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IT E x e c u t i v e ● E R P E x p e r t ● G l o b a l P r o j e c t M a n a g e r

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EXPERIENCE

RCGCONSULTING1 LLC, Erie, CO 7/2023 – Current

OWNER/PRESIDENT - Senior Project Manager

I am a natural player-coach with a strong work ethic, ownership of and accountability for defined responsibilities.

Senior Project Manager for ERP implementations as well as migration projects.

A Strong background and years of experience working with the pharmaceutical and medical device industries including FDA, CGMP and CRF regulation requirements.

During my Project Management career, I have lead projects as a PMO utilizing PMP, Six Sigma, Scrum, Agile, SDLC and the application of these methodologies for implementation, upgrade and or migration projects.

My years of experience with ERP software packages include JD Edwards (WORLD and Enterprise One), SAP, QAD and others.

My career includes interfacing with teams for the requirements of the hardware, middleware, security recommendations, data analysis and consolidation prior to upgrades and migrations. I have managed all aspects of projects (small and Global).

Extensive experience with the IBM iSeries and OS.

Furthermore, I offer essential intangibles such as an engaging and collaborative leadership style, deep knowledge of tech best practices and standards, and clear foresight to navigate around potential risk.

Expertise with POC, re-engineering and Executive Management discussions recommending strategic decisions regarding IT roadmap choices and migration to the Cloud.

Rimini Street Global Support Services, Las Vegas, NV 9/2009 – 2/2023

VICE PRESIDENT – Global Oracle Practice

Built practice to transform the business landscape for JDE clients by driving transformation, improving productivity, and streamlining clients’ business operations. Set the vision and led the strategic development and growth of JDE advisory services, inventing, incubating, and scaling ideas for innovation and charting a pathway for combining data analysis, governance, and consultancy.

Delivered on business projects and worked closely with client leaders in finance, logistics, manufacturing, engineering, and payroll. Project Management implementation and migration projects for my customers lasting from months to years in duration. Overall PMO and Senior Project Manager for all application and technical projects (upgrades of OS & hardware).

Developed value offerings and innovative solutions targeted at the C-Suite executive community that exploited both emerging and more established technologies while advising on how best to affect change. Collaborated with client executive peers to drive short-term and long-term transformation and evolution of offerings to continuously meet client needs.

Utilized my past knowledge of Senior Project Management positions to support my customer base when asked for project upgrades and customizations.

PROFILE

Thought leader, change agent, and JD Edwards expert, operating at the intersection of technology and business leadership. Demonstrated skill consulting on, deploying, and maintaining effective ERP systems, as well as setting strategy to shape an organizations future by translating vision into executed transformation. Skilled at leading teams to craft a winning strategy, driving the roadmap, and continuously seeking ways to innovate and disrupt the status quo. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, able to communicate effectively and influence executives, architects, program leads, finance, and non-technical stakeholders. Demonstrated coaching, mentoring, and leadership of multidiscipline, high-performance work teams.

EXPERTISE

Executive Leadership

Project Management /PMO

Implementations & migrations

JD Edwards WORLD and EnterpriseOne Module Expertise Team Leader / People Manager Cost & Investment Optimization Change Management

Cloud Migration & Technology Integration

Operations Leadership Global End-to-End Project Management Lifecycles

Staff Development

Mentorship Risk Management

Budget Development & Management

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EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Data Systems

Computer Science & Accounting University of Texas

Magna Cum Laude GPA 3.98

National Deans List (3 yrs.)

Computer Honor Society- UT

Professional Development: PMO (implementation)

SDLC

ITIL

Agile / Scrum Master PMP/PMI Training

Six Sigma Foundations

Dale Carnegie Management Training for Executives

Leadership Academy for Directors

Certified JD Edwards Trainer

Industries:

Pharmaceutical (extensive) Medical Devices

Finance Distribution/Logistics Manufacturing (MRP/MPS) Construction / Engineering Retail

Growers Industry

Oil & Gas (upstream/downstream)

EXPERIENCE (cont’d)

CD GROUP, Atlanta, GA 9/2008 – 9/2009

ENGAGEMENT MANAGER SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Engaged executives to expertly define and manage industry-aligned digital transformation advisory engagements. Successfully delivered advisory consulting engagements, driving strategy, roadmap, design, plan, and consolidation/migration projects on time and under budget. Defined and led cross-functional teams end-to-end through the strategy definition process, identified and translated customer digital transformation needs and scenarios into solution requirements, and drove implementation of recommended solutions. Led discovery workshops with customer leadership and their teams to understand key business objectives, risks, and challenges.

Key contributions:

•Facilitated and drove strategy, roadmap, design, and planning workshops, including leading technical project teams in the delivery of consulting service offerings.

•Led all aspects of the development of project deliverables including solutions, architectural analysis, financial analysis, and organizational impacts.

•Responsible for overseeing and managing requirements gathering, project tasks/milestones, project status, dependencies, and timelines to ensure that projects were launched successfully and on time while meeting business objectives.

•Delivered technology thought leadership and evangelism, including maintaining a broad knowledge and understanding of the current and anticipated future state of IT trends, technologies, and standards.

•Served as primary subject matter expert on JDE migration readiness assessments including delivery methodology, process documentation, scoping, and pricing.

FUJITSU CONSULTING, DENVER, CO (Formally BORN Consulting) 1/2006 – 9/2008

ASSOCIATE PRACTICE DIRECTOR (1/2007 – 9/2008) SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (1/2006 – 1/2007)

Supported the delivery of large and complex engagements at clients, leading business change, infrastructure changes, and business process optimization. Built out migration capability within the team to achieve identified outcomes on time and on budget. Provided leadership to team members and client project managers by leading requirements gathering sessions, identifying project stakeholders, and conducting vendor assessment sessions. Partnered with cross- functional teams and served as a liaison between stakeholders, resources, and consultants. Managed project resources both internally and externally, reviewed budgets, and delivered project reports.

Key contributions:

•Responsible for managing the Digital Transformation and implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project as well as providing support required to ensure successful digital transformation and delivery of the project.

•Oversaw the integration of ERP with other third-party (on-prem and cloud hosted) systems, and services providers, data conversion from legacy systems, and data warehousing solution for legacy/archived data reporting.

•Identified and mitigated any risks throughout the project while driving deliverables at every phase of the software implementation lifecycle.

QAD Inc, Santa Barba, CA 2004 – 2006

SENIOR DIRECTOR AND PROJECT MANAGER

Key contributions:

•Managed QAD customers during their implementations, migrations, and upgrades of MFG Pro software.

•Traveled Globally to Europe to help train the technical staff and Project Managers as the company matured.

•Interfaced with the CEO and CIO Senior management level for developing best practice and road mapping strategy for the future IT needs of their business.

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EXPERIENCE (cont’d)

RCG CONSULTING Inc. New Brunswick, Canada 2002 - 2004

PROJECT MANAGER

Key contributions:

•Continued after the hostile takeover of JD Edwards by Oracle as the lead Senior Project Manager completing a 3+ year migration, upgrade project in Moncton Canada for JD Irving and Company.

•Responsible for a staff of over 50 full time and contract programmers as JD Irving constructed and ramped up a brand-new automated distribution, logistics and shipping warehouse in Moncton.

•Full time position in Canada for much of the project leaving and returning to the US after the successful go-live cutover.

JD EDWARDS COMPANY, Denver, CO 1989 – 2002

SENIOR ENTERPRISE MANAGER, DIRECTOR GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SERVICES

Key contributions:

•Early years included playing a key part in the opening of the Houston Branch office as a Programmer analyst and progressing quickly to application consultant, Project Manager then promoted as the Technical Services Manger before accepting a promotion to the Denver, CO Headquarters.

•Multiple roles in Denver including heading the MIS internal JDE IT division as the MIS Director during the Y2K technical upgrade and extensive software rewrite.

•Traveled extensively to EMEA and Asia Pac, advising Global JDE Customers on their best path and implementation planning for a JDE migration or upgrade project.

•Included re-engineering projects for best practice and consolidation projects across different Divisions of Global Companies many times overseeing the establishment of a PMO.

•Responsible for the success of the Largest Global JDE customers during the transition from JDE’s legacy WORLD software to their next evolution of the GUI Enterprise One Software.

•Noted global customers included:

•Johnson & Johnson Worldwide

•GSK

•Electrolux

•Baxter

•Lexmark

•Sony Electronics

•Danone Yogurt

•Snapple

•Praxair

•Medtronic’s Medical Devices

•Alcon Pharmaceutical

•Cemex

•JD Irving & Company

(Other positions while at JDE)

(prior positions as well from 1984 – 1988)

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