JAMES W. WAZORICK

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Website: www.jameswazorick.com

SUMMARY

A proven IT leader helping companies translate their business goals to reality

A hands-on, passionate IT Leader, Project Manager, and ERP specialist successful at directing available resources for maximum efficiency, enhancing systems with new features and accomplished at making the most effective use of existing systems. Extensive experience with a variety of ERP packages in numerous manufacturing environments. A former teacher who possesses excellent communication, training and problem solving skills that bridge technology and solid business practices. Thrives in an environment where multi-tasking and learning new skills are required and can stand at the boundary of Information Technology and business management. Core strengths in:

Manufacturing

Customer focus

ERP systems

Business-IT alignment

Systems analysis and design

Database analysis and design

Software project management

Training and documentation

Systems integration

Business Intelligence

Business process analysis

Cross functional collaboration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADVANCED ALLOY PROCESSING, Elk Grove Village, Illinois and

FABRICATION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DIVISION, SHALE-INLAND HOLDNGS

Consisting Of Main Steel, Metals, Inc, and Midland Stamping and Fabrication

Metals Processor, Fabricator and Service Center

IT Manager 2014 – 2015

Responsible for managing and coordinating IT services between internal and external resources for a three company metals and fabrication group with eight locations across the United States.

Created enhanced operations and inventory reporting using SQL, EXCEL and ERP processes.

Proactively improved month-end financial reports and procedures.

Successfully managed and improved relationships with multiple key vendors.

Analyzed the ERP database to build guides for troubleshooting and report creation.

Consolidated servers from New Jersey and Texas into a shared data center in Illinois.

Initiated managed services for network infrastructure and help desk.

Implemented improved user creation and termination procedures to resolve audit deficiencies.

Conducted oversight of carve-out activities and new infrastructure build creating the new company.

Performed the analysis and selection of voice and data services provider.

Improved communications by conducting regular user conference calls and meetings.

Initiated formal written IT procedures and formal change processes.

Revised and implemented improved backup processes.

Created a management steering committee.

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TRU VUE, McCook, Illinois 2008 to 2012

Manufacturer of specialty glazing for picture frames, display cases, and museums.

Sole provider of IT services to two manufacturing plants and remote users by coordinating contract programmers and shared services of the parent company’s helpdesk staff, network administrators and network architects. Managed a budget of $650,000 to improve the Epicor DataFlo ERP and SharePoint systems, administer change control and support auxiliary applications.

Led a team that designed and managed the development of the Advanced Shipping module, which improved the efficiency of customer shipments, finished goods inventory accuracy and fulfilled customer labeling requirements

Expanded and enhanced the use of bar coded documents for inventory reporting and control.

Implemented finished goods lot control for improved inventory accuracy and quality control.

Managed change control to meet SOX requirements. Created an electronic workflow to track about 75 change requests annually and record management approvals.

Wrote and published over 100 IT SOPs. Created a SharePoint library and published several hundred tips for users of Microsoft Office applications and conducted training seminars.

Improved coordination with the parent company’s help desk, system administrators and Enterprise Architecture group yielding increased user satisfaction based on user help ticket surveys.

Designed and installed a credit approval workflow application to automate, secure, and document the approval of 100 credit memos per month.

Analyzed the DataFlo database to identify all system control master files to ensure that they were under audit control.

Developed several departmental collaboration SharePoint sub-sites.

DAUBERT INDUSTRIES, Burr Ridge, Illinois 1999 to 2008

Consisting of Daubert Chemical, Daubert VCI, and ECP, Inc., manufacturers of corrosion prevention products adhesives, coatings, automotive aftermarket products and warranties.

Manager of Programming and System Development

Responsible for programming and applications support with a $500,000 budget and supervising a staff of three technical professionals. Responsible for separate application solutions at each operating division. Reported to the Senior Vice President/CFO and three operating company presidents.

Reduced annual inventory variances from over $100,000 to $5,000.

Installed applications to improve and simplify production reporting.

Re-engineered all manufacturing and inventory functions at Daubert VCI.

Improved user satisfaction with IT evidenced in feedback from management at all operating companies.

Converted ECP’s plant to Harris Data software.

Created budget and pricing applications interfacing the MAC PAC database with Excel and Access

Created and implemented nearly 50 workflow processes to alert appropriate staff of business events.

Installed application to electronically distribute forms and reports, reducing annual mailing costs by $3,000 .

System and application security management.

Developed an executive dashboard application to summarize financial and production metrics.

Designed and implemented an integrated process to control and track issuance of MSDS.

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NISSAN FORKLIFT, Marengo, Illinois 1982 to 1999

BARRETT INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS, Marengo, Illinois

BARRETT ELECTRONICS, Northbrook, IL

Data Processing Manager/IT Manager/Application Development Manager

Managed six programmers and analysts responsible for manufacturing, financial, and order configuration applications on IBM AS/400. The I.T. department adapted and supported the company through five ownership changes, numerous software/platform conversions, and growth from $20M to $250M annual sales.

Implemented shop floor reporting utilizing RF and hard-wired terminals with scanners. Process resulted in the reduction of a data entry position as well as more timely and accurate inventory posting.

Designed and implemented an integrated production scheduling system for truck assembly lines linking configured sales and production orders, costing, and a serialized product registration/warranty database.

Utilized workflow management tool to monitor various business events and notify affected staff. Designed and implemented a system to automatically order over 1500 individual parts from Nissan Motors in conformance with Nissan’s production and shipping calendar.

Achieved significant cost savings through implementation of automatic faxing, eliminating preprinted forms for purchase orders, invoices, acknowledgments and delivery schedules.

Wrote product configuration and pricing rules for Barrett vehicles.

Designed and programed commission calculation system, integrated with sales, A/R, A/P and payroll.

Implemented integrated shop-floor job time reporting system integrated with payroll..

EDUCATION

MBA, MIS, Dominican University, River Forest, IL, GPA 4.0/4

Graduate Student of the Year, 2009

Sigma Iota Epsilon, President 2009

B.S., Teaching of Chemistry, University Of Illinois, Chicago, IL

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Languages:

RPG, BASIC, CL, RPL, SQL, DDS, COBOL

Platforms:

OS/400, i5/OS, Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8), UNIX, PICK

Applications:

Metalware, SteelPlus, MAC-PAC, Epicor DataFlo, BCP/MCS, SharePoint

Databases:

DB2/400, UniData, Microsoft Access

Tools:

Microsoft Office Professional, DBU, BarTender, AWFORMS, AWMAIL, Trusted Link EDI, Microsoft Project, Visio, MITS Discover, T.L. Ashford, SalesTracker, Outlook, Domino, NetMeeting, GoToMeeting, SpoolFlex, SEQUEL, Viewpoint

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The OMNI User 2003-2005, Communication Director

PUBLICATION

Analogies For Avagadro’s Number

Journal Of Chemical Education, 1986, 63 (2), p 125

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