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A motivated and engaged information technology professional whose broad employment experience encompasses consulting and project management; business, functional and systems analysis. Venu seeks to bring into play his experience, skills and abilities in order to contribute to projects with a global, multi-cultural reach, preferably involving an SAP solution.
A PMP certified Management Professional, an effective team player and leader with strong communication and organizational skills who is resourceful, demonstrates excellent analytical skills and uses both systematic and creative approaches for problem resolution. A results-oriented and highly enterprising consultant with a proven ability to integrate business and technology viewpoints, whether leading teams through the delivery process or operations management activities, bridging business and implementation facets of an engagement.
With around 13 years of overall IT industry experience with 8+ years of experience in SAP R/3 design, development, analysis, coding and configuration in ABAP, FI/CO, SD, MM, PM, HR, IS-CD (Collections & Disbursements), IS-Utilities and IS-A&D. Domain / Industry knowledge of Utilities, Public Sector, Manufacturing, High-tech, Industry Solutions, Telecom, Aerospace. Managed independently many big budgeted Projects of the range of 5-10 Million USD, lead projects managing all project management and Quality assurance activities efficiently.
Worked in many full Life Cycle implementations, 8 Application Value Management projects (from 4.0B to ECC 6.0) in ABAP developments and configurations focusing on MM, SD, FI/CO, PM, HR,IS modules, A&D (Aerospace & Defense). Experience and in-depth knowledge in SAP R/3 Classical and Interactive Reports, Logical database, Cross applications, Custom Development, Dialog Programming, BDC, LSMW and Interfaces, ALE Scenarios with Idocs. Supported all phases of a project life cycle including analysis, design, development, configuration, testing, and development of solutions, organizing and managing simultaneous activities, documentation and end-user training.
Exposure to international diversity and willingness to travel and an excellent command over English language.
FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE
Expertise: Global Delivery Onsite-Offshore model, Business development, Framework, SAP Project life cycle, Implementations, Support, Upgrade.
Areas of Expertise: Consulting, Business Analysis, Project Coordination, Project Management, Project Delivery Management. Technical Writing, Needs Analysis, RFP (Request for Proposal), Business Processes Re-engineering, Change Management, Training and Development.
Methodologies: Client Partnership Management Framework (CPMF).
SAP Specific Methodologies: ASAP (Accelerated SAP), RICEF (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms).
Industry Exposure: Telecommunications, Aerospace, Public Sector, Manufacturing, High-tech, Industry Solutions – Utilities – Customer care services (IS-U-CCS), Asset Management – Utilities (PM), Industry Solutions – Collections & Disbursements (IS-CD).
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of engineering in Electrical engineering Bangalore University, India
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
2007 LEADERSHIP Training Lyceum
2005 Bullet proof manager Crestcom
2004 Six Sigma Green Belt Cognizant Technology Solutions.
2004 SAP BIW training Cognizant Technology Solutions.
2005 Project Management training for PMP Certification Cognizant Technology Solutions.
2000 SAP, ABAP training Cybertech Systems & Software Ltd.
LANGUAGES
English
CERTIFICATIONS
2005 PMP PMI
Work experience
Cgi information systems Sap delivery head
Offshore – sap practice July 2006 – September 2008
SAP project management, delivery, consulting and support services. Managed approximately 120 permanent members and 20 external consultants.
* Initiated and managed SAP projects for major clients of CGI viz. Bell Canada, Air Canada Technical Services (ACTS) and Bombardier Aerospace.
* Initiated SAP Practice, offered SAP solutions to all business units in CGI parent firm in Canada.
* Project managed and headed delivery of SAP Implementation of ECC 6.0 for ACTS, 24X7 support for Bell Canada, SAP upgrade from version 4.6C to ECC 6.0 for Bell Canada, SAP change request and MIS deployments for Bombardier Aerospace.
* Ensured SAP Practice billable resource allocation was consistently at least 97%, reported resource assignment status at a local and global level; updated availability information to reflect accurately non billable time.
* Contributed to weekly SAP Practice executive committee meetings, ad-hoc strategic planning meetings and annual wage bill analysis.
* Reviewed and updated, as well as defined and communicated, operations management processes.
* Designed and developed support tools to facilitate a centralized and integrated view of resource information.
* Articulated, prepared and followed-up on staffing requests for project, consulting and support requirements.
* Worked in collaboration with the Recruitment Department, placement agencies and business partners to satisfy staffing requirements.
* Supported engagement leaders and business developers to meet their staffing objectives (identification, plan, logistics and processes).
* Followed up on member satisfaction at the beginning of a new assignment and client satisfaction upon member assignment completion.
* Acted as liaison between members and their manager when communication was uneasy, provided information on Practice activities and ensured process compliance (profile update, training, "bench time", etc.).
* Lead orientation and integration sessions for new SAP Practice members and external consultants (meet colleagues, use of company tools and application of processes).
* As representative within the CGI Global SAP Practice, acted as back-up liaison to provide SAP services sales support material and contacts, as well as promoted information workshops for a company-wide shared and global view of SAP services.
Wipro technologies Sap practice – project manager
Offshore – sap practice October 2005 – June 2006
SAP project management, delivery, consulting and support services. Managed approximately 65 permanent members.
* Major clients managed Wales & West Utilities, Brady Corporation (overall budgets of apprx USD 10 million).
* Environment: PM, FI, SD, MM and ABAP; Methodology: ASAP
* Project Managed Rollout and Implementation and acted as a single point of contact for the entire project team from offshore.
* Planned, organized, co-ordinated and followed up on tasks and deliverables associated with bids and responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), as well as contract renewals, in collaboration with SAP subject matter experts, engagement leaders and accountants.
Cognizant technology Sap practice – asst. project manager solutions abap team lead
Offshore – sap practice May 2004 – September 2005
SAP project management, delivery, consulting and support services. Managed approximately 30 permanent members.
* Major clients managed John Deere (Agriculture), ADP (Automatic Data Processing Inc).
* Project Managed SAP Implementation of version 4.6C for John Deere; Environment: FI, MM, SD, PP, ABAP;
* Managed the entire technical aspect of the John Deere project from offshore along with a team at onsite. The Technical work included Technical specification writing, abap programming, unit testing, documentation and releasing.
* Managed the entire technical aspect of ADP project from offshore along with a team at onsite.
* Learnt, implemented and managed Insurance module (C&D – Collections & Disbursements) for ADP.
* Involved in overall delivery of project including development, ownership, Quality Assurance, Unit and Integration testing.
* Worked on IS-CD areas viz. Payment Run Requests, Risk limits, Funding, Cash Concentration.
* Worked on objects pertaining to broker reports, Lien information, Garnishment services, Payments, Payment types, Collections, Disbursements.
* Wrote String Test and Integration test scripts, tested them for various end to end and Process scenarios pertaining to Payment Runs, Broker Reports and Payment types.
* Delivered up to 95% of the tasks as per the deadline.
* Ensured total satisfaction or near zero complaints for the client on the object developed followed by a final sign off.
Saeed R Al Zahrani Corp (SRACO), Sap practice - Abap Team Lead
Sap practice at Marafiq, Saudi Arabia March 2003 – March 2004
SAP ABAP team lead, delivery, consulting and support services. Managed a cross cultural team of approximately 30 permanent members.
Client: Marafiq (Power and Water utility company)
Activity: Sap implementation of IS-Utilities on version 4.6c
* Project Tracking & Time sheet management: Delivered up to 95% of the tasks as per the deadline.
* Team management: Conducted periodic reviews, Knowledge Transfer.
* Checked for consistency of code, naming conventions and coding standards.
* Unit and Integration testing of individual objects through QA.
* Ensured total satisfaction or near zero complaints for the client on the object developed followed by final Sign off.
* Estimated man-hours / man-days required for object development.
* Submission of status report to the Project Manager.
ABAP Development activities.
* MM: Modification of the PO to meet their needs.
* MM: Modification of Request for Quotation (RFQ).
* MM: Modification of Quantity Contract.
* MM: Modification of Value Contract.
* MM: Modification of Scheduling Agreement.
* MM: Modification of Delivery Schedule.
* MM: Data Upload of Material Master (MM01).
* MM: Data Upload of MM Opening Balance for Goods Receipt (MB1C).
* MM: Report to Display of Opening Balance Stock report with Summary of totals of Actual Values.
* MM: Modified Transaction ME49, Price Comparison List.
* PM: General Task list uploads (IA05).
* PM: Functional Location upload (IL01)
* PM: Data Upload of Plant Maintenance Plan with Items and Objects (IP01).
* IS: Assisted in IS-U-CCS specific modifications for Invoices and Reports.
* HR: Modified HR Insurance related GOSI reports cost center wise.
* HR: Modified the HR Insurance related GOSI report for reconciliation.
* HR: Developed a HR Timesheet report.
* HR: Developed a Program to upload GOSI Salaries in a new Wage type in Infotype 0014.
* HR: LSMW change program for Positions (PO13).
* HR: Developed a report for Bank Transfer data of Payroll Processing.
* FI: Modified Transaction FB03 and FBV3.
* FI: LSMW Change of Asset Master for Transaction AS02.
Blue star infotech limited sap practice – Sr. software Eng Offshore – sap practice May 2002 – January 2003
* Major client: Robert Bosch
* Studied & analyzed business processes at client's site and interacted with the project Manager, team lead to focus on the design and develop ABAP programs.
* Wrote Technical specifications based on functional Requirement Specifications, Design, Development and testing.
* Worked on ABAP interactive reports for FI (Funds Management).
Cybertech systems and sap practice – sap technical software limited consultant
Offshore – sap practice October 2000 – April 2002
Major clients: Weiler international, Panasonic, Oce Inc, Sunflag iron and steel.
Client: Panasonic, Singapore.
* SAP Version: 4.6C; Duration: 02/02 to 04/ 02; Industry: Manufacturing; Role: SAP ABAP Team member
* This is a Support and maintenance project of SAP R/3 4.6 C for Panasonic, Singapore, which is a leading manufacturer, and Service provider of world class electronic goods.
* User Interactions, Gathering Business requirements, Developing the specifications (for Interfaces and Conversions), Developing the code, unit testing, system testing, user acceptance testing.
* Interacting with project managers and team leads to determine client requirements and understand the scope and time frames necessary for developing ABAP programs.
* SD: Enhancement of Invoice date Extraction - SD Module.
* FI: Enhancement of Cash Revaluation by Profit Center - FICO Module (Z Report Enhancement).
* SD: Created a Report by Customer /Parts (Monthly) - SD Module.
* Used logical databases, Events, Sub-routines and Function modules extensively in reporting.
* Created the layout sets for the documents Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Order, Goods Receipts, Invoice and Sales * Order etc. related to MM, SD modules.
Client: Sun flag Iron & Steel Ltd.
* SAP Version: 4.6B; Duration: 06/01 to 11/ 01; Industry: Manufacturing; Role: SAP ABAP Team member
* The Project is an Implementation of SAP R/3 4.6B for a leading multi-location Steel Manufacturing Company. MM, SD, FI, QM were the modules implemented.
* User Interactions, Gathering Business requirements, Developing the functional and technical specifications ( for Interfaces and Conversions), Developing the code, unit testing, system testing, user acceptance testing, post go-live support ( Data Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, post go-live support).
* Reporting & interactive reporting in ABAP
* Knowledge transfer to technical end-users: ABAP, SAP Scripts, Batch input.
* QM: Developed a Report for Test Certificate with Actual values.
* FI: Developed Customized G/L extracts.
* QM: Developed a Report for Test Certificate with Actual values and Specifications.
* MM: Developed a Report for Rejected Materials- Rejection Note.
* MM: Modified Layout for Non Returnable Gate Pass.
* MM: Developed Purchase orders Layout.
* MM: Developed Loading Slip Layout.
* Developed BDC Programs for MM and SD modules, which included Material Master (MM01), Credit limit for customers (FD32), Customer excise details (J1ID).
* Integration testing, User Training, User acceptance Testing, Post Go-live support.
Client: OCE Inc
* SAP Version: 4.6B; Duration: 04/01 to 06/ 01; Industry: Manufacturing; Role: SAP ABAP Team member.
* The Project was SAP Support for Leading Company dealing with Imaging Products. They have a full range of products that covers the entire spectrum of imaging needs, in terms of their range of systems, comprehensive service, and commitment to finding new technological solutions
* User Interaction, gathering business requirements, developing the code, unit testing, system testing, user acceptance testing.
* FI: Developed interactive report for accounts receivable write-off information
* FI: Developed simple reports for all types of GR stocks calculations details
* SD: Created two-stage interactive vendor expenses summary report
* SD: Developed Report for Dealer Order Intake
* SD: Developed Layout for Order Confirmation
Client: Weiler International Ltd India
* ; SAP Version: 4.0B; Duration: 12/00 to 03/ 01; Industry: Manufacturing; Role: SAP ABAP Team member
* The Project was SAP R/3 4.0B Implementation for a Leading Electronics Manufacturing Company. The project involved configuration and implementation of SAP 4.0B adopting ASAP methodology by implementing all the major modules like FI, CO, SD, PP, MM, and QM
* Data Analysis, Testing and go-live support.
* QM: Developed a report on specification control sheets for QM module
* MM: Developed an Inventory Report.
* MM: Developed the Hirel report for QM module involved data capturing from various SAP transparent tables from different modules.
* Developed various sap scripts for production order, purchase order, GI-note, sales order delivery challan, quotation script, debit /credit memo.
* BDC programs for data uploading for material master, vendor master, customer master, excise masters, master inspection characteristics, production order confirmation and employee master.
Non-SAP Project Experience
* Technical Team member, Web technologies, Cyber Systems, Bangalore, India, Mar '98 – Jul '00
Contributed to the technical development team as a web consultant for customers Compusol India (Requirement analysis), Amaya Infotech (website on Udupi), Government of Karnataka (e-governance) and E-securities (ecommerce site).
* Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Dhir Pneumatic equipments pvt ltd, New Delhi, India, Jul '96 – Jun '97.
Operated and maintained Industrial Ammonia compressors and took responsibility for overall electrical maintenance of the cold storage plant.
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