Management Sales

KIRAN BHAVARAJU, PMP

Address: ***** **** **., **********, ** 60585 (Chicago)

Phone : 815-***-****

E-mail : **********@*****.***, ******@********.***

OVERVIEW

Results-driven manager with over 11 years experience and success driving operational

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growth, managing projects / programs and maximizing business opportunities.

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 7 years of Project

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Management experience in Application / Web Development, Enterprise Resource

Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

Extensive Tier 1 consulting experience at all levels from Staff to Senior Manager and

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Project Manager.

Experienced in the following industry verticals – Finance, Hi-Tech, Metals and Mining,

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Healthcare, Retail (Food, Consumer and Home Goods), Manufacturing (Including

Automotive and Aerospace) and Transportation (Boating and Trucking)

Experience and in-depth knowledge of the Selling Strategies, Development of Proposals,

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Contracts, Close Plans and Statements of Work for Product Licensing and Professional

Services.

Extensive experience in the management of Outsourced Projects from inception to

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closure. Played a key role in the Sales Cycle, Bid / Proposal Development of Outsourced

Projects upto 60 million.

Experience includes P/L Responsibility, Sales and New Business Development, Strategy

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and Roadmap Development, Team Leadership and Management, Cross-application

Strategy, Business Analysis, Process Re-engineering and Design/Deployment of Business

Solutions

Highly accomplished in Oracle e-Business Suite with a Subject Matter Expertise in Sales &

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Distribution, CRM, Finance and Supply Chain Management areas.

Expertise in New System / Module implementations, ERP Upgrades, System Configuration

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and design/deployment of RICE Components (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions and

Extensions)

Ability to manage cross-functional teams, work in a Matrix Management environment and

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influence people at a variety of levels internally and externally.

Excellent communicator, a great team player with sound interpersonal skills and has a

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proven track record of establishing strong relationships with teams, customers and

vendors. Has the ability to navigate across lines of business, drive to closure, manage to

deadlines and move the team deliverables forward.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Enterprise Resource Planning - Oracle Applications e-Business Suite (R12, R11i, R11, R10.7,

R10.5), Visual Manufacturing

SME in the following Oracle Modules – Order Management, e-Commerce Gateway (EDI), I-

Store, Inventory, Advanced Pricing, Shipping Execution, Release Management, e-Commerce

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Gateway (EDI), Purchasing, eProcurement, Service Contracts, Install Base, Quoting, Payables

Receivables, Warehouse Management System (WMS), Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP)

Customer Relationship Management – Oracle CRM and Siebel

Application Development Projects – SQL / PL SQL, Unix, Java, ABAP

Software Tools: Microsoft Project, MS Office, Visio, and Business Intelligence Tools

DETAILS OF SELECTED PROJECTS:

CLIENT –Affinia Jan’09 - Current

LOCATION – Chicago, IL and Mexico City, Mexico

Company, Position – IBM, Order-to-Cash Lead

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – R12 – 12.0.6 – Order Management, Inventory, Pricing,

Shipping, Trading Community Architecture (TCA), AR, Cash Management and UPK (User

Productivity Kit)

Background – Affinia is a leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of on- and

off-highway replacement parts and services. Primary products include filtration, braking systems

and chassis components. Oracle is the chosen ERP, which is currently being deployed at Mexico

and will eventually roll over to their locations across the globe. The project is being deployed using

the OBA Implementation methodology.

Lead the analysis and the requirements gathering phases for Order Management, Pricing,

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Shipping, TCA and Accounts Receivables.

Designed the Customer / Supplier architecture by leveraging the Party / Account model

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within Trading Community Architecture (TCA).

Deployed the Oracle project with localizations specific to Latin America / Mexico like the

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Factura (Domestic and Export Invoices), Commercial Invoice, Tax Reporting, etc.

Leveraged Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM) for general Project Management,

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maintenance of documentation etc.

Conducted rigorous workshops in all of the above areas involving key business

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stakeholders.

Participated in cutover planning involving Order Entry, Open Invoices, Physical Inventory,

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Receipts etc.

Participated in the definition of cycle count and physical inventory approach, approach to

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manage stock adjustments based on cycle count etc.

Trained about 40 business users and key project stakeholders on the Order-to-Cash

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modules. Training materials and documentation were built using the User Productivity Kit

(UPK).

Designed the Intercompany Process for transactions within Mexico and across the globe

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as well like US, Canada, Venezuela and China. Standard Intercompany Process (within

Oracle Inventory) was leveraged for domestic (Mexico) transactions. All Intercompany

Exports involved an enhancement to record the appropriate accounts within GL.

Participated in the Chart of Accounts design involving industry specific segments like Sales

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Channel etc.

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Participated in the design of Multi-Org for all locations within Mexico and US. This involved

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a deep dive into the current and proposed financial and operating structures within the

Affinia group.

Lead the design and deployment of COGS Workflow Enhancement to include account

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updates for Standard and Intercompany transactions. The enhancements were based on

I/C setups (Inventory) and Customers within TCA.

Lead the design and deployment of the global Intercompany Process with transactions

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across many countries like Mexico, US, Canada, Venezuela and China. This involved

extensive design within Inventory, Order Management, Purchasing, Payables and AR

modules.

Lead the design of conversions for Pricelists, Open Invoices and Credit Memos, Open

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Sales Orders.

Lead the design of the Backorder process involving Order Management, Shipping and

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Inventory modules. Facilitated a backorder process at the time of order entry thereby

providing customer service an ability to determine the Service Level (in %) of the order.

Work involves weekly task planning and team management (both consulting and client).

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Work also involved the design / deployment of miscellaneous RICE components like the

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Aging Report, Sales Journals, Back Order report, Master Bill of Lading, Bill of Lading, Pick

Slip, VAT Reclassification Report (VAT Tax Pending and Paid), Customer Statements etc.

Work involves collaboration with the business community to build test cases / scripts and

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planning for Conference Room Pilot sessions.

CLIENT – Dell Nov’08 – Jan’09

LOCATION – Austin, TX

Company, Position – Oracle Corporation, Solution Architect

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – R12 – Order Management, TCA, Accounts Receivables,

Quoting, Pricing, Shipping, Inventory, Service Contracts, EDI (e-Commerce and XML

Gateway)

Background – Dell started a new line of business – Dell Retail to sell to vendors like Best Buy,

Circuit City etc. Oracle Applications is their current ERP system for their existing businesses across

the globe. Their existing footprint includes over 21 disparate systems (home grown and 3rd party) to

handle various business functions (EDI, OM, Shipping etc.). The intent therefore was to deploy

Oracle (R12) as one central system in their retail business as well.

Lead the assessment of the existing product footprint for Dell Retail. Recommended the

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products that need to be included as part of the licensing.

Partnered with the 3rd party system integrator to drive the analysis to establish project

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scope.

Work involved an extensive analysis on the Quote-to-Cash, Inventory, CRM, TCA,

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Receivables and EDI modules.

Designed the following processes within Service Contracts and Quoting areas - Contract

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Renewal lifecycle involving customer acceptance and internal approvals, Service

Contracts Electronic Renewals (Online Portal), Payment Types and Options etc.

Lead the resource plan for both onshore and offshore resources.

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CLIENT – Eaton Truck Oct’08 – Nov’08

LOCATION – Cleveland, OH

Company, Position – Oracle Corporation, Solution Architect

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – R12 – EBS (OTC, Procure to Pay and Mfg), Accounts

Receivables, Accounts Payables and CRM modules

Background – Eaton Truck, a customer already on Oracle, intends to move from their current

version of 11.5.10 to R12.

• Lead the Upgrade Value Assessment (UVA) for a global R12 upgrade from the existing

11.5.10

• This included a review of the existing solution / footprint and providing a proposal for the

upgrade.

CLIENT – Motorola Sep’08 – Nov’08

LOCATION – Chicago, IL

Company, Position – Oracle Corporation, Solution Architect (Deployment) and Pre-sales

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – 11.5.8, 11.5.10, R12

Order Management, Advanced Pricing, Inventory, Workflow, Supply Chain Planning

• Lead the functional and technical design of key customizations involving Pick Release,

Pricing, Holds, Workflow and ATP across various versions of Oracle on a global scale.

(Americas, Europe and Asia)

• Lead the assessment within OTC and Purchasing to upgrade from 11.5.10 to R12.

CLIENT – Oracle Corporation July’08 – Sep’08

LOCATION – Chicago, IL

Company, Position – Oracle Corporation, Solution Architect

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – R12

Purchasing, I-Supplier, Financials (Accounts Payables and Cash Management)

• Worked with Oracle Support and Product Development teams to ensure the success of

Oracle Release 12 with a focus on Payables.

• Involved in the review of existing functionality and helped re-design certain industry

specific enhancements.

• Work also involved interfacing with the clients deploying R12 and help resolve critical

issues within Payables and Cash Management modules.

CLIENT – Sun Microsystems Mar’08 – July’08

LOCATION - Santa Clara, CA

Company, Position – Oracle Corporation, Order-to-Cash Lead

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – R12, R11i, R10.7

Order Management, Accounts Receivables, Shipping, Inventory, Receivables, Service

Contracts, Install Base, iStore, Quoting, Advanced Pricing and UPK.

About the company - Sun provides a diversity of software, systems, services & microelectronics

that power everything from consumer electronics, to developer tools and the world's most powerful

datacenters. Their core brands include the Java technology platform, Solaris operating system, the

MySQL database management system, StorageTek and the UltraSPARC processor.

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Lead a team of 13 involving Oracle, Deloitte, 3rd Party and Sun resources

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Lead the design and deployment of key interfaces between Oracle 11.5.10 and Legacy

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(Oracle 10.7); the interfaces were designed for the data / information exchange of Sales

orders, Service Contracts, Pricing, Quotes, Shipments and Invoices.

Involved in the feasibility study for the upgrade of OTC modules to R12. Worked with the

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business users across the globe to explore the enhancements in R12.

Involved in the configuration of OTC modules mentioned above, ensured the setup

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document (BR100) was in sync with the configuration and day-to-day updates.

Responsible for the maintenance of the BR100, 110 documents in all the modules named

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above.

Built the training plan for key business users, conducted rigorous training workshops

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across all areas within the track. Training materials were built using UPK.

Configuration involved setup and maintenance of the following – Defaulting Rules, Item

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Relationships, Holds (Standard & Based on Hold Sources), Processing Constraints,

Customer Item Cross-references, Profile Options, System Parameters, Quick Codes,

Document Sequences, Transaction Types, Order Import Sources, Validation Templates,

Shipping related Configuration (Document Categories, Bill of Lading, Packing Slip,

Shipping Document Sets, Pick Slip Grouping Rules, Release Rules, Roles and Users,

Shipping / Delivery / Pick Release Parameters, Container-Item Relationships, Freight

Carriers and Ship Methods, Document Sequences, Shipping Exceptions, Containers and

Vehicles)

Work also involved the design / deployment of new workflows, forms personalizations,

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resolution of stuck transactions (sales orders, shipments & invoices), Returns & Invoices

etc.

Worked with the business community to build test cases / scripts, planned and lead the

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iterative Conference Room Pilot sessions involving more than 30 business users in the

Order-to-Cash space, this involved users from the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Designed numerous customizations / enhancements involving Quoting, Service Contracts,

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Advanced Pricing, Order Management, Shipping, Inventory and AR. Some of the key

customizations are as follows – Promotion involving a unique generation of coupons and

its usage all the way from a Quote to an Order and a Service Contract, updates to the OM

Header and Line Workflows, updates to the Service Line Workflow like Delayed Start etc,

RMA Workflow – custom, Try and Buy Orders, Delayed Invoices (Order Line and Service

Lines, Install Base Line Ref Changes, Custom Data flow from a Quote to an Order to a

Service Contract using eDFFs, Holds synchronization between 11i and 10.7, Interface

from Order Management, Service Contracts, AR to the Tax Engine (Sabrix), Install Base

updates for Shippable and Non-Shippable items etc.

Provided functional and business process expertise to help automate and optimize

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warehouse material handling processes.

Work involved day-to-day team management, monitor and manage project progress,

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manage issue resolution process and take corrective action as necessary.

Coached the team and conducted the periodical team meetings.

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Work also involved resource planning and scheduling to ensure workforce coverage during

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critical project phases.

Procured resources, provided estimations and set tasks / milestones.

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Participated in the Change Control Board reviews in support of the Change Requests

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initiated by the business.

CLIENT – VALE ( Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce) Apr’ 07 – Mar’08

LOCATION - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Company, Position - Oracle Corporation, Lead – Global Pricing Deployment (Latin America,

Canada and Europe)

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – R12

Advanced Pricing, Order Management, Inventory, Receivables, Quality, Shipping, WMS &

Service Contracts

About the company – VALE is the largest producer of Iron Ore and Nickel and the second largest

mining company in the world. In addition, Vale is a world-class producer of manganese, ferroalloys,

copper, bauxite, potash, kaolin, alumina and aluminum. It has a strong presence in the Electric

Energy sector as well.

• Lead a team of 11 involving Oracle, 3rd Party Contractors and Vale’s internal resources.

Lead the project from initiation through the design phase.

• Worked with the PMO and the business to establish scope, develop project plan /

execution approach.

• Procured resources (both US and Latin American based) and assigned the work plan.

• Built the training plan for the client resources, conducted training workshops on how to use

Oracle for their day-to-day operations.

• Lead the effort in the map and gap analysis and Requirement Definition phases.

Documented the findings in an RD30 and got a sign-off from the business on the scope.

• Work also involved the configuration of all the modules mentioned above. Some of which

are - Transaction Types, Defaulting Rules, Processing Constraints, Item Setups (Customer

Item Xrefs & Master Items), Shipping Calendars, Picking Rules, Price Lists/Multi Currency

Conversions, Pricing Agreements, Multi-Org Setup, Modifiers, Precedence, Attribute

Mapping, and Integration with Order Management, Service Contracts and Quality.

• Responsible for the maintenance of the pertinent AIM documentation –BR100, 110 and

RD30.

• Lead the design and development of more than 20 key modifiers that needed data

dependencies from other modules like Quality (Assays) and Service Contracts.

• Designed a custom interface to send pick tickets from the OE/OM module (based on the

delivery shipping model; WSH) to a 3rd party warehouse management system.

• Manage the weekly status meetings; set expectations and direction, coach the team when

needed and report project progress to the management team.

• Worked on a Change Management strategy to support the move to Oracle as an ERP.

This includes training sessions, reporting, communication etc.

• Played a key role in strategizing the following – Cloning schedules, Disaster recovery and

Data Warehousing.

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CLIENT – Fresh and Easy (TESCO) Nov 2006 – Apr 2007

LOCATION – El Segundo, CA

Company, Position – Oracle Corporation, Solution Architect / Lead

ORACLE MODULES – R11.5.10

Accounts Payables, iProcurement, iSupplier, Purchasing, Inventory, RETEK (RMS - Retail

Management System), eCommerce Gateway

About the company – Tesco is a British-based international grocery and general merchandising

retail chain. It is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share, and is

the world's third-largest retailer, behind Wal-Mart of the United States and Carrefour of France.

This project launched their stores in the US for the first time under the brand - "Fresh and Easy".

• Initiated the Fresh and Easy (Kitchen, Raw Materials Procurement) project. Defined project

scope, built estimates and procured resources.

• Leading the e-Commerce Gateway/Purchasing deployment.

• Designed and deployed the interfaces from Oracle EBS to TIMS (existing legacy system).

Modules integrated – Oracle Payables, iSupplier, iProcurement, Inventory, Purchasing and

e-Commerce Gateway.

• Involved in the configuration of the modules above, some of which are – Setup of Roles

and Heirarchies, Profile Options, Document Sequences, Suppliers, Trading Partners,

Items, Item Cross References etc.

• Designed key customizations for the electronic receipt of goods, Credit and Debit

Transactions (Payables). Also designed the Inbound / Outbound File Movement / Archival

within Oracle and Unix.

• Conducted end-user training in Purchasing and iSupplier modules, and ensured a proper

transition from consultant to business resources.

• Prepared training documentation for navigation and usage of the Fresh and Easy iSupplier

Portal. Documentation was targeted both for the Fresh and Easy Purchasing team and the

External Suppliers as well.

• Responsible for the delivery / sign-off of all deliverables per agreement. Commended by

the client for an on-time, within budget delivery.

CLIENT - ALCOA 2002 – Jul 2007

LOCATION – North America

Company, Position – Oracle Corporation, Track Lead / OTC Consultant

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – R11.5.10, 11.5.8, 11.5.5

Order Management, e-Commerce gateway, Release Management, Warehouse Management

System, Purchasing, iSupplier, iProcurement, Shipping, Inventory, Demand Planning,

Discrete Manufacturing, Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP), Quoting, Receivables,

Payables

About the company – Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary/ fabricated

aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the

aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, and

industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production, and other capabilities of Alcoa’s

businesses as a single solution to customers.

• Lead the implementation of Order Management, Advanced Pricing, EDI and Release

Management modules at 5 Alcoa Business Units.

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Engaged in all aspects of Project Management – includes project planning, leadership and

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management of internal and external resources, management of project execution, risk

management, communication, issue resolution, and contingency planning.

Job also involved collaboration in business process re-engineering activities for the design

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of the business processes and ensuring that the configured system conforms to the

enterprise-wide design approach while meeting the needs of end users.

Lead the Alcoa Direct (Internet Orders) initiative at North American Rolled Products and

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participated in the design of Depot, Overage and Short-flow Orders.

Proficient with warehouse functions such as picking, shipping, receiving, inventory

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controls, bar coding, LPN, label printing etc.

Lead a 6-member team in the gap analysis, architecture, and interface design for the

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deployment of the Oracle WMS system and its integration with Clear Orbit.

Lead the design and implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory and Outside

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Processing processes at NARP.

Facilicated / participated in “Tollgate Reviews” in all phases of the project.

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Track and report project status on a regular basis including identifying, categorizing and

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escalating project issues that need management attention.

Work involved the system configuration and maintenance. Configuration involved the

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following – Order Management (Order Types, Holds, Profile Options, Defaulting Rules,

Forms Personalizations, Processing Constraints, Attachments etc), Inventory (Items, Item

Relationships, Customer Items / Cross-references, Organization Setups etc), Shipping

(Users & Roles, Calendars, Pick Rules, Shipping & Delivery Parameters etc.)

Also performed the day-to-day troubleshooting of all the modules mentioned above. Also

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worked on issues related to pick release, pick confirm, deliveries, reservations (hard, soft,

ATP), backorders (B/O) and ship confirmations (WSH, ONT, INV).

Designed the replenishment/consumption to/from the Third Party Logistics warehouses

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(3PL). Solution involved Release Management, OM, Oracle Demand Planning, Supply

Chain Management and interfaces to the legacy manufacturing systems.

Initiated and orchestrated a revamping of the Automotive Order Process at Alcoa Mill

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Products, with the usage of Release Management. Achieved significant reduction in the

warehouse storage costs by optimum inventory levels, elimination of manual intervention

and decision-making, automated invoicing etc.

Orchestrated/Supervised an end-to-end custom Consignment Order Process, which

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involved Order Fulfillment, Billing and Inventory Reconciliation.

Created a business case and initiated the use of Blanket Sales Agreements (BSA) in the

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Order Management Process.

Other key 11i OM functionality implemented includes Mixed Transaction Types, Defaulting

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Rules, Order Scheduling, and Pricing Qualifiers & Modifiers.

Designed solutions for utilizing Internal Sales Orders, Drop Ship capabilities, and Standard

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Sales and Returns.

Created and presented Power Point presentations to user focus groups and management

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related to new functionality and changes to existing business practices.

Managed/mentored sales support staff upto 32 (in each deployment) in the processing of

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customer orders and resolution of customer service issues.

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Conducted training workshops involving business users, built extensive training

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documentation targeting a variety of end-users (managers, buyers, sales representatives,

sales teams etc) using UPK (User Productivity Kit).

Conducted scheduled project status meetings and provided status communications to

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management.

Participated in full lifecycle upgrades to version 11.5.10 for the above stated Oracle

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Application modules.

Created test scripts and worked with super users on unit testing in multiple waves.

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Designed, supervised and implemented numerous custom reports and processes in Order

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Management, Release Management, e-Commerce Gateway, Inventory, Supply Chain,

Purchasing and Shipping.

Implemented the Planning and Shipping Schedules as a part of Oracle Release

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Management. Integrated these schedules into Order Management/MRP.

Manage resolution of day-to-day order processing errors, which involves all aspects of

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orders from entry to invoicing and collection, i.e. order issues, invoicing, EDI, compliance

issues, on-time shipments, labeling and shipping documents.

Implemented process changes and involved in training the end-users in day-to-day Order

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Processing, Production Planning Forecasts, Shipping and Purchasing.

Lead Analyst in ongoing technical and functional support, troubleshooting, gap analysis

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and enhancement of the Oracle system.

Lead the Outbound EDI Certification process with external customers

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Designed and implemented numerous EDI transactions not supported (Custom) by Oracle-

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some of them being 863 – Certification Data, 846 – Inventory Data, 940 and 945

(Warehouse Order, advice).

Designed and deployed a Custom CUM / Release Number Management process to

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manage CUMs for transactions not received through Released Management. Deployed

the RLM transactions both into Order Management (Blanket Sales Agreements and

Orders) and Planning modules.

The release management transactions implemented were Planning Schedules (SPSI),

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Shipping Schedules (SSSI) and Sequenced Shipping Schedules (PSQI).

CLIENT – NOVA MACHINE PRODUCTS (Curtiss-Wright Flow Control) 2001 – 2004

LOCATION – Cleveland, OH

Company, Position – Digital Commerce (DCTI), OTC Project Lead

ORACLE VERSION / MODULES – R11.5.1, 11.5.5, 11.5.9

Order Management, iStore, Discrete Manufacturing, Purchasing, Advanced Supply Chain

Planning, Advanced Pricing, Inventory, Receivables.

• Successfully lead the implementation of OTC modules mentioned above.

• Executed the project from inception to conclusion: Planning, Analysis, Development,

Testing, and Deployment.

• Lead a team of 8 consultants that included 5 functional and 3 technical consultants.

• Monitored and managed the track progress to meet project milestones and budget

Accountable for the day-to-day execution of the project with respect to the track.

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• Worked with the business community to assist in the communication of project

accomplishments to gain support and buy-in for project goals and objectives.

• Acted as a contact point for clarifying business process issues in the OTC area.

• Planned and coordinated new development releases – worked with the business, Program

Office and Software Development teams

• Work also involved the coordination with managers and peers to ensure on-time

performance of cross-functional units for successful project completion.

• Managed project related activities including resource and work assignments, developing

process deliverables, including process scenarios, process scripts, and test plans.

• Also performed configuration of the modules mentioned above, involved in Test Plan

creation, planning and running the Conference Room pilot sessions, issue and TAR

resolution, custom reporting requirement specifications and knowledge transfer to in-house

applications support team.

• Implemented Planning and Shipping Schedules as a part of Oracle Release Management.

Integrated these schedules into Order Management/MRP.

• Participated in the implementation of iStore and setting up Product Catalogs and Merchant

UI.

• Developed, lead, and validated the execution of the detailed training plan and checklist of

all functional training to be administered by the functional consultants.

• Conducted project status meetings and provided status communications to management.

• Lead full lifecycle upgrades from versions 11.5.1 to 11.5.5, and 11.5.5 to 11.5.9

• Lead the deployment of automotive modules like the Automotive Manager and Release

Management modules. The Release Management transactions deployed were – Planning

Schedules and Shipping Schedules.

• Implemented the e-Commerce Gateway module in Oracle Applications 11i for all the

inbound and outbound transactions. (850, 810, 856, 846, 830, 862 etc)

• Participated in the implementation of numerous standard and non-standard EDI

transactions.

CLIENT – ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG CO. (DIRT DEVIL) 2000 – 2001

LOCATION - Cleveland, OH

Company, Position – Digital Commerce (DCTI), Senior Consultant

As a part of the Order Management Implementation team, participated in the

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implementation of modules like Order Entry, Receivables, CRM, Inventory, Purchasing,

Shipping and Oracle e-Commerce Gateway

Gathered business requirements from functional leads and end-users and collaborated

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with developers and consultants in formulating new business processes to interface with

the Oracle E-Business Suite.

Analysis of customizations and enhancements: evaluate design, quality, stability and

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maintainability of custom code developed to fill gaps between standard Oracle Applications

functionality and business requirements. Recommend and implement solutions as needed.

Supervised and participated in the setup of Trading Partners, column rules, process rules,

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code conversions, profiles, interface file definitions etc., in the e-Commerce Gateway.

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Supported the functional super-users and leads in setting up defaulting rules, Flex Field

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definitions, payment terms, price lists, customers, customer items & cross-references,

shipping parameters etc.

Other key 11i functionality implemented included Mixed Transaction Types, Defaulting

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Rules, Order Scheduling, and Pricing Qualifiers & Modifiers.

Worked on issues related to pick release, pick confirm, deliveries and backorders (B/O).

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Prepared functional and technical specifications for generating reports in Order Entry /

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Shipping to supplement the standard application reports.

Provided trouble shooting help and post go-live support to Order Entry and Shipping users.

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Actively participated in performing business process analysis for inbound Orders,

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outbound Advance Shipment Notices and Outbound Invoices.

Worked extensively with the Order Entry and the Shipping Departments to get the

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everyday orders into the system and also to send the shipments out.

Successfully lead the implementation of the following EDI transactions: PO Inbound (850),

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Invoice Outbound (810), Advanced Shipment Notice Outbound (856), Purchase Order

Changes Inbound (860) and PO Acknowledgements Outbound (855).

CLIENT – CUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS (A TRW Company) 1998 – 2001

LOCATION - St. Louis, MO

Company, Position – Digital Commerce (DCTI), Consultant

• Participated in the implementation of the Order Entry, Oracle Shipping and Financials and

Purchasing in Oracle Applications.

• Worked with the Order Entry, Finance and the Shipping departments to perform the

business process analysis of the day-to-day orders, receivables and shipments.

• Performed Gap analysis and integrated the translation process with the ERP interface in

Visual Manufacturing (Legacy).

• Participated in the integration of both ERP Systems - Oracle Application and Visual

Manufacturing.

• Responsibilities included the coordination of Infrastructure changes, code migration,

standards, version control, and configuration management activities. Worked with the user

community to analyze, define, and document requirements for data, workflow, and logical

processes.

• Designed and supervised numerous customizations in the Order-to-Cash area.

• Gathering user requirements, performing map and gap analysis of ‘As-Is’ and ‘To-Be’

flows.

• Performed analysis of user requirements and designed the required solutions. Created

specification documents, which addressed the user needs and served as an aid for

creating the technical/unit process specifications.

• Participated in the data conversion from Visual to Oracle and also to automate the daily

batch system to send the data. Extract programs were created for the day-to-day

purchase orders, receivables, payables and general ledger transactions.

• Also involved in identifying new reports, working with the users on manufacturing and

finance reports.

• Created test scripts and user training documentation, conducted training workshops.

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Provided post go-live support until November of 2001.

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ADDITIONAL CLIENTELE

MERCURY MARINE (FOND DU LAC, WI)

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CHECK POINT SYSTEMS (THOROFARE, NJ)

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TECH RELIANCE (LOUISVILLE, KY)

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SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL (COLUMBUS, OH)

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EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Oracle Certified in R12

Ball State University (Indiana) - Master of Science in Computer Science

Shivaji University - Bachelor of Engineering – Civil Engineering - India.

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