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Gwen Walker ( Available )
Agoura Hills, CA - 91301 USA
Expertise :Oracle ebusiness Financials, Oracle HRMS
Job Type :
Contract - Corp-to-Corp
Position :

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Objective


A project manager or project lead position offering contract consulting opportunities in operations management, business strategy and implementation and training of Oracle Applications Financials and HRMS.



Summary



Numerous years of experience in Accounting, Human Resources and Sales. Last 15+ years spent implementing and designing business solutions using Oracle Applications. Oracle Functional Consultant with extensive experience in Oracle application versions 10.5 to R12 with a focus on ERP systems. Primary duties include : assisting in the installation of systems at client sites, managing the overall implementation project to assure client satisfaction. Provide application consulting, gap and process analysis, application configuration design and setups, test scripts and testing direction, CRP conference room pilot testing and direction, develop process flows to solve business requirements, develop new functionality specifications, resolve questions and problems, Tar management, data conversion mapping, custom report definition for programmers, provide general ERP consulting experience, writing custom specifications and mapping conversion, interface, custom modes and testing. Defining and articulating client requirements, working with clients to help them understand where improvements could be made in a business process. Proposing multiple scenarios and solutions to address the areas of improvement and implementing the agreed solutions. Development of finance process training material and delivery of training

Attended Oracle applications Release 12 user workshops and training. Training included application hands on, detail changes between Oracle Financials and HRMS previous versions and Release 12 and, created Release 12 applications user training documents.
Projects : Travelport - Functional Lead for Americas and the Global implementation of Oracle 11.5.10.2 Multi-Organization, General Ledger, Receivables, Payables, Purchasing, iProcurement, iExpenses and Assets. Hands on Receivables Lead for all components of Oracle Receivables implementation. Extensively involved and assisted with design, setup, testing and training of all implemented Oracle applications, System Administration.
Arbonne Intl.- Project #1 - Hands on Financials Lead for setup of a new German organization in Oracle 11.5.10.2, Multi-Organization, General Ledger, Receivables and Assets. Project #2 - Hands on Financials Lead trouble shooting errors and reconciliation issues of General Ledger, Order Management and Receivables and Production support for all financial modules.
First American Developed Oracle Custom User Guides and Instructor Led Training documents for new Oracle 11.5.10.2 implementation. Training Guides developed for General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Receivables and Cash Management. Trained entire end user community on their respective modules
Leap Wireless Project #1 - Hands on Financials Lead for setup of a new organization, Multi-Organization, General Ledger, IProcurement, Purchasing, Payables, Receivables, Assets, Cash Management, Property Management, Project Costing and System Administration. Project #2 - Hands on Financials Lead for an upgrade implementation from Oracle 11.5.9 to 11.5.10.2. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, analysis, documentation and module training. Lead and supervised upgrade implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Cash Management, Receivables, iProcurement, Purchasing, Human Resources, System Administration., FSGs, Financial Statement Generator and ADI Application Desktop Integrator Client and Web.
Gaylord Hotels and Resorts - Hands on Financials Lead for an upgrade implementation from Oracle 11.5.7 to 11.5.10.2. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, analysis, documentation and module training. Lead and supervised upgrade implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Cash Management, Receivables, Purchasing, System Administration, FSGs, Financial Statement Generator and ADI Application Desktop Integrator.
Lowe Enterprises - Hands on Financials Lead for a full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i 11.5.10. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, design, setup, documentation, module training, FSGs Financial Statement Generator and ADI Application Desktop Integrator. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Assets, Cash Management, Receivables and System Administration.
FormFactor, Inc Hands on Project Manager and Lead for a full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, design, setup, documentation, superuser and end user module training. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle Core Human Resources, Self Service, interface to Ceridian Benefits and ADP Payroll.
Salter Labs - Hands on Project Lead for a full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i 11.5.10. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, design, setup, documentation, module training. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle General, Receivables, System Administration and assisting Order Entry.
Texas Women s University - Oracle Financials 11i functional training for General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Assets and Cash Management.
Ixia - Hands on Project Lead for a full life cycle international implementation of Oracle 11i 11.5.10. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, design, setup, documentation, module training, FSGs, Financial Statement Generator and ADI Application Desktop Integrator. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Cash Management, Receivables and System Administration. Incorporated firm s Sarbanes Oxley processes into Oracle Tutor. Assisted technical resource with conversion, interface requirements, specifications and Oracle BDI setup. Oracle On Demand implementation.
Point 360 Hands on Project Lead for a full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i 11.5.9. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, design, setup, documentation, module training, FSGs, Financial Statement Generator and ADI Application Desktop Integrator,. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Purchasing, Cash Management, Receivables, System Administration and Inventory. Assisted technical resource with conversion and interface requirements and specifications.
Glendale Community College Hands on Project Finance Lead for a full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i 11.5.9. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing design, setup, module training, FSGs, Financial Statement Generator, Oracle Public Sector Budgeting and ADI Application Desktop Integrator. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Purchasing, Receivables, System Administration and iProcurement.
Deloitte Consulting Trimble Navigation - Global Upgrade Oracle Applications 11.5.5 to 11.5.9 Financials sites included Sunnyvale, Dayton and The Netherlands focusing on Receivables and General Ledger.
Ernst and Young Continuum Health Systems - System Setup, Controls, Security and Audit Review of Oracle HRMS implementation. Sarbanes-Oxley Assessments, Action Plan Development, Remediation Support, Risk Assessment, System Security, Change Control, Configuration and Integrity Assessments ; General Controls and Computer Application Assessments and Business Continuity Planning Assessments.
Sasco - Hands on Project Manager for a full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i 11.5.9. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing project management, client requirements, gap analysis, design, setup, documentation, module training, FSGs, Financial Statement Generator ADI Application Desktop Integrator, ADE and end user training. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Purchasing, Cash Management, Projects, Receivables, System Administration, Payroll and Human Resources, Career Management and Recruitment.
Deloitte Consulting ACCO - Oracle Financials and HRMS 11i training. Upgrade training from Oracle Applications 10.7 to 11 .i.
DePauw University - Hands on Functional Project Manager and Lead for a full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i 11.5.8. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, design, setup, documentation, module training, FSGs, Financial Statement Generator ADI Application Desktop Integrator, ADE and end user training. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Purchasing, Cash Management, System Administration, Payroll and Human Resources, Oracle Basic, Standard and Advance Benefits, Career Management and Recruitment. Single consultant for all modules, implementation to Go Live from start to finish in 5 months.
Chugai Pharma USA, LLC and Chugai USA, Inc Hands on Project Manager and Lead for a full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i 11.5.7 and 9iDB. Provided consulting and implementation experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, design, setup, documentation, superuser and end user module training, FSGs, Financial Statement Generator ADI Application Desktop Integrator and end user training. Lead and supervised implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Assets, Receivables, Purchasing, Financial Analyzer and Human Resources, Oracle Standard Benefits and Self Service HR, Career Management and Recruitment.
On Semi Conductors, Inc - Hands on Project Lead for Oracle application upgrade 11.1.5 to 11.5.6 which included General Ledger, Payables, Assets and Human Resources. Provided application testing and upgrade documentation and reengineering of original setups, design and processes.
Toshiba Designed, developed and tested custom FSGs Financial Statement Generator financial reports, assisted with Financial Analyzer views.
Aramark Uniform Services - Hands on Project Lead for full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11i. Provided consulting experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, module training, design, setup, documentation, FSGs, ADI and end user training. Developed Financial Statement Reports and custom allocations. Supervised General Ledger implementation advised and assisted in design and implementation of 11i Payables, Assets, Purchasing and Projects. Additionally provided System Administrator, Discoverer 2000, BIZ Business Intelligence and Financial Analyzer experience.
America Bureau Of Shipping - Hands on Project Lead for full life cycle International implementation of Oracle 11.03 : Multi-Organization, Multiple Recording Currency, General Ledger, Payables, Purchasing, Receivables, Projects and Human Resource. Provided consulting experience to internal and external project team members, AIM methodology, client requirements, gap analysis, module design, setup, documentation and end user training.
Verisign and Network Solutions - Hands on Project Manager/ Lead for full life cycle implementation of Oracle Human Resources 11.03/11i for both companies. Provided consulting experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements, gap analysis, module training, design, setup, documentation and end user training. Worked with Oracle Advance Benefits to setup the definition, management and enrollment requirements for a broad set of customer-defined plan types, like : Health plans eg, medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, Life insurance/assurance plans eg, group term life, dependent life, accidental death and dismemberment, Income replacement/disability, Reimbursement plans eg, US Flexible Spending Accounts, Group legal services, US COBRA continuation plans, Savings plans eg, money purchase, US 401 k, Retirement Savings Plans, etc. Miscellaneous compensation plans eg, company car, bonuses, stock purchase, etc.. Assisted and guided technical staff with numerous third party systems integration to and from Oracle Human Resources, Career Management and Recruitment. Additionally provided System Administrator experience.
Rainmaker Systems - Hands on Project Manager/ Lead for full life cycle implementation of Oracle Human Resources 11.03. Provided consulting experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements for benefit and earnings plans, Career Management and Recruitment, gap analysis, module training, design, setup, documentation and end user training. Additionally provided System Administrator experience.
Zhone Technologies - Hands on Project Manager/ Lead for full life cycle implementation of Oracle Human Resources 11.03. Provided consulting experience to internal and external project team members, encompassing client requirements benefit and earnings plans, Career Management and Recruitment, gap analysis, module training, design, setup, documentation and end user training. Additionally provided System Administrator experience.
Valencia Community College - Hands on Project Manager/ Lead for full life cycle implementation of Oracle 11.02 Public Sector Multi-Organization General Ledger, Payables, Purchasing, Human Resources, Career Management and Recruitment and Payroll. Provided consulting experience to internal and external project team members, AIM methodology, client requirements, gap analysis, module design, setup, documentation and end user training. Additionally provided System Administrator experience.
SPF Energy, Inc - Hands on Project Manager/ Lead for full life cycle implementation of Oracle 10.7 Multi-Organization General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Purchasing, Order Entry, Inventory and Bill of Materials. Provided project management and consulting experience plus AIM methodology, project planning and management, business analysis, module design, data conversion, system administration, technical IT and DBA assistance and application setup to end user training. Managed project staff consisting of both contract and client s internal personnel functional and technical. Additionally provided System Administrator experience.
Hydro-Aire, Inc - Hands on Financial Project Lead for full life cycle implementation of Oracle 10.7 General Ledger, Payables and Purchasing. Provided consulting experience plus AIM methodology, project planning, business analysis, module design, data conversion, application setup to end user training. Executed best practice business procedures and processes in application analysis and design. Designed custom interfaces, process and reports to meet client s requirements in General Ledger, Payables and Purchasing. Developed and created custom Descriptive Flexfields required for capturing client s custom data demand. Provided and assisted in client s unit testing, training end-users and simulations. Develop end user manuals with Oracle Tutor. Provided System Administrative functions consisting of custom menu, responsibilities, report groups and setting up users. Assisted other projects Oracle Inventory, Receivables, Order Entry, Costing and Purchasing Human Resource functions with procedures, application processes, data conversions and interface issues.
Coleman Corporation - Presented solution for the company s global Oracle Financial Application integration project. Executed best practice business procedures and processes in application analysis and design. Aggregated, compiled and assembled company divisional information on an international level to create a high tier baseline of commonality across all divisions, with regard to business processes, to simplify corporation consolidation of the financial applications. All Coleman divisions 5 major domestics and 1 major international had unique processes, resulting in autonomous tweaking of the financial modules to accommodate entity level business requirements.
Rocky Mountain Healthcare Blue Cross Blue Shield - Designed, created and implemented custom financial reports for Blue Cross Blue Shield and all its subsidiaries utilizing Oracle Financial Statement Generator FSG. Financial reports created to accommodate individual subsidiaries and subsidiary and Blue Cross Blue Shield consolidations. Total number of companies comprised of 30.
Hibbert Group - Olap Project - Designed created and implemented a marketing reporting database which provided critical marketing data for crucial management decisions. Utilized Oracle Olap tools Personal Express database, Express Objects and Express Analyzer for the creation of the marketing reporting database. The database accommodated multi dimensional views both online and in hard copy for management and end users.
Total Petroleum North America - Hands on Project Lead for full life cycle implementation of Oracle General Ledger 10.6 Achieved a successful and under budget implementation by providing extensive consulting experience from project planning, business analysis, module design and data conversion to application setup. Executed best practice business procedures and processes in application analysis and design. Designed mapping and conversion of approximately 180000 accounts and 24 months of historical data residing in M and D legacy system on IBM mainframe to approximately 60000 accounts in Oracle module on Sequent UNIX environment. Designed custom interfaces for sixteen legacy systems to Oracle General Ledger. Developed and built complex custom reports utilizing Oracle Financial Statement Generator to accommodate financial management requirements. Designed comprehensive custom Oracle Alerts to elevate communication to corporate management. Provided production support and training to end-users. Additionally, assisted other projects Oracle Purchasing, Payables, Receivables, Assets, Project Accounting and Human Resources with procedures, application processes, conversions and interface issues. Trained and supervised Oracle Financial and Sales Analyzer projects.
Previous Positions : Oracle Corporation - Los Angeles, CA.


Employment

1994 -  1995
Global Product Sales

Consultant/ SWAT Financial Applications Team

Promoted, implemented and assisted in winning Oracle financial applications worldwide. Developed proposals and recommendations to clients and prospective clients regarding implementation, conversion issues and procedures integrating financial applications with individual business needs. Qualified business opportunities and technical environments of prospective clients. Presented solutions utilizing precise demonstrations integrating specific business requirements. Provided consulting, detailed technical and sales presentations for Oracle Financial Applications : General Ledger, Purchasing, Payables, Assets, Receivables, Inventory, Order Entry, Human Resource Projects and Application Object Library, to all levels of clients and prospects, on site, at seminars, user conferences and trade shows.

Computron Technologies, Inc - Los Angeles, CA.


1992 -  1993
Consultant/Sales Representative


Implemented, trained and sold a complete line of financial software applications. Generated 100% increase in Regional revenues for product and service sales. Developed company s demonstration system. Qualified business opportunities and technical environments of prospective clients. Furnished proposals and recommendations. Presented solutions utilizing precise demonstrations. Provided technical and sales presentations and demonstrations, for a complete line of financial products, Report Writer and Inquiry tools, residing on various hardware platforms.

Compuserve/Collier Jackson - Los Angeles, CA.


1990 -  1992
Consultant/Sales Representative


Implemented, trained and sold a complete line of financial and human resource products and services. Achieved 120% sales quota for product and service sales. Developed company s demonstration system. Qualified business opportunities and provided effective prospect solutions with practical product and technical experience. Developed and managed a remote sales territory. New business generated through customer base, cold calls, seminars, trade shows and creative prospecting. Established network relationships with hardware representatives, consultants and third party vendors. Consultative selling accomplished by identification and qualification of client requirements. Orchestrated, presented and demonstrated solutions utilizing precise demonstrations.

Computer Associates, Inc - Los Angeles, CA.


1987 -  1989
Western Region Technical Manager


Begin as a Consulting specialist, provided Western Region clients with implementation experience and technical user training, for the complete line of Masterpiece financial applications, on site, at continuing education classes and workshops. Promoted to Pre Sales specialist provided technical and sales presentations and demonstrations, for a complete line of financial products, Report Writer and Inquiry tools, residing on various hardware platforms. Promoted to Regional Technical Manager. Managed pre and post sales consulting personnel. Responsible for hiring, training, directing and evaluating employees. Provided staff training in presentation skills and product knowledge for financial applications and business decision software. Division revenues increased 75%, due to superior product presentations, tailored demonstrations, strong prospect qualifications and requirement analysis. Developed personnel training and classes for on site, continuing education and workshops.

Self-Employed - Houston, TX.& Calgary, Canada


1984 -  1987

Partner/Consultant

Designed, wrote specs, documentation and sales brochures for an integrated Petroleum Accounting System, for the purpose of resale. Created successful market penetration of products and marketing agreement with IBM. Increased revenues 100% Developed demonstration system. Presented and demonstrated products at vendor facilities, trade shows, seminars and prospect sites. Provided extensive customer consulting services, implementation, education and training of Petroleum software, accounting, office procedures and organizational skills.

Amaco, Inc - Houston, TX.


1981 -  1984
Consultant/Sales Representative





Education

University of Southwestern Louisiana , BS Accounting .



Training

Attended numerous management , sales , consulting , accounting and personal growth seminars
Attended Oracle applications R12 user workshops and training
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Miscellaneous

Began as a post sales specialist, provided customer base with implementation and application training experience. Promoted to Director of Installation and Education. Hired and managed trainers. Created and implemented profitable billing procedures. Wrote specs and documentation for redesign of a Petroleum Accounting System. Promoted to Sales Representative. Sold Petroleum Accounting, Manufacturing and Property Management software products and services on a nationwide basis. Achieved 200% sales quota.
Managed, trained and hired accounting personnel. Performed all phases of accounting. Converted, installed and implemented computerized accounting systems. Performed cost accounting and project leader functions, audit and client write work. Prepared financial statements and tax returns.