Project Manager Management

Summary of Qualifications:

. Project Manager on Financial Services projects leading teams of up 25

consultants on AML, Work-Force Planning, and Compliance Tracking &

Reporting, Oracle Financials R12, 11i and other system development

projects.

. 8+ years of overall ERP Implementation experience with all project

stages including business development, project estimating,

requirements determination, gap analysis, business process

reengineering, issue resolution, configuration, custom code

specifications, testing, training, go-live assistance and post

implementation support.

. 8+ years of ERP Project Management experience: Project Manager for IBM

Global Services, Project Manager for Wipro Limited, Project Manager

for Rose International, and Project Manager for Apex Systems, Inc.

. Extensive Enterprise Risk Management experience with develop,

implementing and sustaining SOX, PCI, BASEL, ISO 27001, AML, GLBA,

SAS70 and HIPPA Compliance. Compliance Knowledge of IT Compliance for

COSO and COBIT frameworks.

. Proven project lead experience of over 10 years in large-scale process

improvement with proficiency in identifying and resolving

organizational inefficiencies and implementing best practice solutions

. Leadership of project teams of 2 to 25 in large-scale business

transformation for ERP, Finance, Financial Services, Hi-Tech,

Manufacturing, and other business processes and systems

. Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to assess situations

quickly, think strategically and implement tactically

. Subject Matter Expert ( SME) in Risk Management, Change Management,

Banking and Financial Services with good knowledge of banking business

technology landscape and geo variations

. Accomplished leader with a focus on financial and strategic planning,

finance operations, system controls, and decision support. Program and

Project Management.

. Application knowledge in SAP, Cognos, PeopleSoft, and Oracle versions:

11i, 11g, 10g and Oracle E-Business Suite. SAP & Oracle Applications:

GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Credit Management, Consolidations and

HFM.

. Provided HFM support financial accounting processes controls and

oversight knowledge of IFRS (GAAP) reporting and acted as the Chairman

of Disclosure Committee responsible for SEC Reporting requirements and

executing independent SAS 70 reviews.

Key Accomplishments:

. Managed, designed, implemented sustained Enterprise Risk Management

frameworks for large Financial Services organizations utilizing a

risk-based assessments and providing risk improvement processes

resulting in costs savings of $1.1 million.

. Provided cost savings of $2.1 million, through development of

comprehensive transformation recommendations utilizing various tools

to change the factors that affected performance and execution of

operational objects and utilized reporting models in Hyperion

Essbase.

. Provided performance measurements against industry standards

utilizing balance score card for new savings initiatives and

projected cost savings.

. Presented client solutions for a regulatory compliance project that

secured and additional

$850K in project revenue.

. Successfully managed project team resources of 3 to 5 while

completing project on time and under budget by $52K.

. Established two internal audit departments which lead to

operational and financial savings of

$1.1M

. Successfully developed and managed $6.1 million budget and capital

requirements.

Education:

. Master of Business Administration, International Business

Mercer University - Executive Master Business Administration

. Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Cum Laude

Functional Related Experience:

JDE/Oracle/SAP Skill Summary

. Led successful large global teams through complex program and project

tasks. Project Management focus areas include project planning,

financial management, staffing, communication and scope management.

Delivery-focused and able to motivate teams

. Performed extensive work with project proposals, oral presentations,

timeline determination, budget estimation and staffing plans.

Multiple engagement experience with global delivery model including

offshore functional and development support.

. Hands-on industry and consulting experience with best practice supply

chain processes in repetitive manufacturing and high volume warehouse

environments. Knowledge of chemical, automotive, nuclear, aerospace,

telecommunication and medical supply industries.

. Expert knowledge in all areas of Sales and Distribution (SD) / Order-

to Cash (OTC) functionality, including extensive custom development

work with availability checking (ATP), complex pricing, variant

configuration, transportation, order processing, billing, output

development, account determination, user exits and reporting

Experienced in leading large global teams through complex program and

project tasks. Detail-oriented, delivery-focused and able to motivate

teams.

. Responsibilities included, project planning, conducting prototypes,

developing functional specification, data mapping, function mapping,

setting configuration tables, and setting of transaction/control

tables.

. Worked with Business owners to gain understanding of the business

process and flows to enable the analysis of business requirements and

the development of solutions for the business functions; Responsible

for the identification of and resolution of gaps in the business

process;

Project Management

Created and managed team work-plan for an JDE/Oracle/ SAP R/3 CSP tool.

Responsibilities included: cost/benefit analysis for development tasks;

allocating SAP resources to design objects; appropriating hours to

analysis, design, construction, and testing phases

Lead team for JDE/Oracle/SAP R/3 CSP tool development and SAP Integration

consulting (four employees)

Analyzed EAI solution market and created strategic design approvals for

ongoing product development

Presented monthly reports and resolutions to the director of development

and marketing

Acquired customer projects, delivered case studies, and created and

presented project proposals in the area of SAP Integration

PeopleSoft, SAP, JDE & Oracle Experience:

. Working on the implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite R12 system.

Involved in the following business analyst tasks: (a) performing

configurations, (b) writing up functional specifications for

reports/alerts/customizations (including working with users on

requirements) and creating high-level technical design documents, (c)

generating test scripts, (d) performing quality assurance tests (prior

to user testing), and (e) producing training materials, etc.

. Extensive experience in PeopleSoft, SAP & Oracle redesigning Order To

Cash, Procure To Pay, Record To Report processes, including the design

and implementation of large complex ERP programs Organized and

facilitated process workshops in one or more core finance areas:

Record-to-Report (RtR), Procure-to-Pay (PtP), Order-to-Cash (OtC) to

solicit business and process requirements. Developing and maintaining

business processes, written policies, and controls from order receipt

through shipping with the exception of manufacturing.

. Extensive experience in designing and implementing Shared Services

business models and Outsourcing Advisory

. Process Consulting Experience

a)Process Reengineering & Best Practices

b)Process Measurement including the Balanced Scorecard

c)Cycle Time Analysis

. Lead project team implementations through all phases of System

Development Life Cycle of SAP, Hyperion HFM, PeopleSoft and Oracle

Financials.

. Lead Project with project planning of the team in implementation of

budgeting, planning and forecasting business objects design for an Oil

and Gas company in Ohio.

. Implemented company's strategic planning and forecasting processes

including the development of annual operating budgets and forecasts in

Shenzhen, China Telecommunication's company.

. Provided analytical support for business strategy and attainment of

revenue and profit targets including share, pricing, volume, revenue

and profit

. Managed large, mission critical strategic and tactical analytical

projects across a wide variety of products, markets, and subjects

. Provided guidance to the executive management team for decision making

at the Americas Corporation, and at parent Corporation management team

. Managed ongoing financial and trend analysis to evaluate company

performance - developed key performance metrics to drive financial and

strategic objectives

. Lead continuous improvement of profitability through recommendations

for resource allocation, competitive analysis and marketing/sales

program structure

. Lead team of highly competent, experienced professional including high

level Consultants from major Consulting firms.

. Lead project teams of up to 25 in all phases of SDLC lifecycle

enterprise development, planning, analyzing, designing, building and

testing new W eb and Client/Server applications and enabling

technologies.

. Coordinated with managers from other IT areas to achieve integration

objectives.

. Interacted with the client and the key users, involved in scoping

studies, suggested solutions through SAP, trained the key users, and

configured SAP. I have excellent knowledge in documentation, quality,

user training and macro analysis.

Change Management:

. Developed change management strategies, conduct stakeholder analysis,

impact assessments and devise appropriate plans.

. Worked alongside project design consultants to ensure change

management implications are understood and planned for.

. Formed and maintained productive working relationships with HR

consultants in business units to ensure successful transition to the

new environment.

. Undertook impact assessments to determine the nature and extent of

change.

. Conducted employee focus groups to ensure a thorough understanding of

the issues.

. Developed transition plans based on impact assessment.

. Planned, developed and delivered all communication in consultation

with business units and stakeholder communications.

. Ensure all change activities are completed in accordance with project

plans and time frames.

. Measure effectiveness of change management activities including

communication

. Project Managed Workforce Planning project for client ING, performing

kick off meetings, Utilized Hyperion Security infrastructure module

for Essbase, Hyperion Planning, data analysis (current state),

defining workforce performance metrics and deliverables, working with

technology and project teams to map out requirements, design,

. Guided team through problem solving key operational risk/issues and

work plan development using problem solving principles, evaluated the

current state of processes, identified the critical path to solutions,

and developed and executed plans to achieve success.

. Responsible for Enterprise-wide IT Governance and Risk Management

Managing and conducting assurance reviews based on risk frameworks

(e.g., ISO17799/27001, COBIT, COSO, etc.) and assisted with internal,

external, and regulatory audits initiatives. Knowledge and experience

in security and regulatory frameworks including ISO 27001, BASEL II,

GLBA, SOX, PCI, FFIEC etc.

. Lead project teams of 5 to 8 people in client current state Enterprise

Risk assessments of strategic business processes. IT General

Application controls and finance processes across business units.

Coordinated with senior management to define future state technology

to be implemented. Identified and prioritized key issues and pain

points for the organization.

. Lead several large projects and a program of multiple smaller

projects.

. Responsible and accountable for resolving project impediments and/or

blocking factors to enable the team to move at a fast pace.

. Responsible for coordinating project team, assigning individual

responsibilities, securing necessary resources and developing/

monitoring schedules to ensure timely completion of project.

. Effectively coordinated activities, with system's scope and project

objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member.

. Identified risk areas and proactively determines appropriate

mitigation strategies.

. Communicates project status, discusses issues, researches alternative

approaches, and provides suggestions/guidance to team members.

. Takes projects through IT governance processes and provides peer

review to project deliverables.

. Worked with project management tools & processes (i.e. PMI), including

Project Management Software (such as Clarity & MS Project).

. Managed resource forecasting and project financial details (i.e.

budgets, ROI) for multiple efforts and coordinating analysis with

peers and project team members.

. Advised clients on improvement opportunities and help ed to improve

the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls and related

processes; assess ed the processes and controls.

. Guided teams through collection and research of specific client

requirements for projects, identified requirements, and gathered

workflow data and basic system and reporting specifications for KPI's.

. Utilized BPM performance software (Lombardi) to perform Business

Process Improvements and to identify and implement process improvement

opportunities (cost cutting, revenue capture, risk reduction, etc.)

. Extensive experience in designing and implementing Shared Services

business models and Outsourcing Advisory including governance and

service management along with service level agreements.

. Managed Service Delivery reporting, forecasting, variance analysis,

and other performance management processes and practices. Identified

performance requirements and accountability for results through the

development of measures and monitoring of performance results

. Developed detailed work plans, direct project teams, deliver status,

meet deadlines, manage to budget, meet or exceed quality standards.

. Worked on the implementation of SAP & Oracle E-Business Suite R12

system. Involved in the following business analyst tasks: (a)

configurations, (b) functional specifications for reports/

alerts/customizations and creating technical design documents, (c)

generating test scripts, (d) performing quality assurance tests.

Employment/Contracts History:

APEX Systems, Atlanta, GA 05/13 -

present

Senior Project Manager, Client: ING, Atlanta, GA

Wipro Limited, Los Angeles, CA 11/12 -

4/13,

Senior Architect Project Lead, Client: Union Bank, Los Angeles, CA

Rose International Consulting Inc. Los Angeles, CA

07/12 - 11/12

Senior Compliance Project Manager, Client: Kaiser Permanente,

Burbank, CA

Mindseeker, Inc. Charlotte, NC

05/12 - 06/12

Project Business Analyst, Client: Bank of America, ECM (Basel 2

Compliance)

Forward Think Group, Inc. New York, NY

05/11 - 11/11

Project Manager/Senior Management Consultant, Client: Citizens

Financial

Group (Dodd-Frank Regulatory Compliance), Providence, RI

RBS WorldPay US Atlanta, GA

11/08 - 02/11

Vice President - Head of SOX, Operational Risk, Senior Project

Manager

IBM Global Business Services Atlanta, GA

11/05 - 11/07

Project Manager/ Senior Manager/ - Finance Transformation Consultant

ProxyMed, Inc., Atlanta, GA 04/04

- 02/05

Director Internal Audit

Independent Consultant, Atlanta, GA

06/02 - 03/04

Senior Project Manager (SAP/Oracle/PeopleSoft)

AT&T (BellSouth Corporation), Atlanta, GA

05/99 - 05/02

Senior Finance Manager; Budget Manager; Finance Manager

Technical Skills:

Khalix, Everest, Oracle Financial 11i, Co2o, Rumba, MaRS, AS400,

UNIX, HFM, Imperva, Hyperion Essbase, SAP, SQL, M&D, D&B, PeopleSoft,

Dynamics AX, Technical-Functional

Environment:

Hyperion Essbase, Oracle 11i Financial 11i, Co2o, Rumba, MaRS, AS400,

UNIX, Hyperion

Essbase, SAP, SQL, Project Management: Microsoft Project, Clarity

Calvin Eddie Salone

1721 Newport Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103 Ph: 770-***-**** e-mail:

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