Kumar Nikhil

Senior PeopleSoft Techno Functional Consultant

Senior PeopleSoft HCM/FSCM/Campus Solution Consultant
[email protected]
612-225-9575

I am looking for a Corp to Corp PeopleSoft Project. I can travel to any location
and take up the project. Please email me the full position description or call me
and we can talk. Thank you.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
 Over Fifteen (15) years of experience in Information Technology that included gathering
requirements, analysis, design, development, and implementation, upgrade, and support of
business applications systems in PeopleSoft.
 Progressive Technical experience in customization, implementation, development, deployment,
integration, data conversion, training, reporting and support of PeopleSoft HCM/FMS
9.2/9.1/9.0/8.9/8.8/8.3/8.0/7.5 which includes HR, NA-Payroll, Payroll Interface, Time and
Labor, Absence Management, Benefits, Benefits Administration, Compensation, Pension
Administration, Position Management, ePerformance, Profile Management, Recruiting Solutions,
ELM, and MSS & ESS, AP, GL, PO, and Billing.
 Strong PeopleSoft technical skills include People Tools (Application Designer, People Code,
Application Engine, Component Interface, File Layout, Process Scheduler, Integration
Broker, Query, Data Mover, Security Administrator, and Definition Security), SQR,
BIPublisher, SQL Script, n-Vision and Crystal Reports, Hyperion.
 Strong State Government, County, and higher educational projects experience. (University
of MN, State of GA, State of MN, State of OH, State of IN, Alameda County, Hennepin
County).
 FLUID Development – Branding, conversion from classic to fluid pages in upgrade, re-designing
fluid pages based on requirement.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Include proficiency in PeopleSoft versions (8.8, 8.9, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2), development with advance
PeopleTools (8.57/8.56/8.55/8.54/8.53/8.52/8.51/8.50/8.49/8.48/ 8.x) - (People code, Application
Package, Application Engine, Panel/Page Design, XML, Data Mover, Business Process Designer,
Component Interfacing, Application messaging, Process Scheduler, Mass Change, Query Tools, Portal,
Excel To CI, Workflow, Security Configuration), assisting in application upgrades (Change Assistant &
Upgrade Assistant services).
Reporting Tools: SQR, BI Publisher, Crystal, nVision, PS query.
Other area of Expertise: It includes SQL, SQR, Data Modeling, Oracle PL/SQL, Indexing, DB2,
and Oracle10g. STAT, PHIRE, EMS, WinSCP, Putty, Shell Scripts, SQL
Runner, SQL Navigator.
Other Languages: Java, COBOL, VB 6.0, PL/SQL, HTML, CSS, XML, Java Script.
Database/Servers: Oracle 9i/10g, 11gR2, 12c MS Access, DB2, MS SQL Server.
Operating Systems: Linux, AIX, UNIX, Win 2003 Server, Win XP Professional, Win NT,
Win 98/95/2000/07/08/10.
Networking/Storage: TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP.
Educational Qualification: MS in Computer Application

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Career Education Corp, Chicago, IL Feb 2020- Till Date

HCM/HRMS – PeopleSoft 9.2, Tools 8.56/8.57, SQL Server
Role: Sr. PeopleSoft HCM Technical Consultant/Production Support
Responsibilities:
 As a member of development team, I played key role in Production support, Development,
Customization, bug fixes of the PeopleSoft (HR, NA Payroll, T&L, Absence Management,
Benefits, ESS&MSS modules) in Tools Version 8.56/8.57.
 Did requirement gathering, prepare functional design, technical design, unit test plan documents.
Wrote test scripts for unit testing plans.
 Resolved day to day production issues.
 Extensively involved in PeopleCode, SQR, Application Engine, Application Package, File
Layout, Component Interface, AWE, PS Query, SQL, and STAT.
 Designed and developed in bound and out bound interfaces using Application engine program.
 Resolved day to day production issues, bug fixes, customizations on HCM system.
 Involved in troubleshooting and resolved BI Publisher, and SQR report issues.
 Configured and maintained all the tables involved in Payroll processing, such as Pay calendar,
JobCode, Deductions and Processes such as Paysheet creation, PayCalc, Payconfirm, Tax Tables
etc.

University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN July 2019- Jan 2020

HCM/HRMS – PeopleSoft 9.2, Tools 8.56/8.57, Oracle 12c
Role: Sr. PeopleSoft Technical Consultant, and Tools 8.56/8.57
Responsibilities:
 As a member of development team, I played key role in Development, Customization, retrofit,
report development of the PeopleSoft (HR, Benefits, NA Payroll, TAM/CG, ESS&MSS
modules) in Tools Version 8.56/8.57.
 Gathered requirement, prepared functional and technical design documents for new
customizations.
 Developed Interface (Retirement Payroll Contribution Fidelity Data file) from UMN to Fidelity
using Application Engine. Created 3 BI Publisher reports by using XML as data source for
Payroll Contribution Summary Report, Negative Report, and Error Report.
 Created various BI Publisher reports by using Data Source as a XML and a PS Query.
 Created FLUID page - Related Job Openings List page using Grids to show 8 related job
openings in four rows and 2 columns grid under Application Confirmation Page.
 Created FLUID approval workflow to send 8 related Job Openings List to friends or themselves
on Application Confirmation Page.
 Modified and Created SQR reports for Benefits, NA Payroll, and ESS/MSS modules based on
the business requirements.
 Wrote test plans and test cases for unit testing and system testing.

State of Georgia - University Systems of Georgia –Athens, GA Sept 2018- Jun

2019
HCM/HRMS – PeopleSoft 9.1/9.2, Tools 8.54/8.56, Oracle 12c
Role: Sr. PeopleSoft Technical Consultant (PeopleSoft 9.2 – Data Conversion), and Tools 8.55/8.56
Responsibilities:
 As a member of development team, I played key role in Development/Data Conversion of the
PeopleSoft (HR, Base Benefits, NA Payroll modules) in Tools Version 8.52/8.55.
 Set up NA Payroll tables and define processing rules. Assisted NA payroll team on tax
regulations, general payroll policies and PeopleSoft delivered functionality to increase
comprehension of the NA Payroll system. Configured the PeopleSoft Payroll system which
included Earnings codes, Earnings Programs, Paygroups, Pay Calendars, Pay Run Ids. Debugged
issues related to several payroll processes which included Pay Calculation, Pay Confirmation.
 Created technical design document based on functional designs. Provided technical approaches to
team.
 Conversion programs created to produce an excel formatted output file containing OneUSG
employee’s personal and eligible retirement data.
 Developed Application Engine programs to generate data conversion files for TIAA – Seed File
(One-time load), Census File (Daily), Census Remittance File (Payroll Day run), Single Sign-on
File, and Back Channel File.
 Send Benefit enrollment information to TIAA third party vendor
 Extensively Worked on PeopleCode, Application Engine, Application package, SQR, File
Layout, SQL, views, and SFTP.
 Created/ran complex sqls/views as part of conversion in SQL Developer. Created/ran ad-hoc sqls
to validate the data.
 Involved in Data Conversion specification doc creation – Data Mapping fields from OneUSG
system to TIAA.
 Created new fields, records, Pages, Components, and menu for batch process to run Census
File(Daily) and Census Remittance file(Payroll Day).
 Involved in Unit testing of PeopleSoft modified functionality & customized SQR programs in
HR, Benefits and Payroll Modules.

State of Indiana –Indianapolis, IN Sep 2017- Aug

2018
HCM/HRMS – PeopleSoft 9.1/9.2, Tools 8.52/8.55, Oracle 12c
Role: PeopleSoft Technical Lead Consultant (PeopleSoft 9.1/9.2) and Tools 8.52/8.55
Responsibilities:
 As a member of development team, I played key role in Development and Upgrade of the
PeopleSoft (HR, Benefits, Benefit admin, Profile Management, Time and Labor, and NA
Payroll, Absence management modules) from Tools Version 8.52 to 8.55 and from PS 9.1 – 9.2
 Extensively worked on the Application Engines, SQRs, BI Publisher, Crystal Report, File
Layout, People Code, Component Interface, Application Package, Workflow, Integration
Broker, Process- Scheduler, COBOL, Unix Scripting, DMS scrips.
 Did requirement gathering and preparing technical design document based on functional
requirements.
 Extensively involved in retrofitting/reapply all objects includes people code, application engine
programs, SQRs.
 Extensively worked on customizations in PS 9.2.
 Migrated setup/configuration data in 9.2 from one environment to other by using DMS scripts.
 Migrated projects from 9.1 to 9.2 environment. Migrated objects/projects from DEV to test after
development as part of PS9.2 Upgrade process.
 Strongly involved in writing test cases on new custom development and performed unit testing on
Compensation, NA Payroll, T&L, Benefits modules after migrated bolt-on functionality from 9.1
to 9.2.
  Did day to day production support on 9.1 system.
 Worked on NA-Payroll Tax Update retrofit SQRs.
 Developed SQR reports that displays leave accrual information by leave plan and employee. It
includes information such as plan year eligibility hours, carryover hours earned year-to-date,
hours taken year-to-date, and remaining leave balances.
 Developed SQR for one-time deduction in Payroll.
 Worked on time and labor reporting method, management, user preferences. Timesheet entry,
timesheet page, entering punches.
 Involved in Data Conversion for NA Payroll and Time & Labor from external system using
SQR and Application Engine.
 Extensively worked on new customizations in 9.2.
 Worked on Navigational modification for Peoplesoft 9.2(Fluid and Event Mapping)
- Auto-expand the Navigator
- Adding "Breadcrumbs" to Navigator
- Search box focus
 Created html, JavaScript, and CSS for branding. Defined related contents for event mapping.
 Design and Developed the Fluid pages and components for ESS and MSS.
 Worked with PeopleSoft Fluid UI in creating a completely responsive device independent design
providing advanced user experience.
 Created fields, records, pages, and Defined components for Fluid applications.
 Strongly worked on all controls on FLUID pages.
 Converting classic (ESS) pages to Fluid pages
 Re-designing Fluid pages.
 New Employee Self Service customizations on 9.2 Fluid pages (like Personal Details ->
Gender/Ethnicity Groups and Veterans pages).
 Extensively worked on Fluid development – convert self-service personal information classic
pages to FLUID pages, redesigning FLUID pages for ESS/MSS.

Bremer Bank – Saint Paul, MN Mar 2016- Aug 2017

HCM/HRMS – PeopleSoft 9.1 and 9.2, Tools 8.50/8.54/8.55, Oracle 12c, Jira, and Service Now
Role: Sr. PeopleSoft Technical Consultant (PeopleSoft 9.1) and Tools 8.50/8.54/8.55
Responsibilities:
 As a member of development team, I played key role in Development and Upgrade of the
PeopleSoft (HR, Benefits, Benefit admin, Profile Management, Recruitment Solutions, Time
and Labor, Absence Management and NA Payroll modules) from Tools Version 8.50 to 8.54.
 Did requirement gathering and prepare functional and technical specifications.
 Strongly involved in development of Application Engine and SQR processes on Benefits 834
Interfaces (Enrollment Snapshot, BCBS File, HealthPartners, Delta Dental, Simple Dental,
Healthy Roads, Advance Medical, Select Account (HSA), Select Account (FSA), and TASC).
 Worked on BCBS File Change and generated EDI file for BCBS.
 Proficient in developing outbound/inbound interfaces, PeopleSoft to third party integration with
both PeopleSoft and non-PeopleSoft applications.
 Created Hartford Interface – Bremer – Leave Management File Feed Information to Hartford
by using SQR, App Engine, and People Code.
 Automate various Benefits process. Monitor and schedule batch process.
 Created Job Description – Profile management BI Publisher report by using Data Source as a PS
query.
 Created new Application Engine & Component Interface program to move employees from
some of the Job codes to another Job codes to make them qualify for new Pay Rate increase.
  Developed new component interface for populating the loan amount, loan data into
the Payroll tables so that the amounts will reflect in the Payroll and then in Pay slips.
 Used Component Interface and Application Engine program for Conversion of JOB data,
Personal Data and Payroll Data (Earnings, Deductions, and Taxes).
 Worked on various interface reports by using SQR’s and BI Publisher.
 Extensively worked on the Application Engines, SQRs, BI Publisher, File Layout, People
Code, Component Interface, Application Package, Workflow, Integration Broker, and
Process- Scheduler.
 Developed new Application Engine programs and also customized existing Application Engine
programs for TIME REPORT CODE for TIME & LABOUR (PS_TCD_INTERFACE).
 Created a Component Interface between Payroll and Time & Labor System to report
employees who have exceptional time reporting codes.
 Created new Pages, Components, Records and Views for various developments.

State of Minnesota –Saint Paul, MN Sep 2014- Feb 2016

HCM/HRMS – PeopleSoft T&L9.0/9.2 , Benefits/Benefit Admin 9.0/9.2, Payroll 9.0/9.2, and Tools
8.53/8.54, Oracle 11g
Role: Sr. PeopleSoft Lead Consultant (HCM)
Responsibilities:
 Attended for Fit gap analysis meetings and documented according to the business
processes/requirements Interacting with the business lead to gather functional requirements
documents. Preparing the Technical Design documents.
 As a member of development team I played key role in Development and Upgrade of the PeopleSoft
(HR, T&L, Benefit Admin and Payroll modules) from Version 9.0 to 9.2.
 Data keying and testing of various test scenarios in job data component for both regular hourly and
salaried employees to impact payroll processing.
 Created custom HR export app engine process to send the most current effective dated row changes
from PeopleSoft to Kronos via Full Sync data and Incremental data.
 Created custom Payroll interface process to import payroll Paysheet information and benefits accrual
balance information from Kronos to PeopleSoft system.
 Worked on integration broker to send/receive messages real time from PeopleSoft HCM to Kronos
application via Java/JMS system and Monitored service operations message status (publication and
subscription messages) using Asynchronous Monitor.
 Worked on ESS and MSS.
 Creating new test scripts and testing various customizations/enhancements with HR, eService, T&L,
Base Benefits/ Benefit Administration and payroll modules.
 Wrote PeopleCode to customize the delivered objects for HR records.
 Configured and implemented Integration Broker (for both synchronous and Asynchronous
operations) for internal and external (third party) systems SOAP based Webservices.
 Involved in sending payroll deduction information to 3rd party vendors using Integration Broker
and Webservices.
 Created new Pages, Components, Records and Views to implement the functionality of Delegation in
Manager Self Service.
 Created Workflows to send emails for both Delegation and Job Change Request sections in Manager
Self Service.
 Tested new workforce gateway and workforce dashboard with the custom online recruiting careers
screen to hire Pick-up & Delivery, Line haul drivers and officers.
 Created new enhancements to workflow routings and email notifications for Person requests.
 Developed custom dynamic security app engine program to delete position-based permission lists for
positions at locations transitioned to MyTime and update to generic exempt or nonexempt rspl and
TL permission list group Id access.
 Created new Application Engine & Component Interface program to move employees from some
of the Job codes to another Job codes to make them qualify for new Pay Rate increase.
 Keyed and tested HR data via workforce administration on all the scenarios like Hiring, Rehiring,
Intercompany transfers, promotion, demotion, terminations and so on.
 Created custom app engine process to terminate benefit leave plans and zero out the leave accrual
balances in PeopleSoft when employees were transitioned to My Time from eTime locations
 Worked on totally customized module on Employee Leave. Used Component Interface, Value List
for this.

Alameda County - AC Transit –Oakland, CA Feb 2014- Oct

2014
HCM/HRMS – PeopleSoft T&L9.0 , Payroll 9.0 and Tools 8.53
Role: Sr. Peoplesoft Technical Consultant/ Support project
Responsibilities:
 Handling all enhancements change requests from business managers on the PeopleSoft application to
run the business
 Handling the PeopleSoft application technical issues, data issues, interface related issues
 Monitoring the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly PeopleSoft job runs and fixing it if any
issues occurred.
 Handling Time and Labor rules for NA Payroll
 Mostly working on the Application Engine, SQRs, Data Movers, File Layout, People Code,
Component Interface, Workflow, Integration Broker, Process- Scheduler and Security
Management
 Designed and setup benefit programs and components (e.g., benefit plans, rates, credits, deductions,
calculation rules).
 Handling the tickets on the integration with Kronos Time and Labor application
Environment: PeopleSoft HCM v9.0/9.2, People Tools v8.53, People Code, SQR 6.0 and SQL Server
2008 database. Tools: People Tools, Application Designer, Kronos Applications and SQL Server 2008

Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH May 2013- Dec 2013

HCM/HRMS – Peoplesoft 8.9/9.2 and Tools 8.49/8.53, Oracle
Role: Peoplesoft Technical Consultant
 Involved in the process of upgrade from PeopleSoft 8.9 HCM to PeopleSoft 9.2 using Upgrade
Assistant, Data Mover. Ran numerous *.dms scripts using Data Mover.
 Involved in fit-gap analysis, compare reports between Vanguard and Enterprise HR , NA payroll,
and Benefit Administration modules.
 Worked on Benefits Administration and reporting as outlined in the documented requirements.
 Retrofitted Application Engine, PeopleCode to 9.2 based on 8.9 customizations.
 Retrofitted HR and Payroll based on new requirements and customizations.

Hennepin County – Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN Mar 2011- Apr

2013
HCM/HRMS – Peoplesoft 9.0 and Tools 8.49, Oracle
Role: Peoplesoft Techical Consultant

 Work included research and population of setup tables associated with HR, NA Payroll, T&L,
and Benefits analysis and application of requested customizations respectively.
  Worked on Payroll to GL interface. Setup all GL Interface setup tables such as Chart field
Combo Edit, Account Code transaction table, Combo code table, GL activities group , GL
Expense setup for Earning, Deduction and Tax.
 Wrote functional/technical specification documents for Payroll to GL interface.
 Created queries for Payroll reporting via PeopleSoft Query tool.
 Worked as developer to code retrofit to the new configuration of some of their companies
(jobcode etc.).

ConAgra Foods Inc -Omaha, NE Feb 2010- Apr 2011

HCM/HRMS – Peoplesoft 9.1(HR, TAM, ELM, Recruitment Solution, Profile Management,
Position Management, ePerformance, AP, PO, Billing, ePro, AR) and Tools 8.50/8.52, Oracle
Role: PeopleSoft Technical Consultant
Responsibilities:
 Responsibility included gathering requirements from business users and mapping requirements to
PeopleSoft HCM.
 Worked on Agile and PMBOK.
 Work included research and population of setup tables associated with HR, TAM, ELM,
Recruitment Solution, Profile Management, Position Management, and ePerformance
analysis and application of requested customizations respectively.
 Dealt with setting up of some of PeopleSoft modules (Profile Management, Recruiting
Solutions) for different Manager Self-Service and Employee Self-Service transactions.
 Designed an outbound interface in Accounts Payable which sends Vendor information from
PSFT to external system
 Modified AR Aging report to meet customer requirements in XML Publisher.
 Created AP Checks for Bank according to 6 invoices and check per stationary page and invoice
sheet for checks having more than 6 invoices by modifying delivered AP check XMLPublisher
templates.

State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN/Kohl's, Menominee Falls, WI/Putnam Investment, Boston,

MA/Vipula Technologies, India (Java Developer) Jan 2006–Jan 2010
HCM/HRMS– Upgrade and Support PeopleSoft 8.8 to PeopleSoft 9.0/9.1 and Tools 8.4 to 8.50
Role: Peoplesoft Technical Developer
Responsibilities:
 Worked with critical upgrade processes and the key PS Implementation and production support
issues. Communicated with various third-party vendors during the design and implementation of
various Inbound and outbound Interfaces so as to develop both functional and technical
specifications.
 Involved in configuring Integration Broker using PIA
 Developed presidential report and vice-presidential report which populates the students with various
status codes per day at the enrollment period using WebFOCUS and SQR's
 Upgraded SQR’s, PeopleCode to 9.0 based on 8.8 customizations.
 Wrote PeopleCode to customize the delivered objects for Student records.
 Retrofitted Student Record based on new requirements and customizations.
 Created demoralized tables to optimize the performance of the applications and loaded the data for legacy
system in flat file format into PeopleSoft Financial Aid tables using SQR.
 Developed Batch processes using SQR’s and App Engine Programs.
 Created and Modified Reports using PS-Query, Web FOCUS and SQR.