Project Manager Design
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Robert E. Siegmann
Brentwood, TN 37027
abm0ms@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
* Over 17 years of Finance and IT experience including project
management, business analysis, process re-engineering, testing, quality
assurance and development
* Over 17 years of software development and implementation consulting
experience which includes client management, technical and functional
leadership roles
* Expert in process re-design, large-scale Operational, Enterprise
Resource Planning and Data Warehouse system selection, design,
implementations and support
* Experienced Project Management Professional with over 15 years of
managing ERP/Finance implementations of packaged and custom software
solutions.
* Expert in IT Auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance (SOX) and reporting
* Industry experience includes: Consulting, Financial Services,
Insurance, Retail, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Public
Utilities, Advertising, Publishing, and Higher Education
Consulting Projects
Pocket Water, Inc., Brentwood, TN 2000-Present
BearingPoint, Inc.; Foxborough, MA
Project: ERP Conversion - PeopleSoft Financials to Deltek Costpoint
Role: Consultant PM / SME
. Directed performance tuning initiatives and re-design for all
conversion programs
. Subject Matter Expert for the conversion of the GL, AP, AR, BI, CA &
PC data from PeopleSoft to Deltek Costpoint
. Designed conversion, testing, and validation approaches for all
financial data
BearingPoint, Inc.; Foxborough, MA
Project: ERP Review and Production Support - PeopleSoft Financials
Role: Consultant PM / SME
. Directed performance tuning initiatives for all batch processing and
reporting for company's ERP and EPM solutions.
. Re-defined and re-designing month-end processing to reduce the overall
timing for monthly and quarter-end closings
. Performed audits, balancing, validations and clean-up of all sub-
ledger applications (AP, AR, AM, Billing & PO)
. Subject Matter Expert for FSCM (GL, AP, AR, AM, BI, PO, PC & CA) and
Data Warehouse architecture, design, process re-design and reporting
. Designed and developed OBIEE interfaces, setup, and reporting
. Designed and developed Hyperion loads, metadata, and reporting
. Designed and developed customizations and interfaces (EDI) to the
delivered ERP and EPM applications
WrightExpress; South Portland, ME
Project: ERP Implementation - PeopleSoft Financials Purchasing Role:
Project Manager / SME
. Spearheaded the overall implementation effort, which included managing
both on-shore and off-shore development teams
. Performed fit-gap analysis and developed design and customization
recommendations
. Designed and developed all system interfaces, parameter setup, and
conversion programs
. Streamlined procurement business processes to better align with and
use the implemented product's functionality
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Wichita, KS
Project: POS Evaluation and Selection / Salesforce.com Implementation
Role: Technical Lead
. Piloted the technical evaluations and integration for a Point-of-Sale
(POS) software replacement effort
. Designed automated interfaces and integration points between the
selected POS system and the company's existing financial systems
. Led Salesforce.com implementation effort
WrightExpress; South Portland, ME
Project: PeopleSoft Financials Implementation - GL, AP, AR, Billing, and
AM Role: Project Manager / SME
. Led the design, development, conversion and accounting process re-
engineering efforts for the corporate financial systems international
implementation
. Performed fit-gap analysis and developed design and customization
recommendations
. Subject Matter Expert for Financial systems and Data Warehouse
architecture, design, and reporting
. Designed and developed Hyperion loads, metadata, and reporting
. Managed an international development team that included both on-shore
and off-shore project teams
. Turned around a project that failed after a year-long project in 4
months
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon; Wichita, KS
Project: ERP Upgrade - PeopleSoft Financials and HRMS Role: Project
Manager / SME
. Directed and developed GL, AP, and Asset Mgmt system designs,
interfaces and accounting process re-engineering efforts
. Subject Matter Expert for Financial systems and Data Warehouse
architecture, design and reporting
. Performed fit-gap analysis and developed design and customization
recommendations
. Designed and developed custom integrations between financial systems
and related systems
. Managed and performed HRMS (Payroll and Benefits) production support
PRG Shultz; Atlanta, GA
Project: Re-design of Data Acquisition Methodology Role: Project
Manager / SME
. Re-engineered data acquisition approach, staffing profile, and
processes for extracting data from financial systems for both packaged
(SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Lawson) and custom built ERP solutions
. Spearheaded the develop a standardized and improved process resulting
in improved accuracy and reliability of the data collected while
reducing the costs associated with the data collection
. Subject Matter Expert for Data Warehouse architecture, design and
reporting
. Directed and participated in multiple "proof-of-concept" tests
WrightExpress; South Portland, ME
Project: PeopleSoft Financials Implementation - AR and Billing (Siebel
Integration) Role: Consultant PM / SME
. Directed and developed AR and Billing system designs, interfaces and
process re-engineering efforts
. Subject Matter Expert for Financial systems and Data Warehouse
architecture, design and reporting
. Assisted CRM and Data Warehouse teams with integration elements and
design
. Assisted production support team (performance tuning / bug fixes / tax
table updates)
D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles; Troy, MI
Project: ERP Implementation and Upgrade Role: Consultant PM / SME
. Managed implementation teams for an international/multi-currency
rollout
. Directed GL, AP, AR, Billing, and Projects functional design teams and
testing team
. Designed and developed customizations for the GL allocations program
to handle multiple currencies
. Designed and developed custom interfaces (EDI) for GL, AP, AR, Billing
and Projects modules
. Led Salesforce.com pilot project implementation team
. Assisted production support team (performance tuning / bug fixes / tax
table updates)
Michcon; Detroit, MI
Project: ERP Implementation and Upgrade - PeopleSoft Projects and AM
Role: Consultant PM / SME
. Conducted the Asset Management functional design and testing teams
. Customized the depreciation application to support unique Michigan
Public Utilities depreciation models
. Designed and developed custom AM to GL interface programs
. Assisted production support team (performance tuning / bug fixes / tax
table updates)
Other Experience
Digital Fusion, Inc.; Jacksonville, FL 1996-2000
Regional Vice-President
. Provided leadership, strategic direction, and hands-on management for
ERP system implementations and staff development
. Supervised a staff of 40-50 consultants and 10 sales and office staff,
while managing multiple client IT project initiatives
. Responsible for the management, development, resolving client and
personnel issues and P&L for the region's 4 offices
. Mentored office management teams and lead consultants
. Project Manager for a temporary staffing company's Financial and Human
Resource systems initiatives
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP; New York, NY 1994-1996
Principle Consultant (Manager)
. Provided project management, process re-engineering, software
selection, system design and development consulting services for
PriceWaterhouseCoopers and its clients
. Developed sales presentations and project workplans for ERP
implementation projects
. Managed, directed and trained consultant and client staff on
implementation methodology, approach and technology
. Led the development of a stream-lined, packaged system implementation
approach and methodology
Accenture; San Francisco, CA & New York, NY 1992-1994
Senior Consultant (Senior Business Systems Analyst)
. Provided system design and development consulting services for
Accenture and its clients
. Managed small design and development teams in coordination with large-
scale implementation efforts
. Provided implementation methodology and development training for
consulting and client staff
. Participated in staff recruitment and retention efforts
Education & Technical Skills
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural and Resource Economics
The University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley CA, 1992
Methodology Experience/Training:
. Method/1 - Custom system development life cycle (SDLC) methodology
(Accenture)
. SMM - System Management Methodology (SDLC) (PriceWaterhouseCoopers)
. ITIL - IT Infrastructure Library
. Agile Development Methodology
. Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 IT Auditing
ERP and Package Solution Experience:
. PeopleSoft (versions 2.0 thru 9.0) - General Ledger (GL), Accounts
Payable (AP), Purchasing (PO), Accounts Receivable (AR), Billing (BI),
Projects (PC), Budgets, Treasury, Contracts, Asset Management (AM),
EPM, Inventory (IV), Order Management (OM), CRM, Payroll, Benefits,
PeopleCode, nVision, Application Engine, EDI Interfacing
. Lawson - GL, AP, AR, Billing
. Oracle - Financials (GL, AP, AR), Hyperion/Essbase Reporting, Oracle
Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)
. CRM Applications - Siebel, Salesforce.com
. Vignette/OpenText Imaging
. Bluebird Imaging
. SAP R/3 - MM, FI, CO
Technical Skills:
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS
Programming Languages: C++, Cobol, ColdFusion, Visual Basic, .Net
Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, Informix, MySQL, MS
Access
Applications: MS Office, MS SharePoint Server, MS Project, Visio, Toad,
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