KRISTOPHER C. KOBERNUS

312-***-**** ad2omc@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/kobernusk St Petersburg, FL CAREER SUMMARY

Entrepreneurial, results-focused management professional seeking additional opportunities to grow and scale teams and operations both domestically and overseas. Experience in management consulting, project management, public service, and HR System Implementations. Experience in problem solving, developing winning team cultures and environments that drive improvements of individuals and organizations. Extensive international experience with demonstrated success in supervising multiple locations, overseeing personnel, controlling financial functions, and establishing exceptional client relations. EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – GIES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Urbana-Champaign, IL Master of Business Administration – Finance & Real Estate May 2018 PARK UNIVERSITY Parkville, MO

Bachelor of Public Administration Dec 2015

EXPERIENCE

Align HCM

Sr Operations Manager – St Petersburg, FL (Remote) Jun 2022 – Current

Lead the planning of project cadence, staffing, and deal execution of 32 UKG Implementations & 23 Post Live Engagements

Developed operations growth plans to scale from $5M in 2021 to $22M project annual revenue by end 2024 o Integrated processes to align planning, delivery, and manpower recruitment to support growth o Implemented project scoping and estimating tools to decrease scope creep and accurately scope projects.

Moved average billable rate from $125/hr to $185/hr and average deal size from $80k to

$620K/deal

o Developed project readiness and client evaluation tools and implemented Organizational Readiness Program to guide client in pre implementation activities - overall project implementation delays reduced by 60% and internal resource utilization reduced by ~ 20%/project

Guides and mentoring all incoming project managers and delivery managers on UKG and global support

Leads the evaluation of potential global delivery and support center sites and financial modeling o Created rubric to evaluate offshore locations in utilizing 18 data points and 32 potential sites

Conduct presales solution development, reviews client requirements and provides recommended software solutions across UKG and 3rd party systems

Sr Project Manager – St Petersburg, FL (Remote) Mar 2021 – Jun 2022

Lead delivery of the Joint UKG Pro – Dimensions HRIS Software for Middle Market and Enterprise clients; successfully implemented 16 full suite implementations overseeing up to 10 distinct workstreams with representation from 6 distinct organizations.

Manage implementation budgets ranging from $500K – $2.5M Manage project budget and assigned resources; identify changes to scope and manage change request process.

Ensure successful collection of client requirements, advise on core system capabilities, business process, best practices for data conversion, and required / suggested vendor integrations to drive additional value from HRIS

Lead internal efforts to create, maintain, and update project methodology, tools, artifacts, and accelerators – reducing implementation hours & increasing client satisfaction of implementation work.

Trusted advisor to the CHRO and HRIS Teams for Time & Attendance, HR/Payroll and Reporting - Drove transition of three implementation projects to post live client supports due to proven expertise and satisfaction.

Advise on internal growth strategy - match internal business process with delivery efforts – identify talent and knowledge gaps as firm has grown from 20-55 consultants over last year Accenture Strategy

Sr Strategy Consultant – New York, NY Aug 2018 – Jul 2020

Drove the creation of go-to-market and offering structure for large professional services firm; conducted competitor & cost-to-serve analysis, defined op model to enable cross industry/LoB integration and increase revenue by $1.3B/yr

Led delivery of C-Suite Daily War Room materials tracking 6 workstreams / organizational areas to drive cross- functional decisions & actions; facilitated client integration meetings to formalize/document processes; client stood up a formal Integration Office based on project results

Led use case ideation & selection of data centric product; co-created product with product managers and identified customer experience and acquisition strategy, prioritized use-cases to align with 5-yr growth agenda

Defined and catalogued current state roles, services, & skills of middle market relationship managers; co-created design principle to enable RMs, accelerate loan approval, and improve customer onboarding UNITED STATES AIR FORCE—VARIOUS LOCATIONS/ASSIGNMENTS Feb 1996 - Feb 2016 Special Security Officer—Whiteman AFB, MO Jun 2013 - Feb 2016

Developed Job Control Process, stabilized contract personnel access, increased access to secure airfield sites and finished 3 contracts ahead of schedule, saving $322,000

Created new Standard Operating Procedures, identified critical vulnerabilities following release of classified material by offsite contractor, SOPs were used as benchmarks by other agencies Program/Project Mgr—Germany, Korea, Afghanistan, Qatar Sept 2010 - May 2013

Wrote and negotiated Joint Task Force collection strategy and priorities which won approval from senior European leader’s and led to stand up of theater wide ballistic missile defense capability

Executed a $40M project spanning 3 Defense/State Department Agencies at 31 sites and led 20 contractor/Afghan Police Force members; upgraded and maintained systems to increase effectiveness and reporting by 60% in 4 months

Tracked status of 42 sites across 4 continents, 7 functional areas, 4 NATO partner national and identified issues affecting personnel, equipment, weather, communications, resulting in a reallocation of daily workflow to mitigate negative impacts

Director, US Air Forces Europe Analysis, Correlation, & Fusion Cell May 2009 – Sept 2010

Led 30-member analytical team driving intelligence collection and reporting across 51 countries; produced focused reporting of daily and weekly intelligence updates serving 22 senior leaders across European commands

Executed stand up of analytic fusion cell which combined multiple functions into a collaborative environment, resulting in streamlined sharing of information

Drove a national endeavor increasing understanding of Israeli military operations by organizing Air Component support of a highly successful targeted intelligence data gathering operations Illinois MBA Association President, Jan 2017- LEADERSHIP Jan 2018, & ACHIEVEMENT

Led 6-member executive board to implement strategic priorities, manage $17K annual budget

Identify issues affecting student population to academic leadership; proposed and carried out student led solutions, worked with administrative units to create university supported solutions where needed OutServe - Germany Chapter Leader, Sep 2011 - Jan 2013

Updated 350 LGB U.S. Service Members on Don't Ask Don't Tell Implementation.

Provided Pentagon DADT repeal team with issues specific to Overseas Members living overseas/in AOR TECHNICAL SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

German (Basic/A2) – MS Excel – MS Project – MS Power Point

UKG Certifications: UKG PRO PM, UKG Learning Consultant, UKG Dimensions PM, UKG Joint PRO/Dimensions PM; Product certifications in People Analytics, Learning, CORE HR/Payroll, Talent Acquisition

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