SUMMARY:

• Familiar with SAP S4/HANA HCM and Success Factors.
• 25 years’ experience with HCM enterprise systems including SAP S4/HANA HCM and SuccessFactors, Workday, and PeopleSoft HCM. Recently fulfilled roles as functional analyst, technical analyst/developer, security manager, and team lead.
• Recent in - depth functional experience including leading of client requirements gathering, solution walk-through, configuration design and implementation, creation and execution of test cases. Very familiar with business perspective of Core HR, Payroll, Time and Labour, Benefits Administration, and Security.
• Wide experience with new implementations, upgrades, patches and fixes, enhancements and merging/converting employees from external systems.
• Outstanding understanding of PeopleSoft HCM relational database structures. Have used this knowledge extensively in the design, development, and testing of custom batch processes, complex reports, interfaces, and conversions.
• Experience with R, Power BI, and Excel Macros for strategic and tactical reporting needs.
• Very proficient with PeopleTools - Application Designer, Application Engine, Data Mover, Component Interface - as well as SQR/SQL, PS Query, COBOL, and Crystal Reports.
• Extensive experience leading project and application maintenance teams. Success with motivating, mentoring and bringing out the best in team members. Skilled at coordinating effort and managing to tight deadlines.
• Leadership roles have dealt with various types of resources ranging through functional, developer, pure technical/DBA, and off-shore team members.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Applications: PeopleSoft HRMS/HCM 9.2, 8.x

PeopleSoft Financials 8.4: Workday HCM

SuccessFactors: SAP S4/HANA HCM

Workday Modules: Recruiting, HCM, Payroll, Report Writer

PeopleSoft Modules: Core HCM, Payroll, Time and Labor, Benefits/Benefits Admin, Employee Self Service, Manager Self Service, Gideon Taylor Forms Automation

SAP S4/HANA HCM and SuccessFactors Modules: SF Core HR, Recruitment, and Reporting, familiarity with S4/HANA Payroll.

Other HR related systems: OrgPlus (Org Charting), eQuest (Job Posting Delivery Service).

Development Tools: PeopleTools (latest in 8.51) - Application Designer, People Code, Application Engine, Component Interface, TSO/ISPF, Visual Studio, Python, Django, CSS/HTML, Javascript

Automation Tools: Selenium, WinAutomation

Reporting Tools: SuccessFactors Reporting, Workday Report Writer, SQR/SQL, PS Query, Process Scheduler, Excel VBA macros, PowerBI, Crystal Reports, R

Administrative Tools: SuccessFactors Import/Export Utility, Data Mover, Security Administration, Tree Manager

Databases and SQL Access: Workday Data Sources, Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MS Access, Golden, TOAD, T-SQL

Languages: SQR, SQL, PeopleCode, COBOL, VB6, VBA(Excel, Access), VB.net, R, Python, APL, C

Operating Systems: Windows, MVS, UNIX

Mainframe: TSO/ISPF, JCL, Selcopy, Syncsort, IEB*

Desktop Tools: Microsoft Excel (extensive knowledge of macro programming), Access, Word; PowerPoint, Visio

Industries: Health, Government, Higher, Primary/Secondary, Insurance, Utilities, Research, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas/Pipeline, Temp Services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP S4/HANA HCM-SuccessFactors HCM, and Workday, Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed various functional and technical roles in SAP S4/HANA HCM SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft HCM, Workday HCM, and other product areas involving implementation, upgrade, conversion and enhancement projects.

Confidential

Business/Technical Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Data Scrambling steps and data remediation to create test environments.
• Developed business process diagrams for a proposed implementation of ad hoc payroll for field offices in S4/HANA Payroll.
• Assisted in specification and troubleshoot/resolve for very complex regulatory data export process.
• Supported and developed Python programs and Adobe scripts designed to convert PDF Time data into Excel workbooks.
• Advised team on support ticket management procedures and documentation.
• Represented HCM team on overall S4/HANA/SuccessFactors project planning activities.
• Project managed UAT testing effort for SuccessFactors semi-annual update.

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Led high level requirements gathering workshops. Documented and coordinated validation.
• Managed and followed up on action and issue logs.
• Developed Business Process Maps using Powerpoint, Visio, and iGrafx for use in testing,, and system support.

Confidential

Senior PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and resolve for HCM issues arising from PS Test Framework implementation.

Confidential, Indiana

Senior PeopleSoft Developer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and resolve for HCM issues. E.g. - ePerformance process not producing documents correctly.
• Analysis, design, and PeopleTools development of customizations and modifications. E.g. disable to tax forms if consent for electronic not given, remove confusing items in pay advice

Confidential

Django/Python Developer

Responsibilities:

• Provided analysis, design, and development of custom industrial web application in the concrete cement distribution industry.

Confidential

VB.Net/SQL Server Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided support and enhancements for VB.Net/SQL Server custom application.

Confidential

IT Management Advisor

Responsibilities:

• Provided IT management advice relating to hardware procurement, A/V equipment, copier tracking software, and various other items.

Confidential

Senior PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• PeopleSoft Consultant for HR Core and Benefits team on HCM 9.2 upgrade project.
• Created 9.2 demos and advised for and documented fit/gap process.
• Configured Fluid Activity Guides, designed Fluid and Classic customizations, and interpreted App Designer code for team understanding.
• Developed R/Selenium program for transaction loading automation.
• Developed and implemented automated and manual configuration migration procedures and validation SQL queries.
• Designed and configured Job Profile Management pages and developed specification for related file interface program.
• Advised client on PeopleSoft technology issues such as configuration strategy and Event Mapping
• Created and executed test scripts, coordinated follow up on functional and technical issues.

Confidential

Senior PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided support for PeopleSoft HCM system with Payroll, Time and Labour, and Benefits Admin modules. Tested tax updates and fixes. Performed troubleshoot and resolve for a wide variety of operational issues.
• Worked with clients to analyze and specify functionality changes. Planned configuration and procedural changes. Directed developers to make customizations, and tested the changes.
• Supported Gideon Taylor Forms Automation product.
• Supported clients solving data issues. Supported clients with their PS Queries.

Confidential

Senior PeopleSoft Payroll Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Set up Canadian payroll and benefits configuration for permanent employees at Confidential Canada.
• Developed SQL scripts for transforming employee tax setup and pay balance conversions.
• Performed system and parallel testing with full reconciliation.
• Guided payroll staff through UAT and go-live planning, and provided post go-live support.

Confidential

PeopleSoft and Workday Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided support for all PeopleSoft interfaces during major company merger. Performed code review and analysis of all demographic, payroll, and benefits outbound interfaces as the team designed and developed intercompany integrations.
• Supported Workday Payroll/Benefits operations through use of queries and reports to isolate incorrect earnings (as compared to entered time) and deductions (as compared to benefits elections). Created Workday EIB interfaces to implement corrections by assembling data from different listings. Specified and developed PowerBI analytic reports to analyze very large pay/ben data sets.
• Performed key role in SuccessFactors decommissioning project: defined data to export data, defined and ran validation procedures, designed archive data access methods.

Confidential

Workday Recruitment Analyst and Payroll/Benefits Support Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with team to specify Workday Recruitment configuration.
• Managed and executed system test cases through to resolution working with testers, SMEs and by Workday implementation service provider colleagues.
• Developed specifications and managed outsourced resources for data migration from SuccessFactors to Workday Recruitment modules.
• Developed requirements, interviewed s, and managed setup relating to eQuest Job Posting Distribution Service with the Workday connector integration.

Confidential

Senior PeopleSoft HCM Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided functional support for PeopleSoft Payroll, Time and Labour, Benefits, HCM, and Candidate Gateway business groups at Confidential .
• Gathered detailed requirements, updated specifications, directed development, conducted testing, and coordinated implementation of new and modified functionality. Changes involved online pages, data verification and fixes, processes, reports, and interfaces. Frequently collaborated with developer in determining code changes.
• Provided troubleshoot and resolve service for a wide variety of HCM functional problems. Advised users with their understanding and documentation needs.
• Supported SuccessFactors Recruitment Module. Managed required quarterly SaaS update testing and support. Supported regulatory updates and resolved data integrity and security issues.
• Conducted PeopleSoft HRMS to Oracle Financial testing during Financials upgrade. This included the use of Hyperion for validating results.

Confidential

Senior PeopleSoft HCM Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered detailed requirements for complex Time and Labour Rules designed to replace Kronos functionality. Composed detailed designs, supported development effort, and tested T&L Rules that had been developed.
• Performed system integration testing for various Time and Labour pages/functions including Time Entry, Time Reporter Data and Assign and Maintain Schedules.
• Advised client regarding aspects of moving time administration function from existing Kronos time entry and PeopleSoft HR/Payroll to all PeopleSoft Time and Labour/HR/Payroll.

Confidential

Senior PeopleSoft HCM Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements for project customizations through client meetings. Determined configuration changes.
• Designed and developed Time and Labor transformation rules for current/previous year sick/illness time entry. Developed changes for Time Entry pages.
• Developed changes for Leave Plans/Leave Accrual as well as SQR report/interface programs for newly implemented Off Cycle processing and Direct Deposit functionality.
• Completed a comprehensive analysis of the technical and functional impact (online page/code, SQR, PS Query, Component Interface) of a potential change to UofA HR categories (e.g. Reg/Temp flag).
• Work was completed using PeopleTools/PeopleCode, Time and Labor Rules Engine, SQR, and COBOL development.

Confidential

Senior Benefits Functional Conversion Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project objective was to convert a large number of employees from Confidential regions into the AHS main PeopleSoft instance. Work was performed in 3 phases over 14 months.
• Gathered conversion requirements through client meetings. Performed design and implementation of Benefits Administration configuration. Created and delivered business design presentation for stakeholders.
• Created and executed conversion and configuration test cases. Completed extensive conversion audit for completeness and accuracy.
• Made extensive use of SQL, PeopleSoft HCM functional skills, PeopleTools, and advanced Excel programming techniques to validate large volumes of converted data for correctness.

Confidential

Systems Analyst Lead and Security Admin Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led technical support and enhancement development teams in support of PeopleSoft HCM (with Higher ) and Financials applications by providing technical expertise, application knowledge, technical team leadership, and client communication.
• Led security teams which performed complex security change transactions for PeopleSoft HCM and Financials applications. Fulfilled extensive audit requirements.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Security Team Lead/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for operation of PeopleSoft HCM/FSCM Security team. The team performed security change transactions for clients’ PeopleSoft HCM 8.9 and Financials 8.8 online, database, UNIX, VPN, and portfolio management access.
• Worked directly with key client personnel to develop, document, and implement required security policy, procedure, and audit plans.
• Worked through audit reviews with designated security auditors. Presented evidence through formal meetings.
• Designed and developed sophisticated audit reporting tools using complex SQL queries together with Excel macro programs.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Security Team Lead/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for HCM/Campus Solutions 8.9 to 9.0 upgrade as related to all aspects of PeopleSoft Security.
• Created Security Upgrade Strategy document. Worked directly with client personnel to determine requirements and develop business design for new v9.0 security features.
• Ensured smooth transition for security administration to operations team.

Confidential

PeopleSoft HCM Lead - Technical Support and Enhancement

Responsibilities:

• Led technical support and enhancement team (6 - 10 members) for multiple PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3 client sites.
• Determined and documented enhancement and support requirements and scope through client meetings.
• Work was performed in various modules including Core HR, Time and Labour, Payroll, and Benefits.
• Planned and managed team resource assignments. Escalated issues, performing quality assurance on design and code deliverables and communicated with client. Worked with infrastructure teams to coordinate application changes in a complex managed environment. Worked with off-shore teams who delivered some of the work.
• Managed the Transition to Operations from project team to the maintenance and support team.

Confidential

PeopleSoft HCM Lead - Technical Support and Enhancement

Responsibilities:

• Led technical support and enhancement team (8 - 12 members) on PeopleSoft HCM/Campus Solutions 8.3 and PeopleSoft Financials 8.4 applications
• Defined and documented client requirements and scope through client meetings.
• Planned and managed team resource assignments, escalating technical issues, performing quality assurance on design and code deliverables and communicating with client.
• Worked with infrastructure teams to coordinate application changes in a managed environment. Worked closely with other Leads to coordinate deliverables and timelines. Worked with off-shore teams to deliver support and enhancements.
• Led the team through several patch/fix releases and PeopleTools upgrades (8.4x, 8.5x), and managed the Transition to Operations.
• Performed work and led team mates in the use of Application Designer, Application Engine, SQR/SQL, and COBOL.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led technical support and enhancement development teams in support of PeopleSoft HCM and Financials applications by providing technical expertise, application knowledge, technical team leadership, and client communication. Also led teams through upgrades, patch/fix releases, and PeopleTools upgrades.
• Delivered PeopleSoft HCM customizations through fit-gap analysis, detailed design, development, testing, and support using SQL, SQR and PeopleTools changes.
• Performed many other consulting company branch duties such as small project management assignments, staff management, resource planning, proposal development, and technical knowledge management.

Confidential

Senior Analyst - PeopleSoft Application Maintenance

Responsibilities:

• Delivered enhancements for PeopleSoft HRMS (8.3) and Financials (8.4) applications through SQL/SQR and PeopleTools development. Performed development on the IBM mainframe using SQR, DB2, JCL, and ISPF in addition to PeopleSoft/PeopleTools and Crystal Reports.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of 4 in the implementation of Templar’s Informant package. Performed all aspects of small project management including technical oversight, scope and timeline management, risk management, resource planning, day-to-day project oversight, and financial management.
• Performed functional analyst tasks such as requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, and business design.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Application Maintenance and Support Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed an outsourced support team (6 - 10 staff) for PeopleSoft HRMS (7.5) and Financials (7.5) and several related external applications through use of Sierra’s AMS guidelines and ITIL support framework. Achieved the primary goal of containing support costs while continuing to provide measurably good quality support.
• Regularly gave written reports (including follow-up walk through) to client management and key functional staff on the status of support and enhancement work items.
• Performed functional analyst tasks such as requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, business design, and testing in the HR, Benefits, and Payroll Interface modules.
• Performed the major service management tasks including Service Level Management, Infrastructure Planning Support, Client Management, and Account Management support.
• Performed development tasks using SQR, SQL, PeopleTools and Crystal Reports. Performed support tasks on the IBM mainframe in the areas of SQR/SQL, DB2, JCL, and ISPF in addition to PeopleSoft/PeopleTools.

Confidential

Senior Analyst and Architect

Responsibilities:

• Delivered PeopleSoft HRMS and Financials Version 7.5 to Version 8.0 Upgrade Assessment Project for the Worker’s Confidential (WCB) through technical application and architecture review. Led a team of five senior analysts in the assessment of the impact of the expected upgrade and potential new functionality projects in Technical, HRMS, and Financials areas. Developed high level project approaches, timelines, and budgets.

Confidential

Senior Analyst and Architect

Responsibilities:

• Delivered PeopleSoft HRMS and Financials Version 7.5 to Version 8.0 Upgrade Assessment Project for the Confidential through technical application and architecture review. Led a team of five senior analysts in the assessment of the impact of the expected upgrade and potential new functionality projects in Technical, HRMS, and Financials areas. Developed high level project approaches, timelines, and budgets.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed support and enhancement team of 17 developers, database administrators, and UNIX system administration analysts in support of the in-house custom Internet Service Billing application through scope management, resource scheduling, test coordination, and implementation planning and execution.

Confidential

Project Manager and Senior Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed project team of 18 in all phases of the PeopleSoft HRMS/Payroll Version 7.0 to 7.5 upgrade life cycle.
• Led the team through functional and technical tasks including release change review, functional requirements, analysis, design, development, testing,, implementation, and warranty support.
• Managed issues and risks, conducted client communication, and ensured the project stayed on schedule and on budget.

Confidential

Team Lead, Senior Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Led development team of 8 members through all phases of PeopleSoft HRMS/Payroll Version 7.0 implementation.
• Led fit-gap sessions with client and project personnel for a variety of HR/Payroll requirements. Analyzed, documented, and walked through alternative solutions. After Time and Labour, recommended and executed implemention of part of the Time and Labour module with customizations.
• Performed Lead tasks: task estimation, resource assignment, provision of technical/functional advice, development, code/standards review. Customizations involved Time and Labour, Payroll, HR and Benefits.

Confidential

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Delivered many enhancements, customizations, and upgrade tasks for PeopleSoft HR/Payroll Version 4.x and 6.x application through functional requirements analysis, design and development in PeopleSoft HRMS, Payroll, Benefits, and Time Entry business areas.
• Worked directly with client personnel to determine requirements, performed fit-gap analysis, recommended, documented, and walked-through solution alternatives. Developed, tested and implemented solutions.
• Was a key member of the upgrade from HRMS/Payroll v 4.x to v6.x

Confidential

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Delivered online enhanced pages and reports for PeopleSoft HR/Payroll (version 3) application through design, development, and testing.

Confidential

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported two custom built mainframe decision support systems on behalf of the Alberta Government: Practitioner Information Review System (PIRS) for Confidential and ASIST for the Alberta Bureau of Statistics. Performed all phases of development life cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, and support.
• Performed support work on the IBM mainframe (MVS) using a variety of tools/technologies including JCL, ISPF, ACF2, Syncsort, SAS, VSAM and partitioned datasets, mainframe utilities, and APL.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported two custom built mainframe decision support systems on behalf of the Alberta Government: Practitioner Information Review System (PIRS) for Confidential and ASIST for the Alberta Bureau of Statistics. Performed all phases of development life cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, and support.
• Performed support work on the IBM mainframe (MVS) using a variety of tools/technologies including JCL, ISPF, ACF2, Syncsort, SAS, VSAM and partitioned datasets, mainframe utilities, and APL.