OBJECTIVE:

A challenging Consulting, Management, or Program / Project Management opportunity in the area of Financials with particular emphasis on the Oracle E - Business Suite (EBS) for up to Release 12.1.5

SUMMARY:

• Nearly 15 years of technical, functional and project management experience with Oracle EBS:
• 20+ Full Cycle Implementations plus production support (SDLC)
• Certified on Oracle Business Accelerators (OBA) for Oracle Release 12
• Experience in Oracle 11.5.9 to R12.0.6 and R12.1.1 Application upgrades
• Experience with R12 Financials up to R12.1.3, Supplier Management, Distribution, BI, Incentive Compensation for Procure-To-Pay, Order-To-Cash, and Quote-To-Cash as well as Oracle CRM-On-Demand, Cloud and Fusion Technology
• Industry experience includes Financial Services, Distribution and Retail, Records and Information Management, Manufacturing, Public Sector (County, Local), Non-Profit, and others
• Experienced in managing offshore support and development resources in India, China, and the Philippines
• Overall experience of 20 years in the areas of programming, finance/accounting, management, graphics, architecture and engineering (A&E)
• Technical experience covering the disciplines of software design and development - including Web and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, CAD software
• Over 4 years of software and project management experience in A&E
• Reputation for finishing on-time and under budget
• Strong analytical, oral/written, interpersonal, and management skills
• Diligent, dependable and adaptable
• US Permanent Resident - Green Card and open for relocation for the right opportunity

SKILL:

Applications (Functional and Technical): Oracle EBS 11.i, Release 12 up to R12.1.5 - General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, E-Business Tax, Sales Tax, Projects, Grants, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Order Entry, Inventory, Oracle Financial Analyzer, Human Resources, User Productivity Kit (UPK), SCM - Quoting, iSupplier, iProcurement, iPayments, iReceivables, Internet Expenses, iStore, Supply Chain, Distribution and Manufacturing, Incentive Compensation, Oracle Business Accelerators (OBA); Systems Administration, Oracle Developer, Approval Management Engine (AME); MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Projects), Seagate Crystal Reports, Business Objects; Web Browsers (IE, Firefox); Oracle CRM on Demand; Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Publisher / Dashboard; ADI and Web ADI

Databases: Relational - Oracle 9.i, MS SQL Server, OLAP - Oracle Express

Programming Platforms: Unix, PL/SQL, mSQL, Visual Basic, HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript, Prolog, Common Lisp, Small Talk, Turbo Pascal, C

Operating Systems: Unix - (Dec Alpha, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Red Hat Linux), Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7; Apple MAC OS

Project Management: Microsoft Projects and Project Server, Oracle Projects, Program and Project Management (PPMC) software

Hardware: EMC Servers; Intel Based Microcomputers; Sun Microsystems SPARC Server and SPARC Station; Confidential workstations; Silicon Graphics workstations

Web Software: Microsoft .NET with C#; BroadVision

CAD Software: Autodesk’s AutoCAD, Sigma Design’s Arris, Accugraph’s Mountaintop

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

Senior Manager - Projects

Responsibilities:

• Scope included integrating Oracle Payments with the SWIFT platform for India (INR) and the Philippines (PHP)
• File transfers in XML format of payment data
• Technical details for file transmission as well as XML file contents at the field level depending on country specific requirements such as currency etc.
• Cash Statements and Reconciliation Reports

Confidential, Tucker, GA

Oracle Financials Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created Oracle PMO Toolkit of Templates for all SDLC phases of a typical Oracle R12 upgrade and special enhancement projects (onshore / offshore delivery model)
• Large enhancement for consolidated Enterprise-wide Revenue reporting
• Oracle R12 upgrade project from Oracle R11.5.10.2
• Oracle Fusion upgrade project from Oracle R10.7

Oracle Procure-to-Pay Lead Consultant

Confidential, Bensalem, PA

Responsibilities:

• Requirements (BR100) and hands-on implementation of Oracle Inventory, Purchasing, iProcurement, Accounts Payable, Payments, Sub-ledger Accounting (SLA) in conjunction with Approval Management Engine (AME), Cash Management, iExpenses, Fixed Assets, Projects, Projects, iExpenses, Cash Management, Fixed Assets for R12.1.2
• Conducted CRP1 and CRP2 and Test Scripts and Cases for both
• Sub-ledger Accounting Rules, Prepayments, Recurring Invoices, Personalization
• Techno-functional troubleshooting

Oracle Project Manager

Confidential, Albany, NY

Responsibilities:

• Oracle Sourcing, iProcurement, Purchasing, iSupplier, Accounts Payable, Payments, eBusiness Tax, other for SIT, UAT issue resolution at Production cutover - Supply Chain (SCM)
• Engagement Model and Resource Org Structure: For Confidential in a Multi-Vendor environment

Oracle R12 Source-to-Settle Consultant

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Oracle Sourcing, Supplier Management (Life-Cycle and Hub), iProcurement, Purchasing, iSupplier, iExpense, Accounts Payable, Payments, eBusiness Tax
• Developed presentations and conducted workshops for new R12 features and functionality, existing Logitech business processes and flows, best practices, pain points and opportunities for the Source-to-Settle Track

Principal Consultant

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• New Release 12 features and functionality in General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Cash Management, Projects (Costing), Internet Expenses, E-Business Tax, iProcurement
• Pre and Post-Upgrade steps; Implementation of new modules including AIM Requirements and customizations, testing, troubleshooting, researching, problem-solving, users and communicating with functional and technical stakeholders as well as offshore resources in the Philippines

Project Manager

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

• Upgrade of Hardware, Operating System, Database, and RAC (Real Application Clusters). Requirements Documents including BRD, FRD, TRD, RTM, SDD, PMP, Risk Classification Report, Risk and Opportunity Register, Gate reviews
• Implementation of PeopleSoft 9.0 e-Performance module for performance reviews of employees, contractors, vendors etc. - Estimation of Requirements (BRD) and Fit-Gap Analysis
• 2012 Server Refresh Project: Budgetary Estimates (BE), and Very Low Risk (VLR) estimates for a number of application servers both UNIX and Wintel. Estimates include procurement, installation, upgrades, implementation, testing, rollback and decommissioning of old servers for a Business Groups of the County of San Diego. Scope, Requirements, Assumptions, Dependencies, Units of HPES by Labor Category, 3rd party labor, any licensing, upgrade, and maintenance costs. Deliverables for Requirements and Project Management Plan, execution, and decommissioning in Data Centers located in Plano, Tulsa, and San Diego
• Licensing and Procurement: Software for Oracle UPK, COMPAS software, other
• Project Management Software: Used MSPS and PPM Project scheduling and tracking budgeted versus actual costs, tracking risks and issues, and management reporting

Principal Consultant

Confidential, Burbank, CA

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on production techno-functional production support for R12.1.1 (GL, AP, AR CE, etc.); Month-End Close; Revaluation / Translation; Accrual / Reversal; Other issues
• Sub-Ledger Accounting (SLA); Banks; iPayments: Payment Process Profiles (PPP); E-Business Tax; AP Invoice and Payment Processing; AR Receipt Classes; GL Report Manager etc.
• Designed and developed complex BI Publisher report including data model and layout with in-depth SQL for Bank Statement Reconciliation with BAI Codes and Descriptions

Principal Consultant

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on implementation of new R12.1.3 Supplier Management modules for Supplier Life-Cycle Management (SLM) and Supplier Hub; iSupplier Portal; SLM also uses Sourcing Technology for RFIs; Approval Management Engine (AME); Trading Community Architecture (TCA); Data Quality Management (DQM) for clean supplier data in the R12 Supplier Hub (as the single source of truth); Interactions with Global Design for Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and core Financial modules
• Work Stream lead for Supplier Management: Conference Room Pilots for an international audience. Details include:
• Detailed presentation with business process flows tailored for SSBT processes
• Hands-on user sessions with for users in R12 CRP environment,
• Feedback loop for detailed requirements gathering and design via user Q&A
• Detailed Oracle AIM documents: BR-030, BR-100, BP-080, MD-050, MD-010, CVs (Requirements, Business Process flows, Functional design, Conversion Specifications), and CRs (Change Requests), Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Techno-functional Design reviews: For customizations, enhancements, interfaces, localizations, personalization
• Coordinated closely with other e-Procurement Work Streams for Sourcing, R2P, and Contracts and integration with Markview for AP invoice processing for paper, and electronic invoices, purchase orders etc.
• Hands-on design and implementation of:
• Approval Management Engine (AME) for new Supplier Approval Management
• Personalization (OAF Framework) based on CRP2 feedback
• User Defined Attributes (UDAs) for supplier on-boarding, periodic profile audit, and engagement and supplier level performance evaluations (leveraging Sourcing RFI technology)

Oracle ERP Consultant

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

• Scoping and analysis including project schedule and costing of modified Oracle Procure-to-Pay process (P2P) with Confidential and Oracle Grants.
• Business Analysis and multiple options with process flows presented to HACLA management.
• Proposed Confidential flows included EDI 850, 860, 810, 820 and custom interfaces; Financial modules include GL,AP, PO, INV
• Project Planning and Implementation document with Current and Future Business Flow, Map-Gap analysis, Functional and Technical Setups for iSupplier, Test Plans, Project Schedule, and Project Management Plan with 8 sub-plans for all knowledge areas (techno-functional) for the implementation of Oracle iSupplier, and Punch-out from iProcurement module to Supplier catalogs

Oracle Customer Support Manager

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

• Performed a leadership role in Managed Services for an installed base of up to 20 customers
• Oversaw support and supported modules such as GL, AP, AR, FA, CM, Inventory, Order Management (OM), Sales Tax, Purchasing, Incentive Compensation, iSupplier, iExpenses, iStore, WIP, BOM, EDI, Business Intelligence (BI) for Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Quote to Cash (Q2C), cycles for 11i and R12 customers, Sub-Ledger Accounting (SLA)
• 11i and R12Setups and troubleshooting include Sub-ledger Accounting for Projects, PO, Receipts (Item), Inventory, and Asset addition to the FA module - Supply Chain (SCM)
• Managed 6 member Functional and Technical staff as well as Administrative staff to support hosted and non-hosted Customers in Oracle EBS
• Issue Ticket resolution for Installed Base customers
• Performed Functional Support, Managed Development and Sales to quote customizations and projects; Coordination with the DBA group in troubleshooting production issues
• Planned and managed projects in close coordination with customers. Examples include:
• YMCA of Central Florida: Oracle EBS R12.0.4 and R12.1.1 Upgrades
• Fresh Oracle EBS R12 implementation using OBA for multinational customer
• Incentive Compensation
• Confidential: Implemented Oracle CRM on Demand for Customer Service Portal
• Performed Performance Evaluations, Annual reviews, Salary adjustments
• Oracle Business Accelerators (OBA) for R12; E-Business Tax; BI; Other

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple projects leveraging a 30 member strong offshore (China based) team of functional, technical analysts including developers and DBAs
• Developed project plans and estimates for customer requested customizations, enhancements, implementation
• Oracle EBS and Process Management (OPM) Projects using offshore (China based) delivery for:
• Roll International Inc.: Business Units - Fiji Water, Paramount Citrus, POM Wonderful
• CEMLI Reduction and Remediation
• Support and Service Requests (SRs)
• Enhancement Requests (ERs) and Projects
• Darigold Inc.: Conversions from multiple 10.7 and 11.i instances to one 11.i instance for AP, AR, FA, OM, OPM (Discrete, Costing)
• Pulte Homes: Advanced Services Desk (ASD) for Financials, and OPM including BOM, Configurator

Project Manager

Confidential, Commerce, CA

Responsibilities:

• Reporting and Analytics: Balance Sheet, Reporting, Hierarchies, other enhancements
• Replacement Studies for Budgeting and Analytics: Hyperion, Business Objects, Cognos
• Environment Upgrade of the Billing System for the LiveVault PC Backup Business Line
• Oracle General Ledger (GL) for:
• World Wide Consolidation Customization
• Budgeting for Statistical Amounts
• Release I Upgrade: Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Multiple Currencies, Translation, Consolidation workbench
• General Ledger Link to Oracle Financial Analyzer
• Setups for General Ledger, Financial Analyzer
• Troubleshooting GL problems such as cross validation rules, invalid code combinations
• Project Management for Billing Systems for Online Server Backup and Recovery (LiveVault)
• Sales Tax Project for LiveVault Acquisition with 3-Party Sales Tax tables and detailed functional design with interfaces to Oracle AP 11.5.10.2
• Incentive Compensation Project for the extraction of OFA Distribution profiles into Excel using the OLAP Express Programming platform
• Monthly Project Status Reporting, SDLC methodology
• : MS Projects: Orange Belt; MS Project Server: Blue Belt; Business Objects Query & Reports

Oracle Project Management/Business Development

Confidential, San Rafael, CA

Responsibilities:

• Managed project teams for several Oracle EBS projects outlined below
• Oracle Systems Implementation and Conversion
• Sarbanes-Oxley and SAS 70 compliance-related projects
• Implementation and setup of Oracle General Ledger, Receivables and Payables with Taxation, Inventory, Purchasing, Order Entry including full SDLC and maintenance of Oracle Projects for Oracle 10.7, 11.0.3 and 11.i
• Executed legacy system conversions & changes of Fiscal Yr. using SQL, Unix & Oracle GL
• Customizations for Corporate and Cash Basis Budget Uploads for PAI
• Custom Misc. Cash Receipts and other interfaces from legacy leasing system
• Implemented new bank and cash management customizations (ACH, Positivepay, Cleared Items, Lockbox)
• Financial Reporting and Accounting:
• Developed several large and complex custom reports using SQL Plus, PLSQL, Seagate Crystal Reports and Oracle Reports 2.5.
• Created customizations and scripts in Unix and SQL for the execution of Concurrent Programs to import Journals from external sources, such as Excel into the Oracle GL
• Other Projects:
• Created applications in Visual Basic for Applications to automate Accounting tasks in MS Excel Spreadsheets with ODBC connectivity to Oracle database tables
• Created VBA macros to execute Unix scripts from Excel Spreadsheets
• Adapted Macros for transferring data from Excel spreadsheets into Oracle NCA and SC.
• Developed marketing plan for the ASP business and negotiated with potential partners
• Integrated Oracle Financials with Broadvision’s I-Store for the Sales Pilot Project for Order Management (OM) in Oracle
• Undertook Project Planning for offering Broadvision’s I-Store as an ASP product
• Implementation of Invoice Imaging for Oracle AP using Speedscan
• Implementation of ERP tax using Vertex Software for Tax Rates and Taxation
• Systems Analysis/Programming in MS Access; HTML, Java, JavaScript
• Developed Web Portal for real estate finance giant W.P. Carey investors and broker-dealers using MicroSoft .NET with C# technology.
• : BroadVision: Business Manager; MS Projects