Devin Tischer, LPM, PMI-ACP

Experience

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  McDonald's Corporation

  May 2008 - Jan 2012

  Shift Manager

  Directly impacted every part of the business processCoordinated teams consisting of 4-18 employeesBalanced double major and 18 hours of work per weekReceived Employee of the Month four times, Employee of the Year twice

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  University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

  Jan 2010 - May 2014

  Student

  Received double major in Information Technology and Accounting.Graduated Spring 2014.

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  Institute of Management Accountants University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Student Chapter

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2012

  Organized and Facilitated Industry Speaker MeetingsOversaw all organization eventsLed student group to 2012 IMA Student Conference in San Antonio Organized Industry ToursScheduled meetings with IMA-GMC and Madison Parent ChaptersFacilitated IMA Awards Banquet Collected Chapter DuesKept Track of AttendanceFacilitated Membership Awards

  • President

    May 2012 - Dec 2012

  • President-Elect

    Jan 2012 - May 2012

  • VP of Membership

    Sept 2011 - Dec 2011
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  GE Healthcare

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  ITLP EID - Hosted Technology Solutions Project Manager

  Part of the Hosted Technology Team and the Information Technology Leadership Program Early Identification program.Projects Included:Billing ReconciliationCapacity PlanningData Migration

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  BDO USA, LLP

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Assurance Intern
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  GE Healthcare

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  ITLP EID - Healthcare Solutions Service Visibility Analyst
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  Rockwell Automation

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2021

  Creator & leader of the Financial Operations practice within IT enterprise-wide (1500+ individuals.) Directly develop & refine financial processes, drive portfolio management activities, transparent reporting, and end-to-end accountability. Program manager for the Continuous Improvement program which spans 20+ projects and delivers over $15 million in annual savings.Leading consolidation & automation of financial reporting via Microsoft's Power Platform across multiple functional groups and leadership levels.Created a global governance model for SAP licensing to ensure compliance and drive cost savings. Show less Developing strategy for financial framework with finance and IT leadership to support a hybrid operating model which includes both waterfall and agile development practices.Technical lead for Jira platform within IT (Jira, Plans, Confluence, Align.) Established operational support structure, reporting automation via PowerBI, and program structure within Jira Align. Demonstrated success with integrating addons to enhance value output of the platform.Established Financial Operations team within IT to rapidly increase the financial acumen of key IT leaders, decrease tribal knowledge associated with financial processes, and increase the reliability of financial results.Leading global strategic initiatives which are expected to realize $7m+ annual savings. Show less IT Investment Strategy Generated quarterly strategic funding plans for IT & Business funded projects Supported IT Business Analyst group through transition from annual to quarterly operating plan Created forecasting and reporting best practicesIT Governance Lead Streamlined IT Governance process & meeting structure to increase transparency Drove tactical governance life-cycle activities for over 200 projects a year Maintained IT governance platform Created database to track maintenance and support costs ($1M+) for all new IT projectsResource Management Created enterprise-wide process for all of IT using Lean 6 Sigma methodology to optimize project delivery and minimize delays at project kickoff. Immediately reduced delays of 50+ projects Formalized bottleneck identification & created remediation plansBusiness Analysis Process Matured and streamlined business analysis standards and associated pre-project activities to meet the needs of all stakeholders Drove Project Estimation process and work package creation Show less IT-LDP is a two-year program with four rotational job assignments focused on top Rockwell IT initiatives. The goal of the IT-LDP is to expose participants to the most challenging enterprise-wide objectives within IT to set the foundation for leaders within Rockwell Automation.4th Rotation - IT Service Strategy & Enterprise Business Readiness Led 3 software roll-outs impacting over 18,000 global users Accelerated decommission of Intercall & WebEx as teleconference tools, avoiding over $300,000 in recurring monthly billing for IT Initiated framework for future implementation of IT cost visibility tool3rd Rotation - Software Asset Management (SAM) ITIL Governance Implementation Established best practices for $60 million in annual software spend, including creation of: Software Governance Council Process Playbook 30-60-90 Software Expenditure Review2nd Rotation - Service Delivery Analyst Refined enterprise-wide file share reporting standard and developed reporting database Optimized global corporate internet policy for SAP Re-purposed $750,000 in network assets for business use1st Rotation - SharePoint Online Migration Business Analyst Drove migration schedule for enterprise-wide upgrade to SharePoint Online Developed company-wide communications to spread SharePoint Education Developed SharePoint Online site structure to facilitate global business processesNon-Rotation Activities Led IT Fun Committee 10 team members, $15,000 yearly budget 54% participation increase & 32% cost decrease year-over-year during tenure ADVANCE Innovation Challenge Year 1 – Development of Manufacturing Incubator Created business use case & feasibility study for in-house start-up incubator Year 2 – Virtual Reality integration with Sales Explored application of virtual reality technology in sales demo scenarios Show less

  • IT Financial Portfolio Lead & Continuous Improvement Program Manager

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2021

  • IT PMO Manager

    Dec 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Scrum Master - IT M&A and NDA Team

    Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Portfolio Analyst - IT PMO

    Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Information Technology Leadership Development Program - IT Analyst

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
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  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

  Sept 2021 - now

  Sr. IT Portfolio Manager