Project Quality Assurance

V ivek Deshpande, MBA, P M P • Madison,WI • 608-***-**** •

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Business-Focused Information Technology Executive

Guiding philosophy goes beyond just “technology”, but reflects the value of what

t echnology can do to I M P ROVE PERFOR MANCE, DR I VE E F F I C I E NCY, SAVE COSTS and

u ltimately POS I T I O N A BUS I NESS

TO BECO ME MO RE CO MPE T I T I V E. P roficient across major cur rent technologies and

e merging t rends in I T industry, w ith extensive expertise in managing ERP (PeopleSoft)

t echnologies.

Passionate, driven, success-oriented and strategic thinking leader with proven experience in Technology

management, product development and management, project execution, strategic management in ERP

area. Proven ability to effectively plan, co-ordinate and meet deadlines of multiple complex projects.

Accomplished technology leaders skilled in building and leading high-performance, service oriented

technology services.

Passionate about analysis work in the area of capital markets. Enjoyed doing case studies in

corporate finance, using DCF analysis and various analysis technique to deduce meaningful

results.

E XECUT IVE VALUE PROPOS I T IO N:

Resourceful and collaborative IT leader with an entrepreneurial spirit who leverages project

management skills, business acumen and strategic “big picture” view to envision a company’s

optimized future position. In fluential communicator who builds t rusted relationships with the

C IO, Management, and cross-functional business units to maximize the impact of IT, with a focus

on return on investment. Agile mindset and methodology to handle both business and technology

complexities, and quickly identify efficient, logical and cost-effective solutions. Catalyst in

encouraging teams to think outside the box to create innovative solutions based on ever-changing

technology.

ERP Strategic Planning IT Infrastructure PeopleSoft Implementation

Project Management Planning and Analysis Change Management

Financial Analysis DCF models Ability to Synthesize

Analytical Skills Mathematical Skills Reports

Quality Assurance Six Sigma and Process Improvement

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• MBA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA / 2009 - 2011

• Diploma in Computer Science, MUM, Fairfield, Iowa, USA / 1993 - 1996

• Bachelor's Of Mechanical Engineering, REC Kurukshetra, later transferred to Govt. Engineering

College, Sagar, M.P. India / 1986 – 1990

• PMP Certified, ., MS Office Project Manager2003., Campus Solution 9.0, Reporting Services,

PeopleSoft Security, Integration Broker, Workflow, Application Engine, PeopleCode, PeopleTools,

GL, Travel & Expense, Quality Assurance testing.

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA / Oct, 2011.

• Gathering Business Requirement, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA / March, 2012.

• Presented CRM implementation at 2012 WHEPSUG Regional conference, WI, Dells, Oct 2012

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• Transition to Manager: A one week boot camp: Univ of Wisconsin, Exec Education, Madison,

July2013.

• Presented “How to streamline bundle process” at 2014 MIDHEUG Regional Conference,

Madison, WI.

KEY PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Created the implementation plan and delivered PeopleSoft including all aspects of development, testing,

training, technical team management and developer training. Leading 50 individuals over a period of 2

year timeframe and providing service to 40,000 users.

• Managing team of PeopleSoft campus solution, took overall accountability for the success or failure of

project.

• Provided leadership for the PeopleSoft initiative through identifying activities, prioritization of work,

allocation of resources which resulted in the on time delivery of the project plan.

• Developed and designed configuration for automated move implementation resulting in successful

configuration plan.

• Project lead and technical architect for designing a bolt-on Tax (1099/1042) application system

resulting in 40% time savings and eliminating dependency on PeopleSoft’s delivered 1099/1042 Project.

• Project and implementation lead for the upgrade of PeopleSoft Financials (7.5 to 8.8) including

training and collaboration with management team. Coordinating the upgrade plan including mapping

strategy, fit gap analysis, issue resolutions strategy, quality assurance plan, training plan and updates.

• Assign tasks to other staff, track development progress, and insure that departmental standards are

being met.

• Research and develop information technology principles and techniques as they relate to the

evaluation of business programs and operations.

• To define project direction and scope for student information system related enhancement.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, EXTENSION - Madison, WI 2011- Current

Manager

Project:

• Managed and led major projects: PeopleTools 8.53 Upgrade project, A new degree

implementation at UW Colleges, & Flex Degree across UW systems., leveraging advances

in technology to provide better service for less cost, while ensuring secure and

uninterrupted operation of all systems to support aggressive processing volume.

• Provided creative development, fast solution implementation, effective leadership, mentoring

and hiring and team building during HOBSON CRM implementation for PeopleSoft.

• Created enterprise architecture roadmap for Bachelor’s degree implementation in UW

colleges. Suggested and executed cost effective methods for implementation.

• Created standards, data security & compliance, change management and testing processes.

Managing several key projects of UW colleges and extensions namely PeopleSoft Interface

for FICA, Bachelor’s degree implementation, PeopleSoft Upgrade, Integrating library feed

with Shibboleth architecture, & Hobson’s implementation. – significantly enhancing the

company’s productivity and customer service levels .

• Built and managed technology team including ERP developers, tech support, network and

Infrastructure architects and consultants.

• Provided superior technology solution for increasing operational efficiency, reduction in

errors, process automation and optimization, build v/s buy analysis, compliance and data

security.

• Focus on: (i.) Driving evaluation, deployment, and management of IT systems across the

organization to improve operational efficiency, optimize service delivery, and lower costs; (ii.)

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Implementing an effective governance framework to manage technology in support of

business needs and process effectiveness; (iii.) Communicating and partnering substantively

with the Executive Leadership team so they understand, value, and embrace how technology

can enhance operational processes; (iv.) Leading a cross-functional team, implementing

open communications, performance metrics, and instilling accountability to achieve a

performance excellence climate.

DEPT. OF ADMINISTRATION - Madison, WI 2007 to 2011

Project: Indian Gaming Office

Managing the development work at the Division of Gaming, including prioritization of work activities,

resource allocation, team structure, and communication. Provided informed and well-reasoned

assessments regarding business solutions implemented for the State Of Wisconsin. Technical and

conceptual familiarity with tools used in Gaming, served as a technical interface between Casinos,

Tribes and State of Wisconsin. . – significantly enhancing the company’s productivity.

Project: PeopleSoft Financial implementation (ver 8.9)

• Managing the technical architecture for data conversion process and program interfaces.

• Involved in detailed planning and project management of the people, process and technology.

• Lead the configuration move, naming standards, Fit Gap analysis, & Technical specs.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - Madison, WI 2004 to 2007

Senior Peoplesoft Developer

Project : Travel and Expense Module implementation (ver 8.9) (2006 to 2007)

Travel and Expense Module implementation at UW’s Madison campus is designed to support more

than 16, 000 employees campus wide.

• Managing, designing and implementing T&E module with specific expertise regarding PeopleSoft.

• Extensively involved with the project analysis, all fit-gap analysis, and implementation planning

including customizations. Experience in full software development life-cycle practices required for

PeopleSoft Travel and Expense module.

• Hands-on experience writing Technical specs, SQL/SQR/Crystal Report, PeopleCode, PS system

architecture and administration, PS Integration Technologies (Integration Broker, Component Interfaces,

Service-Oriented Architecture), and PS Security.

• Worked heavily with the configuration of Travel and Expense module including Integration Broker

setup for 8.9, Workflow configuration and other general setup.

• Involved with the PeopleSoft patches, bundles, including backing up all the modifications to re-

apply after the patch is applied.

Project: Developed a bolt-on application for UW’s Tax system

Project lead and architect for designing a bolt-on Tax (1099/1042) application system written in

PeopleSoft application development environment using SQR/ Peoplecode and other application tools

of Application designer. Tax 1099/1042 is a bolt-on system built in for UW and its campuses to

support more than 25,000 customers.

Extensively involved with the project analysis, all fit-gap analysis, and implementation planning

including development efforts.

• Executed complete life cycle development for the Tax1099/1042 processing and reporting bolt-on

system, including gathering technical requirement, building pages/components, Peoplecode online

validation, 1099 reports and processing logic written in SQR. The Tax1099/1042 bolt on system creates

several reports, based on edits performed with respect to IRS publication, to make the data corrections

and cross check the summarized data. The system creates 1099/1042 file for the IRS submission

• Managing users/customers of UW campuses to process the 1099 process which included:

Production Support.

Implement Test plan to check data accuracy.

Process tax data file for submission to IRS through “FIRE System”.

Project: Upgrade/Customization of PeopleSoft Financials 8.8 to 8.9

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• Involved with the project analysis, all fit-gap analysis, and implementation planning including

customizations for the upgrade.

Project: Upgrade/Customization of PeopleSoft Financials 7.5 to 8.8

I was involved with the project analysis, fit-gap analysis, and implementation planning including

customizations for the upgrade. We made a successful upgrade to 8.8 ver.

• Developed a custom journal upload program that load Journals for all the Business Units with

cash offsets from a flat file.

• Developed customized pages and wrote PeopleCode for above all the journal upload program to

include File Attachment Functionality. Designed and coded custom Application Engine program to

interface transactions from legacy into Projects via component interface.

Project: AP Combo Edit program for Madison Campus

UW has more detailed funding edit needs than Peoplesoft’s combo edit can support. I was

responsible to analyze, gather requirement and writing a bolt-on application for users.

Involved with the project analysis, all fit-gap analysis, and implementation planning including

development effort for the AP Edit.

TELEGROUP INC., PRIMUS TELECOM – Fairfield, IA 1996 to 2004

Software Engineer

Tools and Methodologies:

Application Designer, App- Engine, SQR, Crystal Reports, PS/Query, PS/NVision, Tree Manager,

Security Manager, Data Mover, Process Scheduler, PVCS admin, Test Lead.

Project: Financial Implementation/Data Conversion Project

The project involved data conversions from legacy system (Filemaker) to PeopleSoft. I was

responsible for conversions of all Filemaker databases to PeopleSoft, verify and validate data in

PeopleSoft The project involved intense development with a team for AR implementation including

App Designer, Writing SQR, Crystal Report, PeopleCode and testing various customization.

• Design & Development of data conversion programs to facilitate the transfer data from legacy

system (Filemaker) to the PS 7.01 using SQR/SQL Programming.

• Extensive interaction with PeopleSoft functional users and legacy experts.

• Involvement in parallel testing of the Application and user acceptance testing. This involved

working within the module with functional users to test the validity of the converted data.

• Managed Quality Assurance area for billing in Telecommunication. Received an award for

achievement on correcting billing issues, saving company significant financial amount.

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