SANDRA CECIL BLACKWELL

Company Overview: Meyer Burger is a company that produces high-performing solar panels with patented technologies and sustainable materials

Headquartered in Thun, Switzerland, with manufacturing and sales locations in Germany, the USA, China, and Australia.

• Served as an Application Specialist, focusing on SAP implementation and maintenance, collaborating closely with Procurement, Quality Management, Production Planning, Warehouse Management, and IT departments
• Conducted a conceptual analysis of work processes and aligned them with SAP requirements
• Designed interfaces, planned implementations, and managed migrations with relevant departments
• Supported the development and ongoing SAP module operations in national and global projects
• Performed tests, provided go-live and post-go-live support, and created comprehensive technical documentation.
• Designed, coordinated, and delivered training programs for project teams and end-users
• Contributed to global SAP rollout projects and prepared for future S4/HANA integration
• Enhanced functionalities through project and change request management
• Supported SAP IT-related equipment
• Troubleshoot, resolve, or escalate SAP service incidents

Company Overview: Global petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, & oil products manufacturer, featuring 36 individual businesses & 194 operating facilities throughout 29 countries, dedicated to saving lives, improving health, and redefining quality of life

Petrochemicals were sold to INEOS in January 2021

• Planned, organized, deliver, and implemented SAP training programs across all integrated applications.
• ·Led SAP PS-aligned initiatives for capital project tracking and cost control.
• Improved daily operations by providing personalized SAP Help Desk & Site User Support.
• Troubleshoot security updates, address system performance, and regularly interface with IT&S and support vendor staff.
• Drive successful and timely SAP, KMS, & SharePoint site migration efforts, transitioning from BP to INEOS.
• Create and maintain SAP master data following plant and system standards to ensure data structure integrity.
• Built and supervised business processes to facilitate users by handling and reviewing the proper submission of required data for necessary input.
• Propelled remediation efforts by providing valuable feedback.
• Contributed to the SAP PRC Network of Expertise (NOE) through active participation
• Produced training materials and lead individual and classroom training sessions.
• Developed routine and ad hoc reports detailing project & maintenance costs, integrity management, safety notification, maintenance orders, and planned preventative maintenance orders
• Delivered hands-on training through material and resource development, leading informative classroom & individual training sessions
• Acted as Site SharePoint Administrator & Webmaster, building SharePoint solutions to replace current business requirements
• Functioned as Global Administrator to support 7 Sites with VisiumKMS by providing user assistance to improve performance
• Managed all SAP master data features, such as equipment items, functional locations, equipment bills of materials, Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) plans and orders, annual blanket order creation and closure, instruments, the tool room module for data, capital projects, plant expense projects, and maintenance activity
• Supervised the Relief Device Management Document Process and the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) Test Documentation Process, which includes closing PPM orders, processing test reports, and reconciling master relief device data
• Administered KMS Resolution Tracker, Management of Change (MOC) System, and Site SharePoint System administration by promoting user security, maintaining master data, strengthening recommendations, delivering user assistance, and troubleshooting system issues.

Company Overview: Privately held oil & gas power generation manufacturing company dedicated to offering highly reliable and safe structures, Siemens Energy, Inc

Acquired Rolls-Royce Energy, Inc. in May 2020

• Led SAP MM/PP implantation, migration, separation, and reorganizations from the Rolls-Royce SAP system
• Developed and instituted a Siemens SAP Project system in four Advanced Gas Turbine (AGT) Energy Plant locations in four countries
• Served as business lead to drive production planning and quality management, and facilitate new implementations
• Effectively resolved application & configuration issues by collaborating with additional SAP analysts to secure end-to-end business process integration
• Transformed business requirements into SAP functional requirements and complied with Functional Design Specifications
• Constructed Test Scripts, created SAP user procedures, developed training curriculum, and drove training across all end-user levels
• Trained and mentored colleagues on proper SAP use, evaluated team members’ qualifications, troubleshot issues to improve transaction performance, and requested tickets to solve IT problems
• Earned a peer-level recognition award for displaying exceptional leadership and performance
• Transitioned all material master & financial data from Rolls Royce to the new Siemens SAP system during 8 months
• Supported Brazil's start-up operations by successfully leading the implementation of a complex project, achieved a budget goal, overcame language barriers, and delivered the finalized project to multiple countries, including Brazil, Canada, the U.K., & the U.S., including 1 US plant that was not operating with SAP
• Standardized global process training materials and provided re-training for 46 Material Resource Planning Controllers (MRPCs) in 4 countries in just 5 months.
• Served as liaison between business users and application service providers, meticulously analyzing gaps and operational inefficiencies over a broad range of business processes and delivering continuous improvement recommendations.
• Adhered to company safety policies and procedures.

Company Overview: A subsidiary of Rolls-Royce, a multinational corporation delivering management direction and corporate support for 7K+ employees across 66 locations in the US & Canada

• Supported assigned plants by managing a portfolio of part numbers featuring 16 complicated accounts, which encouraged proper training and enhanced performance metrics
• Awarded a recognition bonus for surpassing expectations to accomplish SAP global implementation goals
• Recognized as Employee of the Month for clearing more than $750K invoices that were 120+ days past due in just weeks, a 3-month tenure
• Prevented the supplier from stopping shipment.
• Secured 98% accuracy in materials tracking & documentation by championing used parts tracking.
• We have successfully achieved our targeted metrics, securing timely delivery by surpassing 80% of our targeted goals and exceeding the Arrears reduction by 65%.
• Organized delivery tools training for Matrix & Exostar to designate suppliers, boosting their overall D2 & Balance Delivery score by 20+% by year-end in 2009.
• Improved performance of seven substandard vendors based on the Balance Delivery Scorecard (BDS) by supplying training on Exostar & Ceva/Matrix shipping processes.
• Constantly exceeded previous BDS ratings to improve vendor relationships.
• Assumed leadership for a major strategic supplier to Rolls-Royce in 11/2010 in response to missed deliveries related to unpreparedness to accommodate the aerospace increase.
• Ensured engine work could satisfy estimated demands by collaborating with the RR production line & supplier, successfully realigning priorities.
• Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), accepting additional tasks to resolve vendor invoice issues, uncovering several million dollars in unpaid invoices in 2011, preventing stop shipment issues, and nurturing stronger alliances with vendors.

Company Overview: Major US airline operating 5,400 daily flights and serving 325 destinations across 52 countries in 6 continents. As Transportation Leader, delivered strategic guidance and direction to strengthen parts inventory operations in 6 stations, driving effective, productive administration of multi-million-dollar parts and materials inventory.

• Played a key role in successfully converting business operations to SAP software applications
• Influenced team performance by supplying re-training, coaching, and mentoring
• Drove team growth professionally through motivation and empowerment
• Cultivated solid customer and vendor relationships, maintaining top-tier satisfaction and quality service levels
• Recognized as a critical sponsor in accomplishing OSHA VPP Safety Star Status for Delta at DCA in 2008
• Contributed towards securing a 3% reduction in overall operating costs for 2006 & 2007
• Served as a key participant in consolidating two facilities and establishing an enterprise-wide new ground support stockroom, positively influencing stockroom management
• Achieved the highest government regulations & corporate safety standards compliance levels through procedural development, implementation, and execution
• Effectively oversaw, trained, mentored, and guided 4 Supply Attendants to improve operational performance
• Sharpened unit performance by selecting skilled staff, delivering hands-on training, and encouraging high-performing team development, consistently capturing top audit ratings
• Never had an FAA audit finding
• Personally complimented by the Investigator of Dangerous Goods on exceptional warehouse organization and overall cleanliness
• Boosted data accuracy by implementing key record-keeping processes to support six airports in the local tri-state area, including Washington, DC, Virginia, & Maryland