Project Manager Quality Control

Mr. Watson is a highly capable professional with over thirty years of

information technology and consulting experience in large and small

publicly/privately held international companies. His work with the

Pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverage, Primary Metals, Chemicals and

Construction Materials industries gives Mr. Watson a global experientially

based view of alternatives to accomplishing given functional requirements.

He has been implementing the Oracle GEMMS/OPM software for over fifteen

years and is highly experienced in analyzing business processes, mapping to

OPM functionality, developing gap analyses and teaching others mechanics

and usage of the various OPM modules. Mr. Watson also is a highly

accomplished Project Manager.

KEY EXPERIENCE

Level 4 Certified - Oracle Business Accelerator - United States Life

Sciences - Pharmaceuticals

Versions 11.5.10, 12.0.4 and 12.1

Premier Life Sciences Consulting, LLC - Managing Consultant - September

2009 - Present

Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) Lead Consultant, January 2010 -

Present

Lead OPM Analyst with a tissue graft manufacturer. Responsible for

implementation of R12.1 Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) modules of

Product Development, Quality Management and Process Execution. Co-

lead for converged Inventory Module. Emphasis on working with the

client to develop Quality Specifications, mapping those Specifications

into OPM, developing Automatic Sampling, and control of Lot status via

Sample disposition.

Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) Subject Matter Expert (SME),

December 2009

Developed and presented a class on incremental OPM functionality

between version R11.5.10 and version R12.1 for a Swiss pharmaceuticals

manufacturer.

Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) Subject Matter Expert (SME),

October 2009

Developed and presented a sales demonstration of the Quality Module in

R11.5.10. Client has subsequently indicated a desire to implement

pending availability.

Business & Decision - Sr. ERP Consultant - April 2004 - August 2009

Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) Subject Matter Expert (SME),

November 2008 - August 2009

Provided version R12 software functional expertise and knowledge

transfer to pharmaceuticals client's manufacturing team members.

Regularly developed team training curriculum, team presentations and

was primary SME contact for world-wide Active Pharmaceutical

Ingredient (API) plants. Co-developed OPM system configuration to

satisfy client requirements. Investigated system gaps, identified

workarounds and potential application extensions. Develop functional

specifications as needed.

Project Manager/Procurement Analyst, October 2007 - April 2008

Project Manager to implement Oracle Financials, Purchasing,

iProcurement and iExpenses at a national Pharmaceutical Testing

Laboratory. Responsible for adherence to timelines and budgets,

managing onsite time for consulting team and implemented Purchasing an

iProcurement modules. Delivered the project on time on budget.

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) Analyst/OPM

Analyst, April 2007 - September 2007

Served on two simultaneous projects with a steel manufacturer: (1)

Systems Analyst implementing the Oracle OBIEE product. Responsibly

for analyzing data in the legacy systems in order to harvest legacy

data (inventory, sales order and shipment), to map the data into the

OPM data model, and to design and program (SQLplus) use of OPM-Link

transactions to migrate the data into OPM in preparation for migration

into OBIEE. (2) Lead Analyst in a project to implement the entire

Oracle 12i Oracle eBusiness Suite in order to retire the aged legacy

(mainframe) systems. Responsible for setting up boundaries of OPM

modules to be installed, mapping legacy systems to be analyzed for

replacement and developing preliminary project plan for a 5 year multi-

phased project. Particular attention was paid to use of OPM's Quality

module to manage attributes of steel coils as they progressed thr0ugh

the manufacturing process. Project cancelled due to client

bankruptcy.

Project Manager/OPM Analyst, May 2006 - March 2007

Project Manager and backup OPM Analyst with a steel manufacturer.

Involved with implementation of Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM)

modules of Inventory, Product Development, Quality Management,

Production Planning, Process Execution, Costing and Manufacturing

Accounting Interface. Primarily responsible for adherence to project

timelines, managing Service Requests, tracking project deliverables,

and scheduling staff on-site time for the entire project of, Oracle

Order Management, Oracle Purchasing and OPM. Project delivered on

time on budget

Project Manager/OPM Analyst, February 2006 - April 2006

Project Manager and Interface Analyst to design interfaces between OPM

and IMI's CPG Product. Designed 5 Interfaces for OPM 11.5.9 to

replicate interfaces for which Oracle had dropped support. Designed

two new interfaces to improve interoperability and synchronicity

between the applications. Developed configuration guide. Worked

closely with the project's programmer/analyst to assure the code was

effective, efficient and supportable by client after the

implementation.

Project Manager/ Lead OPM Analyst, August 2004 - August 2005

Project Manager and Lead consultant with a nutra-ceuticals

manufacturer. Implemented Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) modules

of Inventory, Product Development, Quality Management, Production

Planning, Process Execution, Costing and Manufacturing Accounting

Interface. Additionally responsible for adherence to project

timelines, tracking project deliverables, and scheduling staff on-site

time for the project scope of Oracle Financials, Oracle Order

Management, Oracle Purchasing as well as OPM. Developed OPM

configuration manuals and configured 4 Instances for OPM modules and

coordinated overall configuration activities of other consultants.

Lead OPM Analyst/Project Direction/Oracle Portal Development, April

2004 - July 2004

Finished assignment at client site though changed employers.

INTERNAL PROJECTS

Oracle Business Accelerators (OBA) R12 team co-lead, January 2008 -

July 2009

Assisted in coordination of the efforts of the Pharmaceuticals OBA

team in attaining credentials and participated in the in-house

configuration of the development OBA instance. Identified standard

customer facing forms to overlay OBA to arrive at an enhanced OBA

offering. Specified requirements for add-on customer facing forms.

Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) Curriculum Development and Trainer,

August 2005 - July 2009

Developed class materials for training courses covering OPM 11i & R12

modules of Product Development, Costing and Process Execution.

Responsible for conducting in-house training of new consultants.

Sandbox Maintenance, April 1999 - October 2008

Participated in the team to configure and maintain the in-house test

and development Oracle eBusiness suite databases.

SBi - Managing ERP Consultant _- July 1998 - April 2004

Lead OPM Analyst/Project Direction/Oracle Portal Development, January

2003 - February 2004

Initially responsible for configuration of Oracle OPM & Financials and

analysis for goodness of fit for a large steel company. Identified

alternative methods to handle complex manufacturing Routings and

Formulas. As project progressed, identified system interfaces between

Oracle applications and legacy systems, identified need for and

interfaces to a data warehouse. Later, responsible for development of

Oracle Portal as a communications and reporting tool.

Oracle Process Manufacturing Rollout, July 2002 - December 2002

Lead consultant for phase II of a multi-phased rollout for a national

multi-plant dairy manufacturer. Conducted OPM module training

(Inventory, Product Development, Quality Management, Process

Execution) in fifteen plants to prepare staff for OPM rollout.

Trouble-shot and corrected implementation of Inventory Control,

Production Formulas, Process Execution and Quality Control modules in

a newly acquired plant.

Oracle Process Manufacturing configuration, May 2002 - June 2002

Setup Oracle OPM & Financials (v 11.5.4.d) training database and

configured applications to comply with identified business scenario

for a Canadian primary metals client.

Oracle Process Manufacturing Upgrade Analysis, March 2002 - April 2002

Lead consultant for a multi-national paint manufacturer in analysis of

upgrade of an existing GEMMS installation to OPM 11i. Analyzed

Inventory Control, Order Management, Production Formulas, Process

Execution, Quality Control and Enterprise Requirements Planning

modules. Delivered training to client I/T staff in OPM modules

(Inventory, Product Development, Process Execution).

Oracle Process Manufacturing implementation, December 2000 - February

2002

Lead OPM consultant for implementation of OPM in a national multi-

plant dairy manufacturer. Implemented Inventory Control, Product

Development, Quality Management, Process Execution and Quality Control

modules in one major plant for project pilot. Designed and performed

acceptance testing for inbound interfaces to Oracle Process

Manufacturing Inventory and Process Execution from five legacy Oracle-

based and Mainframe-based applications. Engineered and conducted the

rollout phase of the project to the remaining fifteen plants in a

"mini-bang" phased approach. Trained in-house implementation Core

Team on OPM modules (System Administration, Inventory Management,

Product Development, Process Execution).

Project Manager/ Lead OPM Analyst, February 2000 - November 2000

Project manager and lead consultant for implementation of OPM in a

national steel bar processor/distributor. Implemented Inventory

Control, Order Management, Production Formulas, Process Execution and

Quality Control modules. Designed inbound interfaces to Oracle

Process Manufacturing Inventory and Process Execution from a legacy

application. Trained in-house implementation Core Team on OPM modules

(Order Fulfillment, System Administration, Inventory Control, Order

Management, Production Formulas, Process Execution and Quality Control

modules).

Oracle Process Manufacturing implementation, November 1999 - January

2000

Lead consultant for a national agricultural seeds supplier in analysis

of upgrade of an existing GEMMS installation to OPM 11i. Analyzed

Inventory Control, Order Management, Production Formulas, Process

Execution, Quality Control and Enterprise Requirements Planning

modules.

Costing Interface Designer, July 1999 - October 1999

Designed inbound interface to Oracle Process Manufacturing Costing

Module from a legacy Oracle-based costing module. Trained in-house

implementation Core Team on OPM Costing and Quality modules.

Oracle Process Manufacturing implementation, July 1998 - March 1999

Lead consultant on GEMMS installation for a regional multi-plant

poultry producer. Implemented Inventory Control, Order Management,

Production Formulas, Process Execution and Quality Control modules.

Trained client implementation team on OPM modules (Order Management,

Production Formulas, Process Execution and Quality Control modules).

PPG Industries. Inc - Sr. Systems Analyst - Sept 1981 - July 1998

Plant I/S Manager & Sr. Systems Analyst, Sep 1981 - Jun 1998

Held a series of Programmer/Analyst and System Analyst positions with

an international conglomerate culminating in management of I/S in a

Fine Chemicals plant. Designed communications infra-structures for

emerging plants. Co-authored an in-house developed ERP system for

small plants. Reported to business units as primary systems liaison.

Outsourced the plant I/S manager job.

EDUCATION

Murray State University: County College of Morris:

B.S.B. (Business Management) A.A.S. Data Processing

M.B.A.

Software & Languages

Oracle OPM - all versions from 3.21.18 MS Visio

through 12.1 P/L SQL

Application Express Developer COBOL

MS Office Suite, including MS Access dBASE

Toad MVS JCL

SQL Developer Visual BASIS

MS Office

MS Project

References Available on Request

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