Project Manager Human Resources

John D. Welch

**R Shelton Avenue

Shelton, Ct ***84

Cell: 203-***-****

Email: ********@*******.***

www.linkedin.com/pub/john-welch/18/445/393/

Professional Summary

• Project Management experience with a proven track record for solution delivery in a healthcare

environment.

• Certified Lawson HCM consultant with over 13 years experience implementing Lawson

Software solutions, including numerous large-scale implementations and upgrades.

• Extensive knowledge of practices in Healthcare, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage.

• Experienced provider of applications, in addition to project management, planning, and

strategic consulting.

• Created and implemented specialized training courses for end-users.

• Experienced report writer in the Lawson Human Capital Management Suite, Lawson

Add-Ins for Microsoft.

• Project Manager on a Time keeping system audit that resulted in 1.7 million dollars in

savings of employee costs.

• Developed Electronic Paperless reporting for Healthcare Executive Management utilizing

Lawson Business Intelligence (LBI)

• Highly experienced in HR, Payroll, BN, PA, and Absence Management with experience on

Lawson’s G/L and MM products.

• Strong leader and team player that is results driven

Professional Experience

CenterLight Healthcare November 2012 to Present

Business Process Architect

Role and Responsibilities:

• Design Business Processes and work flow for Human Resources using Lawson HR, Personnel

Administration and Benefits Module utilizing Visio and word documents

• Review current business process and document

• Designed future state business processes for HR, Benefits, Absence Management and Payroll

• Design Lawson system for rework in creating automation of business processes

• Project Manager role for HR/Payroll upgrade

• Liaison between functional business users and IT programmers for interface development to vendors

• Reworked project plan and scope when consulting vendor was removed from project

• Delivered project within newly defined timeline

• Redefined benefit plans and setup to utilize Lawson Employee Self-Service for Open Enrollment

MaxIT Healthcare February 2012 to November 2012

Senior Consultant ERP Practice

Client Site: Healthcare Hospital (Albuquerque, NM)

Position: Project Manager 9.01 upgrade ESS/MSS

Roles, Responsibilities, and Achievements included:

• Provide change management support for differences in versions of Lawson software for HR and Payroll.

• Testing of custom programs for MSS and ESS functionality utilizing best practice

• Document differences and testing results

• Provide Go-Live Support during conversion and upgrade

CIBER November 2010 to February 2012

Senior Applications Consultant

Client Site: Healthcare Hospital (Falls Church, VA) November 2010 – February 2012

Position: Project Manager ESS/MSS Implementation

Roles, Responsibilities, and Achievements included:

• Provided review of Current Business Practices

• Documented differences in Business Processing

• Designed and documented implementation strategy for Lawson Employee and Manager Self Service

utilizing Visio and MS Word

• Designed Custom Solution for Employee PTO requests and bonus, liaison with technical programmer to

develop custom screens and processes utilizing Lawson Design Studio

• Managed project team of technical and functional support

• Developed user help documents for online support utilizing MS Power Point

Independent Consultant/Project Manager October 2009 – November 2010

Los Angeles, CA Lawson 9.01 upgrade/Time Keeping replacement review

• Provided review and documentation of current Business Processes

• Document differences and recommend process changes for utilizing Lawson Software for HR, Payroll,

Benefits and Personnel Administration

• Conducted differences training for business end users in HR and Payroll departments

• Provided go-live support during conversion and cross-over

• Led review and comparison of API and Kronos to replace home grown time keeping system.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital August 2006 to September 2009

Business Applications Delivery Manager/Project Manager

• Responsible for the delivery of business applications utilizing the following modules of the Lawson

Applications, HR, Payroll, Benefits, G/L, AP, Materials, AM, IC, and interfacing with various hospital

clinical and ordering systems.

• Managed a staff of four direct reports that supported business end users creating custom programs and

reporting as needed.

• Managed assigned projects from start to completion

• Installed system reporting and monitoring that resulted in the savings of over 1.7 million in employee

expenses in time and attendance

• Involved in review of business practices and procedures utilizing the system to find optimization in

utilizing the Lawson System

• Managed changed management meeting with business owners

• Maintained annual budgetary reporting for projects and reporting to steering committee

• Managed Implementation and interfacing of Lawson HR system to Taleo recruiting system working with

Vendor Technical and in house technical resources.

• Vendor review for Kronos and API Healthcare utilizing KLAS reports and recommendations to replace or

upgrade existing Kronos system

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Electronic Paperless Reporting

• Designed and managed reporting structure utilizing Lawson Business Intelligence Application

• Managed project for design and implementation

• Created structure foe Executive, Director and Manager reporting

• Designed and delivered Productivity electronic reporting using Lawson Business Intelligence Application

with custom design for interfacing from Budgeting application

• Designed G/L and AP and AM reporting for LBI

Lawson Upgrade to LSF9 from 8.03 Project Manager

• Managed the environment and applications upgrade of Lawson System from 8.03 to LSF9

• Delivered completed project on time and under budget

• Over saw testing and development of customized programs and interfaces

• Reviewed and reported on to executive board on project development and design

• Reviewed current business processes and implemented changes to system configuration and utilization

to enhance processing

• Planned and held role as Project Manager on Migration of Applications from one hosting vendor to a

new hosting vendor with an upgrade of Lawson System from 8.01 to 8.03

• Assigned projects to business applications analyst

• Validated work performed and reviewed requirements to ensure results met requested requirements

• Implemented change request and documentation form for end-user acceptance of system change

requests

• Designed and implemented change/enhancement request procedures

• Implemented business processing changes to automate manual processes and automatic job run

• Responsible for reviewing and making recommendations for applications purchases

• Planning, designing and conducting end-user training

• Project Manager on Clinical Systems reporting integration for MYSIS

• Review and recommendation of Document imaging for Financials and Clinical System

• Project Manager on Implementation of Employee appraisal system and integration to the Lawson HR

system

• Created MS Word Documents for test plans for G/L,AP,AM,MM or 9.06 upgrade

• Managed AP and MM project for electronic order process and vendor invoicing thru EDI

• Project Manager for project to interface, build and testing of GE Surgical to MM

• Project Manager for implementation of Requisition self-service

• Performed employee annual reviews

• Performed vendor reviews utilizing KLAS reporting along with vendor documentation and business

requirements. This was for clinical and business systems reporting, time and attendance as well as

financial reporting.

Paradigm Business Solutions LLC September 1999 to August 2006

Senior Applications Consultant

Worked as a senior Applications consultant across varied business industries, this included but was not limited

to Healthcare, Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Retail, local and Federal Government implementing or upgrading

Lawson Software for Human Resources, Payroll, Benefits, Personnel Administration and Absence Management.

This role included:

• Working with clients to Review their current business processes

• Defining project scope

• Developing Project plans utilizing MS Project

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• Liaison with IT programmers to develop data conversions from ADP, PayChecks, and other HR and

Payroll software.

• Design Business Processes for using Lawson Software

• Providing end user training for Lawson/Infor at client sites for HR, Payroll, Benefits and Absence

Management

• Developing end user documentation, training materials and test documentation using MS Work

• Managing projects to meet timelines and deliverables.

Corporate Payroll Coordinator (Supervisor) for United Rentals Inc

Greenwich CT April 1997 to September 1999

• Supervised payroll staff in the processing of payroll for 10,000 employees

• Coordinated the submission of payrolls with the four Regional Processing Centers

• Organized, trained and setup new payroll processing centers

• Provided system support and training in the Lawson Payroll, Human Resources, Personnel applications

• Supervised the conversion of new company acquisitions onto the in-house payroll system

• Reviewed and coordinate the payroll taxes for payment and payroll conversions for multi tax entities

• Generated reports using HR Writer and reconcile for quarterly tax filings

• Managed and developed process for conversion of over 30+ companies purchased to established

Lawson system

Professional Skills

• BSI Tax Factory

• BSI Tax Compliance

• Project Management

• Project IT Staff Supervision & Management

• Lawson General Ledger

• Lawson Payroll Applications

• Payroll Processing

• Hospital Business Practices

• MS Word

• Visio

• MS Power Point

• MS Excel

• MS Project

Education

Currently studying for BS Degree in Business Management

Professional Certifications and Training

• Lawson LSF9 Security

• Lawson LSF9 Applications for HR, Payroll, AP, AR, Asset Management, GL

• Lawson Business Intelligence 9.03

• Lawson 8.1 Absence Management

• Lawson Design Studio Certification

• Lawson Process Flow 8.1 Standard and Professional Certification

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• Lawson HR Suite Version 8.x Certification

• Lawson Human Resources 8.0.3 to 8.1 Differences Certification

• BSI Tax Compliance

Additional Software

• Par Excellence Inventory Ordering system

• CPM Surgical ordering System

• AMPFM Patient Financial Billing System

• MYSIS VISION

• Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM)

• Success Factors (Employee Appraisal System)

• Taleo Applicant tracking

• STIX Employee Occupational Health

• Kronos V6

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