SUMMARY

• Diligent and hands - on dependable Director and executive with a solid background coordinating and managing projects by effectively devising plans and schedules, allocating resources, personal recruiting, monitoring progress and providing support.
• Possess successful experience directing worldwide SAP implementations for a wide range of clients by accurately defining business requirements, improving processes and ensuring adherence to strict budgetary and time constraints.
• Results-driven leader able to train and oversee cross-functional personnel to facilitate achievement of goals and completion of projects.
• SD certified 4.x by SAP Americas with more than sixteen years consulting experience across modules such as SAP FIORI, MM-IM, WM, FSCM/Biller Direct and CRM-CIC. Fluent in English, Spanish. Ricardo is Project Management certified (PMP).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - New York

DEPLOYMENT EXECUTIVE/INTEGRATION MANAGER

Responsibilities:

• Led consulting team, SME’s and leadership on OTC SAP implementation in Latinoamerica with total scope delivered in 2 phases, 10 different companies and 5 countries.
• Scope included delivering SAP OTC template and SFDC in the areas of opportunity, order/contract management, PSA, fulfillment and Invoicing in local languages and local tax compliance.
• Participated on Mergers & Acquisitions to provide with best practices and into SAP program on newly acquired companies. Experience in simultaneous projects schedule and functionality deployed, change control approvals, partnering with third-party vendors and removing project obstacles.
• Advisor on implementation methodology to expedite future deployments.

Confidential - New York

SAP SR MANAGING CONSULTANT (Manager)

Responsibilities:

• Managed teams of 10 in SAP implementation projects by utilizing best business practices to design, create, configure and go-live with SAP FSCM-Biller Direct versions 3.0 web-enabling the Order-to Cash processes and self-payment of Open Items and bank-reconciliation
• Managed teams of 8 in SAP SAP FSCM-Biller Direct versions 6.0 by utilizing best business practices to design, create, configure and go-live with true global Order-to Cash OTC processes and self-payment around 35 countries.
• Directed work with business stakeholders addressing defects, providing SAP solutions based on business requirements. Working with domestic vendors and off-shore, Ricardo gathered business requirements and coordinated efforts across virtual teams, implementation teams and multiple delivery groups. Budget management and costs estimates as part of Bits and Proposal for external clients.
• Enabled Consumer Business industry the roll-out into Mexico helping gain dominant market position in Latino America by accurately defining operational processes for the branch and integrating SAP best business practices and industry processes. Overall support for Order-to Cash with Sales Order processing, pricing, availability check, Delivery of orders, interface WM, LE-transportation, Billing docs AR open-items. Intercompany processing, Invoice verification. Interfaces FI-COPA, WM-Logistics. SAP releases 4.5 to 5.0. e-CATT tool, FSCM-Biller Direct, Cognos-BI/BW, Cash Management, ABAP Queries/Quick viewers
• As an Confidential Manager, recruited, counseled, managed professional development, rewarded and provided career development and compensations for four Direct Reports.

Confidential - New York, NY

SAP Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Credited with heading team in 23-country SAP implementation, which required effective resource management at remote locations and compliance with diverse cultural requirements to ensure on-time completion.
• Improved expense tracking of Latin American Logistics and Transportation department by determining standardized processes that were adopted by Asia and Europe division.
• Advised clients on ASAP methodology to ensure successful transition to new system and minimize implementation time requirements.
• Worked with world-renowned clients in consumer business, telecommunications, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries.
• Successfully implemented at least eight full systems for Fortune® 500 and Global Fortune® 500 Customers concentrated on SD Order-to Cash cycle, Sales order-item cat/schedule line, pricing, availability check, Delivery orders, Lean WM, LE-transportation and Shipment Cost, Billing docs. Intercompany, Invoice verification and interfaces FI-COPA, PP-PI, MM-WM. SAP releases 4.0 to 4.7-Enterprise. ABAP basic, CATT tool, CRM/CIC, FSCM, Cash Management, ABAP Queries/Quick viewers

Confidential

SAP Business Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed teams of 10 in concurrent SAP implementation projects with up to eight elements by utilizing best business practices to design, create, configure and go-live with SAP SD module versions 3.0x and 3.1x.
• Enabled Truck and Trailer supplier lead to expand into Mexico and gain dominant market position by accurately defining operational processes for new branch and integrating SAP best business practices and industry processes.
• Consistently provided major clients with quality inspection and configuration expertise to ensure seamless SAP implementation.
• Successfully implemented two full systems for leader companies concentrated on Sales and Distribution, Sales order-item cat/schedule line, pricing, availability check, Delivery orders, Logistics Information system, Billing docs. Intercompany invoicing, FI-COPA, MM-WM. PP. SAP releases 3.1, 4.0.