Lee Schmidgall
Fall Creek,WI
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven expertise in project leadership and stakeholder management. Spearheaded software consolidation and led pioneering M365 Copilot initiative, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving and effective communication skills while enhancing automation and efficiency. Skilled in project management and fostering team growth.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Applications Manager
Wipfli
07.2023 - Current
- Led team responsible for delivering support and upgrades to business critical applications, managing work as epics, features and backlog items in DevOps.
- Oversaw change management processes within the organization to facilitate smooth transitions during application upgrades or replacements.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors, securing favorable terms that benefited both parties financially.
- Led IT team piloting M365 Copilot, developing management practices and creating and facilitating firm wide training sessions and "white glove" partner training to foster automation of standard tasks.
- Responsible for reduction of similar software and licensing resulting from previous acquisitions.
D365 Applications Manager
Wipfli
06.2021 - 07.2023
- Led onshore + offshore team of developers and QA resources developing and implementing custom applications tailored to business needs. Hired D365 Architect and Power Apps expert to address key expertise and knowledge gap.
- Partnered with Growth Sales Leaders to build prioritized backlog in Azure DevOps for software development projects.
- Managed firm strategic initiative project with 3rd party to redesign sales process reporting to Growth Sales Leadership steering committee.
- Conducted regular performance reviews of team members, fostering professional growth and setting clear expectations for success.
Sr. IT Analyst
Wipfli
10.2016 - 06.2021
- Led compressed firm wide transition to Microsoft Teams during the COVID-19 pandemic to support over 2000 associates working remotely.
- Directly responsible for working with 3rd parties to develop training for all associates, facilitating additional training sessions to accommodate changes and other needs.
- Developed comprehensive documentation and provided training materials to support system adoption by staff members.
- Working directly with strategic leaders on initiatives, understanding business needs, creating requirements and gaining agreement on user stories.
- Partnering with technical teams to ensure understanding and success of initiatives.
IT Finance Analyst
Mason Companies, Inc.
06.2007 - 10.2016
- Responsible for conversion to Oracle Financials as part of overall ERP implementation to transform business.
- Partnered with Finance team to create and document new processes, as well as trouble shooting and support.
- Assisted Internal Credit team by working directly with 3rd Party to enhance and modify custom software, including coding and testing internal systems and integration with 3rd party.
- Developed requirements for development team to integrate to real-time credit card processing platform with new provider.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
North Dakota State University
Fargo, NDSkills
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Project leadership and Management
- Business analysis and process design
- Stakeholder management and Relationship Building
- Effective communication and decision-making
- User training and support
- Incident management
- Problem-solving
Timeline
Business Applications Manager
Wipfli
07.2023 - Current
D365 Applications Manager
Wipfli
06.2021 - 07.2023
Sr. IT Analyst
Wipfli
10.2016 - 06.2021
IT Finance Analyst
Mason Companies, Inc.
06.2007 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
North Dakota State University
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