Chris Dedera

Experience

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  Harris Semiconductor

  Jan 1988 - Jul 1996

  Advisor to the Vice-President of Marketing and Plant General Manager. Viewed as a business partner by engineering, operations and marketing in the decision making process. Continuously promoted to increasing levels of responsibility. Created and encouraged a team environment between finance, manufacturing and marketing. Responsible for P&L reporting on $300 million product line and all financial activities at a $60 million semiconductor manufacturing plant. Supervised a staff of nine finance professionals Show less

  • Controller

    Jan 1993 - Jul 1996

  • Plant Controller

    Jan 1988 - Jan 1996
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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  Jul 1996 - Oct 2002

  Principal Consultant

  Recruited to deliver performance improvement services to Fortune 500 clients. Partnered with client senior management for the design, implementation and maintenance of advanced cost management and process improvement strategies. Provided subject matter expertise in the areas of cost management, profitability improvement, customer profitability, Activity-Based Management, process improvement and shared services. Managed projects with 10 to 15 team members. Led an international team to develop and document the Firm’s Activity-Based Management methodology. Show less

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  IBM

  Oct 2002 - Jul 2004

  Manager

  Led ITFM model design and implementation, designed cost model and leveraged results to obtain significant cost savings. Implemented Activity-Based Management to identify additional methods to produce cost savings.

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  Grant Thornton LLP

  Jul 2004 - May 2007

  Senior Manager

  Managed the implementation and support of cost and performance management for 80 sites. Region project manager responsible for 7 staff located in 6 worldwide locations supporting 80 client sites. Led team of 32 supporting 10 sites focused on cost management and identification of productivity improvements. Promoted a results based view of productivity improvement pushing the client to maximize their return on investment for the program.

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  Ernst & Young

  May 2007 - Feb 2009

  Manager

  Provided finance and performance management advisory services to CFO and Corporate Controller for Fortune 500 client. Managed 10 direct reports and staff of 37 to deliver day to day accounting and finance transaction support. • Responsible for client financial Shared Services Center. Managed a staff of 30 financial professionals providing Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll and General Accounting services for 18 plants. • Project manager for Shared Service Center re-design project. Recovered $3M in cash within six months. Led a team of 15 staff in the development of process improvements to increase effectiveness of financial controls.• Leader of an international team responsible for developing the Firm’s cost and performance management methodology. Directed 5 team members and coordinated inputs from 40 subject matter experts from around the world. Developed training materials and documentation to support the Firm-wide roll out of the methodology. Show less

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  CRD Business Consulting LLC

  Feb 2009 - now

  Owner

  Independent consultant providing cost and performance management services. Expert in Activity-Based Costing (ABC), Activity-Based Management (ABM), Technology Business Management (TBM) and IT Financial Management (ITFM).• Provided IT Financial Management (ITFM) expertise to implement an ITFM system for a $4B IT organization. Created and managed the costing process for 35,000 servers and 500,000 databases. Identified potential savings of $35M in unused server capacity. Developed virtual server costing methodology. Designed and developed prototype cost model for $500M IT Organization. Interviewed client staff, developed model design and built prototype cost model. • Created and executed marketing plan to reach out to 400 potential clients. Show less

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  KPMG

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2020

  Director

  Ran Technical Business Management (TBM) practice providing services to multiple $300M+ IT organizations, implementing TBM principles and applying multiple analysis tools to identify multi-millions of dollars’ worth of savings, resulting in long-term client loyalty and engagement. Created training curriculum, coached consultants, and designed internal knowledge management system.

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  EY

  Mar 2020 - Apr 2024

  Senior Manager

  Delivered IT Cost Optimization (ITCO) and IT Financial Management (ITFM) solutions that consistently delivered 20% budget savings for IT. Supported IT Finance organizations that managed $30B in IT spend. Led ITFM practice, overseeing service delivery, knowledge management, people development and sales. Implemented automated planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes that identified significant cost and labor savings. Developed training programs, coached consultants, and acted as SME and primary resource for 60+ unique clients. Show less