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Brian leads complex programs from planning and business\-process design through development, testing, deployment, training, and closure, with particular depth in Oracle ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, custom applications, cloud implementations, data centers, and global support operations\. He is strongest in translating business requirements for technical and leadership teams, directing cross\-functional and onshore/offshore resources, managing vendors and change control, and improving cost, performance, customer service, and operating processes\. His record includes architecting a $300 million revenue supply\-chain integration program for Boeing, leading a $250\+ million Saudi government project, managing a $60 million annual\-revenue Oracle P&L center at a 38% profit margin, and delivering three concurrent Delta Air Lines development projects totaling $43 million on time and on budget\. Brian has managed five worldwide call centers, enterprise ERP implementations, and rapid\-growth startup IT and customer\-service organizations\. He has also managed an Oracle ERP implementation recovery, coordinating 13 on\-site developers to resolve critical software issues\. ## Services - Program Management - Integration - Business Analysis - ERP - Project Planning - SDLC - CRM - Business Intelligence - SharePoint - Cross\-functional Team Leadership - Visio - Vendor Management - Project Portfolio Management - Software Documentation - Data Warehousing - Software Development - Security - Portal Strategies - Knowledge Management - Enterprise Architecture - Telecommunications - ACD / Call Center Process and Technology - Oracle E\-Business Suite - TFS / VSTF - VoIP - TCO reduction - Networking - Project Management - J2EE Web Services - CMMI ## Highlights - Brings more than 37 years of management and consulting experience across IT, supply chain, customer service, call centers, consulting, sales and services, and software development\. - Architected a worldwide $300 million revenue supply\-chain integration program for Boeing Integrated Materials Management and Boeing Commercial Airplane customers\. - Took Boeing’s supply\-chain program from concept to go\-live in 36 months, integrating 13 worldwide logistics providers and supporting FAA, ESAS, CAA, JAA, and other regulatory requirements\. - Directed a $23 million, 52\-resource Puerto Rico government web portal project supporting 2 million users and 2,000 concurrent users\. - Managed an $18 million, 48\-resource offshore development project for Walt Disney World customer reservations and property\-management systems\. - Led a complex project exceeding $250 million for the government of Saudi Arabia\. - Reduced South Florida Water Management District IT operating costs by $3\.2 million annually through a strategic plan supporting the $8 billion Everglades Restoration Project\. - Managed an Oracle Corporation P&L center that delivered $60 million in annual revenue at a 38% profit margin\. - Opened four Oracle practices: Core Technology, Internet Technology Services, global CRM, and Call Center Implementation Services\. - Directed eight Oracle e\-commerce, CRM, e\-business, ERP, and data\-warehouse projects exceeding $30 million, including supporting infrastructure architecture and data\-center management\. - Managed Oracle call\-center technology and business\-process projects with budgets of $10 million to $20 million in South Africa, Canada, North America, Australia, and New Zealand\. - Directed three concurrent Delta Air Lines custom\-application projects with a $43 million target budget and 62 resources all were completed on time and on budget\. - Established and managed five integrated worldwide Bay Networks call centers for engineering support\. - Reduced Bay Networks inbound call volume by 33% and customer callbacks by 70%\. - Held responsibility at Bay Networks for a $15 million annual departmental budget and $44 million in assets\. - Led a $1\.3 million Dynamics AX implementation for a multinational company with 17 legal entities in the United States, Canada, China, Australia, and New Zealand\. - Managed complex Dynamics AX and Oracle ERP implementations, including an Oracle ERP recovery involving 13 on\-site developers resolving critical software issues\. - Implemented the Offender 360 Jail Management System in Azure Cloud at Tribridge Holdings LLC, DXC Technologies\. - Implemented Kaufman Hall Axiom Budgeting at Seattle University, integrated it with Colleague Ellucian ERP, revised budgeting workflow, and trained university resources\. - Managed Accela Optimization, Accela Upgrade, and ECM projects for the City of Seattle, including high\-availability infrastructure for Oracle WebCenter Content Suite\. - Managed hardware\-upgrade implementation for 4,700 JPMorgan Chase branches and coordinated onboarding for more than 150 technical resources\. - Managed Dynamics AX 2012 deployment and release management at Microsoft across financial, supply\-chain, manufacturing, CRM, retail, and related modules\. - Developed Microsoft supply\-chain requirements for international expansion of procurement, receiving, asset management, electronic ordering, and vendor\-payment processes\. - Managed expansion of Oracle Agile PLM across Coinstar lines of business, covering product collaboration, portfolio, quality, cost, governance, compliance, release management, and integration\. - Led four computer\-related startups from early design and production stages to $150 million to $300 million in annual revenue\. - Generated more than $7 million annually in service\-contract revenue and $4\.4 million in repair, authorized\-service\-center, and extended\-warranty revenue at startup companies\. - Reduced startup inventory by $1 million, shipping costs by $500,000, and vendor repairs by $600,000 annually\. - At DAVID Corporation, helped move the company from a $6 million net loss to a $14 million profit and delivered a major client server application in six months after it had been two years behind schedule\. - At DAVID Corporation, increased custom\-programming revenue from $5 million to $12 million, doubled maintenance\-contract revenue to more than $8 million, and generated $7 million in first\-year revenue through an ASP software time\-share leasing program\. - Managed 12 departments at DAVID Corporation, including IT, data center, product development, test, QA, customer service, professional services, training, contracts, finance, HR, technical support, and call center\. ## Experience - **Senior Program Manager at Sound Transit** (2022\-10\-01–2026\-04\-01) — EAMS system optimization\. • o Business process improvement • o Data entry standardization - **Senior Project Manager at Deloitte US** (2022\-03\-01–2022\-10\-01) — Document the ATO \(Authorize To Operate\) process for onboarding new systems into the IT solutions portfolio • Created a proposal for ES Finance SAP Common Launch Pad\. • Proposal included timeline, resources, cost estimate, solution architecture design and ongoing sustainment costs\. - **Senior Project Manager at Randstad Technologies US** (2021\-12\-01–2022\-07\-01) - **Sr\. Project Manager at Port of Tacoma** (2021\-07\-01–2021\-12\-01) — Project manager for performing assessment to replace current financial systems with an ERP solution • Analyze top candidate ERP solution to verify the platform will meet the requirements for the Port of Tacoma\. • In addition, confirm ERP solution can replace multiple individual software applications to reduce overall IT software footprint - **Senior Project Manager at Zones, LLC** (2020\-09\-01–2021\-08\-01) — Project manager for implementation of hardware upgrades for 4,700 JPMorgan Chase branches across the United States • Responsible for vendor management and scheduling of technical resources simultaneously across multiple states at one time • Scheduling and coordination of day and night implementations • Management or 150 plus technical resources in various stages of background checks and project onboarding • Coordinating resources in conjunction with new hardware delivery to sites - **Senior Project Manager at City of Seattle Department of Information Technology** (2019\-12\-01–2020\-09\-01) — Project manager for three projects \(Accela Optimization, Accela Upgrade and ECM\)\. • Projects related to permitting systems infrastructure and Accela software upgrade\. • Infrastructure build out in improve systems performance and provide high availability for Oracle’s WebCenter Content Suite • Managed 3rd party vendor activities including development and delivery of functionality\. • Project included systems configuration, customizations, integrations and implementation\. • Utilize Azure Dev Ops \(VSO\) for requirements, bug, risk/issue tracking - **Senior Project Manager at Proliance Consulting** (2019\-10\-01–2019\-12\-01) — Interim Project manager for four concurrent projects at REI • Projects related to procurement and allocation of products available in REI Stores\. - **Sr\. Project Manager at Tribridge Holdings LLC, DXC Technologies** (2018\-09\-01–2019\-10\-01) — Sr\. Project Manager responsible for implementation of Offender 360 Jail Management System\. Managed 3rd party vendor activities including development and delivery of functionality\. Project included systems configuration, customizations, integrations and implementation in Azure Cloud\. - **Sr\. Project Manager at Seattle University, CompuCom \(eXcel IT Staffing\)** (2017\-11\-01–2018\-09\-01) — Responsible for implementation of Kaufman Hall Axiom Budgeting Tool for Seattle University • Integration of Axiom to Colleague \(Ellucian ERP\) system • Revise business processes and University budgeting workflow • Training of University resources on the Axiom product - **Program Director, PMO at Beyondsoft** (2016\-10\-01–2017\-11\-01) — Program management for specific major clients 35 years of program and project management Managed 5 world wide call centers Managed on/off shore development resources PM for large scale ERP and custom application implementations Business process development and re\-engineering Strategic planning Change control management Release deployment Key performance metrics Capacity planning Customer service management Vendor management - **Senior Project Manager at Ignify/Hitachi** (2016\-02\-01–2016\-10\-01) — Project Management for complex AX implementations • Responsible for large complex AX implementations • Manages, coordinates and participates in all phases of the project cycle, including planning, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, training and closure • Ensures that the project achieves the expected results within time and on budget • Execute AX implementation in accordance with Statement of Work \(SOW\) • Tracks progress towards achievement of project goals • Meets with key managers to coordinate meetings, assignments and deadlines • Ensures effective ongoing communication throughout the project implementation • Gathers, organizes, analyzes and reports information in support of highly complex projects to improve profitability, reduce costs, streamline operations or enhance customer service • Communicates changes to appropriate parties Manage client expectations and requirements • Manage project resources • Maintains project documentation and prepares activity report - **Project Manager at Edgewater Fullscope** (2013\-10\-01–2016\-02\-01) — Responsible for $1\.3 million AX implementation • Manages, coordinates and participates in all phases of the project cycle, including planning, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, training and closure • Ensures that the project achieves the expected results within time and on budget • Execute AX implementation in accordance with Statement of Work \(SOW\) • Tracks progress towards achievement of project goals • Meets with key managers to coordinate meetings, assignments and deadlines • Ensures effective ongoing communication throughout the project Implement Dynamics AX for multi\-national company with 17 legal entities throughout US, Canada, China, Australia and New Zealand • Gathers, organizes, analyzes and reports information in support of moderately complex projects to improve profitability, reduce costs, streamline operations or enhance customer service • Communicates changes to appropriate parties Manage client expectations and requirements • Manage project resourc - **Program/Project Manager at Starbucks** (2013\-07\-01–2013\-10\-01) — Contractor \(Apex\) • IT Project/Program Management Contractor for Store Delivery and Logistics • Supporting new program deployment • Manages, coordinates and participates in all phases of the project cycle, including planning, design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, training and closure • Ensures that the project achieves the expected results within time and on budget • Ensures effective ongoing communication throughout the project • Meets with key managers to coordinate meetings, assignments and deadlines • Communicates changes to appropriate parties • Identifies issues and resolves or escalates them as appropriate • Gathers, organizes, analyzes and reports information in support of moderately complex projects to improve profitability, reduce costs, streamline operations or enhance customer service • Represents business unit, department or functional area on cross\-functional project teams • Tracks progress towards achievement of project goals • Maintains project do - **Program/Project Manager at Microsoft** (2012\-07\-01–2013\-07\-01) — Project/Program Management Dynamics AX Applications • Supporting deployment and release management of Dynamics AX 2012 such as expense reporting, time tracking, inventory, asset, supply chain, financial, sales order, procurement, manufacturing, CRM and retail modules • Retail store operations, employee time, Point of Sale \(POS\), CRM, Who’s Next, Security CCTV and Supply Chain • ASM \(Application Support Management\) • Release management • Change control • Complex project plan creation and execution • Oversee server and other infrastructure supporting the AX environments • Program manager for infrastructure build\-out and management • Business and process analysis • Extensive experience with Microsoft products such as Excel, Visio, Project\. • PowerPoint and TFS • C level presentations • Effective use of project artifacts \(meeting agendas, project plans, charter, risk/issue logs meeting notes, RASI charts, status metrics and performance reporting – all levels\) used in conjunction with Shar - **Agile PLM Technology Manager at Coinstar** (2012\-01\-01–2012\-07\-01) — Manage expansion of Oracle Agile PLM software across multiple LOBs \(Lines of Business\) • Business process development • Software implementation • Engineering Collaboration • Product Collaboration • Product Portfolio Management • Product Quality Management • Product Cost Management • Product Governance and Compliance • AutoVue • Publishing • Product Testing • Architecture • Program release management • Systems Integration - **Project Manager at Microsoft** (2010\-12\-01–2012\-01\-01) — Contractor \(Apex Performance Solutions\) • Manage software release and program launch cycles for Microsoft Licensing \(MSLI\) • CHIP \(Channel Incentive Platform\) custom developed application • Software release management • Backlog • Software development • Systems testing • User Acceptance Testing • Risk management • Project management • Systems integration • Systems and user support - **Business Analysis and Project Management at Microsoft** (2009\-08\-01–2010\-12\-01) — Develop business requirements for expansion of supply chain management technology from United States to other international Microsoft subsidiaries\. • Program manages procurement to buy, receiving and asset management processes\. • Converts forecast to electronic vendor order with on line approval process, PO transmission, acknowledgement and confirmation, advanced ship notification, worldwide receiving, asset management and electronic vendor payment\. • Process re\-engineering • Designed and published business requirement and end user documentation • Functional design and build support • Pilot testing support • Managed user acceptance testing • Developed supporting ROI documentation • Program Release for SCM expansion • Program/Project management • Production roll out and post adoption support • Application enhancement requirements and function design - **Program Development at The Boeing Company** (2005\-06\-01–2010\-08\-01) — Architected \(process engineering\) world\-wide $300M revenue supply chain integration program for Boeing Integrated Materials Management \(IMM\) Division and Boeing Commercial Airplane Customers\. Integration of Original Equipment Manufactures \(OEMs\) and Airline/MRO \(Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul\) organization enabled Boeing will manage all aspect of aircraft spare parts including procurement, warehousing, logistics, import / export and civil aviation regulatory compliance, asset management, and depot repair\. Boeing used this product to capture maintenance information from commercial airline customer which included scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, maintenance windows, flight schedule per aircraft, warehouse inventory, asset management, depot repair, maintenance kitting \(parts kits for specific scheduled maintenance\), pre\-issue of parts for availability to use on arriving aircraft with a minimal maintenance window, MEL equipment, inventory management for rotables \(repairable\) and co - **Newell Consulting: Co\-Founder, Chief Information Officer & Executive Vice\-President of Development at Newell Consulting** (2001\-01\-01–2005\-01\-01) — Startup professional services provider focusing on IT consulting, project management, software development, call center implementation and management\. • Responsible for target revenues, service margins, utilization and customer satisfaction • Directed and managed a $23 million, 52 resources web portal project for government of Puerto Rico\. • Site supports 2 million users \(2000 concurrently\)\. • Managed $18 million, 48 resources offshore custom applications development of Customer Reservations and Property Management Systems for Walt Disney World\. • Led a $250\+ million complex project for the government of Saudi Arabia • Reduced IT operating costs by $3\.2 million/year and improved customer service delivery by providing a strategic plan to the South Florida Water Management District that supported the $8 billion Everglades Restoration Project\. - **Sr\. Practice Director at Oracle Corporation** (1997\-01\-01–2001\-01\-01) — Senior Practice Director • Managed P&L center that delivered $60M in annual revenues with a 38% profit margin • Opened four new practices for Core Technology, Internet Technology Services, global CRM and Call Center Implementation Services • Responsible for presales support, implementation, customization and legacy system integration to Oracle solutions • Project director for 8 large\-scale, $30M\+ e\-commerce, CRM, E\-Business, ERP and data warehouse projects including architectural design of supporting infrastructure and data center management • Implemented and updated call center technology \(software and infrastructure\) and business processes for call centers in South Africa, Canada, North America, Australia and New Zealand • these included Fosters, Telecom New Zealand, Old Mutual, General Electric, and Host Centric\. • Budgets ranged from $10M to $20M • Managed federal, state, and local government 9M\+ projects which included Oracle financials, eProcurement, PA, HR and Payroll - **Senior Project Director \(Contractor\) at Delta Air Lines** (1996\-01\-01–1997\-01\-01) — Transquest \(IT Subsidiary of Delta\) • All three projects ran concurrently and were completed on time and on budget\. • Decision Support System: Planned and designed applications and hardware infrastructure, which monitored competitor’s pricing and generated fare change recommendations for Delta’s 5K\+ origins and destinations \(O&D\)\. • Code Share Database: Planned and designed a system that tracked all sales made by Delta and their international partners \(Swiss Air, Austrian Air, and Sabina\)\. • Complex EDIs \(Electronic Data Interfaces\) linked Delta airlines central reservations and financial systems and these needed to have a system that connected numerous data\. • Employee flights: Developed and managed a system which tracked employee usage of free flight benefits to ensure compliance with corporate policy and cost of benefits to company - **Senior Director, Customer Service and Information Technology \(Contractor\) at Bay Networks** (1995\-01\-01–1996\-01\-01) — Established and managed five integrated worldwide call centers for engineering support of network products at customer sites\. • Acquired and developed in\-house technology • supported business processes • responsible for budget and company assets • Managed development of “best of breed” CRM technology, which made company a leader in customer satisfaction\. • 33% reduction for inbound call volume • 70% reduction in customer callbacks • Established call centers in France, United Kingdom, United States \(3\), and Australia in support of product sales, marketing and customer service • Financial responsibility for $15M annual departmental budget and $44M in assets - **Senior Director, Operations at DAVID Corporation** (1993\-01\-01–1995\-01\-01) — Managed 12 departments which included IT, Data Center, Product Development, Test, QA, Customer Service, Professional Services, Training, Contracts, Finance, Human Resources, Technical Support and Call center\. • A sample of clients included General Motors, Exxon, Kmart and Wal\-Mart\. • Managed 12 departments: IT, Data Center, Product Development, SW Test, QA, Customer Service, Professional Services, Training, Contracts, Finance, Human Resources, Technical Support and Call Center • Took company from net revenue loss \(\-$6M\) to profit \($14M\) by altering product and professional price schedules Created ASP organization to offer products online for small to midsized companies\. • Delivered major client server application in 6 months that was previously 2 years behind schedule • Increased custom programming revenue from $5M to $1 - **Director of IT and Customer Service at Supermac, Radius, Daisy Systems, Coherent** (1980\-04\-01–1993\-01\-01) — Director with 4 computer\-related, startup companies that manufactured hardware and software products\. • My role was to establish specific departments from the ground up\. • Help the companies grow from design, test and first production shipments through $150\-$300M in annual revenues\. • Following Initial Public Offering which occurred in three to four years, select my replacement and move to the next startup to repeat the process\. • Implemented “best in class” customer service, IT and data center organizations • $7M\+ generated annually from the sale and maintenance of service contracts\. • Generated $4\.4M in service repair, authorized service center revenues, and extended warranty programs • Reduced inventory levels by $1M, shipping costs by $500K, and vendor repairs by $600K annually • Managed world wide inventory \(procurement, supply chain, logistics and depot repair\) • Managed all aspects of software services \(technical support, software test, regression and QA, documentation, mass dup - **Business Analysis and Project Management at Microsoft Corporation** (2009–2010) — Develop business requirements for expansion of supply chain management technology from United States to other international Microsoft subsidiaries\. • Program manages procurement to buy, receiving and asset management processes\. • Converts forecast to electronic vendor order with on line approval process, PO transmission, acknowledgement and confirmation, advanced ship notification, worldwide receiving, asset management and electronic vendor payment\. • Process re\-engineering • Designed and published business requirement and end user documentation • Functional design and build support • Pilot testing support • Managed user acceptance testing • Developed supporting ROI documentation • Program Release for SCM expansion • Program/Project management • Production roll out and post adoption support • Application enhancement requirements and function design ## Education - USMC \- Aircraft Electrician, Avionics, Maintenance Control and Maintenance Chief , USAF \- C\-5 Flight Engineer — USMC and USAF (1969\-01\-01–1980\-01\-01) - AS, Engineering, Electronics — GCJC (1965\-01\-01–1969\-01\-01) - USMC \- Aircraft Electrician, Avionics, Maintenance Control and Maintenance Chief, USAF \- C\-5 Flight Engineer — USMC and USAF (1969–1980) ## FAQ ### What does Brian do? Brian Adams is a Senior Project Manager at Deloitte US\. He documents the Authorize To Operate process for onboarding systems into the IT solutions portfolio and created a proposal for the ES Finance SAP Common Launch Pad, including its timeline, resource plan, cost estimate, solution architecture, and ongoing sustainment costs\. ### What are Brian’s core professional strengths and technical areas? Brian’s strengths include program and project management, ERP and ERP integration, business analysis, project planning, SDLC, supply\-chain management and optimization, business\-process development and re\-engineering, CRM, business intelligence, enterprise architecture, software development, data warehousing, security, vendor management, customer\-service management, capacity planning, release deployment, change control, and cross\-functional team leadership\. His technology experience includes Oracle E\-Business Suite, Oracle cMRO, Dynamics AX, SharePoint, TFS/VSTF, Visio, Lombardi Teamworks, J2EE web services, telecommunications, networking, LAN/WAN, VoIP, IVR, speech recognition, call\-center technology, client\-server and N\-tier technologies, mainframes, portal strategies, knowledge management, disaster recovery, business recovery planning, CMMI, and TCO reduction\. ### What did Brian do at Deloitte US and Randstad Technologies US? At Deloitte US, Brian documented the ATO process and developed the ES Finance SAP Common Launch Pad proposal\. Brian also held a Senior Project Manager role at Randstad Technologies US the record does not provide project details for that assignment\. ### What did Brian accomplish for the City of Seattle? At the City of Seattle Department of Information Technology, Brian managed the Accela Optimization, Accela Upgrade, and ECM projects supporting permitting\-system infrastructure\. He directed infrastructure work to improve performance and high availability for Oracle WebCenter Content Suite, managed third\-party development and delivery, and oversaw configuration, customization, integration, and implementation using Azure DevOps \(VSO\) for requirements and bug and risk/issue tracking\. ### What did Brian do at Tribridge/DXC Technologies and Seattle University? At Tribridge Holdings LLC, DXC Technologies, Brian led implementation of the Offender 360 Jail Management System in Azure Cloud, including vendor management, configuration, customization, integrations, and implementation\. At Seattle University through CompuCom/eXcel IT Staffing, he implemented Kaufman Hall Axiom Budgeting, integrated it with the Colleague Ellucian ERP system, revised budgeting processes and workflow, and trained university resources on Axiom\. ### What was Brian’s role at Beyondsoft? As Program Director, PMO at Beyondsoft, Brian provided program management for major clients\. His work included large\-scale ERP and custom\-application implementations, business\-process development and re\-engineering, strategic planning, change control, release deployment, key performance metrics, capacity planning, customer\-service management, vendor management, and management of five worldwide call centers and onshore/offshore development resources\. ### What did Brian do at Ignify/Hitachi? At Ignify/Hitachi, Brian managed complex Dynamics AX implementations across planning, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, training, and closure\. He executed work according to statements of work, tracked goals, managed resources and client expectations, used Microsoft Sure Step methodology extensively, maintained project documentation and status, schedule, and budget reporting, and applied business\-process re\-engineering to improve profitability, reduce costs, streamline operations, or enhance customer service\. ### What was Brian’s achievement at Edgewater Fullscope? At Edgewater Fullscope, Brian managed a $1\.3 million Dynamics AX implementation for a multinational company with 17 legal entities across the United States, Canada, China, Australia, and New Zealand\. He directed the full project cycle, managed resources and client expectations, tracked goals, maintained project documentation and reporting, and supported business\-process re\-engineering\. ### What did Brian do at Coinstar? As Agile PLM Technology Manager at Coinstar, Brian managed expansion of Oracle Agile PLM across multiple lines of business\. The work covered business\-process development, software implementation, engineering and product collaboration, product portfolio, quality, cost, governance and compliance management, AutoVue, publishing, product testing, architecture, program release management, and systems integration\. ### What did Brian accomplish at Newell Consulting? Brian co\-founded Newell Consulting and served as Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice\-President of Development for the startup professional\-services provider\. He was responsible for target revenue, service margins, utilization, and customer satisfaction directed a $23 million, 52\-resource Puerto Rico government web portal supporting 2 million users and 2,000 concurrent users managed an $18 million, 48\-resource offshore development project for Walt Disney World reservation and property\-management systems led a $250\+ million Saudi government project and developed a South Florida Water Management District strategy that reduced IT operating costs by $3\.2 million annually while supporting the $8 billion Everglades Restoration Project\. ### What did Brian accomplish at Bay Networks? As Senior Director of Customer Service and Information Technology at Bay Networks, Brian established and managed five integrated worldwide engineering\-support call centers\. He developed in\-house technology and business processes, managed development of CRM technology that helped make the company a customer\-satisfaction leader, reduced inbound call volume by 33% and customer callbacks by 70%, and established centers in France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia\. He held financial responsibility for a $15 million annual departmental budget and $44 million in assets\. ### What did Brian do at the startup companies Supermac, Radius, Daisy Systems, and Coherent? At Supermac, Radius, Daisy Systems, and Coherent, Brian served as Director of IT and Customer Service for four computer\-related hardware and software startups\. He established departments from the ground up and helped the companies progress from design, testing, and initial production shipments to $150 million to $300 million in annual revenue, then selected successors after IPOs occurring in three to four years\. He implemented customer\-service, IT, and data\-center organizations generated more than $7 million annually from service contracts generated $4\.4 million in repair, authorized\-service\-center, and extended\-warranty revenue cut inventory by $1 million, shipping costs by $500,000, and vendor repairs by $600,000 annually and managed worldwide inventory, supply chain, logistics, depot repair, technical support, testing, QA, documentation, duplication, and distribution\. ### What did Brian do at Zones and Proliance Consulting? At Zones, Brian managed hardware upgrades for 4,700 JPMorgan Chase branches across the United States\. He managed vendors and the scheduling of day and night technical implementations across multiple states, coordinated resources with hardware delivery, and managed onboarding and background\-check activity for more than 150 technical resources\. At Proliance Consulting, he served as interim project manager for four concurrent REI projects involving procurement and allocation of products available in REI stores\. ### What was Brian’s work at Starbucks? As a contractor through Apex at Starbucks, Brian provided IT project and program management for Store Delivery and Logistics and supported new\-program deployment\. He managed project planning, design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, training, closure, communications, issues, cross\-functional coordination, progress tracking, and schedule and budget reporting\. ### What did Brian do in his Microsoft project and program management roles? At Microsoft, Brian managed deployment and release management for Dynamics AX 2012, including expense reporting, time tracking, inventory, assets, supply chain, financials, sales orders, procurement, manufacturing, CRM, and retail modules\. His scope also included retail operations, employee time, POS, Who’s Next, security CCTV, Application Support Management, change control, infrastructure, complex project plans, business and process analysis, executive presentations, and project artifacts and reporting in SharePoint using Excel, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, and TFS\. In a separate Apex Performance Solutions contract for Microsoft Licensing, he managed software release and launch cycles for the custom CHIP application, backlog, development, testing, UAT, risk management, integration, and system and user support\. ### What did Brian accomplish in Microsoft supply\-chain business analysis? In a Microsoft business\-analysis and project\-management role, Brian developed requirements for expanding supply\-chain technology from the United States to international subsidiaries\. He managed procurement, receiving, and asset\-management processes that converted forecasts into electronic vendor orders with approval, purchase\-order transmission, acknowledgement and confirmation, advance ship notifications, worldwide receiving, asset management, and electronic vendor payment\. He also performed process re\-engineering, documentation, functional design and build support, pilot and user\-acceptance testing, ROI documentation, release management, production rollout, post\-adoption support, and enhancement design\. ### What was Brian’s Boeing supply\-chain program? At The Boeing Company, Brian architected and process\-engineered a worldwide $300 million revenue supply\-chain integration program for Boeing Integrated Materials Management and Boeing Commercial Airplane customers\. The program integrated OEMs, airlines, MRO organizations, and 13 worldwide logistics providers for spare\-parts procurement, warehousing, logistics, import/export, regulatory compliance, asset management, depot repair, maintenance data, maintenance kitting, and tracking\. Brian modeled processes in BPM Lombardi Teamworks 7\.0, supported Oracle R12 applications including HR, Financials, Order Management, Inventory, Purchasing, ASCP, Business Intelligence, CMRO, Workflow, Contracts, and Supplier Portal, took the program from concept to go\-live in 36 months, developed SOWs and RFQs, contracted with providers, and acted as a program sales representative\. The solution had to meet FAA, ESAS, CAA, JAA, and other worldwide regulatory requirements\. ### What did Brian accomplish at Oracle Corporation? As Senior Practice Director at Oracle Corporation, Brian managed a P&L center delivering $60 million in annual revenue at a 38% profit margin\. He opened four practices in Core Technology, Internet Technology Services, global CRM, and Call Center Implementation Services led presales, implementation, customization, and legacy integration and directed eight large\-scale e\-commerce, CRM, e\-business, ERP, and data\-warehouse projects exceeding $30 million\. He also led $10 million to $20 million call\-center technology and process projects in South Africa, Canada, North America, Australia, and New Zealand for clients including Fosters, Telecom New Zealand, Old Mutual, General Electric, and Host Centric, and managed federal, state, and local government Oracle Financials, eProcurement, PA, HR, and Payroll projects above $9 million\. Brian also managed a high\-stakes Oracle ERP implementation recovery by coordinating 13 on\-site developers to resolve critical software issues\. ### What did Brian do at Delta Air Lines? As Senior Project Director for Transquest, Delta Air Lines’ IT subsidiary, Brian directed three concurrent custom application\-development teams with a $43 million target budget and 62 resources all three were completed on time and on budget\. The work included a Decision Support System that monitored competitors’ pricing and generated fare recommendations across more than 5,000 origins and destinations, a Code Share Database integrating Delta and partner sales data through EDI connections, and an employee\-flight system that tracked free\-flight benefit use, policy compliance, and benefit costs\. ### What did Brian do at Sound Transit and the Port of Tacoma, and what is his education and military background? At Sound Transit, Brian managed EAMS system optimization focused on business\-process improvement and data\-entry standardization\. At the Port of Tacoma, he assessed replacement of current financial systems with an ERP solution, analyzed leading candidates against the port’s requirements, and evaluated whether an ERP platform could replace multiple applications and reduce the overall IT software footprint\. Brian earned an AS in Engineering, Electronics from GCJC and has military technical experience as a USMC aircraft electrician in avionics, maintenance control, and maintenance chief roles, as well as a USAF C\-5 flight engineer\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/brian\-adams\-a706aa