Project Manager Peoplesoft

John Porzondek

PeopleSoft / Principle Consultant

Solutions Architect, Quality Control, Integration, Conversion

PeopleSoft ELM Master Certified/ HCM-TAM, FMS and UPK Master Certified

Manage teams to desired outcome. Detail and summary level reporting to Director levels and above as well as deliver Executive Steering Committee summaries inclusive of budgeting, status and statistics as well as issues and future events. Able to facilitate and lead team members in design and support applications solutions through the use of functional design, technical design and business design documentation. Solutions design expertise for business and technical components targeting integrated enterprise solutions.

As a PeopleSoft consultant, I am deeply rooted in PeopleSoft ELM, Oracle UPK with integrations to HCM and FMS. Former PeopleSoft/Oracle Consulting serving for 20 years covering a wide and deep range of PeopleSoft applications. I have accumulated a variety of systems experiences and solutions, many in which are focused managing and developing full life cycle ERP software applications, implementations, and upgrades. Am an experienced Project Manager for HCM, ELM and FMS upgrades and implementations including leading solution sessions, new software selection, executive summary and detail sessions.

Championed the position of Consulting Global Lead for UPK, technical and functional. I am at ease in both technical and functional environments having installed for and performed end user training as both a ‘train the trainer’ and users using a variety of tools such as ELM and UPK(Pro, Std, Knowledge Center) both classroom and online. Have demonstrated quality tight configurations as an SME and Test Lead. A Leader in business process planning sessions and feedback aligning with a client’s mission.

Oracle UPK functional and technical Master Certification and the global functional and technical integration lead for the UPK Professional Community Lead at Oracle up through version UPK 12.1 Standard and Professional versions. Understands the relevance of UPK as an active and integrated LMS and training database for organizations.

Performed in several roles covering Case Management, Product Specialist, Project Manager as well as delivering Audit/Assessment and Reviews, Change Management, Business Process redesign and Technical Lead positions within Education & Government/Public Sector including testing at the client data level. My focus is to deliver the right integration for Human Resources as well as Financials with PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management systems and to become my client's trusted partner. I am able to obtain discussion and consensus from multiple teams and able to assimilate new software and their constructs as they become available. I have been successfully involved in full implementation cycles, managing alliance partners as well as consultants and client mentoring. I am trained as a Level 2 Project Manager. Prior secret clearance with the U.S. Federal Government.

Professional Experience

PeopleSoft Client Organizations: Broward County

Northwest Territories of Canada

Enterprise Learning Enterprise Learning Management– Workshop and Training Sessions

Management 9.2

12/2019, 12/2020

PeopleSoft Client Organization: U.S. Navy

Enterprise Pre-Sales, Pensacola, FL

Management 9.2

Implementation

Selection and Training Teams ELM/UPK

10/2018 ELM 9.2 and Campus Solutions presentation for future ‘FIT’ discussions

The duration of the engagement: 2 days.

Overviews of ELM 9.2 and FIT/GAP with Campus Solutions

ELM 9.2 and Campus Soluttions Walkthrough with Q&A

Family Leave

2018 Sabbatical / Loss of Family Member

PeopleSoft Client Organization: Milton Hershey Schools, PA

Enterprise Learning

Management 9.2

Conversion

Implementation

Division Workshops 4/2016-7/2017

The size and nature of client business:

Solutions Architect, Project Manager, Internal training system conversion and track internal Leadership, Compliance, Safety and IT training including the tracking of certifications for state and government. Campus hospital and clinic. 3,000 Internal Users

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Estimates include four month’s new implementation and training staff on new ELM installation. Integration Solutions, Pre-work includes onsite assessment, greater project management guidance, custom configuration and workshop training for learning and catalog administrators as well as power users. Building Category Tables. Review and recommend IB integration for vanilla processes including Outlook integration along with HCM, ePerformance, Succession Planning and external training vendors with content. Customization remediation with additional minor customizations. FDD/TDD documentation. Facet configuration adjustment to Find Learning page including Learning Home landing page for portlet via Portal configuration. Building SQL scripts for conversion processes. Test script generation and testing for system for SIT and UAT. PeopleSoft Security customizations and maintenance to existing and new profiles. Delivered FDD/TDD, Functional Design and Technical Design documentation to both PM and technical leads for customizations to ELM.

PeopleSoft Client Organization: U.S. Army

Enterprise Learning Senior Principle EA Modeler/Developer, Testing, Arlington, VA

Management 9.2

2016/2017

The size and nature of client business:

Using Agile Manager in a Scrum formation, was responsible for the solutioning for current and future configuration and implementation of the largest installation of the PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management product with integration with HCM and Security Systems, Customer Relation Management and full-on Training and Help system integrations, testing and activation. ELM integrating with an equally robust HM system that includes the active U.S. Army, Reserves and National Guard. Compliance, Safety and IT training including the tracking of training and certifications for all U.S. Army, Reserves and National Guard. Initial rollout approximately 40K users in the pilot states with scheduled rolllouts to named States.. Guided training department and teams to create pre-UPK topics for new and revised business processes used by the training team for both in-application support help and actual training manuals.

1.2M Internal Users

Estimates include 13 months’ new ELM 9.2 implementation and modeling existing and new ELM processes. Work closely with Testing in post unit testing cycles. Pre-work includes onsite assessment, general guidance, scheduled and impromptu workshops on specific goals. Included SS (requirements) reviews, guidance and remediation, custom configuration and workshop training for learning and catalog administrators as well as power users. HCM SCRUM lead for select project sprints

PeopleSoft Client Organization: Hospital / School of Medicine / Health Care Madison, WI

Enterprise Learning

Management 9.2

4/2016-7/2016 The size and nature of client business:

Training department tracks internal from two hospitals for internal training.

12,000 Internal Users

The duration of the engagement:

3 months to provide onsite assessment of current state of learning systems in place. General guidance on training tools and integration with third party training tools and courses. Custom configuration and workshop training for learning and catalog administrators as well as power users. Rework and rebuild configuration tables from previous work efforts. Review and recommend IB integration for vanilla processes including Outlook integration. Customization remediation with additional customizations. FDD/TDD documentation. LMS configuration adjustment to Find Learning page including Learning Home landing page for portlet via Portal configuration. Building SQL scripts for conversion processes. Test script generation for system and UAT. PeopleSoft Security customizations and maintenance to existing and new profiles. Delivered FDD/TDD, Functional Design and Technical Design documentation to both PM and technical leads for customizations to ELM.

PeopleSoft Client Organization: Baptist Hospital / School of Medicine / Health Care, Winston/Salem, NC

Enterprise Learning

Management 9.2

9/2014-2/2015 Project Manager,

Implementation Lead for Enterprise Learning Management system

Module Upgrades - Division Workshops –

C Level Weekly Summaries - Cross Module Resolution

14,500 Internal Users

The duration of the engagement 12 months.

6 months included PM Role for PeopleSoft FMS, Security and HCM assessments deliverables. ELM 9.2 Go-Live met target date.

Provided systematic separate Assessment and Approach Papers that included recommended solution options, complexity rankings, estimated hours and Pro/Con’s for each identified major grouping of:

1.Workforce Administration

2.Payroll / Time and Labor

3.Compensation-Performance

4.Base Benefits-Ben Admin

5.Recruiting – TAM Candidate Gateway

6.Enterprise Learning Management

7.Absence Management

8.Labor Distribution

9.Commitment Control

Description of ELM Specialist role:

ELM subject matter expert providing functional and technical strategy and functional Fit/Gap workshops as well as redesign of business process to enhance user adoption and productivity. Data Mapping Workshops for technical and reporting staff. Established Phase II sun-setting strategy’s for HCM Learning Management to ELM 9.2 conversions along with 3rd party vendor integration points. Client advisor client Exec. Steering Committee. Enact conversion of historical learning as well as fit/gap and configuration sessions. Overall responsibility for successful implementation of ELM 9.2.0.08, Tools 8.54. To production 1 week earlier than planned. Elimination of 75% of all pre-9.2 customizations.

Description of the project:

PM for assessment of HCM, Benefits and Enterprise Learning Management and FMS. Included GL, Inv, Grants, AP, PO, Recv.

Assessment and Upgrade Implementation for ELM 9.2. Major deliverables of assessments, FDD, TDD, workshops, meeting minutes, pilots and signoffs of all deliverables for subsequent phase.

Client Organization: Sanjel Global Oil and Gas / Calgary, Canada –

PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management Implementor, Trainer, Conversion, Fit/Gap workshops, Guidance

Client Organization: Verizon Communications Company – Orange, NJ

PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management – Quality Review for configuration and operations with guidance

PGE - Public Utility Portland, OR

PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management – Save project for client. Add Training component, SME

Client PM advisor. Providing fit/gap processes, configuration and setup training, documentation for customization planning and disposition. Reduce customizations in place by 50%. Integrate MS Outlook to application.

Stanford University, CA

Health assessment, quality control. ELM subject matter expert providing functional strategy to existing Enterprise Learning Management System based on current business processes.

U.S. State Government, State of Tennessee, Nashville,TN

PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management Lead provided strategy based on business processes. The Lead acted both as a liaison for integration to Human Resources and Financials systems. 80,000 users.

DIMMERS – Reston, VA - U.S Air Force, Army,Marines, Retired

Providing strategy, implementation guidance and real deliverables for world-wide implementation of Enterprise modules including integration with Human Resources and Financials with Learning Management System.

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