PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Confidential is an Independent Consultant professional specializing in PeopleSoft Human Capital Management. Doug has over 17 years of experience in a wide variety of industries including insurance, healthcare, utility, service, and /government. Strengths include successful track record on a number of PeopleSoft Human Resources Management System implementations and upgrade projects, including project planning, fit gap analysis, business process prototype/design, functional and technical testing for all PeopleSoft modules and production support.

SKILLS:

Industries: Manufacturing and Distribution, Utilities, Insurance, Healthcare, Government, Service, Higher

Project Domain: Business Process Re - engineering, Human Capital Solutions/3rd Party Integrations, PeopleSoft Implementations/Upgrades

Applications/Modules: Versions, Portal, Security - 9.0, Human Resources, Benefits, Benefit Administration, Payroll, Time & Labor, All Self Service Applications - 9.1

TECHNICAL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:

Application Designer

PeopleTools

PeopleCode

SQL/SQR/SQL Developer/Toad

Integration Broker

Weblogic Web Server

Application Server

ASSIGNMENT HISTORY:

HCM Functional Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Documented and researched requirements for new PTO interface designs.
• Documented and researched requirements for new Kronos/Red Prairie interface designs.
• Documented and researched Labor Administration functionality not currently being used.
• Documented and researched requirements for LDAP interface designs.
• Documented and recommended PTO functionality not being currently used.
• Documented HCM related dates and usage.

HCM Functional Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Production support issues.
• Worked on reconciling specifications for Tax Reporting files.
• Worked on statewide Location coding for reporting issues.

HCM Functional Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Changed HR, Benefit and Payroll configuration to support new consolidated business processes between hospital and school entities.
• Mapped HR and Benefit table changes and relationships from 8.9 to 9.1.
• Validated conversion programs and related data for all HR and Benefit tables.
• Recommended changes to current business processes to eliminate customizations and align with current best industry practices for HR and Benefits.
• Modified Test and Message Catalog entries needed for eBenefits.
• Utilized SQL Developer to create validation SQLs used to validate data conversion.
• Modified Pension plan configuration to use delivered functionality.
• Setup and configured Profile Management functionality.
• Documented the use of how to use new functionality for POI usage and enhanced Person model usage.
• Coordinated with other functional and technical team resources to ensure desired solution was the best practice for the long term.
• Executed all HR and Benefit related processes to include the Ben Admin process of SNAP post conversion.
• Resolved data related issues for HR, Benefits and Payroll post conversion.
• Assisted and trained current staff on new processes for HR and Benefits.
• Corrected Leave Accrual issues related to configuration and accrual rates.
• Executed Payroll calculations when needed to assist in end to end testing.

HCM Functional Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Configured and implemented ePerformance as well as provide guidance for implementing Profile Management, Competency associations and Template usage.
• Configured Group Definitions for creating Templates, Workflow for routing information throughout the process and Security roles based on client requests.
• Modified Text and Message Catalog entries based on client requests.
• Implemented Advisor Tools for Results Writer and Language Checker functionality.
• Customizations were minimized due to the fact that they are upgrading to 9.1 in the fall and new functionality of 9.1 had to be considered when implementing Profile Management, Competencies, Rating Models, Template Creation, Workflow and all related Text and Message Catalog entries.
• Tested ePerformance functionality to integrate with Plan Salary functionality within PeopleSoft.
• Provided table mapping for ePerformance module.
• Created Competency, Language Checker and Results Writer load spreadsheets using Excel to CI technology.

HCM Functional Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided functional leadership and guidance for new 9.1 Retro Pay and Benefit functionality.
• Configured new Trigger functionality with documentation.
• Mapped Payroll 9.1 table relationships from 8.9 version deltas.
• Demonstrated new Recruiting functionality for 9.1 and provided documentation.

HCM Functional Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided functional leadership and guidance through analysis and design phases for the Human Resources, Benefits, Payroll and Recruiting modules. Primary focus was to provide expert analysis and evaluate existing customizations against new PeopleSoft 9.1 functionality.
• Implement new PeopleSoft 9.1 delivered business processes to decrease customizations and increase employee efficiency.
• Designed a strategy and design for implementing Person of Interest types, Department Security trees and Mass Change processes.
• Developed new Recruiting views to assist Recruiters in their recruitment process.
• Developed functional upgrade project plan for the Analysis and Design phases.

Portal Functional Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided functional leadership and guidance for PeopleSoft Portal 9.0 implementation to include post go - live support.
• Evaluated all Portal functionality against applications which were developed in-house at Confidential to centralize and streamline business processes using one solution where possible.
• Implemented Verity search engine functionality.
• Implemented Content Management functionality to provide a secure globally accessed solution for Confidential to comply with federal or bank policies.
• Worked on Integration Broker issues between the HCM, CRM and Portal applications post go-live.
• Implemented proxy workflow using dynamic security role assignment.
• Security administrator for Portal.

HCM Functional Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided functional leadership and guidance through analysis, design and build phases for Human Resources and Self-Service modules version 8.9. Primary focus was Human Resources, evaluating old functionality versus new functionality and eliminating customizations where possible.
• Directed all Fit/Gap sessions to demonstrate current functionality as well as new functionality.
• Functional lead for a team of 8 members.
• Designed main HCM interface for receiving HCM information globally.
• Provided updates to project plans, team members to client and project management groups.

Benefits Functional Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided functional leadership and guidance through design and build phases for the Human Resources, Benefits, Payroll, Time and Labor and Self-Service modules version 8.9. Primary focus was Benefits and Human Resources.
• Worked with client to utilize and implement version 8.9 functionality. For example, Person of Interest (POI) and Multiple Annual Base Benefit Rates.
• Designed, implemented and tested Benefits related functionality as well as integration with numerous 3rd party vendors.
• Suggested alternatives to current business processes to keep customizations (PeopleSoft) to a minimum.
• Conducted data mapping exercises and worked with 3rd party vendors to resolve interface data issues.
• Conducted sessions for HR, Benefits and Payroll related processes for a newly established service center in Costa Rica.
• Assisted with conversion and other technical strategy timelines and integration points for the project.

HR Functional Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided functional leadership through assess and design phases for the Human Resources, Benefit Administration, Payroll, and Self-Service modules version 8.8.
• Developed test scripts for Benefits module within the Unit, System and User Acceptance test cycles.
• Provided functional leadership for the Human Resource module during the build phase of the project.
• Developed and recommended alternative solutions to gaps using previously established Global implementation guidelines and decisions; evaluated level of effort, which established a workable project plan.
• Suggested alternative options to meet current business processes without customizations that saved the clients time and money. Kept object customizations below 1% for the merger.
• Provided guidance and recommendations for security setup in conjunction with the setid and business unit global design decisions.
• Conducted data mapping exercises to map client legacy systems to existing PeopleSoft tables for all modules.
• Suggested best practices for conversion strategy to the existing PeopleSoft system.

HR Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Fit/Gap sessions for all related modules in Human Resources, Benefits and Payroll modules as well as all Collaborative Applications to successfully implement client businesses into the PeopleSoft client server environments versions 6 through 8.8.
• Developed test scripts for Human Resources, Benefits and Payroll modules within the Unit, System and User Acceptance test cycles using Test Director to record the results.
• Coordinated test conditions between the PeopleSoft functional areas to ensure a complete testing of Integration issues.
• Developed test validation scripts to ensure a proper conversion of legacy values to PeopleSoft.
• Successfully led implementation effort for eBenefits, eCompensation, eDevelopment, eRecruit, and eProfile modules resulting in employees using self-service functionality.
• Provided solutions for upgrade issues the client experienced for both functional and technical issues.
• Developed timeline plan for future phased enhancements to allow client to utilize application system to fuller extent.
• Coordinated the effort to standardize recruitment and benefit processes allowing the employer to meet court-mandated requirements for hiring and retention.
• Successfully developed and presented PowerPoint presentations to demonstrate application functionality allowing the client to determine what modules and functionality which would be implemented.
• Developed application prototypes to meet client business processes allowing the client to maintain the current business process.
• Prepared user documentation to assist with postproduction problems and processes which allowed the company to operate on a daily basis without consulting support.
• Recommended guidance for the implementation of a new PTO leave plan policy as well as suggested guidance for non-discrimination procedures to better fit the PeopleSoft vanilla application.
• Directed implementation of new security functionality and reorganization of user permissions and groups making the PeopleSoft application system more secure.
• Designed and implemented workflow functionality for Human Resource and Benefits modules allowing Service Center representatives to process requests in a timely manner.
• Developed user test cases to fully test all new application and user functionality.
• Successfully led an effort to apply application patches and fixes to the user environments resulting in a lower call rate to the help desk.

Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed conversion program to convert legacy leave plan information to the PeopleSoft environment assuring a successful implementation.
• Developed test plans to aid in Unit, System and User Acceptance phases for testing for Benefits Administration module.
• Designed user test cases to fully test conversion programs and business process procedures.
• Applied and migrated patches and fixes to user environments to test new functionality that eliminated prior customizations.
• Analyzed PeopleSoft non-discrimination functionality to determine if the functionality would meet current business processes.
• Supported production support issues with regard to Benefits Open Enrollment, Time and Labor issues and other Human Resource module issues.
• Developed and tested SQR and PeopleCode modifications for system enhancements that allowed for additional functionality not provided by the vanilla PeopleSoft application.