Liyakat Parkar

• Leading the Oracle ERP Cloud Implementation program as an Oracle ERP SME.
• Built the Oracle ERP Implementation Charter.
• Worked on the RFP and related documents to be shared with the System Implementers.
• Worked on defining the Project scope and related integration touch points.
• Helping the organization to short list the System Implementer.
• Helping the Organization identify the 3rd Party PMO.
• Providing weekly updates to the CXO’s about the progress being made.
• Leading the discussions with the System Implementers for the RFP responses.
• Interacting with multiple stakeholders within the organization

• Managing the Oracle ERP Application (Finance, Property Mgmt. & Procurement) for Middle East, Turkey, Eastern Europe & UK and Northern Africa.
• Managing Cognos & Hyperion, Invoice processing and the Internal Company Portal.
• Providing application support to users across 15+ countries as per agreed SLA’s and streamlining the Application Support Process.
• Providing periodic updates to the IT/Business Management.
• Working closely with internal & external stakeholders across multiple Domains/Application systems.
• Planning & implementing enhancements, managed the VAT & IFRS related changes for the GCC market.
• Managing ERP Rollouts for New Business Entities. 20 Plus rollouts done.
• Working with Internal and External Audit & Information Security teams for periodic Audits & Business Continuity Planning.
• Providing period closure and year end support to the Business users.
• Monitoring and identifying processes to be tuned for performance.
• Interacting with Vendors for the Application fixes & enhancements.
• Managing Application Upgrades. (12.1.3, 12c, Hardware & Flash Storage).

• Managed client interactions on a day to day basis along with the team and their workloads.
• Planning releases and related activities.
• Preparing project plans & cost estimations.
• Helping the presales team with various products and services with regards to Oracle ERP.
• Managed the product related project for replacement of Procurement & Payables through workflow system which was tightly integrated with Oracle Financials.
• Reporting periodic progress to the IT Management.

• Managed the team that supported the Oracle ERP (Finance & SCM).
• Interacting with other leads for the applications (MS Dynamics CRM & Inventory and Webstores) integrated with Oracle ERP.
• Created solutions/Designs based on the business requirements.
• Planning & Leading Releases as per the Change Management process.
• Worked on CEMLI/RICE components.
• Reporting to the internal and client management about the progress on day to day support activities.
• Worked closely with the client in stabilizing and increasing the Instance performance by tuning over a dozen reports & interfaces that were slowing the instance.

• Managed the implementation team of functional and technical consultants for the SCM modules.
• Liaised with the client’s management team on a day to day basis.
• Solutions designed as per business requirements and worked on the related CEMLI's.
• Planning & Leading Releases as per the Change Management process.

• Supported multiple clients and was part of 10+ Implementations/Roll outs.
• Was also part project for a major upgrade from 11.5.7 to 11.5.10.
• Worked closely with the client on the day to day support activities for EMEA region.
• Created solutions/Designs based on the business requirements and on CEMLI's.

• Part of the team that implementing Oracle ERP for Qatar Armed Forces.
• Provided consulting services to multiple Qatar Govt & Banking clients.

• Provided support to in-house systems.