent company – Rhodia. This involved managing all activities related to the agreed upon transition services agreement and ensure a smooth and effective separation.

Responsible for technical infrastructure which included managing an outsourcing relationship

EXPERIENCE

VP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 5/2003 -1/2007

Medicia Corporation. Dayton, NJ. / Bocchi Laboratories, Santa Clarita, CA

Managed teams overseeing all IT projects. Led successful implementation of Macola ERP system

Top Information Technology person in the organization responsible for application and technical direction and support for our facilities in New Jersey and California:

Partner with the senior management team to contribute to and help drive business process improvement and operational excellence. Align with business goals to be involved in business planning and change management. Primary emphasis to apply experience to optimize the use of the Macola ERP system in NJ and MS Term software in California. Develop databases with exported ERP information to best serve the business. Improve data integrity for users to work more inside of the system. Design and develop custom reports to be used by each department to better manage and control the operation. Define user requirements for new systems development and upgrades.

Responsible to drive all business process improvements as we merge two formerly competing companies into one company. Helping to drive the global process in preparation for a new ERP system which will bring everything closer together. This involved proposing the changes and getting business agreement in all areas of the business, putting a plan in effect and executing. This also involves developing a strategic plan for the future with longer term process changes and objectives.

Responsible for technical infrastructure which included understanding trends and analyzing the capacity requirements of the current environment and plan future investments based on business needs. Department oversees network administration, database administration, security processes, overall deployment, help desk services and phone system support.

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, ERP SYSTEMS

International Flavors And Fragrances, Hazlet, NJ (10/1986–3/2003)

Managed teams overseeing all IT projects. Led successful design and implementation of home grown ERP system in 13 countries

Directed new internal project team that designed, developed and implemented an in house Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in North America, Latin America and the Far East: Served as chief designer for the system.

Successfully collected requirements, defined scope, and designed and implemented new application to all Latin America locations including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico and the Far East locations including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Australia and China.

Developed and managed projects and support for 13 worldwide implementations of the local ERP system and all related processes. This included sales order processing, forecasting, planning, purchasing, manufacturing, inventory control, receiving, shipping and invoicing.

Defined user requirements for new systems development and upgrades.

Developed and executed plans for quality testing of applications.

Prepared training materials and conducted training in English or Spanish depending on the location and the audience.

Managed all internal and external communications and stakeholder engagements. Presented to senior management results of status reports, project plans and issues and project documentation. Designed processes and specifications, documenting current and proposed systems.

EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

From February of 1998 to May of 2000 worked on a special project to implement the SAP system in all North America locations. Served as member of the Material Management (MM) Team. Directed the Post Implementation Team in our largest fragrance facility.

Completed project on schedule to avoid significant Y2K expenditure of $2.5 million.

Mapped all Material Master data and Vendor Master data for loading from legacy systems.

Designed all data conversions and interfaces.

Prepared documentation and training materials for 100+ users of the system.

Devised security design for the MM module.

Managed physical inventory process including process for system startup.

From May of 2000 to August of 2002 selected for special assignment working with the Global Strategic Sourcing organization. Assisted buyers in utilizing information available from SAP MM to achieve cost benefits, cost savings and contract compliance.

Assisted in development of SAP Business Warehouse to support reporting needs.

Designed and developed custom reports to be used by the department.

Developed management reports for non-compliance on contracts and price savings analysis.

Trained buyers and support staff of 20+ on utilization of SAP MM, SAP Business Warehouse and all new reporting tools.

Coordinated all Vendor Master Administration.

MANAGER, FRAGRANCE ADMINISTRATION (4/1984-10/1986)

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES, INC., New York, NY

Oversaw the fragrance administration department responsible for sending formulas and samples from corporate headquarters to international locations. Directed outside consultants as they enhanced a 3rd party ERP system to meet the company's requirements. Implemented the system in Latin America and the Far East.

Improved productivity leading to ultimate reduction of staff from 5 to 2.

AFFILIATE DATA PROCESSING COORDINATOR (10/1982-4/1984)

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES, INC., Hazlet, NJ

Managed all data processing activities for locations in Latin America and the Far East. Supervised the search for a manufacturing system that could be used in smaller affiliates.

ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY: Jamaica, NY

B.S. in Quantitative Analysis, Management Information Systems (MIS)

BTII Institute: West Orange, Nj

PMP Certification Preparation – September 2015 to February 2016

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