Project Manager Management
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Robert P Cieslak
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589 S. Kearsage Ave Elmhurst IL 60126
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Oct 1997Jun 1998 .75
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Company Name Position
Synch-SolutionsSr. Manager - Enterprise Solutions
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http://www.synch-solutions.com
Company Size (employees) Est. Company Revenue Industry
101-250 $10,000,001 to $25,000,000 Consulting
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Certificate in Project Management (George Washington University)
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HCM Solutions Specialist/Program Manager in Enterprise Solutions implementation,
integration and upgrades across the range of ERP (Oracle-PeopleSoft) and SAAS (e.g.;
Taleo, Salesforce.com) software products.
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Career Summary
Synchronous Solutions (dba Synch-Solutions)
August 2006present: Program Manager/PeopleSoft HCM Practice Lead
Responsible for leading transformation and technology initiatives within the Enterprise
Solutions Practice which includes pipeline management, services assessment (complete cycle
from opportunity mining, evaluation/research, presenting in sales cycle, and RFP
response), contract execution including creation and rate negotiations with
contractors/vendors, and delivery of services. Responsible for people management of 6
staff members. Lead role in creating HCM service delivery tools, whitepapers, HCM
methodology templates, and company intranet initiative.
Establish and nurture partnerships with vendors (e.g.; Kronos, Oracle, Taleo), Systems
Integrators (e.g.; CIBER, Accenture), consulting partners (e.g.; Public Finance
Management), and staffing organizations. Has lead to new services sales opportunities and
closed over $3M in services business in 2007.
Projects include:
City Colleges of Chicago HR SME for PeopleSoft 8.3 to 9.0 upgrade assisting with
project planning, security design, and troubleshooting of upgrade issues.
University of Wisconsin System HR lead for Business Need Analysis phase of HRS
PeopleSoft 8.9 (HR/BA/PY/TAM/eApps) implementation.
Chicago Public Schools Program management for PeopleSoft 8.9 HR HelpDesk
implementation. Duties include development of project implementation plan, and assisting
with analysis of business requirements to determine recommended approaches.
City of Chicago Business analyst on Taleo staffing New-Hire Onboarding system.
Assisting with the identification and documentation of high level processes, including
roles, process steps, and forms. Supporting the fit gap analysis of software and future
processes, including recommending best practices. Support Taleo efforts though partnership
including invoice review/resolution, staffing, and client relations.
HRBob.comOctober 2005August 2006
Independent consultant with clients on HR Transformation and Technology initiatives.
Oracle (via PeopleSoft acquisition)
March 2005October 2005: Project Director
Collaborated with customer and internal sales team to create implementation solutions
that meet customer business objectives within time and cost constraints.
Developed or approved resource estimates and project budgets that included local and
offshore resources.
Hands-on management responsibility for Program and Project Management on multiple
implementations.
Served as Professional Services trusted advisor during sales-cycle for a Fortune 300
organization. Addressed unique customer spin-off and BPO/HR Service Center transition
requirements, which directly assisted in closing of initial $10 million license/service
program. Lead Project Manager of the hybrid/multi-team implementation through the planning
and configuration phases for Enterprise Portal, HCM (including eRecruit Candidate Gateway
& Talent Acquisition Management), CRM (HR HelpDesk) and Enterprise Learning Management
(ELM) in a hosted environment. Participation in roll-out of HR Shared Services, including
replacing BrassRing.
PeopleSoft - Global ServicesJune 2004March 2005: Program Manager
Program management oversight and direct project management responsibilities for multiple
lifecycle software projects. Generated additional business by leveraging relationships,
creativity, and deep PeopleSoft product knowledge.
Served as Solution Center Practice Director July 2004 October 2004 including managing
P&L, service delivery, and staff management.
Ability to gain trusted advisor status with all levels of an organization.
Collaborated closely with regional teams to define hybrid solutions to address
prospective customers needs and ensure practice maintained a competitive edge. Frequently
tasked with determining the viability for success and the business incentive to pursue
unique service opportunities.
August 2001June 2004: Project Manager
Hands-on leader of over 25 full life-cycle implementation project teams to successful
completion of projects across PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM/eApps, FMS/ESA, CRM, and Portal
lines. Projects typically comprised of 4-8 consultants and ranged in budget from $65K to
$750k, and involved varying degrees of BPO and technology outsourcing (ASP, PeopleSoft
eCenter, off-shore development). Provided guidance and expertise to all levels of an
organization s management, and to individuals with varying technical expertise. Lead
specific product module configuration, testing, conversion, and database deployment as
needed as part of high-performance work team.
Served as technical lead where customer needed small high-performance teams. Developed
and delivered interfaces to Ceridian Source 500, ADP PCPW, HIPPA EDI interface to Delta
Dental and BCBS, and customizations to include imbedded reports on a page .
Project manager for a very successful Global Financial implementation of new
functionality (PeopleSoft 8 ESA) for a customer with specific and unique functional
requirements and a large team. Implementation spanned 8 countries including multi-language
configuration and reporting.
Lead consultant/manager on multiple, successful PeopleSoft HCM accelerated upgrade
projects.
Created unique tools to ensure customer readiness and facilitate change enablement.
Mentored the team of HRMS consultants and managed HCM team s concurrent project workload.
Assisted in mentoring individuals being positioned as future Project Managers.
Responsible for defining best practices and delivery standards for national lab HCM
practice group.
April 1999August 2001: Senior Consultant
June 1998April 1999: Consultant
Partnered with clients on core-HCM (HR, Payroll/Payroll Interface, Base Benefits/Benefits
Administration) implementation projects of varying complexity and budgets utilizing a
lab delivery model. Lead configuration, testing, conversion load/data scrub, and cut-
over efforts. Assisted customers in balancing short and long term goals during initial
implementation consistent with their long-term strategy and desire to stay vanilla .
Guided customers in working with interface vendors (e.g.; ADP, ADP Tax, ADP CheckPrint,
Ceridian, Aetna, Standard Printing, Fidelity) including review of specifications and
determining viability of using delivered functionality. Defined customization
requirements, including developing working prototypes. Worked with developers as needed to
ensure usability and customers needs were met.
Consistently looked for ways to contribute to the practices overall improvement and
establishment as a recognized practice.
Arthur Andersen Business ConsultingOctober 1997June 1998: Manager
Provided Change Enablement and PeopleSoft consulting services.
PeopleSoft Conversion Manager and HR Subject Matter expert for major financial/brokerage
firm s global HR/Benefit/Payroll/Recruiting implementation to replace multiple legacy
systems.
Participated in new prospect presentations.
Corning Life Sciences - MetPath (now Quest Diagnostics)
June 1994October 1997: HRIS Supervisor
Served as a key member of a warp speed PeopleSoft HRMS implementation. Responsible for
managing the development of HRIS applications including needs analysis, project planning,
requirement specification, testing and implementation.
Established a new HRIS User Relations/Support function, which was highly effective in
supporting 175 PeopleSoft end-users in a highly customized environment.
Key member on Total Compensation program design and roll-out for total employee
population, including management metrics and employee statements utilizing PeopleSoft
HRMS.
Corning Life Sciences - Hazleton Laboratories (now Covance)
June 1991June 1994: HR Supervisor
Managed the day-to-day Human Resources activities for a team supporting an 800 employee
location. Managed the Job Evaluation process, compensation program design and salary
survey strategy/execution, Annual Performance Review process, and recruitment
budget/metrics.
Developed and participated in delivery of successful HR special programs including Pre-
Management Training Program, Health Awareness Week, Career Development program, Total
Quality Management program, and Organizational Effectiveness/Redesign (Mercer).
Participated in Corporate activities including serving as HRIS System Administrator
(mainframe), temporary 401(k) Loan Administrator, and HRIS Selection Committee member.
October 1998June 1991: HR Generalist
Responsible for recruitment (hourly & professional), employee relations, EEO/AAP
reporting, compensation surveys, and general HR Support activities.
Industry Certifications and Professional Associations
Certificate in Project Management, George Washington University, 2004
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Active since 1989
International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), Active since
1991
Professional in Human Resources (PHR), 1991 - 1994
Education
University of Wisconsin Madison: Masters of Science, Industrial Relation Research
Institute (IRRI)
University of Wisconsin Madison: Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Recognition and Awards
Oracle/PeopleSoft Outstanding Contributor Award, Q2 2005
PeopleSoft Outstanding Contributor Award, 2004
PeopleSoft Outstanding Contributor Award, Q4 2002PeopleSoft Outstanding Contributor Teamwork, Q1 2001
PeopleSoft Consulting Award for Excellence, Q4 2000
Presentations
HCM in 100 Days, PeopleSoft Connect Conference, 2003
Technology in Human Resources Roundtable, State of Wisconsin Annual Society for Human
Resource Management (SHRM), 1992
Essential Technical Skills for the HR Professional, University of Wisconsin Student
Chapter of SHRM, 1991
Key Skills Summary
PeopleSoft: Human Capital Management, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, North
American Payroll, Payroll Interface (ADP, Ceridian, ProBusiness), Time & Labor, Recruit
Workforce (TAM, Candidate Gateway), HCM Collaborative Applications (eProfile, eProfile
Manager Desktop, ePay, eBenefits, eCompensation, eCompensation Manager Desktop)
configuration & customization, HR Portal Pack, Enterprise Services Automation (ESA), CRM
Sales, CRM Help Desk/HR Help Desk, Enterprise Portal, PeopleTools/PeopleCode, Integration
Broker, Import Manager, Application Engine/File Layout, Benefit Carrier Interface
(including HIPPA 834 EDI), PS Query, Enterprise HCM/Portal Security
Additional Skills: Taleo, Salesforce.com, MS-Outlook, SharePoint, Crystal Reports, SQL
Server, ISQL, SQL+, Data Extract/Translate/Load, MS-Access, MS-Project, Excel, PeopleSoft
Compass Methodology, Business Objects, SQRReferences
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