Peoplesoft Data

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New Jersey

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September 02, 2020

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AVISHEK CHAKRABORTY

*********@*****.***

847-***-****

SUMMARY:

Nearly fourteen years of IT industry experience encompassing a wide range of skill set, roles and industry verticals and more than five years of HCM/FSCM project manager experience in four full scale implementation projects.

Extensive experience with analysis, design, development, customizations and implementation of software applications including ERP applications.

Proficient in analyzing and translating business requirements to functional and technical requirements and architecture.

Extensive experience to enforce all critical aspects of project management which includes but not limited to the following-

oProject planning/management

oVendor management

oProviding effective progress report to PMO and other senior management folks

oEffective issue management

oChange control implementation

oSupport audit and compliance matters

oAgile project management

Good experience as a change management lead and PS training material designer, as a change management lead, has experience in formulating change management process, creating, prioritizing, estimating and implementing change requests, extensive experience in Agile methodology and use of JIRA tool.

Experienced in leading and managing teams. Handled multiple roles - Project Lead, Software Architect, Developer, System Admin, ERP Systems Analyst

Executed software projects for Retail, Banking, Public sector, brand imaging, Finance and multiple other industries.

Excellent communication and client handling skills, interpersonal skills, self-motivated, quick learner, team player.

More than 13 years of combined experience of preparing requirement gathering and design documents, including functional and technical design.

Education:

Ongoing Online MBA in Project Management from University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

B.Tech in Information Technology from West Bengal University of Technology – India.

SKILL SET:

ERP

PeopleSoft 9.2/9.1/9.0/8.9/8.8

PeopleSoft Functional

PeopleSoft HCM modules.

HCM Modules – Core HR, Benefits Administration, Position Management, Compensation, North American Payroll, Time and Labor, workforce monitoring, Manager Self Service and Employee Self Service, Commitment Accounting.

PeopleSoft Tools

People Tools 8.56, People Code, Application Designer, Integration Broker, BI publisher, Application Messaging, Query/Crystal, Workflow, Security Administrator, Process Scheduler, Data Mover, Application Engine, Application Package, File Layout and Component Interface.

Reporting Tools

SQR, PS Query, Crystal Reports, BI Publisher, nVision

Debugging Tools

SQL Trace, people code Debugger, Application Engine Trace

Integration Tools

API, File Layout, Component Interface, Application Messaging, Integration Broker, PeopleSoft Extraction toolkit to migrate data from PeopleSoft HCM to Oracle Fusion HCM

Middleware Integration

TIBCO BW and IBM WebSphere

Databases

Oracle 8.x/9i/10g, SQL Server, DB2, MS Access

Data Management & Batch Processing Tools

Data Mover, Application Engine, Import Manager and Process Scheduler

Administration Tools

Portal Administration, Object Security, Workflow Administration and Query Security

Operating Systems

Windows 95/98/2K/NT/XP, UNIX, Mainframes

Programming Languages

C, C++, Java

PRESENT LOCATION – Plainsboro, New Jersey

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

March 2020 – till date HCM Technical lead consultant - Covance INC – Princeton New Jersey

My work assignment is as technical lead for a New Jersey based drug development Company named Covance INC. This is a Finance upgrade project from PeopleSoft 9.1 to 9.2. with a team size of ten including functional and technical consultant. Along with upgrade, customer wants to remove unnecessary customizations from the system and document all business-critical customizations needed for the organization. To summarize a huge number of delivered bugs will be applied in the system which will reduce nearly 30% of Covance customizations.

The highlighted points explain my activities in the project: -

Identified and documented high level milestones, resource plan based on milestone deliverables, risk analysis matrix.

Developed and obtained sign off on the high level and detailed level project plan document.

Presented PeopleSoft upgrade process flow diagram to the customer and obtained sign off on the Upgrade strategy plan.

Responsible for planning & tracking the work effort in RICEW tracker, resource tracking, engagement & utilization.

The project consists of nearly 800+ RICEW tech design and development objects consisting for all tracks like data conversion, enhancements, workflow, interfaces and reports, have hands on experience on working in all these tracks specifically legacy HCM/FSCM data conversion.

Followed Agile methodology for project management and used JIRA tool for incident tracking.

Provide consultation and advice to PeopleSoft project team on security, mobile and data transfer safeguards for all transactions and processes implemented in PeopleSoft, develop mitigation options and solutions to reduce data discrepancies and potential security bridges.

April 2019 – Feb 2020 HCM Technical lead consultant - Pentagon Federal Credit Union - Chantilly, VA USA

My work assignment is as a HCM technical lead consultant for a Virginia based credit union Company named Pentagon Federal Credit Union – PenFed. This is an upgrade project with a team size of six including functional and technical consultant. The client is carrying out a PUM image upgrade from PUM image 7 to image 31 with People Tools 8.57.07. Along with upgrade, customer wants to remove unnecessary customizations from the system and document all business-critical customizations needed for the organization. To summarize more than 12000 Oracle delivered bugs will be applied in the system, which will help to reduce nearly 40% of PenFed customizations.

The highlighted points explain my activities in the project: -

Responsible for planning & tracking the work effort in RICEW tracker, resource tracking, engagement & utilization.

Followed Agile methodology for project management and used JIRA tool for incident tracking.

Developed new real time integrations between PS HCM and third-party applications and well as Middleware Enterprise Service Bus via delivered/custom IB calls and APIs, integrated PeopleSoft with different external REST APIs.

Integrated PS HCM 9.2 with several external REST API services. Via content reference and tiles.

Developed custom IB services to bring contractor data from legacy application to PS HCM.

Develop data monitoring capabilities to prevent intrusion into the data stored and retrieved from PeopleSoft, create security architecture plan for the entire PeopleSoft system and create required access level restrictions for different groups or individual users in the system.

Collaborate with all levels of the business area(s) and IT management on feasibility of system design, capability, operation, procedures and cost benefits.

Consult with all levels of IT staff and management on system details, problems, and areas of improved operation.

Maintain effective communication and a close working relationship with assigned business area(s). A portion of my time was spent with the business area to identify feasible solutions for system design, problem resolution, and prioritization of work.

Manage and enforce all critical aspects of project management like project planning, vendor management, showing effective progress report to higher management and PMO, manage change control policies, be proactive to take right decision at the right time and have the ability to think ahead for any specific issues and resolutions of the same.

Hands on experience in PeopleSoft instance refresh activity, object migrations, maintenance packs application, server performance, troubleshooting production issues, knowledge on PS architecture.

Simultaneously worked on PeopleSoft HCM/FSCM modules like Core HR, NA Payroll, Benefits and position management, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Treasury, Purchasing, and Cost Management etc guided the technical team with functional knowledge for all these modules.

Deliver new and complex high-quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements

Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.

Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.

Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts including programming and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.

Aug 2018 – March 2019 HCM Technical lead consultant Dick’s Sporting goods Pvt. Ltd- Pittsburgh, PA USA

My work assignment is as an HCM technical lead consultant for a Pittsburgh based retail organization named Dick’s Sporting Goods. This is a support project with a team size of eight including both functional and technical. The client was undergoing benefit vendor change and as a result all old integrations both real time and file based need to be modified so that they can now be redirected to the new vendor. Some of the latest PeopleSoft technologies and modules covered in this project are:-

PeopleSoft HCM modules like – Core HR, North American Payroll, Position Management, Benefit Administration, TAM, Commitment Accounting.

GSS, MSS & ESS transactions from Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service

BI Publisher

Integration Broker

Data conversion from legacy applications or lower PeopleSoft environments.

Fluid page designing

Activity guide and AWE configuration

People Tools 8.56, People Code, Application Designer, Integration Broker, Application Messaging, Query/Crystal, Workflow, Security Administrator, Process Scheduler, Data Mover, Application Engine, Application Package, File Layout and Component Interface.

Reporting tools - SQR, PS Query, Crystal Reports, Xml Publisher, nVision

The highlighted points explain my activities in the project: -

Responsible for all enhancement and support related incident resolution assigned to my team, particularly related to benefit vendor changes.

Develop and modify a number of real time and file based integrations pertaining to new benefits vendor.

Carry out fit gap analysis and prepare/update the functional design and technical design documents for all enhancements assigned to us.

Integrated PS HCM 9.2 with several external REST API services. Via content reference and tiles.

Work with Business Analyst in translating business requirements into Functional Requirements Document and to Detailed Design Documents

Lead analysis sessions, gather requirements and write specification and functional design documents for enhancements and customization; Analyze product impact

Worked on the transition project from Taleo to Kronos Human resource management, where the primary focus was to test the applicant to employee hiring process.

Worked on resolving the Integration broker error messages generated when Hire, Job data updates, Personal data sync messages, Time card entries were sent from Kronos to PeopleSoft.

Tested the leave plan data accrual process in Kronos and also the process to load the time entered in Kronos to PeopleSoft in order for payroll to process the time along with leave balance amounts.

Oct 2017 – Jul 2018 HCM Technical lead consultant Entergy Corp. Ltd- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

My work assignment is as an HCM technical lead consultant for a New Orleans based Power and Utility based organization named Entergy Corporations. This is a support project with a team size of 7 developers. Entergy PeopleSoft system consist of 174 integration points combining internal and external systems, more than 100 enhancement areas. On top of this TIBCO is used as a middleware for integrations between Peoplesoft and internal/external systems. Some of the latest Peoplesoft & TIBCO technologies and modules covered in this project are: -

PeopleSoft HCM modules like – Core HR, North American Payroll, Position Management, Benefit Administration, TAM, Commitment Accounting.

GSS, MSS & ESS transactions from Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service

BI Publisher

Integration Broker

Data conversion from legacy applications or lower PeopleSoft environments.

Activity guide and AWE configuration

TIBCO BW 6 and different TIBCO adapters.

Reporting tools - SQR, PS Query, Crystal Reports, Xml Publisher, nVision

The highlighted points explain my activities in the project: -

Responsible for all enhancement and support related incident resolution assigned to my team, particularly applied latest PUM image in PeopleSoft version 9.2.

Carry out fit gap analysis and prepare/update the functional design and technical design documents for all enhancements assigned to us.

Work with Business Analyst in translating business requirements into Functional Requirements Document and to Detailed Design Documents

Developed custom IB services to bring contractor data from legacy application to PS HCM.

Integrated PS HCM 9.2 with external REST API via content ref, tile wizard and web service call.

Lead analysis sessions, gather requirements and write specification and functional design documents for enhancements and customization; Analyze product impact

Worked as a change management lead and PS training material designer, as a change management lead, has experience in formulating change management process, creating, prioritizing, estimating and implementing change requests. Has specific experience in preparing training materials for PeopleSoft HCM Commitment Accounting.

Specifically implemented position management on Entergy systems, changing jobcode driven system to position managed.

Present and defend product designs and architecture to clients.

Generating reports using xml publisher and transmitting to imaging server

Developing reports for I9 and custom modules using xml publisher

Migrating data from PeopleSoft HCM to Oracle Fusion using PeopleSoft data extraction toolkit.

Take sole responsibility of developing, testing and deploying tough enhancements needed by the customer.

Work specifically on high and mid complex BI publisher reports needed by customer, maintain BI publisher reports and make modifications to them as per business requirements.

Provided production support on a weekly basis to support the payroll processing that involves loading approved time from Kronos, fixing any time entry errors, processing payroll and resolving payroll error messages

Worked on Data Conversion tuning

Worked on review Kronos integration with PeopleSoft

Worked on configuring/integration LDAP with PeopleSoft

Environment: PeopleSoft HCM, Oracle 10g.

Team Size : 5 to 7

May 2017 – Oct 2017 HCM Technical Lead Albertsons Corp. Ltd- Phoenix, Arizona, USA

My work assignment here is overall PeopleSoft HCM technical lead for a Phoenix based Retail organization Albertsons Corporations. This is an enhancement project with a team size of 12 consisting of three onshore developers and 9 offshore resources. The project consists of a good number of integration points combining internal and external systems, and a total of a substantial number of tech design and build objects. On top of these IBM WebSphere is used as a middleware between PeopleSoft and internal/external system.

The highlighted points explain my activities in the project: -

Prepare integration design patterns between PeopleSoft and internal/external system via middleware IBM WebSphere

Carry out fit gap analysis and prepare the functional design and technical design documents for all the integration points and required interfaces to be build, particularly applied latest PUM image in PeopleSoft version 9.2.

Propose customer on the new features of PeopleSoft and middleware integration so as to get rid of point to point integration patterns, help customer in integration modernization.

Prepare integration project delivery plan, prepare and maintain the RICEW tracker for the PeopleSoft integration project.

Migrating data from PeopleSoft HCM to Oracle Fusion using PeopleSoft data extraction toolkit.

Lead both PeopleSoft and middleware development team from technical perspective and guide them on the best practices of PeopleSoft and middleware integrations.

Review every technical document and provide the sign off as a technical lead before those get submitted to the client governance team PMO for final sign off.

Work specifically on high and mid complex BI publisher reports needed by customer, maintain BI publisher reports and make modifications to them as per business requirements.

Establish Quality Procedure for the team and continuously monitor and audit to ensure team meets quality goals.

Specifically implemented position management on Entergy systems, changing jobcode driven system to position managed.

Hands on experience on People Tools 8.56, People Code, Application Designer, Integration Broker, Application Messaging, Query/Crystal, Workflow, Security Administrator, Process Scheduler, Data Mover, Application Engine, Application Package, Reporting tools - SQR, PS Query, Crystal Reports, Xml Publisher, nVision

Environment: PeopleSoft HCM

Team Size : 10 to 12

Jan 2016 – April 2017 HCM Technical Lead Entergy Corp. Ltd- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

My work assignment here is as of overall PeopleSoft HCM technical lead for a New Orleans based Power and Utility organization named Entergy Corporations. This is a re implementation project with a team size of more than 40 consisting of 30 + offshore and nearly 10 onshore developers from HCM perspective. This is a re implementation project (re implementing HCM Peoplesoft 9.2) consisting of nearly 431 tech designs and build objects. The project consists of 174 integration points combining internal and external systems, more than 100 enhancement areas, and nearly 162 conversion objects. On top of this TIBCO is used as a middleware for integrations between Peoplesoft and internal/external systems. Some of the latest Peoplesoft & TIBCO technologies and modules covered in this project are:-

PeopleSoft HCM modules like – Core HR, North American Payroll, Position Management, Benefit Administration, TAM, Commitment Accounting

GSS, MSS & ESS transactions from Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service

BI Publisher

Integration Broker

Data conversion from legacy applications or lower PeopleSoft environments.

Fluid page designing

Activity guide and AWE configuration

TIBCO BW 6 and different TIBCO adapters.

Unix shell scripting and PGP encryption using specific tool like Automizer.

Reporting tools - SQR, PS Query, Crystal Reports, Xml Publisher, nVision

The highlighted points explain my activities in the project: -

Responsible for leading a project team of more than 40 members in delivering solution to our customer in the Retail and Process sector, responsible for planning & tracking the work effort in RICEW tracker, resource tracking, engagement & utilization.

The project consists of nearly 400+ RICEW tech design and development objects consisting for all tracks like data conversion, enhancements, workflow, interfaces and reports, have hands on experience on working in all these tracks specifically legacy HCM data conversion.

Single handedly worked on Core HR data conversion for components like Personal data and JOB data, also worked on payroll conversion like Tax data, balances, pay checks and other major payroll components.

Developed custom IB services to bring contractor data from legacy application to PS HCM.

Hands on experience in PeopleSoft instance refresh activity, object migrations, maintenance packs application, server performance, troubleshooting production issues, knowledge on PS architecture.

Simultaneously worked on PeopleSoft HCM modules like Core HR, NA Payroll, Benefits and position management guided the technical team with functional knowledge for all these modules.

Worked on PeopleSoft security, delivered and custom roles and permission list, implemented and guided on PeopleSoft security

Deliver new and complex high-quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements

Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.

Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.

Work specifically on high and mid complex BI publisher reports needed by customer, maintain BI publisher reports and make modifications to them as per business requirements.

Carry out fit gap analysis and prepare the functional design and technical design documents for all the integration points and required interfaces to be build

Propose customer on the new features of PeopleSoft and middleware integration so as to get rid of point to point integration patterns, help customer in integration modernization.

Prepare integration project delivery plan, prepare and maintain the RICEW tracker for the PeopleSoft integration project.

Migrating data from PeopleSoft HCM to Oracle Fusion using PeopleSoft data extraction toolkit.

Lead both PeopleSoft and middleware development team from technical perspective and guide them on the best practices of PeopleSoft and middleware integrations.

Establish Quality Procedure for the team and continuously monitor and audit to ensure team meets quality goals.

Single point of contact between IBM and customer for People Soft HRMS track, as a single point of contact, I am responsible for all communications between customer and IBM for HRMS track.

Presently performing the role of HCM development lead for the re implementation project for Entergy Corporations and working from New Orleans, LA.

Environment: PeopleSoft HCM, Oracle 10g.

Team Size : 40 to 44

Jan 2012 – Jan 2016, HCM Technical Lead Schawk INC. Chicago, Illinois, USA

I started this project in India from 2012, then came to USA on 2014 for this account only and continued working for Schawk till 2016. From 2012 onwards, I worked as a PeopleSoft HCM techno-functional lead. This is a reimplementation project which followed by support and maintenance. Some of the latest Peoplesoft and middle ware technologies used in this project are: -

BI Publisher

Integration Broker

Fluid page designing

Activity guide and AWE configuration

PeopleSoft HCM modules like – Core HR, North American Payroll, Position management, Benefit Administration, PeopleSoft Candidate Gateway, eRecruit or Taleo, TAM. Commitment Accounting

GSS, MSS & ESS transactions from Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service

Peoplesoft Profile management consisting of Person and Non-Person profiles.

Unix shell scripting and PGP encryption using specific tool like Automizer.

Agile middleware

People Code, Application Designer, Integration Broker, Application Messaging, Query/Crystal, Workflow, Security Administrator, Process Scheduler, Data Mover, Application Engine, Application Package, File Layout and Component Interface.

Reporting tools - SQR, PS Query, Crystal Reports, Xml Publisher, nVision

Worked on PeopleSoft security, delivered and custom roles and permission list, implemented and guided on PeopleSoft security.

My role in this project is of a PeopleSoft HRMS lead and my responsibilities start in this assignment from Implementation phase till Maintenance and Support phase. Presently I am at onshore with the sole responsibility as HRMS onsite coordinator and lead

While at onshore I had the sole responsibility for the following AMS activities: -

Accepting, maintaining & distributing, completing and closing the HR incidents assigned to IBM during offshore hours, particularly applied latest PUM image in PeopleSoft version 9.2.

Worked as a change management lead and PS training material designer along with Peoplesoft UPK 12.1. As a change management lead, has experience in formulating change management process, creating, prioritizing, estimating and implementing change requests.

For every incident response SLO is being maintained very strictly and if any incident miss response SLO during offshore hours, I am responsible for providing a valid explanation for the same.

For every month finalizing the actual CR estimation along with the proposed CR estimation for that month.

Finalizing the requirement gathering for every CR assigned to IBM thus in turn assigned to myself for that month.

Delivering the CRs on every month's release abiding completely by the IBM process guidelines. CR delivery means starting from the Requirement gathering phase till the production migration phase.

Every morning scanning the newly raised HR tickets and assigning them within the team members based on the expertise and skill set.

Updating the CR tracker every month with the CR details raised in a month, CR tracker is used for Project Matrix submission for every month.

Carry out fit gap analysis and prepare the functional design and technical design documents for all the integration points and required interfaces to be build

Propose customer on the new features of PeopleSoft and middleware integration so as to get rid of point to point integration patterns, help customer in integration modernization.

Develop data monitoring capabilities to prevent intrusion into the data stored and retrieved from PeopleSoft, create security

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