TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Application Implementation
• Oracle Financials (AP, Purchasing, GL, CM)
• ERP/Oracle Financials Training
• Reporting, Interfacing, Conversions, Enhancements (RICE) Objects
• PeopleSoft and SAP
• Solution Development, e-Business Suite
• Requirements Development
• Training experience in Order to Cash
• Generate reports with Budget to Report and OBIEE reports.
• Project & Program Leadership
• Project Tracking & Status
• Change Control Process & Procedures
• National Disasters Relief Efforts Accounting / Disaster Accounting
• Customer Relations Building
• Weekly, Regular, Ad-hoc Reporting
• Strategic Planning and Resource Plannin

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential January 2011- May 2012
Senior Consultant

• Directly responsible for the successful development and completion of learning deliverables, related to ERP end-user training (i.e., Oracle, PeopleSoft, and SAP).
• Deliver training on Oracle Financials Applications, including AP, Purchasing, GL, and CM modules.
• Daily use of PeopleSoft Oracle and Reporting, Interfacing, Conversions, Enhancements (RICE) to execute full life cycle of procedures for specific projects under strict/tight deadlines including form preparation and workflow distribution.
• Utilize understanding of federal accounting and financials to meet and exceed business needs while leading a team.
• Heavy familiarity with the R12 Budget to Report process in defining budgets, processing budget journals, performing budget inquiries, preparing standard budget reports and generating OBIEE reports.
• Lead projects with hands-on experience with AP and PO workflow from Oracle 11iand R12 from the functional and training side.
• Strong knowledge and implementation of Oracle Forms in the AP, Purchasing, Cash Management, Budget, and GL modules.
• Collaborated with clients to define requirements and performance issues relating to professional and development needs.
• Apply knowledge of current industry trends in the fields of education, deliver media alternatives, and current offerings and solutions to address organization capabilities and specific development needs.
• Develop training plans, training courses, and handle training logistics, as well as deliver training using the appropriate instructional design methodology.

Confidential July 2010-January 2011
Oracle Financials Trainer - Oracle R12 e-Business

• Delivered training on the Oracle Financials R12 e-Business Suite to employees of MWAA.
• Led PeopleSoft Oracle training which included the Order to Cash cycle starting with the form of customer order, process, execution, invoice preparation, and receipt of payment.
• Collaborated with business users to understand performance issues with Oracle e-Business Suite and all Oracle Financials.
• Developed course curriculum and training materials for Oracle Applications using the Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) for the Accounts Payable, Cash Management, and General Ledger modules.

Confidential June 1989 - July 2009
Sr. Project Manager - Financial Applications April 2004 - July 2009

• Engaged Oracle Consolidated Financial System (CFS) for numerous critical project deployments.
• Helmed expansive knowledge on Oracle Financials, including: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Cash Management.
• Administered the entire SDLC process from inception, to planning, to deployment, to testing, to training, and close-out.
• Exceled in requirements gathering, scope/functionality analysis, resource allocation, user requirements, and gap analyses.
• Hands-on experience with Rice Objects by gathering specific requirements for Disaster Accounting in the Accounts Payable module.
• Use of (RICE) for project planning and reports that gathered statistical information (rather than financial information) in order to report on National Disasters.
• Gained hands -on experience delivering in a functional and training environment utilizing AP and PO workflow from Oracle 11iand R12. This included Oracle Forms in the AP, Purchasing, Cash Management, Budget, and GL modules.
• Strong familiarity with the R12 Budget to Report process in defining budgets, processing budget journals, performing budget inquiries, preparing standard budget reports and generating OBIEE reports.
• Imported invoices from FedEX to the Accounts Payable module (to include a report that identified GL account errors) and developed the functional design.
• Converted Disaster Accounting onto the ARC\'s Consolidated Financial System (CFS) prior to implementation.
• Directly responsible for gathering the requirements to interfaces Disaster Accounting\'s Interactive Fund Accounting Systems (IFAS) General Ledger Information into the ARC - CFS General Ledger and developed the functional design.
• Benchmarked and established best practices to synergize project from inception to closeout, propelling business requirements analysis, testing and training during rollouts.
• As Project Lead, oversaw an upgrade from Oracle version 10.7 to 11i version 11.5.6. Led Project upgrade of CFS from Oracle version 11i, release 11.5.6 to release 11.5.9. The upgrades were critical to the Red Cross\' continued support from Oracle.
• Also served as Project Lead during the migration of the accounts payable operations from Optio Imaging Software to the Oracle Reports Application Development Tools. Project success minimized business impact to users and included the decommissioning of the Optio Software.
• Spearheaded the initiative for ARC 1099 MISC processing that utilized the XML Publishing Technology.
• Devised and developed test strategies and scripts as well as verified UAT and integration processes.
• Assisted with on-site implementations and end-user support.
• Provided training for Oracle Financials 11i and Business Objects applications via classroom or web-enabled training using WebEx.
• Created user documentation, training materials, and lead training across the team on all financial application procedures.
• Progressed through roles of increased authority due to excellence in project coordination, planning/development facilitation, process re-engineering, resource optimization, strategic planning, and system automations.

Project Leader, Financial Applications April 1999 - April 2004

• Benchmarked and directed all aspects of business analysis, requirements gathering, milestone reporting/tracking, project coordination, and task scheduling for the support and launch of the Consolidated Financial System.
• Provided functional and hands-on Oracle financials support to all applications and for the process of the testing lifecycle.
• Planned and hosted Expenditure Cycle Implementation meetings that required a detailed analyst.
• Collaborated with team to give project direction and provide on the spot resolutions for issue or problematic areas.
• Led full life cycle of Oracle Financial application testing and execution on a daily basis.
• Verified and assessed Accounts Payable and Cash Management modules.
• Created course curriculum and training materials using Oracle Tutor for Oracle Financials applications, including Oracle Accounts Payable, Oracle Purchasing, and Oracle Cash Management.
• Delivered in-depth hands-on training for Oracle Financials applications to all members of the team.

Early Experience June 1989 - April 1999
Manager of Accounts Payable, Operations Coordinator, and Disaster Accounting Specialist - Focus on Disaster Accounting and Accounting Technician II/I - Disaster Accounting for The American Red Cross, Accounting Division.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors of Science in Business Management

CERTIFICATION

• Project Management, Master's Certificate.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Confidential