Keith Terry, PMP

Experience

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  Alcoa

  Aug 1982 - Nov 2000

  Data Center Manager

  Managed a team of technical professionals responsible for providing Data Center services to a 900-employee aluminum manufacturing plant. Responsible for the selection and application of information technology; Management of all project activities including requirements definition, justification, funding, and management communication; Implementation of strategic automation plan; Provide design, technical assistance and support to plant personnel for numerous business systems; Manage security administration, Develop business continuity and recovery plan; Manage the facility’s $550k operational budget for all communication, hardware, software, and networking services and procurements; Plan and deliver training for business systems and office automation for all employees. Show less

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  Steelscape

  Nov 2000 - Jun 2007

  CIO, Client Services & Infrastructure Manager

  Primary duties include directing all Information Technology activities for five US steel manufacturing facilities with almost 700 employees and annual revenue of $600 million and a $3.5 million IT operational budget. Responsible for developing and implementing long range strategic plans for Business Systems, Client Services, and Infrastructure. Also responsible for business continuity planning, software licensing, procurement, outsourcing, hardware/software support, and compliance with internal and external IT audits. Establish Standard Operating Procedures, employee competencies, developmental plans, and performance reviews. Show less

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  United Natural Foods, Inc.

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

  IT Director, Western Region

  Responsible for IT staff at 3 Data Centers: Seattle, Sacramento, Denver. Servicing UNFI employees throughout the western United States.

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  Terex

  Sept 2008 - Oct 2009

  IS Director

  Directing all aspects of a Global Data Center for Genie Industries; Terex Aerial Work Platforms. Primary responsibilities include IT Infrastructure, Business Applications, Client Services, and Production Support for over 3,000 users in multiple locations across the globe.

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  Fujitsu Consulting

  Nov 2009 - Nov 2010

  SAP Project Manager

  SAP Project Manager to implement SAP Best Practices for Isuzu Motors, a Japanese Automotive Manufacturer with US headquarters in Anaheim, CA. Directed a team of 12 SAP consultants (3 offshore) to implement SAP FI/CO, BI/BOBJ, and BPC for corporate planning. Helped client identify numerous solutions to integrate efficient standardized SAP Best Practices with Legacy Business Processes.Manager for Proof of Concept project regarding the use of SAP for a Steel Manufacturer headquartered in Louisville, KY. Leading a team of SAP consultants and internal IT staff to re-engineer a recently failed implementation of SAP. Show less

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  TEK Systems

  Oct 2010 - Dec 2010

  SAP Project Manager

  Project Manager for $4 million implementation of SAP ECC6.0 integrated with GE Proficy MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) to manufacture automotive batteries for Johnson Controls - Saft in Holland, MI.

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  IT Associates

  Feb 2011 - Apr 2011

  SAP Project Manager

  PMO Lead for $20 million implementation of SAP ECC6.0 for Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company in Chicago, IL. Directed a team of 14 Work Stream Project Managers for: SAP PTP, OTC, Managed Finance, Data Migration, Infrastructure, OCM, etc. Developed a consolidated project plan with key milestones and dependencies from 14 individual work streams.

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  Structure Networks

  May 2011 - Sept 2011

  SAP Project Manager

  SAP Project Manager for multi-million dollar implementation of SAP Regional Pricing Engines for Ingram Micro, the world’s largest technology distributer and logistics company for the IT Industry in Santa Ana, CA. Developed high performance Pricing Engines in three global Data Centers to provide sub-second response times for Pricing & Availability for online customers.

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  HCL AXON

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2015

  Senior Project Manager

  SEPT 2014 – APR 2015National Fuel Gas (NFG) Buffalo, NYSAP Project Manager for SAP ISU utilities implementation (IS-U, CR&B) • Used HPQC for Integration Testing, Data Validation, Security Roles, UAT• Same as Idaho Power Co and HECO below APRIL 2013 - NOVEMBER 2013Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) - City of TacomaImplemented Self-Service portal on SAP’s Web Application Server: Netweaver CE 7.31 and SAP ECC 6.04 • Followed Agile methodology. Planned, configured, developed, tested and documented the solution in series of time-boxed iterations called Sprints. • Managed team of functional consultants and developers to build web front-end using WebUI tools and Java. The back end was SAP. The Credit Card verifications/transactions handled by Trust Commerce. 30 days after Go Live the Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities program ranked the City of Tacoma in the top-ten in the United States for its information technology initiatives.APRIL 2012 - DECEMBER 2012, MARCH 2013Idaho Power Company (IPC) – Boise, ID, Implementation of SAP utilities applications.• SAP Project Manager for planning and execution of Application Testing and Performance Testing• Directed team using HPQC for SAP Integration Testing, Data Validation, Security Roles, UAT• Used Load Runner for Performance Testing for SAP online user workload and batch jobs. • Used HPQC to manage Requirements, Test Cases, and defects with the new SAP system. SEPT 2011 - APRIL 2012Hawaiian Electric Company(HECO) - Honolulu, HISAP Project Manager for planning and execution of Application Testing and Performance Testing. HECO deployed SAP utilities applications to improve management of customer accounts; service, call-center and billing processes; and meters & energy data for more than 400,000 customers.• Managed team for SAP Integration Testing, Data Validation, Security Authorizations, and UAT. • Used HPQC to track Test Cases and Defects. • Used LoadRunner for Performance Testing. Show less

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  Team Terry Consulting, LLC

  May 2015 - Feb 2017

  SAP Project Manager

  JULY 2016 - FEBRUARY 2017Vestas Wind Systems – Portland, OR. Vestas is the largest wind turbine company in the world. Project Manager / Delivery Manager to facilitate successful acquisition of two newly acquired companies, Upwind Solutions and Availon Holding GmbH, into Vestas’ existing business systems. • Focus on SCM Supply Chain processes. • Managed end-to-end integrated process testing, UAT, role-based security authorizations, and profiles. • Managed cutover plan and activities for Final Prep and Go Live support.JULY 2015 - JULY 2016Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) – Marquette, Michigan, Implementation of SAP utilities applications.• SAP Project Manager and Delivery Manager for planning and execution of Application Testing and Cutover, Go Live and Post Go Live activities. • Directed team for SAP Integration Testing, Data Validation, Security Roles, UAT • Used JIRA to manage test scripts and testing defects.• Managed Post Go Live Support and Delivery. Show less

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  KPIT (formerly Sparta)

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2018

  Senior Project Manager

  Industry: Electric Utility Project Description/Scope: Implement a new SAP EAM/ERP solution integrated with existing SAP ISU solution. • SAP Project Manager for Application Testing on HECO (Hawaiian Electric Company) project to replace legacy EAM system integrated with existing CIS/ISU system. • Facilitated process mapping and process integration, supported by lean process improvement methodologies. • Tested SAP EAM and ISU transactions and business processes. • Tested OpenText Content Server with VIM (Vendor Invoice Management)• Managed SAP Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Data Validation, Object Mapping, User Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, and Stress Testing.• Used HP ALM (HPQC) to identify and track bugs/deficiencies on SAP systems (work processes, development object mapping, ABAP code, system logs, short dumps, locks, developer traces, system traces, disk space, performance issues, etc.).• Managed testing of SAP users, security role-based authorizations, and profiles. • Used HP Load Runner for testing performance of SAP online user workload and background jobs.• Worked with SAP Safeguarding team to conduct extensive performance testing.• Improved SAP performance by planning and executing tuning strategies based on monitoring and analysis of performance test results. Show less

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  Team Terry Consulting, LLC

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  SAP Project Manager

  Project Manager to integrate newly acquired Billabong business into Quiksilver. Focus on SAP Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance, with interfaces to Salesforce.com (for CRM), EDI, eCommerce, Elastic Suite B2B digital merchandising platform, etc.

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  May 2019 - now

  Engagement Manager