
IT Services Executive and Project Management Professional
Greater Seattle Area

IT Services Executive and Project Management Professional
Greater Seattle Area
Michael has over 28 years of global experience in design, delivery, and sustainment of application systems and enabling technical architectures. He has served in a variety of roles in management and in technology, across a wide spectrum of business environments including Retail, Consumer Goods, and Manufacturing. In addition to his technical and organizational skills, Michael is a certified Project Management Professional, and is experienced in implementing project management office (PMO) organizations and processes.
turn-around situations (organizational and portfolio/program/project); geographically dispersed execution
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ORCL; Computer Software industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Focus on ensuring a quality, integrated software solution is delivered in a timely manner, at budget, and to client's satisfaction. Responsible for successful execution of programs and projects from requirements definition to go-live and production support. Emphasis on clients in the Retail Industry.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBUX; Retail industry)
October 2004 — January 2008 (3 years 4 months)
Led the organization responsible for the delivery and sustainment of IT application and infrastructure solutions across the Starbucks enterprise. Organization consisted of ten director-level direct reports, with a total of 244 application developers and infrastructure engineers, across multiple technology platforms (Oracle EBS, SAP R/3, JDA, WebMethods, etc.) supporting multiple business areas (Retail Store, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, B2B/EAI, Business Intelligence, etc.)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBUX; Retail industry)
October 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Led the organization responsible for systems planning, change planning, and project management services across all computing platforms in the Starbucks enterprise. Organization consisted of three director-level direct reports leading 52 system architects, change analysts, and project managers.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBUX; Retail industry)
December 1999 — October 2003 (3 years 11 months)
Led a team of 20 enterprise architects in the creation and maintenance of business systems architectures across the Starbucks computing enterprise, primarily focused on Store Development systems; Retail Store systems; IT governance and organizational development; enterprise application integration (EAI) capabilities; and as technical lead for the acquisition and integration of the Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia brands.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBUX; Retail industry)
July 1996 — December 1999 (3 years 6 months)
Served in a variety of roles as an enterprise systems architect, including technical lead for the implementation of Oracle Financials; technical lead for the acquisition and integration of Seattle Coffee Company in the United Kingdom; and program manager for the design and deployment of modern workplace productivity infrastructures (desktop, messaging, mobility).
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AA; Mining & Metals industry)
April 1991 — June 1996 (5 years 3 months)
Served in a variety of leadership roles in project management and systems design including: design and implementation of global standards for workplace productivity infrastructure; cost accounting and corporate finance applications, including technical leadership for a global Oracle Financials implementation; and manufacturing plant decision support databases.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
July 1988 — March 1991 (2 years 9 months)
Led and executed systems development initiatives at a variety of client companies in Baltimore and Washington DC areas, including Westinghouse Electronic Systems, Bethlehem Steel, GEICO Insurance, and Ford Aerospace.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MANT; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1984 — June 1988 (4 years 1 month)
Assigned to system development contracts for U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Provided project management, system integration design, and technical engineering in a variety of initiatives internationally. These assignments required the maintenance of a Top Secret/Special Intelligence (TS/SI) military security clearance.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Military industry)
June 1980 — June 1984 (4 years 1 month)
Assigned to posts in Augsburg, Germany and at the National Security Agency (NSA) in Ft. Meade, MD. Prior to honorable discharge, worked on a variety of military intelligence related software development initiatives. These assignments required the maintenance of a Top Secret/Special Intelligence (TS/SI) military security clearance.
Project Management 2008 — 2008
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
IT Executive Leadership 2005 — 2005
Completed Concours IT Executive Leadership Program
Leadership Development 2003 — 2003
Completed the Pacific Northwest Regional Leadership Forum (RLF) of the Society for Information Management (SIM)
human relations and organizational development 1991 — 1991
Completed the Human Relations and Public Speaking curriculum with the Dale Carnegie Institute
information technology 1982 — 1983