SUMMARY:

• Highly skilled and recognized Senior Level PeopleSoft Administrator with diverse experience in installations, implementations and upgrades for several large clients.
• Managed and performed multiple technical upgrades using PeopleSoft Change Assistant and PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) across the entire PeopleSoft Suite of applications
• Oracle Certified Professional with extensive and seasoned expertise in technical proficiency, track record of success, and solid work ethic.
• Acknowledged subject matter expert coupled with diverse industry experience in Federal, State and Municipal Government, Financial Services, Manufacturing; Service Industry, Medical, Services, Higher Education, Transportation, Telecommunications, and Energy.
• Skillful communication skills and presentation abilities.
• Provides performance tuning across many Operating Systems, databases and throughout the PeopleSoft suite of applications.
• Training & Development
• Complex Upgrades
• Needs Assessment
• Customizations
• Integration Testing
• Client Management
• Leadership
• Conversions
• Problem Analysis/Resolution
• Seventeen years experience implementing, upgrading and managing FSCM, HCM, CRM, ELM, Portal and EPM PeopleSoft environments, as well as managing all levels of the PeopleSoft architecture on UNIX, LINUX and Windows.
• Oracle Certified Professional with nineteen years DBA experience on Oracle and SQL Server.
• Fourteen years UNIX experience on Solaris, AIX, HP - UX and LINUX.

PEOPLESOFT TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• FSM 8.0-8.9, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 eProcurement, T&E, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Receiving, Workflow, Commitment Control, Projects, Grants, Contracts, Billing, Procure To Pay, Asset Management
• SCM 8.0-8.9, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2
• Billing, Inventory, Project Costing
• HCM 8.0-8.9, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2
• Payroll, Benefits, eRecruit, HR, Self-Service HR, Time & Labor
• CRM 8.0 - 8.9, 9.0, 9.1
• Sales Management System, Help Desk
• EPM 8.9, 9.0, 9.1
• Financials Warehouse & Marts, HCM Warehouse & Mart, Ascential Datastage, Budgeting
• Campus Solutions 8.9, 9.0
• Enterprise Learning Management 8.9, 9.0, 9.1
• PeopleTools 7.5 to 8.55
• Crystal, PeopleSoft Query, SQL, Security, Workflow, Process Scheduler, Weblogic, Tuxedo installation, Application Engine, nVision, XML, Integration Broker, COBOL, PeopleCode, PeopleSoft Update Manger (PUM)
• PeopleSoft User Productivity Kits (UPK)
• Phire PeopleSoft Change Management Application

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

PeopleSoft Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and managed several FSCM 9.2 development, QA and Production environments.
• Deployed multiple environments using PeopleSoft DPKs.
• Upgraded environments to FSCM 9.2 PUM Image 17 and PeopleTools 8.55.11.
• Applied several PeopleTools 8.55 patches
• Applied fixes from PUM 19 to FSCM 9.2 environments
• Applied several PUM images and PeopleTools and Tuxedo patches to FSCM 9.2 environments.
• Configured SES, Elasticsearch, Integration Broker, LDAP, RenServer, Load Balancer to work with FSCM 9.2 environments.
• Trained existing staff, who had no PeopleSoft experience, in PeopleSoft administration, upgrades and general troubleshooting.
• Managed migration of development projects to other environments.
• Resolved technical issues discovered during testing cycle.
• Installed and implemented Phire Change Management software
• Worked with OBIEE administrators to configure ETLs and helped on performance tuning of the OBIEE environment.

Confidential, Cheyenne, WY

PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Technical Lead for Double Upgrade passes FSCM 8.8 to 9.0 and 9.0 to 9.2 and HCM 8.8 to 9.0 and 9.0 to 9.2
• Managed Functional and Technical PeopleSoft Upgrade tasks
• Managed technical team responsible for all technical upgrade tasks including conversions, customizations and testing activities.
• Managed 10-person development team responsible for all retrofit and customizations development.
• Managed and provided QA of all Technical Specification Documentation
• Managed several FSCM conversions for General Ledger, Asset Management and Project Costing
• Performed Phire Change Management Software administration tasks
• Managed PeopleSoft customizations using Phire Change Management Software
• Initiated and managed several Oracle Service Request to resolve functionality issues discovered by testing
• Identified, evaluated and implemented several FSCM and HCM 9.2 patches using PeopleSoft Update Manager
• Applied PeopleTools Patches
• Coordinated weekly Technical Team meetings to track technical team progress and plan for upcoming milestones on the Project Plan
• Assisted with several technical deliverables such as Development Standards, Security Strategy Documentation and User Acceptance Testing Plan.
• Created and managed Upgrade Cut-over Plan
• Managed integration of PeopleSoft FSCM and Agile Assets Asset Management Software.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

PeopleSoft\Oracle DBA

Responsibilities:

• Improved the performance of several critical PeopleSoft Campus solutions processes including a customized GL Interface and Credit History processes.
• Analyzed processes and overall performance of processes using Oracle Automated Workflow Repository. This resulted in the elimination of custom indexes which were hurting performance.
• Created stored execution plans to improve performance of poorly executing sql queries.
• Built Linux/Oracle RDBMS 11g servers and migrated Production and Test databases to new servers using Oracle replication methods.
• Used RMAN duplication process to replicate Production database for a standby failover database environment
• Provided production support and managed several Oracle Service Requests to resolve issues in PeopleSoft environments.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed complete suite of internal PeopleSoft environments on Windows Servers.
• Managed environments on VMWare virtual servers.
• Applications managed include PeopleSoft FSCM, HCM, ELM, Portal, EPM and CRM.
• Responsibilities include installation of environments as well as applying all patches as they become available and upgrading environments as new versions become available.
• Performed technical upgrades across entire PeopleSoft Suite of applications
• Managed several PeopleSoft environments on SQL Server
• Performed Database Upgrades from SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2012

Confidential

Senior Technical Consultant\Upgrade Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Assisted on technical upgrade from PeopleSoft FSCM 9.0 to 9.2 using PeopleSoft Change Assistant and PeopleSoft Update Manager(PUM).
• Provided tuning expertise of queries and nVision reports.
• Analyzed Compare Reports and provided advice on determining upgrade actions of customized objects.
• Researched data issues between PeopleSoft Commitment Control and documents in Purchasing, Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Travel & Expenses.
• Performed testing scenarios to replicate cause of issues in these modules and managed the Oracle Support Service Requests through the development, testing and implementation phases.
• Provided delivered solutions as well as scripts to correct data issues
• Assisted with requirements gathering sessions across several PeopleSoft modules
• Applied code changes for bug fixes and performed unit testing of PeopleSoft provided solutions.

Confidential

Senior Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assisted with design and development of customizations to meet business requirements of PeopleSoft FSCM environment.
• Executed Integration Testing scripts for modules of FSCM Grants and Project, General Ledger and Procure To Pay modules.
• Authored Administration guides to assist in the management of PeopleSoft application after deployment.
• Managed testing scripts using PeopleSoft UPK

Confidential

PeopleSoft Administrator\Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in the installation of PeopleSoft FSCM 9.1, HCM 9.1, EPM 9.1 and Portal 9.1 with PeopleTools 8.52 environments.
• Trained staff in installation and configuration of PeopleSoft software and environment administration.
• Helped configured Portal environment to integrate with FSCM environments using PeopleSoft Integration Broker and installed and configured Change Assistant software.
• Advised on each phase of FSCM, HCM and Portal upgrades.
• Assisted with management of PeopleSoft databases on MS SQL Server.

Confidential

Technical Lead\Upgrade Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Assisted client in the administration of 24 PeopleSoft FSCM 8.9 and 9.1 environments
• Performed technical and functional upgrade tasks for PeopleTools 8.49 to 8.51 and Financials 8.8 to 9.1 upgrade.
• Performed EPM 9.1 demo database install and technical and functional upgrade tasks for EPM 9.0 to 9.1 upgrade.
• Created and co-authored several project deliverable documents including Environment Management Plan, Development Standards Document, Conversion Plan and Development Freeze Plan Document.
• Assisted in management of 24 Oracle 11g databases, performing replication, backup and recovery and performance tuning tasks.
• Performed tuning of long running queries and reports.
• Managed team of 10 developers through technical design and development of solutions to client’s interface, gap, conversion, and reporting requirements.
• Managed and delivered solution for integration between PeopleSoft FSCM and Maximo Asset Management software.
• Researched and resolved issues encountered by functional team during configuration and testing tasks.
• Conducted analysis of Compare Reports to provide recommendations for the retention or removal of existing customizations based on requirements after Financials upgrade.
• Performed manual and automated technical upgrade tasks as per upgrade template in PeopleSoft Change Assistant.
• Managed customizations through the development lifecycle using Quest STAT.
• Developed customized solutions to meet clients’ business needs.
• Managed testing scripts using PeopleSoft UPK.
• Participated in Requirements Gathering and Fit-Gap sessions for several PeopleSoft modules
• Provided planning and technical support during upgrade of Oracle database, PeopleTools and FSCM application of Maintenance Packs after initial FSCM upgrade.