enterprise software misc

Accomplished business executive with over twenty years experience helping hundreds of clients successfully identify, select, negotiate, acquire and implement technology solutions to achieve their business goals. Strong communication, networking and interpersonal skills as well as excellent relationship building abilities. Deep analytical problem solving skills coupled with an action oriented approach provide pragmatic solutions. Combination of executive management skills, deep knowledge of industry leading software applications and a history of delivering successful projects on time and budget provides a high level of satisfaction.

Executive Leadership

Significant hands on consulting experience scoping and delivering client solutions across multiple industries.
Strength in negotiating, closing and successfully delivering multimillion dollar consulting services engagements focusing on Tier One ERP and CRM applications (Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Lawson, J.D. Edwards, etc.).
Project management experience includes developing project plans, recruiting top performers, managing project activities to specific goals, hands on involvement, meeting deadlines and achieving success within budget.
Significant experience with business process reengineering, installing superior control systems and facilitating operational improvement.
Consistently enabling sweeping change with leading edge technologies.
Skilled in providing effective change management and working with top management.
Seasoned hands-on application implementation management using world class implementation methodologies (Oracle AIM, Method One, Microsoft Sure Step, Summit S, Summit D, etc.).
“Big Four” large consulting firm experience.
Excellent executive presentation development and communication skills.
Enthusiastic and energetic team builder and leader.

Developed a world class consulting practice focused on the strategic planning for, selection and implementation of leading information technology solutions. Focused on the identification of strategic technology initiatives that meet the unique requirements of each client. Driving client and practice growth in a competitive market through effective marketing, sales, implementation and administration of key technology initiatives.

Delivered hundreds of solutions to clients ranging in size from local companies to Fortune 500 organizations across multiple industries.
Developed several industry vertical consulting specializations including financial services, distribution, manufacturing, media and communications, higher education, state and local government and health care.
Established and managed 20 member implementation teams that included Oracle Consulting, PeopleSoft Consulting, independent contractors, and MAS employees to successfully deliver full life cycle Oracle eBusiness Suite, People Soft and other ERP and CRM implementations.
Managed and delivered multiple successful projects including saving or correcting stalled projects by problem solving, team building, contract re-negotiation, functionality reviews, process reengineering, and reimplementation.
Achieved significant project ROI for clients in keeping with their goals established during the strategic planning project stages.
Conducted executive training for over 1000 executives regarding the cost effective selection and implementation of strategic technology.

Select key consulting engagements:

Multimillion dollar full scale Oracle eBusiness Suite selection and implementation for a large financial services company over a three year period. Replacing obsolete technology, decreasing financial statement close time by 80%, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, increasing controls on the supply chain and procurement cycles and reducing Human Capital management costs by 30%.
Successfully delivered an extensive Oracle Human Resources and Payroll project to a 1000+ employee financial services company, which included multiple interfaces to benefits providers and a self-service open enrollment process, reducing open enrollment processing from 5 months to 5 weeks.
Strategic planning, reorganization, technology selection and implementation project for a nationwide major credit card processing company. Assisted with the strategic systems migration from the parent company, selection and implementation of Oracle eBusiness Suite applications.
Full scale Oracle selection and implementation project for a major university in the Washington, D.C. area focused on eliminating multiple financial systems, integration with student management systems, financial statement closing time reduction and grants management.
PeopleSoft/Vantive CRM selection and implementation project for a major newspaper and related entities throughout the U.S. Consolidating all financial functions and reducing financial statement closing time by 75% as well as centralizing procurement functions and internal controls across 40 divisions and 4000+ employees.
Systems selection, custom development and deployment for a media broadcasting company focused on streamlining delivery of television and radio commercials to broadcasters. Reduced order to fulfillment time by approximately 50% through the effective deployment of tape and media inventory management systems.
Other engagement summaries available upon request.