Management and Team Leadership –
Results oriented manager with ability to lead teams through the process of
business requirements gathering, implementation planning, system design,
implementation and post-implementation support.
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ERP Project Management - Experienced in
running PeopleSoft Implementations for Financials, Distribution and
Manufacturing. Including all aspects of
planning, managing resources, developing and executing implementation strategy
– for approx. 4 years encompassing 3 implementations, 9 rollouts.
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ERP Development –
Experienced in managing and leading technical development teams in customizing
applications to provide optimum, efficient functionality to supplement ERP
applications.
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IT Strategy - Experienced in
System Selection/Implementation Strategy. Participated in system selection
engagements from requirements gathering, formal RFP preparation through selection
process and engagement finalization.
Business Process Solutions –
Experienced team player with background working with various companies to
improve Financials and Supply Chain processes through new ERP solutions and
Business Process Engineering.
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ERP
Functional Expert - Experienced in Implementing General
Ledger, Cash Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing,
Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, eProcurement, Commitment Control, Inventory,
Projects, Production Planning, Production Management, Bills & Routings and
Cost Management. Integration experience
with Order Management, Budgets and Billing.
PeopleSoft skills with the following tools: Workflow, SQL, Query, nVision, Crystal, PeopleTools and
various delivered data migration tools and methods. Have experience implementing on clients with
international subsidiaries.
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Business
Process Re-engineering - Applied industry best practices and
benchmarks to assist clients in implementing optimal solutions within their
respective industry. Leveraged public
accounting experience and ERP experience to help clients map current processes
and re-engineer processes for better efficiencies.
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Real-World
Experience/CPA – Having a background in Public
Accounting and Finance has built my ability to understand and interact
effectively with the business world.
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department, Miami, FL Apr 2005 – Present
Functional Consultant
Led efforts in initial phases of
upgrade to PeopleSoft 9.1 Financials
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Analyzed changes to modules, initiating
fit/gap analysis.
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Produced preliminary pass checklist
identifying procedures for data/transaction preparation and cutover.
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Tested and reviewed new functionality
and provided alternative business process options
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Spearheaded utilization of new PeopleTools reporting functionality including Bi Publisher
(XML), Linked Queries as well as Connected Queries.
Provide on-site support for Accounts
Payable, Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, eProcurement, Asset Management, Travel
and Expenses, Accounts Receivable, Billing, General Ledger, Project Costing and
Commitment Control
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Provided services for issue resolution,
exploration of new functionality, stop gap analysis and Business Process
Reengineering.
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Provided minor technical assistance
with issue resolution via Mass Change, SQL and SQR report modification.
Functional Lead for integration project
with Work Order Management System
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Provided functional requirements and
integration details for interfaces with eProcurement, Purchasing and Inventory
modules in PeopleSoft.
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Provided additional Business Process
models for inventory and supply chain related processes.
Functional Lead for PeopleSoft Accounts Payable, Asset
Management, Travel and Expenses and Cash Management
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Temporarily assumed lead role over
Asset Management to help with staffing shortfalls from Design to Configuration
stage of implementation.
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Implemented Accounts Payable, Travel
and Expenses and Cash Management – cradle to grave.
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Implemented for 100+ users.
International Speedway Corporation,
Functional Consultant
Functional
consultant for PeopleSoft applications support and development for all
PeopleSoft Supply Chain modules.
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Part of project replacing PeopleSoft
Supply Chain Applications with third party application.
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Led efforts to coordinate PeopleSoft activities
with third party implementation team.
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Managed development resources involved
in interfaces between third party package and PeopleSoft.
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Provided general professional guidance
regarding strategy and general project issues.
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Created specifications for third party
application implemented to replace PeopleSoft Supply Chain Applications
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Provided Support for PeopleSoft Inventory,
Purchasing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Asset
Management and General Ledger
Rain Bird Corporation,
Manager of
Manufacturing Systems
Manager of Manufacturing Systems (10/03 – 6/04)
Held responsibility for all PeopleSoft Manufacturing
applications and all third party applications providing supplemental
functionality. Led teams up to 13
members to two implementations each having three rollouts.
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Implemented PeopleSoft Supply Chain
Applications version 8 SP3
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Approximately 60% customized
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Modules included are Production
Planning, Production Management, Inventory, Purchasing, Bills & Routings,
Cost Management
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Complete custom application developed
for Quality
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Third party applications interfaced to
PeopleSoft include Manhattan & Associates (PkMS),
High Jump Software, Loftware, Mobius
Reporting Solutions and Custom Web-based solutions.
Project Manager – PeopleSoft Financials/Supply
Chain Implementation (12/00 – 10/03)
Led team of up to 13 functional and
technical staff to implement Manufacturing applications version 8.0 SP3 for
three sites over an 18-month period.
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Modules implemented included Production
Planning, Production Management, Inventory, Purchasing, Bills & Routings,
Cost Management.
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Also participated as functional lead
for Production Planning and Cost Management.
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Created implementation strategy and
project plan for implementation
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Obtained and managed external
development team
Led team of up to 9 functional and technical staff to
implement Distribution/Financial applications version 8.0 SP1 for five sites
over a two-year period.
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Modules implemented included Order
Management, Inventory and Billing.
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Functional lead for Inventory.
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Went live on five sites on time and
under budget.
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Headed up development of company
guidelines for future implementations
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Created development guidelines for all
customizations in PeopleSoft supply chain modules
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Coordinated efforts of implementation
of Supply Chain applications with financials team
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Helped to develop strategy for
company-wide accounting application in place of PeopleSoft General Ledger
Ballantyne Computer Service,
Inc.,
Senior Consultant
Provided functional consulting services
to various clientele including PeopleSoft and Corio.
Stealitback.com (9/00
– 12/00)
Project Manager/Functional Expert in charge of
implementation of PeopleSoft Version 7.53 Financials for Web Based Auction
Company based in
Archdiocese of
Functional Consultant
in charge of implementing PeopleSoft Projects version 7.53 for a large
Religious Institution based in
Interadnet.com (5/00
– 6/00)
Functional Consultant working part-time on implementation of
PeopleSoft Projects version 7.53 for Web Consulting Firm based in
Checkout.com (4/00 –
8/00)
Functional Consultant working part-time on implementation of
PeopleSoft General Ledger, Purchasing and Accounts Payable version 7.53 for
Web-based Internet Retailer based in
BCSI (12/99
– 4/00)
Functional Consultant in charge of implementing PeopleSoft
General Ledger, Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Expenses version 7.53 for
employer – a Consulting Firm based in
BackWeb (PeopleSoft Consulting Project 9/99 – 12/99)
Functional Consultant in charge of
implementing PeopleSoft General Ledger and Purchasing version 7.53 for a
Software Vendor based in
Clarent
Corporation (Corio Consulting Project 7/99 – 9/99)
Functional Consultant replacing existing functional resource
for implementing PeopleSoft General Ledger, Cost Management and Accounts
Payable version 7.52 for a IP Telephony Manufacturer based in
ToyTime.com (6/99 – 7/99)
Functional Consultant in charge of implementing PeopleSoft
General Ledger and Accounts Payable version 7.52 for a Web-based Internet
Retail startup company based in
Rand Technology (3/99
– 7/99)
Functional Consultant
in charge of implementing PeopleSoft General Ledger and Accounts Payable
version 7.52 for an Electronics Brokerage Firm located in
Grant Thornton LLP,
Consultant
Performed consulting engagements
ranging from all aspects of system selection process to deployment of fully
integrated ERP solutions. Term ended at
Grant Thornton shortly after the firm formally dissolved PeopleSoft practice.
Funtional
consultant in charge of gathering requirements for formal RFP and System
Selection process.
Odetics (10/98 – 12/98)
Functional Consultant in charge of
leading group through requirements gathering, preparation of formal RFP, system
selection and conference pilot of Symix SyteCentre ERP solution.
Worked with Symix to manage implementation of
beta release of new ERP package to replace SyteLine
from requirements gathering through conference pilot.
FirstWorld
Communications (6/98 – 10/98)
Functional Consultant in charge of implementing PeopleSoft
Purchasing for Telecommunications company based in
Senior Accountant
(8/95 – 4/98)
Planned,
performed and supervised audits and reviews of financial statements supervising
up to teams of 12 professionals.
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Specialized in supervising and
performing assurance services to clients in the mortgage banking industry and
financial institutions.
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Experienced with and have strong
understanding of clients in the following other industries:
manufacturing/distributing, software/technology and not-for-profit.
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Responsible for audits of clients with
complex computer systems as well as audits requiring significant use of
computer aided auditing.
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Worked on audits, reviews, public
offerings and shelf registrations – worked mostly on SEC engagements.
Member
of Structured Finance Group.
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Performed loan documentation reviews in
connection with mortgage loan securitizations.
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Simulated client’s data queries to
verify prospectus data.
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Processed and maintained models to
verify client data on CMO payment schedules.
Served
as computer audit coordinator for
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Performed EDP reviews of client’s
accounting systems.
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Increased efficiency of audits by
creating interfaces with client’s software applications.
Master of
Accountancy, Professional Accountancy Aug 1995
Bachelor
of Science, Accountancy Apr 1994
Certified Public Accountant Nov 1997
Certified Project Management Professional Nov 2011
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Passed
CPA exam in one sitting.
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Trained/Proficient
in the Following:
PeopleSoft General Ledger PeopleSoft
Accounts Payable PeopleSoft
Purchasing
PeopleSoft
Strategic Sourcing PeopleSoft
Expenses PeopleSoft
Projects
PeopleSoft
Inventory PeopleSoft
Receivables PeopleSoft
Cash Management
PeopleSoft
Billing PeopleSoft
Order Management PeopleSoft
Manufacturing PeopleSoft eProcurement PeopleSoft
Planning/Red Pepper PeopleSoft
nVision
PeopleTools Intermediate
SQL
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PMP
Certified