SUMMARY:

Confidential is a Lead SAP BASIS/HANA certified hands - on consultant with Strong HANA, Database, OS and Storage background. Specialized in large complex SAP implementations, landscape conversions, upgrades, SAP systems migrations, SAP Cloud Migrations for large & complex SAP infrastructures, Data Center migrations. He provides technology & Architectural leadership, strategic direction and long-term vision for the SAP infrastructure and investment.

EXPERTISE AREA:

• Environment Architecture
• Technology Architecture & Sizing
• Release Management
• Landscape Optimization
• Support Stack Management
• Client refresh
• Environment builds
• Landscape/Environment refreshes
• SAP Upgrades
• OS & database Administration
• OS/DB & Hardware Migrations
• Unicode conversions
• Database upgrades
• Enhancement packs
• Performance analysis and tuning
• IAAS vs SAAS vs PAAS offering
• End to end implementation and project support
• High Availability & SLA management
• Backup & recovery Management
• DR & Business Continuity
• Storage & Array Management for SAP
• Archiving Solutions including DT
• Audit/Compliance Management
• Localization Support
• ITIL processes and procedures
• SAP New Implementations
• SAP Operational Support
• ABAP and Java stack administration
• SAP Security
• Single Sign on & NW IDM
• SAP portal installation and support
• Solution Manager Setup
• Technical Monitoring
• Charm (Change Management)
• Batch Management
• SAP Component Builds & Support
• Process Orchestration
• Integrations & Legacy architecture
• Data center consolidation
• Cloud migration Services
• Public Vs Private Cloud offerings
• Analytics & Data Conversions
• HANA TDI Technologies
• HANA Installations & Conversions
• HANA Architecture and Strategy
• HANA Migrations(DMO) & Support
• Data Volume Management
• MCOD and MDC strategies
• S4HANA Deployment Strategy
• S4HANA build & Configuration

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

HARDWARE: Sun Enterprise 450, Dell Power Edge, Confidential, HP, Sun Sparc, Compaq Alpha, VBlock

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Linux RHEL, Linux SUSE, Windows, Unix AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, MS DOS

SAP APPLICATION: SOH, BOH, S4HANA, B4HANA, SLT, SAP ERP (TMS, TP, STMS, CUA, CTS, IS-Auto, IS-U), SAP BW 3.0B, SAP APO, Solman, PO, SRM, GTS, GRC AC, WBD, ADS, SAP EP & CRM, BOBI, BODS

LANG/ TECH: ABAP, Java, SQL, PL/SQL, Unix Shell Script, R Server

ADDON s: MRS, MII, EHSM & TM

THIRD PARTY: Topcall, Vistex, Vertex, Tibco

DATABASES: HANA, Sybase ASE, Oracle 9.x, MS SQL Server 6.5, DB2 UDB 10.x

FRONTENDS: SAPGUI, FIORI, SAPGUI S4HANA, GUIXD, SAP Thin Client

METHODOLOGY: SAP Activate, Value SAP, ASAP, SCRUM

CLOUD OPTIONS: IAAS, Managed Services, SAAS & PAAS

SIZING TOOLS: HANA Sizing, SAP Quick Sizer, Confidential Insight, SAP EWA Eval, SAP HP Sizing Tool, SPLUNK

SERVERS: Confidential P Series, HP ProLiant, CISCO UCS, SUN SPARC, VMware

STORAGE: EMC, NETAPP, Confidential Enterprise Storage

TOOLS: RMAN, INFO PRINT, OPEN SPOOL, NETAPP Cloning & Snapshots, HANA Life Cycle Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, MD

SAP BASIS Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• CAP Planning strategy includes pre-evaluation, scoping, HA and DR enablement with RPO/RTO & SLA’s
• Archiecture evaluation, Sytem Landscape design, Landscape Optimization
• HANA sizing, Scope,DMO approach, data migration scenario’s
• ASIS footprint review, sizing recommendations, Backup approach & configuation
• Basis Technology review, release & change managent, Upgrade/Conversion Strategies

Confidential

SAP HANA Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Technical Planning, Installation, Upgrades with Technical proficiency in Linux Redhat/Suse and Database
• Implementation of S/4HANA 1511/1610 using SAP Activate methodology
• Planning strategy includes pre-evaluation, scoping, sizing, HA and DR enablement
• Evaluate predefined SLAs for DR with RPO/RTO commitments
• Design, Architect and Install HANA TDI Scale-out/Scale-up envirments per customer specific requirements with Shared and non-shared storage environments
• Advice an adopt SAP’s Best practice and reference architecture recommendations for core digital transformation
• Provide multiple HANA design models to accommodate architecture frame work
• Provide guidance and assistance on LOG and DATA management strategies
• Installation and configuration of S4HANA 1511 on VBLOCK systems
• Provide recommendations on Storage architecture for DT and Long Term Archiving planning
• Advice Customers on Configuration approaches for HANA databases within MCOD and MDC
• Analyze Data Volume and Load patterns to device Optimal Storage Architecture

Confidential

Advisory Architect

Responsibilities:

• Amazon S4HANA deployment strategies, Conversion Options, DMO, Migration approaches
• S4HANA installation and Configuration, BSR review, backup and Restore options
• Finalize and propose DR and HA requirements, Landscape optimization, System evaluation
• HANA Sizing & Solution application scope validation, infrastructure architecture
• HANA Scale out/Scale up Scenario’s, DT recommendations & Archiving Strategy NLS
• HCP and HCI evaluation for Public Cloud usign Success Factors and Ariba
• IAAS Server Provisioning for Customer foot print

Confidential, New York

Lead - Technical Basis

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of SAP Confidential SAP new program at Confidential global.
• Onsite Lead consultant in Support and implementation projects. Liaison with Customer management team, providing thought leadership, strategy and best practice recommendations, based on collaborative
• Understanding of business processes within the Basis and technology architecture.
• As a Lead Consultant responsible for problem and change management as well as support of 24/7 on Call for Basis related activities in SAP ERP, SAP HANA/BW, SAP PI, SAP GTS, SAP APO, SOLMAN, and SAP portal systems for the customer. Manage delivery and reporting of SAP Basis/Application performance, resource statistics, and metrics via a system health report on a Monthly schedule.
• HANA POC, Installation, Migration including architecture and design review.
• Installed and configured SAP HANA 1.0 SPS08 with BW standalone, TDI .
• Successfully migrated BW/NW7.3 to HANA SPS08 using SUM/DMO with ‘Rapid Upgrade & DB migration target release NW7.4 .
• Configure and Test 4 node HANA distributed environment for main BW production system.
• Configure, Test Hana System replication for production system .
• Configured HANA Studio & Cockpit.
• Optimized System configuration parameters as per the Landscape needs.
• Configured & tested Log and DB backups using Confidential Tivoli Storage Manager.
• S/4HANA: Install and configure On premise 1511 and configure POC box .
• New implementation for NA supply, demand & forecasting.
• Strategized, Build & Configure Infrastructure for Development, Quality and Production environmen using
• NW 7.3 Platform & integrated with ERP, BI systems.
• Built, configured CTM, Optimizer and Livecache on Dev, QA and Production environment .
• As part of implementation/go-live, strategized & meeting the requirements for System refreshes, client copies and consistency check.
• As Part of Big-Bang upgrade, strategized and upgraded entire APO landscape to 7.4 .
• Install, configure, Optimize SNC, Live cache, CTM, Optimizer, EM & TM across landscape.
• Setup & configure test system environment for CIF data Integration and implementation of best test results in production environment.
• Successfully implemented and executed Upgrade project within the scope of (ECC/Ehp7, PI 7.3/Ehp1, APO/7.3, GTS/10.0, Redhat7.1, DB2 10.X, Solman) using single down time window. This project includes SAP Ehp, DB2, OS upgrades and Cloud Migration on all Prod Landscape systems.
• Completed 3 cloud migrations on Development, Test and QA & Production environments using parallel split-brain technic with reduced down time.
• Build, Configured, Deployed GTS landscape (Dev, QA, Training, production) integrating with ERP systems.
• DB2 UDB Database version upgrade from current 9.x to 10.x
• Assisted on ChaRM implementation project for Release management team
• System builds/Landscape setup of N+1 and N+2 environments for EMEA & ASIA specific Go live
• SAP Language implementation for EMEA/ASIA specific region
• Supported hardware team on High Availability testing for all SAP production systems
• Supported Landscape Optimization, Landscape consolidation project for SAP systems within the Cost center budgeting initiative
• Assisted and supported on year end closing for financial and Sales management teams
• Supported BI team on a initiative to consolidate and optimize BI cube level & DSO data
• Assisted data conversion team on data mapping/loading and performance tuning exercise
• Supported DR Drill exercise for SAP production systems including RPO/RTO & SLA validation
• Supported Proof of concept for OS upgrades & DB2 UDB version enhancements
• Some of the day to day activities include:
• System Builds, System Refreshes, technical planning and landscape optimization
• Configure SAP landscape for all SAP systems including SOLMAN
• Compatibility check and SPS stack upgrades.
• Performance tuning and Monitoring via technical Monitor
• Batch Management and configuration of critical jobs
• Troubleshoot Printing issues & Spool Management
• Release management effort via CHaRM and TMS
• Interface tracking via PO through channel monitoring
• UNIX/SQL custom scripts as per the environment requirement.

Environment: s: SAP Components: SAP ECC, SAP BI, SAP GTS,APO,TREX, PORTAL, BOE, SOLMAN,PI, VERTEX, Confidential Express, GRC, SAP Redwood, HANA, VISTEX. Live cache, Optimizers (CTM), SLD, HANA Life Cycle Manager, SUM, Quick Sizer, DMO

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• SAP Enterprise PORTAL, CRM, PI, Business Warehouse Configuration of SAP NetWeaver Java Development Infrastructure, Component Model, Software Deployment Manager, Design Time Repository, Component Build Service, and complete Change Management System (CMS) setup. SLD definition, Export/import, SSL/ SSO configuration for portal systems to backend SAP servers. Certificate exchange for third party configuration.
• Prepare Execution and R3load process configuration, Upgraded SAP systems, SAP patches, Upgrade strategy planning, Managing SPAU, SPDD Modifications. Post Upgrade activities, Database, SAP application Performance tuning. Upgrades from R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0 and BI 3.1C to BI 7.0
• Pre Conversion checks, Unicode Migration, SPUMG Validation, Language validation via distmon with parallel app servers of 3TB DB size, packet splitting, Name tab conversion, database export, database installations, Re-installation of system using Export Dump.
• Unicode migrations from BI 7.0 NUC to BI 7.0 UC and dual upgrade and migration to UC R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0
• Setting up of Backup and recovery processes, Tape management, Tivoli Storage Manger configuration for Database and OS file systems, DB2 backup and restore procedures, offsite data maintenance, TSM Upgrades, Offsite SAP DRM test. Two Successful DRM tests completed at Confidential offsite location Sterling Forest, NY.
• LVM management, JFS/JFS2/NFS file system management across the SAP platform. Size and configure SAP application servers. Based Application demand, planned resource allocation by using HMC DLPAR and CUOD.
• Worked with OS and Storage teams intensively and achieved best performance results by Locating SAP tables spaces with high data hit ratios, poor performance areas and move them to high performance ESS LUNs through dedicated SAN zoning Configuring after configuring dedicated Volume Groups for DB2 table spaces using RAW devices.
• Worked setting up Web Dispatcher and software load balancer for Java systems, PCD configuration, BI backend Connectivity, precal server, SSO/SSL Configuration and Certificate exchange for the systems, mail broad cast, SSO, Bex Broadcast, SLD’s, ADS, JSPM, Visual Administrator.
• Installed and Configured SAP CRM using Java and Abap.
• New Implementation integrating with ERP and BW systems for NA business forecasting .
• Install, configure, optimize SAP SCM 7.0 with 3 systems landscape .
• Installation of Solution Manager 4.0, Experience on Solution Optimizer, Solution Monitoring, Change Management, Solution desk, early watch alerts, Central SLD configuration. Technical Monitoring configuration for ABAP/Java & Dual Stack Systems including PI. Configuration of Maintenance Optimizer, Diagnostic and Host agent’s deployment on Satellite systems.
• System Configuration setups, Change Management, Process Scheduling, Background processing, Spool system, Customization and Workbench development, System Workload and Buffer monitoring, working with CCMS Tools., Analyzing the Short dumps, System logs and Buffer statistics, Maintenance of SAP-Profile management, Monitoring Buffers, All Database and OS Activities, Troubleshooting and performance Tuning, Database Administration, Homogenous system copies. Database Upgrades, Database Fix packs, Operating systems support, Operating systems upgrades, Hardware Migrations, Homogenous and Heterogeneous migrations, SAP Security, Portal Maintenance, SSO, SAPGUI maintenance, Front-end Patches.

Technologies: Confidential AIX, HP, SOLARIS, WINDOWS, DB2 UDB, ORACLE, TAXWARE, TOPCALL, HORIZON (TIDAL), SAP GRC VIRSA, R/3 4.7, ECC6.0, BI 3.1, BI 7.0,EP 7.0,SAGUI 710,BARCODE, ALE EDI, SAP PRINTING, Confidential Pseries, HP ENTERPRICE SERVERS & STORAGE, HMCs, DLPARS, VIRTUALIZATION, Confidential TSM, Confidential ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER, SAN.

Confidential

SAP BASIS consultant

Responsibilities:

• Installation of the O/S and configuration of the RAID for data security., Installation of the Database and the SAP 4.6C Software., Setting up of the Development, Sandbox and Production Environments, Configuring of the Transport System., Setting up of the SAP Routers and Administration., Installation of the ITS Server for using WEBGUI. Creation of Users, Roles and Authorizations.

Technologies: SAP 4.6C, Oracle8.0, SQL SERVER 7.0, SUN Solaris6, SUN Enterprise Machines.

Confidential

Delivery Specialist, Unix/Oracle

Responsibilities:

• Applied patches using adpatch utility
• Configured OEM and created Jobs and Events to monitor production and standby databases
• Architecture and Space management for future requirements
• Used Oracle utilities like, Imports, Exports
• Refresh the test database on need basis from the production database for any testing
• Implemented Cold and Hot backup procedures for all Oracle databases. Automated Backup
• Procedures using Windows Scheduler

Technologies : Oracle 7.x/8.x, RMAN,HITACHI XP256 Frame, HP9000/800 N-Class & K-class servers with SAP application, Veritas Netbackup 3.4, Veritas Volume Manager 3.0.4, Brocade Silkworm 2800, HP net servers, Storage Tk L700 Tape Library, STK 9840 drives.