EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Highly experienced and well - rounded Senior Project Manager / Agile Project Management Certified, Scrum Master, and Program Manager, with 20+ years’ experience leading IT projects. Strong technical background with full Life Cycle Development (SDLC). Eleven years of experience in SAP environment managing technical and functional projects.
• Successful implemented innumerable global transformation projects (SAP) and Data Warehouse projects.
• Managed off-shore teams and external vendors in complex matrix environments. Goal oriented - led business process improvements and drove both internal and external customer collaboration to exceed business delivery expectations. Consistently meets deadlines with the ability to manage simultaneous projects.
• Strengths include: Global Project / Program Management, Budget Control, Leadership, Planning, Team Building / Empowerment, and Resource Management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: MS Project (2010), Project Central, Clarity, RALLY, Primavera P6- EVMS, HP ALM, QTP, JIRA, SAP ECC, SAP BW/BI, BOBJ, SAP HANA, BIG DATA, Sharepoint (2010),EXCEL POWER PIVOT,EXCEL VBA

Methodology: JAD, SEI/CMM, PMI, RUP, AGILE/SCRUM, ASAP, Six Sigma, ITIL/ITSM

EXPERIENCE DETAILS:

SAP Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As a SAP Project Manager/Scrum master I facilitated stand up daily calls, sprint planning, release planning, sprint demo and retrospective sessions. In addition, kept JIRA up-to-date and facilitated Product Backlog grooming sessions
• Managed a Tax Compliance project to upgrade Confidential (6.0 to 8.0), implement Confidential and enhance the current system to handle Dubai tax and dot.com customers to be exempt among others small enhancements - $2.1M - (Agile/SCRUM/Jira) - Delivered 5 sprints (2 wks duration) - PricewaterhouseCooper as implementation partner
• Managed Service Manager implementation project (STC) to automate the commercial and Defense (Military) repairs systems enabling Service Capabilities around Core/Exchange, Repair, Warrant and Lease. In addition will integrate SAP/AVIAL system with Confidential - $5.0M - (Agile/SCRUM/Jira ) - Delivered 4 sprints (2 wks duration) - WARP IT as implementation partner
• SAP processes - Service to cash(STC), Receive to ship(RTS),Procure to Pay(P2P) and Finance to manager (FTM)
• Standardization of new processes across 4 biz units - (OCM)- Business Transformation and Readiness, FIT/Gap Analyses and necessary training
• Leadership alignment

Confidential

SAP Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the most complex program ever done in Confidential
• Rollout of 2 General Warehouse for Ceras Confidential Brasil Cajamar and Ipojuca under 2 LSP’s (DHL & Wilson & Sons)
• In corporation of SCJ-Brasil by Ceras Confidential
• The program had 7 external vendors: DHL, Wilson&Sons, Invoiceware/Sovos, Cognizant, Accenture(AMS),HCL(basis) and NeoGrid(SCM provider) and 9 Business workstream: Logistic, Sales, Finance, HR, Purchasing, SCM, Tax, Ecomm (EDI), 1 IT PM, 2 PROGRAM MANGERS FROM BUSINESS and the BPT team (IT)
• Client based that were migrated to the new model - 600 direct clients, including major distributor in Brazil
• More than 400 EDI clients were migrated to Puzzle model
• 16 new EDI interfaces were created to handle the fiscal documents exchanged between Ceras and LSPs
• 5 new processes were created(OCM) Business Transformation and Readiness, FIT/Gap Analyses and necessary training and Leadership alignment for:
• Sales from General Warehouse(GW) Cajamar
• Sales from GW Ipojuca
• Sales from Manaus (Manufactory) thru GW
• Returns thru GW Cajamar and Ipojuca
• Mobilized War room to ensure client support doing the migration process - estimated time 2 months to have all clients in Puzzle
• Total cost of the project $ 5M

Confidential, Dallas, TX

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed rollout of BOBJ 4.2, Analysis for Office 1.6 and Clustering the environment
• Managed migration of side car- SAP HANA- memory database to new appliances and subsequent upgrade to SP11
• Managed rollout of TDMS and creation of sandbox using time slice and QA client 300
• Managed rollout of new COPA dashboards for the merger (FICO - R2R) in HANA SIDE-CAR- SLT
• Managed cutover activities for Southern Wine & Spirits and Confidential ’s Merge and creation of Confidential ’s Beer and Beverage company($18B)- Split inventory for 25 plants, create new plants/storage locations for the new 9 plants(GBB), Prepare new invoices(EDI-810, EDI 894), and shipments for day 1, BevPro Product File Interface for GBB, Create new interface for DIVE(Order management system), Create EDI Logical systems for GBB (FINTEC-I-control) and creation of new Profit Centers and Cost Centers - Processes involved O2C(SD,FICO,MM,Vistex(chargeback),Vistaar(pricing)), P2D, F2S and R2R
• HP ALM was used for Regression Test and System Test
• Created Product backlog L1 and L2 levels for OTC process using KANBAN dashboard approach
• Based on 2 weeks sprint and estimated velocity, I was able to size and budget the overall cost of the project using a blended rate provided by Confidential (SAFE)
• Created a Playbook on how to estimate and also execute projects using SAFE/SCRUM

Confidential, Chicago, IL

SAP Cutover Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• BI Transformation Program $5M - Build a Global Data Marketplace more AGILE and flexible allowing Global Reporting and self-services in a timely manner.
• Implemented Framework for Logical EDW(LSA++) in Global Native HANA - Pilot Global Sales Dashboard.
• Implementing Big Data - Hadoop/Hortonworks - (cloud- VPC) for data landing and discovery - POS data, Panel data and DSiM - Pilot for On Shelf Availability.
• Implemented Data Visualization and Front End tools - Lumira, Design Studio, Analytics, Rev R, Alteryx).
• Created a DATA HARMONIZATION LAYER for GLOBAL REPORTING - (HANA view, virtual tables, HANA tables, ADSO - virtual feed(DB Connect, SDA), Physical feed (SLT, ODP, Data load, Data staging)
• Created governance, methods and procedures for the new environment including:
• Stakeholder analysis and communication plan
• Business Transformation and Readiness
• FIT/Gap Analyses and necessary training
• Leadership alignment
• Created and integrated the new environment with 3 Global instances of BW/HANA (NA,EMEA,APAC) - Release Management
• CRISP-DM - PACE LAYERS.
• Managed project financial for the program - P&L(CAPEX&OPEX)

Confidential, Franklyn Lakes, NJ

SAP Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated workshops for gathering business key decisions / actions in order to ensure business continuity during cutover and also the necessary steps for creating cutover run list (sharepoint).
• Managed rehearsal and cutover activities: Ramp-down, cutover, Ramp-up, including virtual receiving material on all 3 plants (WM/Inventory Management), Month end closing, Product costing
• Managed Business Readiness for plant sites(3), core and IT alignment
• Master data migration(LSMW/Excel)
• Created Master Integration plan - MS Project 2010 - ASAP/WATERFALL.
• FDA - GXP/CSV(validation test) compliance. Managed project financial for the program - P&L(CAPEX&OPEX)

Confidential, Bartlesville, OK

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and direct report to Director, Business Intelligence supporting FINANCE/HR Global department managing 15 resources.
• Created and monitored detailed project plan and cutover plan for enhancements in BI environment (SAP BW / BOBJ / SSAS / SSIS / TERRADATA), including self-service (WEBI, Analysis for OFFICE and Dashboard - visualization) and Design Studio
• Managed project transition from Waterfall methodology to AGILE/SCRUM methodology.
• Assessed SDLC Waterfall processes to align the existing processes with the new methodology and created new processes based on gap analysis to support the BI organization to become a World of Excellence SCRUM shop.
• Migrated BI 3.1 content to 4.1 using SCRUM/KANBAN Methodology and RALLY.
• Create POC Demand Management and Resource Management using TFS, JIRA, Service Now.

Confidential, New Brunswick, NJ

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and direct report to SAP Global Finance Director managing around 20 onshore/offshore resources.
• Managed technical upgrade EHP6 for GLOBAL FINANCE SYSTEM - (ECC (R2R,P2P), BW/BI(7.3.1)/SEM/BPS(6.0 to7.3.6) GRC 5.3/SU25/ERM including Federated portal iViews
• Managed migration of 1522 BEX 3.5 to 7.x. – ASAP/WATERFALL.
• Migrate SOLMAN 7.0 local instance to the 7.1 Global instance (include mass creation of new roles) – ASAP/WATERFALL.
• Managed infrastructure project to refresh J&J Local/Global Finance Landscape.
• Ensured that validation process/documentation FDA - (IQ/OQ) GXP/CSV for all the above projects were followed. SharePoint 2010 collaboration tool.
• Created detail cutover plan for mock cutovers and also for the final cutover.MS project 2010.
• Managed project financial for the program – P&L(CAPEX&OPEX)
• FDA - GXP/CSV(validation test) compliance.
• HP ALM and QTP were used for Regression Test and PQ Validation (CSV)

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager reporting to SAP Governance Manager managing around 30 resources.
• Managed Confidential global implementation for SOLMANN/ChaRM 7.1(Fitment analysis of MC processes and configurations).
• Implemented Release management processes and procedures for 5 tier landscape(N,N+1) based in ITIL.
• Managed Oracle and AIX global upgrade and implementation to consolidate landscapes.
• Managed the creation in GRC new roles required for all environments due to ChaRM 7.1.
• Managed infrastructure project to create 5 tier landscapes (N and N+1) - GREENFIELD.
• Created all the support documentation including business case, RFP, RTB, Resource request, and ASAP deliverables for the life cycle of the projects. SharePoint 2007 collaboration tool.
• Held Steering Committees to ensure funds and resources availability for the above projects.
• Managed support pack upgrade for WEST (ECC 6.0, SRM, APO/Live Cache,/Event Mgnt, BW, SLD, TREX, SOLAMAN 7.0, NAKISA, and EAST (ECC 5.0, SRM 5.0(SUS) - include full regression test- – ASAP/WATERFALL.
• Managed project financial for the program – P&L(CAPEX&OPEX)

Confidential, Fort Worth, TX

SAP Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Program Manager and direct report to SAP Director - Partnered with other business and infrastructure directors to define scope and timelines for project releases.
• Managed 5 SR Project Managers and one External Vendor Aspire HR; interdependencies between project releases addressing risks and issues. Enforced change management to align all projects for a given release to perform UAT, Performance test and Regression test at same time and also move within the same landscape and between landscapes (dual landscape N, N+1). Followed ASAP/WATERFALL methodology.
• Managed the implementation of SAP BOBJ (4.0).Defined scope, gathered requirements, reviewed designs, managed integration test, UAT and regression test addressing issues and risks. This project enable the new self-service environment – WEBI, Live-office, Xcelsius and Cristal Report
• Managed enhancement projects in HCM, P2P, SD, FI Area- 15 small enhancements in: FI/GL (PRAC Automation Center logic, Wage Form A&B Reports for Payroll Accounting); FI/AR (Automate Retainage short pay process for SA); FI/AP (Create payment method '8' on subs where missing, ACH confirmation details sent via email to our vendors), New Expense Report (Non Travel X, CR / ICR) Reconciliation Report, Procard.
• Managed eRC implementation ( Confidential ) and TREX upgrade – FIT/GAP analysis, Business readiness, training and deployment.
• Managed Sabrix upgrade to 5.2.0.1 and to separate Sabrix from ECC by putting it on its own Java stack
• Managed technical upgrade - ECC (EHP4), BW, CLM, PI, TREX, Portal and HRSP
• Managed rollout of 27 reports for Learning Management System (LSM/LSO) – BW//TERRADATA(SCRUM/KANBAN)).
• Managed documented and agreed cutover and transition plans.
• SharePoint 2007 used as collaboration tool - MS Project 2007
• HP ALM and QTP were used for Regression Test and System Test and LoadRunner for Max Attention (Performance Test)