JULIA MARGUERITE KATO

700 Promontory Point Lane Unit 1202 Foster City, California 94404-4018
PHONE 216-346-7787 E-MAIL jkf3d3d0@westpost.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
An energetic, innovative business leader with 10 years' experience at an Interna
tional Fortune 500 company managing multifaceted global information system solut
ions. Strong change agent and solution visionary. Proven record of excellent i
nterpersonal abilities fostering and maintaining positive professional relations
hips across various levels of the organization. Extensive knowledge and experie
nce with Six Sigma, change acceleration (CAP), SDLC methodology, and finance, co
mmercial, and engineering business processes.
Highlights include:
* Dynamic change agent in a repositioning organization
* Master's in Business Administration, Concentration: Organizational Behavior.
* Six Sigma Black Belt Certified Business Leader.
* Global Information Technology Solution Design Leader

Specializing in... Prouduct/Process Management... Change Management.... Depart

ment Set-up.... Organizational Behavior... Vision/Strategy.... Innovative thin
ker... Customer/Client Services... IT/MIS... Concepts & Best Practices... Proc
ess Improvement...

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
General Electric 2000 - Present
GE Consumer and Industrial
Team Leader - Product Management/Technology 2008-Present
Project Leader - Finance 2006-2008
Six Sigma Black Belt 2004-2006
General Electric - GE Healthcare
Project Leader - Commercial 2002-2004
Information Management Leadership Program (IMLP) 2000-2002
Performance results and experiences gained include:
Team Leader:
Game changer in the commercial and engineering IT organizations through creation
of teams from the ground up, defining team vision, integrating that vision to
overall company strategy and values, and creating an execution plan to meet that
vision.
* Directed voice of customer (VOC) discussions and research on best in class sol
utions to align team initiatives with company's strategic roadmap to deploy a pr
oduct lifecycle management system, reducing 25 applications to 1 integrated appl
ication platform, enabling sustained organic growth and reduced NPI cycle time.
* Spearheaded key gap in the organization by conducting a resource assessment re
sulting in the departmental growth of a 5 person team to a global team of 12 wit
hin 3 months ensuring resourcing was congruent with demand.
* Fostered executive level relationship building across a global team by present
ing bi-weekly strategic reviews with the GM of Technology and CIO to ensure team
objectives were in line with the business's strategic roadmap.
Product Management:
Responsible for establishing product vision, change orientation, and organizatio
nal stabilization for a newly acquired software company.
* Composed a center of excellence from the ground up by forming an 8 member deve
lopment team; outlined key performance indicators (KPI's) to develop enhancement
s accounting for a 37% quote lead time reduction.
* Analyzed specific business growth areas and assessed that localization was nee
ded to meet demand, created a near-term product strategy and a five year growth
vision by collaborating with global cross functional clients.
* Stabilized an environment in turmoil within 2 months, by providing the key inf
rastructure, securing funding, hiring resources, and educating on key processes,
resulting in a successful first release of 5 key application features.
Project Management:
Led cross-functional global teams, including both internal and external contract
ors, deploying 3 large scale implementations of financial systems across GE. Ut
ilized critical chain methodology to deploy each system on-time and within budge
t.
* Cultivated customer loyalty and drove final acceptance within 8 months, closin
g a historic 3 year long project, through the adoption of agile principles that
resulted in an application that saved the business $750k per year.
* Led the design and development of a multiple generation single sales compensat
ion solution to over 800 global users resulting in increased Sales Rep visibilit
y via daily updated statements and real-time sales comp forecasting on opportuni
ties, backroom productivity, and data accuracy.
* Led all aspects of the SDLC lifecycle including project definition, lean six s
igma workouts, requirements gathering, system design, vendor negotiations/manage
ment, infrastructure, testing and use cases, and process definition.
Six Sigma:
Certified Black Belt focused on identifying and improving top drives for past du
es within Accounts Receivable; introduced solutions to improve process efficienc
y and data quality. Trained in Lean and DMAIC Six Sigma tools and processes.
* Reduced past dues by $12MM monthly by identifying EDI (Electronic Data Interch
ange) data quality as a key driver and implementing process to improve the accur
acy of order and invoice exchanges.
* Led financial analysis efforts to root cause and resolve booking discrepancies
resulting in savings of $1MM monthly.
* Mentored 27 Green belts projects reducing past dues by $2MM.
Organizational Development:
* Lead Recruiter and Direct Staff Mentor for inbound talent pipeline.
* Key steering committee member for diversity council focused on retention of wo
men within the organization.
* Responsible for the development of 8 employees; provided annual feedback on st
rengths, development needs, and how to properly align short and long term goals
with career aspirations.

Financial Knowledge:
Fiscally responsible managing high-end budgets seeking cost controlled results.
* Gatekeeper for an $11MM investment and expense deck ensuring CIO projects are
executed on time and within budget globally, resulting in the successful executi
on of 46 projects in 2009 and 39 projects currently in 2010.
* Responsible for budget of base cost and program funds for Technology Lighting.
* Oversaw project budgets ranging from $3.5MM to $5.8MM.
Sustainability
Completed the MBA course, Institute in Sustainable Value and Social Entrepreneur
ship, which ranked as one of the 10 Most Innovative Business School Courses by F
orbes.com. Conducted an appreciative inquiry study of the City of Cleveland's
Office of Sustainability, resulting in a proposal of 4 key building blocks to pr
oduce the internal culture shift they desired.
* Created a grass roots movement of sustainability within GE by establishing an
Informal Green Team of 10 members and growing.
* Drove a Recycling initiative on campus at GE Lighting, reducing our waste by 3
3%.
* Removed the use of Styrofoam on campus which comprised of 25% of our waste str
eam, replacing Styrofoam products with ceramic mugs and plates or bio-degradable
items.
* Led an Educational panel to 40 employees on how we can become more sustainable
.
EDUCATION
2008 - 2010 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
Masters of Business Administration Concentration: Organizational Behavior GPA: 3
.9
1996 - 2000 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
Majors: Information Technology and International Business Minors: Spanish GPA: 3
.4
* University of Veracruz Xalapa, Mexico (Summer 1998)
* Universdad de Duesto San Sebatisan, Spain (Spring 1999)
APPLICATION KNOWLEDGE: Microsoft Office-Outlook, Power Point, Excel, Project, A
ccess, Oracle Hyperion, Minitab, Business Objects, Concerto, Informatica, EDI, F
DM, Load runner, HP Quality Center, DMAIC/DMADOV Six Sigma, LEAN Six Sigma, Proj
ect Lifecycle Management, Oracle Accounts Receivable, Callidus Software, EDI, Ap
preciative Inquiry, Labvantage, CAP, Org Behavior