Craig E. Hopkins, Developer in Marion, IA, United States
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Craig E. Hopkins

Verified Expert  in Engineering

SAP Concur Expert and Developer

Marion, IA, United States

Toptal member since May 26, 2023

Bio

Craig has extensive experience managing the implementation of Concur Expense and Invoice projects, directly impacting the growth and success of clients' organizations. He has solid coordinating abilities for merging business and technical requirements and consistently demonstrates practical yet imaginative approaches to service delivery. Craig excels at building relationships—quickly gaining and maintaining the trust and respect of C-level management, system owners, and business leaders.

Portfolio

Independent
SAP Concur, IT Project Management, Financial Systems, System Integration...
SAP Concur
IBM RPG, Microsoft Project, Facebook, IT Project Management, Networking...

Experience

  • IT Project Management - 20 years
  • SAP Concur - 20 years
  • System Integration - 20 years
  • Financial Systems - 20 years
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - 20 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Microsoft Office

The most amazing...

...thing I've done is deliver projects and engagements on time and budget—expertly envisioning the solution, developing strategies, and estimating resources.

Work Experience

Concur Project Manager

2002 - PRESENT
Independent
  • Handled project coordination and consultative engagements for over 15 business engagements to identify business goals, develop strategy, estimate resources, and deliver on time and within budget for Concur Expense and Invoice implementations.
  • Set up the Concur Expense and Invoice modules based on clients' documented business requirements.
  • Executed the Concur credit card configuration based on credit card type, number of credit card feeds, and the agreed payment rules for the card vendor and user.
  • Configured and updated the Concur financial systems integration based on the client's financial system.
  • Applied strong coordinating abilities for merging business and technical requirements based on the client's industry.
  • Implemented the Concur Travel module based on the client's documented business agreements with airlines, hotels, and rental car vendors.
  • Completed the Concur Expense, Invoice, and Travel modules' integration to function as multi-level information reporting for management.
Technologies: SAP Concur, IT Project Management, Financial Systems, System Integration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Project Manager

1999 - 2002
SAP Concur
  • Provided lifecycle project planning and oversight for this developer of travel expense solutions with domestic and international clients.
  • Oversaw scope statements, statement of work (SOW) contracts, gap analyses, and Concur resource selection.
  • Managed fully matrixed teams of 5-10 consultants, developers, report writers, testers, and trainers, implementing 3 to 9-month projects.
  • Headed data warehousing initiatives for a large volume travel expense history, maximizing utilization of current or archived information for KPI and BM reporting.
Technologies: IBM RPG, Microsoft Project, Facebook, IT Project Management, Networking, SAP Concur, Financial Systems, System Integration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

SAP Concur Configuration for Multiple Clients

As the project implementation manager, I provided lifecycle project planning and oversight for a developer of travel expense solutions with domestic and international clients, such as Anheuser-Busch, Dell, Monsanto, Equant, Texaco, Eaton Corporation, and Ethyl Corporation.

I oversaw scope statements, SOW contracts, and gap analyses. I also managed Concur resource selection and utilization, workshop facilitation, user acceptance and training plans, and P&L performance.
1962 - 1968

Bachelor's Degree in History

University of New Orleans - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Tools

Microsoft Project, SAP Concur

Languages

IBM RPG, COBOL

Other

Microsoft Office, IT Project Management, Financial Systems, System Integration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Facebook, Networking, Profit & Loss (P&L), Statement of Work, GAP Analysis, Project Scoping

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