Experience

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  Professional Datasolutions Inc (PDI)

  • Temple, Texas, United States

  • Senior Consultant

    • Feb 2022 - Present
    • Temple, Texas, United States

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  Professional Datasolutions Inc

  • Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

  • Consultant

    • May 2016 - Feb 2022
    • Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

    Do business electronically with PDI! Responsible with team to implement integrated ERP software for retail convenience store chains and outlets globally. PDI provides complete Enterprise software solutions for Accounting, Supply Chain, Wholesale and Retail Fuel selling, Inventory, Point of Sale (POS) visibility and efficiency as well as Retail Workforce system solutions.

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  Sondee Watts, Inc.

  • Houston, TX

  • President

    • Jul 2011 - Apr 2016
    • Houston, TX

    Specializing in I.T. Project Management, Organizational Change Management, SAP, and Strategy Development consulting, as well as independent (certified) Franchise Consulting services. In 2015, worked COP (Clarity of Purpose) proposal and options-analysis for Murphy Oil Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Recommendation focused on Financial Master Data Structures and Governance, including recommendation of GL Global and Statutory Design, Profit/Cost Center Standard Hierarchy and General Ledger Chart of Accounts in preparation for either JDE or SAP ERP implementation. In 2011, developed the SDLC operational plan (discover, design, test, implement, sustain) for an SAP Accounts Receivable System Implementation RFP for Horn Solutions, Inc. RFP was selected by City of Houston for final 3 determination out of 116 bids submitted.

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  Aperian Global

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Country Specialist (Contract)

    • Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
    • Houston, Texas Area

    C2C through Sonde Watts, Inc. Provided assistance to Global Diversity In Business course Facilitator as a specialist on global cultures, having lived, worked and or visited over 100 countries around the world.

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  Boxley Group

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Principal

    • Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
    • Houston, Texas Area

    On C2C Contract through Sondee Watts, Inc.

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  Horn Solutions, Inc.

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Jun 2014 - Oct 2014
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Working for Client Bllfinger-Tepsco in Deer Park, Texas. Directing the design and implementation of the ViewPoint ERP system for the Houston Area construction firm.

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  Sirius Solutions

  • Houston, TX

  • Sr. Consultant

    • May 2013 - Jun 2014
    • Houston, TX

    Worked multiple projects: •Travel Policy Analysis conducted and Recommendations made – Atwood Oceanics (Client implemented)•Acquisition Team IT/Finance/Bus. Process SME – RigNet acquisition of Inmarsat/Stratos (Canada). •Divestiture Team – IT/Applications/Process SME – BHP Billiton sale of UK Production Operations to ENI.•Enterprise IM Security and Architecture - BHP Billiton Controls Assurance Remediation Project. Clients: Atwood Oceanics, Direct Energy, RigNet, BHP Billiton,

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  Horn Solutions, Inc.

  • Consultant

    • Feb 2011 - May 2011

    Providing strategy and planning consulting services for newly formed GSS (Global Shared Services) group working with the Director of NA Shared Services and Global Manager of Master Data at LyondellBasell Corporate HQ, Houston TX•Created strategy document and blueprint for the entire global initiative including establishment of long term value proposition and associated short term milestones. •Highlighted the direct connection and dependent relationship between standardized master data and standardized transacting processes. •Clear emphasis on partnering with Information Technology and Business Representatives to form a long term Enterprise Data Governance. •Short term milestones included the establishment of a smaller Data Governance within Finance and IT as a start, a proposed Enterprise Reporting System Landscape, full Enterprise Hierarchy Management and Master Data rationalization and cleansing (R&C) activities based on the business requirements set by governance. •Designed and set the Rationalization and Cleansing strategy and associated project document templates.•Designed the structure and staffing requirements for the Master Data Team within the GSS group.

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  Baker Hughes

  • United States
  • Oil and Gas
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Lead, Houston, Texas, USA

    • Oct 2009 - Sep 2010

    Reported directly to the Vice President and CFO directing various projects that resulted in the successful transformation from a traditional Division-Based Enterprise model to a "Geo-Market" Enterprise structure.•Facilitated transformation from separate division finance departments and helped create two new geographically based financial organizations.•Created the strategy to implement a Financial Master Data Center of Practice within the EFO. The new team oversees how Enterprise Master Data sets will be used (Example Master Data sets: Profit and Cost Center Hierarchies, Vendor Masters, Customer Masters, Product Hierarchies, Material Masters etc.) •Supported and managed upgrade of Hyperion Financial Management reporting application from Version 9 to Version 11 which resulted in more efficient financial consolidation reporting, both external and internal.

  • Director of Support Systems, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    • Apr 2008 - Oct 2009

    Directed all operations support systems and services for Canadian Divisions. Oversight included Human Resources, HS&E, Legal, Division Finance / Accounting, Shared Services Finance, Payroll, IT, Facilities Planning and Office Services functions. •Strategized and developed plan for structural reorganization "Facility Footprint" in Canada through to 2011 proposing the reduction of office locations from 57 to 41. The target goal included the addition of 5 new shared facilities bringing increased synergies and significant cost savings to Canadian Operations. •Directed the reduction in Canada's Days Sales Outstanding from 69 days to 57 days during 2008 and 2009, increasing Estimated Value Added by US $1.5M. •Identified and proposed US $7,283 Million in additional cost savings and value-added over through to 2020 via implementing redundant headcount reductions, process intersection improvements / efficiencies and the Facility Footprint.

  • Customer Account Services Manager, Houston, Texas, USA

    • Mar 2006 - Apr 2008

    Provided shared services to the eight divisions covering Financial Services, Information Technology Services, Payroll, Strategic Sourcing, Business Application Services, and Human Resource Management Systems. •Successfully improved Accounts Payable processes in the US, Canada and Trinidad, increasing Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) significantly.•Implemented new Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Councils in Canada thus increasing cross-functional interaction through increased communication and reducing duplication between divisions. •Improved shared service processes in Canada, creating strong communication between divisions and shared service functions, reducing costs and increasing efficiencies.

  • Manager, Global Business Process Support, Houston, Texas, USA

    • Jul 2001 - Mar 2006

    Chartered and built this high performance team from ground up, directing over 35 employees at its height, with the goal to implement the SAP ERP system at Baker Atlas to replace the legacy CICS System. •Designed innovative business case solutions through process enhancements in both SAP and non-SAP locations, working closely with executive, local management and end-users.•Invented custom designs in the SAP ERP system to accommodate the Baker Atlas wire-line logging service and rental business. •Oversaw and managed the seamless upgrade to SAP 4.7 Enterprise (2004) resulting in zero upgrade-related major incidents or issues logged by desktop support. •Completed the final SAP implementation push which put Baker Atlas above 95% saturation on the SAP ERP System worldwide by 2006.

  • Eastern Hemisphere Financial Controller, London, England, UK

    • May 1998 - Jul 2001

    Managed a team of 33 Region and Country Financial Controllers and their F&A Staffs. •Identified the signs and proactively prepared for the oilfield economic downturn of 1999 by significantly reducing costs.•Successfully negotiated new, lower labor rates with Italian and Norwegian Unions as well as Dutch Work Councils which allowed the company to remain profitable in 1999 while many other companies incurred large losses.

  • Middle East Region Financial Controller, Manama, Bahrain

    • Nov 1993 - May 1998

    Assigned to Manama, Bahrain. Managed a team of 5 Country Financial Controllers and their F&A Staffs.

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  Western Geophysical

  • Adminstrative Supervisor, Various International Locations

    • Nov 1979 - Nov 1993

    On a single status "rig-rotation basis" - I ran all aspects of the office support functions including the financial function in many International Locations: Saudi Arabia, China, Egypt, Libya, Thailand, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, and UAE.