Candidates About

 

James c. Jacobs

 

Oracle Financial Systems Administrator & Project Manager

Project Manager ∙ Director of IT ∙ System Architect ∙ BI Admin ∙ CSM ∙ CSPO ∙ SAFe SA ∙ Data Analyst

 

I am a seasoned professional with years of computer experience, with expertise in project management, agile methodologies, system development, migration and implementation of enterprise networking technology. I have diverse technical and functional expertise in all aspects of Oracle Applications, Data Warehousing, Oracle tools sets and Oracle administration functions. In additions have either been part of or managed over a dozen full system financial and manufacturing implementations. I am a highly communicative Project Manager who motivates and mentors people at all levels of technical expertise. In addition as a CSM/CSPO/SAFe SA and a Scrum Coach, I work with my scrum tams to deliver production ready product on time and under budget. I am outstanding in problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills with proven ability to conceptualize solutions to challenging situations and implement practical cost effective projects.

     

• Scrum Master/Coach and SAFe SA for National entertainment company
• Project Manager and Scrum Master for several DOD military and non-military projects
• IT Director for several international companies with locations in China, Mexico, Taiwan, and Ireland
• Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Coach and Project Manager for Government and private industry Institutions.
• Extensive Oracle ERP/CRM/e-Business/e-Commerce functional & technical expertise
• Data Warehouse reporting and ETL experience
• Experience with OBIEE, Business Objects, Cognos 10, Micro Strategy and Oracle Discoverer
• Proven ability to implement Financials and Manufacturing systems
• Extensive knowledge of information and reporting systems
• Experience managing groups of people and projects
• Database management systems
• Troubleshooting & test management experience
• Expertise in implementation and system integration
• Years of experience in team building , leadership, and mentoring
• Familiar with SOX and ISO9001 policies and procedures practices associated with IT departments
• Six years of experienced in Agile practices and procedures using Rally, Jira, and Youtrack
• Experience with Wiki, Google Docs, and Share point packages for documentation and training use.

 

General Studies – Cabrillo College, Aptos

Marine Biology – San Francisco, San Francisco

Post-University Training Courses – Extensive Oracle Applications, Oracle Development tools, UNIX system, Project Management, BI Reporting, CSM, CSPO, SAFe SA & ISO 9001 Audit training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE                                                             Page Two

Eliassen Group Ventura/El Segundo Ca.                                                                                    June 2016 – Present

 

Project Manager/CSM/CSPO/SAFe SA, Scrum Coach and Data Analyst

 

·         Scrum Master for several engineering teams for AT&T’s new entertainment project

·         Scrum Coach and Scrum Master for two AT&T End to End certification teams.

·         Provided Scrum Support to other Agile personnel and teams.

·         Trained internal personnel on Microsoft Micro strategy software.

·         Developed velocity reporting and Agile reports and dashboards for internal AT&T agile teams and project managers.

·         Created Micro Strategy report linking the Agile Craft system, Jira system and Qmetry system providing scrum teams with insights into the flow of Capabilities to Features to stories to sub-tasks and bugs, plus linking to the test cases and scripts in Qmetry.

·         Developed and implemented defect management process for all Agile teams at AT&T.

·         Set Scrum methodology standards for internal AT&T scrum teams.

·         Provided services to other AT&T scrum teams in the use of Agile Craft a SAFe agile software product.

 

VSolvit LLC Ventura Ca.                                                                                        Nov 2014 – June 2016

 

Project Manager/CSM/CSPO/Proposal Eng./Scrum Coach

·         Government Security Clearance

·         CSM for company scrum teams

·         Scrum Coach for 5 project teams

·         Project Manager for several DOD military projects and two internal projects

·         Scrum Master and Scrum Coach for HUD project

·         Set standards and created documents/policies for internal processes and procedures

·         Project lead for replicated sanitized client database

·         Implemented Agile software Youtrack companywide for all projects

·         Created Cognos BI reports for military client

·         Created OBIEE reports and dashboards for military client

·         Became Certified Scrum Master and directed other projects in scrum methodology

·         Worked on numerous government proposals

·         Used Microsnap for ETL process for military client

·         Developed python ETL process for loading client backlog requests

·         EPG chairman for company

·         Revamped SDLC process for gov’t entity improving ROI and delivery or product

·         Combine MS Project with Youtrack for Reporting purposes.

 

 

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Intuit  Woodland Hills Ca.                                                                                               Sep 2007 – Oct 2014

SR. Oracle Engineer/Analyst/ Data Steward/Agile Scrum Master/Product Owner

·         Built IHUB Model using Protégé Ontology

·         Set standards for reporting for all internal departments

·         Converted Oracle Discoverer reports to Business Objects

·         Business Objects and Oracle Discoverer Administrator.

·         Trained user community in the use of Business Objects.

·         Create Business Objects Universe for data warehouse database.

·         Developed training for Discoverer, Business Objects and  Quest Toad software for internal departments

·         Developed organic growth and attrition reports for the Marketing and Customer Service departments

·         Created seasonal revenue audit and Accounting Billing Analysis system for Finance department to work with Oracle AR application.

·         Re-designed Gross Margin and aging reports as part of the Billing project for Accounting.

·         Created numerous PLSQL and SQL scripts for audits, materialized views and procedures.

·         Used Talend Open Studio software to create ETL scripts data loading.

·         Mentored interns in the use of ETL tools

·         Scrum Master for several teams using both Rally and Jira Agile tools for over three years.

·         Created Wiki based support system for centralized merchant processing

·         Built in-house data dictionary of centralized Merchant and Transaction systems in Quick Base

·         Provided system software support concerning company billing, merchant transaction and financial systems.

·         Worked with internal NOC in how to deal with support issues and calls.

 

LuminentOIC Inc. Chatsworth, Ca.                                                                             Mar 2007 – Aug 2007

 

Director of IT of Multi organization staff with locations in the United States, Taiwan and China.

• Provided day-to-day management of Operations staff in the States, China and Taiwan
• Project Lead for Company’s Oracle 11.5.10 Application and 9i database Implementation for the US
• Orchestrated creation of Audit and SOX documentation for US based entity
• Point person for company financial audit dealing with SOX IT requirements and implementation methods
• Worked with Other departments in use of ADI and discoverer as importing and reporting tools respectively
• Created Implementation documentation procedure and worked with departments in establishing documents.
• Setup and tested system disaster recovery process for States location.
• Secured and developed project plan for multi-organization PLM system based in China
• Work closely with outside vendors in securing favorable contacts and licenses for companywide systems
• Upgraded companies SOX policies concerning PCO and SCO procedures.
• Worked with parent company in assuring employees time information was processing correctly with outside payroll vendor.
• System administrator for US based employees in Oracle Financial and Manufacturing system
• Trained US based IT staff on Optio, Oracle SQL, Oracle PLSQl, Oracle Discoverer and reports.
• Provided support to other departments and worked with Oracle On Demand support to resolve critical issues

 

 

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American Dawn, Inc. Compton, Ca.                                                             Dec 2004 – Feb 2007

 

Director of  IT of multi organization staff  in the United States and in Mexico.

• Project Director for Company’s Oracle 11.5.10 Application and 9i database Implementation.
• Instrumental in establishing company’s intranet structure with third party suppliers.
• Worked with other departments in designing and Implementing Physical inventory procedures with use of RFID technology.
• Established system disaster recovery process for company using servers on both coasts of the country.
• Upgraded company’s e-Commerce process using Sterling Software on system working with Oracle Order Management software.
• Upgraded company’s computer hardware infrastructure from 1970 technology to current Dell raid systems topography.
• Implemented reporting tools such as Web based discovered, HTMLDB, web based query tools, and portal reporting for Company’s Oracle system.
• Implemented company’s web store processing software using Oracle i-Store.
• Managed company’s custom web site upgrade using latest Oracle web based tools.
• Upgraded Company’s decade old PBX phone system nationally and in Mexico with current state of the art system.
• Provided training for company’s DBA and Analysts concerning Oracle Apps, Oracle tool sets and System administration functions.
• Responsible for managing company’s Oracle applications in OM, PO, FIN, MRP, ERP, SA, e-Commerce, Oracle Service and Oracle marketing.
• Created reports for the Finance and Manufacturer departments, using Oracle reports, SQL reports, and Discoverer.
• Trained the Finance department on the use of  Oracle’s Application Desktop Integrator

 

 Leap Wireless Corporation, San Diego, Ca                                                                  Jan 2003-Dec 2004

 

Oracle Administrator Manager with a staff of permanent employees and several consultants.

• Project lead for the development and upgrade of multi-organization system on Oracle software.

• Instrumental in correcting company’s original system implementation by third party consulting firm. Successfully corrected 10 million dollar out of balance condition between general ledger and support sub modules.
• Developed financial system backup and recovery system while providing 100% uptime to processing system.
• Project-lead on upgrade of the company’s Financial Oracle system increasing processing speed while drastically reducing error rate and network traffic.
• Project lead on Project Costing upgrade and Fresh Start Accounting implementation.
• Implemented and successfully upgraded entire Oracle 11.5.5 system to higher less error prone Oracle 11.5.9 version.
• Instrumental in initiating and implementing several technical improvements to existing infrastructure improving departmental processing time and decreasing departmental work-load.
• Improved Phone inventory reporting by customizing monthly transactional cost and quantity reports for corporate and region centers.  Also initiated and implemented project for transfer phone inventory from MS Sql-server system into Oracle for financial reporting.
• Structure the Financial IT department to meet SOX requirements.
• Worked with Finance department on setting FSG reports and the use of ADI for importing journals.
• Developed and maintained training documentation and job task information for AP, RA, FA and PO modules concerning Oracle for other departments
• Maintained and enhanced custom Noetix views for finance departments

 

 

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Oracle System Consultant, Southern Ca,                                                                    Feb 2002 – Jan 2003

 

Freelance consultant for several Southern California based companies providing analyst support for Oracle systems.

• Improved productivity through development of lock box system and tuned existing Sql Oracle script for national real estate company.
• Project-lead in evaluating software and gathering requirements for project costing/billing system for Hollywood based Motion Picture Film Company.
• Instrumental in correcting tax system for regional southern California Loan Company, using Oracle development tools.
• Upgraded regional real estate’s company’s Oracle order management system and process.
• Implemented Lock box process with regional real estate company.
• Wrote, developed and implemented html web pages for local entertainment company providing quality presentations illustrating client’s product.

 

Fairchild Fasteners Corp., Simi Valley, Ca                                                                  Mar 2001-Feb 2002

                                               

Implementation Specialist working with manufacturing, accounting, and sales department concerning Oracle enhancements associated with forms, reports and processes. Project-lead on single unifying purchasing system across parent and child companies associated with Fairchild.

• Project leader, designer and implemented Approved Supplier Selection system in keeping with lowering manufacturing operating costs.
• Established inter-company data transfer system with corporate based Oracle systems and alternate warehouse operating systems.
• Responsible for technical issues and upgrades associated with corporate Oracle systems.
• Improved productivity through the development and enhancements of order processing reports and processes using Oracle reports and Oracle Discoverer reporting tool.
• Documented existing processes, configurations and developed training in request to companies requirements to improve productivity and processing
• Maintained Oracle reports and application process for Oracle modules AP, SA, AR, GL, PO,INV

                                        

 

NetZero Corp., Westlake, CA                                                                                            Jan 2000 - Mar 2001

 

Senior Analyst, Managed Oracle ERP system implementation. I developed customer support system using current development tools to handle internet issues.

• Implemented Oracle Order Entry, Oracle Field Sales and Oracle Sales & Marketing.
• Developed and implemented custom customer support system for the Technical Service department using Oracle development tools. Support system was designed to handle over a 1 million calls annually providing comprehensive reports identifying issues and abnormalities associated with the company’s internet based system.
• Increased productivity for the sales and marketing department by centralizing the perspective client lists for all the national regions into one cohesive database.
• Developed Internet inventory reports and forecasted ad reports for Sales, marketing and the Executive departments providing insights to forecasted budgets.
• Developed inventory I-store based system for web portal system.
• Technical/Project-lead on system wide ERP system implementation.
• Maintained current programming of the Oracle Financial, Inventory and Purchasing system on Oracle 8.0.5 database platform on Sun Solaris 2.6 UNIX system.
• Developed and implemented EDI bank reconciliation procedure between bank system and corporate Oracle system.

 

 

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Data Exchange Corporation, Camarillo, CA                                                                  Dec 1997 - Jan 2000

 

IT Manager, managing business analysts, technical resources and several EDI projects between the states and China based parent company.

• Managed staff of analyst and programmers working on Oracle system development and maintenance both in the states and Ireland.
• Maintained current programming of the Oracle Financial, Inventory, Order Management, and Purchasing systems on Oracle 7.3.3.5 database platform of Sun Solaris 2.6 UNIX system.
• Project lead on company service team dealing with customer issues affecting Operations, Engineering, Sales and Data Processing.
• Implemented and managed team of analysts constructing an Oracle RFQ application system with Oracle Forms 4.5 and Reports 3.0.
• Instrumental in the upgrading of the Oracle 10.7 upgrade team onto Sun Solaris 2.6 operating system.
• Implemented entire web site onto JavaScript from CGI based platform concerning the marketing and purchasing transactions.
• Implemented department productivity through departmental reorganization an improving staff effectiveness without increasing workload.
• Improved inter-department and hardware vendors by implementing supplier control system and providing EDI transactional processing.

 

 

Xylan Corporation, Calabasas, CA                                                                   Aug 1995 - Dec 1997

 

• Project-lead for the implementation of AgileSoft’s software package which allowed the electronic porting of BOMs and ECOs to the Oracle Manufacturing application.
• Project lead for successful ISO 9001 certification.
• Technical Project lead for Company’s public offering
• Provided support of manufacturing operations with the Oracle bill of material, inventory, purchasing, MRP, MPS and MDS applications.
• Implemented system reports for the Oracle Financial applications system and the Scopus customer support system using Oracle reports version 2.0 and version 2.5.
• Worked with Vendors, analyzed offerings brought in key players from the outside and inside –eventually implemented the system in house.
• Project-lead for the implementation of Scopus’ Oracle-based customer support/sales force automation system in 1995.
• Implemented a serialized scanning system encompassing Oracle Forms 4.5 and the latest scanning and bar-code printing technology for manufacturing linking them to the in-house application suites.
• Co-managed 10 people in the Oracle applications v10.5 upgrade to Oracle 10.7 on Sun operating units.
• Project-lead for the implementation of complete Oracle applications v10.5: AR. AP, GL, INV, engineering, WIP, MRP and purchasing in just 77 days.

 

 

Technology Skills & Qualifications

 

Operating Systems            Windows, UNIX, Novell 3.11-3.12, LINUX, Solaris, SunOS

Hardware:                             Dell, Sun, Cisco, IBM, and HP

 

Operating Systems             Oracle Applications 10.5-12.1, Oracle 7.1-9i, Oracle Developer 2000, Reports 2.0-

Software                             6i & Forms, PL/SQL, Oracle Discoverer 3.0, ADI, Oracle WebDB, OBIEE, Cognos BI, Business Objects 3.2, 4.0 & 4.1, Micro Strategy, Noetix, XML, FoxPro, Progress, MS Project, Python,  Wiki, Share point, Google Docs, Talend Open Studio, Protégé, HTML, HTMLDB, MS Access, Rally, Jira, Agile Craft, Visual Studio, Smartsheets, Youtrack and Gantt.