CONNECT CONSULTING LLC

Garet Keller
3591 Holmes View Drive
Langley, WA 98260
C: 425-766-1606
O: 360-544-8525
garet@connectconsultingllc.com

Garet Keller

Oracle 11i Financial Consultant

 

 

Summary

 

Independent Oracle Financial consultant seeks client implementing Oracle 11i worldwide.

 

Work Experience

January 2006 – Current          Cingular Wireless           Redmond , WA
Oracle Financial Suite Functional Consultant

  • Functional lead on Oracle Application archiving tool implementation using Applimation’s Informia Archiver tool

Jan 2005 – Dec 2005             Starbucks             Seattle, WA
PO Functional Consultant

  • AP and PO interface Functional design between Oracle and Tririga
  • Third Party Warehouse Management EDI solution with Tririga

May 2004 – Dec 2004         AT&T Wireless       Redmond, WA
AP Functional Consultant

  • AP, PO, ONT and INV functional/technical lead on Oracle Application archiving tool implementation using Applimation’s Informia Archiver tool.
  • AP/PO functional IT lead Sarbanes Oxley consultant.

October 2003 – May 2004       Getty Images            Seattle, WA
AP/AR Functional Consultant

  • Functional design and testing of Lockbox, automated ACH, Positive Pay and Bank Reconciliation with US Bank.

July 2003 – October 2003       AT&T Wireless        Redmond, WA
AP Functional Consultant

  • Functional design and testing of automated ACH, Positive Pay and Bank Reconciliation with Citibank.

March 2003 – May 2003         Nordstrom                                       Seattle, WA

11.5.8 Upgrade Functional Lead Consultant

·          Managed upgrade test cycles and issue tracking with functional leads and testers

·          Trained employees on Upgrade and Testing procedures.

April 2002 – January 2003      AT&T Wireless                            Redmond, WA

AP/PO Functional Consultant

·          Conversion design of PeopleSoft to Oracle 11i

·          10.7 to 11i upgrade functional analyst, (TAR Support)

·          Functional design, testing, training and implementation of…

·          -ACH Payment interfaces with Bank of America and Wells Fargo

·          -Positive Pay and Bank Reconciliation

·          -Automatic Withholding Tax for Puerto Rico

·          -Custom PO E-Mail workflow

·          -Custom PO Fax interface

October 2001 - March 2002     Nordstrom                                      Seattle, WA

AP Testing lead, Setup Auditor

·          AP/CM Testing lead, Oracle 11i Implementation (AP, CM, FA, PA, GL)

·          Audited third party AP/CM setups.

·          Conversion Support; created SQL queries to audit conversion.

·          Designed and implemented laser checks with Standard Register.

·          Created end user training manuals and trained advanced AP courses.

October 2000 - August 2001    Airborne Express                            Seattle, WA

AP, GL, Workflow and System Admin Project Lead

·          Implemented Oracle 11i Multi Org (AP, PO, GL, INV)

·          Retired unsupported custom legacy applications with standard Oracle functionality.

·          Designed and developed new custom applications to meet client’s needs.

·          Helped create custom training materials and maintained training environment.

July 1998 – January 2000       Wind River Systems                       Alameda, CA

AP Functional Lead Consultant

·          Implemented Oracle 10.7SC Multi Org (AP, GL, AR, INV, BOM, OE)

·          System setup and design for six AP organizations (US, Canada, England, Scotland, France and Japan)

·          Script and perform stand alone and integrated testing scenarios.

·          Developed and deployed international CRP and UAT.

·          Legacy system conversion.

·          Created end user training manuals and perform end user training.

·          Support GL and System Admin functional leads: Responsible for FSG development, application security and assisted with application change control decisions.

May 1998 – October 1998       Nextel Communications                Bellevue, WA

Manager Production Support and System Administration

·          Managed and trained team of 8 employees and consultants.  Our team supported a user base of over 1500 people in over 400 locations.  Team would provide 24/7 coverage of all Oracle 10.7 NCA ERP help desk issues.

·          Responsible for all application patch testing and production migration.

March 1997 – May 1998           Nextel Communications                McLean, VA

Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Systems Administrator

·          Conversion; Worked with Oracle and Nextel project teams.  Converted Oracle 10.6 character to Oracle 10.7 NCA (AP, PO, INV, GL, FA, HR).  Project lead for all Systems Administration functions.   

·          International Development: Designed international GL chart of accounts

·          System Maintenance AP, PO, INV, GL, FA, HR: Identified and implemented process improvements to reflect current state of business.   Developed Oracle Alerts to monitor business processes and system performance.

·          System Performance: Maintained and optimized concurrent manager.

January 1996 – March 1997    Nextel Communications                McLean, VA

Business Process Analyst

·          Multiple system integration and conversion: Worked on AP/PO team Converting MAS 90, Solomon and multiple Oracle 9.4 AP/PO systems to Oracle 10.6.

·          Process flow documentation: Developed “TO BE” processes and procedures.

·          End user support for Nextel’s Oracle financial users.

·          Continuous process improvement and documentation put into end user training manuals.

 

Education

August 1995                            Washington State University          Pullman, WA

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Option Finance

 

Oracle Education

 

SQL / PL SQL - Completed April 1997

Oracle Financials - Completed September 1996

Oracle Receivables Smart Client – Completed February 1998

Oracle System Administration Smart Client – Completed March 1998

Oracle General Ledger Smart Client – Completed March 1998

Oracle Web Administration – Completed April 1998

 

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