SUMMARY:

• IT and Business Consulting and Systems Analysis
• Project Management and Business Analysis (PM, Lead, PMP Certified)
• Operations, Systems, and Service Management (ITIL Certified)
• Systems and Software Development
• Conversions (System and Data)
• ERP Implementations, Integration, Migrations, Support (functional and technical)
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability
• SOX, PCI, HIPAA, IT and Security Auditing
• Enterprise Application Integration
• IT Strategy Communications, Service Management (ITIL Certified)
• Accounting, Auditing, and Financials
• System Engineering and Administration
• Demonstrates a passion for project management and track record of delivering business value through successful project management, implementation, and support.
• Capable of managing multiple projects at any time depending on scope of the projects.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work according to demands.
• Quick learner with an assertive personality who can navigate independently across various functions or business units.
• Comfortable utilizing and applying, and working with existing and new technologies.
• Ability to foresee and manage issues/ risks, priorities, and shuffle tasks.
• Guide, encourage and drive the team to find solutions to business problems.

• Assessing, planning, operating, developing, and implementing information systems.
• Accountant and Auditor education (B.S in Accounting) and working knowledge.
• ERP, J.D. Edwards World (since 1994); E1 (since 1999) environments. Implementing, customizing, converting, securing, auditing, compliance (SOX), migrating, upgrading, interfacing, and integrating (systems: applications and data): for JDE | Oracle 11i | Software - 2000 | McCormack and Dodge | MAPICS | BPCS | PRMS | MACPAC-FINPAC | Peachtree | CA | EVCOR | JBA | learning SAP.
• IBMi (iSeries, AS/400) hardware | firmware | Operating System | Licensed Program Products | 3rd party software | security (systems, networks, applications, database) | network protocols and integration (TCP/IP; VPN; SSL; FTP) | operations | database (DB2), development (CL, RPG, SQL) | Logical Partitioning (LPAR) | DR and HA (hardware: PowerHA and software: MIMIX based) | Hardware Management Console (HMC) | Internal and External (SAN) Storage | Flash Storage, Backup and Recovery (BRMS).
• Development and application of IT best practices.
• IT systems, technical, and applications consultant, both domestic and international.
• Responsibilities and duties for staff, projects, operations, and budgets.
• Cross industry functional and technical experience in medical; pharmaceutical; chemical products distribution and manufacturing; grocery products; wholesale and retail distribution; consumer goods manufacturing; financial; insurance; communications; healthcare services; retail store, credit card and back office processing.
• Continuing and diversified education with experience in: Systems Engineering and Administration; Project Management; Business Operations, Communications, and Time Management; Leadership; Strategic Planning; Financial Management; Security; Databases; Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures.
• Knowledge and use of software development tools, implementation and project management tools and methodologies, and business process improvements tools and methodologies.
• Multi/ and cross systems, platforms, and functional implementations; data center and company relocation, consolidation, support, maintenance, and upgrade expertise.
• Active PMP and ITIL certifications; skilled at managing, leading, and directing projects.
• Excellent communications skills; work with all levels of IT and business management and staff. And at my best with planning, communicating, and meeting deadlines.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• IT and Business Management | Systems and Business Analyst | EDI Analyst | ERP | Senior Functional and Technical Lead, Analyst, PM | Applications Design and Development | Domestic and Int’l | Disaster Recovery and HA | PM | Systems, Operational, Support, and Business Process Improvement
• Project | Operations | Systems | IT
• Analyst:
• Business | Technical | Functional | Systems
• Engineer and Administration:
• Systems

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: IBMi (AS/400, iSeries, eServer, through Power 7+ and HMC models) | HP | Dell | Sun | LTO (linear tape) | VTL (virtual tape) | DS8870 (SAN).

Operating Systems: i5OS (thru V7R1 TR10, LPAR, SAN, VM, and VIOS Technologies) | Windows.

Languages/Databases: RPG II/III/400/IV/ILE/SQLRPG | COBOL | DB2 | dBASE | Visual BASIC | Lotus Notes | Microsoft (SQL, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) | HTML | DHTML | Java | MQ.

ERP Software Packages: J.D. Edward's/PeopleSoft/Oracle World (A5.1-A9.2 with Web Enablement, UPK), OneWorld (B732.1-B733.3 (Xe) Oracle E1 - 9.0) | Oracle 11i McCormack and Dodge | MAPICS | BPCS | PRMS | MACPAC | FINPAC | Peachtree | CA | EVCOR | JBA | Manhattan PKMS | learning SAP.

Communications: TCP/IP | Fiber Channel | Routers, Hubs, Switches | SNMP | Telnet | SMTP | SNTP | DDM VPN | NETBIOS/Windows Network Sharing | FTP, FTPs, sFTP | HTTP, HTTPS | GHX | AS2 | Firewalls | Encryption | Authentication | SSL, TLS.

Software Utilities/Products: IBM PowerHA, Vision HA/DR (OMS/400, ODS/400, SAM/400, Director, Vision Solution Portal (VSP), MIMIX Professional) | iDoctor | BRMS | HAWKEYE | DBU | QUESTVIEW | Lotus SmartSuite | Microsoft (Word, Project, Exchange, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote) IBM Sterling, DNS/Premenos (EDI/400)/GENTRAN),GXS-Inovis-Harbinger TrustedLink (V3-V6), EXTOL (EDI mapping/translation) | Sequel | ShowCase | RUMBA RevSoftMPlus (message monitoring) | ROBOT (Job, Scheduling, Reports, Network, Save) | IBMi Navigator and Access for Windows | Net Soft | Macro-4 (Performance and Disk Management) | Visio | TL Ashford | ZEBRA | MarkMagic | Percon | Templar | Chameleon AS-SET, SYNON, X-ANALYSIS (Case Tools) | Broderick | CreatePrint/Fax | FastFax | Vertex (Tax) | Oracle/JDE/PeopleSoft World and E1/OW ERP software, WorldVisionSeagull J/Walk GUI, Oracle Web Enablement with JDE World | Alliance FTP and PGPManager (IBMi) | Network Communications | Brio | Business Objects (OLAP Reporting

Tools: -Crystal and Webi) | Compleo (Output Management) | Bsafe, NetIQ, PowerTech Interact (Audit, Security, Syslog) | SkyView Risk Assessor and AllOut SOXLock (SOX-Security-Audit) | Jaros (BI Tool for Oracle) | C-CO (Check/Credit CardAuthorization) | Manhattan-PKMS (WMS) | Service Now | Implementer, Turnover, and Aldon(CMS/LMe/LMi) (LifeCycle/Change Management) | RJS (WebDocs).

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• PM and BA supporting ERP migration from JBA to SAP and JD Edwards.
• Liaises between the business and IT projects and applications.
• Supporting JBA ERP module functionality to current and future processes, providing key input to technical strategic, tactical planning, design specifications, and testing.
• Environment: IBM Power7 and iOS (V7R1, TR10), ERP JBA.

Functional Technologist/PM/BA

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• PM and BA driving enhancements and new technology related to Mergers and Acquisitions projects.
• Liaison between the business and IT projects and applications.
• Applied JDE ERP module functionality to current and future processes, provided key input to technical strategic, tactical planning, design specifications, and testing.
• Key role in successful migration upgrade project to new hardware (enterprise servers - IBM Power6 to P8) and iOS (V5R4-V7R2), ERP platform (JDE E1 8.97-9.1).

Technical PM, IBMi/iSeries Sys Engineer, Admin, Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and executed solutions/projects to improve the IBMi environment, and system administration, and integration with other IT platforms.
• Migrate/upgrade iSeries to IBMi on Power 5 - 7+, V5R4-V7R1.
• Evaluated Operations and Technical Services procedures to identify inefficiencies, security exposures, procedural problems, system performance, and make recommendations.
• Vendor management to plan and execute system upgrades and improvements,
• Hardware, operating systems and utility software, security, connectivity solutions.
• Trained Operations and Technical Services staff members.
• Aided in the daily management of Power Systems running IBMi OS, and provided integration with advanced technologies, such as MQ, HA and DR.
• Performed Hardware, OS upgrades, PTF application.
• Worked with application teams to test system modifications in test LPAR’s prior to production implementation. Used MIMIX MOVE for critical systems migrations.
• Supported PCI Systems (Credit Card Authorization) and components for support, audit, compliance, and certification, which included setup of secure VPN tunneling.
• Assisted with conversion to SAP.
• PM for SAP QA/DR Environment Relocation to 3rd party data center.
• PM for distribution center setup, relocation, closing, merging, and expansions, using PKMS Warehouse Management System, and interfaced to SAP.
• 20+ LPAR’s, MIMIX and Power-HA for DR and HA, IASP configurations.
• Use of HMC, SAN devices (DS8870) with Power 7+ systems (770) running IBMi,. Aldon Change Management, ConnectDirect, Robot Scheduler/Network.
• Converted from LTO-3, to LTO-4, then to VTL (Virtual Tape Library).
• Managing 3-10 person project teams

JDE PM and Business Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Contributed to the support, configuration, enhancement, development, OS upgrade and implementation of JD Edwards World (JDE).
• Delivered business system solutions enabled by JDE, custom systems, integration and interoperability, through defining requirements, performing analysis, designing and testing systems, and working with business users across the organization and IT staff, and providing end-user support.
• Using JDE A7.3 and A9.2 running on IBMi V5R4-V7R1. Service Now, Turnover for Change Management. Installed/configured JDE Web Enablement and Oracle UPK.

JDE PM and Business Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Liaison between financial areas, internal audit, and IS/IT organization by planning, conducting, directing, supporting, and documenting the usage and integration of the ERP systems.
• Assisted project management in leadership of cross-department teams, directing tasks, activities and workflow of the project team, and leading communication during projects.
• Determined financial needs and analysis for transition from one corporate entity to another.
• Responsible for understanding the financial department’s needs and translates into functional requirements and specifications for Financial and Reporting application.
• 2 separate JD Edward E1 environments covering 2 separate business units,
• Used Discoverer and Business Objects (Crystal and Web Intelligence) for reporting and dashboards.

Business Systems Analyst BI

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• IT relationships management by planning, conducting, directing, and documenting the analysis of Oracle and Data Warehouse applications.
• Assisted project management in leadership of cross-department teams, directing tasks, activities and workflow of the project team, and leading communication during projects.
• Responsible for understanding the customers’ business needs and translates into functional requirements and specifications for Financial and Reporting application.
• Oracle 11i environment, Discoverer and Business Objects (Crystal and Web Intelligence) for reporting and dashboards. Support for JDE A8.1 and PRMS V8.4.

Sr. JDE Functional and Technical Training

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared reference materials/functional documentation based on requirements gathered through a process/series of remote interviews with key business and management personnel at Confidential and client interface with Confidential .
• Conducted on-site, hands-on, class room training with client personnel. JDE A7.3 and iSeries V5R4.

Project Manager/Senior IT Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed projects through the entire project management life cycle, and for some analyst type tasks using ITIL standards.
• Provided team management for effective resource utilization with defined roles and timely feedback.
• Developed and maintain project plans, issue tracking, resolution and escalation to ensure project delivery. Provide direction and set priorities to deliver to plans/budget and resolve day-to-day project team issues.
• Collaborated with senior level business and IT resources to ensure that the strategy, planning and delivery approach will achieve the desired end results.
• Adhered to PCI standards and compliance.
• Producing statements of work (SOW) and engaged with outside resources, IBM and Fortuitous, for testing facilities and services.
• Managed 5 - 30 person projects.

JDE Project Lead/Data Conversion Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led Data conversion from Frameworx using a Progress Database running on Unix environment to JDE using a DB2 Database running on iSeries OS V5R4.
• Managed data conversion and testing efforts through implementation.
• Applied functional and technical subject matter expertise, to IT and business sectors, for iSeries platform and J.D. Edwards World (A7.3) ERP system.
• Led 5 - 15 person projects.

JDE and iSeries PM/ Systems Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Scoped, planned, staffed, and performed System and Data Center move and migration from one organizations infrastructure to another.
• Integration and systems support for dual iSeries/eServer and ERP environments sites, hardware and software upgrades.
• SOX compliance (planning and testing) and Disaster Recovery (planning, testing, and implementation with Sungard).
• Security and Risk assessment and management.
• Data analysis and mining for PRMS and JDE data conversions to Oracle 11i Manufacturing Suite, through business process migration and data mapping.
• Performed JDE Business Analysis, Systems Programming, JDE development, Crystal reporting, and Web development.
• Used JDE/PeopleSoft/Oracle World ERP (A8.1) software and Inovis TrustedLink iSeries 6.1 for EDI with Financials, Sales Order Management., Purchasing, Inventory Management., supporting Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Transportation modules running on an AS/400 (V5R3), and PRMS SSA Global ERP (V8.4), DcLINK (barcoding and RF), TL Ashford (Labeling), Create form (forms overlay/fax), Crystal Reports (reporting), Bsafe (Audit, Security), SkyView Risk Assessor (Security) and AllOut SOXLock (SOX) Seagull Software (Web Development), Vertex (Sales and Use Tax), Aldon (Change Management), BRMS (Backup and Recovery).
• Managed 3-25 person projects.