FUNCTIONAL TECHNICAL

Senior Project Manager

Hands-On Information Technology IT professional with 19 years experience, with extensive knowledge and skills in performing PeopleSoft HRMS and Financials Systems implementations and upgrades. Solid understanding of PeopleSoft application architecture including Fit Gap requirements analysis, requirements documentation, table structures, functional design, SOX standards, protocols, interface design development, and delivered custom objects. Participated in 9 full life-cycle implementations and 6 upgrades to version 8.9, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 of PeopleSoft HCM from Fit-Gap through Go-Live.Experience includes project management and organizational training, product development, and implementation of large-scale systems at various large and mid-size companies. Working within teams that are charged with the design, development, procurement, release and maintenance of business application systems. Possess in-depth functional knowledge of the business applications, and will work closely with IT peers, customers, vendors, senior management, related development teams and other stakeholders in determining user requirements and solution options. Experience with the following modules and tools:

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Databases, Program Languages, Software Packages, Tools

UNIX Shell Scripting, Solaris, EssBase, PowerPlay for OLAP/OLTP reporting, PL/SQL, SQL PLUS, MS-SQLServer. UNIX, ORACLE 7-8, Forms 4.5, COBOL, COBOLII, MicroFocus-COBOL. DB2, CICS/VS, MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, CMS, VM, Easytrieve Plus, VIASOFT, SmartTest, CA7 CA11, DataExpert, PANVALET, Librarian, ELF, IAM, ISPF/PDF, CICS PlayBack, VSAM, IDCAMS, INSYNC, PATHVU, Strobe, Endeavor, RMS, VISUAL J , JAVA, VB 6.0, Microsoft NT Server 2003, Remedy Help Desk,TOAD Query Tool, MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Access, MS-Project, Server 2003, and Windows NT 4.0. ChangeMan, CNTL-M, FILE-AID, CHAMP AUTOMATED Change Management Product EDS , Visio Professional 5.0, JAVA, HTML, Platinum Technologies TransCentury File Age, Platinum DB2 Tools, DB2I, FileAid For IMS and DB2, SQLEase, Lotus Notes 4.0., Microsoft Query Analyzer, Oracle 9i, 10, 11i.

Specialized ERP Training

PeopleTools 7 8 I II, SQR, SQL, Advanced SQL/SQR, PeopleSoft 7 8 HRMS, Application Engine, Application Messaging, Business Components, Component Interface, Business Interlinks, Merchant Integration Point MIP , EDI Manager, PeopleSoft API Repository, Open Query ODBC Interface and API. PeopleSoft Security 7 8, PeopleCode 7 8, Data Management for 7.5, Workflow Administration 8.0, Vantive CRM, Data Integrity Tools DDDAUDIT, SYSAUDIT , SQL Alter, PeopleTools Utilities, EPM, Data Warehouse V.8, PS Absence Management 9.0.

EMPLOYMENT:

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Sr. PeopleSoft Consultant Remote Assignment

• Sr. PeopleSoft Consultant Responsible for development, testing, QA, production support for multiple Titan clients. Other responsibilities include:
• Assist in the development of application project-specific work plans and the level to which tasks can be performed.
• Lead technical discussions to determine new application developments and/or changes within current application infrastructure.
• Successful resolution of client issues with minimal direction from management.
• direction.
• Articulate and provide convincing arguments around business/technical decisions or
• Communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner.
• Resolve critical issues based upon client ticket/case submittal.
• Timely communication of concerns and issues that may affect the environments, project schedule and/or user acceptance of the developed application to product manager and project manager.
• Troubleshoot issues with existing or developed systems, and works with the appropriate resources to resolve them.
• Perform and assist others with root cause analysis and reporting.
• Collaborate and consult with key technical staff to design solutions that meet business requirements.
• Maintain status of issues and their resolutions in the ticketing system.
• Prepare multiple status reports for current activities and projects for multiple clients.

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• direction.
• Sr. PeopleSoft Functional/Technical Lead Consultant responsible for assessment, testing, and QA of the RTIP Interface to HCM 9.1 project. Other responsibilities include:
• Sr. PeopleSoft Functional Lead Consultant
• Resolve critical issues due to project scope
• Communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner.
• Articulate and provide convincing arguments around business/technical decisions or
• Adapt response to a given situation and appropriately articulate technical language with the customer.
• Perform tasks with minimal direction from management.
• Liaison between architecture, application development, project managers, network infrastructure, server engineering, and support teams.
• Represent the team or group at technical and status meetings as required.

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Sr. PeopleSoft Functional/Technical Lead Consultant

• Sr. PeopleSoft Functional/Technical Lead Consultant responsible for assessment of current 8.9 HCM for upgrade to HCM 9.1. Other responsibilities include:
• Develop assessment project plan.
• Define Key Stakeholders.
• Conduct interviews with county SME's.
• Review current integration points.
• Review All Modules owned by the County for Oracle.
• Review all Customizations along with Functionality.
• Review current Infrastructure technology supporting PeopleSoft.
• Create Topology Diagrams.
• Review Kronos versus PeopleSoft T L Implementation.
• Provide Fit/Gap analysis of Current Applications vs. Upgrade Applications.
• Document new enhancements of Upgrade Applications.
• Document new functionality of Upgraded Applications.
• Document needed employee training needed to successfully upgrade.
• Create a Roadmap of How Dekalb County should proceed with upgrade.

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Sr. PeopleSoft Technical Lead Consultant Remote Engagement

• Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Application Developer/Analyst responsible for implementation of PeopleSoft HCM 8.8 Manager Self-Service MSS . Other responsibilities include:
• Configure and deploy MSS Approval Rule Sets and Activities.
• Reconfigure PeopleTools Business Processes for MSS.
• Configure Workflow Rules, Statuses', and Workflow Configuration.
• Perform all development according to Ascension Health Information Services standards for the PeopleSoft HCM application including associated documentation.
• Perform as a deliverable knowledge transfer documentation prior to concluding the engagement with the application custodians.
• Design, implementation, testing, and training, while working with Ascensions' application.
• Perform conversion mapping for System Office and AHIS HR for Symphony.
• Functional business requirements and design options for any required modification/customization
• Issue Resolution Documentation.
• Other modification s of PeopleSoft HCM System as directed by client.

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Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Lead Consultant

Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Application Developer/Analyst responsible for working with content owners and delivering solutions to meet requirements. Required to manage, maintain and enhance the PeopleSoft HCM 9.0 product line with focus on Payroll for North America and Benefits Administration. Responsible for adhering to current company development standards and implement best practices. Other responsibilities include:

• Troubleshoot issues reported by end users
• Build and administer integrations with third party systems
• Build and administer integrations with PeopleSoft/Oracle systems
• Periodic on-call support for critical applications
• Knowledge of and adherence to development standards including Testing and Migration Procedures
• Functional knowledge of Open Enrollment/Automated Benefits
• Functional knowledge of Payroll for North America
• Working with PeopleSoft Portal technology such as the portal registry, registry API, pagelets, templates, homepage tabs, etc.
• Support PeopleSoft architecture PIA, PS App Server, Tuxedo, etc .
• Development with and including Application Designer, Application Packages, Application Engine, Integration Broker, iScripts, HTML Layouts, Workflow, Integration Broker, and Component Interfaces.
• Develop SQL and utilize SQL TOAD, SQLPlus to resolve end user issues
• Multi-tasking in a fast moving environment.
• Interaction with various levels of organization.

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Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Lead Consultant

Serving as PeopleSoft Technical Analyst/Developer Lead on the implementation of Manager Self Service Workflow. Responsible for providing direction and technical/functional expertise for 3 full time employees. Providing technical assistance with HS Program Management Project.

• Modify PeopleCode, App. Designer objects and complex SQL creation.
• Modify approval rule sets, business processes, and associated activities.
• Provide support for UAT and phased production roll-out approach.
• Provide project plan input, design functional and technical specs.
• Make modifications to how BCWP calculates, Enterprise Program tree enhancements, Generic Resource enhancements, WBS enhancements.
• Provide functional assistance with Project Costing, Resource Management and Portfolio Management.
• Make modifications to PM reports and run control pages.

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• Serve as PeopleSoft Technical Analyst/Developer Lead on multiple projects, working closely with vendors and groups of technical developers. Primarily assisting with and leading the 9.0 upgrade effort and the Emplid-to-SCID projects.
• Sr. PeopleSoft HCM/Financials 9.0 Upgrade Lead Consultant
• Collaborate with business analysts to solve business issues and deliver solutions to customers.
• Participate in design sessions, translating requirements and functional specifications to technical design/specifications. Help set the direction of the technology to be used in future enhancements.
• Responsible for software application development and technical expertise in support of the HR Systems Portfolio.
• Develop new software applications as well as maintaining existing software applications through requirement analysis, design, project management, coding, testing and implementation.
• Ensure systems are developed, maintained and operated to attain high availability and business effectiveness.
• Manage the life cycle of applications, design, develop, deliver, and maintain quality application products.

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Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Lead Consultant

• Perform review and assessment of the company's current PeopleSoft Security set up.
• Providing recommendations as necessary and created detailed assessment documentation.
• Assisting in evaluation of Manager Self-Service. Currently running PeopleSoft 8.9.

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Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Lead Consultant

• Responsible for implementing PS Approval Workflow for Talent Acquisition Manager.
• Develop customized JobOffer and JobOpening approval processes.
• Develop implementation strategy for TAM.
• Assist client in upgrade to PeopleSoft 8.9.
• Provide post go-live production support.
• Provide customization recommendations for Integration Broker.

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Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Technical Lead Consultant

• plans, test scripts, test conditions, user acceptance testing, integration testing and parallel testing.
• environment. Ensuring compliance with HRMS consolidation project PS 8.8 .
• Primarily responsible for running cyclical reports in PeopleSoft UAT
• Assess and modify existing reports as necessary to ensure they will run post go-live .
• Analyze and modify reports, templates, subroutines, JCL as changes are implemented with new release of PeopleSoft.
• Provide technical support for development and execution of test
• Develop and support PeopleSoft Query and complex Crystal Reports for production.
• Analyze production problems and write program specs for solutions.
• QA/Testing for all PeopleSoft programs moved to production support of Quality Control testing.

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Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Functional Technical Consultant

• and recommend solutions.
• profiles, object-security, and row-level security. Troubleshoot current security configuration
• the usage of PeopleSoft Security as well as setup and administer permission lists, roles, user
• analysis and review of modifications and customizations. Provide guidance and education in
• Assist client in upgrade from PeopleSoft 8.8 to PeopleSoft 8.9. Tasks include provide Fit Gap
• Create functional and technical specifications for implementing Active Directory and LDAP.
• Design Proof of Concept for Active Directory and LDAP integration and setup.
• Provide high-level presentations to Steering Committee members and Commissioners.
• Provide additional functional and technical consulting assistance for the entire HCM suite as needed.
• Assist in the design and implementation of eApps including ePay,
• eProfile, eBenefits, and Open Enrollment.
• Provide guidance and implementation leadership in the usage of online and batch Workflow Technology.

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PeopleSoft HCM Functional/Technical Consultant

• 8.8, PeopleTools 8.42. Tasks also included SQR review and recommend modifications.
• Assist client in verification and setup of Open Enrollment and eBenefits for PeopleSoft version
• Troubleshoot BenAdmin processing messages and recommend solutions.
• Initial client consultation of Talent Acquisition Manager / Candidate Gateway for version 8.9.
• Mentoring of client employees in Open Enrollment setup and configuration as well as processing of employee enrollment.

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PeopleSoft HCM Technical Consultant

• upgrade.
• 8.3 and 8.9, PeopleTools 8.19 8.46. Tasks also include SQR modifications for the 8.3 to 8.9
• Implement Integration Broker / Application Messaging / Workflow with PeopleSoft versions
• Troubleshoot application messaging, configure nodes, messages, and message channels.
• Troubleshoot issues between HCM and Financials application messaging components.
• Integration Gateway administration and configuration.
• Talent Acquisition Manager Configuration including training and recruitment letter design and setup.
• Mentoring client junior PeopleSoft technical employees.

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PeopleSoft HCM Technical Lead/Developer/Remote Client

• 8.42.
• Manage and implement LDAP / ePay / eProfile Project PeopleSoft version 8.8, PeopleTools
• Configure LDAP / Active Directory authentication.
• Rollout of ePay and eProfile to US and International based employees.
• Develop a project plan to outline tasks and milestones for project.
• Research and verify setup of Active Directory with client IT group.
• Determine best practices and approach for deployment phased rollout vs. big bang .
• Review current version of PS portal and make recommendations for possible customizations.
• Review client PeopleSoft Security configuration. Make recommendations concerning PS Security vs. Active Directory security.
• Design security strategy.
• Review and document customization requests and make recommendations.
• Review and modify Business Interlinks, PeopleCode, SQR's and Application Designer objects.
• Review SOX requirements vs. documentation standards at various intervals for compliance.
• Setup and verify test environments.
• Review and design UAT plans and scenarios with business users.
• Review possible go-live dates with client IT group.
• Go-Live and post production support for LDAP, ePay and eProfile.

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Senior PeopleSoft Solutions Delivery Project Manager

• Manage the implementation of a new, outsourced provider of a travel and expense reporting
• solution that will integrate into PeopleSoft Financials, GL, Payroll, and HR applications.
• Developing and maintaining detailed work plans and monitoring/approving team member
• hours on a weekly basis. Reporting detailed status on a weekly basis and directing the work
• effort toward on-time, high quality delivery. The technical platform consists primarily of
• PeopleSoft Financials and HCM on DB2/mainframe with integration to the ASP hosted

NECHO Travel and Expense system.

• Documenting and facilitating resolution to issues.
• Interacting with business users in defining requirements, managing scope, facilitating user acceptance of new functionality.
• Ensuring that the project team is following Lowe's standards around documentation, quality assurance, release procedures.

Confidential

PeopleSoft HCM Technical Lead/Developer

• Managed project to transmit data to outsourced benefits provider. Created SQR's around the
• base benefits applications as well as HCE 401k. Modify setup tables, design and program flat
• files, reports and create interfaces.

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• status information to the client and to Accenture leadership.
• timeliness, efficiency, and effectiveness of deliverables while providing regular and accurate
• Manage off-shore work efforts in a Follow the Sun support model. Ensure quality,
• relationship with the clients and vendors, and personnel and time budgeting decisions.
• support of operational activities, delivery/release activities, formal testing activities,
• all included. Responsible for directing all application team activities. This includes daily
• Benefits, eRecruit, Payroll, Global Payroll, Payroll Interface, eModules, eManager Desktop are
• PeopleSoft modules include HCM 8.8 and 8.9 and PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal 8.8. HR,
• Responsible for providing application support to several clients through shared team model.
• Shared PeopleSoft /SAP Applications Team Lead
• Responsible for change/release management process to ensure stability of production environment.
• Manage the team effort including developing work plans and budgets, preparing schedules, estimating the effort, reporting status, and ensuring that standard procedures are performed.
• Accountable for meeting, measuring, and reporting against service levels and quality goals.
• Initiate and manage the analysis, design, improvement, and implementation of processes necessary for the development of reliable, dependable products and services.
• Perform reviews and testing of custom fixes. Perform testing of PeopleSoft HCM delivered functionality and custom designed modules by performing stringent testing.
• Liaisons with key Users/Customers and with Project Manager to resolve issues, clarify service expectations, and identify business requirements.
• Resolve complex Trouble Tickets within the established timeframes while providing quality customer service.
• Create SQL for testing validation. Design, write and review complex test plans, scripts and documentation. Design and testing using SQARobot, Test Director, and Test Manager.
• Automated reusable test plans and manages repository of test suites for new functionality and regression testing.
• Coordinate all testing resources for assigned projects - Accurately report and track defects throughout the development life cycle.
• Calculate testing estimates and develops testing schedules for assigned projects. Developed and maintained effective communication in working with both technical and non-technical team members.
• Attend product/project meetings and review as the Quality Assurance representative
• Process Application Service Requests: Research customer questions, verifies reported problems, and works through customer service personnel to resolve software issues.
• Design, code/configure, and test changes for enhancements, reports, and fixes and assists developers with these tasks as well manage the conversion effort for e PeopleSoft to SAP Conversion.

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Sr. PeopleSoft Applications Developer/Analyst Project Lead

Senior member of the ITD PeopleSoft team for Emory University and Emory Healthcare. Responsibilities include enhancement support, implementation support, and upgrade support for Payroll, Benefits, HR, and eModules including ePay, eProfile, and eBenefits. Duties also include production support for on-call payroll on a bi-weekly basis. Responsible for the upgrade and conversion of 200 SQR's and custom PeopleCode during the upgrade from 7.59 to 8.3. Assisted in the design and development of the PeopleSoft 7.59 to 8.3 upgrade Project Plan. Became the go-to person during the upgrade as the only Emory employee on the team with version 8 experience. Single handedly implemented eBenefits Online Open Enrollment using the PeopleSoft delivered product. Responsible for implementing eProfile and ePay for bi-weekly and monthly employees which number 18,000. Created custom test tracking module using App Designer to track problems as well as resolutions. Other responsibilities include mentoring Emory employees on various PeopleTools objects which include, Application Engine, Application Messaging, and the new version 8 Role-based Security.

• Implemented LDAP to integrate with PeopleSoft sign-on procedures to allow users to use their network id's to log into the PeopleSoft system.
• Responsible for implementing the Oracle encryption process named, DBMS Obfuscation Toolkit, to encrypt various sensitive data in the PeopleSoft database.
• Assisted in the implementation of Kronos Workforce Central, designing rules and report creation.
• Also, designed an application using Cold Fusion and VBScript to allow pay increase entries by HR.
• Redesigned the delivered Family Status Change process in PeopleSoft
• Kronos implementation with PeopleSoft T L. UAT and system testing.
• Implementing Application Messaging process to keep the HR and Student Administration systems in sync.
• Developed automated functional and system performance test scripts utilizing Mercury WinRunner 7.6 and Test Director 8.0.
• Perform technical administration and analysis duties, as well as system design and development of methods to process information
• Resolve escalated complex Trouble Tickets within the established timeframes while providing quality customer service
• In light of my successful implementation of eBenefits Online Open Enrollment 2003, the Director of Benefits at Emory invited me to attend the PeopleSoft National Benefit SIG Conference Las Vegas in May 2004 to perform a presentation on the implementation of eBenefits and Open Enrollment to attendees which consisted of senior managers, directors, and technical staff of Fortune 500 companies.

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Sr. PeopleSoft Consultant/Project Manager

Member of the Southeast Region Consulting Practice. Responsibilities include providing consulting, implementation, and upgrade services to various clients in the southern region of the U.S. Provide technical and functional expertise in the areas of HR BenAdmin, Base Benefits and Payroll, Global Payroll, Payroll Interface, and the new release 8.0 Internet Architecture. Provide business systems analysis conduct fit/gap sessions, and analysis of current systems. Managed up to 20 consultants and client employees during implementation, and provided detailed recommendations to implementation teams and project managers. Assisted in the implementation of multiple phases of projects from IPSW and Planning, to Fit-Gap through Go-Live.

• Designed automated system performance test scripts utilizing Mercury WinRunner 7.6, LoadRunner 7.8 and Test Director 8.0. Prioritize, rank, and size test cases.
• Execute test plans and test cases in a Windows environment that includes database/server applications using Microsoft SQL Server and other technologies. Identify and report product defects using quality methodologies. Ensure all products and releases meet or exceed defined quality goals. Performed manual testing as well.
• Assisted in the setup of Project Diaries, helped define project Scope, helped to identify project Risk and help outline Risk Mitigation.
• Assigned to a release 8.0 implementation of HRMS, Financials, Distribution, and Purchasing as the Technical Team Lead for a utilities company.
• Implemented eRecruit, eProfile, ePay Global Payroll , eCompensation, eDevelopment, and Manager's Desktop for clients such as SCANA eRecruit , North Carolina State University eProfile, ePay, eCompensation, eDevelopment, and Manager's Desktop , Boeing eProfile, Payroll Interface, ePay, eCompensation, eDevelopment, and Manager's Desktop , Dynegy eRecruit, eProfile, ePay, Global HRMS/Payroll, eCompensation, eDevelopment .
• Responsibilities included designing system implementation strategies and managing the project and deliverables based on PeopleSoft's Compass Methodology and MS Project.
• Worked in the capacities of Security Administrator, Functional team lead, and Project Lead.
• Worked as a consultant on multiple upgrade projects from 7.0 to 7.5 and 7.5 to 8.0. Current assignment as a technical team member in the implementation of HRMS for a large 100K employee company.
• Responsible for conversion and data mapping, setup of the physical and logical Web, Application, and Database servers and perform functions as HRMS Security Administrator.
• Worked on various relational database systems such as DB2, Oracle, Informix, MS SqlServer and SqlServer 2000. Also interfaces VB web-based systems with PeopleSoft.

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Sr. PeopleSoft Technical Consultant/Team Lead

• Responsibilities included managing task and deliverables, managing day-to-day project activities, and scheduling and conducting team project status meetings, mentoring client employees, and project status reporting.
• Responsibilities also included modifications of existing delivered reports, conducting systems analysis and the design of customized SQR reports for HRMS, BenAdmin, Payroll.
• Performed panel design, customizations and modifications of existing panels, records, fields and PeopleCode using PeopleTools and Application Designer.
• Additionally performed code walkthru's and code reviews.
• Responsibilities also included analysis and the creation of functional and technical specifications based upon client customization, conversion and interface requirements.
• Developed testing project plans, used to support implementations, upgrades, and maintenance updates for Enterprise Payroll hosted clients.
• Designed, write, executed, and maintained manual test plans.
• Maintains QA Checklist while testing customizations, interfaces and reports for hosting center standards. Documents and disseminates test results to project team members and management.
• Prepared new client processes for transition to successful production processing in collaboration with the Enterprise Production Operations team and/or Hosting Center.
• Performed system testing for delivered HR, Benefits, BenAdmin, and Payroll functionality to ensure maintenance updates and version upgrades are loaded successfully and without error.
• Performed testing of customizations and SQR's retrofitted to the new environment due to maintenance updates and version upgrades. Mentors new Enterprise Testing Administrators.
• Assisted client with test plans, test case scenarios, and test scripts during User Acceptance Testing phase of maintenance updates, customizations, and version upgrades.
• Assisted in identifying and implementing product, process or tools improvement.

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Sr. PeopleSoft Programmer Analyst/Project Lead

Member of the Revenue and Recovery System team. Responsible for the maintenance and enhancements of the Revenue and Recovery online system.

• Primary responsibilities included extensive user interface to ensure the maintenance requirements were needed exactly as requested by previous users. Systems consisted of major CICS program and screen enhancements with DB2 as the database platform. Some VSAM files were utilized however, the primary database was DB2. Extensive QA and user testing were conducted to ensure correct enhancements.
• Responsible for the overall system used in tracking child support payments for the County of San Diego and reporting to the IRS and other government agencies. Additional analysis was also done to facilitate Y2K conversion and testing while the modifications and enhancements were being done.
• Develop, perform and/ or direct appropriate QA and UAT testing.

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Sr. Programmer-Analyst/Technical PeopleSoft Consultant

• Member of the WCIS PeopleSoft Implementation Conversion Team. Spearheaded the implementation of PeopleSoft GL/AP and AR. Responsible for designing conversion and interface programs in SQR and designing stored procedures in PL/SQL.
• Conversion IBM mainframe flat-file and DB2 data to Oracle data format under the UNIX operating system.
• SQR programs were written to facilitate in the translation of data from mainframe legacy format to PeopleSoft needed format.
• Extensive, in-depth data mapping of tables and mainframe data were conducted with the user community and the Business Analysts.