Steve Odden ,

Experience

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  United States Army

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1986

  Electronic Warfare Signal Identifier Locator

  Responsible for radio direction finding

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  Hannaford Bros. Co.

  Jan 1988 - Jan 2001

  Responsible for managing teams of Information Technology professionals focused on the delivery of systems that support retail Operations Coordinator -Responisble for 2nd shift shipping and receiving, overseeing crews of 250 associatesDistribution Analyst, analytical operations support.

  • Manager, Retail Systems Information Technology

    Jan 1996 - Jan 2001

  • Operations Coordinator, South Portland Distribution Center

    Jan 1988 - Jan 1996
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  Hannford Bros. Co.

  Jun 2001 - Apr 2010

  Director of Project Management Office

  ·Responsible for creating Project Management as a strategic advantage within the organization through the use of methodologies, tools and best practices to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations. ·Responsible for coordination, status reporting and stability of project oriented work efforts.·Responsible for the creation of a continuous improvement infrastructure that recognizes incremental project improvements, systematically capturing the information for reuse in like projects. ·Consults with Executive leadership and functional management on strategic projects providing analysis into the strategic project planning process to include enterprise capacity planning, project approach, risk and timing.·Creates a “center of excellence” within the Project Management Office (PMO) by providing leadership and direction to a team of high performing project managers within that team Show less

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  Delhaize America

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2016

  Directing the administration of health benefits, the Associate Service Center and HR Technology teams as part of the Delhaize America Compensation & Associate Wellness department. Design and implement programs and processes that deliver benefits across a wide geographic and demographic population. Ensure that all benefits are valued as part of the Total Rewards package in the eyes associates.Each team plays a critical role in supporting the systems and programs that benefit the 105,000 associates that make up Delhaize America Show less

  • Director, Benefits Administration & Associate Service

    Feb 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Director, HR Technology & Associate Service Center

    Sept 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Program Director, Peoplesoft HCM

    Jan 2010 - Sept 2011
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  Retail Business Services, Ahold Delhaize

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2023

  Senior Project Manager

  The responsibility of the Senior Critical Priority Project Manager will be to lead large, complex, high risk strategic programs & projects that the Delhaize America Leadership Team has approved to be critical priorities for Delhaize America. Ensuring delivery within the defined time/scope, within budget and ensuring alignment and delivery of the expected business or financial return.Experience: PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Director, Project Management Office IT and business process change initiatives ERP implementations, i.e. Peoplesoft, Lawson, WMS Show less