SUMMARY

• SAP platinum level consultant leveraging 20 years of SAP technical experience delivering highly available, scalable, optimized performance SAP landscapes and SAP teams
• Experienced as Basis Technical Lead, SAP HANA Architect and Senior Basis administrator with more than a decade of proven success in SAP implementations, upgrades, enhancements and disaster recovery
• An active participant in phases of more than 20 implementations and proven veteran of 7 full life cycle implementations in a wide range of industries including Automotive, Oil/Gas, Defense Logistics, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care Information Systems, Agri Products
• Experience in an array of SAP modules including Material Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), Financial Accounting (FI), Purchasing (PP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Quality Management (QM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), IS - Retail (AFS)
• Strong experience in leading SAP Technical Teams. supporting solution manager 7.0 - 7.2, ERP 6.+, B.W. 7.+, SRM, CRM 7.+, BI, SAP Plug-ins/Add-on's & managed SAP xi, Pi, PO 7.3, 7.4
• HANA performance tuning, Hana Data Volume Management using HANA Dynamic Tiering, Hana Extension nodes, replication, failover and disaster recovery.
• Experience in sizing and architecting SAP solutions in virtualized environments for SAP HANA and non-HANA systems
• Experienced in designing Frame Layouts/Partitions, Sizing and resource allocation of SAP systems on IBM P5/6/7 frames
• Proven expertise in SAP Data Center Migration, design, planning and execution
• Proven expertise in SAP ASAP implementation methodology, Solution Manager Implementation, SAP R/3 Basis technology and Systems performance tuning
• Proficient in technical project scoping, project management, implementation and upgrade strategies
• Experience in managing/implementing phased complex system landscapes
• Possesses strong technical competency and problem-solving skills and capability to creatively come up with innovative solutions
• Production Basis support experience (including disaster recovery, backup strategies, database reorgs, capacity planning, batch scheduling, CTS
• S4/HANA implementation, conversion and migration strategies and best practices
• Led multiple, very large-scale technical SAP implementation and upgrade Projects
• Held key roles in SAP global technical rollouts, SAP ramp-up projects, ERP 2004 and SAP ERP 6.0 upgrades, R/3 BW, SRM 4.0, SCM 7.0, CRM 7.0, NetWeaver 7.0 EP, NetWeaver 7.0 and NetWeaver 7.3 BI Upgrades, Solution Manager 7.0 and 7.1 Systems Integration, OS/DB Migration, SAP systems Architecture design/review, infrastructure design, support strategy development, technical and performance assessment reviews

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Global Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for center of excellence and operations in a diverse range of technology
• Direct and manage implementation and enforcement of best SAP practice in multimillion-dollar SAP projects
• Advocate of performance and data volume management on any database
• Responsible for implementation of data volume management best practices on SAP HANA and AnyDB “SQL, DB2, Oracle, Sybase for SAP and OpenText technologies

SAP HANA Architect / SAP Basis Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for architectural design, implementation configuration, operation and delivery of SAP stacks
• Developed and maintained detailed project schedules including tracking project issues and risks, change requests and reporting
• Activities included but not limited to scheduling and leading meetings with cross-functional teams to drive projects through their full life cycle
• Responsible for overall architecture of all SAP projects
• Responsible for managing SAP Basis and OpenText technical teams
• Responsible for end to end delivery of SAP projects
• As technical lead and cutover manager, responsible to tune the upgrade process to meet client’s downtime window requirements
• Ensure all involved parties adhere to cutover plan and proper project plan as well as communication plan is in place

Confidential

Basis Lead/HANA Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall SAP project & SAP solutions architecture
• Responsible for performance tuning and sizing of HANA databases
• Implementation of Dynamic Tiering and HANA Extension node
• Implementation of Data volume manager on S4H
• SAP Data archiving to reduce the database size

Confidential

Basis Lead/HANA Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall SAP project & SAP solutions architecture
• Responsible for performance tuning and sizing of HANA databases (BWonHANA)
• Implementation of Dynamic Tiering and HANA Extension node
• Implementation of Data volume manager on S4H
• SAP Data archiving to reduce the database size

Confidential

Basis Lead/HANA Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall SAP project & SAP solutions architecture
• Responsible for performance tuning and sizing of HANA databases (BWoH, BI on HANA, Sidecar HANA Database))
• Responsible for overall SAP project & SAP solutions architecture
• Responsible for performance tuning and sizing of HANA databases (SOH, BWonHANA, SolManon HANA)

Confidential

Basis Lead/HANA Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall SAP project & SAP solutions architecture
• Responsible for data volume management and performance tuning of the SAP BW on HANA using HANA Dynamic Tiering
• Implementation and performance tuning of the HANA database (BW on HANA) using Dynamic tiering.
• Installation, configuration of HANA Dynamic tiering.

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Basis Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall Basis activities to design and deploy project related SAP system landscape
• Identify and lead Basis resources for installation and configuration of project systems
• Complete project blueprint phase by identifying dependencies between different projects and interfaces
• Provided technical help with SAP system hardware migration project from India to US

Confidential

SAP Basis Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall SAP project & SAP solutions architecture for the SAP upgrade
• Responsible for the SAP ECC 6.0 EHP3 upgrade to SAP ECC 6.0 EHP7 and SCM 7.0 to SCM 7.0 EHP3 (Livecache & CTM) upgrade project
• Responsible for re-sizing and deployment of SAP HANA environments in cloud
• SAP HANA administration, performance tuning, schema export / import, backup recovery, HANA client installation, SLT replication
• Responsible for global architecture design integrating SAP & non-SAP systems & SAP data migration
• Provided functional & technical solution architecture for SAP interfaces to client
• Managed onsite, offshore & offsite teams for the SAP upgrade
• Recognized from senior management as providing a high level of job performance and successfully implemented the upgrade project on time and on budget

Confidential

SAP Basis Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall mock upgrades and cutover activities, for the NTTDATA - EHP7 (upgrade /Migration from SQL 2012 DB to HANA) for Hitachi America
• Strong knowledge and hands on experience on technical planning, installations, upgrades, OS/DB migrations, Unicode conversions using SAP DMO
• Responsible to tune the upgrade process to meet client’s downtime window requirements
• Ensure all involved parties adhere to cutover plan and proper project plan as well as communication plan is in place
• In-depth knowledge of HANA hardware check as well as HANA mini checks tools to tune the HANA database. SAP sizing (ANY DB) as well as HANA appliance, TDI & cloud sizing
• Responsible to setup and configure HA/DR solutions using SAP HANA HA/DR capabilities. SAP HANA HA/DR.
• Review existing setup and upgrade process and advise on ways of tuning the upgrade process

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SAP HANA Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for architectural design, implementation configuration, operation and delivery of SAP HANA SPS11, NW 740 (System Landscape transformation) BI 4.2 and BODS 4.2 SAP landscape
• Developed and maintained detailed project schedules which includes tracking project issues and risks, change requests and reporting
• Activities included but not limited to scheduling and leading meetings with cross-functional teams to drive projects through their full life cycle
• Provide estimated hardware sizing and required storage for HANA perform the feasibility checks and hardware checks
• Architect the target hardware configuration including HA/DR, SAP systems, HANA systems, HANA network design, HANA storage design and requirements, etc.
• Acquire the hardware including storage
• Define new network IP addresses for each system and as part of this exercise we must poke holes in the firewall for all the various interfaces, etc.
• Carve out the required systems (LPARs) for the various SAP instances. This includes the database servers, Web Dispatchers, LVM, GRC, Solution Manager, ECC, Portal, PO and BW
• Design technical architecture and project planning and management of SAP solutions
• Responsible for the solution design, landscape design, network design and hardware sizing for the SAP HANA appliances, SAP HANA Dynamic Tiering, SAP Replication system and BOBJ environments
• Responsible for installation, operation, maintenance, tuning of SAP HANA, SLT, BOBJ, BODS systems including working with the hardware and software vendors to ensure issues are efficiently resolved
• Development, quality assurance, training, production and the processes associated with replicating of HANA system
• Installation, configuration, patching of SAP HANA SPS11, RV112.2, Dynamic Tiering, SAP LT, BOBJ4.2, BODS 4.2
• Responsible for all project management duties including staffing, scheduling, risk/issue management, Earned Value Management and integration with other project teams
• Detailed planning of IT- implementation
• Defined detailed blueprint for development requirements
• IT-Process implementation across all related IT-components
• Support in escalated projects, operating system, Network design, system optimization

Confidential

Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall SAP project & SAP solutions architecture for the NTTDATA - EHP6 upgrade
• Created, reviewed & analyzed SAP project plans, project status, and communicate to the P.M.O. for the SAP project upgrade on a weekly basis
• Implemented “Best Upgrade Practices” governance committee
• Provided direction on functional/technical solutions pertaining to SAP ERP 6.0 Ehp6 from a strategic approach
• Responsible for the SAP ERP 6 Ehp3 upgrade to SAP ERP 6 EHP6 upgrade project
• Responsible for global architecture design integrating SAP (PI, EP, BW, BPC,GRC, Vertex, Vistex, Trex, BO, EDI, ADSI) & non-SAP systems (Exacta Orderpad…), & SAP data migration
• Directed the upgrade business case scenario meetings based on upgrade functionality (User Experience) for several SAP modules
• Provided functional & technical solution architecture for SAP interfaces to Implementation partner
• Managed onsite, offshore & offsite teams for the SAP upgrade
• Developed and maintained detailed project schedules including tracking project issues and risks, change requests and reporting
• Scheduled and lead meetings with cross-functional teams to drive projects through their full life cycle
• Worked with client’s senior management and project teams to track all work, tasks and project assignments including monitoring and modifying project schedules
• Recognized from senior management as providing a high level of job performance and successfully implemented the upgrade project on time and on budget

Confidential

SAP Basis Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured SAP processes orchestration (PO 7.4 AEX). Updated patches and kernel. Installed SAP PO B2B, SFTP and BGP add-ons
• Created IDOC and SFTP connections
• Configured Enterprise service repository and Integration directory
• Designed central SLD landscape for PO system
• Updated SAP Solution Manager SLD and LMDB using central SLD
• Configured SAP CTS+ using SAP solution manager to automate PO related transports
• Created technical cutover Plan. End to end project plan
• Designed, trained and Implemented SAP best practices for PO 7.4 performance tuning, transport strategy and disaster recovery to support SAP PO 7.4
• Configured SAP PO monitoring using SAP solution manager 7.1 to monitor end to end PO monitoring requirements

Confidential

SAP Basis Architect

Responsibilities:

• Data center migration involving SAP H/W Platform Architecture re-design hardware sizing, migration planning and migration execution
• Migration of all SAP ERP Business suite products and SAP NetWeaver 7.0+ (ERP 6/EHP6, BW 7.+, BPC 10.1, BI 4, SCM 7.+, SRM 7 EHP2, CRM 7.+, MDM 5, PI/PO 7.41,Biller direct 7 SR3, NW 7.0 - 7.41 ... ) Systems to new datacenter using latest SAP migration tools
• Performance tuning and upgrade of selected landscapes
• Install the operating system and allocate the required file systems
• Install SAP on the target systems
• Update or add SAP systems in the service marketplace
• Update SAP router table for new systems
• Obtain new SAP license files
• Backup and export the source systems data which will be used as a source for the target systems
• Ship the SAP backup images from the source systems to the target systems
• Systems restore/refresh:
• For ECC, restore the backup to the target system using standard DB2 restore methods
• For Portal and PO, the SAP system refresh process is used to import the database export. For BW on HANA, perform the heterogeneous system copy process described in the standard SAP documentation
• Replicate any files at the OS level
• DNS changes would be activated to switch from the original SAP systems to the new SAP systems