David Schechter

Experience

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  GE - Divisions: Aerospace / Controls Manufacturing / Aircraft Engines

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1994

  Manager, Systems Applications

  Management and Individual Contributor positions in IT (Application / Database), Product, and Operations

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  Price Waterhouse LLC

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Manager, Open Application Systems

  Technology and data management Lead for Oracle ERP and Workers’ Compensation Insurance System engagements.

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  Technology Solutions Company

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Principal Consultant (Enterprise Applications Services)

  Strategic, technical, DBA, organization development, and program, leadership for Oracle / PeopleSoft ERP engagements

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  IXL, Inc. [acquired by Razorfish]

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Sr. Manager – e-commerce Solutions

  Managed enterprise level, Internet based, technology engagements and business development efforts.

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  DAS Consulting

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Independent Consultant

  Product development, business transformation, and E-commerce solutions

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  Workbrain [acquired by Infor]

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Sr. Program Manager

  Managed enterprise customer programs for WB’s Workforce Management (WFM) solution providing optimized resource management and compliance. Collaborated with R&D, Sales, and Support, to resolve critical issues.

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  HP

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

  Program Manager - IT Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

  Led global IT programs for merger, acquisition, and divestiture, of businesses assuring timely integration / separation. Aligned with PMO and functional leads (HR, Product, Finance, Legal, Real Estate, Corporate) to manage onboarding, application transition, site / data center migration, network (LAN/WAN), telecom, security, and contract migration.

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  LivePerson

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  Customer Success Manager / Program Manager

  Led Enterprise customer engagements to deliver and optimize SaaS platform driving online and mobile engagement using behavioral targeting (Rule Based and ML) and Click-to-Chat / Click-to-Call / Content, to increase conversion.

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  DAS Consulting

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Independent Consultant

  Provided strategic planning and consultation services for technology and business transformation programs with focus on IT, E-commerce, Business Process, BI, and IoT.

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  Rackspace Technology

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2024

  Sr. Engagement Manager, Rackspace Application Services

  Led Application Services program sales, planning, delivery, and compliance, for hosted, cloud (Oracle, AWS, Azure), and remote, infrastructure and application (Oracle / SAP, ERP, BI, SCM) managed services. Owned customer relationship to C-Level, identification of value-add services, agreement / SOW development and execution, and team management. Trusted advisor and advocate for customers. Oversee activity for global functional and technical teams.