Supply Chain Quality Control

THANGAVEL A NAMBI

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508-***-****(h), 508-***-****(m)

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CAREER SUMMARY

. Oracle EBS consultant with experience in Manufacturing, Distribution,

Supply chain and Finance Modules in Oracle Application 11.0.3, 11i & R12.

. Masters in ORACLE Application - certified by Oracle Corporation.

9+ years of experience in Oracle Applications, with three full cycle

implementation.

7+ years of experience in Discrete Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply

Chain modules.

Experience in implementing all the application modules.

Oracle Discrete Manufacturing-Inventory, Engineering, Costing, Bill of

Material, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Advanced Supply Chain planning,

Order Management, MSCA, Shipping, Advanced Pricing, System

Administration, Finance Modules.

Oracle Process Manufacturing- Product Development, Process planning,

Process Execution and Inventory.

. Well-versed in Design, Development, Customization, System / Acceptance

Testing, Implementation and Production Support.

. Hands on experience in Oracle Configurator and Finance modules.

. Work experience and knowledge in PL/SQL, Developer 2000, EDI, Discoverer,

Control-M, Trade sphere, Mercury Tools and BRIO.

. Hard working, Creative and positive attitude with good analytical ability

and problem solving skills.

. Excellent interpersonal skills and urge to learn new technologies to meet

the challenging environment.

. Experience in using Oracle's Application Implementation Methodology

(AIM).

. Functional Responsibilities: Requirement gathering, functional gap

analysis, design of solution, configuration, module setup, test script

generation, CRP, writing training guides, training end users and

production support.

Technical activities: Interfacing with users, identifying functional

and technical gaps, estimating work, architecting system interfaces,

designing custom solutions, analyzing data issues, data loading, Flex

field configuration, defining alerts and production support.

. Functional experience in Procurement, Quality Control, Production and CAD

areas in manufacturing and project environment in Aerospace Industry.

IT SKILLS

ERP Skills : Oracle Applications (Release 11.0.3 & 11i &

R12)

GUI & Tools : Developer 2000-Forms 4.5 and Reports 2.5,

Discoverer

2000, Visual Basic,

Language : SQL, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, HTML, XML

RDBMS : Oracle 7.3 / 8.0 / 8i/ 9i

Operating System : Windows NT 4.0, Windows XP, UNIX

Hardware : IBM compatible PC (Pentium), SUN Solaris

Engineering Packages : AutoCAD R13, ANSYS (FEM), IDEAS-Master

Series 4

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

- Masters in Engineering- M.Tech (Mech. Engineering), IIT, Madras, INDIA

- Bachelor of Engineering, University of Madras, INDIA,

- ERP: Masters in Oracle Manufacturing, ORACLE Corporation, INDIA

- Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration-Annamalai University,

INDIA

PROJECT SUMMARY

o Gathered business requirements and prepared BRD/FD for various

needs in Purchasing, Order Management for BBN.

o Involved in the evaluation of R12 with current EMC Business

process/solutions. Configured all Manufacturing modules and

evaluated P2P, O2C and supply chain needs. Configured MSCA and

validated Manufacturing, Receiving and Shipping transactions, using

emulated desktop client.

o Designed new cost update process for EMC Corporation that increased

the process performance. Involved in the design of customized drop

ship process for EMC Corporation.

o Provided Production support at Arvin Meritor, which manufactures

automobile systems.

o Implemented Oracle 11i and provided post live support (Order

Management, Inventory, BOM, Costing, Shipping, Purchasing,

Engineering, WIP, MS/MRP) at GE PDI, which manufactures Ultrasound

probes.

o Implemented Oracle 11i and provided post live support (Order

Management, Inventory, BOM, Costing, Shipping, Purchasing,

Engineering, WIP, MS/MRP, Payables) at GE USAI, which manufactures

CT scan coils. Implemented MSCA for Manufacturing, Receiving

processes.

o Implemented Oracle 11i (Order Management, BOM, Costing, Shipping,

Purchasing, Engineering, MS/MRP) at GE OEC, which produces X-ray

imaging systems.

o Implemented Oracle 11 ERP (Product development, Process Planning,

Process Execution and

Inventory) at MRF Limited-India, which produces auto tyre.

ERP-IT EXPERIENCE:

Client: Big Band Network Inc, Boston (May 2009-Feb 2009)

Company: Reahum Sources Inc

Business Analyst for OM, INV, PO, VMI -11.5.10

. Involved in establishing VMI process for new vendors.

. Design and implementation of solution for inventory consumption

reporting. Activity involved Business requirement detail gathering,

preparation of Functional Design (MD50), coordinating development and

unit/system testing.

. Prepared Functional Design of solution for Oracle- FedEx Interface. This

helps users to avoid reentering data in FedEx and improves shipping

process.

. Gathered business requirements for automating Order Import from Customer

site/ Quote. Prepared Business Requirements Definition document.

. Prepared Business Requirements Document for 'Customer Sales Report

Cards'. This provides details of on time fulfillment percentage, on time

Replacement fulfillment for returns and Customer Order Spend Analytics.

Client: EMC Corporation, Boston (Mar 2008-Apr 2009)

Company: HCL Technologies

Business Analyst for OM, INV, BOM, SCP, PO, WMS, MSCA, ASCP- R12

I was a member in evaluation team to study of the R12 modules in reference

to client's business need. My responsibilities are

. Study the business requirements. Define and configure necessary set up

in Inventory, BOM, Purchasing, WIP, OM, PO, INV, WMS and ASCP. Carry

out simulation and testing for P2P, O2C and planning.

. Configured ASCP and provided demo on how substitute parts are

accounted in Planning using ASCP

o Define Sourcing rules, Forecast sets and Demand schedules based

on business needs.

o Set up necessary details for End item substitution.

o Define plans with constraints, decision rules based on business

need.

o Execute the collection process and validate the demand data.

o Run the planning process in ASCP and validate the planning

results.

o Present the evaluation results to management.

. Configured MSCA with emulated WMS GUI Client in the desktop system and

tested the manufacturing, receiving and shipping using LPN, to

evaluate the unique Serial Genealogy process used in EMC.

o Configured WMS, MSCA and validated out bound logistics.

o Evaluated the packing and shipping using LPN.

. Prepared user documents.

. Identify the gaps and present evaluation results to management.

. Interact with Oracle to resolve issues.

Client: EMC Corporation, Boston (Jan 2005-Feb 2008)

Company: HCL Technologies

Business Analyst for OE, INV, BOM, COST, AR, SCP -11.03, 11.5.10

Responsibilities include designing solutions for business needs in

Distribution (Q2C) and Supply chain.

. Study of Business process requirements and Design of Business solution.

Involved in business analysis and responsible for preparing Functional

Design. The design involves forms, triggers, programs, internal/external

interfaces and web tolls. Responsible for implementing various

enhancement projects through the complete SDLC.

. Estimation of development effort, identifying resource, leading the

development team to get solution developed, coordinating testing of

solution and roll out of the solution in specified time.

. Collaborates with the development team to realize the solution.

Translating system requirements in to unit and system test scripts.

Execution of test cases and scenarios to validate the solution and

support system test and user acceptance testing. Making all necessary

documents as per SOX requirement and migrate the solution to Test

environment and production. Created and documented test script to perform

unit and system testing. Prepared regression test scripts and executed

the scripts to ensure the solution integrity.

. Provided solution, prepared Functional Design document for automated Drop

ship process, Automated Shipment of Software Items. The solution involves

customized web portal, providing access to vendor for fulfilling drop

shipments. Worked extensively in 3PL solutions.

. Designed and implemented new Cost Update Process, which improved the

performance.

. Currently EMC uses PTO Model structure. Demonstrated a solution to use

ATO model structure to improve shipping performance.

. Involved in the support activity for Quote to Cash process. Resolved

issues in Order Management, shipping and Account Receivable issues.

. Carried out necessary set up in 11i Inventory module, Bill of Material

for Oracle CRM application.

. Worked in the up gradation of MMIS planning tool. EMC uses MMIS and

Oracle MRP for planning activities.

. Responsible for resolving production issues. Issues are raised as tickets

in application 'Peregrine'. Analyzed the issues and provided necessary

fix. Test and evaluate the solution in Test Instance. Get necessary

approval from Change control process and move the code to Production,

complying with SOX requirements. Raise internal tickets with DBA to get

trace files. Responsible for raising SR with Oracle to resolve issues.

Client: Arvin Meritor Corp, Troy (Jul 2004-Dec 2004)

Company: HCL Technologies

Business Analyst for OM, INV, PO, RM, Flow Manufacturing-11.5.8

Responsibilities include Production Support and Testing.

. Involved in the Production support and responsible for resolving the

Order Management and Shipping related issues.

. Responsible for month end closing activities. Resolved all pending

transactions. Raise SR Oracle to resolve struck transactions,

. React with DBA team to resolve issues related to EDI feed.

. Preparation of MD60 Documents for Report Customization. Responsible for

coordinating with the offshore team to resolve off-hour (tickets) issues

related to Order Management and Shipping.

. Carried out testing using Win runner and Test Director.

Client: GE-OEC, Salt Lake City (Jan 2004-Jul 2004)

Company: TCS

Consultant for OM/ eOM, Manufacturing, INV, ENG, WMS, PO, BOM, and SCP-

11.5.9

Responsibilities include Implementation of Distribution modules.

. Responsible for implementing Distribution modules. Business process study

and preparation of Current Business baseline document. Mapping of the

business process in Oracle. Preparing set up documents and defining set

up for following modules- Inventory, Order Management, Shipping,

Engineering, Bill of Material, Costing and SCP. Perform gap analysis and

provide suitable solutions. Develop necessary Test scripts for CRP

testing and Integration testing. Conducted user training. Data file

preparation in the required format and total migration. Uploaded data

using Data loader tools. Study of report requirements and preparing the

High-level design document.

. Involved in setting up and configuring WMS, defining WMS rules.

. Involved in the evaluation of eOM tool and ISOALE, unique solutions used

by GE. Establishing BOM definition with PTO Model configurations

Client: GE USA Instruments, Aurora (Mar 2003-Dec 2003)

Company: TCS

Consultant for INV, ENG, BOM, CST, WIP, OM, MSCA, Advanced Pricing, PO, AP

and SCP-11.5.8

Responsibilities include Implementation of Supply chain, Distribution and

Mfg modules.

. Site Lead for implementing Manufacturing, Supply chain modules. Planned

and coordinated all implementation activities. Study of the Current

business process and preparation of Current Business baseline document.

Preparing set up documents and defining set up. Define Trading partner

set up. Mapping of the current business process with Oracle. Perform gap

analysis and provide suitable solutions. Developing Test scripts and

coordinated for three cycles of CRP testing and Integration testing.

Training of Super users. Designing and coordinating data conversion from

legacy systems. Data scrubbing and data file preparation in the required

format and total migration (For loading inventory Items, Inventory

Categories, Cost, Open PO, Open Sales order, Customers, Vendors and

BOM's). Carried out PO Outbound testing using EDI. Study of business

report requirements and preparing the High-level design document MD60.

. Configured MSCA to carry out shipping, manufacturing and receiving using

hand held RF devices.

. Involved in defining set up documents for Account Payables. Provided post-

live support for all issues. Involved in supporting the month end closing

activities.

Client: GE-PDI, Phoenix (Mar 2002-Mar 2003)

Company: TCS

Consultant for INV, ENG, BOM, CST, WIP, OM, PO, and SCP-11.5.3

Responsibilities include Implementation of Supply chain, Distribution and

Mfg modules.

. Responsible for Manufacturing, Distribution modules. Interact with

Business to study the business process and preparation of Current

Business baseline document. Involved in process re engineering, mapping

the current business in Oracle. Perform GAP analysis and provide

solutions. Prepare set up documents and define set up. Validate the to be

solution and carry out interface testing with other legacy application.

Develop Test scripts for CRP testing and Integration testing. Conducted

three CRP testing. Training of users. Designing and coordinating data

conversion from legacy systems. Data scrubbing and data file preparation

in the required format and total migration (For loading inventory Items,

Inventory Categories, Cost, Open PO, Open Sales order, Customers, Vendors

and BOM's). Study of report requirements and preparing the High-level

design document. Post implementation support.

Client: MRF Limited, India (Oct 2000-Mar 2002)

Company: Intelligroup Asia

Project Site Leader- Prod Dev, Process Planning, Process Execution, INV,

Quality 11.03 &11.5.3

Responsibilities include Implementation of Supply chain and Mfg modules

. The Project involved implementation of all modules of OPM across six

manufacturing plants and sales centers. Implementation is based on the

Oracle Application Implementation Method (AIM). I was responsible for

implementing the project and managing a team of consultants. Activities

are business process study and preparation of Current Business baseline

document. Business process mapping in OPM. Defining setup, Flexfields,

Profile options. Business performance checking using OPM, after mapping.

Perform GAP analysis and provide solutions. Training of users. CRP

testing and User approval. Data file formatting and total migration to

OPM. Analysis of the report requirements and worked with technical team

to develop Customized reports Designing Reports using Discoverer 2000.

Worked on integrated implementation of ASCP-OPM in 11i.

Cherubium Info-Tech Systems, Chennai-India (Oct 1999-Sep 2000): System

Analyst

. Developed an 'Automobile Service Maintenance System' that maintains

customer details, the vehicle details, kind of service done and spare

parts store. The system gives the amount of the spare parts to be

purchased each day, stock available and list of the vehicle to be

delivered for the day is generated. Automatic billing system generates

bill for the service and spares used. Environment: Developer 2000

(Forms 4.5, Reports 2.5), Oracle 7.3 Windows NT and Pentium-II

FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Liquid Propulsion Systems Center, Trivandrum, India (Feb 1997-Sep 1999):

Engineer in Charge Team size- 4

Development, Assembly and testing of Cryogenic engines. Establishing

assembly facility by setting test platforms, procurement of Hydro testing

equipment's, and Leak checking instruments. Design of assembly fixture,

preparation of drawings, realization of fixtures by outside processing,

Inspection and testing. Making Purchase Requisition, getting Quotes,

evaluating the correct supplier for the Purchase of raw materials.

Inspection of purchased material. Maintaining raw material inventory and

carrying out material requirement planning. Preparing assembly sequence

plans. Establishing welding process specification and preparation of

process qualification reports. Assembly of components and testing,

involving Helium leak checking of circuits, hydro testing.

ISRO Inertial Systems Unit, Precision Manufacturing Facility, Trivandrum,

India (Jan 1990-Jan 1997): Engineer in Charge- Team size- 5

. Development, Production, Assembly and Testing of Satellite components.

The project consists of identifying and selection of materials, design

analysis of components, developing engineering models, establishing

the fabrication process, testing and qualification of components.

After qualification the items and systems are produced in batches.

Responsible for creating specifications and procurement of raw

materials. Maintaining inventory levels. Production planning of

components and assemblies. Manufacturing scheduling of components

based on the priority. Making purchase agreements & contracts with

outside processing units. Establishing fabrication processes for

engineering level items. Ensuring the availability of units for

meeting project requirements and sales orders. Ensuring the proper

heat treatment of materials.

. The Quality control facility was equipped with accurate measuring

machines (SIP-300, 241B, Trioptic), Coordinate measuring machine-SIP

30M, Profile projectors and Geometry measuring equipment's -Talysurf,

Talyrond, and conventional measuring instruments. Responsible for

establishing the computerized Metrology lab. Establishing the

inspection stages, methods and preparation of Quality Control plans.

Developed computer programs using Oracle to maintain the stock of raw

material and fabricated assemblies. Evaluation of outside suppliers.

Quality control of raw materials and fabricated items. Calibration of

measuring equipment's. Ensuring the quality of components supplied of

by outside suppliers. As a team leader I successfully realized

components for Export orders and the assignment involved development

of prototypes, establishing the stages of inspection, preparation of

Quality Control and Quality Assurance plans and preparation of quality

control documents. Successful implementation of ISO-9000 system.

Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Trivandrum-India (May 1985-Jan 1990): Quality

Control Engineer

. Development, Production, Assembly and Testing of Propellant tanks. The

project consists of procurement of necessary raw materials,

establishing the fabrication process, testing and qualification of

tanks. After qualification the items were produced in batches. Quality

control of Raw materials (forging, rings, plates) involving material

testing, material characterization. Ultrasonic testing and evaluation

of forging and plates. Establishing welding parameters for alloy

steels and qualifying the welders. Radiographic evaluation of

Propellant tank welds. Analysis of deviations and incorporating

corrective measures. Ensuring the quality of the products at

supplier's site before dispatch.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMEBERSHIPS:

Member of PMP

Member of APICS

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