Gwen West

Gwen West has 27 years of work experience. Gwen began their career as the Administrative Director at Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. in 1993 and held this role until 1998. In this position, they managed all operational staff, organization budget, grant management, DHMH financial coordination, and computer/network management. Gwen was also responsible for generating monthly financial statements for a $1.5M budget for state-funded operations.

Following their time at Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc., Gwen joined Perdue Farms in 1998. Gwen held various roles within the company, starting as a Sr. Systems Analyst/Systems Analyst/Programmer Analyst from 1998 to 2005. In this role, they provided technical design and solution delivery for payroll, human resources, benefits administration, and safety/medical processes using PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8 and Occupational Health Manager (OHM). Gwen also gathered and analyzed business requirements and translated them into technical specifications for configuration or development.

From 2006 to 2011, Gwen served as an IT Project Manager/IT Project Lead - Application Systems at Perdue Farms. In this position, they were responsible for estimating project budgets, project team skill requirements, and project duration. Gwen ensured project delivery on time, within budget, and with high-quality deliverables. Gwen also developed and managed project Capital Expenditure Requests (CERs) and planned resource allocation and utilization.

In 2011, Gwen was promoted to ERP Manager at Perdue Farms, a role they held until 2017. During this time, they played a key role in the management and implementation of the company's ERP system.

Finally, since January 2017, Gwen has held the position of Director of IT - Business Application Services at Perdue Farms. In this current role, their responsibilities are not specified.

Overall, Gwen West has a strong background in IT, project management, and administrative operations.

Gwen West completed their undergraduate education at Salisbury University - Perdue School of Business, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems in 1998. In September 2009, they obtained the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. Additionally, Gwen has another certification in Project Management Professional, although the specific details regarding its institution and date of attainment are not provided.