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Dhara Patel ( Available From 09/09/2009 )
Schaumburg, Illinois - 60173 USA
Expertise :Object Oriented Programming (C++, Flex 3.0, Java), Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12, MYSQL, Oracle 11i, Project Management
Status :Permanent Resident
Job Type :
All - W2,1099,Corp-to-Corp
Position :Management Occupations, Business and Financial Operations, Computer and Mathematical

Resume
 
Summary
Experience of 6 years with Oracle E-Business suite in Financial, supply chain and inventory management.
More than 3 years of work experience as a Manager in Software development and Project Manager in designing, developing and managing software applications and database for consumer wireless products.

Oracle Applications Modules : GL, AR, AP, CM, PO
Oracle Application Releases : 11.5.511.5.811.5.9 and R12
Tools : Oracle Workflow, Oracle Discoverer, Oracle Reports, Dataload Classic, Dataload Professional.
Languages : SQL, PL/SQL, Progress
Methodologies and Documents : Oracle s Applications Implementation Methodology AIM, Oracle documents, : BP040 RD010 RD020 BP080 RD050 BR010 BR020 BR030 MD020 BR100 BR110 MD050 etc.
Productivity Applications : Office, MS Visio and MS Project
Programming languages : Action Scripts 3.0, C, C++, VB 6.0, Java, Adobe Flex 3.0, .NET, XCode
Scripting : HTML, XML, DOM, Java servlet, JSP, Java Script, Ajax, TCL, Perl, Applescript, PHP

Oracle Apps Skills and Tools
Study of Current Business Processes, Future Business Flow and identification of GAP/Workaround
Business Requirements Mapping for GL, AP, AR, PO and CM
Testing modules setup for inconsistencies and missing steps-Test scripts and Users Acceptance Test UAT
Log, view, access, monitor, follow up and close Technical Assistance Requests TARs online-Oracle Metalink and Oracle Applications Patch Management
Setup of Cash Management, General Ledger, Account Receivables, Accounts Payable, Purchasing and Cost Management.
Data Migration from Legacy systems and Open Interfaces.
Customizations and Client extension.


Employment

January, 2008 -  Present
Oracle Functional engineer

Cisco Systems Irvine , CA
Upgraded Oracle 11.5.8 to 11.5.10.2 applications and Merged the data from acquired company with the purchasing entity. Client acquired another company in order to grow their business which required upgrades to infrastructure, capabilities and processes.
Responsible for configuration of Oracle Service Contracts and Install Base functionality for client s global operations spanning across multiple countries.
Worked closely with client resources in testing business processes, defect resolution and provided process improvement solutions that meet client s business needs.
Managed development and testing of a custom billing solution for service contracts.
Worked with client resources in creation and effective execution of various test scenarios throughout all phases of testing system, unit, integration, validation testing etc.,
Worked with Clients, Contractors, Development, Testing and Release management teams to ensure quick-turnaround time for defect resolutions.
Environment : Oracle 11.5.10 Global Implementation, Service Contracts, Install Base, Mercury Test Director, Dataload

June, 2004 -  Present
Oracle Lead Consultant

Astral Pharmaceuticals URJA international Irvine , CA
ASTRAL has carved its niche as the specialized contract manufacturing company in the area of its core competence - Sterile Antibiotic Powder Injectable formulations. ASTRAL is poised to explore the opportunities offered by the Global market for sterile antibiotic powder injectable formulations on the strength of its unique manufacturing facilities, Quality systems and trained human resource. The new company, URJA international, is global, operating in Asia, Europe and North America. Astral is concentrating its financial operations in North America and India. The company migrated to a new release of Oracle applications, finance, distribution, sales and manufacturing applications. Many proprietary custom applications were replicated in the new company s environment.
Role :
Work with offshore team in India.
Upgrade Assessment of current business process in R12 GL, AR and Cash Management
Impact analysis in current business process due upgrade changes/enhancements.
Business process Mapping with all standard and customized modules.
Design test scripts of all sub-process identified in assessment phase.
Unit testing execution for each business process.
Analyze and test integration with 3rd Parties and legacy systems.
Manage the functional implementation of the Oracle software.
Setup and implementation of Oracle Financial Analyzer
Designed interface/conversion mapping, pre production testing and related documentation and deliverables
Maintained proactive interaction with the client to understand business practices to aid in system configuration
Provided analysis, design, installation and rollout of Oracle 11i General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Purchasing for offshore and onshore projects worldwide.

Setups included Multi Language, Multi Reporting Currency, Multi Organization

Coordinated and lead the entire phase of the project which included initial operations analysis, business process re-evaluation, testing, training, conversions, customizations and documentation and implementation of modules
Lead a team of product leads to introduce a stable environment of Oracle financial applications AP, AR, FA, GL and cash management. Completely replace the current Data platform with an Oracle solution that continues to support the business and enables growth easily and efficiently.
Managed the delivery of the Astral s proprietary inter-company pricing utility through analysis, design, testing and delivery phases.
Planned testing cycles and strategies. Participated in the production cutover planning for the finance team.
Validated the production cutover tasks, coordinated resources and schedules.
Technical Environment : Oracle Applications, release 11.5.10.2, RDBMS 10.1.0.4.0

July, 2006 -  January, 2008
Manager

Linksys Irvine , CA Astral Pharmaceuticals URJA international Irvine , CA
Implemented and managing software release and open source control process involving ODMs and JDMs for all Linksys products. Collaborated with IT Teams in implementing the process on Agile. Oracle and Agile system.
Managing software engineering team of 4 and developing test automation environment for multiple products on Windows and Mac platforms Selenium, Action Script 3.0, Flex 3.0, Flash, Python
Managing software engineering team of 5 for building front end, middle-tier and database development project for open source testing. Flex 3.0, Javascript, MySQL
Managed open source and software license verification process for all Linksys products developed internally, by ODM, JDM using Blackduck Protex IP and internal automated verification process.
Automating the integrating of firmware release process with open source verification and release.
Integrated application Soonr Media Importer on Mac platform with developed setup wizard for the same for Mac OS X and older.



Education

Masters of Science in Computer Science January 2005 May 2005
University of Southern California , Los Angeles , CA May 2006 August 2007

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology
Sardar Patel University , Gujarat , India December 2000 July 2004

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Miscellaneous
Implemented project plans for software release and guided technical direction for a team of 8 people while participating in the creation of the overall work plan for the entire team.
Designed and developed multilingual framework for setup wizard for all wireless routers, gateway, adapters, Network Media Hub, Linksys by Cisco Yahoo ! Tool bar, Wireless Home audio using InstallShield, InstallAware, Flex 3.0 and. NET.
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