Inventory Management Consultant: Bar Code Systems and Electronic Data Interchane (EDI) (1211)
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