Deb Hauswirth

Experience

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  The Nielsen Company

  Nov 1986 - Feb 2016

  December 2014 – February 2016Responsible for managing numerous concurrent projects which were delivered on time and under budget with high quality. Recent Highlights Include:Consistent delivery of projects under budget• In 2015, delivered 5 projects with a combined budget of 623k for 531k (93k under budget).Managed a WEB based Rewrite project • Consisted of 3 applications & Security layer• Incorporated agile/iterative techniques to minimize the schedule, gain customer approvals and feedback sooner, and maintain consistent team utilization by dividing work into 12 sprints with overlapping phases.• Successfully released the project on time and 30k under budget.August 2013 – November 2014Program Manager Role Responsible for leading a global project for Nielsen's company's Retail Measurement Services group that included managing 30+ resources and $9 MM multi-year budget. The key goals and project scope included:• Modernization and convergence of the legacy market creation and maintenance system to a new global platform.• Reduction in Quality Escapes, market maintenance cycle time, & retailer event hours • Enhance the platform flexibility to support high quality, timely delivery of new offerings • Enable consistent organizational understanding of market definitions & availability to internal and external clientsMarch 2013 – August 2013Lent to the AAC/Analytics organization. Led the team which• Addressed Opportunity Points identified by the business as being key to allowing Nielsen to expand our Analytic business and maintain timely client deliveries • Developed the Math Simulation Kernal that was incorporated into the new platform which was being piloted to our key clients.• Delivered 820k project 29k under budget. Show less Responsible for managing numerous concurrent projects which were delivered on time and under budget.Representative large, high profile enterprise projects include:• Led the RMS Preventure Team to gain SOX certification on all platforms owned by RMS, including factory and financial systems• Managed support for RMS Data Acquisitions• Implemented the Nielsen US/CROSSMARK etl system which allowed for the decommissioning of the legacy US RDC platform. Project also included a web-based Management Dashboard which tracked key metrics and kpis. Project Team consisted of developers from Nielsen & CROSSMARK. Worked extremely closely and coordinated the integration points with the CROSSMARK team. Roles included: PM, BA, QA and Support Manager. • Implemented the Nielsen US/CROSSMARK etl platform Cstore Enhancement in 2012. Enabling Nielsen to capture and report In Store Observations and provide a new customer offering.• Implemented the Nielsen CA/CROSSMARK etl platform in 2012 which allowed for the decommissioning of the legacy Canada RDC platform. Project also included a web-based Management Dashboard which tracked key metrics and kpis. Extremely proud of the application of Lesson Learned which allowed the team to deliver an extremely stable system that self-monitored itself and reported possible issues immediately. Used opportunity to improve the US platform simultaneously with these same quality features. Delivered this 968k budgeted project for 890k (68k under budget). Show less • Total Order Processing System Project (cont) – Customized Oracle OM, Pricing, Configurator, Workflow systemo Project Team consisted of 25 team member comprised of Business SMEs, Technical, DBAs, Data Entry Consultants, Oracle Consultants Roleso Testing Managero Implementation Manager Coordinated Training Program• Training Material• Train the Trainer• Training Location/Schedule Coordinated the Rollout Plan• User Setup• Order Conversion• Site Communications• Implementation Checklists Coordinated the Post Live Phase• Users received higher level of guidance• Managed the Oracle Upgrade for TOPS• Support Managero Managed a team of 8 Technical Resources & 5 Business Resourceso Implemented Repeatable Lifecycle Procedures & Change Management Procedureso 7-9 Releases per yearso Managaged the transition to our Outsource Modelo Worked with E&Y yearly and passed audits for Change Management & Security for financial applications Show less Technical BA & Lead:• SQL Financials package migration for Accounts Receivables• Softrax package migration for Software Fulfillment• Navision package migration for Billing• Navision package expansion for Retailer Disbursement Management• ERP Evaluation Project : Organized demos, gathered requirements, prepared cost analysis, worked with business on final selection• Navision upgradeTechnical BA : Total Order Processing System (TOPS)• Implementation of Oracle’s OM, Configurator, Pricing Engine & Workflow• Requirement Elicitation & Documentation• Worked closely with the consultants to determine options for meeting custom requirements with existing functionality and then to design Nielsen specific customizations to address the remaining gaps Show less COBOL/CICS developer for Mainframe Nielsen financial and accounting systems. Project Lead for D&B Millennium package migrations for Fixed Assets and General LedgerMS Visual Basic & Access developer Developed an Order Management System, which • Eliminated 100+ paper forms• Received the Arthur C Nielsen Jr. Quality and Innovation Award - 1996Developed a suite of VB Pricing Applications, which• Allowed client service to provide quotes to clients for service• Received the Arthur C Nielsen Jr. Quality and Innovation Award – 1997 Show less

  • Sr. Project Manager - RMS Service Delivery

    Mar 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Project Manager - Service Delivery (RMS & DA)

    Apr 2007 - Feb 2013

  • Project Manager - MIS

    Apr 2001 - Mar 2007

  • Technical Business Analyst/Project Lead - MIS

    Jan 1998 - Mar 2001

  • Software Developer - MIS

    Nov 1986 - Dec 1997