SUMMARY

• Twenty plus years of Information Systems experience working as:
• Quality Assurance Analyst
• Business Systems Analyst
• Project Manager
• Team Lead
• System Functional Designer
• Functional Developer
• Tester
• Trainer
• Extensive knowledge of Human Resource, Payroll and Benefits functionality
• 10+ years experience with PeopleSoft HRMS/Payroll Application

KNOWLEDGE

• PeopleSoft core functionality & tools: HR, Payroll, Benefits, Query
• Testing tools: HP/Mercury, Rational, PVCS, Custom
• Testing procedures: Unit, System, Integration, Regression, Parallel, Acceptance
• Microsoft core products: Office, Project, Visio, VSS
• Environments: Windows, Unix, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase

EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Project Manager Dec 07 - Present
Performed analysis of corporate business processes and designed and implemented changes for improvement. Managed projects relative to company owned properties, including operating as General Contractor and Finance.

Confidential, PeopleSoft Payroll Quality Assurance Tester Aug 07 - Nov 07
Developed test procedures and performed Payroll Functional and System Integration testing for upgrade from PeopleSoft 8.3 to 8.9.As a member of the core Production Payroll upgrade team, Reviewed and Analyzed functional and technical requirement documentation and developed acceptance test procedures. Performed Parallel tests and User Acceptance testing to assure accuracy and system integrity prior to 'go live'.

Confidential, PeopleSoft Payroll Quality Assurance/Tester Jan 07 - May 07
Performed functional Analysis and Test Planning and Development for upgrade from PSFT version 8.0 to version 8.9, Canadian Payroll module. Prepared test scripts and documented in Mercury Quality Center/Test Director. Recorded and reported defects in tracking system and worked with business analysts and technical developer to resolve discrepancies.

Confidential, PeopleSoft Payroll Quality Assurance/Tester Jul 04 - May 06
Developed test procedures and performed Payroll Functional and System Integration testing for upgrade fromPeopleSoft 8.0 to 8.8.Developed testing procedures and performed testing on customized Canadian hourly and union vacation/leave accrual systems. Performed Support for updates and fixes and tax updates. Participated as the QA team member of the development team responsible for system and process upgrades and modifications.

Confidential, PeopleSoft Payroll Functional Analyst/Quality Assurance Nov 02 - Jun 04
Performed Functional QA and Production Support (PeopleSoft v 8.0) as temporary replacement for company employee on medical leave. Reviewed the newly documented processes resulting from the fit/gap analysis and developed test procedures to validate compliance with the new criteria. Performed unit testing on the new processes. Developed test criteria and procedures and performed the Payroll Functional and System integration testing for upgrade from PeopleSoft 7.0 to 8.0 assuring that revised code and processes performed to specified requirements prior to release to production. Developed testing procedures and performed testing on customized Canadian payroll process for salaried and external contract employees. Recorded and reported defects in tracking system and worked with business analysts and technical developer to resolve discrepancies

Confidential, PeopleSoft Payroll Functional Analyst/Quality Assurance Aug 01 - Aug 02
Developed test procedures and performed Payroll Functional and System Integration testing for upgrade from PeopleSoft 7.0 to 8.0. Developed testing procedures and performed testing on customized Canadian hourly and union vacation/leave accrual systems. Performed Production Support for updates and fixes and tax updates subsequent to 8.0 implementation. Participated as the QA team member of the development team responsible for system and process upgrades and modifications. Developed the test criteria and performed testing to assure upgrades and modifications performed as designed without degrading other system functions (regression testing). Recorded and reported defects in tracking system and worked with business analysts and technical developer to resolve discrepancies.

Confidential, PeopleSoft Payroll Functional Analyst/Quality Assurance and Production Support Dec 00 - Aug 01
Development of test procedures and performance of testing for PeopleSoft 7.5 Payroll on upgrades, customizations, conversions, tax updates, regressions tests, legacy systems to PeopleSoft. Provided daily production support by making corrections to employee Production data to correct errors and omissions. Recorded and reported defects in tracking system and worked with business analysts and technical developer to resolve discrepancies

Confidential, Functional Analyst & Test Lead Apr 99 - Jul 00
Development of web based release 8.0 Payroll System Test Procedures. Utilizing Web based on-line panels, performed hiring process, benefits, deduction, and payroll data population for the 8.0 regression test data farm. Product support for Core/Commercial release 7.0 and 7.51 Tax Updates and Payroll incidents. Developed test criteria/procedures and performed Unit and System regression testing on Updates and Fixes prior to release to PeopleSoft customers. Recorded and reported defects in tracking system and worked with business analysts and technical developer to resolve discrepancies

Analyzed all Federal upgrade requirements from release 7.5 for inclusion into release 7.51. Development of test criteria and preparation of test plans and procedures for release 7.51AU Federal Government Payroll application. Perform database update and unit testing for Tax updates. Analyze incidents, provide solutions, and tested incident fixes prior to posting to updates and fixes. System Test Lead for release 7.51 Federal Government Payroll application. Provided guidance and supervision to 6 testers. Recorded and performed automated testing using Rational SQA Robot. Recorded and reported defects in tracking system and worked with business analysts and technical developer to resolve discrepancies

Confidential, Y2K Project Manager Jan 99 - Mar 99
Performed Business Systems Analysis and Developed program plan and requirements for Y2K testing of 18 HRMS applications, including PeopleSoft.

Confidential, Test Lead May 96 - Dec 98
Provided guidance and supervision to 8 testers. Recorded and performed automated testing using Rational SQA Robot Developed test criteria and prepared test plans and procedures for release 7.5 Federal Government Payroll application. Performed unit testing for Tax updates and incident fixes prior to posting to updates and fixes. Recorded and reported defects in tracking system and worked with business analysts and technical developer to resolve discrepancies

Development of test conditions and preparation of test plans and procedures for release 5.12, 6.01 7.0 and 7.5 Core/Commercial Payroll application. Development of test conditions for release 7.0 and 7.5 Tax tests. Performed Unit Testing for technical development on release 7.5 Tax Redesign. Pre-release systems testing for release 5.12 Payroll and Pre-release systems testing for release 6.01, 7.0 and 7.5 Payroll on SQLBase client/server. Platform testing of release 5.12 payroll and taxes on Informix, DB2/UNIX, DB2/MVS, Oracle, Microsoft, and Sybase databases. Platform testing of release 6.01 and 7.5 Payroll on Informix, DB2/AS400, DB2/MVS, DB2 UNIX, Oracle, Microsoft, and Sybase databases. Platform testing of release 6.01 United Kingdom Human Resources Management on Informix, DB2/UNIX, DB2/MVS, Oracle, Microsoft, and Sybase databases. Recorded and reported defects in tracking system and worked with business analysts and technical developer to resolve discrepancies

Confidential, QA Analyst/Consultant Feb 88 - Jan 1993
Senior QA Consultant working on a variety of Government contracts for the U.S. Navy performing functional audits, Business system reviews, identifying system deficiencies requiring change and improvement. Prepared requirements specifications, coordinated system changes, developed and managed implementation plan, created system documentation, and trained key personnel on new system features and enhancements.

Confidential, Business Systems Analyst Oct 82 - Jul 87
Business Systems review and analysis of manual and automated data reporting and collection systems in use by the U.S. Navy (worldwide) pertaining to aircraft and missile systems field failures, manufacturing deficiencies, and performance attributes. Developed an automated Quality Assurance data collection and reporting system for identifying and processing defective airborne weapons and obtaining corrective action. Developed project work plan and system requirements documents. Developed and published systems program manual, managed project team from development through implementation. Provided system training to key personnel.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
B.S Business Management
Government Contracts Administration, Certificate