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Mark Witts

Summary Profile:   An accomplished, motivated, and focused Senior IT Professional and Principal Business Analyst with extensive and progressive experience in Business Systems Analysis, ERP Applications Management with Oracle E-Business Suite products, Oracle Cloud Applications as well as IT Operations and Infrastructure.  Strong PMO experience with functional and technical skills combined.  A team oriented professional with excellent skills in analysis, communications and relationship building within permanent and contract roles. 

Professional experience and major accomplishments:

Senior Oracle Financials Business Analyst – Oracle Cloud ERP OTL/Projects/Financials Support

Momenta Pharmaceuticals - Cambridge MA                                                                            1/2017-Present

Lead Oracle Cloud OTL/Projects Manager for Project configurations, process improvement designs for PMO Management and Corporate Finance.  Delivered successful support of Oracle Time and Labor and Oracle Projects in support of recently implemented Oracle Cloud Financials as well system maintenance tasks with PBCS Hyperion planning,  administration and reporting.

Senior Oracle EBS Consultant BA – R12 P2P & Fusion Upgrade CDM Smith, Boston MA        2/2016 – 12/2016

Lead Procure-To-Pay Consultant PMO lead for R12 Advanced Procurement, Procurement Contracts implementation which included configuration, testing, training, Change Management planning, Oracle Cloud Fusion HCM and delivery for CDM Procurement, Deloitte, and CDM Finance.  Development oversight with global technology groups, both off-shore and domestic.  Implementation delivered in September 2016 on schedule.

Principal Oracle EBS Business Analyst- Billing Program Initiative, Agero Inc.   Medford MA   1/2015 – 2/2016

Successfully supported the design and configuration of R12 Oracle Project Billing, Project Costing modules and Service Oriented Applications (SOA).  Assisted with Oracle Pricing Automation (OPA) as needed.  Delivered staff augmentation with EBS Financials production support for Contracts/Purchasing. Project Data Mapping and Conversion tasks for key report conversion efforts via SDLC were completed ahead of time.

Principal Oracle EBS Consultant BA Project Support ,  Akamai Technologies, - Cambridge, MA       2014 - 2015                   

Lead Akamai Production support for 11i Financials as well as R12 re-implementation support through

Go-Live.  Modules included General Ledger, Receivables, Cash Management, Service Contracts, Assets,

Install Base, Purchasing and Project Accounting.  Lead enterprise Release Management, Instance Planning and provisioning as well as UAT support that reduced cycle times with increased service quality.

Senior Oracle EBS Practice Lead – Tier1 Inc., Oracle EBS Consulting Services Integrator          2/2013 – 9/2014

Senior Oracle EBS Lead Consultant for multiple Oracle R12 and 11i Financials Order Management, and Supply Chain upgrades and implementations. Provided evaluation and assessments on configurations as well as presented in depth functional training and support for R12 Order Management, Procurement, Service Contracts, Install Base, Depot Repair, Receivables, Billing Presentment, Project Accounting, Payments, AP, General Ledger, Bills of Material, Purchasing, Shipping and Inventory.  Consulted for Oracle R12 Financials -   Client upgrades of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payments, Project Accounting, SLA, Cash Management and Fixed Assets.   This included configuration, testing support and management, issue resolution for implementations, upgrades to R12 as well as production support.  RICE requirements elicitation and delivery.

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Oracle EBS Consultant Business P2P Analyst – R12 upgrade and P2P implementation                       

Harvard University, Cambridge MA                                                                            1/2012 - 1/2013

Provided effective leadership during the successful Oracle R12 upgrade project for Procure-To-Pay efforts which included R12 Payments, Purchasing, and Project Accounting during discovery, design, configuration, testing, training, and business acceptance.    Directed technical guidance for developers Oracle R12 Payment and Procurement re-design, build, testing, training and implementation during the upgrade project with FSS HUIT Development.

State Street Bank and Trust, Boston, MA                                                                 8/2011 – 12/2011                 Oracle EBS Consultant, Procure-To-Pay Oracle R12 Project Implementation

Contracted to lead, design and build data conversion processes and repositories for a successful conversion of

US based Supplier, Contracts and Procurement data into Oracle’s iSupplier Hub, Oracle Contracts and Purchasing for Indirect spend reduction efforts in the US.  Lead Oracle Business Consultant analyst with the R2P Program Management Office for technical data conversion planning and delivery.

Accumet Engineering Inc., Hudson, MA                                                     June 2009   –   July 2011

Senior Director, IT and Operations: Provided project management for the E2 system implementation that resulted in on time and under budget results.  Lead design, testing and accurate data conversion.  The results provided real time manufacturing statistics, accurate cost assessments, and profitability for management.  Successfully directed team responsibilities in  IT, Manufacturing, Finance, Procurement and Sales.   UAT, training and production rollout.  Implemented consolidated Order Management, A/P, G/L, A/R, Contracts, reporting and monthly reporting solutions.  Re-established good customer satisfaction by improving customer relationships, developed competitive product pricing and on time deliveries achieving (98% vs 55%) fulfillment accuracy within one year.

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cambridge, MA                                                                December 2008 – May 2009

Senior IT Oracle ERP Systems Manager – Oracle Financials R12 Implementation and Product Support.

Business Systems Analyst for R12 implementation project and lead support of Oracle Financial R12 –OM, A/R, G/L, A/P, PO, iProc, A/R, Fixed Assets, iExpense,  iProcurement and Core HR.   Worked closely with Developers, Finance, and Oracle Consultants during UAT testing, production issues, training, assisted with closing activities, troubleshooting, Discoverer 10g setup, training and administration.  Coordinated 3^rd party DBA vendor and consulting tasks in all Oracle environments with  IT Operations.   Lead requirement and functional gap analysis and process reviews with RICE components via SDLC.   Provided Oracle SR management and led user, DBA and development efforts to resolve Production issues.  Met and addressed compliance requirements with SOX 404 controls.

American Tower Corporation, Southborough/Boston, MA                                                                           2007 – 2008 

Senior IT Oracle Applications Business Analyst - Oracle Financials 11.5.10 Upgrade Project and Support:

Successfully performed 11.5.10 Upgrade tasks from 11.5.8 with IT, Consultants and Finance on schedule.  Performed requirements gathering  and  gap analysis, application design and build collaboration, configuration/setup tasks, test script generation, UAT signoff, training, and ongoing production support for A/R, A/P, PO, Workflow, Fixed Assets, iProc, iExpense.   Secondary support for Project Accounting and integration with PO, Fixed Assets, Core HR & SSHR.  Delivered and led Oracle/SQL server based app reporting efforts for Cell Tower Financial operations in Atlanta.   Led requirements analysis and design, build and rollout for upgrade functionality, RICE project work, and ETL Data Marts.

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Sonus Networks Inc., Westford, MA                                                                                                                2006 - 2007

Senior Business Applications Manager -IT Oracle Financials Project 11.5.9/11.5.10.  -  Projec t Lead IT analyst during a “Internationalization” Project of AR/AP/GL/COGS/BOM/INV in support of VSOE  Software Revenue Recognition policy and accounting for SOP 98-9.  Designed the reconfiguration of Accounting and Invoice Rule allocations to comply with license, warranty, installation, services, and training from customer acceptances.  This included a COGS RICE extension to align deferred revenue with costs.  Performed 11.5.10 upgrade with IT team with Oracle On-Demand Hosting Services.   Responsible for the License/Royalty and Intercompany reporting re-designs that drastically improved closing cycle time for Finance.  Provided quality production support for GL/AR/AP/FA/Costing, Lead Business Analyst for RICE components. Functional lead with UAT, requirements/gap analysis and documentation with Finance.    Performed requirements traceability, supported IT/COBIT and SOX 404 IT general application control audits.

NetScout Systems Inc., Westford, MA    Network Hardware/Software monitoring provider             2004 - 2006                                                                                    

Principal IT Oracle Business Systems Analyst – Oracle ERP 11.5.10 Implementation Project Support:

Modules:  A/R, A/P, OM, Procurement, Cost/Inventory, GL, Fixed Assets, Workflow, Discoverer 9i, BOM, iProcurement and Approvals Management Rules based design.  Provided functional and technical leadership for the 11.5.10 Manufacturing/OM and Financials conversion and implementation.  Worked with business and consultants during solution design, build/configuration, gap analysis, training and rollout.  This included an A/R VSOE extension design to properly recognize revenue at a line level and transaction level for complex software warranties and licensing.   Administered Discoverer environments and support for critical financial report conversion throughout project.  Successfully developed Oracle Workflow business rules changes with AME iProcurement and Inventory cost of goods and services.  Coordinated patch protocol review, instance roadmap and analysis.

Mercury Computer Systems Inc., Chelmsford, MA            - Defense Electronics Contractor                       2001 – 2004

Principal IT Business Systems Analyst – Oracle ERP 11i Implementation and Support:

Modules:  Supply Chain, GL, AR, AP, PO, Cost/INV, Core HR, SSWF/SSHR, SS Benefits, Workflow Administrator

Successfully implemented Oracle 11i ERP within Oracle Hosting Services.  Performed hands-on migration of custom objects and workflows into MC Custom Top Schema.   Participated in CRP, Design and UAT of Phase 2 implementation of Oracle Install Base, Service Contracts.   Led Application team and users through upgrades from 11.5.3 to 11.5.8 apps environment with Oracle On-Demand Hosting.  Provided ongoing production support and continuous improvement Voice of the Customer (VOC) initiatives within IT.   Successfully coordinated and provided hands on dynamic/static data conversions for initial implementation and subsequent acquisition with quality results.

INFOLIBRIA Inc., Waltham, MA  -  Internet Media System Provider                                                   1999 – 2001                      Oracle ERP Manager - IT and Operations- Oracle ERP R11 Implementation and Support:

Implemented and improved processes by deploying  Oracle ERP Financials/Mfg. R11 in a ‘Start-Up’ Pre-IPO business,      on-time and within budget.   Aligned processes from quote to collect and developed standard Oracle Operating Procedures to ensure best practices.  Performed all sole Analyst and Oracle Apps DBA tasks such as patching, cloning, tuning, system administration, production support, requirements gathering, and provided management recommendations for new functionality.   Responsible for all Oracle Support and service provider services.

Provided value added business support in Operations and Finance.  Part-Time Oracle Consultant from 2001 to 2004.

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Intel Corporation/Shiva Corporation, Bedford, MA                                                                                     1997 - 1999     

Senior IT Business Systems Analyst/DBA – Oracle ERP Financials/SCM Implementation Project

Successfully implemented the Oracle ERP Financials, OM, and Manufacturing with the project team supporting Finance to support $400m revenue business.  Delivered application integration support during acquisition by Intel.  Supervised contract developers, Oracle Consultants as well as gathered business requirement and technical specifications for Oracle RICE components. Provided 7x24 Apps DBA backup, and Finance primary functional support to ensure quality issue resolution, maintenance and enhancements.

LinkedIn:    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-witts-7735115/

College Education:  Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts

Graduated with a Dual Bachelor of Arts Major in Computer Science and Business, German Minor at Assumption College

Formal and Self Instructed past education:

           Oracle Certified Financials Consultant certification. 

                                        Project Management, Negotiation, Presentation,  Public Speaking, Instructing, and Training. 

                                        American Management Association and Boston University coursework.

                                           Pursuant of Oracle Cloud Application certifications.

                                        Matriculating towards PMP certification.

Prior Oracle ERP experience: 

Finance/Accounting and Infrastructure IT work specifically in Networks, Data Center Services, OS Management, Service Level Agreement Management for corporate functions for (8 ) years . 

Major career work interests include: 

·         Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Cloud Applications and other “Tier 1” package implementation such as products SAP, Netsuite, Salesforce and Workday. 

·         IT Application Production support, process design, package enhancements, and upgrade project management.

·         Acquiring new technical and project management skills, assessing new functionality to solve business problems.

·         Roadmap planning of applications projects both short and long term for value chain and investment returns.

·         Increased Program Management experience that deliver results as planned, budgeted and under schedule.

·         Continued budget and vendor management of third party offshore supervision as well as on premise.

·         Principal Business Analyst individual contributor subject matter expert and Business Systems Management/Supervision roles, in Full-Time roles preferably,  that offer further a good mix opportunity of Technical and Functional lead roles.

Volunteer work has included work for the House of Hope homeless shelter,   Jimmy Fund/Dana Farber Cancer research, Catholic Charities, and fundraising and organization work for MS and ALS 5K/10K races. 

Other interests include Family, Friends, Skiing, Kayaking, Golfing, Biking, Hiking, History, Music , and Reading.