IT Program Manager

Qualifications

An adaptive and highly effective IT Professional with experience in…

SAP Implementations

Over 10+ years directing the design & development of SAP solutions

Directed RICEF development in various SAP areas including FI/CO, BW, Master Data

Project & Program Management:

Managed large-scale projects and multi-year programs

Single POC for key stakeholders; ongoing C-level, VPs, Owner engagement experience

Maintained 100% deliverable compliance; financials, contracts, approvals and other PMO requirements

Experienced in waterfall, agile and hybrid methodologies; adaptable to various tools and routines

Specialized in projects difficult-to-deliver, due to technical complexity and organizational challenges

Finance Experience

Finance BBA Education with real world experience as a manager and contributor in the Finance field

Experience includes Consolidations, Month End Close, Financial Planning, AR & AP

Resource Management:

Worked with Accenture and other large service partners on most large scale projects

Managed local, on-shore and off-shore resources for extensive periods

Ensured vendor completion of work as stated in approved SOWs, WOs, CRs, etc

Notable positions held in IT

IT Finance Deployment Lead, IT MD Development Manager, FI/CO Senior Business Analyst, IT Program Manager for Finance Transformation

Notable positions held in Finance

North American Operational Accounting Manager - Fortune 100 company

Chief Financial Officer – Small business (sales over 150M)

Work History

Consultant – The Coca-Cola Company MDM Specialist Nov 2019

+ Data Architect & Analyst SD & Procurement Client Partner

Master Data Business Analyst & Data Lead for SAP S4 HANA implementation

Data Specialist for Procurement and Sales & Distribution processes

Managed plans and completed deliverables for multiple workstreams

Worked directly with directors, application leads, developers

Consultant – The Coca-Cola Company Technical PM May 2019-Oct Dec 2019

+ Project Manager Client Partner App Designer

Hired to direct vendor and complete in-flight project already behind schedule and over-budget

Directed the custom development of a web-based application critical to ongoing business operations

Deployed new processes and solution to parts of North America, South America and Europe

Worked directly with offshore developers and remote clients on a daily basis

PS Energy Finance Systems Manager 2017-Apr 2019

+ Executive Partner Process Leader Accounting Systems Deployment Manager

Responsible for all areas of accounting and financial reporting processes and systems

Partner to the CEO, COO, Legal Counsel and external partners (banks, lenders, etc.)

Consultant – PS Energy IT Project Manager 2016-2017

+ Data Management Financial System Conversion Vendor Management

Responsible for completing initiative initiated more than 10 years ago, in less than a year

Implemented new Windows based application, replacing old unsupported mainframe

Migrated data and implemented solutions for cleansing and managing data ongoing

Worked directly with vendor/software provider to resolve outstanding feature requests

The Coca-Cola Company North America IT Group Manager 2015-2016

+ Program Management Process Improvement Vendor Management

Managed large diverse solution portfolio; SAP, Salesforce and other niche applications

Established the “Managed Services” model for outsource providers which include the standardization of SOWs, work orders, change requests and quarterly KPI reviews

Coca-Cola Refreshments IT Program Manager 2011-2015

+ Project Management Finance Deployment Lead Resource Management

Managed the IT deployment for the largest program initiative implemented for the Finance organization with more than 50 consultants; budget greater than $100M

Coca-Cola Refreshments Global IT Senior Development Manager – MD 2008-2011

+ Resource Management Program Management Account Management

Managed department of senior business analysts and developers

Responsible for large and diverse portfolio; typically, 10+ projects from $10K to $5M

Delivered full replacement of an aging legacy mainframe application in Europe

Coca-Cola Enterprises 2000-2008

+ IT Senior Business Analyst SAP Configuration Specialist NA Operational Accounting Manager

Education & Technical Skills

BBA Finance: Francis Marion University, Florence SC

Notable Technical/Practice Experiences

PM Tools: Planview, HP PPM, Jira, Smartsheet, Wrike

SAP: FI, CO, MM, PP, ALE, BW, HR, EBP

SalesForce, Oracle, Infor, Sage, Informatica

Advanced Microsoft Office skills: Access, Project, PowerPoint, Excel

20200713 IT Program Management

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