JEFF SELLERS

2499 Dordogne, Maryland Heights, MO 63043

660-815-2287 (mobile)
js7104e6@westpost.net
SUMMARY
Over 10 years experience managing business operations and technology projects wh
ile providing consulting services in manufacturing, scientific, business, and in
formation management environments. Possess extensive experience improving perfo
rmance in measurable ways. Skilled at developing & applying best practices with
a talent for analyzing problems, developing & simplifying procedures, and findi
ng innovative solutions.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Monsanto Corporation (2008 - present)
Business Analyst. Perform analysis and related tasks related to Monsantos imple
mentation of global expense management systems. Configure, implement and suppor
t expense and travel systems. Train users, produce documentation and provide on
going system support. Establish and enhance performance measures, apply industr
y standards & best practices, innovate new solutions, and reduce complexity wher
ever possible. 2010 Above and Beyond award recipient. 2010 Monsanto I.T. Value
Award finalist.
CDI Corporation (Monsanto Corporation) (2007 - 2008)
Business Analyst/Project Manager. Contractor performing business analysis and p
roject management tasks for Monsantos implementation of expense management syste
ms in Central/South America. Managed project schedules, configured and impleme
nted systems, trained users, produced project documentation, delivered status re
ports, and performed other project-related tasks.
Compuware Corporation (2005 2007)
Project Manager/Consultant. Provided consulting services at the management, dir
ector and executive levels related to projects that improved strategic planning,
IT governance, project portfolio management, financial planning, prioritization
, funding, project oversight and value management. Performed process & systems
analysis and produced related documentation. Configured and implemented systems
. Developed and delivered training. Developed & delivered best practices/proce
ss improvement presentations. Wrote statements of work, project plans, and othe
r scoping documents. Managed budgets, resources and timelines. Typical project
budgets were five-to-six figures, with timelines ranging from several weeks to
several months. Methodology was SDLC for software implementation and AGILE for
software development. Member of AGILE project teams working to link Compuwares
various software products with each other. Customer industries included IT secu
rity, R&D, professional services firms, manufacturing, banking/finance, and stat
e government. Applications were client-server using Windows & SQL Server.
Thermo Fisher Corporation (1996 - 2005)
Started as Analyst/Project Manager. Eventually progressed to Team Lead, Support
& Training Manager, and Operations Manager. Managed software implementation pr
ojects in business and scientific environments. Managed budgets, resources and
timelines. Performed process & systems analysis and produced related documenta
tion. Configured and implemented systems. Managed implementation teams, traini
ng operations and the North American Help Desk. Developed and delivered trainin
g. Typical labor budgets ranged from five to seven figures over timelines rangi
ng from 10 weeks to >1 year. Methodology was mostly SDLC, and some rapid protot
yping. Worked with development teams on software fixes/enhancements using AGILE
methodology. Frequent work in pharmaceutical and production environments invol
ving interfaces with ERP systems like SAP. Wrote statements of work, project pl
ans and other documents. Wrote SQL and computer programs. Applications were cl
ient-server Windows, UNIX & Oracle db. As a supervisor, was responsible for the
quality and quantity of work produced by project teams working across the count
ry. As operations manager, was responsible for implementing, training and suppo
rting the systems, policies and procedures that were used for scheduling, tracki
ng and reporting the overall workload. Negotiated contracts wrote statements of
work and managed relations with third party providers.
EDUCATION
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Bachelor of Science
Major - Accounting

KEYWORDS
Changepoint, Compuware, Outtask, Concur, Professional Services Automation (PSA),
Portfolio Project Management (PPM), LIMS, Information Technology Governance (IT
G), SampleManager, Sample Manager, Thermo Electron, Thermo LabSystems, Thermo Fi
sher, Clicktime, Consulting, Project Management, Program Management, Engagement
Management, Practical Process Improvement (PPI), Total Quality Management (TQM)