EBS Analyst, test manager, project manager
Resume:
Phone: 304-***-**** (Work)
Thomas Gilpin 304-***-**** (Mobile)
Email: *******@*****.***
Summary
Over twenty years of experience in progressively more responsible positions in a large University
environment.
Masters graduate from the WVU College of Business and Economics with coursework in Human
Resources, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Industrial Psychology and Information Systems.
Proven track record of managing complex projects.
Experienced and successful team builder, managing professional staff, student employees,
consultants, and external vendors.
Ability to partner with team members of all levels of responsibility, technical expertise and affiliation
to deliver quality solutions.
Strong analytical, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Specialties
ORACLE E Business HR, Payroll, General Ledger, and Fixed Assets modules
ERP Application Project Management and Business Analysis: Project Plans, Project Resource Management,
Project Estimations, Risk Analysis, Agile Methodologies, CEMLI Assessment and Analysis, Requirements
Gathering, Data Design, Solution Design, Testing, Implementation and Support, and Lessons Learned Analysis
Expert user of Microsoft productivity tools (Word, Excel, Access, Visio, Projects and Powerpoint)
Experience
Project Leader/HCM Team Lead (Professional Technologist 5) - West Virginia University
November 2010 - Present
Duties:
Manage enterprise level software projects, delivering quality solutions on time and on budget.
Direct project personnel.
Keep abreast of latest ERP functionality and act as Subject Matter Expert to Senior Management.
Mentor Business Analysts.
HCM Team Lead (Professional Technologist 4) – West Virginia University
December 2001 - October 2010
Duties:
Leader of team assigned with all aspects of the software development life cycle in the HR and Payroll
functionality of a large ERP system.
Manage team of 10 – 15.
Manage relationships with other units in the department, functional users, consulting resources, and
ORACLE support.
Trainer (Training & Development Representative Senior) – West Virginia University
August 1999 - November 2001
Duties:
Produce HR, Fixed Assets, and General Ledger user manuals and class materials.
Deliver classroom training.
Library Associate – West Virginia University
January 1989 – July 1999
Duties:
Complete supervision of the WVU Reserve Library (open 84 hours and serving thousands of patrons per
week).
Author of employee procedure manual, including money handling procedures.
Managed relationships with University Police, Facilities and Services, other Library departments, faculty
members, and patrons.
Managed a team of 3 full-time and 25 part-time student employees. Responsible for selection,
assignments, performance appraisals, etc.
Manage department work-study and student worker program.
Member of the Library system automation team.
Recent Projects
ORACLE HCM Security Project – West Virginia University
August 2013 to December 2013
Project Manager – Complete responsibility for the implementation of HRMS security in ORACLE E Business
Release R12.1.3 environment. Developed project charter, managed requirements, scope, change management,
design, build, testing, training and deployment.
R12 Upgrade – West Virginia University
May 2012 to July 2013
Test Master – Managed the Unit (white box and black box), Integration, and User Acceptance testing across all
functional areas (HR, Payroll, Procurement to Payment, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Grants, and Accounts
Receivable) of a R11 to R12 E-Business upgrade including the conversion of Discoverer reports to OBIEE.
HR Team Lead – Managed all aspects of the upgrade of HR application (core HR, sshr, identity management,
leave request, time management, and learning management), documenting baseline functionality, creation and
execution of test cases, recording issues, resolution of issues, and documenting resolution steps.
Employee Portal – West Virginia University
November 2011 to May 2012
Project Manager – Conducted usability survey of campus users of MyAccess and analyzed results. Combined
the survey results with the desires of the application owner to design new application. Managed the
development of the new employee web portal (locally branded as MyAccess) that delivered the ability to
centrally manage content, and would act as the single sign-on portal to all of the enterprise applications. Built
project plan, managed scope, organized agile sprints, delivered project progress reports to management team,
oversaw development and testing efforts, managed project resources (including consultant hours), managed
migration through test instances and into Production, and delivered ‘lessons learned’ report.
Identity Management – West Virginia University
April 2011 to November 2011
Project Leader – Primary representative of the ERP application (ORACLE E-Business) in the University wide
project to implement an enterprise identity management system. Principal analyst behind the data design,
interface design, and custom form design used to create and maintain employee information in the identity
management system. Leader of the departmental testing effort.
Time and Leave Application – West Virginia University
July 2009 to November 2010
Leave Request team lead – Compiled requirements, assisted in solution design (data design, UI and interfaces),
developed test cases, executed test cases, recorded issues, and retested resolved issues in the implementation of
a rich User Interface SOA application.
IPEDS Reporting – West Virginia University
March 2010 to July 2010
Project Manager/Analyst – Developed project plan, managed scope, reported progress to management team,
oversaw development and testing efforts, managed project resources, managed migration through test
instances and into Production, and developed/presented ‘lessons learned’ report, in a project to extending the
HR system to gather and report required information to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS) of the Federal Government.
Position Flexfield Design / Position Hierarchy – West Virginia University
June 2009 to August 2010
Project Manager – Directed project to refine and extend core ORACLE HR Position functionality. Served as
subject matter expert, managed scope, reported progress to management team, oversaw development and
testing efforts, managed project resources, and managed migration through test instances and into Production.
Self Service HR – West Virginia University
November 2007 to August 2008
Project Manager – Gathered requirements, performed OAF personalization’s, created custom OAF items,
created test cases, and executed test cases in an ORACLE HR employee self service implementation.
WVU Daycare Data Analysis – West Virginia University
September 2006 to November 2006
Analyst – Collected and analyzed data for use in a feasibility study on the University’s ability to support a new
child care facility. The resulting report included a demographic breakdown of the University employee
population by a variety of factors (age, zip code, gender, marital status, income, full-time/part-time status,
benefit eligibility, etc.) as well as employment projections.
Oracle EBusiness Suite HR & Payroll Support – West Virginia University
August 2005 to August 2007
Lead Analyst – Gathered requirements, wrote solution and enhancement documents, coordinated development
and testing efforts, analyzed issues, worked SRs (TARs), tested patches, coordinated maintenance and
production migration schedules, and managed cutover to Production. Mentored several other developers and
functional analysts.
Oracle HR & Payroll Implementation – 11.5 Upgrade – West Virginia University
August 2005 to August 2007
Lead HR Analyst – Participated in fit-gap analysis, gathered requirements, designed and documented
solutions, coordinated development and testing efforts, analyzed issues, worked SRs (TARs), tested patches,
coordinated maintenance and production migration schedules, and managed cutover to Production. Worked on
custom Payroll interface design.
Kronos Implementation – West Virginia University
2004
Team Lead – Managed implementation team, project plan development and tracking, performing fit-gap
analysis, gathered requirements, designed and documented solutions, coordinated development and testing
efforts, worked with vendor support, tested patches, and managed cutover.
Education
PMP Training
Simplilearn PMP online training, 2013
35 PMI approved contact hours
West Virginia University
MS - Industrial and Labor Relations, 1989 – 1991
Coursework in Management, Finance, Information Systems, Accounting, Labor Relations, and Human
Resources
West Virginia University
BS – History, 1983 - 1988
References
David Kosslow, Director
WVU - Planning & Treasury – Treasury Operations
PO Box 6209
Morgantown, WV 26506
Linda Strawser, Director
WVU - Payroll and Tax Services
PO Box 6005
Morgantown, WV 26506
Sam Patel, Patner
HCMS Partners
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Phone: 941-***-****
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