Jeff Lyon

Spring, 77380, United States, 864-421-4101, jefflyonster@gmail.com, www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyameslyon

SUMMARY    Dynamic Leader with over 20 years of experience in Enterprise Resource Planning and Business

Intelligence. Proven to be an agent of change with over 6 ERP implementations completed, running a Planning Department for 8 years, and work in Business Intelligence.

WORK EXPERIENCE

10/2023 – 05/2025           Senior Manager Business Intelligence

         Compass Energy Systems                                                                                                                          Houston, TX

• Transformed company data management by implementing Power BI, which reduced excess material costs from $2M to less than $200K.
• Devised innovative Solutions to measure on-time delivery, assess capacity needs, and enhance alignment between Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Engineered complex SQL queries to extract and analyze data from Microsoft Dynamics.            
• Translated departmental requirements to simplify ERP messaging coming from MS NAV

11/2020 – 10/2023           Manager Scheduling and Planning 

         Compass Energy Systems                                                                                                                         Houston, TX

• Spearheaded the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, facilitating the business's growth from $0 to $300M in revenue.
• Formulated tools to bridge process and data gaps, significantly enhancing operational efficiency.
• Directed the planning and scheduling department through complex growth phases.  

08/2017 – 11/2020           Sr. Planning and Scheduling Manager

         Exterran                                                                                                                                                        Houston, TX

• Championed the scheduling and planning departments, achieving an increase in on-time delivery rates from 34% to 95%.
• Collaborated with cross-functional leadership during Sales and Operations (S&OP) meetings to streamline processes.
• Coordinated near-term schedules, ensuring efficient collaboration among various teams.
• Managed material flow, reporting of required hours and schedule for the organization.

08/2013 – 08/2017           ERP Manager

         GE Oil & Gas                                                                                                                                                 Houston, TX

• Pioneered a planning team to engage with sourcing and manufacturing divisions effectively.
• Defined and instituted key performance metrics, which eliminated a $187M overdue backlog.
• Galvanized organizational standards to enhance overall efficiency.
• Managed flow of information for weekly production meetings.

07/2011 – 08/2013           Global Materials Manager

                                               GE Oil and Gas                                                                                                                                            Houston, TX

• Standardized reporting and information flow for Offshore product lines, enhancing data integrity.
• Instituted and managed the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, improving supply-demand alignment.
• Revamped global inventory practices, significantly reducing obsolete stock globally.

09/2008 – 07/2011           Oracle Supply Chain Lead

                                               GE Energy                                                                                                                                                  Greenville, SC

• Led the functional team for a Wind Energy Implementation which included WIP, Warehousing, and ASCP from the Business Requirements, through post implementation support.
• Responsible for data conversions, functional alignment, cut-in plan for a 3 site implementation which had no impact to production during peak business.
• Created innovative solutions to manage a variety of material needs ranging from specific required configurations to Kanban systems
• Worked to correct an Oracle implementation in one of the GE Canadian businesses.

05/2006 – 09/2008           Inventory Council

                                                GE Energy                                                                                                                                                  Greenville, SC

• Responsible for working with various businesses to host Lean events with Shingijutsu Corporation by selecting areas of waste and performing prework.
• Worked with Energy Businesses to standardize inventory reporting and standards to assign Inventory KPI’s to each business based on type (i.e. Services vs. ETO had different standards)
• Hosted quarterly meeting with Energy CEO to review the businesses inventory data.

01/2004 – 05/2006           IT Site Lead

                                                GE Energy                                                                                                                                                       Bangor, ME

• Reduced communication spend by 55% from 300K annually to $135K by upgrading main internet connection, removing unnecessary lines and consolidation of resources.
• Managed Server and Desk Side support teams to coordinate patches and software upgrades.
• Led the development and implementation of the statistical data collection package for the Steam and Gas Turbine manufacturing plants.
• Worked as part of the leadership team to coordinate Safety Audits and  participate in all plant activities including lean and six sigma exercises.

01/2004 – 05/2006           Business Analyst

                                                GE Energy                                                                                                                                              Schenectady, NY

• Led Development of software web applications from requirements gathering through selecting the proper technology, and implementation.
• Designed and wrote the software for data collection from machining operations on the shop floor.  (Including process capability and other statistical data)
• Managed upgrades and coordinated support for the Medical Records software across 3 sites.

08/1997 – 01/2000           System Analyst

                                                 UniFirst Corporation                                                                                                                        Wilmington, MA

• Developed stockroom software that efficiently ran in over 20 locations nationwide, improving inventory tracking.
• Revamped a platform for handheld computing to improve data management capabilities.
• Orchestrated software development initiatives, enhancing system functionalities.

07/1995 – 08/1997           IT Leader

Chand Associates Inc                                                                                                                            Worcester, MA

• Implemented accounting and shop floor software systems, streamlining financial and operational processes.
• Established a robust network infrastructure to improve data flow and accessibility.
• Optimized data accuracy and accessibility, enhancing operational efficiency.

EDUCATION

Skills:

APICS Trianed                        ERP Systems                     MS NAV                Oracle R12                             Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma                                Greenbelt Certified           Capacity                Materials Management       Business Intelligence

Power BI                                  SQL                                     Python                   Java                                        VBA

Excel                                         MS Project                        Physical Inv.