DANIEL McDONALD

• Responsible for leading complex and multi-year Workday Student integration projects.
• Develop complex Workday integration solutions to integrate with client vendors to include both real-time processing and nightly batch orchestration.
• Assist other Workday integration project leads with weekly oversight to assure project efficiency.
• Work closely with Engagement and Project Managers, and act as a liaison between the different functional and client teams.
• Assist with sales activities, such as orals, estimations, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Identify business needs and staff projects accordingly
• Ensure the work/life balance of consultants is monitored and adjusted appropriately
• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.

Project Snapshot:

• University of Findlay
• Northwest Arkansas Community College
• Northcentral Technical College
• Campbellsville University
• Wingate University

• Senior Consultant working with PeopleSoft Higher Education Consulting Group
• Integrated PeopleSoft with third party vendors and other internal client departments.
• Built strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and proactive problem-solving efforts.
• Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions.

Project Snapshot:

• GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
• University of Wisconsin Colleges
• University of Maryland University College
• University of California, Berkeley
• Kentucky Community & Technical College System
• Central Washington University

• Responsible for managing Maricopa Community College PeopleSoft Campus Solutions development team
• Responsible for managing the integration development for the Campus Solutions Upgrade of versions 8.9 and 9.0.
• Responsible for managing and resolving production support issues
• Managed a group of four developers
• Presented project updates during executive meetings to maintain transparency around progress towards key objectives while addressing any concerns raised by leadership stakeholders.
• Balanced competing priorities and resource constraints to deliver optimal results within the context of project timelines and budgetary restrictions.
• Work with off-shore coordinator and development team to validate all retrofits meets or exceeds client expectations.

• Responsible for analyzing reporting needs, document design requirements, obtain necessary approval, and supervise development and testing of new custom reports
• Developed standardized reporting template, and worked with client to assure that local resources were able to support functionality
• Supervise Off-Shore team in India work efforts to assure timely completion in project timeline
• Introduced PeopleSoft Query and delivered training on how to use functionality as well as how to write new custom reports
• Assist with the implementation of PeopleSoft Time and Labor

• Worked as PeopleSoft Programmer / Analyst and responsible for developing new functional requests and supporting PeopleSoft Campus Solutions production support issues
• Monitored daily logs and reports and escalated issues to system administrators to reach resolution.
• Served as a subject matter expert on assigned applications, offering guidance to both technical staff and end-users alike.
• Managed vendor relationships, negotiating contracts and ensuring timely delivery of support services.

• Responsible for applying upgrades to various PeopleSoft modules and PeopleTools versions around Higher Education timelines
• Developed and tested new custom interfaces and functionality using SQR, Application Engines, and Component Interfaces
• Assist with numerous implementations of PeopleSoft HRMS, CRM, and Campus Solutions
• Utilized change management techniques to provide smooth transitions during new hardware and software introductions.

• Develop complex PeopleSoft integration solutions for Human Resource module.
• Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
• Identified opportunities for process improvement, leading to a more efficient development cycle.

• Responsible for managing integration between Kronos time keeping application and PeopleSoft.
• Reviewed Kronos application updates and tested new functionality to assure backwards compatibility with existing functionality.
• Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on potential solutions.
• Developed high-quality documentation to support training efforts, helping employees fully understand new systems and procedures.

• Support PeopleSoft SIS upgrade of version 7.9 to 8.0.
• Responsible for developing custom SQR and Application Engine solutions to integrate University processes with vendor applications.
• Design and develop custom solution to print university pay checks out of PeopleSoft.
• Generate student mailing lists out of Oracle Database using SQL to deliver letter templates to students.
• Responsible for designing and developing custom solution to print transcripts and diplomas internally out of PeopleSoft.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new features.
• Adapted quickly to new technologies and programming languages, enhancing overall team productivity.
• Debugged complex software issues, leading to a more stable product release.