Support Hr

Executive Summary:

Kevin is an experienced Business Analyst with 17 years of JD Edwards HR/Payroll knowledge of JDE World, OneWorld Xe, EnterpriseOne 8.12 – 9.1 applications. He provides influential input in design in many current HR/Payroll functional processes in use today within JDE software with strong skills to utilize internal custom modifications to co-exist with core JDE functionality. Kevin has excellent communication skills that enhance the implementation process and he is highly adaptable to changing schedules and work tasks, keeping the end result achievable. He has experience in managing a team of support individuals as well as projects and he has the technical capacity to work hand in hand with technical team keeping the end-user’s needs in line.

Industries and Expertise:

Industries:

Communications, Consumer Goods, Engineering & Construction, Oil & Gas, Professional Services and Public Sector, Restaurant

Expertise:

Software Packages: JD Edwards World, OneWorld Xe and EnterpriseOne through version 9.1

JDE Modules & Experience: Payroll Process, Human Resources, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Human Resources Benefits, Test Scripts, Implementation/Configuration, UPK

HR/Payroll Expertise: Job Type and Step Progression, Position Control, HR/EE entry and Maintenance, Time Entry/Labor, Payroll Process, Timecard Uploads, Interim Checks, Government Reporting, Wage Attachments, Initial Configuration and table setup, History Maintenance and Reporting, History Monitoring, DBA setup, Direct Deposit, W2/T4 Specialist, Sarbanes-Oxley, Data Integrity expert, Employee Self-Service, Union setup and configuration

Other: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio, Outlook), MS Axapta, SharePoint, Internet, VPN

Key Clients and Projects:

Dwyer Instruments Inc. – Michigan City, Indiana 03/01/15 – current

HCM Project Lead

Full implementation project from Legacy system to EnterpriseOne 9.1

Document current client processes and provide best practice configuration in JDE 9.1

Conversion data lead of HR/Payroll data

Configuration set up of JDE 9.1

Change management control from old processes to enhanced JDE processes

Noven Pharmaceuticals – Miami, Florida 12/01/14 – 2/15/15

HCM SME Lead Support

Brought in to provide secondary support and to advise on best practices to current vendor

Assisted and managed go-live with vendor not present

Provided post-go-live support for production efforts

Cleared up post go-live issues log

Assisted and trained in house Business Analysts on best practices and Oracle Support relationship

ABRH/O’Charleys – Nashville, Tennessee 06/15/14 – 11/30/14

HCM Advisory Role

Provide guidance on custom processing for vacation accrual tracking

oCustom functionality and reporting

Advise on setup for sick time accrual for Restaurant workers

oCustom report and functionality

Montgomery County – Dayton, Ohio – 4/30/13 – 6/01/14

HR/Payroll HCM Lead

Functional Lead upgrade from World A7.3 to Enterprise 9.1

Key responsibility was to eliminate custom programming and processes by replacing with E1 functionality

Analyzed as-is processes to implement to new ERP system

Training of new processes to internal staff

El Paso County – Colorado Springs 1/1/13 – 03/15/13

Payroll Conversion Lead

Responsible for switching over payroll cycles from Semi-Monthly to Bi-Weekly

Analyzed all aspects of pay cycle change to meet county requirements

Testing lead to validate results

O’Charleys – 6/1/12 – 1/1/13

HR/Payroll conversion from SAP database

Responsible for migrating Employee Master HR data into JDE from SAP

Interface mapping to Third Party HR system

Testing and configuration lead for go-live

Supervised other areas of HR/Payroll module conversion

oBenefits

oEmployee History Conversion

Cenovus - 1/1/11 – 5/30/12

HR/Payroll upgrade from Xe – Subject Matter Expert

Analyzed current business processes to determine replacement of third party systems

Assessment period also included review of custom processes to determine if they could be replaced by current 9.0 release

Introduced new functionality in 9.0 to replace customizations

Introduction of unused JDE modules

Position Control

Compensation Management

Time Entry alternatives

Employee Self-Service

Provided Subject Matter Expert resolutions concerning JDE E1 9.0 environment

System option review

Processed options analysis

Configuration review

Supported Project Specific Tasks

Functional testing

User Acceptance Testing

UPK support

Integrated Testing

Global Documentation.

Bell County Temple – 8/15/09 – 1/1/11

Production Support/Business Analyst – Implemented JDE features not yet utilized

A9.1 Employee Self-service/Applicant Entry

Implemented Benefits Module

Implemented Employee Self-Service Module

Coordinated Open Enrollment

Implemented Applicant Tracking.

Clayco Corporation – 7/1/09 – 8/1/10

HR/Payroll E1 9.0 implementation

Configuration of JDE to match current processes and procedures from third party system

Regression testing and parallel testing lead

Training and documentation.

Ledcor Industries – 2/1/09 – 6/15/09

Implementation/Upgrade of JDE 8.12

Documented current processes to be duplicated/enhanced in latest JDE release

Completed Unit Testing/UPK documentation

Provided Post-live support

End-User training on current/new JDE functionality.

Turner Industries – 2/1/08 – 12/1/08

Implementation/Upgrade JDE HR/Payroll Functional Consultant

Documented current processes to be duplicated/enhanced in latest JDE release

Completed Unit Testing/Process Testing Gap Analysis

Provided Post-live support

End-User training on current/new JDE functionality.

Kansas City Public Schools - 2008

Sr. HR/Payroll Consultant

Emergency support to depleted staff to handle day to day processes of HR/Payroll

Completed year end processing

Training of staff to eliminate data errors and streamline business processes

Assessed time keeping system for future automation.

Kehe Foods - 2007

JD Edwards Consultant

Completed E1 8.12 assessment

Trained staff on JDE

Completed analysis of possible outsourcing payroll functionality compared to “in-house”.

START Enterprises 2006-2007

Sr. HR/Payroll Implementation Specialist

Recruited to implement Microsoft AX ERP product for HR/Payroll applications.

Sole responsibility was to travel to current clients and offer best practices solutions for implementations and support current business processes

Secondary objective is to build the internal business operations that supported the growth of the company and managed new consultants.

The Shaw Group, Inc. 2003-2006

Implementation Consultant /Sr. Business Analyst

Implementation/Conversion project bringing together three separate companies into one, running all on JDE

Employee base 20,000 plus employees going live in HR/Payroll - Primary role was to map all custom modifications to new release level, which included regression testing and training documentation

Successfully mapped and configured code fixes that allowed payroll to meet go-live date

Setup and configured system to support current business processes

Documentation of new processes of new system for end-users

Conducted training to end-user group of new processes

Sr. Business Analyst – Hired to work as a full-time employee for The Shaw Group Inc. after implementation, responsible for continued training of end-user group and fixing bugs in the system

Successfully updated new release with 50 plus code changes in six months, enhancing the system for better performance

Led project team for internal custom modifications

Led implementation team for Canadian JDE HR/Payroll implementation

Able to handle everyday processing issues concerning bugs and procedural inconsistencies

Trained end user group to use system more efficiently.

JD Edwards – 1997-2003

GSS Senior Consultant/Team Lead

Team Lead manager in charge of 8-10 response line consultants handling key issues from multiple clients regarding HR/Payroll application

Key contact for high level clients needing special attention to complex issues

Development team contact for application guidance regarding the design and development of future processes

Designed first phase of Employee Self-Service for JDE HR/Payroll

Developed client testing scripts for mass file changes regarding data items and field positions

W2/T4 project lead, developing and supporting Regulation Updates to clients.

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management

University of Colorado at Boulder – Boulder, Co

Certifications and Affiliations:

JDE CPP-HR/Payroll Certified

Microsoft AX HR/Questionnaire Certified

Customer support soft skills certifications

APA-Payroll Certified

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