SUMMARY

• I am a technology professional with 30 years of experience concentrating as a Senior SAP ABAP/System Configuration Business Consultant for the past 20 years.
• In addition to my specialization with finance, sales and distribution, production, manufacturing and shop floor solutions, I am knowledgeable with other SAP modules (FICO, SD, MM, PP, QM, IM, and WM), and integration with external systems (EDI/ALE/IDocs).
• I am proficient at working as a functional/technical resource to develop technical documents that incorporate requirements, performing system configuration and realizing ABAP programs to customize standard SAP functionality, developing and executing test plans, analyzing and providing solutions to software defects, delivering training, and providing over - the-shoulder end-user support. Throughout my SAP career I have successfully developed solutions on several full implementations and supported version upgrades (3.1h, 4.6c, 4.7, ECC 6.0 NW 7.4 EP8).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Tools: ABAP/4, ABAP Objects, S/4 HANA, SLT, Eclipse, Rev-Trac, RevPro, HPQC, NextLabs 500-701, NextLabs Policy Studio, NextLabs Policy Controller, NextLabs Control Center, NextLabs Administrator, NextLabs Enrollment Viewer, NextLabs/SAP Configuration & Instrumentation, PI, MS SQL Server 2005, XML Notepad 2007, SAP Configuration, Adobe Forms, SmartForms, SAPScript, BAPIs, Report Writer, ALV, WebMethods Developer, WebMethods Trading Networks, PKMS, SAP CRM Middleware, EDI, IDocs, BDocs, IBM In-Flight Data Management, Sterling Customer Center, Bar One Label Software, VISIO, MS Meeting, WebEx, Business Explorer (SAP BW 3.5), Business Objects, Project Workbench, MS Office Suite, PWC Toolkit, Exceed FTP, Connect Direct, ST/X, Easylabel, QAD MFG/PRO, COBOL, CICS, AcuCobol 85, DL/I, Assembly Macro 11, ISPF/TSO, ICCF/TSO, OLQ, SQL, JCL, C.

Operating Systems: SunOS, UNIX, AIX, OS/MVS, MS Windows 95, 98, NT, XT, DOS/VSE, MS DOS

Databases: Oracle, Access, IMS, IDMS, MODEL 204, INGRESS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

SAP Tech Team

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is an agribusiness, which provides merchandising, production, and distribution of product and services to the agribusiness community. Confidential have five lines of business; Grain, Ethanol, Plant Nutrient, Rail, and Retail with a particular focus on the Eastern Corn Belt of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Nebraska, with 2015 Revenues of $6B USD. Tech Team Member of the Journey Wave 2 project.
• The scope of Journey Wave 2 was the SAP Deployment for the Plant Nutrient Group from their three existing legacy ERP systems; BAAN, Lawn Excel, and Agvance. SAP Deployment processes include Financials, RAR, Order to Cash, Source to Pay, Plan to Produce, and Technical, for 60 P&L Locations. The Plant Nutrient Group’s primary business instruments are Supplier Contracts with special terms like Future Price Deferred.
• All work completed in SAP ECC 6.0 NW 7.4 EP8 with Eclipse Neon 2 on Microsoft SQL Server 2012 release 11 Database System. I received on-site D750AW NetWeaver 7.5 Training from SAP. Completed RAR configuration and initial BADI activations for Price Allocation, Handling of Fulfillment Events, Validation of Performance Obligations, Determination of Contract Change for POB, Distributing Contract Liability/Assets/Deferred/Unbilled into POB, Determine Contract ID per RAI, Creation of Raw RAI’s, and Creation of Processable RAI’s. RAR implicit & explicit BADI Enhancements for Sales Order, Delivery, and Invoice using Pre-Method and Post Method modifications for reporting at the Contract level.
• Modified the Contract create, change, and display transactions to allow Sales Order creation, change, and display from a custom tab within the Contract. Used Workflow to create and change Sales Orders via BAPI’s with e-mail confirmations.
• Created production order and process order implicit enhancements for Batch Management. Used Adobe LiveCycle Designer 11 to create Adobe Forms for product labels, pallet labels, and, shop floor papers.
• I coordinated with the Data Team and created business object and IDoc LSMW data loads for BOMs, Recipe and Rate Routings, and Production Versions. EDI and IDoc set up via WEDI for Partner Profiles, Ports, Basic IDoc Message and Types, and Inbound Processing Codes. Created ALV reports for Customer Pre-Pay Clearing, Batch Valuation, and Web Sales. Used Rev-Trac as the Transport Release Management System with structured Unit Test Plans derived from Functional and Technical Design documents on SharePoint. Used Skype for Business and Crestron Air Media for meetings and video conferencing.

Confidential

SAP Tech Lead / EDI Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a global manufacturer of innovative, leading-edge, chemistry solutions for the industrial polymer and beauty and personal care sectors. SAP Tech Lead and EDI Coordinator for the SAP S/4 HANA Full Lifecycle Implementation project on SAP S/4 HANA & NetWeaver System 7.4 EP8.
• Primarily responsibility was EDI Coordinator and Secondary responsibility was Functional/Technical Specification Designs and ABAP Development resource. Responsible for implementing EDI processing of Purchase Orders (850), Order Acknowledgements (855), and Invoices (810).
• Coordinated with DICentral to integrate EDI translation services and FTP to our SAP S/4 HANA System. Also implemented the exchange of Customer Invoices and Credit Memo’s through the Tungsten Network Portal. The Tungsten Network Portal is an Early Payment System.
• Customer Invoices and Credit Memos are posted to the Tungsten Network Portal to allow the customer to manage early payment of their Invoices. Implemented online and batch processing to these Networks with the help of the Hallstar EDI Department for Customers such as 3M, Kraft, and Unilever.
• Further work completed on S/4 HANA Core Data Services and all work done within NWBC. Configuring custom SD Output Types for EDI, Configuring EDI Administration for Ports, Folders, Customer Profiles, inbound price discrepancies and delivery blocks, and all cross-references.
• Used the Atlassian JIRA Project Testing & Tracking Tool for test case scenarios and issue logging and resolution tracking. Worked on FSD/TSD/ABAP Development/Core Data Services(CDS) for QM Certificate of Analysis with batch splits, VOFM Requirements 915 & 916, Customizable Email Subject and Body for Delivery Notes, Invoices, Return Deliveries, BOL, and Master BOL, Commercial & Proforma Invoice, Pick List SmartForm, and the Purchase Order SmartForm.

Confidential

SAP Tech Lead / Development Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a company distributing pharmaceuticals at a retail sale level and providing health information technology, medical supplies, and care management tools. Attended SAP & Bramasol TZRRA1 Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) 1.0 Training.
• SAP Tech Lead & Development Team Lead for Implementation for Revenue Accounting Standard IFRS15 FI-GL/CO-PA utilizing ABAP, BRF+ Business Rule Management for ABAP Applications, Net Weaver Web Dynpro, and ABAP Object Oriented concepts, development tools, and design for the Revenue Convergence Program or the RevCon Project. Confidential ’s primary business instruments are Contracts with residual sales price and extended payment terms for deferred recognition.
• Contracts changes via RAR customizations to add customer fields to the work structures for RAI Main Items, customizations for Percentage of Completion (POC) and Performance Obligations (POB revenue recognized on timing of performance), updated incl arl, incl pob, incl rep, to include customer fields, and enhancements for the filtering of sales orders. Systems Development Team Leader including SAP ECC, BW, and Basis with twelve team members.
• Acting on behalf of the Confidential MTS SAP Tech Lead and reporting all activities back to the Client Leader. Worked with RevPro 2.3 Current GAAP, RevPro 3.0 Future GAAP software gaining working knowledge of product design and processes. Worked with SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server (SLT) running on the NetWeaver Platform using database triggers for data replication in real-time reporting.
• All RICEF coding completed to Confidential Development Standards, structured code walk through, tech spec reviews, code reviews, and performance tuning guidance and adherence. Responsible for interviewing candidates, screening technical resources, on-boarding new team members, training, and daily duties; including weekly time reporting, status reports, self-help, GRC, OOO Calendar, SharePoint, SAP Access & Security, building access badge, and team assimilation. Created and maintained Development Object Tracker & Governance of RevPro Objects.
• RevPro batch job stream testing/analysis and software Release Notes application and summary. Review and oversight of on-shore and off-shore development resources and all RevPro development resources. Direct reports to the Project Integration Leader, and further reporting responsibilities including to Director Confidential IT, Program PMO, and Data Services Business Leader. Created detail project plan task lists to support higher level milestones including ECC, BW, and Reporting. Authored weekly status reports, ran weekly Systems Development meetings, weekly Basis meetings, attended weekly PMO status meetings, weekly Project Interdependency Review Board meetings for Production CTS migrations, and biweekly PMO project planning meetings.
• Used Rev-Trac for the Production Migration and Change Management process. Also, functioned as the Data Conversion Lead. Created data load strategy, extraction and load programs, error logs, analysis and data cleansing reports, transactional and master data readiness for migration test cycles, mocks, and go-live, data analysis for accurate financial balance and reconciliation, plus data load functional and tech specs, unit test plans, for sales orders, invoices, events, and costs.
• Worked with the Tiger Reporting Team for critical report analysis. Worked with the SV&T and Testing Teams for test case scenarios and system performance analysis. Responsible for Basis activities, system admin, user management engine, developer keys, security roles and profiles, working with Pharma and the CTS freeze calendar, systems statistical listings, applying OSS Notes, Patches, and Releases, SPDD/SPAU resolution and Upgrades (EHP4 SP06 to EHP6 SP16), memory dumps, and connecting to external systems like BW. Developed Systems Landscape proposal for RevCon sandbox systems.
• Set up multiple systems in a sandbox environment including a copy of Production, a refresh strategy, and keeping all systems in sync. Developments were completed utilizing BADIs, User Exits, BW Extractors, ODP, IDocs, Material Master data extracts, sales order exits, invoice exits, FI Interface, Events exits like PGI, VF44 & VF45 reports, COGS interface, POC interface, POB, vendor invoice, manual overrides, deferrals and holds, multiple contingencies, special ledger, and data reconciliation reports.