JOEL DERBY TORONTO, ON ac8adz@r.postjobfree.com 416-***-**** LinkedIn

Project Manager/IT Consultant

LEADING EXPERTISE INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES

Accomplished, results-oriented Consultant with over 15 years of experience and a solid track record of leveraging a breadth of expertise to deliver optimal solutions to clients in terms of process improvement, resource & program planning, tool procurement, IT measures and organizational change management. Proven ability to capitalize on strong communication skills to liaise effectively between all levels of an organization, counsel senior management stakeholders on key business decisions, deliver high-quality workshops and training sessions, and mobilize individuals around a culture of excellence.

Strategic Roadmap Development Business Process Analysis & Improvement Service & Process Design

Requirements Gathering & Analysis Performance Measurement System Creation Project Management

Organizational Change Management Relationship/Partnership Creation & Management Training & Workshops

Technical Skills: PeopleSoft HR 9x, Ceridian Dayforce, ADP, Sage VIP, Kronos, SQL, MS Project, Visio, Office... Professional Experience

Hexercrest ON 1999-2018

Implementation Project Manager – Ceridian Dayforce, 2018 Overseeing between 5 and 9 local and offshore individuals, managed the implementation of several projects.

Undertook tremendous efforts in collaboration with a Project team to successfully deploy Ceridian Dayforce to a large market client, with 1000+ employees through first pay and recognize the revenue from the sale in 13 weeks.

Developed strategic roadmaps, improved processes and provided project status to clients, sponsors and Senior Management through weekly status reports and regular meetings with the Steering Committee.

Built effective relationships with various stakeholders and applied project management best practices.

Collaborated with the Project Sponsor and Solution Oversight (SO) to stabilize and manage a project whose former PM and SO had left mid project; I assessed the situation and implemented a strategy to ensure a seamless transition to the new PM once I was transitioned

PeopleSoft HR Absence Manager Module Developer – Vale Inc, 2017 Played a pivotal role in the third phase of a multi-year rollout of a multi-component HR solutions replacement aiming at ensuring industry best practices from all users across several countries while considering regional and local differences.

Reviewed and recommended improvements to the requirements/design documents by the System Integrator.

Created the initial draft of the testing strategy document; analyzed test scenarios/scripts for ALM and integrations.

Assessed current capabilities and business requirements to develop a scope & resource plan for a future phase.

Installed Oracle UPK to create additional user documentation that enhanced knowledge and productivity. Senior PeopleSoft Analyst, Human Resources, MyGCHR team – Government of Canada (PWGSC), 2015-2017 Led a work team to develop a cost-effective, sustainable UPK training delivery approach complying with standards/processes.

Researched, analyzed and documented user requirements, mapped interdependencies, and produced the required functional specifications along with insightful, detailed process reengineering recommendations.

Modelled/mapped administrative process and data requirements while complying with the business requirements definition process and strategic requirements directives from Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

Updated release notes prior to delivery of fix packs and updates; coached developers on design specifications.

Provided functional and technical expertise on PeopleSoft functionalities and existing/upcoming requirements.

Reviewed functional & transactional design documents and attended meetings related to pay integration.

Created test scenarios/scripts based on business requirements and resolved PeopleSoft integration issues.

Leveraged excellent analytical and influencing skills to develop a well-defined plan in collaboration with a cyber team and present it to a client who was dissatisfied, successfully retaining the contract and gaining additional business. JOEL DERBY TORONTO, ON ac8adz@r.postjobfree.com 905-***-**** LinkedIn Business Process Consultant

SUPERIOR ANALYTICAL SKILLS OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS

Professional Experience (Continued)

Practice Manager – Ciber Inc, 2013-2015

Overseeing up to 12 direct reports responsible for HR matters, acted as HCM Pillar Lead and/or Module Lead for multi-pillar projects with clients within the Higher Education vertical with specific regulatory requirements for configuration and reporting.

Assessed the statement of work to identify and select the project resources and skills required from both the client and vendor to successfully complete the scope of work within the budget and timeframe of 3 to 18 months.

Facilitated, incorporated and validated use of the IPM incremental prototyping methodology –an “Agile Waterfall Methodology”– along with a variety of standard frameworks in all projects managed.

Ran business process analysis client sessions to incorporate cross-platform applications and interfaces to identify and define interfaces to 3rd-party systems; identified all required data elements for the base configuration.

Developed an HR configuration ensuring that all data and reporting (Federal and State) requirements were met.

Participated in regular interface scoping sessions as the data being produced was used by both HR and Finance.

Provided training, documentation & knowledge transfer and adhered to IPM multi-prototyping methodology.

Counselled client to develop the PeopleSoft roadmap from functional & Interop (3rd Party/PeopleSoft) perspectives.

Participated in all implementation phases (discovery, configuration, deployment, support) for ePerformance.

Developed and applied numerous functional documentation standard templates such as requirements traceability matrix and configuration matrix; defined and developed a scope and sizing plan for the next phase of the roadmap. Senior PeopleSoft Business Analyst Human Resources – Ryerson University, 2011-2013 Collaborated with other teams to deploy the Learning Manager and Recruiting PeopleSoft modules.

Validated solutions against the roadmap and ensured compliance with strategic directives and protocols.

Created a requirements traceability matrix to provide enhanced tracking delivery of requirements documents.

Conducted an analysis for the implementation of Talent Acquisition Management 9.1 & Learning Management 9.1.

Provided ongoing direction and support to business analysts and defined/developed Query’s for users. Senior PeopleSoft Consultant – Oracle Corporation, 2007-2011 Worked with multiple North American clients to develop customized Oracle University training material based on their needs; delivered live virtual training classes and managed projects for the implementation/upgrade of HR modules.

Delivered several software modules including PeopleSoft HR, Base Benefits, Time and Labor, Query

(Intro/Advanced), Payroll North America, Payroll Canadian Year End, Ben Admin, and Absence Management.

Collaborated with stakeholders within the Government of Canada to develop, modify, test, and deliver custom training material on various subjects including tax updates, year-end processes and specific HR courses. Education, Memberships & Security Clearances

National Diploma in Business and Finance – Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education, UK PRINCE2

PMI

ITIL Foundation v3

IIBA

Govt Canada – Secret

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