Professional Summary

Elaine Rice is a project manager with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. She has broad experience in managing the implementation and delivery of ERP and HRMS systems, including coordinating with the many other projects and systems that interface with these central backoffice applications. She has worked for companies such as Dun & Bradstreet Software, IBM Global Services, and PeopleSoft, in addition to being an independent consultant. Her clients have included City of Atlanta, George Washington University, University Hospital, AARP, John Hancock Funds, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Acme Markets.

Experience

• KPMG Consulting
  Project Manager. Subcontracted for the exclusive purpose of ensuring that CSU, Sonoma State meet its mandatory live date in the PeopleSoft Financials implementation. Facilitated business process workshops and documented the results for the integration of periodic processing. Managed, coordinated, and provided all aspects of the unit and system testing process. Managed, coordinated, and provided all aspects of the end user training. Managed the conversion of legacy data, including the design, testing and execution of the conversions.

• Emerald Solutions
  Senior Manager. Responsible for the creation, development, implementation, and workshop delivery of the corporate Standard Project Management Methodology. Collaborated in the creation and development of the corporate Standard Implementation Methodology. Participated in an advisory capacity in the Quality Assurance development and deployment project. Participated in an advisory capacity in the Knowledge Management project.

• PeopleSoft
  Project Manager. Managed the implementation of PeopleSoft Financials and HRMS/Payroll as part of PeopleSoft Select, catering to the middle market client. Responsible for managing project teams of up to six consultants. Utilized Rapid Implementation Methodology. Instrumental in setting standards for deliverables. Responsible for mentoring junior consultants and new project managers.

• IBM, Global Services, GEAC
  Project Manager. Managed the implementation of SmartStream Ledger, Purchasing, Payables, Fixed Assets, Budget, and HR at a major teaching hospital in the southeast. Managed a team of twelve consultants. Coordinated the use of three sub-contractor firms in addition to IBM staff. Responsible for the highly successful, on-time, within budget implementation of SmartStream Accounts Payable and Purchasing at a major mutual funds company in the northeast. Participated in sales calls. Mentored new project managers and junior consultants.

• Dun & Bradstreet Software
  Advisory Consultant/Project Management. Involved in all phases of the management, implementation, and delivery of client/server FinancialStream system solutions, utilizing the company’s standard methodology. Responsibilities included resource and budget management, project planning, operations analysis utilizing JAD, requirements definition, system design and business process reengineering, testing, user training, production cutover, and system evolution including user satisfaction.