Craig E.

Experience

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  Coopers & Lybrand Consulting

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1995

  Managing Associate

  • Managed consulting projects for a number of well-known companies in industries ranging from pharmaceutical and biotechnology to food products and electronics, resulting in successful implementation of business process change and integrated information systems. Specialization in recovery of failed or under-performing ERP implementation projects.• Typical scope of activities included proposal development and presentation, client billing, system requirements definition, software selection, system design using structured methodologies, project planning and staffing, managing project activity and budget, heavy interface with senior client management, and leadership of process teams.• Selected consulting clients:AT&T, Hoffman LaRoche, Genzyme, Panasonic, Avon, H. Grumbacher, Haagen-Dazs, Samsung, Cadbury Schweppes, British Oxygen, Asea Brown Boveri, Cheeseborough Ponds, Varityper, Amdahl, Sprague, Ciba Geigy, Cannondale, Picturetel, Lever Brothers, Pitney Bowes, Quaker Oats, Olympus Show less

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  Accustaff

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Assistant Vice President, Management Information Systems

  • Managed software development, data center operations, and network operations in the New York area headquarters. Directed the efforts of the managers in these areas, in support of 700 offices in 43 states with centralized payroll and billing for approximately 250,000 employees.• Played a key role, responsible for all information systems activity on a small executive team which directed the successful achievement of ISO 9000 certification.• Assisted with the operational evaluation of acquisitions and managed efforts to integrate their information processing into the corporate information systems via data conversion. Thirty acquisitions were completed over a two-year period.• Implemented an image-processing system for client billing which reduced labor costs by $200,000 annually Show less

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  Volt Information Sciences

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Asst. VP, Corporate MIS

  • Responsible for the selection and implementation of new enterprise HRIS and Financial systems to replace mainframe legacy systems. Managed software, hardware, and consulting partner selection process, including detailed evaluation of competing vendors (PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Lawson) and contract negotiations with finalists.• Managed corporate-wide ERP implementation strategy, including Human Resources, Payroll, Billing, Receivables, Payables, General Ledger, and Fixed Assets. Show less

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  Comforce Corp

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Director, Systems Analysis and Technical Support

  • Managed technical support for PeopleSoft 7.05 Human Resource and Financial modules, as well as implementation of a client-server recruiting system for offices across the U.S. over a wide area network.• Key activities included centralized payroll and billing support for approximately 200,000 employees, project management to complete implementation of PeopleSoft financial modules, software quality assurance, help desk management, data conversion, and software development

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  Bestfoods Baking Company

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

  Manager, Financial & HR Systems

  • Managed systems and support for all corporate Financial, Supply Chain, and Human Resource systems, including PeopleSoft versions 7.52 and 8.3.• Supported corporate staff functions in Purchasing, Distribution, Transportation, Accounting, HR, and Payroll. • Heavy interface with senior management, vendors, and user community in all locations: - 30 manufacturing facilities across the eastern and Midwestern U.S. - a large number of sales depots / distribution facilities. - 5 regional headquarters. • Developed automation that eliminated the need for 2 man-years of effort.• Played a lead role on a team which developed and implemented a system development lifecycle methodology conforming to COBIT standards and supporting Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.• Managed agile software design and development efforts for custom Transportation Management System implemented across the enterprise• Managed multiple concurrent projects with significant complexity: - major PeopleSoft version upgrades. - outsourcing of PeopleSoft support activity. - movement of PeopleSoft maintenance to an alternative vendor, saving $700,000 in annual costs. - chart of accounts re-design. - implementation of employee self-service for HR and Benefits. - conversion and physical movement of systems from a former corporate parent. - implementation of a major labor productivity application in distribution facilities. - integration / divestiture of business units.• Vendor and contract management for service providers Show less

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  Crowley Maritime Corporation

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2014

  • Managed implementation of Workfront work management software in the PMO, including data conversion, integration design, reporting, and transition to production support.• Implemented a standard project management process with governance and tollgates• Conducted project health checks.• Coached / trained project managers.• Developed and managed implementation of process improvements in operations, procure to pay, accounts receivable, and transportation planning as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Trained in Kepner-Tregoe problem solving.• Mentored Green Belt candidates, and supervised their process improvement projects.• Played a lead role in development of business intelligence applications and data sources to support analysis and metrics.• Vendor and contract management for service providers Show less • Managed a team of analysts and technicians in support of all customer-facing and corporate reporting systems, including PeopleSoft and Lawson.• Organized and implemented a corporate reporting center of excellence, bringing together super users and IT resources to share knowledge, train new super users, and manage the request pipeline. Significantly improved responsiveness, eliminated request backlog, and reduced the demand for IT resources.• Initiated outsourcing of PeopleSoft support to third party, resulting in significant savings. • Managed large software implementation projects, including a major transportation management system, corporate reporting platforms, Business Intelligence applications, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.• Vendor and contract management for service providers Show less

  • Manager, Strategic Projects

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  • Senior Manager, Business Technology

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2010
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  Availity

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2021

  Portfolio Management for HR/Payroll/Financial/Procurement applications. Project Manager for Workday HR / Compensation / Benefits / Payroll / Performance & Talent / Recruiting / Time & Absence / Expense Management, Financials and Procurement implementations and production support. Build, manage, and troubleshoot Workday integrations with third parties and Boomerang integrations for internal automation. In production since November 2015 on Core HR modules. In Production on Procurement / Payables August 2020, and the rest of Financial Management January 2021. Workday PRO - Certification for Integrations. Show less

  • Enterprise Application Portfolio Manager

    Sept 2015 - Apr 2021

  • Enterprise Application Project Manager

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2015
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  Fine Tune Services, LLC

  Apr 2021 - now

  Vice President / Partner

  Focused on Workday Implementation, Support, and Integration. Most recent 2023 experience was a full-suite Workday HR, Payroll, Financials implementation as Customer Project Manager.