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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Harris Ahmed, PMP®
PeopleSoft Practice Manager, Higher-Education / PMO at ORACULAR
COMPANY PROFILE:
Harris Ahmed is a certified Project Manager in Oracular’s PeopleSoft & Higher-Education practice and
leads the practice in this domain. Specifically, Harris has planned & led upgrades and implementations in
Higher Education ERP Systems such as PeopleSoft, SharePoint, Workday, Data Warehouse, Blackboard
and DRUPAL at the Wisconsin Technical Colleges System. Harris brings over a decade of experience
working with Wisconsin Technical Colleges System with extensive background in business processes and
state requirements.
Harris has proven to be action-oriented and results-focused professional with 15 years of experience in
PeopleSoft Technical & Functional Consulting, IT Governance, Team Leadership, Portfolio and Project
Management, Business Analysis, Application Architecture, and Package Implementation. Harris is also
experienced in various aspects of Project Management - resource acquisition, resource leveling, scope,
timeline and budget management, procurement management, risk management and continuous process
improvement. Harris has closely partnered with business leaders and executives to ensure business-IT
alignment. Harris has also led Business Process re-engineering initiatives. With his Full understanding of
Application Lifecycle Management, software development methodologies including Agile, coupled with
his technical background in PeopleSoft and overall standards, he brings an added value to any project.
Harris is responsible for and has been involved in a wide range of consulting assignments covering
Enterprise Resource Package software implementations and upgrades; and has particular expertise in the
PeopleSoft applications, including PeopleSoft Financials, Student Admin, Enterprise Portal and Enterprise
HCM. Harris is also specialized in PeopleCode® and the latest web and integration technologies offered
by the PeopleSoft Enterprise toolset, allowing him to align business needs with technical expertise.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
 Deep functional & technical
understanding of PeopleSoft
applications including security
 Waterfall , Agile/Scrum software
development methodologies
 Six Sigma Process Improvement
 PMI Framework –Initiate, Plan, Execute,
Monitor and Control, Close
 Project Prioritization & Change
Management
 Project Planning, Tracking/Reporting
and Project Communications
 Business process analysis and re-
engineering
 Stakeholder Management
 Cross functional team building and
leadership
 RFI/RFP, Vendor and Contract
Negotiations
 Negotiation, Influence and Persuasion

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
RELEVANT TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Products  PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
 PeopleSoft HCM
 PeopleSoft FCM
 PeopleSoft Integration Hub
 MS Office Suite, Visio & Project
 PeopleSoft Integration Hub
 Microsoft SharePoint
 IBM Cognos BI
 K2 BPM
 TeamDynamix
PeopleSoft Tools  PeopleTools 8.54
 PeopleCode with OOP
 XML / BI Publisher
 Application Engine
 SQR
 PeopleSoft Workflow
 Integration Broker
 SOA (SOAP, REST, HTTP)
 nVision
 PeopleSoft Security
 DMS
 Crystal Reports
 Component Interfaces
 PeopleSoft Query
 PeopleSoft Equation Engine
 3rd-Party Integrations
 PeopleSoft Archive Manager
 HTML 5, CSS 3, XML, JavaScript
DBMS  Oracle
 MS SQL Server
 DB2
 MySQL/MariaDB
Operating Environments  Window  Linux
KEY CUSTOMERS:
Industry Customer Name Projects Range Project Role
Services Xcel Energy Budget Forecasting Technical and Business Architect
Retail/Pharmacy Shopko PS Portal Implementation PeopleSoft Developer
Education Madison College PS Campus Solutions and
Portal Enhancements,
Upgrades
Upgrade Specialist
Madison College PS HCM Enhancements
and support of day-day
operations + over 20 misc.
projects
PeopleSoft Architect
Madison College PS Finance Enhancements
and support of day-day
operations + over 20 misc.
projects
PeopleSoft Architect
WITC Integrations Integration Architect
FVTC - Appleton System Maintenance PS Developer / Lead
WTCS (7 Colleges) 12+ years of PS HCM and
Finance development
projects at various times
PS Architect – Technical &
Functional
Northcentral Technical
College
PS Campus Solutions and
Portal Enhancements,
Upgrades
PeopleSoft Technical/Functional
Architect and Developer
Supply
Chain/Manufacturing
C&H Distributors PS Finance and Supply
Chain related Projects
PeopleSoft Developer
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Business Administration with emphasis on Management Information Systems at University of WI – Oshkosh - 2004

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
Project Type PeopleSoft Portal 9.2 Upgrade
Project Role Project Manager
Industry Manufacturing
 Managed a successful upgrade of PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal 9.2 along with SharePoint
Foundation 2013.
 Manage projects across functional teams to implement enterprise initiatives related to the
Employee Intranet & CMS domain.
 Worked closely with stakeholders and high-level executives on budget, expenditures and
delivery of the project.
 Managed a total of 20 staff including vendor and client from inception to delivery.
 Worked with marketing and business team to plan out and architect PeopleSoft delivery with
unique out-of-the-box thinking.
 Managed development and delivery of 12 bolt-on sub-projects with KPI and UAT
 Managed the architecture, planning, delivery of SharePoint 2013 upgrade
 Worked with HR-IS department to craft security protocols and expectations required for a
successful implementations
Project Type PeopleSoft HCM & Finance Decommission
Project Role Project Manager
Industry Education
 Drafted a business case for the organization to decommission their historical legacy PeopleSoft
HCM and Finance applications
 Drafted Project Charter, PMO Standards, and Change Management Protocols in working
directly with executives and stakeholders.
 Led a team of 7 on this high-impact/high visibility project
 Planned out and led Requirement Gathering, Sign-offs, Daily Scrums, Fit/Gap, UAT, Testing and
Deployment of Solutions.
 Directly managed & architected the PeopleSoft ETL related activities for ODS and IBM Cognos
 Managed communication between Business, executives and IT Staff to effectively deliver on a
time-boxed project.

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Project Type Workday HCM & Finance Implementation from PeopleSoft
Project Role Project Manager / Technical Lead
Industry Education
 Responsible for various aspects of a high-visibility, high-impact, multi-years project of Workday
HCM and Finance Implementation.
 All aspects of legacy PeopleSoft Finance and HCM were managed and architected by me.
 Led a team of up to 20 Business Analysts, Developers and Functional Staff for variety of sub-
projects within a four-year implementation project.
 Led all aspects of certain sub-projects from initiation to closure, directly working with VPs,
Business users and Technology Services.
 Projects ranged from infrastructure, bolt-on development, data conversion, decommission,
integrations, to software implementations
 Architected and audited solutions provided to users against industry standards and quality
 Managed a large project of PeopleSoft HCM Remediation to transition and retain legacy
business rules and mapping including integrations and processes.
 Facilitate Requirements sessions and provide direction to Business Analysts for developing and
maintaining required artifacts such as Business Requirements Document and Technical
Specifications.
 Work with key business sponsors for funding and key stakeholders for determining and
managing project scope. Estimate, schedule and track project milestones and deliverables and
manage risks by creating and maintaining project plans and other relevant documentation.
 Crafted and managed PeopleSoft-Workday Cutover Plans for business and Technology Services
staff of over 65+ employees and contractors.
Project Type PeopleSoft HCM and Finance Data Conversion
Project Role Project Manager / Technical Lead
Industry Education
Leading a team of data architects to perform ETL activities.
 Working with the business users & management, develop and maintain a project plan for Data
Conversion and associated activities
 Work with the functional and technical users to do requirement gathering and data audits
 Gather and document various elements of data extraction, conversion and cleanup
requirements
 Devise a plan with a proper WBS and activity relationships for a timely delivery of data
 Constantly audit the activities with the team to achieve the highest standard of ETL processes
 Worked with Workday® architects for planning, cross-system data validation and system rules
 Led all aspects of data conversion, data mapping, data validation and execution of ETL

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Project Type PeopleSoft CS & Enterprise Portal Bolt-on Application Development
Project Role Project Manager / Architect
Industry Education
Coordinated all project activities from procurement to product delivery. Worked directly with
business users and key stakeholders to:
 Develop Project Charter
 Gather requirements using Nominal group techniques
 Create Scope, Schedule and Cost baselines
 Create Procurement Management plan with SOW
 Create Project Management plan with detailed quality assurance plan, communication plan,
 Managed day-to-day project execution and control
 Manage Project Team and set measurable goals
 Distributed information using the developed communication management plan
Project Type New Application Development (PeopleSoft Financials)
Project Role Project Manager / Architect
Industry Education
Lead all project related activities from procurement to product delivery. Worked directly with key
stakeholders to:
 Assist in developing the Business Case
 Conduct a preliminary Fit/Gap analysis
 Create Scope, Schedule and Cost baselines
 Create Project Management plan with detailed quality assurance plan, communication plan,
 Managed day-to-day project execution and control

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Project Type PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Portal and HCM Upgrade
Project Role Lead Delivery Manager
Industry Education
 Lead the Team in upgrade from CS 8.0 to CS 9.0 /PT 8.48
 Lead the Team in analyzing the new functionality in CS 9.0
 Conducted in Functional & Technical Fit-Gap-Analysis of:
o 8.0 delivered functionality to CS 9.0 delivered functionality
o 8.0 customizations to CS 9.0 delivered functionality
o 8.0 customization to CS 9.0 reapplication
o 8.0 Customization for All HR Modules.
 Re-Applied following customizations/enhancements in CS 9.0/PT 8.48 Upgrade Process
o PeopleCode
o SQRs
o Self Service
o XML Publisher
o Web Services, 3rd
Party Integration
o Application Engine
o Application Messaging
o Services
o Service Operations
o BEA Tuxedo, WebLogic
o SQL 2005 Native Client
o LDAP Authentication with CS 9.0
o Population Management
o PeopleSoft Equation Builder
o Self Service & 3C Enhancements
o Student Records Customization
o Academic Advisement Customization
o Student Financials Customization
o PeopleSoft Workflow
o Touchnet for PeopleSoft Campus Solution 9.0
 HCM Modules:
o North American Payroll
o Job Data
o Self Service
o Position Management
o Benefit Administration
o Custom State Reporting

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Project Type Bolt-on Development
Project Role Lead Business Analyst / Architect
Industry Education
 Conducted a Fit/Gap Analysis between two versions of a Continuing Education application.
o Conducted Brainstorming and various group creativity sessions to gather requirements
from stakeholders including Registrar, Bursar, Controller, CIO and Departmental Heads
o Conducted a thorough fit/gap analysis and a feasibility study to understand the
differences between the older and the proposed newer version.
o Analyzed both academic and financial impact of the proposed solution.
o Proposed a solution which integrated with PeopleSoft Campus Solution using real-time
web services and provide the similar look and feel of an online portal.
Project Type PeopleSoft HCM & Finance System Support and Bolt-On Developments
Project Role Delivery Manager / Technical Architect / Team Lead
Industry Education
 Managed day-to-day operation of PeopleSoft Financials and HCM for three years. Working
directly with VPs, CFO, Controller, Budget Managers, Technical and Business analysts to set
priorities for ERP system initiatives.
 Managed over 10 different bolt-on developments and reported directly to the Director of
Technology Services. Created business cases, SOW and fit/gap documents.
 Managed 6 different PeopleSoft HCM and Finance system upgrades by creating project plans,
delivery plans, milestone charts, testing and user acceptance criteria.
 Managed staff to assist in the delivery of the scope and quality for various projects.

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Project Type PeopleSoft System Support
Project Role Delivery Manager/Technical Lead
Industry Education
 Provided day-day support for PeopleSoft HRMS with Payroll for North America, Time & Labor,
Commitment Accounting, Integration, and Workforce Development etc…
 Created Project Scope, Business Case, Timeline and Fit-Gap documents
 Architected a Part-Time New Hire process with Work-Flow which featured:
o Setup-Driven Application Management
o Department Add/Update Screens with Complex Logic
o Workflow for Supervisor Approval/Rejection
o HR and Payroll Management Screens
o PeopleSoft Actions and actual submission into PS.
 Setup Integration required for Commitment Accounting including Application Messaging in
Integration Broker.
 Developed and Upgraded various interfaces between T&L and Payroll
 Developed and upgraded interfaces between T&L and PeopleSoft Security, Portal etc…
 Developed Application Engines to achieve:
o Mass Job Rate change through CSV file input
o Mass Job Data Change for All Employees
o Create PeopleSoft Security based on Time & Labor enrollment
 Archive Data using PeopleSoft Archive Manager (new)
 Customized interfaces for TAG letters
 Created Conversion Process for Leave Accrual for Part-Time and Full Time Staff.
 Developed numerous Queries per User request
 Trained Staff in latest Tools and introduced more efficient and effective way of developing and
troubleshooting PeopleSoft Applications
 Assisted in numerous issues with Check Printing and Pay runs including fiscal year end
processes.

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Project Type PeopleSoft System Support
Project Role Delivery Manager/Technical Lead
Industry Education
 Conducted Fit-Gap with the College staff for all HR modules
 Devised the Plan and Execution strategy for technical aspects of the upgrade
 Devise the communication plan and business cases needed for major enhancements or
developments
 Upgraded and assisted in conversion of over 30 Custom SQRs from HRMS 8.0 to 9.0
 Assisted in Day-to-Day HR Operational issues with Payroll, Custom T&L, Interfaces, Reports,
Workforce development etc…
 Customized Position Management Module to fit the needs of the college’s hiring practices.
Project Type New Application System
Project Role Delivery Manager
Industry Service
 Created a Custom Time & labor System in PeopleSoft HRMS per the requirements.
o Ability to Manage Clients, projects, vendors, Rates etc..
o Ability to Enter Time & Expenses (Self Service)
o Administrative Panels to manage Time and Expenses
o Ability to run various Reports developed in Crystal, XMLP and Queries.
Project Type Security Management Applications
Project Role Project Manager
Industry Education
 Created a Security Management Application within PeopleSoft HCM to manage Employee
records upon following key action: Hire, Rehire, Termination, Retirements etc…
o Ability to manage Job and Personal Data through various changes in Employment
o Ability to re-hire or hire new Part-time faculty based on their class schedule in Campus
Solutions
o Ability to create Security profile throughout the PeopleSoft Enterprise Systems for
Single-Signon.

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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Project Type PeopleSoft Portal LDAP Integration Development
Project Role Technical Lead
Industry Education
 Client required a portal Upgrade and LDAP configuration.
 Configured and set up LDAP Authentication.
 Successfully migrated previous Time & Expense entries from client’s previous solution to the
new PeopleSoft custom solution.
 Supported Go-Live process with upgraded portal and LDAP configuration.
 Provide Post Go-Live support for Client for upgraded portal and LDAP configuration.
Project Type ERP System Upgrade (PeopleSoft EP 9.0)
Project Role Technical Lead
Industry Education
 Client required an upgrade of existing PeopleSoft 8.4 to PeopleSoft 9.0 system. Client also
requested upgrading PeopleTools 8.44 to 8.49.
 Implemented a roadmap and strategy to implement new PeopleSoft/PeopleTools version while
migrating existing custom functionality.
 Implemented Infrastructure for client for development of new PeopleSoft system on Windows
Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
 Developed Custom Interfaces with emphasis on Advanced PeopleCode development for
implementing loading of Vendor and Voucher data for Client.
Project Type ERP System Upgrade (PeopleSoft HCM)
Project Role Business Analyst / Architect
Industry Education
 Client required new Time & Expense System implemented
 Analyzed requirement for client’s time entry procedures as well as Expense input.
 Developed custom solution for Time & Expense. Developed Custom Reports to output Time &
Expense Data for client’s Administration staff
 Successfully migrated all previous Time & Expense entries from client’s previous solution to the
new PeopleSoft custom solution.
 Developed Customized Application Engines to automate client’s inbound and outbound financial
transactions.