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Financials
CAREER OVERVIEW
Highly accomplished Project Leader with over 15 years experience in Leading
/Managing/Directing Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM), Oracle Financials
and Oracle Customer Relationship Management to recruit and manage talent, and to
accurately forecast future workforce needs.
Consistently selected by Oracle Consulting to test new releases of Oracle Financials,
Oracle Energy Financials and Oracle CRM. Led Applications Strategy, Analysis, Design,
and Production phases to integrate Oracle Financials with Oracle Energy at Oracle
Energy Development. Present New functionality and enhancements to project team
Undertakes very complex projects, delivers superior performance on managing and
directing end-to-end implementations, as well as production support.
Exceptional record of leading, managing, directing and building high-performance
Business Applications & Technology teams and coaching/developing top talents.
Proven track record as a business and technical architect of delivering high
performance, high availability operational architectures for Agile organizations.
Recognized for the ability to leverage deep technical skills, industry experience and
strong interpersonal skills to deliver the most challenging projects and programs.
Strong focus on building high performance teams with proven skills to enable and
support growing organizations. Core expertise includes extensive experience in
managing, directing and leading Oracle Application implementations, gathering business
requirements, developing functional requirements, software specifications,
organizational change management, business process redesign, project planning, project
management, and program management
Principal Engagement Project Manager with deep knowledge of Oracles capabilities,
strengths, and weaknesses to build new client-centric services.
Demonstrated superior ability to work with cross-functional senior leadership with differing
experienced in leading and directing various Software/Information Technology projects
from planning to deployment.
Success in developing project initiatives, directing project plans and achieving revenue
performance targets for software-as-a-service (SAAS) solutions- to plan, recruit, perform,
learn, career development, succession plan, compensate, talent reviews, measure
and report.
Tier-one software savvy with diverse industry experience in implementing enterprise wide
projects.
Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud (HCM)
Oracle Recruitment/Oracle Learning Management
Oracle Talent Management Cloud Recruiting, Onboarding
Competency Assessment, Succession Management
Workforce Analytics/ Oracle Taleo
Oracle Incentive Compensation
Oracle Workforce Planning/Fusion Workforce Predictions
Oracle Financials- GL, AR, AP, Cash Management, Tax, PO, Inventory, Assets, Projects
Oracle Time & Labor (OTL)/ Oracle Employee Self-Service
Oracle Advanced Benefits/Oracle Payroll/ ADP
Oracle Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
SAP SuccessFactors / SAP Employee Central
CORE COMPETENCIES
CLIENT SERVED:
AT&T, Black and Decker, Oracle Energy Development, Ralston Purina, Oracle
Development CRM Practice, Phillips-Conoco, KOCH Oil, Chevron, Exxon Mobil. Unocal,
Integra LifeSciences, Zales, Cox Communications, IBM, JC Penney, Dell Computers,
General Electric, Merichem, Delta Dental, Bailey Banks & Biddle
Best practices implementation and business process experience from companies such as Oracle, IBM,
Deloitte Consulting, Accenture and Fidelity Investments.
Core HR Business Group and Key Flexfield definition, Job Design, EEO Reporting, Positions, Grades,
Grade Steps, People Group, Costing, Individual Compensation Distribution, Assignment setup, Salary
Management, Elements, Element links, Special Information types (SITs), Extra Information types (EITs),
Attachments, Absences and Accruals, Fast Formulas, Salary Basis and Payroll, Organization Design,
Location, Position Hierarchy, Custom Reports, Lists, OBIEE Dashboard and Repository
Global HR Global HR footprint design, legacy consolidation, harmonized global Job structures,
Global Deployments (R12)
Oracle Advance Benefits (OAB) Rates, Eligibility, Coverage and Life Event Design, HIPAA/COBRA
and other certifications configuration, Total Compensation Statements, Annual Enrollment setup and
best practices for efficient execution.
Compensation Workbench (CWB) Performance based awards setup, Budgeting and Compensation
plan setup including Basic, Component and Combination Plans, CWB Worksheets, Dynamic Columns,
Employee statements, User Management, Pre and post processes for compensation workbench cycle.
Self Service HR (SSHR) and Manager Self Service (MSS) Self Service functions configuration, Supervisor
approvals, Framework Personalization, Employee Self-Service, Manager Self-Service and Benefits Self
Service Rollouts.
Talent Management/ Performance Management: Set up competencies, performance ratings and
reviews and their integration with Compensation workbench.
Oracle Time & Labor (OTL) - Timecard setup including Exception layout and Project and payroll
layout, Time Entry Rule design, Time Entry Preferences Design, Setup of OTL assignment and moving the
time from OTL to Element entries.
Oracle Learning Management (OLM)/ iLearning: Complete design and setup. Training center setup.
Creation of test and attaching these to Learning Objects.
Payroll Payroll definition including element creation, element entry set ups, Accrued PTO Payout,
Leave Sellback/Rollback and payroll batch job configuration.
HR Intelligence (HRI): Knowledge of basic setup of the HRI including Manager, HR Manager and Chief
HR Officer Dashboard.
Achievement Highlights:
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams
on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on
time, on budget and with the desired results.
Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data.
Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business
environments.
Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between agile and
waterfaopll approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating
detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.
Honored with KOOL Conference Consultant of Month 2005 in recognition of
Outstanding project results.
Full-cycle HCM implementation from kick-off to go-live (Core HR, Advanced Benefits, Time and
Absence management. Consulting with clients on compliance, solutions and best practices.
Experience working on cross-organizational project teams. Designing and Developing courses
and training materials. Integrate with Oracle Incentive Compensation on Bonuses and
Commissions. Lead the implementation of Oracle Cloud Benefits Module.
Implementation of Oracle Cloud Global HR.
Unit Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Parallel Testing
Custom report building/Build custom GL export file for integration
Provide online and onsite training to C-Level Executives, system administrators and end users
Integration experience with applications such as ADP, WorkDay, Paychex
Process Analysis Work with Development Teams to create custom training reference materials
and user guides for internal teams and clients. High level of analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
My experiences for this role include in-depth requirements gathering, best practices and
compliance, organizational structure design and configuration of complex time and attendance
pay policies, entitlement rules, HR Administration, security policies, ad hoc
builder reporting, training modules, mobile application configuration, , scheduling policies,
workflows and guided processes configuration, data mapping and data conversion, troubleshoot
technical issues, write test scripts, in-depth unit testing and
user acceptance testing guidance, and provide administrative training for the client
project team as well as internal implementation process training, and software configuration
training to new team members
Provide Oracle project management and implementation over large-scale, top-priority and
complex technology initiatives. Managed budgets of up to $30M and cross-functional teams of up to
15 Application consultants, Software Engineers, Developers, Database Administrators,
System Administrators and Analysts. Close and successfully deliver strategic projects to our valued
customers. Develop several key project deliverables (e.g., scheduling, charter, project/staffing plan,
issue logs,) and work with the Client project manager to resolve project issues .
Manage agreed to budget and deliver the project profitably.
Partner with PMO to prepare overall project schedule, milestones, tasks, and estimates. Participate in
technology/solution decisions with architecture and product teams for projects. Partner with
Solution/Application Architects to ensure that technical design, unit testing, deployment, and
implementation requirements are properly documented. Partner with Business System Analysts (BSA) to
analyze business and functional requirements. Manage daily progress and status of deliverables on projects.
Manage both internal teams and offshore vendor teams project delivery, plans, and ensure proper staffing.
Ensure that all project resources are focused on the effort they are aligned to. Closely monitor workload of
all employees and offshore vendor resources assigned to project.
Promote effective teamwork and spirit of partnership
Manage the implementation of over 2 simultaneous projects.
Competent in Oracle/People Soft product suite HCM/ Payroll and Financials.
Participate in the sales cycle as requested to gather requirements, Formulate delivery approach
and develop a proposal/SOW.
Guide and Mentor Consultants on their implementations.
Identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes.
Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings.
Liaison for professional services when interacting with sales and/or development.
Identify opportunities to position other service offerings.
Assist in the transition of the customer from professional services to product support.
Ensure the project is delivered on time and within the budget outlined in the Statement of Work
(SOW).
Drove the high-quality completion of enterprise-wide implementation and software/database
development projects for Fortune 500 clients including:
Achievement Highlights:
Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams
on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were
completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data.
Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business
environments.
Provide employees with visibility to their total compensation Single compensation
statement with salary, bonus, incentives, and benefits
Managed and design HCM systems that accommodated filling of thousands of jobs
annually while cutting costs and turnover, reducing advertising expenses by 45%, and
increasing productivity by 40%
50% reduction in recruitment approval time and 30% less time between decision to hire
and making an offer
Managed system that integrated Social Network with Goal Management Enable
employees to build networks and relationships throughout the organization
Generated approximately over $900,000 in annual savings by using the Oracle
methodology to streamlined very large implementation
Implementation Manager Consultant, Oracle Services, Dallas, TX Jan 2000 May 2005
Lead teams responsible for the successful implementation of Human Capital Management, Oracle
General Ledger, AP, AR, PO, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Order Management/Shipping,
Inventory, Oracle CRM, Incentive Compensation, Oracle Territory Management Oracle Sales,
Quoting, Partner Management, Service Contracts, Tele Sales, Field Service.
As a Application Architect, George is known for delivering high performance, high volume,
high availability financial transaction processing architectures for agile organizations.
EARLY CAREER
Senior Financial System Analyst, Ernst & Young CPA Houston, TX,1990 to 1992
Assisted Clients in Software Selection, Strategy, Analysis, Design and implementation of General Ledger, Accounts
Payable, Accounts Receivables
EDUCATION
B. S., Accounting/ Management Information Systems (minor)-University of Houston, August 1985
Masters of Science Courses, Management, Houston Baptist University, May 1986
Continuing Education, MIS, George Washington University
Continuing Education-Web Study in e-Commerce, CRM - Oracle University/Massachusetts
Institute of Technology Sloan E-Commerce Program, June 1999
Certification and Awards