Elisabeth Rainier, MBA, PMP
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EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
• Project & Process Integration Manager with over fifteen years of experience in the IT industry, CISA certified, where she performed various roles as a Project manager, Consultant, Team lead, IT Manager, Sr. IT Manager, etc.
• Deep understanding of IT management, development, EDI and how they interact with business teams, S/4 HANA, SAP Hybris, SAP Concur, SAP ECC, Ariba, Oracle, SAP GTS, GRC, WMS, SMC, Process Weaver, ABAP and third-party logistics, COBIT framework, Scrum, XP and Kanban methodologies etc.
• Highly versed with Six Sigma, MS Project, ASAP, MS Excel, MS Access, Azure, AWS, Teamcenter, PLM, Git, Jira, Dimensions, DOORS, SIEM,etc.
EDUCATION:
Bachelors of Computer Information System, graduated with Honor (cum laude), Davenport University MBA in Strategic Management, graduated with Honor (cum laude), Davenport University CERTIFICATIONS:
SAP certified consultant
PMP Certification, ITIL V2 Foundation Certification LANGUAGES:
Fluent in English, French; conversational level for German; notions of Spanish, Italian, Russian WORK EXPERIENCE:
12/2018-present ALPSALPINE– Auburn Hills, MI
Sr. IT Manager
• Actively managed internal audits implementing general controls (COBIT, ITIL, ISO/IEC 27001), cyber/information security, Windows, SQL, network and other infrastructure technologies (Audit Command Language proficiency) saving $150,000 in revenue this year.
• Implemented GRC 12 and SAP SRM using BRF plus Flate Rule for complete GRC integration to improve data integrity, security and accuracy by 99%
• Maintained licensing (RedHat, VMware, Adobe, Microsoft), vendors and contracts documentation to streamline the information systems processes and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) saving 17,000 in duplicate licensing.
• Slashed payroll/benefits administration costs 30% by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services.
• Managed a team of 10-12 direct reports across multiple projects (applications & infrastructure)
• Managed the Windows OS migration to Microsoft Office 365, One Drive, Teams, etc.
• Managed audits and provided JSOX supporting documentation to Japanese counterparties at the headquarters level.
• Managed cybersecurity, troubleshooting errors, performance, and integrity issues with systems to identify root causes and recommend remediation actions using Palo Alto Networks, QRadar, BigFix, etc.
• Ensured information planning, project management/ risk mitigation, network security, legal and ethical security, application security using analytical statistics for management, applied cryptography, advanced computer forensics and research techniques for information assurance.
• Utilized SIEM, Forensic, SOAR, EDR tools for cyber security incident tracking, resolution and reporting.
Elisabeth Rainier, MBA, PMP
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• Provided monthly status reporting of all IT activities to upper management (including problem resolution and root cause analysis for various incidents, risk mitigation techniques and data recovery plans).
• Drove the development and implementations of a high value eCommerce web platform for warehouse bar code scanning and shipping through UPS using SAP Hana.
• Managed resources, corporate and department goals, PTO and the entire expectations for the IT teams on what can be delivered.
• Facilitate UAT’s for new system releases as well as managed requirements change control. (e.g. SAP Concur Travel Request Approval)
• Coordinated with remote teams in Mexico, Japan and other states by facilitating communication between business stakeholders and the IT team.
04/2014-11/2018 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH (BOSCH) – Warren, MI Project Manager
• Implemented customer facing, process engineering, industrial engineering, relevant sales engineering, BPO or document management production/operations solutions, identifying risks and finishing three weeks ahead of schedule using GDPR guidelines.
• Established and maintained a long-term information systems roadmap, evaluation of emerging technologies and define the features and capabilities that go into systems that resulted in a spotlight award bringing in an additional 60,000 in revenue for 2018.
• Managed of development team activities prioritization, and promoting agile development overseeing the development and test lifecycle for ADAS, ASPICE, CMMI, AUTOSAR, CAN, Teamcenter, FlexRay, LIN Networks, Salesforce, SAP & PLM implementations.
• Identified, prioritized and communicated internal control deficiencies noted during testing and provided recommendations to remediate control deficiencies using Tableau.
• Managed Capital projects business justification and ROI in cost reduction/avoidance as well as business process improvement initiatives using SAP Data Governance and Dashboard/Reporting for user roles, system access parameters, data accuracy, timeliness, completeness, BI (business intelligence) collection, analysis, presentation and dissemination. 10/2010-03/2014 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC - Auburn Hills, MI Sr. SAP Manager/Architect
• Provided program oversight and hands-on assistance in terms of overall scope, cost, and schedule management for shared services.
• Provided expert knowledge of FI/CO program financial management, MRP, PS and PLM.
• Managed open issues using E-Sourcing/CLM for contract management. 05/2009-10/2010 DELOITTE & TOUCHE - New York, NY
DTTS SAP Finance Manager–VAT
• Provided program oversight and hands-on assistance in terms of overall scope, cost, and schedule management for shared services.
• Provided expert knowledge of VAT program financial management.
• VAT Implementation (Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom). 06/2001-04/2009 IBM – Southfield, MI
Sr. Consultant – Financial SCM – Industrial Financial Management
• Lead the development of Project Controls Plans on assigned projects.
• Collaborated with PMO in the sharing of lessons learned and best practices from projects.
• Supported the modification, documentation and implementation of existing and/or new internal processes and process improvements.