Rod Schwartz

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ABOUT ROD SCHWARTZ

Proven IT professional with 20+ years of managing and leading Business Segment Portfolios, Project teams and Agile teams. Experienced in managing Portfolios at a Business Unit level with up to $5M in annual IT spend. I have led teams in portfolio management, strategic planning, implementations, sustainment, continuous improvement and support of applications. Passionate about building partnerships with the Business and key 3rd Party Suppliers with the ultimate objective to improve the bottom line. Focusing on Business process opportunities, cost savings activities and leveraging systems to drive and improve the business. Currently managing the Harley-Davidson Financial Services Retail and Commercial Servicing teams. These teams manage and support the lending systems for Consumer and Dealer loans. Previous experience includes Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Materials, Product Development, Legal, Communications, Human Resources, Finance, Treasury, Facilities, Health & Safety and Corporate Services.I have managed a Global Engines Business Unit and Custom Cabinetry Business Unit from an overall technology spend and management perspective.As a Delivery Practice Lead for HDMC, I directly and indirectly led a group of Project Managers across the entire Organization with a $30M combined Project Portfolio. My role was to ensure successful project delivery through Scope, Budget, Schedule and Business Requirements. Also started to lead the transformation from Waterfall to Agile methodology within HDMC. Specialties: Portfolio Management, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Business Solutions, Customer Relationship Management, ERP Implementations, Portal Implementations, Resource Management, Continuous Improvement, 3rd Party Supplier Management, Capital/Expense expenditures, Career Development and engagement. Certified Scrum Master through Scrum Alliance. Knowledge in Oracle OFSLL, SAP and JD Edwards.