it_exec_candidate7@msn.com
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CIO, DIRECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Global Information Technology executive with more than 20 years experience directing IT organizations in Fortune 500 companies.
Career highlights:
- Directed development of a new high performance, scalable time and expense system for E&Y’s 150,000 worldwide employees, including multiple currency capabilities and local country configuration.
- Developed and deployed key applications to enable movement of E&Y’s back office financial transaction processing to offshore facilities in India and China, saving over $1 million annually.
- Championed and directed implementation of one of the largest and most complex PeopleSoft Financials ERP projects in the world, enabling the retirement of more than 50 legacy systems, implementation of new business processes with savings in excess of $3M annually.
- Outsourced major projects and system support offshore to third party vendors in India and the Philippines, saving $2M+ annually.
- Coordinated conversion of mission critical financial applications to VMware platforms, achieving savings in power, real estate and moving costs in excess of $1M a year.
Most Notable Positions:
- Ernst&Young: Associate Director, Global Information Technology
- Verizon: Director of Financial Systems
- Philip Morris: Account Director, Corporate Systems
- American Express: Vice President, Management Support Systems
Accomplished in directing large-scale, complex information technology initiatives to successful outcomes. Extensive expertise in Financial, Enterprise and Business Intelligence systems. Focused on continuously improving operational efficiency and service levels. Expertise includes:
- Full SDLC Application Development, Waterfall, Agile
- Project Director, Large Program and Project Management
- ERP System Implementation, PeopleSoft, SAP
- Book Close, Statutory and Management Reporting
- Legacy System Conversions
- System Integration
- Shared Services
- Onshore and Offshore Outsourcing
- MBA, NYU Stern School of Business
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Industries: Public Accounting, Telecommunications, Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ERNST & YOUNG LLP, Secaucus, New Jersey 2008 - 2010
$25B global accounting firm with 700 offices in 140+ countries and a worldwide headcount of over 150,000.
Associate Director, Global Information Technology (2008 – 2010)
Key member of the Core Business Services management team, directing development efforts for the firm’s global financial systems. Oversaw production support and maintenance of business systems critical to the operation of the firm. Managed 30 employees and contractors, accountable for $10M annual budget.
Strategic Initiatives:
- Developed a new high performance, scalable time and expense system for the firm’s 150,000 worldwide employees, including multiple currency capabilities and local country configuration.
- Developed and deployed key applications to enable movement of back office finance transaction processing to offshore facilities in India and China.
- Coordinated conversion of mission critical financial applications to VMware platforms, achieving substantial savings in power, real estate and moving costs.
Streamlining and Cost Reduction:
- Reduced staff while maintaining service levels on mission critical applications; made use of third party offshore development staff in India and Mexico.
- Converted key system to a Linux platform, avoiding substantial hardware/software licenses expenditures.
- Upgraded platform from Oracle 10g to Oracle 11g during application development of large mission critical system, avoiding future upgrade costs.
Stabilize and Improve Existing Operations:
- Improved on-line and batch performance of mission critical systems by upgrading, monitoring and re-configuring the hardware platform and optimizing software performance.
- Directed the upgrade of key systems to the latest versions and service pack levels from Microsoft and other software vendors.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, New York, NY 1996 - 2007
$90B leading global telecommunications organization with over 200,000 employees.
Director, Information Technology (1996 – 2007)
As member of executive management team, directed full life cycle software development efforts. Oversaw production system maintenance, application architecture design, database administration, website development and ERP support, including PeopleSoft and SAP. Managed over 100 employees and contractors, accountable for $20M annual budget during peak project activities.
Strategic Initiatives:
- As part of the Bell Atlantic/NYNEX merger, championed and directed implementation of one of the largest and most complex PeopleSoft Financials ERP projects in the world, enabling the retirement of more than 50 legacy systems, implementation of new business processes for the post-merger organization with savings in excess of $3M annually.
- Developed, enhanced and supported a 1,000 seat executive portal, dashboard and managerial reporting system which was used extensively by the CFO and senior Finance staff.
- Developed a software system to integrate multiple ERP instances and other applications by providing a series of common editing, validation and error correction modules, thereby eliminating duplication of application code and reducing software development costs.
Platform Replacement and Application Standardization:
- Directed a project to upgrade a 5,000 seat PeopleSoft Financial Management suite from version 7.5 to version 8.4 utilizing a thin client Internet architecture.
- Created and deployed custom web-based financial data warehouse to support 1,500 users.
Streamlining and Cost Reduction
- Key member of team responsible for reducing the financial close process by 3 days; restructured operations, reduced transaction errors and eliminated non-essential processing.
- Outsourced major projects/systems offshore to India and the Philippines, saving $2M+ annually.
PHILIP MORRIS, New York, NY 1992 - 1996
$60B international conglomerate in the food, tobacco and beverage industries.
Account Director, Corporate Systems (1992 – 1996)
Oversaw development and implementation of new leading-edge applications, technologies and systems to support corporate functions. Supervised 30 employees and third party consultants with a budget of $5M.
AMERICAN EXPRESS, New York, NY 1990-1992
$30B global provider of credit cards, travelers’ checks, mutual funds and insurance products.
Director, Decision Support Systems (1991 – 1992)
Directed development, implementation and maintenance of systems that analyzed direct marketing campaigns. Evaluated results of marketing efforts and developed strategies to improve response rates. Managed a team of 35 technology professionals with a budget of $3M.
Vice President, Management Support Systems (1990 – 1991)
Directed development, implementation and support of ERP applications associated with the Travel Related Services business. Managed team of up to 50 staff members with a budget of $5M.
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, New York
B.S., Medical Computer Science, State University of New York, Brooklyn, New York |
