Christopher Ford, CIRM, CLTD, PMP

Christopher ford, cirm, cltd, pmp

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  • Timeline

    Current Company
    Feb 1989 - now

    Director, Business Transactions and Process Management

    Brown-Forman
    Louisville, Kentucky, United States
    Current Company
    Jan 2018 - now

    Corporate Fellow

    University of Louisville
  • About me

    Director - Business Transactions and Process Management at Brown-Forman

  • Education

    • University of louisville

      1986 - 1992
      Bachelor of science (b.s.) zoology
    • University of louisville

      1994 - 1997
      Master of business administration (mba) business administration and management, general

      Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma

  • Experience

    • Brown-forman

      Feb 1989 - now

      Responsible for providing leadership among other FI analysts with regard to project management, strategic thinking, business relationships, and process improvements. Additional responsibilities include execution for projects of high significance/risk, support as needed, and coaching as circumstances permit to enhance other team member’s skill set. Responsible for SAP support and project execution with emphasis on the MM, WM, PP, and LES modules. Responsible for working with the BFDC IRM (Information Resource Manager) to lead improvement projects to leverage SAP software. Responsible for assisting Production Operation in transitioning from legacy systems to SAP which included the provision of; first response for problem resolution, additional training as needed, and writing documentation to explain how the SAP system was to be used. Responsible for implementing SAP for corporate rollout with emphasis on the MM and WM modules. Created all procedures associated with materials handling with focus on common methods, documented all procedures, and developed and performed training of these procedures. Additionally developed interface to legacy WM system (Dispatcher Classic).

      • Director, Business Transactions and Process Management

        Jul 2021 - now
      • Manager and Master Architect

        Nov 2015 - Jul 2021
      • Manager, Business Process

        Sept 2010 - Nov 2015
      • Lead Business Systems Analyst

        Feb 2006 - Sept 2010
      • Senior Business Systems Analyst

        Jan 2001 - Jan 2006
      • SAP Improvement Leader

        May 2000 - Jan 2001
      • SAP Transition Support

        Dec 1999 - May 2000
      • SAP Project Team Member

        Dec 1997 - Dec 1999
      • Shipping Operations Superintendent

        Sept 1995 - Dec 1997
      • Scheduling Systems Specialist

        Sept 1994 - Sept 1995
      • Production Systems Coordinator

        Sept 1992 - Sept 1994
      • Aquaculture Supervisor

        Feb 1991 - Sept 1992
      • Research Technician

        Feb 1989 - Feb 1991
    • University of louisville

      Jan 2018 - now
      Corporate fellow
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified outsource/offshore project manager (coopm)

      The international institute for outsource management
      Nov 2010
    • Emotional intelligence for project managers

      International institute for learning
      Jan 2023
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    • Gs1 standards for product data excellence online certificate

      Gs1 us
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Gs1 foundations online certificate

      Gs1 us
      Dec 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Data-informed decision making in projects

      International institute for learning
      Feb 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Body language for leaders

      Linkedin
      Oct 2017
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified in logistics, transportation and distribution (cltd)

      Association for supply chain management
      Feb 2020
    • Gs1 standards advanced virtual classroom certificate

      Gs1 us
      Oct 2023
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    • Certified in integrated resource management (cirm)

      Apics
      Oct 2001
    • Project management professional (pmp)

      Project management institute
      Aug 2005
      View certificate certificate