Lori WILLIAMS

Experience

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  General Mills

  Aug 1999 - Aug 2012

  Experienced Sr Tech Specialist in the IT Enterprise SAP Business Objects CoE. . •Project Manager for infrastructure projects. •Designed, implemented and supported BusinessObjects security system•Established internal user group•Mentored colleagues in client relations, security and end-user universe and report creation•Support for critical reporting issues•Acted as additional escalation level enabling root cause analysis for problem identification•SAP BW Security•SAP BusinessObjects Administrator•Proficient in working with a range of global departments from infrastructure to business units in developing and implementing initiates and stagiest to obtain business goals and enhance business productivity. Have the ability to adapt quickly to a continuously changing environment. Show less

  • Sr Tech Specialist - SAP BusinessObjects, Security, Training, Infrastucture

    Apr 2006 - Aug 2012

  • Tech Specialist - Data Architect, Support, SOX Auditing,

    Mar 2005 - Apr 2006

  • Applications Analyst - Data Architect, BEx reporting, Support

    Mar 2003 - Mar 2005

  • Programmer Analyst II - HR EEO & Diversity Reporting, ER Reporting, Training

    Sept 2000 - Mar 2003

  • Programmer Analyst I - Support Legacy Access Systems

    Aug 1999 - Sept 2000
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  Schwans

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  SAP Lead
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  Schwan's Shared Services, LLC

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Sr Business Intelligence Analyst

  •Strong technical and systems skills - subject matter expert for business processes, procedures and reporting•Work with the Business Units(BU) and IT to make reporting a Self Service process. •Training: Created centralized training approach to ensure uniformed training is made available. C •Upgrades: Worked with the upgrade team to stream line the upgrade and patching process.•Liaison between IS and BU communicating the benefits of the technology, from concept through implementation and support.•Work with other subject matter experts to discover, define, assess, and document business needs, processes and requirements, setting up best practices and governance going forward. •Highly organizational to manage multiple projects with competing demands for resources, ability to adapt to change, and attention to detail able to manage multiple internal stakeholders initiatives and competing priorities•Exercising independent judgment and recognize the critical financial impact to the business and company when working with software, upgrades, projects and Business unit needs. •Working with project management team to include reporting early in the projects to help create and manage realistic timelines and identify/mitigate risks and dependencies•Created a General Reporting User Group, Technical reporting Group and a monthly newsletter. Show less

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  Schwans Food

  Jan 2013 - May 2017

  Enterprise Data Service Reporting Lead

  •Companywide reporting and all reporting tools - training, governance, security, upgrades, new tool section, retiring old reporting system, and involvement with all projects with reporting needs, change management, licensing, evaluating new tools and keeping up on industry standards. •I currently have 5 direct reports•Provide staffing plans for project and requited skills needed. •Hire, evaluate and work with outside consultant to fill in on project when needed.•Provide guidance and architectural oversight during requirements, design, build, and test phases•Select employees and provide input on future workforce needs•Mentoring •Provide guidance and architectural oversight during requirements, design, build, and test phases.•Promoting the enterprise tools of the Business Units•Help design and execute plans to decommission old reporting tools •Being involved in all project relating to reporting to market, train and educate the end users on what is available •Set up governance standards with the tools to achieve a balance with IT and the Business to allow a Self Service reporting area. Show less

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  Taylor Corporation

  May 2017 - now

  Information Technology Quality Assurance Manager
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  Retired

  Jan 2024 - now

  Retired