Business Analyst / JDE Developer / EDI

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Business Analyst / RPG Developer / JD Edwards / EDI Specialist

SUMMARY / OBJECTIVE

Over 20 years of experience in software development life cycle, project management, data analysis, requirements elicitation, inventory management, and supply chain management.

Proficient in EDI setup/mapping using EXTOL/CLEO software. Knowledge in the following transaction sets: 850, 875, 820, 824, 855, 856, 810, 880, 864, 997, etc.

Modified and created many CL/RPG programs to fix issues and enhance current processes.

Experienced in many JDE business applications: sales order processing, item master, customer master, inventory, advanced pricing, distribution, and warehousing.

Proficient in Microsoft excel, Microsoft word, and Microsoft Outlook.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

JDEdwards application areas of expertise: Sales Orders, Address Book, Item Master, Inventory, Pricing, Warehousing, Distribution, EDI, Finance (A/P, A/R, G/L)

Languages: RPG – 15 years (III, IV, ILE), CL (15 years), JDEdwards (World – 20+ yrs) & (Oneworld XE – 2+ yrs), BPCS (1 yr), LANSA (2 yrs), COBOL (2 yrs)

Office Tools: MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project

AS/400 (15 years) tools: Showcase Query, RFlow, Insight/Hubble, EXTOL/CLEO, DFU, DBU, SEU, PDM, QRY, Hawkeye, Scompare, Pathfinder, Robot Scheduler, SQL, Query, Report Writer, World Writer, SVR, Implementor/Turnover

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

E.A. Sween / Deli Express, Eden Prairie, MN 8/9/11 – 11/7/2016

Business Analyst / EDI Specialist / RPG JDEdwards World Developer (Employee)

JD Edwards - World (RPG)

Troubleshoot & fix JDE application issues: Customers, Items, Sales Orders, UDC tables, Advanced Pricing, and warehouse processing (picking, shipping, supply chain, transfers).

Streamlined sales order processes (receiving, updating, and invoicing) and warehousing (picking, labeling, and confirming) to increase order processing time by 40%.

Performed JDE upgrade from 7.1 to 7.3, applied mods to RPG code, tested, and implemented.

Wrote programs in RPG/CL to calculate shipping days for warehouse deliveries.

Work with trading partner and setup communications. Complete all setup and EDI mapping for transmissions: 820, 850/875, 855, 856, 810/880, 864, 824, and 997. Complete all customer and item setup and do all validation testing.

LA.C. Enterprises, Inc., Maplewood, MN 4/1/08 -- 8/9/11

Project Manager / Business Analyst (Employee)

Performed project management tasks: estimating, job cost reporting, logged issues, pricing, job checklists, meetings with foremen & designers, and issued sub-contractor agreements.

Completed controller accounting tasks: monthly/yearly budgets by department, P&L, Balance Sheet, Sales Performances, job accountability, and commissions.

Hoffman Enclosures, Anoka, MN 3/14/07 – 3/16/08

Business Analyst / Developer –– Independent Consultant (thru I.T. Doctors Inc). JDEdwards – World (RPG)

Developed and implemented modifications on custom programs (Invoicing, Item Maintenance, Text messaging, etc.) in RPGILE and setup UDC tables for validation.

Collaborated with users, wrote-up technical specs for programming, created detailed test plans and performed unit testing, and assisted with user testing and project implementation.

Amplifon /Miracle Ear, Plymouth, MN 7/15/06 – 2/10/07

Business Analyst / Developer -- Independent Consultant

JDEdwards – World (RPG)

Modified P&L, A/R Aging, and misc reports to provide customized detailed layouts and data.

Provided support to users for items, costing/pricing, and validations to the vendor programs.

Created multiple Vendor front-end edit programs for scrubbing EDI data.

Added new fields to the EDI database, made changes to all programs affected, tested with users and vendors, installed enhancements, and designed a technical EDI flow document.

Pentax/Seiko Optical, Hopkins, MN 9/12/05 – 8/1/06

Business Analyst / Developer -- Independent Consultant

JDEdwards - World (RPG)

Worked with users to analyze data from Great Plains system to JDEdwards (Address book, Item Master, Inventory, A/R, and Sales files). Mapped and converted data.

Improved existing reports and applications (Invoices, Pick Slips, Shipment Confirmation, Freight Calculations, and Barcoding) to reduce errors. Changed Dream Writers for new conditional processing and data selection for better performance. Built new validation tables.

Novartis, St. Louis Park, MN 3/29/04 – 2/18/05

Business Analyst / Developer -- Independent Consultant

JDEdwards - World (RPG)

Designed and modified applications / reports to resolve issues and enhance performance.

Eliminated duplicate records in the Item master file to provide more accurate item inventory.

Created multiple EDI interfaces from external systems to the Novartis EDI system, which included setup and performing EDI mapping for multiple trading partners.

Liberty Diversified Industries, New Hope, MN 6/15/02 – 12/1/03

Business Analyst / Developer -- Independent Consultant

JDEdwards Oneworld XE/E1

Revised existing applications and reports and created new financial reports using the JDE Financial report writer tool. Prepared documentation for modified applications.

Converted and documented multiple BPCS files into JDE files (G/L, A/P, A/R, Address book, Items, Sales Orders) using the JDE File converter.

DEPARTMENT 56, INC., Eden Prairie, MN 10/1/98 – 3/1/01

JDEdwards Developer (RPG) / Business Analyst / EDI -- Independent Consultant

Created front-end audits for EDI validation: (duplicate P.O. #, invalid UPC #, missing customer #s, etc.). Setup, tested, and implemented new customer mappings in Harbinger.

Developed warehouse reports (receiving, capacity, and conversion) to assist with inventory management. Also reviewed and updated commission system reports.

EDUCATION

St. Cloud Technical College – St. Cloud, MN (Associate’s Degree in Information Tehnology)

Metropolitan State University – Mpls, MN (Bachelor of Arts Degree w/emphasis on Management)

Watermark Learning/Auburn University – Edina, MN (Associate Certificate in Business Analysis)

JDEdwards Training Center -- Denver, CO Technical: Tools Foundations B7331 (Oneworld Foundation) and Technical: Designing Forms B7331 (Oneworld Enterprise Report Writing)

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