Luiz Armando

Motive-Power, USA                                                               Jan/2022 – Jul/2023

Senior Associate

• Xcel Energy - Managed cost analysis effort for 40+ projects. Led vendors and engineering teams in the effort of improving forecast data gathering efficiency, increasing financial analysis assertiveness by 30%. 
• PG&E - Led the business process optimization for transmission and distribution infrastructure, including system selection to support the operation, reducing the processing time by 25% and cost by 10%.

Robert Half, USA                                                                  Feb/2016 – Dec/2021

Program Manager / Project Manager

• Led treasury business process improvement and solution implementation efforts, reducing manual activities by 50% and processing time by 40%.
• Managed real estate solution implementation and integration with financial systems, complying with new government regulatory accounting requirements while reducing operational costs by 20%.
• Led multinational ERP implementation reducing operational costs by 15% and the month-end closing process from 15 to 7 days.
• Managed analytics solution implementation, including Sales Force interface, granting the ability to access timely, accurate, and actionable information.

Franklin Templeton Investments, USA                            Feb/2015 – Jan/2016

Project Manager

• Led the implementation of new PeopleSoft ERP Financials features aimed at enabling additional operational automation, reducing processing time by 20%, manual work by 15%, and granting additional agility on reporting processing.

Oracle, Brazil                                                                       Nov/2010 – Nov/2014

Managing Principal Consulting

• Managed ERP and warehouse management systems implementation as part of company consolidation for a large pharmaceutical retail reducing management costs by 40% and IT related costs by 50%.
• Led HCM and Payroll systems implementation for a leader commercial and investment bank reducing operational cost in 35%.
• Managed ERP upgrade and addition of new features implementation for a global leader insurance company reducing operational costs by 20% and improving processing capabilities by 15%.
• Led ERP implementation and student administration solution for a large university reducing operational cost in 55% and student processing time in 30%.

LPL Consulting, Brazil                                                          Aug/2004 – Oct/2010

Partner

• Managed process improvement and solution implementation for warehouse management and distribution for a large retail company reducing branch replenishment effort by 70% and increasing store product availability by 40%.
• Led the HCM system implementation, and employee self-service solution and infrastructure for a leader retail company reducing operational effort by 45% and costs by 25%.
• Managed a worldwide financial and supply chain business process review, ERP implementation, and IT infrastructure upgrade for a technology and communication company with global presence reducing operational costs by 30%.
• Led the IT and Business Process department for a software company.

PeopleSoft Inc., USA                                                              Oct/1998 – Jul/2004

Senior Process Specialist / Project Manager

• Led a worldwide financial business process review and ERP implementation for a large financial company reducing operational costs by 20% and the month-end closing process from 20 to 5 days.
• Managed cost management and asset control process review, accounting procedures, and ERP financial implementation for a manufacturing company reducing costs by 15% and manual work in 25%.
• Led ERP implementation for a medium manufacturing company reducing operational costs by 35% and month-end processing time by 40%.
• Managed the ERP benchmark for a large bank.

Bachelor Business Administration

Bachelor Electrical engineering