Manager Project

DAN MUELLER

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EXPERIENCE STAFFMARK Little Rock, AR -

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Director of PeopleSoft Applications

Jan 2008 to Present

Direct a team of Systems Administrators, DBA's, Developers, and Functional

Business Analysts in executing company-wide PeopleSoft ERP transactional

application system that includes payroll, time and labor, financials,

billing, AR, GL and reporting

Responsible for Entire PeopleSoft Transaction Processing System in support

of hundreds of branch locations throughout United States.

Oversees the entire PeopleSoft support team for 20K+ weekly pay

advices/checks and over $12M in weekly billing

Provide cross-functional vision and communication between all operational

units

Extensive knowledge of PeopleSoft modules: HR, Financials, and Staffing

Front Office

Manage all application development efforts for customizations and

enhancements

Responsible for setting policies and procedures that ensure effective

management and integration of internal and external systems

Recently led upgrade to PeopleSoft version 9.0 while effectively meeting

all budget and time deliverables

Successfully led corporate effort for Sarbanes Oxley compliance

History of evaluating, converting and integrating ERP technologies in a

growth environment

Experienced in directing technical staff in resolving internal and external

IT issues

Actively involved with Staffing Industry User Group (Oracle)

2008 Oracle OpenWorld worldwide users conference presenter

STAFFMARK/STEPHENS, INC. Little Rock, AR

Information Systems Manager 2005 to 2008

Chief IS decision-maker for $700M staffing company

Planned and budgeted all areas of IS (computing, networking,

telecommunications, and PeopleSoft development team)

Met regularly with CFO, COO & President to review strategies and implement

effective methods to enhance corporate business model

Developed and monitored yearly multi-million dollar budgets

Wrote, created, and maintained formal company-wide corporate IS policies

and procedures

Analyzed, reviewed, and negotiated all IS related contracts

Proven strategic cost and efficiency vision that improved the IS

department's budget and function

Created automated processes and interfaces to reduce data-entry into

PeopleSoft that resulted in the reduction of 4-8 hours per location per

week in uploading payroll data from time and attendance. This allowed

employees to focus more on sales and expanding business relationships

rather than data entry.

Initiated and implemented next-generation network connectivity to replace

frame-relay network with MPLS network which resulted in large scale cost

savings exceeding $1M annually

Replaced frame circuits at sites that could utilize DSL or cable

connections for a 50 - 90% telecommunications cost reduction

Executed multiple, company-wide, rollouts of thin-client solutions used in

the employee application process, employee-testing program, and in-house

training. These resulted in a reduction in cost for equipment and

maintenance while gaining end-user efficiencies.

Evaluated billing detail of other telecom services (dial-up/cell-phone

pooling/teleconferencing) and implemented changes that successfully reduced

costs collectively over $100K/year

Responsible for more than 250 national multi-state branches/on-site

locations with field users numbering over 1000

Managed an internal and remote support staff to develop and implement

dynamic IS solutions

Championed the time and attendance software upgrade that increased branch

productivity

Researched, implemented, and negotiated the corporate electronic recycling

process

Maintained and fostered master vendor relationships

Regularly visited branch sites and met with customers

PeopleSoft Management

Lead for all internal and external systems integration projects and all web-

development systems and strategies

Managed external PeopleSoft integrations involving XML outward-facing

messages and other collaboration tools for vendor and customer systems

Provided executive management role for PeopleSoft 9.0 upgrade while

continuing to assist with development/upgrade efforts

PeopleSoft-Staffing SIG board member - actively participated in industry

discussions and roundtable meetings with other Staffing IS leaders. Used

these forums to interface with the Oracle product manager to relay requests

for new functionality, key issue identifications, etc.

Presented at 2006 Oracle OpenWorld worldwide users conference

Additional

Active member of HIPAA risk analysis committee that addresses and creates

corporate policy and procedures

Member of Staffmark internal technology task force for reviewing

application of technology to fit our users/customer needs (quarterly IS

review to fit overall needs of the field users).

PeopleSoft Developer/Team Lead 2002 to

2005

Conversion Team Lead - migrated and consolidated legacy VMS system to

PeopleSoft modules Front Office/HRMS/Financials 8.3/8.4

Wrote custom programs (SQR/App Engine's) to convert from disparate legacy

system data and successfully enhanced the speed of conversion to a point

where it was feasible to complete on a weekend.

Interface Lead for projects including GXS/EDI/time and attendance (in-house

and client-used), import/export of time processing

Performance-tuned critical PS Financial Application Engine programs from

hours to minutes allowing less stress on transactional system and less

waiting for functional staff

Developed applications, customizations, and enhancements for PeopleSoft

modules: Front Office/Financials/HRMS

Instructed internal SQL class to BA's/new programmers that used SQL

STAFFMARK, LLC Fayetteville, AR

Senior Programmer/Project Manager - Information Systems 1999 to 2002

Project Leader on company-wide Cognos Data Warehouse (DW) initiative.

Project included the combining of multiple disparate systems into one DW.

Delivered multi-dimensional analysis, OLAP, and business intelligence (BI)

to end-users (management) for better decision support

Promoted from Senior Programmer to Project Leader in September 2001

Implemented ETL and end-user BI tools using client and web-based Cognos

tools

Built and maintained DW and data mart using Oracle 8i for storage and

repository

Technical Advisor to the Director of Applications and VP of IS for

strategic planning

Promoted from Programmer/Analyst to Senior Programmer/Analyst in May 2001

Mentored other programmer/analyst's within the department.

Technical team lead of SilverStream web applications

PeopleSoft HRMS System Deployment Team Member- SQR

maintenance/changes/updates

Managed the configuration of the Kronos time and attendance system project

from evaluation to implementation (integrated automated timekeeping to our

field locations)

Automated import and export processes involved with external timekeeping

systems to reduce manual entry of time and data entry

Implemented data-gathering techniques to incorporate company-wide reporting

standards

Automated several A/P processes that resulted in $100K+ savings per year

Coordinated and integrated multiple interface programs that needed to be

upgraded

Involved with all company data conversions

BLACKWOOD MARTIN/CJRW ADVERTISING Fayetteville, AR

I.S. Manager 1995 to 1999

Designed, integrated, administered Novell 4.11 network & email

Integrated Ethernet/fiber-optic LAN/WAN for agency

(hubs/switches/routers/bridges)

Extensive experience with PC and Mac OS/applications

Administered all internet connections (ISDN and T-1 connections)

Responsible for all development and upgrades of equipment and software

Accounting 1994 - 1995

Managed computerized accounting system - A/R, A/P, G/L

FRONTIER ADJUSTERS, INC. Waterville,

ME

Claims Assistant

1994

Responsible for integrating and training on new computerized claims

estimating software

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

Fayetteville, AR

Master of Information Systems August

1999

MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY Springfield, MO

Bachelor of Science, Finance December 1993

Internships:

Disney University Lake Buena Vista, FL

McDonnell Douglas

St. Louis, MO

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

PeopleSoft/Oracle ERP Products: Staffing Front Office, Financials (Pay

Bill Management, Billing, Contracts, Projects, Receivables, GL), HRMS (Base

Benefits, Payroll for N.A., Time & Labor)

PeopleSoft Versions: 8.3/8.4/8.9/9.0

PeopleSoft Tools: Application Designer, PS Query, PeopleCode, SQR,

Application Engine, Integration Broker, Process Scheduler, Component

Interface, Application Messaging

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005, Oracle, Microsoft Access,

Sybase, RMS

Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Crystal Reports,

Languages: Transact-SQL, HTML, ASP, XML, Java, JavaScript, COBOL,

VisualBasic

Official Training Classes: PeopleTools 8.4 1 & 2 Accelerated, SQR 1 & 2

Accelerated, PeopleCode 8.4, Application Engine 8.4, Cognos - PowerPlay 6.6

Report Building, Cognos - PowerPlay 6.61 OLAP Modeling, Cognos -

DecisionStream 6.5, Cognos - Impromptu 6.0 Report Building, Cognos -

Impromptu 6.0 Advanced Reporting, Cognos - Impromptu 6.0 Administration,

Cognos Finance 5.1 - System Administration, Cognos Finance 5.1 - Input

Techniques, Cognos Finance 5.1 - Report Building, SilverStream Web

Application Server (Java/Web Concepts & Application Development), Kronos

(Basic Operation, System Administration, Value Added Modules)

Operating Systems: Windows XP, 2000, 2003, Unix, VMS, AS/400, Mac OS

Network Tools/Applications: Juniper SecureAccess SSLVPN, SCOM,

ActiveDirectory, LDAP

Certifications: Certified Cognos BI Author

Other tools: Cognos: DecisionStream (ETL), PowerPlay (OLAP), Impromptu,

Access Manager, Finance, SilverStream 2.5X, Brio, SQL+ (Oracle), Kronos -

TK/AS, jBuilder, RationalRose, JavaWebServer, IBM WebSphere, OOA/OOD (UML)

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