SAP HCM Consultant
Resume:
Gene R. Farmer
Indianapolis, IN 46256
Home: 317-***-****
E-mail: *****@***.***
Career Profile:
Highly knowledgeable SAP HR Time Management Consultant with extensive knowledge of implementing and
supporting both Time Management and CATS. Over 11 years of hands-on SAP experience, focusing on Time
Management, Payroll, and CATS. Experience includes four full life-cycle rollouts of SAP HR, both Private and Public
Sectors. SAP version experience includes ECC 6.0 plus Concurrent Employment. I possess an excellent knowledge of
all phases of ASAP and Business Process Re-Engineering, and am an effective communicator.
Functional Skills:
• Possess extensive knowledge of Time Management business processes
• Experienced in requirements gathering, configuration, documenting processes, creating requirements
documents (functional and technical), testing (unit, cycle, and parallel)
• Experience conducting Requirements Workshops, end-user training and documenting processes
• Goal-oriented and ability to handle multiple tasks
• Expert configuration knowledge of all phases of the Time Management module and CATS, including:
o Holiday Calendars
o Work Schedules
o Absences and Attendances
o Absence Quotas
o Time Accounts
o Time Management Schemas and Rules
o Time Evaluation
o CATS profiles for individual and multiple employees
o CATS feeds to HR, FICO, and PS
o Roles and Authorizations
Technical skills:
• Proficient in software including SAP ECC 6.0, MS Office and MS Project
• Extensive knowledge of Time Management schema and rule writing
• Broad functional experience in both Time Management and Payroll on mainframe platforms
• Strong analysis, client interaction, and problem solving skills
Professional Experience:
LSI Consulting
01/2012 to 05/2015
Time Management Consultant
Currently assisting client in preparing integration and UAT testing for a local government unit.
• Assisted clients through two full cycle SAP implementations, including Blueprinting, Realization, Testing and
Go-Live phases
• Clients included a local government unit and a large medical center
• Designed and built both CATS and Time Management modules to meet the clients complex needs
• Created specifications to successfully interface Kronos to SAP
• Providing knowledge transfer for clients
• Created WRICEF specifications to meet the clients requirements
Capricorn Systems, Inc.
05/2011 to 12/2011
Time Management Consultant
Worked with a large utility company to support Time Management functionality.
• Assisting client in supporting day to day business needs including work schedules, quotas, time entry and
production support issues.
• Testing and validating SAP Support Pack installation
• Providing knowledge transfer for client
• Troubleshooting recent system customization issues
Independent Consulting
02/2011 to 03/2011
Time Management Consultant
Assisted with Integration Testing of HR Time Management module for a large multinational biomedical company.
Helped client in testing of merged data of acquired business units into client’s SAP system.
• Assisted in Integration Testing of data converted from PeopleSoft to SAP
• Helped with data validation
• Reviewed existing test scripts and created new scripts to reduce testing gaps
• Assisted testers with executing test scripts
et alia, LLC., Milwaukee, WI
2009 to 2010
Solution Engineer (Time Management Consultant)
Responsible for the implementation of HR Time Management module for a large multinational construction company.
Integrated multiple legacy systems into one enterprise system. Requirements included merging diverse business units
into single SAP Client.
• Worked with a diverse group of client functional resources to gather requirements during the blueprint phase
• Conducted requirements gathering workshops
• Configured SAP Time Management, including holiday calendar, work schedules, absences and attendances,
time evaluation schema & rules
• Created CATS templates for both salaried and hourly employees for use via both SAP GUI and Employee Self
Service
• Configured most leave quota requirements (both annual and continuous) for multiple regional requirements
• Wrote functional specifications for conversions and forms, including an Adobe interactive time sheet that could
be used both online and as a paper timesheet
• Assisted developers in creating technical specifications
• Performed unit testing of both configuration and FRICE items
• Created Business Process Procedures for all Time Management functions
• Responsible for providing functional knowledge as well as manage client relationships within context
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2002 to 2009
Business Systems Analyst - HR
Was a member of the SAP implementation team, serving as Time Management Lead. Supported Time Management,
then Payroll after go-live. Requirements included implementing SAP ECC 6.0 using Concurrent Employment.
• Implemented using Accelerated SAP methodology
• Worked with SAP ECC 6.0 with Concurrent Employment
• Was a member of the working group that evaluated and selected ERP’s, including SAP, PeopleSoft, and
Oracle
• Conducted requirements gathering workshops, focusing on Time Management issues such as absences and
attendances
• Created Time Wage Types for absences and attendances
• Created Absence Quotas for both hourly and salaried employees, both annual and continuous
• Implemented FMLA Workbench and trained users how to process FMLA
• Responsible for designing and documenting SAP HR Time Management specifications
• Completed Realization Phase tasks including configuration, schema and rule writing, and writing report,
interface, conversion and extension functional requirements
• Created CATS profiles for use by Time Administrators across multiple units and locations
• Defined security roles for access to Time Management functionality
• Worked with developers to complete technical requirements and test deliverables
• Participated in creating test cases for HR integration testing and delivering technical documentation as well as
for end-user documentation
• Assisted trainers in developing and delivering end-user functional training
• Led team to define and create an interface between Time Clocks Plus and CATS for one of the university’s
business units.
• Shared systems knowledge with team members such as how to find information on SAP Support Packs
• After successful implementation, worked to support both Time Management and Payroll
• Served as lead for year-end processing using SAP Tax Reporter
• Prior to SAP project, worked production support for existing mainframe legacy payroll system
Auditor of State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
2000 to 2001
Applications Manager, Payroll Systems
• Supported Mainframe GEAC Payroll system that paid 43,000 state employees
• Managed a staff of three Senior Systems Analysts
• Served as working manager performing numerous tasks including new development, maintenance, creating
test system and on-call
GTE/Verizon, Irving, TX
1991 to 2000
Programmer Analyst, Senior Administrator – Payroll Practice Implementation, Specialist – Production Support
Management
• Assigned to GTE’s SAP Implementation Team as Time Management Configurer
• Worked all phases of systems implementation
• Implemented using SAP R/3 3.1
• Handled the tasks of requirements gathering and performing blueprinting workshops
• Responsible for designing and documenting SAP HR Time Management specifications
• Completed Realization Phase tasks including configuration, schema and rule writing, and writing report,
interface, conversion and extension functional requirements
• Worked with developers to complete technical requirements and test deliverables
• Participated in creating test cases for HR integration testing
• Prior to SAP project, served as production support for legacy mainframe payroll system
• After implementation, managed systems maintenance process for Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)
business unit for sales, customer service, and provisioning systems
Educational Qualifications and Certifications:
• Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting, University of Southern Indiana, 1980
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