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Fernanda Nissens Gate 2a,
0484 Oslo 531 Main St. #1133, El Segundo, CA 90245 |
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+47 454 24 675 +1 (208) 286 4861 |
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countries Permanent Residence +Work Authorization Status (Norway) + VISA for Russia
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I am a high-energy, deep & broadly skilled IT
professional with a curious, ambitious, and collaborative nature who seeks to
leave everything &
everyone I touch with a sense of satisfaction, stewardship, and pride. I believe I possess the necessary leadership
skills, flexibility, tenacity, and eagerness to continue growing professionally
& personally to collaborate compassionately with my peers towards achieving
greater benefits, success, and satisfaction for any initiative we may work
with. I’m also the proud father of 3
bright and tenacious teenage daughters, so clearly anything is possible. Hard work = no problem. Challenging problems = great
opportunities.
My work experience is summarized by 26
years collectively spent in international IS / IT Consulting (with Accenture, EDB,
EVRY, and as a freelance SAP/ERP Consultant & Senior Project & Program
Manager), as well as having been an Electrical/Computer SW designer &
Engineer. The last 24 years has been
largely focused on SAP implementation planning, execution, and Application
Management Services delivery, with functional skills in the Supply Chain Areas
such as Material Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), and Sales &
Distribution / Logistics Execution Systems (SD/LES). In addition to having run many smaller
projects, I have managed larger (e.g. ≤ $15M USD) program initiatives
with teams of up to 100 persons spanning IT organization resources, business
stakeholders, 3rd party consultants, system integrators, and SW
providers (including Multi-Vendor Collaboration, MVC, requirements) across all
phases of the implementation life cycle.
My experience is comprehensive and derived from 26 projects across 17
international clients (including 16 different SAP implementations) addressing both
the Functional (Business & Process Improvement), as well as Systems
(Technical) dimensions. I am experienced
in all aspects of Change Management (i.e. training, business readiness, &
stakeholder management). I’ve led and/or
participated in every phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
including blueprint, design, build, test, conversion, cutover & upgrade,
training, post production / application management support and benefits
realization, as well as in SAP System Landscape Optimization (SLO) initiatives. My professional history spans several Project
Management & implementation methodologies, as well as with both Waterfall
& Agile delivery methods.
In addition to IT Project & Program
Management, over the past 7 years, I have also been responsible for multiple
Application Management Support (AMS) organizations in complex environments,
including being the overall ERP System Owner & IT Operations responsible
for a large Oil & Gas division of General Electric (GE), in Norway. As consequence of that, and recent
experiences within Yara International, significant additional skills &
experience have been acquired regarding Infrastructure, Security, Technical
Change & Asset Management, as well as IT Service Delivery & Commercial
Procurement in alignment with ITIL processes.
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ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION |
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UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC): |
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
(BSEE/C - Computers/Systems emphasis);
graduated with Cum Laude honors in 1992
Los Angeles, California (USA) |
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SAP
TRAINING: |
SAP EBP v3.5 (Enterprise Buyer Professional)
Certification School, SAP R/3 MM & PP Certification School (also
instructed this training), SAP R/3 FI/CO Certification School, SAP R/3 PM
Delta Training School, SAP R/3 Train the Trainer Course, Solution Manager
SM100 (SolMan Config. for Operations) & SM200 (Change Request Management
/ ChaRM & Service Desk Configuration) plus SAP Sapphire Conferences (1999
in Nice, France & 2011 in Madrid, Spain) |
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COURSEWORK
IN METHODOLOGY & INDUSTRY: |
Computer
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COURSEWORK
IN MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY BEST PRACTICES: |
Effective
Business Writing, Issue-based Problem Solving, Project Planning &
Estimating, Controlling Time & Stress, Spirit of Facilitation, Management
& Leadership, Relationship Management (J.M. Perry), Effective
Communication Through Listening, Communications Tune-up (J.M. Perry),
Principle-Centered Leadership (Stephen Covey); LEAN Project Management
methods coupled with Kaizen continuous improvement techniques |
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CERTIFICATIONS |
· SAP R/3 Materials Management
& Production Planning (MM/PP) Certification – also instructed this
certification course several times
· SAP EBP v3.5 (Enterprise
Buyer Professional)
· AGILE: Certified Scrum
Master, 2012
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TECHNICAL SKILLS |
Project
Management: ERP
/ ECC Systems Development, Implementation, Support, & benefits delivery;
Implementation Methodologies
(SAP's
ASAP / RunSAP & Accenture's Method R/3).
Certified SCRUM master. PMP accomplished
Programming
Languages: SAP’s
ABAP/4, SAP
GUI XT Suite, BASIC, COBOL I/II,
FORTRAN, PASCAL, C, & Assemble
Operating
Systems: Windows
–10-8-7-Vista-XP-2000-NT-98-95, MS-DOS, UNIX, Mentor Graphics & Sun Microsystems
Application Software: SAP R/3 & ECC 6.0 (15
years SAP MM + SAP WM & EBP + SAP Solution Manager (SolMan), EP, SAP SLO,
(Systems Landscape Optimization), Lotus Notes, MAC PAC/D, Mentor Graphics CAD
& Simulation, AutoCAD, Microsoft (Access, Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
SharePoint, full MS Office Suite through v2016)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Working as Consultant, Independent Contractor, & Employee – multiple
clients, industries, counties, end-customers, & projects (1988-2018)
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YARA International ASA
(www.yara.com –
as employee, September 2014 to
present, February 2018)
Oslo, Norway |
Yara’s knowledge, products and solutions grow farmers’,
distributors’ and industrial customers’ businesses profitably and responsibly,
while protecting the earth’s resources, food and environment.
Current Position Held: Program
Manager, Supply Chain Projects, IT Project Office
IT
Project Manager, PRISMA Project Transition & Transformation – Norway
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Represented Yara
interests regarding Transition & Transformation in a large, competitive, contract
negotiation to establish new, long-term agreements for main corporate Hosting
& Application Management Services. Effort is ongoing and moving forward
successfully with expectation to conclude negotiations within Q1 2018.
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Upon completion of
the Tendering phase, Shawn is planned to assume overall Program Management
responsibility for the successful delivery of the overall Transition &
Transformation Program during 2018-2019 and secure Yara’s future with
modernized IT infrastructure, positioned to help support the evolving and
dynamic digital agenda.
IT
Project Manager, SAP Migration Project, Animal Nutrition – Norway
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Successfully
managed the migration project to move the Animal Nutrition (Industrial)
Business unit from legacy ERP system to the corporate SAP system (YSAP) in 7
months from Blueprint through “go-live” and post-production support phases, on
time, substantially under-budget, with zero open defects at Operational
handover, and High customer satisfaction result. This required coordination of
3rd party consultants, the systems integrator, Yara IT support
staff, as well as all business stakeholders & end-users.
IT
Project Manager, SCP (Supply Chain Project) – Norway
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In collaboration
with the Business Project Manager, successfully managed the IT & Process
Blueprinting phase for the SCP project; an initiative which had been started
& failed 2 prior attempts over the preceding 3 years. This was the largest
IT project of its kind in Yara history at the time, included 7 functional
work-stream tracks, and had a project team exceeding 100 active participants at
its peak with representatives from the business, IT, 3rd Party
System Integrator, and SAP as a software supplier.
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GE Oil & Gas, Subsea Systems (www.ge.com –
as employee, March 2013 to
September 2014) Oslo, Norway |
At Subsea Systems, we engineer, manufacture and deliver high
quality and ultra-reliable equipment and services to partner with our customers
to power the world’s subsea industry.
Last Position Held: IM Leader Business Solutions –
Senior Professional Band (SPB)
ERP
System Owner & Overall IT Responsible – Norway
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Managed &
coordinated a team of local, offshore, business, and 3rd party
consulting partner personnel to stabilize, run, support, and continuously
improve a complex & significantly enhanced SAP system landscape which was
the primary ERP solution for the GE O&G, Subsea business in Norway.
Responsibility spanned two P&L’s including Manifolds & Connections
business, plus
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EVRY
(www.evry.com –
2007-2009 as Contractor, as employee 2009 to 2013)
Oslo, Norway |
One of the largest IT consultancies in the Nordic region,
with more than 6000 employees.
Last Position Held: SAP Solution Architect &
Sr. Project Manager within the SAP AMS team
SAP
Project Manager (ERV Solution Application Management team) – Norway
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Led team of
client, consulting, partner, & 3rd party resources (onshore
& offshore) to stabilize and run very complex & highly enhanced SAP
system landscape including ERP/ECC, BW, PI/XI, BI/BW, & SolMan as
Operations & Tech. Integration Team leader
SAP
Project Manager (Hydro Aluminum, Application Management, Exit Project) – Germany/Belgium/Norway
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Led team
(including EDB & IBM) through the handover/exit from complex AMS services
contract to Accenture (Offshore)
SAP
Project Manager (Hydro Aluminum, SS&T SAP Solution Manager Implementation
Project) – Germany/Norway
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Led team of
client, consulting, partner, & 3rd party resources to implement
SAP Solution Mngr as new Application Mngt platform
SAP
Project Manager (StatoilHydro SAP P03 Technical Upgrade, Test Execution Team)
-- >Norway
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Led team of 22
experienced SAP Consultants to conduct extensive Testing effort on
StatoilHydro’s primary ERP system in support of the successful Technical
Upgrade from v4.6c to ECC 6.0. At the time, this SAP System was the most highly
modified SAP system in Norway; according to SAP.
SAP Project Manager (Hydro IS/IT Split project, HITS Program) -- Norway
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Supported several
initiatives related to the Split of Hydro Oil & Gas business units from Hydro
to StatoilHydro. This included:
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Managing Multiple
SAP SLO (System Landscape Optimization) service projects across different
Production SAP systems
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Assisted with
Assessment of 85+ SAP systems within IS Partner / Support landscape for Tech.
Architecture impacts due to Split
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COCA-COLA DRIKKER A/S NORGE (2005 to
2007)
Oslo (Norway) |
World’s
most recognized Beverage Brand (Norwegian Bottling & distribution function)
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SAP
Optimization & Benefits Realization Project Leader
1.
Managed initiative to assess the status of a mature SAP implementation
while identifying key opportunities to re-engineer key processes to better
leverage SAP Capabilities for increased business efficiency & to improve
IT/Business collaboration.
2.
This included the implementation of several specific “Quick-Win”
opportunities that could be addressed within the available time/budget
framework. Also included was an
evaluation of the Application Management & Support structure, as well as
the revitalization of the “super user” concept & enhancing company
awareness of SAP principles & capabilities.
3.
Designed a training program to bring all SAP “super users” to a more
common knowledge level, enabling them to not only better troubleshoot issues
themselves, but also communicate them effectively to internal & external
SAP support groups.
4.
Several other project initiatives were then successfully executed
(related to the assessment blueprint), primarily in the Supply Chain area (eg.
Procurement, Requirements planning, & Inventory Control)
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PRG-SCHULTZ (2004 to 2005)
Atlanta (Georgia,
USA) & Oslo (Norway) |
World
leader in Recover Auditing
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SAP/ERP
Global Advisor & Project Leader
5.
Managed initiative to develop, implement, & rollout a new tool
& standards to support global Data Extraction & Analysis of key SAP
Audit data from PRG-S clients. Managed
SAP relationship with 60+ clients on 4 continents.
6.
Trained Data Acquisition personnel on SAP capabilities and key
Audit/Technical considerations.
7.
New tool helped achieve audit recoveries across multiple clients
exceeding 50M SEK within first 6 months of use
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ABB OFFSHORE SYSTEMS (2002 – 2003) Oslo
(Norway) |
International
manufacturer of offshore drilling and exploration equipment
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Lead
SCM Consultant & Project Advisor (to IBM Norge)
8.
Managed all Supply Chain Management (SCM) design activities, including
all MM/WM (Warehouse Management) & PP detailed System
Configuration/Customizing and Testing, as well as oversight responsibility in
SD area of the solution.
9.
As an Independent Contractor, managed and mentored team of ~10 client
and IBM personnel through the full lifecycle implementation utilizing ASAP and
IBM Project Methodologies. Finally,
executed successful handover to run organization.
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ACCENTURE (1992 – 2001) |
– 11 different clients (listed below),
many more projects |
Los
Angeles, California (USA) |
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Varying positions from Programming Analyst through
Senior Project Manager to the companies listed below: |
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International
Management Consulting industry leader
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S ERICSSON WIRELESS (2000 – 2001) Dallas, Texas &
Southern California (USA), Stockholm (Sweden) |
International
manufacturer of telecommunications and mobile cellular equipment
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Project/Integration
Manager – SAP R/3 Implementation, Business & Application Integration:
o Managed team of ~40 Client
& Accenture personnel establishing Accenture’s “Assignment
Agreement” framework, defining & managing against high level Project
Workplan, staffing Accenture project resources, coordinating with other
programs & project teams internationally, while establishing a Project
Office Framework including Change Control procedures for ~$12M (USD) project.
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Change
Manager
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Interim
Project Manager for Configuration Management Tool (CMT) Development Project
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S NOKIA MOBILE PHONES (NMP) (1999 – 2000)
Helsinki (Finland) |
International manufacturer
of telecommunications and mobile cellular equipment
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Certification Training Project
Manager & Lead Trainer for SAP Certification (to 150 client IT staff)
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S BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (1997 – 1999) (Germany, Belgium, Finland, The Netherlands & The UK) |
International
manufacturer of cigarettes and tobacco products – parent company of Brown &
Williamson
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Business Integration Project Manager & ASNE (Application
Support Northern Europe) Responsible
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Development & Conversion Team
Manager for SAP R/3 Detailed Design & Implementation – Benelux
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Operations Design Manager for Detailed Design &
Implementation – Finland
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Integration Test (IST) Manager for Detailed Design
& Implementation – Finland
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Operations Team Lead for SAP R/3 Common
European Design & Prototype PoC Project
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S NORTEL
NETWORKS, formerly Bay Networks (1996 – 1997) Northern California (USA) |
International
manufacturer of electronics infrastructure equipment
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Integrated System Test Lead for Bayfast
SAP R/3 Implementation Project
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MM Team Lead for Bayfast SAP R/3 Implementation Project
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S ARTHUR
ANDERSEN CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (1996) Chicago,
Illinois (USA) |
Training
headquarters for Arthur Andersen & Andersen Consulting Worldwide
professional services
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Subject Matter Expert in SAP R/3 Materials
Management (MM)
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S CONOCO
(1996)
Houston, |
International
manufacturer and distributor of Oil & Gas products
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Subject Matter Expert in SAP R/3 Materials
Management (MM) for SAP R/3 Stabilization project
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S WOOD PROCESSING & ENGINEERING COMPANY (1996) |
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Manufacturer
of custom engineered wood products, specialty lumber, and support structures
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MM & PP Team Leader for SAP R/3 Standard
Solution Development Effort
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S AST COMPUTERS (1996)
Southern California (USA) |
International
manufacturer of desktop and laptop computers
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Functional Team Lead & Subject Matter Expert for SAP R/3 Global Impact Analysis Project
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S THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (1994 – 1996 and 1992 – 1993)
Los
Angeles, California (USA) |
Federally funded R&D company dedicated to supporting the
US Military
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MM & PP Team Leader for SAP R/3 for
Implementation & Support Project
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Analyst for MIS Blueprint Project
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S NATIONAL STEEL & SHIP
BUILDING COMPANY (NASSCO) (1994) San Diego, California
(USA) |
Top
manufacturer of pleasure, military and industrial ships
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Lead Developer for Project Alignment
Reporting (PAR) Project (50k lines of custom code, Cobol)
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S MCDONNEL
DOUGLAS AEROSPACE WEST (1993 – 1994) Southern California
(USA) |
Developer & manufacturer of military & space systems equipment
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Retrofit Team Leader for MAC-PAC/D v6.52
Retrofit (early ERP system developed by Andersen Consulting)
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Lead ERP Programmer for the Limited Effectivity
Enhancement Project
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Programmer Analyst for the Project Alignment
Report (PAR) & Critical Path Reporting (CPR) Project
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Work Positions held while
University Student / Internship |
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V HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY (1990 – 1991) |
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Developer & manufacturer of military & space systems equipment (a subsidiary of automotive manufacturer General Motors)
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Electrical Engineering Technician & Testing Analyst for GM’s
High-Intensity Headlight Program
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Software & Test Engineer for F-18 Radar Systems
Upgrade Project
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