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~ Project Manager JD Edwards/SAP/Peoplesoft Consulting–HCM/Payroll Management Operational Leadership & Support ~

Targeting senior assignments to leverage subject matter expertise combining:

- Over 24 years of experience in Information Technology space spanning HCM & Payroll Implementation ( JD Edwards/SAP/ PeopleSoft)) Strategy Development & Execution, Project Management, System Integration, Quality Management, Testing, designing and delivering business solutions to the clients across multiple industries

- High level of business process knowledge of JD Edwards, Solution EntrepriseOne 9.1 and Past Versions

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

Verifiable experience in Project Management Life Cycle including project planning, project progress monitoring and delivery as per quality and time norms with distinction of driving new IT initiatives, addressing complex business needs, achieving maximum profitability and completing the tasks within defined scope, budget and timelines

Recognized proficiency in business process mapping, requirement study, defining specifications for application implementation, and client interaction for resolving concerns; distinguished competence in process engineering/transformation for global clients

Demonstrated excellence in the areas of:

- Project Leadership - HCM & Payroll Implementation - Requirement Analysis

- Process Solutioning/ Re-engineering - Functional Specifications - Resource Management

- Client Communication - System Integration - Quality Assurance

- Functional Analysis - Relationship Management - Testing

Proven expertise into full life cycle implementation, upgrade and support of HCM/Payroll Solutions covering all major modules like:

oCore Human Resources (Workforce Administration, Workforce Development, Position & Competency Management)

oGlobal Assignment, Career/Succession Planning, Compensation/Salary Planning

oBenefits Administration, Payroll, Payroll Interface, (ELM), HCM Integration, etc.

Expertise in Quality Assurance as part of full life cycle execution of various modules with emphasis on creating system/ integration test plans, requirements traceability; developing manual test cases/scripts; performing functional, integration & regression testing; managing defects and preparing comprehensive test metrics.

Impressive career driven by challenges and a desire to be successful in all endeavors; an effective communicator with exceptional analytical, technical, negotiation and client relationship management skills with the ability to relate to people at any level of business and management

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

HCM & Payroll Implementation (JD Edwards/SAP/PeopleSoft)

Designing, implementing and deploying JD Edwards/SAP/PeopleSoft solutions to achieve defined business goals

Maintaining skills in JD Edwards/SAP/PeopleSoft applications process design and configuration including JD Edwards/SAP/PeopleSoft application design, development, integration, testing/ deployment

Formulating & deploying JD Edwards/SAP/PeopleSoft human resources solutions for personnel administration, compensation, career development, performance management, payroll, recruiting and workforce deployment.

Understanding the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals. Uses considerable judgment to determine solution and seeks guidance on complex problems

Undertaking primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor as well as determining methods and procedures on new assignments with guidance

Relationship Management

Meeting deadlines without compromising quality norms and adhering to SLA; delivering Management & Post Implementation support

Understanding & co-ordinating client’s needs/enhancements, customization, software-related issues, providing solutions in adherence to delivery schedules

Achieving client satisfaction by ensuring service quality norms & building brand image by exceeding customer expectations

System Integration

Formulating, establishing, testing & deploying Integration solutions for the customers

Managing small teams of Integration Consultants on multiple projects simultaneously and mentor/coach the teams on Integration best practices. Coordinating assigned deliverable schedules to ensure client’s timelines are met; guiding clients or service partners on integration strategies

Contributing to the customers’ experience with company’s integration products, tools, and services in a way that results in high customer satisfaction. Providing assistance to the client’s in resolving integration related issues

Leading project teams through integration discovery and scoping phases of their implementation projects

Engaging where appropriate in the sales cycle to help scope integration projects

Quality Management/ Testing

Identifying and implementing quality systems & procedures in tandem with client’s quality framework, to facilitate consistent, high-quality output. Validating main milestone phase completion in sync with the project strategies

Devising effective communication and reporting mechanism with multiple touch-points to ensure smooth flow of information, and having clear issue escalation and resolution protocols

Establishing avenues to identify and develop client business areas with growth prospects

Ensuring that all the formal documentation exchanges follows companies QA standards

Drive the building and the acceptance of a common methodology for integration and parallel testing; following local testing phases and escalade issues to global project

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Jun`15 - Aug`15: Port of Houston as Senior Consultant/Team Leader/HCM & Payroll

Successfully handled audit of the current ESS-MSS configuration as well as made recommendations for overall enhancement of the operations

Spearheaded activities involving Project management, Functional analysis and system implementation

Coordinated activities of JD Edwards EntrepriseOne HCM functional area to ensure that business solution requirements are met

Worked with team members to provide high quality support service levels

Actively participated in implementation planning, fit analysis, configuration, testing, rollout, post-implementation and support activities. Drive the review of business requirements and business processes with business and IT stakeholders

Jan`15 - Jun`15: Hydro Ottawa as Senior Consultant/Team Leader/HCM & Payroll

Successfully handled audit of the current ESS-MSS configuration as well as made recommendations for overall enhancement of the operations

Provided support to the Production environment with implementation of the JD Edwards EntrepriseOne 9.1

Spearheaded activities involving Project management, Functional analysis and system implementation

Coordinated activities of JD Edwards EntrepriseOne HCM functional area to ensure that business solution requirements are met

Worked with team members to provide high quality support service levels

Supervised, investigated and resolved issues HCM & Payroll related issues s faced on day-to-day basis

Actively participated in implementation planning, fit analysis, configuration, testing, rollout, post-implementation and support activities. Drive the review of business requirements and business processes with business and IT stakeholders

Lead and guided project teams throughout the full-implementation lifecycle to ensure alignment with company global design Prioritized work requests, identified and researched process changes or adjustments and escalates accordingly

Sep`14 - Apr`15: City of Kamloops as Senior Consultant/Team Leader/ HCM & Payroll

Headed Audit of the current HCM-Payroll JDE and recommended required modifications

Spearheaded execution of JD Edwards EntrepriseOne 9.1 in the production environment

Configured and maintained settings in JD Edwards EntrepriseOne 9.1 Payroll and at least one other sub-module like

HR Module, Time Entry, benefits Administration, Payroll,

Understand client business requirements, configured the solutions & demonstrated the configurations through the development of prototype systems & assisting client in testing the solution

Rendered support to the integration consulting team in helping to configure and test integrations between company and benefit providers, payroll systems and other 3rd party/custom solutions

Feb`13 - Mar`15: Municipality of Chatham, Kent, Chatham, Kent as Senior Consultant/Team Leader/ HCM & Payroll

Planned and executed strategies for the Implementation of HCM and Payroll for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Involved in complete implementation of the HR Module, Time Entry with Work Order-Kronos integration, benefits Administration, Payroll, Competency Management, Performance Management and Self-Service, Workflow and Oneview

Implemented JD Edwards EntrepriseOne 9.1

Worked closely with the HR, Payroll and Accounting teams

Created and customized the rules and schemes

Actively involved in business blue printing, remote configuration and data upload, training and production support

Planned and created different structures at the different organizational levels such as organizational structure, enterprise structure, personnel structure, and pay scale structure

Jan`14 - Apr`14: City of Barrie, Barrie as Team Leader-HCM & Payroll

Established roadmap Fit and Gap- JDE HCM-Payroll. HR Module, Time Entry with work Order- Kronos integration, Benefits Administration, Payroll, Competency Management, Training Taleo Module, Performance Management and Employee-Manager Self-Service, Workflow and Oneview

Sep`13 - May`14: Westjet, Calgary as Team Leader-HCM & Payroll

Oversaw audit of current HCM-Payroll JDE while making recommendations and executing JDEdwards EntrepriseOne 9.1

Involved in project management, functional analysis, system implementation & making recommendations for enhancing overall HCM/Payroll process

Jun`12 - Jan`13: Yamana Gold, Toronto as Team Leader-HCM & Payroll

Strategized and implemented HCM and Payroll across 5 Countries including full execution of HR Module, Time Entry with Work Order-Kronos integration and Payroll with interface with external payroll provider and workflow processes

Implemented JD Edwards EntrepriseOne 9.0

Apr`11-Jun`12: Diversified Transportation, Fort McMurray & Edmonton as Team Leader HCM & Payroll

Executed HCM & Payroll encompassing implementation of HR module, time entry with work order and payroll with interface with ADP

Coordinated Giro (Kronos) and WFA along with JD Edwards EntrepriseOne 9.0 implementation

Jan`11-Apr`11: Black & McDonald, Toronto as Senior Consultant

Supported existing implementation of EntrepriseOne HCM, payroll and self-service and assist on the new rollout

Implemented JDEdwards EntrepriseOne 8.12

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Oct`09-Feb`11: Powerstream, Toronto as Team Leader-Senior Consultant

Apr`08-May`09: EnCana Corporation, Calgary as Team Leader-Senior HR Payroll Consultant

Jan`08-Mar`08: GMAC Financial Services, International as Global QA Lead/Global Testing Payroll Lead

May`07-Dec`08: GMAC Financial Services, Canada as Canadian Payroll Lead/Global Testing Payroll Lead

Feb`07-Apr`07: Bank of America, Montreal, Canada as QA Testing Lead-Payroll

Dec`06-Jan`07: Arinso Canada, Montreal, Canada as Senior Consultant-Payroll & Human Resources

May`05-Nov`06: GlaxoSmithKline, Quebec, Canada as Team Leader – HCM and Payroll

Nov`02-Oct`05: Multina, Drummondville, Canada as Team Leader-HCM & Payroll

May`03-Feb`11: Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada as Team Leader-HCM and Payroll

May`03-Jul`06: Téléressources, Montreal, Canada as Team Leader-HCM & Payroll

Feb`01-May`03: Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada as Team Leader-HCM & Payroll

Feb`01-May`02: Premier Tech, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada as Senior Consultant

Sep`01-May`02: Mines Wabush, Sept-Îles, Canada as Senior Consultant-Payroll & Human Resources Lead

Feb`00-Jun`00: Denault, Bergeron & Associates, Montreal, Canada as Senior Consultant

Dec`99-Jan`00: Aspex Eyesware, Montreal, Canada as Senior Consultant

Jul`99-Nov`99: Danone, Montreal, Canada as Team Leader

Feb`98-May`99: Abitibi Consolidated, Montreal, Canada as Senior Consultant

Apr`97-Feb`98: IBM Canada, Montreal, Canada as Team Lead

Jun`96-Apr`97: Avenor Inc., Gatineau, Canada as IT Manager

SCHOLASTICS PORTFOLIO

1998 BAC in Business Administration (Major: HR) from UQAM, Montreal, Canada

1991 College Degree in Computer Science from Institut d’Informatique de Québec, Québec, Canada

1989 College Degree in Pure Science from College François-Xavier-Garneau, Sainte-Foy, Canada

SKILLS ENHANCEMENT SCHEDULES

ERP Training:

JD Edwards, Solution EntrepriseOne Web 8.11 Payroll and Human Resources JD Edwards, Solution ERP 8.0 Expedition Payroll and HR

JD Edwards, Solution OneWorld Expedition Payroll and HR XE JD Edwards, Solution WorldSoftware A7.3

PeopleSoft 7.5 Payroll and HR mySAP ERP-HR/Payroll Solution IT Project Management

Certifications:

Canadian Payroll Association

Methodologies PMI, P+ and Concert

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools : MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Lotus, MS Project, Outlook, PowerPoint,

Databases : DB2, SQL, Oracle

Others : Lotus Notes

PERSONAL DOSSIER

Linguistic Abilities: French, English, Spanish & Portuguese

Location: Montreal - Canada

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