Skills Summary

More than twenty-five years of experience in successfully planning,

coordinating, building and implementing corporate level software solutions,

Department of Defense (DoD) and Civilian Federal Agency information

technology projects involving both COTS software and in-house development

in multi-platform environments.

Security Clearance

TS/SI with Polygraph

Key Skills and Knowledge

Federal Government HR & Financial Systems, ERP Application Implementation

(PeopleSoft), PeopleSoft PeopleSoft Financials - General Ledger, Projects,

Accounts Payable, PeopleSoft Distribution - Purchasing, PeopleSoft core

HRMS, Position Management, Profile Management, ePerformance, Manager Self

Service, Employee Self Service through software version 9.0, PeopleTools

through version 8.5, SQR, nVision, Crystal Reports, Workflow, Application

Engine, Component Interface, Integration Broker, Approval Workflow Engine,

Application Package OO PeopleCode.

Domain Expertise & Solutions

Federal Government and commercial industry Financial and HR Systems, ERP

Application Implementation (PeopleSoft), Software Development, Software

Engineering, logical data modeling, structured system analysis and design,

full life-cycle development expertise.

Project and Program Management

Management of large Federal Intelligence agency HRMS and Learning systems.

Databases

IMS, DB2, Oracle, SQLServer

Technical Documentation

Developed process documents for designing and developing information

systems software, developed templates for software designs, created designs

for major additions and enhancements to PeopleSoft HR and Financial

products

Project Experience

Deloitte Consulting, LLP Senior Technical Director

DoD/HRMS

July 2007 - Present

Serve as Project and Technical Director for a team of 28 and a budget of

over $12m for the maintenance and enhancement of all PeopleSoft HR

applications including, but not limited to, Core HR, ePerformance, Manager

and Employee Self Service, Benefits Administration, Candidate Gateway,

Talent Acquisition Manager, Profile Management, Position Management,

Learning. This includes responsibility for staffing, financial management

and client relationships at a major Federal DoD intelligence agency.

Act as team lead for lifecycle maintenance of the PeopleSoft HR

applications. Responsibilities include the day-to-day management of the

development team, working with client organizations to create prioritized

lists of items to be included in quarterly maintenance releases,

coordinating schedules for testing and environment support in ensure proper

technical coverage, and managing the project budgets.

Perform duties of a team lead, senior developer and analyst for the

implementation of the ePerformance module including significant

customizations, client training, issues resolution, defect repairs,

enhancements, and reporting.

Served as a lead developer on the upgrade of the PeopleSoft HRMS from

version 8.8 to 9.0.

Unisys (Baesch Computer Consulting, Inc. prior to acquisition by Unisys

July 2004)

Architect

NFC/EmpowHR

August 2006 to July 2007

Acted as Team Leader for the Government Printing Office Conversion Project.

Responsibilities included coordinating a team of three developers, working

with the client agency-specific EmpowHR requirements, designing, building,

and testing the more complex modifications to the base PeopleSoft

applications.

Served as senior developer for the HRMS/EmpowHR (PeopleSoft v8.8).

Responsibilities included creating designs for software solutions to

multiple agency business requirements, mentor junior developers, create

process improvement processes and supporting documents, serve as a

functional and technical expert on processes included within the PeopleSoft

Human Capital modules.

DoD/Financials

March 2006 to August 2006

Served as functional lead of the General Ledger module. Responsibilities

included demonstrating software to clients, analyzing requirements,

developing solutions and business processes, investigating software issues,

configuring the General Ledger module for DoD/Federal application

including, but not limited to, account structure, entry events, journal

templates, journal defaults as they applied to other Financials Modules

(Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Budgets), interacting

with other module leads and clients.

DoD/HRMS

June 2003 to March 2006

Served as a subject matter expert on both technical and functional aspects

of PeopleSoft software and concepts such as WorkFlow, Security, SQL,

PSQuery, Tree Manager, and reporting options. Acted as a mentor to federal

civilian and military employees on PeopleSoft development tools and

techniques as well as general system development life-cycle concepts.

Prepared and executed significant portions of the upgrade of PeopleSoft

applications from version 8.0 to version 8.8 including, but not limited to,

Hiring, various WorkFlow processes, Security, and HR actions. Supported

current life-cycle activities by designing and developing software per user

specifications and assisting with system and user-acceptance testing.

Developed a batch process that determines changes in employee/supervisor

relationships based on specific agency criteria. This task included the

creation of a design, SQR program, and PERL scripts. Supported current

life-cycle activities by modifying software per user specifications and

assisting with system and user acceptance testing efforts. Investigated

and loaded appropriate PeopleSoft patches and fixes to solve software

errors. Analyzed, designed, developed and implemented the ePerformance

Module including client customizations

Accenture - Independent Consultant

Senior PeopleSoft Development Consultant

DoD/HRMS

October 2000 to June 2003

Worked as part of a consultant/functional employee team that analyzed

agency requirements for a new compensation and performance system.

Prepared PeopleSoft Performance Management conference room pilot as an

integral part of this evaluation process. Modified the delivered

PeopleSoft Employee Self-Service applications (name changes, emergency

contacts, marital status, home address, email address) and user specified

requirements. Developed a custom Self-Service application using

PeopleTools v 8.0 that is fully integrated into the Manager's Desktop to

enable supervisors the ability to award individuals and groups with cash

and time-off incentive bonuses.

Developed and conducted conference room pilots of the Competency Management

and eDevelopment modules for a multi-discipline team of federal functional

experts. Prepared and executed significant portions of the upgrade of

PeopleSoft applications from version 7.5 to version 8.0 including, but not

limited to, Position Management, Hiring, and HR actions. Supported current

life-cycle activities by modifying software per user specifications and

assisting with system and user acceptance testing efforts. Served as a

subject matter expert on both technical and functional aspects of

PeopleSoft software and concepts such as WorkFlow, Security, SQL, PSQuery,

Tree Manager, and reporting options. Mentored federal civilian and

military employees on PeopleSoft development tools and techniques as well

as general system development life-cycle concepts.

SRI Consulting Inc. - Independent Consultant

PeopleSoft Senior Consultant

DoD/HRMS

March 1999 to October 2000

Served as subject matter expert on all technical aspects of PeopleSoft

software and concepts such as WorkFlow, Security, SQL, PSQuery, Tree

Manager, and reporting options. Mentored several federal civilian and

military employees on PeopleSoft development, tools, and techniques. Lead

a team of functional and technical federal employees and consultants

through the implementation of the PS/Position Management module within a

Department of Defense agency. Tasks included performing gap analysis,

running JAD sessions, designing and applying customizations to PS objects,

specifying conversion processes, performing project management tracking

activities, mentoring junior developers. Mentored client team through

significant department reorganizations.

Provided subject matter expertise on the creation of trees and use of

PS/Tree Manager. Coordinated analysis of manpower management across

three federal agencies. Gathered requirements and background information,

developed tools and documentation to depict a conceptual view of manpower.

Designed a "bolt on" manpower processing module using PeopleSoft related

tools for both online and batch processing. Designed, developed, and

tested modifications to the delivered PeopleSoft application software using

PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Crystal and SQR and nVision. Worked with clients

to develop specifications for batch reporting, online changes and workflow.

Developed and modified SQR reports and interfaces.

COMSYS (Metamor - ITS) - Independent Consultant

PeopleSoft Senior Consultant

Consulting

January 1998 to March 1999

Analyzed requirements document for customization opportunities. Specified

customizations in Payables 7.5. Created "Design Workbook" for Payables

7.5. Created customizations related to specific user requirements

including panels, records, PeopleCode, Application Engine and SQR.

Omnipoint, Inc.

The Squires Group, Inc.

PeopleSoft Senior Consultant

Consulting

October 1997 to January 1998

Developed Workflow processing in Purchasing and General Ledger.

Customized EFT processing in Accounts Payable. Implemented PeopleSoft

Release 7.0 General Ledger, Purchasing, and Accounts Payable; went live in

January 1998. Gathered setup data and populated required tables in General

Ledger and Purchasing. Designed, documented and executed full system

testing for General Ledger. Customized delivered SQR and Crystal Reports

to comply with Omnipoint specific requirements. Converted legacy data for

input into Purchasing; implemented use of the Item Loader.

Bell Atlantic Corporation

Specialist - PeopleSoft Financials

Telecommunications

October 1996 to September 1997

Documented customization design specifications for the next Bell Atlantic

release of PeopleSoft General Ledger. Performed Chartfield customizations

of PeopleSoft delivered panels, records and reports. Analyzed, designed

and developed additional panels, records and reports to satisfy client

requirements. Analyzed, designed and developed reports and interface

programs using SQR to satisfy client requirements. Initialized operator

security for management reporting database in production. Implemented

reporting requirements and customizations for financial and accounting

reports using PS/nVision.

Defined and created Summary Ledgers and Trees. Coordinated integrated

issues between PeopleSoft modules including: GL, PO, AP, AM and HR.

Trained initial operators in Chartfield maintenance, journal processing and

nVision reporting. Performed functional fit analyses to help relate end-

user specific requirements to PeopleSoft v6.0 functionality and

terminology.

Provided setup of General Ledger tables and all startup processes including

trees, combination editing, and allocation setup. Implemented and

facilitated weekly project status meetings. Acted as Configuration Manager

for General Ledger software and documentation. Coordinated Quality

Management activities for the department. Acted as a subject matter expert

on the legacy financial applications.

Specialist - Quality Assurance

Telecommunications

September 1995 to October 1996

Created and deployed organizational SQA policy and procedures for IS

organization in accordance with company standards and the Software

Engineering Institute/ CMM guidelines. Ensured inclusion of and compliance

to SQA procedures within IS project plans. Moderates all Peer

Reviews/Inspections of all software work products.

Specialist

Telecommunications

January 1982 to September 1995

Provided technical and system support to 18-member team for 120 systems.

Created and deployed procedures for interacting with clients and other IS

teams. Reviewed, selected and customized software products for use in

tracking customer calls. Assisted manager in assessing performance of team

members.

Lead team of five programmer/analysts in the maintenance of the Bell

Atlantic Corporation General Ledger system. Developed specifications based

on client requirements for the enhancement/improvement of the system

(online and batch). Served as primary point of contact for client users.

Provided subject matter/technical training to programmers. Assisted

manager in assessing performance of team members.

Analyzed, designed, developed, and implemented standard property and cost

accounting system (online and batch) for Bell Atlantic regulated companies.

Supervised and edited writing of client user's guide for online database

service by an outside vendor. Acted as liaison between IS and client

organizations during the implementation of the above system.

Assistant Manager - Switching

Telecommunications

June 1980 to January 1982

Managed five technical associates who maintained inter-office trunk lines

leading to and from northern New Jersey Central Offices. Managed six

technical associate employees who installed and maintained telephone line

connections for residential and business customers.

Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell, New Jersey

Mathematics Teacher

Secondary Education

September 1978 to June 1980

Developed curricula for and taught classes in Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra

II, and Consumer Mathematics covering all four high school levels.

Education

BA Mathematics, Caldwell College, Caldwell, New Jersey, 1978

MS Information Technology Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,

MD, 1996

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