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Manupreet Kaur

Calgary,AB

Summary

Application Support and Implementation Specialist with 7 years of experience in application maintenance, system analysis, and software support across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Proficient in ITIL processes including Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request Management.

Hands-on expertise in UKG Workforce Management and working knowledge of Dayforce Ceridian WFM. Skilled in requirement gathering, gap analysis, issue resolution, and troubleshooting with a strong track record of handling service disruptions efficiently. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and adaptability skills, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions and client satisfaction.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Application System Analyst

Sobeys Inc
09.2022 - Current
  • Administering and Maintaining Workforce Management On-Prem Application UKG Kronos for Sobeys Retail Stores, Warehouses, Backstage Offices comprising of more than 1000 Corporate and Franchised locations.
  • Setup and Configure Organization Map, Forecasting and Scheduling , Pay Rules, Employee Load from SAP , Clock Device Setup for New Retail and Warehouse Locations.
  • Experienced in Kronos Time and Attendance , Scheduling , Forecasting concepts , Clock Devices.
  • Configuring Accrual Policies as per the Business Requirements.
  • Familiar with Pay Policies and Punch Policies.
  • Implemented and Configured new or existing Pay Rules , Work Rules, Holiday Credit , Overtime , Breaks , Exceptions as per New CBA guidelines or as stated by business.
  • Configured Schedule Rule Sets and Shift templates to ensure Labor Law Compliance.
  • Coordinated with vendors efficiently to secure necessary hardware/software components while maintaining cost-effective solutions.
  • Configuring 4500 and Intouch clock devices for New Locations in Kronos WDM servers.
  • Supported Integrations with Point of Sales, Time Clocks and Finance Systems.
  • Supported Reporting and Analytics of POS data extraction from Kronos system to WFM BI Sharepoint.
  • Build Interfaces using WIM and custom scripts to cater to business requirements , involved in Data Mappings to support Integrations.
  • Troubleshoot incidents reported by end-users to schedule system changes and identify permanent solutions.
  • Served as a subject matter expert in application critical incidents ,enhancements ,projects , offering valuable insights into best practices and innovative approaches.
  • Established effective communication channels between developers, testers, and end-users throughout each project's life cycle for optimal results.
  • Extracting and refining SQL Adhoc Reports as per business requirements for system migration.
  • Optimizing existing systems through regular performance analysis and necessary system upgrades.
  • Analyzed system requirements and documented specifications to enhance project accuracy.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement software solutions improving operational efficiency.
  • Developed user training materials and conducted workshops to facilitate system adoption among staff.
  • Evaluated existing systems, identifying areas for improvement to optimize performance and user experience.
  • Mentored junior analysts on best practices in systems analysis techniques, contributing to their professional growth.
  • Led training sessions for staff members on new applications, promoting smooth adoption across the organization.

Application Support Analyst

Trapeze Group
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • Provided application support with Trapeze Product Workforce Management widely used by Transit industry in North America.
  • Escalate technical issues to development or technical operations team following prescribed support guidelines.
  • Resolved client's issue with scheduling , Time and Attendance , Pay Rules , Bidding and Employee Self Server.
  • Identifying opportunities , gather requirements from clients and translating them to sales team.
  • Identifying improvements, bugs and logging them in JIRA.
  • Applying patches/upgrades in the client's system with new releases.
  • Tracked and prioritized Salesforce Cases and Requests based on severity and potential business disruptions involved.
  • Designed training materials and reference guides for end-users.
  • Participated in software testing, writing test cases and scenarios to improve future training.
  • Trained TRANSIT staff to use and operate OPS Workforce Management.
  • Kept customers informed about issue resolution progress and provided updated estimated times of resolution on ongoing basis.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to resolve customer issues and support customer service goals.
  • Conducted root cause analysis to identify basis of application problem.
  • Updated and maintained knowledge base information for documentation and future reference.
  • Implemented process improvements that streamlined support workflows, increasing efficiency by 20%.

Systems Engineer

Infosys Limited
01.2013 - 08.2017

Project : Microsoft IT- Volume Licensing

Responsibilities :

  • Use SQL to debug, evaluate and solve the problems from customer data.
  • Use SQL based implementations to detect the root cause of the problem.
  • Ensuring the client systems are fully operational and any loss of service is restored in a timely manner.
  • Providing a high level of service to the client and adhering to strict SLA's for response and restoration times.
  • Interacting with daily sync up call with the peer groups.
  • Closely worked with development team to deploy code on relevant servers.
  • Perform production support activities, assigning, analyzing and resolving application related issues within specified SLA's.
  • Recommended improvements to technical practices to enhance operations.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Applications

Panjab University
Chandigarh
04.2012

Skills

  • UKG Kronos, Dayforce Ceridian , OPS
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Oracle
  • ITIL Framework , WFMBI Sharepoint
  • MS office
  • Salesforce , Service Now, ITSM ticketing Tool
  • JIRA , Confluence, AgilePlace
  • Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex
  • HTML, Core java , SQL/ PLSQL

Accomplishments

  • Received "Certificate of Achievement from Microsoft Client"
  • Received Star of the Month Award.

Languages

English
Professional
Punjabi
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Application System Analyst

Sobeys Inc
09.2022 - Current

Application Support Analyst

Trapeze Group
01.2022 - 08.2022

Systems Engineer

Infosys Limited
01.2013 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Applications

Panjab University
Manupreet Kaur