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KACEY L. CHRONISTER
1221 Medway Ln  Centerton, Arkansas 72719  kacey.chronister@gmail.com  479-414-6350
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ANALYST III
Customer service oriented developer with a proven track record of creating efficiency-boosting solutions,
delivering accurate and timely interfaces and reports, and providing necessary data analysis to ensure
compliance and assist with the daily functionality of the Human Resources, Benefits and Payroll
Departments in support of more than 40,000 employees, over 300 tax units, and 9 pay groups.
 Skilled in creating processes to interface with various vendors and systems.
 Expert in query development and tuning, data analysis and data mining
 Knowledgeable of relational databases, including creating and troubleshooting tables, views,
triggers and stored procedures
 Practiced in the use and configuration of PeopleSoft Payroll Interface
 Proficient in the Oracle tools that are delivered with the PeopleSoft HRMS application, such as
Application Designer, Data Mover and SQR Express
 Adept in backend analysis of the PeopleSoft tables using database access tools such as TOAD,
TOAD Data Point and MySQL
 Familiar with the functional use of the PeopleSoft application to simulate user interaction and to
provide more robust processes and reports to benefit the functional side
 Competent in troubleshooting complex COBOL programs delivered by PeopleSoft
 Conversant in government reporting of EEO, VETS-100, OFCCP regulations and Affordable
Care Act reporting requirements
 Well versed in both Oracle and ANSI standard syntax
 Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
CORE COMPETENCIES: PeopleSoft Development; PeopleSoft Security; Process Design; Data Analysis;
Report Writing; Data Integrity; Research and Investigation
* Platforms: PeopleSoft HRMS, Microsoft Windows® operating systems from 95 on, Android Mobile OS,
Windows Mobile
* Languages: SQL, SQR, PeopleCode, VBA, VB Script, HTML, JAVA, COBOL
* Tools: PeopleSoft Application Designer, PeopleSoft Data Mover, PeopleTools, SQR Express, OrgPlus,
TOAD, TOAD Data Point, Beyond Compare, Microsoft Office System (including Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Outlook), Microsoft Project; Microsoft
Project Web Access
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Golden Living Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas June 2014 – Present
Software Systems Analyst III
Played a key role in upgrade to PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 while continuing to serve as technical lead for
Benefits Open Enrollment and ACA compliance efforts.
Key Contributions:
 Served as an integral member of the PeopleSoft 9.2 Implementation team, including fit-gap
analysis, design, configuration, implementation and post-implementation support
 Configured Payroll Interface and related payroll setup for the PeopleSoft 9.2 Implementation as
well as retro-fitted existing payroll process to function properly with the new environment

2.  Performed extensive data comparisons and reporting between the 8.3 PeopleSoft environment
and the 9.2 environment to ensure accuracy of data conversions, thereby saving the data integrity
of the database
 Designed, coded and implemented a custom process to create IRS forms 1095-C and 1094-C as
required by the Affordable Care Act
 Acted as IT lead for the annual implementation and processing of Open Enrollment for more than
40,000 employees, including 50 different benefit programs and 37 unions.
 Designed, coded and implemented numerous interfaces, including working with Achievers to
implement an employee recognition program
Golden Living Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas June 2011 – June 2014
Software Systems Analyst II
Continued to provide various departments with reports, processes and data analysis as part of the
PeopleSoft HRMS team, while expounding on my knowledge of both technical and functional aspects of
PeopleSoft.
Key Contributions:
 Designed, coded and implemented a process to report employment data to the State of Arkansas
as part of a grant agreement
 Provided data for auditing and legal uses to both the HR Department and the Legal Department
on a regular basis
 Successfully moved 80 percent of the company to new pay calendars with no interruption in either
daily functions or payroll processing
 Designed, coded and implemented various reports to assist the Loss and Prevention Department
to respond proactively to failed background and drug tests as well as various State background
regulations
 Designed, coded and implemented process by which Health Insurance premiums are reported on
W2s
 Created a user interface that assisted Human Resources in tracking Registered Nursing work
experience, allowing the Compensation Department to be more competitive in recruiting and
retaining RNs
 Designed, coded and implemented a process that creates letters in the form of a .PDF to be
mailed to living center staff who are due for required Tuberculosis testing
Golden Living Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas January 2010 – June 2011
Software Systems Analyst I
Provided various departments with reports, processes and data analysis as part of the PeopleSoft HRMS
team, while also acting as a back-up to the PeopleSoft Security Administrator.
Key Contributions:
 Designed, coded and implemented back end of the Corporate ePhoneBook application and
assisted with the design of the user interface for the ePhoneBook
 Created a process to gather and report Total Reward information to replace the existing manual
process
 Created various interfaces to feed open requisitions to job boards such as Career Builder
 Created backend process that loads company structure data into OrgPlus as well as assisted with
the setup and implementation
 Created a process to import immunization data from Care Tracker and report the data to the
Directors of Clinical Education of each facility

3.  Prepared scripts for migration of Open Enrollment setup as well as comparisons between the test
and production environments to ensure a smooth transition between the two environments
 Conducted the yearly testing of end of year and beginning of year benefit deductions
 Added a series of processes to handle new COBRA event classes so that manual tracking of
these events could cease
Golden Living Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas July 2008 – January 2010
HRIS Intern
Selected from a variety of students to assist with daily PeopleSoft operations and to gain hands-on
experience in my chosen field.
Key Contributions:
 Increased efficiency of delivered PeopleSoft searches used during the hiring process, thereby
allowing the attached page to load in less than a second rather than timing out
 Tuned a PeopleSoft delivered applicant flow view to increase efficiency of a series of OFCCP
queries, improving the view from a run time of 30 minutes to a run time of a few seconds
 Responsible for Quality Assurance of various projects completed by other team members
 Acted as a backup for the INFRA administrator
 Tuned a series of queries that could no longer be used due to inefficiency, thereby allowing
Human Resources to accurately report on Leadership and Harassment training
 Altered Self Service screen verbiage for Open Enrollment, using HTML where needed
 Created a query to indentify employees who terminate employment before the first benefit
deduction is taken, saving the company money on claims that were submitted which should not
have been
Otwell Enterprises Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas May 2005 – July 2008
Project Manager/Multiple Store Manager
Oversaw daily operations for multiple retail stores as well as retail related projects, such as company-wide
inventory.
Key Contributions:
 Training of Sales Staff
 Loss Prevention and Investigation
Romancing the Stone, Fort Smith, Arkansas May 2003 – May 2005
Store Manager
Responsible for Customer Relations, Staff Development, Human Resources, Sales
Key Contributions:
 Created Product Knowledge Manual
 Created Customer Service Training Manual
 New store merchandising and staff training
 Chosen to host Managers in Training and to mentor new Store Managers

4. EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS – Fort Smith, Arkansas
December 2009
Magna Cum Laude
Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society
Recipient of the National Science Foundation Scholarship