Michael L. Barnard, MBA

Cincinnati, OH – 317-***-**** – ad1a4v@r.postjobfree.com – https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-barnard-15bb92169/

Program Management Professional & IT Executive

Achievement-oriented professional with extensive experience in program management, project management, global team leadership, and strategic planning. Proven track record of directing global implementations of IT infrastructure for manufacturing facilities and offices. Demonstrates program and project management success spanning entire project lifecycle from determination to delivery. Consistently identifies opportunities for advancing business objectives while implementing best practices for process improvement. Value-centric leader who thrives in fast-paced environments delivering both forward-thinking and professionalism. Experience in managing both Agile, Waterfall, SCRUM development Azure Dev Ops

Core Competencies

Merger/ Acquisition/ Divestiture

Business Analysis

Global Team Leadership

System Integration

IT Strategy & Security

Vendor Management

Agile, Waterfall and SCRUM Methodologies

P&L Responsibility

IT Portfolio Management/ Governance

Strategic Planning and Delivery

Product Development

Program / Project Management

Domestic and International

Change Management

Infrastructure & Application

Cloud: SaaS-PaaS-IaaS

Professional Experience

CBTS: Cincinnati, April 2023-current

Client: Global, FULL-SERVICE provider of packaging, janSan and hygiene products and services including logistics and supply chain management solutions.

Senior Program Manager: Migration from Web-Methods to OIC (Oracle Integrated Cloud)

Leading the planning, coordination, and execution of the migration from legacy Web Methods to OIC for integrations, extensions and certain applications supported by multiple protocol technologies and web services.

Authoring weekly, monthly, and executive project summary documents for team distribution.

Facilitating open communication channels between the business sector and technical teams.

Managing a team of 26 support staff: project managers, architects, business analysts as well 7 offshore development resources

Creating, maintaining, and publishing Ms Project and Smart Sheet work plans as well as executive reporting summaries.

Moderating daily project team “standup” sessions to monitor workstream progress and interdependencies.

TEKsystems: Cincinnati, Ohio November 2022-March 2023

Client: Global Health Care Provider: Columbus, Ohio (annual sales $160 B)

Senior Program Manager: Migration to SAP S4 Hana

Responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of the $22mm migration from legacy software to SAP S4 Hanna: focusing on integrations, interfaces, IT infrastructure, applications, server environment build, financial and other “workstreams.”

Authors weekly, monthly, and executive project summary documents.

Manages a team of 24 support staff: project managers, business analysts, IT support (both on and off shore resources.

Creates, maintains, and publishes Ms Project work plans and monthly executive reporting.

Moderates daily project team “standup” sessions to monitor workstream progress and interdependencies.

Vaco, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio February 2021 – October 2022

Client: (Under NDA)

Senior Program Manager: Transition Execution Management Office: $1.3 BB business divestiture

May 2022 – October 2022

Led the planning and coordination of the subsidiary divestiture: HRIS, IT infrastructure and applications, financial and other “workstreams”

Authored weekly, monthly, and executive project summary documents

Managed a team of 10 support staff: project managers, business analysts, IT support

Coordinated terms of TSA (Transition Services Agreement) between seller and buyer

Hillenbrand Industries: Batesville, Indiana

Senior Program Manager; Integration Management Office for large, Cincinnati-based manufacturing Concern’s $.9 BB acquisition/Merger

Feb 2021 – April 2022

Led the planning, coordinating, and executing M&A/integration process: HR, Legal, Manufacturing, Procurement, Sales, Information Technology and other “workstreams”

Identifies and manages synergy realization strategies: $80mm financial synergies and dis-synergies for P&L reporting

Authors and presents monthly C-Level project integration reviews

Drives team progress via weekly by chairing project “pulse” sessions

Responsible for common integration cost management (consultants, contractors, software licenses, and software modifications in key systems (ERP, CRM HRIS) to support the new business

Managed global, integration team of 36 members (permanent and contractors) across U.S., Europe, and Asian theaters.

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Affinity, Inc CINCINNATI, OH

Program Manager: Client Delivery and Engagement

Feb 2020-DEC 2020

Responsible for all aspects of Affinity’s relationship with major engine manufacturer based in Cincinnati, Ohio. This includes all client communication, planning, reporting and SOW generation. Full P&L responsibility.

Managed a team of 16 project managers, engineers, and business analysts on a multi-million, multi-year contract.

Identified potential cost-out projects to reduce the client’s cash spend on IT capability using 6-Sigma techniques.

Partnered with other 3rd party providers to coordinate complex delivery projects efficiently

Formulated data migration plans to reduce data storage costs: on-prem, cloud, tiered storage etc

Developed quarterly and annual plans for infrastructure deployment, communication, security, and networking capability.

Managed contract for hardware, software, and cloud procurement and services.

Oversaw on-site, remote/ telecommute, and offshore located project teams.

Administered contract and vendor relationships.

Kroger: Cincinnati, Ohio

Toshiba Global Commerce SOLUTIONS, CINCINNATI, Oh

Jan 2019 – Dec 2019

Executive Program Manager

Serves as Program Manager with Global Commerce Solutions responsible for executive communication, P&L management, and presentations of new technologies. Collaborates cross-functionally to develop, test, and deploy new software capability and hardware installation. Manages team of 39 reports, including business analysts, developers, testers, project managers, and help desk associates. Focuses on identifying opportunities and implementing practices for driving efficiency and process improvement.

Maintained responsibility for planning release schedules aligning with the company’s overall goals and objectives.

Provided and monitored contract support among multiple business units and operating entities.

Formulated, organizes, and monitors projects while determining appropriate strategies to meet release schedules.

Assessed program performance, resolves complex project issues, and leads teams to maximize the program’s ROI

Worked with various project stakeholders to plan and develop project scope, deliverables, resources, and schedules

Developed and managed financial budgets for projects and delivers against established project goals and objectives

Managed support staff: Help Desk, Business Analysts, New Product Engineering

Participated with development to provide capability to reduce shrink by employing artificial intelligence.

Rolls-Royce N.A. – INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Feb 2010 – Dec 2018

Global Program Delivery Manager: IT Infrastructure & Applications Delivery: Civil Aerospace, Defense, Marine, Energy and Civil Nuclear business sectors

Provided leadership as Program Manager for IT Infrastructure & Applications across North and South America, Middle East and Asia Pac. Planned and delivered overall IT program for Rolls-Royce manufacturing sites and offices in the Americas, including application deployment. Maintained responsibility for developing new initiatives to support strategic direction of operations. Designed regional goals, operating plans, and funding proposals with focus on maintaining client relationships and increasing profitability.

Managed portfolio of 6 brand new multi-million-dollar manufacturing sites across the United States, Brazil, and Canada

Led 23 new office build outs and application capabilities in U.S. U.A.E, China, Belgium, Poland, and Brazil

Negotiated contracts with vendors to control costs, ensure service delivery and reduce vendor-related risks.

Delivered support for mergers and integrations from an IT perspective, including the £1.0 BB sale of an energy business

Managed divestiture of a £1.0 B business sector: applications, IT infrastructure and financials: $75mm IT budget

Deployed 4 new instances of SAP and 4 upgrades during 8+ year tenure, including S/4 Hana Cloud in MS Azure.

Accomplished in multiple process and technology capabilities across Procurement, (Invoicing, Payment), and Reporting (Analytics, Compliance, Risk, Diversity)

SAP Implementation experience with Procurement integration with other SAP Modules (i.e. Inventory Management, Finance, Sales and Distribution), Data Management etc

Experienced with overall Integrated Supply Chain, which includes manufacturing, procurement, EH&S, Sustainability, planning, and supply chain functions.

Deployed (Agile) global EaaS (Engine as a Service) capability for International Airline carriers with RR power plants: deployed S4 Hana in U.S., Europe, Middle East and Asia PAC with 50+ permanent and third-party resources. Deployed MS Azure to provide a range of cloud services, including compute, customer (airline) analytics, storage, and networking.

Delivered IT support for 4 divergent business operation acquisitions, from due diligence through execution. This included integration of all technology solutions and applications, data, networking, security (physical and intellectual) as well as all contracts and licenses.

Rationalized duplicate business applications (300+) deployed over 5 business sectors, resulting in $2.5 mm savings over 4 years.

Lawson Software – ST Paul, MN 2006 – 2010

Senior Program Manager

Served as Senior Program Manager facilitating execution of global software delivery projects ranging from $400K to $4M with teams of up to 27 members. Focused on determining client requirements and formulating scope, budget, and responsibilities. Played key role in $5.1M development and execution of global template for US manufacturer for operations in Asia, Europe, and North America. Project employed global team of consultants and included migration from previous version of Lawson software.

Directed international project team of 12 consultants to roll-out global ERP solution achieving budget and schedule.

IT budget $46mm and team of 42 resources: U.S., Europe and Asia Pac

Decreased effort 20% and increased revenue 5% through new business procedures for major liquor distributor.

Delivered executive support to French manufacturer of medical testing devices by sitting on steering committee.

Lead international Merger, Acquisition and integration IT team (U.S. Belgium and China) to plan and execute merger/integration of 2 foreign operating entities to coordinate transactions, manage operations, support sales/services and financial reporting.

Oracle Corporation – SAN FRANCISCO, CA

1995 – 2006

Consulting Projects Director: Applications Delivery

Provided leadership as Consulting Projects Director controlling Oracle APPs and JD Edwards full-suite, contracted software delivery focusing on full-suite, multi-country, and multi-currency solutions. Maintained responsibility for account management, delivery execution, and account profitability. Collaborated with sales team to expand Oracle hardware and application footprint. Provided executive oversight of project and program managers with a focus on driving efficiency and process improvements.

Recognized for increasing Oracle’s delivery service footprint in the region from 55% to 90% for new client contracts

Led two-year multi-country project to deploy full-suite, JD Edwards capability on a single Belgium-based instance:

oIncluding CRM, ERP and consolidated reporting- multi-currency financial: USD, BEF and CNY

Oversaw hardware, technical, and application development increasing sales from $6.8M to $9M over project timeline

Introduced effective product development into customer organizations to consolidate business processes into core ERP software solutions to avoid costly issues in both supply chain and teamwork flow.

Managed the deployment of a ERP and CRP capability to a large Columbus-based global, integrated healthcare services and products company.

JD Edwards / PeopleSoft-DENVER, CO (Software development company acquired by PeopleSoft in 2003)

Project Manager

Served as Project Manager directing design, architecture, and rollout of full-suite JD Edwards OneWorld solution to 5 divisions in 3 countries. Led team of 15 consultants and offshore development team. Mapped data from 4 databases, including BPCS, Macola, Great Plains, and Modular. Delivered support to IBM Global Solutions for two-year $80M rollout of JD Edwards to facilities in US and France. Collaborated cross-functionally to ensure projects were delivered within project schedule and budget.

Contributed key leadership as project manager of full-suite ERP solution for large hospital equipment manufacturer

Administered $4.3M implementation budget and led 27-member team to deliver the project to 430 end users

Achieved full implementation of software solution for glass bottle manufacturer by turning around failed effort.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing

Lindner College of Business

University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance/Accounting

Lindner College of Business

University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH

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