Blue Yonder Enterprise Planning Technical Architect - JDA Enterprise Planning Technical Architect

Blue Yonder Professonal Service Consultant - JDA Software Consultant

PEN175

System Implementations – worldwide expertise implementing Tier-1 information and management systems in the Retail industry.

Blue Yonder (JDA) Solutions:

• Enterprise Planning (Client and EKB Server editions)
• Assortment Planning (EKB Server)
• Seasonality Planning (EKB Server)
• Category Management Suite (Intactix)
• Intactix/Category Knowledge Base (IKB/CKB)
• Web Publisher
• Planogram Generator
• Category Advisor
• Space Planning
• Floor Planning
• Portfolio Merchandise Management (PMM / ODBMS)
• Channel Clustering
• Allocation

• Technical Architecture - technical delivery SME across the entire SDLC, with extensive expertise in system implementation, installation, integration, data migration, batch processing & scheduling, issue resolution and implementation support.
• Technical Team/Project Lead - project and team leadership throughout SDLC planning, business requirements analysis, solution definition & design, technical development, systems installation, integration & testing, and solution delivery & maintenance activities
• Data Requirements & Migration strategy design, data analysis, cleansing, transformation, migration and reporting.
• Providing technical expertise and recommendations to decision makers, stakeholders, management & project teams, and associates.
• System and Business Analysis & Design - transforming business requirements into system solutions.
• System Performance Benchmark & Stress Testing – managing and implementing system benchmarks and process & hardware stress testing activities.
• Technical Workshops & Training – technical workshop material & delivery and technical training to customers and associates.
• Implementation & Production Support – issue management & resolution, risk management, implementation & production support.
• Pre-Sales Technical Support - pre-sales activities for system solutions

E X P E R T I S E

 

0          Technical Architecture

0          Technical Team/Project Lead

0          Enterprise Systems

0          System Analysis & Design

0          Business Analysis

0          System Implementation

0          System Integration

0          Data Requirements & Migration Strategy

0          Data Analysis, Cleansing, Conversion & Migration

0          Data Reporting

0          System Performance Benchmarking & Stress Testing

0          Hardware & Software Requirements

0          Software Installation & Configuration

0          Risk Management

0          Technical Workshops & Training

0          Technical Documentation

0          Software Development

0          Quality Assurance

0          Implementation & Production Support

0          Pre-Sales Technical Support

0          Data Warehouse

0          Agile and Waterfall

Technical Solutions:

0          Enterprise Systems

0          System Architecture

0          Business Planning

0          Category Management

0          Merchandise Management

Technologies:

0          Oracle / Relational Databases

0          IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP UX, Windows Server

0          Client Applications

0          Middleware

0          SQL and PL/SQL

0          Reporting Applications

0          Batch processing

0          Automation

0          Shell Scripting

0          ETL

0          TSE, Citrix

0          Virtual Systems

PROJECTS

Dollar Tree USA – Jun 2022 to Jul 2022.

• Technical Architect – EP Server Implementation (v2020.x)
• System Solution Design, System Integration, System Configuration, Batch Design & Development.

Target – Oct 2020 to present.

• Senior Analyst Programmer – System Enhancements
• Enhancements design, development, testing and implementation in merchandise and allocations systems, and AWS.

 – Mar 2019 to Sep 2019.

• Technical Architect - EP Server 2019 (Implementation)
• System Solution Design, System Integration, System Configuration, Data Requirements & Migration, Batch Processing Design Support.

– Apr 2016 to present.

• Senior Technical Architect - EP Server 7.9 and 8.0
• Advisory and Support, SME on JDA Enterprise Knowledge Base (EKB) system, system migration, batch implementation & processing, data analysis & loading, issue management support.

 

– July 2016 to Jun 2017.

• Senior Consultant – System Enhancements
• Enhancements design, development, testing and implementation. Data requirements, loading & system integration.

 – Nov 2015 to Jan 2016.

• Development Lead

JDA Allocation enhancements and upgrade. JDA Allocation upgrade to v8.2.

Aug 2015 to Nov 2015

• Senior Technical Architect
• Category Management (v9.0) and Channel Clustering (v9.0) - Proof of Concept.
• Technical SME for Category Management and Channel Clustering.
• Data requirements, transformation, loading & system integration.
• System installation and configuration.
• Business case technical support.

– Jul 2014 to Aug 2015

• Senior Technical Architect
• EP/EKB Server (v8.1) Implementation.
• EP Server technical solution design.
• Data migration strategy design.
• Data analysis, extraction, transformation & loading.
• System installation, configuration and implementation.
• System integration support.

JDA Software Inc 

 (Fashion Retailer) – Aug 2010 to Jul 2012

• Technical Architect
• EP Server (Assortment Planning) integrated to PMM - Technical implementation and support.

 (Multi Format Retailer) - 2010

• Implementation Lead
• Enhancements to EP Server system - Technical solution design, configuration and the implementation of the overall solution at Future Group.

 (Fashion) – Jul 2009 to Oct 2009

• Technical Architect
• Business requirement to implement a combined business solution for all three brands. Worked with the business team to come up with a solution footprint that allowed the solution to be implemented as required.
• System architecture & infrastructure, technical solution design, training, implementation and support for Enterprise & Assortment Planning (EKB) and their integration to the SAP Host system.

JDA Software 

 (Multi Format Retailer) | 2008 - 2009

• Technical Solution Lead

System architecture & infrastructure, solution design & implementation, training & support implementing Enterprise & Assortment Planning Server (EKB), Channel Clustering and their integration to the SAP Host System.

SME for the Intactix Enterprise Suite implementation (Space Planning and IKB) and its integration to SAP Host System.

(Department Store) | 2008 - 2009

• Technical Architect – Technical solution support for Enterprise Planning Server (EKB).

(Meat Manufacturer) | 2008

• Project Lead & Technical Architect

SME on the technical system design for NRI (JDA Japan implementation partner), for implementing EP Server (EKB) at Nippon Ham.

System performance testing.

 

 – August 2014

• Senior Technical Architect
• Intactix (v8.0) Pre-Sales - Technical pre-sales support.

JDA Software Inc - Contract

(Multi Brand Retailer) – Apr 2010 to Dec 2013

• Senior Technical Architect
• EP/EKB Server (v7.8) implementation for seven VF retail channels:
• The North Face, Vans, Timberland, Kipling, Napapijri, 7 For All Mankind and Jeanswear

Technical solution design.

System installation, configuration and implementation. System Integration design.

Batch Process design, development & implementation.

(Multi Brand Retailer) – May 2013 to Jul 2013.

• Senior Technical Architect
• EP/EKB Server (v7.8) system installation for Ackermans and Shoe City.
• EP/EKB Server production system migration for Shoe City.

 (Multi Format Retailer) – Feb 2012 to Mar 2013.

• Senior Technical Architect
• EP/EKB Server (v7.9) implementation for three supermarket channels:
• Shoprite, Checkers and USave

Technical solution design.

System installation, configuration and implementation.