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Project History (IT Bites)
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Goodrich Control Systems |
PeopleSoft
Consultant |
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UK, Toulouse, France |
Nov 2004 - Apr 2005 |
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Goodrich Corporation
are currently upgrading their PeopleSoft HRMS system from 8.3 to 8.8. The
system is used widely throughout Goodrich with user populations based in the
UK, Canada, India and France. My initial role within this project was to
provide support to their upgrade activities and in particular manage,
co-ordinate and execute all phases of testing. This included the creation
of test strategies; plans and test cases for execution during system,
conversion and user acceptance testing. The first phase of the project went
live successfully (on time and in budget) at the beginning of February.
Work activities are now focused on two further roll-outs in France and
Germany and in addition to testing activities, my role has also required me
to provide training and support / advice within conversion and interface
design and execution. |
| United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees |
PeopleSoft
Consultant |
| UK, Geneva, Switzerland |
Jun 2004 - July 2004 |
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UNHCR are deploying
PeopleSoft HCM & Global Payroll and IT Bites were appointed to undertake the
Initiation Stage of the project. My role was to produce an HR & Payroll
Requirements Specification which, when written in a PeopleSoft centric
style, would provide a significant input to the design stage. |
| The Spirit Group |
PeopleSoft
Consultant |
| Northampton, UK |
Feb 2004 - Apr 2004 |
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The Spirit Group
were implementing Global Payroll 8.8. A new payroll team had become
involved in the project and had been tasked with User Acceptance Testing.
My role was to manage testing activities (including scripting and issue
analysis), as well as offer training and advice in the use of the payroll
application. |
| Cedar Group |
PeopleSoft
Consultant |
| Northampton, UK |
Feb 2004 |
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Cedar were
implementing Global Payroll 8.8 for The Spirit Group and engaged me on a
short assignment to assist with issue resolution. Issues related to User
Acceptance Testing and my role was to analyse payroll data, results and
configuration in order to rectify and close issues. |
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Global Payroll
End User Support Pack |
Consultant |
| Various UK assignments |
May 2003 - Present |
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During the first half
of 2003, IT Bites developed a Global Payroll end user support pack. The
pack consists of 150 Global Payroll Processes and an end user training
course. It is aimed at clients implementing PeopleSoft Global Payroll and
is adapted by IT Bites for each client based on their own implementation.
8.01, 8.3 and 8.8 versions exist.
Adaptation typically
involves: analysing the configuration, customisations and functionality of
the Global Payroll product; reviewing how they relate to payroll business
process; liaising with configuration teams /developers; adapting the
delivered end user pack materials to support the various phases of
implementation; and delivering training to various team members.
The materials are
used to support User Acceptance Testing; Parallel Run and go-live.
The pack has been a
huge success and since 2003 has been successfully implemented at Abbey
National (8.1); Scottish & Newcastle Retail (8.8); Willis Group (8.3);
Towers Perrin (8.3); Allen and Overy (8.8) and British American Tobacco
(8.8). |
| PeopleSoft UK Ltd |
Pre Sales Consultant |
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March 2003 - January 2004 |
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In March 2003, PeopleSoft UK Ltd
retained my services to support the Global Payroll pre-sales function.
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| Unilever peoplelink |
Training Developer |
| Walton on Thames, Surrey |
Apr 2002 -
Dec 2002 |
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Development of 8
training modules for peoplelink Service Centre and delivery of training for
new recruits to organisation. |
| Unilever peoplelink |
HR Functional Lead |
| Walton on Thames, Surrey |
Jan 2002 - Apr 2002 |
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Led planning and
development of Salary Review processes between new PeopleSoft 8 HR and
Global Payroll applications. |
Employment History
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Unilever – UK Central Resources |
PeopleSoft 8 Application Mgr - UK |
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Walton on Thames |
September 2000 to January 2002 |
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In August 2000, Unilever engineered
a new global delivery model for HR transactional activities based around the
creation of a Global Shared Service Centre. The UK are a lead pilot region,
and the first activities to be rolled into the new organisation utilising
PeopleSoft 8 is Global Payroll and Administer Workforce. The scope of this
activity covers administration for 17,000 employees and the migration of 40+
payrolls (primarily outsourced currently) into a single payroll instance.
My role as Application Manager for
the UK involved me in all aspects of this project initially focused entirely
on the Global Payroll implementation (which has now gone live). |
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Unilever – Van den Bergh Foods |
HR Systems Analyst/Functional Lead |
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Sussex |
February 1997 to September 2000 |
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Van den Bergh Foods (now Unilever Bestfoods) implemented
PeopleSoft HRMS 5.3 in 1996. Following initial installation and data load, I
was retained to manage the implementation throughout their 8 sites including
their Head Office in Crawley, Sussex. Primary activities included: auditing
the initial implementation (Administer Workforce) and designing solutions to
resolve ongoing issues (poor training; inaccurate data loads); rolling out
further value adding modules (payroll interface; Administer Base Benefits;
Administer Training; Health & Safety; Administer Skills; Recruitment; ) and
planning and executing the upgrade to PeopleSoft 7.5. |
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Bletchley Motor Group |
Systems Manager |
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Milton Keynes, Bucks |
Sept 1994 – Feb 1997 |
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Westcroft Training Centre |
Training Centre Manager |
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Milton Keynes, Bucks |
Fixed term: June 1994 – Sept 1994 |
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Albany Life Assurance |
Support & Training Manager |
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Potters Bar, Herts |
Sept 1990–Nov 1993 |
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Danetre Business Systems |
Training Manager |
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Northampton |
Sept 1988 – Sept 1990 |
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Systems & Business Consultants |
Training & Education Consultant |
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Richmond, Surrey |
March 1986 – Sept 1988 |
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