Gerald Edwards

UPK Instructional Developer

abgfev@r.postjobfree.com

Office: 886-***-**** Ext: 7519

Cell: 404-***-****

SUMMARY:

As both a Project Manager and a UPK Developer, I have experience in

every phase of the implementation lifecycle including analysis, fit

gap, design, unit testing, system testing, acceptance testing,

implementation, configuration, EDI support, training material

development, user training, and operational activities associated with

post implementation. Applied practices also include review of project

schedule and decisions made to achieve project timelines and goals; as

well as performing contract administration duties such as preparation

of weekly and monthly status reports, project plan maintenance, and

task projections. Preparation of status, budget, and projection reports

is made available to management as required. Additional skills include

ensuring of quality assurance of project deliverables; identify,

assess, and manage project risks, organize team building activities, as

well as support business development activities.

EDUCATION

Southern Polytechnic State University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology

CERTIFICATIONS

. ORACLE Certified Support Champion

. Oracle UPK 11 Development

. Project Management; Southern Polytechnic State University

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Operation Software

. UPK 3.5 - 11.1(Professional Edition)

. Windows 95/98/2000/XP/2003/Vista

. Office Suite (Access, FoxPro)

. MS Exchange

. Outlook

. PeopleSoft

. ORACLE

. SQL

Applications/Software packages I have worked with in either an internal or

external manner.

|HRMS/HCM |Financial/Supply Chain|CRM |

|PeopleSoft |PeopleSoft |*PeopleSoft |

|Hyperion |Oracle |Siebel |

|Oracle |SAP |* IssueTrak |

* Internal Implementation

Internal Implementations over the course of my career.

I have served as the project manager and functional lead for internal

implementations for the companies where I was a full time employee. I

have implemented IssueTrak for two companies to address Helpdesk and

Customer Support Features. I have implemented ADP to address our

internal payroll and 401K needs. Also I have implemented cBiz,

Salesforce.com and Bullhorn to address contact management activities

for sales and recruiting as the organizations were staffing companies.

I have the ability to manage the unique constraints associated with

internal projects and see projects through to a successful completion.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Department of Energy August 2011 - Present

Lead UPK (v11.1 Professional Edition) Content Developer for large scale

implementation of 8 modules (3 customized). Responsibilities includes:

. Develop content creation and approval procedures

. Conduct train the developer sessions

. Design and development of client custom documentation

. Conversion and development of test cases

o Test Cases Documents

o Test It Mode

. Development of training material

o Instructor Manuals

o Assessments

o Training Simulations

. Set up and implemented help menu integration

The Methodist Hospital System October 2011 - December 2011

Lead UPK (v3.6.1) Content Developer on a PeopleSoft upgrade of over 8

modules (Fin, SCM, & Grants). Responsibilities included:

. Coordinated instructional development with off-shore group

. Teamed with SME's for critical topic developments

. Created & assigned roles to topics based on trainer needs

. Implemented final edits on all content for final approvals

Ciena/IGate June 2010 - February 2011

Provided services as a Process Coordinator for a restructuring effort in

a company merger. Responsibilities included:

. Documenting past businesses P2P processes

. Facilitating discussion for to-be P2P process

. Coordinate and conduct business process drafting sessions with

SMEs

. Create useable business process flows utilizing Visio software

. Coordinated with the client training group to convert captured

process flows for UAT.

. Various administrative duties including updating RAID logs and

Dashboards

Montclair State University May 2010 - June 2010

Served dual responsibilities as both Project Manager & UPK Developer for

UPK development and deployment of 14 PeopleSoft FSCM modules (AM, BI,

CM, GL, AP, PC, PO, AR, ePro, Fundamentals, Reporting Tools, Contracts,

Grants, & Expenses). Responsibilities included

. Developed project timeline and tasks

. Coordinated team tasks and responsibilities

. Facilitated SME review of business process and training needs

. Recorded, developed, & standardized UPK training material

. Advised and coordinated with IT staff on server installation and

help integration

Telecommunication Services of Trinidad & Tobago October 2009 - May

2010

Served as lead UPK (v3.6) Developer for Financials & Supply Chain

groups, on a large scale upgrade project. Responsibilities included:

. Coordinated with Change Management on roll out of training

material

. Lead UPK Development and Delivery of Financial and Supply Chain

modules

o Assisted with HCM modules as needed

. Assisted functional resources with delta training

. Conducted TTT & TTD sessions with client SME's

Great Western Malt October 2008 - September 2009

A Project manager for on-going post production support. Responsible for

the migration of their production system to an outsourced hosting

provider. As part of the migration lead efforts to resolve noted errors

in the architecture, installation, and system configuration.

Additionally utilizing a Waterfall (SOA) approach to reduce the overall

life cycle time, we implemented the Purchasing module as part of the

cutover plans for the new hosted system. Responsibilities:

. Provided quality control of all customizations

. Development of test cases

. Validation of test results

. Conduct knowledge transfers with end users

Papa John's Pizza May 2008 - October 2008

Served as Program Manager on the PeopleSoft CRM implementation to 9.0.

Replaced the legacy systems that were used prior to the PeopleSoft

Support module. Oracle streams were utilized to interface data between

the PeopleSoft FSCM system, HCMS and Custom Developed Systems running

on Oracle Databases. Being a hands on manager I took on the following

responsibilities:

. Lead in the development of testing and training materials

. Delivered one on one training to individuals that missed scheduled

class training

. Conducted on-site production support for 2nd and 3rd shifts

. Helped resolve functional issues when possible

. Ensured timely communication and resolution of noted bugs

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