Lakshmi Narayanan

248-***-****

Delivery/Program/Sr.Project Manager/Lead Architect

acgusx@r.postjobfree.com

Oracle E-Business Suite – R10, R11i & R12

Professional Highlights Key Skills

Project Management

A motivated and resourceful professional with over fifteen plus years of experience in the

implementation, support, enhancement, customization and integration of the Oracle E- Project Planning using MPP

Business Suite applications. Offering strong functional knowledge, coupled with technical, Risk and Scope Management

Project Status Reporting

analytical and problem solving aptitude to provide end -to-end solutions for business

Communication with CxO’s

processes. Presentations Using PPT & Visio

Providing the skills of a Management, Leadership and Systems/Data Analyst to supply Waterfall & Agile Methodologies

scope and budget estimates, functional and technical specifications, development, user

Oracle E-Business Suite

acceptance testing and documentation. Experienced with Oracle Applications development

Release’s 10.7 through 12.2.3

standards and best practices, and willing to mentor other application developers and

System Administration

implementers. General Ledger(GL)

Cash Management

Project Management Fixed Assets

Payables

Managed multiple full project lifecycles from pre-sales, business development to final Order Management

delivery. Maintain successful proven track record of leading large scale program Purchasing

management initiatives in financial services and manufacturing organizations by delivering Inventory

Receivables

project on time and to budget.

Cash Management

Shipping & Warehouse Mgt

Systems Integration & Customization

Pricing & Advanced Pricing

Managed, Lead, Designed and developed custom solutions for many modules of the Oracle HRMS & Payroll (HCM) Applications

Service Contracts

E-Business Suite, ranging from Release 10.7 through Release 12, including; data conversion,

Install Base

interfaces, workflows, reports and other custom processes, using PL/SQL, SQL*Plus,

EDI Transactions Doc’s

SQL*Loader, Oracle Designer, Oracle Forms & Reports, Oracle Alerts, UNIX scripts and

(210, 214, 810, 816,

Toad.

841, 846, 850, 852, 856, 888,

Custom interfaces and data loads developed using Oracle’s standard Application Program 940,944, 945, 947 & 997)

Interfaces (API) and Open Interfaces include; HR Employees, Customers, Vendors, General

(RICEWF)

Ledger Journals, Purchase Orders, Sales Orders, Item Conversions, Payables Invoices, Fixed

Business Requirements Analysis

Assets Mass Additions, Cash Management Bank clearing and Receivables Invoices.

Data Analysis & Modeling

Functional Specification

Application Implementation & Support

Technical Specification

Performed several functional implementations of Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Application Development

CRP& Unit & System Testing

Receivables, Order Management, Purchasing, Inventory, Cash Management and Fixed

User Acceptance Testing

Assets on Release R11i, R12 by reinforcing knowledge of Oracle Supply Chain and Financials

AIM & OUM - Documentation

functionality. Super User & Users Training

Experienced with System Administration and the architecture of Oracle Applications,

Development Tools

possessing the skills to investigate and resolve both system and data problems, and the

PL/SQL

ability to communicate effectively with both functional and technical staff. SQL*Plus

SQL*Loader

SQL Developer

Educational Qualifications Oracle API’s

Oracle Open Interfaces

Oracle Discoverer

Masters in Computer Applications, University of Madras, Chennai – 2003 – 75 % Oracle Forms

Bachelor in Business Administration, Bharathidhasan University, Trichy -- 1997 – 60% Oracle Reports

Oracle Alerts

Certified Oracle Applications Professional, Oracle Corporation, Bangalore -- 2003

Oracle AOL

H.D.S.E, Aptech Computer Education, Trichy, Silver Certified Professional. -- 1997 Forms Personalizations

XML/BI Publisher

UNIX Scripts

Toad

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Lakshmi Narayanan

248-***-****

Delivery/Program/Sr.Project Manager/Lead Architect

acgusx@r.postjobfree.com

Oracle E-Business Suite – R10, R11i & R12

Professional Experience

Green Dot Corporation Los Angles, California

Oracle EBS Project Manager/Architect June-2014 to Till Date

Managing the project and p roviding detailed level functional expertise to assist client to implement the best business

functionality and end-user experience of their Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2.3 implementation and support not limiting to

Oracle Distribution Track relating SCM with tons of EDI Transactions and expertise on technologies like Oracle database,

Oracle Forms & Reports, Discoverer & Workflows, Oracle Alerts, and AOL Sys Admin etc

Project: Green Dot (Oracle E-Biz - R12.2.3 Implemetation and Support)

Client: Green Dot Corporation

Industry: Banking or Financial

Key Duties Includes

Manage and assist with the overall operation of the program including: development of creative content,

forecasting, budgeting, project management and execution of strategic plans.

Oversee all the project activities on a day-to-day basis to ensure on-time completion of deliverables, providing status

updates at regular stakeholder meetings.

Studying client’s existing business processes for supplier sourcing & inbound logistics, preparing business

flows/process and blueprints.

Detailed analysis of the requirements and subsequent fit/gap analysis and Assisting technical team in the

development of Custom objects and Handling User Acceptance Testing & Go -Live activities.

Designing solution and preparing specs for custom extensions/interfaces/ reports. Major customizations involved

with include:

o Integrating with All Retailers, Suppliers & 3PL’s with EDI Transactions Documents - (210, 214, 810, 816, 841,

846, 850, 852, 856, 888, 940,944, 945, 947 & 997)

o Was exceptionally involved on the design of the PO and Sales Order Process flows using bi-directional EDI

Documents with Supplier, Retailers & 3PL’s .

o Was exceptionally involved on the design of the EDI Process and Architecture intrgrated with Oracle EBS.

WB Doner Partners LLC Detroit, Michigan

Oracle EBS Architect/Project Manager May-2013 to June-2014

Providing functional expertise to help client’s enhance the business functionality and end -user experience of their Oracle E-

Business Suite R12 implementation, Enhancement and Support not limiting to Oracle Financials (GL, AP, AP,FA and CM),

Distribution Track relating SCM, HRMS & Payroll and expertise on technologies like Oracle database, Oracle Forms & Reports,

Discoverer & Workflows, Oracle Alerts, and AOL Sys Admin etc

Project: Doner (Oracle E-Biz - R12.1.3 Implemetation and Support)

Client: Doner Partners LLC

Industry: Advertising

Key Duties Includes:

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Lakshmi Narayanan

248-***-****

Delivery/Program/Sr.Project Manager/Lead Architect

acgusx@r.postjobfree.com

Oracle E-Business Suite – R10, R11i & R12

Manage and assist with the operation of the program including: development of creative content, forecasting,

budgeting, project management and execution of strategic plans.

Develop new strategic and tactical opportunities to enhance process offerings, grow loyalty brand awareness and

drive margin-positive ongoing management of Oracle Applications R12 towards communications/support, and

analysis to drive long-term strategic direction.

Oversee all the project activities on a day-to-day basis to ensure on-time completion of deliverables, providing status

updates at regular stakeholder meetings.

Studying client’s existing business processes for supplier sourcing & inbound logistics, preparing business

flows/process and blueprints.

Detailed analysis of the requirements and subsequent fit/gap analysis and Assisting technical team in the

development of Custom objects and Handling User Acceptance Testing & Go-Live activities.

Designing solution and preparing functional specs for custom extensions/interfaces/ reports. Major customizations

involved with include:

o Was exceptionally involved on the design of the Service industry based PO Process.

o Was exceptionally involved on the design and Implement FA module onto Doner.

o Was exceptionally involved on the design and Implement CM module onto Doner .

Consultant Project Manager U.S.A & India

FEB-2012 to May-2013

Recruited as Consultant Project Manager/Architect to manage the on-going development and support of Oracle Applications

projects integrated with US based fortune 500 client(s).

Project: Oracle E-Biz - R12 Upgrades, Enhancements and Support

Industry: Pharmaceutical and Software Development

Key Duties Includes

Gathered information through workshop sessions with key users in-order to understand the As-Is business processes,

current issues and challenges of the business.

Mapped processes for the flow of orders & shipment information .

Modeled solution to cater to the business needs in the areas of Order Management, Shipping Execution and

Advanced Pricing.

Designed and setup various Intercompany flows in Oracle Apps, to facilitate an efficient and automated business

among all subsidiaries units.

Conducted Conference Room Pilots for Order to Cash flow & Intercompany Transactions, reviewed and discussed

various solutions with key users, identified GAPs/modifications and proposed further solution .

Designed custom extensions/proposed workarounds to suit client’s business and operational requirements. Worked

closely with technical consultants and developers to build these extensions.

Leads EBS project and custom integrated projects and responsible for the delivery of contracted services to

customers and meeting financial commitments.

Prepared test script and conducted User Acceptance Tests for SCM track.

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Lakshmi Narayanan

248-***-****

Delivery/Program/Sr.Project Manager/Lead Architect

acgusx@r.postjobfree.com

Oracle E-Business Suite – R10, R11i & R12

Assisted in Data Conversion, Data Migration and Cut-over planning activities, Worked with Oracle Support, On -

Demand & Development teams to resolve critical issues arising during implementation and Handled Go-live and post

go-live support activities.

JSW Steels Ltd Bangalore, KA, India

Sr. Project Manager Jun 2010 to Jan 2012

Recruited on Project Manager/Architect roles to manage the on-going post implementation and post production support of

Oracle Applications projects integrated with large number of legacy systems.

Project: JSW Oracle E-Biz - R11 Re-Implementation, Enhancements and Support

Client: JSW Steels Ltd

Industry: Steel Manufacturing (Coils, Sheets and TMT Bars)

Key Duties Includes

Manage multiple project teams and virtual spread across manufacturing sites and geographies.

On Architect role towards end to end Integration, enhancement & support pro ject of EBS 11i.

Contributed in charting the material transaction scenarios and Sales Orders interfacing norms for manufacturing and

production activities

Had thorough discussions with concerned personnel in identifying the GAPs with respect to Oracle fitm ent and the

applicability of suggested customizations/workarounds.

Trained end-users for OM & INV, and prepared user manuals.

Maintaining and updating India Localization related setups in OM .

Successfully delivered large number of legacy integration proje cts, Nemours small projects with Oracle Applications

and supported over 450 reports in ERP and across different technologies.

Successfully implemented EDI applications for Data interchange between systems.

Wipro Ltd Riyadh, KSA

Sr. Project Manager Apr-2008 to Jun-2010

Recruited as Project Manager to manage team of Functional and Technical professional Consultants towards Greenfield

implementation project on R12 of Oracle Applications at EMEA Continent based at Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Project: Oracle E-Biz - R12 (12.0,6), Implementation, Enhancement and Support

Client: Atheeb Telecom Consortium

Industry: Telecom

Key Duties Includes

Working with clients to put together ERP and Non -ERP road map strategy, design business solutions and ability to

communicate track and document project issues and risk mitigation through resolution.

Executing projects involving process improvement across core business functions processes like Financials, SCM,

HRMS & Payroll and integration with large number of legacy systems.

Working on large scale business transformation projects which involved the full range of E -Biz products and services.

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Lakshmi Narayanan

248-***-****

Delivery/Program/Sr.Project Manager/Lead Architect

acgusx@r.postjobfree.com

Oracle E-Business Suite – R10, R11i & R12

Ability to estimate project resource requirements and staffed to appropriate levels and working with th e team to

develop appropriate frameworks and methodologies as part of the knowledge management process.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Excel for management of project plan costs and schedule.

Apart from delivering projects, worked on the prepar ation and presentation of proposals based on client interviews

and publicly available information.

Liaison with Business and IT on gathering business requirements, conducting workshops, Preparing Requirement,

Design, Test Scripts and Training Documents and Conducting CRP’s and User Acceptance Testing.

Provide performance feedback to project team members; Coach, mentor and lead project team members, educating

each in the methodology being used and their role in achieving success.

TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) India, U.S.A, UK, Canada & APAC

Project Manager/Architect Oct-2004 to Mar-2008

Architected, Managed and Delivered ahead of schedule, a nationwide $5+Millions ERP projects involving Implementation,

Enhancements, Integrations, Developments and Support Projects for various telecom sector fortune 500 companies like

Motorola, Rogers etc. based at USA, Canada, UK & APAC. Administered, Managed various critical support projects on Oracle

E-Business Suite R 10.7, R11.0.3 up-till R11.5.10.2 and other connected legacy systems, and supported 2000 plus users and

500 plus remote connections.

Project: Oracle E-Biz - R10, R11i & R12, Implementation, Enhancement and Support

Client(s): Motorola, Rogers, British Telecom, Cummins

Industry: Telecom

Key Duties Includes

Develop and execute detailed project plans with appropriately specified requirements, identifiable critical paths, task

dependencies, and major milestones.

Posses extensive knowledge and experience in E-Biz SCM, Financials (GL, AR, AP, FA & CM), S&D modules, consulting

skills, business knowledge, and packaged solutions expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into the

clients business environment in order to achieve client expected business results.

Exposure to AIM Methodology with project planning / blueprinting. As an expert on how to improve existing E -Biz

processes and application of best practices towards E -Biz projects.

Building and sustaining close working relationships within TCS and with clients to craft winning ‘build to run’

propositions.

Provide Techno-Functional assistance to other team members by way of assisting them in solving challenging

problems, sharing product knowledge and adhering to quality processes in ensuring team objectives are met as per

the requirement

Conduct project communication meetings, presentations and documentation and have strong leadership skills and

ability to drive project team to meet goals and objectives.

Supporting Oracle practice in opportunities assessment with the existing clie nts within the region and effective

opportunity scoping/prototyping to deal closure.

Implemented Outbound 850, Outbound 855, Outbound 856, Outbound 869 and Outbound 870 towards EDI

transactions.

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Lakshmi Narayanan

248-***-****

Delivery/Program/Sr.Project Manager/Lead Architect

acgusx@r.postjobfree.com

Oracle E-Business Suite – R10, R11i & R12

HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL) Chennai India

Business Architect Apr-2003 to Oct-2004

As Functional Architect, providing functional solutions towards Implementation/Support of Oracle Apps Modules as Financials

(GL, AR, AP, FA & CM), SCM, and HRMS & Payroll System based at Chennai, Indi a for Tier one Companies in The US.

Project: Oracle E-Biz - R11i Enhancement and Support

Client(s): Emerson Electric, USA, Extreme Networks, USA.

Indsutry: Telecom

Key Duties Includes

Independently provide solutions and designs for medium to high complexit y issues.

Have created the interfaces and reports for both existing and new functionality

Involved in registration/migration of concurrent programs, executables, Creation of Responsibilities, request groups,

sets, menus, values sets, document sets, request sets, forms, Functions and printer types, printer styles in System

Administration & AOL.

As a single point of contact for resolution of all Functional issues in the project and provide high quality of message

resolution adhering to the SLA’s ((Service Level Agreements).

Work closely with other custom development team members, external partners, customer teams and vendors to

ensure successful project completion.

Pentasoft Technologies Ltd Chennai India

Analysts/Programmer Dec-2000 to Apr-2003

Key Member of Implementation and Architect Team of Oracle software professionals towards the End -to-End Implementing

ERP Product Orion based at the client locations of Indian geographies.

Project: Oracle ERP Product - Orion – Implementation, Enhancement and Support

Client(s): JKM Daerim Hyundai Automotive Limited, Eastern Masalas Limited

Industry: Automobiles Manufacturing and Manufacturing.

Key Duties Includes

Developed Forms & Reports and wrote complex PL/SQL object like packages, stored procedures and Triggers to

implement complex secure business requirements.

Took additional responsibilities such as build and release process and managed successfully.

Guide and manage development team and review the business reports as per the cli ent gathered requirements.

Develop, review and unit test PL/SQL code for forms & reports.

Development: Prepare templates, write re-usable codes (libraries), develop application as per the LLD, and prepare

unit test plan, unit testing and integration testing.

DATAA Solutions Ltd Trichy, India

Analysts/Programmer Aug-1997 to Dec-2000

Key member involved in development projects with oracle and developer 2000

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Lakshmi Narayanan

248-***-****

Delivery/Program/Sr.Project Manager/Lead Architect

acgusx@r.postjobfree.com

Oracle E-Business Suite – R10, R11i & R12

Project: Oracle Development and Support

Industry: Financials & Banking.

Key Duties Includes

Developed Forms & Reports and wrote different PL/SQL object like Packages, Stored Procedures and Triggers to

implement business requirements.

Involved in the optimization of various SQL and PL/SQL using EXPLAIN PLAN an d TKPROF.

Developing the application as per the low level design document.

Involved in comparing Production data with Test data for identifying and cleaning corrupted data.

Work Preferences

Availability : 4 Weeks Employment Type : FTE/Full Time

Nationality : Indian : Califormia, USA

Current Location

Visa Status : H1B - Authorized to work in USA. Visa Validity : Aug-2016

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