SUMMARY:

Distinguished career managing enterprise financial, human capital and supply chain management software implementation projectsProject manager and recognized in Oracle/PeopleSoft enterprise resource planning (ERP). History of planning and executing full life cycle of large - scale global implementation projects. Focused leader, with a wealth of experience building and guiding large, peak-performing project teams operating across multiple global locations. Expert at forging multimillion-dollar budgets and devising sound fiscal strategies for major organizations. Articulate complex business and technical concepts to diverse audiences, with extensive experience interacting with C-level management.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERTISE:

Project Management

Strategy & Execution

Budget Management

Team Building & Leadership

Financial Systems Administration

Customized Financial Solutions

Change Management

Data Migration

Coaching & Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Boston, Massachusetts

ERP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple high-profile global ERP projects. Initiate and execute the enterprise-wide deployment of large-scale financial, human capital and supply chain software solutions to major government / education / corporate clients.
• Deliver expert direction and coaching to global project teams ranging from 6 to 50 members.
• Recruit and hire new team members.
• Liaise closely with clients to gather requirements, provide project updates, resolve issues and successfully go-live.
• Partner with management in devising project strategies that align with business goals. Formulate and allocate multimillion-dollar project budgets.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate new functionality into and resolve issues with systems.
• Oversaw the implementation of Oracle R12.1.3 for a growing Northern California Pharmaceutical. The scope of the project included implementation of the modules of Financials, Order Management, Purchasing and Manufacturing, development and deployment of fifty four (54) custom objects and the migration to a hosted production / non-production environment.
• Managed the upgrade project for an Boston instrument manufacturer to migrate from version 11.5.10 to 12.1.3 for Financials (AP, AR, GL, CM, FA) Operations (Planning/Scheduling, Inventory, Quality, BOM, APC, iSupplier,) Service (iPayment, Install Base, Service Contracts, Depot Repair) and Order Management (Pricing, Shipping, Order Entry) for their global footprint (US/Germany/Japan/China/Hong Kong).
• Successfully led the eight suite implementation of Oracle R12 EBS, Siebel, Demantra, Hyperion, OBIEE, SOA, ASCP, and Agile for a California Medical Products Manufacturer for North America in a tight ten month window with teams in North America and India. First time an eight suite Implementation has been successfully completed in mid-market.
• Managed the project to migrate a telecommunications manufacturer) from PeopleSoft 8.9 Financial & Minx (home grown) Supply Chain Data to Oracle 11 e-Business Suite. Collaborated with business to develop and execute a strategy to migrate and validate the data migration (financial \ supply chain), a successful cutover strategy as well as construct a data warehouse for the legacy PeopleSoft & Minx Inventory data for future reporting needs (Discoverer).
• Managed $11M deployment of the Oracle R12 e-business suite including legacy data migration/conversion, upgrade of three financial modules from Oracle 11i to R12 and implementation of fifteen supply chain components for a Northern Ireland clinical drug provider.
• Spearheaded $2.3M implementation of the Oracle R12 e-business suite, the first ever for the life science market including seven financials components, five supply chain components and five manufacturing components for a California Bio-Pharmaceuticals manufacturer. Worked with the business to develop and execute a successful change management approach, a successful cutover strategy and master data approach to migrate \ convert data from siloed systems to the R12 format.
• Managed the design, development and implementation of the customized workforce staffing solution providing future budget development, position management, e-recruiting interface, change management, end-user training, and future year data uploading functionality for a large Massachusett public schools district.
• Developed the project protocol and directed the project team during the implementation of PeopleSoft Planning and Budgeting 8.9 application for a major Colorado city.
• Directed the implementation of PeopleSoft Planning and Budget 8.9 application, including the PeopleSoft Human Capital Management total compensation functionality customized reporting, change management and end-user training for a large California water authority.
• Coordinated the commitment accounting functionality upgrade and data migration for the PeopleSoft Human Capital Management application version 8.8 to 8.9 upgrade project for a large California school district
• Managed the installation and deployment of the PeopleSoft Planning and Budgeting 8.9 application for a mid-size Virginia City.
• Provided K12 budget expertise and functional consultation for the PeopleSoft Human Capital, Financial, and Enterprise Performance Management 8.8 implementation for a large California school district.

Confidential, Detroit, Michigan

Assistant Director / Program Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Crafted and managed a $2.3B district budget, promoting fiscal responsibility and proper stewardship of scarce financial resources. Installed and configured enterprise planning and budgeting software systems. Collaborated with IT team to update and approve budget electronically.
• Partnered with a team of program supervisors in developing and approving annual district budget.
• Liaised closely with school administrators in gauging budget needs and devising innovative solutions for resolving budgetary issues. Generated customized reports conveying YTD expenses, budget and forecasts including multiple as needed reports.
• Developed complex staffing allocations for 250 schools.
• Conceived and implemented Access database providing district with capacity to balance budget to actual costs, and forecast upcoming budget within a complex milieu encompassing 18 funds, 13 central office divisions and 20 school divisions.
• Played integral role in transition from legacy financial system to integrate financial and human resources enterprise system.
• Devised annual cost assessments for salary and fringe benefit costs of over 20,000 full time and part time employees.
• Authored and compiled annual district wide budgetary document assessing status of district’s fiscal situation and recommending current and future budget appropriation.