Project Management Manager

MICHAEL SINNOTT

Mine Hill, NJ 508-***-**** ******************@*****.***

PROVEN SENIOR IT CONSULTANT

Project Management Director • VP Program Management • Business Transformation Leader Data Migration • Project Management • Stakeholder Engagement • Business Process Redesign Streamlined Acquisitions • Optimized Metrics • Led IT Implementations • Created Project Plans, Project Manager Professional (PMP) • Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP) WORK EXPERIENCE

FullBeauty Brands - Retail March 2020 - July 2024

Director of Project Management

• Optimized a $3.1M budget while leading seamless migration of mainframe to the cloud, a 3-year initiative that resulted in enhanced business continuity and reliability.

• Stood up project management function across the entire company, creating all documentation, establishing communication plans, and integrating Waterfall/Agile processes.

• Created executive presentations to update management on project statuses.

• Met with project stakeholders and senior management to communicate project progress and review issues/resolutions.

• Enhanced business capacity and cost-efficiency by leading key WMS upgrades.

• Automation of receiving process to minimize manual work.

• Improve inventory updates to Salesforce website.

• Improve systems integration to conveyor systems.

• Worked on projects to improve data feeds to our Snowflake data lake.

• Managed implementation of new price management system to offer more discount options for our customers. (coupons, customer specific pricing, and time controlled pricing)

• Tapped into new eCommerce streams by implementing TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook as retail marketplaces, overseeing all aspects of technical integrations.

• Managed the IT tasks for the acquisition of the Catherines, Eloquii, CUUP and Avenue brands.

• Capture acquisition data and format into FBB files.

• Develop APIs into acquired company’s applications to minimize business disruptions.

• Managed the QA and UAT process for projects.

• Implemented Microsoft Teams and created a project submission screen for business users.

• All project artifacts were contained in Teams. Project communications as well as meeting videos were saved under each project.

• Implemented Azure DevOps to manage projects (Kanban boards) The Children's Place - Retail Jan 2019 - March 2020 Senior Project Manager (Consultant)

• Delivered key support to the Marketing IT team to launch high-impact upgrades and development for a range of core IT systems critical to retail and marketing operations.

• Introduced email marketing technology, driving customer engagement and brand awareness during the transition of the Gymboree business to The Children’s Place systems.

• Kept projects on track by leveraging Agile project management techniques and facilitating daily scrums, effectively monitoring the backlog and supporting story development. Hudson's Bay Company - Retail Sep 2016 - Jan 2019

Senior Project Manager (Consultant)

• Orchestrated the end-to-end migration involving the conversion of a newly acquired eCommerce company into the existing back-of-house systems of the parent company.

• Collaborated with Business and IT teams to design data conversion process, business process change, and sequencing for each application conversion.

• Ensured IT system functionality by defining testing processes for system changes.

• Met user needs during the transition by holding workshops with IT and HR to address user access issues and map out future project implementations.

• Kept senior management up to date by creating Dashboards to track project progress. Tiffany & Company - Retail Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

Senior Program Manager (Consultant)

• Spearheaded the first phase of conversion from AS400 ERP to Oracle RMS, successfully phasing out the legacy system, minimizing business disruption, and enhancing future capacity.

• Leveraged a waterfall and hybrid agile methodology to facilitate project management.

• Aligned IT departments and the IBM consulting team by developing a robust program plan. Mondelēz International - Manufacturing June 2015 - Sep 2015 Senior Project Manager (Consultant)

• Collaborated with the Packaging division on a key project to acquire detailed specifications from suppliers, enabling the elimination of multiple suppliers for the same product.

• Facilitated meetings to communicate issues and communicate status to team members. Phillips-Van Heusen - Manufacturing Oct 2014 - June 2015 Senior Project Manager (Consultant)

• Led conversion of Asia-Pacific and Mexico stores from legacy to modernized system, a process that encompassed POS, Merchandise, Allocations, Planning, and Warehouse systems.

• Oversaw IT teams, ensuring timely completion of modifications and data conversion tasks. Celerant Technology – Retail Systems Aug 2013 - Oct 2014 Implementation Manager / Business Analyst

• Engaged closely with clients throughout the process of ERP installation and configuration.

• Promoted customer satisfaction and drove operational efficiency by reviewing internal processes, conducting requirements-gathering sessions, and analyzing needs.

• Managed the QA and UAT process for projects.

Ralph Lauren - Manufacturing Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

Project Manager (Consultant)

• Facilitated the acquisition of the Chaps brand from Warnaco to RL by developing all phases of data conversion, creating project plans, and reviewing reporting requirements. Mars Inc. - Retail Sep 2009 - Feb 2012

Divisional CIO

• Owned a $3.5M budget while leading a team supporting the eCommerce division, with oversight of 3 direct supports and 12 indirect supports.

• Cut expenses from 4.8% of NSV to only 3.4% in 2 years.

• Created a 3-year budget plan, presented to the management team, and gained buy-in, leading to an ultimate reduction of expenses to below 2% of NSV, meeting a key retail benchmark.

• Managed the QA and UAT process for projects.

• Held quarterly meetings to update senior management on project statuses, budget spend and propose future projects to drive business profitability.

• Managed the different systems used to support warehousing, product development, allocation and planning, finance and store systems.

Filene’s Basement – Retail 1998 to 2009

Divisional CIO (Director Supply Chain Systems)

Led and directed IT team consisting of 10. Responsible for advancing all corporate systems

(warehouse, merchandising, purchasing, financial, sales, and executive reporting), including all store implementations of register and back office applications. Apply project management strategies utilizing Microsoft Project to track progress. Communicate and collaborate with users to resolve system-related issues; worked with senior management to improve business processes. Assist the MIS team in supporting JDA POS store solution (Windss 2.0) and JDA merchandise system (MMS 4r6)

• Facilitated requirements gathering sessions (JAD). Developed communications plan and executed weekly and biweekly project updates.

• Worked with business to understand changes between systems and how it would affect their business processes.

• Created Power Point presentations for IT management

• Significantly improved overall warehouse and product management practices through the automation of forms and development of key applications.

• Implemented an EDI replenishment system for our basic product lines. Expected inventory turns to increase to 6 from 2 times a year.

• Converted existing warehouse software to PKMS. Upgraded merchandising system to JDA 4R6 and implemented the MID Allocation and Planning software package.

• My team supported the outsourced E-Commerce site by supplying Item information, Inventory levels, fulfilling customer orders, and communicating shipment confirmation back to the site. Designer Holdings - Apparel Manufacturer 1995 to 1998 Director of MIS

Led cross-functional team of 11, which supported the company’s computer systems, for the Calvin Klein Jeans business. Responsibilities included the delivery of specialized services such as staff training, process improvements, and end-user support among the following departments: Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Production, Sales, Warehousing, Order Processing, Allocations, Customer Service, EDI, and Retail.

• Successfully implemented and installed the JDA MMS retail system as well as the RLM apparel system, including the conversion of all ACS files to the RLM system.

• Evolved data management and product tracking processes through the implementation of the source tracking system ALDON.

• Effectively tracked and reported the status of all projects while meeting or exceeding stated milestones and deadlines.

• Significantly improved warehouse practices through a variety of customized advancements: implemented a scan/pack system to meet customer shipping requirements, installed Norand RT1700 RF terminals for scanning inventory and locating stock, and created automated receiving system to reduce receiving errors by 30%. Liz Claiborne, Inc. – Apparel Manufacturer 1988 to 1995 Business Specialist & Project Manager

Directed team of ten programmers to advance systems, resolve problems, and train users. Mentored seven programmers to increase proficiencies. Utilized PowerPoint technologies to communicate effectively with upper management.

• Instrumental in improving turn and in-stock by 40% through the collaborative creation of the

“LIZRIM” quick response system.

• Heavily involved in all aspects of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) evolution, including completion of comprehensive research, presenting options to executive committee, and steering the future direction of EDI development guided by retailer input.

• Promoted to Project Manager in recognition of previous successes, gaining control of EDI, Customer Service, and Order Processing systems; collaborated with Anderson Consulting on the creation of Customer Service and Order Processing system.

• Was part of the acquisition team that worked on incorporating the systems of the Russ Togs company, which Liz Claiborne had purchased. Created an acquisition IT document. This document was used for developing an action plan when the company acquired a new business. Bush Boake Allen, Inc. - Manufacturer 1985 to 1988 Programmer/Analyst

• Installed software and modified programs to improve operations.

• Conceived and installed PC graphics/slide system, reducing production costs by more than tenfold.

EDUCATION

Clark University, Worcester, MA

Master of Business Administration, Accounting & Information Technology Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

TECHNOLOGIES, CERTIFICATIONS, SKILLS

Technologies: Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/7 • AS400 • Manhattan PKMS • Dell Servers • Win/DSS • JDA MMS • RLM (Ron Lyn Management) • EDI (Premenos) • ALDON • Hawkeye • NetMeeting • LAN/WAN Systems • Cisco Switches • Microsoft Project • Norand RT 1700 • IBM System 38 • Azure DevOPS • Microsoft Project • Smartsheet • JIRA • SharePoint • RPG IV • ILE RPG • CL • SQL • VBScript • Visual Basic • XML

Certifications: Project Manager Professional (PMP) • Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP) Skills: Cloud Migration Strategy • Agile Methodology Implementation • Gantt Chart Development • Strategic Acquisitions • IT Support Coordination • Customer Experience • Business Requirements

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