PROFILE:

• Certified Senior SAP Basis, HANA and S/4HANA Architect and hands - on Consultant, Solution Architect, Technical Lead, and Project Manager with more than 22 years of experience in SAP
• Hands-on Technical Lead managing both onshore and offshore resources
• Extensive consulting experience with premier companies including SAP America and IBM.
• Experienced in Basis including install/upgrade/migration (OS/DB)/conversion, Security, system admin including LUX (Linux, UNIX and Windows), DBA including HANA, DB2, Oracle and SQL Server
• Experienced with systems including S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, SAP BW and Business Suite on HANA, ECC, BW, SEM, CRM, PI, Solman, SRM, SCM, APO, ME, MII, BOBJ BI and BODS.
• HANA migration: classical migration and migration with DMO (data migration option) of SUM. Upgrading to SAP powered by HANA and S/4 HANA using DMO of SUM.
• Upgrading to SAP BW powered by HANA. Installing and running the migration cockpit to perform sizing, checklist and housekeeping.
• Getting the latest SPAM/SAINT, SUM, SAP Host Agent, SAP HANA client HANA installation files, migration key and SAP license file. Utilizing maintenance optimizer or maintenance planner. Upgrading with DMO of SUM.
• Mapping existing BW users to HANA.
• Upgrading to S/4 HANA. Using the maintenance planner to plan and extract the stack and other installation files for the upgrade/migration. Working on pre-checks (R S4 PRE TRANSITION CHECKS). Upgrading to S/4 HANA 1511 via SUM with DMO. Installing SAP Gateway and Fiori. Activating services, business functions and best practices.
• Using code inspector (SCI) inside the ABAP test cockpit (ATC) to support HANA code migration.
• Supporting Business Suite on HANA and SAP HANA Live.
• Installing/patching LT Replication Server DMIS add-on, configure and monitor replication jobs (tcode ltr, iuuc sync mon and mwbmon, HANA studio modeler perspective, data provisioning)
• Installing/supporting BODS (BusinessObjects Data Services) in conjunction with data provisioning to HANA.
• Quick sizing, administrating and monitoring HANA using HANA studio, HANA cockpit, DBACOCKPIT and solution manager. Performing starting/stopping, configuration changes, backup/restore. Performing administration, monitoring and diagnostics from both HANA studio and HANA Linux servers (HDB, sapcontrol, hdbsql)
• Performing HANA Patching/Upgrade of HANA appliance/client/studio (hdblcm).
• Versed in Eclipse based HANA studio, HANA SQL, SQL scripting, data modeling, Attribute, Analytical and Calculation views.
• Leveraging expertise in Linux, SQL and SAP NetWeaver areas.
• HANA security, security trace and audit.
• Sizing, installing, patching, upgrading and supporting CRM in Sandbox/Development/QAS/Production
• System copies, client copies, bdls
• Performing business switch framework activation (sfw5) and installing/activating Best Practices for CRM
• Developing SAP security strategies/roles/profiles for CRM in sandbox, development, QA and production environments. Working with the business to develop the necessary roles. Developing and supporting CRM UI Profiles.
• Performing SAP CRM Middleware setup, IPC patching and tuning, VMC configuration and tuning, CRM performance tracing and tuning.
• Performing TREX installation and configuration
• Supporting Vertex in CRM as multiple instances in the non-production environment and single instance in the production environment. Starting/stopping/creating users/unlock users/tracing/debugging. Resolving memory related issues.
• Supporting the interfaces with Experian QAS (address validation) and Paymentech in configuration and problem resolution
• Creating queues between CRM and ECC, PI and other systems. Resolving queue related issues.
• Resolving issues post system copies and client copies.
• Sizing, installing, patching, upgrading and supporting ECC starting from 3.X
• Performing many ECC EHP installations.
• System copies, client copies, bdls, improving bdls performances by running bdls with different tables in parallel and creating temporary indexes
• Supporting most of the modules such FI, CO, HR, SD, MM, PP, WM, HCM, ESS/MSS
• Performing business switch framework activation (sfw5) and installing/activating Best Practices for ECC
• Developing SAP security strategies/roles/profiles for ECC in sandbox, development, QA and production environments. Working with the business to develop the necessary roles. Performing TREX installation and configuration
• Performing ALE/IDoc/Workflow configuration and support. Performing parameter tuning with rsmemory and rz10. Performing workload analysis and performance tracing.
• Supporting Vertex in ECC as multiple instances in the non-production environment and single instance in the production environment. Starting/stopping/creating users/unlock users/tracing/debugging. Resolving memory related issues.
• Supporting the interfaces with Paymentech and Process Weaver in configuration and problem resolution
• Creating queues between ECC and CRM, PI and other systems. Resolving queue related issues.
• Resolving issues post system copies and client copies.
• Supporting data archiving
• Experienced in leading teams of onsite, offshore, and remote consultants and employees
• Experienced in estimating and managing tasks and support
• Good writing and presentation skills. Interact well with all levels of people including executives, PMs, team leads, consultants, vendors and SAP Personnel
• Skillful in crafting strategies, documents, and plans using PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project and Visio
• ITIL, SAP EAF
• Skillful in organizing and chairing meetings
• Experienced in planning and managing cutovers, performance testing, DR/HA testing and projects
• Installation, upgrade, configuration, performance tuning, production support.
• Splitting of Dual-Stack BI into Separate ABAP and Java Stacks
• Performing BI Split using Dual-Stack Split Tool.
• Integration of BI with the Enterprise Portal.
• Installing and Configuring BI Admin Cockpit.
• Supporting BIA.
• Working with InfoObjects, InfoCubes, MultiProviders, DSO, DTP, PSA, Process Chains, Update Rules, Source Systems, DataSources, Partitioning, Aggregate, Caching and Broadcasting. Monitoring data load and implementing performance tuning.
• Working with BEx (Business Explorer), BEx Analyzer, Query Designer and Web Application Designer.
• Supporting BOBJ (Business Objects), BusinessObjects XI Integration for SAP Solutions.
• Setting up and supporting transports
• Supporting and performing Visual Composer and Dashboard development and transports.
• Supporting BOBJ Crystal Reports, Xcelsius, Web Intelligence
• Performing security admin in both ABAP and Java stacks and both R/3 and BI, as well BI Analysis Authorizations.
• Implementing performance tuning of BI reports/queries/iViews.
• Implementing parameter tuning of the SAP systems impacting both ABAP and Java stacks.
• Part of SAP AGS (Active Global Support) organization supporting SAP customers
• Supporting customers both on site and remotely
• Strong customer facing consulting skills
• Supporting organization's data centers and multiple locations
• Supporting both project and production 24x7 on call.
• Utilizing tools such as WebEx, Lotus Live Meeting, Lotus Sametime & Sametime Meeting, Office Communicator, Citrix, Ayudame, Teamviewer and SAP OSS Connections.
• Installation, Upgrade, Configuration, Performance Tuning, Production Support
• Load Balancing using NetScaler, Web Dispatcher and multiple server nodes.
• Reverse Proxy with Apache.
• Federated Portal Network.
• Administration using NWA and SMD.
• UME admin including integration with LDAP.
• Setup of TREX and KMC.
• Setup of ESS/MSS (XSS). Installing BP. Configuring JCO, Homepage Framework, IGS and ADS.
• Configuration of Theme, Desktop, Framework Page and Rules.
• Deployment and transport using SDM, NWDI and CTS+.
• Integration with R/3, BI, CRM, ECC, SCM and SRM.
• Admin of Visual Composer.
• Installation, Upgrade, Configuration, Performance Tuning, Production Support. nZDM-PI
• Integration Repository and Integration Directory
• Transport XI objects using the file system, CMS and CTS+.
• Admin of Exchange Profiles
• Monitoring and Analyzing using RWB (Runtime Workbench).
• XI 3.0, PI 7.0, 7.1 and 7.3
• PI upgrade to 7.1 and 7.3
• Integration with Seeburger, AS2/EDI, message track
• NCAE (Non Central Adapter Engine)
• HA (high availability) with Web Dispatcher
• Configure CTS+ to transport
• SAP Security Strategies and Implementations including SSL, SSO, SSF, HTTPs, FTPS, Security Key Management, Firewall, DMZ, Reverse Proxy, Iptables and NAT.
• Administration and security in Windows, Unix, Linux, Databases and networking
• Windows integrated authenticated mechanism, Kerberos Logon (SPNego)
• Authentication and Authorization Strategies (both ABAP and JAVA) in R/3, BW/BI, PI/XI, Portal, CRM, SRM, SLD, SolMan, LDAP integration, and CUA (Central User Administration), roles/profiles/authorization, SOD (separation/segregation of duties) implementing Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance (SOX).
• GRC Access control, Process control and Risk control, Virsa, Virsa Compliance Calibrator, Virsa Firefighter, Access Enforcer, Role Expert, Risk Analysis and Remediation (RAR) application, the Enterprise Role Management (ERM) application, the Super User Privilege Management (SPM) application, and the Compliant User Provisioning (CUP) application.
• Accessing GRC through either the launchpad, direct URL or NWBC.
• IDM (Identity Management) installation/upgrade, configuration and operation. Using Identity Center Management Console or Developer Studio.
• Performing security admin in both ABAP and Java stacks and both R/3 and BI, as well BI/BW Analysis Authorizations.
• Performing the SRM/EBP security administration. Pairing the corresponding PFCG and the portal roles. Creating/changing the structure of an organizational model using ppoca bbp and ppoma bbp. Implementing complex authorization checks using the purchasing organizations and groups.
• SAP Portal UME admin including integration with LDAP/Active Directory, iViews/folders/worksets/roles
• BOBJ BODS BusinessObjects Data Services security administration through Central Management Console (CMC)
• SAP CRM UI profiles and PFCG profiles
• Familiar with some key authorization relevant attributes in HR/HCM: infotype, subtype, object type, plan version, planning status, personnel area, employee group, employee subgroup and organizational key. Change authorization profile (OOSP) and change user authorization (OOSB) for the HR structural authorization. Using HR Master Data with context authorization object (P ORGINCON).
• SU53/ST01/PFCG/SUIM/SU01/SU10, scripts (SECATT) to mass create users
• HANA security
• Understanding the authorization model (authorization object, profile) and able to develop custom authorization objects.
• SAP Solution Manager 3.5/4.0/7.X install/upgrade/patch/configuration, SLD, SMSY, LMDB, CIM and CR upgrade.
• BPMon on MAI (monitoring and alerting infrastructure) and classic BPMon
• BPO Dashboard of KPIs.
• Solution Manager ALM (Application Lifecycle Management)
• Solution Manager Work Centers
• Solution Manager Install, Upgrade and Patching
• Solution Manager Central Monitoring, Solutions, Maintenance Optimizer
• SMD (Solution Manager Diagnostics), Wily Introscope
• ChaRM, Change Request Management
• Monitoring and Analysis of both JAVA and ABAP stacks.
• Monitoring and Analysis utilizing tools such as CCMS, NWA, Config Tool, Visual Administrator, Telnet Console, Solution Manager Solution Monitoring, SMD, Wily Introscope, BMC Patrol, and Log Viewer.
• HTTP Analysis, J2EE Memory Analysis, Thread Dump Analysis, Java Performance Monitoring/Tracing with Wily Introscope, and Logging/Tracing Analysis.
• E2E Root Cause Analysis & Performance Tuning skills
• Installing add-ons (DIMS, DMIS CNT and DMIS EXT), support packages and SAP notes as corrections to support packages to all involved TDMS SAP systems
• Working with TDMS via the Migration Server Overview (CNV MBT TDMS). Administering user roles with respect to TDMS. Creating/managing projects, subprojects and packages. Performing the process tree/monitor.
• Versed in OnBase and Open text
• Versed in Archivelink, document type, repositories, links
• Versed in configuring incoming documents, print lists and outgoing documents (such as generated pdf files)
• Versed in end-to-end configuration and support
• Supporting PBS Archiving by Dolphin (NLS, Near-Line Storage) in both ECC and BI.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP Basis skills: SAP NetWeaver Architecture and Infrastructure Design, Implementation Strategies, System Landscape Planning and Reviews, SAP System Sizing, Tuning, HA (High Availability), HACMP, MSCS, Veritas, Oracle RAC (Oracle Real Application Clusters), Load Balancing, Optimization, Disaster Recovery and High Visibility Designs and Implementations, NWDS, NWDI (DTR, CBS, CMS), SLD (Single SLD Server and Distributed SLD Servers), Solman, Maintenance Planner/Optimizer, Visual Composer, Dashboard, Web Dynpro, JCO, SAP Web AS ABAP and Java, BSP, iViews, Roles, Pages, Layouts, Worksets, Folders, PAR (Portal Archive), Enterprise Portal, Federated Portal Network (FPN), Remote Role Assignment, Producer/Consumer, Remote Delta Link Content, RFC, BAPI, ALE, IDocs, Partner Profile, Distribution Model, Install and Upgrade, Downtime minimized and resource minimized strategy, SWPM (Software Provisioning Manager), SAPinst, Dual-Stack Split Tool, SL Toolset, SUM (Software Update Manager), DMO, HANA LCM tools (hdblcm), nZDM (Near-Zero Downtime Maintenance), PREPARE, SAPup, UA, SPDD/SPAU, JPREPARE, SAPJup, SDTGui, R3inst, R3up, R3load, R3szchk, R3ldctl, R3ta, Jload, SPAM, JSPM, SPAM, SAINT, SAPehpi, SAP Enhancement Package Installation, System Copy, distribution monitor, migmon, Unicode Conversion, CU &UC, SPUMG, SPUM4, SUMG, Archive and Backup, Security Management, roles/profiles/authorizations, Separation/Segregation of duties, SOX, CTS, CTS+, TMS, SAP Archiving, Performance Tuning. ITIL, CHaRM, System Monitoring, CCMS, EWA (Early Watch Alert), Go-Live Check, production support, OSS notes, OSS messages, SDCC (Service Data Control Center), Installing/upgrading ABAP Stack, Java Stack, Dual Stacks, central services, database instance, central instance, dialog instance, ERS (enqueue replication server), NetWeaver EHP upgrade, ECC EHP4/EHP5/EHP6/EHP7 upgrade, PI 7.1 Install, Solution Manager 7.1 upgrade, NetWeaver 7.3 upgrade, Quick sizing, Going-live checks, Performance Testing.

DBA/SQL Skills: HANA, HANA Unified Installer, SUM for HANA, HANA Studio, hdbsql, Oracle 7x -> 12x, RAC (Real Application Clusters), ASM, Grid Control, RMan, DB2, DB2/390, DB2/400, DB2 UDB 5.x->11.x, fix packs, db2top, db2pd, dscdb6up, DB2 Control Center, Optim Database Administrator, DB2 CLP, SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, SQL Server Management Studio, MySQL, Informix, Access, Sybase, SAP DB/MaxDB, install/upgrade, DBA, and Data Modeling. Toad, Quest, OEM, RMAN, database install, upgrade, patching, configuration, tuning, monitoring and maintaining. Database backup, archiving, restore and recover, DBACockpit, BR tools. Oracle backup and restore, SQL Server administration, monitoring, backup and refresh, development with SQL and SQL tuning.

Development/IDE skills: Experienced in C/C++/Java, Eclipse based IDE, ABAP, NWDI, Portal, HANA Studio.

System Admin Skills: Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLEX), HP-UX, Tru64, IBM AIX, IBM pSeries H50, IBM SP2, IBM pSeries 595, Regatta, Squadron, AIX 5.3, Sun Solaris, DEC/Ultrix/Tru64 Unix, SGI/IRIX, Sparc|Solaris, Midrange, iSeries, AS/400, Mainframes, MVS OpenEdition, zLinux, MVS, z/OS, s390, z/OS USS (Unix System Services), TSO, ISPF, SPUFI, VM, Windows x32, x64 & IA64, Virtualized SAP, VMWare/ESX, AIX/Partitions, Solaris/Containers/Zones, Bourne, Korn and C Shell scripting, Perl, AIX smitty, HP sam.

SAP and other Systems: ERP 4.7 Extension 200, IS-Retail, ECC 5.0/6.0(EHP3/EHP4/EHP5/EHP6/EHP7), NetWeaver 04/04s, NetWeaver 7.3, SAP HANA Platform, S/4HANA, S/4 HANA, SAP BW on HANA, SAP Business Suite on HANA, Fiori, SAP Gateway, NWCE (NetWeaver Composition Environment), BPM, SAP XI (PI) 2.0/3.0/7.0/7.1/7.1 EHP1/7.3, SAP MDM 5.5, SAP SLD, SAP BW 3.5, SAP BI 7.0, SAP Solution Manager 3.5/4.0/7.0/7.0 EHP1, SAP E-recruit 200/300, SAP MSS/ESS, SAP Portal 6.0/7.0, SAP CRM and CRM middleware, IC Webclient, PCUI, Trex 6.1, SAP SEM, SRM 5/6/7, EBP, SCM/APO/liveCache, SAP ME (Manufacturing Execution) (formerly Visiprise), SAP MII (Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence) (formerly Lighthammer), HCM/HR. IXOS/Open Text, OnBase, PRISM, BOBJ, BusinessObjects XI Integration for SAP Solution (Crystal Reports, BusinessObjects Enterprise, Web Intelligence and Voyager), BOBJ BI, Edge and BOBJ BI Platform, BOBJ Data Services (DS, BODS),TDMS, Load Runner, Web Dispatcher. Tomcat, Apache.

Tools: SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS), SAP Visual Composer, XI Integration Builder Design and Configuration using Integration Repository and Integration Directory, Enterprise Services Builder, Runtime Workbench, Wily Introscope, Config Tool, Visual Administrator, NWA, Telnet Console of SAP Web AS Java, NWA (NetWeaver Administrator), BI Administrator Cockpit, SMD (Solution Manager Diagnostics), BRGUI, BR*Tools/Rman/TSM, BRBACKUP, BRARCHIVE, BRRESTORE, BRRECOVER, BRSPACE, BRCONNECT, SAPCTL, SVRCTL, SAP Enqueue Replication, Eclipse, RAD (Rational Application Developer), Quest Central for DB2, DB2 Control Center, Quest SQL Optimizer for Oracle, Toad, Ascential, DataStage, Business Objects, ActaWorks. IBM Rational ClearQuest, RequisitePro, RequisiteWeb, ClearCase, Microsoft Office, Visio and Project, Hummingbird Exceed, putty, UltraVNC, dpmon, jcmon, SAP Memory Analyzer, HTTPWatch, Log Watch, Navigational Reporter, Navigational Debugger, SAP Management Console (Java Applet), Standalone SAP Microsoft Management Console (SAP Systems Manager snap-in), HPOV (HP OpenView), HelpStar.

Servers: Apache, IBM HTTP Server, IIS, Tomcat, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation, BEA Weblogic Server, SAP Web AS ABAP and Java.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/PROJECT WORK:

Senior SAP Basis/Security Consultant

Confidential, Hillsborough, NC

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading to S/4 HANA. Using the maintenance planner to plan and extract the stack and other installation files for the upgrade/migration. Working on pre-checks (R S4 PRE TRANSITION CHECKS). Upgrading to S/4 HANA 1511 via SUM with DMO. Installing SAP Gateway and Fiori. Activating services, business functions and best practices.
• Using code inspector (SCI) inside the ABAP test cockpit (ATC) to support the HANA code migration.
• Supporting Fiori based on HTML5 and UI5, user security, the administration of the HANA database and the SAP system. Connecting HANA to Solman for monitoring. Utilizing the HANA studio, HANA Cockpit as a SAP Fiori launchpad, DBACockpit and hdbsql to monitor, support and maintain the HANA system. Using solman to setup and distribute alerts.
• Performing security/privilege/role/users administration, security trace and audit, and HANA backup/restore.
• Go-between for the client and the hosting company supporting SAP applications on the cloud.
• Sizing, installing, patching, upgrading and supporting Sandbox/Development/QAS/Production (DB2 and SAP systems) including upgrade to ECC 6.0 EHP6 and EHP7 NetWeaver 7.4 using SUM. Resolving technical issues.
• Performing business switch framework activation (sfw5) and installing/activating Best Practices for both ECC and CRM
• Installing/configuring Solution Manager 7.1 SP 12. Performing CIM and CR upgrade. Connecting the managed satellite SAP systems. Performing the central configuration, documentation, MOPZ and monitoring (MAI BPMon and KPI BPO Dashboard).
• Developing SAP security strategies/roles/profiles for all systems including ECC, CRM, PI, Solution Manager in sandbox, development, QA and production environments. Working with the business to develop the necessary roles. Developing and supporting CRM UI Profiles. Creating OSS users. Utilizing test scripts (SECATT) to mass create users for cutover and performance tests.
• Authoring System Landscape, Client Strategy and Transport Strategy. Managing and Performing Transports. Writing Unix/Linus scripts to add transports to the queue in mass.
• Performing SAP CRM Middleware setup, IPC patching and tuning, VMC configuration and tuning, CRM performance tracing and tuning.
• Performing QA test, Performance test and cutover activities
• Supporting users access/security/issues/developer keys/object keys
• Supporting OSS Messages, connections, access data and SAP Active Global Support, and applying OSS notes and manual corrections.
• Supporting batch job scheduling, printer/spooling administration, performance tuning, and adding indexes.
• Advising/supporting developers in workbench, data dictionaries, activation, web service, debugging, troubleshooting, performance and any other concerns.
• Supporting TREX, Vertex, Process Weaver and Paymentech
• Installing add-ons (DIMS, DMIS CNT and DMIS EXT), support packages and SAP notes as corrections to support packages to all involved TDMS SAP systems
• Working with TDMS via the Migration Server Overview (CNV MBT TDMS). Administering user roles with respect to TDMS. Creating/managing projects, subprojects and packages. Performing the process tree/monitor.

Senior SAP Basis Lead

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading to SAP BW powered by HANA. Getting the latest SPAM/SAINT, SUM, SAP Host Agent, SAP HANA client HANA installation files, migration key and SAP license file. Utilizing maintenance optimizer/maintenance planner. Installing and running the migration cockpit to perform sizing, checklist and housekeeping.
• Upgrading with DMO of SUM via the standard downtime optimization. Mapping existing BW users to HANA.
• Installing/supporting BODS (BusinessObjects Data Services) in conjunction with data provisioning to HANA.
• Supporting SAP BW on HANA utilizing prior SAP BW administration expertise and HANA administration knowledge. Utilizing HANA studio admin console, HANA cockpit, dba cockpit and hdbsql. Performing periodic tasks to clean data and keep the HANA system smaller. Performing backup and security administration.
• Managing and coordinating work between on site and offshore consultants and employees
• Sizing, installing, upgrading, patching, and supporting Portal, PI, ECC, BW and BW on HANA, SRM, BPC, MDM, BOBJ, Solman for both projects and production
• Performing system cloning, client copies
• Performing the administration of NetWeaver ABAP and Java Stacks
• Supporting data center migration
• Performing Solman, ChaRM setup and Off-Cycle, On - Cycle Corrections
• Performing Solution Manager Monitoring (BPM and KPI BPO Dashboard) of the SAP Systems
• Installing add-ons (DIMS, DMIS CNT and DMIS EXT), support packages and SAP notes as corrections to support packages to all involved TDMS SAP systems
• Working with TDMS via the Migration Server Overview (CNV MBT TDMS). Administering user roles with respect to TDMS. Creating/managing projects, subprojects and packages. Performing the process tree/monitor.

SAP Basis Lead/Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Confidential, York, PA

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading to SAP BW powered by HANA. Getting the latest SPAM/SAINT, SUM, SAP Host Agent, SAP HANA client HANA installation files, migration key and SAP license file. Utilizing maintenance optimizer/maintenance planner. Installing and executing the migration cockpit to size, check and clean up. Upgrading with DMO of SUM. Mapping BW users to the HANA database.
• Supporting SAP BW 7.3 on HANA, designing backup/restore strategy for HANA appliances. Maintaining user and authorizations.
• Supporting HANA administration and monitoring via HANA Studio, DBACockpit, Solution Manager, Linux commands such as HDB, sapcontrol and hdbsql. Monitoring disk usage of logs, cpu and memory utilization. Performing backup and restore.
• Performing HANA appliance/client/studio upgrade/patching.
• Managing HANA licenses, users and authorizations/roles.
• Versed in Eclipse based IDE - HANA Studio.
• Versed in HANA SQL, SQL Scripting, stored procedure, attribution views, analytical views and calculation views. Performing Data Modeling. Performing import/export of HANA studio and content objects.
• Working with diagnosis files, logs and traces to analyze and resolve HANA issues.
• Supporting SAP ME - MII manufacturing factory floor systems integration with combined business execution and decision support information systems in an almost 24/7 environment.
• Working closely with the shop floor command center, development team, manufacturing systems Leads, Managers, Architects to investigate and resolve issues.
• Working closely with SAP CDP team to identify, investigate and to make new builds (code drops) for SAP ME/MII MEINT.
• Planning, coordinating and deploying CDP to ME App Server/Client and MII Server taking advantage of two ME instances load balanced by Cisco Ace.
• Performing customized recipe specific archiving from WIP to ODS database.
• Using packet capture software WireShark to track down the root cause of the timeouts between different components of the systems.
• Reviewing the SAP end to end architecture and making improvement recommendations
• POC an end to end dashboard to visualize critical KPI’s for the all the involved systems including ECC, CRM, APO, PI, ME, MII and EDI/Seeburger/Vendors.
• Upgrading/patching/supporting other SAP systems including ECC/CRM/SCM/APO/LiveCache/MaxDB SQL Studio/PI/SRM/BI/BOBJ
• Performing the configuration and application of STMS and ChaRM in Solman.
• Supporting EWA and Goinglive Checks for ME/MII and other systems.
• Supporting MII/Workbench/NWDI/Source Control

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Supporting SAP HANA BI and ECC tcode acceleration POC (SAP BW on HANA and Business Suite on HANA, SAP HANA Live) with quick sizing, administrating and monitoring HANA using HANA studio, DBACOCKPIT and solution manager. Performing starting/stopping, configuration changes, backup/restore. Performing administration, monitoring and diagnostics from both HANA studio and HANA Linux servers (HDB, sapcontrol, hdbsql). Monitoring CPU, memory and disk usage of the system including logs.
• Installing/patching LT Replication Server DMIS add-on, configure and monitor replication jobs (tcode ltr, iuuc sync mon and mwbmon, HANA studio modeler perspective, data provisioning)
• Performing HANA upgrade/patching for HANA appliance/client/studio. Performing export/import of objects in HANA studio and content and promotion/transports/migration of objects. Supporting data loading via flat files/csv and SLT. Supporting performance monitoring and tuning. Working with attribute views, analytical views, calculation views, SQL and SQL scripting.
• Versed in the Eclipse based HANA Studio. Managing additions of HANA systems, licenses, users, authorizations/roles. Starting and stopping HANA via studio/HDB/sapcontrol, configuring system properties, performing backup and restore, monitoring HANA systems and configuring email notifications for alerts.
• Utilizing diagnosis files, logs and traces to analyze and resolve HANA issues.
• Performing System Buildup, System Copy, Client Copy, BDLS, BI Cont upgrade, EHP install, switch framework activation, Support Packs Patching, STMS, transports, additional app server installation of ECC/BI/PI/SRM/Solman/Portal. Performing system copy of Dual stack PI system.
• Performing BI Dual Stack Split using Dual-Stack Split Tool.
• Integrating BI Java Portal with the Enterprise Portal.
• Performing Solution Manager 7.1 upgrade, ECC EHP5/EHP6 install and NetWeaver 7.3 upgrade for BI/Portal/PI.
• Working with InfoObjects, InfoCubes, MultiProviders, DSO, DTP, PSA, Process Chains, Update Rules, Source Systems, DataSources, Partitioning, Aggregate, Caching and Broadcasting. Monitoring data load and implementing performance tuning.
• Resolving issues arising from the client copies and logical system conversion. Resolving issues of BDLS large tables in both ECC and BW. Reestablishing the correct connectivity between ECC, BW and PI.
• Performing Solman, Solman Monitoring, ChaRM setup, STMS, Importing Transports using ChaRM.
• Performing TDMS install, configuration, execution and monitoring.
• Performing SAP installation/configuration in Oracle RAC environment. Pinning each SAP app server to corresponding Oracle database instance.
• Supporting Virtualized SAP environment including VMWare/Windows and AIX/Partitions
• Performing both production and project SAP support in a complex environment consisting of Sandbox, Development, QA, QA 2.1, QA 2.2 and Production.
• Performing HA/Clustering for SAP Systems using HACMP.
• Apply Support Pack Stack using nZDM for PI (Near-Zero Downtime Maintenance) from PI 7.11.6 to 7.11.10 with the following steps: export of production, installation of update system, implementing SPS, export of update system, shadow import, switch downtime and cleanup.
• Performing PI NCAE (Non Central Adapter Engine) installation, Seeburger installation/configuration including the message tracker. Supporting integration with AS2/EDI. Performing OS/DB migration from Windows to Linux for NCAE.
• Configuring/Supporting CTS+ for PI
• Performing SAP Archivelink with OnBase to support inbound documents, print lists and outbound documents (pdf files), end-to-end configuration from OnBase to SAP.
• Monitoring and Optimizing ECC/BI/SRM performances. Optimizing SQL statements by tuning indexes. Executing performance tuning for reports including DART. Performing /sdf/mon, single transaction analysis (ST12), System Trace, Performance Trace, Runtime Analysis, Workload Analysis, DBACockpit, SQL Statement Analysis (Shared Cursor Cache), Oracle Workload Reporting (AWR/SQL/ASH Report)
• Configuring/Supporting CCMS, Central monitoring, Wily Introscope, SMD (Solution Manager Diagnostics), BPM, auto alert, integration with HPOV via SNMP traps.
• Supporting SAP GoingLive Check, Early Watch, VTO (Volume Test Optimization), Data Volume Management Strategy Services.
• Performing project work and cutovers. Performing production support and on call.
• Supporting PBS Archiving by Dolphin (NLS, Near-Line Storage) in both ECC and BI.

Senior SAP Migration Consultant

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Performing the SAP system migration (OS/DB migration) from Solaris 10/Oracle 10.2.0.5 to AIX 7.1/Oracle 11.2.0.2 for ECC/PI/BI/NWCE/SCM/APO/liveCache/NWDI/SRM with IBM HACMP HA/Clustering.
• Performing system buildout, Oracle RAC buildout and checkout, installation of SAP systems in the target environment, export of the source systems and import into the target systems. Diagnosing and resolving issues during the migration. Performing the migration for development, QA and production.
• For Non-NWDI SAP Systems, using the standard SAP migration process (export/import)
• For NWDI SAP System, installing target system, replicating tracks using DTR console, rebuilding CMS/CBS

Senior SAP Basis/Infrastructure Environment Lead

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Chairing the environment/transport control board consisting of executive, PMs, Test Leads, Development Leads and Functional Leads.
• Architecting the Change Transport Process and N to N+1 Sync Process Strategies
• Managing and coordinating work between on site and offshore consultants and employees
• Sizing/installing/upgrading/patching/supporting Portal, PI, ECC, BW, SRM, BPC, MDM, BOBJ, Solman for both project and production
• Performing STMS in the development environment and ChaRM in the production environment. Versed in the transport mechanism, objects, transport of copies, merge of transports and so on.
• Performing TDMS install, configuration, execution and monitoring.
• Performing Unicode Conversion/Migration from BI 7.01 to BI 7.0 EHP1 using parallel export / imports.
• Performing BI 7.0 EHP2 upgrade
• Performing ECC 6.0 EHP4 upgrade
• Performing PI 7.1 upgrade
• Performing system cloning, client copies
• Performing the administration of NetWeaver ABAP and Java Stacks.
• Designing and implementing HA and DR test.
• Designing and implementing Performance test.
• Performing quick sizing and go-live checks
• Installing Web Dispatcher, Enqueue Replication Server and Configuring High Availability/Clustering with HACMP

Senior SAP Basis Architect

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Responsibilities:

• Architecting and implementing the Landscaping/Instance/Client Strategies
• Architecting and implementing the Enterprise Portal Strategy
• Architecting and implementing the Architectural Design Documents

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading Solman from 7.0 SP17 to EHP1 SP 19 and then EHP1 SP21
• Upgrading ECC 6.0 from EHP3 to EHP4 SPS 03 and then EHP4 SPS 05.
• Upgrading XI/PI 7.0 to XI/PI 7.1. Performing Admin using NWA/Configtool vs. Visual Admin/Configtool.
• Supporting SAP Enterprise Portal/FPN solutions including reverse proxy using Apache Web Servers.
• Performing OS/DB Migrations (Windows to Solaris) for Solution Manager
• Performing installation of BI Java Add-on.
• Performing the Splitting of BI ABAP and Java Dual Stacks into Separate Stacks.
• Implementing BI and Portal patching. Supporting ADS and Composite Forms. Supporting BOBJ (Business Objects).
• Designing and Implementing Solution Manager Central Monitoring and Administration. Performing SMD, Wily Introscope and BMC Patrol setup and monitoring.
• Implementing client copies, transports, CTS+ transports for portal objects, OSS notes (snote, manual steps, pilot notes), SPAU, SE95, problem fixing and system support for ECC/XI/BI/SRM/Portal.
• Designing and Implementing transport strategies across multiple networks and multiple systems employing virtual systems, buffers and domain links.
• Designing and Implementing Internet VPN connection between sapservx to the customer from scratch for two networks, oss1 and MO (Maintenance Optimizer).
• Activating business functions using SFW5.
• Implementing and supporting CUA in the Solman.
• Implementing Oracle and Unix kernel patching.
• Implementing system refresh, system refresh from backup, BDLS.
• Performing client export and import, client copy.
• Implementing and supporting SAP in a clustering and virtualized environment with containers, global zones and non-global zones.
• Installing and supporting LoadRunner, QuickTest Pro and Functional Testing. Supporting TDMS.
• Coordinating and Support EWA, TIC (Technical Integration Check), Volume and Stress testing with SAP and other teams.
• Setting up SAP connections between SAP and the customer.
• Collecting and presenting performance metrics. Performing workload analysis
• Supporting IXOS/Open Text, Patching/Admin
• Supporting Apache, Web Dispatcher, SAP Router and NetScaler.

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Confidential, Skaneateles Falls, NY

Responsibilities:

• Implementing Upgrade from 4.6C to ECC 6.0 with a Terabyte database in the sandbox, development, QA, dry-run and production environments. Performing pre-upgrade activities, prepare, upgrade using both resource and downtime minimized strategies and post-upgrade activities. Resolving some shadow instance related issues.
• Implementing OS/DB Migrations/Unicode conversions (HP to AIX) from MDMP supporting English, French, German, Japanese and Swedish to Unicode using SPUM4/SPUMG/SUMG using the system copy method. Utilizing the export and import migration monitor.
• Implementing Oracle upgrade from Oracle 9.2 to 10.2, patches using OPatch/MOPatch and parameter tuning.
• Installing the ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package.
• Production Supporting and maintaining EP, BI, PI/XI, CRM, R/3, ECC, SRM and SolMan, including Security/roles/profiles, Printing, Transports and problem resolutions.
• Documenting processes and procedures.
• Performing Unix Admin and Windows Admin
• Performing Oracle DBA on both Unix and Windows
• Performing backup, restore and recovery.
• Implementing System copy, table splitting in export and import
• Supporting TDMS.
• Installing Java Application Servers and supporting Java stacks.

SAP Basis Lead

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Sizing QA and Production systems.
• Architecting SAP and EAI infrastructure. Documenting strategies, designs, processes and implementation procedures.
• Installing and configuring BI and Portal systems for development, development integration, SIT, QA and production. Setting up the BI client and R/3 extraction.
• Production Supporting including authorizations, IDoc processing, transports, OSS notes and performance tuning.
• Setting up ALE/IDoc distribution model and partner profiles.
• Upgrading/Migrating from SAP 4.7 to ERP 6.0 and building Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) HA solution in the HP and Linux environment.
• OS/DB Migrating from Solution Manager 3.1 to Solution Manager 7.0.
• Implementing the kernel upgrade, Installing the ABAP support packages and BI business content using SPAM and SAINT, installing JAVA support package stack using JSPM.
• Implementing Enterprise Portal supporting BI. Setting up the Adobe service. Load balancing through Web Dispatcher.
• Implementing ESS/MSS. Installing BP. Configuring JCO, Homepage Framework, IGS and ADS.
• Setting up TMS and BI transport connections (source system assignment and conversions). Setting up CTS+ (enhanced CTS) to move portal objects from development to development integration to SIT to QA and production.
• Setting up virtual systems, Java and non-ABAP systems, Moving CTS control domain from the development server to the production server.
• Working with InfoObjects, InfoCubes, MultiProviders, DSO, DTP, PSA, Process Chains, Update Rules, Source Systems, DataSources, Partitioning, Aggregate, Caching and Broadcasting. Monitoring data load and implementing performance tuning.
• Implementing transports for both ABAP and Java objects.
• Working with BEx, BOBJ (Business Objects) Crystal Reports and Visual Composer.
• Supporting Visual Composer development and transports.
• Installing and configuring BI Admin Cockpit.
• Upgrading Solution Manager from 3.2 to 4.0/7.0. Setting up and configuring Solution Manager. Setting up Logical Components and Solutions. Implementing SAP go-live check and early watch (EWA). Implementing HPOV(HP OpenView)/SAPSPI monitoring, CCMS.
• Installing and configuring SMD (Solution Manager Diagnostics).
• Installing, configuring and implementing SLD. Updating CIM Model and Content.
• Installing and configuring local SLD on Solution Manager and synchronizing data between the central SLD and the local SLD.
• Architecting and implementing the Portal solution using dashboards and BI iViews.
• Architecting and implementing the security strategy in both ABAP and Java stacks and both R/3 and BI, as well BI Analysis Authorizations. Utilizing template profiles and trace tools. Installing, Configuring and Implementing GRC, Virsa Access Enforcer, Compliance Calibrator and Firefighter.
• Implementing performance tuning of BI reports/queries/iViews.
• Implementing parameter tuning of the SAP systems impacting both ABAP and Java stacks.
• Implementing Oracle database check, statistics update, archive and backup.
• Performing Oracle monitoring and maintenance.
• Implementing Client Copy.
• Implementing System Copy for both R/3 and NetWeaver ABAP/Java Stacks using R3load, sapinst export/import and database specific tools. Implementing post system copy activities including BDLS to convert logical systems.
• Configuring saprouter, saprouttab, SAP connection between the customer and SAP.
• Utilizing Visual Admin, Config Tool, JCMON and BR*Tools.
• Working with BEx Analyzer, Query Designer and Web Application Designer.
• Implementing Central User Administration (CUA) in Solution Manager to centrally manage the user administrations for all satellite systems.
• Implementing SSO and SSL.

Senior SAP Basis Consultant

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:

• Implementing infrastructure and basis solutions.
• Installation and configuration of SCS, Central Instance, Database Instance and Dialog Instance of different usage types including BI, ECC, Enterprise Portal and SRM.
• Implementing Enterprise Portal, Federated Portal Network (FDN) supporting BI. Load balancing through NetScaler and multiple servers.
• Installing ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package.
• Implementing Employee Self-Service (ESS) and Manager Self-Service (MSS).
• Implementing SSL and SSO with LDAP integration.
• Implementing NWDI across development, Quality Assurance and Production and supporting the movement of the NWDS applications. Implementing domain, tracks and configuring runtime systems. Configuring DTR, CMS and CBS. Transporting DC’s between different systems.
• Configuring CMS for XI and supporting export/import of XI objects.
• Implementing SAP NetWeaver for Oracle 10.2g RAC (Real Application Clusters) on Linux including configuring SAP Enqueue Replication.
• Installing and configuring Solution Manager on Windows 2003 Servers and MaxDB.
• Implementing Solution Manager Diagnostics (SMD) across the whole landscape including installing and configuring SMD server, agents and Wily Introscope Enterprise Manager and agents, setting up the solution in SolMan and promoting it to SMD.
• Implementing and Supporting BI development, extraction, transformation, loading, transports and Performance Tuning in both the backend and the Enterprise Portal. Benchmarking and improving the performance by tuning Oracle database, ABAP and Java stacks. Performing analysis using tracing, monitoring, NWA and SMD.
• Supporting Information Broadcasting and ADS.
• Installing and configuring BI Business Packages.
• Setting up the Federated portal and integrating BI into the federal portal.
• Maintaining and supporting SAP systems, Applying Support Packages, OSS notes, transports, Resolving issues and implementing performance tuning.
• Documenting processes and procedures.
• Implementing Transports, Client Copy and System Copy.
• Implementing Go-Live Check.