Aug 2025 - Present
Sutherland
SAP Program Lead
Responsible for successful delivery of the AEG Fuels SAP S/4HANA IS-Oil solution, coordinating a complex enterprise implementation in a high-accountability environment.
Gary Dorman, MBAEnterprise perspective.
Enterprise perspective.
Practical execution.
More than 25 years of program leadership across SAP, digital commerce, broadband, business intelligence, infrastructure, data architecture, and cross-functional transformation.
25+ yearsCareer experience since 1997
14+ yearsSenior consulting at Xcel Energy
6 propertiesIP video transformation at Schurz
$37B enterpriseTech Data digital commerce environment
Selected career history
Experience that connects strategy, systems, and delivery.
The record below is based on Gary's professional profile. Client and employer names are presented for career context and do not imply endorsement of Delgar.
Sep 2024 - Aug 2025
Delgar Professional Services
Freelance Program / Project Management Consultant
Supported client systems and proprietary solutions operating across the United States; entered fast-start roles; and mentored teams through database, operating system, and ERP implementations.
Jun 2021 - Jul 2024
Schurz Communications
Broadband Group Program Manager
Led IP video implementation across six commercial properties, replacing legacy cable set-top boxes. Collaborated with vendors in Europe, South America, and India on scalable video and advertising solutions, and worked with the board on MVNO startup and major broadband infrastructure upgrades.
2019 - 2021
Tech Data
Senior Portfolio Program Manager - Digital Commerce
Oversaw a global digital commerce project portfolio in a $37 billion technology distribution environment. Responsibilities included financial and resource planning, portfolio tracking, executive reporting, critical security vulnerability remediation, business application evaluation, cloud solution development, APIs, AEM, SQL, ADO, SAP integration, telephony, vendor management, and subscription lifecycle solutions.
Jan 2005 - May 2019
Xcel Energy
Senior Consultant
Drove custom business intelligence and system integration solutions across SAP EPC, Business Objects, SQL data warehouses, and cross-functional business workflows. Consulted with executive and end-user stakeholders on application selection, vendor management, program management, and technology-enabled operating improvement.
Jun 2002 - Dec 2004
GMAC RFC Nederland B.V.
Senior Consultant
Conducted strategic IT dialogues with executives in the United States and Europe, benchmarked IT performance, implemented a VBA and database-driven program reporting solution, delivered facilities management capabilities, and implemented SharePoint 2003.
1997 - 2001
International roles
Program Office, SAP Business Project, and IS Management
Earlier work included Program Office Manager for a major insurance company in the southern hemisphere, SAP Overall Business Project Manager for an international diamond mining company, and IS Manager for an international oil analysis company.
Leadership scale
Comfortable where complexity, investment, and accountability meet.
Gary's career has included multi-million-dollar portfolio environments, large cross-functional delivery ecosystems, executive stakeholders, and hundreds of contributors working across internal teams and vendors.
Portfolio stewardshipBalance strategic value, risk, available capacity, deadlines, and financial constraints across competing initiatives.
Program recoveryEnter high-pressure work already in disarray, establish facts, rebuild credibility, and create a practical operating plan.
Stakeholder alignmentFacilitate decisions from executive leadership to technical and end-user teams.
Technical-business translationConnect SAP, data, infrastructure, security, workflow, and application decisions to business outcomes.
Scale descriptions are approximate career context supplied by Delgar and are not presented as audited project totals.
Professional foundationMBA MS BS CSM
Education, methods, and technical fluency.
Business Administration
University of Natal
Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering
University of Natal
Engineering & Computer Science
University of Natal
Certified Scrum Master
Agile delivery and SAFe implementation experience
Program leadership
Program and portfolio management, PMO governance, Primavera P6, requirements gathering, facilitation, vendor management, executive reporting.
Enterprise platforms
SAP EPC, BI, PM, PS, FI, CO, WM, MM; S/4HANA IS-Oil; SharePoint; Microsoft platforms; digital commerce and integration environments.
Business intelligence & data
Data architecture, SQL Server, SSRS, Business Objects, data warehouses, decision-support reporting, and workflow solutions.
Technology transformation
Infrastructure, broadband, IP video, MVNO, cloud databases, APIs, cybersecurity remediation, AEM, SDLC, and vendor ecosystems.
Discuss the actual work
Detailed examples can be discussed directly when confidentiality permits.
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