David Beach

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Director Enterprise Architecture @ Valvoline Global Operations
Los Angeles, CA, US
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About David Beach

25 Years Experience as an IT professional. Currently Director at Valvoline Global running their Enterprise Architecture Group. Chief architect responsible for Valvoline Global's digital transformation. Key projects include implementation of SAP S4 Globally, CX Saleforce modernization, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Signavio Process Management and Analytics, DevOps (cALM, Azure DevOps). Ability to speak to the audience (senior management, business user community, IT management, and technical teams). Next Generation SAP Skills: UI5, Netweaver Business Gateway ODATA, REST, PI, Business Objects, Business Intelligence, IAM, workflow, Fiori5 years of open source experience (HTML5, CSS3, javascript ECMAScript 6, node.js, NPM package management, drupal 8, Linux Debian 8, Linux ubuntu, regular expressions, command line tools, eclipse). Products created with open source software that connects with SAP business processes.Roles as Project Manager and Project Lead on most projects.•Solution architect of the following SAP solutions: •Capital management (PS, IM, AA and PM). •Engineering to order projects (networks, bills of materials, project costing) •Assemble to order (make to stock) projects. •Revenue projects (PS, RRB, Results Analysis, SD). •Government projects with Funds and Grants Management. •Global projects across multiple currencies and accounting standards (GAAP and IFRS). •Highly regulated projects: •Public Government • Power and Waste Water Utility • FDA regulated – Pharmaceuticals • FAR Compliance Selling to the US Federal Government • Manufacturing standards

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Valvoline Global Operations

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Director Enterprise Architecture
Los Angeles, CA, US
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David Beach Work Experience Details
  • Valvoline Global Operations
    Director Enterprise Architecture
    Valvoline Global Operations
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
  • Valvoline Global Operations
    Director Enterprise Architecture
    Valvoline Global Operations Dec 2022 - Present
    Lexington, Ky, Us
  • Valvoline Inc.
    Enterprise Solution Architect
    Valvoline Inc. Jan 2020 - Jul 2023
    Lexington, Kentucky, Us
  • Pro-Ppm
    Solution Architect
    Pro-Ppm Jan 2015 - Jul 2023
    Designed and Developed SAP Knowledge Content Site Pro-PPM.comCreated in-depth SAP training video contentBlogger on Next Generation SAP, SAP How To Guides.Innovative lab to create web applications that interface with SAP (SAP transactions via UI5, SAP OData Interfaces, SAP Hana Cloud Run Applications)
  • Microsoft
    Sap Cpm Software Engineer
    Microsoft Mar 2019 - Jan 2020
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    - Software Engineering to upgrade Microsoft’s Aurora Professional Services Management System - Support current system at Tier 4 Engineering (expert level- SAP Commercial Project Management for complex professional services (planning with various contract types - T&M, fixed price, milestone, POC, public sector, funding sources, global set up across most countries)- Manage, upgrade and enhance CPM API’s as backend with front end systems (Compass One / ESXP Angular Based)- Design, and Utilize AIF Application Interface System- Lumira front end planning and forecasting application- Extensive BRF+ rules engine solution for validations, and threshold error alerts.- Design solution for CPM performance optimization
  • Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
    Sap Hana S/4 Fiori Consultant
    Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
    Burbank, California, Us
  • Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
    Solution Architect
    Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
    Ramsey, Nj, Us
    Working on moving KM's SAP ERP customer project centric processes to modern vendor agnostic progressive web apps.Web applications (Front - UI5 framework, Angular. Back - ODATA, SAP HANA, CDS - SQL - HANA XSA)Design and Implement SAP Commercial Project Management HANA S/4Set up Konica Minolta's new web application production process using Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (Jenkins, Git, Nexus, Github, Gerrit Code Reviews).Currently moving open source CI/CD to Jira and Bamboo.Design and Develop Slack workspace for each SAP commercial project, slack apps.Integration with many other enterprise systems (transactional and analytical data streams)
  • Pacific Gas And Electric Company
    Enterprise Architect For Sap Portfolio And Project Management
    Pacific Gas And Electric Company Nov 2016 - Jun 2017
    Oakland, California, Us
    Review current business process capital planning business process.Develop redesign of SAP PPM system to better leverage best practices and prepare PGE for enterprise next generation technology adoption.Eliminate custom ABAP code from legacy rollouts.
  • Rockwell Automation
    Solution Architect/Consultant Project Assembly Eto
    Rockwell Automation Jul 2016 - Oct 2016
    Milwaukee, Wi, Us
    Develop design for Project Assembly process to manage Rockwell's solutions business. Process user experience improvements using Commercial Project Management 2.0, UI5 Interfaces with Dynamics and other systems, ECC Industrial Machinery and Components industry solution with emphasis on Project Assembly, BOMs, Production routings, third party drop ship, vendor management.
  • Freeport-Mcmoran
    Sap Interface And Projects Consultant
    Freeport-Mcmoran Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
    Phoenix, Az, Us
    SAP Consultant Project SystemsSAP ODATA/REST Netweaver Business GatewaySAP Interface to BizTalk and EcosysSAP Earned Value AnalysisSAP Business Objects Reporting
  • New Gold
    Ps Sap Consultant
    New Gold Jul 2014 - Jan 2015
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
    •Designed and implemented a SAP Project Management process to manage the capital build of a new mine in Rainy River, Ontario (capital expenditures of $1 Billion. •Solution included Investment Management, AFE Requests and Approvals, Project Systems - WBS structures, network orders, PM integration with functional locations and equipment master, MM purchase and inventory management integration and settlement of costs to AUC and fixed assets.•Leveraged new SAP PS functionality in Commercial Project Management CPM. Planning and workspace functions. Planning using Excel integrated tools in CPM.•Finance and controlling (FICO) GL accounts, field status, down payments, accounts payable.•Project Cash Management - reporting on WBS level cash positions (total commitments, down payments, payments, retention).•Consolidated project reporting (accrual and cash views).
  • Telus
    Ps/Ppm Sap Consultant
    Telus Jul 2012 - Mar 2014
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca
    •SAP PS/PPM/IM: Solution architect for SAP Project Systems Simplification Project•Overhaul 12 year old PS processes to align with current best practices.•Implement project and network scheduling for very complex projects with complex interconnections.•SAP EVA: Implement project progress analysis to calculate earned value analysis based on percent complete methods.•SAP PP Capacity Planning: Implement capacity planning and workforce management•Implemented initial project systems based mobile application for real time scheduled update confirmations..
  • Municipality Of Anchorage
    Sap Project Systems Ps And Aa Consultant
    Municipality Of Anchorage Apr 2012 - Jul 2013
    Anchorage, Alaska, Us
    •SAP PS/AA: Project systems and asset accounting lead for Municipality of Anchorage. Departments Water and Sewer Utility, Solid Waste, Fire, Police, Electric Distribution, Office of Emergency Management, and General Government.•SAP FM/GM: Integration with funds and grants management.•SAP SD: Project systems for cost recovery billing, SD-PS integration, RRB, Results Analysis.
  • Bart And Associates
    Sap Fi Co And Ps Consultant
    Bart And Associates Mar 2012 - Aug 2012
    Mclean, Va, Us
    Work with SAP to develop an extension of the industry solution for professional services government sector.Architect for solution in modules FI, CO and PS.Complex US federal government FAR billing requirements (activity allocation, indirect costs, RRB, Results Analysis, Milestone Billing, POC, project progress analysis.
  • Universal Music Group
    Sap Ps/Co Consultant
    Universal Music Group Jul 2011 - Mar 2012
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    -Fit gap analysis of parent company EU template for use in the US.-Key gaps involved US localization's (tax jurisdictions, -Key business gaps centered around the EU template designed for a smaller company business model, whereas the US market (40% of company) transaction volume justified redesign of many processes.-Blueprinting of gap items. -RICEF functional specs.
  • Westlake Chemicals
    Consultant (Ps And Ppm)
    Westlake Chemicals Feb 2011 - Jul 2011
    Rollout of Project Systems Asset Lifecycle Management System at 4 chemical manufacturing plants.• Implemented Project Systems asset process with investment profile to manage AUC and fixed asset creation.• Extensive validation and controls of WBS master data to ensure data integrity and compliance with SAP processes.• Complex SOX/SOD authorizations with PS / AA processes.• Complex currency requirements using hedge rates for major foreign capital investments.• AFE approval process using PPM workflow. • Interface PPM to auto-create project in SAP PS.• PPM dashboard reporting.• PPM forecasting at resource levels (time and materials and fixed milestone invoice plans for open commitments).• Current accomplishment – Successful go live on May 31 at Westlake’s Geismar, LA plant. Rollout was on time and on budget.• Responsible for the design/blueprint, configuration, technical specs, unit testing, integration testing and training.
  • Faurecia
    Sap Project Systems Consultant - Rollout Of Sap To North American Sites
    Faurecia Jul 2010 - Feb 2011
    Nanterre, Île-De-France, Fr
    Project Systems consultant - responsible to roll out SAP to the US technology and plant sites. Fit gap to identify gaps between the French EU Faurecia template and the US operations. Write business cases for changes to the EU design to comply with US regulations and work culture.Prepare configuration requirements, scripts and unit testing.Faurecia is a complex global operations and in particular the PS module requires a lot of international communicaiton and consensus as projects span across countries, legal entities and languages.Also area of responsiblity for HR (for time management) and Investment Management.Current sites working on:Auburn Hills (Interior Systems) technology center.Troy, MI (Seating Systems) technology centers.Brazil technology center.
  • Rcm Technologies
    Sap Consultant (Fi, Co And Ps)
    Rcm Technologies Mar 2010 - Oct 2010
    Pennsauken, New Jersey, Us
    Implemented EU operations for RCM.Set up Ireland company codes, international chart of accounts, holding and limited companies with intercompany processes, EUR currency, currency revaluation to meet FASB 52 US requirements, AP, AR, Project Systems to manage international operations with complex link to HR to handle special residency status of personnel that worked on projects and how billing worked. Set up VAT for sales and purchasing sides. Applied new service rules for VAT 2010.From August 2010 I have continued to do part time projects for RCM system as required. My primary focus is on another project that started in July 2010.
  • Institute Of International Education
    Sap (Financials, Program, Fund And Grants Management)
    Institute Of International Education Feb 2010 - Apr 2010
    New York, New York, Us
    Initial project preperation phase for IIE's upgrade project to ECC 6.0.Analyzed current SAP system.Met with all business groups and compiled business process maps to their business.Mapped business processes with their current SAP system and identified gap analysis and proposed SAP functions to fill in these gaps.I was responsible for all the financial areas which included SAP areas (FI, CO, PS, Grants and Funds Management).Currently IIE is considering the proposal that we presented and are interested in starting this project at some point in 2010.
  • Howrey Llp
    Sap Project Systems
    Howrey Llp Mar 2007 - Feb 2010
    Washington, Dc, Us
    • Project systems consultant on first North American law firm implementation.• Project systems design, configuration, testing, support.• SAP web services to create/change clients, projects and WBS.• SAP BAPI WBS (large volume) conversion and ongoing maintenance via web service.• Complex master data validation and substitution routines (using user exits).• Full cycle implementation.
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
    Sap Lead Project Systems Consultant
    Bristol-Myers Squibb Dec 2007 - Mar 2008
    Lawrence Township, Nj, Us
    • Developed a preliminary design for a capital, marketing and R&D expenditures.• Project preparation and blueprint phase.• Initial project was a SAP PS only solution – proposed design to use SAP’s tool xRPM.• Business requirements gathering from various business units based on US and Europe.• Extensive project management responsibilities as work stream lead.• Note BMS decided to stop the work stream for 6 months and to later restart it as an xRPM solution, (this was my recommendation).
  • T-Mobile
    Solution Architect
    T-Mobile Sep 2005 - Mar 2007
    Bellevue, Wa, Us
    • Manage the conversion project to convert SAP object data from 120 to 20 company codes.• Develop and test the SAP R/3 conversion process. The majority of the data to convert was Project Systems / Asset Accounting related.• Capital projects with investment management.• Develop and manage the testing and conversion plan.• Extensive use of PS BAPI and ALE WBS conversion tools.• Mass data conversion (1 Million WBS) with program performance optimization (dynamic parallel processing).• Project Systems reporting training (created training materials and taught class).• Project Systems settlement re-design for performance optimization.• Asset lifecycle Management project – subject matter expert on project to link CATS asset tracking system to PS and AA.• WBS archiving analysis.
  • Mckesson
    Project Systems Consultant
    Mckesson Oct 2004 - Aug 2005
    Irving, Texas, Us
    • Full cycle SAP implementation with Project Systems as the core module.• Executed all Project Systems functional configuration responsibilities (design, develop and test).• Developed PS course curriculum and taught end users.• Functionality implemented; project structure (WBS and network orders), automated billing using dynamic items processor and SKF actuals, user planning layouts, custom Report Painter reports, consolidated reporting using Project Systems Summarization and Business Warehouse (PS cube, BEx Analyzer)., Project Planning Board (Scheduling and Dates), Project Builder, project related purchasing, labor allocation using CATS, work order management).• Clear understanding of all Project Systems integration points with SD, MM, HR, CATS, FI and CO.
  • Mckesson
    Project Manager Consultant
    Mckesson Oct 2003 - Sep 2004
    Irving, Texas, Us
    • Project Manager for the rollout of SAP at one of Mckesson’s pharmaceutical repackaging companies.• Managed budget of three million and a team of 7 consultants.• Responsibilities included; project planning, development of project standards, progress analysis, issue management, risk management, problem resolution, coordination with other Mckesson SAP projects and execute all the requirements outlined for FDA system validation (21 CFR 121 and Part 11).
  • Orica
    Project Systems And Financial Consultant
    Orica Jun 2003 - Sep 2003
    East Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    • Various mini support projects in Project Systems (network order for capital expenditure projects with integration with Asset Management and Investment Management).
  • Amgen
    Financial Lead Consultant
    Amgen Jul 2002 - May 2003
    Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us
    • SAP functional lead on the integration of Amgen and Immunex (acquired by Amgen).• Two phase project. First phase integrated SAP with Amgen’s JD Edwards World and One World systems. The second phase was to completely transfer all SAP functionality to JD Edwards.• Executed all FDA validation requirements.
  • City Public Service
    Integration Manager Pmo
    City Public Service Jul 2002 - May 2003
    • Funds management and project systems consultant.• Responsible for the management of all integration issues related to the implementation of SAP’s utility customer care solution.• Designed and coordinated all the parallel activities with many interfaces systems.• Managed all integration issues (90 consultants and 100 business team members).
  • Horiba
    Project Systems Lead Consultant
    Horiba Mar 2001 - Nov 2001
    Palaiseau, Ile De France, Fr
    • Assemble to order Project Systems design.• High degree of network order functionality.• Complex bill of materials and transfer to PS.• Engineering change management.• Complex results analysis.• Conducted end user training.
  • Lincoln Electric
    Project Systems Consultant
    Lincoln Electric Mar 2000 - Mar 2001
    • Project Systems Enhancement / Investment Management Implementation Project.• WBS and network order functionality with integration with assets.• Designed and configured utility solution using Project Systems, and Investment Management to manage Lincoln Electric’s capital expenditure projects.• Complex reporting customizations using class and classification.
  • Cgi
    Project Systems Consultant And Professional Services Subject Matter Expert
    Cgi Jul 1999 - Mar 2000
    Montreal, Quebec, Ca
    • Worked on project team to roll out industry verticals for North and South America in the services, hi tech and professional services sectors.
  • Telus (Formerly Clearnet Telecommunications)
    Project Systems Functional Analyst
    Telus (Formerly Clearnet Telecommunications) Jul 1997 - Jul 1999
    • Project Systems Functional Analyst involved in the entire SAP R/3 / BW project implementations.• Project Systems configuration.• Designed and taught all PS related SAP training classes.• Was the go to person in Engineering for all SAP related issues and enhancements.• Supported many Clearnet remote sites located across Canada.
  • Fidelity Investments
    Financial Analyst
    Fidelity Investments Jul 1995 - Jul 1997
    Boston, Ma, Us
    •Financial analyst responsible for the budgeting and actual variance analysis of Fidelity Canada's IT expenditures.

David Beach Skills

Sap Sap Project Systems Sap Controlling Sap R/3 Sem Project Implementation Controlling Ppm Sap Ps Project Management Erp Full Sdlc Project Portfolio Management Integration Sap Implementation Pmo Business Intelligence Sap Fi Materials Management Sd Business Process Sap Hr Sap Bw Analysis Sap Erp Master Data Testing Abap Sap Products Enterprise Resource Planning

David Beach Education Details

  • Queen'S University
    Queen'S University
    Bphe
  • Queen'S University
    Queen'S University
    Bsc

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