SUMMARY

• In depth understanding of the interaction and interplay of the SAP application, OS and database layers. Experience and training provide a fundamental ability to both troubleshoot and configure SAP ABAP and Java stack systems.
• Broad, yet focused SAP Basis experience with Fortune 500 companies performing installations, upgrades, patching, migrations, technical design, technical support and application lifecycle management.
• Broad SAP/HANA administration experience including installation, patching, upgrades and performance tuning.
• Exceptional SAP Security experience covering role and authentication design, user management strategies, system security and audit compliance. Anciliary audit experience working to identify and mitigate technical risks posed by SAP application access and 3 tier architecture. Experience working with HANA Security as well.
• 12 years SAP experience including 5 full life - cycle implementations and 7 full go-lives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAP Basis / HANA Administrator

Confidential - Greenville, SC

Responsibilities:

• Confidential Basis Lead responsible for the day-to-day performance and availability of the SAP landscape. Architected and executed homogenous OS/DB migration from MCaaS to VMware virtualized, on-premise landscape totaling 50+ servers and 45 TB of data.
• Implemented Central Services concept to correct previous landscape's single points of failure, utilizing backup/restore method and installing new ACSC/SCS, ERS and CI/App servers on virtualized SLES 12 SP2 servers.
• Technical architecture of BW 7.3 on HANA 1.0 environment, performing memory and volume sizing, technical configuration of native transports, Embedded Statistics Server and HANA system replication as well as technical alerting/monitoring.
• Developed HANA backup strategy and implemented CommVault, performing OS and HANA level “backint” configuration. Responsible for monitoring and maintaining backup catalog size and throughput.
• Reduced system response time by analyzing 100+ custom transparent, master data tables and running Code Inspector on custom programs/reports, working with development team to buffer custom tables and reduce expensive SQL statements.
• Provided management SLT landscape design to reduce CPU/memory load on ECC by moving resource intensive catalog batch processing from ECC to the HANA platform. Utilizing HANA, custom catalogs can be created and delivered in real time including via mobile devices.
• Weekly analysis of Solution Manager EWA reports and HANA Mini checks to identify performance degradation such as memory and CPU utilization, response time, database/table growth, developed weekly priority list
• Upgraded NetWeaver Java 7.3 to SP17, SAP kernel and service tools patching, database upgrade coordination
• Recognized uneven PI IDoc and HTTP traffic across instances and nodes - Reviewed PI architecture and installed Web Dispatcher and additional instances while reducing nodes to better load balance traffic.
• Performed system refreshes via Post Copy Automation Tool, local client copies and client refreshes.
• Implemented SAP's Data Management Guide reducing large tables such as DBTABLOG, BALDAT/BALHDR, recovering 325 GB.
• Solution Manager 7.1 Technical Monitoring and alert configuration.

SAP Basis Administrator

Confidential - Savannah, GA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing Fiori 2.0 across ECC environment including installation of Fiori packages, patching ECC 6.0 components, installation and configuration of NetWeaver Gateway and architecture of SAML authentication for mobile access, integrating with Novell Account Manager.
• Planned and executed ABAP and Java stack support pack upgrades, managing project timeline including system refreshes, support pack upgrades and functional testing. Built and installed support packs, maintained installation media repository and supervised junior Basis team members.
• End-to-end implementation of SuPM (ABAP/Java stack) on BW and Enterprise Portal.
• Configuration and support of KNOA on HANA 1.0 including user security, roles and HANA backup administration.
• GRC 10.0 and Biller Direct 6.0 installation and configuration on NetWeaver EhP1 for 7.31.
• Responsible for BW 7.0, NGW 2.0 and ECC 6.0 EhP3 app server installations with SAPINST on Oracle 11.2.0.4.
• Installation and configuration of Redwood POC in sandbox and initial security access and system configuration
• Change management including transports, TMS configuration and /usr/sap/trans maintenance.
• Performed system refreshes, client copies and client maintenance to facilitate implementation roll-outs, training class preparation and scheduled data refreshes.

SAP Basis Security Consultant

Confidential - Carrollton, GA

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Security Weaver Separation Enforcer to perform role level SoD analysis of single and composite roles.
• Prepared remediation proposal for Confidential executives outlining steps to correct current Sod conflicts and prevent future conflicts.
• Worked with FI and MM functional leads and business process owners to implement role and user level access changes.
• Analyzed client's implementation of SAP Best Practices, recommended process and configuration improvements.
• Trained internal auditors new to SAP, by helping them learn the USR/USH/RFC/AGR tables as well as the RSUSR* reports.
• Traced and analyzed failed authorization checks with ST01/SU53, updating PFCG role object values as necessary.
• Reviewed and updated Security Weaver Segregation of Duties rule set based on business and audit requirements.
• Completed user master exports and imports via SCC8 and SE10.
• Updated SAP maintenance licenses and certificates, and maintained trusted systems in SMT1.
• Updated proposed and default authorization object values in SU24.