Claude Hutchful, PMP

Supports PMO governance and delivery execution for a multi-workstream enterprise SAP S/4HANA transformation program, driving readiness, milestone achievement, and executive visibility across the migration lifecycle.

• Owns core PMO processes and governance controls — RAID management, stakeholder communications, delivery tracking, and executive reporting — improving accountability and visibility across the program.
• Facilitates resolution of risks, dependencies, conversion activities, testing gaps, and remediation efforts across business, IT, and implementation partners to reduce delivery and operational risk.
• Established Jira governance and reporting for initiatives, epics, stories, defects, testing activities, and backlog management, improving execution visibility and workstream readiness tracking.
• Develops executive dashboards, governance materials, and status communications used by program leadership to track performance and support decision-making.

Managed aerospace hardware programs, coordinating engineering, suppliers, production schedules, quality, and delivery milestones from planning through execution.

• Delivered more than $2M in cost savings through affordability initiatives that reduced labor hours per unit and defect rates by 25%.
• Achieved 95%+ budget forecast accuracy through Estimate-to-Complete modeling, cost tracking, Earned Value Management, and disciplined baseline management.
• Managed a thermal imaging camera repair program (180 units over 18 months) and an $8M power supply program.
• Supported circuit card manufacturing and New Product Introduction readiness through Bill of Materials control, PLM configuration management, engineering changes, and supplier coordination.
• Managed program risks, supplier performance, export compliance, and executive KPI reporting.

Led capital and automation projects supporting plant modernization, coordinating departments and vendors to implement facility upgrades while maintaining production continuity.

• Managed capital and automation projects — including a packaging line, palletizer retrofit, conveyors, fillers, and case packers — as part of initiatives that increased capacity 50% and reduced downtime 40%.
• Secured $3M for facility upgrades through ROI business cases, vendor bids, and capital planning.
• Increased operational efficiency by 15% through Power BI analysis, bottleneck identification, process optimization, and targeted automation.
• Oversaw vendor contracts, procurement, capital budgets, and equipment upgrades while maintaining safety and compliance.

Directed production, supply chain, logistics, workforce, and vendor operations for a precision manufacturing facility.

• Revamped production and logistics workflows, achieving 100% on-time delivery and reducing material waste by 15%.
• Negotiated with vendors to reduce raw-material costs by 10% while improving supplier compliance.
• Improved ERP accuracy, inventory traceability, and production planning by standardizing SKUs and Bills of Materials.

Led pre-planning, execution, and post-job analysis on multimillion-dollar drilling and production projects in demanding field environments.

• Coordinated field operations, engineering teams, vendors, safety requirements, and operational risks on multimillion-dollar projects.
• Used real-time analytics to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and accelerate field issue resolution.
• Managed vendor compliance and provided performance and risk reports to leadership to support corrective actions.
• Collaborated with cross-functional engineering teams to develop and implement training and compliance programs.