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PS Consultant
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US-Florida-Ft. Myers/Naples
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PeopleSoft Functional-Technical Consultant
Queen Medical Center, Hawaii (October 2009 Present)
Assist Queen Medical System End User to evaluate HCM TAM 9.0 to customize and stream line Queen Medical System hiring and security process. Utilize PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Application Engine, File Layout, Component Interface, and Microsoft SQL Server to develop customization procedures.
PeopleSoft Functional-Technical Consultant
The School Board of Lee County District, Fort Myer, FL (March 2008 July 2009)
Involved in user requirement and design fit gap sessions to gather system requirements for the implementation of PS Global Absence Management, Payroll, Ben Admin modules, 8.9 version. Developed all deliverable documents such as Fit Gap Solutions, Design Document, Function Specs, and Technical Specs. Set up application system including Employee SS and Manager SS. Worked with outside vendor such as Vanguard, Citibank to evaluate user requirements, to research and design specification for implementing PS Stock Administration and re-writing 401K interface process. Worked with Assisted in Conversion, Customization, and Development process utilizing PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Application Engine, File Layout, Component Interface, XML, Workflow and Microsoft SQL Server to test conversion data, to customize the system, and to produce report. Develop Test plan, Test Scenarios, Test scripts and work with End User throughout Integration Test, System Test, and User Acceptance Test.
Software Developer Consultant
BSO, Fort Lauderdale, FL (August 2006 February 2008)
Assisted with the implementation of the PeopleSoft Financial GL utilizing PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Application Engine, File Layout, Component Interface, ORACLE SQL tool, Crystal to convert data, customize the system, and produce report. Developed and modified GL interface, AR and Billing, Grants, Project Cost interface system. Customized 8.9 E-Benefits, E-Pay, E-Compensation and eProfile; utilizing PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Application Engine, Work Flow. Completed technical documentation for related developments.
Sr. Consultant
General Electric, Fort Myers, FL (January 2006 August 2006)
Proficient in both Functional and Technical role in PS Payroll, Time and Labor to validate the interface T&L and
Payroll files. Reviewed current Functional Design Specs and compare against the test files to determined discrepancies to update the Functional Spec. Reviewed production schedule to design, develop, and QA test a dynamic parameters
program; which automatically creates the run controls to submit jobs. Utilized PS Query for QA test in Global Payroll Functional Unit Test and System Integration test. Developed user procedures training manuals for client to be prepared for their parallel test and final implementation
IS Project Lead/ Benefit - Payroll Business Analyst.
Philips PACE, Palm Beach Garden, FL (August 2001 January 2006)
Benefits Project Lead: Managed new benefit implementation project, Benefits Administration Open Enrollment, and HIPPA compliance transition project. Coordination between the Functional User Groups, Benefits/Payroll Vendors (Metlife, Caremark, BCBS, UHC, VSP, CIGNA, Citibank, Mellon) and the IS Groups to evaluate user requirements, to research and design specification for converting Benefit interface files to the ASC-X12-834 Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance Transaction Set - HIPAA compliance. Development of the project plans to include both functional benefits/payroll and IS activities. Called upon other IS personnel to assist with the projects. Coordinated and insure IS Groups to be aware of the project plan deadlines. Communicated changes in the project plan activities and due dates to appropriate personnel. Communicated to IS management any project issues which are impacting the project plan deadlines. Developed documentation and coordination of Functional Specifications, Technical Specs and QA test scripts. Worked with Payroll Tax Managers to gather requirements for Tax Audit, W-2 process. Worked with Production Control to coordinate in applying tax updates.
Payroll/Finance Analyst - Proficient in both Functional and Technical role in PS Global Payroll, Base Benefits and Benefits Administration to involve in company conversion process. Worked with Vanguard, Citibank and Equiserve, Stock Brokerage Vendors, and Philips Management to evaluate user requirements, to research and design specification for implementing PS Stock Administration and re-writing 401K interface process. Utilized SQL/SQR, PeopleCode, PeoleTool to modify in house timesheet load to PS Payroll, Bank Reconciliation, Benefits Administration customization, and GL reconciliation process. Provided technical training to functional colleagues due to the reorganization transition.
General Business System Analyst Worked with team to upgrade from 7.5 to 8.8. Maintained up-to-date knowledge of developments within area of expertise. Re-engineering of daily processes. Assist and develop process improvement initiatives. Identified issues and risk areas and assist with moving them toward resolution. Reviewed the overall quality of processes and procedures. Ensured compliance with established business controls. Ensured that other departments and PACE management personnel are made aware of issues, which may affect processing quality and metrics, and which, may have customer impact.
Served as a point of contact to the client for software functionality and capability. Ensured consistent and ongoing communications of process improvement opportunities. Maintained effective communications with customers, internal PACE departments, and other Philips divisions to identify and resolve issues, and to ensure prompt issue resolutions. Conducted meetings with customers and other Philips business entities as appropriate and provides them with counsel, coordination, and issues recommendations related to competencies and capabilities of software functionality and process enhancement opportunities. Coordinated project activities between the various internal IS groups. Coordinated technical specifications development with Application Support Group. Facilitated a smooth transition of software enhancements and functionality to production/operations. Participated in QA testing of software enhancements/changes. Contributed to the professional development of others through mentoring, education, and knowledge-sharing.
Senior Programmer Consultant (October 1996- July 2001)
Citrix, Fort Lauderdale, FL (February 2001 July 2001)
Involve in Benefits Administration Event Maintenance and Payroll Interface processes. In charge in maintaining Department Security Tree, responsible for system maintenance, troubleshooting, and production support. Gather user requirements and develop design functional/technical/test case specifications for new requirements. Utilized PS SQR, Query, Crystal, MS Access to develop HRMS/Benefits reports.
FedEx, Memphis, TN (October 2000 January 2001)
Developed Check Reversal Batch Process that enables FedEx to submit a high volume of check reversals without online-interaction. Modified Tax Annual Reports. Utilized SQR, PeopleCode, PeopleTool to customize in house system and provide production support. Developed design functional and technical specification, sources and test benefits interfaces.
MD Anderson, Houston, TX (June 2000-September 2000)
Evaluated current system, PS version 7.0 against PS version 7.5 to determine the business solution for de-customizing in houses system to bring it back to vanilla PS system which enable client to reduce cost for future upgrade. Provided production support. Developed design specification, sources and test benefits interfaces.
Intersil, Melbourne, FL (December 1999-March 2000)
Proficient in HRMS, PS Base Benefits module, 7.51 version to provide production support and re-customizing Intersils HRMS system. Applied fixes and application updates.
The New York Times, Norfolk, VA (September 1999 December 1999)
Familiar with PS Benefit Administration to customize and/or provide production support for flex benefits program at Open Enrollment and Event Maintenance schedule.
Talbots, Tampa, Florida (April 1999 September 1999)
Knowledgeable in PS Human Resources and PS Base Benefits module, 7.5 version to provide production support. Worked with Benefits user and the carrier to analyze and develop 401K interface.
Price Waterhouse Cooper, Tampa, Florida (June 1998 April 1999)
Proficient in PS Payroll, PS Human Resources and PS Base Benefits module, 7.5 version to assist Payroll/Benefits mangers to determine business rules to set up PWC HR/Payroll/Benefits systems. Analyze PWC Payroll/Benefits mainframe legacy system to utilize Convoy software application (data migration tools) for mapping, setting up condition rules, generating COBOL programs to extract legacy data, and generating SQR to load data into PS Payroll/Benefit system. Develop addition SQR programs to handle complicate calculations and routines which are not handle by Convoy software. Develop interface and conversion specifications. Assist users on conversion data validation.
USDA, Riverdale, Maryland (March 1998 August 1998)
Proficient in PS Payroll Interface to set up Payroll related tables, Interface System, Fields, Instances, Definition, File Handles, Interface Group Ids, Configuration Tables, and Employee Ids tables. Provided assistance to client in Payroll Interface processing. Analyzed National Finance Center (NFC) requirements to set up and customize 7.0 Payroll Interface System Federal Version. Familiar with Government Personnel Action, Position Management Structure and Payroll Interface process to perform a full test cycle to ensure data integrity to interface between USDA-HR and NFC.
AccuStaff, Jacksonville, Florida (October 1996 January 1998)
Assisted Payroll managers to adjust payroll balances and to set up Company tax data, Tax parameters, Tax Form Definition for Year End and W-2 processing. Implemented tax upgrade. Redesigned Leave Accrual system. Customized Pay Check and Advise. Set up direct deposit system. Familiar with payroll files to map/extract payroll data to export/import from/to PeopleSoft system and other system. In charge of maintaining and resolving production problems. Developed/customized payroll menus, panels, SQR reports.
Assisted Benefits User to determine requirements for setting up 401K, Deferred Compensation plan, Health Benefit plan. Analyzed specification and developed 401K eligibility report, 401K Contribution, 401K Loan Repayment and Health Deduction interface file. Developed/customized Benefits menus, panels, SQR reports.
In charge of Application Upgrade, Security Tracking and Data Integrity. Applied Tax Update. Set up Audit Trail and developed Audit report to capture Personnel activities in particular time frame. Set up User Security. Developed SQR programs to standardize Location and Establishment table and to merge employee records when duplication occurred. Developed/customized HR menus, panels, SQR reports.
Programmer Consultant
Business Information Technology - (January 1995 - October 1996)
Fisher Price/Mattel (SHL), Buffalo, New York - (August 1996 October 1996)
Map all fields and tables from Fisher Prices system to PeopleSoft system. Analyze and design interface file specifications for external systems.
Florida Power, St. Petersburg, Florida - (April 1996 August 1996)
Assisted with the implementation of the PeopleSoft HR, utilizing PeopleTools, PeopleCode, ORACLE SQL to customize on-line Human Resource system. Developed and modified SQRs to produce personnel reports.
Tower Perrin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (January 1996 March 1996)
Utilized PS PeopleTool and PeopleCode to customize in-house requirements for PeopleSoft Benefit system.
BIT Main Office, Pennsylvania (November 1995 December 1995)
Developed BIT training materials which are used to conduct technical workshop for clients.
TRW Inc, Fairfax, Virginia. (May 1995 October 1995)
Assisted with the implementation of the PeopleSoft HR/Payroll system. Utilized SQL/SQR to develop personnel, payroll and labor journal entry reports. Analyzed and mapped all fields and tables for conversion purpose. Utilized PeopleTools to establish an archive audit system.
AAA - American Automobile Association, Orlando, Florida. (February 1995 - May 1995)
Developed SQRs to replace personnel reports that are produced by AAAs current human resources system.
Programmer Analyst
PRC Inc. Mclean, Virginia. (November 1993 - January 1995)
Involved in implementation of PeopleSoft HR/Payroll/Benefits system from Mainframe D&B HR/Payroll/Benefits. Assisted in mapping data, tables and initial data population utilizing ORACLE SQL/SQR, PeopleCode, PeopleTool. Modified delivered PeopleSoft SQR and developed new SQR to accommodate in-house system.
Programmer Analyst
Baylor Health Care System. Dallas, Texas. (October 1992 - November 1993)
Responsible for analysis, design, programming and testing of human resource system conversion and upgrade for their D&B:HR. Utilized SDT/PDL and batch COBOL to customize the D&B system to accommodate Baylors requirements. Involved in all phases of the system life cycle from analysis and specifications to building test data, creating testing and implementation plans and providing final documentation.
Programmer Analyst
PRC Inc. Mclean, Virginia. (June 1989 - October 1992)
Provided analysis, design, programming and testing support for the Human Resource/Payroll/Benefit systems, utilizing COBOL, Easytrieve, Dun and Brad Street M:SDT and Millennium PDL. Involved in Flex Open Enrollment project.
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More than twenty years in Information Technology. More than fifteen years in PeopleSoft Consulting, specializing in HCM: HR/Payroll/Benefits, Payroll Interface, T&L, E-Benefits, E-Pay, E-Compensation, eProfile, PS Global Absence Management and PS Training; FMS: Financial GL, Project Cost, Grants.
Efficient in both technical and functional; capable to put on several hats as a Technical Developer, or a Business Analyst, or a QA tester or a Project Coordinator. Involved in full cycle of implementations from evaluating legacy system, gathering user requirements, fit gap analysis, designing and developing functional/technical/test case specification through conversion, application configuration system set up, application development and customization, assisting end users throughout payroll process, interfaces, data validation, system audit, system integration test, user acceptance test, parallel testing and user training. Also involved in application system maintenance, sub-system consolidations, application upgrade, tax upgrade, W-2 year-end processing, Benefit Open Enrollment, and production support.
Technical skill include PeopleCode, PeopleTool, SQL/SQR, App-Engine, SQL Server, SQL+, SQL Tool, Toad, PS Query, CRYSTAL, Easytrieve, ORACLE, Unix, INFORMIX, COBOL, JCL, VSAM, Dun and Brad Street M:SDT, Millennium PDL, MS-Project, MS-Office, Visio, etc
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Completed courses in Certified Internet Web Master Program at Florida Atlantic University.
Introduction to Human Resources, Introduction to Benefits, Introduction to Payroll, PeopleTools I&II, PeopleCode, SQL/SQR, PS Query.
BA, Business Management, National-Louis University.
AAS, Computer Information System, Programming Specialization.
AAS, Computer Information System, Technical Support Specialization, Northern Virginia Community College
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