Sap Process Integration (xi/pi) Consultant Resume
Houston, TX
SUMMARY:
- Consistently providedstrong value creation activities to SAP customer projects for over 12+ years using advanced capabilities in business system integration withenterprise information technologysolutions. Working with customer teams andproviding professional advisoryservices onsite at customer locations and by remote support to deliver solutions that meet the many different and unique project requirements. .
- Extensive business process scenarios supported. Examples include MDM andB2B trading partner integration, Enterprise Application Integration with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)web service design and deployment forintegrated enterprise computer systems.
- Integration experience with SAP Business Connector (BC), SAP Portals,SAPeXchange Infrastructure (XI) and the webMethods integration servermiddle - ware platforms.
- Focused on mission critical enterprise system integration projects and global master dataobject consolidation, harmonization and distribution scenarios.
- Designed and exposed multiple standard and customSOAP based web services (SAP Enterprise Services)with MIME Message basedtransactional documents that contain XML payload contentfor the exchangeof data between internal or external systems.System Integration with Non-SAP heritage systems.Managed the installation, configuration, data migration, upgrade activities, change management strategies and customer delivery acceptance of production SAP NetWeaver Technical foundation solutions.
- These efforts provided have delivered robust and highly flexible enterprise solutions to meet the custom, complex and emerging business process requirements for customers.
- Provide informational knowledge sharing sessions, cross- and knowledge transfer to system administrators and master data groups for many of the world’s largest SAP global enterprise deployments.
- 22 years technical expertise in computer systems administration, development of global data schemas, integration planning, document choreography, migration,delivery and deployment of global enterprise computing environments.
- Implementation and Architectural design experience with migration, upgrade strategies, change management and delivery of enterprise service oriented architecture (eSOA) web services within the SAP recommended Net Weaver architectural model, methodology and design tools for the platform.
- Solid support team experience with multiple installations of SAP Net Weaver components from blueprint discovery through realization, installation, prototype and process development of the Development, Quality Assurance and Production solutions.
- SAP best practices, ASAP and any customer driven methodologies accepted, supported and utilized.
- Advanced analytical abilities in problem-resolution and technical troubleshooting techniques. An inspiring thought leader and a high value contributing team member.
- SAP Enterprise Services Repository (ESR)
- SAP Integration Directory
- SAP Business Process Engine (BPE)
- SAP System Landscape Directory configuration and support. (SLD)
- SAP MDM Business Content for PI deployed and integrated.
- SAP APO/SNC Business Content for PI deployed and integrated.
- Cross-component integration processes (ccBPM) developed and deployed on the BPE.
- IDOC (IE), IDOC AAE, BAPI,BADI, SAPXML, XML and flat source file content conversion transformations utilized, visual mapping and XSLT mappings supported and utilized in business scenarios within the Integration Server and Business Process Engine (ccBPM).
- SAP Web Application Server Alerting Framework utilized and configured to catch alerts for exceptions in SAP XI business processes. Operational support activities.
- Runtime Workbench analytics and monitoring.
- SPROXY and ABAP Workbench for function module instanciation, modification and support.
- Multiple adapter components utilized (MarketSet, Seeburger EDI generic, SOAP, JDBC, RNIF(RosettaNet), File/FTP, IDOC, WS-RM, HTTP, CIDX, MAIL, JMS, and custom adapter module development utilizing the Adapter Framework)
- Enterprise Web Services Runtime scenario enabled with Internet Communication Framework (ICF) and SOAP runtime configured and utilized and delivered.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Skills: SAP NetWeaver 7(x) Technical Foundation component installation, design, migration upgrade strategies, deployment and customer acceptance ofDevelopment, QA, and Production SAP NetWeaver systems. OAGIS, cXML, SAPXML, WellXML. XCBL, PIDX, CIDX, EBXML, AGXML. Proprietary XML Schema formats and custom schema support capabilities. XML Spy and Liquid XML Studio utility tools used for XSLT and XSD creation support and modification.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
SAP Process Integration (XI/PI) Consultant
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Responsibilities include: To architect, discover, scope, manage, develop, implement, deploy and deliver technology solutions for customers installing, migrating or enhancing software technologies within their SAP NetWeaver technical foundation components.
Confidential, Houston TX
Responsibilities:
- Confidential is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of equipment and components used in oil & gas drilling and production, the provision of oilfield inspection and other services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry.
Confidential, Boston, MA
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- I joined the team at BJ’s Discount Warehouse headquarters in Boston, MA as an onsite SAP PI 7.3 consultant and supported the design and implementation of several PI interfaces connecting between JMS MQ Series (Fixed Width Files) and ECC at both ALE layer (IDOC’s) as well as ABAP Proxy generation. I participated in reviewing, supporting and validating off shore team developments for interface requirements assigned as required.
SAPMDM, SAP PI, SAP Mobile PlatformConsultant
Confidential, Denver, CO
Responsibilities:
- Responsibilities include: To provide implementation skills, support, and technical leadership for customers who desire expertiseand assistance on their SAP Integration (PI), SAP Enterprise Master Data Management (MDM)and SAP Mobile Platformenterprise systems.
Confidential, Cincinnati, OH
Responsibilities:
- Confidential designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, tile and carpet cleaning, promotional products, first aid, safety,fire protection products and services, and document management services for approximately 900,000 businesses.
- SAP Master Data Management (MDM) role.
- Confidential runs two instances of SAP MDM 7.1 SP08 simultaneously in 6 different environments for a total of 12 instances. The first instance set houses their Vendor Master, GL Accounts, and Materials repositories. The second instance set houses their Customer Master repository. All of the repositories are heavily customized and designed to support a series of SAP webDynpro Java Applications on the SAP Portals (EP) that process information connected by the MDM JAVA API.
- Confidential uses Curion for their LDAP authentication to MDM repositories and password validation for single sign on requests from the SAP Portal.
- I supported the daily maintenance, design modification requests, and data enrichment activities of the SAP Portal and SAP MDM Repositories for the Confidential global operations, Break/Fix reports processingand Master Data Governance strategy enhancement.
- The design of integrations at Confidential is primarily batch driven the majority of interfaces were heavily BPE coded with extensive RFC lookups and supported a wide variety of business process operations.
- I supported 100+ highly complex integrations from AS400 and heritage Non-SAP data systems using every available type of inbound, transformation, and outbound processing methods within SAP PI 7.3. RFC lookups, BPE processes, Complex Integrations within the ccBPM functionality, webService enablement and support to list a few examples. Confidential utilized a series of external industry webServices like Vertex, MapInfo, CASS, and American Business Institute (ABI) for data/address validation within the SAP Portal Applications.
Confidential, Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities:
- Lead and managed the PI 7.3 integration Architectural discussions during theBlueprint and Design phase for an integration project of an Oracle webstore front-end application named ATG.
- Guided the data governance strategy and completed the Architectural Integration Document outlining the Oracle ATG to SAP ECC integration through the SAP Process Integration 7.3 middleware system.
- Conducted Peer review sessions with the PI developer resources on project.
- Supported the development process ofexposing 13 different webServices interfaces for the SAP Order to Cash integrations with Oracle ATG solution.
- Explored options available in using the Order to Cash ES bundle as SAP best practices.
- Supported, reviewed and guided the Functional and Technical specifications for each interface type required as developed and implemented.
- Provided development and design leadership during the realization phase of the SAP PI integration development.
- Provided leadership and implementation advice for the project manager on technical details regarding the design of the PI integration points.
Scott Beeman Project Manager
Confidential, Wichita, KS
Responsibilities:
- Designed the XML schema and values from requirements gathering activites and generated the XSD schema for the customized Service Interface integrations within the Enterprise Services Repository.
- Provided design expertise for the integration points and integration pattern desired by Cessna.
- I lead the integration development activities through prototype design and realization, managed and delivered the development activities of additional Confidential offshore resources in multiple locations in India and Brazil. This process allowed for concurrent development activities to take place in support of the project timeline and goals.
Confidential, Santa Clara, CA & Dallas, TX
Responsibilities:
- Guided and appended the SAP MDM server implementation into an highly complex production enterprise topology that consisted of 2 different Material legacy platforms being used to maintain materials by 2 separate engineering departments, each with unique business processes and data structure in place around Materials, and an SAP ERP Central Component Server (ECC 6.0). The business process in place at the time was not using Production Planning (PP)module.
- Designed the SAP MDM Master Data Governance solution to integrate and support, syndicate and maintain current material information of various Material Types (ie: Halb, Fert, etc) into th new Production Lifecycle Management shop floor manufacturing system for their international based manufacturing plant.
- Lead the implementation and configuration of the SAP Master Data Management Server build for the Development (DEV), Quality Assurance (QA) and Production (PRD) server system environments using the current SAP MDMSupport Pack 08. I mentored and trained the SAP NetWeaver Administrators in the operations and maintenance activities required to support the SAP MDM Governance Solution. I setup and extracted the SAP Business Content for Materials Repository.
- Researched, designed and created the Global Material Master data model in support of consolidation into consistent Material Master Schema structure in support of the Master Data Management Governance Strategy Blueprint to unify the Material Master from 2 different systems of record for Materials to be used for the new PLM shop floor systems.
Confidential, Monroeville, PA
Responsibilities:
- I joined the Cornerstone Team as a replacement team member 6 weeks beforethe SAP R/3 to ECC 6.0 ERP go-live of production systems. My responsibilities included to support, configure, deliver and maintain continuity of the SAP MDM 7.1 Master Data Governance Server for the go-live activities.
- In addition I supported the integrations into SAP PI 7.1 from MDM and an SAP Portals Composite Application user front end developed and deployed on SAP Enterprise Portals which leverages SAP MDM 7.1 as a component to the solution.
- I developed a solid and repeatable Master Data Governance Methodology to migrate and maintain the Vendor Master data,check table ( data) and main records while including a large consolidation of enriched master records into compliance with the Global Master Data Governance Strategy blueprint and provided gap analysis for the differences between the SAP R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0record structure.
- These activities included JAVA development, extension and support for the BlankTupleFix.jar utility application using the MDM API and compiling jar files to remove blank tuple table entries when data is incomplete from the source system. I developed mappings and integration for both MDM import and MDM syndication server services.
- My skills were able to provide additional value to Westinghouse Cornerstone project in the deployment and implementation of the SAP Enterprise Portals Employee Self Services (ESS) and Management Self Services (MSS) development tracks within the NetWeaver Developer Infrastructure (NWDI) server. I supported and worked with the Westinghouse Systems Applications and Development Group.I was able provide a wide variety of advice and technical engineering capabilitiesto many areas of the SAP NetWeaver Technical Foundation initiatives at Westinghouse.
Confidential, Roswell, GA and Knoxville, TN
Responsibilities:
- The analysis and methodology of business process adoption included leveraging the SAP best practices and SAP MDM tools provided by SAP for these activities in preparation of migrating from SAP R/3 4.7 to the SAP Enterprise Central Component Server (ECC 6).
- I researched and provided in summary the SAP information on proper support pack levels and pre-requisite activities required within the R/3 system to be in compliance with SAP best practices and standards.
- I prototyped and tested the standard SAP Master Data extraction objects (both check table data and master data objects) forthe Vendor domain. This activity includes all the system configurations required within the R/3 4.7 enterprise, PI 7.11 and SAP Master Data Management servers. The result of these tasks provided an end to end model for master datagovernance, control, migration and sustainability of the Global Master Data Objects Governance strategy.
- By completing this process I was able to identify, plan, support and recommend the future state of the SAP MDM systems within the Kimberly Clark’s global data strategy framework.
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Lead the full scope of requirements gathering and design of the Master Data Governance strategy which include the installation, configuration and customization of the SAP MDM 7.1 system components to build the MDM Sandbox, Development, Quality Assurance and Production server environments. This included all end to end activities required to setup connectivity with the SAP R/3 ERP system via the ALE layer, all R/3 configurations for ETL tool setup, configuration and transfer of master data objects from the R/3 to the SAP MDM servers utilizing the SAP MDM Business Content for PI software component version deployed on the SAP XI/PI systems in the enterprise.
- Guided and mentored the BASIS administrators in all areas of SAP MDM and PI server administration. SLD configuration and setup for SAP PI, deployment of the SAP Business Content for PI for MDM, the ALE, RFC and Partner Profile configuration including Data Distribution Model creation and support for enabling the IDOC adapter. I developed and customized the XSL stylesheet transformations required to extend and transform the MATMAS, CREMDM, DEBMDM and CLFMAS IDOC’s as required.
- Engineered Master Data Governance strategy solutions with and directed IBM resources to develop non-standard SAP R/3Master Data Extraction Objects for Classification object extraction by class type and parent root node in support of the business requirements to extract and transform 4 separate CLFMAS03 Idoc classification schema’s which include the UNSPSC, Global-Spend, Technical Class and History classification within the Suncor Global Materials Master Data Governance repository.
- Extended and developed numerous custom SAP R/3 Check Table/Transparent Table extractions within the MDMGX utility to support the non-standard lookup table data requirements for extending the Suncor Global Material Master data model.
- Collaborated with, directed development and leveraged the skills of many offshore and onsite resources from IBM. I worked directly with SAP MDM Practice Principals from Confidential . to support Suncor business process requirements for this project.
Confidential, Kansas City, MO
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, installation, and administration strategy and activities of SAP PI 7.11 servers. The integration methodology strategy included use of the new enhanced features of the SAP PI 7.1 including customizable function libraries for sharing function modules between integration scenarios, WS-RM adapter type,Web Services Runtime and leveraged the Enterprise Services Repository.
- Tested and incorporated all of the integration capabilities of PI 7.1 including the IDOC, HTTP and XI native adapters, ABAP and Java proxies, SOAP adapter, FILE/FTP, MAIL, RFC & JDBC lookup functions, Web Services Runtime and SOAP Runtime configuration enabled to highlight, support and comply with the identified requirements of the enterprise integrations. I generated both provider and consumer proxies (ABAP) in support of integrations with SAP ECC backend XML schema design to multiple business systems within the enterprise.
- Guided the SLD configuration and mentoring of the SAP BASIS administrators for the entire SAP PI 7.1 build/rollout. Coded simple ABAP solutions in SE38, SE80 (ABAP Workbench) and other areas of ECC for IDOC testing (we19, BD87) and connectivity issues.
Confidential, San Antonio, TX
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Confidential Master Data Governance Strategy team efforts for consolidation of the Confidential master data objects Customers, Vendors and Materials (Non MRO).
- Supported the requirements gathering activities and performed workshops for Subject Matter Experts from the Confidential Business process experts and performed all the tasks related to theextraction of Master Data Object from the SAP R/3 and the migration into the SAP Master Data Management Governance solution.
- Lead the Import activities for newre-numbered, enriched, and harmonized material masters from an outside data harmonization service into a separated MRO Materials repository with syndication of the new data out of MDM into the R/3 system.
- Replaced the old Material Masters in R/3 with the new MRO enhanced and harmonized Material Masters to complete the consolidation and support of seven refinery plants catalog maintenance and material ordering needs.
Senior SAP NetWeaver MDM - XI/PI Architect
Confidential, South Plainfield, NJ
Responsibilities:
- To utilize my years of experience and knowledge in enterprise information systems to provide professional services and support of customer needs within their SAP NetWeaver enterprise systems. With expertise and focus in the SAP Process Integration (PI/XI) and the SAP Master Data Management (MDM) applications.
- To Architect, design, identify, scope, develop, deploy and support technology solutions with customers for Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture (eSOA) infrastructure for their SAP NetWeaver ecosystems.
- Multiple internal development and activities supported for SAP PI and SAP MDM.
Confidential, The Woodlands, TX
Responsibilities:
- Assisted, developed and supported the SAP Business Connector 4.6 to SAP XI 3.0 upgrade and migration of existing business system integrations.
- Established and configured various R/3 back-end instance’s to communicate with SAP XI via the native IDOC adapter and HTTP adapter on the Integration Server.
- Designed and developed new Integration Scenarios, Integration Processes on the Business Process Engine:(BPE), Interface’s, Collaboration Profiles, Mappings and Transformation services in the Integration Builder tool set
- Deployed integration solutions into production systems in the support of the ongoing Global E-Business team project initiatives calendar.
- Integrated SAP XI to 3rd party scale weight software system called Solutions Now.
- Transformed IDOC type DELVRY03 into native SAP XML within SAP XI.
- Designed inbound and outbound interfaces for process, interface mappings, message mappings and all design objects required.
- Routed SAP XML via the HTTP adapter on the SAP XI into the SolutionsNow receiving HTTPs listener.
- Received via the HTTP adapter the DELVRY03 Native SAP XML into SAP XI for routing into the SAP R/3 MM module via the IDOC adapter. This allowed the current operational business process to close the open sales order and generate an invoice for deliveries as the bulk shipments left the plant, reducing process delays between Sales Orders closure and Invoice generation in the SAP R/3 systems by several days time which realized Huntsman Chemical a Sigma Six rated cost savings of $177,000 per each day reduced. We achieved an operational savings of an estimated $350,000 USD weekly.
Senior SAP NetWeaver XI Consultant
Confidential, Houston, TX
Responsibilities:
- Modified, maintained, developed and deployed Inbound & Outbound Interface requirements and mapping in SAP XI utilizing the Integration Builder toolset and the SAP Adapter Engine components for SOAP, RFC and JDBC adapters.
- Interconnected between internal webMethods 6.1 webServices and XI webServices using SOAP 1.1 messages with XML payloads.
Senior SAP Netweaver Engineer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Analyzed and reconfigured systems for disaster recovery.
- Provided for production support staff in problem analysis, troubleshooting and recovery actions for production systems.
- Identified key issues with the deployed MarketSet Connector Adapter packages and made recommendations for future upgrade considerations.
- Provided services for the SAP NetWeaver SRM 5.0 server upgrade migration strategy.
- Coordinated with the internal IBMWebSphereCompetencyCenter for future considerations of topology and systems landscape directory configuration.
- Defined requirements of the new Enterprise Buyer Professional (EBP) migration using SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) 3.0 from the existing SAP Business Connector transactional documents.
- Lead and developed lab build specifications and requirements for migration and upgrade development.
Director of Information Systems
Confidential, Phoenix, AZ
Responsibilities:
- Upgraded all SAP Business Connectors from version 4.01 to 4.7 CoreFix 6.
- Modified Java and Flow services for existing transactional documents to work within upgraded solution environment.
- Enhanced and modified the existing transactional IDOC to CIDX XML logistic documents LoadTenderMotor, LoadTenderResponse, ShipNotice, ShipStatus and FreightBill, to communicate efficiently and properly with the integrated logistics providers.
- Developed and implemented a PEXR2002 IDOC (Remittance Advice) transformed (mapped) into a CIDX PaymentDetail XML document to be utilized in both the development and production integration systems.
- Provided troubleshooting, problem resolution strategy, modification and roll out in the enterprise of integrated solutions as directed and required.
- Provided planning recommendations and lab builds for upgrade of existing production and development systems into the SAP NetWeaver 2004 components, including the migration and conversion of existing webMethods Integration Server transactional documents into the SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) 3.0 Adapter framework.
Integration Engineer
Confidential, Houston, TX
Responsibilities:
- Utilized skills in multiple XML formats (PIDX, CIDX, xCBL, ebXML, WellXML), multiple integration platforms supported (webMethods, BizTalk, SAP Business Connector, SAP XI)
- Multiple document types supported. (PurchaseOrder, OrderResponse, ChangeOrder, ShipNotice, ShipStatus, etc)
- Transactional documents enveloped in MML, RosettaNet 1.1 & 2.0 envelopes within RNIF framework compliance implemented and supported.
- Multi-national petroleum company systems integrations managed include Shell worldwide, Repsol YPF (Spain, Argentina, Brazil, USA), Total (France), Connoco Phillips, Union76, DOW Chemical and many others.
Senior Integration Consultant
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- SAP R/3, SAP Enterprise Portals on web application server with integrations into CommerceOne MarketSite and SAP MarketSet components using the SAP Business connector (BC).
- Designed and managed integrations into existing IBM webSphere components with configuration of Tivoli Intrusion Manager Systems. Collaborated on topology modifications and further customized information security solutions for the Chilean Navy (Armada).
Systems Engineer III
Confidential, Pleasanton, CA
Responsibilities:
- USA domestic and international travel. 90% time.
- Domestic and international project management
- Professional skill-set development focused on developing and maintaining strong working relationships with clients both international and domestic.
- I was aBlackBelt Development Team member of the SAP -CommerceOne partnership engineering team for product development for the SAP Enterprise Buyer Professional (EBP) and SAP Market Set enterprise B2B solutions resulting in the creation of SAP Markets Inc, formerly a subsidiary of Confidential .