SUMMARY:

• Around 6 Years of Experience as a functional Analyst and specializing in Kronos Workforce Central for Many Clients.
• Involved in projects like upgrades, converting legacy applications into PeopleSoft HRMS applications and maintaining corporate human resources, payroll applications with major clients.
• Installed, configured, and test KRONOS Workforce Central which include expertise in Workforce Forecasting, Scheduling, & Time Capture, Workforce Timekeeper, Workforce Accrual, assignment rules etc.
• Expertise knowledge of the product with various configurations and Pay Rules, System Settings and tuning, Pay Rules and work rules configuration, Hyper Find Queries, configuration and performance tuning, Creating and troubleshooting Genies, Event Manager, Crystal Reports, Pay Codes, Holiday Credit Rules and Workforce Schedule Editor in Workforce TimeKeeper.
• Maintained Kronos Pay Codes, Work Rules, Wage Profiles, Labor Levels, Schedules and Shifts as required by HR/PR.
• Experience including implementation of Kronos Workforce Center Timekeeper, Scheduler, Connect/Workforce Integration Manager, Data Collection Manager/Workforce Device Manager, Kronos terminals.
• Extensive technical experience in workforce management and partnering with other departments (HR, HRIS, etc.) specializing in Kronos application implementation, business analysis, trouble - shooting, upgrades, and production support of large scale software and hardware distributed systems.
• Involved in implementation of E-profile and e-payroll for employee self-services.
• Good exposure to SQL performance tuning, Data Analysis and modeling, Data mapping and conversion.
• Expertise in UML (class diagrams, object diagrams, GAP Analysis, use case diagrams, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and collaboration diagrams) as a data analysis methodology for application functionality designs using IBM's Rational Rose.
• Gathered user requirements from clients and facilitate information to our QA team to ensure that test plans are composed and executed properly.
• Researched, wrote, and edited test procedures used for upgrades; Modules include HR/Payroll, Timekeeper, Leave, Attendance, DCM, Connect, WIM, Scheduler, and Analytics.
• Experience in managing the data using WIM and Kronos Connect in different interfaces platform (ADP).
• Familiar with WFC 0 and expert with Kronos Workforce Central Versions.
• Extensive experience on various Kronos modules like Workforce Timekeeper, Accruals, Activities, Advanced Scheduler, forecasting, Attendance and Kronos Workforce Central upgrade.
• Familiarity with several other Timekeeping systems including Kronos Time and Attendance, Stromberg Time and Attendance as well as Kronos Workforce Timekeeper versions implementation and support.
• Expertise in UML (class diagrams, object diagrams, GAP Analysis, use case diagrams, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and collaboration diagrams) as a data analysis methodology for application functionality designs.
• Extensive experience on various Kronos modules like Workforce Timekeeper, Accruals, Activities, Advanced Scheduler, forecasting, Attendance and Kronos Workforce Central upgrade.
• Expertise in UML (class diagrams, object diagrams, GAP Analysis, use case diagrams, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and collaboration diagrams) as a data analysis methodology for application functionality designs.
• Payroll processing for a large Clients and serve as Kronos timekeeper administrator. Set-up of new user access in Kronos Timekeeping system. Provide payroll analysis of trend-based data.
• Strong business analysis skills and a sound understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) utilizing Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology.
• Familiarity with several other Timekeeping systems including Kronos Time and Attendance, Stromberg Time and Attendance as well as Kronos Workforce Timekeeper versions 5x to 7.0, 8.0 implementation and support.
• Proficient in Technical and Business Writing, Business Process Flow, Process Diagram, Business Process Modeling, Business Analysis and Testing various methodologies.
• Good experience on Workforce Integration Manager (WIM) interfaces to channelize data and used WIM for the reconfigurations of system software, inspecting results for an accurate environment.
• Create centralized system for outbound interfaces using PL SQL code. The same will be used Payroll and other outbound interfaces.
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing legacy migration solutions, upgrade and integration solutions for Kronos Workforce suite of applications.
• Researched, wrote, and edited test procedures used for upgrades; Modules include HR/Payroll, Timekeeper, Leave, Attendance, DCM, Connect, WIM, Scheduler, and Analytics.
• Expertise in Attendance History Import, Attendance Point Balance for time clock, PTO update based on Perfect Attendance, redistributes Shutdown Pay and Time to Vacation Pay and Time.
• Work collaboratively with team members to achieve common goals, while maintaining responsibilities and commitments.
• Expertise in broad range of technologies, including business process tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, MS Access, MS Visio, technical assessment tools, Data Warehousing concepts and web design and development.
• Researched, wrote, and edited test procedures used for upgrades; Modules include HR/Payroll, Timekeeper, Leave, Attendance, DCM, Connect, WIM, Scheduler, and Analytics.
• Extensively worked on Data integration tools like Connect & WIM also versed in integration of systems between WIM and various Payroll systems.
• Workforce Integration Manager: Developing interfaces, deploying in hosted environment and defining pay tables.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Tools: Knowledge: Work brain, ADP Etime, PayRoll, SAP (Flex, Ad Hoc, SE16N), JD Edwards, Lawson, Taleo, Clocks, HP Mercury Quick, HP Mercury Load Runner, JDA, Test Pro, Rational Quality Management, Rational Robot, Win Runner Rational Clear Case, Clear Quest.

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows, REDHAT, Apple Mac OS.

Kronos: Kronos I-Series, Workforce Central, Workforce Ready.

Database: Oracle, MSSQL Server, UDB DB2, MySQL, MS Access, PLSQL.

Kronos Skills: Management of Labor Levels, Labor Accounts, Pay Codes, Work Rules, Holiday & Overtime, Access Profiles, Display profiles, Accruals.

HRIS software: People-soft, Kronos HR/Payroll.

Call Tracking Tools: Heat, Remedy, ITSM & Service now.

Payroll Systems: Workday, PeopleSoft & Kronos .

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Kronos Consultant

Confidential, Battle Creek, Michigan

Responsibilities:

• Conducting assessments to define and document current business practices and policies, educate how the Kronos product will impact business practice as well as process.
• Extensively worked on various Kronos modules like workforce timekeeper, accruals, activities, advanced scheduler, forecasting, attendance and Kronos workforce central upgrade.
• Performed analysis work within Workforce Device Manager (time clocks), WIM interfaces inbound (employee data) and outbound (payroll hours/wage), pay rules, accruals, reports, wage profiles, etc.
• Worked with WFM solution concepts such as Benefits, Time & Attendance, Entitlements, accruals and employee scheduling. Performed Data Collection/Workforce Data Manager administration configuring and managing clock communications on DCM/ WDM.
• Experienced with Installations and implementation of Kronos Workforce Central (WFC) V6.0- 8.0, KronosWorkforce Management (WFM) Timekeeper, Scheduler, Accruals, HR, Pay code, Payrolls and time.
• Hands on experience working in Kronos My Time, Kronos My Scheduling (KronosSchedules or Schedule optimization) and Kronos Navigator. Experience with DBMS concepts creating and modifying live and materialized views.
• Configuration of shift differentials, accruals and holiday schedule for union employees.
• Performed Data Collection/Workforce Data Manager administration configuring and managing clock communications on DCM/ WDM. Experienced with Installations and implementation of Kronos Workforce Central (WFC) V6.0- 8.0, Kronos Workforce Management (WFM) Timekeeper, Scheduler, Accruals, HR, Pay code, Payrolls and time.
• Implemented ADP E-Time/Kronos Workforce core v3.x - v8.x, Navigator, Leave, Calculated accruals, Attendance, Activities, Advance Scheduler, Timecard Attestation, Calendar, Time Off Request, Org Maps & Jobs, Process Manager, WIM - Workforce Integration Manager, and Setup Data Manager. Experience working with Global Time Off (GTOR), Navigator and Classic view.
• Monitor Help Desk/Tech Support Activities assign call tickets as required. Coordinate the Helpdesk support staff by defining and establishing schedules, setting priorities, providing support/direction and dealing with administrative issues as needed.
• Provide production support to WFC, WFA, Leave, and Process Manager. Utilized technical ability to create, maintain, and support Kronos WIM Interfaces. Created complex Stored Procedures, Triggers, Functions (UDF), Indexes, Tables, Views and other T-SQL code and SQL joins for applications following SQL code standards.
• Configuration of Workforce Timekeeper Pay Rules, Accruals, Wage Profile, Schedule Rules and Adjustment Rule, per DSR, in Kronos WFC v 6.3 and currently 8.0. Create testing workbooks, which includes scenarios and expected results to ensure a successful test phase.
• Create various interfaces into and out of the Kronos product. Worked on Creation/maintenance of Kronos pay rule configuration, timecard calculation interpretation, schedules (basic scheduling).
• Configuration of Workforce Timekeeper Pay Rules, Accruals, Wage Profile, Schedule Rules and Adjustment Rule, per DSR, in Kronos WFC v 6.3 and currently 8.0.
• Configure Kronos pay rules, pay codes, function access profiles, attendance, accruals, and display profiles - UAT testing and Unit testing - provide the training material.
• Testing Lead devising test scripts for Pay Rules, Person Import, Payroll Export, Punch Import, Punch Export and Schedule Export. Configure new functionality within Kronos to support changing business needs such as Pay Rules, Customer Reporting, Attendance Rules and Automated Alerts. Responsible for Identifying required pay code Profiles, work rule Profiles and Labor Level Sets.
• Responsible for developing Kronos Payrules, Workrules, Paycode Profiles, Paycodes, Wage Profiles, FAP's, Schedules, Labor Levels, Labor Level sets, and configuring Kronos 4500 and 480 devices utilizing WDM and DCM. Developed designed documentation for the configuration of the software based on discovery and union contracts.
• Created and/or modified many KRONOS WFC / KRONOS WIM Interfaces. People Import update and Timecard/Schedule Inquiry (iSeries MQ web-service XML calls to KRONOSWFC).
• Various phases of the project life cycle to fulfill client's requirement of data needs.
• Conducting assessments to define and document current business practices and policies, educate how the Kronos product will impact business practice as well as process.
• Facilitate the "to-be" phase discussions that will define processes, roles and responsibilities in addition to security of the Kronos products.
• Extensive Experience on various Kronos modules like workforce timekeeper, accruals, activities, advanced scheduler, forecasting, attendance and Kronos workforce central upgrade.
• Performed analysis work within Workforce Device Manager (time clocks), WIM interfaces inbound (employee data) and outbound (payroll hours/wage), pay rules, accruals, reports, wage profiles, etc.
• Worked with WFM solution concepts such as Benefits, Time & Attendance, Entitlements, accruals and employee scheduling.
• Implemented ADP eTime/ Kronos Workforce core v3.x - v8.x, Navigator, Leave, Calculated accruals, Attendance, Activities, Advance Scheduler, Timecard Attestation, Calendar, Time Off Request, Org Maps & Jobs, Process Manager, WIM - Workforce Integration Manager, and Setup Data Manager
• Created complex Stored Procedures, Triggers, Functions (UDF), Indexes, Tables, Views and other T-SQL code and SQL joins for applications following SQL code standards.
• Ad-hoc reporting and data mining to support risk projects.
• Develop Pro*C program to convert legacy one time requirements to SCT/Banner Requirements table.
• Configuration of Workforce Timekeeper Pay Rules, Accruals, Wage Profile, Schedule Rules and Adjustment Rule, per DSR, in Kronos WFC v 6.3 and currently 7.0.
• Testing Lead devising test scripts for Pay Rules, Person Import, Payroll Export, Punch Import, Punch Export and Schedule Export

Kronos Analyst/Consultant

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Researched, wrote, and edited test procedures used for upgrades; Modules include HR/Payroll, Timekeeper, Leave, Attendance, WDM, WIM, Scheduler, and Analytics.
• Engaged with requirements gathering, assessments, interfaces, application configuration and support for Kronos Workforce Management Systems Conducted user interviews with various stakeholders and documented business (BRD) and functional requirements (FRD).
• Evaluate requirements, write specifications for, develop, test and deploy interfaces through WIM 7.0 using extensive and complex calculations and database queries and commands.
• Delivered several trainings to agents introducing them to their role within workforce management to the leader of the Employee Engagement Team.
• Responsible for developing Kronos Pay rules, Work rules, Paycode Profiles, Paycode, Wage Profiles, FAP's, Display profiles, Assignment Rules, Schedules, Labor Levels, Labor Level sets, and configuring Kronos 4500 devices utilizing WDM and DCM.
• As a Kronos Consultant, I work on implementing all building blocks of the Workforce Time and Attendance module.
• Partnered with management and ETime/Kronos Administrators to reduce issues from the Kronos timekeeping system and to improve interfaces with ongoing assessments.
• Perform technical configuration, interface, reporting, and other application technical tasks for ETime/ Kronos Workforce Central Versions 8.0.
• Included analysis work of Workforce Device Manager (timeclocks), WIM interfaces inbound (employee data) and outbound (payroll hours/wage), pay rules, accruals, reports, wage profiles, etc.
• Familiar with WFM solution concepts such as Benefits, Time & Attendance, Entitlements, accruals and employee Scheduling.
• Experience in Implementing and configuring Kronos Scheduler, Accruals and Attendance modules.
• Developing Interface from Kronos Workforce Timekeeper to HMS payroll for Attendance reporting.
• Implementation of Advanced Scheduler for Employees of sites to reduce unnecessary costs of manual processing and possible employee relation's issue when schedule is not processed properly by the manager.
• Configure new functionality within Kronos to support changing business needs such as Pay Rules, Customer Reporting, Attendance Rules and Automated Alerts.
• Implement Kronos best practices to ensure efficient time-keeping for managers, employees, and payroll staff.
• Configured Leave of absence, reasons, eligibility, documents, and Leave rules from HR practices, making recommendations for Kronos Timekeeping system best practices.
• Involved in the production support activities for Kronos application in Time and attendance, Absence management and Accruals modules.
• Have developed and implemented a view in Kronos to calculate the Total number of hours worked in a year for all the employees and registering it in Oracle.
• Conducted "train the trainer" workshops for division payroll staff one Kronos Time and Attendance System.
• Led internal meetings on system build strategies for complex configuration, working with tables, interfaces, and SQL developers.
• Performed software upgrades to KRONOS multiple time clocks and maintained KRONOS pay rules, codes, work rules, wage profiles, Labor levels, schedules and shifts as required by HR/PR.
• Monitor system performance and clearly communicate any issues with Kronos technical support or internal IT resources to ensure timely resolution.
• Compile Reports, Statements, and Summaries related to time-keeping and submit them to appropriate Internal Customers.
• Providing audit for the client system for better stability and uptime of the system with enabling various logs of WFC
• Maintained and administered the Kronos/eTime application with knowledge of SQL.
• Installing Kronos Workforce Central 7.0, DCM and Process manager on the client servers.
• Knowledge/experience in creating Custom Reports using Microsoft RDL tool.
• Worked on the PL/SQL packages for Inbound and outbound data ETL.
• Designing Interfaces for Person Import, Currency Import, etc.
• Insured the successful transfer of data between Kronos timekeeper and in-house payroll system.

Kronos Consultant

Confidential - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Responsibilities:

• Requirement analysis, development and successful deployment of custom reports to the Workforce timekeeper.
• Document Kronos configuration and maintenance points for knowledge transfer to various teams at client.
• Good knowledge of Advanced Scheduler.
• Analysis of current pay rules existing in ADP and translating current rules to configuration requirements (accruals, holidays, work groups, units Lawrence Transportation, Transportation (Union)
• Act as SME for time and attendance policies and configuration best practices within the Kronos Workforce Central suite, advise on technical issues and contribute to team's successful implementation.
• Applied comprehension of Kronos Architecture and products (Workforce Timekeeper, Scheduler, Forecast Manager, Integration Manager)
• Foster open communication and subscribe quickly to required consulting firm's standards and methods.
• Created and/or modified many KRONOS WFC / KRONOS WIM Interfaces.
• Propose and implement a balancing process to confirm pay code/hours totals between Kronos and payfiles
• Performs Kronos upgrades, tests on newly developed pay rules, troubleshoots existing pay rule configurations.
• Responsible in reviewing high-volume timekeeping data using Kronos Timekeeping System
• Worked as a Kronos Application consultant to Support the Kronos Workforce Central.
• Prepared the requirement documents to configure the Workforce Timekeeper.
• Troubleshooting installation and Configuration issues and provide customer support during UAT.
• Interacting with the Payroll coordinators to gather the requirements and implement them in the Kronos.
• Worked on Upgradation, Configuration and implementation of Kronos Workforce Payroll 6.3, Benefits, Human Resources, and Workforce Central for Client. .
• Worked on implementing all building blocks of the Workforce Time and Attendance module as well configure the web server and app servers for the Kronos environment. Involved in the process profile modification and deployment in kronos WFC.

Kronos Consultant/ Data Analyst

Confidential, Allendale Charter Township, Michigan

Responsibilities:

• Worked on creating and managing Pay rules, pay code distributions, work rules, breaks and all related building block components for Pay policies.
• Worked on the new accrual setup, related changes (process profiles, access profiles, interface changes), Employee Migration to new accrual plans and Oracle to Kronos interface changes from end to end.
• Involved in the configuration of Holidays, access profiles, display profiles and have understanding of core user essential functions including Time card maintenance, Hyper find queries, reports, exceptions, schedules.
• Involved in the Kronos Interfaces modification/deployment for employee process profile update and accrual plan changes.
• Involved in the process profile modification and deployment in Kronos WFC.
• Worked on the Carryover balances loading to employees Kronos through interface design in Oracle which populates Kronos interface tables.
• Have worked on setup configuration in Kronos and Oracle HRMS for new companies acquired.
• Have developed and implemented a view in Kronos to calculate the Total number of hours worked in a year for all the employees and registering it in Oracle.
• Have fixed major issues with Employee missing accruals, accrual mismatch and Carryover balances by providing the data fixes.
• Have independently handled the production support issues/tasks raised by the business users and from the ticketing system.
• Have worked on HR Employee information maintenance from Ultipro system to Oracle and from Oracle to Kronos.
• Have worked on developing and modifying, registering of few reports in oracle as Alerts from AP and HRMS modules.

Kronos Analyst/ Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintained Kronos Pay Rules, Pay Codes, Work Rules, Wage Profiles, Labor Levels, Schedules and Shifts as required by HR/PR.
• Authentication issues including integrating with customer authentication systems, client side, communication and java plug in issues, database connectivity and performance, system environment issues and system settings, integration with customers external systems, JBoss application server errors and failures, systemic performance issues, system security and secure communication, workflow notifications and integration with external mail systems
• Performed upgrade to Kronos WFC Solution and added our consumer division.
• Performed upgrade to Kronos WFC V5.2 to include Attendance and Leave Modules.
• Assist with other payroll processing duties on an as needed basis.
• Exchanged the Data from the Kronos to the other tools like SAP by using the Workforce connect.
• Involved in the up gradation from the older version to the newer version.
• Worked on various elements of Kronos Workforce Timekeeper such as Pay Rules, Work Rules Configuration, Hyper Find Queries, Configuration and Performance.
• Retrieved data from the server and transferred it into the Kronos system to update personal data (employee name, number, etc.) using SQL.
• Independently configured the Kronos Workforce Central time-keeping system to ensure accurate time-keeping through maintenance of pay rules, schedule groups, security profiles, labor levels, and accural profiles.