Lawrence Estep

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Oracle Technology Consultant @ A&E Consulting
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Odenville, Alabama, United States, United States
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About Lawrence Estep

Worked in the information technology industry since 1981 in a variety of positions on mission-critical projects involving innovative software development, complex database design, advanced performance tuning, and deployment of enterprise applications. Began information technology career in the Washington, D.C., area writing and maintaining statistical analysis programs for research publications using programming languages such as VSAM COBOL, SAS, and TPL. In 1986, joined a project to write a custom logistics system for the National Security Agency (NSA) using Oracle versions 4 and 5. Joined Oracle Corporation in September 1988 as a Sr. Consultant in the Mid-Atlantic Consulting group. Left Oracle in January 1990 to work as a technical analyst and programmer for Capital One Credit Cards (Signet Bank Credit Card Division in Richmond, VA). Returned to work for Oracle Corporation in January 1991 as a Sr. Technical Consultant in the Mid-Atlantic Region and was promoted to Consulting Practice Manager for Oracle Consulting in Cincinnati, Ohio in September, 1993. Built the technical consulting practice in Cincinnati to a staff of 25 technical consultants responsible for installing Oracle software, writing custom extensions for the Oracle E-Business Suite, developing custom systems, building and configuring data warehouses, and conducting advanced performance tuning for several large Oracle customers across the Ohio Valley region. In November 1998, left Oracle Corporation to begin working as an independent consultant assisting Gaylord Entertainment in Nashville with implementing, customizing, and upgrading Oracle E-Business Suite. Assisted McGraw Hill with a CRM conversion in January 2003. In February 2004, began assisting Memphis Light Gas and Water, Memphis TN, implement, customize, and upgrade Oracle E- Business Suite. Trained and mentored system administrators, database administrators, programming staff, and managers on Oracle database and development tools, monitoring and improving system performance, planning and hiring technical staff, implementing software development standards, standardizing change management, and writing procedural documentation.

Lawrence Estep's Current Company Details
A&E Consulting

A&E Consulting

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Lawrence Estep Work Experience Details
  • A&E Consulting
    Oracle Technology Consultant
    A&E Consulting Jan 2001 - Present
    Us
    Independent consultant for Oracle technology. Assist various Oracle EBS clients with configuration of HR/Payroll, Financials, Manufacturing, and Distribution applications. Write and maintain customizations, extensions, and custom database objects for client-specific business requirements. Train support staff on system administration, performance tuning, application database administration, adhoc reporting, and business intelligence.
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  • A&E Consulting
    Owner / Consultant
    A&E Consulting Mar 2013 - Aug 2013
    Us
    Assist various Oracle EBS clients with configuration of HR/Payroll, Financials, Manufacturing, and Distribution applications. Write and maintain customizations, extensions, and custom database objects for client-specific business requirements. Train support staff on system administration, performance tuning, application database administration, adhoc reporting, and business intelligence.
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  • A&E Consulting
    Owner/Consultant
    A&E Consulting Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
    Us
    Provide advice to various clients on support of Oracle E-Business Suite.
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  • Memphis Light, Gas And Water (Mlgw)
    Consultant, Oracle E-Business Suite
    Memphis Light, Gas And Water (Mlgw) Jan 2015 - May 2019
    Memphis, Tennessee, Us
    Provide functional and technical support for Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Human Capital Management (HCM) family of applications. For Advanced Benefits, assist with maintenance and development of fast formulas for Benefit Plans, annual Open Enrollment process, and new hire benefit enrollment. In Compensation Workbench, assist with maintenance and development of Annual Merit, Cost of Living, and Grade Step Progression increases according to IBEW Union contract requirements. In Performance Management, assist with development and distribution of annual employee appraisal templates, processing of employee appraisals through workflows, maintenance of fast formulas for scoring objectives and overall appraisal score, and development of competencies linked to mandatory training requirements. Assist iRecruitment personnel with resolution of issues with new hire offer and acceptance processes and requisitions (IRC) for internal employee movements, such as promotions and position changes. Installed and configured SCORM-compliant content server for Learning Management to track internal courses taken by employees. Developed custom time card layouts in Oracle Time and Labor (OTL) Timekeeper screen and self service time with combined layout for Payroll, Projects, and EAM. Troubleshoot patching issues for annual statutory Payroll and HR Rollup (RUP) patches, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Payroll Year End processes, and Geocode updates for the Vertex tax package. Provide technical and functional assistance for conversion of legacy Financials and Work Management systems into Oracle Financials and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) live in July 2017. Wrote labor interfaces from OTL to EAM and Projects, Payroll to Projects, and Payroll to data warehouse. Installed local copy of Oracle EBS Release 12.2.5 to prepare for upgrade from Release 12.1 in 2018.
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  • Memphis Light, Gas And Water (Mlgw)
    Computer Software Specialist
    Memphis Light, Gas And Water (Mlgw) Sep 2013 - Jan 2015
    Memphis, Tennessee, Us
    Support the Oracle HCM applications in Release 12.1.3 of the Oracle E-Business Suite, including Human Resources, Payroll, Time and Labor, Learning Management, Advanced Benefits, and iRecruitment. Writing custom interfaces from Oracle Time and Labor to Enterprise Asset Management and Oracle Projects for new implementation of Oracle EBS Financials, Enterprise Asset Management and Hyperion scheduled to go live in February 2015. Also configuring Timekeeper and self service time cards to accommodate new fields for EAM.
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  • Warner Music Group
    Oracle Applications 10.7 Consultant
    Warner Music Group Mar 2015 - Jun 2018
    New York, New York, Us
    Provide support for moving Oracle Applications 10.7 instance from HP platform to Sun Solaris platform. Installed and configured Oracle Applications 10.7 server, Oracle 10.7 NCA web/forms server, Oracle Web Server 3.0.1, Oracle Forms Server 4.5 , and Oracle Reports 2.5 to match patch versions on HP platform as closely as possible. Provide ongoing production support, troubleshooting of issues, and transitioning of instance from WMG to Lorenz.
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  • Toppan Photomasks, Inc.
    Sr. Oracle Ebs Developer
    Toppan Photomasks, Inc. Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
    Round Rock, Tx, Us
    Maintain custom extensions to Oracle Manufacturing, Financials, and HR modules for Release 12 of Oracle E-Business Suite.
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  • Memphis Light Gas, And Water
    Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Upgrade Consultant
    Memphis Light Gas, And Water Dec 2009 - Dec 2012
    Memphis, Tennessee, Us
    Upgraded Oracle E-Business Suite from Release 11.5.10.2 to Release 12.1.4 for the Human Capital Management (HCM) family of applications, which include Human Resources, Payroll, Oracle Time and Labor, Advanced Benefits, Compensation Workbench, iRecruitment, and Oracle Learning Management. Began planning and researching project plan, upgrade patches, custom module conversion, and user testing in September 2009, two years prior to completing the upgrade in June, 2011. During upgrade testing and production upgrade, assisted I/S and DBA teams with all upgrade tasks during all phases. After completing upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.4, assisted with implementing and training I/S support staff and users for new features introduced in Release 12 (such as Performance Management, Talent Profiles, Time Card Interface Dashboards, iRecruitment enhancements, Succession Planning, and Learning Management Online Training).Continued assisting and training the HRIS Support Team with resolution of production issues and integration of new features with interfaces to external systems from the Oracle E-Business Suite.
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  • Memphis Light Gas, And Water
    Technical Mentor
    Memphis Light Gas, And Water Jan 2007 - Nov 2009
    Memphis, Tennessee, Us
    Developed standards for post-production support, developed extensions for Oracle E-Business Suite applications, and assisted technical DBA staff with installation and patching Oracle software. Assisted, trained, and mentored the post-production support group in I.S. to resolve production issues and implement new functionality, such as Compensation Workbench, Total Compensation Statement, Open Enrollment, external iRecruitment, Performance Appraisals using Competencies, and modifications to timecards in Oracle Time and Labor. Consultant/Advisor to Project Manager for Oracle E-Business Suite implementation project at MLGW
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  • Memphis Light Gas, And Water
    Consulting Advisor To Project Manager
    Memphis Light Gas, And Water Feb 2004 - Dec 2006
    Memphis, Tennessee, Us
    Advised and assisted project manager for Oracle E-Business Applications 11.5.10 implementation of the HRMS Family of applications, including Human Resources, Payroll, Advanced Benefits, Compensation Workbench, Time and Labor, Learning Management, and iRecruitment. Assisted with development of business requirements, RFP, selection and management of implementation vendor.
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  • Mcgraw-Hill Educational Publishing
    Oracle Crm Consultant
    Mcgraw-Hill Educational Publishing Feb 2003 - Jan 2004
    Subcontractor to CIBER Consulting to lead sales rep and territory data conversion for a company-wide implementation of Oracle Order Management 11i (11.5.8) at McGraw-Hill Educational Publishing in Columbus, Ohio, and Dubuque, Iowa. Senior technical lead and mentor for Sales & Marketing team converting Sales Reps, Sales Territories, Territory Qualifiers, and Qualifier Values from legacy system to a customized version of Oracle CRM Foundation driven from Oracle Order Management on Oracle Applications version 11.5.8 and Oracle Database 9.2.0 on Sun Solaris hardware
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  • Gaylord Entertainment
    Oracle Applications Upgrade Consultant
    Gaylord Entertainment Jan 2002 - Feb 2003
    Nashville, Tn, Us
    Provided consulting support for the Gaylord Entertainment corporate IT department for the upgrade of the Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Projects, Assets, Cash Management, Human Resources, and Payroll applications from Release 11.0.3 to Release 11.5.7. Managed and executed the technical upgrade of the applications to Release 11i and assisted the DBA staff with upgrading the Oracle technology for the Oracle E-Business Applications to Oracle RDBMS 8.1.7.3, 9iAS Internet Application Server, and Oracle Developer 6i. Also assisted with the integration of Oracle 9iAS Release 2 (Oracle RDBMS 9.2) with Computer Associates eTrust single sign on software.
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  • Gaylord Entertainment
    Information Technology Manager
    Gaylord Entertainment Oct 1998 - Dec 2001
    Nashville, Tn, Us
    Information Technology Manager responsible for corporate-wide implementation, deployment, upgrade, and customizations of Oracle Financials, HR/Payroll, and Distribution applications of the Oracle E-Business Suite, including Oracle database and web technologies. Provided training for application and database support teams and assisted in resolving critical production problems. Resolved performance issues with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 10.7 Order Entry and Distribution applications, and assisted with completion of corporate-wide implementation of Oracle Human Resources and Payroll applications.Project manager for corporate-wide implementation of Oracle Financials applications for 10 business units, including Oracle Projects, and project manager for corporate-wide upgrade of Oracle Financials and HR/Payroll applications from Release 10.7 to Release 11.0.3. Devised automated patching method to compress two weeks of patching into a weekend for upgrade of HR/Payroll database to Apps Release 11.0.3. Also was lead technical consultant for extensions, customizations, interfaces, reports, and forms development.Customized workflow for online purchase requisitions in the Purchasing module to allow external consultants (contingent workers) to create and update requisitions for corporate event planning because delivered workflow was restricted to internal employees only. Also modified the purchase requisition workflow to allow purchasing agents who approved the requisitions to be external consultants (contingent workers) as well. Modifications required the entire purchase requisition workflow to be completely rewritten, including all calls to PL/SQL programs.
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  • Xavier University
    Adjunct Instructor
    Xavier University Sep 1997 - Dec 1999
    Cincinnati, Oh, Us
    Taught graduate-level and undergraduate-level classes in the Information Systems curriculum for the Department of Business Administration MBA program as a part-time adjunct instructor. Classes included Database Administration, Oracle Network Computing Architecture, Programming SQL in Oracle, C++ Programming, and Java Programming
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  • Oracle
    Oracle Consulting Practice Manager
    Oracle Jan 1991 - Sep 1998
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Sold, managed, directed, staffed, and participated in technical consulting engagements including Oracle Applications installation and tuning, custom extensions to the Oracle Applications, custom development and data modeling with Oracle Designer, and data warehousing consulting Managed development of a custom document management system for a large multi-phase nuclear power plant management system; Then managed completion of a custom order entry system; and built a team of over 20 consultants to begin a consulting practice for Oracle in Cincinnati. Responsible for, and participated in, over $10M in consulting projects and software implementations ranging from Oracle Manufacturing and Financials implementations to custom developed data warehousing solutions.
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  • Capital One
    Sr Programmer/Analyst
    Capital One Jan 1990 - Dec 1990
    Mclean, Va, Us
    Provided analysis and programming support for credit card msrketing campaigns for new and existing customers. Led project to rewrite credit card application processing system using Oracle Developer.
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  • Oracle
    Oracle Consulting Sr. Consultant
    Oracle Sep 1988 - Dec 1989
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Worked on several projects in the Southeast utilizing existing knowledge and experience with Oracle development tools in the IBM mainframe block-mode environment and conversion of those systems to character-mode Unix platforms.
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  • Evaluation Research Corporation
    Sr. Technical Lead For Dod Project Using Oracle Technology
    Evaluation Research Corporation May 1986 - Aug 1988
    Participated in the development of a logistics system on a DOD project using Oracle software. Wrote COBOL programs with embedded SQL calls using the Oracle Call Interface (OCI) and modified Oracle Forms 2.3 and Oracle RPT applications on IBM VM and Data General AOS/VS operating systems. Began project on Oracle RDBMS v.4 and migrated to Oracle RDBMS v.5 before completion of project. Converted IBM VM version of application to IBM MVS in second year of the project for a customer of the DOD agency
  • Railinc
    Sr. Cobol Programmer
    Railinc May 1985 - Apr 1986
    Cary, Nc, Us
    Supported maintenance of a large COBOL VSAM application used to track rail car utilization for shipment of automotive parts by Ford, Chrysler, and GM.
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  • Educational Research Service
    Group Manager And Publisher
    Educational Research Service Apr 1981 - Apr 1985
    Led team responsible for conducting salary and fringe benefit surveys for public school teachers and administrators. Wrote programs in COBOL and Bureau of Labor Statistics' TCL language to develop statistical reports from survey data. Co-authored articles in nationally-distributed trade journals on trends in public school compensation and benefits.
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Lawrence Estep Skills

Databases Oracle Business Intelligence Oracle E Business Suite Oracle Applications Pl/sql Integration Sdlc Sql Business Analysis Project Management Unix Software Development Database Administration Data Warehousing Oracle Discoverer Java System Administration Database Design Software Project Management Erp Software Documentation Program Management Project Planning Programming Oracle Developer Tools Microsoft Office Operating Systems Visio Sql Tuning Oracle Sql Windows Linux Strategic Planning Word Powerpoint Problem Solving Servers Process Improvement Documentation Change Management Access Ms Project Administration Xml Html Excel Windows Server Troubleshooting Microsoft Word

Lawrence Estep Education Details

  • George Mason University
    George Mason University
    Information Systems
  • The University Of Alabama
    The University Of Alabama
    Music Education

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Lawrence Estep attended George Mason University, The University Of Alabama.

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