Paris Fogle

Experience

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  UNITED CAROLINA BANK

  Jan 1996 - Mar 1996

  Corporate Contingency Information Security

  Maintained user accounts for 3,000 employees, set-up ACF2 and CICS logon IDs, ensured data integrity, maintained employee database and managed information security for this mid-sized bank.

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  Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

  Mar 1996 - Oct 2017

  Initiated and designed an innovation ecosystem by identifying people and processes to jump-start ideation, quantification, prioritization and implementation of ideas. Calculated ROI, making and executing recommendations to find IT enabled ways of utilizing technology to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace. ● Reduced IT spend $325K by collaborating with executive leadership, business process owners, and SMEs to quantify value with detailed buy vs build analysis. ● Drove efficiencies by developing and executing go-to-market strategy for mobile devices, apps and services. Show less • Directed and supported $18MM SAP implementation including support of SAP MI/MAM and Web Dynpro mobile applications running on 525 rugged handhelds.• Spearheaded research, budgeting, proof of concept, recommendation and implementation of AirWatch mobile device management to provide asset management for approximately 1,700 mobile devices.• Chaired Enterprise Mobility Advisory Group, architecting and developing mobile policies and strategy.• Prioritized and managed development and implementation of enhancements/changes. Show less Designed, implemented, and maintained reliable/available systems to support business functions and needs. Produced project plans and manage project schedules, vendor relations and team efforts. Implemented complex Yard Management system, supporting 72-acre production facility that integrates with SAP using BEA WebLogic 8.1, Oracle 9.1 database and Windows 2003 Clustering. Allowed management of 250 trailer movements a day while maintaining high customer service levels, minimizing out-of-stocks and driver wait time and maximizing warehouse productivity. Installed Strategy application as a key Supply Chain module. This is part of an overall Supply Chain software upgrade from a Unix platform to a Windows 2003 platform running BEA WebLogic 8.1 and Oracle 9.1. Show less Lead successful system implementations and enhancements. Duties included supporting hardware and software infrastructure for a large-scale Windows Server (NT/2000/2003) application environment. Instrumental in completion of Supply Chain project using Manugistics software and spanning multiple platforms that greatly enhanced sales forecasting, produced $20 million in savings over two years and boosted employee morale.Spearheaded relocation of the Aviation System from Chattanooga to Charlotte as well as the conversion from client/server to Citrix Metaframe environment, increasing speed and efficiency of database access.Implemented a predictive selling system (Vendware) consisting of an application server, a web server and a database server running Oracle 8.1.7; linked servers to central server that manages information from mainframe and communications servers handling 9,000 vending machines. Show less Identified as liaison between desktop support, NT Systems and application development/project management to facilitate seamless completion of key projects. Led Output Strategy project that produced over $289,000 in annual savings by replacing analog equipment with digital multi-functional devices in addition to consolidating printing and faxing systems. Collaborated with vendors, team members and project managers to implement a parts inventory system, reducing parts inventory by $1.1 million - a 25% decrease. Show less

  • Innovation & Mobile Strategy Manager

    Jun 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Business Productivity & Mobility Manager

    Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Mobility - Lead Systems Specialist

    Dec 2007 - Mar 2014

  • Sr. Systems Specialist

    Nov 2004 - Dec 2007

  • IS Systems Specialist

    Apr 2001 - Nov 2004

  • PC Support/Special Projects

    Jun 2000 - Apr 2001

  • PC Support

    Sept 1997 - Jun 2000

  • Computer Operator

    Mar 1996 - Sept 1997
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  Fogle Consulting

  Oct 2017 - May 2019

  Digital Strategist

  Leveraging 23 years of IT experience to provide leadership, innovation, and technology strategy direction. Collaborating with business process owners, subject matter experts, and senior leadership.• Decreased IT spend $275K by evaluating and implementing mobile device hardware, device management software and services with a cost efficient and disciplined methodology. • Slashed inventory cost 35% by developing, delivering and executing strategy around warehouse inventory. This includes a comprehensive technology roadmap for mobile devices, apps and services to digitally transform organizations. Show less

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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  May 2019 - now

  Defines multiple products across the Mobility Experience & Infrastructure (MEI) product group and identifies gaps and customer needs by creating vision, strategy and requirements. Performing experiments to uncover additional customer value; and partnering with the business to define product roadmaps and to establish the product vision. Develops and manages the product roadmap, demonstrating expertise at the product group level, building partnerships with relevant stakeholder teams, and making trade‐off decisions for multiple products within the MEI Product. Leads the product planning process across the product group by overseeing the development of requirements documents (user stories with acceptance criteria, use cases) for products or product releases; working closely with UX to oversee the design of the user experience across the product group; monitoring release goals, prioritization, implementation, and iteration plans for the MEI product group; and resolving problems that are escalated. Show less • Responsible for the coordination of and planning for the organization's information technology architecture.• Provides input on the long-term strategy for IT infrastructure planning, engineering, and architecture across the enterprise systems by assessing the implications of IT business strategies on infrastructure capabilities.• Interfaces with senior leaders on assigned business and technology-related issues to understand short and long-term business needs.• Builds and maintains partnerships with IT business leaders to ensure technology solutions support integrated business strategies.• Oversees technical teams in the translation of business requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements that support integrated and sustainable designs for infrastructure systems across multiple technical domains or platforms.• Partners with various IT Teams throughout system development and implementation to ensure system designs adhere to company standards; provides insight and guidance, and recommendations to resolve escalated issues throughout the development of hardware and software configurations and throughout the preparation of system components for installation to the infrastructure.• Assists in directing the implementation and maintenance of enterprise infrastructure systems for their assigned domain(s) and/or platform(s) to ensure successful deployment and operation of new or upgraded systems• Ensures adherence's to company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls throughout all system development life cycle phases; estimates resources needed for technical design and testing efforts; oversees system support plans, schedules, assignments, and budgets; manages relationships with vendor partners.• Conducts analyses on the effectiveness of the infrastructure and makes recommendations for the adoption of new procedures. Show less

  • Sr. Manager, Product Management - Mobility Experience & Infrastructure

    Feb 2020 - now

  • Mobility Manager - IT Engineering

    May 2019 - Feb 2020