Michael A. Blair

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Scottsdale, AZ. 85255

H.480-***-**** C.312-***-****

acx6tt@r.postjobfree.com

FUNCTIONAL SKILL AREAS

Credit Collections – Account Receivables Management - Vendor/Supply Management

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite-AS/400-RPG-CLP-Query-HP/UX-Ontario Systems FACS-Enable-Tactics-Report Writer

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Van Ru Credit Corporation Des Plaines, IL 08/2014 - Present

Director of Vendor Management and Third Party Oversight

Manage all Vendor Relationships

oInsure that all vendors meet specific compliance needs

Created a Vendor Request system so all areas of the company can request a vendor based on the needs of their area.

oCreated Vendor On-Boarding Documentation

oReview and approve all Vendors based on business needs

Created a governance system for Vendor Management

Created a Vendor On-Boarding Policy and Procedure

Created a Vendor Due Diligence Process including risk analysis based on Business Type, Revenue, Regulation and Compliance.

Created a Vendor Scoring Process

Responsible for all contract reviews and Non-disclosure agreements

Responsible for approving all vendor invoices

In first year of position reduced annual expense by 200K within a budget of 1.5M

Work with IT group to create a Vendor ROI report.

Review and approve all Vendor invoices

Perform On Site Third Party reviews at High Risk Vendor Sites.

Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual internal audits to insure all termed employees are removed from all internal and external applications in a timely manner based on standards set forth in companies Policy and Procedures.

Work with all areas of the company to gather information to accomplish successful compliance for FISMA, ISO, and PCI certifications.

Create new Policy and Procedures

Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53

Van Ru Credit Corporation Des Plaines, IL 11/2008 - 08/2014

Director of Development and Operations

Manage a team of Developers, System Administrators, Dialer Administrators, and Operators

Review client requirements for Full Cycle implementation

Review business requirements for SDLC and STLC

Review and recommend processes for System Automation

Recruit, hire, train and Mentor were applicable

Maintain Vendor relations for Hardware and Software

Evaluate new vendors for Hardware and Software

Van Ru Credit Corporation Des Plaines, IL 04/1998 - 11/2008

Programming Manager IBM AS/400 and HP9000

Manage a team of Programmer and System Administrators

Review client requirements for full cycle implementation on Ontario FACS System

Set up procedures for all New Client Processes

Code and Maintain all facets of Ontario Collections Software

Code and maintain on-line and batch programs using RPG/400

Evaluated and implemented Ultra Edit Data Base Utility

Van Ru Credit Corporation Des Plaines, IL 10/1994 - 04/1998

Senior Programmer/Analyst IBM AS/400

Coded and maintained on-line and batch programs using RPG/400

Assisted in RPG to RPG400 Conversion

Customized and created programs to meet specific client needs

Project Leader in charge of programming for the Melita Auto-Dial system using Magellan Software

Other Experience

Friedman and Associates, Deerfield, IL

Programmer/Analyst IBM AS/400

Coded and maintained on-line and batch programs for the F&A system package using RPG/400

Served as on-site programming consultant to execute modifications from client specifications

Application areas included Order Entry, Purchasing, and Inventory Control

Maurice L. Rothschild Skokie, IL

Operations Manager IBM System/36

Manage all Data Processing Personnel

Perform routine Back-ups, Master File processing and File maintenance

Evaluate system for Capacity Planning

Set up Disaster Recovery and System Maintenance contracts

Restructure system and department operations to more efficiently utilize time and resources

Application areas included General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Inventory, and Payroll

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Northeastern Illinois University BS Information Science

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