SUMMARY

• A senior level EDI analyst experienced as an eCommerce systems professional.
• Areas of extensive experience and application include EDI implementation/migration/conversion/upgrade, automation and interfacing of EDI with ERP/MRP systems, primarily SAP ALE/Workflow and interface design.
• These have been spent in EDI as a Project manager, Business Analyst, and technical resource, as well as legacy and production interfaces for major corporations in several industries, with a strong emphasis on documentation, training, troubleshooting and system audits.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP Expertise: SAP R/3 EDI/ALE/IDoc/Workflow configuration and interfacing with modules

Industry Expertise: Medical/Pharmaceutical/Biotech, Automotive, Textiles, Aerospace and Defense, Tools, Consumer Electronics, Paper, Consumer Goods, Wholesale/Distribution/Retail, Manufacturing, Banking/Financial/HR, Transportation, Publishing.

Technical Expertise: Unix/Windows operating systems, Mainframe, AS/400, Sterling Gentran NT/Windows, Server/Unix, GIS 3.1 - 4.3, SI 5.0-5.2, Sterling File Gateway, Sterling Connect Enterprise, EDI Mapping, Confidential, Dynamics Navision, Harbinger Trusted Link, Premenos, eVision, Extol, St. Paul Software, 1EDISource EDIHQ/EDI Complete, ETI, Mercator, GXS Application Integrator, Tie Kinetix, Axway, SAP EDI/ALE/Workflow configuration, Oracle/Peoplesoft ERP, MS Dynamics NAV/GPE/BC, WMS/TMS, 3PL, supply chain, IDoc creation/customization, ANSI X.12 Standards, UN/EDIFACT standards, Spreadsheet/CSV Files Mapping, Flat/Positional/Delimited Files mapping, BizTalk, WebMethods, MQSeries for R/3 Link, EDI Integration testing, VAN set up and trading partner communications, GXS/Bizlink, IBM, Kleinschmidt, CommerceHub, Sterling, Covisint, Inovis, QRS, JIT and VMI, XML, BPML, BPEL, XPath, HTML, Javascript, CSS, shell scripting, web enablement/development, cXML, xCBL, OCI, Punchout Catalog, PGP, AS2, VPN, RDP, sftp/ftp/ftps, UCC-128 barcoding, RFID tagging, ACH/BAI, Lockbox, POS, ERP, Supply Chain, A2A, B2B, CRM, EAI, legacy system upgrades/conversions, process automation, IDoc/EDI Mapping, EDI system auditing/troubleshooting, Remedy/Altiris/Jira/KACE (Help desk/trouble ticket support system), SDLC and Agile methodologies (Waterfall, Iterative, Big Bang, Kanban and Scrum Models), IDoc-based Interface designs with non-SAP systems, EDIFECS SpecBuilder, SQL Manager, MySQL, Microsoft Office Access, Excel, Word, FrontPage, Visio, Notes, Publisher, Project Manager, MS Visual Basic, MS Visual Studio, OneNote, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Audition, Premier, Dreamweaver, Wordpress, Business Basic, and 4GL object-oriented languages.

Relevant Skills: Strong written and verbal communications skills, technical writing/documentation, training/presentation, system audits and optimization, QA, analysis/testing and Change Management control, SDLC, desktop publishing, graphic/web design, online marketing and promotions, search engine optimization, creative writing, video/sound recording, editing/proofreading.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

EDI Integration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Mapped EDI and XML with a proprietary tool to various Microsoft Dynamics products NAV/GPE to conduct eCommerce exchange.
• Installed and configured proprietary interfaces to facilitate communication and processing between the integration tool and the ERP.
• Trained users in the end to end functionality of processing documents within their ERP system and the proprietary integration tool.
• Responsible for all aspects of the technical progress of the project, from analysis and development to issue resolution, cutover and go-live.

Confidential

EDI Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with global suppliers in the gathering of requirements to implement EDI planning schedules, ship notices, orders and invoices.
• Requested configuration of communications and transactions based on collected information and tested documents with suppliers.
• Maintained project and reported on the status of various projects in regularly scheduled meetings as well as supplier conference calls.
• Refined testing procedures and made recommendations to correct issues with current EDI maps as well as communications protocols.

Confidential

EDI Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Monitored EDI processes, resolution of requests and issues from external carriers, internal IT, users and business owners.
• Implemented new EDI trading partnerships, maintenance of existing EDI trading partnerships, and coordination of EDI exchanges.
• Documented of business processes, gap analysis and refinement of As Is/To Be functionality, EDI mapping capability and translation.
• Converted of EDI from Legacy to TMS system, email/paper invoices to EDI, implementation of new carrier/client EDI combinations.

Confidential

EDI Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and supported Global EDI ANSI X.12, UN/EDIFACT and BizTalk/Spreadsheet transactions via VAN, FTP and AS2.
• Analyzed and documented legacy accounting systems and communications middleware to facilitate internal document exchange.
• Appraised and selected replacement EDI components, as well as SDLC for EDI migration and globalization with Europe and Asia.
• Sole EDI resource for corporate accounts payable department with over 2700 centers and more than 200 product/service providers.
• Analyzed and documented legacy EDI system, assisted in virtualization and centralization of server and SQL validation tables.
• Responsible for EDI and ERP interfaces, system migration, process scheduling and communications with AP, banking and vendors.

Confidential

EDI Developer

Responsibilities:

• Conducted business and gap analysis of longstanding projects requiring reassessment and coordinated technical/functional resources.
• Developed EDI maps, business processes and configured VAN, AS2, ftp, sftp communications for EDI, CSV, flat and XML file exchange.
• Assisted in the daily operations and support of EDI as a tier 2 analyst for customer/vendor issue diagnosis and problem resolution.
• Added trading partnerships as part of new integrations to Sterling File Gateway utilizing ftp and VAN interconnectivity.
• Completed transition following split with parent company, to establish separate corporate identity and trading partnerships.
• Reduced recurring issues by determining root cause of continuing issues, and instituting best practices to ensure EDI and data integrity.
• Collated all outstanding and overdue projects, coordinating their completion schedules with the various customer organizations.

Confidential

EDI Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed consignment/buyover interface to convert faxed Inventory Advices to POs. electronically posted, along with emailed reports.
• Eliminated a backlog of incomplete or incorrect EDI projects through SDLC implementation of standards and best practice solutions..
• Created reusable components to genericize rejection logic and notification, as well as divisional reporting capabilities.
• Implemented distribution of various transaction sets for trading partnerships through ftp/AS2 protocols in Sterling File Gateway
• Formed an LLC to support the daily operations and financial matters relative to product creation, marketing and distribution.
• Published books, music and films created by myself and others; managed contracts, paid royalties and maintained business relationships.
• Contracted services with larger publishing houses for book interior layout and cover design, as well as editing and book blog tours.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Directed engineers in better organizing their time, mitigating customer expectation, resolving issues and overall change management.
• Involved in implementation of Microsoft Dynamic CRM to replace and fully integrate legacy contact, project and support packages.
• Worked with RFID research lab to develop first viable passive solution for human/inmate tracking for handheld and egress scanning.
• Developed and supported EDI interfaces for extensive customer base across three EDI systems (Gentran Server/NT, Gentran Unix and GIS 3.1/4.3) and 2 corporate Structures (Alliant Foods and PYA Monarch).
• This included creation of standards, VAN coordination, PGP encryption, AS2, mapping, working directly with customers and Business owners to perform gap analysis and document design.
• Supported legacy systems and worked to consolidate environment to GIS 3.1 from Gentran Server/Unix. The same scenario applied to the GIS 3.1 to GIS 4.3 migration. I provided the last ongoing support of the customer side among full-time employees for the legacy system.
• Migrated trading partnerships, maps and communication protocols to Sterling Connect Enterprise.