PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

I specialise in Oracle PeopleSoft systems administration, offering infrastructure design and management, patching, security maintenance, monitoring and upgrades of both application and PeopleTools. Additionally, I have experience in provisioning PeopleSoft Cloud based solutions. I also offer a blend of SQL, Unix, Windows and development skills. With over fourteen years’ experience on various projects my adaptability has given me exposure to many different industries. These have included private consultancy companies, local and national Government, utility companies and higher sites. I pride myself on effective communication and preparation, delivering results on time and to the highest of standards.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Oracle PeopleSoft Lead Upgrade Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Owning, driving and delivering the technical upgrade of Confidential Campus Solutions product.
• Also, architecting the integration of this system with other partner systems. Implementing the Elasticsearch functionality.

Oracle PeopleSoft Systems Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading Confidential HCM 9.2 PeopleTools version and applying PUM updates.
• Deploying PT 8.55 on RHEL7 with Oracle 12 database.
• This included the deployment of environments using the DPK methodology.
• This contract was done remotely ensuring management were kept up to date on progress, issues, technology trends and pathways whilst also providing technical assistance for other PeopleSoft applications including Campus Solutions and FSCM.

Oracle PeopleSoft Lead Upgrade Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Driving, coordinating, directing, executing and successfully delivering Confidential ’s upgraded PeopleSoft Finance v9.2 system.
• This included running multiple upgrade iterations, coordinating a team of four and ensuring a smooth transition through to post go live support.

Oracle PeopleSoft Systems Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Providing remote support for Confidential 's PeopleSoft Finance v9.2 system.
• Confidential plc is a multinational inspection, product testing and company headquartered.
• Confidential is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Oracle PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• PeopleSoft systems administration role including performing the upgrade of Confidential HCM system from v9.0 to 9.2.
• This involved the end to end execution of the upgrade, environment management and build of production and non - production environments, installation and use of the PeopleSoft Update Manager and integration setup with Confidential .
• Additionally, this role involved BAU support together with applying the latest patches to the FSCM system.

Oracle PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• PeopleSoft infrastructure role initially involving the sizing, specification and installation of the v9.2 HR environment, also this role included conversion of setup data from v7 through to v9.2 together with moving from Oracle to Microsoft SQL Server.
• Additional s included installing Oracle Virtual Machine, applying Oracle PeopleSoft images and applying patches using PeopleSoft Update Manager.
• After the successful upgrade was the ongoing support of the prod and non-prod environments.

Oracle PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented a new Helpdesk call logging system at Confidential .
• Achieved by adapting the Maintenance Management module native to Oracle PeopleSoft FSCM.
• Additional customisations were required for email notifications to meet SLA requirements.
• I also developed Oracle SQL reports to identify call trends. s:
• Providing consultative services for PeopleTools v8.52 upgrade
• Developing Component Interfaces for data uploads
• Configuring and running Oracle PeopleSoft Test Framework
• LDAP configuration and integration

Oracle PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Project based contract performing Oracle PeopleSoft systems administration, infrastructure and MTP roles for Confidential Campus Solutions upgrade from v7 to v9 (and PeopleTools v8.50). s:
• Disaster Recovery configuration and testing
• Integration Broker configuration
• Integration of Oracle PeopleSoft with Microsoft Active Directory using LDAP v3

Oracle PeopleSoft Systems Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Oracle PeopleSoft system design and build for UoA’s FSCM system move from v8.4 to v9.1 (and PeopleTools v8.51). s:
• Optimisation and coordination of UoA’s Oracle PeopleSoft infrastructure particularly given resource constraints
• Providing guidance on best practice in an Oracle PeopleSoft environment and ensuring scalability in design
• Simplifying the application and PeopleTools architecture to maximise hardware utilisation
• Effective engagement with in-house Operating System, Database and Networking specialists to achieve goals and maximise opportunities
• Application management

Oracle PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implementing a proof of concept for integration of Oracle PeopleSoft Portal v8.4, PeopleTools v8.43 (for FSCM, HR & CRM) with Microsoft Active Directory using LDAP v3
• Managing multiple demands from three different business units as well as liaising with Oracle On Demand
• Incident management and resolution during key financial periods throughout the year

Oracle PeopleSoft Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Executing the MTP process
• Primary technical point of contact with the vendor for issues resulting from the upgrade process
• Environment builds, patching, environment performance tuning and infrastructure configuration
• Familiarity with the Stat migration tool
• Upgrading PeopleTools (from v8.47 to v8.49) and applying maintenance pack to Confidential ’s Oracle PeopleSoft FSCM system

Oracle PeopleSoft System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Knowledge sharing to new team members for support of Oracle PeopleSoft environment
• Technical architecture design and sizing for v9.0 implementation
• Setup of Change Assistant and Change Impact Analyser, applying and analysing patches and bundles
• Installing HRMS & Campus Solutions v9, PeopleTools v8.49 demo environment
• Use of Oracle Enterprise Manager with Oracle PeopleSoft plug-in
• Security auditing
• System health checking