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| Desired Industry: Executive |
SpiderID: 27219 |
| Desired Job Location: Houston, Texas |
Date Posted: 6/11/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 6/15/2009 |
| Desired Wage: 130,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Highly motivated and capable Program/Project Management Professional with experience in Information Technology (IT) and business functions such as Accounting, Billing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Credit. Successfully direct the development and integration of applications/technologies to support broad ranging operating, financial, and organizational needs. Excellent team building, mentoring skills, with management and training experience in project related endeavors.
* Cross-functional Team Leadership
* System Integration/System Support
* Process improvement & cost reduction
* Mergers & Acquisitions
* Delivery of turn-key IT solutions
* PMI Certified
Experience:
ABM Industries 3/2009 – 6/2009
(Large Janitorial, Security, and Parking, service company with headquarters in San Francisco, New York, and Houston)
Project Manager (contract)
* Project Manager for a major national software, and workflow streamlining project. The project is for a centralized Accounts Payable department in Houston and uses AVRIO OCR scanning software to read and code AP invoices, batch the invoices, and post the entries to the JDEdwards General Ledger.
CEMEX, INC., (Cemex merged with Southdown, Inc., 2000) 10/2000 – 11/2008
(International company and 3rd largest US cement, concrete and aggregate supplier).
Manager Business Process Evolution, U.S. Operations
* Managed 18 month IT turn-key project including vendor sourcing, RFP, contract negotiations, executive presentations and demonstrations to procure GETPAID software used by corporate Credit and Sales Administration departments in managing accounts receivable throughout US and Mexico. Credit and collections reduced days sales outstanding (DSO) by 5-10 days. Additionally, bad debt expense was reduced from $8M to $3M. Managed network engineers and programmers on installation, and directed Project Administrator responsible for Train the Trainer seminars nationally.
* Managed 3 month IT effort to secure large Accounts Receivable Securitization program with Bank One Capital Markets, Inc. Coordinated with internal and external attorneys, bankers, controller, treasurer and international consultants. Cash flow improvement was $195M.
* Mentored PARAGON project manager in all aspects of selection, implementation, and ongoing function and support of PARAGON Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery software for the newly created Business Continuity department at national headquarters.
* Managed both direct and indirect cross-functional degreed professionals responsible to improve systems technology, business processes, costs reductions, and increase effectiveness. Deliver turn-key IT solutions for business units such as; Accounting, Tax, Customer Credit, Treasury, etc.
* Developed and managed revenue cycle documentation and training function for Billing, Sales Administration, Accounting and Credit depts. during Southdown acquisition. Established technical documentation function.
* Key member of strategic leadership team that managed merger of Southdown data & systems integration into Cemex JDEdwards structure. Areas managed were Accounting, Treasury, Fixed Assets, and Accounts Receivable.
SOUTHDOWN, INC. – (Houston, TX) 3/1990 – 10/2000
(Large domestic producer of cement, concrete and aggregates)
Manager of Financial Information Systems
* Managed General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable, Insurance, and the Treasury systems. Directed 2 full time employees and consultants and employees on as needed basis. Budget was approximately 20% of the IT budget for several years (Approx. $300,000).
* Ensured Y2K compliance of all custom modifications to the financial systems. Co-managed the Southdown project to bring all systems into compliance with the change in the millennium. This saved $1.5 million in consulting fees.
* Purchased and implemented new Treasury Workstation software from SunGard. Managed 6 month project to secure Treasury Workstation software to replace previously manual function. Improved operating efficiency by 50% and decreased the error rate by 10-15%.
* Purchased and implemented RISKMASTER/Win Vehicle and General Claims management software for Corporate Insurance department. Replaced system that was no longer supported with users located in Tampa, FL. Updated system managed >$10 million in vehicle and general claims against the company.
* Implemented new releases of the General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets systems. Upgraded legacy systems to take advantage of new functions, and allowed upgrading of AS/400 operating system. Converted General Ledger, Fixed Assets, and Accounts Receivable data from Oracle/Excel based system in use by Medusa Cement Company prior to the acquisition by Southdown, Inc.
* Assumed project management of the Infinium Accounts Receivable system.
* Implemented Infinium Fixed Assets system for the Corporate Tax Department. As part of the acquisition of Medusa Cement Company. Managed on-going help desk support and customization process for Infinium ERP system.
UNITED GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. - (Houston, TX) 9/1988 – 3/1990
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
* Supervised programming and support efforts for special projects and support of legacy applications in IBM mainframe environment. Responsible for programming, analysis, and implementation of systems used for analysis of customer receipt and delivery points on pipeline.
* Developed the first Executive Information System to provide various volumes and cost data to executive management for improved control of pipeline capacity.
* Enhanced and developed various download procedures from the IBM mainframe computers to Wang VS100 super minis.
BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. - (Houston, TX) 8/1987 – 9/1988
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
FOSTER MEDICAL CORPORATION, - (Conshohocken, PA) 10/1986 – 6/1987
Manager Application Development
THE EL PASO COMPANIES, - (Houston and El Paso, TX) 8/1977 – 9/1986
IT Project Manager
IT Administrator
IT Supervisor
IT Analyst
Education:
Education and Technical Skills
* Bachelor of Business Administration – major in Accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Graduated in December, 1972.
* Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2005 in good standing.
* Completed additional classes in Accounting, Computer Science and Management.
* SAP Academy in the following subjects (eight weeks in 2008)
Materials Management (MM)
Sales and Distribution (SD)
Financials (FI)
Exchange Infrastructure
Business Warehouse (NetWeaver)
ABAP Coding
* Programmed, designed, and/or managed systems in the following environments:
IBM AS/400, B70, 320, 730, OS/400
IBM 30XX, OS/MVS, JES2 & JES3
Wang VS100, Wang VS
Prime 9955, Primos
Windows NT, Release 5.0, Sequel Server R6.5 & R7.0
Proficient in MS Word, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Clarity
Affiliations:
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Skills:
Acting as liaison between client and project team; Actual vs. budget analysis; Allocating resources; Analyzing data, Balanced estimate at completion; Balancing multiple priorities; Benchmarking; Bridging technology and business issues; Budgeting; Building client relationships; Building teams; Business case; Communication matrix; Complex project management; Conducting cost/benefit analysis; Conducting due diligence; Conducting needs assessment; Conducting workflow analysis; Consulting with client; Converting systems; Coordinating task assignments; Creating business models; Creating project lifecycles; Creating work plans; Critical path analysis/method/scheduling; Customer milestones; Customer satisfaction; Data mapping; Defining business requirements; Defining schedules; Defining strategic objectives; Deliverables; Delivering management briefings; Delivering project on time and on budget; Determine and manage timeline durations; Develop, track and manage new products from initial design through production start-up and ultimately to customer delivery; Developing project plans; Developing, updating and administering quality documentation; Document features and functions, workflow, system and process requirements; Document project and design specifications, requirements definition and design; Documentation and communication; Documenting requirements; Earned value management (EVM); Ensuring capability and production readiness; Establishing and managing change control processes; Estimate at completion; Evaluate change requests and their potential impact on project plan and relevant deadlines; Excel; Executive reporting; Expense management; Expense/capital tracking; Facilitate steering/executive status meetings; Facilitating meetings; Facilitation skills; FastTrack Schedule; Financial tracking; Follow through and follow up on completed projects to review effectiveness of production process; Gantt chart; Identifying dependencies; Identifying issues; Identifying risk; Initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing; Integrated master plan (IMP); Integrated master schedule (IMS); Integrating resources; coordinating tasks and resources to complete projects on time and on budget; Lead project teams in product development process to facilitate on-time delivery while maintaining highest quality; Leading cross-functional work teams; Leading large teams across multiple sites; Leading project team in delivering solutions to customer; Lotus; Manage any design changes within customer's system; Managing client relationships; Managing multiple projects; Managing project budget; Managing project life cycle; Managing resources; Managing risk; Managing scope, cost, schedule and contractual deliverables; Map task dependencies; Meeting launch timelines; Meeting or exceeding customer needs; Meeting project delivery date; Milestone tasks; Monitor project activity and quickly take corrective action; Monitor, measure and report on project’s progress, ensuring project’s status is being properly communicated and all issues are being managed and addressed; Motivating project team; MS Access; MS Excel; MS Office; MS PowerPoint; MS Project; MS Project Server; MS Visio; MS Word; Multiple system platforms; Multi-tasking; Negotiating for resources; Optimizing resources; Organizing project; Overseas vendors; Partner with technology organization to develop application development and implementation plans; Performing user acceptance testing (UAT); PERT chart; PMI Certified; PowerPoint; Prepare and analyze requests for proposal; Prepare capital and expense budgets; Presenting findings to management; Prioritizing tasks; Process development; Program management; Project budget; Project charter; Project communications; Project cost; Project feasibility study; Project integration; Project KickStart; Project leadership; Project lifecycle management, including scope management, verification and control; Project management applications; Project Management Institute (PMI); Project Management Office (PMO); Project management processes, standards & tools and implementation of same; Project Management Professional (PMP); Project management software; Project plan; Project procurement; Project quality; Project risk management; Project scope; Project stakeholders; Project timeline; Project timeline management; Providing project status reports; Recommending process improvements; Request for proposal (RFP); Resolving conflicts; Resource planning; Resources; Responsibility matrix; Reviewing metrics; Scheduling tasks; Securing project or program funding; Solving problems; Taking strategic business initiatives through functional requirements to delivery of product to production; Task lists; Tasks and sub-tasks; Thinking strategically; Timelines; Track and report progress of all projects with product development teams, executive committee, vendors and other departments; Translating business needs into detailed requirements; Value management; Verification of task assignments, milestones and progress; Word; Work breakdown structure (WBS); Work with financial analyst to generate proper cost analysis and scenarios; Working autonomously; Working under pressure; Working within a matrix reporting structure; Writing status reports
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