Thomas GEIS
7 boulevard du Président Poincaré, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Téléphone : -
E-mail :-I possess a renewable Competences and Talents three-year work visa for employment in France.
Pre-approved for a European Blue Card Visa for all other EU nations.
Personal Statement
I am a Peoplesoft development professional with over 17 years’ experience: Campus Solutions (release
versions 7.5 – 9.0, PeopleTools versions 7.1 – 8.53, modules Admissions, Financial Aid, and Campus
Community), Finance (release versions 8.9 – 9.2, PeopleTools versions 8.47 – 8.54, modules AR, BI, GL,
and Grants), and Human Capital Management (release version 9.0, PeopleTools version 8.47, modules
Human Resources and Benefits. My ability to listen, plan, develop, problem solve, test, implement, and
maintain modified and customized applications would be a valuable investment for your organization.
Education
Languages
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
English – Native language
French – High intermediate level
German – Notions
Information Technology Skills
PeopleSoft
Campus Solutions: Release versions 7.5 – 9.0
PeopleTools versions 7.1 – 8.53
Modules: Admissions, Financial Aid, and Campus Community
Finance:
Release versions 8.9 – 9.2
PeopleTools versions 8.47 – 8.54
Modules: AR, BI, GL, and Grants
HCM:
Release version 9.0
PeopleTools version 8.47
Modules: Human Resources and Benefits
PeopleSoft Utilities:
PeopleTools
PeopleCode
Application Designer
Application Engine
Integration Broker
Equation Engine
PS Query
SQR
Data Mover
Component Interface
Workflow
Oracle BI Publisher
Process Scheduler
Tree Manager
XML Publisher
Population Select
Portal Technologies
Communication Generation Manager
Languages, Tools, and Utilities
APIs: REST, SOAP, HTTP and HTTP Builder, XML, JSON and JSON Builder, GSON, oAuth, Java,
Groovy, Javascript, PeopleSoft Integration Broker.
Tools and languages: SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Plus, MS/SQL, Java, Javascript, HTML, XML, HTTP, COBOL,
Visual Basic, Access.
Development Tools: PeopleSoft Application Designer, Eclipse, TOAD, HeidiSQL, Oracle SQL Developer,
WinSCP, InfoAccess Data Warehouse, and Beyond Compare.
Reporting Tools: Hyperion Interactive Reporting, Crystal Reports, and SQR.
Project Management/Task Management: JIRA, Task Tracker, Microsoft Project Manager.
Operating Systems: Oracle, Windows, Linux, and UNIX.
Mainframe: IDMS, ISPF, TSO, JCL, MVS, DB2, CONTROL-M, CONTROL-T, NETMAN, AS/400, RPG.
Professional Experience
December 2016 – February 2017
Systnaps
19 Avenue Ledru Rollin
Le Perreux-sur-Marne, France
Title: Consultant
Environment: PeopleSoft Financial release 9.2, PeopleTools 8.54, GL module
I developed a PeopleSoft project which included 3 Application Engine programs, a Component Interface,
and I modified an SQR. This non-API project was developed for the exchange of data between three
entities.
April 2016 – October 2016
Abase Europe
Strasbourg, France
Title: Information Technology Analyst
Environment: PeopleSoft HCM release 9.0, PeopleTools 8.49, Human Resources and Benefits modules
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Develop PeopleSoft personalisations and modifications.
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Provide Level 4 support.
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Analysis and resolution of complex Integration Broker problems.
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Document changes in procedures.
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Work with an international team.
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Respond to issues within terms of our Service Level Agreements.
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Assure the development and execution of specialized processes.
December 2014 – December 2015
ITESOFT/Yooz
Parc Andron
Aimargues, France
Title: Development Engineer
Environment: Java, Groovy, Javascript, Eclipse
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Develop connectors between Yooz’s Accounts Payable software and American ERP systemes.
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Write scripts in Java / Groovy.
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Create, tested, and implemented APIs.
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Collaborate with clients on the mapping and conversion of data.
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Analyze data segments for use in extracts.
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Write and utilize classes, functions, methods, and libraries.
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Write data extracts.
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Perform end-to-end testing of scripts.
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Develop and managed the usage of process results: « success », « failure.
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Utilization of responses as triggers for other processes.
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Work with international technical and functional teams to define, plan, develop, test, and
implement deliverables.
December 1998 – March 2014
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Division of Information Technology
1210 W. Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53706 USA
Title: Information Systems Development Services Specialist
Environment : PeopleSoft Campus Solutions: Release versions 7.5 – 9.0
PeopleTools versions 7.1 – 8.5
Modules: Admissions, Financial Aid, and Campus Community
PeopleSoft Finance: Release versions 8.9 – 9.0
PeopleTools versions 8.47 – 8.51
Modules: AR, BI, GL, Grants
Development
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Write modifications and customizations of PeopleSoft applications using PeopleTools, including
Peoplecode, application engine, component interface, integration broker, workflow, and HTML.
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Write modified and customized SQRs.
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Create communications utilizing XML Publisher and Communication Generation Manager.
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Write reports using SQR, Crystal Reports, XML Publisher, Connected Query, and Hyperion
Interactive Reporting.
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Implement Equation Engine, Population Selection, Population Update, File Parser, Search/Match,
and Worklists as needed.
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Perform first-level application development.
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Work with techno-functional staff to evaluate and test all potential process scenarios.
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Coordinate and oversee project moves from the development and test databases all the way
through to the production environment.
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Maintain and upgrade modified and customized code through upgrades, patches, and new
regulations.
Project Management
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Create work plans for implementation of PeopleSoft code modifications and customizations.
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Collaborate with techno-functional staff to document business process models.
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Perform fit/gap analysis.
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Participate in the creation of appropriate documentation depending on the scope and nature of a
project, including: formal business charters, flow charts, structured and informal work plans, and
utilizing task management software.
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Documentation of business requirements, business processes, system modifications, tasks,
bugs, and informational wikis.
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Review production calendar and development priorities with techno-functional and development
staff.
Analysis
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Provide expert-level information technology analysis and deliver recommendations for solutions
based upon gathered business requirements, business process analysis, time and budget
constraints, and system limitations.
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Assist in budget coordination between the Division Of Information Technology and the Division Of
Enrollment Management.
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Review content of quarterly-delivered Oracle updates, bundles, and patches for impact on
production systems. Work with techno-functional staff on test plans, testing, and
(re)implementation of affected processes.
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Maximize efficiency of job stream management tools and software to ensure timely completion of
processes.
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Evaluate and resolve nightly batch process errors, including process failure, system errors, or
extraordinarily long run times.
January 1995 - December 1998
State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Workforce Information
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Title: Research Analyst
Environment: IBM MVS COBOL, Microsoft Access
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Coordinate the creation, implementation, and maintenance of information technology programs
for Labor Market Information business processes with the Bureau of Information Technology
Services.
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Analyze and streamlined labor market information data collection, management, and
dissemination processes.
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Administer the development and implementation of Labor Market Information data reference
systems.
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Create, maintain, and submit Bureau Critical Indicator reports for the department director's office.
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Provide technical consultation, assistance, and support for bureau management and analytical
staff.
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Define the needs, analyze processes, create specifications, and coordinate the information
technology services required to create modifications, improvements, and continue development
of the bureau's processing of labor statistics.
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Design and implement several improvements to labor data security and transmission.
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Document file transfer protocol procedures for bureau labor analysts to download labor data and
utilize from numerous governmental data sources.
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Create a crosswalk database of governmental labor statistic job codes, classifications, and
related information for the bureau.
October 1992 – January 1995
State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Information Technology Services
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Title: Management Information Specialist
Environment: IBM MVS COBOL
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I was the assistant manager for information technology production services, including print
operations, batch process monitoring, and system backup of mainframe, client/server, and Wang
system environment.
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Analyze and resolve job stream abends, JCL errors, and database contention issues.
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Document, train, and advise staff on problem resolution changes, client/server concepts, and
system backup procedures.
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Chair the department's non-mainframe platform backup committee, which planned, developed,
and implemented data security and retrieval procedures in the event of an unforeseen disaster.
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Coordinate nightly job stream management, and system failure analysis, fixes, and problem
resolution.
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Create backup and non-mainframe documentation standards and procedures for the bureau.
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Implement, document, and train staff on nightly backups of client/server systems.
Continuing Studies and Work-Related Training
Business Process Modeling, 2013
Individual French Tutoring, 2012 - 2017
Oracle/PeopleSoft and related product development and reporting tools, 1998 – 2012
Higher Education User Group Conferences and Seminars, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 - 2013
Wisconsin Higher Education User Group, 2001 - 2012
Gathering Business Requirements, 2012
Hyperion Interactive Reporting, 2011
French Reading Certification
University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2011
Business Process Execution Language, 2006
Requirements Management, 2004
Java/XML, 2004
Project Management
University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2003
References Available Upon Request
