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Resume 4

Alain Blaw

OBJECTIVE

CMA, CPIM, MBA Senior Executive Consultant Specializing in Oracle Client Server Technologies

SUMMARY

Techno- Functional Consulting Professional with 13 years hands on experience in Core Oracle Manufacturing and Financial Systems implementation and Network configuration. Extensive Oracle project ERP implementation experience with successful implementations of all Core Oracle Financial & Manufacturing Modules, HR,Payroll and Oracle CRM. Performed turnkey project management, Quality assurance testing, business process analysis and reengineering, production and inventory management operational guidelines, operational and financial audit, planning, and financial reporting. Degreed and experienced in accounting, financial reporting and manufacturing operations. Performed extensive Oracle Manufacturing & Financial setup and configuration, fit and gap analyses, data mapping, data conversion, business requirements creation, training, business process reengineering, inventory control and valuation audits, manufacturing process audits, item routings and bills of materials audits, variance analyses and yield analyses.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

June 2001-Present
Essilor of America, Dallas, TX

TeamLead

Oracle hands-on for version 11.6.0, RDBMS 8.1.7.1.0. Setup and configured Oracle Inventory Control, Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Accounts Payable, Oracle Cash Management, Oracle Projects, Oracle Fixed Assets and Oracle Order Management with Advanced Pricing for April 1, 2002 go live. Assisted with phase one of Oracle Workflow, Oracle Advanced Planning & Scheduling, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle receivables, Oracle Bill of Materials and Oracle work in process. Also assited in the data mapping and the design of an interface from Oracle Payables to a legacy invoice imaging system by 170 Systems Incorporated. Currently phasing in Oracle Accounts Receivable, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle I-procurement and integrating Multi-currency reporting into Oracle General Ledger. Recently started the business process mapping for the implementation of all CRM modules. Started out as an upgrade from 10.7 to 11i. Convinced the client to go with fresh install since most of the scripts sent by oracle were not performing as indicated in the readme files. The clients longterm goal to use I-procurement facilitated the need to do a fresh install.

February 2001-May 15, 2001
General Electric

Financials Lead

Oracle 11.5.1 11I. Fast track implementation of GL, AP, AR, FA, OE, PO, I-procurement, Oracle Projects and Oracle Inventory. Business process reengineering, documentation and setup configurations of Oracle s core financial suite. Setup Oracle Order Entry, Oracle Projects,Oracle OM with Advanced Pricing, Oracle Sales Compensation, Oracle Purchasing with I-procurement, Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Accounts Receivable, Oracle Assets, Oracle Inventory, Oracle Human Resources and Oracle Purchasing. Led a team of 12 consultants and completed on time and on budget. GL Setup with three business entities requiring a set of books for each entity. Setup multiple Inventory Organizations and Operating Entities to facilitate the integration with Oracle Purchasing and Human Resources. Oracle Order Entry was setup for Assemble to Order for specific customer requests with full implementation of Oracle Pricing which is licensed as Oracle Advanced Pricing. Currently providing remote production support on a part-time basis for the client. Upgrade from oracle 11.0 to Oracle 11i.

August 2000-January 2001
Oracle Manufacturing & Financials

Project Manager.

Hands on for version 11.5.6 Implementation team lead at Ultimate Pediatric Care Center in Houston, TX with the following modules: Projects, GL, HR, OE with ATO, AR, AP, PO, FA, MRP, CRP, BOM, WIP, ENG, CST, & INV. Built and managed a team of fifteen Oracle technology consultants. Directly setup and configured Oracle Inventory, Oracle Work in Process, Oracle Bill of Materials, Oracle Advanced Planning and Scheduling, Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning and Oracle Purchasing. Assited team members on the configuration of the remaining modules in a advisory role. Used RDBMS analysis to identify effective solutions for all business control objectives and provided technical design & guidance for core oracle developers. Set up a peer to peer Intranet system between the Houston and Austin Texas office. Fresh installation of Oracle 11i.

July 2000

Participated in the Beta Quality Assurance Testing of Oracle s Version 11I, Oracle s Core Manufacturing and Financial Modules, all CRM Modules with specific emphasis on Internet Procurement, Oracle Service, Oracle Sales Applications, Oracle Advanced Planning and Scheduling, Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning, and Oracle Advanced Pricing.

April 2000-July 2000
Whitemeteor, Chicago, Illinois

Team Lead

Team Lead for Fast Track Implementation of Oracle 11.03, RDBMS 8.05.1.0 with Oracle Internet Business Applications, Accounts Payable, Oracle Human Resources with Payroll, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Order Entry, Oracle Sales Compensation, Oracle Service and Inventory. The specific Internet business applications implemented were Oracle email center concepts & procedures, oracle iMarketing, oracle iPayment, oracle iStore, and oracle iSupport. Assisted a team of 4 junior implementers to finalize the implementation.

August 1999-March 2000
Vaxair, Indianapolis, IN

Team Lead

Team Lead for Oracle 10.7 financials and Process manufacturing implementation. Hands on configuration, setup and consultation on Oracle Full Manufacturing and Financial modules with the exception of Oracle Assets. Managed a team of 18 consultants and employees for the full life cycle of the implementation.

April 1997-July 1999
Selena Chemical Company, Memphis, Tennessee

Project Manager

Hands on Project Manager for Oracle Financials and Manfacturing Implementation Version 10.7.0 SC16 RDBMS 7.3.2.3.0. Led Oracle Bill of Materials, Oracle Work in Process, Oracle Inventory, Oracle Purchasing, Human Resources, HR & Payroll, Order Entry, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable. Setup and configured key flexfieds, employees, grades, position reporting hierarchy, payroll groups, tax categories, Jobs, Positions, Organization & Organization Hierarchy. Completed configured Analyzed, identified and documented business processes and gaps, prepared project scope documentation, setup and configured oracle applications to meet client business process requirements, created custom oracle training documentation and conducted in house education classes for Oracle Inventory, Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger. Prepared project management spreadsheet for in house project planning.

January 1996-April 1997
Sawer Greenhouses Inc., Denver, Colorado

Project Lead

Implemented Oracle Financials & Manufacturing Version 10.6 on Solaris 5 Operating System. Hands on project Lead on the design and configuration of Oracle General Ledger, Human Resources, Order Entry, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Purchasing. Setup and configured Oracle Order Entry, Accounts Receivable, Accounts payable and purchasing to meet client s business requirements.

June 1995-December 1995
Modern Technology, San Jose, Ca

Oracle Order Entry Lead.

Electronic Data Systems upgrade of Oracle s Release 9 to Oracle Version 10.5. Assisted in the Upgrade of Order Entry, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Bill of Materials, Engineering, Purchasing, MRP and Work in Process. Performed applications engineering and design, database testing and analysis, custom report specifications and testing, business process reengineering and documentation, and key end user functional training and support.

May 1995

Administered an Oracle Manufacturing presentation, at the Los Angeles Oracle Users Group conference, in Norwalk California, to improve the visibility of the Application Group.

December 1994-May1995
Plussign Inc., Greenville, TN

Project Lead.

Oracle Manufacturing and Financials Implementation Release 10.4.2. Coordinated the utilization of client resources with external technical and functional resources. Implemented Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Purchasing, Receivables, Order Entry, Inventory, Cost, Work in Process, Bill of Materials, MRP & Capacity, and Engineering.

September 1994-December 1994
Robertson Co., Boston, Massachusetts

Project Lead.

Oracle Manufacturing and Financials Release 10.5. Implemented Oracle General Ledger, Purchasing, Payables, Receivables, Order Entry, Inventory, Work in Process, Engineering and MRP/CRP.

July 1994-September1994
Dome Importers, Old Greenwich, CT

Upgraded Oracle s Release 9 financials and Manufacturing to Oracle Release 10. Converted costing customizations in Oracle s Release 9 to generic functionalities in Oracle Release 10. Upgraded Purchasing, Order Entry, Inventory, Costing, MRP, CRP, Engineering, Work in Process, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Oracle Projects, and Oracle fixed Assets, from Oracle Release 9 to Oracle Release 10.4.2.

April 1994 - June1994
Toys R Us Office, Concord, New Jersey

Implemented Oracle Fast Track Inventory and Purchasing Release 10.4.00.

January 1993 - March 1994
American Instruments, Austin, Texas
Project Lead.

Oracle Manufacturing and Financials Release 10.1. Implemented full suite of Oracle Manufacturing and Oracle Financials.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Database: Oracle, MS SQL Server
  • OS: NT, WinXX, MSCE Certified Network Specialist, and Unix
  • Languages: SQL, PLSQL
  • Microsoft Office Tools: Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio etc.
  • Oracle Products: Oracle Financials, Manufacturing, Designer 2000,Developer 2000,SQL Forms, SQL Navigator, Reports2.3 & Reports 2.5.

POSITIONS HELD

  • TEAM LEADER
  • PROJECT LEADER
  • SOFTWARE ENGINEER
  • BUSINESS ANALYST
  • SENIOR APPLICATIONS CONSULTANT
  • SENIOR SOFTWARE TRAINER AND/OR INSTRUCTOR
  • VICE PRESIDENT-FINANCE
  • CONTROLLER

EXPERIENCE

Systems Implementation -- Oracle Application Consulting -- The Alpha Group, 1995 to Present
Implementation of Oracle Manufacturing and Oracle Financials suites for various customers. Performed business process reengineering and Oracle applications design, training, and configuration.

Oracle Order Entry Lead with Electronic Data Systems at Modern Technology in San Jose, Ca., for the upgrade of Oracle s Release 9 to Oracle Version 10.5. Assisted in the Upgrade of Application Object Library, Order Entry, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Bill of Materials, Engineering, Purchasing, MRP and Work in Process. Performed applications engineering and design, database testing and analysis, custom report specifications and testing, business process reengineering and documentation, and key user functional training and support.

Project Leader at Plussign Inc., in Greenville, TN, for Oracle Manufacturing and Financials Implementation. Project Lead responsibility coordinating the utilization of client resources with external technical and functional resources. Implemented Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Purchasing, Receivables, Order Entry, Inventory, Cost, Work in Process, Bill of Materials, MRP & Capacity, and Engineering.

Systems Implementation -- Oracle Application Consulting -- The Application Group, Inc. 1994 - 1995
Setup and implemented all modules of Oracle Manufacturing and Financials for numerous clients. Utilized Operations Expertise to handle client systems implementation needs. Responsible for ensuring that clients needs were met on all projects in my responsibility area.

Accounting -- Manufacturing Corporation Vice President Finance-1993-1994
Responsible for financial statement reporting and analysis including, operational and financial audit, analyzing data to determine costs of raw materials, material overhead and labor. Analyzed changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs. Analyzed and reported cost of goods sold, gross margin, manufacturing variances, inventory, reserves and warranty accruals. Responsible for formulating and implementing policies and procedures, with autonomy, to improve the integrity and accuracy of in house manufacturing and financial Reporting. Participated in Financial Planning and budget preparation with various departmental group leaders. Setup, analyzed and implemented Oracle Manufacturing and Oracle Financials, with specific emphasis on Application Object Library, System Administration, Oracle Order Entry, Oracle Receivables, Oracle Payables, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Work in Process, Oracle Inventory, Oracle Bill of Materials, Oracle Engineering, and Oracle Costing.

Financial Systems -- Controller -- 1988-1993
Responsible for preparing monthly and annual financial statements with inter-divisional transactions, financial planning and budgeting, inventory reconciliation, analysis of data to determine costs of raw material purchases , inventory and labor. Analyzed changes in production design and processes to determine their effects on costs. Developed in house PC based accounting systems, audited accounting systems and procedures for compliance and efficiency. Examined and evaluated format and function of business manufacturing processes to develop new, or improve existing processes format, usage, and control.

EDUCATION

1989 University of Houston Houston, TX Accounting and Computer Science BBA

2001 University of Texas Austin, TX MBA, Information Systems

OTHER TRAINING

Certified Management Accountant, Certified in production and Inventory Management Network Design, Implementation and Administration.

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