Simon Ridge

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Summary

Solutions-oriented Senior-level Management Consultant with expertise leading the design & development of financial applications and supporting systems. I have managed a broad range of next-generation technology solutions from industry leaders.

Advanced level of technical proficiency coupled with highly refined business analysis skills, demonstrated by repeated success in the analysis, design and management of innovative IT solutions that directly promote internal and client business growth.

Strategic planner with skill leading IT operations, including Hyperion applications design, enterprise system initiatives, systems analysis and migrations, and implementation efforts.

Demonstrated ability producing detailed Business applications and IT policies, procedures, and performing change/configuration management, process engineering, and documentation coordination.

Dynamic communications skills successful at developing and maintaining lasting relationships with key clients, while fully communicating technical solutions to users and executives at all levels of technical proficiency.

In depth knowledge of Hyperion Project Management, HFM, Essbase, Planning Administration / Network Infrastructure Design, Network Security / System Implementations / M&A

C-Level and Director level executive support, technical research, and third-party audit of vendors for adherence to best practices and compliance standards.

Confidential

Hyperion SME / Compliance / Audit

Washington DC, Woodlawn MD 2018 – Present

Provided Program Management oversight for the Consolidated Budget Applications

Hyperion 11.1.2.4 Planning application design and development for Security Cleared engagement

My duties at this client were End to End, starting from the requirements gathering to the post go-live support and the transition to Operations support. of several enterprise applications, for a single client engagement.

C-Level and Director Level Executive client support and technical research.

Audited third party vendors adherence to best practices and compliance standards.

Designed ServiceNow, Robotic Process Automations, Nintex workflows.

Designed and reengineered Application Data flow modeling for Legacy systems integration

Researched Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Tableau, Narrative Report (EPRCS), EPBCS and created Proposals for new and existing lines of business.

Authored cloud migration plans for Legacy systems and new application deployments.

Designed business process re-engineering, application design and systems enhancements.

Provided security, technical and functional expertise during meetings, status calls.

Designed standard reporting strategy for Hyperion Financial Reports and Smatview.

Working as the IT Liaison I Conducted Application Audit for IT Risk and Change Management.

Legacy systems migration. Client facing, environmental documentation.

Department of Energy

Hyperion SME / Compliance/ Audit 2018- 2018

Appsential Washington DC, Germantown MD

Provided Tecno-Functional engagement support to existing environment I gathered application requirements, data flows, business models and processes, for Security Cleared engagement

Director Level Executive client support and technical research.

Designed Hyperion Planning 11.1.2.4 applications.

Audited third party vendors adherence to best practices and compliance standards.

Designed and Developed Hyperion Financial Report

Developed interfaces for data integration of Legacy systems.

Managed Risk / Issues, Change management, Compliance and Data Governance.

Authored technical and functional design document for Hyperion Project management,

Authored current state and future state design documentation

Client facing onsite environmental survey and documentation.

TIAA Creff

Hyperion Application Architect SME 2016- 2017

NTTDATA Washington DC, Charlotte NC, New York NY

Provided Program / Project Management support for design and development for HFM / HTP Tax provisioning implementation.

My duties at this client were End to End starting from the requirements gathering to the post go-live support of several enterprise applications, for a single client engagement.

C-Level and Director Level Executive client support and technical research.

Authored BEPS reporting for Country by Country Tax Provisioning

Designed DRM Entity Metadata mapping from PeopleSoft, Yardi, Coda, Nuveen, and Subsidiaries for HFM

Audited third party vendors adherence to best practices and compliance standards.

Designed Headcount and Trial balance input Web Forms

Managed Compliance, Data Governance, Risk / Issues and Change management.

Utilizing best practices, I produced documentation for Project Management Status

Designed PBCS, EPBCS, FCCS Applications

Authored proposals in support of RFP/RFI submissions.

Client facing pre-sales support and onsite environmental survey and documentation.

Industry: Financial Services

IBM

Sr. Management Consultant 2013 - 2015

Working as a Program / Project Manager, I Provided Tecno-Functional engagement support to existing and new environments builds

My duties at these clients were varied some were End to End starting from Authoring of the Proposals to the post go-live support engagements.

C-Level and Director Level Executive client support and technical research

Authored Proposals, Statements of Work, Project Plans, SLA’s SOP’S, Technical / Functional Design Documents, Project Plans and RFP’s and ROM’s requests.

Supported the design and development of a Global JDE implementation.

Produced Standards Documentation and Definitions for PMO Communication and Reporting Plan

Designed and developed Hyperion 11.1.2.3 Planning and Essbase applications.

Developed Bid and Proposal presentations including applications upgrades infrastructure implementations.

Audited third party vendors adherence to best practices and compliance standards

Gathered application requirements, data flows, business models and processes, authored cloud migration plans.

Architected client Cloud Managed Services Saas, Paas, Iaas / Application Services.

Designed Hyperion 11.1.2.4, HFM / HTP applications.

Designed and developed Hyperion Planning / Essbase, PBCS Applications

Client facing support, onsite client environmental survey and documentation.

Industry: Financial Services, Industrial, Media, Data Storage

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Port Authority of New York

Sr. Hyperion Project Manager 2012 - 2012

Working as a Project Manager, I Provided Tecno-Functional engagement support to existing and new environments builds.

Managed Hyperion 11.1.2.1 / Planning / Essbase application development

C-Level and Director Level Executive client support and technical research.

My experience at this client was End to End starting from the requirements gathering to the post go-live support of several enterprise applications, for single client Security Cleared engagement for the City of New York.

Audited third party vendors adherence to best practices and compliance standards

Managed Finance IT Hyperion Projects, including hardware and software upgrades.

Client Facing support of Proposals Development, Project Management, SLA Negotiations.

Managed Vendor Transition, Business Process Re-engineering, Change Management, risk and Issues resolution.

CSC

Hyperion Senior Manager 2011 - 2011

Working as a Project Manager, I Provided Tecno-Functional engagement support to existing and new environments builds. I gathered application requirements, data flows, business models and processes.

C-Level and Director Level Executive client support and technical research

Architected Hyperion HFM 9.3.1.2, 11.1.1.3, 11.1.2.1 Applications

Developed Financial Report, and support HSF, HPCM, Planning / Essbase applications.

Authored RFP and RFI proposals and application architecture enhancements and analysis

Business Rules, Data migration between development and production environments

Administered Security/User provisioning, Troubleshoot / Debug production issues, Task Flow

Client facing support and onsite environmental survey and documentation.

Industry: Financial Services, Industrial, Data Storage

Fannie Mae

Business Systems Analyst 2010 - 2010

Working as a Systems Business Analyst, I Provided Tecno-Functional engagement support for FP&A

Supported the Capital Markets department through their Monthly and Quarterly forecast and Budget process.

Supported Business Development & Technology for project planning and business systems analyst

Supported Development and Production environments support for Hyperion System 9.2 and 9.3 and 11 Essbase, Planning, HFM, FDM, HPCM, HSF and Financial Reporting

Supported Business Process Analysis & Standardization, Development and Re-engineering, Change Management

Bank of New York

Hyperion Analyst 2007 - 2007

Worked as HFM technical liaison for Mellon / Bank of New York merger.

Produced Standard reports strategy by synthesizing existing reports, Excel retrieves, SmartViews and Excel workbooks.

Re-engineered Business Process including Change Management and Risk and Issues management

Authored Process and Data Standardization, Architectural Advisory Documentation

Industry: Financial Services

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

Business Systems Analyst 2006 - 2006

Project Manager

Working as a Project Manager, I Provided Tecno-Functional engagement support to existing and new environments builds. I gathered application requirements, data flows, business models and processes.

Managed third party Vendor Development of Hyperion Global corporate finance HFM Phased Budget Application.

Project Managed Market P&L, and Product sales tracking forecast application.

for Senior Management at Pfizer Human Health New York.

Re-engineering Business Processes, Change Management and Issues and Risk Management.

Industry: Pharmaceutical

Warner Music Group

Sr. Hyperion Analyst 2006 - 2006

Working as a Sr. Hyperion Analyst, I Provided Tecno-Functional engagement support to existing and new environments builds. Providing accounting and IT management support as a technical Liaison.

Managed HFM applications development and applications integration of third-party vendor.

Supported application, network architecture, FDM Mappings and application security.

Coordinated efforts to coincide with SAP, JDE and PeopleSoft software development.

Monitored compatibility issues, upgrades and patches.

Managed SOX compliance, security testing and Audit.

Lead Network Security and Architecture meetings on application design and security

Industry: Entertainment / Media, Music Data Storage

Ridge & Associates 1997 - 2018

Project Manager

Working as a Program / Project Manager, I Provided Tecno-Functional engagement support to existing and new environments builds for clients listed below.

Clients List: Jefferies Financial Group, Bank of Tokyo, Mitsubishi Bank, Smith Barney Citi Group, Discount Bank of Israel (IDB)

Application Implementation & Management for Financial Services

Managed Office, Trading Floor Support & Equity Sales/ Research Support

IT Liaison, Implementation Partner Management FinTech

Budget & Forecasting applications Implementation Management

Systems Administration /Data Management / Technical Project Management

Finance / IT Liaison Project Manager

Business Process Re-engineering, Change Management

Database management Oracle 11g

Client Facing, Proposals / Project Management

Hyperion Environment Build 11.1.1.2 to 11.1.2.4 Essbase, HFM, FDMEE, ODI, Planning

Development Planning User Training

Application Architecture Enhancements and Analysis

Industry: Financial Services, Industrial, Entertainment / Media, Data Storage, Pharmaceutical Research

Technical Proficiencies Application Development /Support

Hyperion 11.1.2.4, HFM, HPCM, HTP, HSF, Essbase Planning, Financial Reports, Security, Data Loads

SmartView SSL, 10G,11g R12, JDE, ODI, Instantis, ISM, SOW, RFP, Sarbanes-Oxley, Change Management, USGAP-IFRS, ServiceNow, RPA,

IBM Career Enhancement workshops & Hyperion Classes

Oracle EPM Selling, Estimating (2013)

Sink or Swim – Resolving Difficult PM Challenges, (2014)

Expert to Leader, (2014)

Oracle Hyperion Training

Hyperion HPCM 11.1.2.2, Herndon VA (2013),

HSF Tampa (2014)

HFM 11.1.1.3 -123OLAP, Plymouth CA (2011)

Education and Awards

Commodore award and Bonus – Cyber Security Solutions Federal

Oracle 9i DBA Certificate – UCLA Extension, Westwood CA

Hyperion Enterprise Administration Certificate / HFM – Hyperion Software Company

Business and Finance – University of Greenwich Dartford, London, England

De Anza College Materials Fabrication, CADD Cupertino CA

NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field Mountain View CA

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