Experience

NewGen Business Solutions: NetSuite ERP Consultants and Event Technology Specialists

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant\​Business System Analyst

  • May 2015 - Present

  Sage 100, MAS 90 and 200 Application Consultant - ERP\​Financials\​Distribution Sage 500, MAS500 Application Consultant Implementation, testing, training, support and troubleshooting Sage 100 and 500 ERP systems (previously named MAS 90/200 and MAS 500), including financials, manufacturing, supply chain, warehouse and logistics, tools, technical. Implementation, consulting, support, and training for Sage CRM and other 3rd party products related to the core enterprise functions. Implementation consulting and support of Financial and Inventory systems, including General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation, Job Costing, Inventory, Sales Order, Purchase Order, Bill of Material, Work Order, MRP Project scoping, planning, requirements gathering, business process mapping and end-to-end process. Insure that project deliverables are completed on time. Anticipate potential issues that may impact the project timeline or budget. Provide options to mitigate risks, delays or budget overrun, and timely entry of time and expenses into the project accounting system. Software training classroom, remote and one-on-one support Project management - utilizing appropriate tools and resources to document processes, timelines and responsibilities. Experience with large scale, complex software implementation and project management Proven track record of successfully driving teams to reach business goals Create custom reports using reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports, SQL Reporting Services/Queries, FRx, and Sage MAS Intelligence using Provides, SQL and MS Access databases Software Integration - Assist in the design and creation of the components required for various software integrations, including data imports and exports of accounting related data, web integrations, 3rd party software. System Support - Assist in IT Support and recommendations for clients that have a supported IT environment.



Experienced Financial/ERP Professional

• Financial/ERP Professional

  • Sep 1988 - Present



Origami Owl

• United States
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Sage 500 Business Analyst

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2015

  Implementation, testing, training, support and troubleshooting Sage 500 ERP systems including financials, manufacturing, supply chain, warehouse and logistics, tools, technical. Implementation, consulting, support, and training for other 3rd party products related to the core enterprise functions. Implementation consulting and support of Financial and Inventory systems, including General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation, Job Costing, Inventory, Sales Order, Purchase Order, Bill of Material, Work Order, MRP Main source of specialized expertise with ERP that serves the needs of technical and business stakeholders. Build business cases and identify programs to measure benefits, particularly productivity-related, to ensure value is being added consistent with enterprise productivity goals for the project. Project scoping, planning, requirements gathering, business process mapping and end-to-end process. Insure that project deliverables are completed on time. Anticipate potential issues that may impact the project timeline or budget. Provide options to mitigate risks, delays or budget overrun, and timely entry of time and expenses into the project accounting system. Software training classroom, remote and one-on-one support Project management - utilizing appropriate tools and resources to document processes, timelines and responsibilities. Experience with complex software implementation and project management Proven track record of successfully driving teams to reach business goals Create custom reports using reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports, SQL Reporting Services/Queries, BizInsights, and Sage MAS Intelligence using Provides, SQL and MS Access databases Software Integration - Assist in the design and creation of the components required for various software integrations, including data imports and exports of accounting related data, web integrations, with 3rd party ecommerce and WMS systems



Information Systems Management

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sage 100/200/500 ERP Technical Consultant

  • Sep 2006 - Oct 2013

  MAS 90 and 200 Application Consultant - ERP\Financials\Distribution MAS500 Application Consultant Implementation, testing, training, support and troubleshooting Sage 100 and 500 ERP systems (previously named MAS 90/200 and MAS 500), including financials, manufacturing, supply chain, warehouse and logistics, tools, technical. Implementation, consulting, support, and training for Sage CRM and other 3rd party products related to the core enterprise functions. Implementation consulting and support of Financial and Inventory systems, including General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation, Job Costing, Inventory, Sales Order, Purchase Order, Bill of Material, Work Order, MRP Project scoping, planning, requirements gathering, business process mapping and end-to-end process. Insure that project deliverables are completed on time. Anticipate potential issues that may impact the project timeline or budget. Provide options to mitigate risks, delays or budget overrun, and timely entry of time and expenses into the project accounting system. Software training classroom, remote and one-on-one support Project management - utilizing appropriate tools and resources to document processes, timelines and responsibilities. Experience with large scale, complex software implementation and project management Proven track record of successfully driving teams to reach business goals Create custom reports using reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports, SQL Reporting Services/Queries, FRx, and Sage MAS Intelligence using Provides, SQL and MS Access databases Software Integration - Assist in the design and creation of the components required for various software integrations, including data imports and exports of accounting related data, web integrations, 3rd party software. System Support - Assist in IT Support and recommendations for clients that have a supported IT environment.



Gold Canyon Candle

• Chandler, AZ

• IT Manager

  • Oct 2004 - Oct 2006

  Provided network and system support to local and remote users. Deployed and maintained the software and hardware supporting a nationwide answering service and messaging system, integrated web order entry for consultants. Managed Sage 500 support and installation. Administered Microsoft technologies including Windows Server (NT, 2000, 2003), Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange (2003), and Microsoft SQL Server (2000, 2005) and local workstation software. Configured and managed network hardware servicing the corporate needs. Developed corporate policies and department procedures to address information security, change management, business continuity and disaster recovery. Developed and implemented IT policies and standards to increase effectiveness and minimize cost related to the acquisition, implementation and operation of IT systems. Responsible for selecting and implementing a managed Warehouse Management system integrated to newly implemented Web Ordering system for both internal and external resources. Implemented, trained and supported WMS application. Managed and participated in various projects from initiation to closure including migration of services from in-house hosting to cloud environment. Ensured all IT systems, infrastructures, networks, securities, hardware and software were running efficiently and setup new networks (LAN/WAN/WLAN) and secure tunnels where needed. Managed the approved annual operating and capital budgets for Information Technology systems while strengthening IT infrastructure through implementing new technologies. Led planning initiatives and activities, formulating and providing recommendations on IT best practices to achieve the expected business objectives and outcomes while aligning the business with technology. Implemented Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans, change management, vendor management and IT governance. Recruited, trained and managed the IT staff of 4.



Frontstep, Inc. (formerly Symix Systems, Inc.)

• Tempe, AZ

• Senior Software & System Integration Engineer and Systems Administration

  • 1989 - 2004

  • Responsible for System administration requirements for the Developmental and Quality Assurance and Testing Groups. • Windows 2000, Windows XP, Active Directory, SQL, Web, and Microsoft Exchange Server administration • Set-up Ghost Server and created images used for Software installation and testing. • Maintain policies and security rules established by corporate office. • Support and troubleshooting of local area network. • Setup and maintain Virtual Machines used by the QA group used for QA testing of product releases • Define machine configurations that will be used by customers in implementing the Frontstep SyteLine ERP, CRM and Commerce software. • Developed configuration wizards that configured installed products, including creation of SQL databases, Services creation, IIS web sites. • Manage, scope, develop, and maintained product installs and service packs. • Produce documentation for installs and configuration wizards. • Responsible for internal and external training of staff. • Assist customer service and interact with customers with installation and application issues. • Code Program Installation Wizards used in the installation of the Frontstep SyteLine ERP system. • Application and Crystal Reports development using T-SQL and Stored Procedures used in the Frontstep SyteLine ERP system • Benchmark and QA Testing for Frontstep CRM and Commerce products • Machine setup required to benchmark and test products. • Install product, configure benchmark scripts • Configure different user configurations used to evaluate product performance. • Use available tools to provide analysis of results to Technicians so that they can follow –up with necessary changes required for products.



Distribution Architects Intl.

• Tempe,AZ

• Software Developer

  • 1989 - 1998

  Senior Software & System Integration Engineer • Served as a technical leader in application development in the conversion of the legacy system to Microsoft Windows platform. • Designed and developed scripts (in Perl and VB) to compile, create environments, and create install shields required to deliver new software and changes to clients. • Responsible for QA Testing and machine setup required to test and deploy products. • Benchmark testing of converted Legacy system • Install product, configure benchmark scripts • Configure different user configurations used to evaluate product performance. • Use available tools to provide analysis of results • Create Software and Hardware configurations (needs requirements) for potential clients. • Create documentation required to install and configure software. • Developed configuration wizards that configured installed products. Project Management • Perform project management tasks that include manage client expectations, budget analysis and resource allocation. • Manage all of the technical aspects during the entire implementation life cycle, which include consult with the business analysts and client to determine the project scope and to re-engineer their old functional processes. • Conducted the research of the gap analysis between the base product and the client’s requirements in conjunction with the business analysts.