Project Manager System Consultant

JOHN R. ASHMAN

Livonia, MI ***** 734-***-**** *******@**.******.*** LinkedIn URL Skype: live:jashman_3

IT PROJECT AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Proven and certified Project Manager and IT Product Owner (PMP, PSM I) with extensive expertise managing projects for internal departments, consulting firms and IT product and services companies. Trained in PMI consistent methodology and tools (SDLC, Waterfall, Agile/SCRUM, PMO, MS Project, JIRA, Rally, etc.). Broad technology experience with internet/web, client / server, Sharepoint, network computing, mid-range, mainframe, cloud, data analytics / reporting (Power BI, Excel, SQL etc.) and a variety of COTS. Business experience includes international dispersed organizations, DG/MDM, ERP (SAP, Oracle EBS, JD Edwards World and One World, BPCS, Mapics, Epicor), BI, HRIS/HCM, LMS, JIT and Supply Chain, CRM, e-Commerce (B2B, B2C, B2E, EDI), Distribution and fulfillment, regulatory affairs, ISO certification, MES, Office (Word, Excel, PPT,Access, etc.). Core competencies include:

Project Management

Product Ownership

Program Management

PMO and Portfolio Management

User and Client Relationship Mgt

System Solutions and Services

Development, Deployment and Operations

Agile / SCRUM

ITIL / ITSM

Vendor and Financial Management

Staff Management

Scope and Budget Management

Risk and Issue Management

Dispersed teams

Diverse teams

EXPERIENCE

MJ Wholesale 08/2021 - Present

Project Manager (part time)

Deployed and integrated ERP especially warehousing in support of existing Shopify e-commerce

Initially tried Odoo but then ran an ERP selection and deployed Fishbowl

Led a team of part time resources including software house representatives and developers

Automotive Assembler 12/2021 - 04/2022

Project Manager / Product Manager (part time)

Managed changes to the invoice and drafting mainframe systems leveraging agile tools and including product operational support

Artech at Ford 07/2019 – 04/2020

Product Manager (Scrum Master) & Program Management Support

As product manager (scrum master) facilitated product grooming, PI and sprint planning, daily scrum, review and retrospective meetings.

Facilitated Explore phase of SAP Purchasing deployment including considerable Rally work as well as summary Clarity reporting and RAID management

Development and use of Sharepoint for the status tracking, reporting and follow up for SAP Purchasing and IT management around fit/gap and deployment planning

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GENERAL MOTORS 09/2012 – 02/2019

Program - Project Manager/Agile Product Owner, Detroit, MI

Led as Agile Project Manager / Product Owner and Functional SME for customization, deployment and support of SAP Master Data Governance (Finance) in support of new Hana Global Ledger SAP FI/CO Deployment.

Managed the customization and deployment of an Oracle tool for Accounts Reconciliation Management as a Product Owner / Agile Project Manager

Concurrent with other major projects managed multiple mainframe / Cobol projects in the cost accounting space my manager was responsible for.

Led 5 Operational Excellence Projects and coached employees within GCF and Finance IT in OpEx (Lean/Six Sigma) including a deep dive on incident management for LMS.

Acted as change owner with ITIL / ITSM promotions to production.

Deployed PeopleSoft for Korea migrating off of unique local legacy application.

Led the waterfall move and simplification of GMAM (Asset Management) and Treasury Office, including telecom work, Call Recording, On Line refreshes, Domain migration, a new Archiving solution, and several application workstreams moving to a corporate platform and removing a GMAM specific server farm.

MASCO CABINETRY, Ann Arbor, MI 07/2011 – 08/2012

Project Manager

Product Owner / Agile Project Manager for Oracle BI implementation with both EBS and two legacy systems feeds.

Portfolio management including MS Project server support and PMO functions.

Project manager for supply chain finance implementation internationally.

Program Manager for New Product Development Cycle Time Reduction program.

Infrastructure Change and Application Release manager including Numara TrackIt and Sharepoint site management (ITSM/ITIL)

Project manager for inbound AP EDI (810/864).

Project manager for Product Information Gold Source which is an Oracle instance and tools for new product development.

TEK SYSTEMS, MI 09/2010 – 06/2011

Project Manager, General Motors - Business Services

Project manager for the construct through deployment of a Tooling Tax Processing and Reporting system, including an upgrade of the DB release level and structure, new functionality, and reporting.

HP Support of the General Motors Account

Project Manager for hosting infrastructure projects in a complex, matrixed, and global environment.

Consolidated engineering and PM input from requirements review sessions forming project scope and pricing.

Engaged solutions engineers and other expertise for the design and execution of solutions.

Formed and led leveraged team of diverse technical resources (Unix SAs, DBAs, Security, Storage, B/R experts, etc.) to complete projects within HP methodologies and tools.

Managed 3 to 8 projects at any one time.

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STG. CHRYSLER FINANCIAL, Farmington Hills, MI 06/2010 – 08/2010

Project Manager

Project Manager for planning the systems for a spin off company for 3rd party debt portfolio processing debt portfolios. Included the planning of a suite of systems with a core of debt software from Latitude implemented as SaaS.

IBS. Municipal Employee’s Retirement Systems, Lansing, MI 01/2010 – 05/2010

Project Manager / Product Specialist

Managed the implementation of NuView (web based .Net on SQL Server DB) as the organization’s HR information system.

Booz&Co, International 04/2007-12/2009

Associate / Program / Project Manager

Managed the development and deployment of the Land Management System for Abu Dhabi on site with a very international team as Agile Project Manager / Product Owner

Managed the HRIS/HCM selection and then deployment of NuView replacing PeopleSoft with a ASP model for a complex global consulting firm.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

GM, Detroit MI, Project Manager IV, PM V and Strategic Planner

Gale Group, Novi, MI, System Consultant / Project Manager

Contrado, Dallas, TX, Principal Consultant

E-GM, Detroit MI, Project Manager

Perot Systems, Detroit (Chrysler Time and Attendance) and Chicago (CST/Star ERP), Project Manager

DIFCO Labs, Detroit, MI, IT Director

Lear, Europe, IT Director

ITT Auto, Auburn Hills, MI MIS Manager

Lear Siegler Seating Corp., Livonia, MI, IT Director

EDUCATION

M.Sc. in Operations Management, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI

B.Sc. in Math with High Honors, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Technical Course Work and Seminars

New Horizons: ITIL Foundations

Professional Conferences: APICS, Common, BPCS, MAPICS DB, etc.

DIFCO: Series of staff management courses

Perot systems: Leadership, Project Planning, Managing and Motivating Staff

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SCRUM.org as Professional Scrum Master I

PMI (Project Management Institute) certification as PMP 39025 (Project Management Professional)

Change Owner certification – GM ITIL/ITSM

Speaker at ANSI X.12 at request of IBM (very early days of EDI)

Co-author of several AIAG JIT related papers

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Project Management Institute

Past memberships: AIAG; APICS; CASA / SME; Common

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