IT and Technical Skills

  • IT Strategic Planning
    • IT Capability Maturity Model Integration
    • Technology Architecture planning and facilitation
    • Consolidated Corporate IT Strategy, Plans, Priorities and Budgets
    • IT Governance Model Development and implementation
    • Annual IT Planning with internal Customers and/or external clients/partners
    • IT Customer Relationship Management
  • Pre Sales Technology Business Case development (Oracle)
    • Customer Engagement Team Management
    • Technology Needs Assessment
    • Business Case Development
    • Solution Presentation
    • Negotiation Support
  • Sales and Financial IT Tools Development and Use
    • Developed Oracle’s Master Financial Calculator for multi year software licensing business case modeling and sales negotiations
    • Experienced with Oracle Crystal Ball simulation software. (Monte Carlo analysis)
    • Developed Oracle’s Unlimited License Agreement Value Assessment Calculator
    • Advanced Excel User for Financial Modeling, VBA programming, scripts and formulas.
  • Business Systems Planning and Analysis
    • Business and Systems Analysis and documentation, Business Systems Requirements
    • Process Modeling and Documentation
    • Software Search and Comparative Analysis
    • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • IT Solutions Facilitation
    • Professional Facilitation of IT Executive Meetings & Workshops
    • Facilitation of Workshops and Meetings for Root Cause Analysis, Solution Planning & Decision Tree Analysis
  • Project manager for many IT initiatives in the U.S., Europe & Asia
    • Established an IT function in a Japanese subsidiary of a global company
    • Project Manager for implementation of computer systems in 8 European subsidiaries
    • Experienced planning and implementation of bar coding systems, product coding systems, serial numbering/ manufacturing part numbering systems, coding schema & integration with design engineering, manufacturing, sales forecast MPS/MRP, sales and distribution, warehouse logistics, financial accounting and reporting systems.
    • Experienced developer of project accounting and control systems, bank loan servicing system- purchased packages and past due processing
    • Experienced in setting up products and pricing in retail POS (point of sale) systems
  • Oracle Database and  Middleware products knowledge. Partial familiarity with Oracle Transaction Application Systems. (Oracle training and experience)
  • SAP ERP transaction architecture. Certified SAP Solution Architect
  • Accenture training and experience with full systems development life cycle, IT Architecture Planning, Systems Planning, Systems Analysis, Systems Design.
  • Past Programmer in Cobol, CICS, Neat/3, Fortran, Basic, VBA
  • Graduate, Verhoef CICS Internal Architecture School. (Tuning of IBM Online Monitors)
  • Certified, CICS Command Level Programmer, Andersen Consulting (Accenture)
  • Advanced in all Microsoft Office Suite – Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook
  • Working ability in Microsoft Project, Sharepoint and Visio
  • Experienced in Intuit QuickBooks and Peachtree Accounting software
  • Experienced PC and Apple User