Below are the 7 Consultants & 4 Analysts/Implementers with multiple systems/technical expertise. The Thor Group® provides Consultants & analysts with your systems, software & industry experience on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

How can a senior business /implementation consultant who worked extensively in the software industry help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BA History and MBA Courses. Professional certifications involve PRISM Certification in Manufacturing Modules. Trainings include Formal Training on Epicor Vantage/V9, specializing in business re-engineering and system implementation utilizing an ISO certified Perform Methodology. Core focus during life cycle projects has been on Requirements Definition, Business Process Analysis/Design (As Is/To Be Modeling), Package Selection, Configuration, Implementation, Modification/Enhancements, Training and Change Management based on a strong manufacturing/materials background.

Working with challenging issues such as serving as a senior business consultant in support of Epicor v9 software (ERP) specializing in business process re-engineering and Epicor 9 software implementation have vetted this specialist’s work experience. Some of the tasks were assisting and/or guiding the client in related implementation tasks and project scheduling utilizing the Signature Methodology. Additionally, has assisted in gap resolution, software training, related documentation customization, as well as acted as client liaison and session facilitator with specialization in the Manufacturing, Planning, Purchasing, Inventory and Supply Chain areas.

With a “can do approach” in the area of software implementation of Hawki, a screw machine/injection molding niche software. Also, has acted as interface between functional users and technical staff to craft business solutions based on Gap Analysis and/or special business needs/considerations.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this Oracle consultant who worked in government, retail and pharmaceutical industries, as well as proficient in Oracle Database, Oracle OLAP and Oracle Warehouse Builder? Technical competencies involve Oracle Database, Oracle OLAP and Oracle Warehouse Builder. Strengths include designing, developing and implementing Oracle based technologies on most industry standard platforms. Educational attainment includes B.S.C. – Computer Science. This individual is an Oracle Certified Professional DBA.

One of the important contributions of this Oracle consultant included representing a major pharmacy benefits management (PBM) solution provider, for the implementation of the pharmacy benefits management system on an Oracle 11g and Solaris 10 platform. An additional task covered providing Oracle 11g configuration and tuning recommendations to ensure optimal claims adjudication Performance.

While in another job, the environment health Check included identifying database and application resource bottlenecks by targeting database waits, expensive SQL and PL/SQL blocks. The review of Oracle statspack reports, V$ views, X$ tables and targeted trace sessions were the methods used to achieve this analysis. Database configuration changes, reorganization and SQL tuning recommendations were provided to successfully alleviate the identified issues and fall within SLA thresholds. Part of the key roles involved providing 24×7 production OLTP and database support for all technology facets of the client’s mission critical PBM business on an Oracle 10g and AIX 5L platform. The DSS component architecture was based on the Ralph Kimball methodology and also included an ODS component supported by Oracle’s Logical Data Guard Technology to support near real time operational reporting needs.

Would hiring an SAP consultant with experience working in pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational qualifications involve Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science with Distinction. Skill set consists of SAP ERP, SAP ECC, SAP R/3, SAP BW and SAP BI. Knowledge in programming languages involves ABAP/4, HTML, JavaScript, Java, C and C++.

Acting as an SAP consultant in a pharmaceutical company, responsible for leading the Sr.BI consultant to design the Business Intelligence using SAP BI 7.0, as well as meeting the daily operational and analytical reporting demands of the business. Some of the tasks were working on Travel and Expense, State Compliance, CRM and HR Modules, as well as preparing the technical design documents and being involved in the architectural design. Moreover, gathered the reporting requirements from the business.

While working for a manufacturing company as sr. SAP technical analyst, responsible for leading the sr. technical analyst to design the business intelligence using SAP BI 7.0 and meeting the daily operational and analytical reporting demands of the business. Part of the job was to work on Classic and Extended Classic Scenario in BI/SRM 6.0 to derive the results through an end-to-end Procurement process. Furthermore, designed the global system architecture as per the business needs.

What can a senior principal consultant with specialization in PeopleSoft Financials and Oracle as well as work background in medical centers and a health services organization bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle, Fit/Gap and SQL.

Working with areas such as conducting training on the Expense module was part of this individual’s work experience. Training was also conducted on EX and AP Module. The job involved consulting for PeopleSoft Financials version 9.2. Modules: AP, EX, PO and Epro.

Responsibilities consisted of conducting Fit/Gap sessions and creating RICEFW documentation that defined all business processes and gaps with proposed solutions for implementing the modules. An additional function involved creating Fit/Gap documents that defined the business processes and gaps with solutions.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ an Oracle consultant who worked in energy and electric utility industries? Educational background involves BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Electrical Engineering. Professional certifications include Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Developer, IBM Social Medial Analytics Developer Certification, IBM Real Time Monitoring Developer Certification and Microsoft Solutions Framework Project Management Certification (MSF). Software skills include Oracle Software, Developer (Forms & Reports), PL/SQL (including Stored Procedures, triggers & Dynamic SQL), Oracle Application Server (OAS), Enterprise E-Business Suite (AP, AR, GL, PA, MFG, BOM, OE, OM, HR. Sales/Comm), as well as DB2, SQL Server (Transact SQL), My SQL, MS Access and Postgres.

Serving as an Oracle consultant, has served as a member of a team tasked with implementing a new application to manage a power grid more efficiently. This professional was responsible for creating multiple Oracle PL/SQL packages and database triggers that generated and submitted state correction commands based on algorithms that analyzed current monitored data extracted from the power grid.

As an Oracle consultant, has met client business needs by delivering custom applications built using primarily Oracle tools including Oracle DBMS (v8.x-10.g), Developer Suite (Forms/Reports v5.x  10g), and Financials (v9.3  10.4, modules AP, GL, AR, Sales/Comm, OE, MFG, BOM, ENG, HR ) on a variety of platforms and operating systems (Sun/HP/DEC/Microsoft).

Would a detail-oriented IT/webcast specialist & consultant with experience working in broadcasting and web services industries fit in your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor of Arts in English & Web Design Certificate Program. Technical tools expertise involves NetSuite, HTML, XML, JWPlayer, Wirecast, Viewcast, Mirror Image, Edgecast, Cisco Video Teleconference, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere CS3, Photoshop CS2/CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, Adobe PDF, and Windows/Flash Media Encoder.

Some accomplishments included serving as project manager for onsite webcasts involving oversight of A/V setup, camera crews, IT and site surveys, client relations, and issue resolution. Acting as an IT/webcast specialist in a broadcasting company, managed and assisted with numerous projects associated with the company and GMUIF initiatives. This professional supervised technical functions, including compliance, transcription, video editing and encoding, teleconferencing, digital asset preparation, and archive maintenance. Also, has expertly utilized a broad range of hardware, software, transmissions, networking devices, Windows systems, and peripheral equipment. Key achievements consisted of consistently maintaining successful operations for the company’s television service, satellite uplink/downlink, and webcasting; delivering comprehensive technical, administrative, and customer support. Also, has generated an additional revenue source by mastering in-house DVD/CD media production, a critical component required for developing retail deliverables. Moreover, has balanced multiple webcasting contracts with NTSB, FERC, DOJ, FCC and FMC that involved project management, IT Support, NetSuite, 508 compliance (sometimes multi-lingual), HD upgrades and maintenance, as well as a wide scope of testing equipment, firewall allowances, mobile technology, CDNs and encoding software.

Shared expertise by developing and implementing continuous design improvements which improved performance of encoding software via XML, as well as reducing load/seek times on Live and Archived transcripts resulting in savings of $50,000 relating to video editing and transcription. As a senior web production engineer in a web services company, key achievements were traveling nationwide to manage various streaming events with online audiences of 1K+ attendees. Furthermore, has overseen broadcasting and monitoring activities for in-house FDIC Board Meetings involving government and public audiences.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this SAP consultant who is proficient in SAP SD, R/3 and FICO, as well as familiar with SAP MM, PP, LE, WM and ECC with work experience in insurance, technology and automotive industries? Technical competencies involve SAP SD, R/3, FICO, MM, PP, LE, WM and ECC. Educational background includes Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.

Important contributions of this SAP consultant included requirements gathering and design concept, as well as leading SD members through design scenario, proof in concept and documentation in a highly integrated SAP AFS with the retail landscape. The job entailed setting up the development system core configuration for SD/OTC. Extensive solutioning and modelling in pricing and with Order types due to unique requirements in the insurance environment were provided.

This specialist performed assessment of the current system, business processes and procedures, enhancement and upgrade opportunities. Recommendations were made across the spectrum to improve the use of SAP immediately and for the future. Creating the IDoc mapping and specification documents for sales and quotations in 2 interfaces, Quadrem and Smart MRO was part of the skills brought to the table. Functions involved supporting and evaluating the US SAP instance which was inherited from their European implementation. SAP processes included service management, service notification, service order, and sales order with variant configuration and project systems.

Could your organization use a PeopleSoft analyst II who is proficient in PeopleSoft Financials and Oracle, as well as experienced in manufacturing, professional services and business services industries? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle, PeopleCode, SQR, Crystal Reports and Java. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science, Major in Information Technology with Emphasis in Client/Server (Cum Laude) and Bachelor of Science, Major in Operations Management.

One of the impact contributions of this PeopleSoft analyst II included providing primary support for accounts payable, expense, general ledger, project costing and purchasing/eProcurement modules within PeopleSoft Financials. This individual participated in upgrading Financials from version 8.9 to 9.1 and verified custom code was successfully migrated between environments. Aside from resolving all AP issues before upgrade, objects were modified if changes occurred between versions, and ensured customizations were executed flawlessly. An additional role involved developing a new pay cycle to support additional payment methods for a bank/Paymode implementation. A project manager role was taken and the project plan was coordinated with accounting and bank.

Skills involved taking database backups and refreshing test environments to investigate issues or prepare the system for upgrade. Successfully upgrading the Clarity servers and adding additional servers to a cluster environment were also completed. The job consisted of analyzing system functionality and designing solutions based on client requirements. Analysis documents were created to assist co-workers with system configuration. The client’s website was enhanced by adding functionality that displays based on participants’ data. System errors were debugged by reviewing trace data and error reports; SQL Queries were written to help identify and fix problems within the database.

What possibilities can employing an accountant and implementor with background in the petroleum, financial services and construction industries create for your company? This accountancy graduate has computer experience in Sage 200, Oracle 10g, VB.NET and MS SQL Server. The individual also has a diploma in software engineering and has finished courses on Oracle 10g (Components & Architecture; Backup/ Recovery; User/ Networking Administration; Transaction).

As accountant and software implementation professional, a job in a petroleum distribution company involved filing, allocating and recording accounting documents by using the software, Sage. Efficient management and processing of accounting documents was ensured. Analysis of customer accounts and suppliers was performed, as well as managing, coordinating and negotiating contracts. The individual kept track of daily transactions to reconcile deposit balances with company’s database. In addition to contacting suppliers and banks to solve disputes related to payments, part of the job was implementing a database design on MS SQL Server 2000, VB.NET, and Sage 200.

A job with a service provider encompassed recording the documents (receipts, invoices, contracts, etc.) using software named Sage. Other tasks included preparing monthly reports, balance sheet and income statement, while also processing payroll and related taxes for accounting or tax review.

Would a detail-oriented certified staff consultant and trainer who worked in the construction industry fit in your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS degree in Agribusiness and MBA degree. Skills in software applications include Timberline Precision Estimating, Timberline Gold Accounting and ODBC (used for interfacing with database sets). This professional has 20 years of construction experience as superintendent, estimator, owner, developer, as well as five years of experience in using Timberline Software.

Some job functions included doing on-site client visits to review workflows and procedures, to implement changes necessary for improvement, and to train staff estimators and accountants. As a certified staff consultant and trainer, has provided on and off-site database development work including assemblies, cost code structure and scheme which included crews, resources, rate tables, and estimating models. Some of the tasks were correcting errors in estimating to accounting interface, conducting scheduled regional training at New York and Los Angeles training sites, as well as presenting advanced topics at Timberline Accounting and Estimating users conferences.

Shared expertise by managing discovery and correction of errors in current production sales databases. In another role, has established and wrote the Timberline database standards for the United States and Canadian markets, as well as researched potential Timberline DB standards for Australia. Additional responsibilities were charting existing database sales trends, as well as coordinating database developers’ future database market release strategies.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a trainer with work background in accounting, transportation and food services industries? Technical skills cover QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online platforms and Lightspeed Point-Of-Sale Software System. This individual has been enrolled in a University Joint Double Major Program (ongoing) and has an Associate of Science Degree in Accounting. This specialist is a Certified QuickBooks Trainer using Intuit’s Proven ProAdvisor Training System.

While working for an accounting and bookkeeping organization, main functions were comprised of maintaining the client’s books using both QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online platforms; offering a large variety of bookkeeping and reporting services, from the basic to the complex; as well as handling business plan writing and inventory valuation. This trainer was a complete accounting cycle service provider; everything from daily operations to monthly financial statements for both established brick & mortar as well as online retail and wholesale businesses.

Notable tasks included calculating, filing and paying monthly sales tax, quarterly 941, Annual 940, Federal 1040 and all related forms or schedules. Full service payroll was performed for clients. Calculating and filing Federal, State and Local income taxes for clients were included in the list of responsibilities. New employees were interviewed, hired and trained. This specialist worked directly in all aspects of running the day to day business operations. The job involved doing all the accounting for the business in house. Calculating, collecting and paying all federal, state and local taxes were also completed. Bi-weekly payroll and all year-end W-2’s were performed.