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Ron Miles

Ron Miles

Pittsburgh,PA

Summary

I am driven by the analytical approach to problem solving. This entails learning new things and identifying the cross-sectional area where unique solutions can be identified and leveraged to drive business processes. I received my MBA in 2017 after navigating through the 2014 downturn in Oil & Gas Industry. I pivoted from there to learn the software as a service industry with SAP. I maintain sharpness by moonlighting with Uber with my spare time, reading, mindfulness and continuous self-development.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Customer Success Manager

SAP Ariba
Pittsburgh, PA
07.2021 - 12.2022
  • Provided functional guidance to new customers and provided premium engagement services to licensed cloud base customers.
    o Implemented strategies to fortify client retention and expand solution adoption to reducing shelf-ware by virtue of consulting and analysis of consumption metrics.
    o Managed incident escalation & product defects to resolution working with internal business units to resolve service request related issues.
    o Prepare clients for quarterly software release by virtue of customized recommendations.
    o Led as a mentor, subject matter expert, & onboarding specialist: Received recognition in Q4 2022.

Technical Support Engineer

SAP Ariba
Pittsburgh, PA
11.2018 - 07.2021
  • Provided technical and functional support for SAP Ariba Spend Management Procurement Solutions: Strategic Sourcing, Contracts, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance Management, and Platform services
    o Used SQL queries to identify product defects:
    o Quality Assurance Testing using Agile methods.
    o Liaised with developers to resolve customer issues by virtue of hot fixes, debugging, and quarterly releases.

Procurement Operations Specialist

SAP Ariba
Pittsburgh, PA
07.2017 - 11.2018
  • • Provided bilingual functional support to Latin American Buyers and Suppliers that utilized SAP Ariba on demand cloud solutions.
    o Consulted on Sourcing RFx, Contracts, Buying and Invoicing solutions to ensure smooth execution of Sourcing Events and Supplier Communication
    o Escalated critical client incidents to internal team for critical care incident management.

District Sales Manager

National Oilwell Varco
Pittsburgh, PA
04.2013 - 11.2015
  • I reported to area manager and implemented data driven sales strategies for Northeast US District
    • Drove profitability of product offerings with 17 direct reports that included three Line Managers
    • Results: Directed sales revenues in Q4 2014 that increased from $3.3MM Q3 2013 to $4MM
    • Drilling Solutions Engineer- Worked in this capacity during tenure then promoted to leadership role.
    o Drill Bit Specialist: Designed 4 successful drill bit product lines each having lower unit costs compared to benchmark and exceeded sales targets

Directional Driller

Baker Hughes Inteq
Pittsburgh, Pa
10.2011 - 02.2012

Drilling Consultant- I managed a team of 4 engineers with the objective of drilling 3D horizontal wells to a subsurface target location.
• Drilling consultation services were provided on rig location for various operators in Marcellus and Utica shale basins

Field Engineer

SLB
Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, MX
09.2005 - 03.2011

Expatriate Senior Field Service Engineer: Offshore Drilling Services on drilling vessels, platforms, and land rigs.
• LWD Engineer: Services included radioactive nuclear source management and formation evaluation (Neutron Density & Porosity service) for State Oil Companies PEMEX (Mexico state oil Company) and PDVSA (Venezuela State Oil Company)
• Promoted to highest field rank: General Field Engineer
• I Identified a business need and implemented project solutioning the same with respect to a profitability and business need. (See additional information)
o Project Value proposition results and analysis were presented to the business units leads and defended against panel consisting of VP of Operations, Finance, Marketing, and Sales Organization

Education

Master of Science - Business Administration

California University of Pennsylvania (PennWest)
California, PA
08.2014 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX
01.2001 - 05.2005

Skills

    Training and Mentoring

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Hobbies:

Member of Western PA Mushroom Society, Reading, Piano & Scuba Diving. 

Timeline

Customer Success Manager

SAP Ariba
07.2021 - 12.2022

Technical Support Engineer

SAP Ariba
11.2018 - 07.2021

Procurement Operations Specialist

SAP Ariba
07.2017 - 11.2018

Master of Science - Business Administration

California University of Pennsylvania (PennWest)
08.2014 - 01.2017

District Sales Manager

National Oilwell Varco
04.2013 - 11.2015

Directional Driller

Baker Hughes Inteq
10.2011 - 02.2012

Field Engineer

SLB
09.2005 - 03.2011

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Prairie View A & M University
01.2001 - 05.2005
Ron Miles