Project Manager

STEPHEN FITZPATRICK

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

SAP Certified Project Manager

Overall 22 years of IT Industry experience

Overall 16 IBM & ERP Implementations

** *********, * *** * CRM Implementations with SAP Domains

Designed information technology alternatives, provided proposal efforts and change orders/upselling when required, technical direction and project tracking delivering national strategic SAP and IBM system solutions.

Project Manager experienced in SAP, IBM, and PeopleSoft Information Systems, sales and implementation of HCM, Employee Benefits and Payroll, FI/CO, CRM, Plant Maintenance, and Security modules within ERP system solutions.

Outstanding record of leadership and achievement in portfolio management, strategic planning, communication, systems development, and full life cycle implementations.

Project Manager who has organized and lead cross-functional teams to deliver core integration with data conversation of major SAP ECC 6.0 projects.

Excellent client relationship skills that provided direction to client teams implementing SAP best practices and best of breed solutions.

Consulted with all levels of executives and managers from level “C” to end users.

A leader with the ability and experience to motivate and develop all team members.

EDUCATION:

St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY MBA, Management Science

Dominican College, Blauvelt, NY BS, Management Science

CERTIFICATIONS:

SAP Certification

SAP ASAP Project Methodology

TRAINING:

IBM PMI Certification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

PC ASSOCIATES, Jersey City, NJ 01/11–06/16

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Manager responsible for CRM, business process improvements, and employee capital management, SAP FI/CO focusing on small to medium sole proprietorships.

Diagramed the existing business process flows (income, expenses, product utilization, replenishment, customer patterns, headcount, returns) in Visio and created streamlined “to be” processes.

Established benchmarks for employees and material utilization based on previous business projects enabling management to accurately submit project bids and realistically estimate return on investment and the time value of capital.

BAYER HEALTH CARE, Wayne, NJ 11/08 – 10/10

SAP Relationship Manager

Responsibilities:

Supervised, delegated, and actively managed business partners’ accounts and account planning of SAP FI/CO, HCM and Security operational domestic and global activities.

Responsible for defining the value contribution of all projects and programs within the account’s portfolio.

Monitored project and service delivery to ensure that O&I delivered value to business partners.

Managed global Bayer Information Technology support organizations to define the project’s scope, validate the business case, and identify critical attributes needed in resources for the project.

Created customized cost benefit and income realization infocubes in BW for strategic product initivates.

Represented business partners’ interests during global change initiatives.

Identified opportunities and develop initiatives that enable business innovation.

Brought value-generating ideas that created a competitive advantage to BHC, based on a deep understanding of the external technology market.

Overcame the complexity of aligning divisional and regional account management activities with the global Bayer Heath Care Organization and Information Strategy.

Acted as a trusted advisor to business partners while promoting transparency by communicating business partners’ budget across all O&I service offerings.

SAP AMERICA, Newtown Sq., PA 10/07 – 08/08

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Manager for an international paper company converting from a PeopleSoft solution to Human Capital Management SAP 6.0 solutions. Sub modules included US and Canadian payrolls, time management, portal, security, employee and manager self service.

Provided support and direction to the client program manager in: program leadership, SAP functional design, ASAP methodology, project planning, business controls, security definition, documentation and training planning, data privacy issues, legacy interface definition and technology infrastructure assessment.

Worked closely with the client to deliver a successful SAP solution.

Created the project charter, project plan and project schedule.

Provided project staffing and managed consultants, monitored progress against schedule and budget.

Conducted status reporting, including Executive Steering Committee meetings.

CIBER INC., Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 02/05 – 06/07

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Manager for NKU’s implementation of SAP HCM, FI/CO, BI/BW, Technical, Basis, Portal, Plant Maintenance, Security and Campus Management system. The project involved converting a campus-wide legacy system to SAP ECC 6.

My team consisted of over forty functional and technical consultants.

Leveraged analytical, problem resolution, interpersonal, negotiation and superb communication skills to effectively manage the team during the realization phase of the SAP implementation.

Within tight budget constraints, negotiated with internal and external staffing sources for functional and technical resources.

Effectively managed my team through the many challenges that were presented. Operational implementation experience provided the vision that enabled my team to resolve client issues.

PC ASSOCIATES, Jersey City, NJ 11/02 – 01/05

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Manager responsible for CRM, business process improvements, and employee capital management, SAP FI/CO focusing on small to medium sole proprietorships.

Diagramed the existing business process flows (income, expenses, product utilization, replenishment, customer patterns, headcount, returns) in Visio and created streamlined “to be” processes.

Established benchmarks for employees and material utilization based on previous business projects enabling management to accurately submit project bids and realistically estimate return on investment and the time value of capital.

IBM CORPORATION, White Plains, NY 10/98 – 10/02

SAP Project Management/Application Consultant

Responsibilities:

SAP Project Management and Application Consulting for a variety of customers. Some highlights of consulting career include implementing employee benefit programs for fifty-three Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agencies and defined respective Security authorizations.

Provided business process roadmap, utilizing SAP ASAP methodology and re-engineered the development requirements for successful SAP implementations.

Coordinated an on-line Insurance business process with the Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Trust Fund.

Developed a compelling business case to rationalize the cost versus tangible business value of installing a SAP technological solution for a total Human Capital Management solution.

Established a Resource Plan to manage employee pool composition and track-related employee costs and implemented Resource Utilization revenue projections, actual hours and yield management.

Configured a Flexible, Self Service SAP Payroll and Benefits Administration process, which converted a manual paper process to electronic delivery.

Conducted workshops that identified program enhancements to the existing benefit process.

SAP AMERICA, Parsippany, NJ 07/96 – 09/98

SAP Project Manager/Applications Consultant

Responsibilities:

SAP Project Manager and Applications Consultant that was selected to develop business process procedures for the SAP ASAP methodology at SAP headquarters in Waldorf, Germany.

Led software requirement definition, vendor/technical research, business case, development, RFP’s, and conducted vendor interviews. Not limited to software selection, solution design and global process redesign project for Global FI/CO (payroll) Employee Self Service/Manager Self-Service/Workflow employee portal.

Evaluated SAP 4.0B release and developed module enhancements for the SAP 4.5C release.

Created a template for implementing SAP on an enterprise-wide basis to enable the transformation of employee management practices.

Each template created a high-level assessment package for independent sub modules.

Proposed a model for team member roles and responsibilities and an assessment checklist to determine the correct skill mix for model engagements.

POLYGRAM DISTRIBUTION GROUP, New York, NY 01/96 – 06/96

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Manager for a project to develop and implement a multimedia training package for PDG distributed warehouse business process.

Identified opportunities for process improvements by leveraging organizational change and technological improvements, and interfaced with senior management, end users, and vendors.

Implemented significant savings to existing business process, reducing expenses by more than 33%.

IBM CORPORATION, New York, NY 01/85 –12/95

Project Systems Manager

Responsibilities:

As the Project Systems Manager for IBM Work Force Solutions, developed and implemented the IBM CERIS site transition system’s project. Effectively managed a team and converted twenty-four independent IBM data processing HR and FI/CO centers across the United States to one central site.

Achieved a headcount reduction of 50% and reduced operating expenses for IBM by $5,000,000.

IBM Functional Owner of the National CERIS (Human Resource & FI/CO) Process.

Re-engineered existing payroll and personnel paper card environment to electronic delivery methodology (Corporate Employee Resource Information System) for IBM U.S. During this time my team for IBM consolidated twelve regional payroll and personnel system sites across the US to one central site. We created a central employee database of more than two hundred and fifty thousand IBM CERIS and FI/CO employee records.

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