PROFILE:

• SAP Release Lead and Project Manager with over 17 years of SAP Implementation experience applying Project Management methodologies and SAP best practices
• Completed several full life cycle implementation projects, Upgrades, Global roll outs and Migration projects (platform, data center and consolidation) in SAP ECC, SRM, BW and CRM
• Excellent executive communication and business presentation skills working with Senior executives and CXOs.
• Strong track record leading functional, technical, Infrastructure and Change management teams in large and complex global projects as well as enterprise scale application implementation
• Strong expertise in Release Strategy and Release management in large and global SAP implementation and support environments.
• Developed release calendar with major and minor releases aligned with system landscape.
• Extensive experience in project pre - sales, project estimation, staffing, and end-to-end project delivery leveraging global delivery models
• Recognized for strong professional ethics, ability to work with diverse teams, and delivering under all circumstances
• Industry Expertise: Consumer Products / Mfg., Retail Distribution and Technology
• Unique broad-based expertise across the spectrum of SAP solutions: ECC, CRM, SRM, HCM, PPM and Industry solutions
• Strong technical knowledge in SAP NW and non-SAP components: SAP PI, Portal, SAP BW, BOBJ, Data Services, SAP HANA, Adobe Flex and LiveCycle

SPECIALIZED SKILLS:

Release Management and Rollout Planning

PMO and Program Governance

Cutover, Data Conversion, Hyper care and Run SAP

SAP Upgrade, Data Center and Platform Migration

Real Time Systems Integration, Interface Strategy and Architecture

SAP System Landscape and Technical Architecture

Global Delivery, Offshoring and Outsourcing

User Experience Design, SAP Portal ESS / MSS

SAP HCMPF, Workflow and Adobe Interactive Forms

SAP HANA, BW and BOBJ, BODS

EXPERIENCE/PROJECT WORK:

Confidential, Houston, TX

Project Manager and Technical Integration Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led Functional integration functions for the project managing cross team integration, Cutover & dress rehearsal and Release management
• Led Integration test cycles, User Acceptance, Performance and Regression testing, Defect management
• Led Technical integration issues and decisions working with Infrastructure, Basis, Database, Security and other technical teams
• Manage project resources and deliverables working closely with client and implementation Confidential resources

Confidential, Issaquah, WA

Integration Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led design, development and testing of A2A and B2B integration including HR and Payroll integration for the Cosmos project
• Led end-to-end string testing between SAP, middleware, legacy environments and external business partners.
• Led integration design and development involving CIA ( Confidential Integration Architecture) with WMB, Informatica, Data Power, UC4, iSeries and Axway SFTP teams.
• Design and build secure communication and transmittal of HR and Payroll data to external partners using PGP encryption and SFTP communications.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Performed a detailed assessment of AMS support engagement encompassing Governance, Processes, People and Tools.
• Completed a detailed analysis of findings and recommendations grouped by priority as Quick wins, High priority and Medium priority actions.
• Led the implementation of recommendations and action items with both client and support teams.
• Developed client trust and confidence in the AMS support team as evidenced by the much higher ratings in feedback surveys.

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led a large technical team through realization build through Go-live for the project based on onsite - offshore model
• Delivered project scope including 250+ RICEFW object development including project portal (PPM), PI, CLM integration, BW and GTS
• Delivered near real time interfaces using Data Services (BODS)
• Build and lead cutover plan for the project including mock cutovers and data conversion activity
• Managed client and system landscape including build and migration plans

Environment: SAP ECC, PPM, CLM, GTS, BI, PI, Portal, BOBJ, Data Services

Confidential, Santa Ana, CA

Responsibilities:

• Release Manager for multiple concurrent releases to deploy SAP global template solution to several countries along with projects to Enhance global template solution with strategic and extension projects
• Led core team work plan to complete tasks and deliverables through the Design, Build, Test, and Deliver phases. Implemented a new HyperCare Support Process for post-launch support, including business and efficiency metrics collection and executive reporting
• Led a large like project implementation for regionally distributed pricing and availability solution in all three regions, along with the associated infrastructure build, application build, and systems migration across data centers. Solution included building Pricing and Availability functionality in each RPE instance along with real time integration for web and electronic data interchange (EDI) transactions, generating price catalogs for key customers and supporting offline availability of Pricing and Availability for web channel. Real time database replication from Global single instance of ECC to each of the RPE instances designed and developed using GoldenGate Real-Time Data Integration.
• Led project management for strategic Licensing Project, enhancing the Global template to implement SAP for the software licensing business valued at $2.5 Billion
• Led project management for a retrofit project for implementing new global template solution involving credit check at delivery for the Asia Pacific countries. Project included phased rollout to live countries (SG, ID, NZ and AU)

Environment: SAP ECC, SAP CRM (IPC), GTS, SCM, PI, BW, Web Portal.

Technology Manager

Confidential, Costa Mesa, CA

Responsibilities:

• Led cross-functional and cross-cultural project teams implementing systems integration projects
• Extensively worked with leading clients on several challenging SAP implementations, upgrades, and AMO projects

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led blueprint workshops to design simplified Manager Self Service (MSS) processes to be interactive and intuitive much like “Turbo tax”
• Led high level solution design using wire frames for UI design
• Led prototype development of user interface based on Adobe Flex technology, Flash islands in Web Dynpro, Human Capital Management Processes and Forms (HCMPF), Workflow framework and Adobe interactive forms. Solution developed leveraging standard functionalities in SAP ESS/MSS on SAP Portal and ECC6 EhP 4s
• Leading online retailer known for its customer service and leading product line including many reputed brands of shoes and accessories
• As part of the Project ZEUS SAP IS Retail solution, developed SAP system landscape and transport strategy involving dual landscape of Project and Production Support
• Led technical support for DB migration to Oracle
• Developed integration strategy to handle high business volume scenarios for synchronizing inventory, sales orders, and procurement data with legacy application
• Developed a data conversion strategy to load a large volume of article master data into SAP, estimated at 7,800,000 records

Confidential, Denver, CO

Technical Development Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led technical team of 30 for SAP development, EDI, and SAP PI (XI) middleware development for SAP implementation targeted to minimize customized effort and development costs while providing a platform to sustain company growth for 20 years
• Architected an interface strategy using SAP PI (XI) to handle real time, asynchronous, and high volume interfaces using JDBC and JMS adapters
• Successfully delivered over 170 RICEFW development objects on time and within the development budget of 30,000 hours

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Leading Biopharmaceutical Company.
• As technical team lead and part of PMO, led SAP development, basis, portal and security teams.
• The solution delivered included latest technologies based on SAP ECC 6.0 and Enterprise portal 7.0 ESS/MSS
• Delivered innovative solutions using Guided procedures for new hire on-boarding, LDAP based integration between SAP HR and Active Directory, Adobe interactive forms and Business Workflow
• Delivered PCR based Adobe interactive forms within ESS/MSS for Promotion, Separation, Change position and Request transfer processes
• Implemented an M&A integration project for client to integrate the business units acquired into an existing SAP solution
• Solution included the extension of Butterball's SAP-based processes in Financials, Logistics, and EDI. Key challenges include data migration and cleansing, EDI, and custom reports dashboard
• Implemented a strategy for data migration with available resources and limited tools which was highly appreciated by the client

Confidential, Burbank, CA

Development Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implemented a SAP ERP, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Enterprise Buyer Professional, Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM), and Business Information Warehouse (BW) solution for clients worldwide businesses
• Led development team for global rollout, SAP upgrade to SAP 4.7 along with Hardware and database migration to IBM AIX and Oracle database
• Led a complex real time systems integration project with legacy systems
• Executed program management support and led onsite and offshore team of over 35 people to support multiple parallel projects
• Led a large AMO transition project from onsite to offshore for application maintenance and support for Warner Bros. client. The solution supported Procurement utilizing SAP EBP (SRM), Materials Management (MM), Accounts Payable (AP), General Ledger (GL), Project System (PS), and Accounts Receivable (AR). Products supported SAP ERP 4.7, SEM 4.0 and SRM 4.0
• Led pre-sales activities including solution design, effort estimation, and staffing, as well as release and rollout planning on several project proposals for SAP and systems implementation projects
• Led technical solution and developed business case and value proposition defining Confidential 's project methodologies, Enterprise Value Delivery (EVD), and Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
• Led internal initiative to develop an Emerging Solutions Practice focused on Hi Tech client technologies such as Flex, Interactive Forms, and Live Cycle
• Led skill development and pre-sales teams
• Developed prototype solutions to showcase firm’s capabilities
• Led recruitment efforts for lateral hires and campus recruitment

Confidential

SAP Practice Leader (AVP)

Responsibilities:

• Served as Delivery Manager to lead offshore project teams, while also building the new business practice through recruitment and process development initiatives for client’s new offshore enterprise, designed to augment its global delivery capabilities
• Led project delivery and project management for large SAP and PeopleSoft engagements
• Implemented project management tools and best practices to support offshore methodology across all projects
• Interfaced with clients for project startup and planning activities, and to ensure smooth implementation of remote development and application outsourcing projects
• Led multiple projects for large client industries such as Entertainment, Food, Retail, Consumer Goods, Biotechnology, Food & Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Utilities
• Led an internal initiative to grow the offshore practice through recruitment of experienced hires
• Coordinated with professional recruiters and led technical screening process through to on boarding new hires
• Designed a semi-structured interview process for conducting technical interviews and developed home grown tools to track recruitment activity and status
• Built the practice from 25 to over 125 personnel
• Conducted performance appraisals for several practitioners as Appraiser, Reviewer, Counselor, and Coach, leading to performance ratings, salary adjustments, and promotions
• Led process improvement initiatives and implemented them across all projects successfully
• Conducted managerial training sessions in Project Management, Process Improvement, and Defect Prevention
• As a part of Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG), led the projects to be assessed at CMM Level 5
• Managed organization-wide defect prevention activities as a part of CMM assessment