John Gross Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Va, Us

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Cultivated and Fostered Workday Federal Solutions practice o Established hiring goals for establishing the Workday Federal practice - Hired, trained, and staffed Workday consultants - Developed training plans for all consultants o Collaborated with Workday Alliances and Sales to build partnership for sales, implementation services, and teaming relationships o Worked with Solution Consultants at Workday to develop strategic approach and roadmap for potential federal government customersCoordinated with 3rd-party vendors to augment any skill gaps within the growing practice o Participated in Presales and Sales activities, including proposal preparation, estimation of level of effort, and Orals delivery for Workday Human Capital Management and Payroll opportunities o Partnered with Client Relationship Executives to solve customer problems through software and management consulting servicesServed as Delivery Executive on Workday implementations & assessment

Reston, Virginia

• Participated in Presales and Sales activities, including proposal preparation, estimation of level of effort, and Orals delivery for Financials, Payroll, and Student deals• Worked directly with Workday to gain approval to implement Financials in the United Kingdomo Assisted with opening the United Kingdom office, including meeting with Workday executives and sales managers to familiarize them with Collaborative Solutionso Presented key Collaborative Solutions differentiators to Workday, demonstrating the strengths and abilities of the Financials practice to drive Workday Financials growth across EMEA utilizing the methodology and tools developed in the United Stateso Participated in sales activities providing functional expertise crucial to winning first deals• Managed North American Workday Financials practice with direct responsibility for consultant development, staffing, methodology creation, delivery, and overall practice growth; practice size increased 7xo Created internal implementation methodology related to Workday Financials specificso Developed estimating model for Workday Financials implementationso Developed strategic tools to accelerate Workday Financials implementations beginning with the Sales process• Managed Workday Payroll practice tasked with stabilizing the practice by implementing strategic initiatives to improve forecasting, resource allocation, estimating, and analyst developmento Oversaw strategic hiring to increase staffing flexibility• Managed Workday Student practice, tasked with building and growing the practice until a full-time practice leader could be hiredo Adapted internal methodology to align with the requirements and expectations of Student implementationso Collaborated with Workday to manage the consultant growth, sales, and methodology

• Managed, trained, and mentored APAC consultants to transition them into the Collaborative Solutions global Financials practiceo Managed consultant activities on all Workday Financials projects providing guidance from Sales to Deployment, working with engagement managers and consultants to ensure quality and best practices are followed to optimize implementation resultso Participated in Presales and Sales activities, including proposal preparation, estimation of level of effort, and Orals delivery for Financials dealso Implemented Foundation Data Model for APAC Financials customerso Coordinated global implementation effortso Doubled the team size while preparing the practice for expansion into better-defined and scaled full lifecycle implementations, including enhanced post-production services

• Developed Mock-FDM pilot program to facilitate better Sales process• Managed North American Workday Financials practice with direct responsibility for consultant development, staffing, methodology creation, delivery, and overall practice growth

• Supervised a team of consultants, assisting with mentorship, managing goals and development, and staffing • Served as the Functional lead and Financial Accounting lead for a phased implementationo Served as proactive FDM lead during HCM/Payroll Phase 1 Projecto Continued as FDM lead during Phase 2 Financials implementationo Facilitated Financial Data Model and Financial Accounting Design Workshopso Oversaw all other functional design sessions to ensure consistency and accuracy across the full Workday platformo Trained junior resources in all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle• Served as Financial Accounting and Projects Lead for a Phase 1 HCM/Payroll implementationo Conducted Financial Data Model design for HCM with Phase 2 Financials in mind to ensure that rework was minimal (No rework was done in Phase 2)• Served as Financial Accounting Lead for top Higher Education customero Completed Reimplementation of Financial Data Modelo Implemented Financial Accounting, including Worktag Balancing for Phase 2 implementation by reversing financial impact of payroll journals, converting and reconciling one year of monthly historical journal balances.• Served as Grants Management Lead for Non-profit organizationo Implemented Grants Management, including development of all Grants Management Design templates and documentationo Configured financial statements and Projects-based custom reports

Functional Process Manager (July 2011 - July 2012)o Managed functional implementation of PeopleSoft 9.1. Modules included General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, eProcurement, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Project Costing, and Customer Contractso Worked with client to finalize functional designo Developed and Maintained Security Matrixo Managed functional reconciliation of mock conversion effortso Provided direction and supervision to functional team staffo Worked with client Change Control Board to manage design changes during Build and Test phasesProcure-to-Pay Functional Process Manager (November 2010 - July 2011)o Analyzed user needs to determine functional/cross-functional requirementso Provided direction and supervision to functional team staffo Performed functional allocation to identify required tasks and their interrelationshipso Led Business Process review meetings for Accounts Payable business processeso Developed To-Be Accounts Payable Conceptual Designo Conducted To-Be Process Design Review sessions for Accounts Payable o Conducted Fit/Gap Conference Room Pilot Sessions for Accounts Payableo Researched potential solutions to minimize customizationso Created Functional Design Specifications documentso Configured Accounts Payable moduleo Developed Use Case Models for To-Be processes

Functional Lead for Data Cleanup, Securities Exchange Commissiono Managed Data Cleanup efforts within Financials system• Performed Requirements Analysis to determine scope of data cleanup effort• Migrated Employee Debt Data into Financials system• Converted multiple-line billing documents to single-line billing documents• Converted Vendor information to Financials system• Implemented an updated General Ledger Posting ModelAccounts Receivable Functional Process Lead, Federal Communications Commission• Prepared and delivered twenty Accounts Receivable Conference Room Pilot demonstrations for key client users to provide the conceptual design for the Accounts Receivable implementation• Updated Accounts Receivable module configuration based on feedback from Conference Room Pilots• Managed Accounts Receivable Test preparation effort

Collaborated with 3rd-Party consultants to ensure that future-state business processes match configuration and development efforts within PeopleSoft o Led effort to analyze and improve current-state business processesClients included: The Brookings Institution

Managed Functional Implementation Team on large PeopleSoft Financials replacement project o Led efforts to analyze and document the legacy system's functional processes and workflows o Documented gaps between processes and software proposing solutions to avoid customizations o Developed Use Case Models for To-Be processes o Provided guidance on the use and configuration of PeopleSoft Revenue Management o Participated in the configuration of the Revenue Management, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger modules o Created Functional and Technical Specifications documents o Assisted with efforts to develop custom data entry pages o Led Testing efforts o Performed testing activities, including Unit Testing, String Testing, and User Acceptance Testing· Assisted with Siebel Analytics Field Service Management migration for large Siebel replacement project o Worked with client representatives and project management to develop solutions to improve the business processes and technology needs of the organizationClients included: Department of Housing and Urban Development; General Dynamics

• Led Functional teams for large PeopleSoft and Siebel implementationso Documented business and system requirementso Configured applications to support required functionality o Designed, developed, and built modifications to External Reports (SF-224, FACTS I, TROR, A-11, A-34)• Led Testing teams for large PeopleSoft and Siebel implementationso Prepared and executed successful testing effortso Presented test results to agency executives• Assisted with large Siebel upgrade projecto Documented gaps and requirements for upgrade from Siebel 6.0 to 7.0• Led Client Training o Developed User's Manualo Facilitated User Acceptance Testing for both Internal and External users• Facilitated Accenture’s Client Engagement Readiness School for new analysts (2001 & 2002)Clients included: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Department of Education; Department of Housing and Urban Development

· Performed monthly accounting activities· Managed client relationship with large banking entities

· Provided expert advice concerning post-catastrophe business operations o Prepared Business Interruption Insurance claims for clients o Successfully managed a consistent workload of 20+ clients· Investigated and reported findings of employee fidelity claims

· Performed monthly accounting duties for two textile plants· Maintained capital project cost accounting· Performed monthly reconciliation for all capital projects