Project Manager Supply Chain

Jim McGing

***** ******* ***** • Orland Park, IL 60462

708-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

Executive Profile

Results-oriented international business and technology executive with more than 25+ years of experience designing and executing global eCommerce solutions in Trade Finance and Treasury Management. Creative and driven professional with a proven track record of delivering world-class integrated programs ensuring key revenue generating opportunities translate to sales growth. A highly motivated decision maker with experience in product and technology produces innovative and practical solution design solving tomorrow's business issues while achieving profitability today.

• Program Manager of an industry-leading and multi-award winning eCommerce banking platform serving over 10,000 corporate clients and 35 Financial Institutions processing annual transaction value in excess of $60B servicing clients in 45 countries and generating $425M in service related revenue.

• Managed and designed solutions for Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, FX, Open Account, Mobile Banking, Working Capital Dashboard, and Sourcing Solutions servicing multiple market segments for corporate clients and financial institutions.

• Experienced in leading Global Technology and Business teams in high profile and mission critical programs.

• Successfully directed10 Channel Merger and Acquisition programs over the past 3 years exceeding client expectations for timelines and budgets.

• Conducted over 9 years of program level budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation specializing in cost savings and realization of benefits.

• Directed audit, risk, compliance, and security programs over the past 11 years.

Areas of Expertise

• Trade Finance • Supply Chain Finance • E-Commerce • Mobile Apps

• Product Development • Data Warehousing • Imaging • Outsourcing

• Program Management • Merger and Acquisition • Risk & Compliance • Process Improvement • Budgeting/Forecasting • Strategic Planning • Business Development • Social Media

• Analytics • Security • Working Capital • Product Innovation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND - Chicago, Illinois 2008 - 2011

Senior Vice President/Director - Global Senior Program Manager for Change Management (2011)

Directed $55M project budget for Trade's technology and business projects for a product that has won an industry first eight consecutive years of global excellence awards in B2B eCommerce Products and Services. Proactively developed senior stakeholder relationships to promote Trade initiatives. Directed North American audit in 2011.

• Led effort after accepting position to perform a portfolio assessment review to examine cause of 12 late Trade projects. Managed program turnaround with global team to meet expected timeframes and budgets for 23 out of 25 projects within 3 months.

• Inspire and motivate ongoing development of 40 people in Chicago, Jersey City, and London.

• Integrated US and UK Change Management groups. Consolidated global team's responsibilities and reduced overall headcount by 17 resulting in improved teamwork and execution as one cohesive team.

• Conducted Trade's business case submission and senior executive portfolio monthly reviews for project status, financials, resource reviews, risks and issues.

• Collaborated with team for advancement of work reception process for new ideas and optimization of business case initiation which led to quicker business case submissions and faster realization of revenue.

• Implemented and trained North American teams on RBS project management methodology resulting in an increase of successful implementations and project uniformity. Led challenge to improve testing model which increased testing efficiency, improved quality, and reduced timeframes and funding required.

Senior Vice President/Director - Global Channel Delivery and Technology Management (2008 to 2010)

Successfully managed RBS merger activities as well as directed channel platform rewrite implementing increased security, enhanced customer experience, and future state architecture.

• Executed 10 Merger and Acquisition programs including complex divestitures for Bank of America, Santander, Deutsche Bank, and integration projects for Royal Bank of Scotland. These programs migrated over 2,000 corporate clients in 20 countries and $100M USD in revenues with nominal client interruption.

• Championed Trade's RBS data center move for Technology and Business providing leadership and technical skills for an 18-month effort directing 100+ people. Led LaSalle Bank Trade divestiture program for 12 months working with S1 Corporation for migration of Channel data.

• Led channel rewrite program engaging user experience vendors including DesignKitchen and market research vendor Treasury Strategies to clearly identify market demand and design innovative and simplistic products.

• Managed channel financials, forecasting and project budget averaging $20M per year.

• Delivered an average of 30 projects per year with a team between 35 and 55 people. Developed channel roadmap and assumed role of back office delivery manager in March 2010.

• Collaborated with Product team to formulate 3 and 5-year product strategy and business optimization for Trade products, IT and Operations.

• Launched business initiative to develop mobile apps pilot for Trade Finance products.

• Led effort with Hong King Monetary Authority in 2009 and 2010 to finalize audit issues allowing Supply Chain Finance product launch in Hong Kong. Collaborated on back office audit project in 2010.

• Directed the channel team in search for new back office platform. Wrote initial business and IT back office RFP and met with vendors to evaluate systems. Wrote RFP for Supply Chain Finance North American system.

• Conducted effort to enhance security by conducting eCrime reviews, user access reviews, introduction of Imperva application level firewall, penetration testing, and Appscan vulnerability scans.

• Improved time to market and quality by utilizing agile methodology with global business and IT teams.

ABN AMRO Bank - Chicago, Illinois 2000 - 2008

Senior Vice President/Director - Global Head of Cross Channel Services and Technology Project Manager (2006 - 2008)

Directed Cash Management integration with Trade products. Presented Future Vision, Open Account and Supply Chain Finance strategy at User Conferences.

• Managed channel financials, forecasting and project budget averaging $15M per year.

• Executed an average of 25 projects per year with a team of 20 people.

• Managed Technology and Business project management resources in 2007 reducing project costs by 20%.

• Led efforts to integrate Trade front-end system with FX system, Cash Management portal, and Supply Chain with domestic Cash Management.

• Managed North American Channel Audit and Ernst and Young SAS 70 audit.

• Designed strategy, answered client RFP's, performed client demos and implemented open account clients as Open Account Product Advisor.

Vice President - Global Business Development and Technology Delivery Manager (2000 - 2006)

Global Technology Delivery Manager directing development and project management of one of the first B2B eCommerce solutions in Global Financial Supply Chain Management and considered an industry leader for a decade. Managed business development for channel strategy, compliance and budgeting.

• Managed channel financials, forecasting and project budget averaging $10M per year.

• Executed an average of 15 projects per year with a team of 15 people.

• Technology Delivery Manager for online Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Open Account, and Document Preparation modules. Responsible for full end-to-end business and technology development including requirements, development, project management, testing, commercialization, pilots and rollout. Coordinated development with 5 software vendors including outsourced vendor in India and infrastructure teams in Chicago and Hong Kong.

• Managed 2 North American Channel audits and collaborated with Risk and Compliance teams.

• Managed business development for successful product launches in Argentina and Colombia offices.

• Managed six people in North American Trade Client Support Area and implemented global setups for corporate and financial institution clients. Managed internet development projects for complex and FI white label implementations.

Bank One - Chicago, Illinois 1997 - 2000

Technology Project Manager for Commercial Banking and International Banking

Managed IT E-Commerce projects for Commercial Banking and International Banking divisions.

• Managed IT Security and single sign-on program for Commercial Banking and International Banking teams. Coordinated requirements, use cases, development and testing. Coordinated security development for digital certificate, smartcard, Secure ID, and LDAP with Systems Development, Information Security, and Audit.

• Implemented client services system developed by IBM Tivoli. Researched requirements, selected software vendor, wrote system proposal, configured data elements, managed implementation team, developed user interfaces, wrote reports, and tested Oracle interfaces for five Cash Management divisions.

First Chicago - Chicago, Illinois 1993 - 1997

Software Developer and Technology Project Manager

Windows software developer and technical project manager producing Trade front office modules and interfaces.

• Developed Windows programs for Trade front-end modules, mainframe interfaces, LC transfer, error tracking, systems help desk, export document generation, demo programs and prototypes. Wrote reporting software and LC Transfer modules for Hong Kong clients.

• Created Internet prototype for Open Account web site in Java and CGI scripts.

• IT Project Manager responsible for a team of 10. Designed systems solutions, conducted project initiation, systems analysis, project management, IT quality assurance, testing, pilot management and training. Implemented Reporting, Purchase Order, Multi-branch, Multi Issuing Bank, and Head Office Processing.

Additional experience includes roles of Project Manager, Tiger Software installer/trainer, back office analyst, and Trade Operations Manager for Imports and Standby at Continental Bank in Chicago (1981-1993).

EDUCATION

M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship, DePaul University, 1984-87.

B.S. in Marketing, DePaul University, 1978-81.

HONORS

Member of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society. Graduated with high distinction with 3.67/4.00 G.P.A.

Elected to Who’s Who in the Midwest.

President and Area Governor of Toastmaster’s International public speaking organization.

REFERENCES

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