SUMMARY

• Nearly Eight Plus years of experience in PeopleSoft HRMS modules like Payroll, Time and Labor, Employee Self Service and Benefits and Financial modules like General Ledger, Account Payables, Accounts Receivable, Projects, Expenses, Purchasing, Billing.
• Hands on Experience in Fit - gap analysis, design, testing of PeopleSoft applications.
• Extensively worked on Upgrade, Implementation, Testing and Data Migration.
• Extensively worked on Upgrade testing from 7.5 to 8.8 and 8.9 to 9.1.
• Experience in automated testing tools like Mercury suite of Tools (WinRunner, Test Director, QTP(Quick Test Professional) and LoadRunner.
• Extensively worked in Testing with Security Administrator to implement security in various levels. Creating and Testing Roles, Permission Lists User Profiles, Portal Security and Definition Security.
• Expertise in System, Integration, Regression, Performance and End-to-end testing of the peoplesoft applications..
• Worked and Tested extensively on Application Messaging, Peoplecode, Application Engine, Integration Broker, PS Query, SQR and Oracle PL/SQL.
• Experience also includes testing performance tuning using Load Runner.
• Well versed with Debugging tools like SQL trace, PC debugger, and AE trace for troubleshooting.
• Dedicated, self-motivated who is committed to success and adapt to multiple tasks in a high-pressured environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Applications: PeopleSoft FIN (GL, EX, AP, AR, PC), HRMS8.9/9.1 (Payroll, T&L, Benefits)

Development Tools: Application Designer, People Code, Application Engine, Workflow and Portal technology.

Reporting Tools: SQR 4.x/6.1, Crystal Reports 6.0/8.0, PS Query, PS/nVision and Tree Manager.

Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro, SQA Robot, Win Runner, Quality center, Test director and Load Runner.

Administration Tools: PS Security, Object Security, People Tools utilities and Upgrade Assistant.

Integration Tools: Component Interface, Business Interlink, EDI Manager, Message Agent, Database Agent, Application Messaging.

Operating Systems: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Unix (Solaris), NovellNetware3.12 and Linux 7.1

Tools: SQL, PL/SQL, SQR, Crystal Info, Citrix and Visual Basic 6.0.

RDBMS: Oracle 7.x/8.x, MS SQL Server 6.0/7.0, Informix and MS Access.

Software: Visual Basic 6.0 and MS Office.

Web Programming: ASP, HTML, DHTML, VBScript, JavaScript

Web Tools: Visual Interdev 6.0, IIS 4.0, BEA Web Logic 6.1 SP2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

PeopleSoft QA HCM Senior Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in System Testing and Integration Testing of PeopleSoft 8.9/9.1 Upgrade of HR, Ben-Admin, Benefits, and North American Payroll.
• Gathered business requirements, documented current business process and requirements for Benefits, Payroll and HR Module.
• Participated in fit/gap analysis and system configuration.
• Delivered the complete test strategy/plans for System testing and Integration testing.
• Designed & Reviewed the Test scenarios and Test Scripts as per business requirements and Functional Design Documents (FDD’s).
• Worked with the Functional Team to identify gaps (for both delivered and custom functionality) that had not been identified in either the design, fit/gap or development phases of the project.
• Worked with business users to determine report needs and feasibility, develop and optimize SQR programs.
• Involved in Fit/gap and requirements analysis for new modules, customization rationalization, report and customization specifications, conversion validation, prototype, troubleshoot, system configuration.
• Created and tested tables and pages and did validations using People Code.
• Did regressive testing as well User Acceptance testing.
• Involved in user-documentation of the tested processes.

Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1 HRMS, Mercury Quality Center, QTP, Oracle, SQL Developer.

Confidential, VA

PeopleSoft QA HCM Lead Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included testing the design, creating test scripts and executing them, documenting the user requirements gathering for writing technical specifications for interfaces, conversion and reports.
• Implemented Employee Self Service for the first time in this company as a part of the upgrade.
• Responsible in retrofitting all custom built SQR’s from 8.9 to 9.1.
• Mainly worked on changing all base benefits functionality that they are using in 8.9 to use the delivered functionality in 9.1.
• Involved in retrofitting the base benefits inbound interface to match the changes in the input file from external vendor, ADP, since they maintain the enrollments & changes to enrollments.
• Verified each and every (custom made or delivered) process and made sure the required functionality is achieved.
• Involved in running all the Year-end processes along with the Payroll Team.
• Responsible in testing the implementation of tax updates, all through the year which we get from Oracle.
• Managed the test preparation activities and execution effort for all PeopleSoft HRMS modules.
• Developed unit testing scripts/ integration testing scripts, created documents and playable recordings and published them to central repository using UPK.
• Created or reviewed all test preparation deliverables (e.g. requirements, test cases, test scenarios, test dataset.) and completed all test preparation tasks by the planned code drop date.
• Created Business Requirements for all the work units in Quality Center 11.x for Base Benefits, ESS, MSS, Work Force Administration and also N/A Payroll, working along with the Payroll team & Business team.
• Created unit testing scripts with UPK and integrated them with Mercury Quality center.
• Prepared the Fit-Gap analysis of specific Payroll business processes in relationship to PeopleSoft Human Resources, North American Payroll, Benefits, Timekeeping functionality.
• Wrote PS queries using PS Query tool to extract various Payroll, Benefits, Time & Labor and HR related data for validations in regards to the testing scenarios.
• Great understanding of running the entire downstream process from Payroll to Financials GL.
• Performed post implementation production support for various issues in Base Benefits, ESS & MSS.
• Worked with developers in helping understand the production issues as well as any defects from upgrade.
• Debugged Integration Broker Messaging issues from PeopleSoft FMS to PeopleSoft HRMS and vice versa.
• Resolve Production Support issues with Users in timely manner and document the same.
• Involved in End to End UAT & Parallel Test.
• Created test cases, scenarios and data templates for the Automation team.
• Created objects and repositories in QTP for the Automation scripts.
• Developed Test Plans and Test Scripts from Functional and Design Specifications for Peoplesoft HRMS (HR, Payroll, Benefits) Module.
• Mapping Requirements to test cases, providing traceability to requirements, creating test sets, and selectively running tests.
• Developed test scripts using QTP for benefits and payroll data .
• Developed test scripts using QTP for Benefits Module
• Used Quality Center/Test Director as the defect tracking, defect reporting, and Test case repository and test execution.
• Logged defects into Quality Center and produced defect reports.
• Tested Payroll interfaces and reports and tracked logs to debug.
• Provided extensive support in Testing design, Test development and Test execution.
• Migrated Projects in different environments.
• Helped the and Communications Admin in setting up UPK for PeopleSoft 9.1 HR/Bend Admin business processes.

Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1 & 8.9 HRMS, Mercury Quality Center, QTP, Oracle, SQL Developer.

Confidential, CA

Senior QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in System Testing and Integration Testing of PeopleSoft 8.9/9.1 Upgrade of HR, Ben-Admin, Benefits, and North American Payroll.
• Gathered business requirements, documented current business process and requirements for Benefits, Payroll and HR Module.
• Participated in fit/gap analysis and system configuration.
• Delivered the complete test strategy/plans for System testing and Integration testing.
• Designed & Reviewed the Test scenarios and Test Scripts as per business requirements and Functional Design Documents (FDD’s).
• Worked with the Functional Team to identify gaps (for both delivered and custom functionality) that had not been identified in either the design, fit/gap or development phases of the project.
• Involved in the reviewing, writing & execution of Test cases pertaining to Time and Labor, Core HR and Payroll.
• Tested and wrote scripts for application engine program to load the accounting entries data from APAL (legacy System) into PeopleSoft.
• Involved in testing lot of application engine programs and interface data from PeopleSoft to be used by other subsystems.
• Familiar with tracing of application engine programs.
• Developed Technical Specification Documents to bridge between functional users and technical developers for HR, Payroll and Benefits Module.
• Verification of configurations for Pay groups, Earning Elements, Deductions Elements and other supporting elements.
• Involved in testing the customized (Pay cycle) Payment selection and creation process.
• Involved in Voucher Posting and Payment Posting processes setup.
• Setup daily and monthly calendars and time spans necessary for reporting and regular PeopleSoft processing.
• Designed the data conversion strategy for Benefits and Payroll.
• Managed new hire data and updated the Benefits and Payroll data.
• Involved in testing of Overtime pay, Overpayment & Adjustments.
• Involved in testing of Earnings and Deductions within the Payroll process.
• Helped the and Communications Admin in setting up Documents for PeopleSoft 9.1 Payroll, HR, Bend Admin business processes.
• Setup the nightly jobs such as Journal Generation, Journal Edit, Journal Post Process, Activity load process using the PeopleSoft process scheduler.
• Generated automated test scripts using Quick Test Pro for testing N/A Payroll, Benefits Administration, HR and Time and Labor modules.
• Migration of projects and their relevant objects from development to testing.
• Performed multiple levels of testing such as unit testing, system testing using Quick Test.
• Fine-tuned queries/sql as part of the optimization process and tested various scenarios using Load Runner.
• Tested the fixes related to Projects integration with Purchasing and Inventory.
• Created and tested tables and pages and did validations using People Code.
• Did regressive testing and supported User Acceptance testing.
• Involved in user-documentation of the tested processes.
• Interacted and set up meetings with all Super user’s, BA’s and Dev team, providing all necessary information to QA team and prepared daily status reports, weekly status reports, defect tracker reports and communicated to entire project team.
• Used Quality Center 10.0 for Test Management.

Environment: PeopleSoft 8.9/9.1 HCM HR, Ben-Admin, Benefits, North American Payroll and Financials 9.1, Oracle 11g, Quality Center, Quick Test and Load Runner.

Confidential, NY

Senior PeopleSoft QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with other QA analysts and end users how testing will be conducted.
• Identify the major requirements to assure quality system delivery.
• Extremely involved in writing test scripts using Quick Test Pro.
• Document the phases and stages of testing.
• Involved in doing Performance bench mark testing using Load Runner.
• Developed interfaces to pull data from payroll paycheck tables and write them into flat files that will be sent to external units.
• Identify the entry and acceptance criteria for each testing stage.
• Extremely involved in functional aspects of North American Payroll Testing.
• Worked with business users to determine report needs and feasibility, develop and optimize SQR programs.
• Involved in Fit/gap and requirements analysis for new modules, customization rationalization, report and customization specifications, conversion validation, prototype, troubleshoot, system configuration.
• Created and tested tables and pages and did validations using People Code.
• Did regressive testing as well User Acceptance testing.
• Involved in user-documentation of the tested processes.

Environment: PeopleTools 8.x, HRMS, Benefits and Payroll, SQR, Application Engine, Quick Test Pro, Quality Center, ORACLE and Unix

Confidential, CO

PeopleSoft Upgrade Consultant.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Testing the Upgrade of PeopleSoft HRMS from 7.5 to 8.8.
• Worked on evaluation of customizations, project plan, Technical/Functional Fit-Gap Analysis.
• Tested scripts for data conversion using Win Runner.
• Analyzed and created test scripts for functional and business requirements.
• Involved in the testing of the complete North America Payroll process.
• Documented the Process flows useful for understanding the modifications to the
• Interfaces between Projects and Time and Labor and wrote all the test scripts.
• Involved in testing the COBRA process.
• Worked on the Technical specs and prepared the Interface Flow diagrams for all the interfaces.
• Involved in setting up the setup tables for HR, Payroll, Benefits and Time & Labor.
• Involved in testing of Time Periods and tested Holiday Schedules.
• Tested TRC (Time Reporting Codes) and TRC Programs along with functional analysts.
• Tested the Customized Time & Labor Managing Time pages as per the client requirements.
• Tested Period Threshold rules.
• Involved in testing the inbound and outbound process for Associate development and,
• Retirement Plans and Administration and Benefits modules.
• Tested with pay sheets, pay calculations, pay confirms queries, payroll taxes, data entry for new hire, rehires, garnishments and many other processes.
• Involved in testing the Upgrade scripts using Upgrade Assistant.
• Interacted with client Functional and Technical resources to ensure business needs are achieved. Provided detailed test plans and technical documentations.
• Communicate with other QA analysts and end users how testing will be conducted.
• Responsible for interacting with developers and going through Status reports.

Environment: PeopleSoft Versions 8.x, PeopleSoft HRMS modules, WinRunner, PS QuerySQR and Oracle 9i.

Confidential, WA

QA Consultant.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in testing the interfaces of PeopleSoft Applications from HR to Financials.
• Tested scripts for data conversion using Quick Test Pro.
• Analyzed and created test scripts for functional and business requirements.
• Involved in the testing of the Interface from HR to Expenses modules.
• Involved in testing Projects modules to make sure that Time and Labor was integrated correctly with it.
• Documented the Process flows useful for understanding the modifications to the Payroll system and wrote all the test scripts.
• Involved in testing the calendars in North American Payroll.
• Tested GL Interface that loads data from various external systems into PeopleSoft General Ledger using SQR, which includes implementing complex business rules like Combo Rules, subtotals on Business Unit level, grand totals, error handling procedures, printing multiple output reports and processed file report.
• Tested the Customization of crystal reports on HR side.
• Involved in testing the Person Data Full Sync using Application Messaging.
• Involved in debugging Application Engine programs and PeopleCode using PeopleCode Debugger.
• Interacted with client Functional and Technical resources to ensure business needs are achieved. Provided detailed test plans and technical documentations.

Environment: PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8/8.3, PeopleSoft Fin/SCM 8.4 (GL, AP, EX, and PC), Quick Test Pro, People Tools 8.x, PS Query, SQR and Oracle 9i.

Confidential, CA

QA Consultant.

Responsibilities:

• Participated in fit/gap analysis and system configuration and testing.
• Involved in writing test scripts for most of payroll process & executred using QTP.
• Extremely involved in testing the HR interface with Financials GL module.
• Involved in setting up of Country data for Spain in Global Payroll.
• Set up the new Calendars in Global Payroll. Calendars bring payees in a selected pay group together with the rules and processes for calculating a payroll or absence run.
• Documented and designed the technical specifications for interfaces and validation.
• Worked with the end users and gathered information for designing the specifications.
• Tested application engine programs using peoplecode to extract data from flat file.
• Involved in testing and defining pay groups, run types, and process lists during system implementation.
• Involved in creating the group ID’s and testing them using Quick Test.
• Invovled in testing people code, pages, run control pages, components and assigned security to the applications.
• Involved in performance testing and fine-tuning of many custom SQR programs using Load Runner.

Environment: PeopleSoft 8.8, Oracle 8.i, Windows 2000/Unix, Test Director and Load Runner.