SUMMARY:

• Confidential has over 17 years of experience in all phases of the software development life cycle.
• She is a result oriented functional/technical consultant who is a qualified performer in the areas of business analysis, and the implementation of Global Confidential Management ERP applications.
• Her focus includes PeopleSoft HR implementations utilizing the following PeopleSoft modules across various
• She has worked with many project teams and clients to conceptualize develop and implement new software technology.
• Her strengths include: System design and ERP implementations, Process Re - engineering, Process Improvement, Change Management, Project Management, End-User and Business requirements documentation (technical and functional) in addition to system testing for ERP, client/server and mainframe systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Payroll
• Utility
• Global Payroll
• Financial Services
• Absence Management
• Retail Trade
• Base Benefits
• Software
• Talent Acquisition Manager
• Manufacturing
• Time & Labor
• Aerospace and Defense
• Payroll
• Non - Profit (Multi-National)
• Energy: Oil and Gas (Multi-National)
• Education (University)
• Government (Fed& State)
• Health Care and Life Sciences

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

HCM Functional (Team Lead for TL, AM, & HCM)

Responsibilities:

• Contributed to the overall strategic vision, and integrated a broad range of ideas regarding upgrade/implementation, the execution of strategy, and re-planning.
• Documented system processes and requirements traceability.
• Oversaw 3 work streams covering work for (Time and Labor, Absence Management, HR, Benefits and Compensation).
• Facilitated workshops and interviews to elicit requirements from the system's stakeholders.
• Lead or assisted specific components of the application configuration build.
• Provided functional advice on complex business process approaches and processes.
• Created appropriate documentation in work assignments such as decision specifications, functional requirements documents, business process flows and supported BPR activities to adopt the COTS products.
• Worked with various teams, resolved issues, and assisted in validating COTS requirements within their areas of responsibility.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 8.9 to 9.2

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Completed Assessment of Cal-State’s implemented PeopleSoft Absence Management system for all 23 campuses and Chancellors office.
• Demonstrated 9.2 PeopleSoft Absence Management functionality.
• Led Design Working sessions for 40 to 60 campus SMES to gather gaps in delivered functionality.
• Made process recommendations to Campus SME’s based on experience and PeopleSoft best practices.
• Configured Absence Management 9.2 environment for demonstrations including Vacation, Sick and Extended Leave elements.
• Created Business Process Flows in Visio for 11 processes for absence and Self Service Related functionality.
• Delivered business process guides to provide narratives for the Visio flows.
• Created Testing Strategy Documentation.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.0 to 9.2

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Review Shared Services Center PeopleSoft Absence Management configured rules. Completed Fit Gap Assessments for Confidential ’s Absence Management rules.
• Conducted Finding Sessions with Confidential Grand Valley.
• Presented findings to the Shared Services team and Confidential .
• Completed demonstrations for Absence Management.
• Updated configuration for the Confidential .
• Created Conversion plan for AM and created conversion documentation.
• Performed Production Support for Shared Service Center.
• Updated production data for Confidential and existing institutions .
• Performed Production Support for Shared Service Center. Completed Impact analysis of centralizing processing for Absence Management.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.2

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed current Army regulations with members to capture requirements for Absences and Pay related topics.
• Conducted Fit Gap analysis sessions.
• Conducted Requirement Analysis reviews and updated documentation templates.

Technical Environment: N/A

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented PeopleSoft Absence Management Vacation and Sick plans including the new mandatory California Sick Leave.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.0, DB2

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assessment of current Leave Accrual System to Capture Business Requirements for Vacation, PTO and Sick Policies.
• Provided roadmaps for implementing Absence Management.
• Demonstrated PeopleSoft Absence Management functionality to multiple groups.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.0, DB2

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assessment of current Leave Accrual System to Capture Business Requirements for Vacation, PTO and Sick Policies.
• Provided Production Support for Absence management and Payroll.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.0, DB2

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reconfigured partially configure Absence Management rules, due to major gaps that had not been covered when the system was originally built.
• Worked with client resources to analyze and design a solution for Extended Leave.
• She led requirements meetings for Confidential, and STD, in addition to creating decision documents for Steering Committee presentations.
• She created queries to capture various Absence reporting needs.
• Led Training classes for Absence Management SME’s. Performed Unit Testing with SME’s.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1, Oracle

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation/Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Katheryn worked with client resources to analyze and design a solution for Extended Leave.
• Created design documentation. Held fit gap sessions to document current and future state designs.
• Created queries to capture extended leave scenarios.
• Highlighted cost saving activities where possible.
• Created PS Extended Leave prototype to demonstrate Extended Leave functionality.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1, DB2Unix

Confidential

Time and Labor/Absence Management Implementation Design Phase/ Build Phase Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designing AM configuration and customizations.
• Configured AM Rules, wrote test scripts, wrote queries.
• Tested Customizations.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1, DB2Unix

Confidential

Time and Labor/Absence Management Implementation Discovery Phase Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing AM configuration and customizations. Recommending solutions and design changes for PTO and LOA policies.
• She also prepared and delivered a detailed assessment of her findings.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1, DB2Unix

Confidential

Time and Labor/Absence Management Implementation Discovery Phase Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing timelines and validating requirements gathered by the client for in scope countries. North America, Canada (Ontario, Saskatchewan, Toronto), Puerto Rico.
• She also prepared and delivered overview-training sessions for Absence Management.
• In addition, she gathered Absence Management requirements for Singapore and Hong Kong

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1, Oracle 10gi

Confidential

Time and Labor/Absence Management Implementation Testing Manager

Responsibilities:

• She defined overall Testing Strategy.
• Developed the test plan for the tasks. Wrote Test Case documents. Identified dependencies and participants required for testing phases.
• Organized the testing kick-off meeting. Documented, implemented, monitored, and enforced all processes for testing as per standards defined by the organization.
• Tracked new requirements / change in requirements of the Project. Escalated the issues about project requirements (Software, Hardware, Resources) to Implementing Project Manager, Client Project manager and Stakeholders.
• Organized and led Status and Test Defect meetings in addition to User Testing sessions. Served as a liaison between Development and Testers.
• Tracked and prepared the report of testing activities like test testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, performance baselines etc., ensuring the timely delivery of testing milestones including Cutover weekend and post production testing.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.1, Db2

Confidential

Absence Management Implementation Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Identifying and resolving Absence Management defects during Systems Integrated Testing for a unionized population.
• She also prepared and delivered overview-training sessions for Absence Management and Query Manager.
• In addition, she was performed in the role of an Absence Management Lead Functional Analyst for 3 Nuclear Site populations and for 1 Corporate Site for unionized and corporate populations.
• During the second phase of the PeopleSoft Absence Management/Time & Labor implementation she was responsible for leading Fit Gap sessions, preparing SIT/CAT Testing strategies, preparing and executing Test Scripts and CAT Testing for her population. All groups are now in postproduction support.

Technical Environment: PeopleSoft 9.0, Oracle 10gi