Oracle HCM Lead
Resume:
Barjinder Singh
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Summary of Experience and Qualifications
• 8+ years of stringent functional, operational and IT project management experience in Oracle Apps Rel 11.5.10 and Rel 12 implementations and maintenance projects.
• Expertise and implementation experience with HRMS, International HR, Payroll, OAB, CWB, OTL, HRI, SSHR, and MSS.
• Specialization in full cycle Global HRMS and Payroll Implementations in countries such as USA, Canada, Australia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Hungary, including multi-lingual support
• Extensive experience in Global Oracle footprint definition, and Legacy Consolidation
• Test Approach and Strategy, Training Design and Delivery using UPK, RICE development, Deployment and cutover planning.
• HR Data Quality and Cleansing, OBIEE repository, and Oracle Security Design
• Best practice implementation and business process experience from companies such as Deloitte Consulting, Oracle, Accenture and Fidelity Investments.
• A strong communicator and an organized manager with strict work ethic and ability to work independently in a fast paced high visibility environment
• Oracle Certified 11i HRMS Americas - Oracle Implementation Champion
• Oracle Certified 11i Compensation and Benefits Americas - Oracle Implementation Champion
• 2009 Oracle Open world speaker on Oracle R12 Global Deployment functionality
Core Functional Skills
• End to End implementations – Strong hold in Root cause analysis, Requirements Gathering and Documentation (MD50/MD70), Conference Room Pilots (CRP), Training Design and Delivery, Change Management and Knowledge Management.
• Core HR – Business Group and Key Flexfield definition, Job Design and Benchmarking, EEO Reporting, Positions, Grades, Grade Steps, People Group, Costing, Individual Compensation Distribution, Assignment setup, Salary Management, Elements, Element links, Fast Formula, Special Information types (SITs), Extra Information types (EITs), Attachments, Absences and Accruals, FastFormulas, Salary Basis and Payroll, Organization Design, Position Hierarchy, Custom Reports, Lists, OBIEE Dashboard and Repository
• Global HR with Language packs – Global HR footprint design, legacy consolidation, harmonized global Job structures, Global Deployments (R12), Multi-lingual HR deployment including development of localizations where seeded localizations are not available.
• Oracle Advance Benefits (OAB) – Eligibility, Rates, Coverage and Life Event Design, HIPAA/COBRA and other certifications configuration, Carrier Extract Design, ANSI 835 spec interface design, Total Compensation Statements, and Annual Enrollment setup and best practices for efficient execution.
• Compensation Workbench (CWB) – Performance based awards setup, Budgeting and Compensation plan setup including Basic, Component and Combination Plans, CWB Worksheets, Dynamic Columns, Employee statements, User Management, Pre and post processes for compensation workbench cycle.
• Self Service HR (SSHR) and Manager Self Service (MSS) – Self Service functions configuration, Supervisor approvals, Framework Personalization, Employee Self-Service, Manager Self-Service and Benefits Self Service Rollouts.
• HR Intelligence (HRI): Knowledge of basic setup of the HRI including Manager, HR Manager and Chief HR Officer Dashboard.
• Talent Management/ Performance Management: Set up competencies, performance ratings and reviews and their integration with Compensation workbench.
• Oracle Time & Labor (OTL) - Accrual setup, Timecard setup including Exception layout and Project and payroll layout, Time Entry Rule design, Time Entry Preferences Design, Setup of OTL assignment and moving the time from OTL to Element entries.
• Oracle Learning Management (OLM)/ iLearning: Complete design and setup. Training center setup. Creation of test and attaching these to Learning Objects. Content server setup expertise.
• Payroll – Payroll definition including element creation, element entry set ups, Accrued PTO Payout, Leave Sellback/Rollback and payroll batch job configuration
• Approvals Management Engine (AME) – Approvals setup for supervisor/position hierarchy or custom approval methodologies. Set up of AME rules for HRMS, SSHR as well as Procurement and Finance/iExpense approvals.
System Experience
Techno-Functional Knowledge (Level: Expert): Oracle HRMS R11i/R12, Global HR, Oracle Advance Benefits R11i, Compensation Workbench R11i/R12, Self Service HR R11i/R12, Oracle Time & Labor R11i, Manager Self Service R11i, Approvals Management Engine R12, Oracle System Administration R11i, Approval Management Engine, Oracle HR Data Security using RBOC Techno-Functional Knowledge (Level: Advanced): Oracle Payroll, Oracle Alerts R11i, Oracle Workflow Builder, HR Intelligence, User Management, Oracle Learning Management and Forms Personalization
Development Tools / Languages: Oracle SQL*Plus, Oracle SQL*Loader, Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle Discoverer, Oracle Applications Framework, Oracle Workflow, Oracle Reports, Quest TOAD, Data Loader, Conversion, Shell Scripting / FTP, Oracle FastFormulas.
General Tools: Microsoft Project (expert), UPK Training Tool, Oracle Metalink and SR Process, Clearquest, Clearcase, VSS, Kintana, MS Word, MS Excel (expert), MS Access (expert), Macros (expert), Visual Basic, Data Loader, Automated Testers, Forms 6i
Industry Association: Public Sector, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Retail, Energy, Oil and Gas
Work Experience
Wendys Arbys Restaurant Group August 2009 – Present
Atlanta, GA Cutover, Training and Deployment Lead
Technical Environment: Oracle R11 – HRMS, Manager Self Service, Payroll, OAB, OTL Compensation Workbench, Discoverer Plus
Project: Oracle implementation and legacy consolidation for Merger of Arbys and Wendys Restaurant groups. Global roll outs for Manager Self Service.
Role:
• Align Arbys and Wendys Business processes to follow new corporate policies.
• Responsible for definition and development of ‘To be’ Business processes and Oracle Desk Level Procedures (DLPs)
• Designs Ongoing IT Support Strategy for production support after go live.
• Develops and delivers End User Training for HRMS, Compensation Workbench (CWB), and Discoverer Plus reporting.
• Develops ad hoc Discoverer Reports for business users to help facilitate system stabilization.
• Defines Role to Responsibility mapping and develops Individual Training Plan (ITP) for users at Wendys, Arbys and Corporate HR groups; Performs change management duties for business entities.
• Establishes Shared Services center to support go live and post go live activities.
• Responsible for Manager Self Service roll outs in more than 1300 stores across North America, including testing, training development and delivery, and support.
• Leads the Test strategy development team and schedules CRP, Parallel and UAT testing sessions, including test script development and reporting.
• Facilitates Design and delivery of Change communication material, and leads Technical Training development team
• Coordinates the users and technical teams during acceptance testing for conversions, extensions, reports and interface (RICE) components, including customized MSS workflows.
Jacksonville Electric Authority April 2009 – August 2009
Jacksonville, FL Fast Formulas Lead
Technical Environment: Oracle R12 – HRMS, Payroll, OAB, OLM, Compensation Workbench, OTL, SSHR, UPK
Project: Oracle R12 Deployment/Upgrade of HRMS suite, Financials and Procurement modules, including first time implementation of Compensation Workbench and Oracle Advance Benefits self service enrollments.
Role:
• Leads the Fast formula team for HRMS Track including OAB, OTL, Payroll and CWB modules.
• Responsible for designing custom solution for complex Compensation workbench and Oracle Advance Benefits requirements, including tailored solution for Compensation Allocation worksheets and Compensation statements
• Responsible for accrual and carryover fast formulas for different types of compensation and absences, including Leave banks, Compensatory Leave and leave sell back plan design.
• Assists in Self Service HR and Self Service benefits configuration and troubleshoot customization issues.
• Acts as a liaison between business and technical team to define OBIEE Analytics requirements including Repository definition and Dashboards for managers and executives (role based).
• Provides HR, Benefits and Salary base table and column information to technical team and assists them in defining OBIEE Repository requirements, and defines design and content requirements for Dashboards.
• Helps in content server set up and catalog set up for OLM
• Creation of complex Time entry rules for OTL, including creative solutions for controlling PTO accrual maximum amounts during Time card entry.
• Documents Test scripts for custom fast formulas testing and coordinates testing efforts with the functional teams.
• Coordinates Training material documentation using User Productivity Kit (UPK)
• Facilitates CRP sessions for demonstrating custom Compensation workbench solution.
• Leads Issue resolution efforts for CWB, OAB and Payroll errors during Implementation phase
U.S. Steel March 2008 – March 2009
Pittsburgh, PA HR Team Lead
Technical Environment: Oracle R12 – HR/Payroll/iExpense with Canadian Localization, UPK
Project: North American Oracle R12 Implementation of Financials, Procurement, and Human Resources, including deployment in newly acquired Canadian Tubular Steel Plants (on behalf of Deloitte Consulting LLP)
Role:
• Leads the HR team of Wave 2 phase of the implementation, deploying Global design for HR in USA and Canada.
• Responsible for designing plant-by-plant deployment plan for HR, localization fit/gap analysis for USA and Canada, implementation setups, testing strategy, and functional specification documentation.
• Configure HRMS module along with Comp workbench, Payroll and Costing elements as per functional specifications.
• Integrate iExpense and Procurement approvals as part of HR data design.
• Responsible for Work plan creation and maintenance, Resource projections and Budget Control for HR Team for Wave 2 effort of work.
• Align US and Canadian employee base to follow global Job and Competency design, and Global employee numbering, including ability to do Global Transfers using latest R12 Global Deployment strategy
• Acts as a liaison between business and technical team to help define data repository requirements for OBIEE HR Analytics module.
• Participates in Planning meetings for Global Competency Model and Succession Planning using Success factors Talent Management Software
• Facilitates Design and delivery of Change communication material, and Training development using UPK.
• Leads extended Data team responsible Business Rule definition for Data Cleansing and Validation.
U.S. Steel August 2007 – February 2008
Pittsburgh, PA HR Team Lead
Technical Environment: Oracle 12 – HR, Payroll, iExpenses with Croatian and Slovakian Language Pack
Project: Global Oracle R12 Implementation of Financials, Procurement, and Human Resources (on behalf of Deloitte Consulting LLP).
Role:
• Leads the global HR team of eight people for Wave 1, responsible for global design of core HR, requirements gathering, to-be process flow definition, fit/gap analysis, implementation setups, testing strategy, and functional specification documentation.
• Spearheads Local design sessions for Serbia, Slovakia and US for Core and Base HR implementation.
• Coordinates the functional and technical teams for requirements gathering and development of conversions, extensions, reports and interface (RICE) components.
• Delivers Local solution with multi-lingual capabilities, including development of Localization and Language packs for Serbia, where Oracle Localization is not already available.
• Works with Oracle to correct language translation issues in the Croatian and Slovak Language Pack for Rel 12.
• Demo HR Intelligence with out of box functionality for HR Manager Dashboard, Manager Dashboard and Chief HR Officer Dashboard.
• Tests sample eligibility rules for potential OAB deployment including Employee eligibility design using Oracle FastFormulas, Life Events and Coverage/Rate design.
• Delivers AME based Approval mechanism for Buyer Approval workflows for Procurement, and configure HR hierarchies and DFFs to fit custom approval design.
• Configures complex vacation accrual formulas to accommodate European Labor Laws, and personalized Oracle forms for custom Vacation calculations and leave balance fields.
• Leads the Training curriculum definition effort, and Design and delivery of change communication material, including User Manual and Super user training using UPK.
• Leads execution of conversion and Product Test cycles in Europe and USA. Manages teams across continents (USA, Europe and India) during test execution phase, and is responsible for overall HR Test Status Reporting and management.
• Leads the designs for HR Security and Responsibility Matrix and assists in overall Role Based (RBOC) Security model Definition for Oracle.
• Plans deployment and cutover activities for Go live
Diebold Inc. October 2006 – April 2007
North Canton, OH HR, Payroll and Benefits Team Lead
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i – HR, Payroll, OTL and OAB, Oracle 9i
Global leader in ATM machine technology and have global operation and manufacturing centers.
The Project is to configure and manage Oracle Applications HR, Payroll, Self Service (SSHR and MSS) and OAB (Oracle Advance Benefits) module in order to support 2007 Annual Enrollment Changes for the company's employees. (on behalf of Deloitte Consulting)
Role:
• Does Analysis and research on implementing Automated Confirms, System Enrollment Reports for Annual Enrollment 2007.
• Manages all the configuration and Data clean up effort for the client – including updating new rates and premiums, adding new plans and program, and coordinating the data flow with Payroll and OTL
• Configures Eligibility rules for next plan utilizing Oracle FastFormulas and derived factors.
• Conducts super user and call center representative training for Annual Enrollment processes and procedures.
• Documents requirements for new Interfaces as per the AIM methodology (MS50/MD70)
• Created BR100 configuration documents and Configures New Interfaces/System extracts as per the ANSI 834 standard (was part of the 2007 Standards Management project).
• Key player in discussions around AE planning and execution including Online Confirms and Payroll/Costing requirements.
Diebold Inc. February 2006 – September 2006
North Canton, OH HCM Module Lead
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i – HR, Payroll, OTL and OAB, Oracle 9i
Project: Hungary HR Implementation Project and Family Pack K RUP1 Upgrade including Ongoing HR, OAB, SSHR, MSS and OTL Support on behalf of Deloitte Consulting.
Role:
• Designs the project plan and implementation steps for Core HR and Payroll setup and module integration framework for Hungary Business Group to ensure all the data which other modules need from HR is in place.
• Defines Responsibility Matrix in accordance with existing Security framework for the new Business Groups.
• Key player in discussions around Annual Enrollment planning and execution including Online Confirms and Payroll/Costing and OTL requirements.
• Develops and executes extensive test cases for HRMS, Payroll, Self Service HR and Advanced benefits for FPK RUP1 upgrade, and fixes the known issues before the install.
• Maintains and resolves ongoing maintenance issues with the system including Participant issues, HR Reporting, FastFormulas, and Approval workflows. Single handedly maintaining Core HR and OAB Issues for the client. Also responsible for maintenance and testing of SSHR and MSS.
Goodrich, Florida Power and Light (FPL), September 2005 - January 2006
Caterpillar, Miller and Textron
Merrimack, NH Project Lead
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i – AR and OAB, SQL Server, Oracle 9i
Project: Annual Enrollment and Year End Oracle AR maintenance on behalf of Fidelity Investments
Role:
• Spearheads the Business Requirements team for high end health and welfare clients
• Does Impact Analysis and Reporting based on requirements for new plan year and proposes optimal solution.
• Configures the system as per the new plan year specifications including Eligiblity Coverage, Premium and rate design incorporating complex requirements by effective use of Oracle FastFormulas and derived factors.
• Performs Estimation and Six Sigma data collection for all the Annual Enrollment Activities for a set of clients.
• Acts as the liaison between the Business Team and the Core Configuration group. operational issues that may require enhancements or fixes.
General Motors June 2005 – August 2005
Merrimack, NH Lead Project Analyst and Deconversion Specialist
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i, SQL Server, XML based third party solution – WebEx
Project: Asparity and WebMD Implementation for General Motors Active Employee population on behalf of Fidelity Investments
Role:
• Performs initial set up and feasibility analysis around System Integration and defines Data Mapping Rules for Product Integration
• Convenes WebEx Testing sessions for the new applications and felicitates Connection Availability and Data Set up
• Coordinates with the end client and the Vendor for Validating the new product and its working insync with Fidelity’s systems.
• Business Analysis for Impact Analysis and Integration Testing of the Client population and figuring out ways to deal with any negative fallout
Caterpillar March 2005 – May 2005
Merrimack, NH Subject Matter Expert and Techno-functional Lead
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i OAB, AR and HRMS Modules
Project: Business Requirements Gathering, Data mapping, Conversion strategy and Data porting for a Union Acquisition Project for Caterpillar on behalf of Fidelity Investments
Role:
• Single handedly manages the business team for a $ 1.3 million project – single most expensive Union Acquisition project
• Owns business requirements gathering, traceability exercises with the systems group, UAT and post-production efforts.
• Develops customized recon tool and transition documents to support post-migration activities and process breakdowns.
• Coordinates systems fixes that impact Oracle AR, AP, HR or Payroll modules
Fidelity Investments April 2004 – January 2005
Merrimack, NH Onsite Coordinator and Lead Analyst
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i (HRMS-OAB), Oracle 8i, PL/SQL, Unix
Project: Temporal Redesign, HOBS Enhancements and Family Pack F Integration on existing OAB Family Pack A product and 2005 Annual Enrollment execution on behalf of Fidelity Investments
Role:
• Pilots systems initiatives addressing business and technical objectives.
• Coordinates systems fixes with the HOBS Configuration Lead to identify critical programming areas that require modification. This involves a thorough review of Rules (Fast Formulas) and Technical Specifications.
• Eminent Member of the Temporal Process Improvement Team (For Age and Timeliness based events) for Fidelity’s Key Health and Welfare Clients.
• Deeply involved in the Support efforts for Family Pack F and H rollouts and the Oracle 9i rollout for all the H&W Clients for Fidelity.
Aera, Moody’s, Avery, Honda America, October 2003 – March 2004
UDLP, Caterpillar, Dun and Bradstreet,
IBM and Bank of America
Merrimack, NH Onsite Coordinator and Consultant
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i (HRMS-OAB), Oracle 8i, PL/SQL, Unix
Project:S.W.A.T for Annual Enrollment and Ongoing Support for Benefits Administration of Aera,
Moody’s, Avery, Polaroid, Honda, UDLP, Caterpillar, Dun and Bradstreet, IBM and Bank
of America on behalf of Fidelity Investments
Role:
• Worked on one of the most complex Annual Enrollment comparable to the amount of work needed to implement a new client as it involved creation of Benefit Structure, Eligibility, Rate, Carrier/Vendor and Literature Extracts/Interfaces for the new 64 plans being added to the client for the new Plan Year.
• Performs queries to research data issues in production and determines whether a reported problem falls in the category of Configuration issue, DB issue, Core application code issue(BENOAB), Oracle AR.
Florida Power and Light February 2003 – September 2003
INDIA Technical Analyst / Off shore Team lead
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i OAB, AR and HRMS Modules
Project: Benefits Administration Implementation (HRMS-OAB) for Florida Power and Light on behalf of Fidelity Investments
Role:
• HRMS Setup creation and configuration
• Development of Complex Benefit Structure and Life Event design to meet client requirements. Effective use of seeded functionality along with custom fastformulas to meet complex requirements.
• Development and Testing of Carrier, Literature, AP and Payroll extracts including ANSI Extract Design
• First Time implementation on Inactive only participants where the Retirees Auto Load via client feed
• Tested and delivered one of the most complex life design which included spawning of multiple life events based on participants’ indicative and temporal data
Hughes/DIRECTV February 2002 – January 2003
INDIA Technical Analyst / Off shore Team lead
Technical Environment: Oracle Apps 11i (HRMS-OAB), Oracle 8i, PL/SQL, Unix
Project: Hughes/DIRECTV conversion project from Benesoft(Legacy Application) to HRMS-OAB on behalf of Fidelity Investments
Role:
• HRMS Setup creation and Data mapping from the Benesoft to HRMS-OAB.
• Life Event and Rate/Premium Design.
• Reverse Engineering was done for the client in order to determine Code reusability and use optimal OAB code to implement the new functionalities
• Project was delivered before the final deadline, and is one of the best implementations in Fidelity in terms of scalability and maintenance.
Education
B.Tech Major: Computer Science
Punjab Technical University India
Professional Certifications/ Affiliations
• Deloitte Basic Project Management Certification (First Achiever)
• Oracle Certified 11i HRMS Americas - Oracle Implementation Champion
• Oracle Certified 11i Compensation and Benefits Americas - Oracle Implementation Champion
• Harvard Management Essentials Certification
• Harvard Leadership Essentials Certification
• MVP award from Infosys for Proactive and Innovative Approach to Business problems and effective coordination with cross-functional teams
• Eminent member of Oracle HCM Users Group (OHUG)
Publications
• Beginners Guide to Literature, Extracts and Interfaces in Oracle Advance Benefits
• Annual Enrollment Ready Reckoner for Project Analysts
• A 360 degree view of Global Deployment in Oracle R12
• Designing Rates and VAPROs in OAB
• How to configure QMCSO and Certifications in OAB
Presentations
• Literature and Vendor Processing for U.S Markets (Oracle specific)
• GDM (Global Delivery Model) Implementation
• Deloitte Basic Project Management Certifications for Senior Consultants (Guest Speaker)
• Oracle R12 Global Deployment functionality
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