Steve Harris

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About Steve Harris

Goal oriented, process driven leader with over 30 years of supply chain, financial, and business development experience. Consistently accepted as a trusted adviser to C-Level executives across industries by long-term clients. Passionate about applying technology to industry best practices.Financial Management Summary:15 years of direct experience leading the financial management teams and accounting operations of both privately held and publicly traded corporations. Managed daily operational accounting, monthly financial processing and annual reporting for companies ranging from $15MM to $1B in revenue.Manufacturing Best Practices Summary:Experience with Standard Cost Modeling, Quoting and Estimating, Quality and Compliance, Production Scheduling, Lean Management, and Strategic Planning (Hoshin-Kanri/Policy Deployment). Identifying areas of opportunity and leading teams through the implementation of technology to their manufacturing best practices. ERP Applications Summary:30 years of experience helping teams implement improved ERP systems and applications. President and founder of professional software services company. Industry experience includes discrete, and process manufacturing in MTO, MTS and ETO/Project environments. Supported Automotive, Consumer Product, Commercial Food, and Bio-Medical companies from $10MM to $1B. Worked directly for manufacturing companies, software publishers, and resellers. Key Areas of Knowledge and Experience:• Finance and Accounting• ERP Applications• Business Systems Analysis• Manufacturing Best Practices• Project / Change ManagementPast Employers:• US Airgas, Inc.• M&R Corporate Services (Holding Company)• NIST - Nat. Inst. of Standards and Tech. – MEP Partnerships (Non-Profit)ERP Applications / Publishers:• Epicor• Sage• QAD• Made2Manage (APTEAN)• FACTS (INFOR)• MAPICS