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Senior Digital Transformation Advisor @ Digital Nova Provided business and technical advisory around Digital Transformation. From March 2016 to April 2017 (1 year 2 months) Alpharetta, GADirector IT Global Emerging Markets Latin America @ Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Senior Director IT (CIO SBU - Latin America)Led IT and Digital Excellence in Latin America to achieve double...

Senior Digital Transformation Advisor @ Digital Nova Provided business and technical advisory around Digital Transformation. From March 2016 to April 2017 (1 year 2 months) Alpharetta, GADirector IT Global Emerging Markets Latin America @ Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Senior Director IT (CIO SBU - Latin America)Led IT and Digital Excellence in Latin America to achieve double digit organic growth, commercial innovation and operational excellence. ♣ Led digital transformation program for Latin America delivering new capabilities for an agile operation (SAP Hana), customer understanding (SAP/BW analytics), B2B platform (Hybrids) and commercial excellence (salesforce.com). ♣ Successfully implemented GEM analytics program that reduced $5M/Year in operational costs in 10 countries.♣ Managed IT and processes integration for two major M&A acquisitions.♣ Redesigned IT organization for agile service delivery. Improved talent for digital capabilities. From February 2013 to June 2016 (3 years 5 months) Miami/Fort Lauderdale AreaAssociate Vice President, IT Strategic Sourcing @ Nationwide Insurance and Financial Services Driving a transformation of the corporate IT supply team from a tactical procurement group to an IT strategic sourcing organization. ● Maximized value on $1 billion of IT external spend and services on enterprise domains that includes: Hardware, Enterprise Software, SaaS, IT Infrastructure services, storage, IT security services, networking, consultancy services, and outsourcing (ITO/BPO). ● Captured IT run rate annual savings of $28 - $32 million by executing key contract negotiations with strategic IT suppliers.● Designed an enterprise strategic relationship management framework that improved performance, innovation and service excellence with IT strategic suppliers: IBM, HP, Oracle, VMWare, E&Y, Wipro. From February 2010 to January 2013 (3 years) Columbus, Ohio AreaDirector, Procurement Finance/Cost Analysis @ The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Led the global procurement finance and cost analysis team to implement IT systems and analytical capabilities for global raw materials, indirect and capital spend for four Business Units: Europe, Asia, LatAm and North-America. Total spend of $11 billion. ● Designed and implemented P&L financial system that provided global raw materials cost analysis, which supported raw materials productivity savings of $108 million per year.● Implemented global indirect spend system that provided full visibility of spend and productivity drivers by business unit. ● Implemented executive scorecard that improved procurement decision making process on operating plan reviews. From June 2008 to January 2010 (1 year 8 months) Akron, OhioDirector Finance Processes Improvements @ The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Led a global project transformation team for finance that simplified, standardized and improved business processes and developed competitive intelligence capabilities.● Implemented a global record-to-record and financial planning automation project using Oracle's Hyperion for Corporate reporting, which resulted in savings of $3.5 million per year. ● Designed a SAP buyer-sell system to consolidated payment process for top 20 suppliers. Annual savings of $5 million per year in working capital and accounts payable operational expenses. ● Led implementation of a global competitive analytic program that provided strategic insights on competitors' cost structure and key financial metrics. System used as part of the CFO's strategic three year plan. From January 2007 to June 2008 (1 year 6 months) Akron, OhioDirector, IT Latin America (CIO LatAm) @ The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Drove the execution of IT strategies in the Latin America Business Unit to successfully implement a new regional business model, reduced IT run cost and improve IT core capabilities in nine countries.● Led a regional SAP implementation for the simplification, integration and optimization of over 120+ business processes in six countries. Designed the blueprint, testing and implementation of pilot countries. Total savings and benefits of $15 million and ROI of 11.5%. ►Implemented regional project management office (PMO) and support organization. ►Established an effective change management plan methodology for 1,000+ users in the pilot countries. ►Established synergies with European SAP center of excellence by leveraging templates, data structures, integration with corporate applications and talent. ►Designed Regional Master Data and Business Intelligence BI strategy for the region. ►Implemented SAP core modules: Finance FI, Controlling CO, Material Management MM, Production Planning PP, Sales and Distribution SD. Integration with manufacturing, B2B and other legacy applications.● Implemented regional IT shared services and consolidated back office processes including: IT development, applications support, IT infrastructure and IT help desk. Total savings of $8 million per year.● Implemented a B2C solution for training and tire selection.● Reduced regional IT operational run costs by 38% in three years with an annual IT operational budget reduced from $30.5 million in 2003 to $18.4 million in 2006. From January 2003 to December 2006 (4 years) Akron, OhioRegional IT Infrastructure Manager @ The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Delivered and Optimized the IT Infrastructure services in the Latin America region (4,500 users in the region)● Reduced IT Infrastructure operational costs by $6.5 million by consolidating all transactional servers and services in the Corporate headquarters. ● Implemented MPLS regional network to enable collaboration services to support business shared services that achieves savings of $300K per year in telecom costs.● Implemented IT infrastructure for a Business to Business (B2B) system that interconnected 100+ dealers in Latin America.● Implemented a Business Intelligence (BI) and enterprise data warehouse infrastructure using Teradata and Cognos technologies that provided analytical capabilities to the sales and marketing organization. From January 2000 to December 2002 (3 years) Akron, OhioCountry IT Manager @ The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Led Implementation of IT systems for Goodyear operations in Colombia. ● Implemented Oracle JDEdwards Financials and Avantis Manufacturing ERP system for commercial and manufacturing processes with estimated savings of $5 million a year.● Implemented a plant monitoring system using factory link system that improved the shop floor planning process in 20% and generate estimated savings of $2 million a year● Implemented regional HR systems to improve Hire to Retire processes for the plant operation in Colombia. ● Successfully migrated and prepared IT systems and Infrastructure for Year 2000 Y2K contingency plans. From September 1995 to December 1999 (4 years 4 months) ColombiaIBM Product Sales and Marketing @ IBM Global Services Led sales of Mid range systems, consulting services including IT architecture, Infrastructure design and shop-floor systems. AS/400, RISC/6000. ● Responsible for 40 customers in different industries: Manufacturing, CPG and Government.● Provided operational support for marketing and sales by configuration of technical solutions, CIO presentations, financial and technical analysis and other pre-sales activities. From January 1993 to September 1995 (2 years 9 months) ColombiaExecutive Director - Global IT @ NCR Corporation Greater Atlanta AreaDirector Global Program Delivery @ Brightstar Corp. Lead Digital Transformation and Program Delivery for Global Markets and portfolio solutions From February 2017 to September 2018 (1 year 8 months) Alpharetta, GA