DANIEL GORMAN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING
P.O. Box 23182
Portland, Oregon 97281-3182
503-703-5223
dan@dgiconsulting.com
Objective
Challenging positions as an Oracle Manufacturing Functional Consultant
Summary of
Qualifications
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Broad range of experience gained through more than 15 years in manufacturing, and
distribution management as well as system consulting and implementation.
Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management with B.Sc., Business
Administration.
Focused on facilitating operational excellence through teamwork and continuous
process improvement.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & EXPERIENCE
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Key User in multiple ERP implementations in the Heavy Manufacturing, Electronics
and Software industries. Responsibilities included Sales and Operations Planning,
Capacity and Materials Management, Production Planning, Master Scheduling, and
Supply Chain Planning and Financial Analysis.
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Ten years of consulting experience, supporting ERP system implementations.
Provided project management, system analysis and design, application training and
post production support for dozens of ERP upgrades and conversions.
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Wall to wall experience with both finance and manufacturing in Make to Order,
Assemble to Order and Make to Stock environments.
Application
Conversion
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Provided consulting support for clients converting data from numerous legacy
mainframe systems. Responsibilities included extensive analysis of legacy applications
and mapping of legacy data to new applications.
Custom
Development
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Developed detailed design specifications and performed quality assurance testing for
modification of applications to meet client requirements on numerous projects.
Data
Warehouse
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Led a cross functional team to establish a data warehouse to support reporting of
worldwide product line information, while working for a manufacturer of Electronic
Design Automation software.
Electronic
Commerce
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Designed an interface for importing electronic purchase orders from multiple
customers as sale orders to increase accuracy and productivity, while working with a
manufacturer of electric heaters and an Electronic Data Interchange service provider.
Project
Management,
Implementations &
Upgrades
CAPABILITIES
Operational
Methods &
Techniques
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Implementation
Methods
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Project Management
Discrete and Process Manufacturing
Systems
Distribution Systems
Applications Development
Applications Implementation
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Process Reengineering
Application Functional and Integration
Testing
Data Conversion
Curriculum Development
General Business Consulting
Oracle’s Applications Implementation
(AIM v3.0)
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Oracle Business Models
Oracle Business Flow Accelerators
Dan Gorman
Applications
Industries
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Oracle Inventory
Oracle Engineering
Oracle Bills of Material
Oracle Cost Management
Oracle Material Requirements Planning
Oracle Master Production Scheduling
Oracle Supply Chain Planning
Oracle Advanced Planning and
Scheduling
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Oracle Order Entry
Oracle Order Management and
Shipping
Oracle iProcurement
Oracle Purchasing
Oracle WIP
Oracle Process Manufacturing
Mercury WinRunner
Mercury TestDirector
DataLoader
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Warehouse/Distribution
Automotive Components
Retail
Training and Consulting
Non Profit
Exotic Metals Manufacturing
Airplane Spare Parts Distribution
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Manufacturing
High Tech Electronics
Software – EDA
Software – ERP
Dental Management
Electronic Data Storage
Consumer Electronics
EMPLOYMENT & PROJECT HISTORY
August 1998 to
December 2002
Service Line Applications Projects
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A Nonprofit foundation working to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their
habitat.
• Version: 10.7 SC
• Oracle Team: Two people
• Project Phase: Operations Analysis and Solution Design
• Applications: Oracle Order Entry, Oracle Bill of Materials – PTO
• Lead role to modularize bills of materials for PTO.
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A $400M multinational corporation providing high value digital storage solutions.
• Version: 10.7 SC
• Oracle Team: Seven People
• Project Phase: Functional and Integration Testing
• Applications: Oracle Supply Chain Planning, Oracle Purchasing, Mercury
WinRunner and Mercury TestDirector
• Team member assigned to pre-production testing for operating system upgrade
and then upgrade to 11.0.
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A contract assembly manufacturer of custom cabling, custom insert overmolding,
plastic and metal ultrasonic welding, and a wide variety of both simple and complex
electro-mechanical assemblies for OEM's worldwide.
• Version: 11.02
• Project Phase: Operations Analysis, Solution Design and Project Definition
• Applications: Oracle Order Entry, Oracle Inventory, Oracle Bill of Materials,
Oracle Supply Chain, Oracle Work in Process and Oracle Costing
• A division of a communications equipment manufacturer was spunoff as a new
company. They inherited the Oracle applications as part of the deal. I took a lead
role to tailor the applications solution to their specific operational requirements.
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A multinational corporation that develops and produces fiber optic, digital and analog
communication connectivity products and power distribution panels.
• Version: 11.02
• Oracle Team: Five People
• Project Phase: Operational Analysis
Oracle Consulting,
Redwood Shores,
California
Worlds largest
enterprise software
company
Principal
Consultant
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Oracle Consulting,
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Team member for an audit and transfer of knowledge to assist the client in
evaluating potential benefits and the scope of an upgrade to the new 11i
functionality.
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One of the world's largest manufacturers of specialty metals and chemicals, used in
energy production, chemical and mineral processing, aerospace, medical, research and
consumer products.
• Version: 10.7 Character
• Project Phase: Operations Analysis, Solution Design and Project Definition
• Applications: Oracle Inventory, Oracle Bill of Materials, Oracle Supply Chain and
Oracle Work in Process and Oracle Shop Floor Management
• Lead role in conversion from manual systems to Oracle Discrete Manufacturing.
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A practice management company for the largest group of dental practices in the United
States.
• Version: 11.03
• Project Phase: Operations Analysis, Solution Design, Project Definition and Item
Conversion
• Applications: Oracle Inventory, Oracle Purchasing and Oracle iProcurement
• Lead role in the implementation of distributed inventory management and web
based purchase requisitions supported by centralized purchasing.
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The leading aerospace company in the world and a top U.S. exporter. Their
capabilities and related services also include formulation of system-of-systems
solutions, advanced information and communications systems, financial services,
homeland security, defense systems, missiles, rocket engines, launch systems and
satellites.
• Version: 11.5.5
• Oracle team: 25 People
• Project Phase: Operations Analysis, Solution Design and Project Definition
• Applications: Oracle Inventory, Oracle Bill of Materials, Oracle Advanced
Planning Oracle Quality, Oracle Work in Process and Oracle Costing
• Lead role for Oracle Work in Process and Oracle Costing . This implementation
required extensive integration with internally developed legacy systems.
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A manufacturer of custom fit, custom built golf equipment and accessories.
• Version: 11.5.4
• Project Phase: Project Definition
• Applications: Oracle Bill of Materials, Oracle Work in Process and Oracle
Purchasing
• As a Trainer, developed key user training materials and delivered training classes.
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A $5.6B multinational corporation which provides innovative technologies, solutions
and services to a wide range of customers in communications, electronics, life sciences
and chemical analysis.
• Version: 11.5.6
• Oracle Team: 100+ People
• Project Phase: Implementation Phase 1 - Build, Transition and Production.
Implementation Phase 2 – Operations Analysis
• Applications: Oracle Work in Process, Oracle Manufacturing Scheduling, Oracle
Warehouse Management System and Oracle Shop Floor Management
• Team member involved in supporting the Operations functional team, analyzing
reporting requirements, auditing converted data, acceptance testing and go-live
support in a call center and onsite in Penang Malaysia.
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Oracle Consulting,
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A world leader in the engineering, manufacture, and marketing of compact industrial,
construction, and agri-business equipment, attachments and related services
• Version: 11.5.6
• Oracle Team: 75+ People
• Project Phase: Transition and Production
• Applications: Oracle Inventory, Oracle Order Management and Oracle Purchasing
• Team member supporting go-live onsite in a retail outlet.
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A leading provider of a broad range of test, measurement and monitoring equipment
for global communications networks
• Version: 10.7 upgrade to 11.5.6
• Oracle Team: Three People
• Project Phase: Operations Analysis and Project Definition
• Applications: Oracle Supply Chain
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Team member to audit application functionality for client and trainer to develop
training materials and deliver Capacity Requirements Planning class.
Oracle Development Projects
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Oracle Product Development
• Version: 11i
• Oracle Team: Seven People
• Applications: Oracle Inventory, Oracle Engineering
• Curriculum developer assigned to upgrade corporate training materials from
version 11.0 to 11i.
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Oracle Consulting Applications Global Service Line (AGSL)
• Version: 11i Process Flows
• Oracle Team: Ten People
• Applications: All the Oracle core manufacturing modules and Oracle Purchasing
• Team member assigned to a project to convert Oracle Applications
Implementation Methodology (AIM) from a module oriented focus to one based on
the process flows in the Oracle Business Models (OBM).
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Oracle Consulting Applications Global Service Line (AGSL)
• Version: 11.5.7 and 11.5.8
• Oracle Team: 50+ People
• Applications: All those supporting the Oracle Business Flow Accelerators: Release
to Build (Discrete) and Order to Cash
• ‘Bundle’ Owner with overall responsibility for testing, documentation and issue
resolution for the processes bundled together into the new Oracle Business Flow
Accelerators product offerings.
Oracle Internal Project
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Oracle Corporation, Manufacturing and Distribution
• Version: 11.02
• Oracle Team: Six People
• Project Phase: Operations Analysis, Solution Design, Project Definition, Build,
Transition and Production.
• Applications: Oracle Inventory, Oracle Bill of Materials, Oracle Supply Chain,
Oracle Work in Process and Oracle Purchasing
• SCP Lead for project to add additional functionality to a production environment
running Oracle Inventory, Oracle Order Entry and Oracle Purchasing.
Implemented material planning, with requisitions interfaced to purchasing, and
work order control.
Dan Gorman
February 1992 to
July 1998
DataWorks
Corporation,
San Diego,
California
Provider of
enterprise software
solutions for midmarket companies.
Senior Consultant /
Account Manager
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ERP Implementation Project Management – Leadership in dozens of projects.
• Typically Project Manager for both the Manufacturing and Financial applications; or
Manufacturing Lead, sharing project management with a Financial Lead.
• Managed complete project lifecycle from Kickoff through Post Production support..
• Developed project plan and resource budget. Evaluated requirements and coordinated
additional resources as needed.
• Analyzed fit/gap based on operational requirements and application functionality.
• Facilitated transfer of knowledge to Steering Committee, Key Users; and developed
End User training materials.
• Supported field mapping for conversion from various legacy systems.
• Coordinated system setup, pilot testing, system acceptance testing. as well as cutover.
• The application (Intrepid) was written in PICK BASIC and developed in System
Builder to run on Unix.
Account Management - Provided ongoing post implementation client support.
• Project management on post implementation phases for additional functionality.
• Requirements analysis and definition for software customizations and extensions.
Also, documentation of design specifications, estimated programming hours.
• Installation and acceptance testing to ensure modifications meet design specifications
and the clients requirements.
• Coordination of system upgrades and software patching with our support group.
May 1984 to
October 1991
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Mentor Graphics
Corporation,
Wilsonville,
Oregon
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A technology
leader in electronic
design automation
(EDA) solutions
Corporate Production Planning Manager / Financial Analyst
Led a cross functional team to implement a worldwide financial reporting system.
Established a data warehouse to support online access to Orders and Cost information.
Coordinated the efforts at international sites with North America to ensure availability
of timely, accurate and consistent data. Administered the database to support
development of reporting to track gross margin on Orders at the product line level, by
division and geographic region.
Coordinated efforts of Top Management, Finance and Marketing to improve the
effectiveness of the Corporate Sales and Operations Planning process. Operational
inventory levels reached a three year low with revenue at an all time high. Accuracy
of shipment mix and volume projections also increased by 20%.
Capacity and Material Planning Manager
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Effectively managed staff of 3 managers and their 8 direct reports; with overall
responsibility for Production Planning, Master Scheduling and Production Scheduling
Enhanced coordination to reduce turn around time for sales order scheduling and
improved on-time delivery from 65% to 91%.
Developed and maintained division level spreadsheet based forecasting models.
Expanded the scope of a spreadsheet based Bookings History report to become a tool
widely used throughout the organization to track product level trends.
Initiated work center dispatching to manage shop floor priorities; and a monthly
product leadtime report to field sales offices.
Master Scheduling Manager
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Played key role in project to implement ASK ManMan OMAR/MRP. Analyzed
operational requirements and system functionality to determine fit/gap strategy.
Project member for Master Scheduling function in conversion to integrated work order
control and material planning. Setup, tested and implemented software.
Hired, trained and managed four new master schedulers.
Modularized the bills of material and established initial data processing job
streams.
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TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
Training
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Seven Week Oracle Manufacturing Bootcamp Course
Oracle Master Scheduling (Self Study Course)
Oracle Flow Manufacturing
Oracle FastForward RPM
Oracle Procurement Mastery Track
Oracle Advanced Planning And Scheduling R11i
Oracle Risk Optimization and Supply Chain Exchange
Oracle iProcurement
Oracle Self Service Web Application Setup - Common Modules
Oracle Shop Floor Management
Oracle Warehouse Management System
Oracle Product Development Exchange
Oracle Enterprise Asset Management
Oracle Process Manufacturing
Oracle Manufacturing Foundation
Certifications &
Affiliations
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American Production and Inventory Control Society – Certified Fellow in
Production and Inventory Management – Member of the Portland chapter.
Project Management Institute – Member of the Portland chapter.
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University of California at Long Beach, B.Sc., Business Administration
Education