SENIOR BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Seasoned executive in the high-technology industry for a Fortune 300 multinational company offering 20+ years of experience with large-scale ERP (SAP and Oracle) implementations, supply chain management, business process re-engineering, software development, product development and operational effectiveness. Verifiable track record of success in streamlining operations and maximizing productivity, resulting in record business results. Very successful in building high performing teams that are results oriented. Broad management experience includes P&L management for large companies and for consulting practices. Exceptionally strong negotiating and deal-making qualifications. Career reflects success in corporate world, academia, entrepreneurship and consulting with "Big 4" accounting firms.
Objective is to direct, develop and enhance the operational management function. Desires an executive position within a success oriented international company where a team leader with proven talent and dynamic thinking is provided the opportunity to manage multiple business functions.
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
Supply Chain Management, Large ERP (SAP, Oracle) implementations, Revenue Enhancement, Strategic Planning, Portfolio and Program Management, Functional Operations Management, Customer Relationship Management, Merger and Acquisition, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Partnership, Business Process Outsourcing, SOX and Control Management, Organizational Change Management, and Reengineering of Functional Operations.
EDUCATION
UNVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, Texas.........................................2005-2006
Master of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization
Graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the George Kozmetsky Award for Academic Excellence
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, Texas.................................1983-1988
Graduate Studies in Accounting and Business Administration
B.S. from the College of Engineering in Computer Science, (Minor in Accounting and Math), 1987
AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Project Management Institute (PMI), and Executive Member of SAP’s Industrial Machinery and Components (IMC) International and North America Industry Councils.
BENCHMARKS & KEY SKILLS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP/PRACTICE BUILDING
Established IBM’s SW Energy consulting practice specializing in SAP package implementations, complex project management, system integration and IT infrastructure consulting; Grew revenue by 400% representing $20+ million, boosted profits by 200% and quadrupled the size of the practice over a twenty-four month period.
Commenced and managed KPMG’s SW region Internal EDP Controls Team. Practice performed SAS70 Reviews, Third Party Reviews, Application Audits, and General Control Reviews generating over $2M in recurring yearly revenue.
PORTFOLIO, PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Chaired Applied’s Worldwide Manufacturing, Global Materials and Supply Chain Management IT Council and drove the team that developed Applied’s five year Strategic System Plan (SSP); Gained approval by the Executive Steering Committee and then led the team which executed the eighteen-month tactical plan with a budget of over $60M and produced more than $300M in bottom line benefits during a period of lower revenues and constraints on capital expenditures.
Engagement Leader responsible for consolidating 23 different E-Mail Systems into one Global E-Mail System and rolling it out to over 35,000 users in 109 countries eighteen months ahead of schedule and 40% under budget for a fortune five oil company. The Client’s Global Information Management Committee awarded this project as the Best IT project of 1997.
CAREER TRACK
APPLIED MATERIALS, Global Information Services (GIS), Austin, Texas.................2000-Present
Sr. Director: Managed a portfolio of large programs and held key leadership positions within Worldwide Manufacturing Operations (WMO), Global Materials Operations, Supply Chain Management, eBusiness, and GIS. Responsible for developing and executing strategies and implementing initiatives across many functional areas including New Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, and Logistics.
Portfolio Manager responsible for managing $100M+ of technical spend on behalf of WMO and Supplier Chain Management over a twenty four month project which resulted in a 3X ROI.
Consolidated the support and development of 150+ global applications; defined and setup an enhanced SLA driven model for all applications; Negotiated the contract to outsource the sustaining support and transitioned it to a low cost consulting firm in India in less than seven months without any business impact. Immediate results reduced the annual support cost by $8M+/year.
Managed the eBusiness WMO (eWMO) Vertical Services Group. Provided the overall management for the solution applications and the technical infrastructure supporting WMO and Supplier Collaboration projects. Ensured all system solutions were executed per plan, met customer satisfaction requirements, and results were delivered within budget.
Created win-win situation by aligning project prioritization with internal business unit executives and GIS; identified scope that could be delivered quickly, and successfully executed against the agreed projects.
Managed the execution, development, operations and network/security architecture teams during deployment of supply chain solutions leveraging i2, which produced $20M+ in annual savings.
Established and deployed project management standards and techniques for managing all major initiatives within eWMO supporting over 400 team members. Built a high-performance Customer Service program management team that delivered more than 20 projects per year.
Successfully converted Applied’s entire material procurement process from catastrophic conditions with huge cost overruns and $50M per year in material claims to a working solution that is cost-effective and eliminated 99% of the material claims.
Effectively implemented the PKMS WMS and integrated it to AMAT’s Oracle ERP system, consolidated 14 warehouses, and outsourced the logistics support to a 3rd Party Provider, which resulted in $30M of annual savings.
IBM Global Services, Business Innovation Services, Dallas, Texas.................1995-2000
SW Industry Practice Leader and Lead Principal, Energy Services Group: Responsible for selling and driving a consulting practice that contributed over $20M/Year. Practice services included strategic system planning, operational management, Y2K, SAP and other package implementations, IT infrastructure development, complex program management, and large-scale system integration. Portfolio of accounts included some large and strategic customers such as Mobil, TXU, Tenneco, Shell, Fina, Lucent, and Aramco.
Engagement Leader for technical team that designed, implemented and deployed the Enterprise IT Infrastructure Operational Model for a Worldwide SAP Implementation, supporting one of the largest integrated international oil companies in the world, which resulted in $20M of savings.
Directed the team that designed the Enterprise Asset Management Model and implemented the Work Asset Management System (WAMS) for a Fortune 300 global utility company. Configured MAXIMO’s WAMS application including setting up the Chart of Accounts, Work Flow, Equipment and Location, Job Plans, Labor, and Work Orders. Project allowed the company to manage all aspects of the corporate assets including asset deployment, specifications, monitoring, calibration, costing and tracking from a single system resulting in a 5X ROI over a twenty four month period.
Directed the execution of the strategic system plan for a large fully integrated oil and gas company, assisted with the implementation of SAP and IS Oil evaluation. In parallel, provided low cost outsourcing support for all legacy applications to free up internal resources which reduced the yearly IT Infrastructure and legacy support cost by 35%.
Engagement Leader for the implementation of the i2’s Rhythm suite of applications for a global telecommunication company. Designed and built the Global Supply Chain Planning Model for the Switching and Access Business Unit. Reengineered and automated the Demand Planning, Forecast and Procurement Business Processes which decreased the inventory on hand by 40%, doubled inventory turns and shortened the order to cash cycle by 40+ days.
Engagement Leader responsible for consolidating 23 different E-Mail Systems into one Global E-Mail System and rolling it out to over 35,000 users in 109 countries eighteen months ahead of schedule and 40% under budget for a fortune five oil company. The Client’s Global Information Management Committee awarded this project as the Best IT project of 1997.
Appointed the overall project manager to a “runaway” system project that went live with significant issues causing the company to face enormous penalties from the FERC if not resolved immediately. Rapidly assessed the system and led the 90 day corrective action plan to resolve infrastructure and application problems caused by the custom developed transportation systems, contract management, rate management systems, and volume allocation systems.
XYZ, CPA, Accounting Consulting Services, Austin, Texas................1995-2005
Sole Proprietorship: Performed Financial and Tax Accounting services for several small and medium size companies across multiple industries.
CAREER TRACK (Cont)
KPMG PEAT MARWICK, Management Consulting Services, Dallas, Texas.................1990-1995
Senior Manager, Financial Services and Energy Service Group: Directed and managed a suite of projects focusing on strategic system planning, control audits, organizational change management, business process re-engineering, large-scale package implementations, and complex program management.
Project Manager responsible for evaluating the financial operations of a large fully integrated international oil and gas company¡¦s core E&P, Revenue Accounting and Refining business units; Defined the system requirements, redesigned the business processes, and led the implementation of a third party software to consolidate and support these operational areas resulting in $3M of annual savings.
Embarked on a series of projects with a large financial institution to redesign their end-to-end loan origination and servicing processes. Led the implementation of a new loan origination system while guiding the transition of their loan services systems to a 3rd Party provider. The operational process redesign increased the throughput of loans by 60% and increased profits by 30%.
Developed and managed the southwest region Internal EDP Controls Team. The practice performed SAS70 Reviews, Third Party Reviews, Application Audits, and General Control Reviews. Positioned in this role to enhance audit controls procedures with financial audit clients and to cross sell consulting services.
Developed and implemented a strategic system plan to assist a large hotel management company to consolidate its operations from multiple locations to Denver. The project was performed substantially under budget and three months ahead of schedule without any impacts to operations.
Technical Project Leader responsible for the design and development of a communication protocol between an AS/400 and a Hewlett Packard (HP) mainframe for a large pharmaceutical distribution company. The system allowed the client to segregate their inventory purchasing and forecasting on the AS/400 using an inventory replenishment application package called E3. It also gave the client the flexibility to utilize their current communication software on the HP for downloading this information to their thirty distribution centers.
COOPERS & LYBRAND, Management Consulting Services, Dallas, Texas ..................1988-1990
Senior Technical Consultant, Tax Reporting Group: Acted as the liaison between Coopers’s Tax Group and the technical team supporting Cooper’s Master Limited Partnership (MLP) system solution; Practice contributed over $20M+ annually.
Project Leader for the data conversion of two Master Limited Partnerships from a 3081 to an AS/400. The conversion allowed the parent oil company to utilize their current accounting system and Partner Unit Accounting system on the AS/400 for all of their newly acquired subsidiaries.
Project Leader for the design, development, and implementation of Cooper’s MLP PC Recalc System written in COBOL, Assembler and Basic. The system was designed to use the client's general ledger accounts allocating financial information to transactions that occurred on Wall Street (the buying and selling of MLP units), recalculate the taxes owed for a given partner and produce "K 1 packages", on a Hewlett Packard Laser printer. The system generated over $2M of incremental revenue and increased customer response time to shareholder requests by over 500%.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
APPLIED MATERIALS TRAINING...........................................2000-2008
Over 500 hours of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and ERP Training in Oracle and SAP systems. In addition, over 200 hours of training in Project Management, Executive Leadership, Negotiation and Communication Skills.
IBM GLOBAL SERVICES TRAINING......................................1995-2000
Over 200 hours of Business and Information Systems Training Programs in E-Business, System Integration and Application Development Effectiveness, ERP Package Implementation, System Assurance, and Year 2000 Assessment and Remediation Methodologies. In addition, over 300 hours of training in Program Management, Creative Leadership, Professional Mentoring, Practice Development, Financial Management, Selling and Communication Skills.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK TRAINING...........................................1990-1995
Over 400 hours of Business and Information Systems Training Programs in Strategic System Planning, Accounting and General System Controls, CASE Design and Development, Business Process Reengineering, Information Management, Package Implementation and System Methodologies. In addition, over 200 hours of training in Change Management Techniques, Program Management, Presentation, Selling, and Communication Skills.
COOPERS & LYBRAND TRAINING...........................................1988-1990
Over 500 hours of Information Systems Training Programs in Data and Business Modeling, Software Design and Development, EDP Auditing, Business Analysis, Project Management, Cost/Benefit Analysis, System Development Methodologies and detail technical training on the AS/400, System 38 and System 36. |
