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EMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Silverdale, WAhttps://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLESUMMARYSeasoned professional with 30+ years of experience, including a directorship at Luxoft, overseeing strategic client deals and offerings promotion. Expertise in IT transformation and application modernization, with a history of direct client engagement and team leadership. Seeking to leverage extensive management and consulting background in a Director role.SKILLSProduct Management Program Management Business Development Support Consulting Experience and Expertise Portfolio and Service Practices Subject Matter Expertise Resource Management and Workforce Planning Process Improvement and Change Management Analyst Interaction and Briefings Client Interaction and Presentations People Care Strategic Planning Team Building Problem-solving Communication Leadership Change Management Stakeholder Engagement Project Management EDUCATIONCentral Washington UniversityB.S. Economics, Operations AnalysisWORK EXPERIENCELuxoftDirector Jun 2020 - Dec 2023 Enabled pre-sales activities, effectively promoting service offerings and contributing to the support of strategic transactions with key clients. Maintained direct client engagement to understand their needs and ensure alignment of solutions with business objectives.DXC TechnologyGlobal Offering Leader Mar 2018 - May 2020 Managed the IT Transformation Advisory and Modernization Services portfolio, ensuring alignment with market demands and client needs. Collaborated with the Strategic Sales Center, providing expertise to enhance sales strategies and client engagement processes. Facilitated client interactions to assess requirements and deliver tailored IT modernization solutions. Global Solution Enablement Leader Apr 2017 - Feb 2018 Managed the enhancement of the Application Modernization offerings portfolio, ensuring alignment with industry standards and client needs. Provided expert guidance in various client engagements, facilitating direct interactions to understand and address specific requirements.HP Enterprise Services / EDSGlobal Product Manager Jul 2005 - Mar 2017 Directed a suite of global product offerings, ensuring cohesive service delivery and operational excellence across regional teams. Implemented process improvements and change initiatives to enhance efficiency and service quality. Delivered expert IT consulting services, contributing to the optimization of client technology strategies. Managed the following products: IT Transformation and Governance Services (ITTG), Portals & Collaboration Services (PCS), and Content Management Services (CMS) service offerings. Service Offering Manager July 2003 to June 2005 Performed as a Service Offering Manager within EDS Portfolio Management organization. Created strategy and business plans for the Portals and Dashboards and Composite Applications & Portals Services offerings based upon market needs and trends. Coordinated development, deployment and maintenance activities of all portfolio management teams and stakeholders involved in the life cycle of the offering. Served as EDS representative to the Microsoft Partner Advisory Council for Collaboration and Portals(CPPAC).Regional Managing Consultant July 2001 to June 2003 Performed as a member of the Business Acceleration Services (BAS) service line within EDS Solutions Consulting line of business. Provided implementation and management consulting of solutions for Internet commerce, supply chain management, settlement, client relationship management, and industry-specific offerings. As a regional managing consultant for EDS Western United States region, performed as a subject matter expert (SME) in BAS suite of offerings, such as Web Content Management, Portals and Dashboards, Web Application Development, Enterprise Application Integration and Web Services, and Mobile Applications. Engaged daily with EDS leaders, clients, and alliance partners in supporting new business development and providing existing clients delivery assurance and oversight. Technical Delivery Team Manager September 1998 to June2001 Performed duties as a technical delivery team manager at EDS' Seattle Interactive Solution Centre, directed multiple projects and a team of more than 30 Web application development consultants. Administered performance reviews, salary increases and bonuses, developed internal and external business contacts, allocated resources to EDS projects and external clients. Supported new business development activities in EDS Western United States region. Negotiated service agreements with external clients as well as internal EDS business partner agreements. Leader March 1999 to December 1999 As a loaned leader resource from EDS' Pacific Northwest Solution Centre organization, provided project management oversight to a troubled account's project teams in setting up, executing, controlling, reporting, and closing projects using approved EDS methodologies and tools to help re-establish EDS' commitment to service excellence with the client. Advised project teams on the value and use of approved and appropriate standards. Participated in various status and client meetings representing his team and EDS. Project Manager July 1998 to October 1998 As a project manager for a team from the Seattle Solution Centre, provided project management oversight to Seattle-based application developers supporting a major consumer food product client's Year 2000 modification efforts and a Visual Basic SQL Server Web-development project. Supported new business activities with the client. Process Improvement and Change Coach September 1996 to December 2000 As a process improvement and change coach, acted as the Seattle Solution Centre's local Technical Delivery Job Family SME. Developed and conducted workshops with Solution Centre leaders and employees to educate them on the new job family and its associated processes. Acted as the Solution Centres job family promotion process owner and organized and facilitated meetings with other Solution Centre coaches within the Western region. Project Manager November 1997 to May 1998 Managed a team of 13 resources at the Seattle Solution Centre, Provided project management oversight to a team supporting a global automotive industry client based in Michigan. Oversaw the technical design and construction of the server portion of an enhanced global purchasing system. The project required application development skills in client/server design and construction for C- and DB2-based programs.Lead IT Consultant June 1995 to November 1996 Served as the lead IT consultant for a global consumer electronics industry client's national parts center warehouse automation project in the Seattle area. This engagement was follow-on work resulting from a business needs survey, which Stuart was involved in (June 1994 to September 1994), that was conducted for the client by EDS-AT Kearney. The client contracted with EDS-AT Kearney to manage the implementation of recommendations made in the business needs survey regarding warehouse operations. Performed system administration tasks for the test and production environments. Oversaw the installation and support of the following products: SCO OpenServer Enterprise, Oracle RDBMS, IBM MQSeries, and third-party warehouse management software. Developed numerous UNIX scripts to support the interfaces between the warehouse management software and MQSeries. Team Member September 1994 to May 1995 Supported a major telecommunications industry client's national accounts billing system. As part of the online development team, used PowerBuilder and Sybase skills to develop Microsoft Windows client applications. Performed as the lead UNIX script developer for the project. Team Member June 1984 to September 1994 Supported various EDS software development projects. Seattle Solution Centre (March 1986 to September 1994) Oldsmobile Sales and Service Systems, Lansing, MI (September 1984 to February 1986 |
