Senior IT professional
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Darrin Ellero
Principal Consultant Advisory and Transformation Services
ad5spm@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/darrin-ellero
Westerville, OH 43082
Summary
Resourceful and results-driven information technology professional with a strong blend of technical skills, leadership experience, and commercial acumen. Able to plan, communicate, and execute technical solutions across multiple domains, including detailed knowledge of methodologies such as SDLC, Waterfall, and Agile/Scrum. Collaborative communicator with an aptitude for building stakeholder relationships with vendors, colleagues, and clients. Adept at training and mentoring high-performing teams to consistently surpass expectations on every engagement. Natural problem solver and critical thinker with a history of designing innovative processes to optimize efficiency and productivity in a rapidly evolving business environment. Career Experience
Avaap Consulting (10/2021 - Present)
NiSource
Principal SAP Order and Work Management Functional Consultant SAP functional work management consultant responsible for translating Business Requirement Documents (BRD) to Functional Specifications (FS). Perform business specific configurations to match existing business processes. Develop test scripts for new and enhanced functionality. Complete Unit, FIT, SIT, and User acceptance testing. Key Contributions
• Delivered build of release 1 of order management and work management project.
• Train business users on SAP S/4 Hana processes and best practices. SAP Americas
Principal SAP Supply Chain Functional Consultant
SAP functional supply chain lead responsible for building data model and integration mappings between SAP and Epic HMR. Design integrations for both batch and HL7/RDQ messaging. Create master supply chain blueprint for SAP/Epic processes and integrations
Key Contributions
• Delivered an SAP/Epic HMR supply chain healthcare baseline in collaboration with SAP finance baseline. BMW Americas
Principal SAP Functional Consultant
SAP functional FICA consultant focusing on ongoing upgrades and support for BMW Americas Dealer Portal and dedicated SAP instance. Provide triage and support for L2/L3 user issues. Design and implement new third party ETL system for facilitating data transfer and synchronization between SAP instances. Review and recommend required upgrades and service packs compatible with the business.
Key Contributions
• Plan, test, and support system and integration tool upgrades.
• Updated BizTalk 2013 to current BizTalk 2020 version to streamline integrations Page 2 5
St Joseph University
Principal Program Advisor
Consulting program advisor leading client team and third party vendor in conversion and consolidation of Google Mail and Office 365 between St Joseph University and merger partner University of the Sciences. Strategic advisor for integration and consolidation of academic systems. Built five year strategic roadmap for further rationalization of academic systems in line with overall university strategy.
Key Contributions
• Completed Google and Office 365 mergers inline on time and in budget with overall university merger execution.
• Completed academic systems rationalization on time to coincide with academic calendar. Towson University
Principal Consultant Project and Organizational Change Management Consulting program manager leading project team in Oracle Stratus financial services implementation. Organizational Change Management advisor tasked with building and implementing strong communications plan throughout program. Management of five million dollar consulting and vendor budgets. Key Contributions
• Delivered final campus wide deployment July 2022 on time and in budget.
• Manage vendor work and adherence to SOW.
W.R Grace
Principal Consultant SAP MDG and Organizational Change Management Consulting program manager leading internal and external teams in SAP S/4 HANA MDG implementation. Organizational Change Management advisor tasked with desgining and implementing comprehensive communication plan across the program. Manage consulting and internal company budget across program. Lead team in SAP Business Partner functional assesment and provide recommendations on implementation benefits. Key Contributions
• Design comprehensive 2 phase program plan for MDG implementation.
• Create global OCM communication program.
• Create Agile what-if analysis application for sprint planning. Avaap
Internal duties and Contributions
Respond to customer inquiries and answer RFQ/RFP opportunities for perspective clients. Provide pre-sales engineering and technical support for new clients and projects. Provide technical expertise for external campus and job fair opportunities. Mentor new analysts and consultants on consulting best practices. Centric Consulting (06/2021 – 10/2021)
Cardinal Health
Principal ERP Consultant 3PL
Lead a complete analysis of current as-is ERP and 3rd party applications for the 3PL medical devices and pharmacy operations. Gathered Business Requirement Documents (BRD) from business and technology teams with the sole intent to provide recommendation of upgrading current ERP system (Tecsys Elite) or migrating platform to SAP S/4 HANA solution. Held strategic oversight for a cross-functional project team and multiple WRICEF teams through all phases of the end-to-end solution. Liaised with vendors to review/approve and plan implementation of SOW. Page 3 5
Key Contributions:
• Leveraged background in Supply Chain and ERP systems to perform end-to end analysis of WRICEF objects currently deployed and compared with SAP S/4 functionality.
• Conducted vendor requirements gathering and functional workshops to demonstrate day-in-the-life solutions and process improvements.
• Performed total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis and forecasted 5-year costs for business growth through both solutions
• Achieved project milestones and client deliverables by deploying best practice principles across all stages. Blue Marble Consulting Inc. (10/2019 - 02/2021)
HP Hood LLC
Consulting Program Director
Spearheaded a major migration program (SAP S4/HANA upgrade) from an outsourced solution to an in-house HP Hood process. Held strategic oversight for a cross-functional project team and eight individual workstreams through all phases of the end-to- end project lifecycle. Liaised with vendors to review/approve contracts and maintain compliance standards. Key Contributions:
• Leveraged strong blend of technical knowledge and commercial acumen to oversee vendor selection and performance management.
• Ensured that the WRIKE collaboration tool was integrated and aligned with all program modules to drive communication, monitoring, and auditing capability.
• Achieved project milestones and client deliverables by deploying best practice principles across all stages. Northfield Consulting LLC (02/2019 - 04/2019)
Cardinal Health
Principal SAP Consultant
Acted as lead data quality consultant with responsibility for defining and implementing best practice data analysis and governance standards in SAP ECC.
Key Contributions:
• Directed several data management teams focusing on prioritization, testing, and system maintenance in accordance with corporate policies and procedures on data governance.
• Analyzed master data to achieve consistency and integration across interconnected systems and operational units.
• Tracked and tested data quality against core metrics to identify and remediate critical issues. J.P Morgan Chase and Company (08/2015 - 10/2018)
Vice President/Senior Project Manager
Orchestrated a portfolio of projects worth up to $10M encompassing global tax, SAP ECC financial applications (FICO) and SAP ECC GL. Maintained MS Project, JIRA, and Confluence sites for projects. Provided weekly, monthly, and stakeholder progress reporting. Maintained RACI and mange project risks. Key Contributions:
• Oversaw the delivery of SAP MM to enable inventory control within the Global Document Management Systems team.
• Provided strategic direction, training, and mentoring for multi-functional project teams.
• Managed project budget, schedule, and scope in line with high-level corporate objectives. Senior Project Manager (Consultant)
Hired as a Consultant with a mandate to provide in-depth support and guidance for the SAP ECC Risk and Finance Technology team. Provided project management support across the technology platform. Key Contributions:
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• Stewarded a User Acceptance Testing (UAT) project to validate MFC trading and settlement processes for the London SAP migration in collaboration with numerous colleagues and end users.
• Introduced cloud-based SAP Business One solution to achieve regulatory compliance for the Israel Tax Authority. Hexion Specialty Chemicals (formerly Momentive Specialty Chemical) (10/1999 - 06/2015) Global Project Manager Critical Manufacturing Systems Security Planned and executed a comprehensive audit of physical and cyber security at multiple manufacturing sites. Provide action and remediation plans for site leadership of known weaknesses. Conducted investigations across a wide variety of security incidents from the Security Operations Center (SOC).
Key Contributions:
• Conceptualized and delivered an enterprise-wide process to enable accurate and consistent security audits.
• Created a mitigation toolkit to remediate flagged items using NIST, CFATS, and Responsible Care best practice.
• Prioritized critical vulnerabilities to mitigate risk to employees, infrastructure, and intellectual property.
• Acted as a valuable resource for site leaders as a security Subject Matter Expert (SME). Global Supply Chain Technical and Process Architect Designed and implemented an SAP ECC and third-party plant scheduling, demand management, and inventory control strategy for locations in 30+ countries. Led a team of IT and supply chain professionals with responsibility for training and performance evaluation.
Key Contributions:
• Ensured accurate delivery of new supply chain processes and methodologies across all global sites.
• Tracked performance against KPIs to identify opportunities to reduce inventory in enhance on-time delivery capability.
• Examined each production facility to optimize supply chain procedures and protocols based on individual requirements and constraints.
• Led the Supply Chain Plan Process team with a remit to oversee the integration of Hexion Specialty Chemicals and Momentive Performance Materials global supply chain operations. Global Supply Chain Plan Process System Implementation Architect (Consultant) Coordinated system implementation projects including input into all phases from strategic planning, analysis, and forecasting, to delivery, testing (UAT), and end user support. Liaised with business leaders to gather feedback and manage expectations. Key Contributions:
• Successfully rolled out and integrated SAP ECC and Zemeter Supply Chain Suite to enable collaborative forecasting, demand planning and inventory analysis for 800+ users in 30 countries.
• Delivered the Global Supply Chain Plan Process system to facilitate the merger of Borden Chemical, Resolution Performance Products, Resolution Specialty Materials and Bakelite AG into the single global SAP solution.
• Oversaw the divestiture of the Inks global business unit, the Coatings business unit, and the HAI merger/joint venture to ensure compliant master data transfer and security.
• Ensured that all implementations were accompanied by comprehensive training and coaching for global end users.
• Introduced inventory analysis tools to support the accurate monitoring of inventory levels resulting in operational efficiency (cost saving of $22M) and reduced risk.
• Implemented Aspen Technologies MIMI plant scheduling models to 30 production sites, enabling detailed real time production scheduling capability.
• Pioneered a two-way interface to SAP for extracting of master data and automated loading of planned orders.
• Collaborated with the Hexion Information Technology department to maintain compliance with SOX requirements. Key Strengths
• Extensive Global SAP ECC and S/4 HANA functional and leadership experience.
• Experience across multiple business domains (Manufacturing, Retail, Finance, Healthcare, Higher Education).
• Specialties in process optimization, system analysis, and enterprise implementation.
• Strong background in managing multiple simultaneous workstreams and projects.
• Power user of major project tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Asana, Wrike, Service Now. Page 5 5
Education
BS Business & Management Information Systems, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH (Due 2024) Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan - College of Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI Professional Training & Certifications
Certified Prosci Organizational Change Management Practitioner (OCM) Certified Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Certified Scrum Master via Scrum.Org
Department of Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Security Protection certified Department of Homeland Security Chemical Data Retention certified. Advanced principles of project management
DMAIC Green Belt certified.
Citrix Certified Administrator
Microsoft SQL Administration
SAP PP/PI/MM/MRP
SAS Programming
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