Gerald Ross Email & Phone Number

Hershey, Pennsylvania

S4 Hanna transformation

Chicago, Illinois

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

SAP Order-to-Cash Integration/Deployment Lead for a large CPG CO Nov 2008 - Dec 2009Development of detailed Global template and deployment project plansWorked with the client to understand and make improvements to existing project methodologies Provided oversight during plan execution managing project deliverables across the order to cash work streams.Total SAP solution integration responsibilities including SAP configuration, custom enhancements, interfaces and reports across SAP ECC and BW. Coordinated the integration of non-SAP systemsResponsibilities also included, scoping & planning, process modeling through business process workshops, system design, configuration, testing and training. Managed a team of offshore team members (both functional and technical in nature) utilizing a Global Delivery Model (GDM) to enable a successful implementation SAP Finance and Procure-to-Pay Team Lead for large Pharmaceutical Co Aug 2007- Oct -2008Finance/Procure-to-Pay team lead responsible for the overall design and implementation of the North America and France site roll-outsResponsibilities included, scoping & planning, process modeling, design, configuration, testing, end user training as well as post go-live support. The project was developed in a separate SAP environment and then migrated to a live corporate SAP environment. Managed a team of offshore members utilizing a Global Delivery Model (GDM) to enable a successful implementation Developed team project plans and managed their execution Assisted in the design of a comprehensive global affiliate solution across the organization spanning Financials and Logistics. Responsible for all interfaces and conversions related to the FI/CO modulesCoordinated fit/gap analysis sessions

Project management responsibilities for a team of approx. 35-40 SAP consultants and approx. 150 client team members covering the US and Puerto Rico markets. This was a Global implementation with multiple teams located at various sites across the US & Puerto Rico markets. Team structure was made up of a core team and several local market teams (Deployment teams).Developed a PMO governance structure for the program prior to project kick-offDeveloped fully integrated milestone based project plan using ASAP methodology.Responsible for managing the US & Puerto Rico project budget Coordinated process design workshops covering all business processes in scope Coordinated integrated fit/Gap analysis for all major work streams Integration lead with responsibilities including, blueprinting, scoping & planning, process modeling, design, configuration, testing, end user training as well as post go-live support. Ensured consistent SAP design across process teams to allow for streamlined approach to SAP configuration between core project team and local market deployment teams.Assisted with the creation & development of an SAP Center of Excellence vision as the program matured to maintain the SAP global design post go-live.

Finance team lead for a large Manufacturing and Electronic Installation Services organization with responsibilities including, blueprinting, scoping & planning, process modeling, design, configuration, testing, end user training as well as post go-live support. The project was developed in a separate SAP environment and then migrated to an existing "live" SAP environment. Extensive regression testing was needed to ensure a solid designDesigned, configured and tested all financial statements versions and related reports. Also responsible for the design of the initial cost center, profit center hierarchies as well as functional areas. Configured internal orders for use with internal programs for statistical purposes only. Configured AP, AR with cash application(lockbox), AR Credit management with dynamic credit checking by sales, delivery and billing document types, MM logistics invoice verification, FI/MM automatic account determination with significant integration with the Project Systems module. Developed end to end integrated processes with SAP's standard payment program and the client's bank. This was accomplished by using SAP standard IDOCs (PEXR2002 format) to transmit and receive payment related data. Responsible for all interfaces and conversions related to the FI/CO modules Responsible for the high level design of the Investment management and fixed assets processes in preparation for a future Fixed Assets roll-out

AR team member on a large Telecom engagement with activities including the enhancement and consolidation of an existing AR collection processes from various legacy billing platforms utilizing SAP's CA(Contract Accounting) module (SAP 4.7 with IS for Telecom add-on).

Conducted business blueprint workshops to facilitate the mapping of role profiles and activities in the FI/AR area. Additional support was given as needed across other sub-teams as the blueprinting activities concluded. Also assisted in the high level planning and execution of the realization phase. Tasks included functional specification, configuration and process design in the AR-CA (Contract Accounting) module in SAP.

Primary resource planning and placement responsibilities for the east region of the US.Integral member of the HR department, working closely with project managers and recruiting to staff qualified consultants on small to large ERP implementations.Conduct/Deliver Orientation for new hires discussing resource planning guidelines, utilization expectations and related resource planning procedures. Responsible for contract negotiations and on-boarding processes with external technology consulting firms.Responding to ad-hoc reporting request with quick turn-around times using various reporting tools such as Microsoft access and excel. Responsible for the distribution and processing of utilization forecasting procedures on a biweekly basis while working closely with the regional financial controller on ensuring and maintaining high consultant utilization.

Conducted requirements gathering sessions to understand gaps around HR reporting functionality in SAP. Designed and developed an automated system for approx 30 users across the US to facilitate the compensation and bonus allocation processes using MS Access and Excel. The system provided an upload file to SAP HR for all compensation and bonus allocations for the organization. Developed a user training manual and provided end user support for roll out.Conceptual design of a web based tool to assign project team members to appropriate SAP training courses across the organization. Provided technical development plan and approach to a team of Lotus Notes developers for realization. Developed end-user training material.

Played a lead role in the implementation and roll-out of a scheduling tool for a large professional services firm. This system was developed in Microsoft Access and Visual Basic. Responsibilities included documentation and data conversion of the SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle and Baan ERP package skill data into a Microsoft Access custom application by conducting interviews with senior members of the business to develop best practices in terms of classifying practitioners with respect to skill set for ERP implementations. Responsible for end-user training of resource coordinators, staffing managers and administrative staff as well as other end users of the solution for the US and Canada regions of Deloitte Consulting. Responsible for various on-going post implementation support activities in the form of database administration maintenance procedures and on-going reporting requirements.Assisted in Y2K testing and compliance.SAP Program Mgmt Office(PMO) support implementation team member for an International Trading Co.

HR Data migration project Conducted process workshops to understand and define existing HR employee attribute data collection system processes for a large Pharmaceutical Company. Developed project plan and proposed best approach for data migration. Execution of the data transfer plan of internal employee data from existing legacy systems into Lotus Notes.

Worked as an intern for three months maintaining 13 assembly lines for ESTEE-LAUDER. Supervised 250 employees conducting daily team meetings with employee team leaders as well as executives to discuss employee performance issues and how to maximize production output.Investigated issues around stock replenishment and shipping procedures. System ExperienceDevelopment Tools / Languages: Visual C and Borland C++, Visual Basic for Excel, Pascal, FoxProHardware / Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT, DOSMiddleware / Databases: Microsoft Access, SQL, Lotus Notes, WBI (Web Sphere)General/Apps: SAP R/3/ECC, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft FrontPage, Dream-Weaver, Mercury.

Bs, Business/Minor Mgmt Information Systems

A, Business/Information Systems