Richard Niver Resume - Independent Workday Solutions Architect. Contact Richard for Workday Payroll consultation and ongoing support. Offering complete Workday Payroll support services. Maximize the value of your Workday system! Business requirements gathering and analysis, design, configuration, user and data security, custom reporting, EIB integrations, business process improvement, and full production support.

1. Richard Niver
5529 Feather Court  Castro Valley, CA 94552-2628
510-881-8830  510-861-4349  rniver@hotmail.com
Workday Certified consultant supporting HCM and Payroll implementations
and post-production configuration
Workday Payroll and
HCM Implementation
and Configuration
HRIS Operations
Management
Business Systems
Analysis
Workday Payroll Support Consultant • Silicon Valley, CA
Independent consultant providing a full range of support for Workday Payroll
 Conduct discovery sessions with client to determine pain points and determine how Workday
can provide the most value
 Configure the system, document work, and walk through business processes with customer
 Build and test Workday system; confirm with all necessary stake holders that all requirements
are met
 Perform data loading; write reports
 Participate in gathering business requirements through a variety of techniques (e.g., facilitated
workshops,work sessions and interviews) and prototyping business solutions
 Analyze requirements and develop high-level and detailed business process designs to the
elementary business process level and derived logical process (DLP) level
 Support gap analysis highlighting current state,future state, client needs,best practices and
competition
 Develop standards,templates,and procedures to aid in the development of the required work
products
 Establish and maintain networking relationships with middle management in client
organizations
 Understand client needs and matches them to relevant services or products; manage client
expectations
 Understand and communicates goals and critical success factors for the project; sell ideas
persuasively and pace the communications properly
Guidewire Software, Inc. • Foster City, CA
International corporation providing a complete set of applications to support the core
Property/Casualty Insurance operations of underwriting, policy administration, billing, and
claims management
Workday Solution Architect
 Supported Guidewire Software's Workday Payroll implementation for the US and Canada
 Documented detailed global payroll requirements and business cases to guide the
implementation configuration and testing
 Assisted in the successfultransition from the pre-existing international payroll for APAC and
EMEA to ADP Streamline
 Audited Workday HCM, Benefits, and Absence configuration for payroll readiness
 Configured earnings, deductions,business rules,GL account mapping, and customreports
Background
IT Business Skills
Professional
Experience
August 2014 to
January 2016
January 2016 to
present

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Deloitte Consulting • Pleasanton, CA
Multinational consulting firm with a wide range of financial, technical, and management
services
Specialist Senior for HR Transformation and Workday Implementation
 Collaborated with colleagues and clients to create the optimum business value from
implementing Workday
 Contributed to internal development of implementation methodology for consultants
 Workday Implementation Projects
 HCM and Compensation Implementation Lead for Netflix
 Payroll Implementation Lead for TripAdvisor
 Payroll Lead for JB Hunt, a large national Transportation and Trucking company
 Process Lead for Payroll and Time Management for Vanguard global implementation
 Workday Functional and Technical Skills
 Led workflow and business requirement discovery and review sessions
 Designed and configured HCM, Payroll, Absence Management,and Business Processes
 Designed, configured, and tested Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) interfaces
 Built customcalculation fields and customreports
 Conducted training sessions and document procedures for clients and consultants
 Pre- and Post-Go-Live support
 Workday (v22) Certifications
 Core HCM
 US Payroll
 Absence Management
Independent Consultant • Silicon Valley, CA
Consulting client: eBay • San Jose, CA
Internet Commerce
HR Systems Consultant, Global HR Transformation
Developed business requirements for a Global HR Shared Services organization
Consulting client: Kaiser Permanente • Alameda, CA
Healthcare provider
HRIS Consultant, Business Support Operations
Developed integrated business analyses for strategic IT decision-making and
process improvement
August 2009 to
September 2011
September 2011
to August 2014

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Fujitsu America • Sunnyvale, CA
Multinational electronics manufacturer and IT services provider
The Fujitsu America HRIS Shared Services hosted, maintained, and operated a shared PeopleSoft
environment for 14 Fujitsu North American companies with an approximate total of 9,600
employees across the US, Canada, India, and Costa Rica.
Manager, HRIS Shared Services
 Worked with multiple HR business partners and HR operations, payroll services,benefits,
financial departments, IT support groups,hardware vendors,and software vendors
 Developed Service Level Agreements and pricing models for Shared Services
 Tripled the number of employees supported by Fujitsu America’s HRIS services,
consolidating the HRMS and adding an additional $1MM in annual revenue for Shared
Services
 Added Benefits Administration, Competencies, Leave Accrual, Training Administration, and
basic Workflow to the HRIS service offerings
 Extended core HR services to India and Costa Rica
 Implemented a disasterrecovery and business continuity plan for the HR Business System
 Upgraded the HRIS infrastructure to include virtualization and shared SAN resources
 Managed multiple HR/Financial application integration projects during company mergers
 Developed and maintained interfaces to internal and external systems
ARINSO International • Brussels, Belgium
Multinational consulting firm specializing in HRMS
Participated in the establishment and development of a PeopleSoft Consulting practice in the
United States for ARINSO
Senior Manager, US PeopleSoft Practice
 Managed Senior Consultants,reporting directly to the Vice President US Operations,
PeopleSoft Practice
 Developed standard methodologies, documents,templates, and knowledge base for
consultants
 Technical consultant implementing and upgrading HR, Base Benefits, Time and Labor,
Payroll Interface, Global Payroll, Self-Service applications, and Workflow
 Clients included Logitech, Unilever, and Vitas Healthcare
CDG, Inc. • Dallas, TX
Consulting firm specializing in HRMS
Senior Consultant
 Technical and functional lead for HRMS implementation including PeopleSoft Base Benefits,
Variable Compensation, Salary & Succession Planning, and Administer Training modules.
 Primary client was the Dial Corporation, a manufacturer of soaps,air fresheners, other
household products, and processed meats
PeopleSoft, Inc. • Pleasanton, CA
ERP Software Provider
Senior Application Developer
 Supported development of PeopleSoft’s General Ledger and Payables software products
 Analyzed and corrected software issues in production release software & upgrade processes
 Developed and packaged patches and fixes for distribution via PeopleSoft Customer
Connection
September 2001 to
August 2002
August 2002 to
August 2003
August 2003 to
July 2005
July 2005 to
August 2009

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Previous clients
 Aydin Microwave and Radar
 ADP Dealer Services
 Berkeley Unified School District
 CB Richard Ellis
 Kaman Industrial Technologies
 Palomar Community College
 PMI
 Scandanaviska Enskilda Baanken
 Sikorsky Aircraft
 State of Hawaii
 Sybase
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL • Liberal Arts
Additional Technical Courses and Certifications
 Workday Core HCM (v22) Workday Learning Center
 Workday Payroll (v22) Workday Learning Center
 Workday Absence Management (v22) Workday Learning Center
 PeopleSoft Benefits Administration Oracle University
 PeopleSoft Human Resources and Base Benefits PeopleSoft Education Services
 PeopleSoft General Ledger PeopleSoft University
 PeopleTools I and II PeopleSoft University
 PeopleCode PeopleSoft University
 SQR PeopleSoft University
 Unix System Administration UC Berkeley Extension
 Oracle DBMS UC Berkeley Extension
 Local Area Networks UC Berkeley Extension
 Relational Databases Sybase Internal Course
 Database Administration Sybase Educational Services
Available upon Request
Education
References
Prior to September
2001