Senior HRIS resource with solid understanding of PeopleSoft Human Resources, Benefits Administration, Compensation, Payroll,  and Security with over 14 years of Functional, Technical, and Project Management experience on 14 separate projects, utilizing  PeopleSoft HRMS versions 4 through 9.1, recently received PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 Accreditation, and Oracle OUM methodology  Accreditation. Strong background in gathering and documenting business requirements, Fit Gap Analysis, writing Functional and  Technical Design Specs, and Configuration. Conducts analysis of project documentation to design and develop detailed test plans,  cycles, cases and scripts. Coordinates user acceptance testing managing incidents and defects, ensuring the project team is informed  and adheres to the developed testing procedures, recommends and develops metrics in support of QA testing initiatives. Collaborates  with developers to resolve software defects and incorrect test results. Works with Quality Assurance and Client teams to facilitate the  completion of various test phases including System Integration, Simulated Production test, etc. and provides post implementation  production support. Effectively manages all aspects of client interaction to ensure business requirements are met while maintaining  scope control and SDLC requirements. Applies strong project management skills utilizing industry standard methodologies to define  the strategies, scope, plans, schedules, resources, risk, cost, and documentation of solutions. 

Expertise Includes:

• Senior level Functional and Technical skills focusing on HR,
• Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, and Security
• Self-Service and Collaborative Applications
• Budgetary, Planning, and Change Management
• Experience testing PS HCM interfaces with 3rd party systems
• Team Building, and Technology Integration
• Effective communication of Functional and Technical concepts and implications to business community

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Confidential May 2011 – August 2011
Independent Computer Consultant providing functional requirements, and Test plans for Profile Management, Succession Planning, and Manager Self Service as part of the PeopleSoft 9.1 Upgrade. 
Confidential May 2010 – May 2011
Principal Consultant providing Senior Functional expertise to Strategic Accounts specializing in HR, Benefits, and Payroll.
Significant Client Engagements Include:

Confidential, Ottawa 
Principal Consultant facilitated product demonstrations designed to illustrate the features and functions of Position Management, Profile
Management, Career, and Succession Planning on PeopleSoft HCM 9.1. Captured the unique requirements for NOC, Classification
Decisions, Job Code, and Position Number for twelve departments of the CG.

Confidential, OH
Principal Consultant for a Time and Labor / Absence Management application reviewed existing processes for leave plan accruals, and comp time balance carry over, documenting the required configuration and scheduling for yearend processing. Worked closely with the Manager of Accounting for the City of Akron to validate the balances for over 2000 employees, developed SQR interfaces for pension contributions, on PeopleSoft HCM 9.0

Confidential,
Principal Consultant participated in the collection of business requirements, and wrote functional design documents for interfaces to the State of Kansas for Benefits Enrollment reporting, also assisted with Benefits Configuration on PeopleSoft HCM 9.1.

Confidential, NE 
Principal Consultant on at team of 15, reporting to the Director of HR participate in the collection of business requirements, and 
facilitated product demonstrations designed to illustrate the features and functions of Benefits Administration on PeopleSoft HCM 9.1.
worked with the Benefits Department to identify business requirements and associated configuration for Benefits Billing, Health 
Savings Accounts, Life Events processed through eBenefits, and Retro Active processing.

Confidential, IL. 
Principal Consultant on a team of 10 participated in the planning, collection of business requirements, high level design, and facilitated conference room pilot sessions designed to illustrate the features and functions of PeopleSoft HCM 9.1, developed the requirements
traceability matrix used as input to the high level functional design, working closely with the Payroll Manager to identify current processes.

Confidential September 2002 – May 2010 
Independent Computer Consultant providing Senior Functional and Technical expertise with over 13 years of PeopleSoft experience specializing in HR, Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, Recruitment, and Security on 12 separate projects.

Significant Client Engagements Include:

Confidential Philadelphia, PA. October 2008 – June 2009
Project Manager for a Global Consulting Organization led a team of five reporting to the Manager of HRSD. Provided functional and operational support for the execution of HR processes, reporting, interfaces, and maintenance of foundation tables, on PS HCM 8.9

• Developed the Global HR Annual Project, Scope, Quality, Risk Management, and Phase Exit Plans.
• Managed system security access and audits of HR systems and processes.
• Generated ad hoc PeopleSoft reports, and developed functional specifications for systems maintenance initiatives.
• Developed test plans, test scripts, and coordinated testing for the HRSD Department.
• Provided support to Annual Benefits Open Enrollment process. Collected and loaded plan design specifications, Configured Benefit
• Plans, Costs and Credits, Eligibility, and Event Processing Rules, attached them to Automated Benefit Programs.

Confidential Philadelphia, PA. August 2008 – October 2008
Sr. Techno Functional Consultant on a team of seven reporting to the Director of Applications.Provided technical support for Benefits year-end, utilized MS Access, PeopleSoft HCM 8.9, PeopleTools, SQR.

• Created an email notification process from contact data stored in PS downloaded to MS Access. This provided the Board
• with the ability to communicate efficiently with it members.

Confidential, Wilmington DE June 2005 – July 2008

Payroll Manager for a Newspaper Shared Service organization in a department of fifteen reporting to the Dir. of HRIS.

Directed and managed a payroll staffof 8 employees and consultants for amulti-state, nationwide shared service organization. Supported the newspapers implementation and ongoing support of PS 8.9 in six waves for 26 distinct companies, and 20,000 employees

• Responsible for all Payroll Processes, inc luding Payroll Year End, Time & Labor, and GL interfaces on PS HCM 8.9.
• Liaison with JP Morgan Chase for Positive Pay, Direct Deposits, Wire Transfers, Tax Deposits, Check Reversals, Stop Payments,
• Garnishments, Cash Reconciliations, and implementation of patches/fixes, and tax updates
• Provided support for Configuration, Security, Adhoc Queries, GL Mapping Requests, Reconciliation, andData Integrity
• Adhered to policies and procedures by developing SOP’s, facilitating data standards, writing functional and technical specs.

Senior HR / Benefits Consultant on a team of 7 reporting to the Manager of HR / Benefits. Provided the operating unit’s expertise on PeopleSoft 8.9 HR /Benefits and offered resolutions and guidance on arising HR/Benefits issues. Provided back up for the HR / Benefits Manager, who traveled extensively to the operating units.

• Designed enhancements to operating processes, wrote technical specifications, queries, and process changes.
• Provided Security Access to HCM, maintained User Id’s, Permission Lists, Roles, and support for Security Audits.
• Facilitated the coordination of Annual Benefits Open Enrollment, and year-end processing on PeopleSoft 8.9.
• Collected and loaded rates, plan design specifications, Configured Benefit Plans, Costs and Credits
• Developed test plans, test scripts, coordinated testing for HR and Benefits projects and verified employee populations

Confidential Philadelphia, PA. February 2005 – June 2005
Functional Lead on a team of ten for a PeopleSoft 8.8 eProfile Manager Desktop, and eCompensation Manager Desk top implementation which supports an organization of approximately 900 Managers, reporting to the Director of Benefits.

• Developed the Project Plan, and Functional and Technical Designs
• Facilitated the Fit Gap Sessions
• Developed Current and Future State Process Flows, and Workflows
• Developed Security Roles
• Wrote and Executed the Test Plan and Developed Training Exercises
• Developed Communication Plan

Confidential Woodbridge, NJ September 2004 – January 2005
Functional Consultant who developed the Integration, Parallel, and User Acceptance test plans for a PeopleSoft 8.8 HRMS rollout for:

• Payroll, Benefits, Time and Labor, Recruitment, Position Management
• Developed training exercises

Confidential New York, New York July 2004 – September 2004
Project Manager participated on the proposal team to outline the project definition of system integration services for the emergency communication transformation program, (ECTP) for the City of New York. The goal of my team was to demonstrate that HP, in collaboration with its selected Business Partners, were qualified and prepared to meet the requirements of the ECTP initiative.

Confidential Carteret, NJ February 2004 - June 2004 
Functional Consultant conducted feasibility study and vendor assessment, deliverables included:

• A review and assessment of Pathmark\'s user requirements, and wrote the RFP.
• Standardized the vendor assessment process and analyzed vendor’s responses to the RFP.
• Conducted Gap/Fit analysis comparing user requirements to delivered functionality, including self-service delivery.
• Recommendation of vendor to provide ERP solution and the Go-Forward implementation project plan.

Confidential New Brunswick, NJ January 2004 – February 2004
Sr. Consultant provided organizational expertise.

• Reviewed existing HRIS processes, standards, strategies and methodologies
• Analyzed materials collected and developed a consolidated Software Solution Process
• Developed supporting methodology guide fully integrated with J&J’s CIM life cycle, and J&J’s Project Excellence methodologies.

Confidential New York, New York October 2003 – December 2003
Sr. Consultant provided functional expertise on PS 8.3 Payroll, ePay & Payroll Operational Processes.

• Provided analysis to ensure that payroll business functional requirements were well defined and successful delivered in PeopleSoft
• Updated application with appropriate requirements for meeting the system configuration needs, and ran Payroll processes in PS 8.3
• Assisted with payroll application testing, as required, documented and executed all Payroll System Functional test scripts
• Collaborated with Developers to ensure that the PS application integration points were identified and successfully managed.

Confidential New York, New York September 2003 – October 2003 
Sr. Technical Consultant for a global Law firm provided technical support for an upgrade to 8.8. Utilized People Tools, People Code, App engine, Component Interface, and SQR for: eBenefits, ePay, eProfile, eDevelopment, and eRecruit Manager Desktop.

• Reviewed functional design, created test scripts, entered transactions, developed People Code, App Engines, SQR’s, Component
• Interfaces, and made workflow revisions on a Micro Soft SQL Server Platform.

Confidential Princeton, NJ September 2002 – September 2003
Sr. Consultant provide technical and functional assistance for a global compensation department establishing self-service delivery of salary planning and variable compensation on PeopleSoft version 8.16., eCompensation and eCompensation Manager Desktop. Defined scope and requirements definition with the Dir. of Global Comp. , create fit gap analysis, functional and technical specs.  Configured all setup tables for salary planning, and variable compensation, and security including the variable compensation security tree, user groups relating to each business unit, and identification of included components.

Confidential Sr. Project Manager January 2001 – July 2002

• Member of the HRIS Leadership team managing all global aspects of human resource systems including compensation, benefits,
• health and safety, hr planning, payroll, and security for a population of 61,000 employees, reporting to the SR. VP of HR.
• Performed fit-gap analysis of PS 7.5 to 8.12, reviewed PeopleCode, Pages, Components, SQR’s, and PS Queries to identify which 7.5
• customizations were included in the “vanilla” 8.12 version, eliminating them, significantly reducing lines of custom code.
• In support of Benefits Open enrollment, utilizing eBenefits, Ben Admin, and the 8.12 upgrade, reviewed the setup tables, and ran
• parallel payroll cycles for 61 paygroups, and customized the benefits confirmation statements. Also wrote Crystal reports, and
• Oracle SQL scripts to maintain the Benefit enrollment tables. Defined roles and permission lists to provide self-service access to
• PeopleSoft, converted SQR’s to version 8. Reviewed and tested upgrade scripts used as input to the upgrade.
• Configured all setup tables for salary planning, and variable compensation, including the variable compensation security tree.
• HRIS liaison with three core Business Groups. Organized cross-functional teams, facilitated team building sessions, led development
• of the conceptual strategy and methodology guides.

Confidential Philadelphia, PA March 1998 – January 2001 
Senior Consultant 

Led and Managed teams of developers engaged in the implementation and maintenance of the PeopleSoft HCM product suite, including; requirements identification, specifications, functional and technical analysis, modifications, enhancements, interfaces, reporting, testing, trouble-shooting, cost estimates, and upgrades. Mentored less experienced developers.

Significant Hunter Client Engagements Include:

Confidential. Princeton, NJ 1998 – 2000 
Led PeopleSoft upgrade implementation effort, version 4.0 to 7.0 HR/Base Benefits, and Payroll Interface. This global upgrade was accomplished in three months for a population of 7,500 employees.

• Optimized the employment search process through the deployment of Oracle trigger. Led web-enabled open enrollment, benefits
• admin, wrote global dynamic payroll interface engine to ADP Payroll, and presented it at the National IHRIM conference.
• Established security for all staff accessing to the web utilizing PeopleSoft App Engine and managed all technical consultants.
• Led web-enabled open enrollment for Ben Admin. Collected and loaded plan design specifications, configured Benefit Plans Costs
• and Credits

Confidential, Rochester, NY 1998
Functional and Technical Consultant for a PS HR/Payroll 7.0 Public Sector implementation

• Reviewed the setup tables and established earning codes to comply with FLSA regulations.
• Developed functional specifications for various interfaces, established test plans for HR and Payroll.
• Served as Primary testing coordinator conducting status meetings and tracked all open issues.
• Provided guidance and support to the university’s Payroll Manager on all Payroll issues.

Confidential Senior Computer Consultant February 1992 – March 1998 
Performed all phases of SDLC including Definition, Analysis, Architecture, Database Design, Implementation, and Testing for:

PECO Energy Technical and Functional Lead for interface of legacy Payroll / HR / Time & Attendance to PeopleSoft 5.12.

• Managed ten analysts and programmers, assigned work, monitored personnel performance
• Provided input to design, analysis, specifications, coding, test and implementation plans, evaluations, and documentation.

Education - BBA Business, 
Professional Education - PeopleSoft People Tools 8 Delta, App Engine 8.0, PS 8.0 Security, Process Scheduler 8.0, Delphi,
PeopleSoft, Functional Payroll, Hunter Group; Advanced Functional Payroll, Software AG, Natural 2.1, IMI
Systems, Visual Basic 4.0, Zenger Miller, Front Line Leadership

Database Management Systems/Languages, Utilities, Operating Systems, and Environments:
Oracle, DB2, Adabas, MS Access/Windows, UNIX, OS 390, Mac OS X, SQR, Peopletools 8.49, PeopleSoft Query, PeopleCode 8.8, COBOL 2, CICS, QMF, Natural 2,Visual Basic, SAS, FORTRAN, PL/SQL PeopleSoft HRMS 4.0 – 9.0, CMS 3.71, Front Page 2000, Adobe Photoshop 5.5, Visio, Microsoft Office Products, MS Project, WordPerfect, iworks08