SUMMARY

• Manage integration landscape to allign strategic direction with integration goals
• Coordinate and manage offshore resource team to deliver project deliverables
• 12 full cycle implementations of SAP XI/PI/PO. Specialized in SAP Exchange Infrastructure - XI 3.0 and PI 7.0 / PI 7.1 / PO 7.4 / PO 7.5 versions. Typical role is to be techno-functional lead to design the optimal solution for the business requirements
• Strong understanding of SAP Architecture / SOA: System Landscape Directory, Integration Repository (ESR), Integration Directory and Runtime Workbench
• Specialized in SAP (XI 3.0 / PI 7.0 / PI 7.11, PI 7.31 and PO 7.4,7.5), with more than 10 years of experience in building interfaces to SAP ECC 6.0 using standard SAP Technologies: RFC’s/ALE/IDoc’s etc.
• Handled high volume interface scenarios and designed techniques using IDoc bundling
• Worked on developing xsds/xml and modifying standard IDOC structures to enable IDOC propagation to trigger multiple IDOCs via XI.
• Expertise in PI/XI adapters: File / FTP - Content Conversion, JMS - MQ Series, HTTP - Synchronous interface, JDBC - Oracle and SQL Server, SOAP - Web Services, B2B addon for EDI, and RFC
• Extensive experience in B2B Addon module for EDI 850, 810,856 transaction sets
• Prototyping HCI integration for Successfactors prepackaged content
• Extensive Upgrade experience from dual to single stack architecture
• Experience in Alert Configuration and Monitoring on SAP XI, both on Java and ABAP stack
• Expertise in EDI process using SeeBurger suite of adapters (FTP/HostFTP/AS2)Good knowledge on Netweaver stack - SAP Enterprise Portals: Development using WebDynpro (ABAP and Java) and Portal Administration
• ABAP experience: Function Groups, Function Modules, Generating Reports, BDC, BAPI, BADI and ABAP Mapping in SAP PI. Worked with ALE,ALV and IDOC for point to point integrations.
• Good experience of developing interfaces with: SD ( Material Master),HR/HCM ( Worked on payroll and ESS and MSS interfaces) and FI ( Split material valuation interfaces including current anf future cost),CRM ( Bdoc/Idoc integration)and SRM ( RFQ Request/Product category)
• Worked on e-business projects, B2B and EDI Integration environments and tools, Object oriented programming, distributed client-server applications, etc. Also worked on Global implementations having local specific implementations.
• Good understanding of Web Services concepts including Brokered Architecture, WSDL and publishing /consuming Web Services.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of XML,WSDL, DTD and schema design utilizing XMLSPY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Manhattan, New York

SAP Integration Architect / Integration Manager

Environment: SAP PO 7.5, CPI (Cloud Platform Integration) / HCI, CRM, Siebel, HCM, Public sector CRM - Grantor, Grantee management

Responsibilities:

• Manage overall Integration landscape and prepare project estimates for planned projects
• Achieve results in multi-cultural global arenas encompassing various SAP solution development teams, regions, business units, and implementation partners
• Spearhead major PO 7.5 upgrade project from concept to completion - estimates for design, regression and integration testing
• Manage mission critical client Integration needs, including successful implementation of EDI interfaces for Benefits Providers using SAP B2B Addon. Built relationships based on trust, deep understanding of business needs, and 100% accountability.
• Design Carlog integration - to calculate and fetch odometer reading from cars from multiple UN missions across the globe
• Design Service order management integrations using standard XI content - Notification, Release Service order, Close Service order and work order
• Design NWBPM integration for Budget formulation using Human and System centric processes
• Design Fiori REST Based integrations - to transmit Strategy approval status updates and Section details interface
• Work with Fiori team to use standard BPM / Odata services / BPM Public API to build a BPM monitoring app for vizualization
• Design SAP Transportation management integration objects - outbound logistics, Tendering process and Invoicing for Carrier and Customer
• Design SAP HR TRIP interfaces to transmit Travel requests information to DSS site and retrieve Security Clearance Key
• Work with Functional teams to setup Partner profiles / ALE setup
• Work with ABAP Technical teams to figure out standard BAPIs / RFC to fetch data from ECC and wrap into ABAP Proxy objects
• Develop NW BPM prototype to IDOC Status messages
• Develop NW BPM for Aggregator pattern with variation to collect messages based on timer and a fixed counter
• Generate Rules in BRM Rules composer for Travel expense limits approvals
• Prototype HCP / HCI / CPI integrations - C4C, Ariba and Successfactors deploy prepackaged content
• Workflow interaction / administration with SAP Supplier Portal via Web services. Bi-directional calls to keep SAP Supplier Portal and SAP synchronized.
• Work with ABAP and Functional Teams to design Workflows and Interface Programs to integrate with PI / PO using RFC and ABAP Proxy process
• Design IDOC interface strategy to integration Master Data with legacy applications deployed globally under UN Technical portfolio
• Develop Alert Mechanism strategy for transmitting PI / PO Alerts to respective Business teams

Confidential, Waterbury, CT

SAP Integration Manager

Environment: SAP PO 7.5 and PI 7.31 - HCM and EDI Supply chain integration

Responsibilities:

• Managed overall Integration landscape and prepare project estimates for planned projects
• Work with system integrator to upgrade PI 7.31 dual stack to PO 7.5 Single stack system
• Client facing role - discuss with stakeholders to define Global integration strategy
• Interact with Functional and Business teams to define the integration points for Supply chain process
• Design, Architect and Develop PO 7.5 EDI B2B HCM and Global EDI Supply chain integration spanning across US, Europe and Asia. Extensively use SAP B2B Addon to design EDI integrations (Orders, Shipments, Goods movement and Invoicing)
• Prototype work on Ariba cxml integration for Invoicing integration - INVOIC02 IDOC to Ariba integration using Ariba adapter
• Workflow interaction / administration with SAP Supplier Portal via Web services. Bi-directional calls to keep SAP Supplier Portal and SAP synchronized.
• Ensured key requirements adherence for all architectural deliverables. Completed system and program testing
• Work with SAP HCM and ADP payrol team to define and develop ADP payroll integration using PO 7.5 SFTP adapter
• Work to develop a transition plan for Knowledge transfer sessions to impart knowledge to Client representative

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

SAP PI Architect

Environment :SAP PI 7.31, HCM, Successfactors

Responsibilities:

• Work on Production support issues for current interfaces on PI 7.31
• Prototype Successfactors integrations for future design work - SFSF integration using HCM Addon 1 installed on PI
• Successfactors Onboarding employee integrations using Odata and SFSF integration
• Design, Architect and Develop B2B HCM integration objects after due discussion with External partners and SAP Functional Team
• Design and develop Successfactors cloud integration for EC core component- File based integration and SFSF api integrations using connectivity addon 1.0 ( estensively used REST and ODATA)
• Extensively work on SOX compliant design for PI FTP interfaces -SFTP, FTPS and PGP encryption and decryption for HCM integration with Presagia for Leave and Time Management
• Design and work on IBM Maximo Asset management integration for ECC integration
• Design and develop SOAP based Web Service integration objects for Crewatch integration to determine labor and hourly rates

Confidential, Jackson, MI

PO Team Lead

Environment: PI 7.31, Informatica,ECC 6.0, CRM, ESP.NET Portal, Oracle Database, Salesforce.com

Responsibilities:

• Work on migration project from PI 7.31 to PO 7.4 - Single stack
• Led PI cutover activities including migration/coordination from legacy to PI interfaces
• Managed new development along with production support activities
• Redesign Java Parser interfaces to utilize Content conversion and Adapter module capabilities
• Coordinated with SAP Functional Team to define touch points for various B2B integration touch points ( EDI Orders, Invoice, Deliveries, Shipment)
• Post implementation: Hyper Care 24 * 7 Production support
• Train and Handover to customer including organizing KT sessions

Confidential, Long Island, New York

PI Team Lead

Environment: PI 7.1, ECC 6.0, CRM, ESP.NET Portal, Oracle Database, Salesforce.com

Responsibilities:

• Led Blueprinting phase activities including the business requirement workshops with business teams
• Coordinated with SAP Functional Team to understand and develop the functional solution
• Developed functional design for the following scenarios - Web Dealer enrollment process with SAP SD integration, SAP Contract processing with Salesforce integration, SAP Product Activation with Web portal integration
• Developed Technical Architecture for “To-be” Interfaces
• Designed and developed PI technical solution using SOAP protocols, ABAP Integration using ABAP Proxy and Database integration using JDBC
• Designed logic to consume PI XML data for Legacy systems
• Designed PI System Landscape Architecture
• Configured PI Alert Monitoring framework including managing ECC queues / registration of queues
• Managed PI BASIS Team for upgrades,maintenance
• Led PI cutover activities including migration/coordinatio from legacy to PI interfaces
• Design SAP to COUPA integration using Mulesoft using BAPI / IDOCS - Remote function call settings
• Managed new development along with production support activities.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Project Team Lead for SAP PI and Basis

Environment: PI 7.0/7.1, SeeBurger Adapter on Oracle 10.2, ECC 6.0, Microsoft Server

Responsibilities:

• Installed SAP PI Accelerator at Beta Customer in tandem with SAP BASIS team.
• Developed road map along with SAP BASIS team to efficiently upgrade SAP XI landscape to SAP PI landcape.
• Configured Prototype scenarios in SAP PI 7.1 Development environment for HTTPS/FTPS/SOAP scenarios
• Led Engineering Team for Beta customer testing.

Confidential, Toledo, OH

Lead SAP/SeeBurger Integration Consultant

Environment: PI NW2004S (SP13) / PI 7.0 / PI 7.1, Seeburger Adapter, on Oracle 10.2, Windows 2003 Server, WebMethods, SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Fixed a major Production fix issue: Modifying Java bean and invoke via SAP PI.
• Prototytyped Seeburger scenarios for EDI Sales Order and Invoice messages via AS2 Protocol
• Developed SFTP scenario for Banking Interfaces ( Upload file / Download file) using Unix script invocation via SAP PI/XI
• Designed / Developed Billing interfaces using concept of Consume / Publish Web Services scenarios
• Developed HR interface: HR to FI integration for G / L Posting
• Active involvement in developing UNIX script for SFTP.
• Developed documentation templates and documented existing processing - Integration Mapping, Archiving process and Code review docs.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Lead Senior SAP XI

Environment: PI NW2004S (SP13) / PI 7.0, Seeburger Adapter, on Oracle 10.2, Windows 2003 Server, Gentran, SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Led full life cycle implementation for EDI solution migration from Gentran Integration Server to SAP XI / Seeburger Integration
• Analyzed the current EDI files including EDI 850,810,860,830 and 820 messages
• Coordinated the Functional Design for Interface with SAP SD / FI teams and Legacy Partner teams
• Configured partner profiles and port definitions to integrate PI to ECC 5.0 through IDOC interface mechanism
• Configured and extended the standard Seeburger mappings to match the business scenarios.
• Designed and developed XI interfaces involving PGP encryption process for EDI 820 messages transmitted to the banks.
• Configured the Message Splitters in Seeburger for Accepted and Partially accepted EDI messages.
• Actively involved with BASIS team to configure PI Solution Manager PI Alerts
• Documented integration process on XI 3.0 and Seeburger.
• Developed documentation templates and documented existing processing - Integration Mapping, Archiving process and Code review docs.

Confidential, Winston Salem,NC

Senior SAP PI Integration Consultant

Environment: PI NW2004S (SP13) / PI 7.0, SAP AFS, SAP ECC 6.0, Oracle 10.2, Windows 2003 Server

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed functional specifications and understand the business scenarios by interacting with the SAP AFS Functional Consultants and the Legacy developers to get a clear picture of the end to end integration scenario and its requirements.
• Functional Scenario were focused on AFS-Retail interfaces
• Developed functional design for the following scenarios - Web Sales Order creation process with SAP SD integration, SAP Pricing interface with Legacy Oracle database integration, SAP Shipping / Delivery interfaces with JMS Active MQ integration, Updated Oracle tables for Changes in SAP Material Master IDOC
• Developed Technical Architecture for “To-be” Interfaces
• Documentated of all the process based on PI 7.0 design and configuration
• Escalated issues as and when required.
• Designed the System Landscape: Products, Components, Technical Systems and Business Systems.
• Designed Technical specs templates/ Code review docs for the PI team.
• Assisted BASIS Team to Configure Alerts for SAP PI interfaces.
• Prepared technical specifications and send them to the off shore team for development and co ordinate between the onsite and off shore teams.
• Developed the the Integration Repository objects and Integration Directory with a Value Mapping table including the Mass replication using the Java proxies.
• Designed and developedTechnical Scenarios involving IDOC bundling and IDOC Propagation.
• Designed and developed Message Level Security features of PI: SSL,HTTPS.
• Coordinated with the functional consultants to develop QA Test Case Scripts
• Developed templates for Code Review and organized the Peer Code review sessions.
• Conducted Knowledge Transfer session for the Client
• Understood functional requirements and developed a strategy for converting them into SAP PI interfaces.
• Designed functional design for Interface Scenarios: HR interfaces for Standard payroll: Involved File and IDOC scenarios;Create and Update Sales orders for Hanesnet Portal: Involved the synchronous HTTP - RFC; pick Invoice data from SAP using proxies and create a csv file, Propagate Invoicing information using SAP IDOC interface mechanism
• Held meetings with the Legacy and SAP functional consultants to understand the process and bring forward the issues to be resolved for developing interfaces.
• Documentated design process and got the approvals.
• Escalate the issues to insure timely delivery.
• Assisted BASIS Team for configuring Alerts
• Developed the the Integration Repository objects and Integration Directory scenarios.
• Developed Strategies for high volume Conversion interfaces.
• Developed documents for ABAP requirements needed for SAP PI interfaces: Proxies / RFC development objects
• Go-live support for production interfaces. This assumed having a fire fighter role to provide a quick turnaround time

Confidential

Near-shore SAP ABAP / XI / PI consultant

Environment: PI NW2004S (SP13) / PI 7.0, SAP AFS, SAP ECC 6.0, Oracle 10.2, Windows 2003 Server

Responsibilities:

• Provided Project Support for Confidential on XI integration - configuration and mapping enhancements, technical documentation.
• Supported discovery phase of Confidential to identify key integration points
• Developed initial draft and Requirement Analysis in consultation with end users.
• Connect-Direct Replacement Project using XI 3.0 and Web Services: File Transfer with an attachment, SSL Configuration & authentication using x509 certificate, Unified Monitoring Approach using a Webdynpro Application, Use of SOAP Adapter etc
• Integration with SAP R/3 to Other SAP System (>=WAS 6.20) and Java based Application using Proxy Framework (ABAP and Java Proxy both)
• Automate the system, implemented a solution for Confidential using SAP XI but it did not involve any 3 rd Party EDI Adapter(SeeBurger) or SAP Conversion Agent.
• Performed IR and ID Configurations including setting Partner profiles and configuring SLD.
• Configured CCMS Alerts and setting the Alert Rules.
• Configured SLD for CMS transport path
• Team member for the development and configuration of the scenario with FTP adapter picking up a file and posting the information in SAP using RFC call.