OMAR BHARADIA
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Phone: 1-416-***-****. Mobile: 1-647-***-****. E-mail: *********@*******.***
CAREER PROFILE
Seeking Business Systems Analyst, Application Consultant, Implementation Consultant, Business Systems/MIS Administrator, Application Support Analyst, or related position.
I am willing to accept permanent position, or short term or long term contracts.
Experience: Business Systems Analysis, Application Consultant and Support, Data Analysis, Systems Administration and Management, Accounting and Financial Modeling. I have experience in Business Applications – analysis, design, development, implementation, documentation, training and support.
I am a Computer Science graduate and hold a certificate in Business Analysis. I have also attempted several accounting courses to combine Information Technology experience with Accounting, including ACCA(UK) level 2, Certified General Accountant (CGA-Canada) level 4.
PRIMARY SKILLS
Financial and Business applications implementations I have been involved in:
Infor FMS SunSystems (Financials - GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Corporate Allocations, Order Fulfillment)
Infor Performance Management/Business Intelligence tools (Vision XL and Vision Executive)
Computerized Lodging Systems – Hospitality / Hotel Management System (Front Office and Back Office)
TurboSoft Payroll and other Human Resource Management Systems
Tourplan – Tour Operators System (Sales, Operations and Back Office modules)
Agresso and Central Command - Financial and Travel Business Modules
Sage Business Vision.
ClinicalConnect (e-Connect - Health Records Application).
Implementation and Project Management Methodologies:
Professional Quality Implementation Services (a methodology used to implement Infor FMS SunSystems).
One Point Implementation Methodology (OPIM – a methodology used to implement Infor SunSystems).
SDLC - System Development Life Cycle.
Experienced in the entire Management Information Systems (MIS) implementation cycle.
Technical and other software used in my employments:
MSAccess, MS Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, VBA, SQL, MYSQL, UNIX, LINUX, ORACLE-PL/SQL, FoxPro, dBase, Windows (2003, 2000, NT). Some knowledge of: Crystal Reports, Actuate Reporting, Java, C, COBOL (I am eager to learn and use new applications, tools, processes and technologies).
Personal Skills:
Excellent Analytical, Communication, Problem Solving, Interpersonal, and Troubleshooting skills. I have the aptitude for learning new topics quickly and able to extrapolate gained knowledge to other future projects.
Business Skills and Experience:
Accounting, Transactions Reconciliation, Financial and Statistical Reporting, Order fulfilment.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BSc Computer Science, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Certificate in Business Analysis, University of Toronto, Canada.
Certificate in Oracle Applied Internet Developer, University of Toronto, Canada.
Attempted various Accounting courses including, ACCA(UK) level 2 and CGA(Canada) Level 4.
Systems Union - Professional Quality Implementation Services (Project Management Methodologies).
Foundation of Project Management (part of certificate program), University of Toronto.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Business Systems Consultant (on contract) 2011 to presentImplement and support Enterprise Systems.Design and build Crystal Reports.Design and Build Financial reports in MS Excel using VBA, SQL scripting, and Business Intelligence tools.
Hamilton Health Sciences. 2011
Application Delivery Support Specialist Handle support issues arising from ClinicalConnect users.Liaise with partner hospitals and physicians in the region on support issues, upgrade issues and change requests.Participate in implementation of clinical integration application, ClincalConnect (e-Connect). Manage the Enhancements Requests (System Change Request Management).
SkyLink Aviation Inc. 2009 to 2011
Independent Business Systems Consultant / Application Consultant (on Contract)
Business Analysis / Systems Implementation:Successfully designed and implemented business systems (solutions). This involves full cycle implementation of business applications, interface modules and reporting tools. Included requirements gathering and analysis.Infor FMS SunSystems a Bank Payment System. Created integration modules.Designed and built reports using Infor Q&A tools (Vision), and SQL and VBA macro scripting.Analyse and access solutions and vendor assessment and management.Prepare system design documents, user training manuals, and various other documents.Design, document, build prototypes and test business models. Design test cases and lead user acceptance testing.Conduct project team and end user training sessions within interactive classroom environment.Conduct post implementation review and change management. Manage IT projects. Required to liaise and deal with external professional consultants and vendors.
Application Support / Administrator:Maintain and manage Business Applications. Required to liaise with vendors for solutions and product support.Provide continuous consultative application support, including remote support.Advise and manage system security (functional as well data). Design and build Excel applications, financial models, and management and statistical reports using VBA macros, SQL, VB Scripting, MS Excel and Business Intelligence tools.Maintain and implement system change requests.
Randstad / Sapphire Canada (For: Thomson Reuters, USA) April 2011- June 2011 Business Systems/IT Contractor Design and build an integration module between Accounting system and Getpaid (AR Collections) system. VB-Scripts with SQL queries are built to extract data from SQL database server located in United Kingdom and to create files for upload in to Collections application in USA. All work was done remotely, including project status meetings.
Infor (Formerly Systems Union) 2006 to 2009
Application Consultant (Implementation Consultant) Successfully implemented Infor FMS SunSystems versions 4 and 5 and related software products, including third party products at various client sites in Canada, USA and Caribbean. Implementation involved all phases of software implementation: Requirements Gathering, Elicitation and Analysis, Project team training, System design and documentation, System build, User training, Test Case design and User Acceptance Testing, Post implementation review and consultative support. Provided continuous consultative application support to clients. I provided a lot of remote support to clients in Canada, USA and the Caribbean.Major Infor FMS SunSystems projects that I had been successfully involved in include an international hotel chain, an international financial services company, a Canadian aviation company, a Canadian mineral processing company, a Trinidad bank and a European transportation company.Trained clients on SunSystems versions 4 and 5 and related modules, Business Intelligence tools - Vision XL, and Vision Executive.Designed Infor FMS SunSystems, Vision XL/Q&A XL, and Vision/Q&A Executive reports.Required to travel extensively in Canada, USA and Caribbean.Implemented third party vendor solutions. Required to liaise with external vendors / solution providers.
HRG North America (Formerly BTI Canada) 2003 to 2006
Reconciliation Accountant / AnalystSuccessfully designed and implemented two business processes: Company credit card reconciliation process with large volume of transactions per month.Accounting process for a major Canadian loyalty programme.Designed and maintained SQL reconciliation database system. Designed queries to reconcile over 16,000 monthly corporate credit card transactions to the accounting books using SQL, VBA, MS Access and MS Excel.Accounting of loyalty sector of business. Prepared and posted GL, AR, AP journal entries in Agresso. Performed daily bank reconciliation. Prepared Cash flow reports, Aged analysis reports, other financial reports of loyalty sector of business from Agresso Accounting and Central Command modules.Designed Financial reports and applications using Ms Excel, VBA Macros, MSAccess, directly accessing Agresso SQL database.Data analysis and statistical reporting using MS Access and MS Excel, SQL, and VBA.Performed data integrity checks during Agresso system change and upgrades.
Pollmans Tours and Safaris Limited. 1999 - 2001
Systems Manager (Software and Hardware)
SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATIONLed the implementation of Tourplan, a tour operator system from New Zealand. Implemented Front office and back office modules. Conducted feasibility study, planning, system implementation, and post implementation support and administration. Created and maintained the Tourplan database in Dataflex on UNIX platform. Edited end-user documentation.Coordinated the implementation of a Payroll System.
HARDWARE AND NETWORKCollaborated implementation of Wide Area Network between Pollmans’ offices. Collaborated maintenance of hardware and network consisting of SCO UNIX, Windows NT, Netware servers and Windows 2000 workstations. Co-ordinated IT activities with external suppliers and consultants.
Required to liaise with wide range of external vendors, including Hardware, Software and Communication solution providers.
System Analyst As an independent consultant 1998 - 1999
Application Development and Implementation.Participated in design, implementation and training of two customised systems:Weight-bridge system for a client. A stand-alone FoxPro database system that reads tonnage from weight-bridge scale, calculates charges, updates Inventory records and produces useful reports and interface files.Point Of Sale (P.O.S.) system that included interface programs to other applications.
Software Applications Limited 1992 - 1997
System Analyst
Application Consultant / Implementation Consultant.Provided consulting and support services (design, implementation, documentation, training, upgrades, and post implementation support) for:
SunSystems version 4. Modules : Foundation, LA(Ledger), POP, SOP(Order fulfillment), FA, IC, CO
Computerized Lodging System (CLS): Hotel Management system – including interface to SunSystems.
Peodesy: Human Resources Management System, from U.K.
TurboSoft Payroll System.Implemented and trained SunSystem users using Professional Quality Implementation Service (PQIS) guidelines.Designed reports using different report writers like Vision XL.Participated in the design, development, training, implementation and support of customised systems: Tea Stock Control - an inventory control client/server database system. Developed the system using FoxPro technologies and hosted on Netware.Telephone Call Accounting System - a UNIX and DOS based FoxPro/FoxPlus database system to control and account for telephone calls made by guests in hotels and tourist resorts. This included interface module to seamlessly integrate with Front Office system (CLS) using BBx.