Debra BryantBedford, Texas 972-809-0399

OBJECTIVE

This is an opportunity to utilize my skills, expertise, and integrity in a challenging role. I strive incessantly to meet and exceed goals set by others, as well as myself. I have great interpersonal skills which is a benefit for interacting with all natures of people. My favorite quote is “Attitude is Everything”.

SUMMARY

SAP Business System Support/Project Manager. Over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Services. vSAP R3 EDI vendor transferring from RP0 to NP7 Primary contact for nSAP EDI vendor support Open, monitor and test defects in HP QC Open and monitor Change Request in SharePoint. Look forward to supporting vSOURCE Off-shore support for Customer set-up in nSAP. Export compliance for nSAP Microsoft Office – Expert Excel /Word/Access , Proficient Visio Trained and supported new users in SAP & STARS Open & monitor Inquires for VS11 and/or Seeburger issues Prepare Change Request (CR’s) for approval and follow them through process.

EXPERIENCE

Employer: Calance formerly known as PartnersClient: Verizon BusinessnSAP Systems Support/Convergence Team 08/06/2012-Current

Support IDOC’s for Inbound/Outbound deliveries to/from warehouse EDI support for Purchase Order activities to/from vendors On boarding EDI with nSAP vendors Assisted writing Functional Specs for Supply Chain Entered data into HP QC and pulled reports from HP QC Maintained entries for convergence in SharePoint. Tester for R2 ITC 1, 2 and 3 with CCP and MOSLV as well as vSAP Wrote Functional Specs for R3 VNIC/VSSI/D1 to nSAP. Vendor EDI on boarding for R3

Employer: APR ConsultingClient: Frontier CommunicationSystem Support/Project Manager 02/2011 - 02/2012

Worked with Central Office engineers to make sure they had materials needed to complete projects on time.

Systems support for conversion from SAP to Frontier legacy system. Tested pre-production systems. Security administration/help desk support for training and education system. Project manager for EDI conversion -worked with contract vendors, 3rd party vendor to survey, test and

bring on board with company protocols. Worked escalations for Director and Vice President. Entered blanket purchase requisitions for system support for 3rd party vendors for services over $1 M. Go to person when other departments needed help.

Employer: APR ConsultingClient: Frontier CommunicationProcurement Contractor Frontier 07/2010 - 01/2011

Assisted with COE procurement for Frontier 13. Worked major projects for Frontier 13. Created and maintained spreadsheets of material for projects. Traveled to Dallas, PA to train new users on SAP, STARS, MSOLV, CCP and VBUILD. Liaison between systems support and new users. Entered manual purchase orders requiring accounting strings to be entered. Cleared over $3 Million in PME’s over a 3 week time period.

Retired 12/2008 – 07/2010

Verizon/GTE 08/1981 – 12/2008Specialist Inventory Planner 05/2008 - 12/2008

Procured and planned major material inventory for Verizon, Texas Central Offices. Compiled and analyzed date to merge job functions from two work groups into one. Alleviating one

position, saving $75,000 per year. Negotiated delivery dates with vendors to meet customers' installation dates. Maintained contact with customers from order date to delivery date. Trained coworkers in use of SAP. Collaborated with Accounts Payable to insure payment terms were made.

Specialist Inventory Planner/Buyer/Supervisor 11/2003 - 05/2008 Supervised four Union associates, two in Philadelphia and two in Piscataway, NJ. Consolidated four positions into two positions in Piscataway, NJ. Responsible for field inventory in multiple states local storerooms. Challenged to reduce field inventory

from $10M to $4M over 1 year. Met and exceeded goal. Continued emergency after hour’s coverage for Verizon footprint. Handled restorations that included:

hurricanes, wild/forest fires, ice storms, tornados as well as human caused disasters. Rewarded multiple discretionary awards for emergency responsiveness.

Processed customer purchase orders and followed from system entry to system paid. Won awards for exceptional customer service.

Specialist Inventory Planner 06/2001 – 11/2003 Responsibilities included planning copper and fiber optic cable for Verizon. Distribution centers in New

York and Massachusetts Challenged to reduce inventory from $15M to $5M while maintaining exceptional customer service. Pioneered the use of Xelus in what were formally the Materials, Management and Purchasing group of

GTE in Texas. Procured cable during the 9/11 crisis to have all telephone services, restored, including bringing Wall

Street back on line expeditiously. Volunteered to carry emergency on call cell phone for entire Verizon footprint instead of sharing the

responsibility with my co-workers.

EDUCATIONEastern Kentucky University, Richmond KY, 1973 - 19775 SemestersCertifications

2008 GTEAMS 2004 SAP R/3 2003 Choosing to Lead 2002 Xelus Plan 2001 Everybody Sells 1997 ISO 9001 1991 Spreadsheet Specialist