SUMMARY:

• Highly experienced Oracle Financials project manager and solution architect with a record of developing and supporting successful solutions incorporating a wide range of applications and technologies for global implementations.
• Recognized and tasked by executive management to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency through the proper implementation of software.
• Exceptional leadership qualities that align the business process and program infrastructure to realize cost savings, accelerate performance, and sustain strategic flexibility for the organization.
• Diverse analysis knowledge spanning cross - functional systems and teams.
• Oversee and lead all phases of project life cycle, numerous software applications, change management, and assessing end-user needs while efficiently resolving IT issues.
• Exemplary track record of success in strategic planning, issue resolution, customer service, software design, pre-sales and management of outsourcing vendors.
• Diverse background with over 18 years of IT consulting experience in various industries in a Confidential Businesses and Big-Five consulting environment, including 16 years leading end-to-end Oracle E-Business implementation projects in healthcare, financial services,aerospace, consumer goods and services, energy, telecommunications, and manufacturing.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Global Financials Transformation
• Global Oracle Financials Implementation
• Oracle Financials / HRMS
• RICEW Development
• Process Improvement
• Process Re-engineering
• Project Management
• Databse Performance Optimization
• Infrastructure Management
• Business Strategy
• Technology Integration
• Pre-Sales/Business Develpopment
• Strategy Development
• Test Procedure Management
• Requirements Gathering / Gap Analysis
• Functional Testing
• Database Management
• Data Conversion Strategy
• Integration Testing
• Stakeholder Communication & Management
• Issue Management
• Team Building
• R12 / OBIEE / HFM Product Global Implementations

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Oracle: General Ledger,Payables, Assets, Purchasing, Alerts,, Receivables, Cash Management, Application Object Library, ADI, I-Expense, Payments, Financials Accounting Hub, OBIEE, Hyperion Finanacial Management, DRM

Programming: Oracle 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x; SQL; PL / SQL; SQL*Loader; Forms 4.5 / 6.0; Reports 2.5/6.0; C

OS: UNIX, HP-UX, LINUX, SUN-OS

Tools: TOAD 8 / 9, ITG, MS - Visio, MS-Office, MS-Office, SQL DEVELOPER 2.1.x

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed and Delivered the project for a large global finance transformation implementation programs.
• Conducted workshops on solution architecture design for end to end to finance transformation projects.
• Developed data conversion strategy in a complex legacy environment.

Financials Lead/Solution Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led Oracle R12 GL/AP/iEXP/FA/FAH/OBIEE/HFM functional design workshops.
• Managed the data conversion activities for HFM to EBS GL.
• Managed the data conversion activities delivery for legacy GL to EBS GL.
• Managed the conversion functional specifications delivery for legacy GL to EBS GL.
• Managed the EBS/OBIEE/HFM integrations.
• Managed Confence Room Pilots,Integration Testing Cylces, Conversion Testing.
• Developed Mock Parallel Plan, Conversion Validation Plan and Performance Test Plans.
• Played a key role in designing a POC using Oracle FAH and People Soft working jointly with Oracle.
• Involved in the planning and prep activities for next implementation releases.
• Managed the project financials process and reported to project senior executive leadership
• Managed the sales revenue upto $10M and Worked with the leadership on the proposals and pre sales activities and successfully managed $4M pre-sales activities.
• Worked with Practice Principals, Directors and Parterns on pre-sales inititatives for both internal and external clients
• Mentoring the junior resources in the project and in the practice
• Actively involved in leading Practice Development activities like Eminence, Recruitement and Development of Tools and Methods

Confidential

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed $8M contract Outsourcing Vendor Selection Process, preparing RFPs, reviewing submissions, and engaging in all contract negotiations.
• Managed budgets and monitor status continuously throughout selection process.
• Led Global HFM Implementation, OBIEE and transition over to Confidential Personnel, actively monitoring and managing instance plan.
• Served as liaison between Oracle on Demand and Confidential Personnel across the world.
• Led and managed global EBS R12 implementation of Oracle AP,Payments,AR, FA, AGIS, GL, FAH,eBusiness Tax and Alerts modules, overseeing application integration, hardware, and infrastructure work streams.
• Led application integration, hardware and infrastructure work streams.
• Managed daily tracking of run times for the end to end processes while overseeing the performance improvement options.
• Chaired meetings for multiple RICE design / development sessions, as well as generating status reports.
• Managed the network upgrade changes between Confidential Data centers and Oracle on Demand Data Centers and spearhead the financial accounting hub performance testing events and troubleshooting calls with cross-functional / multi-disciplined team.
• Developed status reports and provide updates to senior management, escalating business critical issues to executive managers.
• Led and Managed all the legacy interfaces from source systems like AS400, SQL Server to process the daily transactions into Oracle FAH, AP, AR and GL.
• Managed the Development work with the solution integration team ( Capgemini) in the entire life cycle of all the RICE developments for all R12 Finacial Modules.
• Actively Participated in the Instance Management Planning and Execution.
• Managed the Performance Test Plan for Infrastructure Validation for Processing Millions of Transactions into Oracle Financials Accounting Hub Module.
• Managed the Design,development and testing activities of the Global Interface Control Process integrating the Legacy applications with Oracle Financials.
• Actively Parcipated in the Design, Development, Testing and Implemention of the Batch processes and Scheduling on Nightly basis with the help of Concurrent Managers.
• Designed the Concurrent Managers and Work Rules for all the Critical Jobs.
• Planned and Prerpared the Cut Over Activities and manage the Knowledge Transition Plan and Post Go Live Support Plan.
• Administered the Oracle Change management process by collaborating with project team and Oracle on Demand.
• Supporting the EMEA Rollout for Oracle Financials.
• Managed and Deliverd the complete life cycle of global HFM implementation.
• Led Infrastructure design sessions working with Oracle On Demand Infrastructure team and Confidential Infrastrucure Team
• Supported the Confidential Development TeamOBIEE Design, Development and Implementation work.
• Designed and Develped the process of RPD Merge while maintaining the integrity of the code by each individual teams.
• Actively parcipated the implementation of the Infrastructure to Support LDAP Integration with OBIEE
• Led Essbase Cube development and Migration from Confidential to Oracle On Demand.
• Led design FTP Batch Process from Oracle R12 to HFM Servers.
• Administered the Oracle Change management process by collaborating with project team and Oracle on Demand.
• Supported Post Go-live Activities.

Confidential

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Multi Org Project: Worked on the analysis of several technical and functional components of all financial modules for Multi Org Conversion, preparing Break log, Work Request Documents, and technical / functional design issues for Oracle EBSO modules like Oracle AP, AR, and PO.
• R12 Preparation Project: Prepared for new release of Oracle Applications, researching and presenting the new R12 features and enhancements to stakeholder management. Designed and presented R12 Roadmap for upgrading to Oracle Release 12. Conducted the proof of concept sessions on Sub ledger Accounting (SLA) module.
• PURE Project: Streamlined existing Account Payables invoice approval processing and print process for all departments. Developed and designed documents and worked on the Setup of AME, Lookup Codes, and Business Rules. Involved in several CRPs with the Business users and worked closely with the functional consultant.

Confidential

Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the delivery of implementation of Oracle Financials, manufacturing reports implementation, gathering requirements, and coordinating with the offshore development team to ensure progress of the report development.
• Oversaw quality assurance testing and user acceptance testing, in addition to collaborating with the DBA and system administrator for the successful installation of the reports in production.
• Developed several Adhoc queries, custom views using Oracle Discoverer.

Confidential

Technical Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Oracle HRMS implementation covering Oracle HR, Oracle Payroll, and Oracle Advanced Benefits, managing team of 15 at onsite / offshore locations.
• Oversaw full cycle of development for 37 interfaces and 10 conversion items for all Oracle HR modules.
• Gathered requirements, assisted with solution designs, and coordinated with the third-party vendors to successfully implement interfaces.

Confidential

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implemented breakaway distribution strategy using Oracle modules OM, AR, GL, and INV.
• Gathered requirements from cross-functional group and Led PIP design, authoring functional design document.
• Resolved several functional design issues and managed geographically-dispersed team.
• Prepared the project schedule, resource planning, and coordination of Offshore GDC team members.
• Successfully implemented the Confidential managed inventory for T-Mobile customer and involved in the direct to retail project for Best Buy.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led implementation of Oracle Financials 11.5.10 Modules like Oracle AR, iReceivables, Advanced Collections, and Cash Management.
• Gathered requirements and prepared AR Set up GAP Analysis document comparing the setups Oracle 11.5.10 with the legacy 11.0.3 set ups.
• Configured the iReceivables Module & Account Receivables Modules and Prepared iReceivables Configuration Guide, developing to-be process flow diagrams for Global Credit Exposure Requirement.
• Proactively resolved design issues for various interfaces while working closely with the offshore development team.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Converted and implemented various interfaces with Oracle Financials 11.5.9 Modules like Oracle AP, AR, GL, and PO.
• Managed and resolved conversion defects with from the Legacy Applications to Oracle Applications 11.5.9.
• Led full cycle integration test and validated the data in various instances for CRP2, CRP3, UAT and all Mock conversions.
• Designed the documents techno functional design documents (MD080).
• Set-up oracle applications, including Oracle Payables, Oracle GL, Set-up AOL objects and other System Admin Set-ups.