PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• An inspiring leader who is an effective Senior SAP Principle consultant and Technical Project Manager with 22 years in the SAP profession.
• Knowledgeable with a wide variety of SAP modules, operating systems, databases, third party technical components and consistently demonstrate professional leadership qualities by utilizing my years of SAP technical expertise and professionalism.
• Have years of successfully completion of full lifecycles of SAP implementation R/3 3.x, 4.6C - 4.72, SAP ECC 5.0 and 6.0, SRM 5.0, BW 7.0, CRM 5.0 - 7.0, SAP Enterprise Portals 6.0 and 7.0, Internet Transaction Servers 6.20/ 6.40 and SAP HANA Database experience.
• Successfully managed SAP projects by achieving SAP project deadlines ahead of schedule and within budget.
• An excellent Leader, Team Lead or a Technical Project Manager, team player, SAP trainer, possesses a readiness to accept challenges, handle multiple project tasks, and manage customer’s account relationship.

MAJOR STRENGTHS:

Project Management: Demonstrated competency to lead and managed large and small IT projects in support of the customer’s end to end information system project deliverables. Technical Project Manager for major SAP ERP and SAP GRC 1.0 implementations. By developing and monitoring the project plans, risk management and budget will ensure the project remains on budget, in scope and resources adhere by the project standards in order to avoid scope creep and to achieve the project deliverables. An important key to a successful project is communication with the project team members. It is important to have regular status meetings and work closely with the business stakeholders, business partners and IT counterparts to ensure the project deliverables remains in scope and prioritization of project demands based on the business needs.

SAP Basis NetWeaver skills: SAP HANA, SAP R/3 modules Finance, HR-ESS, Industry Solution - Utilities IS-U/CCS version 4.72, SAP ECC 6.0 EhP7, SAP SRM version 3.0 to 5.0, CRM 4.0 to 5.0 to 7.0, BW/SEM-BPS 3.1 to 7.0, Solution Manager 3.1 to 4.0/7.0, ITS 6.20 -6.40, Integrated ITS 7.0 in SRM 5.0, TREX 7.0 Revision 33 - 42, Requisite BugsEye version 4.0.2.11, Catalog Content Management 200 7.00, Enterprise Portal 6.0 NetWeaver Business Client 1.0, Operating System IBM-AIX and HP-UNIX, Oracle Database 8.0.6, 9i, 10.2.0.2 - 10.2.0.4 and third party technology implementations (IXOS known as OpenText, Topcall/SAPConnect, Rightfax, Uniserv for CRM landscape, BSI 7.0, IPC 4.0 and 7.0, VMC 7.0, Gold Client version 6.6 across R/3, SRM and CRM landscape, Microsoft Project Management plans for technical SAP projects, provided technical training to new SAP Basis Administrators, develop technical documentation, excellent communication, professional skills, personality and ability to work well with others.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP System Experience: SAP BW 7.4 on HANA, SAP Business Suite on HANASAP S4/HANA, SAP ERP 6.0 EhP7 Suite on HANA, SAP CRM 7.0 EhP3 Suite on HANA, (HCM) Human Capital Management ECC 6.0 Suite on HANA, Solution Manager 7.1, GRC SAP NetWeaver 74.0, SAP R/3 4.6C, 4.72 (Finance, HR-ESS, and IS-U/CCS), SRM/SUS 4.0 to 5.0, CRM 4.0 to 5.0 - 7.0 BW 3.5 to BW 7.4, BOBJ 4.1, SEM/BPS 6.0, Solution Manager 3.0 to 7.01, EhP1 SP25, Enhancement Package 6.0, Portal 6.0 and 7.0 and Process Integration 7.0 to 7.1

ERP: SAP R/3 4.6C, 4.72(Finance, HR-ESS, and IS-U/CCS), SRM 4.0 to 5.0, CRM 4.0 to 5.0 - 7.0 BW/BI 3.5 to 7.0 SEM/BPS 6.0, Solution Manager 3.0 to 4.0, 7.0 and 7.0 EhP1 SP25, Enterprise Portal 6.0 and 7.0.

Oracle Database: SAP HANA, Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g patches 10.2.0.2 - 10.2.0.4, 12c, sqlplus and sapdba.

Operating System: SUSE Linux, IBM-AIX, HP-Unix, LINUX (Mandrake & RedHat), Windows NT and Windows 2003 - 2012

Operating Systems versions: IBM 4.3X, IBM 5.3X

Hardware: IBM-P750, P570, IBM-595, IBM P690, IBM P630, HP9000, Windows xSeries

SAP Router: Linux (Mandrake & RedHat)

Program Language: ABAP/4, JAVA and J2EE

Search & Classification: SAP NetWeaver 2004s TREX version 7.0 Revision 33 - 47 for AIX & Windows 2003 and 2012

Catalog: Requisite BugsEye Catalog 4.0.4.11 and Catalog Content Manager 200 700

Web Server: Apache Web Server version 1.1.3.31.0, SAP Web Dispatcher and Microsoft IIS for load balancing

SAP Frontend: NetWeaver Business Client version 1.0 and SAPGUI 6.40 and 7.10

Scheduling: CPS Redwood Scheduling Revision 7.0 - 8.0 and install of CPS Redwood Platform Agent

Data Management Tool: Attunity Gold Client v 6.6 and BW Attunity Gold Client v2.0

Data Quality Tool: Uniserv

Facsimile: Captaris Rightfax v8.7

Monitoring tools: UpTime, Topas, BMC Patrol and CCMS

Remote Tools: Putty and Humming Bird (Exceed)

Backup Applications: BR* Tools and Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)

Database Development and Administration Tool: Toad for Oracle by Quest Software

Databases Utilities: Oracle SQL*Net, SQL*Plus and SAP HANA Database 1.0.0.73

Application Development and Testing tool: HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) - Quality Center

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Principle Consultant/SAP Technical Manager

Responsibilities:

• As the Project Manager, responsible for leading and managing large (40 people) to small (20) IT project throughout the MBUSA organization. I had to quickly learn the customer internal processes, key players, maintained a key role to ensure the project remained within budget, the project team members achieved the project deliverables for a successful SAP Go-Live.
• Managed three complex and highly visible projects (SAP Axle GRC & Object Remediation and SAP Axle upgrade - R/3 4.72 to ECC 6.0 EhP7 upgrade) for the Confidential ITM/S organization.
• Managed the projects in a matrix organization by working with multiple stakeholders in global time zones (i.e. Accenture offshore project team in India, HP ALM SDC offshore project team in India, on-site customer project teams, SAP Basis, SAP Security, SAP ABAP and SAP Functional teams).
• Successfully achieved three separate SAP Go-Live of the SAP Axle GRC & Object Remediation and SAP Axle upgrade - R/3 4.72 to ECC 6.0 EhP7 upgrade.
• HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) was used during the SAP project to ensure accurate SAP Functional and Security script testing and for logging defects.
• Lead and manage project scope, requirements, time, cost, resources, risk, and integration.
• Lead project meetings including schedules, data requirements, and resource assignments.
• Track all project activities, work, tasks, and project assignments while maintaining document control.
• Provide guidance to functional manager and analyst throughout entire project life cycle.
• Develop and review project status with functional teams and create weekly reports
• Monitor and modify project schedules and create weekly reports.
• Lead project team in strategic meetings and ensure project repository is built and maintained
• Facilitate cross-functional, intra-department, and inter-department communications and cooperation in achieving project success.

Confidential

SAP Senior Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Successful SAP OS/DB Migration w/DMO ahead of deadline schedule to HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC).
• Successful OS/DB Migration of SAP ECC AIX/Oracle to SUSE Linux/HANA.
• Staging is upgraded to NW 7.4 SPS08 then Unicode converted/migrated to HANA using SUM 1.0 SP13 PLx.
• Successful upgrade of HANA from Revision 74 to 85 and related components (libsapcrypto.so and sapgenpse files to version 8.4.32, HANA Studio and HANA Life Cycle).
• Successful upgrade of SAP Data Services version 4.1 to 4.2 SP03 PL2
• Successful Central Process Scheduling (CPS 8.0) implementation.
• Consultant and supported SAP ECC, SRM, CRM, BW, PI and SAP Solution Manager 7.1 systems.

Confidential

SAP Senior Basis/ NetWeaver Lead

Responsibilities:

• Successfully implementation of ECC 5.0
• Successful implementation of BI 7.0 with Federated Portal.
• Manage the SAP Process Integration (PI) 7.1
• SAP Solution Manager EHP1 version 7.0
• Upgrade Oracle DB from 10.2.0.5 to Oracle 11.2 on the SAP Production Solution Manager system.
• Successful Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3
• Successful install of the Linux kernel 2.6
• Successful Install of SAP kernel version 7.01 patch level 111

Confidential

Independent Senior SAP Basis Lead/NetWeaver Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Technical Project Manager for SAP and Oracle implementations, SAP and Oracle upgrades, SAP system copies, bolt-on installations, etc.
• Successful SAP CRM 5.0 to 7.0 upgrade.
• Successfully ECC 6.0 installation.
• Successful completion of the /CPS Redwood Platform Agent implementation across R/3, CRM and SRM landscapes.
• Designed Confidential County IT SAP End to End Architecture
• Automated transport import setup on all SAP Quality Assurance systems (R/3, CRM, SRM and BW).
• Trained Oracle DBA’s on how to use brtools to extend tablespaces, sapdata areas, etc.
• Trained Basis and Oracle DBA’s on how to restore SAP system.
• Successfully manage and coordinate SAP maintenance outage with teams such as AIX, Network, Server and Oracle DBA’s.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with Confidential County employees across all department, teams including business end-users, other SAP consultants (ABAP Developers, SAP and Functional teams, third party consulting companies, Confidential County IT teams (AIX, Network, Oracle DBA’s, Windows Server, Web Services, Desktop Services, Data Center and Help Desk to become proactive or troubleshoot and resolve known issues.
• Maintenance and support of SAP modules such as R/3 4.72 (Finance, HR-ESS and IS-U/CCS), SRM 5.0, BW 7.0, CRM 5.0, SAP Enterprise Portals 6.40, Internet Transaction Servers 6.20 and 6.40, Integrated ITS 7.0, Catalog Content Manager 200 700, integrated Virtual Machine and Internet Pricing Component, TREX Revision 42 and supporting third party tools.
• Apply HR-ESS PDF files across R/3 landscape for viewing via the Development, Q/A and Production Portals.
• SAP Basis Maintenance such as applying SAP Support Packages, SAP Kernel upgrade at OS level
• Installed and applied patches for Virtual Machine Component for SRM 5.0 systems
• Install of Uniserv license on CRM landscapes (Dev, Q/A and Production)
• Performance Tuning improvement (System, Oracle Database and Operating System).
• Successfully manager and perform System copy, Database restore, Client copies and Client deletions across selected SAP systems.
• Supports and troubleshoot Captaris Rightfax by ensuring SAPconnect is fully operational to send out faxes for the SAP system.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database backup (Hot/Cold) - TSM/TDP issues.
• Perform Oracle Database reorganization and update Database Statistics for table index.
• Activation of Internet Communication Framework Services on CRM landscape.
• SAP Basis technical lead and configuration of Captaris Rightfax version 8.7 for SRM 5.0 Production system.
• SAP Basis technical lead with successful implementation of the SRM 4.0 to 5.0 upgrade project.
• Installed and configured separate (Dev, Q/A and Production) Catalog Content Manager 200 700 for SRM 5.0.
• Install and configure separate (Dev, Q/A and Production) Search & Classification TREX version 7.0 on SAP SRM 5.0 and CRM 5.0 and 7.0 systems via TREX for Windows and AIX.
• SAP Web Dispatcher for the SRM and CRM 5.0 successful implementation.
• Project Managed the Oracle Database upgrade from version 9i to 10g across SRM, CRM, Solution Manager, BW and R/3 landscapes,
• Performed Requisite BugsEye Catalog installation and patch updates for SRM 3.0 landscape.
• Installation the Internet Transaction Server (ITS) for the SAP SRM 3.0 and R/3 4.72 HR- ESS landscapes.
• SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 landscape installation (Dev, Q/A and Production), maintenance and support.
• Installing SAP application servers across R/3, SRM, CRM and BW environments.
• Applied the SAP digital licenses and maintenance certificate license across SAP NetWeaver (2004s) systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve BI issues related to master data loads.
• Generation of CSR and applying annual server certificates to the external ITS for- Confidential County R/3 HR-ESS URL, SAP Enterprise Portal and SAP Web Dispatcher.
• Exporting the master data from SAP Production systems and importing the master data into selected SAP Q/A gold client using the Hayes Gold Client 6.0 tool.
• Implementation of SAP Web Application Servers for load balancing for SRM 5.0 landscape.
• Configured Transport Management System (STMS) across SAP systems
• Performance Tuning of SAP servers by using some transaction codes SM50, SM12, ST03, SM66, STAD, and other related codes or required troubleshooting procedures.
• DB Monitoring using transaction codes ST04, DB02, DB24 and RZ20.
• Worked with SAP database tools such as sapdba and BRTOOLS (brbackup, brconnect, brrestore and brarchive)
• Developed SAP Landscape Strategy, Client Strategy, and Release Strategy for the SAP Basis team.
• Developed procedures for Homogeneous System Copies and post-copy configuration. Performed multiple System Copies on SAP R/3, SRM, CRM, and BW systems
• Supported Go-Live / Cutover activities on multiple SAP system implementations
• Successfully installed and configured SAP Internet Pricing and Configurator (SAP IPC) version 4.0 for the SAP SRM 3.0 Landscape.
• Successfully setup single sign-on (SSO) for SRM version 3.0 and 5.0 for Vendor Registration.
• Troubleshooting SAP applications for Performance Tuning, Workload Analysis, R/3 Memory management, finding expensive SQL statements within the servers (i.e. SAP and Database).
• Configure SAP Solution Manager system as the Central User Administration and connected to the other SAP Satellite systems.
• Solution Manager to approve download of Support Packages, SAP Kernels, etc.
• SAP Solution Manager system used to download and generate Early Watch Alert reports defined for each SAP system Applied OSS Notes to SAP systems via SNOTE.
• Provided consulting for the Disaster Recovery plan to ensure failover for primary Production Portals (Front-end and Backend) to secondary Production Portals.
• Installation of SAP Enterprise Portal installation on Development, Quality Assurance and Production Servers.
• Provided consulting for the Cisco Content Switch load balancing for the Production ITS servers on Supplier Relation Management and R/3 4.72 / HR-ESS systems).
• Applied Human Resource .PDF files to SAP Portal (Dev, Q/A and Production) via Internet Transaction Servers.
• Setup Single Sign-On (SSO) for R/3 system - Enterprise Portals and SRM Landscape for Vendor registration.
• Daily SAP System Health checks and performance monitoring on all ERP systems, ITS and Production SAP Portals. Especially during the annual HR Benefit enrollment.
• Daily SAP Basis Administration support (i.e. transports, troubleshooting, etc.)
• Generating and applying annual CSR certificates on Production ITS windows servers for ESS /Portal URL
• Installing and configuring SSL certificates for portals Setup of single sign-on (SSO) solutions to portal and backend R/3 systems and user mapping for portal and backend systems (EP and R/3).
• Configuring the MS LDAP Active Directory Service and R/3 as data source for portal users.

Confidential

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Responsibilities:

• On-shore SAP Basis consultant for the customer by providing technical support and 24/7 on-call coverage.
• Provided quality technical consulting to ensure the SAP systems are availability and stabile for the business.
• Experience working with HP-Unix version 11.0 64-bit Operating System, Oracle Database 8.1.5, and other third party applications.
• Upgraded all third-party applications and databases such as IXOS, Business Connector, Internet Transaction Server, Oracle DB2 and Maestro for job scheduling.
• As Technical Project Manager lead the technical efforts to upgrade all the third-party application and Oracle databases prior to the start of the R/3 Enterprise 4.7 implementation.
• Technical Project Manager of the Oracle 8.1.5 to 9.2 upgrade prior to the upgrading the SAP Technical Project Manager and Lead for the IXOS eConserver (IXOS-Archive) server upgrade from 4.1 to version 5.5C and Go-Live.
• Technical Project Manager for the Business Connector upgrade from version 3.1 to 4.6 by coordinating the technical implementation tasks into the SAP system and NT servers which allowed the customer to transmit their orders in the systems.
• Supported the Maestro version 6 for UNIX fully automated batch scheduling system which improved the jobs throughput and reduced operations cost.
• Maestro job scheduling version 6.1 database upgrade to version 8.1.
• Applied OSS Notes to SAP systems via SNOTE.
• Applied the latest versions of SPAM/SAINT on SAP systems.
• Applied the latest versions of Support Package on SAP systems.
• Applied SAP Kernel upgrades across SAP landscapes via operating system level.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

SAP BASIS SPECIALIST

Responsibilities:

• International travel to Brussels and Ireland “ Confidential Company” offices to provide SAP Basis Administration support to the Project Infinity end-users and continuous support for the SAP R/3 global roll-out.
• Experience working with the IBM-AIX Version 4.3.X 32 bit and 5.2 64 bit Operating Systems, Oracle Database version 8.0.6 to 9.2.0 upgrade.
• Lead the technical efforts on SAP FI/LO, HR, and Enterprise Business Procurement Landscape (formerly known as Confidential )
• Technical Project Manager and SAP Basis Lead with the successful R/3 46C HR-ESS/MSS global upgrade.
• Basis specialist for the SAP New Dimension (Enterprise Business Procurement, SAP Enterprise Portal and Business Warehouse.
• Project Manager for the offshore project and provided SAP Basis Administrator training to the new SAP Basis members.
• Performed System Health Checks via BMC Patrol.
• Basis on-call 24/7 support.
• Technical Project Manager and Basis lead for the successful SAP HR 46C ESS/MSS upgrade.
• SAP Enterprise Portal implementation on the HR Landscape which allows users to access internal and external information, applications and other services relevant to their role in their organization.
• Successful implementation of SAP New Dimension Enterprise Buyer Professional (EBP) version 2.0C, upgrade to SAP 4.6C, installation of ITS 46D and 6.10 (AGATE & WGATE) on NT servers JRUN, Requisite BugsEye Catalog Server and SAP Web Studio.
• Successfully installation of Requisite BugsEye Catalog Server for the SAP EBP Environment.
• Successfully install of the SAP Web Studio to be used as a development tool for the Confidential team in order to test Confidential templates, create, change, or modify ITS service, publish service and ITS files.
• Installation of Internet Transaction Server (ITS) versions 6.10 on multiple landscapes such as SAP Enterprise Business Procurement, FI/LO, HR, BW-SEM and Treasury systems.
• Worked closely with the Confidential team to create shopping baskets, activity groups, and setting up the workflow engine.
• Worked with Confidential Procurement team to test the system and network performance between the Confidential Procurement system, back-end system, Requisite BugsEye Catalog server and ITS servers.
• Applied the latest SAP Kernel, SPAM/SAINT and Support Packages across the SAP Landscapes.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

SAP R/3 Senior Basis Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided consulting to clients during SAP Blueprint, Realization Phase and Go-Live.
• Basis Administration and consulting.
• Traveled to major companies throughout the North American Region providing SAP
• Provide on-going SAP Basis consulting and support for the East Region.
• Troubleshoot and resolved customer SAP application issues.

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

SAP Security/Basis Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for the developing and starting up of four on-site North American SAP R/3 Training Academy at Confidential & Confidential Head Quarters and remote locations.
• Technical Project Manager for the SAP MRPII project for the Mehoopany Pennsylvania paper plant.
• SAP Security Lead development and implementation SAP Security Lead has developed and implemented over one hundred & fifty profiles (i.e. Composite and Single profiles) and three hundred authorizations which were development for job roles (i.e. Plant Buyers and Requisitions) for the Mehoopany Pennsylvania plant employees.
• Supervisor of the external contractors for daily scheduling and technical responsibilities to support P&G desktop support in the four North American SAP Training Academy.
• Provided SAP Basis support to the SAP MRPII project and to ensure a successful implementation of SAP version 3.0C roll-out to the Confidential & Confidential ’s largest paper plant in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania.
• Installation and server upgrade of SAP R/3 version 2.2, 3.0 FCS, 3.0B and 3.0C on the SAP R/3 Production landscape.
• Scheduled daily or weekly meetings with key stakeholders such as leadership, SAP Functional & technical teams and customer to discuss SAP implementation plans and strategies.
• Project Manager responsible for evaluating and implementing a faxing component called “TOPCALL” which was the company global solution for faxing from the SAP R/3 application.
• SAP Technical trainer responsible for in-house user training on how to use the SAP R/3 systems.
• Proactive/troubleshooting by discovering issues before customer is impacted.
• Reactive by escalating issues through SLA process and or opening SAP messages.