SUMMARY:
- Over 13 years of professional experience in IT industry, of which 12 years in SAP with emphasis on SAP BI, BPC, ABAP, SAP CRM, ERP and Integrated Planning projects
- 10 years of SAP BI experience .
- Over 6 years of SAP BI Lead Architect experience in managing cross - functional team of functional consultants, developers and testers in development and deployment of modeling and analytics product to facilitate organization integration of mergers and acquisitions.
- 3 years of experience in planning models - BPS and IP.
- Collaborated with Integration management team and Business Partners to implement analytical solutions.
- Developed and Maintained standards regarding methodologies, definitions, processes, tools and technologies required to implement BI.
- Delivered $9M global BI implementation program and developed roadmap for data and business intelligence program.
- Led transformation of financial close process using BPC and reduced time close to 30%.
- Recognized as an expert in defining ETL process and data management for Budgeting and Forecasting models.
- In-depth knowledge in implementing ECC and BW on HANA.
- SAP-BI upgrade experience on multiple projects which includes both Technical and Functional upgrade.
- Experience in conducting gap analysis between business requirements and software.
- Conducted programs for users and managed client expectations by communicating project status, resolving concerns and issues.
- Involved in requirements analysis and prepared High-Level design documents, data model diagrams, technical and functional specifications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential - Chicago, IL.
Sr. SAP-BI/BO/HANA Architect
Responsibilities:
- Performed Blueprint design workshop sessions with high level organization and created functional and technical specifications.
- Responsible for OTC and ICM end to end BI implementation (From data acquisition to Report deliverables).
- Led offshore team and functional consultants at onsite in delivering initial end to end SAP implementation and handed over to support team.
- Configured LSA Architecture and optimized BI process for better solution.
- Led BI database space reduction by adopting to relevant storage methods (Near line storage, …)
- Extensively worked on analyzing table relationships in ERP to design data modeling in HANA.
- Extensively worked on migrating data from Non-SAP and SAP systems to HANA system using Data Services 4.0.
- Proficient in writing SQL code for calculation views. Developed complex code to determine sales compensation, cross selling in sales activity, …
- Designed and Developed Data foundation and semantic layer in IDT.
- Worked on stabilizing of applications using SAP best practice optimization techniques.
- Upgraded the system to BW 7.3 version.
- Configured business rules for sales order processing and sales rep compensation.
- Involved in Business object upgrade 4.0.
- Involved in importing extractors into the database, identifying the type of
Confidential - Draper, UT.
SAP-BI Solution Architect
Responsibilities:
- Designed Data modeling and work flow for extracting data from CRM and SAP R/3.
- Design and Implemented Customer Surveys.
- Managed data storage standards and implemented best practices for the creation and delivery of required information to end user to enrich the business.
- Reviewed technical design by team members before it get implemented .
- Design and Implemented Sales Activities, Opportunities, Price Configuration and Asset Management.
- Prepared High-Level design document, Tech specification and Gap documents.
- Involved in Code review and User acceptance testing.
- Performed end-user s for multiple rollouts.
- SAP-BI/BO Lead Architect - Business Objects Implementation Project
- Created and modified Universes as per requirements.
- Extensively worked on Universes Optimization.
- Created various Web intelligence documents with queries.
- Developed schema with tables and joins.
- Extensively worked on creating and formatting reports.
- Created WEBI reports using multiple data sources.
- Project Lead - Forklift Project
- Design and Implemented Open Hub concepts to extract data from BI system to EDW system.
- Created Project Plan and assigned tasks to the team members.
- Prepared High level design documents and delivered the project on time.
- Designed file structure to fulfill EDW system requirements.
- Provided solutions for the development issues and guided file transfer process from SAP BI system to EDW system.
- Project Lead - SAP BI Production Support
- Maintained 24/7 on call rotation in the team.
- Performed system performance improvement including Re-modeling, Re-partitioning, Extractor enhancement, Events Handling and Process Chains.
- Maintained system health using Early watch report.
- Involved in Query Optimization.
- Extensively worked on overall data load reduction time.
- Performed enhancements to existing objects.
- Assigned tasks to team members and maintained work load across the team.
- SAP-BI Solution Architect - BI Upgrade Project
- Created project plan and worked closely with Basis team to perform the upgrade BI 7.0.
- Performed pre and post upgrade activities.
- Replaced transfer and update rules by Transformation.
- Involved in creating DTP, TRFC and data sources replication.
- Performance optimization by partitioning and Clustering.
Confidential, Santa Ana, CA.
Senior SAP BI-BPS Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Designed and Implemented BI-Inventory Management.
- Extensively worked onSAP-BPS Performance improvement.
- Created multiple Fox programs for planning functions.
- BEx Reporting - Created various reports in BI-Finance and BI-MM.
- Involved in BI and BPS Production Support.
Confidential
SAP BI-IP Solution Architect
Responsibilities:
- Involved in development of Base Volume Planning, Promotional Planning, Price and Margin Planning.
- Created real time Info providers for sales forecasting which includes draft and published cubes.
- Developed various Planning layouts and Workbooks in BEx Analyzer.
- Initialized material and customer planning combinations.
- BEx Reporting - Created various sales forecasting reports including Moving Average Trend.
- Created multiple Fox programs for planning functions to calculate Standard Price, Standard Margin, Export Price, Account Bonus, Rebate and Commission.
- Involved in creation of Aggregation levels, Filters, Layouts, Character relationship, Planning functions and Planning Sequences.
- Created Extractors, DTP, Transformations, DSO, Info Cubes and Multiproviders in FI-COPA and SD modules.
- Developed Process Chains and multiple expert routines in Transformations.
Confidential, Fremont, CA.
SAP BI-IP Solution Architect
Responsibilities:
- Designed and Implemented FI-CCA, FI - PCA and HR modules.
- Created real time Info providers for Budget planning and forecasting.
- Extensively worked on Version Management for Planning.
- BEx Reporting - Created various planning budget and forecasting reports.
- Involved in creation of Aggregation levels, Filters, Layouts, Character relationship, Planning functions and Planning Sequences.
- Created Extractors, DTP, Transformations, DSO, Info Cubes and Multiproviders in -CCA, FI - PCA and HR modules.
- Created Retractors for primary cost and Internal Order planning.
- Created multiple Fox programs for planning functions.
- Developed BEx Analyzer workbooks for planning.
- Created User exist variables for BEx Reports.
- Involved in BI Transports, Security and Authorization.
- Enhanced Master and Transaction data Extractors.
- Developed Process Chains, start and end routines in Transformations.
- Created Flat File structure to upload Plan data and involved in writing routines to get desired format.
- Involved in power user, end user and troubleshooting of data quality issues.
Confidential, Federal Way, WA.
SAP BI Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Involved in Technical and Functional Upgrade
- Performed post upgrade activities.
- Created write optimized DSO and performed optimization for DSO.
- Replaced transfer and update rules by Transformation.
- Created DTP and modified Info packages.
- Involved in Remodeling Info providers.
- Performance optimization by partitioning and Clustering.
Confidential, Federal Way, WA
SAP BI Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Provided On call production support across all functional areas including PM, MM, FI-AP, COPA, FI-AR, PCA and CCA.
- Involved in enhancements to the Extractors, Info Sources, Info Objects, Transfer Rules and Update Rules, ODS and Info Cubes.
- Worked on Data Quality Management, Cube Statistics and NumberRange Buffering.
- Exposure to RSRV and RSRTRACE for BEx security trace.
- Scheduled the Process Chains by Tivoli.
- Query Optimization.
- Modified the ABAP Routines in Update rules and Transfer Rules to improve the load performance.
- Analyzed and corrected production problems as they occur in the SAP BW system.
- Extensively worked on improving load performance.
- Performed changes in the Hierarchies and Reports. Created user exits variables.
Confidential, Federal Way, WA.
SAP BW Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Extensively involved in creating Info Cubes, ODS and Multi provider in the areas of PM and MM.
- Designed and Implemented PM - Maintenance Order Headers, Cost and Allocations, Notifications and Operations.
- Designed and Implemented MM - Inventory, BOM and Purchasing.
- Business presentation to the client.
- Involved in BW 3.5 Upgrade.
- Had direct interaction with the clients and analyzed the business requirements.
- Created ABAP Routines (Start Routines, Update Routines) in Update rules and Transfer Rules to update Key Figures in the Info Cubes.
- Developed Local specific Process Chains and Info Packages.
- Prepared High-Level design document and data model diagrams.
- Provided knowledge transfer during and end of the project.
- Performed Unit Testing and data validation between SAP R/3 and BW systems.
- Created custom extractors using function modules.
- Have worked on data selection via User Exits.
- BEx Reporting.
- Reviewed design documents to identify improvement opportunities.
Confidential, Federal Way, WA.
SAP BW Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Designed and Implemented FI-AP and FI-AR.
- Involved in data modeling for AP Line items, Spend Analysis and Supplier Diversity.
- Monitored data loads with full update and delta mechanisms for both master and transaction data.
- Written ABAP Program for BW to identify master data records that have attributes with no data on certain, specified master data attributes.
- Configured restricted key figures, variables, exceptions and calculated key figures in queries.
- Used SAP provided extractors.
- Provided knowledge transfer during and end of the project.
- Created and activated transfer rules and maintained communication structure.
- Written ABAP Program to identify all master data records that have no corresponding text records.
- Activated standard Business Content for Cubes, ODS, Info Sources, Data Sources and customized them to meet business requirements.
- Scheduled and monitored periodic data loads from SAP R/3 to BW.
- Used BEx query designer to create reports with exceptions, conditional formatting, restricted key figures and calculated key figures. Worked on currency conversion as per the user requirements.
- Developed Local specific Process Chains and Info Packages.
- Created variables for BW Queries.
Confidential
SAP BW Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Developed data modeling objects in FI-PCA and FI- CCA Modules.
- Involved in workshop and design session between business and project team.
- Extensively worked on ABAP Routines in Transfer rules and Update rules.
- Enhancements to Master data and Transaction data Extractors.
- BEx Reporting and Web Templates.
- Installed Business Content.
Confidential
SAP ABAP Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Developed BDC programs and smart scripts.
- Created several customized ABAP Programs and reports for Sales and Distribution.
- Involved in production support.