Below are the 5 Systems Analysts & 5 Software Analysts with Epicor / P-21 & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides Epicor-Prophet 21 SME's, developers, cloud specialists, network/systems administrators, data analysts, support analysts, helpdesk specialists & Epicor/P-21 implementation professionals on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

How can a senior systems analyst who is knowledgeable in Epicor Vantage, Oracle and PeopleSoft with background working in manufacturing, technology and media industries fit within your organization? Technical specialties cover Epicor Vantage, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Visual Manufacturing, Hyperion Financial Tools, Crystal Reports and Oracle BI Tools. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. This Microsoft MCSE also obtained certifications in CompTIA A+, Network+, and Server+.

Duties of this senior systems analyst covered reporting to the general manager, as well as providing overall management and direction of the information technology department. Performing ERP system upgrade to version 8.03, installing new servers, moving databases, users and all necessary files, in addition to fully cooperating with Vantage Tech support during the whole transition were some of the functions. Other tasks involved acquiring, installing as well as administering 100 LAN hardware, network operating systems, end-user software applications and telephone networks. Delivering and managing Epicor Vantage 6.0 software training to employees were efficiently handled.

The job covered leading the implementation of new software such as Epicor Vantage 8.03 (update from version 6.1) resulting in improved cycle time and managing the e-mail systems based on Exchange 2003. This specialist provided daily backups of critical design data and archived completed projects in backup exec software. Key roles consisted of setting up and administering firewalls (PIX, ISA), routers (Motorola Vanguard, Intel) and wireless access points (Linksys, Netgear). Skills brought to the table covered analyzing, modifying and revising procedures to incorporate changes in user needs, as well as to maintain efficiency in data processing procedures. Macros was written using VBA to automate processes and manipulate data.

Does a systems analyst who is skilled in Epicor Vantage, Oracle and SAP, with work background in technology, manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Epicor Vantage, Oracle, SAP, Crystal Reports, SQL Server, VSS, ODBC, ADO, XML and BAQ. Educational background includes Master of Economics (minor in Statistics), Computer Programming and Analysis, as well as ACMA (Associate Cost & Management Accountant) Level 1. Aside from being certified in BusinessObjects, this individual obtained certifications as Oracle Developer and Lotus Specialist.

Primary functions of this systems analyst included analyzing, designing and implementing different software modules, working directly with clients, as well as creating/modifying/troubleshooting the database activity and related reports based on ODBC, ADO and dynamic XML dataset generated for business activity SQL queries. Environment worked with covered SQL Server 2K, Progress, Crystal Reports 10, 11, VSS, ODBC, ADO, XML, BAQ, Dashboard and Epicor Vantage database. Responsibilities consisted of optimizing and debugging relation database queries, in addition to producing a number of complicated reports. This individual created design/installation documents of user needs, program functions and steps required to run customized queries/reports.

The position entailed working on various reports having sub-reports, cross tab reports, shared variable, formulas, running totals, summary totals and linked variables. Key roles involved remotely supporting and troubleshooting for production servers, along with developing reports of different categories such as sales, material, labor, job cost, employee time sheet and productivity. Unit testing of reports with all possible parameters/ backend data values, comparison results and problem solution were efficiently handled.

What can your organization gain with the help of a systems analyst who is proficient in Epicor Vantage, SAP and Oracle with experience in technology, manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries? Technical skills cover Epicor Vantage, SAP, Oracle, QuickBase, Web Content Management (Adobe CQ5), CRM (Siebel, Salesforce), and Quality Management Software (HPALM, Remedy). Educational attainment includes AA Business.

Main duties of this systems analyst consisted of planning, conducting and coordinating business application activities. Functions covered reviewing the current status of business applications and preparing the recommendation for system improvements. Requirements and gap analysis meetings were conducted. Managing the creation of specifications to meet business requirements, in addition to preparing and presenting project proposals to senior management were efficiently handled. ERP system responsibilities covered managing and overseeing the implementation, configuration, migration of data, training and mapping of business functions (business analysis) running Vantage 8.00.808G on SQL server (Epicor Vantage 6 to Vantage 8). Integration projects were managed by facilitating decisions, escalating issues, utilizing standardized processes and sharing best practices. Notable tasks included upgrading to Epicor Vantage 8, providing gap analysis and requirements documentation.

Key roles in other jobs involved building, grooming and maintaining the user story backlog. The backlog was reviewed and prioritized in preparation for sprint planning. A primary responsibility was assumed to keep the sprint planning process flowing. Other duties involved ensuring that each user story met acceptance criteria and met its definition of ‘done’, in addition to ensuring that application prototypes/demos align with business requirements and user acceptance. Areas of expertise include eliciting requirements, documenting analysis and business process descriptions, as well as developing business requirements, system documentation, workflows and wireframes.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this senior systems analyst who is adept in Epicor Vantage with work background in business services, manufacturing and petroleum industries? Technical competencies involve Epicor Vantage, JD Edwards, SAP, Powervision (Oracle), Visual Basic.NET, VSqphere, Unicenter, VMware, Lotus Notes, Data Protector and Unidesk. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science degree.

Responsibilities of this senior systems analyst included managing the day to day operations of IT, managing third party vendors and contract employees, as well as managing IT projects. Duties consisted of managing IT applications including Lotus Notes, Officescan, Carbon Copy, Data Protector, Unidesk, IPVtel, Epicor Vantage and VMware, in addition to aligning IT objectives with business units. IT risk management was aligned with IT productivity objectives; the disaster recovery policies and procedures were also updated. IT spending was reduced. The job entailed redefining and adjusting IT standards/ technologies including computer usage policy, storage of data, firewall rules and tape backup rotation.

Reducing downtime was achieved through proactive network monitoring and routine server maintenance via VSphere, Cisco ASA and PRTG. Software and hardware inventory were maintained, along with asset-tracking system. Corporate center servers were maintained via updates/patches that were applied as preventative maintenance (Server 2003 & Server 2008). Hardware inventory, order, stock and warehouse electronic components were monitored. The virtual environment was maintained via VMWare, VSphere and Unicenter. Establishing and maintaining full/incremental virtual backups were completed using VEEAM. IT support was provided for executives and managers at the corporate office through remote, phone and desktop means. Account administration was provided for all locations in the organization through Active Directory.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a system analyst who is skilled in Epicor Vantage, Great Plains and Sage MAS 90 with work background in construction, software and publishing industries? This college graduate’s technical skills cover Epicor Vantage, MS Great Plains, PeopleSoft, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 500, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports and Actuate.

Main functions of this system analyst involved maintaining day-to-day support of Epicor application, as well as analyzing and implementing automated timecard/job systems. Creating an employee badge barcode card system using Crystal Reports was one of the duties. Other roles covered modifying and maintaining existing applications. Epicor Vantage and Crystal Reports were utilized.

Notable tasks in other jobs included maintaining day-to-day support of enterprise accounting application (E by Epicor), in addition to using planning, implementing and maintaining a budgeted program system. This individual used Visual Basic, Business Object’s Crystal Reports and Crystal Enterprise, as well as implemented the purchase order system integration with the budget program system. Existing applications were modified and maintained. Responsibilities consisted of analyzing the project, including project software setup and data migration planning. Duties involved analyzing the requirements for the implementation of ACCPAC in several foreign locations, in addition to analyzing, designing and developing custom sales and financial reports. Analyzing, designing and developing custom invoices or credit notes in several languages were also completed. Day-to-day support was maintained for the enterprise accounting application (Global Finance system). Systems customs reports were analyzed and designed for the sales/ financial department. Planning the implementation of purchase order system integration with the budget program system, along with modifying and maintaining existing applications were efficiently handled.

Does a software analyst who is knowledgeable in Epicor Vantage with experience in technology, financial services and manufacturing industries pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Epicor Vantage and Oracle. Educational background includes Master of Science in Physics, along with BA in Physics and Mathematics (magna cum laude). This individual is a Certified Fellow in Production & Inventory Management (CFPIM) care of Association for Operations Management (APICS).

Major responsibilities of this software analyst included serving as a member of the ERP (Epicor Vantage) implementation project team, defining user’s business requirements and preparing specifications for software development. Key roles covered researching, designing and building computerized “configuration models” for complex products.

Contribution in other jobs involved improving the productivity, results and user morale of a struggling ERP implementation. The job covered reducing obsolete inventory and fixing broken processes by exploiting the use of previously overlooked ERP software functions. Another contribution covered leveraging mortgage industry experience to work directly with hundreds of clients to refinance their mortgages and improve financial results, in addition to assisting the company’s pressing need to respond to the unprecedented growth of failing mortgages. Functions consisted of meeting desperate client needs, while minimizing risks and ensuring federal/state compliance. While working with Epicor, an additional duty covered delivering instructor-led, classroom training on a leading-edge Oracle-based ERP System to cross-functional project teams for various companies. The job also required authoring new training courses with related course materials or training databases, along with creating and improving training “participant guides,” training aids and job aids. Application training, consulting and project leadership were provided to new ERP clients.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this enterprise transformation analyst who is proficient in Epicor Vantage, with experience in engineering, manufacturing and energy industries? This university graduate’s technical competencies involve Epicor Vantage, Epicor 9/10, Infor EAM software, IBM Cognos Report Writer, Crystal Reports, T-SQL, HRIS/HCM and SSRS.

Important tasks included designing, testing and heading the successful implementation of a new human resources system. The product was successfully launched 40% ahead of schedule and 20% under budget with no operational downtime. This specialist actively led key executives to reach agreement on “go-forward” strategies and system requirements relative to a new, integrated software solution. The job entailed serving as a project leader of a customized ERP solution, responsible for multi-site transition from legacy Vantage 5.2 to Epicor 10 with integrated quality, maintenance management, advanced scheduling, handheld barcoding, and EDI modules. Report and dashboard development were completed using the .NET framework in SSRS and SQL Report Builder.

In various jobs, key roles involved managing resources or deliverables, in addition to designing and managing multi-faceted business improvement projects that demanded cross-functional skills/ services. Executive team meetings with consultant and client counterparts were facilitated to report status, issues, risks and project strategies. Skills involved serving as a sole project manager for Epicor 9 ERP implementation and working in an ERP functional role to establish business/ system structure, custom Crystal Reporting and dashboard development. Contributions covered developing and conducting end-user training for all systems within the ERP system application.

What can a BP analyst with specialization in Epicor Vantage as well as work background in software, business services and engineering industries bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Epicor Vantage, Epicor 9, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Crystal Reports and SQL Queries. Educational attainment includes BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. This individual is in the process of obtaining PMP certification.

Working with areas such as managing the implementations for industry-specific software systems and ERP/CRM solutions on customer sites, as well as providing implementation support for enterprise level projects, both multi and single locations for Epicor’s Vantage 8.03, Epicor 9.04 and 9.05 products were part of this BP analyst’s work experience. Signature PM 5 stage methodology and business process refinement for manufacturers and distributors were delivered to allow for successful implementations, both on time and on budget. Clients were successfully trained on all aspects of the ERP solution including quotes, orders, CRM, job management, MRP, engineering (methods of manufacturing, make to order, make to stock, make to job), shipping/receiving, inventory, QA, Crystal, A/R, A/P and financials.

Responsibilities consisted of creating end-user documents for all aspects of the system for proper company use of the software as it pertained to each customer, in addition to tracking and managing outstanding issues, risks or actions required including CRP (conference room pilots). Consulting was done for advanced system functionality and business analysis capability including embedded customizations, BPMs (business process management tools), Custom Global Alerts and Crystal Reporting. Projects were managed using MS Project, Excel and SharePoint tools.

Could your organization use a senior programmer analyst who is knowledgeable in Epicor with experience in wholesale, manufacturing and technology industries? Technical proficiencies cover Epicor, EDI, Visual Studio.NET and C#.

Primary tasks of this senior programmer analyst included identifying data for converting Epicor GUI screens for customization and dashboards to create in-depth or timely user information, all occurring during the U2 to Epicor conversion. Aside from creating 60+ BPMs or ABL code functions to support vanilla Epicor Business Objects conforming to company rules, key roles covered coding customizations in customer maintenance, order entry, and customer shipments, recognized as three most-utilized screens in the company. The job consisted of developing Visual Studio.NET code for interaction between Epicor and outside users, as well as C# code to handle ATP inventory queries, both internally and remotely.

This individual operated with departmental users, identified program needs in relation to Epicor ERP system, as well as developed, tested and implemented solutions. Challenges like designing DLL in Visual Studio.NET (C#), allowing for sales (remote) and customer service (in-house) to determine inventory purchase availability were successfully completed. The DLL interacted with Epicor database to determine current inventory stock, future demands (existing orders within specified date range), and expected deliveries within same data ranges. Skills involved timing estimates for larger solutions, creating a software solution allowing logistics department to submit shipments to third-party firm, scheduling pickups of customer orders and receiving information back from third-party firm with carrier information. Collaborating within the conversion team was done to convert green screen (U2/Pick) database to Epicor.

How can a senior software development engineer/systems analyst with specialization in Epicor Eagle and background working in business services, software and retail industries fit within your organization? Technical specializations involve Epicor Eagle, UNIX, Solaris, COBOL, and Visual Basic. Educational attainment includes Associate of Arts (AA) in Computer Science.

One of the key roles of this senior software development engineer covered overseeing the analysis and design of software solutions for the retail market, specifically for Epicor’s Eagle for Windows product. Development changes were provided to existing software using ACUCOBOL and VB6. Quality assurance professionals were assisted in providing the steps needed to test changes. Responsibilities involved meeting deadlines on changes for new releases of software, resulting in more functional and reliable product, as well as adding the new functionality making software easier to use, fitting specific customer needs. Furthermore, this specialist identified and corrected existing problems in core product, resulting in higher degree of customer satisfaction. Multi-language (English/French) capabilities were incorporated into existing software, making it usable in other locations.

Other jobs included managing 3 teams of people, supporting 3 different legacy software solutions for the wholesale distribution market, serving as office manager, meeting with customers and providing quotes for billable software changes. Tasks involved modifying existing software, meeting specific customer needs, in addition to developing an organized plan to cross-train 3 teams, providing optimal support coverage for customer base, ensuring concerns for products were covered without additional staff and making existing staff more productive. An additional function consisted of supporting customer needs/concerns related to software solutions, resulting in high degree of customer satisfaction.