DAVE LEWIS

Consultant

SUMMARY
Dave has 12 years of IT and Accounting Management PROFILE
Experience. He has a demonstrated ability to provide
excellent leadership and troubleshooting.
Areas of Expertise
Dave has 10 years of Oracle ERP implementation experience.
Senior Consultant,
He is a skilled Global Architecture leader. He has both
Management
Domestic USA and International implementation experience.
Consultant,
Dave has solid hands on experience implementing GL, AP,
Director of IS,
AR, FA, PO, and Cash Management. He has 8 years
Business Leader,
consulting experience for manufacturing, distribution, and
Project Manager,
consumer companies. He is skilled in all project phases
Business System
including, selection, planning, implementation, support and
Manager,
improvement. Dave also has International experience
Manager of Accounting
including global inter-company, revaluation, translation, and
Services,
consolidation.
Finance Systems
Dave was the founder of the Twin Cities Oracle Financial Manager, Information
Special Interest Group and is currently President of this Systems Project Leader,
group. Senior Systems Analyst

In the areas of:

Enterprise Application
EXPERIENCE
Integration,
Enterprise Solutions Decision Support

Oracle Implementation
As Senior Consultant for Oracle Implementations, Dave Industry Experience
was responsible for all phases of the project, from software Manufacturing,
selection through implementation and initial support. Distribution,
As Management Consultant, Dave was responsible for Consumer Products,
upgrade/improvement projects. Medical Products

Daves Oracle Implementation responsibilities are as follows:

Business Functions
Project Manager (5 person, 12 module) Phase 1 and
Finance Implementation Consultant for Canadian Payroll, Personnel,
headquarters finance implementation (GL, AP, PO) Benefits, Accounts
Phase 1. This successful 2nd go-live attempt followed Payable, General
a previous failed project by a different team. Ledger, Property,
Financial Consolidation,
Led implementation of GL, AP, AR, PO and System
Manufacturing,
Administration for Headquarters and France Sales
Distribution, Finance,
Office.
Cash and Treasury,
Led Global Architecture design teams for domestic Software Selection
and international corporations that used multiple sets
of books, inter-company, multiple currencies,
revaluation, translation, and consolidation features.
Led implementation of new features; enhanced inter-
company balancing, RXi Variable Report Writing and

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Fixed Assets Test Script upgrade after upgrade implementation project was
completed.
Led Global Architecture that included USA and Germany Sets of books and
languages in English and German. Implemented Receivables, Fixed Assets, and GL
consolidation, translation, enhanced inter-company and FSG Reporting.
Led Phase 2 Global Architecture that included 18 countries, 9 languages, 12
currencies, 20 operating units, and 4 global accounting configurations. Completed
solution design for GL, AP, and AR.
Project Manager/Senior Consultant Finance Reporting Project, used FSG and
Discoverer reporting tools, assisted with Cash Management and Lockbox
implementation.
Project Manager/Senior Consultant Discovery Project (planning next 3 phases),
Implementing Accounts Receivable
Implemented Oracle GL, AP, AR, and FA (a 15 module ERP implementation project)
Led global architecture development
Project Manager/Consultant GL, AP, PO, and Cash Management (led software
selection and parts of the 11 module ERP implementation project version 11.03)
Implemented Oracle GL, AP, and Cash Management version 10.7
Planned Oracle GL, AP, AR, and FA upgrade from 10.6 to 10.7 for Y2K compliance
Upgraded Oracle GL from 9.3.7 to 10.6 via a re-installation project
Implemented Oracle GL, AP, and AR (a 10 module ERP implementation project)
Project Management for Oracle GL, AP, AR, Inventory and Purchasing
implementation

Oracle Manufacturing, Distribution & Finance

As the Director of IS, Dave was responsible for identifying business opportunities and
justification for reengineering as well as information systems projects in the corporate
division. These projects were an integral part of a strategy to implement Oracle
manufacturing, distribution, and finance applications company-wide. The computing
environment consisted of HP, UNIX, Oracle DB, Oracle applications, Novell, and Microsoft
Office.
Dave performed as the Information Systems business leader for the Oracle Invoicing and
Accounts Receivable implementation segment for the Oracle order fulfillment project in the
cap and gown business. He developed a proposal for implementing central Oracle
Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger in ways that deliver benefits to
corporate, division, and plant accounting staffs. He initiated improved sales tax
functionality for Oracle using the Vertex calculation module for Oracle release 9 and
proposed the use of Vertex Quantum for release 10 installations.
Dave was the Business Leader for beta evaluation of Oracle commissions and Oracle sales
analysis applications. He was the Project Manager for integrating the Clippership
shipping system with Oracle Order Entry and Inventory for the Cap and Gown Division.
This project set a company standard and provided a foundation for extending the seven-
year, $3.4 million transportation savings history.

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As the Business System Manager, Dave was responsible for strategy, development,
operation, and maintenance of corporate division applications. This computing
environment consisted of IBM 3090, MVS, IDMS, COBOL, Novell, Lotus, and WordPerfect.
Dave completed the upgrade of major finance and human resource applications in 1988.
He followed the upgrade strategy with a distributed access and analysis strategy that
implemented PC-based workstations at remote plants. This was the companys first use of
remote PCs. He implemented PC-based finance workstations at sixteen locations. These
workstations were used to integrate the finance functions at corporate and plant levels.
Dave eliminated three central positions and saved $192,000 when more than half the
invoice volume was electronically transmitted from plant sites versus being handled
centrally. He implemented Micro Control from Hyperion to integrate corporate and
division reporting functions and speed up the monthly closing process. The monthly
closing was reduced from three weeks to three days. Dave implemented PC-based Human
Resources workstations in sixteen locations. These workstations were used to integrate
the Human Resources Department at corporate and plant levels. He eliminated 3.5
positions and cut central report generation by more than 500 per month. Dave also
provided PC applications from Novell networks for corporate customers at two locations.
The Local Area Network reliability matched or exceeded mainframe service levels from the
implementation date forward.

Payroll, Personnel, Benefits, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Property &

Financial Consolidation
As the Manager of Accounting Services, Dave was responsible for the following central
accounting functions: payroll, personnel, benefits, accounts payable, general ledger, and
property.
As the Finance Systems Manager, Dave was responsible for all finance system project
work on payroll, personnel, benefits, accounts payable, general ledger, property, and
financial consolidation.
As the Information Systems Project Leader, Dave was responsible for implementing
financial consolidation and accounts payable software packages.

Labor & Job Cost Reporting

As a Senior Systems Analyst, Dave was responsible for all labor and job cost reporting.
He was the Chairman of the Labor System User Council.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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