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* IT PROFESSIONAL with 17 years of exclusive software package implementation experience. Extensive experience (12 Years) as a Business Analyst / Functional Consultant in all facets of SAP R/3 system including PM, EH&S, MM, FI, CO and AM modules. Work experience with Oil industry, Manufacturing industry, SAP Certified Partner and with a Big-5 accounting firm.
* Functional consultant with most current work experience in SAP ERP 2004 (Component Version 5.0)
* Implementation, Break-fixes, Enhancements, Sustainment, Development of transaction based and role based training documentation
* Plant Maintenance module including Task Lists, Corrective and Preventive Maintenance, Graphical Work Order Scheduling (GWOS), printing Shop-paper and documents using YPRINT, Technical Objects, BOM Measuring Points/Documents. Interface with Project Systems module for Shutdown of plants and Capex settlements.
* EH&S module including Hazardous Substance Management, Waste management, Injury/Illness log, Occupational Health, Audit and Recommendation and Measurement Management.
* MM module including Master data, Purchasing, Taxation, Inventory Management, ERS and FI interface
* FI module including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management and Special Purpose Ledger
* CO module including Overhead Cost Controlling and CO-Profitability Analysis
* High level of using CATT scripts to load master data into SAP
* Search for and apply OSS notes, Support packages and Hot-packs
* Working knowledge of Report Writer and Report Painter
* Working knowledge of ABAP/4 query, ABAP/4 custom program modification and SAP Script
* Additional extensive experience in financial and systems consulting including systems audit, package software implementation, Information Systems Risk Management (ISRM), systems analysis, quality control for standard software development, development of user manual for accounting procedures, and Strategic Information Systems Plan (SISP)
* Involved with the development of Technology Based Training (TBT) program, for the FI, CO and AM modules for a client in the United States
* Experience with client management for projects and business development.
* Exceptional interpersonal communication, leadership and analytical skills
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1231828 Alberta Inc., Calgary - AB
SAP Consultant
Project Details:
Suncor Energy, Calgary - AB April 2007 – March 2008
Team member of the 'Project Breakthrough' team for 'Maintenance and Reliability' with the primary role to design, develop, test and implement enhancements and break-fixes and to provide support to the Business Units in North America. Some of the key configuration and related activities undertaken are given below:
* Testing, Trouble-shooting and implementing a third-party software interfaced with SAP for Graphical Work Order Scheduling (GWOS). Also involved in interacting with the Vendor to design and trouble-shoot various configuration options. This software is a suite of tightly integrated applications, which allows schedulers to select, view, manipulate, and distribute work order schedules.
* Analyze business process, design and test and implement the Refurbishment function for repairable, refurbish-able, capital spares and core exchange materials/equipment.
* Implement new business process and SAP configuration for new order type to perform order-to-order settlement.
* Test Plant Maintenance related Support Pack (26 and 27) functions using (third-party) HP Quality Center tool to develop detailed unit and string test scripts.
* Design, test and implement the storage location and unloading point requirements between R/3 and SRM (Supplier Relationship Management).
* Analyze, design, test and implement performance issues with Mass change functionality for change orders and operations (Transaction: IW37N)
CNC Global, Calgary - AB April 2006 – March 2007
SAP Consultant
Project Details:
Husky Energy, Calgary - AB Nov 2006 – March 2007
Member of the Cost Control and Commitment Reporting (CCCR) project team providing post go-live support to the Business Units.
* Functionality covered includes Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders and Vendor clean-up processes.
Husky Energy, Calgary - AB April 2006 – Sept. 2006
Member of the implementation team providing training development and delivery as a member of the Ops & Maintenance project team for their Heavy Oil business. The project's mandate is to implement business processes and supporting technology aligned with the Heavy Oil and Gas business goals.
* Functionality covered includes Plant Maintenance, Project Systems (WBS Elements), Materials Management, Trucking Payables (Account Payables) and Business Information Warehouse.
* Plant Maintenance functions includes Well services (expense and capital), Lease work, Rig-less well services, Project work (WBS Settlements) and Preventive / Corrective Maintenance work.
* Trucking payables includes Trucking charges, Facility Charges and FDC (Field Data Capture) system.
* Business Information Warehouse (BW) is an integrated reporting and analytical tool that captures data and information from other systems including data from SAP, PVR/GFR and Maxwell with Triangle data loaded on a monthly basis.
ATOS ORIGIN MIDDLE EAST Sept.2001 – Feb.2006
SAP Consultant
Project Details:
SAUDI ARAMCO, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia August 2005 – Feb. 2006
Part of the implementation team to provide post-implementation support, training development and delivery as a member of the EH&S (Environment, Health and Safety) training development team.
* Functionality covered includes Hazardous Substance Management, Chemical Risk Assessment, Waste Data Management, Work Area Management, Exposure Profile Maintenance, Injury/Illness log creation, Incident/Accident log creation, Occupational Health, Question List Maintenance etc.
* The SAP version used was SAP ERP 2004 (Component Version 5.0)
SABIC, Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia Nov.2003 – June 2005
Design team member (part time) and training team lead for Plant Maintenance and Materials Management modules. Provided assistance to analyze and design KPI (Key Performance Indicators) custom reports. Involved in regression testing and provide post-implementation support, training development and delivery of the Plant Maintenance module. Played a key role in the development of classroom training and STT (Simulation Training Tool) documentation for all Plant Maintenance functionalities. Interaction with Design team to develop training materials based on the most current business procedure.
* Areas covered include master data for bill of material, functional locations and equipments, maintenance notification, maintenance orders, scheduling, time entry, corrective, emergency and preventive maintenance, plant shutdown (Project settlement), revisions, maintenance projects, standard texts, task lists, integration points with supply chain management, materials ordering and delivery, workflow for purchase requisition release, external service contracts, work center and technical objects maintenance
* Conduct Job Role Mapping (JRM) for the client to ascertain Training Needs Analysis (TNA). The JRM included Base Role and Variant Role mapping
* Conduct end-to-end module specific Business Simulation Workshops (BSW) to Power Users in order to give them exposure to the integration points between different modules in the SAP system.
* Coordinate with Basis team to manage client refreshes (approx. 30 clients in two instances) for training delivery purposes
* Backup Training Team Lead for the overall project for purposes of monitoring training activities across all modules, interviewing key resources to the training team, liaising with Project Office and the Site Readiness Team (SRT) to resolve any CBT, STT or training related issues, presentations at client site as part of the Change Management team from a Training perspective
SAUDI ARAMCO, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Sept.2001 – Nov.2003
Part of the design team for the Transportation and Aviation and Defense (IS Solution) project during the Blue Print phase to develop As-Is and To-Be scenarios. Provide post-implementation support, training development and delivery as a member of the Plant Maintenance team. Played a key role in the development of classroom training and e-training documentation for all plant maintenance functionality. Interaction with Design team to help develop training materials based on the most current business procedure. Experience in delivery of classroom training in PM module to a large user community.
* Areas covered include master data for bill of material, equipments and relief valves, creation of notification, maintenance orders, internal orders for budgeting, scheduling, assignment, time entry, preventive maintenance, standard texts, task lists, integration points with project systems, supply chain management, materials ordering and delivery, external service contracts, work center and technical objects maintenance.
* Third party software packages (integrated with SAP) including Knowledge Warehouse (On-line application help) and Documentum (Document management software);
GDX AUTOMOTIVE, Salisbury, NC Nov.1999 – Aug.2001
SAP Coordinator
Provide support to and maintain the FI, CO, AM, MM, SD and PP modules of the SAP R/3 system. Team Lead for upgrade from 3.1H to 4.5. Implement new functionality to the existing modules.
1. Write ABAP/4 queries for user specific requirements;
2. Support in-house developed Production Order Confirmation (Bar Code Scanning) software and its interface with SAP;
3. Provide support for inbound and outbound EDI (IDOCs) in the SD module;
4. Provide support for automatic check printing with the aid of MICR printer;
5. Provide user training, documentation and ensure adherence to business procedures;
6. Keep up-to-date with new SAP improvements and implement new functionality.
OSPREY SYSTEMS, INC., Charlotte, NC Feb.1998 – Oct.1999
SAP Consultant
Project Details:
FICO Team member for KoSa (Formerly Hoechst Celanese Corporation), with responsibility to analyze, test and provide solution to user's issues in the FI, CO, PA and AM modules.
1. Team lead for integration testing and training after sale of one of the plants to Mitsubishi;
2. Develop and maintain Report Writer reports specific to FI, CO, PA and PS modules.
3. Maintain and support market segments defined in SAP for Profitability Analysis and analyze associated revenues and costs to arrive at their profitability.
4. Developed extensive test plans and tested the system after applying the SAP hot-packs.
5. Co-ordinate for Y2K testing and 'Safety 2000' check;
6. Provide support to other functional modules such as MM (automatic payment processing) and PS (settlement of capital AuC projects);
7. Configure system tuning and maintain master and transactional data;
8. Train users in system functionality where required;
9. Interact with SAP on issues relating to the modules supported;
10. Develop ABAP/4 queries and make small changes to custom ABAP/4 programs.
PRICE WATERHOUSE, Philadelphia, PA July 1996 – Jan.1998
Senior Consultant
Project Details:
Track Manager & Team Lead for Gartner Group Learning with responsibility for developing course plan and course outline for writing SAP-TBT titles on FI fundamentals, FI general ledger, FI G/L documents, FI special purpose ledgers, customer order: distribution, and customer order: inventory management.
1. Prepared course plans, project work plans and controlled a team of four to five functional SAP consultants;
2. Reviewed technical content for storyboards and internal QC review;
3. Conducted case study development and maintenance of test database;
4. Made liaison with subject matter experts and GGL reviewers for technical content;
5. Performance was rated "Exceptional" in the last Project Performance Evaluation.
PRICE WATERHOUSE, Bangalore, India Aug.1991 - July1996
Senior Consultant
Project Details:
Pfizer (India) Limited - Financials package implementation, Calcutta, India
Team Lead for mapping the current accounting processes with the financial accounting software package and developing new procedures to enable implementation;
1. Analyzed organization structure and defined access controls in the software;
2. Designed and developed MIS and other statutory reports for management to support organizational, functional and statutory requirements.
Lipton India Limited- Package Implementation, Bangalore, India
Provided support to implementation team to implement financial accounting and purchasing system package software;
Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited (BBLIL), Hyderabad, India
Team Lead for reporting the effectiveness of systems controls to the BBLIL management including bringing attention to the system weaknesses suggest implementing possible system controls.
Jagatjit Industries Limited (JIL), New Delhi, India
Analyzed and designed the parameterization and implementation of the package solution for the accounting and business functions at the Head Office including conducting user training on package functionality.
ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited (ITC BPL), Hyderabad, India
Team Lead to understand, develop and document current systems procedures for materials procurement at Head Office and costing activity in the factory and the implemented methods improvement for systems procedures including documentation.
VISESH TECHNOLOGY, Bangalore, India April 1989 - July1991
Customer Support Manager
BUSSOFT (Business Software) is a standard package solution comprising of Financial Accounting, Receivables & Payables, Purchase and Sales modules. Involved in the development, testing, implementation and support of the package solution at various medium to small businesses. Major clients included Gabriel Pistons Nashik, IndoNissin Foods, Hindustan Lever Limited, Ponds Limited and Auroshika Agarbathies. Team Lead for Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited in Bangladesh for financial package and payroll system implementation. Trained users on system functionality and customizing reports and documented user procedures.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1. 5-week training course in FI/CO module of the SAP R/3 system in July 1996 conducted by Price Waterhouse at the Global Training Center, Philadelphia, USA
2. Trained in SAP (Rel 4.0b) Data Archiving at SAP Atlanta, USA
3. Trained in SAP System Security and Administration at SAP Charlotte, USA
4. Certified member of the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
5. Indian Institute of Company Secretaries of India (Group II)
6. University of Calicut - Bachelor of Commerce
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