SUMMARY:

• Program delivery excellence, business development, contract negotiations, resourcing and optimizing businesses operational profitability
• SDLC management in waterfall and agile methodology with ERP implementation, enhancement and support projects.
• Risk management - defining strategy, processes and devising mitigation methodology
• Configuration & change management - establishing control mechanism and defining release strategy
• Tracking, monitoring, reporting status to management (Executive directors and VPs), quality assurance, performance management
• Proven track record of Oracle E-Business suite 11i/R12 & Fusion cloud Functional and technical contribution and appreciated for leadership in enhancing team productivity, deliverable quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Extensive experience on customization of RICE components like Reports, Interfaces, Conversions and Extensions.
• Expertise in PMI and AIM/OUM Methodology Documentation, Configuration of Applications, Testing, End-User Training and Supporting Oracle E-Business suite projects

KEY SKILLS:

• Oracle Fusion Cloud (Finance & HCM), E-Business Suite 11i/R12 (AP, AR, GL, FA, PA, OM, Adv Pricing, PC, EB-Tax, CM, SLA, PO, HRMS, Payroll, OTL etc.), O2C, P2P, Salesforce CRM
• SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, BI Publisher, Reports, CEMLI/RICEFW, XML Gateway, Discoverer, UNIX Script, SQL*Loader, OAF, AOL, Markview, Oracle Fusion Middleware (SOA 11g)
• SPM, PMBOK, Microsoft Projects, Clarity, Jira, HP ALM, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio

CAREER SUMMARY:

Confidential, NJ

Oracle ERP Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managing Business system transformation across all MHE Business units that includes Oracle O2C and Salesforce CPQ & CLM
• Managed End to End Oracle Fusion Cloud implementation (Migration from Oracle EBS to cloud)
• Liaised between Business and technology team for highly visible business transformation initiatives
• Managing team from different work streams like Oracle, CRM, E-Commerce, change management etc.
• Preparing and maintaining the overall program roadmap/plan and identifying the interdependencies
• Actively working on benefit analysis, sustainment and closer plan for the overall program
• Helping teams for requirement gathering, conducting workshops and CRP sessions with business
• Working with teams to identify the program and project risks and for their mitigation plan
• Conducting steering committee meetings, phase gate reviews, weekly status meetings and other ad hock meetings

Confidential, MA

Oracle Financials Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed Oracle Fusion Cloud financials implementation for Modules AP, AR, GL, FA
• Worked with Confidential BAs and key stakeholders to identify and lockdown the projects scope
• Liaised between Business and IT project teams for highly visible Oracle initiative
• Prepared and Managed integrated project plan to make sure all dependent projects are aligned with the Cloud project
• Worked with finance controllers for conducting test cycles, validation and sign offs
• Created roadmap for future releases, prioritize and allocate the projects to upcoming release cycles
• Managed Development for Interfaces, data load, reports, ADF etc. for extensions to seeded functionality
• Worked with Leads for risk identification, assessment and their mitigation strategy
• Helped Confidential for Governance plan, review and approvals from the management
• Planned and established the Go-live command center to open the effective communication channel
• Helped Learning and development team to prepare the training materials for the business users

Confidential, NJ

Oracle P2P Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project initiation, planning, finalizing scope while identifying, analyzing and managing program risks
• Monitored project for validated functional requirements, scope, roles, responsibilities, budgets and resources
• Managed Development for multiple interfaces, web services & OTBI reports
• Closely worked with Confidential Finance & Controllers for requirement gathering, CRPs, Testing and trainings
• Devising innovative solutions within the development, support and implementation groups, locally and internationally
• Led design initiatives, including system architecture definition/specification, new design, cross-functional leadership, vendor and stakeholder engagement and debug/validation management while tactfully interfacing with valuable clientele

Confidential, NJ

Oracle Financials Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed Oracle Financial & Fusion expense mobile rollout for new geographies and ensured project delivery with high standard, policy and procedural compliance
• Managed, tracked and reviewed Setups and technical development for R12 Modules (AP, GL, PA, SLA and i-Expenses)
• Prepared Project charter, Project Plan, WBS, Resource plan, Cost plan, Project closure documents
• Delivered vital project status updates and reports, tactfully liaising with both internal and external stakeholders
• Monitored projects for scope, roles, responsibilities, budgets and resources
• Managed workflow, AME implementations for Oracle self-service modules
• Implemented Markview for Invoice and expense document process to integrate with Oracle
• Mentored multiple analysts within vital program requirements, monitoring budgets and resolving scheduling conflicts while providing strong technical knowledge to project team, supervisor and numerous collaborative departments
• Prepared and tracked Go-Live cutover plan.
• Directed CRPs, UAT and User training sessions and presenting project metrics to the stakeholders and controllers
• Managed Post-Go live support activities and making sure Production issues are resolved within the agreed SLA

Confidential, NY

Oracle EBS R12 Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversight of Oracle financials reimplementation project from 11i to R12.1.3 for modules AP, AR, GL and FA ensuring policy and procedural compliance
• Helped Team for finalizing and Preparing Chart of Account, Primary Ledgers, Secondary Ledger, Reporting Ledgers, and Ledger sets as per client’s reporting requirements.
• Planned meetings with vital project-based discussions with team members and presented project metrics to senior management, stakeholders and controllers
• Conducted detailed audits/assessments, identifying levels of compliance with new processes and providing recommendations
• Implemented new Project Management methodology for software development projects and Change Management processes
• Developed a key agile methodology to improve system processes, currently widely used for numerous projects
• Analyzed IT delivery processes, successfully identifying gaps and providing recommendations for improvements and changes
• Successfully completed all project goals and milestones, meeting strict deadlines and delivering high quality results
• Managed Post Production Go-live support and helped business for creating guidelines for SLA agreement.

Confidential, TX

Oracle EBS R12 Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Effectively liaised with management teams, delivering projects, determining timelines, identifying potential bottlenecks utilizing agile scrum and burn out charts
• Provided leadership to Oracle Financials (AP, AR, GL, PA, FA and i-Expenses) and HRMS (Core, Absence Management & Self-service) upgrade and post implementation support projects
• Helped Onsite and Offshore teams for various Conversions, integrations, enhancements and customizations
• Mentored project team on cross-functional knowledge and retention practices, creating high functioning teams
• Performed post-project analysis as well as devising and implementing the integration of existing internal/external applications
• Successfully guided a highly functional team, exceeding strict deadlines and customer expectations while establishing direction for all technical measures across a multiple diverse department, including Customer Service, Product Implementation, Product Management and Research & Development
• Achieved recognition from Company Corporate Affairs President for high performance and strategic leadership initiatives
• Successfully devised new documentation to successfully plan and execute new process improvement initiatives, including process flowcharts, instructions, policies, procedures, forms, templates, surveys, and training curriculum
• Managed highly proficient Production support team for ongoing support activity and taking care of ticket prioritization, user commutation, and escalation handling

Confidential, IL

Oracle EBS Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed Oracle EBS upgrade and new entity rollouts and ensured Go-live on scheduled deadline
• Guided software development and integration efforts including analysis, requirements definition, technical design, build, deploy and capture value
• Helped team for numerous developments, customization and enhancements for Oracle/XML Reports and interfaces
• Stabilized release processes by implementing dedicated milestone-based task allocation and regressing progress status frequently
• Facilitated weekly developer and technical task tracking meetings to manage all aspects of development
• Conducted post-project analysis while implementing and deploying the integration of existing internal/external applications
• Established mutually beneficial business relationships with numerous high-profile stakeholders, both internal and external

Confidential, FL

Project Manager - Oracle ERP Projects

Responsibilities:

• Directed 39 staff members in onsite offshore model and establishing processes to enable built in quality check points
• Managed Oracle apps enhancements and Support projects for Oracle EBS R12
• Educating and guiding new recruits while managing numerous programs, instilling industry knowledge and retention practices
• Successfully managed a program worth $5 M across three projects
• Tremendously boosted business profitability by adding $1.2M additional business to organization’s portfolio (2011)
• Significantly boosted stakeholder SAT ratings by accurate reporting, program updates and effective communication techniques
• Recognized for introducing and developing a highly effective estimation model, reducing work time by 100 hours; Model currently shared across entire organization as best practice

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Oracle apps Track Lead/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Participated on project discovery, planning, estimation and tracking
• Presented status reports, scheduling, budgeting and risk management project components to senior management and functional business partners
• Managed and participated in setup for Oracle EBS for modules like Core HR, OTL, Payroll, OM, AR etc.
• Developed various interfaces to integrate Oracle EBS with third party systems.
• Assisted with finalizing naming standards, conversion approaches and end-to-end interfaces/ conversions delivery as well as post production support task and ticket resolution
• Created Change control user guide and set code standards for technical deliverables
• Updated/logged work activities, including tracking and resolutions and wrote fast formulas for OTL and Absence management
• Developed various Oracle apps interface, conversions and reports.
• Created AIM documentation i.e. BR035, BR100, MD50, TE40, MD70 etc.
• Collaborated on project goals amongst a globally distributed team, including troubleshooting, meeting business targets and exceeding deadlines

Confidential

Module Lead - Oracle HRMS

Responsibilities:

• Participated in continuous Oracle Financials upgrade and production support initiatives within agreed SLA.
• Developed many Oracle inbound and outbound interfaces, Oracle 6i and discoverer reports
• Performed unit system and user acceptance testing, including Setup Vacation Rule, Notification Mailer, Workflow Background Engine, Purging Process cycle and Workflow Monitor
• Effectively coded against Change Requests, including existing Oracle reports, new Oracle workflow, modification of existing workflow, development and testing of Discoverer Reports

Confidential

Oracle Apps Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assisted with development of new Oracle 6i, Discoverer and Crystal reports while creating packages to efficiently upload data
• Developed many Oracle apps reports using Oracle developer and Discoverer tools.
• Performed unit testing of developed components while preparing solution documents, including AIM: MD 050 and MD 070
• Devised multiple level interfaces between Apps and feeder legacy systems, Data Migration and Conversion