SUMMARY:

• Over 11 years of Experience in software design, development and implementation for full life cycle projects. Perform multiple roles in various phases of ERP Application like Production Support, Implementations, and Upgrade. 9 years of experience in PeopleSoft HCM (Administer Work Force (AWF), Position Management, ELM, and Talent Acquisition Management, E - Performance, Absence Management, Base Benefit, Time Labor, and Global Payroll). Expertise in gathering Functional Requirements, Fit-Gap Analysis, Design, Configuration, Change Management, Risk Assessment, End-User Acceptance Testing, Product Development and Quality Assurance.
• Execute multiple assignments in Application Value Management, Functional testing, and Process consulting for PeopleSoft suite of products.
• Encompass end to end process/systems optimizing expertise’s like: business and user requirement analysis, process studies and constant improvement of the systems, functional documentations, managing consistency in quality and improvement in the process, production database updates, testing and validation.
• Accomplish ERP work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, and coaching employees.
• Expertise in People Tools and worked extensively in Application Designer, Application messaging, People code, Application engine, Application packages, SQR, Integration broker, Data mover, File Layout, Component Interface, Reporting and Process Scheduler.
• Extensively worked with Reporting tools such as SQR, XMLP, PS Query and Crystal Reports to create and generate organizational decision-making and complex reports. Managed and mentored to offshore team members in technical and application knowledge related to quality process. Involve in various stages like implementation, upgrade, enhancement, production support and user support in large Projects.
• Excellent Communication, Interpersonal skills and can learn quickly and adapt to changes as per need and are capable of working efficiently individually and as a Team Member.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PeopleSoft Functional: PeopleSoft HCM (Administer Work Force (AWF), Position Management, ELM, and Talent Acquisition Management, E-Performance, Absence Management, Base Benefit, Time Labor, and Global Payroll)PeopleSoft CRM (Order capture, Mobile sales)

PeopleSoft Processes: Configuration/ Setup, Installation, Upgrade, Payroll, Fixes/Bundles/maintenance Packs, Bonus, and Open Enrolment

Reporting Tools: SQR, Crystal Reports, PS Query and XML Publisher, Cognos, and nVision

Databases: Oracle 9i, 10i, 11g, SQL Server

Version Controls: (Change Management) PVCS, and STAT

Scripting Languages: JavaScript, Shell scripting

Enterprise Server Apps: Weblogic, Netscape, iPlanet, JWS, IIS, JRUN

Project Management: Microsoft Project Planner (MPP)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Newport, NJ

PeopleSoft HCM Techno Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in the fit-gap analysis, design discussions for new enhancements in 9.2.
• Reviewed Compare Reports, Identifying customizations, fit/gap areas where customizations could be removed, and ways to enhance customizations using latest People Tools release 8.54
• Did Fit/Gap Analysis by reading the existing Pension System on Mainframe and analyzed the system with PeopleSoft, modified the Pension admin Reports like Data extracts participant letters, Pension payment reports
• Prepared technical design documents for the objects that were created and modified as part of PeopleSoft upgrade project.
• Created test cases and test execution documents for unit and system testing.
• Fine-tuning performance issues of SQR, Application Engine, Crystal Reports coordinating with Database administrator
• Involved in documenting the business process by identifying the requirements.
• Participate in Weekly reviews, and update client regarding status of development.
• Conducted Compare Report analysis for PeopleSoft Changes, Customer Modified changes and analyzed the objects to be upgraded
• Experience on Retro fit changes and Conversion of legacy system reports into PeopleSoft by using SQR and Application Engine Program.
• Actively involved in SQL Tuning, Performance issues, Security issues raised during Upgrade.
• Ensuring quality deliveries without any defects within the project time frame.
• Prepared test cases and executed manually.

Implementation/ Maintenance

• Prepared setup and configuration list within PeopleSoft. Involved in Data conversion from a legacy system to PeopleSoft.
• Designed and developed processes to load data (Employee Data, Configuration Data) in to PeopleSoft System. Created custom reports and modified existing interfaces using People Tools and SQR.
• Created custom process to load applicant data, Recruitment data (interview, screening, and offer data), using component interface, application engine and file layouts. Created SQL statements for employee referral, award category. Involved in customizing workflows (Job offer, Job Opening,), Notification templates (Application Status, Submit resume).
• Developed various solutions using People Code, Application Engine, Component interface and SQR.
• Created Test scripts and involved in unit testing, system testing and User Acceptance testing throughout the project.
• Involved in Change Management as per the procedures and prepared coordinated with all stakeholders in Migration out plans.
• Prepared User requested data by creating different Queries in PeopleSoft, helped business understand them and use them. Involved in Security setups (Roles, Permission lists etc.) when there is new page/component/reports delivered in PeopleSoft/Customizations.
• Good understanding of PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (PIA). Used PS/Query to create ad hoc queries for reporting to fulfill organizations specific needs.
• Worked on various customizations and data conversions using SQR. Used Application Engine and SQR’s for import and export of data from PeopleSoft to Legacy and vice versa.
• Proficient in defect management, including defect creation, modification, tracking, and reporting using Industry standard Tools like HP Quality Center.
• Understanding of the CMMI quality guidelines and as part of company process conducted Quality meetings for defect prevention and prepared the Trend Analysis documents.
• Assisted in Year End processes, Completed W2 Setups and Testing. Involved in Box Information Setup, Print parameter Setup and full cycle of W2 testing and printing, Ran repots for Yearend Error listing, Year End data load and various data reconciliation for Yearend local tax, Yearend state taxes, Federal taxes and the same by companies.
• Prepared User requested data by creating different Queries in PeopleSoft, helped business understand them and use them. Involved in Security setups (Roles, Permission lists etc.) when there is new page/component/reports delivered in PeopleSoft/Customizations.

Platform: PeopleSoft HCM 9.2, People Tools 8.54, Core HR, Base Benefit, Benefit Administration

Senior PeopleSoft Techno Functional Consultant / Global payroll implementation

Responsibilities:

• Involved in design and development of Interface to bring employer benefit contribution data into PeopleSoft.
• Obtaining Business requirements on Payroll process, understanding the current system and performing fit-gap analysis.
• Estimating the time required for the Development, Unit testing of suggested functional changes and obtaining approval from Business Users.
• Responsible for analyzing system specifications and preparing Technical Design and Unit Test Plans as per the requirement
• Designed & Developed data conversion programs to facilitate data migration from legacy system to PeopleSoft System.
• Performed bug fixing during system integration test and user acceptance testing.
• Developed interactive and online reports using XML Publisher, SQR and PS Query.
• Worked on union due calculation program and also involved in setting up general deduction data for employees for the same.
• Worked on Component interface, Application engine and Application messaging, People-Code, SQR within PeopleSoft for various development solutions
• Prepared test scripts for end to end Pay slip, employee tax documents testing and executed the same created test results. Helped business in UAT and production go live.
• Developed Application Engine programs using Component Interfaces and File Layouts to load data into PeopleSoft tables.
• Used process scheduler to schedule the process at a specific time and run recursively on the server periodically.
• PeopleSoft delivered Pay slip configuration and Self-service Pay slip changes using XML publisher.
• Created users, roles and permission list for users by using maintain security.

Platform: PeopleSoft HCM 8.9, People Tools 8.49, Core HR, Base Benefits, Position Management, Global Payroll

PeopleSoft Techno Functional Consultant / Implementation/Upgrade PeopleSoft CRM 9.0

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirements and finalizing system requirements s for implementation of PeopleSoft CRM & Mobile CRM application.
• Involved in customizations and development of customized modules. Created and modified SQR and online reports.
• Developed message integrations using Integration Broker between PeopleSoft Applications.
• Customized people code and application packages to accommodate the business process.
• Worked closely with other support teams to close issues and ensure Involved in implementation of PeopleSoft Mobile CRM application.
• Prepared setup and configuration list within PeopleSoft. Prepared ExceltoCI s and loaded and validated various data like Company data, leads and Opportunities data, and Sales force data.
• Responsible of performance tuning and improving usability of complex processes and reports.
• Designed and developed bolt on module Key account management for management reviews.
• Worked on Application Engine to convert SQR programs to AE programs and schedule them for Job process.
• Developed Complex reports with graph model and analytic representation of portfolio level data Reports.

Upgrade

• Involved in Requirement gathering and Fit/Gap Analysis, Helped Business in finalizing Business Requirements.
• Prepared System Requirements, Coordinated business meetings and helped users finalizing decision.
• Reviewed functional documents prepared by team members, provided guidance when needed.
• Involved in fit-gap analysis, retrofitting towards People Tools and Maintenance Pack Upgrade from 8.45 (MP 0) to 8.48 (MP 11).
• Created messages and channeling messages using integration broker for seamless integration with other supporting applications.
• Involved in system, regressing and integration testing with ESA and HRMS applications during the upgrade process. And actively involved in tools upgrade and retrofitting activity.
• Involved in analyzing the requirements, Fit and Gap Analysis and preparing for the Upgrade Project.
• Worked extensively in retrofitting of fields, records, pages, components, application engine programs.
• Reviewed compare reports and analyzing the disposition to keep vanilla or to keep custom or reapplying the customizations.
• Involved in the development of conversion programs to load data from older version to the upgraded version.
• Provided analysis and resolution for system defects identified during testing.
• Extensively involved in unit / integration testing of the upgrade version after each upgrade pass
• Creating and Maintaining the user profiles and mass profile changes and supported the day to needs of the development and functional teams in different environments
• Ran System Audit Reports to compare data structures defined in the People Tools tables against the underlying database to uncover inconsistencies.
• Extensively involved in unit / integration testing of the upgrade version after each upgrade pass.
• Tested and validated the data conversion programs.
• Involved in setting up security using roles, permission lists, row level security and testing the security aspects.
• Customized people code and application packages to accommodate the business process.
• Worked closely with other support teams to close issues and ensure appropriate root cause analysis.
• Acted as liaison between technical team and business, involved in data mapping and Configuration changes.

Platform: PeopleSoft CRM 9.0, People Tools 8.48, Mobile sales, Order capture

PeopleSoft Techno Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Requirement gathering and Fit/Gap Analysis, Helped Business in finalizing Business Requirements
• Conducted payroll and time &labor workshop for employees.
• Created system requirements in Time and Labor to accommodate various reports and interfaces as well as various business processes.
• Conducted sessions with business to finalize Configuration items in implementation of payroll and Time and labor.
• Prepared and maintained setup/configuration lists for payroll and time and labor foundation tables.
• Prepared and Configured Time and labor rules, created new Value lists, SQL objects, Rules, Rule programs within Time and labor to meet business needs.
• Prepared requirement gathering, configuration, system requirements, testing in PeopleSoft Payroll to GL interface. Involved in requirement gathering of Commitment Accounting, Configured (Installation table, mapping templates (earnings, deductions), fringe and budget benefit groups etc.).
• Created message channels, messages using integration broker to subscribe or publish messages with external PeopleSoft systems. Applied security for Integration Broker objects as well as the Component Interfaces.
• Developed a customized component, which holds the results page for data loaded using dynamic file-layout, which shows the results and errors if any online, and gives user a chance to rectify those errors on the same page.
• Created and Used Application Packages, Application engine programs, SQR batch programs, Menus, Components, Pages, Records, Fields and several complex SQL Definitions in order to achieve functionality
• Developed several complex reports using the reporting tools such as XML Publisher.
• Assigned security to the developed custom modules such as Components, Pages, Application Engine Programs, Component Interfaces, Web Services with several Roles and Permission lists

Platform: PeopleSoft HCM 8.8 Time and Labor, Base Benefits, Benefit Admin, Core HR, and Candidate Gateway, People Tools 8.46

PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Gathering Requirements from business on Merger projects as client recently merged with another company.
• Prepared functional design documents and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Reviewed design documents, co-ordinate with technical team on development and requirement/design walkthroughs and involved in unit testing and supported user testing activities.
• Handling Support issues created by end users.
• Customization of complex workflows, application engine programs, component interfaces and applications using People Tools application designer.
• Troubleshot errors and resolved the issues by finding resolutions for most of the issues encountered during maintenance pack upgrade by searching in PeopleSoft HRMS.
• Created/modified new Records, fields, pages, components and Menus according to business requirements.
• Developed Application Engine programs using Component Interfaces and File Layouts to load data into PeopleSoft tables.
• Used process scheduler to schedule the process at a specific time and run recursively on the server periodically.
• Involved in complex data upload such as Job data upload, personal data upload, dependents data information from legacy system to PeopleSoft using file layouts, application engine and Component Interfaces.
• Created users, roles and permission list for users by using maintain security.
• Worked on data upload programs. Modified people codes and modifying existing programs as required.
• Created Queries for functional users to analyze the data. Developed new SQR reports and Application Engine programs.
• Performance monitoring and troubleshooting on app and web process scheduler servers.
• Used HP quality center to create and maintain test cases and updated during the course of testing cycle.

Platform: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8 Core HR, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor, and Self-service