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R111 X111, 011111 VWRI • ... <br /> Orange County,North Carolina <br /> JAN JAKOBSEN— MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT <br /> Jan Jakobsen specializes in software system selections and implementations. She has over 25 <br /> years of experience in the information technology arena in application development and <br /> implementation, business process improvement, and project management around ERP systems. <br /> Ms. Jakobsen has worked for many organizations providing information technology solutions in <br /> the areas of finance, enterprise resource planning, and system infrastructure. She has <br /> performed as project manager for software implementations of systems encompassing <br /> enterprise resource planning, product data management, work orders, customer relationship <br /> management, general ledger, and human resources. Skilled in all facets of the project life-cycle <br /> for both custom and package application software, she has experience with functional and <br /> technical requirements development, request for proposal and system evaluation, gap analysis, <br /> system analysis, design, specifications, unit and system testing, implementation planning, <br /> execution, lessons learned, and system documentation. Ms. Jakobsen has experience with <br /> process design and redesign for single-site systems, as well as development and <br /> implementation of consistent processes for multiple sites worldwide. These business <br /> improvement and process consistency efforts have created significant costs savings through <br /> move-efficient business processes and have reduced overall implementation costs. <br /> Highlights <br /> • ERP implementation and project management for Fortune 100 company <br /> • Application, file, and print server consolidation and conversion project management <br /> • Software license management for worldwide Fortune 500 company <br /> • General ledger system selection, implementation, and project management for Fortune 500 <br /> company <br /> • Project management for an application customization project for a large non-profit <br /> organization <br /> • Industry experience includes districts, municipalities, non-profit organizations, and private <br /> sector Fortune 100 and 500 manufacturing facilities <br /> Specialties <br /> • Systems Needs Analysis <br /> • Software System Selection and Implementation <br /> • Project Management <br /> • Conversion and Interface Planning and Assistance <br /> • Business Process Redesign <br /> Credentials, Degrees, and Affiliations <br /> • Master of Science in Management from Cardinal Stretch University <br /> • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University <br /> CLiENTFIRST TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING ' <br />