SUMMARY

• Confidential is a senior SAP professional with over 15 years experience managing full lifecycle implementations, upgrades, conversions and integrations and overall 20+ years of SAP hands - on experience.
• He TEMPhas done multiple implementations where he was responsible for scope and change control management, resource planning and management (on and off-shore), status and financial reporting and ensuring project had met time and budget schedules, satisfying operational and user requirements.
• His background in SAP Manufacturing (PP/MM/WM) and ABAP development enables him to effectively serve as a liasion between technical resources and business users.
• Confidential is a seasoned SAP manager, who TEMPhas worked across varoius enterprise-wide environnments and industries defining analytics strategies, developing business cases and leading multifunctional teams in aligning planning processes and analytics with business strategy and operations.
• Confidential TEMPhas extensive experience working with PMO, both at following or creating their governance and methodologies, using metrics reporting tools and conforming to regulatory requirements.
• He is high energy management professional with proven ability to cultivate productive relationship with key decision makers and possess exceptional interpersional and communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• 8 full-cycle implementations and upgrades with numerous business process improvement projects (best practice implementations, custom developments, functionality upgrades, data consolidations etc.)
• Hands-on in SAP Manufacturing configuration (ECC 6.0), both PP and PP-PI, as well as MM and WM, with strong cross-functional noledge (SD, FI/CO, QM, PM, APO).
• Experienced in integrating SAP with various 3rd party software.
• Experienced with legacy data migrations to SAP.
• Experienced with corporate compliance and audit projects (SOX, CCM).
• Proficient with ASAP Methodology, SAP Solution Manager, MS Project, MS Visio, Clarity, HP Quality Center, MS Office and Service Now.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, PALATINE, IL

Sap business Process manager

Responsibilities:

• Project management duties, including identification of business requirements and gaps, Business Case preparations for executive sponsor meetings, risk management, timeline and resource planning, realization of project deliverables, managing testing and troubleshooting, supervising cutover activities and post go-live monitoring and support.
• Partner with IT and Business to develop, document and communicate plans for investing in applications and technology, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities, business requirements, life- cycle cost, risk management and the solution impact.
• Coordinating efforts of the core SAP Support Team with 3rd party provider resources in enhancement implementations or break-fix resolutions, ensuring high level of customer satisfaction is maintained.
• Assisting in configuration, troubleshooting and testing in PP/MM areas, when needed.
• Participating in development of IT support standards, procedures and key metrics.
• Team management responsibilities, including career development, training plans and performance evaluation.

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

Managing Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Leading blueprinting workshops, performing gap analysis and defining business requirements.
• Collaborating with executive management on the final solution/proposal acceptance.
• Creation and maintenance of functional and technical project documentation.
• Leading technical teams and SMEs on legacy data mapping, conversions and validations.
• Master data cleanup and preparation for integration with APO (SNP and PP/DS).
• Managing and coordinating offshore and in-house resources in solution delivery.
• Working with user's SMEs and technical resouces on SAP integration with legacy or 3rd party software (TeamCenter, CennitCONNECT, MES, mainframe etc).
• Supervising Functional Unit and System Integration testing with issue tracking and resolution.
• Conducting User Acceptance Testing and supporting PMO in cutover planning and execution.
• Conducting Knowledge Transfer sessions for support teams and power users.

Confidential, Lake Forest, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Leading workshops and presentations of design recommendations to business, overseeing solution development and design documentation review.
• Coordinating the work performed on-site with offshore development and support.
• Engaging decision makers and stakeholders in sign-offs throughout project lifecycle.
• Coordination with resource managers, testing leads, compliance and release managers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Defining project scopes and deliverables; managing risks, issues and scope changes and ensuring timelines and budgets are met.
• Administrative management responsibilities (status reporting, financial updates etc).

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Supporting PMO at scope definition, cost, timeline and resource estimates for project proposals..
• Participation in Ramp-up Coach Program (upgrades, new services, implementations etc.).

Confidential, buffalo Grove, IL

Senior Project Manager/SCM

Responsibilities:

• Participation in user community meetings to identify business improvement opportunities, following PMO's project's submittal process.
• Leading system analysts and business process owners in prototying, testing and delivery of business solutions and scenarios for multiple sites and hubs in the organization.
• Regular SCM project's portfolio reconciliation with management at Siemens global headquarters.
• Communication with other PMs in resolving various issues (e.g. SAP development priorities).
• Creating project plans and estimates, resource levelling and coordination, risk and issue management and project financial management.
• Coaching and mentoring support team on project management procedures.

Confidential, Vernon Hills, IL

Senior System Analyst / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of SAP Best Practices in manufacturing (multiple locations in US). Leading a team of end-users and IT analysts in achieving significant reduction of shop floor processing time and increased data accuracy with clearly defined data governance procedures. Process changes included: customized PI sheets (user exits), e-mail notification system, improved stock salvage process, mass update of master recipes/BOMs, development of SAP queries and reports and user training.
• Plaint Maintenance implementation at Rustoleum's plants in WI and MD. Migration from legacy maintenance application, Proteus, to SAP, using GuiXT tool for customized SAP screens.
• Project management of a full-cycle SAP implementation (rollout) in Rust-Oleum’s plant in Tulsa, OK. Leading a team of 15 on-site analysts and business users, project was completed within the proposed timeline and budget, ensuring a smooth transition from legacy to SAP, with minimal interruption of regular production at the facility.
• PP team lead in SAP upgrade from 4.6C to ECC 6.0, SAP platform migration to UNIX system, and implementation of SOX rules in manufacturing

Confidential, Lincolnshire, IL

Senior System Analyst / Project manager

Responsibilities:

• Successful implementation of a Cycle Counting process in 6 warehouses: requirement definition, SAP configuration, pilot implementation & testing, rollout and end user training.
• Development of end-user training materials (PP, MM and WM).
• Team lead for PP/QM blueprinting (SAP implementation in MAT’s plant in Denmark).
• Coordinating ABAP and SAPscript development between local and overseas resources.
• Project management of a full cycle SAP upgrade from 3.1H to 4.6C, coordinating the work between on-site analysts and off-shore resources.

Confidential, Wood dale, IL

Project manager

Responsibilities:

• Managing a global on-site and virtual team of 20+ consultants and business resources on SAP architecture blueprint, risk gap analysis, migration strategy development, testing and deployment. Achievements: successful project delivery on time, reduced number of custom ABAP reports in use, optimized functionality to the "best practice" principals and reduced total cost of ownership.
• SAP support transition from a leading Systems Integrator to QCS's Help Desk. Leading PP/MM team in risk gap analysis, configuration changes, issues resolution and migration and post-transition support.
• In a role of a SAP Community Practice Leader, I was responsible for planning of training strategy for SAP consultants in QCS's Professional Services Organization.