Jeff Collins has over 18 years of experience as a Global Trade and Logistics Solution Architect and Delivery Manager for SAP implementations. He has extensive experience designing and implementing SAP GTS modules for regulatory compliance, customs processing, and supply chain management. He is proficient in SAP modules including MM, WM, SD, FI, GTS, and SRM.
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Leading Transition From Strategy Development to DeploymentHuman Capital Media
The world’s best strategy is useless without employees mobilized to execute it. While there are hundreds of business books dedicated to how to develop a strategy, few explain its deployment and why 80 percent of new strategies fail to yield results. In this session, David Dart, vice president of human resources at Celanese Corp., will discuss key steps in transitioning a strategy from development to deployment and how the human resources function should lead this activity.
In this session, attendees will learn:
• The definition of an operating model and how it fits into strategy deployment.
• The key steps in developing an operating model for your organization.
• Methods of deploying an operating model effectively to ensure anticipated results are achieved.
Speaker: David Dart, Vice President, Human Resources – Specialized Materials, Celanese, Inc.
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Leading Transition From Strategy Development to DeploymentHuman Capital Media
The world’s best strategy is useless without employees mobilized to execute it. While there are hundreds of business books dedicated to how to develop a strategy, few explain its deployment and why 80 percent of new strategies fail to yield results. In this session, David Dart, vice president of human resources at Celanese Corp., will discuss key steps in transitioning a strategy from development to deployment and how the human resources function should lead this activity.
In this session, attendees will learn:
• The definition of an operating model and how it fits into strategy deployment.
• The key steps in developing an operating model for your organization.
• Methods of deploying an operating model effectively to ensure anticipated results are achieved.
Speaker: David Dart, Vice President, Human Resources – Specialized Materials, Celanese, Inc.
1. Jeff Collins
Global Trade and Logistics, Solution Architect / Delivery Manager
480-320-9180
Jcollins.pmg@gmail.com
Profile:
• Global Trade and Logistics Solution Architect / Delivery Manager and pre-sales engineer
• Business and systemintegration lead with over 18 years of SAP implementation experience covering various modules of SAP
across multiple industries. 14 years GTS (Global Trade Services) implementation, product development, design and
implementation experience through release 11.0 (+ S/4 HANA Business Suite).
• Design integration and implementation experience with Req-to-Check, logistics, (OTC) Order to Cash, logistics and FI processes
in SAP.
• Built a COE practice at SAP surrounding SAP/GTS and otherapplications. This included development of marketing materials,
training materials, go-to market strategies,change control process,forecasts and roadmaps. Responsible for revenue growth,
brand expansion and the development of leading edge Global Trade, Supply Chain and logistics design solutions
• Extensive SAP GTS experience with Customs, Compliance and Risk management. Experience with configuration in support of
EAR, ITAR, OGA and many other industry specific regulatory requirements for (US import / export, EU, APAC, CA, LATAM
and otherinternational import / export implementations including EDI communications for Customs documents. Experience
deploying GTS 11.0 on the S/4 HANA platform (on Prem and in the Cloud). Use of the accelerated algorithm for SPL and FTZ
in 11.0
• Extensive Regulatory experience with DOC, DOS ITAR, OGA, NAFTA, FTZ as well as international trade regulations and
FTA’s for APAC, LATAM, EU, etc….
• SDLC (extensive experience supporting the Software development life cycle for SAP GTS and other applications). Roll-in Roll-
out process and full life cycle management (Requirements, KPI, Metrics, predictive analytics, Design, test,release and suppo rt).
• Proven leader in providing business and technical solutions in the area of Supply Chain, Global Trade and logistics. Manages
resources and career development for individuals staffed to support sales and delivery.
• Responsible for Pre-sales, sales, marketing, internal product development, brand expansion software development support and
delivery resource management.
• Authored and published white papers Blogs and otherbusiness and technical SAP publications.
• Demonstrates an excellent ability to translate business goals and requirements into Global trade, logistics and supply chain
solutions,while guiding clients through all implementation phases.Facilitates decisions on best practice procedures,while
overseeing design, configuration and subsequent testing,with a focus on knowledge transfer and customer satisfaction.
• Proficient understanding and experience with data migrations, data analysis (SQL/SQVI) and data conversions
• While with SAP, I was the course developer and SAP instructor with experience teaching SAP 101 basic navigation as well as
SAP GTS-100 and 200 classes to a global audience in Europe, India, Canada and the US.
• Industry experience with Life Science, A&D, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Chemical, MFG, Distribution, etc….
• DOS, ITAR experience, DSP license controls, MLA’s, TAA’s, serialization and project level tracking.
• Key SAP consulting expert with extensive design,configuration, training and implementation experience with (GTS) Global
Trade Services, Materials Management, Warehouse management, Sales and Distribution, Logistics Execution, GRC, etc…. .
• Former NCC (National Competency Center) multiplier and KMP (Knowledge Management Principles) champion, providing
webinar, training and live interactive application knowledge transfer for our regional practice leads and regional consultant s.
• Expert in designing integrated solutions for SAP, GTS, often incorporating eSOA and SAAS methodologies / technologies,EDI
and otherelectronic communication methods of integrating data. Customer designs for integrated solutions have been
highlighted at conferences such as ASUG/Sapphire.
• Experience managing full time resources,operational budgets and individual career development.
Technical:
• Extensive experience or working knowledge of SAP: Configuration experience in various modules of SAP ECC (M M, WM, LeS,
SD/FI, GRC, GTS, SRM, CRM, FICO).
• Competent with SAP tool sets,such as Netweaver, SolMan, BI, EP and otherASAP tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot and find ABAP and other source code related issues.
• SQL, SQVI, CCATS, LSMW, Sharepoint, HPQC
• Microsoft suite (Power Point, Excel, Word, Access,Project, etc….)
• Professional Experience:
2. Professional Experience:
PremoGlobal 2015 – Present
Owner/ Operator -- Global Trade and Logistics consulting services
• Providing SAP business and systemintegration services. .
Krypt 2011 – 2015 (4.5 years)
SAP Delivery Manager / Trade and Logistics Solution Architect
• Lead a practice as an SAP VAR partner with business and systems integration solutions.
• Focus on revenue growth and brand expansion through best practice sales and delivery models
• Apply KMP principals and internal training to ensure a strong internal practice
• Solution Architect providing pre-sales, training and customer deployment support
• Secure reference customers through successfuland on time deployments.
• Managed direct report consulting resources
Emergys 2010 – 2011 (1.5 years)
SAP Solution Architect
• SAP (All in one), eWM, TM, GRC, BOBJ, solution architect
• Integrated the process between sales and delivery for a product re-seller / business integrator.
• Pre-sales and delivery support for SAP (All-in One) business and technicalsolutions.
• Managed contracts,project plans, SOW’s and project estimates
• Provided solutions that established a link between sales and delivery
• Provided internal training and customer training
SAP America 2003 – 2010 (7.5 years)
SAP/GTS Principal Consultant / COE practice lead
• Built a succesfull (COE) practice at SAP for (GTS) focused on product development, training, marketing, delivery support and
product enhancements.
• Project lifecycle management for GTS compliance, Customs and Risk processing. Project lead and senior designer providing
customer solutions and deployment support for many full lifecycle deployments.
• Increased sales and services revenue by supporting business development and creating a cohesive union of the sales and delivery
teams for SAP.
• Participated in architectural decisions and provided input to the development leads.
• Using SAP’s ASAP methodology; provided project leadership and successfully deployed SAP/GTS solutions for many customers
across many industries. This involved project scoping,project plan creation, project management, configuration, testing and go-
live support. Create and execute cutoverplans for QA and production. Experience with design and configuration in support of
EAR, ITAR, OGA and many other industry specific regulatory requirements.
• Successfully deployed compliance and customs management processes for(US import / export, EU, APAC, Canada, LATAM)
and otherglobal import / export implementations. This included EDI and other customs communication outputs fortrade related
documents. Experience with preference processing for multilateral free trade agreements, IPR, Bonded warehouse, Letter of
Credit processing,etc, etc.
• Provided customer documentation, training and knowledge transfer for all components of GTS.
• Worked on design solutions for integration with external data sources,non SAP ERP systems,D-trade, SNAP, etc….
• Managed solution for product classifications for 46+ countries, duty calculations and reporting for worldwide operations.
Integrated import and export processes for stocktransport orders.
• Customer projects supported: Entegris, Rohm & Haas Chemical, Microsoft, National Semiconductor, Applied Materials, Bell
Helicopter, Digital Globe, Mitsubishi,Raytheon, + many more.
Intel Corporation 1988 – 2003 (15+ years)
Senior SAP design analyst.
• Senior SAP design analyst in support of process solutions and SAP designs for raw material manufacturing and finished good
distribution.
• Designed and deployed SAP/WM solutions for Intel’s raw material and finished goods warehouses distribution centers
worldwide.
• Provided design solutions optimizing placement and put away strategies for inventoried materials.
• Managed a 6 person team responsible for entering Intel’s factory planning data and Level-1 marketing data into Intel’s ERP
systems. I was responsible for the team’s strategic initiatives, performance and career development for several direct reports
including off shore resources.
3. • Successfuldeployment of R&D analysis tools and solutions using high end micro-probers, SEM, Xenon lasers and othersilicon
analysis technologies.
• Responsible for capital equipment evaluation and procurement decisions is support of R&D for Intel’s microprocessors and
memory component divisions.
Achievements:
• Built a succesfull practice at SAP (COE) for (GTS) focused on product development, training and delivery support.
• Increased sales and services revenue by supporting business development and creating a cohesive union of the sales and delivery
teams for SAP and integration partners.
• Established many reference customers by providing on time and under budget design and delivery support.
• Created revenue opportunities through Internal product development for business metrics and predictive analytics.
• Managed and completed several customer projects on time and often under budget. Optimized trade related processing,improved
regulatory compliance and created process efficiencies and cost savings opportunitues forcustomers deploying the GTS solutio n.
• Successfully deployed GTS for all releases from 1.0 – 11.0
• Provided customer solutions which resulted in improved regulatory compliance and customs management as well as improved
processes and systemperformance.
• Created a packaged (Rapid deployment) business solution for (SPL, Embargo and License determination). This created a
competitive marketing advantage for integration services.
• Designed a Canadian import process using export documents from SAP/ERP.
• Worked with Content provider and helped package a solution for automated license determination in order to achive a
competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Participated in the design and development of the Adobe commercial invoice document in SAP GTS.
• Developed a pre-sales proces strategy,in support of business development and generation of net new revenue opportunities.
• Managed or assisted with designs or support for SAP, ERP, BOBJ, SCM, eWM, TM, CRM, SRM, GRC, GTS etc. This
experience allows me to help define business solutions that optimize supply chain process efficiencies, integration solutions and
recognize operational cost savings.
• Extensive participation in the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycyle) for SAP and othercustoms applications. Having been
integrated into the product evolution lifecycle for GTS, has allowed for an in depth knowledge of the application and key
functionalities. Worked closely with the developers in Germany in support of roll-in development items and was responsible for
prototyping and testing new functionalities internally for each subsequent release for GTS and other SAP software products over
the years.
• As a senior design analyst for Intel Corp. and a Principal consultant for SAP, allowed for the opportunity to lead as well as
participate in many business process designs and process engineering in the supply chain and logistics area. This required
extensive business knowledge,as well as functional and technical knowledge of SAP (WM, SD, LeS, MM, and other
applications. This is achieved by applying business knowledge,knowledge management principles, project management and a
functional / technical knowledge of the IT solutions.
• Managed a multitude of direct reports over the years. This included budget management, resource development, personnel
assessments and ensuring that resources were aligned with corporate and organizational objectives.
Education & Certifications:
• (Information Technology B.S. program) – Western International University
• Associates program(A.S., GIS) – Rio Solado college
• Associates (Electronics Engineering Certification program) – American River College
• SolMan (SAP certification)
• MM / WM / SD SAP Academy
• Insead University (Principals of KMP) – Knowledge management
• Advanced Project Management – (Intel University)
• MTP Managing Through People training (Intel University)
• Requirements management training (Intel University)
• Mastering Managerial skills, management program (Intel University)
Citizenship: U.S Citizen