Ralph Paparo

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ABOUT RALPH PAPARO

Business Systems and Application professional with wide experience working in highly complex and matrix environments. Focused on continuous process improvement and driving efficiency through simplifying business processes, while maintaining a high level of support. Excellent ability to understand the business requirements, architect, design, and deliver end-to-end business and technical solutions. Strong focus on improving information architecture through automation and process improvements. Extensive experience in partnering with business users and management to deliver improved business processes and ensure technical delivery of solutions to provide business value through new implementations. Strong program and project management skills with hands-on experience scoping, building, and delivering projects successfully from applications to transformative business initiatives. Strong leadership and presentation skills having worked with diverse groups of stakeholders, business owners, functional and technical resources. Proven leadership in strategic vision and carrying it out to completion while creating an environment of continuous process improvement and operational excellence. Demonstrated Strengths in Business Solutions Systems and Data Management: • Delivered strategy and roadmaps for Enterprise ERP, Planning BI applications• Delivering improvements in SLA\'s by monitoring and being transparent about results and metrics • Strong understanding of core business and financial processes • Streamlined applications costs by reducing the number of applications and consolidating functionality • Drove efficiency in financial close and reporting helping to reduce financial close windows• Delivering significant improvement in areas of data quality and data governanceSpecialties:• Software Development Lifecycle Management• Application Management and Support• Developing specific company Best Practices and Standards• End-to-end delivery including Production Support and End User Training/Acceptance• Data Management and Data Governance• Business Intelligence and Analytics• Data Architecture and Data Integration• Strategy, Planning and Resource Management • Project Management: PMP Certified • Tools & Technology Evaluations