SUMMARY:

• A successful ERP Solutions Architect with more than 15 years of in depth knowledge of functionality and processes in Procure to Payment on small to large global scale enterprise platforms.
• Excellent analytical skills and formulating solutions that have saved companies over $60M in my career.
• Lead large multi - billion dollars corporations to achieve successful “Business Transformations” across all phases.
• Identify and leverage Best Practices regarding solutions and communicate proposals for delivery.
• Proactive in searching for new leading technologies or tools for potential process improvements and raising the levels of customer services to both internal and external clients.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Oak Ridge, TN

Project Management/ PTP Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead and engage workshops and deep dives with subject matter experts on the Up-Stream and Down-Stream PTP Lifecycle and how Travel & Expense Reimbursements integrates in the new S4HANA platform.
• Engage and communicate with C-Level stake holders and guide them through the stages and strategy of Business Transformation utilizing SAP Activation methodology
• Lead and strategize path to a centralized master data governance to reduce redundant/duplicate data such as vendor and customer.
• Captured, identified the As-Is and determine if there are potential risk/issues (current and To-Be) as client has utilized enhancements and custom codes.
• Provide insight and clarify misconceptions with the new HANA Data Architect and changes such as “BP” and MATDOC table.
• Provide insight and demonstrate on SAP Fiori and how it will impact User Interaction/User Exchange in S4 1610 as well as Ariba and AnyDocs.
• Leverage SAP Best Practices and recommend steps on pre-checks and preparation steps to execute a systems conversion.
• Identify the impacts of S4 HANA 1610 Business Transformation in Procure to Pay, Travel & Expense and Vendor Invoice Management and provide solutions and strategies on how to minimize disruption to business

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Solutions Architect/ Business Development

Responsibilities:

• Formulate approach to solution scope and objectives relative to requirements and articulate the problems and business drivers relevant to a solution.
• Leverage the SAP Activate methodology based on the Agile principle to successfully deliver the solutions.
• Communicate how S4 HANA new ERP platform solution that is easy to understand for business stakeholders
• Communicate new process and concepts how Procure to Pay are affected with cloud solutions such as Ariba and S4 HANA such as Business Partners
• Facilitate and participate as part of a team to effectively integrate core capabilities with new technology to successfully implement development practices and standards definitions
• Facilitate and participate in efforts to set technical direction and build capabilities in the IT organization
• Act independently and lead a group of functionality and technological contributors, while maintaining top level responsibility for detailed solution analysis.
• Identified risks and gaps in company’s business process, user roles and technology.
• Facilitate and encourage a collaborative proposal to solution design within project and product teams; maximize input then decide on, document, and drive a solution for a more centralized Master Data governance.
• Engage and build relationships with client C-level stake holders and pursue potential new opportunity leads.
• Review and evaluate Request for Proposals (RFP’s) for opportunity prior to formulating and submission of proposals.
• Penetrate new business via in-person meetings/presentations or multi-media with key managers and senior executives.
• Formulate approach to solution scope and objectives relative to RFP requirements and articulate the gaps and business drivers relevant to a solution.

Confidential, Costa Mesa, CA

Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided leadership in the Business Transformation and assist in all phases of Prep, Blue Print, Design/Develop, Test, Deployment and Post Go Live support.
• Designed and developed functional processes for Procure to Pay, Contract Lifecycle Management, Inventory Movements and Cycle Counts. Co-Developed FI-AP on Invoice Lifecycle testing in Unit, System and Integration within SAP.
• Trained client to concepts and process of how SAP MM works focusing on SAP Accounts Payable Invoice Verification, Payment Strategy, Release Strategy Purchase Orders, MRP runs, Receiving in Materials Management as well as Cycle Count concepts, Purchase Requisitions, Sourcing and Contract Lifecycle Management.
• Assist in the detail functional design document for purchase order types, various goods receipt processes, vendor master interface, invoice verification, sourcing, contracts and cycle counts.
• Demonstrated how SAP Procure to Pay interacts with other streams such as Production Planning (MRP’s) and Order to Cash (Sales and Distribution).
• Supported clients SME's on assigned tasks to ensure it meets the specifications and needs of the projects within specified deadlines. Produce processes that meet the clients need.
• Responsible for business process design and change management including integration with Global Business Services and standardization of P2P processes.
• Created test scripts that represents the client’s business needs for Unit Testing, Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Co-Lead and assist in Procure to Pay Master Data migration in all phases from Pre-Design, Design, Data Modeling, Data Mapping, Solution Development, Solution Testing to Solution Deployment. Master Data included Material Master and Vendor Master tables.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Lead P2P Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Production Support of SAP ECC 6 Materials Management application trouble shooting, enhancement and configuration.
• Production Support of SRM 7.02 in configuration, enhancements and trouble shoot any incidents in Shopping Carts, Workflow approval process, and MDM catalogues.
• Production Support of OpenText vendor invoice management system including administration and troubleshooting interface and workflow approval routings.
• Used project management methodologies such Kanban and SCRUM to develop planning, estimation for product delivery.
• Investigate, document, and analyze client requirements in project areas such as: new/existing business operating models with innovative approaches to applicable department solutions support, market research of emerging or available product functionality and operational readiness assessment.
• Continuous process improvement for efficiency such as Supplier Self-Service (SUS) to improve supplier relations.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Sr. SAP P2P Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Enhancements focus on interfaces with 3rd party applications and development of XML messages (PO, RFI, RFP, Confirmation and Invoices) going out of SRM 5.0(Extended Classic) via XI to Ariba Network Systems.
• Support breaks/incidents regarding SRM shopping carts integration to eSourcing.
• Resolved internal and external issues related to supply and the Procure to pay process
• Work closely with end user community to in corporate their SAP SRM/PM/MM system change requests.
• Participate in requirements definition, analysis and design of system solutions
• Consistently apply P2P Tools and build awareness of SAP processes to improve compliance and drive out any defects.
• Assume primary responsibility for the successful implementation of SAP solutions.
• Make configuration changes and write functional designs.
• Carry out unit and integration testing. Coordinate UAT testing.

Sr. Systems Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Introduce client to concepts and theories of Business Transformation and how it works focusing on SAP Accounts Payable, SAP Purchase Orders and Receiving in Material Management.
• Trained client to how SAP manages and maintains projects using of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS elements) and its impact in the Procure to Pay process within SAP and ECC 6.
• Assist in the Blue Print and Design of SRM from creating shopping carts to receiving and invoicing in SAP ERP.
• Support clients SME's on assigned tasks to ensure it meets the specifications and needs of the projects within specified deadlines. Produce processes that meets the clients need in Accounts Payable, Purchase Order processing, Process Invoice and Receiving Materials and Services for SAP implementation.

Application Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Engage client via deep dives and workshops to provide a High-Level Estimate for the Implementation of SAP Professional Services Solutions. Specifically, SAP PS, SAP PPM, and SAP MRS (Multi-Resource Scheduling).
• In parallel, explore, analyze and recommend an approach to integrate multiple SAP environment with client foundation release of their global Business Transformation.

Sr. SAP Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Facilitating consensus building for both a target application architecture and roadmap to implement the target architecture.
• Drive the confirmation of business and technical requirements using SCRUM methodologies
• QA work products created by each of the client functional teams.
• Confirm resource and budget requirements for in scope integration activities

Confidential, Burbank, CA

Sr. Procure to Pay Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Successfully implemented the Alternative Sourcing Plan (ASP) to Confidential ahead of schedule.
• Trained Confidential analyst on how to gather, analyze and initiate resolutions to clients.
• Cleared out $8 million of back log of accrued liabilities to strengthen financial reports. Generated reports and distributed them to stake holders on items that needed attention as well as assist on manually removing the items on the front end and back end of SAP.
• Lead best practices and support to clients both internal and external on SAP as team lead in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) modules. Trained new analyst on how to gather, analyze and initiate resolution to issues that arise. Provided support as a Second Tier when issues could not be resolved on the Tier One Level. Resolve issues on the SCM and SRM on the Classic configuration.
• Supported executive initiatives on lifecycle implementations was well as upgrade from SAP 4.6 to ECCS 6.0. Participated in testing and regression testing for new enhancement, SAP Hot Pack, code changes and changes to Line of Business systems that feed or receive data from SAP as required. Supported 4 lifecycle implementations globally across multiple time zones and operation sites.
• Transfer support from SAP Go Live teams to SAP Production Support. Worked with Vanguard team members on how to transfer support responsibilities of SAP Product Lifecycle management (PLM) to SAP Production Support by understanding business requirements of Material Management (MM) and Order to Cash (OTC).
• Review/update training material in SkillSoft learning management systems for new functional users.

Confidential, Plano, TX

Asst AP Manager

Responsibilities:

• Delivered standardized reporting and filing of 1099 reports across multiple SAP 4.6 R/3 modules. First for Shared Business Services to centralized and standardize all filing in one location. Reduced the complexity of creating reports due to different configurations in multiple SAP modules.
• Co-Lead in ensuring spend compliance partnership with American Express Corporate Card program
• Successfully maintained Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Work with Risk Management and external auditors to address gaps in procedures and policies both SAP systems and Travel and Expense. Identify areas of weakness and create, implement and enforce policy and procedures via training and documentation. Ensured compliance of SAP user roles access on the Materials Management and FI-Payables module and Concur.
• Delivered and implemented processes and procedures to link scanned imaging via Opentext and posted SAP documents in the Procure to Pay (P2P) module. Implemented workflow in SAP Procure to Pay by turning on the MIRO functionality to ensure 3-way match process for goods receipt and vendor invoice verification. Implement OpenText invoice approval workflow process to ensure compliance with company spend policy.
• Co-Lead the implementation of Travel and Expense software (Concur) and the integration into SAP Accounts Payable.
• Created, implemented and standardized ad hoc custom reports across multiple SAP modules and Concur. Designed/reviewed/tested custom reports to ensure business requirements were met via SAP Query, Business Warehouse (BW) and ABAP program functionality with IT Developers.
• Reviewed and proposed process for removing outstanding open items in the Goods Receipt/ Invoice Receipt (GR/IR) accounts. Collaborated/created/reviewed/tested Gap Functional Specifications (GFS) for MIRO functionality in the V2P module. Ensured knowledge sharing via process documentation, training and team all hands-on meetings. Worked with SAP Support on Break/Fixes that vary from low, standard, high and critical.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

AP-Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Streamlined process on working Match Discrepancies by changing the process from a paper format to a paperless. Co-lead a team made up of Procurement dept., Warehouse dept., IT and AP to create, develop, and implement several new panels on PeopleSoft 7.6. This led to a reduction from $4.4 million and a volume of 2200 Match Discrepancies to $1.79 million and 1200 Match Exceptions within 3 months. This new feature is more advanced and not available in the new release of PeopleSoft 8.8 release in December 2003. Members of OhioHealth are working with PeopleSoft to add this in upcoming new releases.
• Streamlined process and policy on working Returns and Credits by changing the manual procedure to an automated function made up of sub-committee team from Purchasing, Receiving, Materials Management Information and Systems and Accounts Payable. Credits and Returns were manually tracked and logged on paper from 3 different Receiving campuses. Current process now logs and tracks on a paperless format. Going forward, the procedure will be self-service, real-time and automated.
• Identified root causes (first for Confidential ) for the growing dollars as well as volume in Accrued Receipts. Created new process and procedures to reduce and accurately capture the liability for Finance. Eliminated overstatement of $2 million within the first month after implementation
• Created and implemented new tools in tracking and resolving Matching Discrepancies.
• Re-engineered process for removing inaccurate items in the Goods Receipts tables.

Confidential, Emeryville, CA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Increased the quality of customer service by the ability to track the life cycle of Procure to Pay through receipt of goods to payment of goods in real-time using Ariba procurement software.
• Nominated for the CFO Quality and Customer Service bi-annual award within the first 6 months of employment by cutting cost and saving the company $40 Million in operation expenses.
• Implemented the upgrade of PeopleSoft from version 7.5 to 8.0.
• Successfully assisted in the implementation of the PeopleSoft Fixed Asset module.

Confidential, Milpitas, CA

Sr. Accounts Payable Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Reduced the workload per person by creating specialization of responsibilities. Results include increase in quality of customer service, employee morale and decrease in turnovers.
• Reduced the cycle time from 45 days to 10 days of processing invoices from date invoice was received to date of entry into system.
• Co-lead members of MM, AP and Six Sigma to resolve pricing and receiving issues. Reduced $55 million of match discrepancies to $32 million in six weeks.