OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE

I have held responsible positions as an account manager, project manager, deputy project manager, client project lead, senior business analyst, senior system analyst, and lead functional analyst. I have gained extensive experience in the public and private sector in diverse industries: government and military, financial, insurance, and industrial automation. In addition, I hold Master degrees in both Business Administration, and Business Management with Honors , and an active Secret Security clearance. PMP certification in progress.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

I have performed a variety of functional and technical tasks as a project manager, and lead functional/system analyst identifying requirements, addressing the various needs, concerns, and expectations of the stakeholders as the project is planned and carried out managing functional and technical teams, developing project management plans, project plans and schedules, communication plans and reports, scope management, risk management, human resource management, directing the day-to-day activities to ensure a timely cost-effective implementations, and thus across a number of assignments including:

EXPERIENCE

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• Responsible for two VA projects Master Veterans Index MVI Development, and Identity Services IdS MVI Integration.
• Plan, manage, directs and coordinates virtual remote team activities to manage and implement project with budget up to 10 million dollars from contract/proposal initiation to final operational stage.
• Spend significant time doing personnel management activities planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, employee relations, performance management, employee appraisals, training and development, problem resolution and thus, carrying out the day-to-day people management activities across the project.
• Assist with defining, scheduling, coordinating and executing work activities.
• Co- manage project scope and providing deliverables for all phases of the VA Software Development Lifecycle to include requirements management and analysis, design development, code development, software quality assurance SQA testing, release management and sustainment.
• Ensures that all quality and testing processes and procedures are followed in order to minimize the number and impact of defects in released products.
• Produce and present management reports on project status, risks, issues, and budget.
• Perform project risk management activities across the enterprise, including risk identification, risk impact analysis, risk mitigation and analysis of alternatives.
• Use IBM Rational ClearQuest and ClearCase to store all risk artifacts.

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Management MVI Identity Services

• Formulated and defined system and business scope and objectives for both the IAM Identity Service MVI service and consuming applications at the enterprise level.
• Served as Identity Services subject matter expert on the Governance Board by analyzing the compliance and integration issues related to bringing consuming applications into compliance with the MVI service.
• Provided technical analysis support with assessing the interactions of the MVI service and consuming applications that use the MVI service.
• Worked with project stakeholders, requirements decision makers, and consuming applications to acquire comprehensive and concise application specifications.
• Developed plans and milestone dates for completing analysis on multiple consumer service requests concurrently.
• Planned weekly review of all Service Requests coming into the Governance Process and presents finding to senior management for adjudication.
• Successfully interacted with Senior and Executive managers and project team members to facilitate and execute the vision, goals, and objectives of the IAM organization.

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• Provided support to the government in the areas of requirements management which include completing analyses and recommending solutions to technical issues, and assisting in the review of detailed engineering documentation.
• Assisted in the development of the Future Personnel and Pay Solution FPPS System Requirements Document SRD to ensure overall system functionality.
• Performed compatibility analysis to compare and trace detail requirements in the System/Subsystem Specification document to the detail requirements in the SRD for completeness, accuracy, and allocation to design solutions. Specific areas of concentration Information Assurance System Security requirements, System Sustainment requirements, Training related requirements, and Logistic requirements

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Promotion Administrative System

• Developed and managed the project plan and target dates monitored the project-related work efforts throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Captured high level requirements and identified fit/gap for 38 Core and Non Core business system process. Conducted complete review of system requirements with customers.
• Demonstrated detail knowledge of Project Management and System Development Life Cycle SDLC methodologies.
• Created and produced project deliverables for each phase of the SDLC Life Cycle i.e., Functional Requirement Document, Unit Test plans, Application Functional Test/Application Systems Test plan, Regression Test plan, Report Layout Designs, Training Materials, etc.
• Modified PeopleSoft Workforce Administration and Workforce Development Application version 8.9 utilizing PeopleTools version 8.48.
• Developed and modified SQR programs used in the PeopleSoft Officer Promotion Administrative System to process transactions and generate reports.

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• Practitioner and implementer of ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library v3.0, the industry standard IT Service Management framework of Best Practice used for sustaining Department of Defense - Defense Integrated Military Human Resource System DIMHRS A PeopleSoft HRMS and Global Payroll implementation program.
• Planned, Developed, Managed, and Monitored key business process used in the service management lifecycle from strategy through design, and transition to operation and continual improvement.
• Co-developed a cost effective, customer responsive Sustainment organization.
• Lead the Configuration Management process for the Integrated Product Team IPT validating Configuration Values for each list of values based on the PeopleSoft Application and information available in the Database Design Description.
• Revised Business Process Maps, Detailed Functional Designs, and Gap documents with required changes for consistency with the As-Built PeopleSoft application.
• Updated supporting documents as necessary to clarify business rules, eligibility rules or computation rules not apparent in existing design documents.

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Project Manager/Sr. Peoplesoft HRMS Application Analyst Department of Defense

• Managed account and personnel assigned to a Department of Defense project Defense Integrated Military Human Resource System DIMHRS PeopleSoft 8.9. User base greater than 2 million.
• Provided extensive functional knowledge of PeopleSoft Human Resources 8.9 products to include Employee/Manager Self Service and eApplications.
• Designed HR business processes across multiple functional areas, configured and demonstrated PeopleSoft functionality to client. Special focus on the following business processes: Recruiting, Strength Management, and Hire-Rehire.
• Gathered and identified fit/gap requirements for Core HR application, Benefit Administration, Workforce Administration, and Collaborative Apps.
• Designed, developed and maintained end-user training materials using Oracle User Productivity Kit Developer 2.7.5 UPK tool for end-user online instruction.
• Assisted in developing System Integration Test SIT plans for the Hire-Rehire business process. Unit test development of HR business processes.

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Client Project Lead/Business Analyst, Corporate Services

• Directed business activities toward the implementation of the PeopleSoft 8.4 Travel and Expense module across Northwestern Mutual organization of 4,000 .
• Developed project plans and target dates for the project-related client work efforts.
• Planned and coordinated initiatives across Controllers and Corporate Services business. Provided purchasing business knowledge for the implementation of the PeopleSoft 8.4 Accounts Payable and Purchasing Modules, and performed requirement definition.
• Completed applicable designs for the new system and system outputs. Performed requirement definition for the Purchasing business unit.

Project Manager, Information Systems

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• Directed the day-to-day activities for the Annuity Accumulation Products projects.
• Managed detailed work plan, cost matching actual expenditures to budget , resources, and quality to ensure a timely cost-effective implementation.
• Created detail project plan for Field Force Support Financial applications.

Project Manager, PeopleSoft Financials

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• Provided Information System professional leadership for PeopleSoft Financials upgrade from version 7.0 to version 7.3 and Peopletools version 7.6.
• Developed project plan, directed and coordinated the efforts of team and monitored progress to timeline and budget.
• Successfully implemented PeopleSoft Financials v7.53 Upgrade project within timeline and 200, 000 under budget. Total Budget 770,000.

Project Manager, PeopleSoft HCM

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• Provided Information System professional leadership for PeopleSoft HRMS upgrade from version 7.5 to version 8.
• Developed project plan, directed and coordinated the efforts of team and monitored progress to timeline and budget.
• Successfully implemented PeopleSoft HRMS v8.0 Upgrade project within timeline and budget. Total Budget 650,000.

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Senior System Analyst, Global Resource Planning

• Deployed and managed PeopleSoft EDI Manager utilizing EDI Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash transactions in Canada, Europe, and the US.
• Completed four full life cycle PeopleSoft implementations along with three upgrades. Developed project plans specifications, and test plan for global development initiatives.

Senior Business System Analyst, Global Technical Services GTS

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• Provided direction and support for GTS's business system development activities.
• Provided business systems support for 300 million global Field Engineering and Service. Evaluated the Global Technical Services business practices and trends in order to effectively
• integrate and implement new business systems.

Programmer/Analyst Operations Quality

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• Analyzed requirements, implements system changes and enhancements.
• Provided Customer service and support for 500 Quality Information System QIS users base.
• Prepared system documentation and training in the use of QIS.

JOB RELATED SKILLS

Microsoft Project, Oracle UPK Developer 2.7.5, PeopleSoft EDI Manager, PeopleSoft ePerformance, PeopleSoft HRMS 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 8.9, 9.0, People Tools 8.48, PeopleSoft Financials 7.0, People Tools I II, PeopleSoft Travel and Expense 8.4, PeopleSoft Purchasing 8.4, PeopleSoft Accounts Payable 8.4, PeopleSoft Application Designer, PeopleSoft Training, ITIL, IBM Rational Tools Suite Clear Case, ClearQuest, RequisitePro