Program Manager Project

Bruce L. LaBarge, PMP

**** **** **** ****, *****, TX 75414

+1-214-***-**** ************@*****.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucelabarge

SUMMARY

Certified PMP, Senior Information Technology Program Manager with diverse experience in ERP implementation, migration and management, seeking IT business management role. Conscientious servant leader, adept at solving complex business problems, rescuing troubled projects and achieving results with effective teams and efficient processes. Versed in Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tilson Technology Management

Senior Project Manager, Construction Information Technology

Program manager for ERP consulting division, implementing Trimble / Vista software for construction firms.

Led multiple implementations for external clients

Developed and implemented a new Project Management Framework for use with all internal IT projects

RGP

Senior Project Manager – On location at Toyota Motor North America

Project leadership related to transition of enterprise HR, PR and Finance systems, and infrastructure migration.

40+ projects driven from inception to delivery, providing IT and Business solutions

Multiple successful project rollouts to 40,000+ users across plants and HQ locations

Rescued troubled projects through collaborative approach, consensus-building, and clear communication

RSM US, LLP

Consulting Manager, Technology & Management Consulting

Program Manager for NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics ERP / CRM implementations for Finance and HR, including development of interfaces and data migration to cloud-based applications.

Revolutionized membership management process for $100M charitable organization

Chainalytics / Serta-Simmons

Senior Manager

Lead Analyst for supply chain process and system integration projects, focusing on discrete manufacturing.

Led client process mapping workshops to identify gaps in global supply chain

Conducted design workshops to document as-is and to-be processes, and prepare functional requirements documents for ERP enhancement and process standardization

Turner Construction Company, Dallas, TX

Director – Financial Systems

Leader of Financial Systems Management Team, and Program Director for Enterprise Information Migration, accountable to C-Level executives, representing all business requirements of corporate financial systems.

$2.5M annual savings through implementation of managed Travel Expense system and policies

$1.5M annual savings from $3.5M operating budget by restructuring support organization and contract re-negotiation

75% reduction in cost, data loss and recovery time by revolutionizing disaster recovery approach

40% under budget, orchestrated data migration from 27 disparate legacy systems to SAP, including data cleansing, harmonization, validation and delivery of transactional data ahead of schedule, including HCM, FICO, SD, PS, PR and BW/BPC, using matrixed team of onshore/offshore consultants

100% team retention through transition to SAP via staff retraining and business realignment

Achieved perfect technology audit results by implementing new security and change management governance policies

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Turner Construction Company, Dallas, TX

Project Director –Technology Services

Senior technology manager, serving the Finance, HR and Benefits departments in all areas of technology project management, establishing business requirements, testing and migration, budget control, contract negotiations, and establishing project management structure.

Project Manager on 50+ projects including ERP upgrade, infrastructure migration, application development and data warehouse / business intelligence

Established and implemented Project Management Methodology that became corporate standard

Attained and maintained Project Management Professional (PMP) certification since 2005

Lucent Technologies, Dallas, TX

Network Systems Engineer / Program Manager

Program Manager for global projects involving design of integrated networks for global Fortune 100 firms.

Ryder Integrated Logistics, Dallas, TX

Senior Logistics Project Manager

Lead analyst / project manager for supply chain process and technology assessments.

Analysts International Corporation, Dallas, TX

Lawson Software Consultant / Systems Analyst / Project Manager

Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager for major system interface, conversion and enhancement projects, related to Lawson’s ERP software.

Schneider National, Inc., Green Bay, WI

Development Analyst / Department Manager

Led evaluation, selection and implementation of enterprise-wide software solutions.

Electronic Data Systems, Detroit, MI – Applications Systems Engineer

Systems analysis, development and support for General Motors accounting and dealer support systems.

Modern Controls International, Minneapolis, MN – International Sales

Direct sales and sales support for international network of customers and sales agents.

EDUCATION

Master of Science – Quality, Values and Leadership: Marian College –GPA 4.0 / 4.0

Bachelor of Science – Industrial Technology: University of Wisconsin –GPA 3.3 / 4.0

Certificate – Business Intelligence; Collin College

PERSONAL and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and member of Project Management Institute

BYO Musicians Network – social group for musicians to provide entertainment for charity

Program Manager, Senior Project Manager, Product Manager, Product Management, Program Management, Project Management, PMP, MS Project, Sharepoint, Cloud Services, deployment, Delivery, Infrastructure, Cloud Platform, PAAS,

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