Oracle Production Support Senior Manager
Managed a team of functional and technical production support Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) onsite and offshore. Managed the overall support of the Oracle production environment encompassing the following applications: GL (General Ledger), AP (Accounts Payables), AR (Accounts Receivables), CM (Cash Management), FA (Fixed Assets), PA (Project Accounting), HR (Human Resources), PAY (Payroll), OTL (Oracle Time and Labor), PO (Purchasing), INV (Inventory), OFS (Oracle Field Services) and System Administration. Frequently interacting with customers and senior management and provided weekly status updates for all active Oracle production support incidents and enhancement requests. Provided clear, concise and timely communication to business users during the investigation and resolution of any individual and system-wide Oracle outage. Worked with functional and development teams at the appropriate stages in Application Development to ensure any new systems or projects meet the production support operational readiness standards. Responsible for ensuring the change implementation management policies were adhered to for all changes deployed to production. Reviewed and approved all production migration changes and assigned them to the corresponding functional and technical teams for deployment. Project managed system upgrades and patching initiatives. Developed detailed project plans and managed all application development processes including progress tracking, monitoring change control process, testing, documentation, training and on-time delivery within budget constraints. Assisted with the testing of IT general controls including change management, system access and segregation of duties (SOD). Prepared SOX compliance and status reporting.