SUMMARY:

• Seasoned SAP professional and Principal Consultant with broad knowledge of SAP solutions including ERP (FI, MM, SD, CO - PA), CRM, Hybris Billing (BRIM), FI-CA, FSCM, Solution Manager, HANA and more. Applicant possesses a solid technical background with both ABAP and JAVA programming expertise, and a deep knowledge of SAP Process Integration and web services. He displays an excellent ability to debug applications, and a clear-cut ability to optimize customer code or enhance system performance. In addition to technical skills, candidate has strong industry experience in Telecom, High-Tech, Insurance, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Banking industries - with a special focus on high-volume billing applications and receivable / payable processing. Candidate exhibits a proven ability to act as a trusted advisor to both customers and internal business partners - and is an effective team player and team lead.
• Selected as Top Talent & High Potential for 4 years in a row while employed at SAP.
• Certified Netweaver 7.0 ABAP Development Consultant
• Certified XI 3.0 Development Consultant
• Certified BPX consultant
• Development Manager on international banking / CRM account origination project (offshore and onshore team) valued at over $100 million CAD.
• Solution Architecture experience on multiple global SAP implementations - including banking, manufacturing, and high tech projects.
• RICEF team lead on global SAP AFS implementation spanning Canada, USA, and Europe including FI/CO, MM, & SD modules.
• FI/CO functional experience including AP, AR and Banking configuration (Payments, Vendors, Banking, Taxes) for non-standard countries like Israel & Brazil.
• Bank integration experience: including Electronic Bank Statement, Lockbox (BAI2), ACH (PAYMUL, EDI 820), and Positive Pay interfaces.
• BRF (business rules framework) experience, including configuration of custom expressions, actions, and rules.
• Strong ABAP development experience including BAPI, BAdI, enhancement spots, switch framework, user-exits, function modules, ABAP proxies / web services, and ALV.
• Data Conversion and migration expertise (LSMW)
• Systems integration experience using EDI, ALE / IDOC, & RFC technologies.
• Interface development experience using a wide variety of technologies: SAP XI / PI, Java, & Web Services.
• Extensive knowledge of the billing and invoicing processes within SAP Hybris Billing (BRIM) suite - plus experience integrating full BRIM solution with CC, CRM, and CI / FI-CA.
• Led Convergent Invoicing / Billing team on first full yBilling (formerly BRIM) rollout in North America.
• SAP Insurance delivery consultant - configuring and programming in FS-CD, FS-CM, FS-BP and more. Strong insurance industry experience especially focused on premium billing, collections, payments, and claims processing.
• Experience working with the development teams in Walldorf (and with Custom Development in Newtown Square) to produce or update offerings to address customer requirements (yBilling and Banking).
• Excellent communication skills and experience with ASAP project methodology

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology and Tools: R/3 versions 4.5b, 4.7c, ECC versions: 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 (EhP5 EhP7) CRM 7.0 and CC 3.0 ABAP / ABAP Objects development ALV Grid & List reports BAPI User - exits BAdIs and Enhancement Spots ABAP proxies SmartForms RFC & Function modules Convergent Invoicing EhP6 & EhP7 FI-CAx EhP5, EhP6, & EhP7 Convergent Charging 3.0 & 4.0 FSCD versions 4.72, 6.0 FS-CM version 6.0 SAP Netweaver Exchange Infrastructure 3.0, 7.0 Java / J2EE experience Web Services / SOAP / WSDL / XML / XSL BAI, BAI2 IDOC and ALE BDT (business data toolset) BRF (business rules framework) SQL / Open SQL / DB2 EDI (ANSI X12 and EDIFACT) analyst Other integration tool experience: iWay Adapter Manager and Seeburger EDI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior FS-CD Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead FS-CD (FI-CA) Systems Analyst responsible for all billing and collections processes. Responsible to ensure best practices are adhered to within the SAP FS-CD application.
• Primary production support analyst in charge of the SAP ERP system: including SAP FS-CD, SAP FI-CO, and SAP CO-PA.
• Liaison between Cigna IT and the Cigna Billing Operations department. Suggest new functionality to help streamline current business / operational processes.
• Responsible for the overall solution architecture of the premium billing and claim disbursements systems at Cigna.
• Responsible for bank and treasury interactions, including technical integration of ACH, WIRE, and Lockbox functionality.
• Successfully implemented automated lockbox program to replace manual process.
• Develop custom ABAP reports and Event Function Modules as required in FS-CD.
• Mentor other employees and business users, helping to teach them FS-CD functionality.
• Recommend new SAP product offerings to management and executives.

Confidential

Senior FI-CA and Convergent Invoicing Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led team of CI / FICA resources on global yBilling project roll-out. Instrumental in facilitating first successful go-live of full yBilling solution (CRM, CC, and CI) in North America.
• Worked with cross-functional team and customer resources to design and build a system architecture that met customer requirements.
• Worked with development team in Walldorf to address customer concerns and new functionality requests. Met directly with development in Walldorf and Telecom IBU to discuss desired functionality and features in development.
• Assisted development with identification of bugs and resolution of technical issues.
• Created ROM for project estimation, suggesting features and functions that best suited the customer’s business processes.
• Configured billing and invoicing processes for world-wide roll-out.
• Performed basic FI-CA configuration including: bank accounts, account determination, main / sub transactions, payment run settings, automatic clearing, and more.
• Coded several custom “events” for customer specific requirements - for example: event 2650 to create additional postings in FI-CA from a Convergent Invoicing run.
• Helped design Consume to Cash end-to-end solution working with the SAP Convergent Charging, Convergent Invoicing, and CRM teams.
• Created functional specs for development items.
• Created / maintained project plan for all FI-CA related deliverables.
• Mentored 3rd party and junior consultants in FI-CA functionality.

Confidential

Senior ABAP Developer

Responsibilities:

• Brought in to project as ABAP expert (with AFS experience) to assist customer development team that was struggling to meet deliverable timelines
• Created functional specs and technical specs for various ABAP report programs
• Built an AFS material allocation report - displaying materials by plant and allocation status.
• Built aging report for Accounts Receivable team

Confidential

Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led team of 20 CRM and Banking developers in development of Account Origination application within SAP CRM and SAP Loans Management.
• Worked with functional leads, technical leads, and Solution Architects to design the overall customer solution. Deeply involved in the solution architecture process.
• Handled scheduling and resource planning for development of over 400 custom development objects, including reports, conversions, enhancements, and more. Created / maintained project plan for all deliverables.
• Managed team of off-shore developers and reviewed quality of deliverables.
• Worked closely with SAP Custom Development to identify features needed for custom account origination front-end (using CRM fulfillment processes as backend).
• Participated in high level escalation meetings with customer; pointed out project issues and challenges that led to escalation.
• Selected as a member of the team that successfully re-blueprinted and turned project around.
• Performed code reviews with customer IT department to ensure quality of delivered enhancements.

Confidential

FS-CD Technical

Responsibilities:

• Helped resolve defects with policy billing interface and payment plan spreads / scheduling items (vvscpos).
• Performed code reviews (and implemented corrections) for dunning, payment lot, return lot, additional account assignment, and various correspondence event exits - as part of development QA initiative.

Confidential

FS-CD Technical and FS-CM Developer

Responsibilities:

• Tested and resolved defects with Positive Pay, Escheatment, and 1099 interfaces in FS-CD (or FI-CA).
• Implemented FS-CD (or FI-CA) additional account assignment functionality (KONTL). Extended G/L coding block to use customer fields and implemented BAdI methods to populate the fields with data from Claims Management.
• Responsible for payment runs and bulk check processing in FS-CD (or FI-CA).
• Developed check forms using SAPScript and integrated with 3rd party print vendor through use of files and IDOC.
• Implemented custom 1099 solution for claim payments, based on participant role in the Claim. Used events 1970 and 1971 to select 1099 relevant entries.
• Created BRF rules to implement custom checks when transferring claimed items to claim payment screens in FS-CM.
• BDT work to add custom fields and views to screens in FS-CM and FS-BP.
• Helped configure PD-Org for workflow.
• Custom ABAP ALV grid reports using Claims and CD tables and functions.

Confidential

FS-CD Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Integrated FS-CD (FI-CA) payment program with Confidential through the use of IDOCs (pexr2002).
• Mapped legacy system conversions of vendor and customer data into FS-BP.
• Configured and tested import of Electronic Bank Statement (BAI2) into FI and then created return lot, payment lot, and check encashment file in FS-CD using bank storage transfer program.
• Implemented Claims (CM) to CD BAdI: created implementation of the delivered BAdI and added logic for the FI coding block, disbursement creation, & payment method retrieval.
• Configured 1099 solution in FS-CD. Created sequential file and used XI/PI mapping engine and File adapter to send to 3rd party printing solution.
• Tracked and provided high-level design for integration points with FS-CD including: bank file transfers, credit card integration and 1099 processing.

Confidential

Applications Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Primary project liaison between client and bank for payments configuration. Created outbound IDOC / EDI interface that transferred vendor payments to multiple banks via secure AS2 EDI connectivity.
• Implemented BAI2 Interface for Lockbox, Positive Pay interface and Electronic Bank Statement functionality.
• FICO Functional Analyst / ABAP Developer on international sub-ledger (AP & AR) implementations in Israel, Turkey and Vietnam. Participated in full project life-cycle including preparation, blueprint, realization, integration testing, user-acceptance testing, and go-live.
• Responsible for AP and AR configuration including: payment methods, posting keys, VAT codes, vendor master, withholding tax treatments, substitutions and validations, automatic payment program, banking configuration (house banks & bank master records), manual / electronic bank statements, and more.
• Developed payment program user-exits and custom ALV List reports including a treasury funding report, withholding tax report, and Central Bank (Bank of Israel) statutory reports.
• Created custom ABAP email application in SAP 4.5b sending direct deposit notices to vendors (and employees) using SAPConnect.
• Interfaced sub-ledger level transactions with centralized 4.7c G/L system using ALE / IDOC.
• Configured workflow for IDOC error-handling and notification.

Confidential - Denver, CO

RICEF Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Technical Team Lead on global SAP AFS implementation (ECC 5.0); managed team of ABAP, EDI, and Java developers.
• Managed conversions of customer, vendor, and sales order data using LSMW.
• Responsible for all development deliverables including: conversions, forms, reports, enhancements, and interfaces with legacy systems.
• Created and executed project plan for development deliverables. Tracked tasks and reported directly to CIO and PMO.

Confidential - Denver, CO

ABAP Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed user-exits & function modules for EDI, TM, SD, MM & FICO functional team in this global AFS rollout.
• Worked with LSMW to map and implement master data conversions (vendor master and customer master).
• Extended existing IDOCs and populated extensions with user-exit logic.
• Programmed ABAP ALV Grid reports, including: A/R Aging Report, Daily Order IDOC Status report, & ASN Validation Report.
• Worked with FICO team to design and build interface uploading retail store sales, receipts, taxes, material costs into appropriate G/L accounts.
• Utilized SAP XI 3.0 to interface SAP with European legacy systems, including a customs management application (NCTS), and a B2B website. Created maps, routing determinations, and interface definitions.
• Utilized iWay Adapter Manager to interface legacy JDE systems with SAP.
• Integrated SAP TM module with a third party load optimization and auto-routing java-based engine through the use of web services and ABAP proxies.
• Helped create and test EDI maps and partner profiles for ASN’s, Orders, and Remittance advices. Configured partner profiles within SAP and used Seeburger EDI engine and maps to translate the EDI files into the appropriate IDOC format.

Confidential - Denver, CO

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Samsonite’s first global e-commerce website, working with global counterparts.
• Developed Java Beans, Enterprise Beans, and JSP pages - along with Javascript - to create a dynamic website that read product catalog and pricing from DB2 database on AS400.
• Responsible for HTML issues and web site administration.

Confidential - Denver, CO

Help Desk Technician

Responsibilities:

• Managed AS400 systems for corporate headquarters.
• Assisted with PC Desktop troubleshooting and error resolution. Installed new software, and worked with hardware - replacing hard drives, etc.
• Managed POS system support for over 200 Samsonite retail stores. Took calls from stores having register problems and walked them through solutions.
• Assisted with Y2K modifications.