Hyperion Analytic Server (Essbase) v. 3.x through 9.3.x; Hyperion Planning, Shared Services, Workspace, business rules, Microsoft SQL Server, Excel VBA, Access, VB, Essbase API for VB, Adobe API.

Roles include technical lead resolving a wide range of Hyperion 9.x BI+ related upgrades and migration issues specifically with Essbase, HP, HSS, WS, and business rules.

Excellent track record in strategy development and implementation with strong problem solving,interpersonal and negotiating skills.

Exhibits continuous quality improvement and achieves remarkable customer satisfaction in all customer-facing projects.

Management experience across US, Europe and Asian geographies.

Project management of IT projects, including change, cost, budget and risk management.

Streamlining of IT support to achieve uniform and structured support.

SLA adherence and centralized administration; Customer engagement and CSAT improvement.

PMP® from PMI

ITIL Foundation certified

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Messaging

Six Sigma Greenbelt training & projects

Global experience.

Functional areas of expertise spans Project Management, Program Management, Information Technology, Marketing, Research, Operations, Business Development, Systems Analysis, Contract Negotiations, Outsourcing, and Customer Service.

Core Skills

Project Management - Strategic Planning Risk Management - Communications - Process Improvement - Outsourcing Management - Global Team Management - Relationship Building - Contract Negotiations Executive Presentations - Fund Raising and Marketing

Strengths include business experience across multiple industries including Healthcare, Manufacturing and services, implementing and upgrading Hyperion products including HFM/FDM, Hyperion Strategic Finance and legacy products such as Hyperion Enterprise.

Designing and building an integrated Oracle EPM 11 installation using any and all modules.

Database/data warehouse design.

Complex project management

Experience includes ten years Hyperion, seven years consulting, and six years of Finance.

Product Suite experience includes: Hyperion System 9 BI+ Planning & Essbase (Project Lead/Application Design);

Hyperion Planning 2.3 – 11.1.1.3 (Project Lead/Application Design, Developer & Administrator);

Hyperion Essbase 5.0 – 11.1.1.3 (Project Lead/Application Design, Developer & Administrator);

Hyperion Administrative Services 7.x – 11.1.1.3 (Developer & Administrator);

Hyperion Application Link (Developer & End User);

Hyperion Reports 1.6 – 11.1.2 (Developer & Administrator).

Oracle | Hyperion Project experience includes: Hyperion Administrator, Designer, and Developer with emphasis on Essbase, Planning, Financial Reports – ten years;

Participation in over 20 Hyperion/Oracle Full Lifecycle implementations and/or upgrades;

Ability to lead a design requirements gathering sessions and propose solution;

Architect design for the product solution to customer satisfaction;

Ability to orchestrate the efforts of the project team members and map out planned tasks;

BSO Essbase skills include calc scripts, business, rules, outline formulas, database optimization;

ASO Essbase skills include advanced outline design, MDX formulas, and database materialization;

Hyperion Planning skills include implementation of application from design to production;

Full understanding of Hyperion BI+ in delivering reporting solutions;

Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to provide creative solutions;

Ability to perform product demonstrations and training for business and administrative users; and Ability to lead a team from design to production and ensure project quality and delivery

A professional hybrid wishing to continue providing and developing his role as trusted advisor assisting organizations navigating the path between process and automation.

Experience in both Finance (process) and Financial Systems (technology). Over 15 years of multi-disciplinary experience in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, and Program / Project Management; including 5+ years in Big 4 Accounting.

Experience covers a wide array of disciplines including a concentration on the development and implementation of Financial and Business Intelligence systems plus a broad IT experience across multiple technology components (Mainframe, UNIX, etc.).

Has led Business Intelligence, Corporate Performance Management, and ERP projects.

Experience also includes business analysis for large complex organizations including gathering requirements, determining current and desired end states, authoring detailed process and systems maps, and a deep involvement in IT deployments involving applications that support critical business processes.

A professional with both cost and project management experience directly involved in the detailed development and management of vendor contracts, supplier relationships, total spend analysis, and analytical tools used to direct spend.

Has extensive experience in reporting, budgeting, financial analysis, administration, and accounting principles.

Past positions as Financial Systems Manager/Hyperion Administrator; Senior Financial Reporting Analyst/Hyperion Administrator; Senior Budget and Financial Reporting Analyst; Staff Accountant/Team Lead, and Cost Accountant/Financial Analyst.

B.S. in Economics, and MBA in IT

“Go-to” first contact Lawson person for technical and functional support while at Lawson Software.

Tax functional background with strong expertise in Vertex 6.0, 4.0, and 4.1 (awarded the Vertex Innovational of the Year Award).

Strong expertise with Lawson roll-outs globally and different domain areas such as Paper, Fashion, Manufacturing, Telecom, Oil and Gas, Textiles, and Food and Beverage.

Strong experience with accounting, management and tax.

Experience with 50 plus implementations with a wide range of roles: sales, consulting, support, and troubleshooting team

Excellent troubleshooting skills (one of select few consultants in North America that was sent to fix and turned around projects where there were major issues)

Strong exposure in integrating Vertex Q series with SAP and JD Edwards

Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong leadership skills.

B.S. in Business Administration (major in Accounting)

In-depth knowledge of Lawson HR, Payroll, Benefits, EDIT (8.x), PO, RQ, Procurement, Finance, Lawson case tools, system utilities, LAUA security administration, installation of CTP patches, UNIX/Perl scripting, PGP encryption, Lawson database structures, interface processes, developing custom programs, and XML interface development.

Roles include as Lawson technical lead, instructing training classes, and Lawson software engineer.

Bachelor’s and Masters degrees.

Past roles include Director of BI Center of Excellent, Hyperion Senior Manager, Project Manager & Tech Lead, Financial Solutions Delivery Manager, and Senior Financial Analyst.

Financial forecasting, budgeting, reporting, Hyperion EPM Planning, Essbase, Brio, Oracle Financials, Business Objects, and more.

MBA in Finance.

Strong financial/accounting background, more than 10 years experience with the Oracle/Hyperion BPM software.

Strong Hyperion Essbase systems developer (Advanced skills level), with experience in implementation, training, and end-user support.

Technical skills encompass all aspects of implementing Essbase systems and some of the peripheral products (Intermediate to Advanced): Hyperion Financial Reports, Hyperion Interactive Reporting, Hyperion Workspace for Office, Essbase Excel Add-In, Analyzer, Integration Services, and Excel VBA.

Excellent communication and interpersonal/social skills includes experience working with management and end-users to determine the organization’s needs while balancing those needs against cost, system limitations, resource availability, and project time constraints.

Past roles include: Regional Accountant; Interim Controller, Financial Reporting Senior

BS in Accounting

Adept at technical application development, facilitating sessions, defining user requirements, and solid technical and functional experience to bridge both functional users and IT requirements successfully.

Hyperion Essbase (6-9.x); Hyperion Planning (4.x, 9.x, 11.x), load rules, dimension build rules, calc scripts, report scripts, task lists, smart lists, menus, dynamic calc scripts, shared services, ODI, star analytics/integration server; maxl, etc.

Bachelor's in Accounting.

Mentoring and knowledge transfer.

BS, Masters, MBA, and Project-based Management Certificate.

18+ years finance/accounting/systems. 8+ years utilizing Hyperion Essbase Planning, and Excel (advanced)

18+ years Financial Reporting, Accounting, Financial Analysis and Systems Analysis.

Consistent work history. Well organized. Excellent communication/interpersonal skills. Effective across all organizational levels.

Experience includes Project Management, Executive Level Reporting, Supervisory, Financial Planning and Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Spreadsheet Modeling, Policies & Procedures, Internal Reporting and Process Improvement.

BBA in Accounting

An accomplished certified SQL Server Developer with demonstrated success designing and implementing database solutions that improve business functionality.

Expertise in extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) data from disparate data sources using SSIS. Experience in administration and support of various software solutions.

Skilled in the creation of professional presentations that include complex subject matter. Proven ability to implement technologies that decrease cost, increase performance and positively affect the bottom line.

Technology tools

SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, SSIS, SSRS, Microsoft Access 95-2007, Transact SQL, PL/SQL, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic.Net, JavaScript, HTML, ASP. Net, Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Office Suite, Crystal Reports, E-workforce Management, SharePoint, Adobe Photoshop, Prism, Six Sigma Black Belt certification training, Method One, Situational Leadership, Communicating Feedback, Valuing Diversity.

Experienced Essbase developer and administrator, and has worked on every Essbase upgrade from version 3 to System 11. Also experienced with EMPA, Hyperion Planning, calc manager, HFM administration, HAL, FDM, Reports and Web Analysis.

Has participated in 2 new Essbase deployments, 1 EIS, 1 HFM, and 1 EPMA and Planning. Has redesigned and redeployed existing Essbase applications about every 3 years.

ETL experience with Esscmd, MaxL, and EIS shells. Good working knowledge of SQL, VBA and VBS batch files.

Provided Essbase user and administrator training to offices in South Korea, Spain, Mexico, and consulted with a Tokyo subsidiary to review their project plans and interview their Hyperion team.

Masters Degree. Passed CPA exam.

Past roles: Senior Manager, Financial Systems; Financial Systems Analyst/Manager, Financial Systems; Financial Reporting Assistant/Supervisor; Corporate Staff Accountant.

Active in Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing technologies in a variety of roles (developer to manager) since 1979. Offers a strong understanding of data warehousing, data marts, Hyperion Essbase and the strength/concepts of multidimensionality.

Financial Analysis & Reporting – Business Process Evaluation – Project Management – Accounting & Budgeting – Data Management – DW implementation.

BS in Accounting.

Hyperion Essbase; ShowCase Essbase; SSIS; SSRS; SSAS; Business Objects; SQL; and more.

Roles include: Project Management; Lead Hyperion Developer/Administrator; Hyperion Developer/Financial Analyst/Administrator/Hyperion Consultant (internal); SAS Activity based costing database developer.

10+ years’ experience (full life cycle) with Hyperion Essbase (Certified v 6). Skills include Hyperion Analyzer (both Web and client-server, v 5 and 6), Excel VB and VBA, Essbase Application Manager, Partition Manager, Excel add-in and Server (v 3 through 6.5), Designeer and Administrator, Oros/SAS cost account products and Oracle Financials.

Microsoft Project and Project Workbench; requirements gathering and development of functional and technical specifications; interaction with finance and accounting customers who possessed varying levels of technical savvy; extracting data from disparate data sources using SQL; database construction using Essbase; front-end design using Analyzer or Excel templates with VBA; classroom and one-on-one customer training and education; developing and delivery of business intelligence solutions using Hyperion products; lead implementer in numerous upgrades of Hyperion software; three-time presenter at Hyperon Solutions conventions (one presentation ranked 8 out of 283); developed cost accounting system using SAS software; Managed work of junior Hyperion developers.

Master’s degree in Finance from Carnegie Mellon, Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.