Summary:

• PeopleSoft Techno-Functional consultant with over 9 years of Experience in PeopleSoft HRMS.
• Expert knowledge in PeopleSoft Payroll for North America, Core HR, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration and Compensation modules.
• Specializes in PeopleSoft Application Upgrade.
• Expertise in PeopleSoft Implementation, Maintenance & Support, Data Conversion.
• Technically adept at Design, Development, Customization, Upgrade and Maintenance of PeopleSoft Applications.
• Expert in Application Engine, PeopleCode, Component Interface, Integration Broker, Application Packages (Object Oriented Programming), Data Mover, SQR, Process Scheduler and PS Query.
• Involved in fit/gap analysis, designing gap strategies and recommending business process changes to take advantages of delivered functionality and eliminate obsolete customization.
• Proficient in creating functional, technical specification documents, system test plans and Integration test plans.
• Excellent client Interfacing skills with over 6 years of onsite experience in US.
• Conversant with Global Delivery Model involving onsite/offshore teams.
• Working with Infosys Technologies Limited, an India based IT Organization offering services ranging from ERP Implementation to Hosting.
• Strong team player with excellent communication abilities.

Employment History:

Confidential,

Lead Consultant

June 2003 – Till Date

Functional Skill Set

PeopleSoft Payroll for Confidential,

Extensive knowledge as a Payroll SME and Techno-Functional consultant.
Proficient with Payroll Setup, Scheduling, On-Cycle Processing, Off-Cycle Processing, Online Checks, Manual Checks, Garnishments and Payroll Balances.

PeopleSoft Core HR & Miscellaneous

Expert knowledge in following modules:
Core HR, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Compensation Administration and Variable Compensation.

Good Knowledge in following modules
Time and Labor, Absence Management, Candidate Gateway and Talent Acquisition Manager.

PeopleSoft Self Service

Very good knowledge in eProfile, ePay, eBenefits and eCompensation.

Technical Skill Set

PeopleSoft: PeopleTools v8.4x and v.8.5x:

Expert knowledge in Application Designer, Application Engine, PeopleCode, Component Interface, Integration Broker, Application Packages (Object Oriented Programming), Data Mover, SQR, Process Scheduler and PS Query.

Databases:

Very good knowledge in following databases:
Oracle 8i/9i/10g/11g on Unix, DB2 on Mainframe and DB2 on AIX platform.

Expert in writing back-end SQLs/Procedures.

Operation Systems:

Good knowledge in following operations systems:
Windows, Linux, Unix and Mainframe

Familiar with Unix Shell Scripting and Mainframe JCLs.

Web Technologies:

Proficient in using JavaScript, HTML and third party Web Services.
Familiar with Java and HTML5.

Professional Experience:

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

Bellevue, WA, USA

Duration:

Aug 2011 - To the present

Project Name:

PeopleSoft Application Upgrade from 8.8 to 9.1

Description:

Confidential,is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. With additional capabilities in rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, rocket engines, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems, the company’s reach extends to customers in 145 countries. In terms of sales, Boeing is one of the largest U.S. exporters.

The scope of the project includes upgrading Payroll for North America, Benefits and HR modules, and merging with performance management and profile management modules hosted in different PeopleSoft 9.1 instance. Project scope also includes, evaluation of PeopleSoft 9.1 functionality and technical architecture, and leverages the new features from PeopleSoft to enhance client\'s HR business processes.

Role :

PeopleSoft Payroll and Benefits Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Perform Fit-Gap Analysis to come up with requirement matrix based on new features/changes in PeopleSoft 9.1 features.
• Responsible for accelerating PeopleSoft Upgrade Process with self-developed PeopleSoft Upgrade Accelerator Tool.
• Responsible for ensuring that all existing customizations are successfully retrofitted in upgraded environment.
• Developed the reusable program utilities to identify various impacted custom/customized objects that are using PeopleSoft modified objects.
• Single Point of Contact for all Payroll/Benefits issues during following phases of the project:
• Unit Testing
• Functional Testing
• Integration Testing
• User Acceptance Testing
• Prepared detailed system test plans and parallel test plans.
• Conducted parallel payroll runs and matched payroll results cent-to-cent. Responsible for explaining differences in parallel payroll run to business partners and get sign-off from business users.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8 & 9.1
Tools: PeopleTools 8.48 & 8.51
Database: Oracle 11g
Operating System: Unix

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

Auburn Hills, MI, USA

Duration:

Aug 2010 - July 2011

Project Name:

PeopleSoft North American Payroll Environment Upgrade from 8.8 to 9.1

Description:

Confidential,is one of the world\'s leading automotive, transportation and services companies in USA. The scope of this project is to upgrade existing PeopleSoft 8.8 payroll environment (used for Salaried Payroll employees) to latest PeopleSoft 9.1 environment. This project involves analyzing various new features introduced in PeopleSoft 9.1 and performing Fit-Gap analysis with business users.

This project scope also includes feasibility study of moving Hourly Payroll population from Mainframe to PeopleSoft.

Role :

PeopleSoft Payroll Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accelerating PeopleSoft Upgrade Process with vast upgrade experience from various projects. Performed Fit-Gap analysis and Explain the new functionality in 9.1 to client and get approval to use the delivered functional and retire appropriate customizations.
• Single Point of Contact for Functional/Technical/Data Conversion issues.
• Responsible for ensuring that all existing customizations are successfully retrofitted in upgraded environment.
• Developed the reusable program utilities to identify various impacted custom/customized objects that are using PeopleSoft modified objects.
• Validate the upgraded environment data with self-developed utilities to ensure that data is consistent and security is still intact.
• Responsible for fixing Data Conversion issues while preparing Upgraded Environment.
• Automated the process of reviewing huge number of upgrade retrofits.
• Prepared detailed system test plans and parallel test plans.
• Conducted parallel payroll runs and matched payroll results cent-to-cent. Responsible for explaining differences in parallel payroll run to business partners and get sign-off from business users.
• Prepare Go-Live project plan and check list of all activities during Go-Live.
• Conducted Feasibility study to move hourly employees to existing PeopleSoft North American payroll system.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8 & 9.1
Tools: PeopleTools 8.49 & 8.50
Database: DB2 v9 on AIX
Operating System: Unix

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

St. Louis, MO, USA

Duration:

Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

Project Name:

PeopleSoft HRMS Production Support and Maintenance

Description:

Confidential,is one of the largest mobile operators in USA. This project scope involves production support & maintenance of AT &T HR Applications with employee population across 71 countries. Scope also includes HR business process re-engineering and feasibility study of implementing Payroll.

Role :

Onsite Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Founding member of this project which was transitioned from different vendor in Sep 2008.
• Responsible for ensuring that transition goes smoothly and Infosys is well quipped to take over production support and in-flight development activities.
• Single point of contact for all functional/technical issues in the project.
• Introduced “Agile” software development life cycle to client to decrease the implement time for few critical and complex requirements.
• Responsible for mapping PeopleSoft action/action reasons to corresponding SAP transactions and improvise the PeopleSoft/SAP sync process.
• Responsible for removing lots of unnecessary HR & Payroll setup data.
• Automated many manual transactions through PeopleSoft component interface (using Excel to CI) and integration broker.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8
Tools: PeopleTools 8.48
Database: Oracle 10g
Operating System: Unix

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

St. Louis, MO, USA

Duration:

Mar 2007 - Aug 2008

Project Name:

PeopleSoft HRMS Application upgrade from 8.3 to 9.0

Description:

Confidential, is dominant Pharmaceutical company in USA. This project scope includes upgrading PeopleSoft 8.3 HRMS application to PeopleSoft HRMS 9.0 and merging PeopleSoft HR/Payroll environment with PeopleSoft Compensation environment.

Role :

Onsite Module Lead for Payroll and Compensation modules

Responsibilities:

• Perform the Fit-Gap analysis on North American Payroll and Compensation modules.
• Explain the new functionality in 9.0 to client and get approval to use the delivered functionality and retire appropriate customizations.
• Responsible for merging Compensation Environment with HR/Payroll environment
• Identify list of Custom/Customized objects that are impacted with PeopleSoft modified objects as part of Upgrade.
• Drive offshore team to prepare design documents and unit test plans.
• Resolve all the issues that are faced by development team during build phase
• Closely work with users and quickly resolve UAT issues
• Prepare Go-Live project plan and check list of Payroll.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3, 8.9 & 9.0
Tools: PeopleTools 8.4x
Database: Oracle 10g
Operating System: Unix

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Duration:

Jul 2006 - Mar 2007

Project Name:

PeopleSoft Compensation Module Implementation

Description:

Confidential,is one of the largest retailers in USA. This project scope includes implementing Compensation and Performance Management modules for all contractors & employees in Target. Scope also includes major enhancements to self-service pages.

Role :

Onsite Module Lead for Compensation Module

Responsibilities:

• Conduct meetings with Compensation Business Team to gather Requirements
• Define As-Is and To-Be business processes clearly.
• Elicit all requirements clearly in Requirements Specification document
• Feasibility study of requirements.
• Perform Proof-of-concept wherever required.
• Responsible for design, build, unit test and system test phases of the module.
• Responsible for resolving User Accepetance Test issues quickly without waiting for offshore.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.9
Tools: PeopleTools 8.4
Database: DB2 v6
Operating System: Mainframe

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

Hartford, CT, USA

Duration:

Nov 2005 - Jun 2006

Project Name:

PeopleSoft HRMS Application Upgrade from 8.3 to 8.9

Description:

Confidential, is one of the leading providers of health care, dental, pharmacy, group life, disability and long-term care products in USA. Scope of this project is to upgrade existing PeopleSoft Core HR, Base Benefits, Benefits Admin and North America Payroll modules to latest 8.9 version

Role :

Onsite Module Lead for Payroll and Benefits Modules

Responsibilities:

• Perform the Fit-Gap analysis on North American Payroll and Benefits module.
• Explain the new functionality in 8.9 to client and get approval to use the delivered functionality and retire appropriate customizations.
• Identify list of Custom/Customized objects that are impacted with PeopleSoft modified objects as part of Upgrade.
• Drive offshore team to prepare design documents and unit test plans.
• Resolve all the issues that are faced by development team during build phase
• Perform system testing to ensure that upgraded environment is working as expected.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3 & 8.9
Tools: PeopleTools 8.18 & 8.4
Database: Oracle 9i
Operating System: Unix

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

Hyderabad, India

Duration:

Feb 2005 - Nov 2005

Project Name:

PeopleSoft HRMS Production Support and Maintenance

Description:

Confidential, is one of the nation’s leading providers of health care, dental, pharmacy, group life, disability and long-term care products. The work undertaken is IT production support and maintenance of the Aetna PeopleSoft system for both online and batch processes.

Role :

Offshore Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Work with Onsite Project lead to understand the enhancements and production issues, and set the expectation on deliverables from offshore.
• Delegate the work to appropriate team members.
• Responsible for sending deliverables to Onsite within stipulated time.
• Responsible for resolving high priority or complex production issues
• Prepare system and integration test plans
• Run the Payroll after applying Tax Upgrades to make sure that payroll reports/checks/balances are as expected.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3
Tools: PeopleTools 8.18
Database: Oracle 9i
Operating System: Unix

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Duration:

Sep 2004 - Jan 2005

Project Name:

PeopleSoft HRMS Production Support and Maintenance

Description:

Confidential, is one of the leading electronic products manufacturers in USA. The work undertaken is IT production support and maintenance of the TOSHIBA PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3 application. Scope includes PeopleSoft Core HR, Payroll for North America and Base Benefits.

Role :

Onsite Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Work with Payroll & Benefits business team to understand the requirements and translate them into detailed Functional Requirements Specification documents.
• Guide offshore team to prepare technical design documents.
• Responsible for applying PeopleSoft Tax upgrades/patches.
• Prepare system test plans and work with offshore to execute system test plans.
• Assist business users to perform User Acceptance Testing
• Responsible for fixing production issues as per the Service Level Agreement.
• Identify the root-cause of production issues and prevent the reoccurrence

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3
Tools: PeopleTools 8.14
Database: Oracle 9i
Operating System: Unix

Client:

Confidential, (UK)

Location:

Bangalore, India

Duration:

Dec 2003 - Aug 2004

Project Name:

PeopleSoft HRMS implementation for Tesco

Description:

Confidential, uses a large number of legacy systems to cater to its HR processes and requirements. To leverage the benefits of an integrated system, TESCO is implementing an HR system using PeopleSoft HRMS and BizTalk as the primary middleware for integration. The project involves PeopleSoft customization and reports to cater the Business requirement. It also involves Data Conversion and integration to the legacy systems.

Role :

Offshore Module Lead for Core HR

Responsibilities:

• Work with onsite team to prepare Functional Requirements Specifications
• Prepare detailed technical design documents
• Establish PeopleSoft coding standards for all junior developers and mentor them regarding best practices in coding
• Resolve complex technical issues faced by developers.
• Review the code and identify the potential problem at very early stage of the build phase.
• Prepare system and integration test plans
• Track the productivity of each developer and suggest necessary actions to improve developer’s efficiency and to increase overall productivity
• Conduct system testing and report the results to onsite team regularly.
• Conduct daily status meetings with team members to make sure that project is progressing as per the plan.
• Report the progress to Project Manager on weekly basis to ensure that project is on track.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3
Tools: PeopleTools 8.1x
Database: Oracle 9i
Operating System: Unix

Client:

Confidential,

Location:

Mangalore, India

Duration:

Aug 2003 - Nov 2003

Project Name:

Enhancements to PeopleSoft Self Service module

Description:

Objective of this project is to customize PeopleSoft delivered Self service module for employee Personal Information and to implement 401(K) savings Benefits.

Role :

Offshore Developer

Responsibilities:

• Comprehend high level technical design documents
• Understand PeopleSoft Coding Standards and develop PeopleSoft customizations as per the design documents
• Resolve technical issues independently
• Prepare unit test plans and execute the same
• Track the status of the work and report to Project manager on daily basis.

Software:

Application: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3
Tools: PeopleTools 8.14
Database: Oracle 9i
Operating System: Unix

Confidential, Jun 2003 – July 2003
Software Engineer

Trained on following tools:
PeopleTools 8.14, SQR, PeopleSoft HRMS Application 8.3, Oracle 8i, Java, C, RDBMS concepts, CICS (Mainframe) and JCL (Mainframe).