SUMMARY:

• Senior - level EDI integration consultant specializing in supply chain, logistics, financial, and order management processes. I specialize in EDI integration using IBM's Sterling Integrator line of products. 20+ years' experience leading large-scale implementations with SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle apps (Oracle EBS, Siebel, XML Gateway), and other ERP systems. I have served as an architect, designer, developer, project manager, and implementer of these systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PLATFORMS, SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS: Sterling Integrator, E-commerce, EDI, Unix, Supply Chain, Forecast To Pay, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle XML Gateway, EDIINT, AS/2, SOAP, FTP, FTPs, sFTP, SSH, SOA, PGP, SAP EDI, XML Gateway, EFT, XML, Unix scripting (Awk, Sed, Perl)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior EDI / HIPAA Consultant

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Development, project planning, and documenting existing processes.
• HIPAA 4 mapping

Senior EDI / B2B Integration Consultant

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities:

• Lead effort to complete development, testing and deployment of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator for logistics client.
• Develop test plans, provide design guidance, lead migration efforts, and validate infrastructure.
• Develop standard logistics transactions (204, 214, 990, 810/811, and various XML formats) for transaction processing.
• Custom-built ERP for logistics transactions and MS Dynamics for accounting (810s, invoice processing). Sterling Integrator uses JMS queues and Web service interfaces to back-end systems, and standard communications protocols including FTP/S S/FTP, AS2, and mail-boxing to external partners.

SAP/EDI Integration Consultant

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Project lead for all new supplier implementations; manage developers, create project, test, deployment plans
• EDI integration efforts include development of new transactions (Scheduling Agreements - 830, ASNs - 856, Quality Certs - 863, Sales Orders - 850, and Order status - 870) and redesign of internal SAP processes to improve supply chain process flows.
• Responsible for all Latin American EDI integrations, including project planning, design/development, testing, and deployment for all Tier 1 partners and 3rd party providers to Novelis.

Senior Consultant

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• EDI/B2B Integration consultant focused on integrating Oracle's eBusinessSuite (EBS) and Siebel CRM products with external trading partners, using Oracle's XML Gateway and Gentran Integration Suite (GIS). Project lead for FTP (Forecast-To-Pay) and Order-To-Cash (OTC) functions, including sales processes, procurement, shipping/receiving, and receivables/payables.
• Completed APAC (Asia/Pacific) rollout of Oracle/Siebel integration project. Scope of project was to integrate Zebra's APAC operations into global Oracle platform, including interfaces to 3PLs in Singapore and China, and primary outsourced manufacturer in China.
• Project lead and developer for all EDI integration tasks, including item & inventory management (EDI 888, 846), receipt and put-away (EDI 856, 944), and customer fulfillment (EDI 940, 856) with 3PLs, and complete procurement, receiving, and invoicing suite of transactions (EDI 850, 855, 860, 856, 810) with supplier. Also designed and deployed web services (SOAP) interface to Oracle using Sterling Integrator web services.
• Completed upgrade from GIS 4.3 to Sterling Integrator (SI) 5.2. Upgrade included migration to new hardware (on virtual servers), porting to RH 5, Oracle 11g, and replacement of perimeter servers.
• Completed North American integration phase, including Order Management, Supply Chain, and Financials.
• Lead consultant responsible for all Supply Chain functions including PO, PO Ack, PO Change, ASN, and Invoice. Also designed/developed all processes for customer order management (CRM) and Finance.
• Completed European financial EDI implementation. Paymul EDIFACT transaction with 20+ countries. GIS integrated with Oracle Financials (iPayments) module. Also working on multiple smaller integration projects with existing Baan ERP.

Consultant

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Responsibilities:

• Lead consultant on global EDI consolidation project for large medical devices manufacturer. Upgrade to latest Gentran on UNIX, migrate Gentran Windows platform to Unix, and map, script, and process conversions for European, Canadian, and US divisions of client. Re-mapping of European EDI maps in EDIFACT and TRADACOMS formats.

EDI/B2B Group Lead

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for migration of corporate EDI/B2B system from Gentran:Server on UNIX to services-oriented architecture (SOA) using Gentran Integration Suite (GIS). Project manager and architect for entire GIS infrastructure, including perimeter servers, redundancy links, and load-balancing. Managed project from inception through production rollout, including developers and analysts. Managed team of 8 developers, analysts, and support staff.
• Designed all business processes (BPs), scripts, and maps. Designed and implemented AS/2 and secure FTP (s/FTP, FTP/s).
• Migrated Confidential from VPN to AS2, saving FPL over $60K annually by eliminating VPNs. Implemented FTP with SSL processes with several trading partners to satisfy company’s data security requirements to eliminate use of standard FTP. Implemented solution for secure file transfers using PGP. Once activated, managed increases of over 200% in FTP files processed and over 50% in dollars processed YTD 2006, even after staff reductions.

Consultant

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Lead EDI integration expert for SAP FI and HR implementation, including multiple financial EDI transactions (820, 824, and 831). Implemented secure communications over VPN to Confidential and Mellon. Lead consultant for EDI integration with SAP MM/FI/CO.
• Implemented all EDI interfaces for SAP order-to-cash (OTC) project (procurement, receipts, and payables), including POs, ASNs, and payments.

Consultant

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Lead consultant and implementation manager for EDI integration to PeopleSoft procure-to-pay (P2P) system. Inherited project 2 months behind schedule and delivered final results on time and within budget. Managed team of 4 developers and analysts.

Consultant

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Provided small furniture manufacturer with EDI and barcode solution to satisfy retailers’ (Federated, Dayton-Hudson) mandate. Integrated solution saved manufacturer an estimated $200,000 per year in reduced charge-backs and efficiencies.

Consultant

Confidential, Welcome, NC

Responsibilities:

• Integrated e-commerce/EDI system with PeopleSoft for computer equipment distributor, including migrating client from NT-based platform to UNIX. Re-designed all interfaces and led development team.

Consultant

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Designed EDI infrastructure for distributor of aircraft parts, MRO, and other airline-support businesses. Worked with X12 and Spec 2000 EDI formats. Designed architecture and communications links to use MQSeries on AS/400 connected over IP link to network provider.

Consultant

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Vendor compliance system for small manufacturer supplying large retail customers (Walmart, Kmart, Dollar General). Designed EDI and barcode solution to satisfy vendor compliance requirements of large retailers, and integrated with client’s MAS90 accounting system. Also provided initial design for future WMS system and integrating barcode systems for complete warehouse management.

Consultant

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Y2K conversion and upgrade of Gentran:Server UNIX. Managed upgrade of EDI system and conversion of all EDI maps to 4010. Managed all re-testing to/from SAP.

Consultant

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Re-designed all EDI/B2B operations, including re-writing interface processes to improve IDOC error handling to/from SAP. Rewrote all communication scripts, designed and implemented backup and archival processes. Re-designed error handling functions to improve troubleshooting.

Consultant

Confidential, West Palm Beach, FL

Responsibilities:

• Lead consultant and project manager for mortgage company. Designed and implemented e-commerce system in a distributed Windows NT architecture using Gentran:Server. Managed team of 5 developers and analysts. Managed all design, infrastructure evaluation and setup, installation and configuration, mapping, testing, and production implementation. Transactions included appraisals, titles, and credit reports, with communications to partners via dialup, private networks and Internet (FTP). An annual saving of $1.5MM was achieved, and client was first in their industry with a full-scale electronic commerce system. Designed all interfaces to internal (PowerBuilder/Sybase) applications. Initial design for move to XML-based architecture. Designed & installed Windows NT Domains.

EDI Analyst

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Established corporate EDI/B2B department and trained support staff. Designed and managed overall e-commerce direction and architecture. Developed all e-commerce links to supply chain systems, including purchasing, customer billing, employee payroll, transportation, payables, and receivables applications. Designed and implemented all communications links, including real-time Gas procurement functionality over the Internet, and FTP communications over Internet and VANs.

Consultant

Confidential, Juno Beach, FL

Responsibilities:

• EC/EDI team leader on re-engineering team at FPL, responsible for developing all EC interfaces (EDI, barcode, Financial EDI, etc.) to custom-written Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Led team that performed analysis and design, hardware/software installation, testing and implementation. Inherited project 3 months behind schedule, and implemented in 6 months, 1 month ahead of schedule. Developed selection criteria for VAN, VAB, and EC/EDI software (Gentran:Server). ERP system reduced supplier base from 3,000+ to 7, and reduced the supply chain cycle time from 55+ days to 3.

MIS Director

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Created in-house MIS department, hired staff, developed operating procedures and budgets for healthcare management company in preparation for IPO.

Systems Analyst

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Implemented first EDI system at FPL. Basic system using PC-based EDI translator for purchase orders. My initial work was the basis for reengineering effort mentioned above

Systems Analyst

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Developed travel agency incentive programs for Eastern and Continental airlines, including all documentation, internal seminars, system analysis and design, and project management functions.