OBJECTIVE

Employment: Full, Part-Time or Consultancy utilizing my expertise in Oracle to design, construct, and implement improved Human Resource Management Systems for both individual and or global operations.

SUMMARY

More than 12 years of Information Technology experience with primary emphasis on development and implementation of Oracle Human Resource modules. This experience includes direct functional development, managing and leading projects, and cross functional coordination inclusive of module compatibility, third party programs and training of end users.

Highly skilled in Oracle HR, OAB, Manager and Employee Self Service, Payroll and Time and Labor, good communicator with creative forward thinking ideas that have repeatedly demonstrated the ability to implement the customer’s requirements in useful high end products that meet and exceed expectations. Willing and seasoned traveler

PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE

Oracle Applications: Oracle: (R11i) ERP and CRM Applications (11.5.9+), (R12)
Human Resources, Management Systems, Payroll, Oracle Time and Labor,
Timekeeper, Employee and Manager Self Service, Irecruitment, Standard Benefits,
System Administrator, Workflow Administrator.
Operating Systems, Dos, Windows NT/2000
Hardware, HP, Sun Solaris, UNIX
PC Software, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project, Access, Visio, Aim,
Release10.7 (character, GUI) 10.7, Production release 16, Release 11 GUI, 11.03
GUI, 11i.Version 5.6, 11i 5.7,11i5.9, 11i.10, R12

COMPETENCIES

Through technical, functional and consulting experiences, I have acquired project management and HR system competencies. Determination of user needs evaluation of alternative solutions and the ‘fit analyses’ with existing technology and resources, the preparation of business cases, and the development of technical requirements. Performed project kick-off meetings, requirements gathering, gap analyses, and business process analysis and re-engineering. Developing system configuration documentation, project plans, and project timelines, in Addition to training and transition documentation as well as creating and executing test scripts.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Convergence R12 Upgrade Oracle Time and Labor, HR, Payroll, OAB, Self Service, I recruitment, Managing Principal Consultant 01/09 – 06/09 Confidential,

Functional /Technical Lead
The scope of the project was to Upgrade Oracle Financials and the HR suite from 11.5.10 to R12.0.6. As the functional lead responsibilities were assisting the client in identifying the impacts of the new upgrade release on the current system and identify the best practices in order to enhance current business processes, conduct current state business process flow analysis, gap analysis, layout the future state design, gather requirements. Configure keyflex fields and Descriptive flex fields. Document all findings using AIM methodology; prepared test scripts and conducted unit & system tests. Additionally task with configuring tables for the new TIAA-CREF transmission report functionality for communicating with the vendor.

Oracle Time and Labor, HR, Manager and Employee Self Service Confidential,07/08 - 01/09

Project Manager / Functional Lead
The scope of the project was to implement OTL along with additional HR and Self Service functionality to an existing production instance in which Financials and CRM applications are resident. As the project manager identified the customer’s application objectives and expectations; planned and lead product implementation, configured Flexfields and documented application setups; prepared test scripts and conducted unit & system tests, Assisted the client in identifying best practices to understand the scope/capabilities of Oracle OTL, HR and Self Service to ensure optimal and strategic use of system in support of best practices. Worked closely with client counterpart in issue resolution and obtaining sign off from upper management.

HR, Oracle Time and Labor

Managing Principal Consultant 03/08 – 06/08 Confidential,Albany, Or

Project Manager / Technical, Functional Lead
The scope of the project was to take the Oracle HRMS module from a shared install to a full install and add Oracle Time and Labor to an existing production enterprise instance in which Financials and CRM applications are resident with an input interface from Kronos and an output to ADP. Brought on board midway to completion as the project manager tasked with resolving outstanding issues which was causing the implementation to go off track and not make the Go—Live date. Issues ranged from configuration setups to incomplete documentation, began working the issues one at a time, First task was to complete the UAT instance configuration and test from end to end, once that was done testing issues aroused which were corrected, then moved on to getting the all required documents completed and signed off on. Once all of the outstanding issues where completed began configuring production and were able to go-live schedule.

HR, Manager and Employee Self Service Managing Principal Consultant 11/07 – 03/08 Confidential,Jersey City, NJ

Project Manager / Functional Lead
As a project manager responsibilities where to prepare an implementation plan to meet both the client and system needs, prepare project plan and status reporting process; along with conducting weekly status meetings. Worked with the IT staff to establish a database management instance plan; plan and manage data conversion; developed cutover plans; establish data standardization procedures, system administration and post-implementation assistance.

As the functional lead the responsibilities where to convert the HR module from a shared instance to a full install, gather and document business requirements for Manager and Employee self service, configure, and documented application setups; prepared test scripts, conducted unit & system tests; And worked with off shore developers to design and build fit/gap solutions; work with client facilitating team processes to improve HR practices and business processes.

HR, Standard Benefits, Manager and Employee Self Service Senior Principal Consultant 08/07 – 11/07 Confidential,Waterford, WI

Oracle Technical / Functional lead responsible for implementing R12 core human resources along with manager and employee self service, Identified customer application objectives and expectations; planned and lead product implementation, configured, and documented application setups; prepared test scripts and conducted unit & system tests. Worked closely with off shore developers and assisted the client in identifying best practices to understand the scope/capabilities of Oracle HR to ensure optimal and strategic use of system in support of best practices; Built documentation for HR system extension and/or modification, Developed training objectives, and Prepared learning materials and conducted training classes for client on-site.

HR, Manager and Employee Self Service Senior Principal Consultant 08/06 – 08/07 Confidential,Palo Alto, CA

Oracle lead responsible for implementing core human resources along with manager and employee self service into already configured financial production instance Lead all phases of the implementation which included requirement gathering, documenting the requirements, working with client counterpart in issue resolution and obtaining sign off from management.

After successful Go-live time was extended to work with business owners, management, and IT to identify, prioritize, implement, and maintain new requirements, both systematic and reporting. Also worked to improve communications, processes, and documentation between user groups, provided training and special cleanup or new implementation projects which were successfully released with high degree of quality assurance and user acceptance. Supervised maintenance support, and system enhancements such as the 2006/2007focal salary upload and the contingent worker functionality, Partnered with the IT Team to provide daily operational support for Discoverer where training documentation was developed, and provided for end user training of the reporting tool. Provided ongoing support to numerous business partners and trained users with easy to use training guides, in both settings of group training, and 1 on 1

HR, OTL Senior Principal Consultant 03/06 – 08/06 Confidential,San Diego, CA

Oracle HRMS functional consultant originally brought on board for 6 weeks to train employees on the newly implemented HR, ESS, MSS and OTL modules during the preparation for building training materials it was discovered that required key flexfields were setup incorrectly and several reporting fields were not populated. Was asked to perform a complete system assessment and provide the client with the documented findings it was then decided to extend the project scope. As the project manager lead one functional and one technical consultant in the cleaning up of the data and correcting the module configuration. During the course of the project was also tasked with leading the client’s production support team so that the client could continue focus on the production environment upon completion of this project the client was in a position to move forward as a company and interface with ADP as well as add on future modules such as iRecruitment.

OTL, Projects Senior Principal Consultant 01/06 – 03/06 Confidential,Fond Du Lac, WI

OTL functional lead with set task on short term project to complete configurations for CRP2, and UAT, Resolve open issues, test configurations of OTL module with the project accounting timecard layout, transfer knowledge to the client, build BR-100 so that Mercury Marine could configure the OTL module into the production environment without a consultant’s assistances and proceed to Go-Live.

Confidential,Senior Principal Consultant 01/06 – 03/06 Cyberonics, Houston, TX

Oracle functional Lead responsible for setting up core HR, OTL professional forms and the self service timecard to accept a time clock feed from Kronos, build a BR-100, test scripts and test module functionality along with train the client’s super user and transfer knowledge of OTL and HR configurations. Due to budget constraints the client was to take this newly acquired knowledge and build the production instance to take the OTL, HR, Payroll and OAB modules live without consultant supervision or Production Support.

Confidential,HR, Oracle Standard Benefits Senior Consultant 10/05 - 01/06 Confidential,Saint Louis, MO Oracle HRMS functional Lead responsible for upgrade to 11.5.10 full install of Oracle HR with one business group within 60 days. Modules include HR, Oracle Standard Benefits, and interface between Oracle HR and Ceridian Payroll. Additional duties include configuring the oracle modules, testing and performing conference room pilots, preparing high level business case scenarios, designing test script templates, perform end-user training sessions, and operated in a support role. Oracle Time and Labor, HR

Senior Consultant 06/05 - 10/05 Confidential,Dallas, TX
Functional Lead responsible for an Oracle 11i HRMS implementation; modules include HR, Oracle Time & Labor. Responsibilities consisted of mentoring a junior consultant and client from requirements gathering, application configuration, testing, and implementation of the Human Resources, and Oracle Time & Labor modules training in use of module along with an interface to an ADP Payroll for the go-live, duties also include client communications, project plan development, risk assessment, issue resolution, and all project documentation.

Confidential,Oracle Time and Labor, Self Service Benefits Open Enrollment Senior Consultant 01/04 – 05/05 Confidential,Boston, MA

Oracle Time and Labor, and Time Keeper implementation Functional lead responsible for gathering business requirements, Performing gap analysis, developing new business solutions incorporating OTL, Time keeper, and Self Service Time into already developed HR and Payroll business. Responsibilities included configuration documentation, configuring the oracle modules setting up timecard approvals and e-mail notifications utilizing workflows, testing and performing a conference room pilot for end users.

Self Service Benefits Open Enrollment Functional lead responsible for the implementation and project planning fit analysis, configuration, testing, working directly with the end users to understand business requirements and identify technical solutions to address those needs. Responsibilities concluded with the Rollout and post-implementation support.

After the successful rollout of Self Service Benefits and the Time and Labor modules project scope was extended as functional expert responsible for supporting, maintaining and enhancing the Oracle HR, Payroll, Benefits, and the Oracle Time and Labor modules. Provided daily production support participated in all activities related to system upgrades and new product implementations. Resolve configuration and functional business issues across the various HR modules in a hands-on manner by working TARs and testing the newly applied patches.

Confidential, Human Resources Senior Consultant 07/03 – 11/03 Confidential,Wilkes Barre, PA

HR, Payroll, Advanced Benefits Implementation functional HR lead responsible for gathering business requirements, performing gap analysis, proposing new business solutions based on centralizing 5 divisions into the corporate office while retaining union contract agreements along with reengineer business processes between the newly developed human resources and payroll departments. Responsibilities also included configuring the oracle modules, system testing, performing a conference room pilot for division users and providing BR-100 documentation.

Oracle Federal Human Resources Senior Consultant 01/03 – 06/03 Department Of Defense, San Antonio, TX

US Federal HRMS Implementation (Upgrade from Release 10.7 to 11i) for the Department of Defense the 11i Federal HRMS systems included upgrade custom procedures of OTA, Oracle Security/Profiles, Alerts, Complaints Tracking, Competencies, Work Flow (Federal HRMS utilizes Oracle workflow to expedite the Request for Personnel Action (RPA) from the initiator to the approver), and Custom Library. Functional lead responsible for converting end user guide from 10.7 to 11i, planning, creating and delivering training activities, including learning tools and materials, to achieve competencies relating to the new processes. Developed end user guides as well as Prepared and conducted Train-the-Trainer events.

Confidential,Senior Consultant 08/02 -10/02 STERIS, INC. Mentor, OH

Oracle Functional HR, Payroll consultant responsible for the development of training materials and conducting training classes across multiple business groups for Human Resources, Oracle Advanced benefits, and Manager Self Service modules Developed and delivered Train-the-Trainer programs, created training documentation for the global functional end users which consisted of a workbook with screen shots and full explanation of how the module works and a lab book with examples for the end users to follow with and execute.

Confidential, Senior Consultant 03/02 – 08/02 Confidential,Dallas, TX

HR/Payroll/ OTL migration (Release 10.7 – 11i), Functional lead responsible for gathering business requirements,
Performing gap analysis, proposing new business solutions based on the clients requirements as well as reengineer business processes between the human resources and payroll departments. Prepare a strategy and work with technical staff in developing third party integration processes; from their current time keeping system to Oracle\'s time and labor module. Responsibilities also consisted of creating and building elements and balances for the federal/state tax withholding balances adjustment to meet all tax requirements for their employee’s. in multiple locations descriptive and key flex fields, Quick Codes, and value sets, security profiles along with testing of the HR, Payroll, and Time management modules, performing CRP\'s for each module obtaining client sign off for each and documenting all system setups in the BR100\'s.

Memberships, Certifications and Honors

Oracle Corporation Certifications:
11i 10 HRIS APAC – Oracle Implementation Champion
11i 10 Payroll Americas – Oracle Implementation Champion
11i 10 Oracle Time and Labor Americas – Oracle Implementation Champion
Oracle E-Business suite R12 Human Resources Management Systems
Presales Champion
11i 10 Oracle Order Entry / Inventory / Purchasing / PL/SQL

Professional Organizations/Groups:

• Oracle HCM Users Group
• Oracle Contractors
• Oracle ERP
• Square One IT & ERP Consultants Group
• Oracle Apps Professionals
• Global HR Network