Bucknell University

Temple University

Fox School of Business at Temple University

Rider University

The Lawrenceville School

Program Manager and Executive Consulting Director with a Focus on ERP, CRM and CIO Special Projects: Expert with Workday, Oracle Acquisitions, SaaS, Cloud Engagements, Finance and Vendor Management

West Orange, New Jersey, United States

Provided clients with consulting services in:1.    Cloud & SaaS Implementation Management2.    Workday Strategic and Operational Decisions - Financial and HCM Management3.    Program Management - Salesforce CRM, ERP, Strategic IT Initiatives, Digital Strategy4.    Senior Project Management - CRM, ERP, SC, Intranet / Internet Development5.    Strategic Liaison Roles between IT and Executive Management / Business Units6.    PMO Leadership7.    Training in Project Management, Budget Management, and Functional ERP Tasks8.    Communications Management for C-Level resources9.    IT Acquisition and Integration Consulting10.  Vendor Management and Oversight

9Nation IT Consulting Inc.

Managing Director & Program Manager

- Directed all ERP vendor and internal resources for multiple cloud-based IT, Finance and HR rollouts- Built and managed Workday training, communications, and adoption plans for all corporate regions- Set-up and managed the cutover schedule and logistics with CRM / ERP vendors and internal parties- Developed program and project roadmaps, project plans and strategic plans with the client’s executives- Facilitated and tested EIB and Studio integrations with Workday, OSV, Finance and benefits vendors- Implemented best practices and procedures along with training & change management documentation- Served as Testing Director, Training Coordinator, IT Lead, and Business Liaison for all Workday projects

Pegasus Logistics Group

Program Manager

- Developed and directed the RFP process with a dozen vendors for Revenue Cycle Management- Planned a Workday ERP acquisition program with Financials, HCM and Supply-Chain modules- Directed cross-company vendor integrations, network adjustments, and contract consolidations- Co-owned the vendor selection process for ERP, CRM, IT Ops and Financial implementations- Created the master technology integration plan for multiple acquired healthcare companies- Developed an application and business process assessment tool to create efficiencies across orgs- Delivered strategies for training, knowledge transfer, data migration, the cutover, and ERP resourcing

BAYADA Home Health Care

Project Director and IT Program Manager - ERP, Revenue Cycle and EMR Implementations

- Managed the cutover process for a Workday HCM implementation across multiple business units- Developed the business / functional requirements for the primary vendor and payroll teams- Owned the vendor selection and negotiation process between the client and six primary vendor teams- Created resource plans, and responsibilities for each client / vendor role with the Engagement Manager- Consulted on a roadmap with hospitals and service providers to transition over to the new ERP system- Communicated with the CIO and Executive Steering Committee on recommendations and progress- Aligned competing third-party client projects and programs with the ERP schedule and internal needs

Baptist Health System KY & IN

Program Manager and ERP / Workday Senior Consultant

- Owned the CRM Salesforce Program across the Americas and in partnership with Global roll-outs- Built a pilot Salesforce adoption project with 800 users across three regions and five service lines- Worked with the COO and Regional Leaders to integrate Salesforce into the Sales Management process- Collaborated with vendors to develop a training management process for various real estate brokers- Increased adoption 350% with new dashboards, reports, interface enhancements, and business processes

Cushman & Wakefield

Program Manager & Stratigic Project Consulting Director

- Controlled the Core HCM ERP team meetings with the client, Workday and all third-party vendors- Owned the action, issue and risk logs, as well as the SharePoint sites for all workstreams- Co-owned the project plans with Workday, while tracking the scope and budget / variance for the client- Coordinated data conversion, production support and change management strategies with Workday- Created and presented weekly and monthly progress reports to the CIO & Executive Steering Committee- Managed HCM requirement meetings for payroll, time tracking / scheduling, and payroll alignment- Facilitated integrations with Workday and third parties for benefits, timeclocks, scheduling and the G/L

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Senior ERP / Information Technology Project Director

GLOBAL ERP & PMO PROJECT DIRECTOR- Owned and directed ERP Workday implementations as well as business process upgrades- Directed acquisition integration projects for corporate IT, HR and Payroll to migrate three organizations- Ran global implementation status, change control and steering committee reviews with regional leads- Built strategic assessments for Performance Management, Recruiting, Payroll and Benefits products- Managed the IT roadmap for ERP activities with IT, HR and Operational units- Integrated organizations into Workday HCM and Financials while building new corporate processes- Directed vendors, including Collaborative Solutions, IBM partners and Workday on project tasks, issues and risks

Watts Water Technologies

Program Manager - Workday ERP

- Directed multiple program and project work-streams as part of a $15MM IT, ERP, CRM & HCM program- Prepared and presented steering committee decks, program documents and financial status reports- Owned Scope Management, Schedule Management, Risk Management and Budget Management- Developed program and project roadmaps, project plans and strategic plans with the client’s executives- Facilitated and managed project workshops, requirement sessions, status meetings and strategic sessions

Bloomberg LP

Senior IT Consultant & Global Project Lead

- Directed six Financial, HCM and PMO implementations across corporate business units over two years- Managed Workday HCM and Financial roll-outs with the CFO, CIO and corporate teams- Controlled all scope, schedule and budget decisions jointly with the client's CIO, CFO and CHO- Prepared MSAs, SOWs and contract terms with vendors such as CS, Workday, IBM and Fidelity- Selected and negotiated resource rates, requirements, and commitments with the vendor executive teams- Developed program and project roadmaps, project plans and strategic plans with the client’s executives- Owned Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Compensation, Talent, Core HCM and Financial implementations- Directed ERP, CRM and IT initiatives for the PMO and Corporate IT Leadership teams

CITYMD

Global PMO Program Manager - IT, ERP, CRM and Special Projects

- Owned a multi-million dollar Workday ERP implementation reporting to the CIO, CFO and COO- Co-developed a new HRIS / cost-center reporting structure and streamlined the client's current business processes- Directed architecture, design, configuration & test sessions across Billing, Finance, Accouning, HR, Procurement and third party department teams- Presented to the CEO, CFO, CIO on Program Status, Escalations, Requirements, and project risks - Migrated the client's ERP system from JD Edwards to Workday in less than eight months- Managed the Financial Workday implementation as well as the client’s cloud vendors- Designed the program structure with Workday and the client’s IT, Executive and Finance organizations- Completed Financial Data Model configurations, integration development and conversions for three tenants

Novitex

Program Manager: Workday ERP implementation for the CIO, COO and CFO

- Managed the Workday ERP implementation as the PM & PMO Lead with Finance, HR, IT, PwC, E&Y and multiple vendors- Directed 25 resources from six groups to develop ERP, CRM and IT requirements- Established project requirements, schedules and resource needs between the client, Workday, PWC, E&Y, Fidelity, HSBC, <a href="http://Salesfoce.com">Salesfoce.com</a> and other vendors- Built weekly, monthly and on demand presentations for the PMO, Executive Steering Committee and CFO- Completed Analysis, Design, Configuration and Testing Phases within three tenants.- Coordinated strategic planning and ERP consulting to the CFO, COO and PMO organizations

Intralinks

Sr. Project Manager & PMO / ERP / CRM Program Management Consultant

- Owned company-wide Workday, HRIS, CRM, HCM and Payroll Implementations with ADP, Workday, PeopleSoft, Talx, Fidelity and United Healthcare- Directed the assessment and implementation of the AMC Networks new Intranet- Created global project templates / tools and presentations for the PMO and IT Management- Managed vendor relationships during the entire project life-cycle, including Analysis, Design, Development, Testing & Go-Live Phases- Developed, prepared and delivered weekly steering committee reports on program metrics and status reports for five project work-steams- Co-managed scope, resources, budgets, issues with internal project managers as well as vendor management teams

AMC Networks

Program Manager & Sr. Project Consulting Director: Workday, Salesforce, Oracle, and Media  Projects

- Managed a Global Clarity PPM implementation project that spanned Investment Banking, Private Banking, and Corporate Services- Established road-maps, strategic plans, and web-based processes to help standardize the project management office- Accountable for realizing $11MM in cumulative program benefits through effort efficiencies and cost reductions- Advised the PMO on program tools and templates for governance, communications and reporting- Consulted on executive presentations, Intranet development, SharePoint, and program management processes- Served as Liaison for design, testing and deployment activities with key Technology and Business teams.

Credit Suisse

Sr. Project Management / PMO Consultant and IT PPM PM: ERP / SalesForce / Clarity / Oracle / SaaS PM

- Managed seven PeopleSoft ERP, <a href="http://Salesforce.com">Salesforce.com</a>, Finance, HCM & payroll assessments which led to a $7MM remediation program- Built a two year global roadmap, long-term application implementation plans, and HRT resource plan - Developed and presented best practice payroll remediation and reimplementation plans to the CIO- Directed SDLC application release schedules, change management practices, and payroll tracking tools- Communicated program status through the IT Senior leadership teams and with the business directors- Prioritized client initiatives based on payroll compliance and security requirements within IT- Provided executive communications through Core Team briefings and STC reviews to the CIO

Delhaize Group

Sr. Project Manager / Program Director (ERP / CRM): PeopleSoft, Oracle, Microsoft and Workday

- Oversaw $30MM in corporate project initiatives for Global Functions and IT under the CIO- Saved more than $3.5MM in capital spend by implementing budget cuts and variance controls- Guided troubled projects back on track through change controls, reassessment sessions and fast-tracking- Trained PMs & co-managed high exposure projects for the PMO in four departments and Global IT- Managed SDLC and ERP implementations with  the PMO and 3rd parties such as CSC and Oracle- Established SharePoint sites and web-based processes to standardize for the project management office - Advised and trained eight project managers on all scope, schedule, budget, risk and resource issues- Owned the program project plan as well as a $18MM master budget for the department head- Created executive communications with Publisher, Visio, Adobe tools, Photoshop and PowerPoint- Controlled procurement, sourcing, contract and resource management functions for high risk projects

Baxter Healthcare

PMO Director & Sr. IT Management Consultant

- Trained the Directors and PM staff on project management methodologies and process improvement- Created executive reports with Salesforce, MS Office & DoubleClick’s Dash Sales Management Tool- Developed best practices for campaign management executions as well as Advertising Operations - Trained groups in Microsoft Project, Excel, Salesforce, and 5 web-based project applications- Advised the client on resources, software packages, project development and integration processes- Compiled kickoff packages, workflow and communication plans for Hearst’s advertising clients

Hearst Digital

Sr. E-Commerce / Project Management Consultant

- Directed Oracle, Workday, Cognos, PeopleSoft ERP programs in addition to Salesforce CRM and PPM projects- Served as the Sr. PM for internal acquisition, finance and business enhancement & migration projects- Leveraged MS Project Server 2007, MS Excel, CA Clarity, Oracle and <a href="http://Salesforce.com">Salesforce.com</a> products for projects- Created both local & global project templates / tools for the PMO and Office of Information Management- Managed vendor relationships during the Analysis, Design, Development, Testing & Go-Live Phases- Developed, prepared and delivered dashboard reports to the steering committees and the PMO- Controlled the scope, resources, budgets, risk & issue logs, plus the project plans for each implementation

Deloitte Consulting

Sr. Project Manager / PMO Program Manager: ERP and CRM Director with Workday, Clarity & Oracle

- Owned the PeopleSoft Financials / HR implementation and an Oracle database upgrade projects- Served as the Liaison between Finance, HR, Information Technology, and the Executive Committee- Conducted steering committee presentations and management review sessions with 3rd Parties and Execs- Controlled the project risks, timeline, budgets and scope documents for the implementation- Provided the strategic direction and process improvement recommendations to management and teams- Prepared Project Management Office weekly status & monthly reports with MS Project, Visio and Office- Used CMM and PMI's PMBOK management methodologies to direct the projects

Covance with Accenture

- Collaborated with 7 Project Leads to create a Consolidated Program Plan with MS Project- Trained the Project Managers on Microsoft Project, Visio, Change Management and technical skills- Reviewed the program resource plans, project schedules, risks and budget with the Program Manager- Tracked and then reported on project status changes with the executives

Coach

Senior Project Management Consultant for the PMO

- Directed the integration of all end-to-end outsourcing services for clients with over 20,000 employees- Controlled communications with the client and escalated issues in ADP’s IT and Finance Departments- Directed the implementation of interfaces to connect exchange and 3rd party messaging platforms- Ran process improvement reviews to increase the client’s overall efficiency in day to day operations- Held weekly budget & staff meetings to evaluate actual results to the budgeted and forecasted schedule- Managed the relationship between Google, Fidelity, Citigroup, ADP, EMC, PeopleSoft, and all third party vendors - Identified, analyzed, prioritized and communicated program opportunities and risks to all parties- Implemented new and upgraded HR, Financial, CRM and Payroll Enterprise Systems for 6 clients

Program Manager and Sr. PMO Project Manager

- Maintained overall accountability for the client’s largest Finance, IT & HR outsourcing program - Controlled the resolution for all escalated issues from 9 project managers with Niku Workbench- Managed the ERP, Payroll and Finance Project Managers to provide a seamless delivery of services- Owned and managed all budgets and had overall fiscal accountability for the program - Provided the strategic direction and process improvement recommendations to the project teams- Served as point of contact for the executive steering committee and presented on progress- Used MS Project, Visio, MS Office, Hyperion and Peoplesoft / Oracle tools for day-to-day operations- Reduced implementation program from 18 months down to 12 months- Monitored and evaluated performance of project managers and team members

InterContinental Hotels Group

Global Program Director / Integration PM

- Controlled an 18 Million dollar annual budget and oversaw work in a 140 Million dollar ERP program- Established new process management controls to reduce the overhead by nearly 1 Million dollars- Managed the weekly financial results and created variance reports to the Program Director and CIO- Tracked 400 Million dollars in program savings and improved the process to confirm all savings- Maintained earned value reports, capital asset schedules and resource forecasts for all project leads- Taught change management and project skills to project managers, client team, and internal customers- Analyzed and reported project purchases, run rates, invoices, and change requests to senior management- Prepared and presented monthly presentations to the Directors with Primavera and project tools- Directed outside vendors, the purchase order / purchase request process, and program deliverable lists

United Technologies with IBM & Merrill Lynch

PMO Director and Program Manager

- Managed multiple technology and business infrastructure tracks for the 3.6 million dollar IT integration- Collaborated with IBM, Cendant, RCI, Fairfield & banks to develop a timeshare integration strategy- Analyzed the ability of Cendant Mortgage and Century 21 to leverage assets of Trendwest- Monitored Oracle implementation projects with Microsoft Project, Primavera and MS Office tools- Prepared PMO weekly status and monthly budget reports to the Cendant V.P. of M&A and CIO- Organized pre-close due diligence materials and completed retail mortgage upgrade project plans- Performed financial & data modeling, aggregated project templates, and facilitated training- Analyzed PeopleSoft, Siebel and Oracle Financial applications to determine best practices- Developed project management templates for major IT, marketing, and Finance projects- Used CMM, SDLC and PMBOK methodologies in the development of new training tools

Cendant

Program Manager and Sr. Project Manager with the PMO

- Developed the firm’s first Project Management Office for acquisition and integration projects- Managed three, million dollar web-based IT integration projects on-time and under budget- Worked with IBM, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs on financial models- Operated Oracle Project Resource Management and MS Project for Corporate projects- Served as lead finance & IT liaison for the CEO, CIO, and “C” level executives of acquired firms- Created PMO processes to report monthly profit & loss, variance, NPV, and cash flow projections- Performed NPV, cash flow analysis, and financial statement reviews of 18 target partners and acquisitions- Led due diligence teams in valuation, competitor, industry, metric, database, and financial analysis - Reviewed marketing and sales automation services with retail banks and credit card companies- Developed flexible budget and volume variance reports for costs and metrics of priority projects

VerticalNet

Sr. Business Analyst & Sr. Project Manager

SR. PROJECT MANAGER – Focus on Oracle / PeopleSoft ERP Projects and E-business Projects- Controlled $4MM IT & Finance projects in the financial services, banking and retail sectors- Managed a client team of five analysts to create resource schedules and IT budgets- Evaluated 50 Internet and media marketing campaigns while developing sustainable budgets for growth PROJECT MANAGER – Media and Healthcare Divisions- Supervised IT infrastructure planning for Media, Wholesale, Financial Services & Travel industry clients- Managed three CRM, PeopleSoft and Web implementation projects for real estate and e-commerce firms- Formulated and tested custom business rules for client-server, finance, HR, and office applications 	PROJECT, TECHNOLOGY & BUDGET ANALYST- Merrill Lynch- Constructed over $55MM in capital budgets, cost volume profit models, and cash flow projections- Developed lease, buy or make decisions, Cost Volume Profit (CVP) scenarios & Project ROIs- Contrasted financial statements and calculated $25MM in errors and potential savings for clients- Developed marketing plans and created the first websites for small businesses

David Apollon

David Apollon