OBJECTIVE

• I am seeking a challenging leadership role, where I can apply my years of experience implementing Oracle EBS and Cloud Payroll and architecting superior HCM Solutions.

HIGHLIGHTS

• 5+ years of experience implementing Oracle Cloud Payroll. Due to his Senior - level involvements at Drivestream and eVerge Group, and Confidential, Lavery has received hands-on experience with over 20 different implementations of Cloud Payroll.
• 19+ years of experience implementing Oracle E-Business Suite, primarily Oracle’s HCM Applications: HRMS, Payroll, OTL, and iRecruitment.
• Experience across Government, Mining and Resources, Utilities, Manufacturing, Retail, Higher Education, Health Care, BPO (Outsourcing), Entertainment/Hospitality, and Computer Software
• Held various roles of increasing responsibility from Analyst, Implementation Lead, PL/SQL Developer, Payroll Solutions Architect, Technical Manager, and Deployment Lead
• Have extensive experience implementing Oracle Time and Labor
• 8 full life-cycles of Oracle Time and Labor
• Have extensive experience in Outsourcing (BPO)
• Worked for an Employee Leasing company, Outsource International, in Boca Raton, Florida as an HRIS Analyst in 1995
• Worked on Oracle implementation project for TriNet (then called Staff Leasing, and later, Gevity) in Bradenton, Florida in 1998
• Worked on architecture/design of Oracle HR/Payroll Systems for Hewitt Associates/Aon in the United States in 2006
• Worked on Shared Services project for the Government of Western Australia in 2008 to 2010
• Have extensive experience in the Mining and Resources Industry
• Led Oracle Payroll implementation for Magnum Coal in Charleston, West Virginia, in 2006-2007
• Was Payroll Solution Lead, and Deployment Manager, for Leighton Contractor’s Mining Division
• Was Payroll Solution Lead for Barrick Gold Corporation’s Oracle ERP implementation for Papua New Guinea mine site
• Have significant Overseas experience
• Spent 5 years in Australia, where he worked on implementation projects for Australia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, and Thailand.
• Assisted Inoapps clients with Cloud Payroll go-lives in Leeds, Manchester and London, U.K.
• Performed a health Check at Cloud HCM implementation at Humber College in Toronto, Canada.
• Earned a B.S. in Engineering from University of Florida, degree in Materials Science with specialization in Metallurgy
• Am the founder and moderator of the OraHCMusers Listserv, a global e-mail discussion group focused on Oracle’s HCM modules
• In January, 2018, Lavery became the first consultant (and the only one as of 31-MAY-2018) within Confidential ’s North American Oracle consulting practice to earn the CEI Certification (Oracle Cloud Excellence Implementer) in the Global Payroll module.
• Covering the entire body of knowledge of HR practitioners in the U.S., he earned the PHR Certification (Professional in Human Resources), a certification offered by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
• Attended an intense, 6-week “Oracle HRMS Bootcamp” class in 1996, covering foundation and design of the Oracle HR and Payroll Applications
• Gained excellent leadership and management experience while an officer in the U.S. Navy, and a Midshipman in the Navy ROTC program at the University of Florida.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Payroll Setup and Configuration
• Oracle Time and Labor setup/design
• Human Resources Setup and Configuration
• Project Management
• Customization Specification/Design
• Data Conversion
• Mid-year Balance Initializations
• Fast Formula
• PTO Accruals
• PL/SQL
• Technical Management
• Environment Strategy
• Drafting Development and Coding Standards
• Oracle Workflow
• Oracle Advanced Benefits setup/design
• Applications Implementation
• Requirements Gathering
• Business Reengineering
• Gap/Fit Analysis
• Payroll Testing/QA
• “Dataloader” Excel Macro
• Benefits Design/Setup
• SQL*Loader
• Oracle Alerts
• Deployment Strategy
• Applications Support Management
• Release Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Oracle Cloud Payroll Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Was Payroll Architect for Office Depot project, in Boca Raton, FL.
• Managed design for interface between Time and Attendance systems and Payroll
• Worked on testing of Tax interface’s, and garnishment interfaces with ADP
• Managed design for Unsupported Taxes that needed to be built
• Managed intricate design and testing of FLSA Overtime.
• Traveled onsite to customer in energy industry in Houston, TX to assist with Year-end, and some miscellaneous items.
• Created a 2018 Year-end Checklist, which included key tasks for W2 generation, handling patches, config and data for W2 generation, key benefits task such as 1095s, 1094, etc.
• Reviewed and analyzed Payroll Costing setups

Confidential

Cloud Payroll Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Attended and supported conference calls between Payroll associates and Oracle Cloud Payroll Center of Excellence.
• Assisted EBS Project at Cook County, IL (Chicago) go livre on EBS Payroll. Client went live in April, 2018. Duties performed included: Modified fast formulas for Union dues, assisted with mid-year Balance Initializations, assisted with parallel testing, identifying issues with disparity with Imputed Group Term Life, and helped design interface to bank for Positive Pay files.
• Conducted a Cloud Payroll Health Check for Humber College HCM Project, in Toronto, Canada.
• Was Payroll Architect for project at Metropolitan Life Insurance in New York City, New York. Among the tasks accomplished: Designed Solution for processing Stock Transactions, identified and designed unsupported taxes, designed solution for handling Relocations, designed solutions for handling 1099 employees and also Statutory employees, designed solutions for handling employees subject to Hypothetical Tax.
• Was Payroll Architect for DTCC, in Tampa, Florida. I designed the Payroll Costing solution, and designed the Elements and formulas for the Qualified and Nonqualified deferred compensation plans. I assisted the client go live in January, 2018. This was Confidential ’s first client to go live in Global Payroll in North America.

Confidential

Cloud Payroll Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing key Element Configuration attributes\
• Working with ADP Integrations/Interfaces for Involuntary Deductions, Tax Reporting/filing, and Wage Payments
• Working with Confidential Tax Team in testing State Income Tax reciprocity scenarios across 46 different states in the U.S.
• Assisting/advising with design of Payroll Costing