James has been working in the Enterprise Performance Management space for more than 20 years, including fifteen years at Hyperion and Oracle. His wealth of experience working in the space has given him an unparalleled depth of knowledge which has positioned him as a recognized thought leader. As a well-known commodity within the Oracle sales channel as well as the Development organization, his network has been an invaluable part of his success. His reputation, his integrity, strategic vision, and unmatched industry knowledge, along with his technical skills make him an invaluable asset.James' role at PARC Consulting will be in a Principal capacity. As part of this role James will be responsible for the continued expansion of a team of highly skilled architects and implementation experts to deliver Best in Class Solutions in the Enterprise Performance Management/Corporate Performance Management space to include Oracle EPM Cloud and On-Premises solutions, Master-data Management, Data Integration, BI Analytics, Infrastructure, and Advisory services.

James’ wealth of experience working in the Enterprise Performance Management space over the past 20+ years has given him an unparalleled depth of knowledge which has positioned him as a recognized thought leader in the Oracle-Hyperion space and allowed him to develop unique and useful content for numerous user groups and conferences.

Partner, Application ServicesJames has been working in the Enterprise Performance Management space, including time at Hyperion and Oracle, for most of his career, which spans over 20 years.When joining CheckPoint as Practice Leader, Infrastructure, James was given the challenge of creating a new line of business focusing on the technical aspects of an implementation. The goal was to develop a strategic team of highly skilled individuals, to be seen as industry leaders in the EPM space.Accomplishing this goal led to bringing together all of the technical competencies within the organization as one team, with James as the Partner for this new business unit: Technical Services. Over the years, this team has solidified CheckPoint’s reputation in full-service implementations as one of the leaders in the industry. Recently, James has been asked to replicate these successes by taking on a new role: Partner, Application Services.James’ wealth of experience working in the EPM space over many years has given him an unparalleled depth of knowledge which has positioned him as a recognized thought leader and allowed him to develop unique and useful content for numerous Oracle-Hyperion user groups and conferences. In addition, these experiences have led James to architect the CheckPoint lab -- a significant differentiator for the company.James is a well-known commodity within the Oracle sales channel as well as the Development organization, making his network an invaluable part of his success. His reputation, his integrity, strategic vision, and unmatched industry knowledge, along with his technical skills make him an invaluable asset to the EPM space.Experience:System 9 product suiteEPM 11 product suiteFinancial ManagementFinancial Close ManagementAccount ReconciliationPlanning/PBCSEssbaseStrategic FinanceEnterpriseFinancial ReportingWeb Analysis/AnalyzerInteractive ReportingDIM/HAL/ODI/MDM/FDM/DRM/DRGHyperion OLAPSpidermanWeb ReportingMicro Control

Involved in all levels of Oracle EPM consulting sales across the organization from identifying the opportunity to closing the sale. As part of the sales process, work closely with Oracle sales representatives and the consulting partner channel as well as mining new opportunities from numerous sources.Manage all technical service delivery within the organization both internally and externally. Involved in all aspects of technical infrastructure planning/installation/roll out for the Oracle EPM suite of products as well as all legacy Hyperion product suites as far back as Micro Control. The delivery teams span both infrastructure and data integration with many successful small to large scale projects. All projects, proudly, can be referenced as required.Highlights:Architect and DesignSSLPerformance and Load TestingTuningInstallationDisaster RecoveryBackup/RestoreApplication SecurityClient Roll OutIssue DeterminationStandard Operating Procedure CreationClient Support Readiness (On and Offshore) and Knowledge TransferApplication Installation and Operation Experience:System 9 product suiteEPM 11 product suiteFinancial ManagementPlanningEssbaseStrategic FinanceEnterpriseFinancial ReportingWeb Analysis/AnalyzerInteractive ReportingDIM/HAL/ODI/MDM/DRM/FDMOBIEEHyperion OLAPSpidermanWeb ReportingMicro Control

Involved in all aspects of technical infrastructure planning/installation/roll out for the Oracle EPM suite of products as well as all legacy Hyperion product suites as far back as Micro Control. Highlights:Architect and DesignSSLPerformance and Load TestingTuningInstallationDisaster RecoveryBackup/RestoreApplication SecurityClient Roll OutIssue DeterminationStandard Operating Procedure CreationApplication Installation and Operation Experience:System 9 product suiteEPM 11 product suiteFinancial ManagementPlanningEssbaseStrategic FinanceEnterpriseFinancial ReportingWeb Analysis/AnalyzerInteractive ReportingDIM/HAL/ODI/MDM/FDMHyperion OLAPSpidermanWeb ReportingMicro Control