Sean Bray, PMP

Experience

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  Minacs

  Oct 1996 - Mar 1998

  Bilingual Human Resources Generalist
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  CSC

  Mar 1998 - Nov 1998

  PeopleSoft Consultant
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  Deloitte

  Nov 1998 - Aug 2002

  Senior Consultant

  Working as a Senior Consultant within the Human Capital and Technology division, provided advice, analysis, implementation/upgrade expertise and management consulting to a number of clients typically within the PeopleSoft HCM realm.Roles/Clients: Business Process Reengineering and Testing Lead - PeopleSoft HCM Implementation (TD Bank Financial Group), PeopleSoft Budget and Encumbrances Lead and fit/gap Consultant (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation), Business Process Reengineering and Functional Consultant (Sprint Canada) and PeopleSoft HCM Functional Consultant (Ontario Hydro) Show less

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  TD

  Sept 2000 - Aug 2002

  Business Process Reengineering and Testing Lead

  Business Process Reengineering and Testing Lead – PeopleSoft HRMS 8 Implementation and Upgrade • Led client and consultant resources through business acceptance, full integration and user acceptance testing. Maintained the problem log, adhered to stringent change controls, and escalated risks to the Project Management Office (PMO).• Developed and tested scripts and scenarios involving the integration of Benefits Administration, Human Resources (Administer Workforce), Payroll, and Time and Labour modules.• Identified priorities for testing to both the functional and technical team relating to defects and/or fixes e.g. regression testing.• Served as the primary resource to the conversion to team to ensure that scripts were run, validated and data tested prior to moving through the project phases.• Led a team of 3 client resources through the development of the “to-be” business processes including reviewing and redefining business requirements and processes, resulting in optimal efficiency. • Delivered and presented a transition plan to TD Bank departments while outlining the streamlined processes and procedures as part of the change management/go-live initiative.• Developed and delivered business process flow diagrams and end user documentation while receiving sign-off from the Steering Committee and executives at TD Bank Financial Group.• Facilitated the human resources fit/gap sessions providing new product functionality. Reviewed and documented possible customizations and made appropriate recommendations. Show less

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  EDS Canada

  Aug 2002 - Feb 2004

  Human Resources Team Lead - PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3

  Human Resources Team Lead – PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3 (Canada) Implementation and PeopleSoft 7.5 (USA) Upgrade to PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3 • Directed the design, requirements, configuration, testing and support of a multi-million dollar global project (60,000 employees); managed a cross-functional team of 5 resources.• Aligned resources to identified incidents and issues that directly impacted employees. Attended daily meetings with the project management team to review open business and technical issues related to the functional disciplines, and reported progress on an ongoing basis. • Designed, tested and implemented highly customized Administer Workforce, eProfile, and eProfile Manager Desktop, Training and Salary Administration modules (via the CIBC portal). Also delivered all training requirements, documents and FAQs for these modules.• Led the project and HR team through integration testing and outstanding business requirements, and provided direction on the data conversion, configuration and data validation clean up.• Implemented human resource and PeopleSoft best practices throughout the implementation and eliminated redundancies existing within the client’s lines of business.• Reviewed and completed fit/gap analysis and documented the functional specifications for approval by EDS and CIBC Senior Management/Executives.• Worked in conjunction with the conversion team to map all Legacy fields to PeopleSoft HRMS 8.3 and ran compare scripts to validate the conversion efforts. • Defined and documented objectives for the HR team roles and responsibilities together with terms of reference; including several technical resources.• Gathered business requirements from the business process development team (EDS) and CIBC regarding HR requirements, including recommendations for PeopleSoft configuration, data warehouse strategy and CIBC’s Compensation Planning On-line (CPOL) system. Show less

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  BRING Management Solutions

  Aug 2002 - now

  Principal and Project/Program Manager

  BRING Management Solutions (BRING) is a client focused, independent, local boutique management consulting firm that consistently brings the highest quality of professional services to its valued clients. We are known for our strong strategic abilities, innovative and progressive solutions, and strong adherence to full transparency and corporate governance. Honesty, integrity and reliability are tightly woven into our corporate culture ensuring that our customers are continuously treated with the utmost respect. BRING management consultants are experts at successfully taking a project from the conception to planning and initiation stages, right through to achieving and maintaining full operational effectiveness. We have extensive project and program management experience in multiple service lines and industries, which we pair with our client's operational knowledge to achieve strategic decision making and superior results.Roles/Clients: Senior Project/Program Manager and ERP Consultant (City of St. John's), Project Manager PeopleSoft HCM Administer Workforce/e-Profile (Department of National Defence), Project Manager and PeopleSoft HCM PeopleSoft Functional Lead (Boeing), PeopleSoft Human Resources and Benefits Team Lead (Hewitt/Air Canada), PeopleSoft Consultant Team Lead (Capital District Health Authority), PeopleSoft HCM Business Lead (BC Liqour) and PeopleSoft Human Resources Team Lead (CIBC Outsource)www.bringmanagement.com Show less

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  BC Liquor Distribution Branch

  May 2004 - Nov 2004

  PeopleSoft HCM Business Lead

  PeopleSoft HCM Business Lead – PeopleSoft HCM 7.5 to HCM 8.8 Upgrade Project• Provided leadership and upgrade direction for the Base Benefits, Administer Workforce, Position Management (partial), Labour Relations, Health and Safety and Enterprise Learning modules. • Supported the development of the functional design and led fit/gap analysis sessions.• Reviewed and updated the project plan and provided input on required changes to project scope, deliverables and milestones.• Conducted PeopleSoft eApplication demonstrations along with PeopleSoft Workflow producing a requirements and recommendations document for review by the Steering Committee.• Developed functional specifications, test scripts and scenarios and led the testing efforts to ensure on-time and quality deliverables.• Reviewed PeopleSoft compare reports, identified client customizations, and outlined the findings in a repository that was leveraged in the fit/gap sessions to review and eliminate customizations.• Analyzed current business processes by functional area and reengineered processes and job aides to support the new framework. Advised where streamlining and hand-off efficiencies could be gained e.g. internal forms, interfaces, PeopleSoft queries and procedures.• Tested all business processes to ensure customizations functioned as per design.• Provided the training strategy and roll-out approach to all training resources. Show less

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  Capital District Health Authority

  Nov 2004 - Jun 2005

  Consultant Team Lead

  Consultant Team Lead, PeopleSoft 8.3 Implementation – eProfile and eProfile Manager Desktop (Employee and Manager Self Service), Workflow/Worklist, ePay, Partial eRecruit and eBenefits• Effectively managed and implemented a self service solution leveraging PeopleSoft 8.3 and executed a flawless transition plan to the client’s 10,000 employees. • Inherited a project that was in jeopardy of being poorly designed, delayed and over budget. Through leadership and the introduction of a quality management process the project team delivered an outstanding product that met all business requirements, objectives and approvals.• Redesigned several benefit, recruiting and human resource business processes to optimize the flow of data and empower end users e.g., management transactions and streamlining recruiting activities.• Analyzed the client’s recruiting, authority delegation and benefit needs, and subsequently designed and implemented a partial eRecruit Manager Desktop and eBenefits solution.• Conducted application demonstrations, Q&A sessions, training documentation and FAQ manuals as part of the change management process for end users (employees and managers).• Supervised and mentored senior/junior resources assigned to the implementation and reviewed all customizations, security, configurations and documentation.• Developed the testing strategy, test scenarios, test scripts and software roll out plan. Managed the issue log, reported major issues to the management committee, and presented possible resolutions.• Created and implemented a support, roll out and go-live strategy including a product and knowledge transfer to the client.• Provided the client with insights, documentation and templates in preparation for an 8.8 upgrade.• Lead product demonstrations to the management committee, executive steering committee, directors, mangers, and the HR/benefits/payroll support group. Show less

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  Hewitt Associates

  Jan 2006 - Apr 2006

  Human Resources and Benefits Team Lead

  Human Resources and Benefits Team Lead – Air Canada PeopleSoft HRMS 7.02 and 8.3 Upgrade and Consolidation Project to PeopleSoft HCM 8.9. • Guided 6 functional consultants through fit/gap sessions, customization analysis and documentation.• Provided leadership through the gap analysis and the fit/gap sessions for human resources, benefits, and payroll in a highly customized environment.• Produced fit/gap analysis finding document and documented the functional specifications/design documents from agreed upon solutions using PeopleSoft 8.9 best practices. • Created a deliverables document highlighting the fit/gap session findings, "as-is" and "to-be" processes flows, action/decision items and recommendations. • Instituted a quality assurance methodology and assumed the role of reviewing all documentation, recommendations, presentations, and deliverables before being presented to the client. • Worked with the client to elicit, analyze and document business and system requirements.• Worked with the client to understand goals, constraints and needs while identifying improvements through process/policy changes and through PeopleSoft 8.9 software functionality. Show less

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  Boeing

  May 2006 - Jul 2006

  Project Manager and Functional Lead

  Project Manager and Functional Lead, PeopleSoft HCM 8.8 eDevelopment and Enterprise Learning Optimization Project Delivered a PeopleSoft eDevelopment and Workflow solution for the client creating a “paperless” system and process for employees and managers to update training and accomplishments, to request training and approvals, and to ensure that certification compliance was upheld; resulting in reduced risk and unified data capture. Optimized the client’s enterprise learning, eProfile (employee self service) and eProfile Manager Desktop (manager self service) through standardization and redesigning configurations. Show less

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  Department of National Defence/Ministère de la défense nationale

  Aug 2006 - Mar 2007

  Project Manager Administer Workforce/e-Profile

  Oracle PeopleSoft HCM 8.9 Defence Integrated Human Resources System ImplementationLed an integrated team of business analysts (BAs) and programmer analysts (PAs) responsible for requirement definition, technical development and data conversion.

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  City of St. John's

  Apr 2007 - Sept 2013

  Senior Project/Program Manager and ERP Consultant

  Senior Project/Program Manager and ERP Consultant, Enterprise Resource Planning/Integrated Municipal Management Project (Microsoft Dynamics GP, WennSoft, StarGarden, MS Govern - Govern Suite, SSRS, SharePoint, Esri ArcGIS integration, WorkPlace, and other systems)

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  Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

  Feb 2014 - Mar 2016

  Senior Project Manager

  Senior Project Manager for the Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade (11.5.10 to 12.2.4) and implementation of Oracle Business Intelligence Applications (OBIA) replacing Oracle Discoverer 9.02. The upgrade encompassed Oracle Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Inventory, Purchasing, Fixed Assets, iExpense, Cash Management, Project Costing, implementation of Advanced Collections and online invoice and expense approvals. User base: 1500+.

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  Nalcor Energy

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2017

  Senior Project Manager

  Senior Project Manager for the JD Edwards World 9.3 to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2 business transformation and upgrade. The upgrade encompasses Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Inventory, Purchasing/Supply Chain, Fixed Assets, Project Costing/ Job Cost, Customer Service and Case Management, Human Resources, Payroll, Benefits and Pensions and Capital Asset Management with a user base of 1500+.• Acting as the internal senior project manager with a budget of approximately $15 million and a project team of over 50 resources (vendor and internal) through the project and system development lifecycle.• Development of detailed overall project plans including interim milestones, delivery dates and accountabilities, as well as resource allocations and critical path.• Ambassador and positive change champion for the Project and the overall Program in everyday actions as well as formal communications.• Responsible for overall scope management, ensuring the Program Change Management Processes are followed. • Quality assurance of deliverables – ensuring that all project deliverables follow standard quality control/assurance processes and completing necessary quality control reviews related to project• Develop project budgets, provide monthly accruals, update total project forecasts on a monthly basis as well management of statement-of-work and change orders through the project lifecycle.• Provide predefined overall project status reporting comparing weekly or monthly deliverables to actual results, overall schedule to updates which are measured against Project Success Criteria's; monitoring and progress of the Benefits Realization Plan.• Responsible for the overall direction and management of all project team members, ensuring that their roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and communicated (staff, contractors and vendors).• Maintain Project Risk and Issue Log... Show less

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  Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2018

  Business Transformation Architect/Project Manager Level 3

  Business Transformation Architect/Project Manager Level 3 PeopleSoft 9.1 - for the Centre for Enterprise Human Resources Analytics (CEHRA) – IBM Cognos Analytics v11.0.7 implementation.• Manage and maintain Learning, Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement project budget and project plan through the project and change management lifecycle.• Validated and verified the IBM Cognos Analytics solution aligned with business requirements and data was accurate from PeoplSoft 9.1 (MyGCHR – source).• Developed a presentation/business case outlining issues, approach, outcomes and deliverables where the CEHRA could provide insights into data and business process issues relating to HR-to-Pay.• Gathering information on the current and end-state through stakeholder and Working Group engagement to develop a change management roadmap.• Conducting task and cognitive analysis, which includes identifying business roles and business scenarios, establishing task priorities, and articulating roles through task process.• Conducting gap assessments, identifying resistance and levers for change, as well as activities or products to reduce or eliminate identified gaps.• Developed and delivered change management, learning, communications and engagement strategies with supporting timelines, deliverables and resource impacts.• Responsible for leading and facilitating workshops with various stakeholders to gather information, seek feedback/input, facilitate work to produce training materials and communications.• Provided advice on managing the planning and implementation of change management, learning and engagement initiatives.• Prepared status reports to the CEHRA project manager on a weekly basis. Show less

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  Emploi et Développement social Canada (EDSC) / Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

  Jul 2018 - now

  Senior Project Manager