Project Manager Management

CHRISTOPHER D COWAN

* ******* ******, #***, *********, MA 02141

215-***-****, ******@*****.***

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-cowan/0/5a1/833

IT Strategy, IT Management, Vendor Management, Business Analysis,

Business Strategy, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data

Integration, Project Management, Program Management, Product Management,

Management Consulting, IT HW/SW Integration, POS & ERP Systems/Selection

Process and Implementation, Competitive Intelligence, Field Intelligence,

Marketing Development, Supply Chain Strategy, Business Process Improvement.

Management Executive and IT/Supply Chain Strategy Professional with

interest in Business Intelligence, Analytics and Big Data. Positions and

engagements in a variety of industries including Retail, Consumer Products,

Healthcare/Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences, Medical Device, and Travel &

Transportation. Expertise managing projects focused on the strategy,

implementation and integration of technology within these industry

verticals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INVIVO THERAPEUTICS October 2012 - Present

Biomaterials Drug Delivery Company with focus on treatment of spinal cord

injuries

Chief Information Officer

. Leadership of technology department and development of related IT

programs and projects to advance corporate objectives

. Translation of evolving business strategy into an executable IT

Agenda/Roadmap

. Management and direction for departmental support staff, IT Budget,

HW, SW, Services, Infrastructure, Vendors and Inventory in support of

day-to-day operations and research agenda.

. Collaboration with senior management in building technology platform

to rapidly scale company and operations in support of industry

requirements. (IT Security, IT Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory

Compliance, 21 CFR Part 11)

. Evaluation and functional review of prospective ERP, CRM, Content

Management and HRIS/Payroll systems.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM) June 2001 - October 2012

Global Business Services & IT Integration Firm

Strategy & Transformation - Managing Consultant

. Development of IT, Supply Chain and Business related strategies for

Retail, Consumer Products, Pharmaceutical Life Sciences, Medical

Device and Travel & Transportation clients.

. Managed Client, Subcontractor and IBM Consultant teams from a Project

Management standpoint on Fortune 500 and Small Medium Business

Software Implementation/Integration roll outs.

. Analysis of POS, ERP, Inventory Optimization, Procurement and Supply

Chain related Capabilities for respective Fortune 500 clients.

. Development of Business Case, Financial Model analysis as well as

Business, Technical and Functional Process Requirements documentation

for respective clients and IBM Partners.

. Developed recommendation and sales collateral presentations for IBM

partners and potential clients.

. Managed the development and implementation of on-site training and

education programs for respective clients and IBM Partners.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM) Aug 2010 - Dec 2011

Global Business Services & IT Integration Firm

Marketing Development Analyst - Competitive Intelligence

. Responsible for informing IBM's North America Sales & Marketing

executives on key market trends spanning market size and growth,

competitive threats, and key opportunities

. Provide support and recommendations through research, customer

insights and analysis of the company's markets, future trends,

competition, customers and end users.

. Conduct field level intelligence with IBM North American sellers to

obtain viewpoints across HW, SW and SVRCs brands

. Development of North American Sales Enablement material to support and

educate sales teams across all brand areas

. Development of management level presentations regarding competitive

attack strategies, planning, account lists and company wide growth

initiatives.

FREEDOMPAY Dec 2000 - June 2001

Wireless Vending Start Up Company focused on Vending and Quick Service

Restaurant Areas.

Program/Project Manager

. Successfully managed the deployment of IT/Wireless vending devices at

Fortune 500 Accounts.

. Development of Vending Deployment Strategy used on vending accounts.

. Responsible for the vending department budget of a half-million

dollars, staffing needs, training, project feasibility and value for

specific deployments.

. Assisted with on-site marketing and development of rewards based

membership programs at Fortune 500 Accounts.

. Responsible for client servicing, and ensuring fulfillment of

contracts.

. Maintain knowledge of leading edge applications, hardware and industry

direction

EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE Dec 1999 - June 2001

Business/IT Strategy Consulting Start Up Company

Business Analyst (Part-Time)

. One of the initial team members in Business/IT Strategy Consulting

startup company formed by classmates within Temple MBA, eBusiness &

MIS Programs

. Initial project focus on developing Business & Webpage strategy,

direction and content for new business venture TeasRus.com

. Secondary project focus on developing Business and IT Wireless

strategy for new wireless startup company from the Philadelphia area

WINEACCESS Dec 1999 - Nov

2000

Wine Portal Start Up Company

Deployment/Project Manager

. Responsible for deployment of an interactive web-site portal via POS

Clients within the Wine Industry to 80 Wine Stores across the country.

. Successfully managed quarter-million budget, staffing needs,

training, project feasibility and value for specific deployments

. Managed outside vendor programming and technical support staff

associated with integration of computer systems and point of sale

systems with Wineaccess.com programs.

. Assisted with the development and maintenance of company website.

. Assisted with the company's rewards based marketing and membership

programs.

. Responsible for in house IT System Administration and Technical

Support for Windows 2000 environment.

SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS INC. Feb 1998 -

Nov 1999

Largest Wine & Spirits Wholesaler/Distributor in the United States

IS/IT Manager

. Evaluated legacy, best of breed packaged software, and hardware

products to determine usability and capability.

. Project Manager for half-million dollar Y2K upgrade to WIN-NT and MS-

Exchange environment.

. Directed the integration and standardization of IT applications,

infrastructure and control strategies.

. Managed IT Department, consultants, integrators and site project

personnel.

. Managed day to day back office systems administration and support to

30 internal on site users and 50 field sales staff, including

troubleshooting proprietary software, hardware and other peripherals.

PDI/TVG (THE VANDEVEER GROUP) Mar 1996 -

Jan 1998

Pharmaceutical Marketing Company

Management Trainee and IT/Data Analyst

. Development of pharmaceutical market research and

education/communication programs through the maintenance of a

physician database and records in team setting.

. Performed computer programming and database analysis of physician

marketing sample.

. Performed overall analysis and reporting of departmental budget.

. Worked with Accounts Receivable on the tracking of delinquent

pharmaceutical contracts.

. Responsible for the coordination, logistics and setup of physician

seminars across the country.

EDUCATION

MBA - Management Information Systems, Temple University - 2001

BA - Business & Communications, University of Pittsburgh - 1996

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

APICS CPIM Training * IBM Project Management Training * IBM SAP Retail

Training * DemandTec Pricing and Promotional Training * IBM/SCM

Strategy & Best Practices Training * IBM/SCM Procurement Accelerator

Training * IBM/SCM Inventory Optimization Tool Training (DIOS/ILOG) *

Windows XP/Exchange Admin Server Training * HP-UNIX Admin Server

Training

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