SUMMARY:

• I have over 20 years of IT experience cross functionally. Proven track record as a Business Analyst and Tech PM with IT involving in integrating multiple systems/tools (Workday, PeopleSoft, SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, SAP, AWS, Dev/Ops, Pega, MDM, MuleSoft and Bhoomi. Key areas being data processing, data cleanup, business systems implementations (configurations/conversions/design/development) and functional/technical documentation, product/module workshops, client Fit - Gap sessions and BPM’s, QA, production support and product upgrades both functionally and technically.
• Has 16 plus years’ in leading projects, 3 years architect ERP’s, multiple project workshops, implementations and post go live support. Extensive experience on complete project life cycles, played a significant role in product discussions, scope analysis, presentations, communications with business, onshore-off shore coordination’s, team building, team motivational sessions and people management in large projects with more than 20 sized multiple teams, has handled multiple business entities and companies in project implementations and worked on Quality and Project Management processes like Agile, CMMI-5, ISO, Six Sigma, COBIT quality procedures and S-Ox requirements.
• Workday HCM Roles:Architect ERP, Project Manager, Lead, Conversion Analyst, Business Analyst
• PeopleSoft HCM Roles: Manager, Lead & Business Analyst & Test Lead all projects
• Extensive ETL and API experience with MuleSoft and Workday
• Experienced in industry verticals: Banking and Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, Public Sector, Higher Ed, Utilities, Aerospace, Specialty materials, Automobiles, Pharmacy and Medicals, Information Technology, Retail, Telecom, Infrastructure, etc.
• Worked on SQL, XML, SharePoint, Siebel CRM and Exact target, Taleo, STAT tool, Clear Quest, HP Quality Center and defect management tool like Test Director. Knowledge of SuccessFactors.
• Skilled in Quality Assurance - Unit, System, Regression and User Acceptance Testing, Test Script, Test Plan and Test Scenario creation; and End User training
• Certified AWS (Associate), PeopleSoft HCM, ITIL Certified and UPK master certified

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

WD Speacilist

Responsibilities:

• Oversee multiple functional work streams/domains on a Workday implementation project (e.g, function as the overall HCM Lead for the project) or function as the lead for the Absence/Time Tracking work stream (function as the expert in Absence/Time Tracking)
• Manage onsite and offsite functional and technical teams
• Lead Absence/Time Tracking work stream driving towards decisions and recommending best practices related to Workday functionality including, but not limited to: compensation grades, grade ranges, compensation steps, compensation plans, eligibility rules, advanced compensation configuration and processing
• Identify strategies, risks, and options, recommend approaches and mitigations to meet client/functional requirements
• Lead, mentor, counsel and manage performance of project staff
• Architect Workday HCM solution to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated
• Demonstrated design options through the use of prototyping.
• Configured Adv Compensation - Bonus, Merit & Tru-up, tested and successfully implemented
• I am currently also an integration lead, lead integrations from iCIMS to Workday via MuleSoft
• Supported Mule issues within integrations through Workday, all hire scenarios and rehires, return to work etc.
• Run daily support activities and issues, solve integration issues - SPOC for all production support
• Trained users in various modules, delt multiple implementations in-house

Confidential

Senior Architect

Responsibilities:

• Developed a thorough understanding of Payroll, Staffing, Benefits, Compensation and Time Tracking through observation, elicitation, and document analysis.
• Designed business flow diagrams and processes, which included processes in Staffing, job benefits, compensation grades and packages.
• Managed business application implementations, changes, enhancements, and process Improvements.
• Configured Workday core HR, time and pay structures, benefits, absence management, compensation structure, and integrated talent management.
• Implemented heavily customized legacy to Workday via the EIB
• Thouroughly tested applications in Test environment before moving it to gold tenant or production.
• Used process and dimensional definitions in mapping EIB’s.
• Provided Day to day support on Workday HCM, Security, Compensation and Reporting issues.
• Created various reporting documents for End Users module guides, Setup and Configuration guide for SMEs, process operational guide and manuals for operations users and other as needed.
• Coordinated with off-shore FAs and performing effective reviews on design and Coordinating with technical team for developments to ensure bug free deliverables.
• Extensively worked with SMEs to configure the environments with all the business needed application configurations and setups.
• Tested in and out all the modules and enhancements
• Lead day to day support and JIRA issue resolution, helped users to navigate, configure and transact HR, Payroll, Benefits etc.

Confidential .

Lead and Manager - Director HCM

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements for legacy and target system data mapping for conversion from business, and mapped data (fields) to target from PS
• Created conversion design mappings and conversion design documents from source system (PS)
• Created PS to Workday conversion and validation scripts (HCM / Benefits and Payroll)
• Assisted technical resource in technical specifications for mappings
• Help Configuring and testing of enhancements relating to HRMS modules, Benefits, Absence Business processes, alerts and notifications.
• Worked on New Hires, Job Changes, Time Off Business process and so on.
• Creating new custom reports - both simple and advanced.
• Also involved in Workday Studio, guided technical team in issue resolution
• Working in the post production enhancements and various change requests for Xchanging integrations.
• Worked on configuring business process and staffing models.
• Managing Data conversions, HR and compensation related custom reports, security management, business process configuration and Configuration Outbound/Inbound integration with different application interface according to the requirement.
• Created multiple calculated fields.
• Worked on Workday conversion processes and tools like EIB, Workday Studio etc.
• Good Exposure to Workday Configurable security
• Experience of cutover tasks done before goes Live like Scheduling and placing environmental restriction, configuring delivery services, integration notification template etc.
• Scheduled all the integrations and custom reports based on the client requirements.
• Created EIB inbound integration for the mass upload of data into workday tenant.
• Configured NA Payroll and ran parallel payrolls.
• Creating the Supervisory organizations and renaming the locations and reprocessing the changes to production.
• Extensive study of the organization structure, Accordingly created the following objects Organizational Unit, Job position and Work Centers setting up of info groups for personnel actions like Hiring, Org Reassignment, Termination etc.
• Developed testing strategies and verification scenarios along with project Scope and Requirements documents.

Confidential

Project Lead (Technical and Functional)

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Design and configuration session with Workday Consultants, SMEs and Core Workday team to understand use and requirement of client s HR applications.
• Developed a thorough understanding of Payroll, Staffing, Benefits, Compensation and Time Tracking through observation, elicitation, and document analysis.
• Designed business flow diagrams and processes, which included processes in Staffing, job benefits, compensation grades and packages.
• Managed business application implementations, changes, enhancements, and process Improvements.
• Configured Workday core HR, time and pay structures, benefits, absence management, Compensation structure, and integrated talent management.
• Worked closely with Workday / PeopleSoft HCM and third-party committee to analyze, develop and design the interfaces which run between external and internal systems.
• Created various reporting documents for End Users module guides, Setup and
• Configured guide for SMEs, process operational guide and manuals for operations users and other as needed.
• Designed FDDs & TDDs based on the BRD (Business Requirement Document).
• Coordinating with off-shore FAs and performing effective reviews on design and coordinating with technical team for developments to ensure bug free deliverables.
• Lead the testing phase of HCM and conducted Unit testing in Workday.
• Integrated vendor systems and process through EIB
• Hevily worked on reports through report writer
• Analyzed Business requirements and provided custom solutions to development teams.
• Assisted with portions of the functional design, analysis & implementation for the HR / Payroll Conversion Program.
• Created functional design specification documents and coordinating & conducting system integration, conversion, and user acceptance testing.
• Lead the analysis and QA for portions of the HR/Payroll Systems
• Prepared individual test plan for HR and NA Payroll, test SIT and helped in UAT
• Worked with HR IT and the project implementation management team.
• Planed, coordinated with cross business area teams and managed HR Systems testing for data conversions, data validation processes, in addition to working with business areas and IT to achieve system re-engineering, system updates & change initiatives.
• Debugged Payroll issues, patch udates, tax updates through service now.
• Acted as a proactive interface between the internal HR global business partners and the IT technical resources ensuring the success & accuracy of HR Systems initiatives, data conversions, new upload programs, non-HR business area initiatives and system changes requiring a high level of complexity.
• Provide guidance to HR Business Partners and Analysts for identifying & implementing system solutions.
• Managing onshore and offshore team in delegating tasks and complete end to end testing till go live

Confidential

PeopleSoft Lead

Responsibilities:

• Manager for global payroll workshops with team of 6 consultants
• Lead region wise for Colombia, Middle East and Canada scope and implementations for GP
• Successfully completed Fit Gaps and Conceptual solutions delivered
• Worked with business senior management and business partners to gather and document business requirements and to develop project scope and approach and helped in PS Single instance architecture
• Road map and implementation approach for 9.1 delivered for multiple regions
• Scope study included - As Is state, To Be state, PeopleSoft and client interfaces design, To Be system demos
• Received best consultant appreciation from client

Confidential

PeopleSoft Lead

Responsibilities:

• North American Payroll Test, Support / enhancements / tax upgrades
• Designed, developed, tested and supported Quarterly releases in NA Payroll for CERIDIAN
• Lead every release, supported issues, documented release packages, tested prerelease (unit, regression, database and version)
• Successfully completed 2011-year end release and regression tested (11E and 11F) and worked on 12 A
• Worked with senior management and business partners to gather and document business requirements and to develop project scope and approach, created functional and technical design documents, test cases, test plan, release documents, installation guides
• Worked multiple scenarios on payroll cycles, pay process, garnishments and check printing, also well versed on retro pay
• Few areas worked - Tow new Ohio CCA/RITA city identification XML tag, WA SUI zero hours reason code XML tag, three new xml tags, W2box12DD and W2box12EE for yearly extract
• Puerto Rico 3 new fields, EETAXRATETYPE for PA locals, US unemployment report - employee received wages for 12th of month of quarter, Pennsylvania Act 32
• Rimini street tax updates tested with releases as well (non-Oracle supported PeopleSoft versions)

Confidential

PeopleSoft Lead and Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported, enhanced and helped in Upgrade of ePerformance and Benefits (8.5 and 9.1)
• Worked as a Business Analyst for HRG and Technology group
• Gathered requirements for enhancements in ePerformance, created business requirements documents, supported technical team in development and tested pre-and regression at every release
• Managed mid-year and year end performance cycles, opened and closed cycles, core role played in communicating with business and employees
• Dealt on complete life cycle of ePerformance
• Helped on project planning and identification of team roles/responsibilities
• Adhered to Honeywell quality standards, followed release schedules, gate reviews prerelease, designed future release calendars
• Lead testing, regression tested prerelease, 100% success rate maintained
• Weekly reports (PS Query and few customized SQL reports) sent to Chairman on a regular basis - for organizational metrics
• Extensively used SharePoint, TD, Exact Target, mercury monitoring tool for business purposes
• Regularly monitored support issues, interfaces, internal and external PeopleSoft interfaces
• Helped in Benefits applications closely monitoring Unix shells, and ran adhoc reports for HRG’s
• Supported benefit plans, including but not limited to all Health Plans, Retiree Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement, Workman’s Compensation claim inquiries, LOA, STD, LTD, and Life Insurance, also provided BRD’s and technical feasibility study for smoking cessation plan implementation
• Participated in the annual benefits open enrollment process, including planning staff member communications, coordinating tasks internally and with external partners. Assisted with preparing materials and presenting benefits plan changes to associates. Coordinated the update of the benefits system
• Administered, researched, and made recommendations and improved current process or redesigned other non-medical employee programs (i.e. Tuition Reimbursement, Health Club Reimbursement, Day Care Discounts, Unemployment and Workers Compensation) provided the most robust, cost effective benefit programs
• Utilized HRIS and vendor systems to streamline the processing and record keeping of associate employment and benefit information. Processed associate and benefit plan data changes to ensure an accurate and complete database. Troubleshooter and resolved any processing or systems issues with IT
• Responsible for leading “train the trainer” sessions.
• Acted as business lead for 9.1 reimplementation - ePerformance and Benefits system
• Led weekly organizational change management meetings to discuss business transformation opportunities across the system
• Responsible for training end-users and put together a quick reference manual

Confidential

Senior PeopleSoft TAM Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implemented PeopleSoft TAM and CG 9.1 & Finance GL
• Was a Senior consultant on a 9.1 TAM and CG implementation
• Provided project-planning assistance to review project plan and associated tasks, deliverables and milestones and help the program management team keep the project on track throughout the engagement
• Provided subject matter expertise and drive process quality assurance, and defined and recommended areas for improvement in the business, and guide the business in the establishment of effective and efficient business practices.
• Performed business process mapping, gap analysis, functional requirements, definition, interviewed stakeholders, facilitating business requirements, analyzing, and documenting system reporting requirements, and created detailed functional design and system configuration specifications for recruitment and HR.
• Prepared Conceptual Solutions Document, Configuration Scripts, FDD
• Worked on the Workflow (Notifications / Emails and work list) delivered and setup workflows, configured, security setup
• Supervised UAT process; worked with users, SMEs and BPOs on test scripts and test data.
• Responsible for reporting as needed by various departments using PS Query and reporting tools such XML and Excel as well as modified delivered PS Query for ad hoc reporting
• Provided weekly status update to users and IS support staff at the production support team meeting.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Base Benefits, Ben Admin and eBenefits (9.0)
• Analyzed client requirements conducted workshops for the modules Onsite, USA (workshops with the SME’s and Vice Presidents of departments)
• Extensive study of the Source and Target (legacy with the standard version
• Performed and participated in Fit/Gap analysis against PeopleSoft delivered capability / Experienced with Requirements Definition, mapping and gap-analysis.
• Prepared CSD, assisting the client in the Data Configuration Documents, Data Conversion Scripts, Prepared Test Cases, Security Matrix
• Configured pretest environment in PS V 9.0 for Base Benefits and Automated benefits
• Configured plans (medical, dental, vision, insurance plans and tested, pre-deployment and post deployment on different servers)
• Verified plans and vendors, benefits programs and rules configured
• Helped in Conversion, supported all testing activities including the creation of test scripts for System, UAT and Integration testing, Post Conversion Testing, System Test
• Suggested and implemented reports for Retirees and other Benefits plan holders (PS Query working knowledge of government laws and regulations that impact the benefits areas, such as HIPAA, FMLA, IRS Code 125, ADA, ERISA, COBRA and USERRA

Confidential

PeopleSoft Support Lead

Responsibilities:

• Supported FSCM Modules
• Supported for a year and half for the base module of 8.0 SP1 inventory
• Reviewed client's current business process design for inventory application tracking and day to day issues
• Level 2 support, with optimal quality and adhered to SOP and timelines
• Onshore inventory and stock checks performed and crossed with system
• Interfaced and maintained with external weights and measurement system
• Pharmaceutical quality measures were kept in mind throughout support and critical deadlines were maintained
• Technical issues handled in terms of cognos and reports
• Marketed successfully and presented version 9.0 inventory module

Confidential

PeopleSoft Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Global Payroll 8.9 and Absence Management
• Conducted requirement gathering, documented current set up for HCM, and global payroll and AM
• Reviewed current functionalities in line with client’s current HRIS initiatives including improving their current data quality, correcting problems with existing interfaces, assessing options for global rollout of PeopleSoft once on the COE (8.9)
• Conducted Fit Gap Analysis of current set up tables and all custom tables.
• Created requirements, technical specification and design specification and reviewed with client during JAD sessions prior to hand off to IT development staff.
• Worked closely with the system users and formed ways to enhance the end user experience, and bolster end user training capabilities. Created several quick reference guides for FAQs.
• Processed bi-weekly payroll for sample employees and 4 companies on a rotating schedule
• Verified new employee data, payroll changes, and related paperwork; Reviewed payroll reports during payroll run and analyzed and resolved problems.
• Assisted with and explained to Business Owners and Super Users questions regarding payroll, Troubleshot and problem-solved payroll issues.
• Assisted with testing of tax updates and tested thoroughly prerelease, UAT and regression
• Held the role of Senior Absence Management consultant for the Belgian Federal Government.
• Joined during the development phase of the project and led 3 fellow developers, trained them on specific Abs Mgt functionalities when needed and ensured of good rules development standards.
• Ensured the cleanup and validity of the overall framework and migration of elements in preparation for Integration Testing.
• Closely liaised with Customer, Account Management and Service Delivery and optimized the delivery and support of PeopleSoft technologies
• Managed support activities of different PS HRMS modules implemented (WFA, Position Management, Recruitment, Payroll, ELM), involved more than 12 companies and multiple business units with hundreds of departments
• Tracked and meted Business Unit (BU) Queries
• Team management: Lead and Helped the team in regular and critical issues, monitoring and mentoring
• Structured the process as per the SLA
• Weekly and Monthly reported to the customer in terms of achievement and issues related to the support process
• Daily tracked issues and delegated them to team.
• Helped customer in Strategic HR systems and in tuning with PS HRMS
• Trained customer in PS HRMS aspects when and where required
• Kept Account Manager informed about the progress and issues

Confidential

Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• PeopleSoft WFA 8.9
• Analyzed the current and future requirements of Customers Legacy System
• All together gathered the requirements of HRMS systems at onsite
• Understood the requirements and captured them in the Fit Gap, As Is and To Be, URD
• Initialized the required team from Satyam
• Man, power budgeted with the Customer
• Prepared Project Plan in MS PP
• Understood and Implemented the Project Management within the Quality Process (Six Sigma) of Customer which include periodic Audits
• Prepared and delegated the tasks to the technical, functional, DBA’s and Reporting team
• Client and Customer discussions to understand and delegate the requirements
• Developed functional specification document for Data Conversion
• Configured and set-up of the system
• Dealt with complete testing life cycle of the project
• Created Quality Plan Strategy and control document

Confidential

PeopleSoft Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Multiple PeopleSoft modules of Version 8.9
• Participated in the design phase of implementation after the analysts have completed the requirement gathering, supervised the team in the JAD session, managed each consultant and their deliverables, and reviewed plans and configuration strategy.
• Managed the configuration of recruit, Recruitment, Workforce Admin, Training, Competency Management, eBenefits, Ben Admin, Career Planning, Performance Management, and ePerformance, modules both from the front end and the back end.
• Worked with the technical lead to load the configuration values from the back end.
• Analyzed and determined the values to configure via the front end starting from the Stead, business units to the transaction tables.
• Tracked global assignments and System change requests.
• Served as a solutions manager, conducted business and functional analysis and wrote detailed functional and technical solution specifications
• Provided functional application support and administration services for PeopleSoft HCM, eBenefits, Ben Administration, recruit, Recruit Workforce, Payroll, Payroll Interface and related interfaces; and recommend the design or redesign of production programs.
• Served as a liaison between key users, internal/external customers and vendors, developers and DBA staff to identify and implement best practices.
• Performed troubleshooting for reported issues and log and track
• Provided software administration services; to assist with user documentation and training; and to provide guidance to other analysts.
• Responsible for ensuring the timeliness, appropriateness, applicability and quality of each aspect of a project or application and for recognizing conflicts and producing solutions for a variety of problems.
• Responsible for instructing, directing, or checking the work of other analysts or team members and act as a team leader for projects.
• Provided guidance to the customer on system requirements; advises of work around in terms of cost, time, availability of equipment and personnel
• Assisted in the feasibility review of user proposals to detect any significant omissions and errors, interpret business and technical process requirements and overall impact analysis of implementation and changes, and determines strategies for deployment of changes to the production environment.
• Extensive Fit Gap analysis between the source and target versions.
• Understood the existing Time and Labor 7.5, which is almost 80% customized and having large dependency on external interfaces and mapping the existing functionality and requirements to the new version and existing customizations were kept in mind during upgrade
• Lead the Requirement Analysis discussions with the client and educated the client on new version.
• Worked Security of T&L, roles and responsibilities.
• FDD and TDD documents created and maintained
• Small to complex queries written for extracts
• Responsible for time delivery of the requirements with adherence to quality standards.

Confidential

Human Resources Generalist

Responsibilities:

• Developed strong business relationships with managers and consulted regularly with senior level management regarding the development and administrations of strategic HR services, processes, and procedures.
• Managed the activities of multi-state payroll tax reporting system.
• Administered bi-weekly payroll, quarterly and year-end reporting and reconciliation.
• Conducted new hire orientations to ensure employees gain an understanding of company policies/protocols and benefits.
• Processed and audited monthly billings for insurance, Cobra and bi-weekly 401(k) contributions match and deferral, loan repayments.
• Developed cost-effective recruitment sources and assist managers with recruitment research sources, websites.
• Provided statistics to managing partners for quarterly reports as it relates to turnover ratio and costs of new hire.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining all job descriptions, employee classifications and performance evaluations.
• Fielded HR questions from managers and employees at all levels, becoming a business partner with each manager and counseling them on human resource issues.
• Handled employee relation issues and served as a mediator between employees and management.
• Formulated and recommended Human Resources policies and objectives for the company about hiring, retaining and termination of employees.
• Maintained the employee handbook of the company. Established policies and procedures for hiring, including background checks and drug testing.
• Level 3 support of PeopleSoft HCM module (WFA) and Business Objects