Project Manager Human Resources

ALAN M. PARK

** ******** ******* *****, *********, NJ 07642

Home: 201-***-**** Cell: 201-***-****

email: *********@*****.***

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER

With over twenty years of experience I have been helping companies successfully complete

a variety of enterprise projects on time and within budget. As a project manager, have

led a wide variety of projects involving application development, service implementations,

upgrades and migrations on multiple platforms. My strengths are leadership, project

management, problem solving, process assessment, needs analysis and common sense.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Avis Budget Group (Consultant), Parsippany, NJ

July 2006 – December 2009

Project Manager

Strictly adhering to the PMO life cycle, managed multiple projects for a leading car

rental/leasing company that included:

- Multi-million dollar transition of 70+ applications (custom built, package & web based)

after the split of the former Cendant Corporation. Responsibilities included:

> Coordinate deliverables from multiple Project Managers and Directors.

> Assure all Licensing of software applications have properly been transferred.

> Closely monitor project scope and time lines.

> Coordinating the move of all hardware.

> Create and maintain project plans for all software applications being transitioned.

- Managed migration of in-house Kronos Time Management system to the web based ADP

Enterprise eTime (Time and Labor Management) system saving, at a minimum, $750,000

annually.

- Managed the FileNet Content Management team on new custom development and support of

existing applications, working hand in hand with customer base on content and priorities.

- Extensive use of the MS Office Suite, MS Project, Clarity and SharePoint.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Montvale, NJ

April 2003 – March 2006

Project Manager(Consultant)

As a sub-contractor to IBM Global Services, managed multiple projects for A&P’s

decommissioning program to migrate applications from the mainframe saving millions of

dollars. Applications included re-writes and enhancements to in-house custom Western Union

Cash Transfer Audit, Store Statements, Vendor Invoicing and Bank Reconciliation. Other

packaged applications included Risk Management, Inventory and Time & Attendance systems.

Worked closely with the PMO in defining deliverables for each phase of the A&P Project Life

Cycle assuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Responsibilities included:

- Preparing project plans using MS/Project.

- Assigning and monitoring work load of multiple Oracle, SQL/Server and Mainframe OS/390

analysts, developers and testers located locally and off shore.

- Understanding the long-term business objectives and suggesting technical strategies to

meet those objectives.

- Ensured all custom written solutions were developed following the A&P Architecture &

Operations standards and were Sarbanes-Oxley compliant.

- Meeting with clients to gather requirements.

- Preparing weekly status reports for client and IBM management.

- Ensuring adherence to standards that have been adopted to the project.

- Lead team meetings.

Wakefern Food Corporation, Edison, NJ

December 1999 – March 2003

Project Manager

Responsible for the management of all technical aspects of the PeopleSoft HRMS system

(including Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Workforce Administration and Learning Management)

in an organization with 36,000 (mostly union) employees. Managed a staff of 7 full time

technical developers, 5 technical consultants and various consulting teams (IBM and

Answerthink).

- Managed successful upgrade of PeopleSoft 7.51 to 8.3 in a S/390 DB2 environment.

- Managed the migration from Unix Oracle to mainframe DB2 while simultaneously upgrading

PeopleSoft from version 7.02 to 7.51.

- Used MS Project extensively to maintain and track project tasks, holding effective status

meetings with staff and upper management.

- Created multiple RFP’s for various third party HR solutions.

- Assisted in system testing for quality assurance purposes.

- Managed and performed fit/gap analysis, business process review and multiple chain

conversions from ADP.

- Worked with department heads to streamline and enhance daily processes.

- Managed the daily support of the PeopleSoft HRMS system including new support

applications, updates and taxes.

Joseph E. Seagram & Sons (Consultant), White Plains, NY

December 1993 – July 1999

Senior Business Consultant

Lead consultant responsible for all aspects of the HRMS system used for 35,000 employees

(staff and union) located throughout most of the United States and Canada.

- Responsible for the conversion of all payrolls from mainframe (Geac/DBS/MSA E-Series) to

PeopleSoft Client Server running on HP Unix using Oracle.

> Extensive data mapping analysis.

> Designed and coded COBOL II programs to build import records for PeopleSoft.

> Extensive use of PeopleTools Import Manager, Data Designer and Panel Designer to

populate employee tables.

> Wrote SQL queries for verification of imported data.

- Hands on team leader of five senior consultants for the assignments and follow-up on

Geac E-Series payroll system.

- Converted Tropicana and Seagram Canada to Geac payroll.

- Provided extensive functional support to the payroll department which included general

“how to” on system features and transactions.

International Specialty Products, Wayne, NJ

July 1991 – November 1993

Systems Analyst

- Project Lead responsible for all activities relating to the DBS Payroll/HR System.

- Supervised a staff of 3 programmer/analysts and outside consultants.

- Designed and managed implementation of an on-line Benefits Enrollment System.

- Implemented 401(k) reporting systems for Aetna and Prudential.

- Responsible for the coordination and conversions of ADP payrolls at domestic locations.

- Provided application support to payroll and human resource users.

General Instrument Corporation, Lyndhurst, NJ

April 1980 – June 1991

Senior Project Manager

Overall responsibility for the payroll and HR systems in a multi divisional corporation with

30,000 staff and union employees located through out the country. Managed a staff of five

analysts and programmers.

- Responsible for the RFP preparation, Gap Analysis, selection, conversion and

implementation from a centralized MSA mainframe system to a DBS THR PC based

Payroll/Human Resource system.

- Managed all aspects of the DBS (MSA) HRMS System utilizing Payroll and Human Resources.

> Performed all technical functions required for system updates, regulatory changes and

new releases.

> Designed, coded (in COBOL) and implemented custom interfaces between MSA and various

General Ledger and time reporting systems.

> Developed benefits systems for savings, medical/dental and salary administration.

> Developed consolidated extracts from MSA to 3rd party administrators.

> Provided application support to payroll and human resources users.

> Performed Payroll Manager functions at local divisions when required.

> Conducted personalized on-site and class room training.

ACTIVITIES

Speaker at various InterAct conferences, nationally and regionally

Elected as an officer of a national MSA users group

MILITARY

United States Air Force, Honorable discharge

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