Workday HCM · Payroll · Absence · Time Tracking

Hands-on Workday delivery, from fit-gap to first payroll run.

20+ years leading Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking implementations for Launch and Large Enterprise Workday customers — the resource who configures the tenant, runs parallel, and stays through go-live.

Engagement ledger — last 24 months
Client / roleStatus
Insurance — Payroll Lead
Implementation · PROVE2
LIVE
Healthcare — Payroll Workstream Lead
Implementation · PROVE2
LIVE
Healthcare — Reporting & Testing
Implementation support
LIVE
Retail — Absence & Time Tracking Lead
Workstream lead
LIVE
Manufacturing — Payroll
Post-production support
LIVE
Higher Education — Payroll/Absence/Time
Post-production support
LIVE
Client tiers: Launch & Large Enterprise
20+
Years in HRIS & Workday delivery
8
Workday credentials incl. DAR
6
Industries delivered in
5–8
Consultants led per engagement

Credentials

Certified across the modules that make payroll go live correctly.

Payroll for US Payroll for Canada Absence Management Time Tracking HCM Projects Launch Delivery Assurance Reviewer — US Payroll

What I actually do

Core hands-on skills

Not a strategy deck — the configuration, testing, and delivery work that gets a Workday tenant to a clean first payroll run.

01 · Configuration

Workday configuration

Payroll (US/CAN) setup, earnings and deductions, pay groups, tax configuration, Absence plans, Time Tracking rules, business process configuration.

02 · Validation

Testing & validation

Parallel testing, data validation, the PROVE2 testing methodology, fit/gap analysis, cutover planning.

03 · Quality

Delivery & quality

Workday Delivery Assurance Reviews, workstream leadership, post-production support, issue triage and resolution.

04 · People

Leadership

Team leadership of 5-8 consultants, mentoring, performance coaching, staffing and retention, pre-sales solutioning.

05 · Platforms

Other HRIS platforms

SuccessFactors implementation and administration, PeopleSoft HRMS support and upgrades, ADP COS outsourcing transitions.

06 · Sectors

Industries served

Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Insurance, and Financial Services.

Two decades of go-lives

Experience timeline

The Workday, SuccessFactors, and PeopleSoft engagements behind the credentials.

Apr 2021 — Present

Independent Workday Consultant

Nahlen Consulting LLC

Hands-on Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking delivery for Launch and Large Enterprise clients across Insurance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, and Higher Education — implementation and post-production.

Feb 2020 — Apr 2021

Payroll Managing Consultant

TopBloc LLC

Architect for Launch and Large Enterprise Payroll (US & CAN) implementations. Led and mentored a team of 5-8 consultants and conducted Delivery Assurance Reviews for Workday-Primed Payroll.

Jun 2018 — Feb 2020

Sr. Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking Consultant

Alchemy

Lead configuration resource for Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence across Higher Education institutions; Delivery Assurance Reviewer for US Payroll.

Oct 2014 — Jun 2018

Sr. Principal Consultant

DayNine Consulting (acquired by Accenture)

Led Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence implementations across Large Enterprise and Launch Deployment programs; advised senior leadership on future-state design and mentored newer consultants on parallel processing and data validation.

Mar 2013 — Oct 2014

Principal Consultant

3D Results

Led consultant and client teams delivering SuccessFactors global and domestic implementations, at times as sole delivery resource; current-state review and future-state recommendations.

Nov 2012 — Mar 2013

Manager, HCM Cloud Practice

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Led pre-sales requirements gathering, scoping, and pricing for HCM Cloud; managed delivery teams and SuccessFactors system administration for clients.

Dec 2011 — Nov 2012

Professional Services Consultant

Aasonn, LLC

Delivered SuccessFactors implementations as Project Manager, technical resource, and functional SME; primary customer point of contact through go-live.

Apr 2009 — Dec 2011

Director, HR Operations

CNO Services, Inc. (formerly Conseco)

Owned the ADP outsourcing relationship for Payroll, HR, Time & Labor, Recruiting, and Benefits, including SLA enforcement and budget management; presented at the 2011 ADP Meeting of the Minds.

Sep 2006 — Apr 2009

AVP / Manager, HR Systems

Conseco Companies, Inc.

Led the transition from an in-house ADP v3 HRIS to ADP's Comprehensive Outsourcing Services, covering SOW development, fit/gap, change management, testing, and training.

Show earlier roles (1999 – 2006)
Systems Analyst / Corporate HRMS Manager — Herff Jones Inc. (2002–2006). Owned PeopleSoft HR, Payroll, and Benefits support across 20 decentralized plant locations; led the testing/functional workstream for a HRMS upgrade spanning a team of 8.
Developer — Anthem Inc. (2001–2002). Production support for HRMS, Performance Management, Incentive Payout, and Compensation Management modules.
ERP Developer — Alverno Consulting Services (2001). PeopleSoft HR/Payroll/Benefits production support for six hospitals.
HR/Payroll Representative — Anthem Inc. (1999–2000). Processed bi-weekly payroll for 15,000 employees; Functional Lead for a PeopleSoft HRMS v7.51 upgrade.