Daniel Korang
Miami Beach,FL
Summary
Motivational leader and organizational problem-solver with advanced supervisory, team building and customer service skills. Experience stepping into roles and quickly making positive changes to drive company success. Focused on using training, monitoring and morale-building techniques to maximize employee engagement and performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
SR IT PMO DIRECTOR
FASTLY INC
08.2022 - Current
- PMO Director ensure that projects are executed effectively and efficiently assuring delivery on time and within budget
- Responsible for developing and maintaining high standards to represent the Fastly Inc
- Brand by establishing best in class project management methodologies, standards, and tools
- Manage and develop an international and cross-functional project management program on a regional level
- Continuously improve the program by challenging existing processes and structures, drive respective harmonization and standardization
- Regularly coordinate project content with all involved functions, ensure consistency of action plans, monitor progress, and follow up on measurable subprojects and results
- Lead Full life cycles SAP implementation
- Create project portfolio, KPI dashboards and presentations for regional and corporate management
- Lead onshore and offshore engineering team of 20 direct reports
- Development and preparation of regular presentations for the executive board
- Administration and continuous improvement of PMO tool
- Develop strategic concepts, conduct analysis, and prepare decision making documents.
SR PROGRAM DIRECTOR
GOOGLE INC
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Provide overall management and support for concurrent projects across multiple products
- Serve as a conduit between customers, management, and the development team
- Apply best practices to ensure projects run consistently and that risks are communicated
- Work with VP of Development to define and plan new projects and roll out group wide initiatives
- Work closely with Development Manager, QA Manager and Scrum masters to ensure projects are executed successfully
- Led the reimplementation of Google's revenue pipeline, handling over $30 billion a year and servicing 14,000 customers
- Oversaw subcontractor performance on 400+ subcontracts across one division and two lines of business
- Led the Subcontracts Management organization successfully through a major corporate audit with no discrepancies found
- Initiated a Subcontract Management operational improvement that resulted in $650,000 savings
- Successfully managed a $225 million classified travel program; award fee score averaged 99%
- Adroitly managed multiple subcontractors on as many as six concurrent Programs
- Maintained attention to detail and follow up which resulted in on time deliveries with no missed deadlines; customer satisfaction averaged 4.9 out of a possible 5.0
- Decreased bugs by 11%
- Operationalized multiple products for support, professional services, and Customers reducing operational costs by 25%
- Created communications, staffing and stakeholder management strategy
- Designed and implemented the outsource strategy for the maintenance of the pipeline
- Chaired several forward-looking ERP architectural forums to ensure that solutions easy to modify
- Championed need for standard ERP & (SAP) solution for reduction of total cost of ownership by 30%
- Partnered with SAP to design the comprehensive gap analysis of the existing over-configured system.
TECHINCAL PROJECT MANAGER
VICTAULIC
12.2021 - 01.2023
- A proven track record in ERP consulting: Finance and cost accounting environment, ERP value-chain, implementation
- ADFS- Active Directory Federation Services
- Single Sign on- SSO
- DevOps, Testing, Data Migration
- Results oriented / self-directed ability to drive change in unstructured environment
- Change Management
- Strong client interface and presentation skills
- Strong business acumen
- Fully understanding the capabilities and limitations of the technical environments of the applications used by the enterprise
- Makes sure the proposed gap resolutions fit in the overall architecture and business logic of Oracle ERP and D365 and its modules
- Aligns the RICEW (Reports, Interfaces, Conversion/Data Migration, Extensions) customization requests with each other
- Performs the technical design for all RICEW components
- Reviews technical architecture deliverables throughout development to ensure quality and requirements traceability
- Maintain overall technical responsibility for the technical aspects of the project environments until system handover
- Ensured that internal development guidelines are understood and applied by the development team
- Identifies and communicates any cross-area or cross-release issues that affect other project areas
- Ensured adherence to all quality management plans and standards by participating in quality management reviews
- Validates the design with the stakeholders to ensure that the design satisfies the requirements
- Ensured security practices are used and applied throughout the engagement's lifecycle
- Deep understanding of the D365 F&O technology stack and the peripheral technologies that can be leveraged including, but not limited to, Azure, Azure SQL, Power BI, Common Data Service, Power Apps, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Machine Learning, etc
- ERP Modules implemented: Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Order Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Workforce Management, HR Management, Ecommerce, Marketing Automation, CRM, Acceptance of Credit Cards(ACH, EFT), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Management & Reconciliations, Employee Center (Time & Expense Management), General Ledger, Item & (basic) Inventory Management, Multi-Currency & Multi-Language, Order Management, Purchasing.
INTERM DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
OVAINNOVATIONS
08.2020 - 04.2022
- Lead & managed development of in-house solutions for internal & external company issues
- Developed, designed, and managed full lifecycle implementations of Fishbowl, followed by NetSuite One-World, in addition to proprietary software and mobile applications, and the team to complete projects
- Develop and implement project methodology per project need
- (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum)
- Embedded software, design, and operating systems (e.g., VxWorks, Integrity, Linux etc.)
- Assess and implement business development needs
- Raised awareness of the firm's milestone, improved team building efforts, and achieved high SEO rankings
- Designed / Implemented processes to deploy customized Amazon Machine Images (AMI's)to Amazon Cloud
- Managed rollout of mid-market campaign management SaaS tool and drove $10M in sales in 18 months
- Developed B2B distribution chain for manufacturing
- Product & Program management of 3rd party products
- Tools used: MS project, Jira, Asana
- ERP Modules implemented: Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Order Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Workforce Management, HR Management, Ecommerce, Marketing Automation, CRM, Acceptance of Credit Cards(ACH, EFT), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Management & Reconciliations, Employee Center (Time & Expense Management), General Ledger, Item & (basic) Inventory Management, Multi-Currency & Multi-Language, Order Management, Purchasing.
TECHINCAL PROJECT MANAGER
TROX & TIERNEY
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Budget: Large (typically Implementation budget ranges from $500K to $5Million+)
- Managed large implementation projects for enterprise customers having company-wide visibility/impact
- Managed multiple phases typically involving multiple client departments/processes and large number of key stakeholders
- Lead the planning and implementation of a broad, coordinated set of deliverables to meet the goals and priorities of the client
- Identify, develop, and initiate innovations and solutions where precedents and procedures may not exist
- Work cross-functionally (typically with senior management) to offer alternate solutions and resolve more complex problems
- Act as the primary driver of communication (including broad-based/complex communications) between Trox and Client Project teams/stakeholders that includes Operations, Engineering, Sales, Support & Leadership teams (including Project Sponsor) and Client Sponsor, Project Management team, and key stakeholders
- Lead timely resolution of key issues, decisions, escalations, and risks
- Closely track and monitor finances to deliver projects on or under budget; develop forecasted/monthly budgets for enterprise projects
- Seek up-front allocation of resources required for the project from resource managers in Implementations and other Trox teams
- Help identify and fix deficiencies in processes and procedures that impede the smooth implementation of projects
- Lead & Manage engineering team
- Review, understand, and ensure that the project team adheres to the client agreements
- Managed full project lifecycles for software, web, & mobile developments
- Tools used: MS project, Jira, Tableau
- ERP Modules implemented: Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Order Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Workforce Management, HR Management, Ecommerce, Marketing Automation, CRM, Acceptance of Credit Cards(ACH, EFT), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Management & Reconciliations, Employee Center (Time & Expense Management), General Ledger, Item & (basic) Inventory Management, Multi-Currency & Multi-Language, Order Management, Purchasing.
SR. TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER/ SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT CONSULTANT
GEORGIA'S OWN CREDIT UNION
08.2018 - 09.2020
- PMO Lead, oversaw all program related projects and resources
- Define and manage process to capture and organize all system enhancement and support requests
- Develop, design, and manage full lifecycle implementations of ERP & CRM i.e., SharePoint, Salesforce, NetSuite, Azure, Dynamic 365, amongst other tools and platforms
- Manage system enhancements in accordance with project life cycle methodology
- Develop and implement project methodology per project need
- (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum)
- Dynamics 365 F&O ERP Modules: Financial modules (AP, AR, GL, Fixed assets, Budgeting), Cash & bank management, Retail, Procurement & sourcing, Product information management, Inventory & warehouse management, Sales & marketing, Production control, Project management & accounting, Organization administration, System administration
- Embedded software and/or robotics architecture and design, and operating systems (e.g., VxWorks, Integrity, Linux etc.)
- Oversee integrations with network and cyber security systems (Tripwire)
- Evaluate, prioritize, and schedule projects in conjunction with the program schedule
- Oversee both project development and implementation teams
- Monitor projects and resources via, Slack, Jira, MS Project, Workday, Smartsheet
- Review related change request process
- Understand and manage the process by which scope is defined, baselined, and or modified
- Ensure written requirements adhere to guidelines (Design Reqs, Test Reqs, Integration Reqs, etc.)
- Product & Program Management: Tools used: MS project, Jira, Tableau, Confluence
- Oversee SQL database development
- Design and implement Cisco Network Architecture
- Develop project plans and ensure resource alignment and time allocation, identify risks and assumptions
- Developed B2C distribution chain of products
- Manage subsequent day to day project activities, resources and relationships with software development and infrastructure support partners
- Provide proactive and regular feedback to stakeholders regarding the status of ongoing development work including project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues
- Demonstrate leadership by motivating others to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
- Oversee and participate in User Acceptance and Regression Testing
- Perform demos and training when required
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify inefficiencies and cost optimization opportunities
- Participate in pre-sales activities including writing responses for RFPs and providing system demonstrations or developing proof of concepts
- Perform as a technical advisor to the Executive Leadership Team and business process owners
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the C Level Execs
- Oversee and coordinate projects using Agile and or Waterfall methodologies as needed
- ERP Modules implemented: Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Order Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Workforce Management, HR Management, Ecommerce, Marketing Automation, CRM, Acceptance of Credit Cards(ACH, EFT), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Management & Reconciliations, Employee Center (Time & Expense Management), General Ledger, Item & (basic) Inventory Management, Multi-Currency & Multi-Language, Order Management, Purchasing.
PROJECT MANAGER/SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT
FRANK RIMMERMAN & CO.
04.2018 - 01.2019
- Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions
- Design and define Architectural infrastructure direction for organization
- Develop and implement project methodology per project need
- (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum)
- Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies
- Develop and design solutions via SharePoint, Salesforce, NetSuite, Azure, Dynamic 365 and other tools
- Oversee both development and implementation teams
- Staying up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems
- Developed omni-channel solutions for clients
- Program Management
- Large package implementations: SAP, ERP
- Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings
- Lead & Manage engineering team
- Develop and oversee IT infrastructure domain area of Networks & Telecoms (LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN)
- Performing requirements analysis
- Documenting and communicating the results of efforts
- Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
- Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports
- Working closely with staff, vendors, and management
- Serve as primary technical point of contact and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to determine and implement best process and system solutions which deliver positive return on investment
- Serve as primary escalation point for system issues
- Provide technical support to internal and external users of the system and escalate to the development team issues that require coding or data manipulation to correct
- Assist all departments to utilize technology efficiently
- Outlined implementation plans for installation and upgrades to Microsoft Dynamics GP, AX and Platinum ERP packages to Dynamics 365 F&O, NetSuite, Oracle
- Performed Project Management on implementations, upgrades, data analysis and specialty programming
- Assisted clients with creating and improving workflows to meet the internal control and reporting needs of the organization
- Prepared reports for clients using report writer packages including Crystal Reports, FRx and Dynamics GP Report Writer
- Oversaw the development of SQL scripts to assist in setting up and repairing data
- Worked with several different third-party software vendors to implement software integrated with ERP packages
- Provided training to Accounting and Human Resource software users for established and new clients
- Reviewed financial detail to ensure accuracy of financial reporting process
- Demonstrated accounting and human resource software to potential clients
- Tools used: MS project, Jira, Tableau, Confluence
- NetSuite & Oracle Gold Partner
- ERP Modules implemented: Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Order Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Workforce Management, HR Management, Ecommerce, Marketing Automation, CRM, Acceptance of Credit Cards(ACH, EFT), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Management & Reconciliations, Employee Center (Time & Expense Management), General Ledger, Item & (basic) Inventory Management, Multi-Currency & Multi-Language, Order Management, Purchasing.
PROJECT MANAGER
PAYSPAN
03.2016 - 04.2018
- Developed new initiatives to support the strategic direction of the organization
- Lead & Manage engineering team
- Manage Project management office
- Developed and implement long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the program
- Developed and implement project methodology per project need
- (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum)
- Ensure that program activities comply with all relevant legislation and professional standards
- Establish and implement a performance management process for all program staff
- Contribute to the development of thorough and relevant training materials for successful implementation across all functional roles
- Ensure that the program operate within the approved budget
- Communicate with clients and other stakeholders to gain community support for the program and to solicit input to improve the program
- JavaScript development inside of NetSuite
- Custom field creation and deployment
- Workflow creation and revisions
- Experience with REST let Suite Script customizations for application and workflow integration
- Working knowledge of Suite Talk and Suite let development
- Experience with SDF (Suite Cloud Development Framework)
- Program NetSuite, Dynamic 365 and or SharePoint workflows and automations (JSON, JS, SQL, Suite Script, C++, C#, HTML, HTML5)
- Object Oriented Architecture (OOA)
- Web services, REST API integrations from cloud to cloud
- Managed EDI and related services; the EDI application
- Created dashboards, saved searches, workflows, and KPIs for business units, Web services.
PROJECT MANAGER / SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT
MAGNICORE CONSULTING
09.2014 - 02.2016
- Directs and coordinates activities of designated projects to ensure that goals of project completion within a specific time frame and budget are obtained by performing the duties personally or through subordinate supervisors
- Negotiate subcontracts and purchase Orders
- Coach and mentor junior technical resources; own responsibility for ongoing technical development of technical resources on NetSuite projects
- Consistently ensured that business is always conducted with integrity and that behavior aligns with Magnicore's policies, procedures, and core competencies
- SharePoint Architecture
- PeopleSoft Migrations & Implementations
- HBO Live Stream mobile Implementation (IOS, Android)
- NetSuite Administration
- 2+ years of Salesforce Development
- Read and debug current Salesforce APEX code (triggers, classes, Visual Force, etc.)
- Mobile Application Development
- Salesforce Administration
- Web technologies
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Analytics to help track trends and determine ROI
- NetSuite & Dynamic AX & 365 ERP architecture (Suite Builder, Suite Script, Suite Bundler, etc.)
- NetSuite integrations, Suite Commerce Advanced and related development tools (Node.js, Gulp, Handlebars, Bootstrap, Bit Bucket/Git Hub, etc.)
- ERP Modules implemented: Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Order Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Workforce Management, HR Management, Ecommerce, Marketing Automation, CRM, Acceptance of Credit Cards(ACH, EFT), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Management & Reconciliations, Employee Center (Time & Expense Management), General Ledger, Item & (basic) Inventory Management, Multi-Currency & Multi-Language, Order Management, Purchasing.
Education
MASTERS BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS -
Virginia Commonwealth University
BACHELORS COMPUTER INFO SYSTEMS -
Virginia State University
Skills
- AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Red Hat Certified Architect: Enterprise application development
- CompTIA Security
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Websites
Timeline
SR IT PMO DIRECTOR
FASTLY INC
08.2022 - Current
TECHINCAL PROJECT MANAGER
VICTAULIC
12.2021 - 01.2023
SR PROGRAM DIRECTOR
GOOGLE INC
11.2021 - 11.2023
TECHINCAL PROJECT MANAGER
TROX & TIERNEY
05.2021 - 01.2022
INTERM DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
OVAINNOVATIONS
08.2020 - 04.2022
SR. TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER/ SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT CONSULTANT
GEORGIA'S OWN CREDIT UNION
08.2018 - 09.2020
PROJECT MANAGER/SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT
FRANK RIMMERMAN & CO.
04.2018 - 01.2019
PROJECT MANAGER
PAYSPAN
03.2016 - 04.2018
PROJECT MANAGER / SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT
MAGNICORE CONSULTING
09.2014 - 02.2016
MASTERS BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS -
Virginia Commonwealth University
BACHELORS COMPUTER INFO SYSTEMS -
Virginia State University
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