Technical Consultant Resume Profile
New York, UsA
Summary of Qualifications
- Proven Technical lead with experience in delivering complex projects comprising Core HR, Compensate Employees and self-service MSS, ESS , Applicant, eBenefits, ePay, ePerformance, North America Payroll, Talent Acquisition Management, Absence Management, Time and labor, Top 100, Enterprise Performance Management and Bolt-on Relocation, B-net, Medical Invitations, Common Salary Review, Year End Process
- Over Eight years of experience in ERP Application Development using PeopleSoft and RVW 2.0
- Proficient in utilizing Software Development life Cycle methodology Scope, analysis, design, development, deployment, testing to execute the PeopleSoft projects
- Experienced in maintenance, enhancements, testing and support of PeopleSoft HCM Applications
- Expert in People Tools such as Application Designer, Application Engine, File Layout, Component Interface, Integration Broker, Web service, Excel to CI, Process Scheduler, Upgrade Assistant, Maintain Security, Approval Workflow Engine, Tree Manager and PS Query
- Extensive knowledge in developing and customizing reports using reporting tools such as SQR, XML Publisher, nvision and Crystal Reports
- Adept in scheduling recurring process, conditional scheduling of successive process, setting up the reports to run at specific time and implementation of batch processing using Process scheduler and Process Monitor to monitor the report status
- Experiencedin Defect management, including Defect creation, modification, tracking, and reporting using Industry standard Tools like HP Quality Center, Salesforce
- Customized delivered functionality in different modules as per client needs using App designer, Component Interfaces, Application Engine, SQR, IB etc.
- Adept in handling upgrade projects such as PeopleSoft Finance and HRMS Application upgrade from 8.9 to 9.1 and 8.8 to 9.1
- Conversant incoding complex Stored Procedures, Functions, Views and Triggerinvolving T-SQL to store and retrieve data from SQL server 2000/2005 and Oracle 9i/10g/11g databases
- Have good working knowledge on basic UNIX commands
- Maintained user security through user profiles, roles and permission list in PeopleSoft
- Experienced in working with Huntington Business Solution HBS system for managing employee timesheet and leave management
- Planned and architected business applications such as HRMS, Payroll and Tax modules using Ramco Virtual Works RVW
- Acted as Scrum Master for coordinating project activities between offshore and onsite team
- Participated in knowledge transfer about process methodologies to offshore team after working closely with subject matter experts onsite
- Exposed to CMMI quality guidelines standard for Quality maintenance
- Excellent interpersonal skills, focused, multi-task oriented, positive and willing to accept new challenges
- Demonstrated leadership skills with emphasis on tactical analysis and strategy
Technical Skills
- ERP Package PeopleSoft HRMS 9.1/8.9/8.8, PeopleSoft FIN 9.1/8.9, RVW 2.0
- Web Technology ASP.NET, XML
- Applet, JSP
- Languages C,C , VB.NET, JAVA, J2E, JSP, Servlets, Java Beans, JDBC, Java
- RDBMS Oracle 9i/10g/11g, MS-SQL Server 2000 / 2005
- Operating System Windows XP/ 2008/7, Linux
- Reporting Tools PeopleSoft Query, SQR, N Vision, XML Publisher, Crystal Report VI
- Integration Tools Component Interface, File Layout, Integration Broker
- Scheduler, Excel to CI
- Development Tools Application Designer, PeopleCode, Application Engine, Process
- People Tools People Tools 8.51/8.49/8.48
- Supportive Tools Visual SourceSafe, HP Quality Center 9.2, Salesforce, SharePoint,Putty
Experience
Confidential
Technical Consultant
- Responsible for creating PID Project initiation document , and establishing business process flow for the Self Service ESS and MSS , Compensation and Bolt-on Modules
- Migrated Employee leave management from Accrual leaves to Paid Time Off PTO methodology in HBS system
- Handled creation of Company Branch Department CBD , Establishments, Job code and security mapping in Tree Manager by automating the process using File layout and Component interface
- Resolved critical issues on portal solutions Pagelets by working closing with the end user
- Optimized Application Engine which improved the process execution time to complete in 20 minutes
- Automated to receive monthly file directly from vendor usingSFTPmethod and there by improved overall customer experience
- Enacted SQR to fetch terminated employees details and attached the script to SQR nightly batch process
- Validated Workflows to send emails for both Delegation and Job Change Request sections in Manager Self Service
- Established workflow for sending email notification to supervisor for approval when a user modifies their communication preference
- Created/modified new Records, fields, pages, components and Menus according to business requirements
- Extensively used PeopleCode for customization of pages and validating the data
- Customized SQL views, records and PeopleCode functions comprising SQLExec and Scrollselect
- Troubleshot and resolved locked/ABEND Application Engine program issues by analyzing state and temporary tables
- Proposed and identified the solutions to operate with minimum developments and operational efficiency
- Prepared Runbook which defines all processes involved in Employee self-service, compensation and Bolt-on modules
- Liaison and communicated with team to develop and conceptualize the requirements of clients
- Participated in deep technical discussions on various modules with peers which enabled the team to resolve issues within SLA
Technologies/Tools:
PeopleSoft HCM/EPM 9.1, People Tools 8.51,Oracle 11g, Windows 7, UNIX, Process scheduler, Confidential
Senior Software Engineer
- Customized the dispatch Purchase Order process and setup AWE for purchase order approvals
- Provisioned Business Units, Ledgers, Ledger Groups and Bank accounts and also created Accounting and Journal entry templatesfor PeopleSoft upgrade project
- Owned the critical issue identified during SIT/UAT testing phase and facilitated the team to find the root cause and resolve it
- Identified test scenarios and prepared technical specifications, test data for unit and system integration testing
- Refined the performance of SQR programs and various processes by defining it in Process Scheduler
- Devised the queries by adding to query tree for providing the results in nvision report
- Involved in development phase meetings for Business Analysis and requirements document reviews for vendor management
- Strategized, planned and developed the operations for Vendor Management module and executed them to generate desired results
- Improvised PeopleCodeto use SQL.Fetch instead of SQLExecfor efficiency and emphasized the usage of delivered functionality to exclude absolute customization
- Modified custom SQR reports and processes by including new fields and modified table joins to for better error handling
- Worked with Oracle to obtain a patch for critical issue related to component buffer in PeopleSoft delivered code
- Identified the requirements and customized objects for retrofitting during PeopleSoft upgrade using Fit/Gap analysis, Keep/Drop analysis and Compare Report for General Ledger GL , Accounts Payable AP , Account Receivable AR , Purchasing PO , Asset management AM , eprocurement eProc modules
- Led the People Tools upgrade from 8.49 to 8.51 which involvedapplying numerous customizations and reengineering non-functional components to streamline business processes
- Resolved post production support issues during upgrade project which led to meet the efficiency within SLA timeline
Technologies/Tools:
PeopleSoft FIN 8.9/9.1 application, PeopleTools 8.49/8.51, Oracle 10g,Windows 7,Process scheduler, SQR reports, N-Vision, PS Query, Salesforce
Confidential
Senior Software Engineer
- Analyzed high level requirements for HRMS PeopleTools upgrade from 8.48 to 8.51 and led the project
- Performed Impact and Fit/Gap analysis on HR, Benefits Administration and Payroll modules for adding enhancements, customizations and retrofitting
- Enhanced the consistency of retirement notifications in Application Engine process by factoring Employee Birth and Service Dates in retirement calculation
- Extensively used PS Query for developing Ad-hoc reports for Employee Self-service module
- Owned the standardization of field and record names in SQR and met the standards of PeopleSoft 9.1 delivery process
- Proposed and implemented customized workflow notification in work list/email templates to meet the critical business requirement
- Developed new SQR programs to generate flat files by extracting the payroll related data from PeopleSoft HRMS database
- Performed Vanilla comparison and reviewed compare reports to find the level of customization involved
- Emphasized the usage of delivered functionality to exclude absolute customization
- Configured and customized workflow notification work list/email templates items delivered in 9.1 systems to meet the business requirements
- Simplified the naming standards for customized objects to minimize impact on PeopleSoft objects
- Audited the data consistency periodically between PS query and Oracle database data to meet the highest level of operation standards and significantly reduced production issues
- Worked closely with end users on user acceptance testing and thereby enriched customer experience on final product
- Trained business users and provided go-live support
Technologies/Tools:
PeopleSoft HCM 8.8/9.1 application, PeopleTools 8.48/8.51, Oracle 10g, Windows 7, Process scheduler, SQR reports, PS Query, Quality Center
Confidential
System Analyst
- Responsible for core HRMS enhancements and support
- Automated the new candidate hiring steps in recruitment module such as generating Interview letters, Employment Offer letters etc. using XML Publisher/SQR which enabled the client to hire more candidates in short period of time
- Prepared design documents summarizing the design sessions, scope, table set up values, business process flows and strategies
- Generated SQR report for payroll team to provide employee information and benefits
- Integrated vendor details into Payroll System and Accounts Payable module using SQR
- Designed Application Engine Process and modified SQR to calculate Retirement indicators based on Employees Birth Service Dates
- Created new component interface and Application Engine and automated the modification of employee job code and pay scale for internal transfers
- Reconciled the data between production and test environment after the Tax Updates by running compare reports
- Created new Pages, Components, Records and Views to implement the functionality of Delegation in Manager Self Service
- Implemented Integration between SharePoint and PeopleSoft system to provide details from HRMS components to third party system using PeopleSoft Component based web services
- Analyzed PeopleCode and Application Engine trace to resolve PeopleCode and Application Packages issues in Employee and Manager Self-service work flow transactions
- Conceptualized the globalization of Job Codes which paved way to standardize the Position Management Information based on Global Job Codes
- Debugged and improved user experience on SQL/SQRs by analyzing performance related issues using Load lookup and Arrays
- Supported customers in generating Ad-hoc reports using PS Query for department salaries, salary plans, deduction, Benefit Programs, salary change Report and salary Mass Updates
- Provided on-call support to payroll functional team to quickly resolve any issues during initial project rollout phase
Technologies/Tools:
PeopleSoft HRMS 8.9 application, PeopleTools 8.49, Oracle 9i, Windows2008, Process scheduler, SQR reports,Crystal reports VI, PS Query, SharePoint
Confidential
System Analyst
- Developed, Enhanced and Supported Indian statutory reports and Indian Taxes Modules using RVW 2.0 and Crystal Report VI as reporting tool
- Enforced the usage of constraints and Indexes on creating tables for better performance
- Extensively used DML scripts to perform modification tasks like Insert, Update and Delete data in database tables
- Analyzed stored procedures and queries using SQL Profiler to improve response time
- Performed negative scenario testing on Tax modules and identified complex problems that occurs rarely in production environment
- Created separate workflow for Employee grievance management and integrated it into global workflow
- Handled escalation for critical production issues on HRMS application
- Created Technical specification documents, Data Flow diagrams, ER diagrams, Dependency documents
- Mentored the junior engineers on the team and guided them to achieve success on their tasks
- Maintained Change control and Release Management processes of all database objects like Tables, views, procedures and Triggers etc. using Visual SourceSafe
Technologies/Tools:
RVW 2.0 application, RVW tools, MS-SQL 2005, Windows XP, Crystal reports VI, Visual SourceSafe
Confidential
Programmer
- Optimized the design of HRMS application which paved the way for best performer award in response to highest level of customer satisfaction
- Integrated external web applications to RVW 2.0 in order to generate reports after designing Screens as per customer requirement
- Embedded rule sets within the stored procedure to determine eligibility in reimbursement module
- Configured pay rules, pay groups, pay quotes and pay calendar for Payroll module in Ramco Virtual Works RVW
- Coded the web user interface html,.js to upload the images and documents to Ramco Virtual Works RVW
- Designed logical / physical data models and defined primary key, foreign key using Erwin tool
- Build and maintained SQL scripts, indexes and complex queries for data analysis
- Used bulk processing for better performance and easy retrieval of data as a part of performance tuning on stored procedures
- Conceptualized Workflow routing / e-mail notification for Employee Self-service module in HRMS application
- Created Functions and Triggers for the validation of input data to proactively catch errors and meet the optimum business standards
- Supported customer in deployment of deliverables in HRMS and Tax modules
- Customized the template and stored procedure in staffing module to accommodate their unique requirement in generating Offer Letter and Appointment Letter for new recruits
- Designed and generated monthly medical benefits reports claimed by employees using RVW 2.0 and Crystal Report VI as reporting tool
- Setup regular meetings with clients and served as point of contact to resolve critical issues and requirements proactively
Technologies/Tools:
RVW 2.0 application, RVW tools, MS-SQL 2000, Windows XP, Crystal reports VI, Visual Source