Project Manager
Resume:
ERWIN MARC PEARLMAN, PMP
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
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Experienced PMP certified Information Technology professional with a Master of Business Administration and more than twenty five years’ experience specializing in project management, technical team management and application development with particular emphasis on SAP implementation, upgrade, data migration and enhancement projects for the supply chain distribution, life sciences, consumer products and manufacturing industries.
Project management and team building abilities include being able to coordinate resources with different skills and bring to a successful conclusion challenging and complex projects. Management skills are complimented by a very solid understanding of business processes with ability to analyze client needs and rapidly design effective solutions.
Successfully managed projects for mid-sized through Fortune 500 companies from inception through closing while keeping the leadership team aware of risks and issues and their impact on the project timeline, resources and scope.
Led both local and distributed project teams with team members in multiple regions and countries having diversified work hours, skills and areas and levels of expertise within the organization.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fujitsu Americas Inc., Sunnyvale, CA August 2014 – present
A trusted partner who understands today’s business and IT challenges, www.fujitsu.com/us
Program Manager
Client engagements included:
Bridgestone Americas
Project Manager for middleware migration using agile methodology. Project involved migrating EDI interfaces on non-SAP platform to SAP Centric Platform interfacing with 20 business partners.
Drove successful project to completion while ensuring the strategic milestones are aligned with executive steering committee and business
Preparation and presentation of status to executive steering committee, core and extended project teams
Ensured all cutover documentation including cutover plans, support plans, deployment plans and escalation plans were complete and on-time for cutovers
John Morrell Food Group (Smithfield Foods)
Applications Project Manager for Data Center Migration. Managed Non-SAP Application Migration from Sunnyvale Data Center to Dallas Data Center.
Led Smithfield Foods infrastructure team, Fujitsu Managed Infrastructure Services (MIS) and Fujitsu Platform Products Group (PPG) to successfully migrate applications
Ensured project deliverable completeness
Preparation and presentation of status to management and project team
Managed cutover activities
Led meetings with the business to determine application design
John Morrell Food Group (Smithfield Foods)
Program Manager for transition of Premium Pet Health (PPH) to SAP
Worked with multiple business areas to transition PPH to the SAP platform
Managed integration test phase
Maintained and managed the project plan
John Morrell Food Group (Smithfield Foods)
Program Manager for transition of Smithfield Foods and Farmland Foods businesses to Logility
Worked with Fujitsu project manager and Fujitsu team to manage project activities
Worked with project team to verify data mapping accuracy and completeness
John Morrell Food Group (Smithfield Foods)
Project Manager for SAP upgrade to enhancement pack 7. Managed John Morrell Food Group (JMFG) IT and business areas, SAP and Fujitsu teams to upgrade SAP system to enhancement pack 7.
Leveraged the capabilities from multiple business units including Business Application Services, Managed Infrastructure Services (MIS) and Platform Products Group (PPG)
Utilized SAP as an implementation partner
Reduced migration timings from an initial eight days down to one and a half days to fit the three-day conversion timeline window
Preparation and presentation of cutover meetings with the core team, business partners, vendors and Smithfield Foods senior management
Maintained and managed the project plan
Received Cheers award for outstanding contribution to the project
Nabco Entrances
Project Manager for installation of FICO, MM, PP and SD Modules
Managed all project phases within an aggressive timeline and requirement to interface with five client business systems
Worked with the business leadership team for change management
Managed project deliverables for completeness and quality. Worked with client business stakeholders to review and approve these deliverables
Identified risks and issues effecting the project and developed and communicated mitigation strategies to the project and executive teams
Presentation of status to executive steering committee including global leaders
Led a global team of over 14 direct and indirect reports
Fujitsu Consulting
Sales presentation to perspective clients
Contributed to creation of client reference documentation
In addition to managing project team members, managed 8 direct reports including advising and reviews
Techedge USA, Inc., Chicago, IL January 2012 – June 2014
A leading SAP Premium Global Player delivering quality and innovation worldwide. www.techedgegroup.com
Professional Consultant
Client engagements included:
Federal Mogul
Supplier Portal Proposal
Worked with TechEdge team members and Federal Mogul business team to analyze requirements for a new more functional supplier portal.
Worked with integrated team to create proposal to replace client’s supplier portal with a new tool that better meets the business requirements.
Chrysler Group
Program Manager for New Plant Landscape
Collected maintained and reported program status from multiple vendors in a complex multi-platform global environment for use by various business units including the steering committee, manufacturing and supply chain areas.
Member of the global program management team to maintain and manage the project plan.
Led multiple business areas in resolving issues and keeping the project on track.
Chrysler Group
Managing Consultant for Supplier Portal Implementation
Provided onsite support for portal issues and worked with Chrysler Management and international support team coordinating incident resolution.
Monitored trouble tickets and assisted the support team in trouble ticket resolution.
Designed Sharepoint views to track trouble ticket activities
Federal Mogul
Project Manager for installation of FICO, MM, PP and SD modules at regional distribution center.
Delivered SAP implementation project on time, within budget and within scope
Managed all project phases within an aggressive timeline
Managed project deliverables for completeness and quality. Worked with client business stakeholders to review and approve these deliverables
Presented status to IS project review board, stakeholders and project team
Worked with the business leadership to resolve change management issues
Led a team of over 25 direct and indirect reports located locally and globally
Aptar Group
Master data team lead for a multi company integration of SAP ECC 6.0.
Managed tracking, coordination and assignment of work for all master data objects to be migrated
Managed data extraction, standards, cleansing, transformation and load efforts during the realization project phase
Coordinated master data activities between the master data team, other functional teams and senior management
Coordinated efforts and resources with several competing projects running simultaneous to the project assigned to
Led a team of over 12 direct and indirect reports
Federal Mogul
Professional Consultant working on various proposals and presentations including data archiving, absence reporting, portals and business process management
Techedge Consulting
Assisted in the creation of a client proposal
Hitachi Consulting, Dallas, TX January 2011 – January 2012
A leading SAP global services provider committed to delivering SAP business solutions on a worldwide basis. www.hitachiconsulting.com
Managing Consultant
Client engagements included:
Liberty Life Insurance Company
Managing Consultant for a multi-company implementation of SAP FI module.
Managed all project development object requirements including tracking and assignment of work
Managed all Development team resources for the project’s Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and Workflow (RICEFW) requirements
Managed development team during the realization and implantation phases including writing and reviewing specs and development object testing.
Designed and developed multiple interface and conversion objects.
Baker and McKenzie
Managing Consultant for a global implementation of FI, PP, SC (Services to Cash) and ST (Statutory) modules
Managed all development team resources for the project’s Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and Workflow (RICEFW) requirements
Managed data conversion team during the realization and implantation phases of the Financial Systems Replacement project
Managed all project development object requirements including tracking, assignment of work, cross-functional team requirements. This includes objects being developed by an SAP partner and other subprojects that impact the SAP implementation
Led a team of over 25 direct and indirect reports
Managed the functional design specifications and technical design specifications through the creation and approval process
Empearl Consulting, Lincolnshire, IL August 2009 – Present December 2006 – Present
An independent consulting firm bringing cost-effective solutions to clients.
SAP Manager
Client engagements included:
Warner Chilcott
Senior Consultant for a two phase project to integrate multiple company locations in different countries with different languages. Technical Lead for data conversions during the final phase of the project.
Managed data conversion development process including requirements and tracking team progress. Wrote technical specifications
Produced reports utilizing SAPscript and Smartforms. Several reports were translated to multiple languages
Wrote custom data load specifications and programs for asset depreciation, banks, vendors, vendors' banks, purchase info records, purchasing source list and sales
Grede Foundries
Technical Lead for executive level reporting project within the Finance and Controlling area (FICO).
Gathered requirements and developed multiple reports for accounts payable, goods receipt, payments, and purchase orders within an aggressive timeline.
Worked with multiple levels of management and functional consultants.
CLARKSTON CONSULTING, Durham, NC December 2006 – August 2009
A management and technology consulting firm supporting clients within the Consumer Products and Life Sciences industries. www.clarkstonconsulting.com
Senior Consultant
Client engagements included:
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Technical Lead for installation of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO).
Incorporated APO (SCM 2007) with SAP 4.7 and BW 3.5 for two phases, USA and International, to automate product forecasting by replacing manual spreadsheets
Developed a custom front end to replace standard SAP APO functionality for updating promotion events
Created custom tables and transactions
Created technical design documentation
Seneca Foods Corporation
Senior Technical Consultant for installation of FI, MM, and SD modules.
Full life-cycle implementation of SAP ECC 6.0
Created RICEF inventory, estimated work effort, identified issues, and reported status
Led and mentored off-site development resources to understand requirements, determine priorities, and complete conversion program deliverables on time
Bumble Bee Foods, Inc.
Senior ABAP Consultant for implementation of SAP ECC system
Project goal was to unify SAP core system, APO, RF, EDI, and CAS into a common computing platform
Took ownership of high priority tasks and worked directly with client business process leads to close outstanding RICEF development objects in an expedited fashion
Resolved requirement issues for International form outputs for the Canada International business unit using Smartforms
Development efforts helped bring SAP realization project back on schedule and ensure client confidence
The Charmer Sunbelt Group
Lead ABAP Developer for migration from SAP 4.7 to ECC 6.0, Developer on two additional SAP realization projects
Completed migration project with aggressive time frame, delivering upgrade within 3 months.
Technical lead on a project to implement SAP at a regional distribution center
Mylan Pharmaceutical
ABAP Developer on SAP Realization Team
Brought on project near end of development phase to bring the effort to a successful close leading to the awarding of additional consulting projects
Wrote multiple SAP programs and worked with functional leads to add enhancements and make corrections to existing SAP programs including SmartForms
Performed unit string testing
W.W. GRAINGER, INC., Lake Forest, IL May 1986 – September 2006
A $6.9B broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and institutions in North America and China, through a network of more than 600 branches, 18 distribution centers, and multiple websites. www.grainger.com
ERP Analyst Developer, 2000 - 2006
Led an application development team of five for Accelerated SAP 4.7 and CRM 4.0 projects staying on schedule and maintaining system uptime after go-live
Analyzed requirements, created RICEF inventory, estimated development effort, designed processes, defined technical specifications, determined priorities, managed consultants and internal resources, and tracked project status using Microsoft Project. Worked with outside vendors and multiple business functional teams. Ensured that deliverables were received on time for multiple testing phases
Redesigned process for retrieval of content deployment pricing including the management of design, development, and test activities. Reduced headcount by one full time employee and delivery time by two days while increasing system usability
Installed third party supplied software to automate the creation of contracts reducing creation, maintenance, and review cycle times. Worked with outside vendor to get system up and running.
Led a cross-functional development team for two logistics pilot programs, from creating and managing the project plan through go-live support. One of the pilots, remote will call centers, is now an integral part of Grainger’s logistics network
Set up CRM (3.1/4.0) middleware in sandbox, development, and QA environments including estimating, analysis, supervising, and development. Resolved middleware issues as they occurred
Systems Applications Analyst – Custom Solutions, 1998 - 2000
Responsible for the data conversion for installation of SAP for Custom Solutions, a start-up operation within the company
Reviewed ABAP programs for efficiencies and proper coding techniques as member of Quality Assurance team
Provided support and ABAP development for MM, SD, and FICO modules in SAP 3.1H
Design and Implementation Facilitator/Systems Analyst, 1997 - 1998
Worked with consultants, systems SMEs, and computer operations to create technical design documents and coordinate the reinstallation of computer systems after Y2K changes
Provided analysis and created design specifications for the creation of Y2K compliant verification system
Created impact analysis studies and compliance recommendations for systems outside the original Y2K project scope
Sales Systems Analyst, 1995 - 1997
Analyzed, designed, and created custom sales and management reports to meet the needs of internal and external customers
Participated on Systems Analyst Roles and Responsibilities Team and Sales Force Analysis Team
Financial Reporting Supervisor, 1989 - 1995
Designed, created, and implemented multiple on-line and batch reporting systems to evaluate company and customer performances
Participated on various special projects including development of customer line service level measurements, analysis of sales price and cost, and purchase of econometric forecasting services
Financial Systems Programmer Analyst, 1986 - 1989
Responsible for primary support of the General Ledger computer system
Assumed major role in the implementation of new General Ledger, General Ledger Management System, and Accounts Receivable System
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Marketing Emphasis, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 1992
B.S. Computer Science and Finance, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 1983
PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Certificate Program, Project Management Institute, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 2007
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