Boya Ram

Oracle EBS Consultant

469.899.9346
boyaram.ebsnc@gmail.com

Professional Summary:

 Over 20 years of IT experience, which includes 15 years of Functional consulting experience in providing solutions
for the Development, support, maintenance, and implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite Applications in
Release 11, Release 12
 Hands-on experience in the Implementation and solution architecture of Oracle EBS systems in both R11 and
R12 versions.
 Solid Experience in Oracle EBS upgrade process from R11 to R12 with 2 implementation projects for big clients.
 Experience in implementing Oracle Fusion Cloud systems and migrating systems from EBS to Cloud.
 Hands-on with Oracle Apps EBS R11 system implementation for GE business in Manufacturing Domain.
 Hands-on experience with Oracle EBS components testing activities for various EBS modules and with tools like
JIRA to manage defects.
 Oracle Apps Functional experience in Purchasing, Inventory, Order Management (OM), Shipping, WMS,
ASCP, WIP, BOM, and OPM with a thorough understanding of Procure to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C)
flows and SCM modules.
 Strong experience in Designing solutions on Oracle EBS systems by understanding the current system analysis
and legacy systems integrations.
 Hands-on involvement in all phases including business requirements gathering, GAP analysis, design,
configuration, development, Customizations, data migrations, Production cutover, User training, support, and
maintenance experience of Oracle applications systems.
 Worked on Data migrations/conversions, Interfaces between legacy and Oracle Apps systems for both inbound
and outbound – Inventory Items, Purchase Orders (POs), Receipts, Payments, Vendors, Banks, Invoices, Sales
Orders, AR Receipts, etc.
 Executed change requests on various business requirements for adding enhancements to Oracle EBS systems.
 Solid understanding of Oracle ERP backend table structure, custom table creations, server architecture, etc.
 Proven problem-solving skills to understand business requirements and current systems to come up with possible
solutions to bring efficiency in the tools and processes for business.
 Worked on Oracle GRC solution for implementing access controls for Oracle EBS system.
 Handled the duties of Release/Deployment manager for various Oracle technologies – Oracle EBS, Fusion SOA,
OBI/ODI, etc.
 Well-versed with AIM Methodology. Created the Standard Documents like BR100, and MD050 for various design
specs.
 Solid experience in functional setups for Oracle EBS modules like Purchasing, iProcurement, Inventory, and
Payables for R12 and R11
 Experience in the iSetup tool for migrating AOL objects from one instance to another.
 Extensive experience in Oracle PL/SQL and Unix programs development
 Was responsible for handling Oracle EBS application system administration activities – user access management,
adding controls for inappropriate access, etc.
 Worked on support and maintenance projects for Oracle EBS systems to understand user issues and fix them
promptly.
 Worked on manufacturing domain projects with a good understanding of business processes.
 Good understanding of Oracle Fusion Cloud system and concepts around the Cloud modules.
 Thoroughly with change management and incident management processes using tools like ServiceNow (SNOW) –
incident assignment, report creation, change task assignment, etc.

Education:
 Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, NIT, Nagpur, India

Certifications:
 Oracle Certified Professional in 9i
 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900)

Professional Experience:

Company: Herbalife, Winston Salem, NC

June 2016 –date
Role: Oracle EBS Consultant
Environment: Oracle EBS R12 SCM and Manufacturing, Oracle Fusion Cloud, JIRA, Jenkins, Subversion,
ConfigSnapshot, TFS GIT, ServiceNow
Responsibilities:

 Worked on Oracle EBS application upgrade from 11i to R12 – Gap analysis, create design solutions for
various modules, work with technical teams to create technical design documents, create test plans, perform
functional setups, work on issues during testing/cutover phases, etc.
 Responsible for functional design of the solution for modules like Inventory, Purchasing, WMS, Order
Management (OM), Shipping, ASCP, WIP, BOM, OPM, iProcurement, Payables, E-Business Tax, SLA,
Projects, etc.
 Created CRP test cycle planning along with technical teams and support groups to perform the sequence of
deployments and testing.
 Took the lead for performing Oracle EBS components testing for new interfaces and customizations on some
of the major EBS projects/rollouts and collaborated with Development teams to fix any testing defects using
tools like JIRA.
 Created solid test scenarios for various Oracle EBS technical/functional components by working along with
Dev teams and planning for the testing of those in major releases and multiple EBS instances.
 Worked on migrating Oracle EBS Procurement and Finance modules to Fusion Cloud – reviewing
implementation strategies, planning for data migration/interface approaches, creating the functional design for
OIC interfaces between Cloud and EBS systems, etc.
 Responsible for taking care of any enhancements and integration requirements on Fusion cloud and plan for
creating the solutions for the same.
 Worked closely with Dev teams and DBA teams to sort out any environment issues and EBS code availability
as part of the testing process.
 Responsible for updating the teams on the testing status and open defects to plan for closure based on
project timelines.
 Supported the production issues and system maintenance for WIP, BOM, OM, OPM, and Inventory modules.
 Hands-on with build and release activities to automate the deployments of Oracle EBS components (technical
and functional setups) by using tools like config snapshot to move the objects to multiple instances.
 Responsible for designing GIT branching strategy for Oracle EBS technical components for automating the
deployment process.
 Worked on Production support issues by collaborating with technical teams and users to identify the root
cause and create a solution.

Company: UST Global (Client - GE, Cincinnati, OH)

April 2009 – June 2016
Role: Oracle Apps Techno-Functional Lead
Environment: Oracle EBS 12.1.3 and 11.5.10 (Purchasing, iProcurement, Inventory, Projects, WMS, ASCP,
Payables, WIP, BOM, OPM, OM)
Responsibilities:

 Worked on Supply chain management modules like Purchasing, iProcurement, WMS, and Order
Management as well as Payables, OPM, WIP, BOM, and Projects Modules.
 Responsible for understanding the current Oracle EBS 11 application and coming up with
new solutions on Oracle EBS R12 upgrade.
 Created functional setup documents for various modules for R12
 Responsible for performing functional setups – categories, UOMs, OU setups,
Purchasing setups, locations, OM Transaction types, Order Holds, Pick Release rules, etc.
 Worked on the iSetup tool to migrate the OU setups, AOL objects, and master objects
from Dev to Stage and then to the production environment.
 Discuss with business users on new interface requirements and finalize the design
of the same.
 Lead the team to coordinate the functional setups and delivery dates of various
components.
 Worked on Data conversions which include data cleaning, data validations and
loading the data from various legacy systems to Oracle Apps environments:
Purchase Orders, Categories, PO Receipts, Suppliers, Requisitions
 Developed interfaces for HR data, Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Sales Orders and AR Receipts, OPM Batch
status, etc. to transfer data between legacy systems and Oracle Apps system.
 Responsible for building an interface to bring Projects, Tasks, and expenditure data
from legacy systems to Oracle EBS system.
 Discussed with functional owners on Warehouse management (WMS) setups and
defined the basic setups – warehouse organizations, sub-inventories, locators,
material statuses, lot and serial control options, etc.
 Responsible for General Ledger setups for the new implementation – Chart of
accounts, legal entities, sets of books, accounting periods, currencies, etc.
 Took care of the Integration of Purchasing and Payables projects data into Projects
 module
 Worked on expense reports integration with Payables invoices.
 Worked on business-specific web page enhancements in OAF and workflow areas.
 Took care of Projects setups – Projects templates, expenditure types, PA periods
etc.
 Providing quotes and scope documents for enhancement requests coming from the
business users.
 Coordinating with other teams to handle quality management activities.
 Taking care of project Tollgates for various deliverables and making sure of timely
delivery of the products.
 Responsible for preparing Design documents, Unit test cases, etc.
 Worked on production issue support for modules like Inventory, PO, WIP, BOM, OPM, and Order
Management (OM) and Order to Cash (O2C) flow for user issues on the Oracle EBS system.

Company: TCS (Client - Diamond Innovations, Worthington, OH)

Sept 2003 – March 2009
Role: Oracle Apps Techno Functional Consultant
Environment: Oracle Applications 11 (PO, INV, WMS, OPM, AP, GL, PA, AR), Oracle 7/8/9i, PL/SQL, UNIX,
TOAD, VSS
Responsibilities:

 Discussing with the end users and the functional groups to do the gap analysis for implementing Oracle Apps
11i system
 Worked on creating design solutions for the new Oracle EBS system based on the current legacy systems
and business needs.
 Worked on Purchasing, iProcurement, and inventory setups for the new implementation:
Items, suppliers, banks, locations, sub-inventories, locators, lockboxes, Inventory Orgs, etc.
 Worked on Data conversions which include data cleaning, data validations, and loading the data from various
legacy systems to Oracle Apps environments:
Items, Customers, Purchase Orders, PO Receipts, Banks/Bank Accounts, and Suppliers.
 Maintenance and support of the Oracle Applications system in Inventory and Purchasing
 Discussed with functional owners on Warehouse management (WMS) setups and defined the basic setups –
warehouse organizations, sub inventories, locators, material statuses, lot and serial control options, etc.
 Responsible for setups on OPM – OPM Orgs, bringing legacy system data for formulas, recipes, routings, etc.
 Developed the interfaces between Oracle E-Business suite and legacy systems for Items, Standard Costs,
POs, PO Receipts, Vendors, and customers.
 Responsible for General Ledger setups for the new implementation – Chart of accounts, set of books,
accounting periods, currencies, etc.
 Creating the Autosys scheduling jobs for regular interfaces and monitoring them for any failures and fixing
issues if any.
 Responsible for supporting Legacy systems like GEMMS, Data warehouse, etc.
 Supporting manufacturing business processes and dealing with various site leaders on the floor to
troubleshoot any system-related issues.

Company: TCS (Client GE Plastics, Pittsfield, OH, and Mumbai, India)

April 2001 – Aug 2003
Role: Oracle Developer and on-site coordinator
Environnent : GEMMS, PL/SQL, UNIX
Responsibilities :

 Responsible for supporting users for legacy system GEMMS and developing the interfaces between GEMMS,
Data warehouse.
 Assigning the change requests to the team members and performing the code reviews.
 Preparing the unit test plans and performing unit testing.
 Handling project management activities and regular quality audits.
 Update client team to update regular status on the work items assigned to the team
 Co-ordinating with the onsite team members in finalizing the requirements for the new development requests
and participating in user testing.
 Supporting manufacturing operations-related system issues
 Understanding the process of current purchasing systems of GE Plastics sites.
 Gathering the requirements for the new interfaces to replace the Plant & Equipment module.
 Preparing the functional and technical specifications for the new interfaces.
 Responsible for developing the codes for interfaces, preparing the test plans, and performing unit testing.
 Coordinating with the team members to ensure proper integration testing is done.
 Monitoring the schedules AutoSys jobs.