Project Manager Oracle

Calvin Flemmings

Email: abpu64@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* **** *******

City: Upper Marlboro

State: MD

Zip: 20774

Country: USA

Phone: 703-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $145,000

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Calvin A. Flemmings

1211 Chilean Teal Terrace

Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

703-***-**** abpu64@r.postjobfree.com

Senior IT Consultant/Project Manager

A highly-accomplished Senior IT Consultant/Project Manager with a proven track record of managing and delivering complex IT projects and exceeding expectations. Over 18 years of IT experience with 11+ years specializing in maximizing the functionality of Oracle 11i and Release 12 e-Business Suite (EBS), Financials, Supply Chain, Human Capital Management and Projects. Subject Matter Expert and Thought Leader possessing both functional and technical knowledge of complex financial systems. Pivotal resource to private sector entities, government agencies and clients of Accenture and Oracle. Demonstrated business acumen with ability to accurately assess technical challenges and transform creative ideas into workable solutions. A respected manager and coach, adept at assembling and motivating teams of up to 17 professionals of varying skill levels.

Areas of Expertise

* Project Management/Team Lead

* Business Process Analysis/Redesign

* Project Budgeting and Planning

* Project Risk and Scope

* Proposal Writing, Response to RFP

* Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)

* End-User Training

* Management of Offshore Resources

* Documentation

Professional Experience

Independent Consulting 3/2008 - Present

Senior Consultant and Project Manager specializing in Oracle Financial and Projects ERP applications for Government (Federal and local) and commercial clients. Took lead role in all projects and consistently exceeded customer expectations.

CedarCrestone, Inc., 04/12 - Present

Project Manager for upgrade to Oracle Release 12.1.3 from 11.5.10.2 at Prince Georges County Public Schools in Upper Marlboro, MD

Key Tasks and Accomplishments:

o Managed the upgrade to Oracle Release 12.1.3 thereby increasing existing system functionality, utilizing new functionality, removing existing customizations where possible and retrofitting retained customization to R12 functionality.

o Modules included in the upgrade were General Ledger, Subledger Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Payables, iExpense, Assets, Cash Management, Public Sector Budgeting, Purchasing, iSupplier, Inventory, Warehouse Management, Order Management, Mobile Supply Chain Applications, HRMS, iRecruitment, Advanced Benefits, Time and Labor and Payroll (standard and customized functionality). Newly-implemented modules were Sourcing and Oracle Learning Management.

o Led a team of 11 functional, data base administrator, and technical resources to successfully complete all phases of the project lifecycle including discovery, deltas, system configuration, customizations, unit and user acceptance testing, platform migration, technical upgrade, and cutover.

o Developed and delivered progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.

o Planned and scheduled project timeline and milestones using MS Project Identified and managed project dependencies and critical path. Tracked Project Milestones and deliverables and obtained client acceptance. Oversaw a $1.450 million project budget; managed the project schedule and Client billing.

i360technologies, Herndon, VA 10/11 - 03/12

Senior Consultant to PMO for the migration of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) DELPHI Financial Management and Reporting system from Oracle EBS Release 11.5.10 to Release 12.1.3.

Key Tasks and Accomplishments:

o Assist the Program Management Office (PMO) with project collaboration and maintaining the Project Plan.

o Reviewed all migration deliverables both functional and technical. Deliverables covered all phases of the systems lifecycle including the project plan, requirements, gap-fit analysis, rough order of magnitude, design documents, configurations, interface design, data conversion, User training, and User Acceptance test plans. Worked closely with Shared Service Provider (SSP) and DOT staff to strategize and accomplish objectives.

o Conducted Project Status meetings for the project participates, to report on the technical status of the reimplementation project and address outstanding issues and risks.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), Washington, DC 02/11 - 09/11

Project Manager/Functional Lead implementing the Oracle EBS Release 12.1.3 Procure to Pay (P2P) modules (iProcurement, Purchasing, iSupplier, Sourcing, Payables) at MWAA. Managed a team of 4.

Key Tasks and Accomplishments:

o Reviewed all implementation deliverables both functional and technical. Provided feedback to Program Management Office (PMO), stakeholders, and system implementers. Deliverables covered all phases of the project lifecycle including requirements, gap-fit analysis, design documents, interface design, data conversion, Subledger Accounting setup, User training, and User Acceptance test plans.

o Developed Procure to Pay (P2P) user training guides using Oracle`s User Productivity Kit (UPK) and led all P2P User training sessions.

o Managed post-implementation P2P and Project Costing production support. Tasks included assisting end-users with Oracle Procurement and Financial functionality (analysis, reconciliation, Sub-Ledger Accounting processes, period-end closing), creating and resolving Oracle Service Requests, applying patches, and documentation of lessons learned.

o Modules implemented: General Ledger, Subledger Accounting, Budget Execution, Receivables, iProcurement, iExpenses, Purchasing, iSupplier, Sourcing, Assets, Projects, Budgets, and Oracle OBIEE.

Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG), Fairfax, VA 12/08-01/11

Analyzed and wrote ESG responses to Federal Agency RFP`s (Government Printing Office and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation).

At Fannie Mae, part of a team that successfully interfaced the client`s PeopleSoft Subledger Accounting System (SLS) and legacy accounting systems with the Oracle Financial Accounting Hub.

Key Accomplishments:

o Met with users and developers to define and document requirements and specifications.

o Performed hands-on configuration and setup of the Oracle Financial Accounting Hub (FAH).

o Developed a FAH user training guide using Oracle`s User Productivity Kit (UPK) and Conducted FAH end-user training sessions.

Project Manager/Quality Assurance (QA) for implementation of Oracle Federal Financials Release 12 for the United States Department of Labor (DOL). Managed a team of Quality Assurance consultants.

Key Accomplishments:

o Reviewed all implementation deliverables both functional and technical. Provided feedback to Program Management Office (PMO) and system implementer. Deliverables covered all phases of the systems lifecycle including requirements, gap-fit analysis, BR-100s, configurations, interface design, data conversion and test plans.

o Performed testing on all system modules, workflows, and interfaces and served as the Test Lead. Workflows included Record to Report, Budget to Report, Procure to Pay, Acquire to Retire, Project Costing.

o Modules implemented: Oracle EBS Federal Administrator, General Ledger (GL), Payables (AP), Receivables (AR), Purchasing (PO), iProcurement, Assets (FA), Project Cost/Billing, Budget Execution, and Grants, plus Compusearch, PRISM, and Informatica.

Abaris, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA 04/08-12/08

At Immersion Medical, Project Manager for implementation of Oracle Financial Release 12 GL, Sub-Ledger Accounting (SLA), Purchasing (PO), iProcurement, iSupplier, Sourcing, Payables (AP), Receivables (AR), Cash Management, Assets (FA), Application Desktop Integrator (Web ADI), e-Business Tax, Projects Costing and OBIEE modules.

Key Accomplishments:

o Managed the full scope of implementing Oracle Release 12 E-business Suite. Developed and implemented an aggressive project plan while managing client expectations.

o Performed Oracle Financials module implementation steps using Oracle AIM Methodology. Created AIM BP070 and BP080 business process design documents, MD050 functional setup documents, MD070 technical design documents, and BR100 configuration and setup documents.

o Performed hands-on configuration and setup of Oracle Financials GL, AP, AR, FA and Projects, and Procurement modules for conference room pilot and go-live instances.

o Performed Subledger Accounting setup (Accounting Options and Accounting Methods Builder).

Accenture, Reston, VA 01/2007 - 03/2008

Manager

Project Manager and functional Consultant specializing in Oracle EBS Financials applications. Led implementations of Oracle Release 12 Financials GL, AP, AR, and Procurement using Accenture`s Application Delivery Methodology. Assigned to engagements based on demonstrated skills in business analysis, project management, and customer relations. Taught 2 Core Analyst training courses.

Key Accomplishments:

o At AMREN, Successfully guided a team of 11 to implement Oracle EBS Release 12 General Ledger, Cash Management, Accounts Receivable, Projects, Procurement (Purchasing, iProcurement, Sourcing, iSupplier Portal) and Accounts Payable (AP) modules. Established precise implementation project plans to ensure all critical-path/project milestones were completed on schedule. Monitored project budget, milestone and earned value and reported status to client executives and Accenture senior management.

o At AT&T, delivered a complex statement of work and project plan to support new acquisition with multiple organizations/currency structures under a tight deadline. Delivered functional/technical Project Accounting overviews presentations to client.

o At Fox Interactive Media, overcame user resistance and successfully guided at team of 8 to implement General Ledger, Purchasing, and iProcurement Fixed Assets and Accounts Payable.

Oracle Corporation, Reston, VA 05/2005 - 11/2006

Senior Principal Consultant

Managed the testing of quarterly enhancements providing progressive functionality to a client`s Oracle EBS General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payables (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) systems.

Key Accomplishments:

o Coordinated a team of 17 IBM resources at US Department of Health and Human Services CMS HIGLAS to develop, execute and validate test scripts and test data and document test results. Fostered an atmosphere of accountability and recognition among team, significantly improving on-time delivery.

o Developed project plans to monitor quarterly testing and reported status to client executives. Planned and organized unit/system and integrity testing for all approved system change requests during the quarter.

o Upgraded quarterly release testing at CMS-HIGLAS by redesigning testing and configuration management processes to improve efficiency.

o Developed and delivered client-specific training in Oracle General Ledger, Financial Statement Generator (FSG) and Purchasing functionality to clients AOL Time Warner and SunTrust Bank.

Serco, Vienna, VA 08/2003 - 04/2005

Senior Principal Consulting Specialist

o Managed a team of 4 to upgrade Oracle General Ledger Release 10.7 to 11.5.9 and implement Release 11.5.9 AR and AP at Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) throughout the project life cycle.

o Deliverables included the project plan, requirements, gap-fit analysis, business process reengineering, design documents, configurations, interface design, data conversion, User training, and User Acceptance test plans

Abaris, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA 01/2003 - 08/2003

Project Manager (Contractor)

o Jumpstarted an Oracle Financial Analyzer (OFA) implementation project at Macerich that was behind schedule that had no project plan or project team.

o Managed a team of 3 resources to configure, customize, test and deploy on a tight schedule (3 months from inception to go-live).

o Developed and deployed a multi-site end-user training program.

Ciena Corporation, Linthicum, MD 11/2000 - 09/2002

Senior Systems Analyst

o Project Manager and Functional SME for a multinational Oracle Financial Analyzer (OFA) implementation (US, Canada, UK, and Hong Kong) and OFA system support.

o Developed and managed the project plans; installed and configured OFA and Oracle Sales Analyzer software; integrated OFA with Oracle General Ledger and Human Resources

o Planned and Directed the conversion and data migration of the Oracle Express Server and OFA application from MS NT UNIX to the Sun Sparc Solaris operating system, which improved system performance and server reliability by reducing system downtime by more than 50%, virtually eliminating failed transactions, and cutting reported dropped online sessions by 90%.

Education, Training, and Certifications

New York University - BBA, Management Information Systems & Computer Technology

Oracle University - All E-Business Suite Modules, 10g Database, Business Intelligence

On Demand Champion

PMP Villanova University (In progress, Expected completion 2013)

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