SUMMARY:

• I am looking to exercise my more than 16 years experience in the management or support of the implemention and optimization of large and complex order management and supply chain solutions.
• Most of my experience has been with SAP’s technology along with many external systems such as variety of warehouse (‘WMS’) and transportation (‘TPS’/’TMS’) systems.
• In addition, I have extensive experience in weaving together large solutions using technology such as EDI, SAP IDOCs and a variety of middleware tools and methodologies.
• Industries, Techniques & Standards
• SAP Functional
• SD - Sales and Distribution (15+ years)
• LE - Logistics Execution (15+ years)
• TM Transportation Management (8+ years)
• WM Warehouse Management (5+ years)
• Integration to MM, FI/CO, QM and some PP
• IDOC/ALE integration (15+ years) Output Control and Messaging (15+ years)
• Packing and Handling Units (HUM, 10 years)
• Pricing, conditioning technique and enhancements (15+)
• External integration to: BI/BW, EM, APO TP/VS, CRM
• Integration between SD/LE and FI
• BADI, BAPI, User Exits, IDOC enhancements and much more
• Transportation: EDI and IDOC integration to Planning/Scheduling and Tendering with truck/rail and intermodal carriers
• Warehouse: 3PL and MES integration via EDI/IDOCs
• Trading Partners: EDI POs, PO Ack s, ASNs, Invoices, Planning & Scheduling etc.
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Integration of SAP with 3PLs warehouses (Red Prairie WMS & Digital Supplier, Manhattan and legacy warehouse solutions.)
• Transportation Management/Planning (TPS/TMS)
• Integration of SAP to External TMS systems (SAP APO TP/VS, Lean Logistics etc.)
• Order Management (OMS)
• Integration of SAP to External Order Management system (EDI, CRM)
• Wholesale distribution
• Convience store, garment and furniture retail
• SCC/EAN/UPC GS1/GTIN identification
• Pricing, rebate and distribution agreements
• Push/pull & allocation inventory management
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
• Paper (Tissue, Communication, Newsprint)
• DSD (Beverage, Dairy, Soda etc.)
• Soap/Detergent (incl. FDA controlled)
• Chemical Distribution
• Private Label, National & Commercial Channels
• Transportation/Carrier
• Truck, Rail, Intermodal, Ocean, Package
• Tendering Acceptance & Status
• Invoicing (EDI, Paper, Self - Assessment)
• Supply Chain Management
• VMI Vendor Managed Inventory
• VOI Vendor Owned Inventory/Consignment
• CPFR Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
• Efficient Consumer Response approaches (ECR)
• 3PL Integration (EDI & IDOC)
• Export Freight Forwarder & Management (GT Nexus)
• Order Management/OTC
• Customer part #, location transformation
• Release, blocks, consolidation and pairing
• Delivery and Order related billing items etc.
• Supply Chain (810, 850, 855, 856, 860, 865, 880)
• Supply Chain Integration (830/862, 846, 852, 867, 869, 870, 940, 943, 944, 945)
• Pricing (832, 879, 888, 889)
• Transportation (204, 210, 214, 404, 410 etc.) x.12, EDIFACT, VICS, UCS, XML versions etc.

PROJECT SKILLS:

• Requirements Gathering & Documentation
• Blueprinting and Modelling
• Team and Meeting Facilitation
• Issue Presentation and Management
• Implementation
• Solution Architecture
• Technical Design
• Functional & Technical specifications
• Testing Plan development
• Testing Execution

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Word Compliance Section: SAP SD, LE, Transportation, WM, IDOC, ALE, Pricing, Conditioning Technique, Output Control, Pricing, IS-Retail, Special Stock Status, User Exits, BADIs, ABAP, Debugging

Technologies: R/3 v3.0 v3.1 4.6 4.7, ECC 6.0, IDOC, ALE, EDI, XML, RosettaNet, ASN

Tools: webMethods, Middleware, MQ Series, WMS, WM, TMS, Freight Management

Techniques: VMI, VOI, ERS, Consignment, CPFR

RECENT EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Thousand Oaks, CA/Boulder, CO

Integration Manager

Responsibilities:

• PMO Office member to ensure solid integration of OTC, PTS teams, client staff and IBM AMS resources
• Focus on GMP compliance, Change Request Management, Issue Management, Knowledge Transfer, Go-Live Support and SAP integration to external regulatory control systems.

Confidential, Redmond, WA

OTC Consultant

Responsibilities:

• SME support for a large-scale SAP implementation focusing on all SD processes.
• Focus on ATP, Returnable Packging, Pricing, EDI, Order Management, Document Flow, Billing, Oracle Transportation Integration, Logistics Execution Integration, Units of Measure

Confidential

EDI Consultant

Responsibilities:

• SME support of an EDI 940/945 Warehouse command/response implementation
• Integration of vendor’s requirements with Red Prairie WMS

Confidential

SAP SD SME

Responsibilities:

• Post-go-live remedial support of an SAP ECC 6 IS-Retail system
• Implementing pricing and promotions, (‘VA01’) order capture enhancements, SD configuration refinement, special order ‘E’ stock, LE enhancements, receipt printing, item category config etc.

Confidential, Salt Lake City, UT

WMS Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Big-Bang implementation covering warehouse and transportation aspects of SAP ECC 6.0 LE implementation
• Integration, deployment of Red Prairie WMS and LEAN Logistics Transportation planning system
• Management of transition plan for migration from six facilities to a single 1.5M sq. foot facility
• Re-architected SAP driven Transportation Planning process post-go-live

Confidential

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Post-go-live optimization and evaluation of WMS systems and Transportation service providers
• Evaluation and recommendation of Distribution Centre redesign
• E-Commerce SD Integration Planning for SAP ECC 6 IS-Retail implementation
• EDI Integration planning for Export/Import Transportation management

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Senior Architect & Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Multi-year multiple big-bang SAP R/3 4.6 SD/WM/LE implementation
• Focus on: Overall system design for all logistics execution (LE) related activities
• Lead for integration design and implementation of SAP to Carriers (Truck/Rail/FFs), 3PLs, MES, and WMS systems
• Responsible for integration to BW/BI, Event Management (EM), APO TP/VS, Manufacturing Systems
• Anchor resource for all outbound SD EDI IDOC interfaces (856 ASNs, 810 Invoices etc.)
• Lead for integration design and implementation for all interfaces with truck, rail and intermodal carriers via EDI and SCM Event Management Portals using webMethods
• Architect of enhancements for SAP to support a multi-origin shipping design
• Architect for EDI integration of GT Nexus export management services

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Build of an Evaluated Receipt Settlement system & processes
• Focus on: Architecture of a single solution across legacy mainframe, retail POS and Oracle AP Applications
• Worked across retail, wholesale, DSD, alcohol, tobacco and grocery supply chains and ABC regulations
• Re-engineering of POS hardware & software from inventory to receiving purposes

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Support consultant

Responsibilities:

• SAP R/3 SD integration with external revenue optimization and pricing system
• Custom ALE/IDOC integration into SD Pricing architecture
• Consultant on architecture to integrate SAP R/3 to external freight rating system
• Use of SAP R/3 SD, ALE/IDOC and GENTRAN tools

Confidential, Green Bay, WI

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Also charged with building corporate distribution strategy to maximize asset utilization (cube and transportation costs) through SAP SD & MM systems
• Use and implementation of updated order management processes on SAP R/3, Red Prairie, Manugistics and Legacy Order Mangement systems
• Senior consultant for the assessment and development of a rebate settlement, price synchronization, VMI and consignment business process model
• Utilization of SAP R/3 SD, IBM Collaborative Replenishment (VMI) and EDI transactions 852,867 & 861
• Senior consultant for business automation project for management of restricted securites sales, risk assessment and due dilligence tracking
• Documentation of process as-is and to-be along with functional and technical design across mainframe and workflow systems
• Supply Chain consultant for an integrated bricks’n’mortar and web-based retail business (novel at the time, and still today )
• Managed selection and execution of multiple technology sub-contract vendors (AT&T, IBM, JDA Software etc.)
• Architect for integration of multiple 3PLs and retail distribution services using JDA Retail, EDI transactions, IBM MQ products.