Project Manager

KAREN L. DAY

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlday

SUMMARY

Project Manager and technical leader experienced in delivering results against key

business and technology initiatives. Proven experience working collaboratively across the

organization, managing and influencing teams, and driving issues to resolution.

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in delivering impactful business

solutions

Experience in managing multiple systems development projects in SAP and other

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environments

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that enable timely and innovative results

Excellent written and verbal communication skills that are meaningful to clients, senior

business leadership and project resources

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999 – 2014

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, Roseville, CA

PROJECT MANAGER, 2003 – 2014

Project management and business operations leadership for systems development

projects and supply chain operations initiatives.

Project manager for SAP systems development projects. Successfully delivered order

management and order fulfillment capabilities. Implemented manufacturing and

logistics capabilities with external partners utilizing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

interfaces. Maintained project schedules for multiple projects. Developed business

requirements, business processes, and use cases. Conducted User Acceptance

Testing (UAT). Led cross-functional team meetings, drove issue resolution, and

reported project status to senior management and stakeholders.

Successfully led cross-functional teams to deliver large, complex systems

implementation solutions for regulatory compliance projects. Effectively led all project

management activities, including project planning and scheduling, staffing, budget,

scoping and analysis, risk and change management, issue resolution, User Acceptance

Testing (UAT), status reporting to management and stakeholders, and implementation.

Investigated computing solutions for Global customer. Analyzed product sourcing

alternatives, developed business case and recommendations, submitted Request for

Quote (RFQ) to manufacturing partner, and prepared cost/benefit analysis. Initiated

new product introduction processes at contract manufacturer site.

Led cross-functional investigation into selling consumer computing products through

commercial sales channels. Organized cross-functional team, analyzed demand and

forecasts, investigated alternative solutions, presented recommendation to

management. Successfully implemented cross-selling solution.

IT PROJECT LEAD, 1999 – 2003

IT project management and technical leadership for systems development projects to

support supply chain operations.

Project manager for migration of supply chain business operations from legacy systems

to SAP. Successfully integrated production operational systems with SAP product data,

planning, procurement, order management and inventory management functions.

Technical project lead for large, complex projects involving the outsourcing of computer

manufacturing to contract manufacturers. Developed business requirements, systems

requirements, design specifications, and test plans. Maintained project schedule and

communicated status to management and partners. Successfully implemented

manufacturing capabilities at partner sites.

Supervised IT development team in implementing SQL database reporting capabilities

for enterprise data warehouse. Developed business requirements, functional

specifications, and test plans. Successfully delivered reporting capabilities to support

supply chain operations.

IT project lead for the implementation of several application upgrades for a customized

third party Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) system. Coordinated upgrade

activities with the vendor, development and support teams, and business users.

Developed implementation plans and user documentation. Provided communications to

development and business teams on new features and client installation procedures.

EDUCATION

M.S., Management Information Systems

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

B.A., Mathematics

St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficiency in Microsoft W ord, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Project, SharePoint;

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

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