Peoplesoft Architect Resume Profile
Summary:
vast experience in PeopleSoft Application Architecture and Systems administration and has worked in various skill sets that include: C , Unix Administration, NT Administration, Oracle Financials, Mainframe, Oracle Development, SQL Server Administration Areas of expertise include Systems Administration in PeopleSoft FSCM/HCM/CRM, Oracle Financials, UNIX/NT System Administration. Experience in UNIX Performance Tools, Shell Scripting, Webserver/Email server administration. Developed applications with C , PL/SQL, ASP, HTML, CICS, COBOL, JCL, Assembler-BMS and IBM OS/2 Toolkit SDK. Strong analytical, development and design skills in Design Methodology, Business Data modeling, User Interface, Quality Control, Project Management, Architecture, Systems design and SDLC.
SPECIALTIES
- Excellent PeopleSoft Administration and Architecture skills
- PeopleSoft Application and PeopleTools Upgrade skills
- PeopleSoft turnkey solutions build Application environments from ground up
- SQL Server database Administration
- Oracle database development - SQL scripting and data analysis skills
- PeopleSoft Application performance management CM Monitoring tools
- Extensive experience in Business processes and Workflow analysis
- Led and coordinated inbound and outbound interface processes and scheduling
- Led a PeopleSoft development team for British Telecommunications Plc.
- Created PeopleSoft development standards and implemented peer review processes
- Coordinated multiple teams to drive PeopleSoft and Cross platform Application solutions
EXPERIENCE
Confidential
PeopleSoft Architect
I upgraded PeopleSoft Financials application for the State Government of Virginia, from Financials 9.0 to 9.2 and PeopleTools 8.49.13 to 8.53.10, with MicroFocus Cobol 5.1.6, Secure Enterprise Search, Test Framework, Update Manager on Oracle 11.2.0.4 in Windows 2008 R2 Servers. Completed building all infrastructure components, 6 PeopleSoft application environments. Successfully completed the upgrades as well.
Environment: Software components installed: Oracle 11.2.0.4 32-bit client, Oracle 11.2.0.4 64-bit client, JDK JRE 1.7.0 51 64-bit, JRE 1.7.0 51 32-bit, Tuxedo 11.1.1.2.0, WebLogic 10.3.6, PeopleTools 8.53, PeopleTools 8.53.10, Financials 9.2, Crystal reports 2008 SP3, Cobol compiler Net Express 5.1.6 WP6, Change Assistant 8.53.10, PeopleSoft Update Image FSCM 7, Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 11.2.2.2.0, PeopleBooks - PeopleTools 8.53 and FSCM 9.2
Software components created / configured: App server domain, Web server domain, Process scheduler domain, Change Assistant with Update Image, SES Search in Production, EM Hub, SSL certificates, nVision, Upgrade workstation, PeopleBooks Search
Systems Administrator
- Apply PeopleTools patches 8.50.xx to 8.50.yy / 8.52.xx to 8.52.yy / 8.53.xx to 8.53.yy
- I worked as a PeopleSoft Systems Administrator / Upgrade consultant for the Federal government. I have accomplished the following projects successfully:
- PeopleTools Upgrade 8.49.10 to 8.50.08 and 8.50.27 to 8.52.12 and 8.52.12 to 8.53.06
- Support in Application upgrade HRMS 9.0 to 9.1, EPM 9.0 to 9.1, FSCM 9.0 to 9.2
- Install file servers, application domains, integration setup for Financials, EPM, Enterprise
- Portal, HRMS applications in Solaris Unix and Windows 2008 R2
- Install, setup and configure Foglight 5.6.4 monitoring for PeopleSoft applications
- Install, setup and configure STAT 5.6.4 Change management tool for PeopleSoft
- Install, setup and configure DataStage / InfoSphere 8.5 for EPM 9.1
- Architect and implement FTP server migration from Windows 2000 to 2008 R2
- Lead the Security restructuring project for PeopleSoft application Security in FDIC
- Documentation of various Operational / Implementation / Upgrade tasks
- Supported in various inbound and outbound interfaces within and external to FDIC
- Extensive research on server space requirements and provide recommendations
- Created various PeopleSoft standards and policy documents
- Consolidated / created various PeopleSoft transition documents
- I administered day-to-day support tasks for Financials, EPM, Portal and HRMS Applications in 31 Solaris zones, 10 Windows 2008 servers, 40 Oracle databases, and load balanced PeopleSoft components in Web, App, Process, File and FTP tiers
- I had been engaged in the following projects:
- PeopleSoft Application High availability
- Disaster recovery
- Support in FDIC to JPMC outbound processes
- Consolidating Windows PS HOMEs for STAT Change management projectfs
- PeopleTools patching from 8.52.15 to 8.52.17 in 4 Applications in DEV to Prod tiers
- Maintenance pack 4 upgrade for EPM 9.1 application
- Tax update consolidation in HRMS and making best practice recommendations
- I endeavored to identify ways and means to provide solutions beneficial to the users for enhancing their day-to-day business. I manage, upgrade, administer PeopleSoft Applications and provide guidance in Development standards and create Administrator help guides.
Environment: PeopleTools 8.53.08/8.52.19/8.50.27/8.49.22, FSCM 9.2/9.0, EPM 9.1/9.0, HRMS9.1/8.9, Solaris 10, Windows 2008 R2/2003, Oracle 11.2.0.3, SQL Server 2005, WebLogic 10.3.6, Tuxedo 10.3.3.0 64bit , Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.1, DataStage 8.5/7.5, ControlM 6.3, STAT 5.6.4, Foglight 5.6.4, Java 7u45/6u65
PeopleSoft Installer / Upgrader
- Non-prod and Prod Installation, configuration, and verification of PeopleSoft EPM 9.1, IBM InfoSphere 8.5, Oracle 11g DB, JRE 1.6.0 38, WebLogic/Jrockit 1.6.0 37, PeopleTools 8.52.09, PeopleBooks, Change Assistant and PTF
- Architecture assessment and strategic planning of upgrades
- Worked as PeopleSoft Installer and Upgrader completing the below:
- Upgrade all PeopleSoft applications running on Oracle databases from 9i on Windows 2003 to 11g on Windows 2008 R2 from PeopleSoft EPM 8.9 to EPM 9.1 FP1, from PeopleTools PT 8.46.05 to PT 8.52.09, and from DataStage 7.5 to InfoSphere 8.5.
- Provide systems administration documents for ongoing production support
Environment: Windows 2008 R2, EPM 9.1, PeopleTools 8.52.09 Oracle 11.2.0.3 InfoSphere 8.5 WebSphere , PeopleSoft Test Framework.
PeopleSoft / SQL Server DBA
- Worked as a SQL Server Database Administrator and PeopleSoft Administrator as an employee in the Corporate IT Department at Blackboard Inc., in Washington D.C. Applied HRMS 9.0 MP6, MP7 and Weblogic 8.1 SP6 to Production. Managed 15 Production Windows servers for CRM, Financials/SCM and HRMS and 8 non-production servers.
- Brought about a total uplift to Infrastructure and PeopleSoft Architecture in Financials, CRM and HRMS Applications and greatly improved application performance. Migrated 32 bit SQL Server 2005 production databases over to 64 bit SQL Server 2005.
Environment: Windows 2003 32/64 bit Servers, PeopleSoft CRM, Financials/SCM, HRMS 9.0, PeopleTools 8.48.08/09/10 SQL Server 2005 EE Replay LiteSpeed STAT 5.4.1 Uptime
PeopleSoft Architect
- I worked as a PeopleSoft Systems Administrator in a Server consolidation project for Human Resource and Campus Solutions Application for the University. My responsibilities were: 1 Provide solutions and implement them in the areas of fileserver PS HOME consolidations 2 Build Process schedulers in Virtual machines 3 Support in performance issues with SQL and Queries 4 Provide guidance in fileserver security for various groups of customers that use HR CS applications at the University
Environment: Windows Servers, Oracle 10g, 9i, HRMS CS 8.9, PeopleTools 8.48.15
Integration Consultant
- I worked as an integration consultant and a senior payroll developer for iWorks Corporation in a PeopleSoft Integration project merging HRMS 8.8 with 8.9 on PeopleTools 8.48.15. I provided HR to Financials data integration solutions via GL Interface and Payroll to Accounts Payables interface. Worked in payroll designing and developing online applications, batch processes and SQRs for Gulf of Mexico custom payroll.
- My primary support area was integrating payroll processes and merging data from 8.8 and 8.9 systems. I developed custom payroll load processes for legacy time sheet data coming via Excels and process them via staging tables to pay sheets, support AP extract process and Direct deposit interfaces. Additionally, identified gaps in foundation data and wrote data synchronization scripts to set them up.
Environment: Windows Servers, SQL Server 2005, 2008, HRMS 8.8, 8.9, PeopleTools 8.48.15
PeopleSoft Administrator
- I worked as a Consultant for MIS in PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8 / PeopleTools 8.45.15 as an administrator and architect. Managed and executed infrastructure requirements for HRMS applications - HR, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time Labor and Legacy applications.
- I implemented Maintenance packs, Bundles, Tax updates and kept the HRMS suite current with Oracle's patch and update releases. Supported Payroll team in its bi-weekly payroll processing and provided Security strategies for HR. I also executed tasks for Hardware, OS, Database, WebSphere, WebLogic, Tuxedo, COBOL, SiteMinder, etc., and Verity.
- I worked as a Quest STAT administrator as well using STAT for all PeopleSoft migrations starting with Development through Test, UAT and to Production. Enhanced STAT workflows for business needs and Upgraded STAT software as well.
- I was the lead administrator for Installing New PeopleSoft Applications and performed Upgrades of PeopleTools from 8.45.15 to 8.49.09 and HCM Application from 8.8 to 9.0 MP1 Payroll, Benefits Administration, HR, Time Labor, TAM and Candidate Gateway . I worked on data conversion and fit-gap analyses and Upgraded HRMS. Implemented Single Signon and Disaster Recovery solutions. As a single resource, I managed everything in the upgrade starting with server software installation in UNIX up to all the way completing the Change Assistant upgrade tasks.
- I was responsible for 24 X 7 Production support, HRMS Upgrade and Maintenance, System integrity, Performance management, Documenting solutions, Disaster recovery, Monitoring, Security, Unix automation, Quality control procedures, Creating Development standards and Migration management.
Environment: Sun Solaris 9/10 Oracle 9i/10g PeopleSoft HCM 8.81/MP7, 9.0 MP1 PeopleTools 8.45.15, 8.49.09, SiteMinder 6.5, WebSphere 5.1/6.1, Tuxedo 8.1/9.1, STAT 5.4
Senior Software Engineer
- Worked in PS HRMS 8.3 / Tools 8.16.05/8.21 as an architect, developer and PS administrator. Managed PeopleSoft application 'PIMS'
- Was the designer and architect in Corporate Data Integration 'CDI' project that integrates all Equant Corporate applications
- Worked as primary designer, developer for Equant's Learning Management System 'STEP' in Docent / SumTotal LMS 6.5.02 SP3
- Built a custom Skill search solution in PeopleSoft to identify talent for internal projects
- Manage, lead, design, analyze, develop, quality Control and implement software solutions
- Designated tasks included design and architecture for custom and new PS developments, maintain coding standards for the organization, manage user and production support at the helpdesk. Create PeopleTools projects, application layers for vendor interfaces and automated processes. Provide QA strategy guidance, technical documentation, user training, design presentations. Administer PS security, PS performance and execute PS architect tasks.
Environment: HP-UX 11 Oracle 9i/8i PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3 PeopleTools 8.16/8.21, PeopleSoft Integration, Oracle Financials 11i, SumTotal Docent LMS 6.5.02 SP3 MS Project
PeopleSoft Administrator
- Worked as a PeopleSoft administrator in a highly secure PeopleSoft client site that had the full suite of PeopleSoft mission critical applications both in Financials and HRMS.
- Executed many challenging projects including Upgrading PeopleTools from 8.42.07 to 8.43.03 for PS Financials conducted fit-gap analysis for HRMS upgrade took active part in Production support tasks for ETS PeopleSoft application suite. Tasks included PeopleSoft application topology considerations for scaling, performance and failover gold technical support 365X24 and continuous evolution of system maintenance procedures.
Environment: Sun Solaris 8 Oracle 9i, 8i HRMS 8.8 Financials 8.42 CRM 8.42 PeopleTools 8.43.05 Integration Broker CyberSource Credit Card process Vertex Tax Add-on Veritas
Principal Systems Developer
- Worked as Principal Systems Developer in PeopleSoft 8.00 SP1 PeopleTools 8.16 and am involved in the process of implementing PeopleSoft 8 for BT group of companies in the US.
- Responsibilities include Setup and Configuration of PeopleSoft HRMS 8 SP1/8.18 Vanilla system in HP-UX, Oracle 8i infrastructure Plan and create Development, QA, UAT Databases for BT US PeopleSoft8 Implementation, Device Project Plan and Execute a Data Migration project for migrating data from PeopleSoft7 onto PeopleSoft8 HRMS, Technical module assignments to Team Leads, Integration of Development and QA efforts and Implementation into production.
- Worked in PS HRMS in the modules of Administer Workforce, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, North American Payroll Interface, Custom Queries, Custom SQRs, Customization for US Regulatory purposes, Benefits Administration Vendor Interfaces and Upstream Downstream Web Applications. Developed a custom MASS HIRE process for integrating BT Acquired companies.
Environment: Oracle 7.3.3.4.1, 8.1.6/HP 10, 11, PeopleSoft 7.02, 8 SP1 PeopleTools 7.06, 8.16
PS Technical Team Lead
- I worked as a Team Leader in HRIT Department at Concert Inc. in PeopleSoft HRMS 7.02 and 8.0 SP1 and PeopleTools 7.06 and 8.13. Designated tasks include but not limited to design and architecture for custom and new PS developments, maintain coding standards for the organization, manage user and production support at the helpdesk. Create PeopleTools projects, application layers for vendor interfaces and automated processes for benefits administration. Provide QA strategy guidance, technical documentation, user training, design presentations. Administer PS security, PS performance and execute PS architect tasks. Upgraded PeopleTools from 7.02 to 7.06 for HRMS.
- I worked as the Security Administrator and was the architect and designer of an Upstream, downstream data warehouse solution to integrate/disseminate HRMS data to and from PeopleSoft with many other business applications emphasizing on Security, Easy data access, Custom dimensional views and Time based reporting.
Environment: Oracle 7.3.3.4.1, 8.1.6/HP 10, 11, PeopleSoft 7.02, 8.0 PeopleTools 7.06, 8.13
PeopleSoft Developer
- Worked in the following modules for American Council on Education
- Human resources Base benefits Payroll Time labor GL Interface.
- Worked as a PeopleSoft developer in SQR, Data mover in HRMS modules
- Worked as SQL Server DBA to refresh test databases from Production
- Supported Desktop services in enabling PeopleSoft installations, DSN setup, etc.,
- Administered Application environment App servers, Self service applications
- Supported in implementing Payroll, setting up pay groups, pay calculation processes
- Interfaced Time Labor data with PS projects and GL interface over to GL in Financials
- Wrote data-load SQRs and loaded legacy data from excel files into the production system
- Programmed for ACE/Nations Bank specifications, initiated hyper terminal transmissions
- Developed crystal reports for online reporting and background processing
- Supported end users to generate custom built import flat files using PS/Query and import manager to upload the previous history records into payroll systems
- Executed on-call support, problem analysis, HRMS enhancement, testing and reporting
Environment: NT server 4.0, PeopleSoft financials HRMS, PeopleTools 7.5, SQR 4.2.3, TUXEDO Application server and SQL server 6.5
Confidential
- Worked as development team member at ADI for PS project implementations and proposals
- Prototyped implementation of workforce, company, location and department
- Set up reporting options, data security, security trees and organization structures
- Implemented workflow and business process navigator
- Conducted research for a 33 column value in the salary grade table
Environment: NT Server 4.0, HRMS 7.5, PeopleCode, SQR 4.2.3, Crystal Reports 6, Oracle 7.3
- Managed BITECH Malaysia's Training department that conducted Oracle Financials training. Managed Training Manual creation for the department. Led a pioneering effort to Propose Implementing a Smart School system proposal for the Malaysian Government. Built a new IT infrastructure for the software development and training departments. Marketed iPlanet internet solutions and participated in software project sales marketing
Environment: Sun Ultra Enterprise II, Sun Netra, Solaris 2.4, Windows NT 4.0 Server, Oracle Financials 10.1.6 10SC, Prod15 , Oracle 7.1.6.2
Confidential
- Supported UNIX, NT and RDBMS monitoring system software, PerformanceWorks and CompuLert for various clients in Malaysia and Singapore
- Conducted technical presentations, product demonstrations, technical marketing sessions
- Trained users and provided help desk for the product
Environment: Sun SPARCstation 4, 5, Solaris 2.4, PerformanceWorks 4.0, CompuLert 6.2.3
- SAFARI Imaging System, a first generation Imaging product designed and developed for the Registry of Business ROB , Government of Malaysia, has the following transaction flow: Handwritten data in forms is scanned, recognized and edited. Data and images are exported through NetWare server to UNIX-Oracle server and OS/2 - DB2/2 Image server. In the Image Server, images are indexed and sent to OS/2 - DB2/2 Archive server, to be archived into the Unisys ID5 AutoChanger Jukebox Optical WORM Disks . Such archived images and stored data are retrieved in the VB Print server for fax and print.
Environment: Unisys U6000/400, UNIX SVR4, IBM OS/2 2.1, Novell NetWare 3.12a, Oracle 6.x, ICR - Paper Keyboard Task Master, Safari - a custom VB application
- Worked in product Horeb DEA, that provides an OS/2 presentation manager based user interface at the workstation, to the Mainframe MVS/CICS host applications communicating through OS/2 communication manager emulation clients. Thus CICS-BMS maps had a graphical interface of OS/2 PM based windows.
Environment: IBM 3270, CICS/ESA3.3, TSO/ISPF, VS COBOLII, JCL, Assembler, IBM PS/2, IBM OS/2 2.1, IBM C Set/2, IBM Developer's Toolkit 2.1, IBM DB2/2
- Worked in product Horeb Transaction Manager which is a workstation based multi-user systems product that defines transactions at the workstation and allows applications to run at the workstation and/or at the server. Horeb unleashes the true multi-tasking, multi-threading capabilities of the OS/2 operating system and its Double Byte Character String and Multimedia potentials.
- Created OS/2 PM windows using Horeb TM by drag and drop updated them as numeric data in the OS/2 DB2/2 database to be retrieved later as PM windows again. All programs are written using OS/2 PM and Kernel functions. Important features include DBCS and Multimedia support.
Environment: IBM PS/2 / OS/2 3.0, IBM C Set , IBM Developer's Toolkit 2.1, IBM DB2/2
- DBCS Product evaluation: Conducted an extensive survey of Double Byte Character Strings in South Indian Languages, especially Tamil for providing metrics to the parent company Adenwick, Australia.
- As a marketing executive / lay-out artist / content writer, I successfully increased the advertising business from INR 4,000 to INR 96,000 in two months. Designed multiple contents and scripts for customers procured advertisement orders for major news papers.
- Worked as Statistical Analyst with CRENEIO / IFFDP University grants commission on collecting and analyzing demographic and social data of fisher folk in Pulicat region, Tamil nadu submitted an 80 page report to the Government with the Summary of analyzed data.
Environment: Apple Macintosh system, PageMaker, FontoGrapher, Cricket, DBCS fonts
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SKILLS
Hardware: IBM PC, PS/2, Macintosh Systems, Unisys MDP5605, U6000, Sun Netra, Ultra Ent. II, IBM RS/6000, HP 9000-800, K N Series, Router, Juke box, Hub, MAU
OS: Win2008R2, OS/2 2.1/3.0, UNIX SVR4, Sun Solaris 5-10, IBM AIX 4.1.3, HP-UX 11/10
Language: C, C , IBM Toolkit 2.1 SDK , VS-COBOL II - CICS, Assembler BMS , Shell Script, HTML, PeopleCode
Database: Oracle 7.x, 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g, DB2/2 for OS/2, SQL Server 6.5, 7.0, 2005, LiteSpeed
Applications: IIS, Apache, WebSite 1.1, Networking Technology, UNIX Performance Tools, Tuxedo, WebSphere, WebLogic, FogLight, STAT, DataStage, ControlM
ERP Applications:
- PeopleSoft HRMS 6.0, 7.5, 8.X, 9.1, CRM 9.0, Financials 9.0/9.2, EPM 9.0/9.1, Portal 9.0
- PeopleTools 8.50/8.52/8.53, SQR, PIA, Upgrades, New installs, Data mover, Workflow, Application Engine, Security Administration, Query, Integration Broker, Data analysis On Oracle 10g in Solaris10, HP-UX 11 SQL Server 2005 in Win2008/2003
- Oracle Financials 10.1.6 10SC, Prod15 , 11, Applications DBA, Systems Administration, AP, Quality Control Implementation, Training and technical