OBJECTIVE:

SAP Basis/NetWeaver Administrator To obtain a position where my SAP system administration, technical support, project management, and leadership will add value to an organization.

SUMMARY:

IT professional with 12 years of experience in SAP Basis/NetWeaver administration. Experience managing teams, projects, and supporting end - users. Provides excellent customer service and effectively resolves issues with clients, employees and all levels of management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Senior SAP Basis/NetWeaver & Security Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Senior Basis/Netweaver Administrator responsible for maintaining SAP landscape and training junior level Basis administrators.
• Utilize the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to create and maintain logical partitions (LPAR’s) for SAP servers running on AIX;
• Upgraded servers from 5.3 to 6.1 and updated Technology Levels (TLs) as needed.
• Build and maintain Linux Virtual Machines (VMs) as needed; Includes RedHat, SUSE, and CentOS platforms
• Perform DBA activities, Upgraded SAP servers from 9.1 to 9.7. Also work with 10.1 and 10.5.
• Responsible for security work including implementation of Central User Administration (CUA); Maintaining SAP accounts; Maintaining roles.
• Migrated all ECC systems to newly built servers; Installed new application servers; Installed new sandbox environments; Provide escalated support.
• Maintain environment; Provide escalated support.
• Perform system configuration and maintenance; Provide support.
• Maintain SLD; Maintain SAP server data; Utilize Maintenance Optimizer for support pack updates for all SAP systems.
• Administer software, and servers, for software that is part of the SAP environment; Sabrix (tax calculation) and Delego (credit card transactions)
• Database Administration (DB2 LUW); ADM940: ABAP AS Authorization Concept; ADM37R: Enhancement Package Installation

Confidential, Marysville, OH

Senior SAP Basis/NetWeaver & Security Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Sole Basis/NetWeaver Administrator, responsible for the entire SAP landscape.
• Responsible for security work including creating, adjusting, and terminating SAP accounts; Role creation and adjustments.
• The following SAP servers run on AIX 6.1/7.1 and DB2 9.7.
• ECC 6.0 Ehp4/NW 7.01: Refresh sandbox and QA servers; Perform all security tasks;
• Provide escalated support.
• Process Integration (PI) 7.11: Maintain server and business system information in PI SLD;
• Install JDBC drivers for database connectivity.
• Solution Manager 7.01: Upgraded system to 7.01, SP28; Maintain SLD; Maintain SAP server data;
• Utilize Maintenance Optimizer for support pack updates for all SAP systems, Configured as CEN for CCMS monitoring.
• The following SAP environments were being implemented to run on Windows 2008 R2 and MS SQL 2008 R2.
• NW 7.02 with PPM 5.0: Installed development system.
• PCM 10.0: Installed development system.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

SAP Basis Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked with new server and SAN systems, participating in everything from ordering to racking and cabling.
• Utilized the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to create and maintain logical partitions (LPAR s) for entire AIX environment; Installed and configured Network Installation Manager (NIM). Upgraded servers from 5.3 to 6.1 and updated Technology Levels (TLs) as needed.
• Performed DBA activities. Utilized brtools for database administration functions (ex. offloading log files, extending table sizes, online reorgs, etc.); Upgraded SAP servers from 9i to 10g. Led 11g upgrade efforts prior to leaving.
• Migrated systems from old hardware to new environment; Performed frequent refreshes of QA and sandbox environments; Installed and maintained a third - party finance add-on (GLSU); Documented administration and support procedures and training materials; Tracked system issues; Provided global SAP technical support.
• Installed version 7.0 on a new server and later upgraded system to 7.01, SP22; Maintained SLD; Maintained SAP server data; Installed and maintained a third-party transport management utility (QTMS); Utilized Maintenance Optimizer for support pack updates.
• Backup security administrator responsible for handling all security issues when primary security administrator was unavailable.
• Installed and maintained SAP GUI installation servers; built various SAP GUI packages; Upgraded patch levels as needed; distributed installation CDs to remote network users.
• Participated in annual disaster recovery tests for the SAP environment.
• Coordinated efforts between internal and external resources to test our recovery process for our SAP environment; Managed personnel at multiple sites and successfully tested our disaster recovery process.
• Virtualization Project for the Windows server environment: Worked with the Windows server team to identify hardware requirements to migrate 50+ servers into a VM environment contained in a SAN and Blade server solution; Worked with various vendors to determine best solution to meet our immediate needs and allow for future expansion; Redeployed existing midlife servers to various regional sites to minimize waste and budget impact.

SAP Basis Administrator, R/3 Basis Administration

Responsibilities:

• Member of team that successfully upgraded the corporate landscape from SAP 4.0B to 4.7 Enterprise; Installed SAP R/3 on Unix and Linux servers;
• Moved transports; Applied support packs; Documented administration and support procedures and training materials; Tracked system issues; Provided SAP technical support to corporate headquarters and 160 sites.
• Configured the System Landscape Directory (SLD); Configured the Change Management Service (CMS) and moved all transports.
• Activated required Internet Communication Framework (ICF) services to enable web-based functionality.
• Utilized LoadRunner software to configure and run stress testing on the retail environment.
• Administered system and processed transports.
• Upgraded from 3.2 to 4.0; Configured to update ABAP and Java system information with the SLD;
• Configured Change Request Management (CHaRM, for proof-of-concept); Configured system to operate as CEN for CCMS.
• Installed and maintained SAP GUI installation servers; built various SAP GUI packages;
• Upgraded patch levels as needed; distributed installation CDs to remote users.