Progetto Consultancy, LLC

NOV, is in every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, the family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment and operational support necessary for success. NOV has the people, capabilities and vision to serve the needs of a challenging and evolving industry.

Doug is an Oracle Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Cloud Senior Business Analyst on the NOV Enterprise Solutions (ES) team. The NOV ES team has the responsibility for implementing the OMEGA Enterprise Solution footprint which includes Oracle Cloud Applications as the system of record integrated with NOV proprietary systems for customer/supplier HUB, quoting, time capture, field service, and shop floor management. The ES initiative consists of 15 business units to be deployed over a 5-year period with 3 projects in progress simultaneously per year.

Deloitte Consulting, is part of the largest management consultancy in the world; consultants offer global experience and local knowledge to help companies succeed in any public or private business environment. With more insightful business perspectives, Deloitte helps companies focus their strengths, push capabilities, and innovate for the future.

Specialist Master Manager* for the Government & Public Services (GPS) team in the Enterprise Performance – Oracle Service Line as a Specialist Master. Major responsibility is managing Oracle Fusion Cloud SAAS Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Project Grants Management (PGM) implementation projects, including project management, solution design, and delivery for State, Local, and Higher Education clients.  *W2 status

Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Managed Services, is a global Application Managed Services practice that provides innovative, technology-specific solutions for organizations with cloud-powered managed applications — so they can focus on what matters most to the business: accelerating growth that is dynamic, efficient and cost-effective.

PwC retains Doug in the role of an Oracle Cloud Senior Consultant. He augments the Managed Services team as an Oracle Cloud Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Subject Matter Expert (SME). The specialized areas that are supported for multiple clients include the PPM Foundation and Financial Management functionalities, Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) reporting, Business Intelligence Publisher (BIP) analytics, and Oracle Business Process Management (BPM) automation.

MEDNAX, is a physician-led health care organization that partners with hospitals, health systems and health care facilities to offer clinical services spanning the continuum of care, as well as revenue cycle management, patient engagement and perioperative improvement consulting solutions.

Accenture Technology engaged Doug as the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Lead on this Oracle Cloud Application 20A implementation. The overall Oracle Cloud project scope included an Enterprise Project Management solution to support the MEDNAX Surgical Directions, Virtual Radiologic (vRAD), Information Technology and Real Estate organizations. The blueprint design leveraged the Capital, Indirect and Contract project types of the PPM foundation and Project Financial Management (PFM) pillar features with interfaces developed between Oracle Cloud, ServiceNow and CONCUR applications.

CommScope (⁺Arris/Rukus), is at the forefront of shaping infrastructure, products and solutions that enhance people's lives. They make communication faster, easier and more efficient for today's always-on world and exist to enable and improve the way we learn, work and live, constantly challenging what’s available now and thinking beyond to meet the needs of what’s next.

Doug was the Senior Oracle Projects Lead team member for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on this Oracle Cloud Application 19B implementation. The project scope included an Enterprise Project Management solution to support a worldwide rollout of 65 Business Units (BUs) for the CommScope Research and Development (R&D), Professional Services (ProSvcs) and CIP/Direct Capital organizations. This project-centric solution leveraged the Oracle Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Foundation and Project Financial Management modules with integration to the Professional Services Automation (PSA) and CONCUR applications. The core functionality was enhanced with a project intercompany design using the SubLedger Accounting (SLA) engine to facilitate and simplify the global cross charging of resources; a requirement by the R&D group to support complex tax reporting. A Platform as a Service (PaaS) effort-based project labor costing extension was also developed and deployed.

ERT, is a global data and technology company that minimizes uncertainty and risk in clinical trials so that its customers can move ahead with confidence. With nearly 50 years of clinical and therapeutic experience, it balances knowledge of what works with a vision for what’s next, so they can adapt without compromising standards.

Doug was the Senior Oracle Projects Lead team member for NTT DATA on this Oracle EBS upgrade to Release 12.2.6. The project scope included the strategic expansion/retooling of the Accounting FlexField and implementation of an Enterprise Project Management solution to support a global rollout for the Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA), Trial Oversight, Respiratory & Cardiac Safety ERT organizations as a result of acquisitions. The project-centric solution incorporated the core Oracle Projects Foundation, Costing and Billing modules with integration to the Salesforce and Smartsheet applications. Additionally, the ERT proprietary revenue recognition/forecasting, unearned revenue and unbilled receivables tracking & matching principle business processes were streamlined utilizing the Oracle Projects client extensions. 

Wabtec Corporation, is a global supplier of products, services and systems for the rail industry. The company manufactures a broad range of components for locomotives and freight cars, including state-of-the-art electronic train-control systems. It also provides products and services to virtually every major intercity passenger transit system in North America that deliver safety, efficiency and passenger comfort.

In addition to organic growth, strategic acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances have and continue to represent about half of Wabtec’s growth over the long term. As a result, the Corporate IT team has a constant demand to migrate these divisions to the Wabtec Oracle EBS Release 12 global solution footprint which includes the manufacturing, financial and project management disciplines.

Doug was engaged to augment the Wabtec internal Oracle migration team to provide expertise with implementing Oracle Projects for the project-based organizations and advise the in-house Project Accounting Council. The companies included the Brush Traction Limited, Wabtec Rail Limited and Wabtec Rail Scotland operations located in Loughborough, Doncaster and Kilmarnock, United Kingdom respectively. In addition to the core Oracle Projects functionality leveraged, the revenue-based cost accrual extension and internal billing features were implemented to streamline the business processes.

A functional review and assessment of the Wabtec Xorail Railway Engineering & Construction (E&C) division was conducted to implement an Oracle project-centric solution for this professional services group. The deliverables included identifying functional gaps, documenting areas of improvement, outlining recommendations and best practices. The recommended high-level solution design included the Oracle Projects Foundation, Costing, Billing, Project Planning & Control (formerly Project Management), Time and Labor modules as well as Oracle Projects client extensions.

Telephonics Corporation, a worldwide leader in Integrated Information and Communication Systems technology. It serves Aerospace, Defense, and Commercial markets throughout the globe. Whether it is in the air, on the sea, or on the ground, its electronic systems are on board to ensure the safety and security of thousands of military personnel and civilians worldwide.

The Telephonics Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning implementation also known as Project Oasis replaced many of the separate legacy applications including: Deltek, Costpoint, Pentagon, Pilgrim, as well as numerous others. The entire scope of the Oracle EBS Release 12 solution covered the Acquire-to-Retire (A2R),  Contract-to-Cash (C2C), Demand-to-Build (D2B), Design-to-Release (D2R), Accounting-to-Financial Reports (FIN), People-to-Paycheck (P2C), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Problem-to-Resolution (P2R) process tracks.

Doug was commissioned to perform an independent functional review and assessment of the Oracle Projects Billing solution to validate that the design met and complied with the revenue recognition and invoicing FAR government requirements. The deliverables included identifying functional gaps, documenting areas of improvement and outlining recommendations and best practices.

ADT Security Systems, has one of the most trusted and well-known brands in the security industry today that serves more than six million residential and small business customers. It delivers a broad and pioneering set of products and services—from interactive home and business solutions to home health services—meet a range of customer needs for today's active and increasingly mobile lifestyles.

The ADT Oracle Project Accounting (OPA) implementation was completed in two phases consisting of the Phase I Field Launch deployed in December 2011 and Phase II Finance Launch in April 2013. The scope of OPA was to replace the legacy Construction Work-in-Process (CWP) cost repository system with Oracle Project Costing to seamlessly integrate with the existing Oracle Financial modules. The Finance Launch phase involved the configuration of key AutoAccounting (AA) functions developing complex SQL-based AA rules to interface project costs to Oracle General Ledger. It also included two major customizations to manage the “Cost Clearance” of WIP costs when security system installations are completed and creation of assets for ADT Owned installations when placed in service for interface to Oracle Fixed Assets.

Doug served as the Lead Senior Business Analyst for both the OPA Field & Finance Launches, including requirements gathering, preparation of MD50’s, facilitate design sessions, assist with coordination of testing resources and deployment. The custom programs were developed using the agile SCRUM methodology.

DRS Technologies, is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense technology, the company develops, manufactures and supports a broad range of mission-critical systems and sustainment solutions to support homeland security and the military’s current and future force.

The goal of the DRS SSI Oracle upgrade project was to upgrade the Oracle EBS environment for SSI from Oracle EBS version 11.5.9 to version 12.1.3.  The scope also included implementing new R12 enhancements to improve business processes and replace CEMLI’s where possible.

Doug was responsible for the upgrade of the Oracle Project Costing, Billing and Contracts modules including the testing and retrofitting of 25 existing CEMLI’s to be R12 compliant & OP³ Third Party Interface with Primavera.

Morpho Detection, Inc., delivers products and solutions targeted at governments, national agencies and administrations dedicated to law enforcement and border control, as well as private companies in need of secure physical or logical access control.

The scope of this highly visible 2-pronged project was comprised of delivering a project-centric Oracle E-business implementation that met U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). The CAS compliance was achieved with a project-based solution that managed commitments and costs consequently ensuring accurate billing to governmental agencies. The Oracle Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Projects applications were leveraged in this deployment.

Doug contributed to this project as the subject matter expert in the project cost accounting, revenue recognition and billing areas.

NetApp, creates innovative products—storage systems and software that help customers around the world store, manage, protect, and retain one of their most precious corporate assets: their data.

This essential initiative was a compliance project to meet SOX requirement gaps. The total scope consisted of 4 major tracks including Accruals and Deferrals (A&D), Level of Effort (LOE) tracking, Time Card Integrity (TCI) control and PULSE (EMEA-based Project Management, Collaboration & Resourcing application tool) bi-directional integration with Oracle Projects.

Doug was the PULSE track lead with responsibility for the overall design, development and deployment of this key project component for the EMEA operations.

MasTec Network Services, Inc., is a leading specialty contractor for communications companies, utilities and governments throughout the United States.

This project was the implementation of a solution to automate the sales order and invoicing integration between the MasTec NSORO division and its customers using EDI technology. The scope also consisted of streamlining the professional installation services billing process to AT&T of sales order lines on an “at completion” basis.

Doug acted as the solution architect and functional consultant during this engagement.