Ali T.Azari PROFILE. LEADERSHIP, FUNCTIONAL and BUSINESS SKILLS

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1 PROFILE I have over twenty years of substantial background in IT, Finance and Human Resource with team leadership, business proposals and development, fit-gap analysis, functional design, release and test plans, and production support. My skills have been gained through working with built in and in-house ERPs including implementation and setup of different application modules. I have successfully completed several large projects in which I have gained proficiency in all aspects of the software development cycle. I am an excellent communicator having good performance and experience working under pressure, in both self-direct and team-oriented environments. LEADERSHIP, FUNCTIONAL and BUSINESS SKILLS Led project teams of functional and technical members including off shore members in order to achieve project objectives and deadlines by preparation of deliverables following client s business process and standards. Was responsible to gather, analyze and document the business requirements as well as supporting business rules based on adequate validation criteria for the implementation of business changes, business process changes and data analysis. Provided assist with the support and maintenance of the applications portfolios. Was responsible for specific project deliverables such as business and functional requirements, test criteria and traceability matrix to the agreed standard of quality and within the constraints of cost and time. Acted as primary contact to support business and IT teams of client. Identified risks involved and provided adequate mitigations. Developed implementation strategies to manage group of users associated with ERP implementation. Recommended service deliveries, process enhancements, technology to use and outsourcing. Coordinated project activities within the team. Developed test strategies according to day to day business activities. Led testing activities including test approaches, client testers, technical teams and business owners. Assigned tasks to project resources based on the task definition and resource skills. As industry SME, prepared proposals for multi currency, multi business units Oracle implementation. Studied client current business process/requirements and prepared future process and identification of gap/workaround. Provided solutions in line with industry best practice. Business requirement mapping for Account Payables (AP), Account Receivables (AR) Projects (PA), Time and Labor (OTL), Human Capital Management (HCM), Oracle Standard Benefits (OSB), Absence Management, and Bill Presentment (BPA). Initiated meeting with client s VPs and mangers to provide current business process and alternate solutions to achieve company goals. Project documents preparation such as: Requirement Definitions (RD) Business Requirements (BR), Technical and Functional Module Design (MD), Test Scripts (TE) and Project Standards. Cost estimation report based on fit gap analysis report. Trained end users including preparation of training materials. Full CRPs implementation. Customer s month end and year end support Oracle applications accounting setup. Oracle Subledger accounting custom setup. Data analysis and migration. Designed new processes, reports, extensions and personalization. Logged and followed up Oracle service request. Application User and Data Security implementation. Industry: Engineering and Construction, Telecom, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Health Care, Management Consulting, Aerospace and Aviation, Oil, Energy and Power. Application Modules: Inventory (INV), Order Management and Processing (OM, OP), Bill of Material (BOM), Finance, Accounting (GL, AR, AP, CM), Human Capital Management (HCM) including Core HR, Absence Management, Time and Labor and Standard/ Advanced Benefits, Fixed Assets (FA), General Ledger (GL), Project Accounting (PA), Payroll, and Bill Presentment (BPA). Methodologies and Technologies: Oracle AIM, OUM, SDLC, OOD, and UML. 1

2 Software and Development Tools: Oracle Applications E-Business 10.7, 11i and R12, Oracle Fast Formula, Oracle SQL*Loader, Dataload, Virtual private Database (VPD), JIRA, Remedy, PL/SQL. Software Technologies: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), BPEL, ESB, Application Integration Architecture(AIA), Oracle Application framework (OAF, ADF), Oracle Workflow, BI Publisher, OLAP, ETL, Data Warehousing, and ERP. Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, and Linux. Databases: Oracle (8.0.5, 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g, 12) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ERP Functional Analyst NAV Canada (Ottawa- Canada) February 2015 till now Project: Oracle R12 Enhancement. Worked as an Oracle business analyst to provide Oracle best practice with regards to Oracle HCM and Financials. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business R12 Analyzed client business requirements by collecting different departments and locations requirements, then preparing Requirement Definition (RD) and Business Requirement (BR) documents for fit/ gap analysis. Initiated several meetings with VPs and managers where alternate business solutions presented. For each requirement, prepared and presented viable approaches as well as pros and cons for each approach. Provided cost estimate reports to client managers regarding custom business and system functions in order to achieve business objectives. Implemented expense claim solution for the Board of Directors and Advisory Committee members. Configured Oracle HRMS for prototyping of solutions. Documented functional and non-functional requirements. Provided solution for specific HR security requirement. Owned new line of business by adding Executives and board members to Payroll system. This included standard benefits and eligibilities for executives as well with respect to high sensitive data. Implemented Board of Directors expense reporting in the application to replace the time consuming manual process. Implemented competencies tracking and evaluation system in Oracle for 3 different groups of technical employees. Coordinated a team of 15 business users, technical resources, DBAs and external payroll system users for UAT. Managed and coordinated team of managers, end users, DBAs and developers for the whole implementation cycle. Prepared test scenarios, test plans and test scripts. Prepared end user training materials. Established meetings with project sponsors in order to inform them with new business process in the company and have their comments/feedback. Followed up service requests to Oracle. Supported after GOLIVE activities for different client s geographical sites. ERP Functional Analyst- Time and Labor Team Lead Cogeco Cable (Montreal- Canada) August 2012 to February 2015 Project: Oracle R12 OTL and Absence Management Implementation. Worked as a functional analyst to provide Oracle best practice with regards to Oracle Time and Labor Implementation. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business R12 Provided the client with Oracle best practice to implement Oracle OTL and Oracle Absence Management as part of Oracle Human Capital Management implementation. Worked on Canadian HRMS legislation. Designed a solution to bring 3rd party employee s timesheets and absences to Oracle. Analyzed client business requirements by collecting different departments and locations requirements, then preparing Requirement Definition (RD) and Business Requirement (BR) documents for fit/ gap analysis. Prepared internal proposal for department managers in order to replace current process/system with Oracle. Initiated several meetings with VPs and managers where alternate business solutions presented. Provided cost estimate reports to client managers regarding custom business and system functions in order to achieve business goals. Have done Oracle OTL, Absence Management, Project Accounting and Payroll configuration. 2

3 Provided Oracle Time and Labor training for a team of client including business Analysts and OTL/ Project Accounting support resources. Prepared end user training materials. Prepared functional design (MD050) for custom solutions. Gathered information to prepare balances conversion information. Provided test scripts and supervised users for SIT and UAT phases of the project. Established meetings with project sponsors in order to inform them with new business process in the company and have their comments/feedback. Followed up service requests to Oracle. Supported after GOLIVE activities for different client s geographical sites. ERP Business / Functional Analyst Oracle Canada (Montreal- Canada) November 2008 till August 2012 Project: SNC Lavalin Inc. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Worked as an Oracle consultant to provide Oracle applications best practices. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business R12, BPEL, SOA, Oracle Development suite, BI Publisher, OAF, Oracle Workflow, Virtual Private Database(VPD) Assisted client to implement Oracle HR, Projects and Financials for Canada operating unit with considerations of global implementation. Analyzed client application data requirement then designed and implemented a security structure for Bank Accounts, AP Invoices and Expenses regarding client organization hierarchy by partitioning data based on chart of account segments in a parent child approach using VPD. Design and implemented a critical extension for client business to transfer and distribute Payroll calculated fringe benefits to Projects module in order to reconcile Projects and Payroll transactions for specific balancing segments and also have SNC business ability to accurate billing to customers. This extension needed custom setup in HRMS, Payroll, OTL and Projects module to work properly. Worked on Canadian HRMS legislation. Defined PA custom transaction sources for custom processes. Also defined and setup Cost and Burden rate Schedules. Provided design and setup documents to implement OTL Timesheet Approval Process Workflow having integration with Projects and HRMS modules. This process has been designed specifically for SNC business purposes. Designed and implemented a full cycle of customer timesheet validation for overtime, Negative Time entry, Banked/Sick/Vacation/Zero hours using HRMS fast formulas being used at time entry. Setup OTL Pay Elements and preferences. Provided applications best practices and training materials to a team of client. Provided support and enhancements for production. Setup Bill Presentment module, part of Account Receivables (AR) in order to prepare customer billing invoices with regards to Projects expenditures. Implemented custom Subledger Accounting (SLA) rules to meet client requirements for their costing and billing transactions. Prepared documents based on Oracle AIM methodology including setup, design and test scripts. Participated in meetings with client team to enhance their business process in order to use Oracle Applications in more efficient manner. Prepared project standard documents. Worked on Oracle SR severity1 to help client meet deadlines. Coordinated test efforts with client team. Designed OTL to Payroll Oracle seed function enhancements in order to transfer Timecard IDs to Payroll elements as well related Projects and Tasks. This extension provids OTL/Payroll/Project Costing/GL reconciliation at transaction level. Oracle Instructor Oracle Canada (Montreal- Canada) October 2008 till November 08 Project: City of Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Ran a class for a team of technical project team members to give them Oracle Application Framework extension and 3

4 customizations. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business 11i, JDeveloper. Environment: Apache Server, and Windows XP. Provided Oracle applications framework models and governance training to a team of client by running a lab with real business requirements and challenges. Helped lead member of client team to design and implement the required Oracle framework extensions and customizations. Senior Oracle ERP Consultant Oracle Canada (Montreal- Canada) July 2008 till October 2008 Project: Colt Worley Parsons Global Implementation Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Worked as an Oracle consultant to provide required global reporting solutions for client and also provided them Oracle best practice for their global instance reports. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business 11i, BPEL, SOA, Oracle Development suite, BI Publisher, OAF, Oracle Workflow Environment: Oracle SOA suite, Apache Server, and Windows XP. Provided Oracle best practice for financial modules AR, AP, GL, HR, and PA. Had meetings with client to do Oracle HR gap analysis for reporting purposes. Provided solutions for custom application setup for HR, AP and PA modules. Trained client developers to apply Oracle best practices and also methodology which is needed for the implementation Provided required documents for custom processes after reviewing client needs and compare it with Oracle 11i functionality. Prepared functional and technical design documents for custom financial processes. Prepared test scenarios and documents for UAT phase in a global implementation. Worked on Canadian HRMS legislation. Managed defects in a way of distributing defects to developers and did QA for those defects. Coordinated SIT and UAT with client team. Prepared training materials for client. Senior Oracle ERP Consultant Oracle Canada (Montreal- Canada) November 2007 till June 2008 Project: CSST/DMR Modernization Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Worked as an Oracle consultant to perform Oracle best practice in the scope of system integration for an Oracle Applications R12 implementation. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business R12, BPEL, SOA, BI Publisher, Oracle Workflow Environment: Oracle SOA suite, Apache Server, and Windows XP. Provided Oracle best practice for financial modules AR, AP, GL, CE and also integration with legacy systems. Had meetings with client to do Oracle AR transactions integration with a current legacy system. It was included a presentation about how Oracle AR module month end and year end standard processes work. Also provided Oracle financial post transactions functionality and gave client and real users functional and technical solution to have a snapshot of all financial transactions on each period. Provided solutions for custom data conversions. Provided custom application setup including lookup data and profile options. Helped customer to achieve required data for Account Receivables (AR) interface, AutoInvoice program as well as support and troubleshooting the interface. Provided required documents for custom processes after reviewing client needs and compare it with Oracle R12 functionality. 4

5 Prepared functional and technical designs for financial custom processes based on client current process and made a gap analysis with Oracle standard processes. Did communication with end users for UT and UAT for a global implementation. Managed defects in a way of distributing defects to developers and did QA for those defects. Provided Oracle SOA best practice for the client middleware team. Coordinated test efforts with client team Senior Oracle ERP Consultant Oracle Canada (Montreal- Canada) December 2006 September 2007 Project: Dell Global Integration, Austin, Texas, US. Worked as an Oracle team lead to design and implement customizations in Oracle Applications 11i. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business 11i, PL/SQL, Oracle Development suite, XML Publisher, OAF, Oracle Workflow and Unix scripts. Environment: Oracle Application Server, Apache Server, UNIX and Windows XP. Worked as a technical team lead in a team of 15. Designed, Customized and developed Oracle reports, workflows, DB objects and Unix scripts in order to meet new user requirements in Order Entry (OE), Account Payables (AP), Project Accounting (PA), Fixed Asset (FA), and General Ledger (GL). Provided solutions in order to create the new programs and scripts to perform data conversion and interfaces. Did technical and functional supervision for a team of 14. Managed all new code migrations process as well as technical documents supervision. Did communication with end users for UT and UAT for a global implementation. Managed defects in a way of distributing defects to developers and did QA for those defects. Oracle ERP Consultant Oracle Canada (Montreal- Canada) October 2006 December 2006 Project: Pfizer 11i, Dublin, Ireland. Worked as an Oracle consultant to perform technical customizations in Oracle Applications 11i. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business 11i, PL/SQL, Oracle Development suite, XML Publisher, OAF, Oracle Workflow and Unix scripts. Environment: Oracle Application Server, Apache Server, UNIX and Windows XP. Customized and developed Oracle reports, forms, workflows, DB objects and Unix scripts in order to meet new user requirements in Order Entry (OE), Account Payables (AP), Project Accounting (PA), and General Ledger (GL). Provided solutions in order to create the new programs and scripts to perform data conversion and interfaces. Oracle ERP Consultant Oracle Canada (Montreal- Canada) January 2006 October 2006 Projects: CAE Canada and CGI Stadacona, Montreal and Quebec City, Canada. Worked as an Oracle consultant to perform technical customizations in Oracle Applications 11i. Did communication with end user for UT and UAT. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business 11i, PL/SQL, Oracle Developer/2000(6i) (Form and Report Server, Form Builder, Report Builder), Oracle Express Server, XML Publisher, JDeveloper, J2EE, JSP, OAF, Oracle Workflow and Unix scripts. Database and Case: Oracle (10g) and Oracle Designer/2000(6i). Environment: Oracle Application Server, Apache Server, UNIX and Windows XP. Customized and developed Oracle reports, forms, workflows, web screens, DB objects and Unix scripts in order to meet new user requirements in Order Entry (OE), Account Receivables (AR), Account Payables (AP), Fixed Asset (FA), Project Accounting (PA), General Ledger (GL), and Human Resource (HR). Provided solutions in order to create the new programs and scripts to perform data conversion and cleanup. 5

6 Oracle ERP Consultant Accenture Canada (Montreal- Canada) October 2003 to January 2006 Project: Novelis Separation Project: Alcan Upgrade 11i Project: BP Solar customization Worked as a team member to create scripts and data base packages in order to cleanup and make separate instance in Oracle Application 11i. Language and software: Oracle Application E-Business 11i, PL/SQL, Oracle Developer/2000(6i) (Form and Report Server, Form Builder, Report Builder, Translation Builder), Oracle Express Server, J2EE, JSP. Database and Case: Oracle (9i) and Oracle Designer/2000(6i). Environment: Oracle Application Server, Apache Server, UNIX and Windows XP client. Developed new user requirements for the new separated company, Novelis, using Forms, Reports, and database objects from one Oracle Apps 11i instance to the new instance in Order Entry (OE), Account Receivables (AR), Account Payables (AP), Fixed Asset (FA), Project Accounting (PA), and General Ledger (GL). Provided solutions in order to create the new program and scripts to perform data and metadata cleanup. Implemented a data warehouse legacy system connected to Oracle APPS using Oracle Express Server. To create the data warehouses and related cubes, Unix jobs have been migrated and tested. Worked directly with clients in order to get their requirements and also resolved them. Tested revised forms and reports. Optimized queries. Translated reports to Spanish and German using translation builder. EDUCATION, PUBLICATION, PRESENTATION and TRAINING - Master Degree in Computer Science, Concordia University, winter 2005_ Montreal, Quebec. - Federal Security Clearance, Spring Oracle 11i Workflow Certified Expert, Oracle University, Winter Oracle 11i System Administrator Certified Expert, Oracle University, Winter Oracle OUM Level 2 certified, Winter Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack, Orlando, FL, Winter Oracle BPEL Process Manager: Services Orchestration Ed 1, Toronto, ON, Summer Oracle Applications 11i System Administrator Fundamentals, Oracle University, Chicago, IL, Summer i Extended Oracle Applications: Building OA Framework Applications, Houston, TX, Winter i/2.6 Implement Oracle Workflow Ed 3, Atlanta, GA, Spring Lineage Tracing in Mediator-Based Information Integration Systems. Published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science in accompany with N. Shiri. Volume 3563/ Lineage Tracing in Mediator-Based Information Integration Systems. Presented in ISSADS 2005, Guadalajara, Mexico. - Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, AZAD University, Tehran, fall 1998_ Tehran, Iran. - A.D in Electronics, Radio and Television University (Tehran University affiliate), Tehran, fall 1992_ Tehran, Iran. KEYWORDS Team Leadership, Information technology, IT, information systems, Oracle E-business Functional, Business Analysis, Business Development, Gap Analysis, software analyst, solution architect, software developer, web and client/server applications, database administrator, Oracle, Oracle Application E-business 11i- R12, Oracle Development Suite 10g, Oracle Workflow, Fast Formula, BI Publisher, SOA, AIA, Fusion Middleware, Oracle Content DB, SQL, PLSQL, VPD, SLQ*Loader, Dataload, and structured and object oriented methodologies. REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST 6