Thomas P. Leighton

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Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379-6331

Cell: 423-***-****

admo8u@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

I am a consultant with over 20 years’ of experience implementing and managing ERP systems in the University, Government, Insurance, Banking, and Energy sectors. Extensive background with leading teams (onshore and onshore/offshore) to integrate, convert and customize PeopleSoft and Workday functionality. Skilled at working with the Business community, Functional teams, and Technical teams to document requirements, functional specifications and testing.

Over 20 years of experience in the information management field specifically PeopleSoft Fluid and Workday in the following benefits, payroll, recruiting, time and labor, and absence management on domestic and international projects that ranged from $2,000,000 to $20,000,000

21 years of experience with the PeopleSoft HCM products through version 9.2 and Workday 31. Extensive experience in the project management, functional, and technical aspects of PeopleSoft and Workday.

Identification, evaluation, analysis, and tracking of resolution for all project issues and actions. Supporting release and spring planning sessions, daily stand up, sprint demos, retrospectives, story grooming sessions, and project team meetings in all phases of the SDLC.

Worked with all levels of the organization through development, integration, administration, infrastructure, and database initiatives for problem resolution and roadblock removal for both implementations and upgrades. Developed contingency and mitigation plans.

Product/Language Experience

PeopleSoft/Oracle Cloud

Workday HCM

Project leadership

Human Resources

Position Management

Compensation

Benefits & Ben Admin

ePerformance

TAM

Payroll (N.A. and Global)

Time and Labor

Absence Management

Fluid Technology

Core HR

Reporting and Analytics

Audit and Internal Controls

Workforce Planning/Compensation

Benefits

Payroll Management

Time and Absence

Task & Milestone tracking

Agile and Waterfall

Testing / Test Plans

Documentation/User Stories

Reporting and Analysis

Design/Modification/Configuration

Data Mapping

Technical Skills

Excel Pivot tables, VLOOKUP functions, and Macros/VBA

Office 365/Power Point/Visio

SQL (SQL Plus/ANSI) - PL/SQL

Unix/Linux shell scripts

MS Windows

Python

Lisp

PeopleTools

Application Designer

Application Engine

Integration Broker & CI

Workflow

Queens Health Systems - Honolulu, HI July 2019 to December 2019

Functional Lead – PeopleSoft HCM version 9.2 with Fluid - Contract

Migration of Garnishments from legacy ADP payroll to NA Payroll as general deductions.

Compensation configuration salary plans, grades, and steps. Rates, rules driven components, workers compensation information, wage progression, total rewards, and etc.

TAM configuration, enabled employee self service search match for internal opportunities

Manage interview schedules directly in Outlook, Enter interview results to Prepare and approve job offers.

Position Management (Full) – configuration of installation, department, company, and job coded tables. Organizational planning, budgeting on department level, and etc.

Development and deployment of audit queries for the garnishments. Excel for analysis of data.

Work Breakdown Structure, RAID logs, Status Reporting, and etc.

Wipro Limited – Memphis, TN March 2018 to March 2019

Project Functional Lead/Manager FT Position PeopleSoft HCM version 9.2 with Fluid

On-Shore Project Manager for the Data Correction and Management project. Sole on-shore resource. Work Breakdown Structure, RAID logs, Status Reporting, and etc.

Liaison between the client and the off-shore team – Confirm Requirements Traceability Matrix and story boards, agile, and etc.

Conducted daily status meeting to resolve any issues and problems with access, training, or any other events that would hinder the progress of the team.

Daily interaction and project planning with client team and stakeholders in order to fulfill the expectations of the client and maintain the schedule and budget.

Obtained knowledge and experience with Workday HCM to use in resolution of production support issues.

Performed production support in the resolution of production issue tickets.

SME for Payroll and Compensation, TAM, Position Management (partial), and other business processes.

Business Analyst responsible for the creation of Functional Test Cases based upon employee job action related data and demographic data. Also, created test cases based upon employee payroll related data (earnings, deductions, and taxation). Test cases for various Leave Plans. Lead the UAT effort. Test cases and analysis of test cases created and analyzed in Excel.

Functional Lead for Off-shore Development team, responsible for the creation of functional specifications for an end to end solution with optimal automation, new development, and any necessary modifications to existing software.

Business Analyst for the compensation configuration salary plans, grades, and steps. Rates, rules driven components, workers compensation information, wage progression, total rewards, and etc.

TAM configuration, enabled employee self service search match for internal opportunities

Manage interview schedules directly in Outlook, Enter interview results to Prepare and approve job offers.

Position Management (partial) – configuration of installation, department, company, and job coded tables. Organizational planning, budgeting on department level, and etc..

Played a key role in the Data Masking effort by identifying the PII data and the masking algorithms for the PII data.

Franciscan Alliance – Indianapolis, IN November 2016 to May 2017

PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 PT 8.53

PeopleSoft Project Mgr/Functional Lead with Fluid - Contract

Responsible for Work Breakdown Structure, RAID logs, Status Reporting, and etc..

Lead for the team that was responsible for issues with TAM, Position Management, and Compensation. Reconfiguration and updates as well as implementing a custom Total Awards.

Lead the team that was responsible for obtaining and analysis of all customizations to the PeopleSoft HCM environment – including the creation of a Requirements Traceability Matrix

Advance Central Services, Inc. - Wilmington, DE April 2016 to October 2016

PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 PT 8.53

PeopleSoft HCM Functional Lead with Fluid - Contract

Work Breakdown Structure, RAID logs, Status Reporting, and etc., for the below.

Team leader for the team responsible for the configuration and planning of Open Enrollment.

Responsible for the analysis of the benefit programs, benefit plans, and benefit rates for US and Canada.

Analysis and design of NDT and HSA process and interfaces with vendor.

Support of Pensions with regards to analyzing and resolving functional needs of the client

Team leader of the Life Insurance configuration changes including an audit of dependent eligibility project

Functional Compensation and TAM support on an as demand basis.

Kaiser Permanente – Oakland, CA January 2016 – March 2016

PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 PT 8.54

PeopleSoft HCM Functional Lead with Fluid- Contract

Lead the team that was responsible for the analysis of the proposed changes to the EOI for the Life and Dependent Health parameters and AD&D.

Work Breakdown Structure, RAID logs, Status Reporting, and etc.

Team leader for the reconfiguration of Life and Dependent Health Plans and AD&D – Eligibility Rules, Event Rules, Event Classes..

Analysis and resolution of invalid parameters for various Eligibility Rules

Analysis and support of Compensation and Position Management..

Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN March 2015 – October 2015

PeopleSoft HCM/FIN 9.1/9.0 PT 8.52

PeopleSoft Functional Project Lead - Contract

Configuration of HCM (Benefits, Payroll, and Absence Management) for the business split of the university and hospital throughout the SDLC. Work Breakdown Structure, RAID logs, Status Reporting, and etc.

Lead the team responsible for the functional design and reconfiguration of Benefits Administration and eBenefits.

Team leader for the analysis of the Payroll process for the university and hospital split.

Involved in the analysis of Absence Management elements, rules, schedules, entitlements, absence types and reasons, takes, approvals, and integrations.

Involved in the separation of the Time and Labor functionality for the hospital – university split.

Team leader of the team responsible for the implementation of the ACA process.

Trustmark National Bank – Jackson, MS April 2014 – February 2015

PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 PT8.53

PeopleSoft Functional Benefits Project Lead - Contract

Responsible for the functional design of benefit interface programs in App Engine.

Applied patches using Change Assistant and PUM.

Wrote functional and technical specifications for Benefits Administration, Payroll, Absence Management, and Time and Labor.

Oversaw the Open Enrollment process for Trustmark.

Absence Management elements, rules, schedules, entitlements, absence types and reasons, takes, approvals, and integrations.

Team Leader for the team that was responsible for major functional design changes for Benefits Administration and eBenefits

Oversaw the functional deliverables for new and maintenance projects through the SDLC

Lead the team responsible for the validation of the completeness of estimates, quality, and accuracy of functional designs, products, and implementation. Work Breakdown Structure, RAID logs, Status Reporting, and etc.

Highmark Insurance – Pittsburgh, PA January 2013 – February 2014

PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 – PT 8.53

Technical-Functional HCM Analyst/Developer – Contract

Responsible for the functional design of the interface programs in SQR.

Responsible for developing the functional customizations that were implemented for Time and Labor

Team leader for planning and implementation of the Open Enrollment process.

Wrote functional and technical specifications for Benefits, Absence Management, and Payroll integrations.

Oversaw the functional technical deliverables for the new and maintenance projects through the SDLC.

Work Breakdown Structure, RAID logs, Status Reporting, and etc. Responsible for the validation of the completeness of estimates, quality, and accuracy of functional and technical designs, products, and implementation

Erie Insurance – Erie, PA October 2012 – December 2012

PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 – PT 8.52

HCM Technical-Functional Analyst - Contract

Wrote the functional and technical specifications for the modifications to interfaces to health care vendors and interaction with the HR team – SQR

Oversaw the Open Enrollment Process.

Responsible for the troubleshooting and configuration of Benefits Administration.

Responsible for the cross functional responsibility with Time and Labor and Payroll.

Ensured that the designs met immediate, short term, and long term HCM goals.

Wrote the functional specifications for the Business Continuity and Crisis Prevention project.

Illinois State University – Normal, IL March 2012 – July 2012

PeopleSoft HCM 9.2– PT 8.52

Lead Technical Consultant– Commitment Accounting/Campus Solutions - Contract

Wrote functional and technical specifications for the interface, problems, and usability issues for encumbrances.

Responsible for the NA Payroll and Absence Management technical needs.

Responsible for creating customizations using PeopleTools, PeopleCode, Integration Broker, Component Interface, SQL, nVision, and PSQuery

Reviewed and approved major functional design changes in Benefits Administration and eBenefits.

Revision of the custom process to calculate health, dental, and life deductions for employee exceptions

Responsible for the conversion of benefits from general deductions back to benefit deductions and the reconfiguration of Ben Admin.

Oversaw the functional and technical deliverables for the new and maintenance projects through the SDLC

PigglyWiggly, L.L.C. – Remote August 2011 – October 2011

PeopleSoft HCM 9.1/FSCM 9.1 – PT 8.51

PeopleSoft Infrastructure Project Mgr - Contract

Responsible for the administration and development of 9.1/PT 8.51 environments for both HCM and FSCM.

Developed in HCM the following modules: Ben Admin, Payroll, Time and Labor, and Absence Management using PeopleTools, PeopleCode, and Integration Broker.

Worked with the FSCM specifically the modules: GL, AP, AR, Billing, AM

Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc – Remote, NYC, Rockville, MD November 2010 – June 2011

PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 – PT 8.50

Technical-Functional Analyst/Programmer - Contract

Responsible for the Cobra Integration modification – functional specifications, technical specifications, and programming Base Benefits using App Engine, PeopleTools, and PeopleCode

Designed the Retro Benefits process for Payroll Interface both the functional specifications, technical specifications and programming using App Engine.

Provided and the PeopleSoft expertise for the Identity Management the integration between PeopleCode, Novell IDM, integration with TAM, Absence Management, and Candidate Gateway.

Oracle Corporation –Remote August 2010 – October 2010

PeopleSoft HCM 8.9 – PT 8.49

Technical Analyst/Programmer - Contract

PeopleSoft Recruiting Solutions Integrations set up, analysis, programming.

PeopleSoft XML to HRXML Background Screening interface

Inforica Corporation June 2010 – August 2010

PeopleSoft HCM 9.0 – PT 8.49

PeopleSoft Administrator - Contract

Building of new PS environments on, Tuxedo, Weblogic, Linux, Oracle 10g, and PIA.

Troubleshooting, user management

Family Leave and Professional Development – (April 2009 – March 2010) resumed job search April 2010

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill July 2008 – March 2009

PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.0 - PT 8.49 Implementation

Technical-Functional Analyst – Campus Solutions - Contract

Building of new PS environments on, Tuxedo, Weblogic, Solaris 10, Oracle 10g, and PIA.

Day to day administration – troubleshooting of Application Engine, PeopleCode, and PeopleTools problems.

Progressive Insurance- Mayfield Heights, OH September 2007 – May 2008

PeopleSoft Financials 8.9 - PT 8.47 Production Support -Technical-Functional Lead - Contract

GL 8.9 functional areas journals, allocations, consolidations,

Daily Administrative task on– Tuxedo- Weblogic- Oracle 10g – AIX - PIA.

Constellation Energy Baltimore, MD March 2007 – June 2007

PeopleSoft HCM 9.0-PT 8.47 upgrade assessment project

Lead Payroll and Time & Labor Technical-Functional Analyst - Contract

Technical analysis of the NA PayrollFit/Gap and Time and Labor implementation.

Interfaces (App Engine, PeopleCode and SQL) between Time and Labor and Workbrain. Solaris 10, Oracle 9

Entergy Corporation – Gretna, LA October 2006 – March 2007

PeopleSoft Financials 8.4 and HCM 8.9 - PT 8.45

Production Support Technical-Functional PeopleSoft Analyst - Contract

Wrote technical and functional specifications for TAM, Base Benefits, and Billing

Developer – SQR, nVision, Application Engine, PeopleCode and SQL and writing technical specifications.

ALM, LLP – NYC and Remote March 2006 – July 2006

PeopleSoft Financials 8.4 - PT 8.4

Production Support Technical-Functional Analyst - Contract

Sole PeopleSoft Resource: Business Analyst, Administrator, and Developer for GL, AP, AR, Billing

Soft Link Inc Monet, MO December 2005 – March 2006

PeopleSoft Financials 8.8 – PT 8.45

Performance Tuning - Technical Analyst - Contract

Modules AP GL and PO, Application Engine, nVision, Crystal and Online queries.

Technical lead for project to rewrite Application Engines.

Arbitron, Inc. Columbia, MD July 2005 – December 2005

PeopleSoft Financials 8.9 - PT 8.45

Lead Technical-Functional Consultant - Contract

Technical project management for CM and SOX compliance project.

MS SQL Server Windows 2003 Application Engine, PeopleCode, SQR, SQL, Query.

CSC Minneapolis, MN May 2005 – July 2005

PeopleSoft Financials 8.8 – PT 8.45

Lead Technical Consultant - Contract

GL, OM, Projects, AR.

Development of custom reports in AR & GL.

Sallie Mae – Fishers, IN February 2005 – April 2005

PeopleSoft HCM Upgrade to 8.8 – Financials 8.8 Production Support- PT 8.45

PeopleSoft Administrator - Contract

Ben Admin, Candidate Gateway, HR, Payroll Interface, TAM

Integration Broker, Component Interface - PIA

Oracle, Solaris, MS Windows 20003

DISA – Mechanicsville, PA January 2005 – February 2005

PeopleSoft HCM 8.9 PT 8.46 Implementation

Lead Technical Consultant/Administrator - Contract

Payroll PeopleSoft Administration. Payroll

Troubleshot Application Servers, Weblogic. PeopleSoft Environment DB2 on AIX.

Interaction with end users and technical team members.

NGIT – Reading, MA November 2004 – December 2004

PeopleSoft HCM 8.8 – Financials 8.4 PT

Performance Tuning Consultant - Contract

Performance tuning and troubleshooting for both FSCM 8.4 (AP and AR) and HCM 8.8.

Application Engines, PeopleCode, SQL

Data Intensity – Bedford, MA June 2004 – November 2004

PeopleSoft HCM 8.8 – Financials 8.4 – CRM 8.8 – PT 8.4x Production Support

Remote Service Provider - Lead Technical-Functional Consultant - Contract

Created, maintained and administrated PeopleSoft Tuxedo, Weblogic, and WebSphere - PIA.

Upgraded both tools and application (FSCM 8.4SP2, HCM 8.8, CRM8.8).

Surebridge, Incorporated – Andover, MA October 2003 – April 2004

PeopleSoft HCM 7.5 8.x and Financials 8.x PT 7.5 8.x

Production Support Application Service Provider - Contract

PeopleTools, AppEngine, Architecture, Administration, Application Designer.

Oracle/Unix, Oracle/Windows, and MS-SQL Server.

Beatteay Consulting Incorporated – North Fort Myers, FL December 2002 – October 2003

PeopleSoft Financials 8.8 – PT 8.4x

Lead Technical-Functional Consultant - Contract

Proposed best practices for clients for SQRs, Crystal Reports and nVision – Application Designer.

PeopleCode, SQL, and Application Engine development within Travel and Expenses, AP & AR.

Fairchild Semiconductor – South Portland, ME July 2001 – September 2001

PeopleSoft Financials 7.6 - PT 7.5

Special Project - PeopleSoft Developer - Contract

Integration project with existing purchasing system.

Developed PeopleCode to call external C library functions.

Harvard University – Cambridge, MA March 2001 – April 2001

PeopleSoft 7.x PT 7.0 - Reporting Solutions

Programmer Analyst - Contract

Developed SQR reporting system for the Freshmen Dean's Office.

Development of templates and reports for the Freshmen Dean's Office.

Canopy International – Needham, MA February 2001 – March 2001

PeopleSoft Financials 7.6 PT 7.59 Installation

PeopleSoft Technical Analyst - Contract

Financial modules: GL, AP, AR, and Project costing.

Database and table sizing.

Lahey Clinic – Burlington, MA June 2000 – September 2000

PeopleSoft HRMS 7.5 Financials 7.6 – PT 7.59

PeopleSoft Administrator - Contract

Administrated PeopleSoft Financial and HRMS 7x.

Bug reporting and resolution. PeopleCode, SQR, Panel

US Internetworking, Inc – Annapolis, MD June 1998 – December 1999

PeopleSoft HRMS 7.0 & 7.5 – PT 7.5.x Implementation Application Service Provider

PeopleSoft Developer/Senior Consultant – Full-Time Position

Installed database, PeopleSoft, and BEA Tuxedo.

PeopleCode, App Engine, SQL, and SQR development within HRMS

The Hunter Group - Burlington, MA April 1998 – June 1998

PeopleSoft HRMS 7.5 – PT 7.5 – Restrac Resume Reader Installation/Custom T&L

Senior PeopleSoft Technical Consultant – Full-Time Position

Planned and executed a Restrac Resume Reader Installation on NT Server.

Developed the Interface into PeopleSoft Recruitment panels.

Noblestar Systems, Inc. Reston, VA March 1997 – April 1998

PeopleSoft HRMS 6.0 and 7.x Financials 7.x – PT 6.x & 7.x – Implementations

Technical Developer – Full-Time Position

Customized interfaces and end user reports in SQR.

Developed on AP, GL, and AR modules.

Massachusetts Base Consultancy Firm Wakefield, MA January 1995 – March 1997

PeopleSoft HRMS 4.12 & 5.x – Implementations - Technical Developer – Full-Time Position

Upgraded from PeopleSoft 4.0 to 4.12.

Completed legacy system conversion and data cleansing: Benefits and Payroll.

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Raytheon Corporation - Tewksbury, MA December 2001 – April 2002

Custom Time and Labor System Software Engineer - Contract

Lead contact for Time and Labor System.

Responsible for the development and maintenance of the system.

Excelon Corporation – Burlington, MA October 2000 – December 2000

Object-Orientated Database Senior Development Support Engineer – Full-Time Position

Created project plan, allocated resources and reporting to project sponsors.

Resolved client development problems with C++ and Java API to Object Store.

Brio Technology - NYC February 2000 – May 2000

Brio Portal/Reporting Solutions Senior Technical Analyst - Contract

Developed and designed software for client to use with Brio Portal.

Used the On-Demand Server and Broadcast Server for the Brio Reports (SQR).

Real World Corporation – Concord, NH October 1994 – January 1995

Financial Software Developer – Contract

Developer for small business client/server financial software and was responsible for AP and AR.

Boston Edison Corporation - Boston, MA October 1988 – October 1994

Public Utility Financial System Developer – Full-Time Position

Projects revolved around maintenance, conversion of Assembler to COBOL II.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Boston, MA September 1987 – October 1988

Tax Collection and Audit System - Tax System Developer – Full-Time Position

Developed and designed software for the Audit and Audit Selection modules.

Dynamics Research Corporation – Andover, MA December 1986 – September 1987

Defense Systems Developer – Full-Time Position

Programmer on the WISMIS project.

Education:

Wright State University Bachelor of Art in Economics

Associations:

AAAI

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