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5088
Viewmont West Drive | Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 | (434)
296-4525
andy@andymorris.com
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ERP Pre-Sales and Implementation Consulting
Financials, Talent Management, Project
Management, Business Intelligence & Supply Chain
With developed
technical and business qualifications, I have a record of more than 25 years of hands-on experience in strategic
planning, business unit development, project and product
management using system engineering strategies.
I can successfully analyze an
organization's critical business requirements, identify
deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative
and cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness,
increasing revenues and improving customer service offerings
Professional Experience
Oracle | Charlottesville, Virginia | 2005
- 2009
Principal
Pre-Sales
Consultant
PeopleSoft Enterprise
Applications
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Awarded 2007 Top Revenue Contributor in Commercial Applications region
with over $6 million of licensing with companies in financial
services, government services, professional services and staffing
industries.
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Exceeded 2006 quota with multi-million dollar sales to LandAmerica,
Sallie Mae, NeuStar and other service industry clients.
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Over 200% of sales target in 2005 met with licensing deals with Marriott
International, Choice Hotels, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
and Louisiana plus others.
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Pre-sales solution consulting focused on PeopleSoft Enterprise:
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Project Management – with focus on Resource Mgmt, Staffing
(hourly workers) and
Contracts |
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Human Capital Management – Talent Mgmt focus plus core HR |
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Financials - all core accounting and treasury |
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Procurement - eProcurement, Service Procurement (contingent
workers), Purchasing and
Supplier Contracts |
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Business Intelligence and Governance Risk and Compliance |
PeopleSoft | Atlanta, Georgia | 1997 - 2005
Senior
Pre-Sales
Solution Consultant
2000-2005
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Exceeded multi-million dollar annual software quotas six consecutive
years.
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Completed licensing agreements for over 30 new clients during 2003 and
2004.
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Awarded top sales consultant in southeast region in 2003 for sales over
$5 million with clients like Waste Management, Freddie Mac and
Fannie Mae.
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In 2002, reached 164% of multi-million dollar sales quota with closing
business with prospects like IMF, National Geographic Society,
Piedmont Natural Gas and Siemens Medical Research.
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Pre-sales and post-sales product consulting of all PeopleSoft financials,
project/resource Mgmt (ESA), talent mgmt, PeopleTools, Business
Intelligence (EPM), portals and procurement solutions.
Senior
Delivery
Consultant
1997-1999
Post-sales
implementation Human Capital Management, Financials, Project
Management (ESA), PeopleTools, Business Intelligence (EPM),
Treasury, portals and procurement solutions.
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PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.0
Assessment
Blue Cross Blue
Shield
FL, 3 months |
General
Ledger, Billing, Receivables, Purchasing, Payables, Expenses
& Asset Mgmt ~ Project Management: Andy was
the Project Lead for a Financials Management Assessment
where he provided requirements analysis for seven FSCM
applications, coordinated the Technical, Interface and
Reporting Assessment team and designed full-system
configuration options to support client’s expansion. Andy
staffed the upgrade team, developed the project assumptions
and the approach, testing strategy, project plan and budget
for the project.
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PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.0
Production Optimization
PeopleSoft
CA, 5 months |
Financials/HCM
Optimization ~ Project Manager: Andy
managed a team of consultants optimizing seven financial
applications, including a custom PeopleTools application.
He chaired the client’s Global Management Team for
post-production optimizations in addition to managing an
Executive Report project.
Andy developed, maintained and communicated project
plans, budgets and status to Finance, Management and
Operations.
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PeopleSoft Enterprise 7.5
Upgrade Planning Workshop
Option One Insurance
CA, 1 month |
Financials/HCM
Upgrade ~ Project Manager: Andy
managed a team of consultants providing multiple human
capital mgmt and financial application fit/gaps for a
mortgage insurance company.
He led the Upgrade Planning Workshop for the Phase 1
implementation and the Phase 2 conversion plan for
historical 1099 data.
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PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.0
Upgrade Planning Workshop
and eAssessment Packages
Imperial Holly
TX, 2 months |
Financials
Upgrade ~ Project Manager: Andy
designed and led the Upgrade Planning Workshop and a
Strategy & Planning Review.
He managed the team of consultants providing an
upgrade fit/gap, customization analysis, historical data
retirement and parallel deployment plan for additional
applications.
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PeopleSoft
Enterprise 8.0 Tools
and FDM Upgrade
Atlas
Roofing
MS, 8 months |
Financials
Upgrade ~ Project Manager: Andy
managed client and PSC functional and technical resources
for a 7.02 to 8.14 upgrade. He coordinated a Parallel Deployment Workshop and
customization review resulting in a 74% reduction in
reporting and customization upgrade costs. Andy presented
impact statements for scope changes to the Executive
Steering Committee, chaired Upgrade Status Meetings,
developed Upgrade strategies, prepared and managed Upgrade
Project Plans, Budget, and Scope, and developed strategies
for Issue Resolution, Process Change Control, Software
Configuration, Software Customization, Testing Phases and
Security.
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PeopleSoft
Enterprise 7.5
Implementation
Drypers
TX, 6 months |
General
Ledger ~ Lead: Andy conducted fit/gap
sessions and collaborated with users restructuring the
ChartField/Chart of Account logic, combination editing and
journal entries. He
provided interface/data mapping, a consolidated ChartField
structure from multiple legacy systems and created trees to
accommodate SEC and tax requirements.
Andy prepared documentation, training and coordinated
all testing phases.
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PeopleSoft
Enterprise 6.0
through 7.5 Assessments,
Implementations & Upgrades
PeopleSoft
Consulting
1997-1998 |
7.5 GL, AP, EX, BI, AR ~ production support-CA
7.5
PO, AP ~
upgrade assessment-TX
7.5
AP ~
implementation project plan-CA
7.5
nVision ~
production support-CA
7.5
Project Costing ~ development testing-CA
7.0
GL ~
implementation assessment-NY
6.0
GL ~
implementation-KS |
Marcam / MAPICS
| Atlanta, Georgia | 1993 - 1996
Director of
Financial
Applications
&
founding
member of Open Applications Group
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Implemented an international accounting
suite with USA-based supply chain
solution (MAPICS).
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Coordinator and chief editor of Open Applications Group early standards
among a global group of ERP software providers.
American Software | Atlanta, Georgia | 1987 - 1993
Director of Financial AS/400 Products
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Managed a team of analysts developing international accounting software
with third party integration and European Economic Community (EEC)
requirements.
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Implementations in England, France, Switzerland, Italy and the USA of international accounting solution to
USA-based supply chain software.
MCI | Washington, DC | 1985 - 1987
Senior Systems Analyst
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Implemented / developed CICS/COBOL telephony engineering applications to augment microwave
infrastructure with fiber optic technology.
Electronic Data Systems | Washington, DC | 1983 - 1985
Systems Engineer
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Implemented CICS/COBOL financial applications at over 30 IBM mainframe U.S.
Army sites.
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Completed EDS Systems Engineering Development training.
WIKOFF,
KODANI & CO., CPAS
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 1982 - 1983
Certified
Public Accountant
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Corporate tax & audit.
Education
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Master
of Business Administration, 1989
Management Information Systems
Georgia
State University,
Atlanta, Georgia
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Bachelor
of Business Administration, 1982
Accounting
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Skills Summary
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PeopleSoft Enterprise
Applications |
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General Ledger |
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Payables |
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eSettlements |
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eProcurement |
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Purchasing |
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Asset
Mgmt |
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Billing |
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eBill Payment |
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Receivables |
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Cash
Mgmt |
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Project
Costing |
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Contract
Mgmt |
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Program
Mgmt |
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Proposal
Mgmt |
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VAT/GST |
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Multicurrency & InterUnit Accounting |
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eRecruit/Candidate Gateway |
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eRecruit Manager Desktop/Talent Acquisistion Manager |
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ePerformance |
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eDevelopment |
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core
HR |
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Front
Office Staffing |
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Resource Mgmt |
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Services Procurement |
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Expenses |
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Supplier Contract Management |
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support and integration with various third party applications |
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Technical
Proficiency
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PeopleTools |
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Application Designer |
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Tree Manager |
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Data Mover |
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SQL
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Excel to CI |
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PS Query |
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Query Analyzer |
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PS n/Vision
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Cube
Manager
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Engagement Experience
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Project Management |
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Compass PM Methodology |
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Upgrade Planning Workshops |
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Implementations, Optimizations and Upgrades |
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Systems Integrations |
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Data Conversion
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Impact Assessments |
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Business & Technical Process Reengineering |
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Fit/Gap Analysis |
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Configuration |
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Unit through System Testing |
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End User Training
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Other Accomplishments
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Certifications
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Certified PeopleSoft Project Management, 2000 |
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Certified PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management, 2000 |
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Project Management Institute, Project Management Associates, 1992
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Training
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PeopleSoft PeopleTools (I & II) |
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PeopleSoft General Ledger and General Ledger Academy |
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PeopleSoft Billing and Receivables |
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PeopleSoft Payables and Payables Academy |
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PeopleSoft Commitment Control |
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PeopleSoft Purchasing |
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PeopleSoft PS/n Vision Reporting |
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PeopleSoft Query Basics and Query Advanced |
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Managing Projects and Scheduling/Cost Control |
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Project Leadership, Management & Communication |
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PeopleSoft Compass Methodology PM Workshop |
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Managing Projects with MS Project |
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PeopleSoft Project Manager Workbench
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Recognition
& Awards
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PeopleSoft Outstanding Contributor Award, PeopleSoft Q1, 2000 |
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Valuable Contributor Award-Project Management, Drypers Q4, 1998
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Associations
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PSoftPros – Member since 2008 |
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IT Toolbox - PeopleSoft, Member since 2008 |
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PeopleSoft Alumni - Member since 2005
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Client
Success List
These
companies are the some of the success stories of my 12+ years with PeopleSoft
applications. ** indicates a focus on project management
along with core financials.
Banking and Insurance
Financial Services
Government Services
Healthcare
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High Technology
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Media
Other
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Professional Services
Retail
Real Estate Investment
Telecommunications
Transportation
Utilities
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Updated on 08/14/09
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