Selwyn Swe
*** ***** ** **, *********, FL ***** 941-***-****
******@******.*** – http://www.selwyn.org
Strategic communications and transformation, project management and leadership facilitation professional.
Education:
University of Richmond, VA – 1993 BS – Business Administration
Certifications:
GPHR – Global Professional in Human Resources
PMP – PMI Project Management Professional
CGBP – Certified Global Business Professional Certification
Prosci Change Management Certification
APMG Change Management Certification
ITIL V3 Certification
Adobe Certified Expert – Captivate and Acrobat X
CompTIA Security+ Certification
Certified Toastmaster – Public Speaking
Associations:
ATD (formerly ASTD) – Association for Talent Development chapter member
IABC – International Association of Business Communicators
President, Tampa Bay chapter
Recognized as part of a Silver Quill award winning team for IT intranet communications
ACMP – Association of Change Management Professionals
Founding member
Former lead of social media working group at national level
Change management blogger – http://www.selwyn.org
Experience:
Transformational Change and Communications Director – 9/13 - present
Jabil Circuit
Develop and implement communication and transformation strategy and program management for global departments spanning 4 continents representing 90+ global locations.
Implement transformational communication platforms for a globally distributed department where one did not previously exist:
oCreate organizational change management (OCM) guidance for IT projects
oConduct needs analysis to determine current and future states
oDevelop stakeholder analysis and risk assessment acumen within IT projects
oCreate strategic three year roadmap for all modes of communications
oInstitute foundational tools including content management systems (CMS), town hall, feedback loops and broadcast communications
oSet standards for and developed programs to improve how IT employees communicate
Strategic planning facilitation for global IT department:
oCreate team level strategic planning template adopted across entire IT organization
oFacilitate meetings with IT leaders and their teams to improve their strategic planning
Consult with HR leadership to improve HR communication:
oDevelop HR town hall strategies with CHRO
oCreate communication plans for HR leadership
Stand up HR Transformational PMO for global projects focused on improving global HR processes.
Develop PMO structure to support major organizational change
Educate and support new project managers
Support project managers in working within the PMO structure
Organizational Change Lead, Supply Chain Transformation – 12/12– 9/13
BJC Healthcare
Program lead for enterprise-wide organizational change strategy and implementation for a supply chain transformation across the BJC HealthCare family of 13 hospitals. The strategy is slated to save BJC $54 million in the first year and nearly $400 million in subsequent years of implementation.
Develop organizational change strategy for supply chain initiative that saves $54 in the first year while not impacting the quality of care and world class medicine at BJC:
oTrain and coach supply chain leadership (three VPs and one chief executive) on change management strategy as a part of the transformational journey
oImplement learning plan to empower supply chain employees as change agents
oEstablish an improved culture of communication and transparency for the supply chain
oDevelop departmental identity for supply chain across entire enterprise (13 hospitals plus administrative areas)
Create communication channels within organization where none previously existed:
oInfluence and collaborate with communication directors across enterprise
oDevelop online presence for enterprise-wide communications using SharePoint ‘07
oCreate training plan for implementing SharePoint environment as communication tool of choice for department
IT Communication and Transformation Strategy Consultant – 08/09 – 12/12
Consulting engagements in retail, manufacturing, technology and medical sectors. Client highlights include:
Rockwell Collins
Organizational Change Lead Consultant
Lead organizational change for global SAP initiatives by facilitating leadership/executive engagement, stakeholder development, strategic alignment and training development
Improve Organizational Change Management Office methods based on Prosci ADKAR model to:
oIntegrate with project and program management teams
oEngage leadership to become active and visible sponsors
oDevelop assessments for large projects
oImplement planning templates for change agents
Foster relationship between Change Management and Learning & Development teams:
oEnsure CBT development within LMS architecture meets learner needs
oFacilitate alignment with training leads to ensure that education aligns with organizational change needs
oEnsure the right training architecture is applied for the right audience needs
Manage stakeholder relationships to foster alignment between stakeholders, sponsors and the project teams
Partner on a cross functional basis as IT transformation liaison with HR, manufacturing and corporate communications
Provide leadership to improve capabilities within the Organizational Change Management Office
Walmart – Bentonville, AR
IT Communications and Organizational Change Strategic Consultant
Lead organizational change strategy development for a vendor re-alignment initiative impacting global IT vendor relationships (5500+ contractor resources representing US$800 million+ annual spend):
oBuild IT communication and change strategy based on industry best practices
oCreate tactical implementation model for the change strategy
oInfuse continuous feedback into sub-team planning
oMeasure performance of sub-teams in compliance to change management objectives
Partner with relationship managers from 9 of the top global consulting firms (Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, KPMG, Wipro, Tata, UST Global, Cognizant and Softtek) to manage key milestones
Manage strategic partner model through communication
Maryville Technologies – St. Louis, MO
Education, Communications and Organizational Change Management Strategy Consultant
Design internal educational, onboarding, communication and change management strategy for an IT consulting firm during a period of significant growth (30% FTE annual growth):
oDevelop LMS strategy (Moodle) and roadmap to meet growing demand
oImprove new hire retention and speed to ROI through program development
oFostered new hire productivity through community for new employees
Facilitate communication strategies for corporate rebranding.
oDevelop corporate internet redesign and manage vendors for web development
oManage stakeholder expectations through clear and concise communication channels
oPartner with leadership to transform web, print and tradeshow marketing collateral
IT Organizational Change and Communications – St. Louis, MO 11/95 – 8/09
Monsanto Company
IT organizational change management, education and strategic communications project management for technology focused areas of a global enterprise:
Transformational change management and communication project management for global IT projects impacting up to 30,000 users across 6 continents:
oImplement employee change communication during corporate mergers
oManage change communication for construction of $21 million data center project
oLed OCM for SharePoint and Office implementations of 20,000 workstations
oManage change communication on a global basis for Y2K project, email migration to Outlook/Exchange for 30,000 user accounts, Active Directory and upgrade to Office
Develop and implement technology focused learning:
oLMS migration (Aspen) communication lead
oSupport large scale enterprise projects by developing educational programming
oAuthor IT instructor led training, online education and technical documentation
oDevelop non-traditional learning focused on understanding new technologies Develop virtual co-location strategy for employees to connect worldwide
Partner with HR, CIO and departmental leadership to implement communication strategy focused on employee engagement:
oDevelop online communication platform for global departments
oShare best practices across multiple departments in the organization
oFoster two way conversations online between site employees and executive leadership
oChampioned diversity through communications for employee resource groups (ERGs)
oManage redevelopment efforts for employee recognition
Strategic communications planning for multinational IT organization:
oStrategy and management of IT news portal for the global IT department
oDevelop metrics for communications effectiveness with statistical data and surveys
oSupport change communication during transition of three different CIOs
oDevelop IT employee change communication during a period of departmental outsourcing/downsizing and subsequent insourcing/rehiring
oCreate marketing and communication IT consolidation impacting 6,000 global users
Develop corporate intranet communications as part of an IABC Silver Quill award winning team