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Paul Gapinski

Racine,WI

Summary

Proven leader with 20+ years of progressive and global experience in diverse management and leadership roles. Exceptional written and oral communication skills, extensive team and consensus-building qualifications, and robust collaboration experience within and between national and international government agencies. Fully capable of executing programs and leading in large, culturally diverse systems. Driven by challenge and organizational learning and continually striving for personal and professional growth.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Commander (Colonel)

Wisconsin Army National Guard
Milwaukee, WI
01.2022 - Current
  • Provides executive leadership for six independent organizations in Wisconsin and 12 direct reports for a workforce of more than 1000 personnel
  • Defines strategic and operational goals for the organization
  • This role is equivalent to a President of a mid-sized organization or a Vice President / Director in a large organization who exercises authority and direction and properly designates individuals and resources to achieve goals for an organization/enterprise with diverse needs.

Lead Systems Administrator

Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Milwaukee, WI
01.2018 - 01.2023
  • Automated manual processes resulting in ROI and savings of 24,457 hours or 11.76 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) job positions
  • Implemented on-prem and cloud automation and low code technologies (Power Platform Automation CoE, Power Automate, Automation Anywhere), driving immediate and future business impact and accelerating enterprise digital transformation efforts
  • Utilized ServiceNow and IFS for IT service management, operations management, change management, security, and compliance.

Business Analyst / Process Technology Lead / Lead IT Delivery and Relationship Management

01.2012 - 01.2018
  • Improved accuracy of project cost estimates by 30% through collaboration to forecast the time, cost, and resources
  • Elicited customer requirements for 30 projects by reviewing customer requests and associated documentation.

Senior Programmer Analyst

01.2007 - 01.2012
  • Partnered with IT teams and product owners to implement and manage PLM and SCM solution technology
  • Responsible for debugging, developing, and sustaining databases and SaaS to achieve business requirements.

Education

Master of Science (M.S.) - Military and Strategic Leadership

The United States Army War College
01.2020

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business and Management Information Systems

University of Wisconsin Parkside
01.2007

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Communications and Advertising

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
01.2001

Skills

  • Programming languages (Java, VB, C, Scripting)
  • Data Analysis (Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, T-SQL)
  • Build, test, and deploy with CI/CD (Azure DevOps)
  • Security (CyberArk, TS-SCI)
  • Agile practices (Scrum, Jira Align)
  • Project management methodologies

Timeline

Commander (Colonel)

Wisconsin Army National Guard
01.2022 - Current

Lead Systems Administrator

Harley-Davidson Motor Company
01.2018 - 01.2023

Business Analyst / Process Technology Lead / Lead IT Delivery and Relationship Management

01.2012 - 01.2018

Senior Programmer Analyst

01.2007 - 01.2012

Master of Science (M.S.) - Military and Strategic Leadership

The United States Army War College

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business and Management Information Systems

University of Wisconsin Parkside

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Communications and Advertising

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Paul Gapinski