John E. Gomba
Cream Ridge, NJ 08514-1621
609-***-**** ****.*****@*****.***
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science - Economics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Van de Vries Corporation, East Brunswick, NJ ERP/MFG/DRP/MRP (8/2009-12/8/2010)
Information Systems Support/Administration (Financial Lay-off)
• Provide IT, backup, network, phone, VPN, exchange, ERP/DC/MRP support.
• Management of database, application software, and user support both hardware and software
• Administration of contracts, ERP software, and liaison with software/hardware vendors.
• Interface with departments to maintain finished goods and raw materials to satisfy sales demand.
• Develop procurement demand supply model utilizing MRP, queries, excel and pivot tables from ERP.
• Establish inventory control procedures, reorder points for optimum inventory levels satisfying demand
• Work with quality control and customer service departments for vendor certification from suppliers.
• Inventory Management via developing reports, establishing reorder points, use MRP for planned orders
• Purchase parts, negotiate price/delivery with brokers and vendors and generate purchase orders.
TIFFANY & CO., Parsippany, NJ (9/1996-1/2009)
(2009 Sales down 30% accepted early package)
Environment: AS/400-ISeries, Oracle, Windows SQL, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Siemens.
Senior Technology Specialist
• Project planning, scheduling, implementation of warehouse control and management system for new DC-Customer Fulfillment Center.
• Second level customer support for internal and external remote employees using VPN.
• On site 24/7 support for entire DC, including hardware, software, network, picking devices, Symbol RF, laptops, desktop, print servers, user security and password.
• Documentation and track all hardware, software support issues for upper management.
• Maintain inventory levels for IT related items and parts used on conveyor for use in the new DC.
• Develop and administer Crystal enterprise server and reports for tracking ecommerce and direct sales, which the DC services.
• Develop Crystal dashboard showing shipped orders from all channels of business, and order quantities in WIP, picking, staged, and non selected orders.
• Maintain HMC, schedule yearly, bi-yearly server maintenance, both hardware and software.
• Yearly draft and document major areas of improvement for the DC operation in discussion with the other groups of the DC.
• Communicate all issues at daily AM meeting, Escalating issues when necessary to management.
• Perform new hardware software installs and participate in yearly Crisis Management and Business Recovery activities.
• Serve as primary hardware and software vendors contact for warehouse control and management systems along with the Crystal Enterprise integrated system.
Project Leader
Supported Tiffany & Co.’s growth (600 Million to 4.5 Billion) with various rollouts of the following software and hardware, long with documentation:
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TIFFANY & CO., continued
• Rolled out new supply chain software with BI for reporting purposes along w/maintaining software
• Utilizing AS/400 server consolation by using LPAR for cost savings as well as data warehousing. One large ISeries for the consolation of eight AS/400s
• Data Mirror Data Replication for SQL Server and AS/400 building of Data Marts and Warehouses for all areas of the corporations.
• Business Intelligence: Crystal Info, Crystal Enterprise, Business Objects, ETL processing, Hyperion Essbase OLAP.
• JD Edwards World for Domestic and International financials.
• JDE One World-Enterprise One for manufacturing, MRP and inventory control.
• PAYBASE for AP, AR, and PAYROLL printing of checks
• People Soft for Payroll and Human Resources
• Intranet and .com for internal documentation and online purchases w/Source Control
• Logility for Supply Chain. Manhattan/Knapp for Distribution control.
• CRM – Customer Relationship Management – SalesLogix
• Support AS/400 and network as part of Systems Support group
• Issue change control and release management, OS Patches, Configuration, Security, Account management.
• On Advisory board of Showcase Corp for Hyperion software and member of IBM/LUG selected grouping of companies using large scale IBM AS/400 servers
LAB-VOLT SYSTEMS INC. MFG/DC (3/1996-9/16/96)
IS Manager Software engineering and Provisioning, Installation & Configuration, Operation and maintenance of Systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. I provided new MRP/ERP/DRP implementation.
• Responsible for IT Operations for the Company, including network/PC/Hardware/Software.
• Performed Data Analysis with SQL and Excel/Access on Sales, GL, Payroll, and Inventory.
• Designed and Implemented Queries and Menus for all departments. Implemented MRP and
DRP and automated their operations.
• Performed cleanup of Mapics databases after conversion from SYS36 to AS400/MAPICS.
• Configure, Install, and maintain repairs and upgrades for hardware, software and Peripherals.
• Keep abreast of new technologies and conduct ROI assessments.
• Worked with IBM/Vendors on lease, hardware/software contracts and new technologies.
WINPAK Portion Packaging, Bristol, PA CA-PRMS (1/1992-3/1996)
Systems Production Analyst
Plastic Manufacturing, Multiple Distribution Manufacturing Locations-MFG/DC
• Responsible for Computer Operations for the Company, Including new ERP/DC/GL rollout/direction.
• Interface to offsite remote sites for technical guidance and adherence to standards.
• Designed and implemented a Sales and Executive Information System utilizing Data Marts utilizing ETL,
Data Marts, SQL, Excel, VBA, Access, and Excel Pivot Tables.
• Implement security & capacity planning, storage management, backup & restore procedures as
Well as planning for the company's computing needs. Created menus populated with
Reports for sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution.
• Trained company on IBM's Query REPORT-WRITER & PC packages.
• Maintained communication network between corporate offices, and remote sites in WINPAK.
• Project Manager for General Ledger Implementation from Mainframe to AS400 platform.
• Application support, maintenance and user support both on hardware and software.
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (10/1987-1/1992)
Consultant – Financial Consolation Systems – Valley Forge, PA promoted to
Promoted to Corporate GE at Princeton, NJ as Programmer/System Analyst
• Supported Financial Consolation Reporting and Database and Bulletin Board Systems
• Held user conferences, rotation on help desk
• Liaison supporting various GE components, in regards to financial analysis reporting, budget, and bulletin board systems.
R.M. SHOEMAKER CO., Philadelphia, PA (3/1986-10/1987)
IT Manager – Five direct reports: Software Engineering and Provisioning, Installation & Configuration, Operation and maintenance of Systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. Provide Total ERP rollout and direction.
• Responsible for Computer Operations for the Company, Including ERP and database.
• Interface to offsite remote sites for technical guidance and adherence to standards.
• Designed and implemented a Sales and Executive Information System utilizing Data Marts.
• Implement security & capacity planning, storage management, backup & restore procedures as
Well as planning for the company's computing needs. Created menus populated with
SQL runs for sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution.
• Trained company on the ERP’s Query REPORT-WRITER & PC packages.
• Implemented Fixed Assets and Accounts Receivables into ERP environment
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (7/1974-7/1985)
Professional Technical Staff – Computer Center Operations promoted to R&D in Labs
• Systems Operation, Networking, Administration, supported all NJ Colleges network to Princeton
• Research & Development of new Technology w/IBM, GE-FANUC, GM, TSUGAMI
• Deployed first PC’s networked with mainframe and local area network w/IBM
• Administered first Broadband network on campus linking PC, Unix, IBM Systems
• Member of consortium of Ivy Lead Universities in US and Canada headed by IBM