Software Consultant

Alex has more than ** years of IS consulting experience with ERP/E-Commerce technology, and also spatial information systems application development using object-oriented programming languages. Since 1985, he has worked with PeopleSoft, SAP, Kronos, GIS and web applications with a heavy emphasis on leading implementations and complex upgrades. SAP functional consultant with experience in SAP R/3 configuration and business process support across Materials Management (MM), Warehouse Management (WM), procurement, inventory management, and production planning. Skilled in translating client requirements into SAP business blueprints and detailed process flows, configuring enterprise structures, and supporting end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes. Experienced in purchasing controls, goods movements, warehouse picking and putaway, production planning and data migration. His ackground includes functional configuration, process mapping, report mapping, testing, and stakeholder coordination, with a foundation applicable to SAP S/4HANA implementation and conversion projects. Additionally he has integrated input from and output to external software offerings such as SAP SuccessFactors (SF) and including SAP modules from EAM and EWM, Kronos and ADP among others.

On his most recent projects, as both Functional and Technical Lead, he provided advice and expertise for large corporations and major state/federal agencies requiring public trust or secret clearances. He has deep Application Implementation experience including, but not limited to, the following:

Created comprehensive Project Plans and Migration Plans

Used SAFe Agile/Lean and RICEFW methodologies to initiate and manage custom development

Performed reporting and dashboard requirements analysis

Used unified navigation to create a framework to tie multiple PeopleSoft applications together in a central portal system

Linked application pages with collaborative content to create navigations for users to view information supporting and extending many PeopleSoft transactions

Creation and review of programming technical environments including user and enabler stories using AI prompts to support creation of functional Use Cases/User Stories

Prepared functional requirements and associated technical specifications

Designed and created report layout templates with the desktop applications of Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat

Performed all ERP configuration and customization work using various programming languages

Specialized in ERP integration points and their processing timing aspects

Integrating Data Warehousing and Business Analytics applications using Qlik and Incorta among other tools

Integrating third party SAP Supply Chain functionality

Data mapping and conversions from ERP systems to SAP SuccessFactors.

He has strong interpersonal and analytical skills with proven ability to analyze, solve problems, to communicate effectively, to encourage collaboration among stakeholders and to change the direction of troubled projects for success. He has a very deep knowledge of performance tuning, and optimization skills and has performed debugging of various complexities at all client sites. He has worked independently and managed multiple priorities in a number of global deliveries. He has handled module integration points, programmed solutions, support bolt-on customizations and transferring knowledge to customers.

Key Skills

ERP Platforms: SAP ERP, SAP SuccessFactors (Employee Central)

Core SAP HR Modules: Personnel Administration (PA), Time Management (PT), Payroll (PY)

Data Migration Tools: LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench)

ERP Functional and Technical Designs for SDLC, SaaS, PaaS

Functional Workshops/Training

Leading Implementations and Upgrades

Technical Task Analysis supporting Project Plan development

KANBAN/Agile/Lean (SAFe)/Waterfall

Testing/HP ALM setup

Change Management, Version Control, Customization Replacement

Legacy/ERP data conversion to Cloud, Data Migrations

Conversions to and from PeopleSoft to ADP, SAP SuccessFactors and UKG (Kronos)

Third-Party Integrations: KABA Time & Attendance Systems, HMRC Gateway Connection

AI/Programming Languages/Data Handling Experience/Cloud

Claude/Cursor/GitHub CoPilot

Chat GPT/Genesis

AWS, OCI, GCP, Azure

JavaScript/Angular/TypeScript

Python

GitHub/Node.JS

LoadRunner/HP ALM

JIRA/Git/Phire/Trello

Visual Studio 2021/,NET

Scala

NoSQL/Postgres/MongoDB

Android

Kafka/Docker

VS Code

Rust

Summary of Professional Experience

Client Name

Project Type

Version

Modules

Role

Large Automotive Manufacturer

Conversion

SAP ECC-S4 SuccessFactors

SAP MM/WM/PM

Conversion Lead/SME

Large Defense Contractor

Conversion

SAP ECC –S4 SuccessFactors

SAP PM/EAM

Conversion Lead/SME

Large PEO Firm

Conversion

PeopleSoft

SAP S4 SuccessFactors

SAP SuccessFactors

KABA

Tech Admin SME

National Finance Center (NFC)

2FA SMS Messaging

VS/.NET 2022

TIPS, DPRW

Stack Programmer

CBRE

Conversion, Upgrade

PeopleSoft 9.2

PTools 8.59

HR, NA Payroll

Conversion Admin SME

National Finance Center (NFC)

Implementation

PeopleSoft 9.2

Benefits, PUMs, NA Payroll

Senior Advisor (Tech)

U S Army IPPS-A FMD

Implementation

PeopleSoft 9.2

OBIEE 12c

HR, Absence Management, GP (USA)

Senior advisor (Functional & Tech), Project Mgmt

US Navy IPPS-N SI

Implementation

PeopleSoft 9.2

OBIEE 12c

Global Payroll (USA), Absence Management

Lead

(Functional & Tech)

Health and Human Services

Upgrade/Re-Implementation

PeopleSoft 9.2

Benefits Administration, Absence Management and Time and Labor

Lead

(Functional & Tech)

State of North Dakota

Implementation

PeopleSoft 9.2

NA Payroll/Benefits Administration, Absence Management

PM and Lead

(Tech)

US Army (IPPS-A)

Implementation

PeopleSoft 9.2

OBIEE 5.11

Global Payroll (USA), Absence Management

Lead

(Functional & Tech)

Professional Experience (Partial Listing Only)

12/25-present: Large Automotive Manufacturer, Conversion Lead/SME – Managed a data mapping plan to migrate configuration and Employee level data from PeopleSoft to SAP SuccessFactors given limited commitments from Oracle regarding the future of PeopleSoft for the private sector after 2030.

Participated in broader SAP ECC-to-S/4 HANA technical conversion initiatives, contributing functional expertise in Materials Management and Warehouse Management.

Supported conversion readiness and post-conversion validation of SAP MM/WM business processes to confirm that critical procurement and inventory transactions operated as expected.

Performed SAP S/4 HANA functional configuration activities to support purchasing, inventory management, warehouse processes, and related business requirements.

Supported data migration activities by reviewing legacy data mappings, validating migrated records, reconciling results, and investigating data quality issues.

Developed and executed functional test scenarios to validate configuration changes, migrated data, and end-to-end business transactions following conversion.

Performed integration and regression testing to identify conversion-related defects and confirm the continued operation of existing business processes.

Supported an existing SAP S/4 HANA production environment by investigating incidents, analyzing functional issues, coordinating corrective actions, and validating fixes.

Validated cross-functional business processes involving SAP MM/WM (Materials/Warehouse Management) and PM (Plant Maintenance)

Gathered and analyzed business requirements, documented functional specifications, and coordinated configuration and testing activities with business and technical teams.

Maintained test scripts, configuration documentation, migration validation results, defect records, and functional support procedures.

Collaborated with technical developers, project stakeholders, and offshore resources to resolve defects and support conversion, deployment, and production support activities.

Prepared user documentation and training materials to support process changes and operational readiness.

03/23-11/25: Large Defense Contractor, Conversion Lead/SME – Responsible for a project plan to move supply chain functionality to SAP EAM and EWM given the current functional stagnation of PeopleSoft Supply Chain modules.

Supported SAP S/4HANA configuration, data migration, and testing activities, validating business requirements and migrated data.

Participated in an ECC-to-S/4HANA migration, contributing to the broader technical conversion of the ECC system.

Worked within an existing S/4HANA production environment, supporting functional validation and business process activities.

Supported SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)/Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) processes involving maintenance orders, equipment master data, and functional locations.

Assisted with data validation, test execution, discrepancy analysis, and issue resolution in coordination with business and technical teams.

Coordinated functional activities across configuration, conversion, migration, and testing workstreams.

Mapped client requirements into SAP business blueprints and detailed process flows.

Configured organizational structures, including purchasing organizations, plants, storage locations, and purchasing groups.

Customized MM (Materials Management) and WM (Warehouse Management) functionality, including material types, material groups, account groups, document types, number ranges, and automatic purchase orders.

Configured Procure-to-Pay processes, including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, subcontracting, and stock transport orders.

Configured purchasing release strategies, output determination, inventory movements, warehouse movements, and goods-receipt processes.

Configured warehouse structures, storage types, storage sections, storage bins, picking strategies, and putaway strategies.

Supported MRP, planned orders, production orders, production cycles, and repetitive manufacturing.

Performed data collection, validation, migration, and uploads using LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench) and BDC (Batch Data Communication).

09/22-02/23: Large PEO Firm, SAP SuccessFactors Consultant– Reviewed existing business processes to prepare for a comprehensive system migration, moving configured workforce data between environments encompassing more than 200 database tables.

Successfully migrated and validated approximately 150 Ad-hoc reporting queries to a newly designated system environment, ensuring reporting continuity and zero downtime.

Tailored core system behavior by extensively configuring and customizing Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs) and structural schemas specifically for Time Management and UK Payroll processing.

Fully mapped and implemented all required systemic Features (PE03) to align with organizational structures and rules in the target platform.

Directed the end-to-end integration of KABA time-tracking hardware with SAP, establishing automated mechanisms for real-time tracking of time-in and time-out attendance data.

Diagnosed and resolved critical technical bottlenecks associated with the Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) gateway connection interface to guarantee flawless payroll compliance.

Spearheaded Master Data migration initiatives utilizing standard SAP IDocs, accurately moving financial data elements including Cost Centers, GL Accounts, Bank Keys, and Cost Elements.

Formulated and executed automated LSMW scripts to migrate highly critical employee master data and associated Infotypes from fragmented legacy environments into a centralized database.

Maintained complete functional synchronization with Employee Central (EC) architecture for sensitive data.

Structured data translation maps to transform employee personnel numbers from legacy 5-digit formatting to modern 8-digit character strings while preserving historical data integrity.

Restructured and copied comprehensive Financial Posting (FI) history records from multiple separate source systems into a singular, unified historical database.

10/22-03/23: National Finance Center, Stack (Front End) Programmer – Reverse engineered existing internal applications that handled Benefits plan choices and related costs for Tribal Insurance Programs (TIPS) and DPRW among other applications. prior to designing multi factor authentication logic supplied in part by a Twilio SMS service. Created a separate module (SALL) for comparison of six digit codes to those found in a common security database instance (Oracle) serving multiple internal applications. Used JavaScript for server side coding and VB.NET and JavaScript for the client side. Created documentation for the applications supported with screenshots of the VS.NET interface for all components.

09/21-09/22: Large Real Estate Firm, HCM Tech SME – Reverse engineered existing customization added to the Benefits Administration module and created documentation to support PeopleSoft v9.2 and PeopleTools v8.59 upgrade. Inventoried current NA Payroll configuration including existing SQRs. Created functional documents describing what the Payroll SQRs were producing given no existing documentation. Extraction of Data using Scala and SQL blocks including code with evaluate or case conditions. Validation of data using manual and automated checks to detects errant data conversion, usually minimal. Transformation of Data either using manual tools such as SQL and/or automated data transform tools where large data sets may require transformations. Used LCM tools including PFC (Page & Field Configurator), Drop Zones and Event Handlers. Used drop zones to add fields for commission payments, balances owed and significant payment dates to delivered pages. Event Mapping used to add limited PeopleCode to support interest calculations of sales commissions and validating travel expenses. Modified delivered Fluid pages and added structure and content to support real estate sales commission and expenses business processes. Added extended array sizes for Benefit Admin Cobol programs and recompiled code.

08/19-08/21: National Finance Center, HCM Tech SME – Performing a functional analysis of an ongoing upgrade project from HCM 9.0 to 9.2 including current PUMs. Monitoring progress including basic re-designs of functionality, configurations, underlying architecture and overall project management. Providing advice to senior management covering the impact of applying new functionality contained in 9.2 PUMs to replace hard coded customizations currently existing in the HCM 9.0 environments including FLSA calculations for Federal government payroll Titles 5 and 38. Created comprehensive review of Test Plans and Security. Created bi-directional interfaces between PeopleSoft Benefits, North American Payroll and the current mainframe Payroll legacy records. Created a PUM Tool to automate analysis of new PUMs and current environments saving Developers over 2000 man hours with respect to handling Compare Reports. Used App Designer to create custom pages for supplementary Benefits enrollment and support new hire processes. Created HR reconciliation reports using App Engines consisting of over sixty (60) fields of HR related data including personal information, comp rates, appointment info, education, military history among many other fields. Created comprehensive review of Security including classic and portal levels using advanced SQL. Migrated Fluid Tile and associated attributes with security between environments using Data Migration Workbench (DMW). Created custom Tiles, Navigation Collections and other Portal objects to support custom applications requiring a Fluid Tile UX.

03/18-08/19: IPPS-A, Senior Project Advisor, HCM/GP/AM Tech SME – Hired to perform an analysis of an ongoing project progress including basic design functionality, configurations, underlying architecture and overall project management. Provided Business Analytics advice to OBIEE FMD staff on the use of Oracle BI Analytics. Created a comprehensive review of Test Plans and provided a summary of work performed, problems associated with work effort to date and potential solutions, provided corrective actions to the Client. Mentored DoD staff with respect to the proper methods of configuring and integrating Global Payroll and Absence Management with Time and Labor. Provided a solution for capturing Branch analysis requirements and communicating them to the Army effectively in lieu of a proper Fit/Gap methodology. Currently developing toolkits and data mapping for Strength Gain processes for 1.4 million Service Members. Used LCM tools Drop Zones, Page and Field Configurator and Event Mapping to add fields and associated functionality, to pages and eliminate many older customizations such as pages with label changes. Used Data Migration WorkBench (DMW) to import large volumes of National Guard data into PeopleSoft with datasets modelled along State lines. Added SQL to find non App Designer changes and identify them on Compare reports of delivered PUM objects.

09/17-03/18: IPPS-N, Lead, Global Payroll/Absence Management SME – Provided a comprehensive Test Plan consisting of detailed test scenarios cases covering six major areas of functionality including Data loads from Night-of-Arrivals, Recruit Receipts, Entry Level Attrition, Global Payroll Processing and Payroll to GL interface. Led the fit/gap testing sessions and provided an overall configuration design for the Global Payroll module. Created a comprehensive Test Plan Regimen including data, integration, system and regression tests that covered all HCM modules and integrations with Finance (FSCM) modules, Projects and G/L. Analyzed comparative test results between the legacy payroll system and PeopleSoft. Used PTF to perform smoke tests of delivered functionality and import the test scripts from MS-Excel to HP ALM.

04/17-08/17: Dept. of Health and Human Services, Technical Lead, Benefits Administration/Absence Management Lead – Reverse engineered legacy Cobol programs that contained Time and Attendance rules reflecting existing Title 5, 38 and 42 compensation policies. Configured CRPs to demonstrate technical solutions consisting of bolt-on customizations that could support delivered Ben Admin and Absence Management functionality to HHS management. Led the development and testing efforts. Efforts included designing and configuring PeopleSoft HCM and Financials to suit medical staff pay requirements including regular, overtime and shift differential pay among other pay types and troubleshooting delivered Integration Broker processes, Benefits Admin processing. Mapped and performed conversions and interfaces with internal agencies.

09/16-03/17: State of North Dakota, NA Payroll/Benefits SME – Created a comprehensive Project Plan consisting of detailed tasks, timelines and resources, coordinated resources and led progress meetings. Led the fit/gap sessions and provided an overall configuration and integration design for Event status change, Termination and Reinstatement event classes in Benefits Administration. Trouble shooting event processing related issues including multiple events (change flags) at employee levels. Gathered business requirements and performing fit/gap analysis for eCompensation and eBenefits.

12/15-09/16: US ARMY (IPPS-A), Project Manager, Global Payroll/Absence Management SME – Created a comprehensive Project Plan consisting of detailed tasks (800 steps), three levels deep complete with timelines/milestones and resources. Led the fit/gap sessions and provided an overall configuration design for the Absence Management modules. Monitored the design and configuration efforts of the main Vendor and provided design suggestions to the Vendor team. Determined End-User analysis requirements and dashboard design.

Earlier Professional Experience (Details can be provided)

04/15-12/15: University/State of Connecticut, Benefits Admin/Absence Management Lead

11/14-04/15: University System of Georgia, Functional Lead AM, TL, Security

01/14-10/14: Raytheon Australia, Project Manager/Functional Lead AM, GP

12/13-03/14: USAF (AF-IPPS), Absence Management Lead BN, AM

02/13-11/13: LG&E Utility Company, Solutions Architect and Functional Lead PY, TL, AM, Security

08/12-01/13: International Transmission Company, Solutions Architect and Technical Lead PY, TL, Security

02/12-08/12: Kelly Services, NA Payroll - US, Canadian, Irish and UK payrolls, Stress Testing, Lead GP, Security

10/11-02/12: Lone Star College, Lead AM, TL, Security

11/10-01/11: Clean Harbors, Canadian Payroll/Absence Management AM

10/09-12/10: DOW Chemical, PM & Functional and Technical Lead NA PY, GP, ESS/M

04/09-09/09: Morrisons, UK Global Payroll/Time and Labor, Technical Lead GP, TL, ESS/MSS, Security

11/08-03/09: Deutsche Bahn, German Global Payroll/Benefits, Lead Support GP, TL

07/08-11/08: Entergy, Time & Labor/Absence Management, Technical Lead AM, TL

11/07-07/08: Idaho National Laboratories, HR/Time & Labor, Technical Lead HR/TL

03/06-10/07: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of FL, NA Payroll/Benefits, Technical Lead NA PY, BN

08/05-02/06: G7 Solutions, Overall/Global Payroll Lead GP

07/04-07/05: USAA, Time & Labor/MSS-ESS, Architect/Lead TL, ESS/MSS

01/04-07/04: The Washington Post, Time & Labor/ESS, Lead Architect

01/03-12/03: Ameriquest Mortgage, Time & Labor/Projects, Lead Architect

06/02-12/02: Price Waterhouse Coopers, HR/Payroll, Tech Support Lead

08-01-06/02: HDR Inc., HR/Expenses/Projects, Time and Labor, Architect

04/00-07/01 Andersen Consulting, HR/Benefits/Payroll, Tech Support

04/99-03/00: Stone Container, Canadian Payroll/Time & Labor/HR/Benefits, Support Lead

11/96-04/99: Eckerd Pharmacies, Payroll, Functional

10/88-11/96: PlanGraphics, GIS, Procurement/Client Support/Vendor Management

Education

University of New Brunswick – BSc. Eng. Geomatics/Statistics, BA. Business Administration (4 courses remaining)

Professional Training, Certifications

PeopleSoft University (Including Payroll, GL, Absence Management, Asset Management, Projects, Contracts, Benefits Administration, HR, Time and Labor)

PeopleTools I/II, PeopleCode, SQR

Oracle 11 DBA CBTs

Capability Maturity Model (SEI/CMU)

Ariba Certified Engineer v6 & 7

PeopleTools 8.55 Certification 2015

Oracle Professional Certification (HealthCare) 2015

US DoD Secret Clearance 2017, exp 12/2027

Canadian DND Secret Clearance, exp 03/2030

Security+ Certification 2020

OBIEE/ODI 12c 2021

SAP SuccessFactors 2022

SAFe (Scaled Agile/Lean) Certification 2024

MS-Fabric Training 2025

Incorta Training 2026

Applied Agentic AI: Systems, Design & Impact 2026

Oracle Agentic Foundations Certification 2026

Programming Databases/Tools/Languages/OS

Oracle 12/19, Oracle SDE

SQL-Server, MySQL, MS-Fabric

XML, PERL, Shell/Powershell scripts, REST APIs

PL/SQL, Oracle Designer/Developer

RHEL, SUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, Centos

Office Software

Libre Office

Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Access, Excel

Citizenship

US

Languages

English

French

German

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