Technical Team Lead with strong background in the management, development and implementation of software systems serving critical business needs across a variety of industries. Core competencies include:

• PeopleSoft (8.8/7.5/7.0)
• Microsoft Project
• PeopleSoft Infrastructure
• Application Software Development
• Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Administrator
• Systems Analysis & Design
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent Communications Skills
• Crystal Reports for PeopleSoft (8.x – 5.x)

• ADP Enterprise (v5)
• Lawson Financial Software

Confidential (Confidential, Naperville, Illinois), Cincinnati, Ohio (2001 – 2009)

Confidential is the largest provider of student transportation in North America with a fleet of approximately 60,000 yellow school buses, carrying 4 million students every day in the US and Canada.

Technical Team Lead and Senior Technical Analyst with the overall responsibility for the technical/functional support and management of First Student’s PeopleSoft US and Canada systems (HR, Base Benefits, Payroll Interface, EEO Reporting, Training Administration and Health and Safety for 65,000+ employees).

• Managed technical projects for the release of new development, enhancements and modifications in effort to increase system ease and productivity for the end users.
• Utilized Microsoft’s Project to plan and manage numerous projects through full development life cycle (scope, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment and post-deployment) in order to ensure tasks, deliverables and timely results for both internal and external sources were delivered in a timely manner
• Managed the Quality Assurance and Development work for a large upgrade project which resulted in zero defects. Deliverables included test scripts and plans for the testing teams to utilize and documentation on the results of the testing and development work.
• Assisted in the scope and analysis of package solutions to be used with the PeopleSoft’s Time and Labor project
• Participated in both the 7.5 to 8.8 and the 7.0 to 7.5 PeopleSoft multi-language database (US and Canada) upgrades which resulted in supported systems with increased functionality
• Partnered with user management and other IT teams to adapt solutions for the company shift from a decentralized to centralized organizational structure in order to streamline business processes
• Mentored and motivated the application and development team to ensure positive action and accountability
• Managed and implemented the PeopleSoft’s Payroll Interface functionality with minimal customizations. This replaced heavily customized programs which handled the payroll interface and caused a reduction in support related calls.
• Managed and implemented the interfaces to/from ADP PCPW
• Managed and assisted in the maintenance of the PeopleSoft Security for the organization – US and Canada. This led to redefining the Tree Manager, Department security, Roles and Permission Lists which led to it being more stream-lined and easier to maintain.
• High degree of competence utilizing PeopleCode, SQL, SQR’s, Queries, Crystal Reporting, Application Engine and Component Interface
• Consistently sought out new responsibilities within the IT organization. This included taking a proactive role on the company’s intranet and taking the lead for the Sarbanes Oxley initiative
• Led the Sarbanes Oxley initiative for the IT organization (45+ employees) to completion in 4 ½ months with zero defects
• Implemented and managed the setup and maintenance of the PeopleSoft infrastructure (Web and Application servers and Process Schedulers) for both Windows and Unix Operating systems. This was critical to expanding the systems functionality and providing an increase availability and hardiness of the systems
• Managed internal and external resources to provide incident resolution and root cause analysis, identifying and recommending process improvements to further improve the PeopleSoft application.
• Managed and performed analysis on user issues and support, improved application design and performance on the company’s PeopleSoft enterprise system to increase end user satisfaction.
• Handled all stages (recruitment through performance appraisal) for the application and development team
• Managed and transitioned all functional and technical requests during the company’s acquisition for PeopleSoft. This provided a smooth transition for the new business and technical partners to be supported by the new technical staff at the company’s new headquarters.
• Participated in the project to convert data from the existing PeopleSoft database into ADP’s Enterprise Version 5 system during the company’s acquisition period. This involved detailing existing interfaces, business processes, data configuration, data elements and application customizations. Managed the scope, analysis, design, development and testing for the data conversion process.

Confidential,Westchester, Illinois (1990 – 2001)

Corn Products is one of the world’s largest corn refining and ingredient companies. They are a leading supplier of starches, sweeteners and other ingredients. They are also the world’s largest producer of dextrose and a leading regional manufacturer of starches, syrups and glucose.

Technical Application Analyst

Technical Application Analyst with overall responsibility for the technical/functional support for the Corn Products PeopleSoft applications (Human Resources, Base Benefits and Payroll Interface) and Lawson applications (Financials, Inventory, Project Accounting)

• Primary support person for the PeopleSoft applications which included day-to-day issues, enhancement requests, and queries
• Involved in the installation and conversion of the PeopleSoft system from an existing PeopleSoft Oracle database at company’s headquarters to a PeopleSoft system running under Informix
• Coordinated and performed system design, development and testing on the PeopleSoft’s Payroll Interface application to send data to ADP in both DOS and Windows versions
• Coordinated and performed all necessary set up for the PeopleSoft’s Payroll Interface application
• Managed and implement PeopleSoft Security
• Performed customization to PeopleCode, new/existing SQR’s and new/existing queries
• Performed database exports, imports, and table resizing via extent modification to completed tasks for the PeopleSoft Conversion project
• Served as primary support for Lawson application system (Financials, Inventory, Project Accounting).
• Utilized Lawson proprietary database and tools to build custom reports and programs for transporting data to and from external systems
• Developed UNIX shell scripts to handle system interfaces, data loading and archiving
• Developed conversion programs (INFORMIX 4GL) to create a new data warehouse to support management decisions
• Created SQL scripts for the conversion and interfaces between multiple HP9000’s
• Established suitable test environment, then designed and executed comprehensive test plans
• Assisted in the evaluation of package solutions by providing technical fit and integration analysis
• Performed analysis, design, and programming on Prime Information system

B. S. Degree (Computer Science)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Job-applied experience

PeopleSoft 8.8/7.5/7.0 HR, Base Benefits, Payroll Interface
PeopleSoft 8.8/7.5 Security
PeopleSoft 8.47/8.42/7.06 Tools, PeopleCode, Query
PeopleSoft 8.47/8.42 SQR, Excel-toCI, Application Engine
PeopleSoft 8.5.0 Crystal Reports
SQL Plus

PeopleSoft University

PeopleTools I and II
PeopleSoft SQL/SQR
Integration Tools
PeopleSoft Data Management Tools

Oracle 9i/10g HTML
PeopleSoft Upgrade 7.0 to 7.5/7.5 to 8.8 Java
PeopleTools Upgrade 8.42 to 8.47 Total ASP
BEA WebLogic 6.1/8.1 Introduction to ASP NET
Microsoft Project 2003, Excel, Word, Visio, Access Introduction to C# Programming
Novell/Network