Jose Bru

Experience

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  Wel-Tek International

  Jun 2002 - Sept 2003

  Technical Recruiter

  Recruited technical resources for General Motors and Chrysler.Developed new website to improve our recruiting process.

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  Matrix Human Services

  Dec 2003 - Dec 2004

  Computer Coordinator

  Provided systems, network, software, databases, and website support. Taught basic computer skills to the community to promote self-sufficiency

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  Hayes Lemmerz International

  Jan 2005 - Feb 2007

  IT Support

  Bilingual IT Support for North American and Latin American sites

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  Procter & Gamble

  Apr 2007 - Jun 2010

  Project Manager

  - Led a $650,000 SAP project to integrate SAP LEO to improve the Truck Load Efficiency to the Canadian Wal-Mart Customers in 9 months- Led a team of SAP designers and developers for 4 months to develop a new SAP solution to apply SAP Xbox Functionality to match current Shipping and Transportation systems and integrate them to the P7G SAP ERP environment for the Duracell plant located in the state of TN. Spent 4 more months leading the same team to create a new solution with the same SAP functionality to integrate the South Boston Plant to the P&G SAP Environment- Worked on the Gillette Manufacturing Integration as a STX (Shipment Transportation and Exports) Project Leader to successfully integrate the current plant systems into SAP for 2 years- Led a team of SAP Designers and Developers to use SAP Xbox Functionality to integrate 9 Latin American P&G Plants with the Shipping plants of Devens and Miami to improve the current shipping and transportation process- Utilized Six Sigma tools to successfully improved the Freight Payments Inbound and Outbound processes to reduce in 3 months the total Outstanding payments from $30 MM to $16 MM- Facilitated training to the STX and Freight Payments team on the 10 Steps for Continuous Process Improvement learned at Hayes Lemmerz International Show less

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  ORTEC

  Jul 2010 - Mar 2011

  Project Manager

  Project Manager for multiple projects

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  General Electric

  Mar 2011 - Sept 2013

  Program Manager Business Solutions - GE Energy

  Program Manager – Aero Oracle Release Manager- Managed the Plan, communication, risks, coordination, & resources for the quarterly releases- Work closely with the Aviation counterparts to reduce risks and leverage resources to oversee common enhancements- Managed the defects & test cases results to reinsure we fixed all open itemsAero Inventory, SNECMA, & DPMM Oracle Manager- Led and highly motivated the Inventory & SNECMA teams to overcome all the roadblocks to successfully deliver project to closure- Managed all DPMM tasks to deliver all Tollgates to completion Aero Logistics Oracle Program Manager- Led & highly motivated 15 team members to overcome all the roadblocks to deliver TG2-TG5 as planned (SDLC)- Coordinated the execution of 20 interfaces between 10 applications to complete 413 test cases in 12 weeks- Flawless 3 days cutover execution with minor business post go live issues Aero PMO Leader- Oversee all Projects Status and provide help as needed- Modified the current PMO to provide more in-depth project visibility- Created new Project tracker templates to keep content consistency, monitor milestones, budget status, & identify help neededGreenbelt Certification- Worked with the Aero Oracle ERP team to migrate Turbine Spare parts, a ~$3M/day parts fulfillment operation, from a legacy platform called ISSES to Oracle ERP- My efforts developing a process to capture application & interface performance metrics helped ensure that all critical performance SLAs met customer requirements at go-live, with no interruption to either the Aero or Aviation spare parts fulfillment process (a ~$28M/day operation in total). This was a critical aspect of ensuring a high-quality implementation of this large program. - During the analysis, it was determined that 13 out of 209 interfaces needed performance tuning, and that failure to address these issues could have impacted the business’ ability to receive, ship, and invoice spare parts Show less

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  GE

  Mar 2016 - Feb 2022

  Supply Chain IT Site Leader and WMS Application Manager

  WMS Application Manager- Serve as the IT applications tactical and strategic operations leader - Responsible for tactical operations, to ensure day to day business operations continuity in Logistics / Fulfillment- Responsible for strategic leadership to build a scalable / sustainable solution footprint for Materials Value Stream in Logistics / Fulfillment- Responsibility to resolve operational issues at logistics and fulfillment sites (warehouses and shops) at appropriate level of prioritization - Accountable for multiple systems / interfaces / data that enable warehouse operations for shipping $90MM / day of parts, including: Logistics between component and assembly shops for shipping and receiving operations - Manage a portfolio of integrated CRITICAL applications to support the Materials value stream- Manage budget and activities of project team resources (vendors) to support the application, as well as deliver enhancements to solutions relating to the program(s) or operationsCPLC, Jet-Pack Evendale, & Erlanger IT Site Leader- Responsible for the support and maintenance of 300 shop floor computer, 70 business computers- Work with site business leaders to help with all IT business needs based on business priorities- Oversee all GE IT upgrades to reduce business operations impact - Identify IT opportunities and keep IT Supported applications under GE regulations and Compliance- Successfully upgraded to Windows 7 all computers meeting project scope, timeline, and budget Show less

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  GE Aerospace

  Jan 2019 - now

  - Manage the 7 sites ($1.6B + 2K users + 7 plants + 20 support resources + 20 pillar applications + EC) Oracle instance to keep it reliable 24/7, updated, secured, and within GE Compliance- Manage budget and activities of project team resources (vendors) to support the application, as well as deliver enhancements to solutions relating to the program(s) or operations- Follow the SDLC through the DEV, QA, and Prod to promote patch updates, fixes, and new standard functionality- Work closely with the business (Kaizen events) and product owners to identify opportunities and launch them through the SDLC- Successfully upgraded the application from Oracle 11.3 to 12.2.9 version Show less

  • Sr. Staff Technical Product Manager

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Oracle Instance Manager

    Jan 2019 - Oct 2022