Gene R. Farmer

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Indianapolis, IN 46256

Home: 317-***-****

E-mail: acpwfm@r.postjobfree.com

Career Profile:

Highly knowledgeable SAP HR Time Management Consultant with extensive knowledge of implementing and

supporting both Time Management and CATS. Over 11 years of hands-on SAP experience, focusing on Time

Management, Payroll, and CATS. Experience includes four full life-cycle rollouts of SAP HR, both Private and Public

Sectors. SAP version experience includes ECC 6.0 plus Concurrent Employment. I possess an excellent knowledge of

all phases of ASAP and Business Process Re-Engineering, and am an effective communicator.

Functional Skills:

• Possess extensive knowledge of Time Management business processes

• Experienced in requirements gathering, configuration, documenting processes, creating requirements

documents (functional and technical), testing (unit, cycle, and parallel)

• Experience conducting Requirements Workshops, end-user training and documenting processes

• Goal-oriented and ability to handle multiple tasks

• Expert configuration knowledge of all phases of the Time Management module and CATS, including:

o Holiday Calendars

o Work Schedules

o Absences and Attendances

o Absence Quotas

o Time Accounts

o Time Management Schemas and Rules

o Time Evaluation

o CATS profiles for individual and multiple employees

o CATS feeds to HR, FICO, and PS

o Roles and Authorizations

Technical skills:

• Proficient in software including SAP ECC 6.0, MS Office and MS Project

• Extensive knowledge of Time Management schema and rule writing

• Broad functional experience in both Time Management and Payroll on mainframe platforms

• Strong analysis, client interaction, and problem solving skills

Professional Experience:

LSI Consulting

01/2012 to 05/2015

Time Management Consultant

Currently assisting client in preparing integration and UAT testing for a local government unit.

• Assisted clients through two full cycle SAP implementations, including Blueprinting, Realization, Testing and

Go-Live phases

• Clients included a local government unit and a large medical center

• Designed and built both CATS and Time Management modules to meet the clients complex needs

• Created specifications to successfully interface Kronos to SAP

• Providing knowledge transfer for clients

• Created WRICEF specifications to meet the clients requirements

Capricorn Systems, Inc.

05/2011 to 12/2011

Time Management Consultant

Worked with a large utility company to support Time Management functionality.

• Assisting client in supporting day to day business needs including work schedules, quotas, time entry and

production support issues.

• Testing and validating SAP Support Pack installation

• Providing knowledge transfer for client

• Troubleshooting recent system customization issues

Independent Consulting

02/2011 to 03/2011

Time Management Consultant

Assisted with Integration Testing of HR Time Management module for a large multinational biomedical company.

Helped client in testing of merged data of acquired business units into client’s SAP system.

• Assisted in Integration Testing of data converted from PeopleSoft to SAP

• Helped with data validation

• Reviewed existing test scripts and created new scripts to reduce testing gaps

• Assisted testers with executing test scripts

et alia, LLC., Milwaukee, WI

2009 to 2010

Solution Engineer (Time Management Consultant)

Responsible for the implementation of HR Time Management module for a large multinational construction company.

Integrated multiple legacy systems into one enterprise system. Requirements included merging diverse business units

into single SAP Client.

• Worked with a diverse group of client functional resources to gather requirements during the blueprint phase

• Conducted requirements gathering workshops

• Configured SAP Time Management, including holiday calendar, work schedules, absences and attendances,

time evaluation schema & rules

• Created CATS templates for both salaried and hourly employees for use via both SAP GUI and Employee Self

Service

• Configured most leave quota requirements (both annual and continuous) for multiple regional requirements

• Wrote functional specifications for conversions and forms, including an Adobe interactive time sheet that could

be used both online and as a paper timesheet

• Assisted developers in creating technical specifications

• Performed unit testing of both configuration and FRICE items

• Created Business Process Procedures for all Time Management functions

• Responsible for providing functional knowledge as well as manage client relationships within context

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2002 to 2009

Business Systems Analyst - HR

Was a member of the SAP implementation team, serving as Time Management Lead. Supported Time Management,

then Payroll after go-live. Requirements included implementing SAP ECC 6.0 using Concurrent Employment.

• Implemented using Accelerated SAP methodology

• Worked with SAP ECC 6.0 with Concurrent Employment

• Was a member of the working group that evaluated and selected ERP’s, including SAP, PeopleSoft, and

Oracle

• Conducted requirements gathering workshops, focusing on Time Management issues such as absences and

attendances

• Created Time Wage Types for absences and attendances

• Created Absence Quotas for both hourly and salaried employees, both annual and continuous

• Implemented FMLA Workbench and trained users how to process FMLA

• Responsible for designing and documenting SAP HR Time Management specifications

• Completed Realization Phase tasks including configuration, schema and rule writing, and writing report,

interface, conversion and extension functional requirements

• Created CATS profiles for use by Time Administrators across multiple units and locations

• Defined security roles for access to Time Management functionality

• Worked with developers to complete technical requirements and test deliverables

• Participated in creating test cases for HR integration testing and delivering technical documentation as well as

for end-user documentation

• Assisted trainers in developing and delivering end-user functional training

• Led team to define and create an interface between Time Clocks Plus and CATS for one of the university’s

business units.

• Shared systems knowledge with team members such as how to find information on SAP Support Packs

• After successful implementation, worked to support both Time Management and Payroll

• Served as lead for year-end processing using SAP Tax Reporter

• Prior to SAP project, worked production support for existing mainframe legacy payroll system

Auditor of State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN

2000 to 2001

Applications Manager, Payroll Systems

• Supported Mainframe GEAC Payroll system that paid 43,000 state employees

• Managed a staff of three Senior Systems Analysts

• Served as working manager performing numerous tasks including new development, maintenance, creating

test system and on-call

GTE/Verizon, Irving, TX

1991 to 2000

Programmer Analyst, Senior Administrator – Payroll Practice Implementation, Specialist – Production Support

Management

• Assigned to GTE’s SAP Implementation Team as Time Management Configurer

• Worked all phases of systems implementation

• Implemented using SAP R/3 3.1

• Handled the tasks of requirements gathering and performing blueprinting workshops

• Responsible for designing and documenting SAP HR Time Management specifications

• Completed Realization Phase tasks including configuration, schema and rule writing, and writing report,

interface, conversion and extension functional requirements

• Worked with developers to complete technical requirements and test deliverables

• Participated in creating test cases for HR integration testing

• Prior to SAP project, served as production support for legacy mainframe payroll system

• After implementation, managed systems maintenance process for Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)

business unit for sales, customer service, and provisioning systems

Educational Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting, University of Southern Indiana, 1980

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