Senior PeopleSoft HRMS Certified Consultant

OVERVIEW

Confidential has over twenty-five years of experience in finance and management. His PeopleSoft experience has featured a variety of Functional Lead Consultant assignments 6.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.3, 8.8, 8.9, 9.0, 9.1 specializing in Time and Labor and Payroll and included working additional HRMS modules. He is currently working on his fourth 9.1 implementation and seventh HRMS upgrade third to 9.1 . He has also completed eight new implementations 6.0, 7.5, 8.3, 8.8, 8.9, 9.0 and 9.1 . He has worked with both Public and Private Sector Clients. His comprehensive background includes budgeting, analysis, auditing, contract review, proposal preparation, payroll, financial statement preparation and compliance. Prior to becoming a Consultant, he served as Time and Labor Functional Team Lead for an HRMS implementation with a major aerospace employer and was previously in charge of their Payroll Department. He is an excellent communicator who works exceptionally well with interdisciplinary teams to solve complex problems. He has a proven ability to direct and motivate others and has a proven record of productivity improvements and cost reductions.

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Hardware IBM PC and Compatible
• Software PeopleSoft 6.0/7.5/8.0/8.3/8.8/8.9/9.0/9.1 HR, Absence Management. Base Benefits, Payroll, Time and Labor , MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, MS Projects
• PeopleSoft PeopleSoft Query, Application Designer, Maintain Security, Query Analyzer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Senior PeopleSoft Consultant Draper Lab
• Independent Contractor May 2012 to Present
• Payroll/Time and Labor Functional Lead for an 8.9 to 9.1 Upgrade. Completed Fit/Gap and Design/Configuration Phase currently working on Integration Testing/Development phase. Assignment will be completed October 5th.
• Senior PeopleSoft Consultant AARP
• Independent Contractor November 2011 to Apr 2012
• Time and Labor Functional Lead for a 9.1 Implementation. Focus included working with developers on a Labor Dilution solution for Salaried Employees and outbound Interfaces to Legacy Project Costing. Assignment included one month of post-production support.
• Senior PeopleSoft Consultant Abercrombie Fitch

Independent Contractor

Prepared requirements documentation for Time and Labor/Absence Management/Payroll Interface upgrade from 8.9 to 9.1. Previously provided following support: System and UAT testing support for roll-out to new countries as well as enhancements to existing countries. TL initiatives included UAT testing for China and Singapore and Absence Management focus was UAT testing for Japan and Italy Enhancement Initiatives.

Senior PeopleSoft Consultant -

Functional lead for Government Contractor upgrading from 8.8 to 9.1. Responsible modules are Time and Labor and Payroll. Upgrade focus includes interfaces to PeopleSoft GL and Project Costing and Time and Labor Approvals using AWE retrofitted to TL Group Security.

Senior PeopleSoft Consultant

Provided functional support for utility client upgrading from 8.9 to 9.1. Responsibilities included conducting Fit/Gap sessions, assisting with formulation of test scripts and unit testing SQRs and Crystal Reports. Included modules are Payroll, HR, Benefits Administration, Talent Acquisition Manager and several e-Applications.

Independent Contractor

Completed project as functional lead for Payroll, Time and Labor and ePAY for a nationwide Government Contractor upgrading from 8.8 to 9.1. Emphasis included re-implementation of Time and Labor and end to end responsibilities for upgrade of Payroll and ePAY modules with associated functionality enhancements. Client previously was not using Time Administration process and associated rules engine which they are doing in 9.1. In addition, previously used 3 different customized timesheets for time entry of different periods and will be using a customized version of the delivered timesheet in 9.1.

Independent Contractor

I provided upgrade and post-production consulting support for the Time and Labor and Payroll modules for a major hospital institution during their 8.8 to 9.0 upgrade. Emphasis included Time and Labor security, testing support, preparation of training materials and making recommendations to resolve issues inherent in running a majority of their workforce through Time and Labor previously interfaced directly into Payroll. Client also implemented Commitment Accounting as part of their upgrade process. Also worked with client on preliminary plans to roll-out Time and Labor Self-Service to additional population segments.

Senior Applications Consultant II

Position was as Time and Labor functional lead for new implementation of Time and Labor 9.0 for U.S. and Canada in a heavily unionized environment. Also included in the project was the implementation of a new Time and Attendance System, TimeLink including TCDs , which handled the compensation rules and other functionality that typically would be included as part of the Time and Labor module. The decision was made in August 2009 to not use the Time and Labor module and interface time directly into PeopleSoft payroll, removing the need for the TL lead from that project. Worked for initial 6 weeks of employment with CherryRoad supporting roll-out of new Time and Labor 9.0 during parallel testing phase and also provided classroom training to time managers.

Principal Consultant

Completed a new installation of Time and Labor and Payroll 9.0 for a large client in the banking industry with over 7,500 employees. Role was as Time and Labor functional lead and also backup for Payroll functional lead. Project went live December 2008 and incumbent provided production support and transitioning to client during initial two months in production.

Manager Answerthink Consulting

Hackett Certified Advisor

Completed as team lead/project manager for new implementation of Time and Labor 8.9 for a non-profit medical foundation, I was responsible for all phases of project implementation including project planning and execution. I have also provided periodic remote support over the last 4 years.

Senior PeopleSoft Consultant

This client is a major petroleum corporation who is consolidating two recent acquisitions into PeopleSoft Time and Labor. Client is also changing their pay frequency and leave plans. I provided consulting support in all these areas.

Senior PeopleSoft Consultant

Served short-term assignment as team lead for new, full life-cycle implementation of Time and Labor 8.9 for a major insurance provider. Upon completion there will be 30,000 employees entering time in Time and Labor. Responsibilities will include all phases of an implementation from the Project Planning/Fit Gap Requirements phase thru Time and Labor roll-out and Go Live and subsequent production support for the first two pay cycles. There are employees in all 50 states and a mix of punch and elapsed time employees leave accrual processing will also need to be established in PeopleSoft.

PeopleSoft Consultant

As parallel test team member for a major health care provider, responsibilities included the reconciliation between the customized time capture system and PeopleSoft Payroll 8.8 in a highly complex union environment with 110,000 employees. Emphasis has been on reconciliation of Earnings. I also assisted training others on the team on working with the reconciliation process.

PeopleSoft Consultant

As a team member for the DIMHRS Project with emphasis on Time and Labor and Global Payroll included Absence Management , responsibilities included the development and presentation of assigned Global Payroll and Time and Labor Business Processes to the U.S. Army integrated focus groups Army is initial service for PeopleSoft implementation , GAP identification and documentation, updates to Business Process Design documents and configuration changes.

Manager Adjoined Consulting

As team lead for new implementation of Time and Labor 8.9 for a major home builder client is upgrading rest of HRMS modules from 8.3 to 8.9 , responsibilities included all phases of project implementation including needs assessment/fit-gap, configuration, and documentation for customizations and testing. As the only functional resource on the implementation/upgrade team, also assisted with upgrade issues for the Payroll module.I was also very involved in doing preliminary initial configuration for the Absence Management 8.9 module which was planned for a Wave 2 implementation.Completed Fit/Gap for Time and Labor and Payroll in an 8.3 to 8.9 upgrade for a large commercial Florida-headquartered corporation. They have since successfully completed the upgrade process and are currently live on 8.9.

Senior ERP Consultant Assyst

Served as Time and Labor functional lead for a new PeopleSoft 8.8 implementation for a major transit authority client, in a unionized environment. Client implemented a complete set of PeopleSoft HRMS and Financials modules, as well as separate scheduling/time capture and asset management applications. Client also utilized Time Labor, Labor Distribution and interfaced actual costs with PeopleSoft project costing. Completed responsibilities include Time and Labor Design and Conference Room Pilot Sessions, final configuration for development database, development of requirement specifications and subsequent testing for needed customizations, third party interfaces and data conversion, and multiple parallel payroll cycles. In addition to Time and Labor responsibilities, also provided support to the Payroll module team due to transition of resources and ongoing issues including the General Ledger Interface from Payroll to PeopleSoft General Ledger.

Senior PeopleSoft Consultant

Completed assignment as Time and Labor Upgrade Functional Lead for a Public Sector client in an 8.0 to 8.8 PeopleSoft HCM Upgrade including the Payroll module . Client also was in the process of adding additional 2400 employees into PeopleSoft Time and Labor 8.8, approximately 1000 of who will be interfacing from TimeLink timeclocks. All rules have been developed within the Time and Labor module. Conducted one week Fit/Gap for PeopleSoft Time and Labor Upgrade from 8.3 to 8.8. Also provided 8.9 TL enhancements documentation.

Senior PeopleSoft Consultant

Completed assignment as Time and Labor/Payroll Functional Lead Consultant on a 7.5 to 8.8 Public Sector HRMS upgrade. Responsibilities included managing and executing the Time and Labor Upgrade and assisting with the Payroll Upgrade from a functional standpoint Payroll consulting resource left during the upgrade process , as well as assisting the technical team with conversion issues and customization requirements and validations.

Senior PeopleSoft Consultant

Served as functional lead consultant with City of Des Moines February to July 2003 for a 7.5 to 8.3 Public Sector HRMS upgrade in a union environment. While the Time and Labor module required the most time, additional responsibilities included assisting with other HRMS modules including Payroll, Benefits Administration, Human Resources, Position Management and Flexible Spending, as well as reconfiguring HR and TL Security where necessary.

Senior PeopleSoft Consultantor

Assisted Lowe's Companies, Inc. December 2002 February 2003 with their Time and Labor 8 SP1 Parallel and User Acceptance Testing. Also provided post-production support through their first Time and Labor cycle including hotline support and end-user assistance. Lowe's now processes 135,000 employees thru Time and Labor and has more than 50 Time and Labor rules. Served as Functional Time and Labor T L Lead for City/County of Denver October November 2002 during the Prototype Phase for their new implementation of Time and Labor 8.3. Responsibilities included the finalization of T L configuration for the prototype population. Reviewed requirements and identified and established required Template Built Rules. Developed test scripts and conducted validation testing with the client. Assisted T L developer with functional requirements for custom rules development.

Senior PeopleSoft Functional Consultant

Provided functional support for a new PeopleSoft implementation at a University in Maryland. Responsibilities included configuration and testing for Time and Labor and Payroll modules System, Integration and Parallel testing , functional support and testing of custom Web Time and non-Kronos Time Collection Device and the associated customized interfaces into the Time and Labor module. Validation testing was also required for the outbound/inbound payroll interfaces to State of Maryland Central Payroll Bureau CPB . Completed assignment as Functional Time and Labor Lead to large California based Mortgage Company for their new implementation of Time and Labor 8.3. The client also upgraded from 7.5 to 8.3 with HR, Payroll, Benefit Administration and Training. Responsibilities included Fit/Gap preparation, T L configuration, T L and integration testing, as well as development and delivery of training materials for end-users, for Help Desk personnel and for Payroll personnel. While the implementation was primarily a vanilla implementation of Time and Labor, the client is using Employee Self Service for Time capture a majority of the workforce of 3500 employees will be using Weekly Punch Time and has approximately 20 template based rules to handle their compensation requirements.

Confidential

Completed 5-month assignment as Time and Labor Lead for new Time and Labor 8.0 implementation with petroleum producing company Requirements thru Construct Phases . The client is also upgrading from 7.02 to 8.0 for the rest of HRMS.Completed 8.0 Time and Labor Fit Gaps for major insurance and government contractor organizations.Completed several other 8.0 assignments for Time and Labor including Planning Workshop, several sales assists, and functional assistance to staffing company recently purchasing Time and Labor and Pay/Bill Management.

HR PeopleSoft Consultant

Completed full 7.5 life cycle implementation as Time and Labor Lead Functional Consultant for Commercial Organization with 20,000 employees processing through Time and Labor. Responsibilities included Finalization of Requirements, Development of Time and Labor High Level Design Document and Table Setup Design Document, Development of Test Scripts for Time and Labor and for Front End IVR Integrated Voice Response System. Performed Functional, Integration and Parallel Testing and performed validation testing of PeopleSoft Prior Period Customized Shelf Mod. Also performed validation testing for various SQR's/Interfaces and the Time Capture Weblet and IVR. Assignment continued through first 3 months in Production assisting with processing, working on knowledge transfer and coordination of functional transfer of responsibilities to client.Served as Time and Labor module lead for outsourcing center with commercial client during Fit/Gap, Prototyping and Configuration phases of project.Served to provide Time and Labor guidance to Public Sector client concerning adaptability of delivered product to their business processes and assisted with Functional and Parallel Testing and developed and delivered Timekeeper Training.Worked assignment with large Utility Company developing and delivering training to 200 Time and Labor timekeepers and assisted with validation testing.Worked assignment with a Systems Solutions Company in the Midwest requirements included functional support for the Time and Labor module at Go Live , as well as functional support involving Projects and Billings modules.Completed assignment with State University for T L where responsibilities included assisting with defining Time Capture front end, developed work around for Prior Period process for time paid currently, and worked on defining Workgroup Rules and defining Process Flows.

Confidential

Worked with Public Sector Client during Assessment and Requirements Design Phases for Time and Labor and Payroll Interface Modules. Also did all setups for these modules in Testing Environment.worked with Instructional Designer to develop HRMS/Technical Training for PeopleSoft 7.5 materials and delivered the 2 day training for 11 employees working at a client site. Topics included Human Resources, Benefits Administration, Payroll and Technical Overview. Also served as Time and Labor/Payroll Interface Functional Consultant for a leading provider of IT services with many subsidiaries. Developed and completed Data Elements Matrix for PS Time Labor and PS Payroll Interface. Set up Prototype for Payroll Interface/Time Labor for Pilot Company. Provided assessment and recommendations to Client regarding the use of Time and Labor with PS Projects. Addressed potential interface issues with using Time and Labor, Payroll Interface with Third Party Provider ADP and PS Financials including Projects. Reviewed the HR Blueprint Documentation from Platform Companies. erved as a Time and Labor Lead Functional Consultant for two Public Sector clients Government 50 unions, and University and one manufacturing client. Coordinated the FIT/GAP, created set-ups, developed Prototype and performed testing. The development of the FIT/GAP analyses and narrative for the Time and Labor module were based on specified requirements and coordinated with project personnel. Identified the GAPS and included solution recommendations and documentation. Developed a list of potential SQR's and customizations required for Development Phase of Implementation. Provided knowledge transfer to public sector employees. Worked extensively on Payroll FIT/GAP assignment. Additional assignment had responsibility for entire HRMS suite during FIT/GAP phase. Presented Time and Labor/Payroll demonstrations to end-users and programming staff.

Confidential

Achieved a successful seven-month Go Live implementation as the Time Labor Functional Team Lead on the PeopleSoft Payroll/Time Labor implementation team. Created the prototype for both modules. Analyzed and compared PeopleSoft with Legacy processes and determined which PeopleSoft processes would function as specified and which processes would need to be customized. Developed design documentation including all customized specifications. Coordinated data transfer from Time Labor to Legacy G/L and subsequently to PeopleSoft Financials Modules included in this project was the development of a customized labor distribution and dilution process . Created test data and documented the results. Input all Time Labor setups and tables. Developed HRMS queries to validate tables and various Payroll and Time Labor processes. Identified, prepared, tested and approved all post-implementation modifications to the Time Labor module including problems identified during T L processing and additional requirements identified by end users. Developed a customized Prior Period module. Ran all Time Labor processes on a weekly basis including Reports and Queries as needed to validate successful completion of each process. Reconciled Time Labor to Payroll and Legacy G/L. This project was in a partially unionized environment.

Staff Accountant

Responsibilities included financial reporting and reconciliation, journal voucher preparation, sales and cost of sales reporting, subcontractor auditing, bid and proposal costing and productivity enhancements. Also Functioned as Continuous Improvement Program Facilitator in the TQM program during this period. Facilitated in-house teams comprised of Payroll, Accounts Payable, Programming and Operations personnel to research, develop and successfully implement a new check-printing system.

Payroll Supervisor

Managed a staff of 5 full-time and 7 part-time data entry employees for the 8,000 employee population. Created several improvements in departmental operation including benefits coordination, time-card data entry, staff development and initiation of fatigue reporting.

Budget Administrator

Prepared and presented monthly reports and prepared financial status reports. Performed cost variance analyses.

Budget Officer

Responsible for the formulation, presentation, and execution of the 25 million annual budget. Budgeted cost requirements including test support, facilities maintenance and operations and administrative support. Held three collateral positions as the Financial

Manager, Internal Review Officer and Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer.