Randy E Low

Oracle Developer / Lead Developer / SCM Functional Consultant

With over three decades in the IT Industry and over 24 years consulting on end to end Oracle E-Business Suite implementations to his credit. Randy has proven himself an exemplary consultant. Randy has extensive experience in many industries, such as DoD, DoE, Aerospace, Automotive, Retail and Manufacturing. Although Randy is a deeply rooted Oracle Technical resource, he also has deep Oracle functional knowledge and is very capable with requirements gathering. Specializing in Supply Chain Management (Inventory, WMS, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay), Install Base, Service, Service Requests, Manufacturing, Costing, CRM, HR, Financials/FED, Projects, Projects Accounting, Fixed Assets, etc...

Professional Experience

DoD Dept. of Navy (GCSS)

Oracle EBS

SCM

Implemented R11.5.9 Upgraded to R12.2.x

4/07 – 5/20

Technical Lead:

Map and Gap Analysis, Requirements gathering and Documentation. Legacy Systems include SASSY, ItemAPPS, TDMS, ODSE, TFSMS and DISA (DLA).

Lead a group of 5 resources centering around Master Data Conversions and Interfaces, creation, testing, debugging and implementation.

Lead Developer:

Developed Master Data Conversions and Interfaces for the following Integration Points:

oItems

oCosting

oInventory (On-Hands)

oInstall Base

oBOMs

oPurchasing (POs and REQs)

oSuppliers

oOrder Management

oItem Specific UOM Conversions

oRelated Items

oEmployees

oCustomer & Employee Relationships (TCA)

oManufacturers & Manufacturer Part Numbers

Developed several Self Documented Template based “Standard Operating Procedures” (SOP’s) resulting in significant amount of man hours savings.

Developed and Implemented Database Views specifically used for Discoverer End User Layer, Custom reporting and OBIEE.

Tier III Systems Integration Support:

Research and Resolve Customer issues.

Pro-Active and Re-Active Supporting

Work with RICE Team to resolve custom extension bugs and issues.

Work with Oracle Support and Development (MetaLink) to resolve COTS bugs and issues.

DoE – Los Alamos National Laboratory

Oracle EBS – FED

Financials

R11.5.9

6/05 – 04/07

Technical Discoverer Lead:

Developed and maintained Data Warehouse.

Data Modeling and Performance Tuning of the Data Warehouse.

Planning and Managing a team consisting of 4 technical resources.

Projects, Project Accounting, Fixed Assets, Purchasing, etc...

Engagements more than 15 years ago

ALCOA

Oracle EBS

Manufacturing

Order to Cash

Cost Accounting

R11.5.8

Aluminum Products

Technical Consultant:

RICE (reports, interfaces, conversions, extensions).

Designed many MFG Cost Analysis Discoverer Reports.

Functional Consultant:

Functional Cost Accounting Resource responsible for Implementing Oracle Wave 3 MFG Facilities. Modules include Cost, BOM, Routing, Inventory, WIP, Purchasing, Order Management, Shipping and Execution.

Developed Integration Test Cases, Documentation, Training Manuals, and Month-End Closing Processes and Procedures.

Provided additional training to internal IT staff and functional end users

Ingersoll Rand

Oracle EBS

Manufacturing

R11.5.9

Heavy Equipment

Technical Consultant:

RICE (reports, interfaces, conversions, extensions).

Designed and developed custom workflows, PL/SQL packages and procedures, functions, triggers, Custom PLL, Forms and Reports.

Developed custom SAB101 Revenue Recognition and COGS delay in accordance to Accounting Principles.

Customized COGS Generation Workflow according to business requirements.

Smithfield Foods

Oracle EBS

Process Manufacturing

R11.5.9

Food Industry

Technical Consultant:

Developed AIM Functional Design documents for interfaces and conversions to Oracle Process MFG (OPM) modules.

Developed interface from legacy CARS (Cost Accounting Reporting System) using Average Cost methodology to OPM Costing using Standard Cost methodology, updating Item Cost data.

Developed interface exporting Margin Analysis data from OM, Shipping and Execution, OPM, and AR modules to a Data Warehouse to satisfy reporting requirements.

Developed conversion for legacy Sales Orders to Oracle Order Management using the OM API's.

Ventana Medical

Oracle EBS

Manufacturing

11.0.3

Upgrade to 11i (11.5.8)

Medical Equipment

Technical Consultant:

Implemented custom workflow modules.

Developed custom Objects, Packages, Procedures, and Functions for use in the workflow modules.

New Item Definition: Notifications routed to select individuals and group emails for defining/updating Item Attributes, with Approve and Reject functions.

Revenue Recognition: Workflow designed to place the Sales Order Line Item on hold prior to Invoice Interface until installed in Oracle Install Base.

MagneTek

Oracle EBS

Manufacturing

10.7

Electrical Equipment

Project Manager (Hands On):

Managed the implementation of Oracle Manufacturing and Financials Applications at 62 sites in 4 different countries (Asia, Mexico, US, Hungary), for 3 different divisions.

Worked closely with the client’s Project Manager in the decision process, interviewing and hiring necessary resources.

Managed a group of 7 subject matter experts (SME’s or Functional Lead’s), internal, external and Offshore.

Implemented Internal Help Desk support system.

Technical Leader (Hands On):

Managed all technical tasks including Conversions, Interfaces, Customizations and New Development. Developed numerous conversions and interfaces.

Managed 10 technical resources, including “on-the-job” training of client’s internal IT resources.

Applications Functional:

Performed applications Setups, Map & Gap Analysis, Conference Room Pilots, Issues and Resolutions.

Implemented ENG, PO, INV, BOM, and Costing modules. Assisted with MRP/MPS, WIP, OE, GL, AP, and AR modules.

Oracle World Wide Support

Oracle EBS Support

Technical/Functional Support

SWAT Team Leader

Managed a team of functional and technical experts in problem management and resolution of high-profile client situations. Sometimes requiring on-site visit.

GOLD Support Account Manager

Managed a select number of customer accounts that purchased Oracle Premium Support. Proactive and Reactive Account Management services.

Developed internal systems utilized by Account Managers for Proactive Account Management.

Co-Developed the Oracle ‘Operation Readiness Assessment’ utilized by Oracle World Wide Support to assist Premium Support level customers in Applications and Systems readiness.

EXOR Technologies

Oracle EBS Applications

Technical/Functional Consultant

Technical / Functional / Project Manager

Managed teams of functional/technical consultants implementing and upgrading Oracle Applications.

SR Technical Resource (RICEFW)

Wal-Mart Corp

Retail

Logistics

WMS

Wholesale Club

Printer Operator

3 IBM 3800 Laser Printers

2 Xerox 9700 Laser Printers

Printed Payroll Checks

Printed Weekly Financial Reports

Operations Tech

Push/Pull/Load Reels and Tapes

Nightly Pull SAM’s Wholesale Club Sales

Lead Operator

Managed a team of 8 Operators

Operations Manager

Managed move of IT Systems into State-of-the-Art IT Facility.

Managed Operations Schedules, Outages and Patching

Programmer

Authored SAM’s Wholesale Club Membership System

Systems Analysts

Assisted in design and development of Distribution System; Point and Click

Designed and developed Sales Force Automation System

Skills Summary

Programming Languages / Tools

PL/SQL

LINUX

SQL

UNIX

Forms

Reports

JCL

RPT

CICS

Work Flow

APEX

PVCS

SQL*Loader

ETL

BI Publisher

COBOL/COBOL2

Discoverer & Admin

OBIEE

Toad / SQL Developer

OAF / ADF

EXADATA

Extensions

Databases

Oracle 6/8i/9i/10g/11g/12c/19c

DB2 7

MS Access

SQL Server 2000

Engagement Experience

Design Documentation

Data Conversion Mapping

Development Lead

Implementation Lead

Production Support

Technical Manager

Map and Gap Requirements

PL/SQL Performance Tuning

In/Outbound Interfacing

In House / Offshore Development Model

Data Warehouse Design / Modeling

Technical Support

Project Manager

Business Process Re-Engineering

Database Object Tuning

AIM Methodologies

Agile SCRUM

SDLC

Data Warehouse Propagation / Retention

Other Accomplishments

Education

Bryan Institute, Tulsa, OK. (Technical) in Computer Science 3.9 GPA

Tulsa Community College, Computer Science (Pre-Bachelors)

1984 - 1986

Recognitions & Awards

DoE & DoD

Clearance

Continuing

Education /

Certifications

Consultant of the Year 1995

Consultant of the Year 1996

Consultant of the Year 1997

Presenter OAUG Fall 1995

DoD Secret (expires 12/20/2020 I believe)

Security+ (In Process)

Agile Scrum (In Process)

OCI (In Process)

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