5617 Katrine Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60516 (312) 351-5239 (mobile) kevinvought@gmail.com SUMMARY A results oriented leader in the innovative use of technology with a proven track record of effectively partnering globally with senior business leaders including Board of Directors, C-Level, Business Unit Presidents and their teams to realize strategic business objectives.
EXPERIENCE MARS IS, LLC, Chicago, IL 2011 – Present
PMO – Core Services – Organizational Transformation Appointed as Program Manager for an organizational transformation initiative that included all of Mars IS.
· Participated in organizational design which created an organization with the right resources in the right location at the right cost. · Team member of a $370MM managed services RFP and vendor selection, which included infrastructure, support, development and deployment. · Assisted in the development and execution of a business case that generated over $40MM in perpetual savings and enabled organizational efficiency while increasing business responsiveness. · Responsible for identifying and validating perpetual savings in alignment with the business case.
Senior Manager – Application Technical Development
· Responsible for global SAP application development (ABAP, Fiori, Personas). · Led a team of 6 direct reports and an off-shore team of 45 contractors. · Team had the highest engagement score within the function. · Identified new technologies, developed standards and ensured compliance with SLAs. · Developed a model for supplier partnership which was adopted by Mars IS.
Business Relationship Leader – Quality, Innovation and Collaboration Team Lead (Wrigley Segment)
· Aligned with global quality leadership team to define current and desired future state operating models and developed multi-year business capability roadmaps. · Led a global cross-segment, cross-function team through RFP, software selection, system development and deployment of a LIMS system.
DEAN FOODS, Franklin Park, IL 2009 – 2011 The largest dairy processor and distributor in the United States
Senior Manager – Supply Chain Optimization and Technology Co-Program Manager for a multi-year, nationwide supply chain optimization effort to maximize distribution efficiency, focusing on cost elimination and standard compliance. The program realized annual cost reduction of $86.8 million (USD).
REYES HOLDINGS, Rosemont, IL 2004 – 2009 $11 Billion privately held global food and beverage distributor representing such brands as McDonald’s, Miller, Coors, Heineken and Corona
Director – Business Technology Reporting to CIO, Reyes Holdings and COO, Reyes Beverage Group, had responsibility for all IT for the $1.2B Beverage Group.
· Created a technology roadmap which was approved by the organization’s Board of Directors.
Corporate Applications Manager Management of a group which supported ERP, SharePoint, EDI, asset management, custom application development, interface design and report creation.
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP, Chicago, IL 2003 - 2004 Big 4 consulting firm
Senior Consultant JD Edwards EnterpriseOne consultant – Financial, Manufacturing, Inventory and Sales applications
JD EDWARDS, Downers Grove, IL 2001 - 2003 ERP solution provider, acquired by Oracle
Senior Consultant – Project Manager Implementation consultant and project manager, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne.
JOSLYN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Chicago, IL Manufacturing Systems Analyst 1999 - 2001 AMERITECH, Chicago, IL Financial Analyst 1997 - 1999 THE DELTA CHI FRATERNITY, Iowa City, IA Leadership Consultant 1996 - 1997
EDUCATION
DePaul University - Chicago, IL 2005 M.B.A. Concentration - Leadership and Change Management Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo, MI 1996 B.B.A. Finance
CERTIFICATIONS
Motorola University – Schaumburg, IL 2007 Six Sigma Green Belt Northwestern University – Chicago, IL 2006 Certificate in Information Systems Project Management
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust – Home and Studio Tour Guide The Delta Chi Fraternity – Lifelong Involvement Committee, Leadership College Instructor Boy Scouts of America – Cub Scout Pack Committee Chair
Youth Lacrosse, Hockey and Baseball Coach ![]() Links to Videos / Websites, etc.
http://www.ted.com/talks/tony_robbins_asks_why_we_do_what_we_do.html - A very good video on what motivates us... from TED
http://www.poptech.com/popcasts/popcasts.aspx?lang=&viewcastid=258 - Barry Schwartz - What makes us happy? - Can you have it all... from PopTech
http://www.kk.org/ - Kevin Kelly - Original Editor of Wired Magazine... I check cool tools daily
http://mashable.com/ - I am embracing social media ... this site has been invaluable |