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City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison has presented the City Manager’s Leadership Award for September to Hua Yang (also known as YH) a Senior Programmer Analyst in IT.
“As a subject matter expert in both technology and payroll, YH is well known for troubleshooting issues quickly and efficiently,” Farrell Harrison said. “Her comprehension of both IT and payroll systems is a valuable skill and we are so fortunate to have her on our team. I’m happy to be able to present her this award.”
YH started working for the City of Costa Mesa – IT department in June 1999 as Programmer Analyst II. She earned a promotion to Sr Programmer Analyst in 2005, where she has provided support to the city’s HR and Payroll system (Peoplesoft).
Her major responsibilities include: Implementing MOU changes for different unions, trouble-shooting system/data problems for payroll, working with the users to provide auditing data/report, processing Open Enrollment tasks in PeopleSoft, supporting year-end processes, generating compensation reports for the city/state and applying tax/technical updates to Peoplesoft.
YH earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Nankai University in China. She worked with National Computer Systems Bureau in Singapore before she came to the US. This is her second time getting the City Manager Leadership Award!
