Experience

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  Chevron

  Jan 2001 - now

  • Provide IT strategic direction to drive competitive advantage for the Finance function. Maintain product line roadmaps for eight Finance product lines including Controls & Compliance Assurance, Transactional Accounting, Financial Accounting Services, Treasury Risk Management, Tax, Financial Management, Strategy and Business Performance and Data and Insights. Develop Finance IT investment strategy and align with annual business planning cycle.• Responsible for efficient delivery of modern reliable and secure financial systems (500+ applications including SAP ECC.) Manage $50MM operating expense and drive $5MM in cost efficiencies through application rationalization and modernization, efficient infrastructure and cloud usage, optimization of third-party sourcing. Support ERP transformation by modernizing and building APIs from connected apps to S/4 HANA. Transition ECC support to managed service provider to enable upskilling of employees in S/4 Hana.• To enable successful delivery of portfolio epics establish portfolio management, governance, and agile execution frameworks. Key Finance portfolio epics include automation of account reconciliation using Blackline, modernization of travel and expense management with SAP Concur, enablement of carbon inventory accounting, re-platform of RPAs, and support acquisition, divestment and business restructuring efforts and evaluation and implementation of AI solutions to improve process efficiency, strengthen controls, and reduce risk.• Lead team of 120+ employees, contractors and managed service providers. Parter with contingent labor management and release train engineers to optimize resourcing and address capacity issues. Leverage quarterly business context and PI Planning sessions, to prioritize run and maintain vs enhancement backlog, and drive alignment and shared accountability across product line delivery teams. Show less • Led Chevron’s first deployment of SAP S/4 HANA and other cloud solutions to Canada Business Unit. Transformed end to end processes for Finance, Procurement Supply Chain and Asset Management. • Accountable for release schedule and budget. Developed and maintained detailed project schedules, risk and issue registers, and resource allocation plans. Successfully delivered solution within committed release window first quarter of 2023.• Directed Build (200+ extensions), Test, Cutover, Deployment, Change Management, Deployment, and Hypercare, Transition to Operations threads.• Executed using Hybrid Agile methodologies, ‘fit to standard’ and 'Greenfield' approach. Provided work direction to four agile release trains made up of 600+ project team members. Partner with PMO and RTEs (Release Train Engineers) to optimize project resourcing and address schedule delays.• Stakeholder Management: Business Unit and Shared Service Leadership teams, Solution Managers, Product Line Managers. Supervise and report on project progress, issues, and risks to senior management and project sponsors. • Vendor Management: Oversee relationships with SAP solution providers, system integrators, and consultants. Participate in RFP to evaluate and select external vendors. Facilitate quarterly business reviews to close product gaps and ensure service level commitments are met.• Established governance and compliance assurance processes to ensure compliance and security of systems as well as production go live readiness. Facilitated PWC audit consult to verify appropriate controls were in place prior to system go live. Led Go No Go Readiness Reviews to validate solution/technical, data, people, support, business/site readiness.• Mentor and guide Product Managers, Release Train Engineers, System Architects, Software and Application engineers in ERP project delivery methodologies. Show less • Member of PMO leadership team accountable for implementation of SAP s4 Hana Central Finance and MDG (Master Data Governance). Project included Integration four SAP ECC systems and eight Oracle-JDE systems to provide real-time financial reporting and a Finance common information management model. Managed a large global team (200+) with a mix of Chevron, Deloitte, and other consulting resources.• Established Architecture runway to facilitate emerging architecture decisions, plan intentional architecture and ensure alignment with SAP’s five golden rules.• Led IT Enabling teams including Data Management, Security, Basis Administration, SAP Cloud Platform• Managed transition to operations including support process definition, team member reassignment, and service level agreements. Show less Member of the Corporate Treasury and Finance IT leadership teams. Responsible for relationship with Chevron's Treasurer, IT strategy, portfolio and project delivery.Chair Corporate Treasury IT Governance Board to focus on highest value IT investments.Deploy SAP TRM to Singapore and European Treasury Center to streamline the treasury workflows, optimize liquidity and risk management, and automate cash positioning and forecasting.Deploy enterprise solution for manual payment requests. (GO1627 payments)Drive application rationalization and decommissioning efforts including modernization and migration of legacy bank account management application to a Saas solution.Champion IT function strategic initiatives Cyber, Information Management, Insider Threat, and Information Risk Management. Show less • Responsible for IT strategy, portfolio and project delivery for Chevron's Environmental Management CompanyChair CEMC IT Governance board and strategic oversight of $11MM annual IT spend.• Partner with EMC leadership, third party suppliers, and internal IT resources to identify and shape IT opportunities, develop alternatives, and implement business enabling IT solutions.• Manage all discretionary IT project work including prioritization, budget, and on time quality delivery, to ensure focus on the highest value IT investments. • Deployed EIM SaaS solution for environmental analytical data management (air, soil, water, vapor samples) and standardize environment data management processes to EMC project managers and suppliers. • Deployed a comprehensive process control system compliance and cybersecurity management system to EMC’s suppliers. • Oversight of Process Control Network (PCN) IT controls design for wastewater treatment plant system. Facilitated IT audit consultation to ensure compliance. Show less • Facilitate IT Governance Board and oversight of $6MM annual IT budget.• Partner with central IT support teams to provide seamless IT support– including dedicated Desktop, Information Management, Business Analysis (IT), and Data Management support• Provide general IT consulting, business analysis, and project management support to new and inflight IT projects and initiatives. • Champion information protection and facilitate change management efforts to improve IT security.• Deployment Coordinator for Next Generation seismic interpretation software to oil and gas exploration team during bid round evaluations and eventual country entrance. Ensure seamless deployment with little to no downtime to team. • Led exploration well data rationalization effort and migration to latest well database technology.• Management of virtual data rooms for exploration bid round processes. Show less

  • Finance Strategy and Performance Digital Platform Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • SAP S4 ERP Release Manager

    Jun 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Central Finance ERP Implementation Integration Management

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Corporate Treasury IT Manager

    Nov 2015 - Jan 2019

  • Environmental Management Company (CEMC)- IT Manager

    Apr 2013 - Nov 2015

  • Corporate Business Development - IT Manager

    Jul 2010 - Apr 2013

  • Enterprise Functions - IT Planning Analyst

    Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

  • IT Project Manager

    Sept 2007 - Jul 2009

  • Procure to Pay IT Business Analyst

    Jan 2004 - Sept 2007

  • SAP Accounts Payable Analyst

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2004
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  Pacific gas and electric company

  Jan 2025 - now

  Director propel sap s4 program

  • Technical delivery leadership responsibility for Enterprise Design and four releases (2025-2030) for PG&E’s current ERP transformation program shifting from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. • Project and Program Excellence: Lead multifaceted, cross-functional teams throughout the entire ERP implementation lifecycle. Execute ERP project management strategies – encompassing planning, design, configuration, testing, training and post-implementation support. • Risk Mitigation: Spearhead proactive identification of potential implementation risks; steering the formulation of robust mitigation strategies. Minimize disruptions and delays and safeguard project timelines and objectives. • Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders within Business Process Modernization to support their mission. • Vendor Partnership: Manage external vendors (large contract with major SI’s) as an extension of IT to ensure successful implementation and integration with existing systems. • Financial and Resource Management: Manage a large, multimillion-dollar program budget and resources, ensuring on time delivery of design and releases while maintaining high quality. • People Management: Lead, mentor and develop high-performing teams; promoting collaboration, professional growth and a results-driven culture. Provide guidance, feedback and performance evaluations to team members. • Manage Complexity and Drive for Standardization: Drive ERP transformation programs to standard processes, limited customizations. Show less