Glen Zalkin

321 Hefferon Drive

Saint Augustine, Florida 32084
904-429-7338 (home)
904-540-9704 (cell)
gzd1833e@westpost.net
Senior SAP Consultant/Project Manager
Glen Zalkin is a Senior SAP Project Manager and Functional Consultant with more
than 30 years professional experience, including 13+ years of SAP experience and
8+ years in the SAP HR area. He has been involved in many HR projects in Proje
ct Management and Functional Consultant roles including implementation of SAP HR
functionality, upgrade of SAP HR functionality, and international roll outs. I
n addition, Glen has managed many other SAP projects in the MM, PM, QM, and WM a
reas.
Glen has a combination of functional, technical, leadership, and management skil
ls and an overall knowledge of the full SAP R/3 HR suite with a strong focus on
Organizational Management and Personnel Administration. Glen's breadth of exper
ience gives him a deep understanding of the SAP HR Modules and their integration
with other SAP modules. This allows him to define effective solutions, with a
strong customer focus.
During his engagements, Glen has served as internal and external Project Manager
and overall OM/PA lead in several global HR projects, including full HR/Payroll
projects in the US, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.
He has experience in customer training, including both en-user training and "tra
in the trainer" approaches.
Glen's responsibilities have included:
* Project management and planning of all project phases (Project Preparation, B
lueprint, Realization, Testing, Final Preparation and Go Live/Support)
* Identification of business requirements
* Development of client-specific OM models using standard SAP objects and SAP b
est practices to support all required SAP functionality.
* Identification and configuration of all standard global and country-specific
OM and PA infotypes.
* Configuration of the SAP system including detailed documentation of activitie
s.
* Facilitation of workshop/information gathering sessions
* Re-engineering the HR business processes to become more efficient and streaml
ined.
* Writing functional specifications for the development of ABAP interfaces, rep
orts, and legacy data conversion programs
* End-user and "train the trainer" training
Glen is adept at developing, evaluating, and executing implementation plans by d
efining scope, objectives, budgets, resource plans, timelines and deliverables.
He has excellent communication skills, both oral and written. He is adept at
problem solving and is focused on successful knowledge transfer during every im
plementation.
Professional Experience
Exaserv, Inc
30000 Mill Creek
Alpharetta, GA
Senior Project Manager
Sept, 2007 - Oct, 2010
Senior Project Manager and Lead consultant for SAP consulting group focusing exc
lusively on SAP HCM. Engagements included:
Global OM/PA Lead Consultant/Project Manager
Fitch Ratings, Inc.
New York, New York
8/2009 - 9/2010
Project Scope
* Global HR/PY implementation of ADP's GlobalView HR Level 3 template solution
including US and CA payroll and HR functionally to 33 countries globally.
* HR functionally includes OM/PA, Compensation Management, Appraisals and Quali
fications, Global Mobility, and ESS/MSS.
Responsibilities
* Principal OM/PA functional consultant and internal Project Manager for the gl
obal implementation.
* Developed and implemented standard SAP OM model based on client's current and
planned requirements to over 33 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, in
cluding all required configuration within SAP client and master data identificat
ion, collection, and preparation for loading.
* Development of blueprint specs for Compensation Management.
* Managed payroll implementations for US and Canada.

Project Manager/Lead Global OM/PA Consultant

Steelcase, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI.
10/2007 - 3/2010
Project Scope
* Global HR implementation including OM redesign to existing SAP HR system, cli
ent split and upgrade, implementation of Performance Management, Compensation Ma
nagement, and e-Recruiting functionality, and global rollout of new SAP HR model
to all client units globally.
* Business re-engineering of existing client HR roles and functions using SAP a
s the platform to transform the HR function from tactical to strategic within th
e global organization.
Responsibilities
* External Project Manager and principal OM/PA functional consultant.
* Developed and implemented standard SAP OM model based on client's current and
planned requirements to over 20 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
* Responsible for external Project Management, including development and implem
entation of project plans, budget and resource plans, delivery timelines, intern
al and external communication, training plans, and coordination of go-live and p
ost go-live activities including end-user training.
* Assisted internal Project leads with business re-engineering activities.
* SAP configuration and master data loading via LSMW.
Project Manager and OM/PA Functional Consultant
Worldwide Flights
Dallas, Tx
10/2007 - 3/2008
Project Scope
* HR/Payroll project-addition of newly acquired unit to existing SAP system.
Responsibilities
* External Project Manager and principal OM/PA functional consultant.
* Primarily responsible for creation of OM structure for new acquired unit and
extending existing PA model to incorporate new employees.
* Developed project plan, budget, delivery timeline, and coordinated go-live an
d post go-live planning.
* Performed all SAP configuration and master data loading via LSMW.

Tate and Lyle, Inc

2200 E. Eldorado
Decatur, Illinois
Senior Project Manager and Lead SAP Consultant
Sept, 1992 - Sept, 2007
Internal Project Manager and Lead SAP Consultant focusing on the Operations and
Administration areas. Responsible for implementing supporting HR, MM, WM, PM, Q
M, and PP modules at all Company locations in North America and Great Britain.
Project Manager on several SAP implementation projects including:
* Global SAP HR/Payroll project included OM/PA and payroll implementation at al
l Company locations in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, France, Spain, Portug
al, Belgium, and Netherlands.
* SAP MM and WM modules utilized wireless data collection systems (bar-coding a
nd RF readers)
* SAP QM functionality at all North American manufacturing plants, replacing le
gacy Quality systems.
* SAP PM functionality including maintenance stores and maintenance purchasing a
t all North American manufacturing plants, replacing legacy systems at all locat
ions.
* Implemented complete Purchasing functionality at all North American manufactu
ring plants. Purchase Requisitions, RFQ, PO, etc.
Education
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Bachelors Degree
June 1974
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Masters of Social Work
June, 1977
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Masters of Business Administration
June, 1984