Expertise

• Implementation of barcode systems for inventory, assets, labeling, scanner programming and related applications.
• Consulting for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and other forms of eB2B
• Supply chain vendor compliance %u2013 upstream (meeting customer requirements), and downstream (defining supplier capabilities).
• System integration of barcodes, EDI and eB2B.
• Support for software selection, data conversion, data migration, implementation for barcode and EDI systems.

Experience

1995 - Present, Independent Consultant

• Barcode applications: Inventory control, manufacturing, compliance labeling, and asset management; includes software selection, scanner programming, interface programming, custom applications and database design.
• EDI Consultant: Software selection and integration, data mapping analysis to sales order processing, accounting, shipping systems and customer service systems.
• Vendor Compliance and Supply Chain engagement consulting: direct changes to clients operating procedures to meet technical and operational requirements for sales order processing, invoicing, distribution, and shipping.
• Supply chain standards development for marine industry.
• Software selection and implementation: ERP, shipping, inventory control, fixed assets and document management.
• Documentation and Training: Provided user documentation, technical specifications, and training, especially on a 16-month Y2K project.
• Data conversion, systems integration, and custom applications written in Microsoft Access and Microsoft Visual FoxPro.

FLA Orthopedics, Inc M.I.S. Manager

• Supported sales order, accounting, and manufacturing systems, including system conversion.
• Responsible for all EDI activities and directed data mapping in sales order system. Supported corporate staff, manufacturing users, and national sales representatives.

Gepetto, Inc. Information Systems Manager

• Supported recently purchased sales order, accounting, and manufacturing system; met with users to determine business requirements and researched software functionality to provide.
• Wrote data extract and report routines to provide analysis reports to senior management.
• Responsible for all EDI activities and directed data mapping to sales order and accounting systems.

The Gitano Group Business Systems Analyst

• Member of a project team in manufacturing division to review, select, and implement an apparel scheduling, manufacturing, and inventory tracking system in all company plants.
• Developed data and system flow diagrams and program modification specifications.
• Successfully implemented a plant-level inventory tracking and piecework payroll system.

Huyck Formex Senior Programmer Analyst

• Member of a re-engineering team tasked to improve the company's overall order processing flow. Responsible for flow-charting all departmental activities and data flows.
• Recommended mainframe systems consolidation, networking, and reports reduction.

Honors & Publications

• Nationally published author on vendor compliance, ERP selection, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and other data integration, barcode projects

Education

• BS, Business Administration and Computer Information Sciences, University of Florida