Functional Skills
Project Management
IT Transformation
Technology Strategy
Systems Integration
Data Modeling
Software Skills
SQL
Microsoft Project
.NET
Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Office
PowerBI
Sharepoint
Microsoft Visio
Monday
Jira
Sector Experience
Automotive
Business Services
Healthcare
Retail
Technology
Experience
Steven Stocking - Independent Consulting
Information Technology
Owner/Consultant
11/2013 - Present
I help local SMB companies in the mid-west achieve their goals by Building Teams, Defining technology roadmaps, Project Management, System/Business Analysis, Data Integration, process/performance analysis and improvement, process and system documentation, along with Technology Management consultation.
Woodland Direct
Information Technology
Vice President of Technology
6/2019 - 10/2019
Established technology teams with clear structure, advancement paths and prioritized a learning and sharing environment.
Defined a technology roadmap to address growth for CMS, ERP and MDM.
Created PMO to ensure definition, communication and execution of projects across the organization. Educated the organization on cross-functional value and agile methodologies.
Improved business processes by reducing tool and information silos by 15%. Saved an average of 42% on licensing.
Defined a technology roadmap to address growth for CMS, ERP and MDM.
Created PMO to ensure definition, communication and execution of projects across the organization. Educated the organization on cross-functional value and agile methodologies.
Improved business processes by reducing tool and information silos by 15%. Saved an average of 42% on licensing.
North Highland
Management Consulting
Sr. Consultant/Sr. Project Manager
5/2018 - 6/2019
Assisted in rebuilding the executive suite for the client through interviewing and vetting. Provided project management leading to the achievement of NCCHC accreditation for my client. Streamlined reporting and communication of medical performance for leading to early release from a Federal Consent Decree for the medical unit. Automated part of data collection reducing effort from 28 days to 7 for mental health reporting which led to several million dollars in grant money being received.
FCA
Information Technology
Sr. Project Manager/Data Analyst
10/2017 - 2/2018
Analyzed Gold Support and Continuous Training billing v. Contracts. Developed a reusable model in MS Excel to project required training resource levels for FCA service dealerships.
Volkswagen of America
Information Technology
Delivery Lead (Sr. Technical PM)
5/2016 - 7/2017
Lead the delivery/project management effort for the rewrite of the Audi and VW Pre-paid warranty systems. Acted as the primary liaison between business and technical stakeholders. Provided mentoring and coaching as needed for the Architecture and Development teams. Reviewed code and code completeness with the technical teams. Ensured proper hand-off to the support teams occurred smoothly.
CDK Global
Information Technology
Sr. Business Analyst
2/2014 - 5/2016
Owned all Business requirements, Epics, User Stories, Use Cases and workflows related to General Motors. Aligned GM needs to CDK's roadmap. Ensured understanding, review and traceability of efforts. Primary analyst for CDK (dealer site and data integration) for what is now GMCertified.com built to help recover costs from corporate off-lease and fleet vehicles. Mentored and coached other Business Analysts at CDK.
Citadel Systems
Information Technology
Director of Information Services
4/2013 - 5/2016
Chief technical expert for the integration of emerging technologies. Developed organizational structure. Lead development, project management and business/data analysis teams. Rebuilt positive communication between IS and departments. Coached, Mentored and Cross-trained teams to improve process and performance for the business. Consolidated departmental silos; reduced duplication and unsupportable toolsets. Established the IS budget, resourcing plan, disaster recovery and failover plan.