Greater Toronto Area, Canada
With over 15+ years of experience in Oracle Cloud and other packaged platforms, I am an Oracle Security Expert specializing in cybersecurity, internal controls, segregation of duties, and sensitive access controls implementation, I offer a comprehensive approach to digital asset protection. My expertise extends beyond technical solutions, encompassing the human elements of security to ensure policies are both robust and user-friendly. I help clients implement the right security by adopting Oracle's Zero Trust Security approach for OCI. As a certified Oracle implementation specialist, I have a strong background in product development and project delivery and management, with experience in leading cross-functional and cross-geo teams with a proven track record in developing, implementing, and managing large and complex cloud implementations and security programs to mitigate security risks and ensure compliance. I have also successfully launched several security products in the market which enabled new growth opportunities. Providing customers with technical guidance and support regarding product usage and security best practices is an everyday occurrence. In addition, offering business leaders consulting and coaching services pertaining to emerging IT trends, tools, and best practices, as well as prevalent methodologies. I am adept in implementing/reviewing Application Security, mitigating cyber threats, implementing security best practices for Oracle Cloud, and employing advanced strategies that align with industry standards and organizational needs. My focus on internal controls (ITGC, ICFR, Application controls etc) involves risk assessment and the efficient implementation of governance structures. I emphasize the importance of the segregation of duties in maintaining operational integrity and preventing fraud.
• Implementing security programs for SAP, Oracle, Salesforce and Workday, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. • Conducting security audits for clients, identifying vulnerabilities and executing remediation plans to mitigate risks.
• Led 20+ Oracle Cloud implementations globally, ensuring projects were completed on time and within budget. • Developed Oracle's Zero Trust Security approach, enhancing client security frameworks and compliance. • Led product development for security solutions, resulting in successful market launches and increased revenue opportunities.
• Responsible for the design, development, and implementation of HR technology solutions to meet global business requirements. • Oversaw project budgets, optimizing resources and costs to deliver projects within financial constraints without compromising on quality. • Demonstrated deep expertise in Oracle Cloud applications, particularly in Core HR and Security modules, ensuring tailored and effective solutions for diverse business needs. • Built and led cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative environment and encouraging professional development to enhance team performance. • Drive standards adoption for detailed business requirements, project schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports; track key project milestones and adjust project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of business stakeholders. • Provide leadership and coordination in partnership with peers for enterprise programs to implement best practices in Oracle HCM and security areas. • Translate business priorities into timely robust solutions addressing key business challenges across the HR function. • Ensure the security, scalability, reliability of business-critical systems which includes managing priorities and balancing demand in a rapidly changing environment. • Ensure systems focus on global consistency, scalability, and data accuracy. • Leading large-scale transformational projects and technology enablement. • Leading multiple product developments in Oracle and Security practice for SaaS applications. • Leading Tech team for Oracle Security, Integration, and Data Migration. • Designed and implemented custom solutions (PaaS for SaaS).
• Developed an enterprise-level integration strategy to integrate Oracle cloud solutions with Humber’s existing on-premise and cloud systems • Responsible for identifying, managing and resolving the technology-related risks and issues; providing feedback and guidance to the project team members, stakeholders, and sponsors in a timely manner to assure that good industry practices for information security are applied • Developed project documentation standards and outlined key cloud implementation strategies like End to End Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Security, Environments Usage & Control, Change Control, Data Migration and Workforce analytics strategy • Supported HR and ITS systems teams to understand business needs to develop and review initial designs for configurations • Acted as an Application Consultant (End to End Subject Matter Expert) to ensure the end to end system functionality operates as intended throughout the application stabilization and enhancements cycles • Responsible to assess and plan current and the future resource capacity, capabilities and requirements throughout end to end digital HR transformation • Provided business & technical expertise, and recommending solutions using a variety of tools including presentations, briefing notes, and reports in a dual reporting environment ( IT - CIO and HR - VP vertical)
• Acted as the End to End Subject Matter Expert on Oracle HCM Cloud & OTAC implementation and provided product and implementation expertise to stakeholders • Responsible for project execution, monitoring and controlling for multiple work streams • Managed the delivery of project objectives to ensure a successful implementation towards established deliverables & milestones as well as sponsor's and community expectations • Responsible to execute knowledge transfer and sustainment plans to ensure HR and ITS department can support the HRMS solution and processes • Responsible for configuring prototypes, supporting configuration workshops for the Oracle HCM Cloud and Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud (OTAC), recommending best practices as needed for unique business requirements • Designed, implemented and executed Change Advisory Board (CAB) for HROE (Human Resource Organisation and Effectiveness) in JIRA. Acted as a CAB approver to monitor and manage all production support issues and enhancement requests • Worked with the Director HR Systems and ITS partners to define an end to end technical solutions keeping enterprise application strategies and current state environment and constraints in mind • Filled the gap between business and technology partners to translate features and requirements to technical design and acted as the lead technical end-to-end SME to the HR Systems team • Provided support to the Project team during quarterly upgrades and enhancements Project - Implementation - Oracle Fusion HCM and Taleo Recruitment, Onboarding and Contract Management
• Responsible for creating RFPs, solution proposals and project planning of L3 opportunities in account • Responsible for managing Task Orders and Change Orders for T&M based application development projects • Managed/planned resources utilization and capacity for 3 global Hubs, with significant offshore leverage through all project phases for SAP projects of worth > $ 4 MM • Led innovation team to develop/demonstrate new products using emerging technologies in SAP; including development on HANA, Fiori and SAPUI5 to support pre-sales and winning new business • Designed and demonstrated the road-map of HANA platform migration (migration from conventional DB to HANA in-memory DB) • Designed and implemented a process to use auto palletizing robots to reduce the operational/maintenance cost at the remote Warehouses • Developed and enhanced multiple new/existing interfaces in SCM, WM, LE, and QM • Implemented SAP Ariba Network for direct procurement process including Quality Notification Projects: COMET Group 7 & 8, SAP Ariba Implementation
Canada's food and pharmacy leader, with a network of corporate and independently- operated stores in communities across the country. Migrated from MS-EXCEL based pricing tool and automated price determination that leveraged rank based pricing rules to support Pricing managers and Category manager’s primary and secondary goals; which resulted in higher sales, increased volume, and improved profitability. Responsibilities: • Designed and conceptualized Loblaws' custom Pricing Tool in SAP. This tool benefited Loblaws to get more business by automating complex business strategies to perform frequent & need-based price changes to meet their financial and merchandising objectives quickly; resulted in the annual recurring multi-million dollars saving • Lead the response to RFPs/RFIs/SOWs and produce documentation such as high-level architecture to support recommended solutions • Improved pre-sales experience by conducting assessment workshops following with demos • Managed onsite and offshore resources in terms of effort estimation, work allocation, code review and team mentoring & internal training • Helped client to enforce new strategies to improve their future growth and current business/margin opportunities using IT techniques and new tools • Worked closely with different vendors and senior stack holders, providing recommendations and status update to top-level management to build delightful product experience • Ensure timely & cost-effective project delivery • Ensure route cause analysis for project issues and carried out reviews • Responsible for creating and presenting presentations on project status, budget consumption, new recommendations, risks and barriers at different phases of the project Projects: AD - Retail Profit Maximizer
• Achieved a client satisfaction rating exceeding 95% by addressing quality issues throughout project lifecycles. • Developed and implemented improvement plans for business processes under the Customer Service Improvements Plans program. • Designed a new Vendor Invoice workflow using OpenText (VIM) and enhanced multiple workflows for HCM and procurement processes.
• Assessed customer requirements and managed project scope, delivering tailored solutions across various industries. • Enhanced OpenText VIM Workflow, optimizing invoice approvals and archiving processes. • Developed complex reports in MM, FI, and SD modules, improving decision-making efficiency.