Patrick Fryt is a senior manager with comprehensive experience in all phases of
operations. His background includes financial and procurement processes and syst ems, systems design and implementation, process re-engineering, operations analy sis, as well as manufacturing process integration. Excellence at leading and wor king in a team environment. Demonstrated strong skills in project management, fi nancial controls and reporting requirements. Salvaggio, Teal and Associates (2007 - present) ERP Consulting Services, City of Fort Worth, Texas Assist in the evaluation of the city's central administrative systems with respo nsibility for the procurement functions and assist with the financial functions. Evaluate the level of effort and the cost required to implement an integrated ci tywide ERP solution for finance and procurement and the benefits that will resul t from the implementation of an integrated ERP solution. Evaluate improvements that can be made to existing business processes that will allow the existing system to better meet the state's business requirements, and the benefits that can be derived from these process improvements. ERP Consulting Services, State of Mississippi Assist in the evaluation of the state's central administrative systems with resp onsibility for the financial, and procurement functions. The purpose of this eva luation is to determine whether the State's existing legacy systems are sufficie nt to meet the State's business, technical and general system future requirement s. Evaluate improvements that can be made to existing business processes that will allow the existing system to better meet the state's business requirements, and the benefits that can be derived from these process improvements. Evaluate the magnitude of the effort necessary to enhance the existing legacy sy stems to better meet the state's future business and technical requirements, and the associated benefits that will result from these enhancements. Evaluate the level of effort and the cost required to implement an integrated st atewide ERP solution for finance, procurement, human services, and payroll admin istration, and the benefits that will result from the implementation of an integ rated ERP solution. Prior Employment Experience CGI (2004 - 2007) Procurement Transformation, State of Georgia Assist with the transformation of the State's procurement process. Specific resp onsibilities relate to the development of an Information Technology Architecture which will support recommended process changes and enhancements. Development o f the document which identifies the revised business processes, and IT architect ure, how the two are aligned and the functional requirements associated with eac h of the IT components. Performance Budgeting, Mecklenburg County Project Manager and Subject Matter Expert on the Mecklenburg County, Advantage P erformance Budgeting Implementation. Developed the Fit Analysis report, Budget reporting tools and the Integration procedures needed for sharing data between P erformance Budgeting and the County's Advantage Financial system and PeopleSoft HR/Payroll System. Performance Budgeting, Fulton County Project Manager and Subject Matter Expert on the Fulton County, Advantage Perfor mance Budgeting Implementation. Developed the Fit Analysis report, Budget repor ting tools and the Integration procedures needed for sharing data between Perfor mance Budgeting and the County's Advantage Financial system and Advantage HR Sys tem. Advantage Financials Suite, Various Client Initiatives Act as program manager and PMO for Financials component Advantage ERP implementa tion Gainesville, FL Cost Accounting, Various Client Initiatives Provide Cost Accounting perspective and interpretation through the use of Advant age Financials to various client needs, on an ad-hoc basis (Client examples incl ude Houston, TX; Austin, TX; Gainesville, FL, etc.) SI Associates (2002 - 2003) Consultant, Business Process Management Pharmaceuticals - Process re-engineering effort for the Product Optimization and Clinical Supplies Management process (development, implementation plan and impl ementation) Pharmaceuticals - Process re-engineering effort for the Worldwide Clinical Suppl ies Manufacturing process (development, implementation plan and implementation) Pharmaceuticals - Analysis of excipient, active ingredient and biological testin g process, with recommendations for cycle time reduction and cost savings in var ious areas within and without the specific departments associated with the testi ng process Finance Process specialist in the areas of General Ledger, Budget, Projects and Asset Management answerthink, Inc (2000 - 2001) Manager - Transformation Services Led answerthink Activity Based Costing practice with analysis of financial insti tution's product life costs Process specialist in the areas of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Projects an d Asset Management Led answerthink project team during engagement with Financial Analysis Organizat ion Provide overhead cost absorption analysis Administer survey regarding effectiveness of shared services Led answerthink project team in comprehensive project plan, establishment of del iverables, client relationship, Program Management Office (PMO) Relationship, an d executive sponsorship discussion surrounding client objectives (Financial Anal ysis Organization) Identify subprojects and deliverables with client agreement on objectives for ea ch Integrate and deliver subprojects, deliverables and completion dates Provided market evaluation Led answerthink project team during engagement with Utility companies - Provide current state observations - Recommend future state alternatives relative to PeopleSoft ERP upgrade - PeopleSoft v8.x upgrades (numerous projects) at these utilities Borden Foods (1996 - 2000) Director - Continuous Improvement (Business Process Management) Development, implementation and improvement of all Finance functional processes Measurement and benchmarking of processes and performance Liaison between Finance and other functional areas to integrate policies, proced ures and systems that improve overall company performance Coordinate Finance policy and procedures between business units and across funct ional areas Participated in strategic planning and budgeting processes Controller - Information Services (simultaneous responsibility) Responsible for managing the department budget of $50MM Provided Senior Team, business units and functional groups with financial expert ise and information to support sound decision making and overall effective busin ess management. Directed all IS financial planning and analysis activities to ensure appropriate linkage to the strategies Team Lead - Enabling Functions - ERP Implementation (PeopleSoft) Responsible for financial components (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Receivab les and Asset Management) implementation Manager - Activity Based Cost Management Responsible for designing and implementing an Activity Based Cost System in all North American Food Businesses. The scope includes 18 manufacturing facilities, associated public and private warehouses, and the Columbus administrative depar tments Assist the management team in developing a revised company footprint related to operating facilities Used Activity Analysis to identify and prioritize Business Process Re-engineerin g (BPR) opportunities within the corporate environment. Redesigned processes wi thin the capital asset area to help motivate a role change from "scorekeeper to advisor/partner" KPMG (1992 - 1996) Sr. Consultant, Strategic Services, Business Process Management Used Activity Analysis to identify and prioritize Business Process Re-engineerin g (BPR) opportunities within an automotive manufacturer. Redesigned processes w ithin the finance area. KPMG/client project team that redesigned the Activity Based Management update pr ocess. The deliverable was a reduced cycle time from 44 weeks to 12 weeks (a 73 % reduction). Analyzed, identified and implemented continuous improvement initiatives for an i nternational division of an automobile engine manufacturing company. Implemented Activity Based Management systems for the following processes: manuf acture and assembly of drive train components; compression molding plastics; ant i-lock brake systems; gasoline engine manufacture and assembly plants (3 US and 1 Mexican). Kelsey-Hayes (1989 - 1992) Manager, Business Process Management Corporate - Financial Specialist Corporate level responsibility for license agreements with Korean and Japanese p roduction facilities Corporate - Operations Specialist Responsibility for the design and development of off-shore production facilities in Western Europe and the Pacific Rim. Manager - Production/Assembly Responsibility for operations of the two-wheel and four-wheel anti-lock brake pr oduction with 400 production associates, all engineering and facility maintenanc e. Manager - Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Plant level responsibility for manufacturing test and production equipment manag ing a department of 8 engineers
EDUCATION B.S., Cleary University (6/1993), Business Management (summa cum laude)