PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Performed a feasibility study and justification for the re - implementation scope for PeopleSoft Financials
• Served as project manager for the re-implementation of Oracle’s PeopleSoft Financial Suites (10 modules) and a retro-fit of Time & Labor in PeopleSoft Human Capital Management
• Responsible for all phases including requirements gathering, design, development, testing and the implementation and deployment of changes
• Developed change management, risk management and project management processes to govern and keep project work on track
• Managed a diverse team of 30+ resources including contractors and Brookings’ employees for all phases of the project including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, change management and post-implementation support
• Developed knowledge transition plan, support model and processes for post-production support

Confidential

Senior Manager 

Responsibilities:

• Managed audit engagements including integrated 404 Sarbanes-Oxley audits and financial statement audits for IT general controls
• Managed IT advisory projects including identifying and testing application controls, segregation of duties assessments, automated controls reviews, and pre-implementation and post implementation assessments.
• Supervised compliance audit and ensured that Rural telephone carriers complied with the FCC’s universal service high-cost program
• Supervised audit staff, overseeing development of audit programs for internal controls over financial reporting, editing/reviewing all work paper deliverables, ensuring audit progress against the audit budget and preparing audit reports in compliance with KPMG auditing methodology
• Managed a portfolio of clients including Fortunate 500 companies, government entities and non-Profits
• Served as a PeopleSoft subject matter expertise for PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financials
• Served on strategic Go-To-Market activities for the following advisory services: Contract Compliance, IT Project Advisory and ERP Advisory

Manager 

Confidential New York, NY 

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed the initial setup of the offshore component including service level agreements, process flows, connectivity, planning, and budgeting for the various work streams within the project
• Served as a liaison between to the offshore team and project team to issue escalation, managing requests and provide status to program management office
• Managed the system lifecycle team responsible for the overall strategies for retirement and remediation of legacy systems
• Created a decommissioning strategy for legacy applications that included the overall approach, roles, responsibilities and the definition key deliverables
• Planned and coordinated the remediation work for legacy systems including obtaining resources, executing and ensuring remediation work is integrated appropriately within the overall implementation time frame

Confidential 

Project Manager, New York NY

Responsibilities:

• Assisted with knowledge transition plan to transition production support duties to Copenhagen
• Identified problems and resolutions as country offices called in from around the world with global payroll issues
• Served as a knowledge resource on PeopleSoft v. 8.x functionality
• Reviewed existing documentation of various international professional entitlements and HR requirements to identify scope and potential gaps
• Authored the implementation strategy document which detailed the high-level approach, assumptions, scope, risk assessment, resource plan, deliverables and timeline
• Provided estimates and justification for Wave 2 implementation to the Tri-Lateral Advisory Panel to gain consensus and approval for Wave 2 for PeopleSoft HCM/Global Payroll and self-service applications: eProfile, ePay and eRecruit
• Began high level requirements for various entitlements such as Assignment Grants, Dependency Benefits, Education Grants, Hazard Pay, Mobility and Hardship, Post Adjustments, Rental Subsidy, Repatriation Grant, and Staff Assessments

 Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Offshore development process for data conversions
• Implemented a strategy to retain historical data in EPM and developed a data cleansing strategy
• Prepared initial mappings requirements and conversion technical designs
• Created the conversion strategy and historical data retention plan
• Managed the conversion process to test, verify and validate conversion data for over 50,000 employee records from four different legacy systems
• Communicated effectively with program management office and the various data owners across the organization
• Planned dry run testing and developed detailed work plan for conversion testing and cutover

Consultant,  Washington DC 

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed GAP requirement analysis to identify enhancements, customizations and modifications as needed
• Prepared detailed specifications for customizations, security setup, interfaces and reports
• Created specifications and performed online modifications to existing panels, related tables and the translate table
• Responsible for the configuration of setup tables and conversion requirements
• Used SQR to produce reports and interface files and online processing via the process scheduler
• Implemented a major modification to the PS training module to automatically close out courses and assign CPE Credits to students

American Management Systems (AMS) (now CGI Group) 12601 Fair Lakes Fairfax, VA

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team responsible for the implementation of reports with a custom reporting data repository and the implementation of an on-line, ad-hoc query tool
• Performed requirements analysis, design, testing and implementation of internal and external reports
• Trained end users basic structure query language to perform data inquires using the online, ad-hoc query tool
• Managed a team of analyst responsible for all phases of user support including staffing helpdesk to resolve technical and functional issues, training, procedures, and client management
• Created custom graphical user interface screens using Neuron’s Open Editor
• Led the GUI pilot, an initiative to identify issues and user concerns
• Supported various modules in Federal Financial Systems (FFS) including Budget Execution, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Vendor Management and Travel and Expense
• Managed team tasks to ensure compliance with project’s software development schedule.
• Developed comprehensive system test plans and executed tests to verify the functionality of modifications to software
• Major clients included the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Agriculture (USDA)

COMPUTER SKILLS/APPLICATIONS

Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management 9.0, Oracle PeopleSoft Financials 9.0, Maestro, PeopleTools, Oracle, SharePoint, Structured Query Language (SQL), Structured Query Report Writer (SQR), UNIX, FTP, MS Project, PrimeveraTeam Play, MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), Visio, Heat, OneWindow – Portal Solutions, IssueTrak, ADP, iCims, TrainCaster, Chrome River and Federal Financial System (FFS)