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LA Gear, a leading
footwear supplier; designs and fabricates innovative fitness
footwear using lighted components, licensed characters
and games integration.
During 1995, like so many organizations, LA Gear
experienced major restructuring. As a result the
company faced the loss of several key resources. Design, fabrication and marketing
teams who were dependent upon their integrated "Computer Aided Design and
Product Data Management" (CAD/PDM) system,
suddenly had no CAD/PDM support system administrator, manager or support personnel.
LA Gear utilized my services to analyze, manage and
administer the system and make recovery recommendations. All hardware, software,
license, service and maintenance configurations were
analyzed and documented. Design operations, processes and future goals were charted and
formulated. Findings
were compiled into system and operations status reports,
accompanied with a series of sensible and affordable
right-sizing restoration options.
Software, hardware, license and maintenance
service agreements were renegotiated. In some cases, replacement
occurred when a tool was deemed extremely costly,
over-valued or obsolete. Design operation costs were slashed by 120%!
LA Gear was then part of a corporate merger. The final task was to liquidate
most computer system assets at the best possible returns
through auctions, liquidators and charities.
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