Donald Kowall Resume 2016

DONALD C. KOWALL2173 23rd Avenue

Sacramento, CA [email protected]

(916) 996 – 9298

SUMMARY: Donald Kowall has over twenty years of experience in multiple areas of business operations including but not limited to business analysis, systems development, financial analysis, data warehousing, SOX, ERP implementation / support / operational management, SDLC including systems planning, design and implementation, and has managed large projects encompassing multi-disciplined staff and project goals. I have worked extensively within a variety of industries (50% public 50% private sector) assisting clients with implementing management systems and related business processes.

I have worked primarily in a multi-tasked capacity applying management, analysis, and tactical/strategic skills to all sizes of teams and projects on multi–year engagements, as well as short term strategic projects. Donald is fully capable of delivering strategic or direct specific expertise and skills to a variety of responsibilities and tasks. Leveraging the use of several systems development methodologies, development of teams, conduct of a project, financial analysis, risk management, project management, business analysis and engineering, definition, requirements analysis, business process design, technical design, development, implementation, and post implementation support. Primary areas of focus have included Core Financials (including eBTax, Accounts Receivable, GL, AP, Purchasing, Assets, etc.), Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, and Supply Chain Management.

Donald is a hands on person whom is well able to work in a concurrent fashion detail technical, functional, and management tasks and roles. He remains current in his skill set relative to Oracle Technologies (60% functional, 40% technical), and in standard MS Office tools.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Company / Employer Role / Position Dates

Gracenote,Tribune / ALKU

Oracle SME & Manager – Financial Systems

June 2015 - present

Logitech / Trinamix SME – Financial Systems & EBTax January 2015 – June 2015

JDSU / PinPoint Consulting

SME – Projects & EBTax November 2014 – December 2014

WhiteHotCloud / Zynga SME – Financial Systems July 2014 – October 2014Oracle / IAC SME – Oracle Financials Feb 2014 – May 2014Harmony / Mumba / Aerojet

Solution Architect BSA, SME – Financials & Projects

April 2013 to October 2013

Qualcomm, Inc. Solution Architect BSA, SME – Financials

Nov 2012 to May 2013

Matson Navigation, Inc. Lead, Architect, SME – Financials Feb 2012 to Feb 2013AllTec Solution Architect, SME – Financials Jan 2012Amy’s Kitchen, Inc. Solution Architect, SME – Financials Sept 2011 - Dec 2011 SunRun Corporation Solution Architect, SME – Financials Jul 2011 – Sept 2011McGrath Corporation Solution Architect, SME – Financials April 2011 – Jun 2011BDA PM, Architect, SME, BSA Oct 2010 – April 2011

ROLES Business & Systems

Analyst Project Manager Operations Manager IT Manager Program Manager Financial Analyst Consultant QA Analyst / Manager Oracle Applications

Implementer

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Oracle Applications

ERP Implementation Conference Room

Piloting Production Systems

Management & Issue resolution

Help Desk Operations Strategic Planning Business Process

Reengineering (BPR) Business Operations

including OTC, P2P, SCM

Systems Development (SDLC)

Data Warehousing IV&V, PMO, Project

Oversight SOX, HIPAA RICE

APPLICATION SOFTWARE Oracle Financials

Release 12 to 9.5 (eBTax, AGIS, Receivables, GL, FA, AP, PO, iProcurement, Internet Expense, Sub-Ledger Accounting (SLA), FSG, ADI, Trade Management, Accounting, FAH – Financial Accounting Hub, Revenue Recognition)

Oracle Projects Modules (PA, PB, PM)

Oracle Manufacturing


Riverbed Technologies / IBM

PM, Architect, SME, BSA June 2010 – Oct 2010

Jet Propulsion Laboratories

SME, Business analyst March 2010 – June 2010

American Express / Span Systems

SME, Business analyst Oct 2009 – January 2010

Audatex / Solera PM, SME, Business Systems & QA analyst

Feb – September 2009

Rolta International SME, Business Systems and QA analyst, PM

May – Dec 2008

Fox Interactive Media Manager/Business & QA Analyst February – Mar 2008Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Manager/Business Systems & QA Analyst

Apr – Aug 2007

Judicial Council of CA Manager/Business Analyst Nov 2006 – Mar 2007California DMV SME, Business Systems and QA analyst,

PMMay 2006 – Nov 2006

Digital Insight PM, SME, Business Systems & QA analyst

Nov 2005 – Oct 2006

Maximus Corporation SME, Business Systems and QA analyst, PM

Jan 2005 – Oct 2005

PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIMENSIONS $5Million (Direct) $25Million (Overall) Personnel Managed –

up to 15 direct, and 50 indirect

Project Durations – up to 5 years

ENVIRONMENTS HP Unix SUN Linux MS Window NT Oracle Applications

INDUSTRIES Telecommunications Health Care

Services/Marketing Software High Technology Financial Institutions Public Sector / Government Mining, Manufacturing Insurance Distribution Agriculture


UFCW – Benefit Plans of Northern California

IT Manager/System, Business Analyst/Manager

May 2003 –Nov 2004

Ejiva Inc. Managing Principal/Business, Systems Analyst

March 2001 – September 2002

CBSI Senior Project Manager/Business, Systems Analyst

May 2000 – Nov 2000

Earthgrains Manager/Consultant//Business Analyst March 2000Air Touch Shared Services

Project Manager/Consultant/Business Analyst

October 1999 - January2000

Oracle Corporation IT Manager/Controller (Gain/ABS)/Business, Systems Analyst

January 1999 - June 1999

Oracle Consulting Services

Senior Consultant/Business, Systems Analyst

February 1996 - January 1999

David M. Griffith & Associates, LTD.

Senior Consultant/Business Analyst / Project Manager

June 1987-February 1996

Resource Evaluations, Inc.

Assoc. Consultant / Proj. Manager//Business Analyst

October 1992-June 1993

Arthur Young & Company

Analyst March 1987 - June 1987

Delta Dental of California

Special Projects/QC Analyst January. 1986 -February 1987

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

MBA Graduate School of Management University of California - Davis, 1992

Bachelor of Science - Managerial EconomicsUniversity of California - Davis, 1985

Oracle Financials Boot Camp – 1996

AWARDS PRICE GITTENGER AWARD - Recognition of contribution to the success of the

organization (UCD) DAVE BROWN MEMORIAL AWARD - Recognition of excellence in spirit, marching skill

& musicianship (UCD) CALIFORNIA AGGIE ALUMNI MARCHING BAND - Alumni & member, UCD

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS Ice Hockey, Skiing, Sail Plane Flying, Music Performance, Couture Costume design

Company / Role Detailed Description

Gracenote, Tribune / ALKU

Applications& Tools Used

Oracle Release 12Oracle Financials (GL, AGIS, AP,

AR, FA,,EBTax) System Administration, User Management,

Work Flow and AMS. MS Office, Smart Sheet, MS

Project, SQL Developer

Originally tasked with facilitating and supporting migration from Oracle Financials to Workday Financials. With council and advise by me company discovered and accepted that Workday financials would be an insufficient solution for their international accounting operational needs.

Also combined with the departure of all (Oracle Finance support personnel), I was asked to continue on as support to the Company in support of Oracle while a full new Finance team was put into place.

Facilitated major adjustments to configurations within existing solution approach (as re-implementation was considered out of scope) for a majorly expanding company via acquisitions. Primary responsibilities and include:

Development of IT oracle specific and business process mechanics for basic accounting processes.

Development of full SOD (Separation of Duty), and SOX (Sarbanes Oxly) compliant security and protocols and solutions for system access.

Performed significant data cleanup in support of financial operations relative to Intercompany and Intra company accounting.

Performed significant Asset book and ledger realignment in support of corporate and tax reporting.

Delivered a variety of documentation on standard processes for IT operations in support of the Application Suite.

Developed fundamental relational approach to support of operations by IT for operations and finance with the goal of becoming a “Service” organization rather than a approval organization to empower users of the tools and system.

Developed extensions, tweeks, and custom reports for business needs. Issue resolution from both the front side, back side evaluation and with support of

Oracle Support. Development of Migration and Conversion Strategies and associated

documentation. Module configuration of EBTax and associated components. General Consulting and process improvement on Oracle Systems.

Logitech / Trinamix Consulting


Oracle Release 12EBTax, GL, Project Costing,

Project Billing, Payables, Purchasing, Fixed Assets,

ReceivablesMS Office, Smart Sheet, MS


Short term project to provide general consulting services to Logitech both domestically and internationally in support upgrade and new installation project for Release 12 of Oracle Applications working in an SME Capacity. Primary responsibilities and include:

Evaluation of Initial Solution design documentation relative to EBTax implementation.

Development of Solutions under existing solution approaches to business tax reporting needs as well as business transaction needs.

Issue resolution from both the front side, back side evaluation and with support of Oracle Support.

Development of Migration and Conversion Strategies and associated documentation.

GAP analysis and solution design. Module configuration of EBTax and associated components. Development of adjusted business processes to handle current business needs in

the revised R12 environment. General Consulting and process improvement on Oracle Systems Post go-live production support.


JDSU / Pinpoint Consulting


Oracle Release 12Sabrix, Vertax, EBTax, GL, Project

Costing, Project Billing, Payables, Purchasing, Fixed Assets,

ReceivablesMS Office, Smart Sheet, MS


Short term project to provide general consulting services to JDSU in support of an upgrade and new installation project for Release 12 of Oracle Applications working in an SME Capacity. Primary responsibilities and include:

Evaluation of Initial Solution design documentation relative to EBTax implementation.

Support of Project Costing/Billing implementation Development of Migration and Conversion Strategies and associated

documentation. GAP analysis and solution design. Module configuration of EBTax and associated components. Development of adjusted business processes to handle current business needs in

the revised R12 environment. General Consulting and process improvement on Oracle Systems

WhiteHotCloud / Zynga


Oracle Release 12Netsuite

WorkdayMS Office, Smart Sheet, MS

Project, SQL Developer, Orcle P2P, TOAD

Provide general consulting services to Zynga (client) in support of their Financial Systems. This includes EBS, data mart, and other custom systems. Specific focus on the following areas leading effort and developing material:

Documentation of As-Is. Create detailed and high level deliverable providing full coverage and documentation of existing business processes, specific requirements, process requirements, existing gaps/issues, development of anticipates future direction.

Design, publishing, and creation of formal RFP (Request for Proposal Development of Base materials to be used in the RFP Creation of Evaluation Criteria of responses for RFP Lead and execution of seminars by potential vendors of their product and

solutions General Consulting and process improvement on Oracle Systems

Oracle / IAC

Applications Tools Used

Oracle Rel 12 (AP,AR,,GL, Payments, CE, FA, EBTax) P2P, ADI, FSG, Multi-Org – MOAC,

Structures, isetup, SubLedger Accounting,

MS Office, SQL Developer, TOAD

Short term project to facilitate the upgrade from R11i to R12i of Oracle Applications. Primary role was as an SME focusing upon support of Financial application modules and areas of business. Focus responsibilities revolved around working in a variety of capacities and roles in support of the following:

Upgrade of Applications from R11 to R12 Evaluation and modification of configurations in support of upgrade. Specific

focus areas included eBTax, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, General Ledger (including SLA, AGIS)

Support of COA and Accounting Flexfield Structure Changes Evaluation, Migration and testing of CEMLI objects. Development of Business processes Solution Design Issue resolution Planning, testing, transition planning, development activities.

RES / IBM / Plantronics


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,AR,,GL, P2P, eBTax Payments, iProcurement,

iSupplier, Internet Expenses) ADI, FSG, Multi-Org – MOAC,



Tasked with augment support role as an SME focusing upon support of Procure To Pay modules and areas of business in support of a project facilitating upgade from R11 to R12 Oracle Applications. Focus responsibilities revolved around working in a variety of capacities and roles in support of the following:

SME support for PTP areas. Primary focus on payables, Oracle Internet Expenses, iSupplier, iProcurement

Support, management, testing, and development of custom RICE objects in the PTP area.

Focus upon linkage and configuration of eBTax in conjunction with Accounts Payable, Purchasing and Receivables.

Development of Business processes Solution Design Issue resolution Planning, testing, transition planning, development activities. Data Validation from custom migration programs.


Aerojet / Harmony / Mumba


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,AR, P2P, CE,GL,FA) (Projects, Project

Accounting, Project Billing), ADI, FSG, Multi-Org – MOAC,



Tasked with support of a project effort to take an implementation of R12 Oracle Applications live. Focus responsibilities revolved around working in a variety of capacities and roles in support of the following:

SME support to the Oracle Projects Suite of modules (project billing, project costing, project management, Time & Labor)

Support of physical importation and validation of conversion data and transactions related to projects, financials (GL, AR, AP), and other referential (Master) data.

Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical, transactional and summarized information. Responsible for establishment of standards, processes, physical migration, testing, and controls.

Solution Architecture support relative to Project management activities related to going live. This included focus areas of

o Transition Planningo Go Live Planningo Post Go Live support and operationso Phase II enhancementso Issue resolution

Qualcomm


Oracle Rel 11 and 12 (AP,AR,CE, P2P, GL,FA, eBtax), Workday,

ADI, FSG, Multi-Org – MOAC, Structures, isetup, SubLedger

Accounting,

GL Wand, WORKDAY, MS Office, TOAD

Tasked with support of a project to split off an organization to a separate entity while preserving the ability to further upgrade to R12. :

Process flow development for Financial Applications in support of Production operations as well as for testing script development.

Development of operational financial processes Development and coordination of interfaces (formal and informal, automated and

manual) for financial information between instances Solution Architecture for migration of open transactions including AR, AP, FA,

GL, eBtax. Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,

transactional and summarized information. Responsible for establishment of standards, processes, physical migration, testing, and controls.

Operational support from design through go live of developed solution Implementation , migration of legacy FSG, and creation of reporting via the GL

Wand tool. Detailed development of requirements for Workday software solution design,

architecture, interfacing with Oracle Applications.


Matson Navigation


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,AR,CE, P2P, GL,FA, eBtax), ADI, FSG, Multi-Org – MOAC, Structures, isetup,

SubLedger Accounting,

MS Office, TOAD

Worked on this project in support the implementation project by Matson to implement Oracle Financial Applications. Execution on the project included the following responsibilities:

Hands on implementation of Oracle General Ledger, Payments, Cash Management, and Sys Administration. Including but not limited to module configuration, Issue resolution, interface design, process design and planning, business process planning.

Responsible for execution of CRPs, UAT, and migration to Production Configuraiton of Application modules for both domestic and international

operations including eBTax, Receivables, GL, FA, and Projects Developed project plan elements and components for key project areas. Developed approach relative to interface, conversion, and balance conversion

design. Performed end user training Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Business Process design Conversion and migration controls Reports development, management and design strategy System Administration, Instance Management, and other IT Controls

All Tec


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,AR,CE,P2P,GL,FA), ADI,

FSG, Multi-Org – MOAC, Structures, isetup, SubLedger

Accounting,

MS Office, TOAD

Designed short term engagement to assist company with planning and fleshing out issues, processes, decisions, and other matters related to upgrading from Release 10.7 to R 11i. Specific duties include::

Analysis of current approach. Access viability, anticipated issues on at strategic level.

Analyze conversion, migration, and data architecture issues and matters. Solution support to current production issues. Analyze and design approach to Multi-Org configuration and controls. Examine current processes (financial) and how they will be impacted or could be

changed relative to usage of Oracle Release 12 applications Hands on resolution of issues as presently encountered in a TEST instance with

current production data.

Amy’s Kitchen / Intelenex


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,AR,CE, P2P, ,GL,eBTax, FA), ADI, UPK,

Trade Management, FSG, Multi-Org Structures, isetup, SubLedger

Accounting,

MS Office, TOAD

Engaged with Intelenex to provide solution support to existing operations and for the facilitation of upgrade from Oracle Apps 12.1.1 to 12.1.3. Primary responsibilities and areas of focus included:

Solution support to current production issues. Development and analysis of existing FSG reporting and strategy to facilitate

design and structure which is scalable and functional. Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Construction and design of full testing scenarios, approach, and issue deification and resolution for upgrade.

Documentation and delivery of Month End close process and steps for all close related modules (eBTax, FA, GL, AP, AR, INV, PO, TM, Cash)

Adjustments to SLA to accommodate create accounting issues resulting from design change in Oracle from using Account Generator to SLA.

Issue resolution relative to issues identified as a result of testing for upgrade. These include both technical and functional.


Sun Run Corporation / Intelenex


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,AR,P2P, CE,GL,FA), ADI, UPK, FSG,

Multi-Org Structures, SubLedger Accounting,

MS Office, TOAD

Engaged with Intelenex to provide solution design, configuration, and implementation services in support of implementation of Oracle Release 12.1.3 into this Energy finance services company. Primary responsibilities and areas of focus included:

Solution approach and implementation design for Multi-Org configuration, structures and

Business Requirements Development Implementation Solution design for financial modules Chart of Accounts Design Process flow development – current and new Application configuration Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,

transactional and summarized information. Responsible for establishment of standards, processes, testing, and controls approach and strategy.

McGrath Corporation

Solution Archetict / SME


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,P2P,AR,eBTax, CE,GL,FA), ADI, UPK, FSG,


MS Office, TOAD

Engaged to provide targeted and general support to the Financial Applications and to business operations. Specific focus areas included:

FSG Report development Security, Cross Validation, and other Controls analysis & design Mass allocation and recurring Journal Entry development, configuration ,and

implementation Legacy data conversion and migration Evaluation and modification of configurations in support of implementation.

Specific focus areas included eBTax, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, General Ledger (including SLA, AGIS)

Budget Development Web ADI configuration Custom report development End User training and general knowledge transfer Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Month End Processing (Business & Oracle Applications) General Issue resolution and solution development

BDA, Inc.

PM / Architect / BSA


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,eBtax, AR,CE,GL,P2P, FA, Order to

Cash, Procure to Pay, SubLedger Accounting,

MS Office, MS Project

Assigned to develop solutions, architect implementation configurations, and to train end users relative to Order to Cash Oracle Application modules implementation. With reference to Procure to Pay, lead effort to develop implementation team, develop project plan and approach to delivery of solution in a limited time frame. Responsibilities included:

Project Planning Evaluation and modification of configurations in support of upgrade. Specific


Development of solution to ensure ability to upgrade to Release 12i Full review of current operations and business processes and analysis of changes Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Transition & Conversion Planning and Development Full Report evaluation and updating Risk, Issue, and Implementation management Application Testing Solution designing and development with both on and off shore teams.

Other responsibilities included daily support both remote and on site to facilities and personnel. International accounting and reconciliation process standards and business flows development.


Riverbed Technologies, Inc.

PM / Architect / BSA


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,P2P, GL, FA, Projects (Costing, Billing),

Inventory, HRMS, AR, PO, Sys Admin, SubLedger Accounting,


Tasked as the overall project lead to frame solutions, set requirements, and implement the rollout of multi-org schemas into an existing Oracle applications solution. Responsibilities included:

Project Planning Development of solution to ensure ability to upgrade to Release 12i Full review of current operations and business processes and analysis of changes Transition & Conversion Planning and Development Full Report evaluation and updating Risk, Issue, and Implementation management Application Testing Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Solution designing and development with both on and off shore teams.

Other responsibilities included daily support both remote and on site to facilities and personnel. International accounting and reconciliation process standards and business flows development.

NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratories

SME / Systems / Business Analyst / PM


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,GL, FA, Projects (Costing, Billing),

Inventory, HRMS, PTP, AR, PO, Sys Admin, SubLedger

Accounting,


Tasked as an SME to provide strategic as well as SME focused consulting services to facilitate the upgrade of applications from Oracle Release 11i to Oracle R12i for all Modules. Significant customizations, migration of custom objects, strategic and migration planning and establishment of means of providing PMO support information. Responsibilities included:

Project Planning Tangible AIM documentation and deliverables assembly Inventory and evaluation of Customizations design and testing Business Process change management Issue resolution – both implementation and production Data Conversion Application Testing Evaluation and modification of configurations in support of upgrade. Specific


Other responsibilities included daily support both remote and on site to facilities and personnel. International accounting and reconciliation process standards and business flows development. Further Support with the implementation of Oracle Sub ledger Accounting.

American Express / Span Systems

SME / Systems – Business Analyst


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,GL,P2P, FA, Financial Accounting Hub, Inter & Intra Company AGIS, Sys Admin,



Tasked as an SME to provide strategic as well as SME focused information on the implementation of Oracle R12i financials on a world wide scale under a multi organization and multi currency configuration. Responsibilities included:

Project Planning Tangible AIM documentation and deliverables assembly Customizations design and testing Current Configuration Assessment of readiness of business, support. Pre-Planning and initial setup for Oracle Project Suite of modules

implementation. Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Application Testing

Other responsibilities included daily support both remote and on site to facilities and personnel. International accounting and reconciliation process standards and business flows development. Further Support with the implementation of Oracle Sub ledger Accounting.


Audatex / Solera

Project Manager / Business / System Analyst


Oracle Rel 12 (AP,P2P,AR,GL, eBtax, FA, Financial Accounting Hub, Revenue Recognition, Cash

Management, Inter Company, Intra Company, AGIS, Sys Admin,

SubLedger Accounting, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, Procure to

Pay)


Engaged as a consultant to the US and international operational Entities to facilitate and to assist with an International rollout of upgraded Oracle Financials. Responsibilities included:

Project Planning Current Configuration Assessment of readiness of business, support, and

transition operations to take an Oracle Applications implementation live. Completion of Implementation of Financial Modules Pre-Planning and initial setup for Oracle Project Suite of modules

implementation. Post Production Go Live support, issue resolution for financial modules. FSG Report construction. Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Application Testing Evaluation and modification of configurations in support of upgrade. Specific


Patch application, strategy, implementation

Other responsibilities included daily support both remote and on site to facilities and personnel. Compilation of initial implementation and reports using the Discoverer BI Tool set. International accounting and reconciliation process standards and business flows development. Further Support with the implementation of Oracle Sub ledger Accounting.

Rolta International



Oracle Rel 12 (AP,AR,P2P,GL, FA, Cash Management, Sys

Admin, SubLedger Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Project

Costing, Billing, Oracle Internet Expenses, Discoverer,

SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, Procure to Pay)


Engaged as a consultant to the US and international operational Entities to facilitate and to assist with an International rollout of Oracle Financials. Responsibilities included:

Project Planning Current Configuration Assessment of readiness of business, support, and

transition operations to take an Oracle Applications implementation live. Completion of Implementation of Financial Modules Implementation of Oracle Internet Expense Module Pre-Planning and initial setup for Oracle Project Suite of modules

implementation. Post Production Go Live support, issue resolution for financial modules. FSG Report construction. Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Application Testing Patch application, strategy, implementation

Other responsibilities included daily support both remote and on site to facilities and personnel. Compilation of initial implementation and reports using the Discoverer BI Tool set. International accounting and reconciliation process standards and business flows development. Further Support with the implementation of Oracle Sub ledger Accounting.


Fox Interactive Media (FIM)



Oracle Rel 12 & 11.5.9 (AP,AR,GL, FA ,Cash

Management, Revenue recognition, Sys Admin, Project Costing,

Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, Procure to Pay)


Engaged as a consultant to the Business Operations unit of FIM to provide the following: Assessment of readiness of business, support, and transition operations to take an

Oracle Applications implementation live. Post Production Go Live support, issue resolution, Module implementation and Module completion of implementation Data Warehouse linkages and extensions Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Application Testing Patch application, strategy, implementation Report compilation of this status to project leadership and steering committee. Compilation of recommendations and options FIM could take given the inability

to meat go live deadlines.

Other responsibilities included acquisition of resources for functional business areas, report and presentation design, compilation, and delivery. Research of application configurations and ability to meet business needs both present and future. Engagement of both business and technical and support operations to bridge gaps, differences, and to promote communication.

Lawrence Livermore National Lab



Oracle Rel 12 & 11.5.9 (AP, P2P,AR, GL, Cash Management,

Sys Admin, Project Costing, Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD,

Procure to Pay)


Tasked with delivering post production support to CFO Directorate in support of Oracle Applications implementation including Financials and Project suite modules.

Responsibilities included issue resolution, implementation of modules, project planning, JAD session execution, management reporting, risk assessment, and go forward recommendations. Though the original focus of the project revolved around Oracle Projects modules, scope of project was increased to encompass other financial operational areas and core structures of existing Oracle Application Implementation.

Key areas of focus and activity included issue resolution (SR/TAR Process), interface design, applications implementation, process documentation, training, quality control, user acceptance testing, and strategic alignment and architecture. Other responsibilities

Module implementation and Module completion of implementation Data Warehouse linkages and extensions Data Migration – Development and support of conversions of legacy, historical,


Application Testing Patch application, strategy, implementation


Judicial Council, State of California

Project Manager, Business & Systems Analyst and

Implementer


Oracle Rel 12 & 11.5.9 (AP,P2P,AR,GL,Cash

Management, Sys Admin, Purchasing, Project Costing,

Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, procure to pay)


Project Manager/Business-Systems Analyst in charge of delivering analysis and project materials in support of evaluation of Oracle module implementation. Specific responsibilities include: Project Plan development/administration, JAD Session execution, Executive reporting, Risk assessment, issue resolution, and go forward recommendations. Though the original focus of the project revolved around Oracle Projects modules, scope of project was increased to encompass other financial operational areas and core structures of existing Oracle Application Implementation.

Key areas of focus and activity included issue resolution (SR/TAR Process), interface design, applications implementation, process documentation, training, quality control, and strategic alignment and architecture.

State of California DMV


Implementer


Oracle Rel 11.5.9 (AP,AR,GL, Sys Admin, Purchasing, Inventory,

Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD)


Project Manager/Business-Systems Analyst in charge of two principle efforts – Maintenance of existing 11i Oracle applications Implementation, and construction and project management of the upgrade plan of the application suite to the 11.10 standard. Full responsibilities for project planning, systems and business process analysis, and leadership are within my realm of responsibilities.

Key areas of focus and activity included issue resolution (SR/TAR Process), interface design, applications implementation, process documentation, training, quality control, and strategic alignment and architecture.

Digital Insight


Implementer

Applications Tools UsedMS Office, Visio, MS Project,

Java, HTML

Project Manager/Business-Systems Analyst in charge of product enhancement, implementation, documentation, and standardization of Business Requirements and Functional Specifications document related to an internally developed mainline internet based loan application processing product. Primary responsibilities included:

Documentation design, development, production Requirements gathering, Meeting & JAD session leadership, organization, and

designGap, business, and system analysis


Maximus Corporation

Project Manager, Business Systems Analyst, Production

Support


Oracle Rel 11.5.9 (AP,P2P,AR,FA,GL, Sys Admin,

Purchasing, Inventory, Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, procure to

pay)


Manager/Analyst in charge of product enhancement, implementation, documentation, and standardization of financial solutions utilizing custom API, interfaces, and standard Oracle Financial Applications systems to administer Healthy Family eligibility and reimbursement programs for US States. Primary areas of focus include standardization, project planning, issue resolution, process flow design, project documentation (requirements, gaps, issues, test plans).


UFCW – Benefit Plans of Northern California

IT Manager / Systems & Business Analyst


Oracle Rel 11.i (AP,P2P,AR,FA,GL, Sys Admin,

PA (billing and costing) Purchasing, Inventory, Discoverer,

SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, procure to pay)


Senior Manager in charge of Finance Department systems including Oracle Applications and Vitech Software with general responsibilities in areas of security, implementation, project management, solution development, staff management and financial analysis. Specific projects include:

Establishment and maintenance of on-going operational standards and controls for application security, maintenance, upgrading, and operational availability under an Oracle Hosted (Oracle On-Demand) support environment.

Financial analysis related to proper financial software configuration to address management solutions

Configuration and Implementation of Oracle Discover, Payables, Assets and other related modules.

Technical support of issues as encountered during normal work days Standardization of reporting including format, output type, security, means of

generation. Establishment of period closing standards and processes Implementation of additional modules (assets, purchasing, and interfaces) to

financial suite. Process analysis and system configuration design to place required fiscal controls

in financial systems.


EJiva, Inc.

Managing Principle, Project Manager, Business Process Analyst & Systems Analyst

and Applications Implementer



PA (billing and costing) Purchasing, Inventory, OE,

Shipping, Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, order to

cash, procure to pay)


Senior Manager in charge of project implementation, solution development, staff & project management. Additionally, provided hands-on application support & services for the delivery of Oracle Application and extension solutions in the Oracle Practice. Further responsibilities include the design and implementation internal management initiatives and meetings, staff oversight of 8 field consultants, and the development internal management procedures, policies, & systems. Other responsibilities included business process analysis, systems analysis, process engineering, issue resolution, IT Audit, strategic planning, construction of test scripts, quality control plan design and usage, communication management, project management, project leadership, and hands on functional/technical application consulting. Member of three key company committees (Compensation – Leader, internal website & communications, and methodology) developing policies and strategic plans. Specific project work has included:

Direct hands on project management and application configuration for 11i Order Management & Financials including EDI, Order to Cash process, suite for a large Minneapolis based manufacturing company. Elements of general project management, business analysis, future processes design, issue resolution, scope control, customization management and design, quality assurance, acceptance testing, and performance standardization.

The development, construction, and delivery of overview training classes & materials to facilitate GE Key User topical knowledge of Oracle Applications in constructing User Requirements as part of an upgrade from 10.7 to 11i. Specific modules addressed include: Projects, ADI, FSG, Project Manufacturing, Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, & Assets.

Direct consulting and construction of detail project plans, strategy, and implemented methods to facilitate the upgrade from 10.7 – 11i for clients in the manufacturing, and services industry.

Direct consulting and support to a major steel manufacturing company in support of their “go-live” transition to an Oracle applications based financial system. Key areas of focus included: month end period processing and closing, issue resolution, strategic planning, and functional application processing knowledge transfer.

Complete Business Solutions, Inc.

Senior Project Manager, Business Process & Systems

Analyst


MS Office, MS Project, Primavera

Project manager of a $25million, 3-year project for CalPERS involving automation of investment operations and enabling straight through processing. Supervised company staff of 6 and client project staff of 30 to initiate, scope, plane, and commence the early phases of the project. Responsibilities included: client relation management, IT Audit, project plan development & maintenance, project budgeting, creation of statements of work, implementation of project management plans (communication, risk, management, budget, scope), development & construction of deliverables, issue, risk, and scope management. Further, developed As Is and To Be business process documentation relative to financial transaction settlement processes. Additionally developed core materials for both RFP and FSR documents.

Earthgrains

Project Manager, Consultant, Business Process Analyst /

Systems Analyst

Worked with finance/sales/operations managers to provide strategic and technical analysis, review, and recommendation for proprietary system. Analysis developed issues, risks, recommendations, and strategies for long and short-term scenarios for usage by management for assessing and developing further system functionality and system management using software development life cycle (SDLC) models. . Other responsibilities included business process analysis, systems analysis, it auditing, process engineering, issue resolution, strategic planning, communication management, project management, project leadership, and hands on functional/technical application consulting.


Air Touch Shares Services

Project Manager, Business & Systems Analyst, Oracle

Applications Implementer & Support




Shipping, Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, procure to

pay, order to cash)


Worked with core financial team to augment support on post Multi-Organization Web Based Oracle Financials implementation by leading projects and working as a general consultant on a variety of issues strategic and tactical in nature. General responsibilities included project management and leadership, strategic data control & business process analysis technical issue resolution, business plan development, development of re-useable procedures to ensure timely and successful project completion. . Other responsibilities included business process analysis, systems analysis, it auditing, process engineering, issue resolution, strategic planning, communication management, project management, project leadership, and hands on functional/technical application consulting. Specific projects worked included:

Strategic Data Control & Business Process Analysis – Analyzed/Implemented major components of business processes and data control matrices for financials systems data in areas of Fixed Assets, General Ledger, ADI, FSG, Cash Management, and Project Accounting.

Upgrade Oracle Financials from Release 11.01 to 11.03 - Designed and managed a re-useable testing program developed to ensure complete testing of standard and custom functionality, AirTouch specific Business process both inter and intra application related, data transfer functionality to and from Oracle systems and issue resolution. This was a demanding project where a the goal was to fully test all interfaces, exports, customizations, business processes, and standard functionality of applications with in a one month timeframe do to sever performance issues plaguing implementation.

TPL Project - Custom Fixed Assets Reports: Designed reports to meet Tax Team reporting needs. Report specification included report layout, source data field identification, and table relationships.

Project Accounting Interface of Expenditures - Develop a custom interface to the standard Oracle Project Accounting API for the uploading of project related expenditure information. Responsibilities included documentation and mapping of data fields, definition of requirements, business process, and issue resolution.

Project Accounting Interface of Labor Costs - Developed a custom interface to the standard Oracle Project Accounting API for the uploading of project related labor costs from the TRS system. Responsibilities included documentation and mapping of data fields, definition of requirements, business process, and issue resolution.


Major Methodologies and Contributions: Standardized Testing procedures and documentation for complete application testing and issue control; Development of Macro-based Excel File loading procedures for loading seed data (FA Locations); Development of standardized report design document; Development of standardized interface design document.


Oracle CorporationIT Manager/Controller

(Gain/ABS)/Business, Systems Analyst




Shipping, Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, AIM,

procure to pay, order to cash)

MS Office, MS Project, Remedy

Worked in this international company as an IT Manager supervising a staff of nine (9) encompassing a wide range of skills ranging from general management, technical & project management, and applications development. General responsibilities included staff management, project management, technical issue resolution, helpdesk support, business process analysis, systems analysis, process engineering, issue resolution, strategic planning, communication management, project management, project leadership, and hands on functional/technical application consulting. . Specific responsibilities included:

Remedy Software Usage & Support – Participated in developing methodologies, policies, and the enabling of these plans in REMEDY for operations support. I directed staff that coded customizations and worked hands on with configuration of REMEDY software.

Support of Implemented Oracle Financial & Self Service Web and Custom Applications - Managed on-going support for Multi-Organization Oracle Applications version 11.x utilized by Oracle back office operations. Managed team and provided tier 1&2 level support to helpdesk. Applications included: Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Web Requisitions, Workflow, Web Expenses, Business Intelligence Systems, Oracle EDI, ADI, FSG, Cash Management, and several other major custom applications utilizing and applying SDLC modeling.

Staff Management - Including performance review, bonus appraisal & allocation, hiring, expense review, purchasing review, staff training plans, and general team strategy.

Project Management – Managed and participated in 20+ simultaneous projects including Strategic Procurement, Applications Standardization, and Single Instance Migration. Developed project scope, implementation, knowledge transfer, and testing documents.

General Management Controls - Formalized Project management system and procedures, Enhancement/customization procedure formats for request.


Oracle Consulting Services

Project Manager, Senior Consultant, Systems

Implementer, Business Analyst, Developer




Shipping, Discoverer, SQL/PLSQL, TOAD, AIM, order

to cash, procure to pay)MS Office, MS Project, Remedy

Worked with this international software development company in the management-consulting group implementing proprietary software (applications & database) for government and commercial clients. Major responsibilities included general project management, team management, & motivation; application configuration, implementation, & support; requirements and process flow analysis; proposal analysis and response; software development & testing; and educational training. Please refer to skills section for specific products serviced. Implement applications in mainframe (character), client/server, and web environments and platforms. Major engagement highlights include:

Implemented Financial & Mfg. applications for seven (7) State of California departments with an extended user base of 300+ users and two (2) commercial clients with a user base of 200+ personnel.


Commercial client implementation of Oracle Applications (5 clients) and customizations in industries of software development, information technology, space systems, mining, and transportation.

Provided general management consulting services to senior and executive Controller and Finance Staff in areas of decision support strategy, financial analysis, tool implementation, business process integration, and training.

Designed and implement strategic initiatives for areas of financial control, procurement, system design involving EDP and E-commerce.

For all projects listed, I have been responsible for matching standard functionality to user requirements; enhancing base application forms and reports to meet client needs, and to fully support implementation efforts via the Oracle Applied Implementation Methodology (AIM).


David M. Griffith & Associates, Ltd.

Senior Consultant, Project Manager, Business & Systems

Analyst, Developer


MS Office, MS Project, Clipper, Visio Objects, Proprietary Systems

Joined this nationally based management consulting company to fulfill need in local office for financially knowledgeable, analytical, management, marketing, and computer-skilled professionals to service growing client base.

Developed data and financial control policies and management practices for merged operations and new management tools developed for internal DMG use on both local and national levels. Scope of work included staff training, formal presentation, written documentation, and implementation. Examples of work include: Software development procedures, internal project costing policies, centralized reporting practices and standardization, and marketing plans for management services to clients.

Managed or assisted in managing projects to $1,000,000 in annual revenue size. Projects have included: management tool development (5 PC based systems) including implementation of policies, procedures, support & maintenance, over 50 comprehensive cost accounting studies. Areas of work include:

Indirect Cost Analysis Studies - Including cost development, operational impact analysis, and justification.

User/Fee for Service Studies - Detailed analysis of operation costs and procedures for public agencies to deliver specialized services to the public. Studies included cost analysis, operational review, recommendations, presentations to councils, and implementation.

Disaster Grant Management Studies - Management review and procedure implementation of cost recovery programs for public agencies recovering disaster related funds from declared disaster events. Major events worked on include: Northridge Earthquake, LA Riots, Loma Prieta Quake, and California Floods.

Solely developed, implemented, integrated, coded, supported & maintained five (5) proprietary management information systems. For all systems, I managed & completed all phases of application development. All systems developed using relational X-Base programming software (Clipper) for PC computers. The systems developed include:

Project Manager System - PC 4700 Program Cost Reporting System : State Controller Reporting System : Disaster Grants Management System : T3 Time & Expense Reporting System :


Resource Evaluations, Inc.

Associate Consultant / Project Manager / Analyst


MS Office, MS Project, Clipper, Visio Objects, Proprietary Systems

Joined this bi-coastal consulting firm to improve its ability to manage Western Region client engagements in areas of accounts receivable management, systems analysis, process re-engineering, personnel training, dispute management and project management. Primary projects include:

Revlon USA : Conducted comprehensive analysis study of company's receivables portfolio and operational procedures. Implemented receivables process re-engineering plan. Wrote and published accounts receivable processes and system user documentation. Developed and conducted one week formalized training program for newly hired finance staff addressing corporate procedures and financial practices.

McKesson Drug : Conducted in-depth analysis of medical supply division's overall business processes, corporate environment, and strategy. Results and recommendations published and presented to senior company management staff, implement resulting in cost savings of $20 million by reducing outstanding receivables transactions.

Southern Pacific Transportation Company : Implemented detailed accounts receivable process re-engineering procedures covering dispute management, collections strategy, and receivable portfolio management.

Hitachi Data Systems : Implemented comprehensive dispute management system tailored to company needs and developed user/technical documentation of process, procedures, project, and application system.

Arthur Young & Company

Analyst


MS Office, Proprietary Systems

Joined firm to participate in a study of municipal solid waste management for the State of Missouri. Main responsibilities included data collection and analysis, landfill financial model development, and development of tipping fee schedule recommendations.

Delta Dental of California

Special projects / QC Analyst


MS Office Proprietary Systems

Joined this major dental health insurance company to contribute much-needed improvements in its ability to administer Denti-Cal program for the State of California.

Supervised collection of over $85 million in dues income from the State of California. Also, supervised cash disbursements averaging $1.5 million weekly

Identified more than $10 million of previously overlooked reimbursable income. Developed and justified Denti-Cal division budget and designed a PC-based

system to identify and standardize documentation of all costs associated with program.

Compiled claim inventory statistics for senior management evaluation. Performed analysis of claims adjudication process. Developed procedures (to assure contract compliance) for more accurately measuring/tracking claim adjudication inventory and associates workflow, and customer support. Developed quality control standards and installed quality assurance procedures for areas ranging from data entry to customer support.

Participated in development of successful proposal to federal RFP for administration of a dental insurance program for U.S. Veterans. Developed: financial costs, staffing levels and organizational structure, process flow for claims adjudication, I/S Requirements, time line for implementation, and overall coordination of information for entire proposal.

Key Skills – Oracle

Capacities / Roles under which I have utilized Oracle Products On-Demand System Administrator – Managed instances and work as contact for issue resolution system administration, security, specialized reporting

development and general jack-of-all-trades. Project Manager – Worked as a project manager to lead over 30 projects. Implementer / Configuration Analyst – Retain current ad hands on capability and know how regarding module functionality and implementation methodology

and setups. Operational Manager and User – Worked as a tangible user of Oracle related systems in both line and management capacities. Largest role was as the primary

manager for Oracle Applications for Oracle US operations Business & Systems Analyst – Applied skills, experience, and know how to perform As-Is, To-Be, GAP, and other related components of business system

analysis, design and documentation. General Consultant for Oracle Corporation – Worked over 3 years directly for Oracle Corporation implementing company systems.

Formal Oracle Training Full Oracle Consulting Boot Camp Training Application Modules Training

Project Dimensions Project Size & Scope Range $25,000 to $5,000,000 Clients Public vs. Private Sector (50% & 50%), $1 Million to Fortune 50 companies Personnel Managed Direct = 1 – 15, Indirect = 1 - 50 Project Durations 6 months to 3 years Industries Mining, Software/High Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Distribution, Transportation, Safety, Software,

Government

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PLSQL 30+ X XApplication Manager

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Enterprise Manager

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Key Skills

General/Project Management

ERP & E-Commerce - developed, implemented, and managed implementation of MIS solutions

Software Development Management

Administrative Policy Development & Management

Web Development Strategic Business and

Operations Business Plan Departmental Operations

Development and Implementation

Staff oversight / Team Management (technical & functional)

Project meeting / presentation Project planning & control

(MS Projects) Project implementation Client training & education

Financial Skills

Activity Based Costing Budgeting Standard Costing Basic Accounting Applied Statistical Analysis Indirect cost development &

analysis Strategic Plan development

and implementation

Oracle Specific ApplicationsOracle Release 9, 10, & 12 Applications in character, client server, & Web configurations

Oracle Multi-Org Configurations

Oracle Applied Implementation Methodology (AIM)

Oracle Purchasing

Oracle General Ledger Oracle Accounts Payable Oracle Cash Management Internet Expenses Oracle Assets Oracle Discoverer (Release 2

- 4) Oracle Browser Oracle Self Service Web

Applications (including Web Employees, Web Requisitions, Web Suppliers)

Oracle Inventory Oracle Financial Analyzer Oracle Express Analyzer Oracle Project Accounting Oracle System Administration Oracle Office & Interoffice Oracle Developer 2000 Oracle Designer 2000 Oracle Project Billing Oracle Project Costing Oracle Project Management Oracle AME Oracle User Management Oracle Sub ledger Accounting Oracle Financial Accounting

Hub (FAH)

Other Software Applications

Remedy MS Excel MS Word MS PowerPoint MS Project (98 & 2000) Primavera TeamPlay Lotus 1-2-3 Visio Relational Report Writer Netscape Internet Software MS Explorer On-Net Smart Term DOS Utilities, Windows

Utilities Lotus CC Mail

Operating Systems

DOS UNIX Windows 95, 98, & NT

Development Languages

SQL/SQL Plus X-Base (Clipper, Fox, D-

Base, Access) Pascal Java, HTML

Other Skills

Helpdesk and Technical support

Software Development Life Cycle (SLDC) Methodology

Inventory Control - MRP, Khan Ban, JIT

Presentation - Developed & delivered formal presentations on product

Capabilities, proposal response, project management.

Proposal Development - response design & strategy

Training - developed & conducted numerous training courses

Documents

Donald Kowall Resume 2016