Michael Powers
MKPowers Consulting, Inc.
mkpowers@mkpowers.com
561-352-7118

Summary

• Twelve years of experience in PeopleSoft technical and functional consulting services, on PeopleSoft HCM, Financials/SCM systems. (AM/AP/AR/BA/BD/BI/BN/CC/EP/FO/GL/GLI/IN/PA/PC/PI/PO/PY/RC/SP/TL, Manager, employee self-service, Enterprise portal, eProfile, eBenefits, eRecruit, eProcurement, commitment control, Stock Admin) Versions 5-9, Tools 5-8.49 (Application designer, application engine, application packaging, component interface, IB, Web Services, application messaging, workflow, data mover, upgrade assistant, Cobol and process tuning) Security, Infrastructure, Portal Administration.
• Supported more than ten PeopleSoft development projects, seven major PeopleSoft upgrades and two major PeopleSoft Implementations for 16 clients most of which were fortune 500 companies.
• Production support on PeopleSoft HCM, Financials/SCM systems. (AM/AP/AR/BA/BD/BI/BN/CC/EP/FO/GL/GLI/IN/PA/PC/PI/PO/PY/RC/SP/TL, Manager, employee self-service, Enterprise portal, eProfile, eBenefits, eRecruit, eProcurement, commitment control, Stock Admin
• Performed design and development services for PeopleSoft Corporation.
• Author of 2 PeopleSoft technical eBooks, Application engine/component interface and object scroll PeopleCode.
• Spoke at the SRUG in Atlanta. A multiple award-winning consultant.
• Design and development utilizing PeopleSoft version 8.x Integration Broker technology. (CI, application messaging, SOAP Services)
• Over twenty years programming and scripting experience. (PeopleCode, SQR, Cobol, PL/SQL, asp.net, Java , JSP, Unix shell scripts (sh, ksh, csh), Delphi, VB, Crystal reports, nVision, Cobol)
• Extensive experience in PeopleSoft infrastructure to include upgrade, Installation and administration of Database (Oracle, SQLServer, DB2), Web (Apache, Weblogic, IIs) and PeopleSoft application, process scheduler ,PIA servers, upgrade assistant, change assistant.
• Extensive Operating system experience on UNIX (Sun Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Digital), Windows (2000, NT, Citrix), Mainframe (OS/390, MVS) and PBX and predictive dialer (DSP-1000).
• Experience in Website development (ASP, ASPX, Visual Web Developer, DreamWeaverMx, FrontPage, Weblogic, XML, XSD)
• Over ten years of Management/Leadership experience.

MKPowers Consulting, Inc. (1/2001-Current)

·         Attend PeopleSoft HRMS and Financials Functional Training

·         Install PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS and Campus Solutions 9.0

·         Install PeopleSoft Enterprise Financials, ESA and Supply chain management 9.0

·         Design and Development of Corporate Website

Client Projects

      City of Chesapeake, Chesapeake, VA (2/1/2010-Current) Functional/Technical Lead Consultant

·         Design Combo code and Payroll to GL journal Interface with Tyler/MUNIS

·         Design for National President of the PeopleSoft Public Sector User Group.

·         Upgrade Financials 8.8 to 9.0

Philips Electronics of NA, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (11/2009-1/2010) Consultant

·         Design, Development, testing and implementation of XML based Pension to Digital Record Center interface systems and AAP/EEO Interface systems.

·         Modifications to Corporate ESS Website

·         Production support PeopleSoft HR/BEN/PY

The School District of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL (11/2006 – 9/2009) Techno/Functional Consultant

• Business process mapping, data mapping, documentation for design, build, security requirements, Administration and monitoring, POC, data conversion, development and test case specifications of HRMS/Financials/SCM 8.9 integration to/from Tririga(IWMS) via BizTalk middleware. 24 HR/FIN/SCM custom Interfaces and delivery systems.
• Creation and monitoring of technical project plan
• Facilitate Technical issues between disparate development teams
• Analysis and methodology recommendation for 3^rd party integration with PeopleSoft, Including Architecture, hardware, software, costs, timelines, staffing requirements, security, change management, error resolution, etc.
• Interfaced: Third-party Budget check , Budget Summary, Purchase Requisition, PO Receipt, Voucher, PCARD, GL Journal, Purchase Order, Inventory Items, Job Code, Emergency contact, Project, Project activities, Employee Combo Codes, Budget Transactions, Item categories, Location, Ship to, Department, Person basic, Workforce, Vendor, Manufacturer
• Data Exchange Interface development utilizing Integration Broker, Application messaging, CI and SOAP Web Services.
• Create curriculum and perform knowledge transfer sessions
• Conduct PeopleSoft technical tips and tricks training classes
• Design and develop SQR based data conversion programs
• Project costing custom systems, interfaces and Reports
• Development of Custom HRMS modules:  Reappointments Employee/Manager/Administrator Self-service (time and labor security), UAT, Grievances, Teacher experience award, Fingerprints interface.
• Production support and customization of delivered modules Talent Acquisition/Candidate Gateway.
• Upgrade of customizations, troubleshooting and support of multiple FIN/SCM/HCM bundle upgrades.
• Production support of eProcurement, Procurement, GL, PCARD, AP, AR, TL, Portal, Budgeting, Commitment control, etc.
• Development of automated administration scripts (UNIX/Windows)
• Security and technical support.
• Systems Administration and infrastructure support.

Spherion Corporation, FT Lauderdale, FL (6/2006-11/2006) (PS Administrator/Lead Development Consultant)

            Development Consultant

• Redesign of Spherion UAR; Employee/Manager/Administrative Self-Service module
• Customized Workflow, Application engine, component interface, page/component/record peoplecode

Administrator Consultant

• Build out and setup production Service Procurement UNIX application and process scheduler servers.
• UNIX shell scripting. Clean, Rsynch and Robocopy directories, Application and process scheduler TWS startup shutdown scripts.
• Troubleshoot DB Refresh, Application Messaging and production issues.
• Quest STAT migrations and TWS STAT startup shutdown scripts

Tropical Shipping, Port of Palm Beach, FL (6/2004-6/2006) (SR. Systems Analyst Consultant)

• PeopleSoft Financials/SCM 8.4, HRMS 8.3 Development/Upgrade
• Production support of GL/AP/AR/AM/INV/PO/HR/BA/PY/VC.
• Design and Development of Custom application messaging PO subsystems.
• Design and Development of CSX AP EDI Interface system,  PCARD, Canadian, Carribean EFT, Crystal Checks, NVISION, GL Interfaces
• Design and development of custom inventory bar code system for material stock request and count. Application engine/component interface, documentation and test case specifications.
• Design and Development of custom eReview Self-service manager and employee module.
• Implementation of AP and GL Archiving system.
• Application engine, Application messaging, Component interface, Workflow, PeopleCode, nVision, Crystal, and SQR maintenance, development and upgrade.
• PeopleSoft patches, fixes, bundles and tax updates.
• Installation and configuration of infrastructure for HR and Financials systems.
• Perform Peopletools 8.46 upgrade and Implementation of all financials bundles.
• Performed PeopleSoft Administrator and SQL server DBA services

            Advantech Solutions, Tampa, FL (5/2004-6/2004) (lead Consultant)

• PeopleSoft HCM/FINSCM 8.8, AR/BI development.
• Enterprise portal, Application engine, SQR, PeopleTools, PeopleCode.
• Standardization and development of client billing reports.

            Igate Mastech Professional services   (4/2004-5/2004) (Lead Consultant)

• Create PeopleSoft 8.4 Financials Security training curriculum.
• PeopleSoft Internet Architecture and Security.
• Understanding PeopleSoft Security Architecture.
• Security Administration.
• Sign-In Security.
• Portal Registry Security

            Masco Contractor Services, Daytona Beach, FL (11/2003-3/2004) (Consultant)

• Production support of HR/PY/BEN/BA
• PeopleSoft Development consultant for Union payroll activities.
• Analysis and mapping of payroll conversion from ADP to PeopleSoft
• Development of Certified payroll for Unions and Union dues maximum hours control system
• Development of FSA, 401K, Positive pay, GL, EDI Medical enrollment and workman’s comp interface systems.
• Development of benefits/payroll workflow processes.
• Configuration of WEBlogic web servers, application servers, report servers and Database (SQLServer), SMTP issues.

Beverly Enterprises, FT. Smith, AR (9/2003-11/2003) (Consultant)

• Major Health Care provider.
• Post go-live Production support of HR/PI/BEN/BA
• Development of customized HRMS systems.
• Development of custom new hires security reporting and termination of employees by locations system.
• Modifications and customization of Self-service (eProfile,eBenefit) modules.
• Modifications to pre-sheet audit.

IBM at Lexmark, Lexington KY (8/2003) (Lead Consultant)

• Design integration system between PeopleSoft and Webmethods.
• Design custom application message handler.

Philips PACE, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (3/2003-9/2003) (Consultant)

• PeopleSoft HRMS 7.5 to 8.8 upgrade (HRMS, Benefits, Payroll)
• Upgraded the PeopleSoft integration to Viecore (ESS) self-service.
• Upgraded and redesigned the PS to BEA PeopleClick interface
• Upgraded and redesigned the PS to Siebel interface.
• Configuration of WEBlogic and IIs reverse proxy development and production environments for PeopleSoft integration.
• Upgraded custom SQR and UNIX scripts.
• Creation of conversion scripts and troubleshoots Application engine and PeopleTools issues.

Sony Music, Inc NY, NY (5/2002-12/2002) (Upgrade Consultant)

• Perform Technical upgrade steps (HRMS 7.5-8.3)
• Creation of data conversion and upgrade programs and scripts.
• Apply PeopleTools and application patches and fixes.
• Assist in the upgrade of SQR, PeopleCode, Query, and Crystal report, Word macros.
• Assist in infrastructure configuration and system documentation.
• Develop security-reporting scripts.
• Customizations to eRecruit module.

State of Delaware, Dover, DE (1/2001-3/2002) (Consultant)

• PeopleSoft HRMS 7.5 – 8.0 sp1 upgrade.
• PeopleSoft HRMS 6.0-7.5 upgrade and implementation of Payroll and Benefits administration 7.5.
• Development and deployment of training system statewide.
• Modifications of PeopleSoft to Mobius interface systems.
• Design of view only on demand security system.
• Development on PeopleSoft Maestro/FTP interface system.
• Develop and implement security conversions.
• Create security and service level agreements documentation.
• Production support of and Customization of Benefits administration systems.
• Performance of technical upgrade steps.
• Installation and configuration of PeopleSoft database and infrastructure.

IBM at Eckerd, Largo, FL (7/2000-1/2001) (Lead Consultant)

• Customization of MPAS mainframe to PeopleSoft and Oracle financial security interface.
• Implementation of PeopleSoft COBRA.
• Production support of HR/PY/BEN/COBRA
• Development on PeopleSoft benefits, benefits administration and Cobra SQR, PeopleCode and Cobol processes.
• Perform tax updates and develop procedures for tax updates.
• UNIX shell script development to Harvest configuration management system.

Kforce.com Projects

YUM, Louisville, KY (11/1998-7/2000) (Principal Consultant)

• Design and Develop PeopleSoft module to replace Pepsi’s Executive Income deferral system.
• Implementation and customization of PeopleSoft Stock administration module.
• Create data conversion scripts between Unix/Oracle and Mainframe/DB2.
• Create process specifications for Telon (COBOL) programmers
• Create conversion and verification SQR and JCL for KFC conversion.
• Create conversion scripts for Pension module.
• Create PeopleSoft accounting reports and development of tax and discount systems, along with a customized mail-merge system.

SMS PeopleSoft Upgrade Lab Malvern, PA (4/98-11/98) (Consultant)

• Perform HRMS, payroll, benefits administration and financials upgrade steps at Lab for three upgrades (5.12-7.0).
• Perform on site upgrade for West Jersey Hospital systems Voorhees, NJ. (Lead consultant)
• Execute and Manage technical upgrade steps.
• Analysis, upgrade and customization of SQR, COBOL and PeopleTools objects.
• Perform tax updates, patches and fixes.
• Assist in infrastructure issues and upgrades.

Romac PeopleSoft Upgrade Lab, Atlanta, GA (2/98-4/98) (Consultant)

• Perform Financials (GL, AP) upgrade steps for United Methodist Publishing house at lab.
• Analysis, upgrade and customizations of SQR and Crystal reports.

PeopleSoft, Inc Pleasanton, CA (7/97-2/98) (Consultant)

• Design and Development of PeopleSoft module Stock Administration 7.5
• Creation and development of PeopleSoft objects, within PeopleSoft specifications.
• Perform code reviews with senior management.

GB Technologies, Clearwater, FL (1/96-6/97) (Lead Consultant)

• Team leader for development of customer relationship management system for Mobile Oil lubricant division.
• Developed shipping system for Burpee seed.
• Telephony system (Japanese) for WorldComni.

Special Data Processing, Inc. Clearwater, FL (4/91-1/96) (Senior MIS Manager)

• Managed multiple departments, staff up to 24, developers, administrators, technicians, computer operations, help desk.
• Development of applications for payroll, sales, customer services, operations, accounting and collections.
• Administer UNIX, Predictive dialer, PBX and Novell networks.

Powers Consulting (11/85-4/91) (Consultant)

• Computer People – Developed attendance system for nuclear power consulting company
• Diagonal data – Developed customized applications for Hemisphere manufacturing plant maintenance system.
• Integratech – Developed customized applications for Platinum accounting system. Developed accounting applications for Vroman foods.
• Dunn and Bradstreet - Analysis and tuning for insurance system.
• Best Business systems – Developed custom application systems for Pawnbroker 2000 system. Perform offsite installations and upgrades in Florida, Georgia and Ohio.
• Baker Mortgage Loans - Development of Mortgage billing and servicing systems
• Centrust Mortgage Corporation - Development of multistate closing document systems

Unlimited Horizons, Inc. Daytona Beach, FL (11/87-11/89) (Manager/Accountant/Programmer)

• Development of Mortgage billing and servicing, investor servicing systems

Sea Dome Resort Club. Destin, FL (1/84-4/87) (Manager, Accountant, developer)

• Managing accountant. Design and Development of applications for all facets of a time-share resort/hotel operation.

Technical Training and Certification

·         PeopleSoft University. – Technical: PeopleTools I/II, PeopleCode (versions 6,8), SQR/SQL, Data MGMT (version6,8), upgrade(version6,8), Integration tools(8), security (version 6,8)

·         Oracle PeopleSoft  - Functional HRMS:  Introduction to HR 8, Benefits Delta (version 8), HRMS 9, Enterprise Payroll for NA 8.9,  Enterprise Stock Administration 8.8,

·                                              Financials/SCM:  Enterprise Purchasing 8.9, Enterprise General Ledger 8.9, Enterprise Payables 8.9, Enterprise Payables 8.9 Asset Management, Enterprise Project Costing 8.9, Enterprise Inventory 8.9

·         Oracle. Developing Complex data models and designing databases

·         Macromedia. Dreamweavermx

·         Electronic Information systems, Inc. EIS predictive-dialer call processing system. Administration, scripting and Pcode programming courses.

·         Postalsoft. ACE, Presort and label.

·         Fred Pryor seminars. Management problems of the technical person in a leadership role.

·         Rockhurst College. How to manage projects, priorities and deadlines.

·         American management association. Handling people with diplomacy and tact. The basics of managing locations off-site.

·         SkillPath. Managing multiple projects, objectives and deadlines. Managing negativity in the workplace.

·         Tririga Application Platform.  An understanding of the management tools related to the TRIRIGA Application Platform.

Education

• BS Computer Science. University of West Florida
• AS Computer Science. St. Petersburg College.

Security Clearances

• US Army - Classified