SUMMARY

• I am a senior PeopleSoft specialist with a demonstrated experience of over 6 years in PeopleSoft HRMS/HCM Applications.
• A strategic consultant and a results - driven implementation professional with a demonstrated ability to successfully lead business or technical initiatives. Provided Technical and Functional experience in a variety of PeopleSoft projects which include Implementation to Production support.
• As a consultant, I can leverage my diverse business, technical and industry experience to assist organizations to become more efficient and profitable using leading practices in business and technology.
• Expert understanding of PeopleSoft HR Modules - Core HR, Workforce Administration, Employee Self Service (ESS), Manager Self Service (MSS), Base Benefits, Payroll, Time & Labor, Time tracking, Absence management and Talent Acquisition Management (TAM), position management.
• Strong technical expertise in PeopleSoft module integration/interfaces, upgrades, data conversions, development, customization, security setup, data migration, workflow and reporting based on People Tools.
• Experience in writing complex database reports and customizing PeopleSoft Delivered SQR reports and development of Outbound and Inbound SQR interfaces. Thorough knowledge and hands - on experience using reporting tools, extensively used SQR and Query tools like PS/Query.
• Experience in Implementation of HCM, Benefits, Payroll and Time and Labor and generating Reports.
• Successfully implemented Full life cycle projects - worked through the phases of requirement gathering, scope management, process analysis, GAP analysis, testing. Proficient in data conversion from legacy system to PeopleSoft system as well as supported Commitment Accounting setup as it related to Payroll processes.
• Excellent process orientation in performing project scoping, business process re-engineering, fit/gap analysis, requirements gathering, functional design, application configuration, user interactions, testing and production support.
• Experience in the modification of Interfaces and data conversion from Legacy systems to PeopleSoft records by performing numerous validations using SQRs and Application Engine.
• Extensive knowledge in creating requirement specifications, analyzing requirements, creating functional documents and has the proven ability to translate them to system requirements and technical specifications.
• Experience in Data Conversions between PeopleSoft and legacy systems including conversion of Payroll related data (Earnings, Deductions, and Taxes) and Base Benefits Data (Dependents Data, Health Benefits, Disability Benefits, Pension Plan and Savings Plan).
• Exposure in working with People Tools, Application Designer, People Code, SQR, Component Interface, BIRT Reporting Tool, Crystal reports, PS Query, XML/BI Publisher, Integration Broker.
• Experienced in gathering the requirements and analyzing those requirements and evaluates on more enhancements of the product, which suits the company for better performance and user convenience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PeopleSoft Consultant

Confidential, HOUSTON, TX

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Fit-gap analysis, designed gap strategies, Design, data analysis, data mapping for conversion, data cleaning, preparing technical documentation, Table set up & interface design for PeopleSoft 9.2 Upgrade project from PeopleSoft 9.0 which include HR, ESS, MSS, Absence Management, Talent Management, Benefit and Payroll.
• Worked with the implementation team, developed requirements as assigned by Project Manager following functional requirements and standards and guidelines. Involved in developing and implemented environment custom branding for Fluid Home Page and Classic Homepage for the People Tools 8.54 Upgrade.
• Customized the eBenefits module according to functional requirements so that the employee has the ability to review and update benefits information online
• Configured and successfully set up the PeopleSoft Auto Enrollment functionality and Involved in the reviewing, writing & execution of Test cases pertaining to Time and Labor, Core HR and Payroll, payroll interface.
• Created Dashboards, Work centers for various Payroll requirements. Responsible for implementing Position Data Pages in MSS by creating departmental budgets and related data.
• Reapplied Customizations in SQRs and Application Engine interfaces to carriers/vendors, time entry inbound from multiple systems, Talent Management, benefits, HR interfaces and reports.
• Worked on developing reporting and data migration solutions on People Tools using SQR, Application Engine and Component Interface. Wrote many Inbound/Outbound interface Application Engine Processes to get data between PeopleSoft system and third-party systems.
• Involved in resolving the trouble tickets and issues related to custom reports and processes apart from that Resolving issues like directing the output files to the server and client based on the need and also worked on both inbound and outbound interfaces using SQRs, App Engine and component interfaces.
• Configured Absence Management to comply with changes in business requirement in Test and full configuration in the production environment. Created roadmap document, executive summary and strategy for upgrade to current release for two modules, Absence Management and Time and Labor.
• Involved in the Data Loading/Conversions using HCM Data loader (HDL) which includes the Workforce structure data, Worker data, Work relationships data, Salary info etc. Worked on converting Data from legacy system to PeopleSoft and worked closely with the business customers to create new customized BI dashboards in Peoplesoft.
• Coordinated with Users and Testing Team in successfully implementing the business requirements and customization into PeopleSoft. Responsible for creating, configuring and maintaining objects to support requested Business user Functionality according to development standards.
• Provided Gap and Business Analysis to identify modifications and business requirements, functional requirements for HRMS, Payroll, Employee Self-Service, Workflow, benefits modules which consisted of design documentation, table structure setup and modification of workflow process for daily event processing and Open Enrollment functionality.
• Customized and enhanced complex technical and system design specifications for benefits, benefits and Self-Service. Co-ordinated in maintaining and production support of PeopleSoft HRMS (Core HR, Workforce Administration, Performance, Benefits, NA Payroll).
• Analyzed Human Resources, Time & Labor, Payroll, Benefits, Time keeping to capture business processes work with business owners to achieve consensus for business process changes and facilitate transition to best practices as supported by PeopleSoft HCM.
• Involved in the reviewing, writing & execution of Test cases pertaining to Time and Labor, Core HR and Payroll. Designed Functional Specification Documents for Time and Labor module; teamed with developers to produce technical documentation.
• Worked with developers for the changes made to People Code so as to reflect the customizations as per the Clients requirements and execution of Queries on Security tables for Performance checks. Created crystal Reports and ran through the process scheduler.
• Worked on NA payroll and Benefits, starting from adding an employee into the PeopleSoft system, enrolling that employee in benefit program by choosing plan type, options and coverage associated with various deductions.
• Involved in the production & support and upgrade of the PeopleSoft HCM (HR, Benefits and Benefits Administration, Payroll and Time & Labor) modules based on organizational needs and requirements & Performed the Fit -Gap analysis and the Upgraded the new functionalities to be added to the existing system.

PeopleSoft Consultant

Confidential, Omaha, NE

Responsibilities:

• Currently involved in Production Support of PeopleSoft HCM at Corning - handling break-fix issues, product maintenance and product enhancement requests from end-users
• Involved in evaluating migration to cloud based HCM product - creating functional design specifications, technical specifications, and documenting custom modifications in PeopleSoft batch and online processing
• Participated in test moves to Production passes, executed test cases for business process verifications, as well as overall integration testing of the upgrade process
• Worked with end users to design and implement enhancements and configuration setup for Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM)
• Played a key role in evaluating, selecting and working with Talent Technology team for implementing Resume Mirror modules (Resume Extraction, Resume Search, Job Posting)
• Produced design documents summarizing the design sessions, scope, table setup values, business process flows, communication strategies and TAM 9.1 rollout strategies.
• Developed functional design specifications for each eRecruit customization identified in design sessions. Responsible for the Data mapping, Data Conversion and Data Loading into people soft tables and preparing conversion reports using SQR, Component Interfaces and load data into people soft tables.
• Involved in working with developers to write People code to accommodate the various changes for the Self-Service Pages required by the client. Functioned as a liaison and advisor to Interface team members - providing expertise in designing and developing external interface specifications for PeopleSoft HR modules.
• Ensured that SDLC and change management processes were followed and documented to support full traceability and transparency of the teams’ tasks. Supported junior team members during technical design creation and unit testing.
• Played a vital role in setting up testing environments and for successful testing of interfaces & reports. Was also responsible for design and creation of departmental timesheets using SQR, and for analysis and design of interfaces from 3rd Party systems to PeopleSoft Payroll.
• Additionally, worked with the Benefits Functional team to re-design key functionalities of Employee Self Service modules - in particular, wrote functional and technical design documents for eBenefits modules - redesigning page functionalities, Electronic Signature functionalities and many more.
• Worked in all the development & testing efforts for People tools upgrade project (People Tools 8.48), HCM upgrade from 8.8 to 9.1. Mentored testers to identify and write effective test scenarios and manage test plans. Collected status reports and guided test resources with best practices and continuous improvement plans.
• Work involved configuration, customization and testing NA Payroll, e-Performance, e-Profile applications processing and Enhanced many online HCM applications. Involved in implementing new business rules by coding People Code logic.
• Involved in developing configurable matrices compatible to PeopleSoft version & Facilitated Unit testing and System Testing process. Implemented PeopleSoft object Security by developing new Roles and Permission lists for user to access applications distinctively.
• Developed and customized various interfaces using Application Engine and SQRs to provide the information on Payroll earnings and deductions to the Third-Party Vendors. Validate the ad-hoc reports data with the source PeopleSoft system before releasing to stakeholders and Coordinate enterprise-wide metric definitions and usage.
• Customized and the integrates efforts on the upgrade of Payroll, Core HR, Benefits and other self-service modules and parallelly Performed detailed gap analysis with a review of delivered functionalities compared to the business requirements.
• Designed and developed Core HR and Time and Labor WorkCentre. Worked on PeopleSoft HRMS modules like HR, Payroll, Base Benefits, Benefits, Time & Labor and Self-Service modules on client specific functionality. Developed Excel To CI component Interface utility for loading data into tables.
• Designed a complete new custom SQR process to create passive events based on the parameters passed to the process and, I was Involved in setting up different flat rates and salary-based rates for different plans for the deductions to happen.
• Worked on Data Conversion from legacy system to PeopleSoft system and developed utility in PeopleSoft using Application Engine, Component Interface and SQR. Modified existing PeopleSoft SQR Reports, Interfaces, Processes as well as developed new reports, interfaces, process as per the business requirements. Also worked on Crystal reports.

PeopleSoft Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• This project is requirements gathering through focus group sessions with SME's, fit/gap analysis, create requirements analysis and definition summary document and demo key 9.1 features to the client for a potential upgrade of PeopleSoft 8.9 to 9.1.
• Analyzed customer’s current data conversion and migration needs and participated in implementing the recommended approaches.
• Instrumental in setting-up the current change management procedures related to People Tools customizations. Gathered user requirements, based on which performed detailed functional and technical design of online customizations.
• Involved in analyzing existing issues and bugs in custom SQR reports, fix the problems and deliver results, all in record time. Along with fixing current code, also designed, coded and unit-tested two new SQR reports using product knowledge in PeopleSoft Payroll and Benefits systems.
• Gathered requirements through personal research, meetings, analysis of supporting documentation and business process descriptions.
• Developed BI-Interface Using Application Engine, People Code and Component Interface which loads data from legacy systems into PeopleSoft while doing various data validations.
• Performed current state assessment and prepared the current phase process document through research, meeting with client and analysis of the documentation provided by client.
• Designed and executed test scripts to test converted data using SQL scripts and reporting tools. Designed and developed numerous HR, Benefits and Payroll reports using SQR and Crystal Reports.
• Involved in business user meetings in deciding the functionality required for Benefits, Position Management, ePerformance and personal Admin.
• Involved in configuring Position management and developing functional specs for custom position management screens. Created functional specifications for ePerformance and benefits modules.
• Developed various Outbound and Inbound Interfaces for transmitting employee Data to Benefits vendors and process the receiving data to insert into various PeopleSoft Tables.
• Created a Component Interface between Payroll and Time & Labor System to report employees who have exceptional time reporting codes.
• Developed several Ad-hoc reports using PS Query for department salaries, salary plans, and deduction, participants in Benefit Programs, salary change Report, salary Mass Updates.
• Developed number of interface reports using SQR to read the data from file and load it into PeopleSoft tables, and send data from PeopleSoft to other interfaces.
• Was involved in PeopleSoft 8.9 to 9.0 upgrade efforts - participating in fit-gap sessions and contributing towards developing an upgrade mythology, along with executing compare reports. Developed functional design specifications for each eRecruit customization identified in design sessions.
• Worked in close coordination with Subject Matter Experts for Peoplesoft module to resolve issues arising during functional requirements analysis and incorporating those updates in Use Cases and Test Scripts.
• Ensured that SDLC and change management processes were followed and documented to support full traceability and transparency of the teams’ tasks. Supported junior team members during technical design creation and unit testing.
• Involved in gathering the requirements and conduct FIT/GAP sessions for PS 9.2 e-Performance modules and configured the e-Performance system to set-up of Document templates (Goals, Competencies, Manager Evaluations, sections etc.,), Document types, roles and section definition for performance management.
• Worked on setting up foundation tables & configured Peoplesoft modules using online setup, Created & Performance tuned complex nested SQL queries & SQR reports.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Inception phase of multiple projects to identify the scope, high-level estimation and sprint planning. Facilitated JAD sessions with management, development team, users and other stakeholders to refine functional requirements.
• Supported maintenance efforts, which helped me, develop client interfacing and management skills. Engage client to gather software requirements/business rules and ensure alignment with development teams.
• Customized page layouts for standard/custom objects and assigned record types and document the data tables, gap analysis, and work flow diagrams for the XML schema interfaces. Acted as a liaison between users, business stakeholders and technical team to keep them in sync with the project progress.
• Support for an inventory management value assessment to improve financial performance and the customer experience by reducing working capitals and supply chain costs and improving on shelf availability.
• Assisted in the development of project definitions, project scope, cost/benefit and risk analysis, work plans, daily and weekly progress reports, and presentations.
• Assisted project team in preparing Functional Specification Document (FSD), developed non-functional requirements, and documented Business Requirements Document (BRD), use cases, Issues Log, and training manuals.
• Performed Gap Analysis to check the compatibility of the existing system infrastructure with the new business requirements. Worked with developers and designers of BPM System to make sure development understands business.
• Possessed Analytical skills, Technical skills to understand the Business process and Functionality requirements and to translate them to system requirement specifications. Worked on different areas of software technologies including MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power point, MS Office Suite and SQL server.
• Participated in developing UML artifacts such as Use Case documentation, Use Case diagrams, Class diagrams, Activity diagrams and Sequence diagrams using MS Visio. Actively involved in brainstorming and JAD session with the client to identify all the business requirements for property and casualty project development.
• Collaborate closely with engineers during sprints. Clarify requirements and make timely decisions on execution details. Attend all required Scrum meetings including daily stand ups, sprint planning.
• Implemented Agile Methodology And involve in strategic management in interacting with stakeholders' expectations and aspirations and engage in opportunities created by the stakeholders.
• Assisted with user testing of systems, developing and maintaining quality procedures, and ensuring that appropriate documentation is in place and Used SQL during the testing phase to verify and validate that the correct information is being provided.