SUMMARY:

• SAP professional successful in the design and deployment of technology strategies.
• I have experienced in leading implementations, and administrative teams through all phases of technology rollouts, including Disaster Recovery, Global Rollouts, SAP R/3 Enterprise, BW, APO Architecture, and Administration, and Archiving Solutions.
• Diverse background includes seamless integration of emerging technologies in a large user community.
• I have outstanding record of achievement implementing and supporting new business concepts and delivering innovative business solutions with a high standard of ethics and risk management alternatives.
• I have extensive knowledge of SAP landscape architecture, and project management methodology.
• Have multiple Go - Live experiences.
• Over 24+ years IT Industry experience with 20+ years ERP Applications (SAP R/3) experience.
• Experienced in creating and maintaining a highly scalable, reliable and secure SAP applications environment. 
•  Previous experience in SAP Basis Administration and new SAP NetWeaver platforms (WAS, J2EE, EP).
•  Led and managed SAP Basis team of on-site & off site. Ability to do knowledge transfer.
• I have successfully completed multiple SRM 4.0, 5.0, 7.0, XI 3.0, PI 7.0, 7.1, 7.3 and EP 6.0, 7.0, 7.3, 7.4 implementations.
• I have In-depth knowledge, and hands-on experience, in SAP components, installation, and configuration, which include knowledge of SAP, Solution Manager 3.2,4.0,7.0,7.1, R/3 4.7,ECC 5.0,ECC 6.0 EHP 1-7, EP 6.0,7.0,XI3.0,PI7.0,7.1,7.3,BW3.5,BI 7.0,7.3, BPC 7.5 NW,BPC 10, BOBJ(BOE XI 4.0),4.1,SCM 4.1,7.0,(APO), LiveCache7.5,7.8, SRM 4.0,5.0,7.0,7.02, SRM-MDM 7.1, CRM 5.0,7.0 (IS, IC/ICSS),TPM, and WAS 640,7.0. 7.3(Netweaver 7.4). 
• Experienced with end-to-end multiple SRM implementations and support work. Experienced in 4.6C to ECC 5.0, and BW 3.5 upgrade.
• I have worked with all falvors of UNIX, and specially with AIX 5.X, 6.X, and Linux 2.X, 3.X, and Linux GNU SLES-9 x86 64 cc3.3.3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, ORACLE Rel 11.2.02, ORACLE RAC.
• I worked with several Modules of SAP like SD, FICO, EHS, HR, PP, and MM etc. Experienced with Ixos, Filenet and Open Text. Experienced with SAP OS/DB migration,SAP HA, SAP HANA, and BW 7.3 on HANA, and BPC (EPM) 10. Experienced with BPC 7.5 to BPC (EPM)10 installation,upgrade and migration POC.
• Knowledgeable in HANA Replication Methods like Trigger Based (using SLT), ETLBased (using BODS), and Log Based (using Sybase).Knowledgeable in HANA Architecture, Landscape, and Sizing, and HANA Security and Authorizations. Attended SAP HANA Training.
• Technical expert for SAP HANA projects, responsible for activities for full cycle upgrades, performance and regression tests, sizing, SQL optimizations, SAP HANA Modeling Tuning
• SAP HANA security including SAP HANA database security and, SAP HANA user account creation / maintenance, assigning security roles /passwords, ETL based replication, nesting of roles for principal access.

PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY:

Confidential

Business Consultant /Technical SAP Basis Specialist/SAP Basis Lead

• Managing Technical Basis team as a hands on Basis Lead/Manager
• Responsible for the direction, planning, and management of all activities undertaken by the SAP Support and Project implementations which also includes SAP HANA.
• Plans, recommends and monitors SAP Administration (Basis)
• Manage daily and weekly on-call rotation maintained in Maximo
• Coordinate vacation planning to make sure coverage maintained in team calendar - reference On-call for holidays
• Team lead as single point of contact for incidents and SRs, Maximo list with most current Incidents/SRs
• Assigning work for planned outages / Block points
• Representative of HPE Basis at Spirit's SAP Basis meetings.
• Providing Monthly Team Accomplishments and Kudos to Leadership.
• Team Lead responsible to recap verbal feedback from meetings as applicable to team and HPE Leadership.
• Facilitate internal team meetings 3 times a week.
• SLT Replication and ECC Performance Tuning (SAP HANA)
• SAP HANA implementation and support work
• Configured Triggered based replication with Sap and Non Sap source systems
• Involved in SAP HANA Administration including creation and management of schemas for different SAP systems, data model objects, and import/export content.
• Created and maintained delivery units and packages in SAP HANA for import export process.
• Implemented SAP HANA security including User Management, Roles, and Privileges.
• Performed Backup and Recovery.
• Good understanding of HANA DB performance, HA, DR and scalability
• Experienced in SAP HANA 1.0, SPS07, SP08 Installation, Implementation and Administration of SAP HANA database
• Experienced in Managing application running on SAP HANA platform and end to end Hana Road Map
• Experienced in administration and troubleshooting of SAP HANA database using SAP HANA studio and DBA Cockpit,
• Starting / Stopping of SAP HANA, Backup & Recovery
• Used HLM HANA Lifecycle Manager to Administrate, Integrate, update SAP HANA Components and worked on all Admin Tools for SAP HANA and performed SAP HANA Operations such as Table Administration, Periodic Manual Tasks Transport Changes.
• Strong practical knowledge in Sizing of SAP HANA, Memory Management and Software Packaging.
• Setup of SAP HANA Peripheral Ecosystem which includes SAP HANA, SLT, BO
• Managing SAP HANA License, Managing SAP HANA users and monitoring system.
• Troubleshooting in SAP HANA including SAP HANA tracing.
• SAP HANA planning, sizing, implementation, installation, Upgrade and Migration
• Resolve complex problems, perform advanced basis sustain functions (such as: Production Transports and Restarts, Backup & Output Management Setup and Configuration, Database changes and System Refreshes). Also execute and deliver SAP basis projects (such as: Upgrades, Migrations, and Landscape Architectural Changes).
• Participates in the setting of objectives, strategies, plans, programs, performance standards/measures and procedures, as a member of the IT Management team.
• Performed Database Refresh from PRD to QA
• Performed SSL Certs updates
• Performed G2 Root certificate updates
• Performed Kernel upgrades
• Performance Monitoring and Tuning
• Involved in MII implementations and support work
• Participating in SNP Data Provisioning & Masking project implementation(SNP - DPM)
• Participating in Solution Manager 7.2 Planning and Upgrade.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior SAP Basis Administration

Responsibilities included:

• Resolve complex problems, perform advanced basis sustain functions (such as: Production Transports and Restarts, Backup & Output Management Setup and Configuration, Database changes and System Refreshes). Also execute and deliver SAP basis projects (such as: Upgrades, Migrations, and Landscape Architectural Changes).
• Installed and configured Solman

Confidential

Technical Architecture Specialist/SAP Basis Lead

Responsibilities included:

• Functioned as the lead Basis administrator for the SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 3 implementation at Microsoft.
• Designed system landscape diagrams for all servers.
• Build CRM 7.0 POC integrated with FSCM (Credit Management, Collections Management, Dispute Management, In-House Cash, Biller Direct.
• Designed Three system landscape, and also assisted on HA planning.
• Completed sap systems sizing.
• Completed hardware sizing of SAP CRM 7.0 for Prod-like environment and Production environment.
• Installed and configured SAP CRM 7.0 as per client requirements.
• Create re-usable document for installation to help basis members to install the CRM 7.0 successfully and created this as a process.
• Created SAP Landscape and Transport Governance strategies .
• Set up CRM landscape (DEV, QAS, PROD-LK, and PROD) and setting up the STMS and target groups.
• Created work plan for CRM7.0 implementation and assigned tasks to 3 basis resources.
• It is on Windows 2012, and SQL Server 2014.

Confidential, Dallas TX

Senior Systems Engineer/SAP Basis Lead

Responsibilities included:

• Functioned as the lead administrator for the SAP environment hosting a customized Financial Accounting System.
• Designed system landscape diagrams for all servers.
• Experienced Mentoring Teammates on technical and implementation details related to the SAP stack and installed applications.Experience following a defined project implementation methodology.
• Experienced contributing in project planning, estimating, scheduling and execution.
• Installed, configured, tuned, tested and maintained the SAP environment including planning for required capacity and growth.
• Provided 24 X 7 SAP Production support.
• Worked closely with Functional team, and Business to resolve technical issues including long running reports.
• Integrated third party solutions into the SAP environment.
• Drove the planning and evolution of the Client’s SAP Stack.
• Identified and analyzed systems and application issues. Determined solutions; developed, tested and implemented fixes.
• Applied a broad understanding of the system including the SAP framework, database, operating system, infrastructure and utilities in troubleshooting issues or implementing changes in the system.
• Implemented,and tested HA Disaster Recovery
• Performance monitoring and tuning.
• Performed ECC rel 4.6 to 4.9 upgrade
• Involved in PI 7.0 to 7.3 upgrade.
• Solman 7.1 installation and configuration
• It is on OS: Linux 2.X, 3.X, Linux GNU SLES-9 x86 64 cc3.3.3, and DB: ORACLE Rel 11.2.02, ORACLE RAC.

Environment:SAP R/3 ECC 6.0, Sol Man 7.0 (Netweaver 7),7.1, (Netweaver 7) Dual stock systems JAVA + ABAP, NW 7.3, PI 7.0, 7.3, Linux 2.6, Linux 3, Linux GNU SLES-9 x86 64 cc3.3.3, ORACLE Rel 11.2.02, ORACLE RAC.

Confidential, OK

SAP Basis NetWeaver Lead/SAP Technical Architect

Responsibilities included:

• Experienced with end to end SAP HANA Applicance Software implementation
• Designing and installing Hana SLT servers.
• Configured SLT servers with Source systems ECC and also with HANA box for Triggered based Replication.
• Assisted HANA Development/Modeling team on Replication set up, Data Provisioning and Modeling etc..
• Designed the HANA security and performed HANA User management, authorization management through HANA Studio on HANA servers. Created users, created roles, assigned privileges to roles, and assignments of users to roles etc...
• Installed and configured BODS for ETL Replication POC.
• Designed and implemented BW 7.3 with EPM (BPC)10 on HANA proof of concept.
• Installed, Upgraded and Migrated BPC 7.5 to BPC EPM 10 using migration tools.
• Experienced in installing, configuring, and integrating HANA with BODS and BOBJ.
• Experienced with updating SAP HANA for support packs, and also with HANA Backup and Recovery.
• Used HLM HANA Lifecycle Manager to Administrate, Integrate, update SAP HANA Components and worked on all Admin Tools for SAP HANA and performed SAP HANA Operations such as Table Administration, Periodic Manual Tasks Transport Changes.
• Strong practical knowledge in Sizing of SAP HANA, Memory Management and Software Packaging.
• Setup of SAP HANA Peripheral Ecosystem which includes SAP HANA, SLT, BO.
• Installed SAP HANA using Unified Installer including pre and post installation activities on new SAP
• Implemented ECC, BI, BPC and BOBJ.
• Designed system landscape diagrams for all servers.
• Provided strategies for HA and DR for SQL Server 2008 on Windows 2008.
• Implemented HA Disaster Recovery
• Provided strategies for Backup and restore for SQL Server 2008 on Windows 2008.
• Performance monitoring and tuning.
• Configured SAP ITS on ECC and BW environment.
• Application of support packs
• Build SAP Quality and Production environment for ECC,BW,BPC and .Net.
• Coaching and Mentoring clients Basis admin.
• Client administration and STMS administration.
• Providing post Go-Live Landscape strategy - how to keep Production and QA in sync after we go live with our first state, but maintaining separation of our Dev & QA (including training) environments to continue testing for future releases.
• Provided pre and post Go-Live support.
• Configured Open Text (SAP Document Access).
• Provided support for SAP Modules FICO, SD, MM, WM, PP etc..
• Configured Solution Manager for EWR etc…
• Providing Knowledge transfer and documentation.
• Providing assistance on technical problem resolutions, issue management and problem management.
• Implementing HA for BW and ECC, BPC etc
• It is on OS: Windows and Linux, and DB: Microsoft SQLServer,and SAP HANA.

Environment: Windows 2003, Windows 2008 R2, Microsoft SQLServer 2005, Microsoft SQLServer 2008 R2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, Cisco UCS C460 M2,SAP HANA, SLT servers, BODS server,SAP R/3 ECC 6.0, Sol Man 7.0 (Netweaver 7),(Netweaver 7) Dual stock systems JAVA + ABAP, BI 7.0, BPC 7.5,10(EPM) NW 7.3(BW 7.3), BOBJ(BOE XI 4.0) Linux 11.

Confidential

Technical Specialist/SAP Basis Lead

Responsibilities included:

• Performed SAP EHP4 upgrade on Mock systems including NW 7.0.1
• Provided EHP4 upgrade support work
• Drived NWDI sizing, and complete end to end implementation.
• Performed support, for CRM, BI, ECC, and PI 71.
• Performed CRM TPM researched and also worked on POC systems including installation and configuration.
• Coordinated work between the UK and India (IDC team and resources)
• Leading the IDC team for system monitoring and documentation
• Responsible for supporting the SAP Netweaver landscape for the business end user.
• Provided, consultationand, technical solution to Business Unit Support, for BASIS-related issues.
• Responsible for support for the upgrades, configuration, and maintenance, troubleshooting of the Basis component of the SAP system and associated technologies.
• Performed SAP Kernel upgrade on Dual stock systems
• STMS administration and Client administration
• J2EE administration/Enterprise Portal administration
• Researched the SAP ERP HCM for future implementations

Environment: Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Microsoft SQLServer 2005, Microsoft SQLServer 2008, SAP R/3 ECC 6.0, Sol Man 7.0 (Netweaver 7),BI 7.0, EP 7.0, NWDI, CRM 7.0, PI 7.0 (Netweaver 7) Dual stock systems JAVA + ABAP, Solution Manager 7

 Confidential

SAP Basis Team Lead

• Responsible for the management of the SAP technical environment and a staff of up to 7 persons
• Served as a Technical mentor to junior team members building their skills in Netweaver application administration, monitoring and troubleshooting. Included Brown Bag Knowledge transfer sessions
• Assisted on Software evaluation for batch jobs scheduling (BMC patrol and CPS)
• Compiling SAP Basis team's status report and sending to the Leadership
• Provided assistance to Basis team members, on technical issues on their projects for NetWeaver platforms like ECC,SRM, PI, BI, and portals.
• Conducted SAP Basis weekly meetings
• Planned and organizedwork and deliverables for the teams
• Responsible for supporting the SAP Netweaver landscape for the business end user.
• Provided consultation, and technical solutions for Basis related issuses to Business Unit.
• Worked with Application and Technical teams to solve day to day operations incidents and requests.
• Responsible for support for the upgrades, configuration, and maintenance, troubleshooting of the Basis component of the SAP system and associated technologies.
• Configuring EP 6.0, PI 7.0 and Solution Manager
• Setup and configured ITS, ICF, and IPC
• J2EE administration/PI and Portals administration
• Performed SLD checks and configuration
• Monitoring health check of PI-XI messaging, Communication channels
• Resolved and troubleshooted XI issue related to Inbound and Outbound messages
• Checking and resolving Outbound HTTPS connectivity
• Configuration of Interfaces between XI and ECC etc
• Configured Solution Manager to monitor sap landscape for Production and non Production systems etc
• Provided Environment Migration Support to include moving objects between environments within SAP landscape
• Performed Performance monitoring and Tuning of the SAP systems
• Provided technical core competencies tasks including SAP software installation, upgrade, applying Support Packages, installation add-on software components, SAP profile parameter changes, workload analysis, system error analysis, performance tuning and establishing standard Basis background jobs and system health checks and monitoring.
• Provided Operation and support for the project
• Monitored the Remedy tickets queue for Netweaver and escalated when needed.
• Performed SAP Data Archiving for FI Accounts payable data which includes deleting vendors etc.
• Monitored and Tuned RFC parallel processing
• Monitored and Tuned background jobs, and memory for DCPS Payroll processing
• Responsible for coordinatingmembers of different teamsto address, and resolve, any issues, or problems.
• Work collaboratively across project teams
• Provided metrics and system Peformance summary to the management
• Assisted with SAP installations, patches refreshes, backups
• Performed SAP Data archiving
• Responsible for trouble-shooting SAP systems
• Responsible for monitoring and continuous SAP Netweaver component performance improvement.
• Provided Netweaver/Basis support for the project
• Performed New Tool / Software Evaluation
• Provided assistance to team members on performing  investigation/diagnosis of Remedy tickets
• Performance tuning of Java and Oracle databases
• Assisted with EHP4 upgrade planning
• Involved in DR planning and testing
• OSS administration and STMS administration
• SME for EP, XI/PI, and ECC system, and created documentation for team members
• Enterprise portal administration, User administration for LDAP Corp users and Portal database users, LDAP user group administration and maintenance, Setup Single Sign-on for backend systems like R3(ECC 5.0 and SRM 5.0).
• Performed monthly maintenance and system checks

Environment: Sun Solaris, Windows 2003, Microsoft SQLServer 2005, Oracle 10G, SAP R/3 ECC 6.0, Sol Man 7.0 (Netweaver 7),BI 7.0, EP 7.0, NWDI, PI 7.0 (Netweaver 7) Dual stock systems JAVA + ABAP, Solution Manager 7

Confidential, CA

Lead Basis-SAP Eportals/mysap SRM

• Some of the responsibilities include Planning, developing, installation of Sandbox for Proaf - 0f-Concepts with EP 6.0 on Windows platform
• Prepared and delivered effective formal presentation to the Client’s management about the SRM and Portals interfaces, landscape design etc.
• Designed their SRM and EP, Solution Manager and NWDI (JDI) boxes.
• Provided Complete Landscape design and end-to-end implementation for EP 7.0 and SRM 5.0 project.
• Implemented EP7.0 with ESS/MSS
• Enterprise portal administration
• Established the EP transport system and NWDI transports (CMS)
• Installed and Configured EP 7.0 with ECC 5.0
• Setup and Configured SSO with LDAP
• Established the JCO Destinations
• Performance tuning of Java and Oracle databases
• Working on the Sizing of EP PRD and SRM implementations
• Integrated SRM, BW thru EPortals
• Established EP and Netweaver security, backup strategy, and transport strategy
• Supported modules: SD, MM, FICO, HR payroll etc..
• Assisted on proof-Of-concept EP 6.0 upgrade to EP 7.0
• Setup Single Sign-on for backend systems like R3(ECC 5.0 and SRM 5.0)
• Provided guidance for future XI implementation considerations like three system landscape design etc
• Researched and outlined recommendations for SAP software XI

Environment: Windows 2003, Microsoft SQLServer 2005, SAP R/3 ECC.5.0, BW 3.5, EP6.0, EP 7.0,NWDI, and SRM 5.0 (Netweaver 2004S)

Confidential, NC, USA

Lead SRM Basis

• Some of the responsibilities include Planning, developing, maintaining and post installation supporting SRM on Sun Solaris platform
• Making client copies, Carryout a technical and functional SRM verification test
• Basic Basis configuration like RFC/Log system, RFC users etc
• Setup and configure ITS, ICF, and IPC
• J2EE administration
• User creation with appropriate authorizations and user defaults
• Setting up ITS parameters
• Supported modules: SD, MM,HR, Fico
• Run report SITSPMON to check the ITS service status and health as well as the ITS parameters
• Setup the Web Links to the SRM pages
• Setup SSO for backend systems
• Configure the ECC 5.0 and SRM servers to interface with each other
• Coordinate with SAP to establish all the Going Live sessions
• Worked with ASAP methodology and all its all phases of SRM implementation
• Resolving all issues related to Shopping Carts and Catalogs etc
• Performance Tuning for ABAP/J2EE

Environment: Sun Solaris, Oracle 10G, SAP R/3 ECC.5.0, SRM 5.0

Confidential, Connecticut

Senior Systems Engineer

• Some of the responsibilities include: Planning, developing, maintaining and supporting data management and Software engineering processes.
• Responsible for system management,which include security, configuration, resource monitoring, reporting, troubleshooting, and development of specialized programs.
• Responsible for Global SAP Basis support of four production SAP Instances and their supporting landscapes.
• Responsible for generaladministration of various third party applications that support the SAP infrastructure.
• Responsible for AIX support of 67 IBM RS/6000 servers
• Responsible for Database Administration of 46 Oracle 8i and 9i databases which includes SAP and non-SAP Oracle databases on AIX and NT platforms
• Responsible for NT Administration of 10 Intel based servers
• Maintained all systems and software at supported patch levels during off-hours maintenance windows
• Developed and document standards and best practices
• Developed and maintained baseline documentation for all systems including architectural diagrams, logical mappings, technology version information, application utilization descriptions and system contact information
• Developed and maintained Disaster Recovery plans
• Developed and maintained standard metrics and trend information for all systems
• Capacity planning
• Interact with other technical and /or user groups to achieve desired goals
• Mentored / Trained other team members which includes juniorBasis administrators
• Maintained active membership in job-related professional organizations
• Project management and tracking
• Involved in Data Center consolidation
• Involved in Implementation of SAP Solution Manager
• Involved in 4.6C to ECC 5.0 upgrade
• SAP Basis / Netweaver Administration
• J2EE Administration, which included Working with Standard Basis Tools + J2EE admin tools (Visual Admin, Config Tool, SDM, Log Viewer).
• Enterprise Portal, XI Administration
• End-to-end implementation of XI 3.0
• Performed post installs tasks and XI customizing and configuration, SLD configuration, and setup Solution Manager, set up Technical and Business systems, provided support for Cutover activities for XI QAS and PRD systems
• Running Readiness inspection after completion of systems like Dev, QA and PRD boxes
• SCM/APO and LiveCache Administration
• Apply OSS notes and Support Packages
• Supported modules are FICO, EHS, HR (ESS/MSS), SD, MM,PP etc..
• SAP Technical Infrastructure Basis configuration management activities including:
• Client copies and Database refresh from PRD to QA etc
• System/client strategies
• Spool Administration, Client Administration, Security Administration, and STMS Administration
• Implemented EHS Management Server, provided on going support for SAP EH&S, builtseveral new GenerationPCs, and install Generation Server on Generation PC, configuration of Generation PCs, and provided support for MSDS and Label printers
• Performance analysis and tuning
• Resolve on going faxing issues from SAP, Involved in migration of Exchange connector to Europe, Involved in TOPCALL migration to MDBY, and Monitor TOPCALL server
• SAP BW Administration
• Responsible for implementation, integration and maintenance of BW (3.0B) landscape (R/3 4.6C, Oracle 9.2.0.) with core R/3 system.
• Installed BW Extractors add-on R/3 (OLTP), Installed Online Help for BW, and Provide on going support for BW (2.1C)
• Involve in BW 3.5 upgrade
• Filenet Image Services System Administration
• Migration of Filenet IS Server to MDBY
• Configuration of IS Server, and Doc Warehouse for SAP
• Performed backups, and recoveries, and troubleshooted issues
• Developed, and maintained Application Support documents for Filenet,
• Developed and maintained Disaster Recovery plan, and problem resolution with users related to Filenet.

Environment: AIX 5.X, IBM RS 6000,SP2,ESS, SAN, PSSP, SSA, TSM, SAP 3.1I, 4.0B, 4.6C, 4.7, ECC.5.0, SCM 4.1,Livecache 7.5, EP 6.0, CRM 4.0, BW 2.1C, 3.0B, 3.5,SEM, XI 3.0, Oracle 8x, 9x, MS SQL Server 2000, Filenet IS 3.5,4.0 and DW (Application Connector) for SAP 4.1, Topcall, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows NT 4.0