PeopleSoft Application Consultant
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Resume of Rick Ferguson
RICK FERGUSON
Duluth, GA 30097
adrp7d@r.postjobfree.com
PROFILE:
Seasoned PeopleSoft consultant with over ten years of IT experience with a focus on PeopleSoft seeking an opportunity involving the implementation, development, or upgrade of information systems HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Experienced in all aspects of the project lifecycle including application management, business requirements definition, fit analysis, conversion, application code development, data modeling, database design, testing, quality assurance, documentation, training, and end-user support.
Proven leader & team player with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Functionally and Technically skilled in many PeopleSoft products including: Financials (AR, BI), Pay/Bill Management, eRecruit, HRMS (HR, Payroll, Time and Labor).
Member of Toastmasters and served as a YMCA Volunteer Youth Basketball Coach. TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Windows 10, AIX 5.1, Sun Solaris 10, VM/CMS, Red Hat Linux 7 Databases: DB2/ 6000 8.1, ORACLE 12.1.0.2, SQLServer, INFORMIX, Languages: SQR, SQL, PeopleCode, Application Engine, XML, C++,Visual Basic, COBOL Software Packages: WinSql, TOAD, Remedy, Crystal Reports, WinRunner, MS/Excel, ClearQuest, Stat Web Development: HTML, JAVA, Perl, MS/IIS, Tuxedo, WebLogic PeopleTools 8.57 PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM 9.20
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
TRG Solutions, LLC, Duluth, GA Principal Partner/Consultant 09/2020 Cox Enterprises Sandy Springs, GA Sr. PeopleSoft Business Analyst 02/2021 – Current
Serve as the hands on PeopleSoft Business Analyst supporting Time&Labor and Payroll within Integrated Business Technologies.
Manage the day to day activities and deliverables associated with supporting an enterprise application across a 55,000 employee organization.
Provide solution for enterprise wide Covid-19 ongoing payments and payouts for Testing and Certification.
Provide solution for accurately gathering EEO and DFEH Pay Data governmental reporting requirements.
Provide training, presentations, and support as it related to PeopleSoft 9.2 Time & Labor and customizations and PeopleTools 8.57
Emory University - Lead Application Developer 09/2010 – 09/2020
Served as the Lead Application Developer for the PeopleSoft HR, Payroll, and Time and Labor modules.
Managed the day to day activities and deliverables of these modules by forming a strong and trusted relationship with the payroll directors and their staff within the University and Healthcare organizations.
Maintained the daily payroll-processing activities required to support a 45K plus employee base.
Provided technical expertise and issue resolution for various integration points between PeopleSoft HR, Financials, Student, and Enterprise Learning Management. Resume of Rick Ferguson
Provide training, presentations, and support as it related to PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 Payroll and Time and Labor Modules.
Created a custom App Engine to interface payroll data data to Equifax for year end reporting.
Created General Deduction App Engine processing to fund parking, cafeteria, and gift shops. TRG Solutions, LLC, Duluth, GA Principal Partner/Consultant 04/2002 Cox Communications Alpharetta, GA PeopleSoft Technical Lead 8/2007 – 2009
Serve as the hands on PeopleSoft developer for an integration of PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management and QuestionMark Perception.
Manage the day to day activities and deliverables associated with deploying an enterprise application assessment solution for a learning management system for a 23000 employee organization.
Provide technical expertise and issue resolution for various integration points between PeopleSoft ELM and a third party vendor solution.
Provide training, presentations, and support of assessment tools as it related to PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management System 8.81
SCANA Corporation Columbia, SC PeopleSoft Application Consultant 1/2007 – 7/2007
Served as a PeopleSoft Application Consultant providing development and support for a PeopleSoft 8.9 Financials Implementation
Utilized Application Engine, PeopleCode, SQL Server RDMS developing PeopleSoft Financials 8.9 with PeopleTools 8.46.
Wrote and modified numerous Crystal Reports
Tuned nVision reports, SQRs, and PeopleSoft General Ledger reconciliation reports.
Modified Accounts Receivables aging report to clearly categorize detail by business unit. Cox Communications Alpharetta, GA PeopleSoft Application Consultant 8/2006 – 1/2007
Served as a PeopleSoft Application Consultant providing development and support for a PeopleSoft 8.9 HRMS and eRecuit implementation.
Utilized Application Engine, PeopleCode, Oracle 9i RDMS developing PeopleSoft HRMS 8.9 with PeopleTools 8.46.
Enhanced an App Engine process utilizing a JobData Component Interface to perform a batch update to employee HR Job Data.
Resolved and supported various App Messaging issues between HR and Employee Learning Mgmt database utilizing Integration Broker.
Accenture Atlanta, GA PeopleSoft Application Consultant 5/2006 – 8/2006
Served as a PeopleSoft Development Consultant during the conversion of Hibernia benefits to Capital One. Responsible for the design and development of eight custom interfaces to various benefit providers during this acquisition of the 7000 employee company.
Utilized Application Engine, PeopleCode, Oracle SQL PeopleSoft 8.9 Benefits and Time & Labor environment with PeopleTools 8.42 to develop the custom Interfaces.
Designed and developed the 401K inbound and outbound interfaces to FASCore
Created a custom App Engine interface to Vision Services Plan for newly acquired employees. KFORCE Professional Staffing, Tampa, FL PeopleSoft Consultant 5/2005 – 5/2006 PricewaterhouseCoopers Tampa, FL PeopleSoft Consultant 11/2005 – 5/2006
Created several user queries and reports to detail Headcount and Turnover data utilizing SQR, PeopleCode, Java Applets, WebLogic, HTML, and SQL in an Oracle PL/SQL 9.2 environment.
Served as a PeopleSoft HRMS 8.9 developer creating detailed reports for PeopleSoft ePerfomance and Performance Coaching & Development.
Created custom Benefit provider interfaces using Application Engine, PeopleCode, and SQL. Resume of Rick Ferguson
Created table structures and made process modifications to facilitate better performance and more accurate ePerformance reporting.
KFORCE Professional Staffing Tampa, FL PeopleSoft Consultant 5/2005 - 10/2005
Served as the Lead Time and Labor Quality Assurance consultant during an implementation of PeopleSoft 8.8 Human Resources PayBill, RecruitMax, and PeopleSoft 8.3 Time and Labor.
Served as the Time and Labor Developer responsible for defect resolutions and modifications to punch and elapsed time reporting, TimeAdmin rules, approval process, and reporting.
Provided Leadership in resolving Time and Labor design functionality gaps.
Created custom Time and Labor overtime rules for punch and elapsed time reporters.
Developed a workflow application to approve and map employee submitted time and labor. Spherion Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale, FL PeopleSoft Consultant 9/2004 – 2/2005
Provided Solutions for PeopleSoft Financials 8.4/8.3 Payroll System for company running multiple payroll cycles paying 60,000+ employees weekly.
Created an SQR process to load Account Receivables pending items for both consolidated and non consolidated invoicing.
Created SQR process to identify and correct Time and Labor issues for employees with reported elapsed time not in payable time affecting payroll processing times.
Provided resolution for Pay/Bill App Engine process issues during the billing cycle.
Provided Application Message solutions utilizing Integration Broker, App Designer, PeopleCode, and XML.
Randstad NA Marietta, GA Applications Development Consultant 06/2004 – 09/2004
Implemented PeopleSoft Row Level Security in a PeopleSoft Pay/Bill 8.0 environment during the conversion of franchise systems to the PeopleSoft /Prism System.
Implemented design changes in PeopleSoft Financials to the Projects to Billing (PC to BI) interface allowing unbilled data to move from PeopleSoft Projects to PeopleSoft Billing module.
Surebridge, Atlanta, GA PeopleSoft Technical Financials Consultant 05/2004 – 06/2004
• Provided SQR customizations to the aging report within Accounts Receivables. This effort was part of the enhancements required in a PS Financials 8.4 environment upgrade. Cox Communications, Alpharetta, GA PeopleSoft Applications Consultant 01/2004 – 04/2004
Utilized SQR and PeopleCode to create detailed reports according to the HRMS Department’s needs including but not limited to Budget Detail, Worker’s Compensation, and Head Count.
Provided support for 8.3 Payroll including enhancements for Paycheck Reversal, Positive Pay, and Check Reprint.
Provided an enhancement that allowed automatic Leave Accrual earnings to be adjusted according to leave plan and benefit plan criteria utilizing SQR and PeopleCode.
Provided support of and enhancement for issues involving the 8.3 eRecruit Manager Desktop module.
Provided resolution and enhancements for the General Ledger Accrual process. Hobart West Group, Florham Park, NJ PeopleSoft Applications Consultant 05/2003 – 12/2003
Served as Technical Consultant in performing upgrade of PS PayBill 8.4 system
Technical /Functional Consultant responsible for Implementation of PS 8.43 Front Office and 8.3 HRMS Time and Labor and Payroll systems.
Created Overtime Rules for Weekly Time Reporters for PeopleSoft 8.3 Time and Labor.
Implemented Positive Pay for Payroll Check Processing.
Resolved several production issues within Accounts Receivables. Resume of Rick Ferguson
Implemented FLS for Payroll Tax recording and disbursements.
Created interfaces and reports for 401K provider, ADP check processing, and General Ledger. IBM Global Services, Hartford, CT, Sr. Technical/Functional Support Consultant 04/02- 04/03
Provided Version 8.3 application production support for HRMS/Payroll system.
Created interfaces and reports for 401K provider, and ADP check processing.
Created online applications to maintain Process to Department mapping using PeopleCode.
Managed and applied patches and fixes during 8.18 Tools upgrade utilizing PeopleSoft Upgrade Assistant.
Created Business Interlinks to access outside vendor data. Crestone International, APISCenter, Atlanta, GA, Applications Support Manager 04/00 - 04/02
Tuned processes to reduce the average run time from 12 min to less than 1 min.
Implemented Position Management functionality and reporting customizations while.
Implemented Fast View row level security using Security Administrator.
Provided Year-End payroll processing support.
Managed support staff, managed internal projects, supported and maintained ALL PeopleSoft environments (HRMS/FS/SFO/PBM - 12+ production and 40+ developmental) for multiple clients in a hands on technical role.
Served as technical consultant in implementing PeopleSoft HRMS upgrade version 8.1 to 8.3
Tuned several application engine processes improving processing times.
Developed an application to capture deduction override information and to update payroll tables accordingly.
Technical consultant responsible for PeopleSoft HRMS upgrade version 7.51 to 8.1
Provided upgrade to PeopleTools 8.16 including configuring Process Scheduler and Application Server.
Kentucky Community & Tech. College, Lexington, KY, Lead Tech. Consultant 02/02-04/02
Modified custom SQRs enabling them to run in version 8.0 in an Oracle/Unix environment.
Managed and applied patches and fixes while implementing 8.14 Tools upgrade utilizing Upgrade Assistant, Data Mover, Import Manager, and Application Designer in this Public Sector environment.
Provided ongoing support during client's staff transition period and made recommendations on system configuration and security with regards to PeopleSoft. Advanced Resources, Inc., Rosemont, IL, Lead Technical Consultant 12/01- 04/02
Served as Lead Technical Consultant in application upgrade from 7.5 to 8.1 PeopleSoft HRMS
Modified custom SQR programs in PeopleSoft 8.0 Oracle/Unix Environment.
Utilized Upgrade Assistant in upgrading Tools to version 8.14
Defined and implemented Application Messaging channels between Financial, Human Resources, and Staffing Front Office.
Developed test scripts and performed QA tests of Payroll and Benefits. Hobart West Group, Florham Park, NJ, Lead Technical/Functional Support 09/01-03/02
Implemented version 8.0 PeopleSoft Financials for large northeastern staffing firm with 2000 plus employees.
Provided resolution with Application Engine, nVision, SQR and Crystal Reports issues.
Provided PeopleSoft system and data management tool expertise as needed.
Monitored and administered all processes running in the PeopleSoft environment.
Performed product release updates in accordance with the release schedule for PeopleSoft 8.0 Financials module.
Resume of Rick Ferguson
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC
PeopleSoft Certified Consultant
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