PROFILE:

• Highly seasoned dynamic SAP Solution Architect in the Technology Space with strong background in the technical areas in SAP and experience in multiple industry verticals and business function domains especially Healthcare, Transportation and Utility Customer Care.
• Empowered with great leadership and management skills with proven track record of delivery excellence.
• Architectural experience for several years in large scale full life cycle SAP implementations.
• Focused primarily in SAP Package Implementation with specialization in SAP HR, SAP EH&S, Third Party Logistics in Healthcare Industry, IS - Retail, IS-Life Science, IS-Utility and specialized in CCS - CR&B (Customer Care Services - Customer Relationship and Billing) for US Utility Industries.
• Well versed in both Regulated and De-Regulated industry implementations for Gas Utilities.
• Experience in advanced skills like SAP EH&S, CR&B with CRM 7.1 and core IS-U backend.
• Designed and architected solutions to complex gas utility companies for their regulated and de-regulated business processes.
• Assisted Client's executive team and Program Management Teams directly to solve their unique challenges with solutions.
• Worked and reported directly to SI Partners and Program leaders during implementation to strategize the solutions.
• Took ownership of broad area like Technology space and deliver to its full customer satisfaction.
• Gained high reputation both from client executive teams and project team and maintained professional and positive attitude to achieve the end results with no compromise.
• Prior to focus on IS-U, worked in SAP IS-Retail implementation for retail industry and SAP IS-Life Sciences for Bio Technology Industry.
• Versatile exposure to several areas of SAP including SAP 3PL, Health Care Contract Logistics, IS-U, IS-R, IS-L, ERP, CRM, SRM, PI, BI, BO, UCES, SAP E-Commerce/ISA, eSOA, EDI, Non-SAP Integration and seasoned enough in all of the function modules to architect solutions in any of these areas.
• Blended skills of Processes, Application Information, Data, Security and Infrastructure that I bring to the clients make my profile unique and a value addition to SAP Projects.
• Around 11 years of professional SAP experience in SAP ECC 6.0 EHP4, CRM7.1/CRM 2007, SRM, BI 7.1, PI 7.1. More than Seven years of Team Lead experience and two and half years of manager experience.
• Managed/led larger teams with variety of skills. Lead various work streams in the technical areas including ABAP, BI, SAP PI, SAP Portals, Java Dynpro, NWDI, UCES, IC-Web, CRM Middleware, SRM, Business Objects, Adobe, SAP Security and Basis. Performed various roles within the lifecycle of implementation including Development Lead, Technical Manager, Technical Architect, TPR Lead, and Performance Lead.
• Expertise in managing Global Delivery offshore/onshore model with success stories. Implementation experience in the areas of SAP CR&B using SAP IS-Utilities/CCS and CRM/IC-WEB, SAP Finance, SAP IS-Retail, SAP IS-Life Science, Industrial, Telecommunications, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Consumer Industry, Electronics.
• Experience in the functional areas of Financial solutions for General Insurance, Life Insurance, Investment Banking, CIS IS-U/CCS Modules-CS, DM, BI, FICA,WM, SRM, IS-Retail Modules, IS-Life Science Modules, CRM 7.0, IC-Web, SAP UCES, FSCM, MM, PP, SD, PM, QM, FI and CO.
• Expertise in various industries such as Finance, Retail, Life Science -Pharma, Automobile, Electronics, Telecom and Insurance.

SPECIALIZATION IN:

• Eight Full Life cycle SAP Implementation experience including one FLC of SAP 3PL (Third Party Logistics), two FLC of SAP CR&B IS-U/CCS implementation, one FLC of SAP IS-Retail and one FLC of IS- Life Science
• Implementation experience in the projects that had scope in special function modules of SAP such as IS-U Billing, IS-U Device Management, IS-U FICA, IS-U Customer Service, IS-U Work ManagementIS-U IDE (De-reg), CRM 7.1, IC-Web, UCES and FSCM
• Tremendous exposure to Pennsylvania and Alabama Utility Commission Utility Regulatory Regulations
• FDA Rules & Regulations such as Part 11, etc., GMP Regulations from FDA
• SAP Vistex Implementation Solution Design experience for Contracts and Chargebacks
• SAP-Paymetric Integration for Credit Card Solution
• SAP-Manhattan Warehouse Associates WMoS 2006 & 2012 Integration
• SAP- IBM WTX EDI Subsystem integration
• SAP ISA - Ecommerce on ECC for Customer Internet Sales Portal
• SAP integration with MES-Manufacturing. Execution System ‘Insite’ - Camstar
• SAP ALE/EDI, Integration of SAP with non-SAP systems
• SAP EAI areas such as Message Brokers, Messaging Middleware.
• SAP EH&S Implementation Experience
• Middleware Business Integration products like SAP XI/PI, WTX, Mercator, MS BizTalk.
• ALE, Idoc, BAPI, tRFC, RFC, Web Services, SAP Adapters, Data Mapping
• Solid implementation experience and knowledge of SAP PI Components System Landscape Directory (SLD), Integration Repository, Integration Directory, Integration Server.
• Knowledge of Java and ABAP Mappings and Dot Net and ABAP Mappings
• Message Brokers such as LiveConnect, Mercators, Sterling.
• Knowledge of Integration Engine administration and configuration.
• Designed BPM Integration Scenarios involving SAP and non SAP systems.

EXPERTISE IN:

• SAP Enterprise SOA based Integration architecture
• Designing custom solution for SAP CR&B IS-U/CCS Move-In/Move-Out Workflow, BP Management in CRM, CRM Replication, SAP IS-U IDE IDOC Interfaces, SAP IS-U IDE Switch Enrollment, Change and Drop Workflows
• Designing CRM technical functionality of IC-Web in IS-U/CCS utility for Move-In/Move-Out, Billing, Contract Account Maintenance, Internal/External Correspondence
• SAP Integration with Ceridian, Trillium, Business Objects, SAS Dataflux, Informatica
• SAP HR integration between ECC and MySAP components such as CRM, SRM
• SAP Data Migration life cycle using various tools such as informatica, Dataflux, Business Objects
• Data Conversion using LSWM via IDocs, BAPIs.
• Designing SRM technical functionality for External (Punch Out)/Internal Catalog, Catalog Search Functionality using Trex, Enterprise Buyer setup

EMPLOYER HISTORY:

Confidential, Novi, MI

SAP Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Came on-board as SAP ERP Systems Architect to design, build and implement a contract logistics supply chain systems for Health Care Office Services for Third Party Logistics (in short 3PL). 3PL in SAP is one of a kind and unique with challenges.
• Assisting the business, functional and technology peers in the implementation team to identify the problems in the 3PL areas and design efficient solutions to improve the business processes. Development of strategies, standards and solution approaches centered on the SAP package implementation and its integration to non-SAP applications.
• Establish guidelines and standards around SAP package extension and customization, including associated design and build.
• Demonstrate technical leadership on project and give guidance to business, functional and technical staff, assesses and recommends solutions to keep assignments focused on objectives
• As a SAP Solution Architect, providing solution design for the client's multiple projects of Healthcare logistics Roadmap.
• There are three major projects on the fly where I am participating in full life cycle of SAP implementation.
• First project is SAP ISA - Internet Sales/Ecommerce on ERP implementation with customer Confidential portal and implementation of Credit Card Solutions via Paymetrics.

Confidential, Chicago, Illinois

Managing Consultant

Responsibilities:

• SAP Technical Team Lead with well versatile experience in multiple SAP IS solutions
• Interacting with Customer to formulate the high level strategies on technical areas SAP Implementation as well as integrating SAP into external systems.
• Overseeing the integration of SAP with customer's third party packages and in-house system.
• Implementing IBM's Ascendant Methodology and SAP Impln. Life Cycle Model
• Interacting with customer's vendors to define interface touch points
• Setting up Offshore Global Delivery Model and manage the deliverable
• Weekly project status update to customer's PMO and Delivery Manager
• Closely working with Customer's Development Lead to oversee the development effort.
• Attend customer workshops, analyze the requirements, identifying FITS, finding GAPS
• Preparing WRICEF list and Level of Estimation for WRICEF
• Preparing Project Plan for WRICEF development based on LOE
• Resource Planning and oversee the development
• Handle both traditional as well as Global Delivery methods using GDC resources.
• Extensive experience and success history in managing Global
• Delivery Center relationship in smoother way.

Confidential, NJ

Computer Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Played a role of SAP Technical Lead Consultant as well as SAP Integration Lead.
• Leading a team of 8 people including an ABAP Development Lead.
• Interacting with Customer to formulate the high level strategies on technical areas SAP Implementation as well as the SAP integration Projects.
• Studying the customer’s technical requirements and documenting them.
• Involving in preparing technical part of Design Document and realization process.
• Designing SAP Custom Reports and custom development strategies required for SAP implementation
• Acting as SAP Integration Lead, did the following activities for the SAP Integration with Camstar that follows the SAP Implementation project,
• Designing Interface strategies between SAP and Insite (A Camstar product for shop floor)

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

IT Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Played a role of Team Lead for more than 2 years and managed team size up to 15 in peak size.
• Implemented variety of software solutions including mainframe, SAP for various fortune 500 customers
• Worked on vendor’s local system and designed data mapping for Integration
• Managed software development for various industries such as finance, insurance, mutual funds, banking
• Extensive experience in global resource management and resource planning and development level of estimation
• Project Coordination with various other departments and vendors at customer's site.
• Experience in both implementations and application maintenance support projects.
• Involved in production support with critical severity classes and SLAs.
• Attend customers workshop, digesting technical requirements, formulating technical solutions, designing solutions, planning the WRICEF, estimation of WRICEF, planning the resources and verseeing the project throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Provided end-used training and preparation of end-user training documentations.

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

SAP Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Came on-board as SAP ERP Application Architect to design, build and implement a contract logistics supply chain systems for Health Care Office Services for Third Party Logistics (in short 3PL). 3PL in SAP is one of a kind and unique with challenges.
• Assisting the business, functional and technology peers in the implementation team to identify the problems in the 3PL areas and design efficient solutions to improve the business processes.
• Development of strategies, standards and solution approaches centered on the SAP package implementation and its integration to non-SAP applications.
• Establish guidelines and standards around SAP package extension and customization, including associated design and build.
• Demonstrate technical leadership on project and give guidance to business, functional and technical staff, assesses and recommends solutions to keep assignments focused on objectives. After the initial SAP implementation, continued as a SAP Solution Architect, providing solution design for the Confidential Supply Chain Solution's multiple projects of Healthcare logistics Roadmap.
• There are three major projects on the fly where I am participating in full life cycle of SAP implementation.
• First project is SAP ISA - Internet Sales/ECommerce on ERP implementation with customer Confidential portal and implementation of Credit Card Solutions via Paymetrics.
• Second project is GHOS Release 2 that is fresh implementation of Chargeback via SAP-Vistex and third project is a major technical upgrade of Manhattan Warehouse Associates eWMS version to WMoS 2011 from 2006 and integrate with SAP ERP thru SAP PI for warehouse operations.
• The environment also has EDI Subsystem with IBM WTX to translate EDI documents to SAP IDOCs via PI.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Technical Manager

Responsibilities:

• Scope of this project was a SAP Big Bang implementation with SAP ECC 6.0 (FICO, SD, HR, EH&S), CR&B IS-U CCS.
• Some highlights of this scope was that SAP EH&S to manage the clients hazardous materials at the field for their gas wells and pipeline. SAP system is the system of record for materials, employee information. SAP Integrates with a third party software that handles the pipeline integration.
• Lead a team of 81 resources (51 offshore - peak size + 25 onsite resources - peak size). people
• Lead the GD India team for RICEFW, BW and Security with a team size of 51 people
• Control the technical scope in the project and own the RICEFW design, development, unit testing, FUT, deployment into QA systems efforts
• Coordination with the GD India team and maintain the pace of the development up to the speed
• Evaluate resources for various areas and build the team with right set of skills and people work closely with PNG Integration Manager for all of SAP interface related developments.
• Work with various 3rd party companies, external service providersPNG project managers for other projects for seem less SAP Integration
• Held accountable for delivering 356 RICEFW objects (80+ conversion, 35+ Interfaces, 55+ Enhancements, 45+ forms, 50+ reports, 12 + workflows)
• Formalized development planning, standardization of development process, designing of complex objects, monitor the build process, conduct the functional unit test, plan the break fix process, support TPR process.

Confidential, Norcross, Georgia

Development Manager -Technology

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the entire technology work stream but not limited to manage different sub teams of the project such as WRICEF, SAP PI, Dataflux Conversion, Java Dynpro, Adobe Interactive, SRM, SAP Portals.
• Identify gaps in the requirements. Prepare WRICEF catalog. Estimate the effort.
• Plan the resource management for the entire development pool.
• Setup the Global Delivery team with various skills. Conduct interviews.
• Build the team for various sub teams.
• Conduct technical workshops.
• Prepare WRICEF strategies, development approach, technical project plan.
• Assist functional team in writing functional specs. Conduct Functional Spec reviews. Make determination in functional specs acceptance for build.
• Design conversion architecture using SAS Dataflux. Design high level architecture for conversion objects. Design Integration touch points using SAP PI.

Confidential, Birmingham, Alabama

Systems Development Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead the broader spectrum of efforts like RICEFW, BW, DW, UCES Development, IC-Web, CRM Middleware in the project with a team size of 26
• Lead the Test Problem Report Team during the ITC Cycles with a team size of 34 people
• Lead the GD India team for RICEFW, BW and Security with a team size of 12 people
• Control the technical scope in the project and own the RICEFW design, development, unit testing, FUT, deployment into QA systems efforts
• Coordination with the GD India team and maintain the pace of the development up to the speed
• Evaluate resources for various areas and build the team with right set of skills and people
• Built ECC HR - CRM Integration touch point using ALE
• Configured CRM BP, CA replication and executed during cut-over
• Performed CRM replication for 750K Contract Accounts in 20 Min with efficient methods.
• Designed complex Move-In/Move-out workflow between IC-Web and IS-U
• Designed 65 Internal Correspondence Letters in IC-Web with common design
• Designed an interface with Equifax for credit verification using Web Service.
• Assist Cut-Over planning and execution for various cycles
• Managed the Data Migration team for the execution of cut over in EMIGALL for more than 40 conversion objects
• Work with ITC Lead and Cycles Lead on planning and execution of testing
• Represent IBM to Energen management on whole technical side of the project

Confidential, Chicago, Illinois

SAP Development Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed 10 senior ABAP consultant all at onsite with experience ranging between 10 to 15 years.
• Managed a client resources also in the team and sole responsible for delivery
• Formulated the process and standards, streamlined the developments, testing, functional testing and sign off process
• Directly work with senior client members in the team day to day and solely represented IBM for all technical work.
• Directly work with Project manager, Solution architect, integration manager and Program manager day to day
• Face Business VPs of the client often and represent development status very often
• Design the complex interfaces, conversions and enhancements
• Closely with developers to monitor the quality deliverables
• Support ongoing system test, functional test.