         MASTER DATA MANAGER           Experience      Master Data Manager  ,     01/2019   to   Current     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Aligning 100+ supply chain-related master data attributes to ensure the following guidelines are met:.  Data Stewardship - Appropriate business units and ownership established to validate appropriate values, definitions and
 impact documentation for all master data fields.  Data Quality - Applicable controls are set in conjecture with IT to ensure that a proactive approach is taken to new
 master data.  Additionally, RPA process planned for Phase 2 to automate structured data entry and maintenance.  Data Integrity/Data Warehousing - Structure business logic to ensure BOMs and other data relationships are both
 accessible and built as an asset for the business.  Additionally, a Data Sync SOP was established for GS1 standardization.  Reporting - Automate data quality reporting for executive staff to ensure 99.8% compliance is adhered to throughout
 the organization.  Additionally, provide ad-hoc tools for the business to leverage clean data cubes.  Data Governance Committee - Oversee executive strategy in institutional master data to commit to trusted, accurate, structured
 and meaningful master data.  Engaging applicable stakeholders to promote data governance, data architect, data stewardship and
 data security the data governance committee oversees the framework for complex supply chain manufacturing operations.         Director of Information Technology  ,     01/2017   to   01/2019     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Supply Chain Management - Warehouse, 3PL, Food Services, Served as the corporate Project Manager, overseeing all implementations (WMS, ERP, QMS, CMMS, infrastructure).  Responsibilities included progress reporting, budget control, task delegation, plan creation, vendor coordination, etc.  Developed a range of documents and performed project selection tasks such as workflow process maps, system integration
 documents, infrastructure topology, organizational policies, GDPR, UAT, gap analysis, best fit models and user training manuals.  Deployed and managed BI products to leverage company-wide data for decisionmakers, proactive analysis, and real-time resource
 planning.  Utilizing SSRS/PowerBI to analyze sets of data across multiple databases, automate value-add reporting to 3PL clients,
 visualize KPIs thru the organization, create workflows for document automation and create alerts for various business units.  Launched a high-performance data warehouses and virtual machines to store, integrate, analyze, and report on enterprise data.  An
 array of SSAS cubes were deployed to allow for end-user ad-hoc tabular reports.  Additionally, a complex network of interfaces
 between 6+ enterprise systems, 4 SQL databases, 1 Oracle database, and other enterprise systems (file server, exchange, EDI, etc)
 was implemented to support the ETL process.  Executing infrastructure refresh for a 200,000 sqft industrial/production facility.  The deployment includes an array of 15 switches,
 1,000 cable runs, racking, 100 AP, 300 cameras, NVRs, controllers, and creating floor plans and topology documents.  Controlled a $2MM IT budget, short-term and long-term strategies, and CapEx justification across the business.  Including selecting
 and negotiating with vendors, promoting operational process improvement, instituting best practices, and developing IT roadmaps
 and strategic plans.  On track to reduce IT spend by $250K by renegotiating vendor contracts, consolidating cloud services,
 implementing automation tools and upgrading legacy systems.  Responsible for a team of IT professionals and vendors assigned to all corporate and local office systems, including ERP, WMS,
 logistics systems, data centers, servers and storage, PCs, mobile devices, BDR, telecom, and help desk.  Reduced IT service desk's
 response time and resolution time while increasing knowledge base and reducing reoccurring tickets by over 50%.  Information Technology Governance & Steering Committee (ITGSC) - Reporting directly to the board of directors, the
 ITGSC provided strategic direction in aligning IT projects to shareholder interest and long-term targets.  While overseeing the
 committee the cross-functional team guided 12 business units across operations, sales, and manufacturing.  Additionally, the ITGSC
 aided in risk management, business continuity, and organizational SOPs.  NatJan Solutions (Facility Management - Retail, Medical, Grocery Sectors.         Information Technology and Analytics Manager  ,     01/2014   to   01/2017      Implemented process within external ERP portal to monetize 1000's of vendors to generate lean revenue based on financial and
 operational data analysis.  This program is estimated to bring in $325,000 in its first year, an 8% increase in margin.  Created ad-hoc and scheduled BI (PowerBI/SSRS) reports to visualize critical client metrics and reports, internal performance
 KPIs, operational resource planning, asset and revenue forecasting, P/L summaries, expense budgets, etc.  Spearheaded national RFP bids of multi-million-dollar procurement deals with several Fortune 500 retail, medical, and education
 companies.  Tasks included sales analysis, margin analysis, multivariable pricing structures, vendor acquisition, developing process
 flow and establishing KPI reporting for clientele and internal use.  Designed ad-hoc SQL views, stored proceduresand reports to address company-wide data analysis and modeling.  Utilized advanced VBA programming and automation software to manage two billing systems, saving an estimated $75,000 in Salary
 Expenses in 2015, translating to a 40% reduction in departmental spending.  Reported on a wide array of KPIs on operations, sales, accounting, and vendors via dashboard-style (BI/SSRS) reports for COO,
 CFO, Vice President of Sales and Account Manager use.  Overhauled all company technology from on-premise systems to an array of cloud solutions, including replacing hardware and
 migrating servers and databases, this renovation saves ~$108,000 per year and provides long-term scalability.         01/2015   to   01/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Co-Founded indoor, hydroponic farming company in South Jersey.  Bringing a hyper-local product to the Camden and Philadelphia
 region HGF generated $100K in its first year via a strategic relationship with the premier food management service in Philadelphia,
 local restaurants, farmer's markets, and Whole Foods retail chain.  Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) - The S&OP team managed bi-directional interactions between sales, marketing,
 production, and finance.  S&OP committee oversaw finished goods inventory controls, marketing vs financial targets, raw material
 and supplier management, logistics and human capital planning.  Additionally, benchmarks for product mix, SKU management, and
 forecast vs demand vs actual alignment.  Operations - Oversaw the general operations of the farm, including assigning day-to-day jobs, tracking yield results, establishing
 daily work schedules, and tracking transplanting/harvesting schedules.  Automation Systems - Implemented an array of sensors to control environmental and nutrient levels.  Utilizing this data and
 automation systems we drove automated pH balancing, nutrient leveling, temperature control, ventilation systems, and established
 a strong exception-based manufacturing operation.  Finance - Oversaw all aspects of the financial responsibilities including establishing a point of sales systems, P/L reports, budgeting
 for OpEx and CapEx schedules, coordinating with lenders, insurance institutions and annual tax reports.  SOPs - Instituted standard operating procedures to ensure quality standards are maintained and product consistency is maintained.         Work History      Master Data Manager  ,   01/2019   to   Current     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Aligning 100+ supply chain-related master data attributes to ensure the following guidelines are met:.  Data Stewardship - Appropriate business units and ownership established to validate appropriate values, definitions and
 impact documentation for all master data fields.  Data Quality - Applicable controls are set in conjecture with IT to ensure that a proactive approach is taken to new
 master data.  Additionally, RPA process planned for Phase 2 to automate structured data entry and maintenance.  Data Integrity/Data Warehousing - Structure business logic to ensure BOMs and other data relationships are both
 accessible and built as an asset for the business.  Additionally, a Data Sync SOP was established for GS1 standardization.  Reporting - Automate data quality reporting for executive staff to ensure 99.8% compliance is adhered to throughout
 the organization.  Additionally, provide ad-hoc tools for the business to leverage clean data cubes.  Data Governance Committee - Oversee executive strategy in institutional master data to commit to trusted, accurate, structured
 and meaningful master data.  Engaging applicable stakeholders to promote data governance, data architect, data stewardship and
 data security the data governance committee oversees the framework for complex supply chain manufacturing operations.         Director of Information Technology  ,   01/2017   to   01/2019     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Supply Chain Management - Warehouse, 3PL, Food Services, Served as the corporate Project Manager, overseeing all implementations (WMS, ERP, QMS, CMMS, infrastructure).  Responsibilities included progress reporting, budget control, task delegation, plan creation, vendor coordination, etc.  Developed a range of documents and performed project selection tasks such as workflow process maps, system integration
 documents, infrastructure topology, organizational policies, GDPR, UAT, gap analysis, best fit models and user training manuals.  Deployed and managed BI products to leverage company-wide data for decisionmakers, proactive analysis, and real-time resource
 planning.  Utilizing SSRS/PowerBI to analyze sets of data across multiple databases, automate value-add reporting to 3PL clients,
 visualize KPIs thru the organization, create workflows for document automation and create alerts for various business units.  Launched a high-performance data warehouses and virtual machines to store, integrate, analyze, and report on enterprise data.  An
 array of SSAS cubes were deployed to allow for end-user ad-hoc tabular reports.  Additionally, a complex network of interfaces
 between 6+ enterprise systems, 4 SQL databases, 1 Oracle database, and other enterprise systems (file server, exchange, EDI, etc)
 was implemented to support the ETL process.  Executing infrastructure refresh for a 200,000 sqft industrial/production facility.  The deployment includes an array of 15 switches,
 1,000 cable runs, racking, 100 AP, 300 cameras, NVRs, controllers, and creating floor plans and topology documents.  Controlled a $2MM IT budget, short-term and long-term strategies, and CapEx justification across the business.  Including selecting
 and negotiating with vendors, promoting operational process improvement, instituting best practices, and developing IT roadmaps
 and strategic plans.  On track to reduce IT spend by $250K by renegotiating vendor contracts, consolidating cloud services,
 implementing automation tools and upgrading legacy systems.  Responsible for a team of IT professionals and vendors assigned to all corporate and local office systems, including ERP, WMS,
 logistics systems, data centers, servers and storage, PCs, mobile devices, BDR, telecom, and help desk.  Reduced IT service desk's
 response time and resolution time while increasing knowledge base and reducing reoccurring tickets by over 50%.  Information Technology Governance & Steering Committee (ITGSC) - Reporting directly to the board of directors, the
 ITGSC provided strategic direction in aligning IT projects to shareholder interest and long-term targets.  While overseeing the
 committee the cross-functional team guided 12 business units across operations, sales, and manufacturing.  Additionally, the ITGSC
 aided in risk management, business continuity, and organizational SOPs.  NatJan Solutions (Facility Management - Retail, Medical, Grocery Sectors.         Information Technology and Analytics Manager  ,   01/2014   to   01/2017      Implemented process within external ERP portal to monetize 1000's of vendors to generate lean revenue based on financial and
 operational data analysis.  This program is estimated to bring in $325,000 in its first year, an 8% increase in margin.  Created ad-hoc and scheduled BI (PowerBI/SSRS) reports to visualize critical client metrics and reports, internal performance
 KPIs, operational resource planning, asset and revenue forecasting, P/L summaries, expense budgets, etc.  Spearheaded national RFP bids of multi-million-dollar procurement deals with several Fortune 500 retail, medical, and education
 companies.  Tasks included sales analysis, margin analysis, multivariable pricing structures, vendor acquisition, developing process
 flow and establishing KPI reporting for clientele and internal use.  Designed ad-hoc SQL views, stored procedures and reports to address company-wide data analysis and modeling.  Utilized advanced VBA programming and automation software to manage two billing systems, saving an estimated $75,000 in Salary
 Expenses in 2015, translating to a 40% reduction in departmental spending.  Reported on a wide array of KPIs on operations, sales, accounting, and vendors via dashboard-style (BI/SSRS) reports for COO,
 CFO, Vice President of Sales and Account Manager use.  Overhauled all company technology from on-premise systems to an array of cloud solutions, including replacing hardware and
 migrating servers and databases, this renovation saves ~$108,000 per year and provides long-term scalability.           01/2015   to   01/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Co-Founded indoor, hydroponic farming company in South Jersey.  Bringing a hyper-local product to the Camden and Philadelphia
 region HGF generated $100K in its first year via a strategic relationship with the premier food management service in Philadelphia,
 local restaurants, farmer's markets, and Whole Foods retail chain.  Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) - The S&OP team managed bi-directional interactions between sales, marketing,
 production, and finance.  S&OP committee oversaw finished goods inventory controls, marketing vs financial targets, raw material
 and supplier management, logistics and human capital planning.  Additionally, benchmarks for product mix, SKU management, and
 forecast vs demand vs actual alignment.  Operations - Oversaw the general operations of the farm, including assigning day-to-day jobs, tracking yield results, establishing
 daily work schedules, and tracking transplanting/harvesting schedules.  Automation Systems - Implemented an array of sensors to control environmental and nutrient levels.  Utilizing this data and
 automation systems we drove automated pH balancing, nutrient leveling, temperature control, ventilation systems, and established
 a strong exception-based manufacturing operation.  Finance - Oversawall aspects of the financial responsibilities including establishing a point of sales systems, P/L reports, budgeting
 for OpEx and CapEx schedules, coordinating with lenders, insurance institutions and annual tax reports.  SOPs - Instituted standard operating procedures to ensure quality standards are maintained and product consistency is maintained.         Education      Bachelor of Science  :   Management of Information Systems  ,   2017           Associates of Science  :   Accounting  ,   2015     Rowan College               Pursuing Project Management Professional (PMP) certification        Rowan University               Summary    Zeel Patel is an Information Technology Manager with a focus on IT transformation and process improvement currently looking for
opportunities in the greater Miami, FL metropolitan area. Zeel has experience working with corporate data in the areas of data presentation,
structured and unsecured datasets, data mining, statistical analysis, UI creation, data warehouse management, and assessing data quality.
Additionally, Zeel's diverse background has allowed him to succeed in a project management and IT management role. In this role, Zeel has
engaged in holistic business analysis, process improvement, strategic planning, budgeting, contract negotiations, vendor relations, resource
management, instituting best practices, and overseeing/implementing multiple enterprise systems (ERP, WMS, CRM, WOM, QMS, SCP).      Highlights          Microsoft Office Suite with deep Office 365, Dynamics 365, Project, PowerApps, PowerBI, Flow,  Sharepoint, Excel, Access, Intune, Visio, EMS, and Azure proficiency  Programming/Databases: SQL (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS), VBA, DAX, HTML, CSS, VBA, VB.NET, R, Powershell, Python, Oracle  Business Intelligence Packages: PowerBI, Qlik (QlikView/QlikSense), SiSense, Tableau, Datorama, Yellowfin, Crystal, SSRS  Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, Cisco Switch Management, VMWare, Hyper-V, RDP, Automation Anywhere, Active Directory,  And hardware and software administration for iOS, Android, Windows, Red Hat Linux, RF devices  VB.NET, EDI, Procurement, Ventilation  Accounting, ERP, Programming, Visio  Active Directory, ETL, Progress, VBA  Premier, Facility Management, Project Management, Workflow  Ad, Finance, Python  AP, Financial, Quality  Approach, Floor plans, Real-time  Architect, Forecasting, Red Hat Linux  Automate, Functional, Renovation  Automation, Help desk, Reporting      Automation tools, HTML, Retail  Billing systems, Information Technology, RFP  Budgeting, Insurance, Risk management  Budgets, Inventory, Sales  Budget, Logic, Sales analysis  BI, Logistics, Servers  Business Intelligence, Marketing, SOP  Cable, Access, SQL  Cisco, Excel, Strategy  Hardware, Exchange, Strategic  Contracts, Microsoft Office Suite, Strategic plans  Crystal, Office, Structured  CSS, Sharepoint, Supplier management  Clientele, Windows, Supply chain  Client, Negotiating, Supply Chain Management  Clients, Enterprise, Switches  Data analysis, Network, Switch  Data entry, Oracle, System integration  Data analysis and modeling, Oracle database, Tableau  Data warehouses, Organizational, Tax  Databases, Cameras, User training  Data Warehousing, Policies, Telecom  Direction, Pricing, Translating  Documentation, Process improvement, Upgrading            Skills     Microsoft Office Suite with deep Office 365, Dynamics 365, Project, PowerApps, PowerBI, Flow,  SSharepoint, Excel, Access, Intune, Visio, EMS, and Azure proficiency  PProgramming/Databases: SQL (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS), VBA, DAX, HTML, CSS, VBA, VB.NET, R, Powershell, Python, Oracle  BBusiness Intelligence Packages: PowerBI, Qlik (QlikView/QlikSense), SiSense, Tableau, Datorama, Yellowfin, Crystal, SSRS  SStrong knowledge of AWS, Azure, Cisco Switch Management, VMWare, Hyper-V, RDP, Automation Anywhere, Active Directory,  Aand hardware and software administration for iOS, Android, Windows, Red Hat Linux, RF devices,  VB.NET, accounting, Active Directory, premier, ad, AP, approach, architect, Automate, Automation, automation tools, billing systems, budgeting, budgets, budget, BI, Business Intelligence, cable, Cisco, hardware, contracts, Crystal, CSS, clientele, client, clients, data analysis, data entry, data analysis and modeling, data warehouses, Databases, Data Warehousing, direction, documentation, EDI, ERP, ETL, Facility Management, Finance, financial, floor plans, forecasting, functional, help desk, HTML, Information Technology, insurance, inventory, logic, logistics, marketing, Access, Excel, exchange, Microsoft Office Suite, Office, Sharepoint, Windows, negotiating, enterprise, network, Oracle, Oracle database, organizational, cameras, policies, pricing, process improvement, procurement, Programming, progress, Project Management, Python, Quality, real-time, Red Hat Linux, renovation, reporting, Retail, RFP, risk management, Sales, sales analysis, servers, SOP, SQL, strategy, strategic, strategic plans, structured, supplier management, supply chain, Supply Chain Management, switches, Switch, system integration, Tableau, tax, user training, telecom, translating, upgrading, ventilation, Visio, VBA, workflow    