Peoplesoft Manager

Sandeep Kumar Pampati

Senior PeopleSoft Consultant

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Contact Number: 669-***-****

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Over 12+ years of experience as a FSCM Techno Functional consultant, with expertise in creating requirements based on client’s need. Maintenance and Production support of PeopleSoft FSCM modules (Purchasing/Requisitions, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Billing, and Financial Gateway)

Strong knowledge & understanding of industry standard methodologies including Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Life Cycle.

Good working knowledge of complete PeopleSoft Implementation cycle involving Requirements, Analysis, Specifications, Design, Development, Data Conversions, Maintenance, and Performance Tuning.

Strong knowledge on PeopleSoft Security and PeopleSoft Upgrade.

Excellent management and problem-solving skills with thorough knowledge in Application Designer, People Code, SQR, PS Query, Application Engine, Component Interface, Security, Process Scheduler, Approval Workflow Engine, Application Packages, BI Publisher, Crystal Reports, n-Vision, and Integration Broker.

Strong Knowledge on Performance Tuning of SQL, SQR and Application Engine Programs.

Expertise in using available PeopleSoft 9.1 & 9.2 Project Costing, Contracts, Account Payables, Account Receivables, Billing, Travel and Expense, Purchasing, E-Procurement, Asset Management.

Commitment to develop with best practices including coding, naming conventions, Commenting, Code modularization and reuse.

Experience in Production Support, Applying updates and fixes, Development of Reports, and Interfaces.

Extensive knowledge of People Code, Application Engine, Component Interface, SQR, BI Publisher,

Extensive knowledge of Application Packages, PeopleSoft Query and Oracle database.

Extensively Worked on REST/SOAP based Webservices.

PeopleSoft SQR Experience in Data Conversion to facilitate the migration of data from legacy applications to PeopleSoft using SQR, File Layout, Application Engine and Component Interface.

Hands on experience in re-implementation of Project Costing, Contracts and Billing.

Proficient in creation of complex reports using BI Publisher, SQR and Crystal Reports.

Experience in Unit, Functional and User Acceptance Testing for various projects using manual testing methodologies.

Excellent working knowledge on the flow of data between various FSCM modules and in-depth proficiency of functional and technical knowledge, in addition to Design, Development, Implementation, Upgrade, Customization, Testing.

Support experience in PeopleSoft FSCM modules such as AP, AR, GL, CA, BI, PO and Travel and Expense.

Hands on experience on analyzing the failures on PC_PRICING, CABI, Billing Interface, BIGNAP01, FS_JGEN, EX_TRAN_PRCS, PC_AP_TO_PC, PC_BI_TO_PC and Voucher Build Process.

Around 4 years of experience in leading the team of seven members.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Computer Science Engineering.

Key Achievements/Awards

Star Award for PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2 Upgrade at Turner Broadcasting System.

Received twice “Star Award for the Year” Award in NTTDATA for DSNY &Oracle.

Received “Top Talent” award from AXA Australia Account.

Received “Best Employee” award from Wipro for (Client) Boeing Implementation project.

Certifications:

Successfully completed training and certification of Oracle certified professional for PeopleSoft Development Expert.

Successfully completed training and certification of Oracle Certification program.

Skill Set:

PeopleSoft FSCM/Financials 8.9, 9.0, 9.1 & 9.2

PeopleSoft HCM 8.8 & 9.2

People Tools 8.46, 8.48, 8.49, 8.50, 8.51, 8.53, 8.55, 8.56

Skills Profile:

Application Development Tools:

App Designer, People code, Application Engine, Component Interface, PS Query, SQR, Crystal Report, nvision and BIPublisher reports.

Application Package:

PeopleSoft FSCM, HCM & CRM

Databases / DB Tools:

Oracle, SQL Server and DB2

Operating Systems:

Unix and Windows

Programming Languages:

C, People code, Java

Testing Tools:

Manual Testing, PTF

Enterprise Manager Tools:

Control-M (Version 6.4.01.200), PHIRE

Markup languages:

HTML, XML

EMPLOYEMENT DETAILS:

Working as a PeopleSoft Application Consultant in HCL Inc., from June 2018 to till date.

Working as a Senior PeopleSoft Techno-Functional Consultant in Gerbera Technologies Inc., from Aug 2017 to June 2018.

Working as a Senior PeopleSoft Techno-Functional Consultant in Hitachi Consulting, from Oct 2016 to May 2017.

Worked as an Assistant Project Manager in NTT DATA from June 2010 to Oct 2016.

Worked as a Software Engineer (PeopleSoft Technical Consultant) in Wipro Technologies, Bangalore from March 2007 to June 2010.

Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) - PeopleSoft 9.2AMS (GA, Atlanta) July 2018- Till date

Senior PeopleSoft Techno-Functional Consultant (BA & AMS)

Responsibilities: AMS

Hands on experience in giving workaround solutions for day to day production issues.

Designed and developed complex REST Based Webservice for Journal entries & Pending Item, in the modules such as Billing and General Ledger.

Converted multiple JAVA Webservices (Third Party) into PeopleSoft REST API’s.

Developed generic REST APIs for the Component interfaces (CUSTOMER, VENDOR, CHARTFIELDS and SALESPERSONS) with both Create as well as update capabilities (by leveraging PSCAMA).

Setup the Billing Business Units and Implemented role level security.

Designed and developed complex interface to load the data dynamically.

Designed and Developed custom Interfaces to load the historically data into Billing via third party integrations.

Designed and developed Vendors from Third party systems as per the Business Requirements.

Performed Testing of AP Voucher Post, Payment Post, Pay cycle processes.

Involved in designing and developing the Integrations between FS and HR to share the Vendors Information.

Designed and Developed complex Invoice XMLP templates in Billing.

Modified the Billing Extract logic to generate the XML file for the invoice templates in Billing.

Assisted in vendor data conversion.

Built and customized Component Interface and used Excel to CI PS delivered feature to Update the Bill Plan details.

Designed and Developed new custom process on Pay Cycle Page to generate Automated Advice Report to the vendors through email.

Designed and Developed Report Distribution process which distributes the report to multiple users based on the setup.

Ran compare reports before and after applying the patches/fixes.

Converted some of the existing Crystal Reports into BI Publisher Reports.

Converted some of the Queries into an Application Engine.

Developed Approval Workflow Engine for Time Sheet Proxy and written necessary code on Submit and Approve buttons.

Provided technical application support to business, quality assurance and end-user support teams.

Designed and developed Complex BI Publisher reports like Check Printing & 1099 as per Business Requirements.

After getting approval we will follow the QA, UAT and production.

Achievements

I was highly appreciated for implementing the Integration using Web-services (REST/SOAP).

Received applauds from the reporting manager and users for implementing the parallel processing for one of the reports.

Responsibilities: FSCM Upgrade (9.2 & 8.56) Aug 2017- July 2018

Worked as a techno functional consultant in PeopleSoft FSCM Application Upgrade project from version 9.0 to PeopleSoft 9.2 and People Tools version from 8.53 to 8.56

Responsible for reading compare reports and creating objects to retrofit.

Worked closely with functional lead and client during fit gap and provided technical inputs to customizations.

Modified P2P Interfaces (Ariba).

Recognized the mappings of records and fields that had changed, renamed, added and deleted in FSCM by comparing it with vanilla version.

Retrofitted several SQRs, Crystals, Pages and Components and was accountable to its proper functionality.

Converted all Crystal reports into BIP reports.

Worked extensively on Check Print reports using BI Publisher & Withhold reports, which are converted from Crystal reports to BIP Reports using MICR line.

Achievements

Received applauds from the delivery manager and users for implementing the Check printing and Converting all the reports into BIPublisher.

Technology/Tools: PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2, People Tools8.56, SQL Developer.

Edelman - PeopleSoft 9.0AMS (Chicago, IL) Oct2016- July2017

Senior PeopleSoft Techno-Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

Understand business requirements and functional specifications and translate to technical solutions.

Resolved day to day issues and implemented solution for various change requests as a part of support activities.

Wrote technical specifications for SQR’s and interfaces in PeopleSoft Application engine.

Exported matched invoices to A/P system and created custom categories for tracking invoice data

Performed a Security Clean-up of all the Production and Development Databases

Involved in the design, coding, and unit testing for all customization carried out as per the business rules.

Involved in requirement analysis & design for change request.

Interacting with business and IT users to obtain the system details and to prepare the requirement specification document and for some critical CR’s develop approach document.

Deliver technical expertise by troubleshooting and resolving technical issues, writing and modifying code, creating reports and queries, developing new applications, scheduling batch processes, and assisting end users.

Worked extensively on Consolidated and non-consolidated Invoice reports using BI Publisher (XML)

Tested modifications to ensure they meet customer’s specifications. Provided on-call support to the end-user.

Worked extensively on Application Designer, People Code, Application Engine, Component Interface, File Layout, Data Mover, SQR, Integration Broker, Workflow, PS Query, Security, Process Scheduler, Spread sheet Upload, PeopleSoft Test Framework.

Worked as a shadow resource to assist the team on PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF).

High level Quality review updates to management in Senior Review meetings.

Designed and developed inbound and outbound interface using App engine.

Extensively used People Code for customization of pages and validating the data.

Review of the deliverables i.e. designs, unit test cases and technical documents of other team members.

Responsible for conducting Quality meetings.

Technology/Tools: PeopleSoft FSCM 9.0, People Tools8.49, SQL Server.

YUM! Brands - PeopleSoft 9.2 Upgrade (Louisville, KY) August 2015– October 2016

PeopleSoft 9.2 upgrade (It involves upgrading major PeopleSoft Finance modules like Account Payables, General Ledger, ePro, Purchasing and Security Administration) Tools Release 8.54; People Tools- Tools 8.53 objects - People Code, BI Publisher, Application Designer, Application Engine, Component Interface, File Layout, XML Publisher and SQR; Database- Oracle 11g

Senior Application Developer (FSCM/HCM & CRM)

Responsibilities:

Worked as a techno functional consultant in PeopleSoft FSCM Application Upgrade project from version 9.0 to PeopleSoft 9.2 and People Tools version from 8.49 to 8.53

PeopleSoft HCM Application Upgrade project from version 8.8 to PeopleSoft 9.2 and People Tools version from 8.48 to 8.54

Gather Requirements from business users related to their business functionality and understand their current system

Provided technical analysis, feasibility study and estimate efforts for the new requirements.

Responsible for reading compare reports and creating objects to retrofit.

Worked closely with functional lead and client during fit gap and provided technical inputs to customizations.

Recognized the mappings of records and fields that had changed, renamed, added and deleted in FSCM by comparing it with vanilla version.

Retrofitted several SQRs, Crystals, Pages and Components and was accountable to its proper functionality.

Developed various conversion programs using AE and CI.

Created numerous conversion programs using Application Engine to load the data in to the custom tables with multi threads.

Recognized the mappings of records and fields that had changed, renamed, added and deleted in FSCM by comparing it with vanilla versions.

Created inbound and outbound interfaces to load and export the data to other systems.

Worked on PeopleSoft Security by creating and testing user roles and permission list.

Provide production support for FSCM applications.

Analyse and resolve problem tickets in a timely manner.

Resolve all issues related to FSCM process on a day-to-day basis.

Perform Fit Gap Analysis based on the current and new PeopleSoft System for all the modules including Order to Cash such as Billing, Accounts Payable, Accounts receivable, GL, eProcurement, and Security in Financials using agile methodology. Review the fit gap documents with business before finalizing

Prepare High level functional and technical designs based on the fit gap document and provide the design to the business users

Used Application upgrader to migrate objects from Demo to Target instance.

Gather the workflow requirements from a business user and prepare a requirement document

Finalize the reporting requirements with users & provide specifications for the same to the technical team.

Analysis of compare report between 9.1 and 9.2

Analyse and gather requirements from Security administrator related to current security design and prepare High level design using Agile methodology

Assist the users in designing the system using PeopleSoft Set Ups for Financials

Develop enhancements and customizations for FSCM modules include AWE using People Tools Components, Pages, Records, Menus, Folders and Nodes according to technical specifications.

Ran System Audit Reports to compare data structures defined in the People Tools tables against the underlying database to uncover inconsistencies.

Upgraded projects using Application Upgrader to move objects (panels, queries, records, Fields, etc.) between databases and to compare the base version with the version available currently. Then, upgrade the Application, based upon the upgrade report and copy the latest version to the target database.

Migrate developed code from development to testing environments and provide assistance to the users in User Acceptance Testing.

Convert Crystals to BI Publisher and develop new BI Publisher reports.

Technology/Tools: PeopleSoft CRM 8.9/9.2, PeopleSoft FSCM 9.0/9.2, PeopleSoft HCM 8.8/9.2People Tools 8.49/8.53, DB2 9.7, ORACLE 11g

DSNY - Implementation of the SMART system, New York

Senior PeopleSoft FSCM Application Developer September 2013 – July 2015

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The New York City (City) Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has an initiative that involves replacing DSNY's legacy Sanitation Control and Analysis Network (SCAN) and related ancillary systems with a set of best-of-breed applications or software suites that will be integrated using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) approach. They identified NTT DATA and awarded a contract to lead the design, development and implementation of the Department's new Sanitation Management Analysis and Resource Tracking system (SMART). SMART will be enterprise-wide in scope and will also help automate many processes that are performed manually today by DSNY staff.

Due to number of factors (for example, the age of existing systems, the retirement of key IT personnel, taking advantage of technical innovations), DSNY has begun a modernization program to improve the timeliness, accuracy and availability of performance data across the organization. Furthermore, DSNY is looking to take advantage of improvements in database and business intelligence technology systems that allow for faster completion of increasingly complicated analyses with less effort than its existing systems. DSNY has established the following objectives for this critical project -

•Eliminate and Manage System Risk

•Maintain Critical Business Operations

•Achieve Operational Benefits

•System Consolidation

Improved Alignment with Citywide Systems and Technology Direction

Responsibilities:

Responsible for developing Interfaces for AR, Billing and Vendors from PeopleSoft

Involved in the functional design gathering for new enhancements.

Created BI Publisher Reports for Monthly, Quarterly & Yearly using PS Query.

Worked on testing the Integration Broker that sends file to third Party Vendor.

Learned the functional concepts of Recruiting and created job openings hosted in online for job seekers.

Involved in debugging the complex Application package codes and resolved most of the issues.

Development and Unit test plan creation.

Interacted and provided my expertise with peers on their issues whenever required.

Involved in design and development of GL interfaces from 3rd party system to PeopleSoft

Supported Cash Management and Purchasing & Accounts payable issues

Developed Interface to create Purchase Orders within PeopleSoft from the user requirement

Developed an application engine program in General Ledger to load flat file accounting entries from FTP folders into journal staging tables.

Technology/Tools: PeopleSoft FSCM 9.1, People Tools 8.52, ORACLE11g.

Everything Everywhere (Scout Support) ---Bristol UK July 2012 – September 2013

PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

SCOUT is PeopleSoft CRM Helpdesk Application implemented within Orange to improve Customer Service Representative’s (CSRs) ability to interact with Customers and to provide them solutions to maintain high customer satisfaction. This project involved providing resolution of critical and semi critical tickets logged for the application and design new functionalities which could prove beneficial to CSRs.

Responsibilities:

This engagement is a Level 2 support.

Monitor the Scout PeopleSoft daily, weekly and monthly processes, applying fix for process failures.

Developed ad-hoc queries based on data request from business users.

Fix Scout live issue (In/Out bound Interface Process failure, Customer data issue).

Worked on Scout data migration tasks.

Create/update Scout PeopleSoft codes.

Apply new enhancements or changes to Scout PeopleSoft CRM application using Change Assistant.

Performed PeopleSoft admin activities (Application and Web server maintenance, PeopleSoft application maintenance).

Technology/Tools: People Soft 8.9 People Tool 8.48 Oracle 10g, TOAD.

Lincoln, Groupe Aeroplan, Johnson Diversey, Lonestar – North America Nov 2010 - July2012

Oracle Consulting, Application Developer

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Oracle Corp’s OMS (Oracle Managed Services) got shared pool for their customer support projects. Team will be assigned issue/tickets based on priority and availability. I was part of Lincoln Education System, Group Aero Plan, Johnson Diversey and Lone Star projects.

Majorly I supported FSCM and HCM modules and little technical contribution to CS module.

Responsibilities:

As a PeopleSoft Application Developer involved in Analysis, Coding, Testing of PeopleSoft FSCM Applications.

Applied HCM bundle 3 and 4 for John Diversey client.

Applied HCM bundle 3, 4, 5 and 6 for Lonestar client and UAT is in progress.

Customized BI interface spreadsheet to include the table BI_LINE_DST_DFR.

Fixed the Buyer Setup issues for Lincoln and Involved in with-holding report control information and Vendor 1099 Withholding setup.

Involved in Ticket analysis, solving crucial tickets and production support issues.

Involved in Ticket resolving & Root cause analysis.

Developed Queries using Query Manager depending on the Functional and Business analyst’s requirements.

Took up the role of Primary on Call, dealing with Production issue failures (Batch Process failures, rollback errors, script Failures, etc. and its resolution.

Developed custom AE program in GL to load journals from external interfaces into JRNL_HEADER and JRNL_LN tables. Created validation and Load reports

Involved in designing the Interfaces, Reports and customization of the reports for the AR, AP, and GL Modules

Technology/Tools: People Soft 9.1/9.0, People Tool 8.48/8.50, Oracle10g.

Collective Brands (Payless Shoe Source and Performance lifestyle group) Jun 2010 – Nov 2010

PeopleSoft Application Developer

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Collective Brands was formed when Payless Shoe Source acquired the Collective Brands Performance + Lifestyle Group (formerly the Stride Rite Corporation) and Collective Licensing International. The new company was named “Collective Brands” to reflect the collective spirit – the idea that together, the sum is greater than the individual parts.

This is an Implementation and upgrade project, where we have multiple systems as explained above and end to end implementation was gone for payless shoe source and at the same time upgrade has gone for Lifestyle group

Responsibilities:

Involved in the System study and creating High level Technical Design Document and Detail technical design document based on the Functional design document and getting approval from the client.

Creating test cases for unit testing and System test and regression testing.

Responsible for interacting with the customers for clarifications and share the information with the responsible person.

Developed Queries using Query Manager depending on the Functional and Business analyst’s requirements.

Responsible for all the reviews and involved in the walk-through to get understand by client and get the sign-off.

As per the migration checklist migrate the object to another Environment.

Providing the pre-production support for the Phase-1email addresses from common library scripts.

Technology/Tools: People Soft 9.1, People Tool 8.5, Oracle 10g.

AXA Production Support – Australia May2008 – June 2010

PeopleSoft Application Support Engineer

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

AXA is an Insurance company with worldwide presence. Wipro is one of the preferred vendors for AXA and is involved in the all PeopleSoft development and support. The scope of project covers Maintenance & Support of PS FIN 8.4.

Responsibilities:

As a PeopleSoft Application Support Engineer, involved in system study and Impact analysis based on the maintenance Requirement document.

Creating High-level Technical Design Document and Detail technical design document and getting approval from the client.

Creating test cases for unit testing and System test and regression testing.

Responsible for interacting with AXA users from Australia and Regional users for all day-to-day problems along with the batches in Regional Accounts Payable and Regional General Ledger internal modules.

Providing the Level-1 and Level-2 Support

Involved in a Triage as part of production support, assign the tickets and provide the support to the team.

Involved in Ticket analysis, solving crucial tickets and production support issues.

Involved in Ticket resolving & Root cause analysis.

Developed SQR, Crystal reports and Queries using Query Manager depending on the Functional and Business analyst’s requirements.

Took up the role of Primary on Call, dealing with Production issue failures (Batch Process failures, rollback errors, script Failures, etc. and its resolution.

Involved in creating the checklist Document which reflects the day to day status of the Control-M jobs (Night batch jobs)

Performed Unit Testing on Various modules and prepared suitable test cases.

Developed Crystal reports depending on the Functional and business analyst’s requirements.

Coding/Designing/Testing as per change request.

Technology/Tools: People Soft 8.4 SP2, People Tool 8.45, Oracle9.2, TOAD.

BOEING Implementation, St. Louis, MO March 2007 – April 2008

PeopleSoft Application Developer

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Government Invoicing, Billing and Receivable modules will part of the Enterprise Accounting System (EAS). The Government Invoicing Billing and Receivable modules will receive feeds from several systems, allow manual input and send feeds to several Systems.

Responsibilities:

Having the walk through with the client for document specifications.

Developed fields, records, pages, components and menu definition objects related to this project based on the Technical design document.

Prepare the Detail technical design document and walk-through with client.

Creating test cases for unit testing and System test and regression testing.

Involved into Development of online screens and inquiry screens.

Move all the objects from One Environment to another Environment.

Developed the reports Using PS Query and Crystal reports.

Carrying out page design, Interfaces, Data migrations, Coding and testing of Application Engine, Reports. Importing data into PeopleSoft systems from Flat files using File Layout and App. Engine.

Technology/Tools: People Soft 9.0, People Tool 8.5, Oracle9i.

Publications / Presentations / Industry Awards

Annual Exceptional Performance Award – Keane.

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