SUMMARY

• Award winning dedicated resource offering an impressive educational and hands-on background in PeopleSoft Consulting with 3 years of Functional PeopleSoft experience.

• PeopleSoft 9.0 Functional implementer offering skills in HR/Base Benefits/ Benefits Administration/NA Payroll/Time and Labor after completing Oracle’s Functional HR 8.9 Implementer career path.

• Has been in a band of Top performers (Highest Personal Business Rating) for the past 3 years at IBM’s Global Business Services’.

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills. Able to establish strong business relationships with clients as well as co-workers.

• Highly sought after resource trained in the following modules by Oracle University:

 NA Payroll US Rel 9.0

 Time and Labor Rel 8.9

 Benefits Administration Rel 9.0

 PeopleTools I/II accelerated release 8.44

 HR/Base Benefits accelerated PS HRMS 8.9

Gurdial is a HRMS Functional Consulting professional with applicable knowledge and experience in PeopleSoft HRMS. While specializing in HR and Benefits modules, Gurdial has worked on many full –life cycle implementations providing guidance and management in their system and non-system processes. He has worked with several modules including Administer Workforce, Benefits Administration, Base Benefits, eProfile, eProfile Manager Desktop, NA Payroll, Global Payroll, Position Management and eBenefits.

Proficient across all phases of the application development lifecycle, including business process review, requirement analysis, fit/gap analysis, solution design, data conversion, system implementation, system testing, and user acceptance. Gurdial wishes to use his skills as a PeopleSoft Human Resources consultant to design, implement and offer helpful insight for innovative and sound software solutions and business process design.

Technical Capabilities:

Testing Tools Rational Portfolio Manager,

SQL Tools TOAD, SQL Plus, PS Query

Business Data Modeling Tools Visio

Methodologies RUP, SDLC, OOA/OOD

Office Automation Tools Microsoft Project, Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, Access, Ultra Edit, Beyond Compare.

Database Oracle, SQL Server

Migration and Version Control Tools Quest STAT, VSS, Share Point, PVCS Tracker

PeopleSoft Development Tools Application Designer, PeopleCode

EDUCATION

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Aug‘04 - Dec‘06

Masters of Science (MS) degree in MIS; Concentration Strategic Management

Oracle University Jan‘07 - May‘09

NA Payroll US Rel 9.0

Time and Labor Rel 8.9

Benefits Administration Rel 9.0

PeopleTools I/II accelerated release 8.44

HR/Base Benefits accelerated PS HRMS 8.9

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India Aug‘99 - May‘03

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science

CAREER BACKGROUND

IBM Global Business Services

Project I: Unifirst Corporation, Boston, MA

PeopleSoft 9.0 Test/Training Manager Jan‘09-May’09

• Project Description: PeopleSoft 9.0 Implementation project including HR, Base Benefits and NA Payroll

• Tasks Performed:

o Leading Testing effort for PeopleSoft 9.0 Implementation project for Core HR, Base Benefits, NA Payroll and Custom Time and Attendance Bolt-On modules using Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM) for both the U.S and Canada.

o Generated the Test Strategy for System Integration Test Cycle, Parallel Test Cycle and User Acceptance Testing.

o Produced Test Scripts for HR, Base Benefits, NA Payroll, Custom T&L Bolt-On and General Ledger.

o Created Training documents to lead the Training aspect of the Project.

o Developed the System Integration Plan and User Acceptance Plan till the system Go-Live.

o Coordinated Testing efforts managing 25 end users/business owners and functional leads.

o Managed Test Problem Reports of all the Test Cycles using Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM).

o Developed Functional Specification for Custom Benefits Reports mapping business requirements for the Technical Development Team.

o Performed Data mapping for Client Interfaces.

o Assisted in Conversion Validation validating Conversion logic for HR, Base Benefits and NA Payroll.

o Assisted in Parallel Reconciliation validating HR, Base Benefits and NA Payroll data.

o Worked closely with the Offshore Technical team to develop Custom SOX Reports for the client to be SOX compliant.

IBM Global Business Services

Project II: Goldman Sachs, Inc., NY

PeopleSoft 9.0 HR/Payroll Functional consultant Jun‘08-Dec‘08

• Project Description: PeopleSoft Global Payroll 9.0 Implementation involving integration of six Goldman Sachs’s business regions/ Payroll systems.

• Tasks Performed:

o Production Analyst for Goldman’s HCM 7.5 system and Payroll legacy system that fed the Global Payroll 9.0 Production system.

o Kept the HR data (Personal, Compensation and Job data) in sync with interfaced data from the Legacy HCM and Payroll Systems.

o Actively participated in the Requirements Gathering with the Business to map out Requirements for the U.S Go-Live.

o Developed Functional specs on Reconciliation reports that laid out the differences between the legacy systems and the production system.

o Created the Global Payroll 9.0 workbook mapping all the GP 9.0 Data elements.

o Created the Process Flow for the Year End Bonus Process implemented for Tokyo Go-Live.

o Lead the effort in Deduction arrears testing to test out the Formulas paying out the entire U.S Population based on different Action/Action reasons.

o Assisted the Functional and Technical Leads with SQL.

IBM Global Business Services

Project III: Avon, Inc., NY

PeopleSoft HR Configuration Specialist Aug‘07-May‘08

• Project Description: Global PeopleSoft upgrade project focused on upgrading PeopleSoft 8.3 to PeopleSoft 8.9 in 61 countries primarily for HR modules.

• Tasks performed:

o Configured Master tables i.e Job codes, Departments, Salary plans, Salary grades, Compensation rate codes, Action/reasons, Locations etc according to the Global HRDF Implementation Strategy.

o Updated/Maintained the ETL maps that mapped Legacy data elements with the PeopleSoft generated data elements.

o Interfaced with the Global leads to convert legacy data into PeopleSoft 8.9 data.

o Provided SQL support extracting data out of PeopleSoft and Loading Mass volumes of data into the Tables.

o Post production PeopleSoft system data issues pertaining to Base tables or Employee Job/Compensation data.

o Assisted the Functional and Technical Leads with SQL.

o Created Training documents for the Knowledge Transfer to the end users.

IBM Global Business Services

Project IV: Avon, Inc., NY

PeopleSoft HR Functional consultant Jan‘07-Aug‘07

• Project Description: Implementation of Self-Service (eProfile and eProfile Manager Desktop), ePerformance, eCompensation and Position Management modules for Avon’s U.S. PeopleSoft 8.9 system.

• Tasks Performed: Functional Analyst for the eProfile (Employee Self-service and Manager Self-Service) module

o Presented the available eProfile 8.9 functionality to the Business Owners.

o Actively participated in the Requirements gathering Design sessions.

o Created IBM recommendation for MSS workflow issues.

o Helped the Client on Design issues amidst multiple Systems of record.

o Created the Design document that outlined the High level business Decisions, Strategic Implications, MSS Business Processes, Configuration requirements, Workflow, Custom reports etc.

o Created the Configuration document for both eProfile and eProfile Manager Desktop.

o Created the Customization/Enhancement documents for the Technical team to develop.

o Created the Unit Test Plan and Test Scripts/Test Scenarios to test out the delivered functionality and enhancements.

o Actively participated in designing Global HR and Compensation processes using Visio.

o Assisted the Configuration lead with the Core HR table set ups.

o Created the PeopleSoft Menu design for all the modules.

IBM Global Business Services

Project V: Sprint-Nextel, Inc., Fairfax, VA

PeopleSoft HR/Payroll/Benefits Consultant Jun‘06 - Dec‘06

• Project Description: Major PeopleSoft HR project focused on converting/integrating 60,000 active employees from Sprint and Nextel Corporations.

• Tasks Performed: Functional Base Benefits and eBenefits consultant on the Sprint Nextel merger

o Involved in System Integration Testing, End-to-End Testing and Parallel Testing cycles. Executed scripts and performed data validation, reported defects, and worked with IT to resolve open issues.

o Supported the North America Payroll team during Parallel Reconciliation.

o Documented processes for HR, Payroll, Benefits and Interfaces.

o Created Training Job Aids for Training the end users.

o Worked with the interfaces team to keep the interface documents/log up to date.

o Coordinated and managed minor projects on the direction of the Project Manager.

o Prepared training documents for Benefits and Time & Labor modules.

o Data analysis based on client requirements.

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Math Department Jan‘06 - May‘06

Math Adjunct Faculty

• Facilitated Student learning in the areas of Mathematics for a batch of 60 students.

• Conducted session for student skill development.

• Assisted in coordination and implementation of activities as per the department guidelines.

• Evaluated and graded student’s class work, assignments and other Math exams.

• Maintained regular scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students.

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Chemistry Department Jan‘05 - Dec‘05

Organic Chemistry Adjunct Faculty

• Prepared and delivered lectures to a batch of 70 students on organic chemistry.

• Planned and revised lesson plans and course material to facilitate classroom discussions.

• Supervised laboratory work and taught proper use of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, and disposal methods.

• Evaluated and graded student’s class and lab work.

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Computer and Information Sciences Department Aug‘04 - Dec‘04

CIS Adjunct Faculty

• Prepared and delivered lectures to a batch of 50 students on Web Development and MS Office suite inclusive of Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Access.

• Conducted labs for Web Development using MS FrontPage.

• Delivered lessons on advanced features of a word processor like MS Word, multi-media presentations using PowerPoint and Analyzing numerical and statistical data using spreadsheet software like Excel.

• Publishing academic work over the World Wide Web.

• Evaluated and graded student’s class and lab work.

Indian Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, India

Naval Dockyard Resource Planning Division Dec‘03 - May‘04

Software Resource

• Project Description: Implementation of Naval Dockyard’s Custom Integrated Library Management system (D-ILMS) to catalogue classified documentation for various Dockyard departments.

• Assisted in the Requirements gathering sessions with the Naval officers on mapping custom needs of the Dockyard and its respective departments.

• Worked closely in the Design presentations to the Naval stakeholders.

• Worked closely with the VB developers on the functionality of the custom application.

• Lead the testing effort of the architectural design of the application.

• Reported TPRs on the code fixes.

• Reported Weekly Testing status to the Application lead.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

• Capstone Project: Strategic planning for Electronic collaboration using Wireless devices.

• 6 month Independent study on IT and Strategy Consulting industry.

• Technology analysis of emerging technology: RFID.

• Research Project: Impact of Enterprise Information Integration (EII) on management of data.

• System Analysis and Design using UML: Connecting disparate SCM and CRM systems.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Recipient of the Academic Excellence award for the year ‘06 from the MIS department, Temple University.

• Ranked amongst Top 2% at the Undergraduate level.

• Secured second rank in the Bachelor of Engineering Examination at the undergraduate level.

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