Matthew Allen

Experience

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  Arthur Andersen Business Consulting

  Sept 1994 - Jul 2002

  Senior Manager

  Responsibilities:• Sales, pre-sales, client management, Recruiting, performance review, Project management, consulting, Business DevelopmentSignificant initiatives:• ERP and Integration projects (Sales, Project Management) for Wholesaler of Travel Packages, Chemical Manufacturer, Canadian Chemical Manufacturer, HVAC Equipment Manufacturer, Boarding School• eCommerce and Integration projects (pre-sales, Project Management, Consulting) for: Communications Company, Wood Product Manufacturer, Communications Electronics Manufacturer, Steel Industry Marketplace, Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Private Trading Exchange, Insulation Products Distribution Marketplace, Mining Equipment Marketplace, Digital Marketplace Maker• Information Systems Planning, Assessment, and Selection Projects (Project Management, Consulting) for Thermal Solutions Provider, Road Construction Product Manufacturer, Biotech Products Manufacturer, Building Products Manufacturer, Steel Products Fabricator• Business Development (Leader) including Anderson/ SAP Partner Alliance development, Andersen/ webMethods Partner Alliance development, Andersen/ Oracle Partner Alliance development for Oracle Exchange, Andersen/ BEA Partner Alliance development Show less

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  Project Forward Leap

  Jul 2002 - Feb 2003

  Independent Consultant

  Lead consultant for a PowerSchool SIS Implementation for privately funded nonprofit organization providing a residential five-week summer academic program and school year assistance for disadvantaged but talented students in grades 5-12th from Central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Chester.

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  Kerr McGee Chemical

  Apr 2003 - May 2004

  Applications Manager

  Responsibilities:• Strategic planning and execution• Capital and expense project identification, planning, forecasting, budgeting, and execution ($10M) including infrastructure; ROI development/ alignment with business strategy and “selling” these initiatives through consensus building process• Cost center management budgeting and forecasting ($3M) including software maintenance budgets• Management of eleven direct reports including succession planning, career mentoring, performance review, and salary and bonus administration• Client (Chemical division leadership and stakeholders) management• Vendor management including software vendors and professional service providers negotiation, contract development, and ongoing relationship management• IT key performance measure development and implementation and continuous improvement of IT Shared Services function through Program Management OfficeSignificant initiatives:• Product Costing, Global Order Processing, Vendor Managed Inventory, Enterprise and Business Partner Application implementations• Financial Systems technical upgrade and reengineering• IT Problem Tracking and Time Tracking system process design, development, implementation, and key performance measurement development and analysis• Sarbanes-Oxley compliance• Development of IT SG&A and Project budgeting and forecasting processes and analysis Show less

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  Armstrong World Industries

  May 2004 - Feb 2005

  Business Relationship Manager

  Responsibilities:• Collaboration with leadership on Strategic and Operational planning• Consensus building and sponsorship development through ROI development/ strategic alignment• Capital project planning (~$5mm) and capital request development including relevant infrastructure• Portfolio and Service Level Agreement development and analysis• Vendor management including software vendors and professional serviceSignificant initiatives:• SAP ERP, Payroll, Website, Document Management strategy, selection, and implementation; ERP and Infrastructure upgrades• Implementation of Project Lifecycle time tracking and Portfolio Management systems• IT SG&A and Project Portfolio planning, budgeting, and forecasting design and analysis Show less

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  DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2013

  Integration Manager

  Responsibilities:• Microsoft Contract coordination• Enterprise architecture, enterprise integration and middleware (multiple ERP including SAP) and data management• Cloud hosting strategy development• Management and development of staff members including external co-located and remote professional services contractors • Capital project and cost center planning, budgeting, forecasting• Selection of professional services, software, and infrastructure• Vendor management (negotiations, contract development/ review, ongoing service level agreement accountability)• System high availability design as well as data backup and recovery planning, implementation and support• Development and compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as regulatory compliance with SOX, FDA, HIPPA, PCI (credit card processing), EU Privacy Act, Physician Payment Sunshine ActSignificant initiatives:• CRM Online implementation• Cloud Innovation migrating from traditional data center to cloud based infrastructure resources• Enterprise Integration automating intercompany transactions between DENTSPLY global entities as well as with trading partners• Business Intelligence Dashboarding based on consolidation of financial and human resources data• R&D Products and Services Ideation and Project Management for commercialization of new products• Corporate Data Center Migration from internally hosted facilities to 3rd parties• Business Development merger and acquisition IT due diligence, disentanglement and integration into the DENTSPLY enterprise (wide area network, phone systems, email, active directory security, ERP systems)• Sales Force Automation and Sales Analytics including sales force training (500+ associates)• Selective Distribution geographical and product-based analysis of key distributors to maximize revenue and information from distributors while dramatically decreasing the number of distributors Show less

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  Flagger Force Traffic Control Services

  Aug 2013 - Mar 2018

  VP of Technology

  Responsibilities:• Member of the Executive Team providing strategic analysis and resolving key business issues• IT management and outsourcing• Enterprise applications and data architecture engineering and systems development activities management• Development of people• Financial planning (budget, forecast), procurement and capital project planning• Financial data and management reporting and ad hoc analysis• Selection of professional services, software, and infrastructure and related vendor management• Transportation and field service industries related technology thought leadership on technology trends• Business preparedness and continuitySignificant initiatives:• Dynamics 365 (CRM Online) implementation• Data center migration to Azure cloud services• Window 8.1 and subsequent Windows 10 migration• O365 E5 migration from Exchange provider, Skype, SharePoint, OneDrive rollout• SharePoint content management system implementation• ERP selection for Field Services and Financial Systems• Data Warehouse architecting and implementation• Order scheduling and dispatch automation custom system development• KPI PowerBI implementation and adoption; PowerBI financial reporting• Azure Machine Learning based separations analytics• Dispatch Confirmation and Time Sheet mobile applications custom development• Office and field mobile device management 800+ tablets and 1500+ mobile apps users• Work zone quality and safety field data collection and analytics• Telematics custom development to monitor on-time arrivals and unauthorized truck use• Kronos payroll system integration• West UC cloud PBX implementation• Systems Assessment; Information Systems Planning Show less

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  ConsultMA/ TechMA

  Apr 2018 - now

  Techology and Business Consultant

  Sole-proprietor providing professional services to small and medium sized businesses in the Mid-Atlantic area. Leveraging leadership experience, excellent interpersonal skills, industry knowledge and awareness of emerging technologies to provide strategic direction and vision with accompanying technical assistance. Positions clients for success delivering on new and existing technology investments achieving process improvement strategies.• NetSuite Financials Implementation• Chart of Accounts and Financial reporting design and Custom Financial Systems development• Finance and Tax Services global outsourcing• Master Data Management and Power BI implementation• SAP S4/HANA implementation• IT Governance implementation• Master Data Management implementation• IT Strategic Planning development• MS Dynamics Field Service implementation including Inventory Management• Field data collection and Remote Assistance Augmented Reality implementation • MS Dynamics 365 Sales Professional implementation with related MS Flow and PowerBI reporting implementation• ERP Systems Selection• Office 365 Implementation• Buildertrend implementation• Distillery Business Model Development• Resort and Restaurant operational consulting• Field Service operational consulting Show less