SUMMARY:

Nineteen years of information technology and system related experience including project management, data warehousing, business intelligence, strategic planning, requirements gathering, development, testing, implementation, risk management, reporting, application support, change management, process re - engineering, and budgeting. Thirteen years of experience managing application support, custom development, ERP implementations, projects, and business intelligence. Possess a broad understanding of technology, systems, oil and gas, production, land, marketing, and accounting.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PREMAS Plus, SAP PRA, Enertia, TOW, Tobin, SQL Server, Oracle, UNIX, SharePoint, Visio, Microsoft ProjectOracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Hyperion Financial Management, Essbase,, Excel, CitrixData Warehouse, Peloton (Well View), Merrick Systems (ProCount, Carte, and eVIN), Microsoft Word, OutlookOracle Data Integrator, Training, PowerPoint, ABAP, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Webfocus, ETL, PL/SQL, TOAD, html, dhtmlCurrently pursuing PMP Certification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Houston, Texas

SAP PRA Conversion Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed all aspects of a SAP PRA conversion resulting in a timely, efficient, and accurate data conversion.
• Provided conversion knowledge and experience on tools to accelerate SAP PRA data conversion activities.
• Managed and coordinated the delivery of tools used for cutover as well as associated transports.
• Supported management in review and definition of Conversion Strategy and other conversion related tasks.
• Defined, developed, coordinated, and implemented conversion plan.
• Lead conversion meetings and provided status to management.
• Converted revenue and gas balancing data from legacy system to SAP PRA.
• Loaded, reviewed, and analyzed data as well as resolved associated issues resulting in 100 percent data accuracy.

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Project Manager / Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating, planning, scheduling, overseeing, and implementing development projects.
• Defined, planned, and oversaw tasks associated with the release management cycle.
• Lead status review meetings consisting project team members and provided status to management.
• Utilized Microsoft Project to assign resources and track resource allocation to prevent over-allocation of resources.
• Formulated and defined development scope using information technology and industry knowledge.
• Managed changes in operational strategy.
• Documented functional, business, and user requirements to ensure system designs meet the needs of the client.

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Manager - Global Information Systems

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of senior developers and business analysts who were responsible for technical and functional support of Enertia, ODI, OBIEE, HFM, SharePoint, Essbase, Merrick Systems, Well View, and a data warehouse.
• Analyzed business processes, presented, and implemented solutions resulting in increased efficiencies throughout the organization.
• Instituted onboarding and periodic training for supported software resulting in a 40 percent reduction in processing errors and fixes.
• Spearheaded a business intelligence project which granted upper management unprecedented access to their data.
• Oversaw the implementation of SharePoint resulting in more efficient data storage and availability as well as search capability.

Manager - Global Information Systems

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented multiple data marts resulting in consistent and accurate data throughout the organization.
• Recommended and transitioned outsourcing of check details resulting in a savings of $50,000/year and more productive time usage for internal resources.
• Developed and implemented a plan to identify and resolve ProCount system and setup issues resulting in a stable and more accurate system.
• Managed the development of Well View interfaces which reduced manual input and allowed users to create cross platform reports in Well View.

Manager - System Support

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of senior developers and business analysts who were responsible for technical and functional support of the ERP and financial systems.
• Resolved cross functional system issues by working with cross departmental teams to determine the optimal solution for the organization.
• Analyzed software gaps, proposed and implemented enhancements to the system.
• Implemented ACH resulting in seamless payments to employees and a reduction in overall costs.
• Automated the banking interfaces resulting in a 50 percent increase in productivity due to the elimination of manual processes.
• Managed an Essbase and Hyperion Financial Management project resulting in a 30 percent increase in efficiency related to financial reporting and data management.

Senior Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supported all areas of the ERP system including JIB, Revenue, Accounts Payable, Land, Financial Reporting and associated interfaces.
• Reduced functional helpdesk calls by 80 percent by identifying core issues and providing training.
• Developed and implemented a testing plan and procedures for regression testing that increased accuracy while reducing testing time by 25 percent.
• Implemented Accounts Payable Workflow resulting in a reduction in paper usage, and an increase in efficiency and transparency.
• Gathered business requirements from users, documented the requirements, formulated and implemented solutions.

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Staff Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed all aspects of a technical implementation of a SAP PRA module and all associated integration points resulting in a stable system which was implemented on time and under budget.
• Supported all areas of SAP PRA and associated interfaces by reviewing functionality, debugging code, creating reports and interfaces, and process re - engineering.
• Developed a program for web based gas balancing statements resulting in $109,000 per year savings.
• Oversaw and participated in the development of an application for processing prior period adjustments to historical gas balancing data resulting in an increase of over 40% in efficiency.
• Managed the design and implementation of MMS tools that eliminated manual processes, condensed system generated reports, and provided the ability to reconcile MMS data.
• Oversaw the creation of a work request process resulting in unified procedures throughout the IT department and a more efficient workflow process.
• Led project to create and implement programming standards resulting in departmental consistency which increased efficiency.
• Prioritized and assigned work requests for the upstream application group, monitored progress, re-allocated resources as needed, and reported progress to affected managers.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conceived, created and executed a regression test plan resulting in user autonomy and a 50% increase in system stability.
• Performed post - mortem reviews resulting in identification of best practices and application in future projects.
• Identified system deficiencies, presented, developed and implemented solutions upon user buy-in.
• Defined, developed, and implemented a system that combined data from legacy system and new system resulting in accurate 1099 reporting.

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Systems Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated the efforts of a system support team consisting of land, accounting, production, and technical resources.
• Provided functional and technical support to the land, revenue accounting, and financial accounting departments.
• Trained and supported new users resulting in decreased errors and increased efficiencies.
• Generated test plans and coordinated testing for all new releases and monthly patches.
• Determined the company's financial reporting needs, designed reports, and coordinated efforts to build a data warehouse.
• Lead a system implementation of PREMAS Plus which later became SAP PRA and the related integration points which included TOW, Domain, and SAP.
• Researched, documented, designed and implemented a system enhancement for unclaimed property reporting that resulted in the company avoiding penalties and interest.
• Reviewed bookings to identify and resolve errors resulting in greater accuracy.
• Evaluated, analyzed, and explained significant variances in production and/or prices to management resulting in accurate financial reporting.