1. Debra Bryant
Bedford, 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 Partners
Client: Verizon Business
nSAP 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 Consulting
Client: Frontier Communication
System 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 Consulting

2. Client: Frontier Communication
Procurement 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 – 12/2008
Specialist InventoryPlanner 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 InventoryPlanner/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 InventoryPlanner 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.
EDUCATION
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond KY, 1973 - 1977
5 Semesters
Certifications
 2008 GTEAMS
 2004 SAP R/3
 2003 Choosing to Lead
 2002 Xelus Plan
 2001 Everybody Sells
 1997 ISO 9001
 1991 Spreadsheet Specialist