SUMMARY:

• Business Intelligence Solution Architect with a focus on SAP HANA, BW, and Business Objects (total of 12 years’ experience working with SAP systems)
• Expertise in native HANA data modeling, particularly in the Business Suite/HANA Live scenario (two years’ experience)
• Deep background in SAP BW (10 years’ experience) and BW on HANA (two years’ experience)
• ABAP development, both on the R/3/ECC and BW platforms (12 years’ experience)
• SAP front - end technologies: BEx, Business Objects Design Studio, Lumira, Tableau, Xcelsius, Webi, Crystal Reports (10 years’ experience)
• Knowledge of LSA++ architecture using ADSO
• Familiar with data replication to HANA using SLT
• Good functional knowledge of SAP ECC application areas, including Financials, Controlling, HCM, Materials Management, Sales And Distribution, Treasury, Travel Management, Investment Management, Flexible Real Estate, Plant Maintenance, Supplier Relationship Management and Confidential (12 years’ experience)
• Extensive experience deploying SAP solutions with diverse teams in large international environments, including high-volume retail
• General expertise in data warehousing, OLAP systems, in-memory databases and multidimensional modeling
• Experience in non-SAP BI systems such as Cognos and MSAS
• Led reporting and analytics implementations on Business Suite on HANA and BW on HANA projects
• Developed native HANA models based on Business Suite on HANA data (HANA live scenario)
• Integrated SAP and non-SAP data using Business Objects Data Designed and developed an HCM recon process utilizing Smart Data Access and HANA virtual data models
• Led a co-innovation initiative with SAP Labs in Bangalore to implement dynamic security for HANA Live reporting
• Provided technical guidance for analytical reporting on S/4 HANA with Fiori
• Led a proof-of-concept project for BW on HANA including implementation of performance optimizations
• Implemented a reporting solution based on Operational Data Provisioning with HANA-based indexing for the HCM module
• Worked with business users and functional resources to gather and analyze requirements
• Architected and delivered multiple BI solutions
• Modeled InfoProviders and designed data flows using generic extractors
• Managed teams of BI developers as well as performed hands-on ABAP development to deliver the required objects
• Developed queries and formatted reports with BEx Query Designer and Report Designer
• Configured the SAP Enterprise Portal to deliver web-based BI reporting
• Designed interface to non-SAP sytems (e.g., HFM) using the Open Hub Framework
• Provided end user training and documentation
• Designed and implemented data security using BW analysis authorizations and HANA analytical priveleges
• Responsible for production support, including maintenance and scheduling of process chains and monitoring and correction of data loads

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

BI Platforms: SAP HANA, Business Objects 4.1, BW 7.3 and 7.4, ODP within Business Suite on HANA, HANA Studio modeling (graphical and scripted calculation views, analytical and attribute views, stored procedures)

Reporting Tools: Design Studio, Web Intelligence, Lumira, Dashboards (Xcelsius), Analysis for Office, Analysis for OLAP, BEx Query Designer, BEx Web Application Designer, BEx Report Designer, BEx Analyzer, BEx Web Analyzer, Crystal Reports, Tableau

ERP: SAP R/3 4.0b and 4.6C, SAP ECC 6.0, Confidential OneWorld

Portals: SAP Enterprise Portal, SAP Business Objects Launchpad

Programming Languages: ABAP, XS/UI5, JavaScript, ASP.NET, VB.NET, VB6, PowerBuilder

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP HANA/Business Objects Sr. Developer

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop BW on HANA data models and flows based on LSA architecture
• Building a Success Factors HR reporting solution within BW utilizing Data Services and the Success Factors OData api
• Building native HANA analytical, attribute and calculation views based on imported BW data models for consumption in TIBCO Spotfire shboards and Business Objects Analysis For Office
• Utilize virtual cubes based on HANA views to integrate HANA data with BW hierarchies

Environment: BW on HANA 7.3/7.4, SAP Business Objects Data Services 4.2, SAP ECC 6.0

Confidential, The Woodlands, TX

SAP HANA/Business Objects Sr. Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed native HANA virtual data models in HANA Studio for Production Planning (PP), Plant Maintenance (PM), Controlling (FI-CO), Quality Management (QM), and inventory and procurement reporting (MM)
• Designed BOBJ universes based on HANA Live VDMs for Web Intelligence reporting
• Designed and developed HANA analytical priveleges to implement row-level security
• Developed Design Studio, Lumira, OLAP Analysis and Web Intelligence front-end reporting and analytical solutions

Environment: SAP HANA 1.0 SP9 (HEC), SAP Business Objects 4.1, SAP ECC 6.0 Business Suite on HANA

Confidential, Bentenville, AR

SAP HANA/BI/BW Senior Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Led reporting and analytics implementations on Business Suite on HANA projects for HCM and MDG (HANA Live-based reporting)
• Used HANA Studio to develop virtual data models (calculation, analytical and attribute views)
• Designed and developed BW/HANA hybrid solutions utilizing virtual cubes and Open ODS views
• Implemented a reporting solution based on Operational Data Provisioning with HANA-based indexing for the HCM module
• Led multiple full life cycle BW implementations, including Investment Management, Confidential Sales and Purchase Rebates, Flexible Real Estate, Plant Maintenance, T&E, SPM, SRM and Treasury
• Conducted a co-innovation project with SAP Labs in Bangalore to implement dynamic security based on structural authorizations for HANA Live virtual data models
• Led a proof-of-concept project for BW on HANA including performance optimizations
• Implemented a reporting solution based on Operational Data Provisioning with HANA-based indexing for the HCM module (Business Suite on HANA)
• Designed and implemented interfaces between BW and Hyperion Financial Management to enhance the corporate consolidation process at Confidential
• Worked on Confidential ’s implementation of the SAP Business Objects Platform
• Led a team of consultants to design and deliver multiple enhancements to existing BW modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, MM Purchasing and Project Systems

Environment: HANA 1.0 SP9, SAP Business Objects 4.1, SAP BW 7.0/7.3/7.4, SAP ECC 6.0

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

SAP BW Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed web- and portal-based general ledger reports and queries
• Participated in design sessions for BOA’s integration project following the Confidential acquisition and the planned implementation of Confidential .

Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP EP 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

SAP BI Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Worked with implementation partners to deliver FI (New G/L) and SD (LO Cockpit) BI content for the initial go-live in August 2008
• Post deployment, led a team of offshore resources to implement additional BI solutions and to manage the day-to-day operations of the BI platform
• Liaised with business users in the US, UK and Brazil to gather and analyze BI reporting requirements
• Designed a full suite of custom inventory management solutions for current (operational) and period-ending inventory reporting
• Designed custom transactional inventory extractors based on ABAP Query Infosets and function modules and generated additional data sources (Tcode CTBW) to extract material and batch classification data
• Led an end-to-end implementation of COPA, which included gathering requirements, the configuration and generation of the data source (Tcode KEBO), BI data flow design and configuration of drill-through reporting from InfoCube to line items DSO
• Implemented and managed the SAP Enterprise Portal to deliver web-based BI reporting, including publishing queries to the PCD, creating groups, roles and worksets and assigning users
• Worked with the SAP security team to set up analysis authorizations for data-level security and added authorization variables to the BEx queries

Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP EP 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0

Confidential

Software Engineer - BI solutions

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development and maintenance of the Cognos 8 platform
• Designed and developed multi-dimensional cubes in Cognos Transformer
• Published the cubes to the Cognos Connection portal through Framework Manager
• Built custom reports in Analysis Studio and Report Designer
• Maintained security in Access Manager
• Upgraded the Cognos platform from release 7.3 to Cognos 8
• Enhanced and maintained a custom web reporting application developed in ASP.NET and Crystal Reports

Environment: Cognos, ASP.NET, Crystal Reports, MSSQL Server

Confidential, Wilson, NC

Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Led the development team for Confidential ’s global Confidential implementation project
• Managed in-house development staff, consultants, and offshore resources
• Designed and developed custom forms, batch applications, reports and interfaces for financials, inventory management and manufacturing

SAP Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Confidential ’s SAP R/3 pilot project as corporate onsite resource
• Led a team of consultants to implement the FI, CO, SD, MM, PP and PM modules during the first phase of the project
• Delivered the second phase of the project consisting of 1) a custom solution to replace standard SAP batch management functionality and 2) the development of custom reporting
• Developed reports in ABAP and Reporter Writer/Painter
• Developed a corporate financial reporting system using multidimensional modeling in the R/3 Executive Information System (EC-EIS) module and Arcplan’s Insite for front-end reporting
• To improve report performance, ported the EIS data into Microsoft Analysis Services cubes and developed corresponding Insite reports

Environment: SAP R/3 4.0b and 4.6c, Arcplan, MSAS

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed custom logistics applications to support Confidential ’s buying operations.
• Developed corporate financial and sales planning applications for senior executives

Environment: PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, MS SQLServer