SENIOR PROJECT / PROGRAM MANAGER
Certified Project Manager (PMP) Prince2 Six Sigma Scrum
Highly qualified MBA Project / Program Manager with over 15 years of experience implementing Financials projects and in-depth understanding and experience leading teams through complete project life cycle involving cross-functional, international and complex deployments. Areas of expertise encompass the following:
Project Management: Finance, Pricing, Marketing, Software Download Center and Government Relations Applications
Program Management: Access Management emphasizing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
Oracle 11i/R12 Modules: AP, PO, FA, GL, Quotes, Marketing, Cash Management, iExpense and iProcurement
Liaison role: Worked in business organization to act as a liaison between business and IT groups
CAREER TRACK
Senior Project Manager, VERISIGN INC. Aug 2008 – Present
Oversee full-scope responsibilities supporting the Procure to Pay area within the Financial Systems group, including effectively creating innovative solutions for business issues and managing the implementation of projects.
Key Achievements:
Resolved Use Tax issues in Procure to Pay space by applying Sabrix solutions
Successfully managed and collaborated with teams to implement Oracle E-Business Suite prepayment solution for token inventory purchases, quick payments and data center move project
Currently executing a business process change involving Oracle E-Business suite enhancements, set-up changes and custom reports using Hyperion
Customized Hyperion Reports for Purchasing and Sourcing Organizations
Project Manager / Tech Lead, SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA Mar 1995 – Aug 2008
Successfully delivered numerous projects in the Procure to Pay area, including Materials Repair and Operations Accounts Payable & Procurement, Inventory Accounts Payable and Travel Accounts Payable deployments; oversaw 10.5 to 10.7 multi-org migrations of Oracle Financials; outsourced part of Procure to Pay function to Direct Commerce Inc; deployed EDI Commerce (EDI 810/820/824/850) solutions for check and electronic pay. Held progressive positions from Project Manager, Development Manager, Project Lead to Tech Lead. Managed Pricing and Presto applications, including Ezlaunch, MPSR and Pricertool, Sun Download Center (SDLC) and SunStore application areas. Partnered with business teams to identify, prioritize, develop requirements and manage project opportunities until takeover by CSC for execution.
Key Achievements:
Executed a complicated large-scale Oracle 11i “IBIS” implementation as a Deployment 4 Project Manager; led IT SMEs in producing Offer to Quote Area (OTQ) deliverables; worked closely with business teams to set priorities and provided clear leadership / directions to the D4 SME team
Created thousands of dollars in savings while working on projects that eliminated redundant processes, applications and servers
Implemented multiple IBIS deployments, including D1b, D3 and D4; managed the “Plan to Campaign” area, deployed Oracle CRM module and supported interface as well as extensions’ solutions development
Oversaw Oracle 11i implementation teams for Latin American countries (Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela) and assisted with the Oracle Applications 11.0.3 implementation for Brazil
Supported Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools solutions for SarbanesOxley (SOX) as Program Manager; collaborated with senior management, architects and application teams to create a strategy, architecture and plan to execute a compliance solution in the Identity and Access Management for SOX applications
Effectively managed a customized implementation of Siebel CRM suite of applications to track supplier contracts
Managed a custom application called “Government Relations” which used 100% Java software to track and manage companies interactions with policy makers and government officials
Aided with large scale project “SunPeak” to implement Oracle Manufacturing solution across the entire company
Software Developer, PSI-BULL LTD, Bangalore, India Aug 1992 – Feb 1995
Gained extensive C programming experience while developing a message switching center for banking area using UNIX and C platform. Managed and tracked the UK Council’s rents business by developing a client/server application “OHMS-Rents” using PowerBuilder with Oracle 6 tools.
Software Developer, TACT PVT LTD, Calicut, India Jun 1991 – Aug 1992
Created and installed accounting package for small businesses using PC platform.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
PMP Certified – PMI Organization
MBA (Honors) – Management, GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY, San Francisco, CA
MS (Honors) – Computer Applications, REGIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, India
MS – Physics, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, India
BS – Physics, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, India
TECHNICAL SKILLS
RDBMS: Oracle 8.x/9.x/10g, Sybase
Tools: Oracle Applications R12, 11i, 10.x, Oracle Tools, Shell Scripts, Discoverer, Hyperion
O/S: UNIX, Solaris, BOS, AIX, Windows NT/2000/XP
Languages: C/C++, Pro*C, Java, PL/SQL, SQL
Other: Empower, Clearcase, Codemanager, sccs, PVCS, awk, PGP 5.0, Dataloader, CVS, Kofax 170, Sabrix, Excel Macro, MS Project, Visio