SUMMARY

• Goal oriented and continuous improvement focused professional with close to 8 years of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM), and Materials Management (MM) experience in diversified industries such as Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Utilities, Oil and Gas, Mining and Food Processing.
• The work experience includes project analysis, testing, support, archiving, configuration, developments/enhancements and implementation of the SAP modules.
• Currently working as a SAP PM/MM Functional Consultant in a Support role for Confidential .
• Close to 8 years of SAP R/3 strong Functional and Technical experience in SAP PM/MM modules. Completed 3 Full Life Cycle SAP implementations of a project from conceptualization to production support.
• Experienced in configuring, implementation and supporting all phases of a project life cycle including analysis, design, configuration, testing and deployment of Maintenance Business Processes and solutions, post - production support/maintenance, documentation, and end-user training.
• Expertise in all implementation phases of ASAP methodology right from Project Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation, Go-live, and Post Go-Live Production Support.
• Extensive experience in Cross-functional integration across various modules of SAP viz., PM, QM, MM, PP, SD, WM, FI, and CO.
• Experienced integral team member for conducting AS-IS study by preparing TO-BE Processes and Scenarios.
• Successfully Delivered Configuration solutions of SAP PM Settings as per requirements of the To-Be processes.
• Expertise in business process analysis and design, process rationalization, cost control, performance measurement and quality.
• Cross-functional teamwork experience at different levels to TEMPeffectively gather requirements, drive process improvements and best practices and deliver solutions.
• Proficient in requirements gathering from end users and transforming the requirements into functional documents in RICEFW objects.
• Strong command on Unit Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), volume test, stress test andRegression TestingusingHP Quality Center.
• Experienced in project Go-live stabilization support including issue resolution, end-user training using the RWD uPerform tool.
• Expertise in Preventive Maintenance, Breakdown Maintenance, Refurbishment processing.
• Experienced in maintaining & assigning Inspection types and creation of Inspection Plan. Configured Quality Info recordsthat were used for vendor evaluation.
• Competent in Data migration from legacy to SAP system using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW), Batch Data Communication (BDC).
• Experience with functional design and interfaces using EDI/IDOC for Good Receipt, Processing of PO, Delivery Schedule, Dispatch Advise, PO Confirmation, Vendor PO, Shipping Notification, and Multiple Orders amongst many others.
• Experience in customization using BAPI’s and BADI’s for creating transactions in Plant Maintenance and Materials Management.
• Participated in Cut-over activities and Gap analysis. Good understanding of ABAP programming logic and Debugging. Expertise in utilizing Query writing, and scheduling and monitoring Batch Jobs.
• Strong working knowledge of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Total Quality Management (TQM) methods, techniques, concepts and implementation.
• Functional Location structure, Equipment management, Maintenance Notifications, Maintenance Orders, Maintenance Order Completion, Maintenance Assemblies, Number ranges, Screen layouts, Control keys, Measuring Points and Counters, Characteristics, Code groups, Catalog profiles, User Status, Non-stock items, Movement Types, Serialization, User exits, Reports.
• Maintenance Strategies, Maintenance Task Lists, Time-based and Performance-based Maintenance Plans, Scheduling and Deadline Monitoring.
• Refurbishment of repairable spares, Processing of external services, Calibration Order process, Work Clearance Management, Warranty tracking, Fleet Management, Asset Management, Settlement.
• Material Master, Bills of Materials, Work Centers, Routings, Material Requirements Planning, Goods movements, Batch management, Storage Locations, Planned & Production orders, Purchase orders, Purchase requisitions, Service orders, Settlement, Deliveries, Master inspection characteristics, Inspection lots, Results Recording, Usage Decisions.
• Work orders, Notifications, System Status, Time Confirmation, Components, Order Settlement and Completion, Maintenance Plan Scheduling, External services, Warranty Tracking, Reports.
• Configured Material Master, Vendor Master, Purchasing, Contracts, Scheduling agreements, Info records, Source lists, Release Strategies, Pricing, Service master, Account determination, Batch determination, Variant configuration, Vendor evaluation and Partner determination, BOM, Material requirement planning (MRP) and Stock determination with integration of SAP/PP, Stock Transfer Order (STO), Sub Contracting, Purchase Order, Procure to Pay (P2P).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, Objective C, C++, Core Java, HTML, Python

Front End: HTML 4, and 5, CSS2 and 3. JavaScript/ JQUERY library

Databases: SQL server 2005/2008, SQLite with Core iOS sandbox

Operating Systems: MAC OS 10.5/10.6/10.7 , Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8

ERP Tools: SAP ECC 6.0, SAP R/3 4.7.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Austin, IN

SAP PM/MM Functional Consultant

Environment: s: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for customization of Plant maintenance Module according to the business requirements and integration between PM and MM module by reducing customization while reaching to highest possible standardization level functionality.
• Designed and drafted upgrade plan, reviewed new functionalities with business owners and made blue print document of the proposed system identification, documentation and rectification of the issues occurred in upgraded environment.
• Customized field selection for Notification types and configured screen templates for notification types as per client requirements.
• Implemented Fleet Management component created an entire process for management of company’s trucks and other vehicles, created measuring points and counters for Fleet objects and configured the necessary settings.
• Configuration of Goods Issues, Goods Receipts, Automatic Movements, Reservation, Movement Types and other relevant objects in Inventory Management.
• Worked extensively in EDI’s for posting Goods Receipt (867, 940, 945) and Processing of PO (850 - IB/OB).
• Responsible for PM module configuration - Planning Plant, Technical Objects (Serialized and Non-Serialized Equipment, Functional Locations, Material and Equipment BOM).
• Created Structure indicator for Functional Location and defined Category, Field selection of Functional Location. Maintained Equipment Categories and defined additional business view for Equipment Categories.
• Wrote functional specification for creating custom transactions for creating equipment’s and Functional Location using BAPI EQUI CREATE and BAPI FUNCLOC CREATE.
• Created BOMs (Equipment BOM, Functional BOM and Material BOM), direct and indirect assignment of BOMs. Worked on work center usage to the specific task list types. Maintained status for Task Lists.
• Created General Maintenance Task Lists for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Processes of equipment’s and used these task lists for Preventive Maintenance Instead of creating Equipment Task Lists.
• Worked on Order Processing for Notifications, Orders, Catalog Profile, Costing, Order Settlement.
• Created Maintenance Task Lists, Maintenance and Scheduling for Preventive Maintenance. Performed Configuration for processing malfunction report, maintenance request and activity reports in Maintenance Notification and Configured Maintenance Order from creation to settlement for Breakdown Maintenance.
• Worked on outline agreements - scheduling delivery/forecast delivery, contracts- value/quantity based.
• Configuring Messages - Condition Types, Access sequences, accesses, message determination schema and created conditions.
• Extracted data by developing SQVI query by joining MARA, MARC, MARD and MBEW tables and loaded into new plants LSMW.
• Set Reference date for Scheduling Multiple Counter Plan using BADI name DI WPS PLAN EXT DATE.
• Configured the shipping points, shipping conditions, checking rules and deliveries for stock transfer orders.
• Configured Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS) and Consignment Settlements.
• Defined functional specifications for non-standard reports and variants and layouts for standard reports.
• Conduct data migration workshops; identify legacy objects to migrate including documentation.
• Develop LSMW project to load the legacy objects including ABAP routines.
• Data loads to QA, UAT and PROD systems including assisting the business with verification and signoff.
• Developed Plant Maintenance Business Process Procedures (BPPs) in reporting and extended processes.

Confidential, Miami, FL

SAP PM/MM Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Full life cycle implementation of SAP Plant Maintenance module using ASAP methodology - project preparation, business blueprint, realization, final preparation, go live and post implementation support.
• Created hierarchy levels using structure indicator for functional locations to represent operational structures according to company’s functionality and created different views for it using alternative labeling system.
• Configured and created PM Master Data - Functional Locations, Equipment’s including PRTs, Materials and Material BOMs and Work Centers, and maintained authorizations for those data elements.
• Implemented ABC indicator to classify the importance of technical objects within the production areas of the plant.
• Created General Maintenance Task Lists for inspection, maintenance and repair processes of equipment’s and used these task lists for Preventive Maintenance instead of creating Equipment Task Lists.
• Preventive Maintenance - performed necessary configuration for creating time-based and performance-based maintenance plans, scheduled maintenance plans for defined cycles to generate maintenance calls and processing of maintenance calls.
• Wrote functional specification for creating custom transactions for inspection type check in maintenance plan for Inspection Lot origin using BADI name IWP3 INSP TYPE CHECK.
• Created User status for maintenance and service orders so that the maintenance planners would know that the forwarded order TEMPhas been viewed by the recipient thus providing smooth transition for order processing.
• Configured Completion Confirmation of Maintenance and Service Order processing - defined control parameters, set up screen templates and field selection.
• Wrote functional specification for creating custom transactions for creating confirmation for Maintenance orders using BAPI ALM CONF CREATE.
• Performed data migration from Legacy system to SAP Plant Maintenance tables using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW).
• Involved during installation of Mobile Asset Management component and made necessary configuration in SAP for maintenance and service processing using mobile devices.
• Involved in design, gap analysis, configuration, authorization and conflict management.
• Performed configuration for Purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, contracts, Stock Transport orders, Goods receipts and Goods Issues.
• Customized EDI Transactions such as EDI 855 for PO Confirmation, 867 for Goods Movement and 944 for Goods Receipt PO.
• Configuring Material master data - material groups, material types, field selection groups and vendor master data - field status for vendor groups, partner determination schema, account groups, partner functions and number ranges.
• Customized Material Master EDI transactions using EDI 832. Configuring vendor evaluation for on time delivery and quality rating and Outline Agreements by creating creation profile for scheduling agreements.
• Configuring Messages - Condition Types, Access sequences, accesses, message determination schema and created conditions. Carried out split valuation of materials based on valuation category.
• Configuring Pricing determination creating calculation schema, condition type, tables and records and assigning access sequence to the condition tables.
• Setup Release procedures for purchasing documents. Defined release conditions, pre-requisites, codes, indicators and strategies.
• Generated Inspection Lot as Call Object for Maintenance Plan using BADI name IPM5 CALL INSPLOT.
• Developed a real time interface to bring out Purchase Orders from SAP to different external systems by developing a custom IDOC type and function module for this purpose.
• Details of Purchase requisition, Contracts & Purchase Orders were pulled into the system for Validation & further processing by calling BAPI’s.
• Configured movement types, number ranges & account assignment through value string & transaction key.
• Headed the Unit Testing. Participated in the Integrated Testing. Final Preparation.
• Created, Documented, Reviewed, Tested and Compiled the LSMW Projects for Master Data Uploads.
• Created, Documented, Reviewed, Tested and Compiled the Master Data Uploads. Headed the User Acceptance Testing and End User Training. Post Go Live Support.

Confidential, Toledo, OH

SAP PM Consultant

Environment: s: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for PM module configuration - Technical Objects (Serialized and Non-Serialized Equipment, Functional Locations, Material Bill of Materials, Equipment BOM), Order Processing (Notifications, Orders, Catalog profiles, Costing, Order Settlement), Preventive Maintenance (Task Lists, Maintenance Items, Maintenance Plans, Scheduling).
• Worked with key users to develop all Maintenance Task Lists for Equipment, Functional Locations and General Task lists and planned and scheduled them accordingly.
• Measurement documents were used to evaluate equipment by using measuring points and counters.
• Configured object codes, damage codes and activity codes and assigned the code groups to catalog profiles for use in notifications.
• Resolved MRP issues with relevance to scheduling dates of production orders and planning file entry.
• Responsible for issues on TECO, stock transfer orders, inbound and outbound delivery activities.
• Worked extensively in EDI’s for Delivery schedule (830), Dispatch advice (856, 940).
• Reconfigured resources to maintain status profile and made enhancements to maintain screen groups.
• Worked on Batch Information Cockpit, batch traceability, result selection, and defect recording.
• Trained super users and end-users and developed training documentation for the PP, MM, and QM for different industry sectors. Very good experience in using with SAP me tutor.
• Customized Purchase Order EDI Transactions such as EDI 850, 875 for Customer PO and 860, 876 for PO Change Request.
• Wrote Functional specification documents (FSD) and worked with ABAP team. Worked on preparing test scripts, executing test cycles, documenting test results, integration testing and user acceptance test.
• Performed baseline configuration for system demos in repetitive manufacturing.
• Developed Test scripts for various enhancement projects and coordinated defect resolution with off-shore developers. Replicated the issues in development client, created transport requests and followed up for approvals into the production system.
• Created and presented the change requests at the CoE Change Management meetings. Set up back ground batch jobs for MM, PP, and QM modules.
• Extensive collaboration with ABAP developer for developing Technical Specs for custom reports.
• Created Measurement Documents and Measurement Points using BADI names ALM ME 040 MEASUREMT and ALM ME 041 MEAS PT respectively.
• Performed data migration from Legacy system to SAP Plant Maintenance tables using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW).
• Prepared end user Self-Help documentation with detailed steps and screen shots for all the issues and enhancements that are successful.

Confidential, Nashville, TN

SAP PM Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Responsible forFull CycleImplementation ofPMmodule.
• Involved in different phases such as business requirement collection, project analysis, process design, blue print, configuration, testing, data conversion, user training, go live, and post implementation support.
• Configured Functional Location structure, Equipment management, Maintenance Notifications, Maintenance Orders, Maintenance Order Completion, Maintenance Assemblies, Number ranges, Screen layouts, Control keys, Measuring Points and Counters, Characteristics, Code groups, Catalog profiles, User Status, Non-stock items, Movement Types, Serialization, User exits, Reports.
• Wrote functional specification for creating custom transactions for creating Notifications using BAPI ALM NOTIF CREATE.
• Defined Maintenance Strategies, Maintenance Task Lists, Time-based and Performance-based Maintenance Plans, Scheduling and Deadline Monitoring.
• Customized EDI Transactions such as EDI 977 for Acknowledgement and Functional Acknowledgment.
• Refurbishment of repairable spares, Processing of external services, Calibration Order process, Work Clearance Management, Warranty tracking, Fleet Management, Asset Management.
• Created object link between equipment’s and defined an object network to see the connection between equipment’s and to recognize possible causes when analyzing malfunctions.
• Breakdown Maintenance - performed configuration for processing malfunction report, maintenance request and activity reports in Maintenance Notification and configured Maintenance Order processes from creation to settlement.
• Preventive Maintenance - created strategy based maintenance plans and multiple counter plans for various equipment’s within the plant to ensure optimal functionality.
• Refurbishment Processing - implemented refurbishment processing for faulty equipment’s and materials and repairable spares within the plant and maintained Settlement profile for refurbishment order types.
• Wrote functional specification for creating custom transactions for creating Material BOM Group using BAPI MATERIAL BOM GROUP CREATE.
• Performed Inspection type check in Maintenance plan for Inspection Lot origin using BADI name IWP3 INSP TYPE CHECK.
• Created functional design specification for RICEFW objects to show cost order reports in SAP PM and to extract necessary data for graphical report generation using Ruby Reporting tool.
• Extracted data by developing SQVI query by joining MARA, MARC, MARD and MBEW tables and loaded into new plants using LSMW. Performed Unit testing and Integration testing, and set up the test data, test scenarios and test scripts for expected results.
• Worked and designed ALE/IDOC interfaces for various systems to facilitate data transfer. Tested inbound and outbound process while dispatching IDOC’s from one system to another system.
• Created documentation for end users, conducted SAP Plant Maintenance training and provided post implementation support.
• Coordinated with ABAP team to update Shop Floor Papers for the features needed to support Calibration and on Measuring Point Load Programs.

Confidential, Norwood, OH

SAP PM Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated RICEFW objects between process and development teams in Enterprise Asset Management group. Solely responsible for PM module configuration and involved in all phases up to the realization phase of the project. Involved in requirements gathering, gap analysis and interacted with client to transform business requirements to functional requirements.
• Configured Maintenance Planning Plants, Maintenance Plants, Master data Records for Functional locations, Equipment, Object Type, Permits, Measuring Points and counters.
• Created Measurement Documents and Measurement Points using BADI names ALM ME 040 MEASUREMT and ALM ME 041 MEAS PT respectively.
• Discuss with the manufacturer of SCADA to get required data to create notification.
• Configured and worked on various types of notifications (Maint. Request, Malfunction Report, Activity Report and Operators round).
• Used work approvals and work clearance applications for preventive maintenance order processes to ensure safety. Created equipment and functional locations BOMs, and maintain serial number for equipment, and refurbishment order.
• Identified the key business scenarios and configured PM work centers, PM planner groups, PM processing with notifications, breakdown orders, external contract orders, and refurbishment orders.
• Worked on ABAP Queries to provide an alternative solution to existing inefficient backlog report in maintenance. Set maintenance plan categories, maintenance plan number ranges.
• Worked extensively in EDI’s for processing of RFQ (Request for Quotation) (840) and Quotation (843).
• Developed Time-based and Performance-based Maintenance Plans for maintenance items.
• Wrote functional specifications for creating custom transaction for creating Notification and Measurement Points using BAPI ALM NOTIF CREATE and BAPI DOCUM RFC SINGLE 001.
• Did the entire catalog conversion for catalogs related to Plant Maintenance to improve the efficiency of history of notifications.
• Extracted data by developing SQVI query by joining MARA, MARC, MARD and MBEW tables and loaded into new plants using LSMW.
• LSMW to update equipment master Catalog profile, create new measurement points, change Work order status from TECO to CLSD, and update Work Order Responsible Cost Center.

Confidential, Florida

SAP PM Consultant

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• ECC 6 upgrade project from version 4.7. Performed upgrade requirements analysis, business process analysis, business process blue printing and redesign, configuration, integration.
• Identified the key business scenarios and reconfigured PM work centers, PM planner groups, PM processing with notifications, breakdown orders, external contract orders, and refurbishment orders.
• Customized EDI Transactions such as EDI 820 for both Multiple Payment Orders and Extended Payment Order. Recreated Measuring Points and Counters, Catalog profiles and codes, tasks, priority types.
• Involved in refurbishment processing for repairable spares and warranty tracking of equipment during notification creation. Facilitated development of reports and work order print-out modifications.
• Wrote functional specification for creating custom transactions for creating confirmation for Maintenance Orders using BAPI ALM CONF CREATE.
• Coordinated integration and configuration of PM with MM and FI/CO.
• Preparation of Functional Specification for interfaces and conversions, Test specifications and guiding ABAP team and BW Team in developing KPI reports, unit-module-integrating testing.
• Functional Specifications for Master Data Processing, Maintenance Processing, Preventive Maintenance Processing and MRO/Spare Parts Processing.
• Performed Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Archive Testing and Security and Role Testing in PM and set up the test data, test scenarios and test scripts. Integration issues with SD, MM and CO modules of SAP.
• Development and execution of cutover and go-live plans; and Post go-live support and issue resolution.
• External Inspections for MARA SERLV using BADI name EQUI SERLV CHECK.
• Conversions using LSMW with recording, Standard method, BAPI and IDOC methods. Used LSMW to upload Material Master, Equipment’s, Info records, BOM's, Routings.

Confidential, Georgia

SAP MM/ WM Consultant

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing the User Acceptance Testing scripts for the setup of the new plant.
• As an MM module team member involved in transferring knowledge to end user about Procure to Pay (P2P).
• Provided technical guidance in defining MM / WM / IM process. Assisted in legacy system transfer of master data through LSMW. Assisted the project during Go-Live and production support.
• Setup Quota Arrangement with vendors for PO, PR, Scheduling Agreements and MRP. Prepared documents for procurement of consumable materials. Worked on item category in Third party process and Inter / Intra STO and also on the process of Release Strategy for PR and PO to suit client requirements.
• Worked on MRP procedures and worked extensively with buyers, MRP controllers to understand the issues and suggest the solutions. Worked on serial number management.
• Conducted warehouse visits to visualize physical warehouse and configured the WM module interface with MM by defining Storage types, Storage sections, Bins and Quant.
• Worked extensively in EDI’s for processing of PO (850 - IB/OB), shipping notifications (856), Payment Advice (820).
• Set up RF devices for put away, picking activities & involved in the customizing of Mobile data entry such as Verification control, RF queue management, and Bar-code settings (UCC/EAN128).
• Created necessary documents required for the client to carry out the physical inventory process for cycle counting. Defined put away and picking strategies and configured automatic creation of transfer requirements, transfer orders.
• Wrote functional specification for creating custom transactions for generating mass Purchase Orders and Goods Movement using BAPI PO CREATE and BAPI GOODSMVT CREATE.
• Tested the integration between MM /WM, FI, and SD. Worked with the ABAP team on RICEF concepts.
• Co-ordinate cut over plans and data migration for Material master, Vendor Master and Purchasing Info Records from legacy systems using LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench).

Confidential

SAP MM Consultant

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the user requirements and developing functional requirement document for change requests.
• Responsible for issue resolution documentation, performing analysis of business issues and identifying issue solution. Day to-day post implementation consulting over the client issues for strengthening the SAP processes. Document Preparation for the procurement of materials and delivering SAP MM training.
• Assisting for post implementation support.
• Attending to break issues and providing solutions as per the priority and within stipulated time frame.
• Trained users for creating Purchasing Documents, Goods receipts and Invoice verification.
• Resolved tickets relating to Purchase orders, Goods receipts and Invoice verification.
• Worked extensively in EDI’s for processing of PO (850-IB/OB), shipping notifications (856), Payment Advice (820).
• Expertise in RICEF. Depending upon the business requirements developed functional specs for RICEF objects.
• Deactivated Hold functionality in Purchase order screen using the BADI name ME HOLD PO.
• Responsible for Data migration of open PO’s and materials from Legacy Systems using LSMW.