Consultant’s Profile

Professional Summary:

Around 7+ years of IT experience in various Industries, inclusive of 5+ years of hands-on implementation, customization and maintenance experience with SAP BI/BW(MM, QM,SD,FI, CO,CO-PA,HR) and 2 years of ABAP/4 development experience. Involved in Full life cycle implementation, upgrade from 3.X to 7.0,Enhancements and Post

Production Support in the areas of SAP Financials (FI/CO), COPA, SPL, AR, AP, GL, HR and Logistics (MM,SD,QM) modules.

2 years of SAP ABAP/4 experience with one full life cycle implementation of SAP ABAP/4. Experienced in requirements gathering, Gap analysis, BW Data modeling (design and

development of Info Cubes, ODS, Info Objects, Info Sources, OLTP Extraction) and Reporting using BEx Analyzer/Explorer and Business Objects

Extensive experience in handling BW Administration and BW Performance Tuning. Worked on various implementations and support projects. Extensive experience in Project Analysis, Evaluation process study, Process Modeling

and Re-Engineering. Worked extensively in creating Transactional Info cubes for BPS Layouts. Worked Extensively in developing BPS Layouts includes creation of Planning Profile, Planning

Area Planning Level, Planning packages and Planning Layouts. Conducted several BI internal training sessions. Develop and Maintain effective relationships with Client organizations to facilitate the

undertaking of assignments. Worked on ALE Technology, SAP Enhancements, Information Broadcasting, Integrate

BI Web Applications into Enterprise Portal and BAPI.SAP BI/CRM/SEM Expertise: Configuration of SAP R/3, APO, CRM and SEM as Source Systems for BI/BW. Data Modeling & Data Extraction for all Modules. Design the Global systems to give the global reporting and performance point of view. Implemented BPS and Balance Scorecard with integration of SEM with BW. Integrate BCS with SAP R/3 and BW. Effective Integrate consolidation and R/3-based master data. OLTP Extraction from SAP R/3 into BW using different extraction structures such as LO

Cockpit, CO-PA, FI-SL, CRM Extractions and Generic Extractors along with flat file Extractions of Data from third Party Systems using new methodologies like DB Connect, XML Uploads and carried out Transports to staging and production environments, data transfer to Hyperion using OpenHub/Infospokes.

Activation & Installation of Business Content for FI, CO, MM, PP, SD, PM, CM, HR, REFX and QM.

BW Up-gradation from 2.1C to 3.0B, 3.0C to 3.5 and 3.5 to 7.0. Configuration of new custom-defined Data Sources, Info objects, KFs, Info Sets. Configuration of Transfer Structures, Transfer Rules & associated start routines, transfer

routines and update routines for custom-defined data sources. Configuration of Info providers, ODS, Remote Cubes, Multicubes and Update rules. Extensive Configuration and extension of LIS and LO Cockpit functionalities. Currency Translation configuration. Configuration and administration of Info spokes (OHS) for external DW Systems. DB Connectivity and Extraction configuration. User Authorization & Role Maintenance. Expertise on the CTS layer and trouble shooting the transport logs. Enhancement of Business Content data sources with respect to all SAP modules Configuration of Report to report interface. Configuration of Batch jobs, Process Chain and event management. Creating Portal users and Assigning roles to the users. Performance tuning measures like Roll up, Compression, Partition, Statistics, Aggregates

and indexing. Expertise in Retraction of data from BW to R/3 CO-PA.

Consultant’s Profile

Expertise in Report Generation as per user requirements using BEx Analyzer/Business

Objects such that the execution time is evenly distributed through out the report by using free characteristics, Restricted key figures, Calculated key figures, Variables, Exceptions.

Worked on Web Template design, Web Query Design and Information Broadcasting. Complete documentation on Business Warehouse configuration. BW Administration functions like Monitoring Data Loads, resolution of data load issues,

configuration of Process Chains, Performance tuning etc. Good Knowledge on Mercury Test Director. Resolution of BW problems relating to data load and mismatch of data. Extensive knowledge in handling of problem tickets in SAP. Integrated the BW Web Applications into Enterprise Portal. Aspires in problem solving initiative taking time management and continuous skill

enhancement.

Educational QualificationsBachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

SkillsERP : SAP R/3 4.0B, 4.6C, 4.7 & ECC 5.0/6.0, SAP BW/BI 2.1C, 3.0B, 3.0C, 3.5 &

7.0, SAP APO 3.0, SAP SEM 3.1B (BPS & CPM)Database : Oracle 10g, 9i, 8.0, 7.0, SQL Server 6.5Languages : ABAP/4, C, C++, Java, HTML and Java Script.Tools : ASAP, MS VSS, Visio, MS OfficeOthers : Visual Basic 6.0 and Business Objects.

Accomplishments:

Bertelsmann Direct North America, Long island, NY Apr’08 – till dateBertelsmann produces, serves and markets media. Bertelsmann Direct North America is the largest direct-to-consumer distributor of media products in the U.S.

Responsibilities: Involved in building Sales and Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM) Information and

Finance (FI) data models. Developed the Sales order, Delivery, Backlogs and Billing infocubes based on the client

reporting requirements. Developed the Interactive and Formatted Dashboard Reporting. Setting the Global Workbook Template in SAP Net Weaver 2004s BI. Extensively worked on Workbooks. Extracted the sales history data from non sap systems using DB Connect. Developed the dashboard reporting for sales related information and order fulfillment reports. Worked extensively with BI Content and customized SD and MM DSOs and Info Cubes to

fulfill business requirements. Designed and developed custom info cubes, DSO’s and reports for material stock movement. Developed custom cubes, Delivery item detail cube, Shipment cost details cube as per the

client requirements Created generic Data Sources to extract data from various Data Sources to achieve end-user

requirements. Developed reports billing conditions monthly, Combined Sales and Billing Details. Created MultiProvider to split Query process on various data targets, and InfoSets on ODS to

integrate data logically for optimal query performance. Designed custom queries by implementing Variables, Exceptions, Conditions, and Restricted

& Calculated KeyFigures on BEx. Published reports on the web using WAD. Developed various comprehensive reports on SD and MM such as Sales Order, Order

Tracking for SD and Vendor-Purchase Analysis for MM.

Consultant’s Profile

Implemented Report-to-Report Interface (RRI) on the Sales Order and Order Tracking report

to project the details of a single customer from the summarized Sales Order report. Developed ABAP routines in transformation rules/start-end routines NW 2004s (BI 7.0). Evaluated BW Statistics on InfoCubes and Aggregates to perform optimization for reporting. Environment: SAP BI 7.0, ECC 6.0, SD, MM, FI, WAD

Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO Oct’07 – Mar’08 Role: SAP BI Consultant Anheuser-Busch operates 12 breweries in the United States and several others overseas. The company's subsidiaries include one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of aluminum beverage containers and America's top recycler of aluminum cans. Responsibilities: Responsible for Design the FDD’s and TDD’s based on business requirements. Communicate to the Business Users on daily basis. Designed and developed the multiple BW Infocubes and Multiprovider to analyze the ERMS,

Service Tickets, Interactions, Quick Closes and Docflow. Lead the Upgrading activities from 3.0b to BI 7.0 and migrate the BPS System to the BW System. Prepared the Pre-upgrade checklist and Post Upgrade check list. Involved in Regression Testing Process (Upgrade). Figure out the Unfixed, Fixed Issues and resolve the fixed issues. Moving BPS to NW2004s. Worked on Authorizations, User Exit and Hierarachy Variables. Involved in the creation of Planning Applications like Sales Planning, Balance Sheet Planning. Built the custom extractors and enhanced the business content data sources on CRM and built

the DSO objects and Infosets.. Enhance the Delta Performance of BW so as to minimize daily window of inaccessibility of data. Consolidate regional reporting systems into a single analytics system, reducing duplication of

efforts and resources. Implemented a Global Hierarchy for both PSG and IPG. Developed the custom web template and the style sheets to improve the user experience on the

BW web reports. Created reports using BEx and Web Application Designer and published the reports into the roles

and dynamically change the Chart types. Developed the reports Docflow Dashboards, ERMS, Service Ticket analysis and using the RRI’s

to get the detailed information. Extensively worked on the performance tuning tasks including the partitioning the cubes, creating

the indexes and aggregates based on the Stats. Created the process Chains and automated the load process based on the business needs (It’s a

Global system Design). Configured report Broadcasting, Alert Notification, Exception Reporting. Involved in Post-Production support that includes monitoring of process chains and data loads,

rescheduling of process chains, debugging of transfer, update and start routines. Experience in Performance Tuning – Evaluated statistical performance and suggested

recommendations to basis support for optimization. Improved data load and query performance by doing compression, aggregates, Partitioning and SQL Trace.

Developed the Interactive and Formatted Dashboard Reporting. Setting the Global Workbook Template in SAP Net Weaver 2004s BI. Migrated the Data Sources (Master and Transaction) from 3.x version to BI 7.0 Version. Prepared the test data like to create the Service tickets, Service Orders, Quick Closes and emails

in the ICWCCRM System.Environment: SAP BI 7.0(Net weaver 2004s), Oracle 10g and CRM 5.0, SEM 6.0 and ECC 6.0.

Armstrong Lancaster, Lancaster, PA Feb’07 to Sep’07Role: Sr. SAP BW Consultant

Consultant’s Profile

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Armstrong operates 40 plants in 10 countries and has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide. Responsibilities: Gathered Business Requirements and install Business Content. Designed & Developed custom DataSource, InfoSource, Extractor, InfoCube and ODS to fulfill user

requirements. Developed the Sales order, Delivery, Backlogs and Billing infocubes based on the client

reporting requirements. Implemented both Accounts Payable Line Item and Accounts Receivable line item by enhancing BI

7.0 business content. Migrated the Data Sources (Master and Transaction) from 3.x version to BI 7.0 Version. Developed the Interactive and Formatted Dashboard Reporting. Setting the Global Workbook Template in SAP Net Weaver 2004s. Designed and developed process chains, load schedules for loading Master and Transactional data. Front end reports were developed using both BEx analyzer and Web Application Designer. Developed flexible queries with variables using filters, Navigational attributes, Restricted Key figures,

Calculated Key figures, Reusable structures and Currency translation factors in WAD to facilitate further data analysis.

Extensively worked on Workbooks. Modeling for EPICOR historical Data and Mapping of EPICOR financial data fields with BI Info

Objects. Worked on different non sap system to get the historical data. Performed Unit and Regression testing, involved in User Acceptance testing. Developed ABAP routines in transformation rules/start-end routines NW 2004s (BI 7.0).Involved in BI Up gradation activities: Checked for inactive Update & Transfer Rules and activated the same. All inactive and update rules

which are not required were deleted. Checked for inactive Info cubes and activated which are required and deleted which are not required. Worked on Dashboard reporting. Ensured that all extractions and loads were completed and no requests are pending. Ensured that all delta queues are empty in SAP Source System. Tested the ETL process with new data flow using emulated data sources. Also tested the old dataflow

for the data sources which are not emulated and cannot be uploaded using new data flow process i.e. Transformations and DTP (Data Transfer Process).

Closely worked with testing department for developing and implementing test scripts. Created Info Sets with a temporal join using DSO, Info Cube and Info Objects as info providers. Done BW Business Content data source enhancements using user exits and by creating and

maintaining customer appends. Environment: SAP BI 7.0, BW 3.5, SAP R/3 4.6C, SD, MM and FI-CO.

Continental Teves, Auburn Hills, MI Nov’05 to Dec’06Role: SAP BW ConsultantContinental AG covers the full range of systems and, with uncompromising attention to quality, specializes in the development of innovative technologies for vehicle safety applications, comfort and power train as well as in the networking of active and passive driving safety systems. Responsibilities: Implemented SAP BW for SD, MM, HR, FI/CO and CRM CM modules with standard business

content objects. Worked closely with the functional consultants, client and business users. Performed analysis, design, development and implementation of standard Info Cubes and ODS

Objects. Worked on the standard Delivered HR BW Infocubes. Worked on the standard Delivered HR BW Infocubes for HR Benchmarks, Posting Documents,

Awards, personnel Cost Planning and Time Sheets.

Consultant’s Profile

CRM CM Revenue Recognition Model: Developed a Program in the CRM to fill the Ztable from

multiple tables, output data structure and Revenue calculations. And extracted the data to BW from three sources (SAP R/3 COPA, SAP CRM RTCM & SAP CRM

Rev Rec Ztable. Worked on CRM CM Inventory, Resales–Sales orders, DPA Contracts and Price protection. Extensively involved in setting up of procedures for extracting data from SAP R3 by using

Customizing LO Cockpit. Installed Business Content as and when required. Involved in activating and maintaining Info Cubes, Info Objects, Info Areas, Info Sources, Data

Sources and Info Packages. Created queries by using BEx query designer and activated standard business content queries as

per the user requirements. Utilized the Reporting Agent for exception reporting. Created and maintained Info Spokes through Open Hub Services (OHS) to export data from the

data targets to external logical source. Developed Authorization templates (Profiles and Roles) for Casual users, Power Users,

Developers. Monitoring and Performance tuning of data loads and Queries, Analyzed statistical performance. Web Template Design and Web Query Design. Published the Web Template directly in the Web and integrate as an iviews in the Enterprise Portal.Environment: SAP BW 3.1C, BW 3.5, SAP R/3 4.6c, 4.7, SAP EP 5.0, SAP CRM 3.0, Java script and HTML

Wyeth Pharma, Madison, NJ Aug’04 to Oct’05Role: SAP BW Consultant Wyeth is a global leader in prescription pharmaceuticals, non-prescription consumer health care products, and pharmaceuticals for animal health. Wyeth's products are sold in more than 145 countries, and its product portfolio includes innovative treatments across a wide range of therapeutic areas.Responsibilities: Gathered and analyzed requirements from end users. Designed reports on Custom InfoCube,

ODS, Multiprovider and InfoSet using BEx Analyzer tool and RRI (Report to Report Interface) and also published reports on web using Web Application Design (WAD) tool.

Developed BW reports such as Forecast accuracy, Unconstrained Demand planning report. One Life Cycle was implemented in mySAP SCM (APO) Demand Planning and Supply Net work

Planning. Uploading and testing different interfaces data like sales history, Product master, Transactional

data. Testing Reports and data extraction from SCM (APO). Familiar with Live cache extractions from SCM (APO). Tasks include studying the Business Process and understanding the whole Landscape and Architecture

for BW configuration. Worked extensively on data modeling and reporting. Activating standard and custom cubes depending upon the requirements. Stored transaction data in BW infocubes, staging ODSs and Master data in Info objects. Data loading was monitored and failed data was edited in PSA manually and reload it. Performed consistency checks on the data and metadata stored in a BW system. Tested the foreign key

relationships between the individual tables of the enhanced star schema of the BW system. Environment: SAP BW 3.5, SAP ECC6.0, SD and APO

AMI Doduco, Westmoreland, PA Feb’03 to Jul’04 Role: SAP BW ConsultantAMI DODUCO is a world leader in contact materials, semi-finished products and electrical contacts. The key activities include electromechanical components, surface coating technologies and precious metal recovery.

Consultant’s Profile

Responsibilities:This is basically Maintenance project into Production Support which involves continuous Monitoring of loads, handling High-level prioritized tickets and also involving process improvement requests. Checking daily Production run as we are providing Production Support. Cross Verifying the Daily data load as per the checklist for ensuring the proper data upload. Involved in creating and solving CR’s such as Defect, operational and new functionality. Proposed RCA’s (Root cause analysis) to the client for the frequent failures. Monitoring of infopackages and analyzing the reasons for frequent failures of infopackages Maintain Work History for all the tickets until it is closed down Checking the daily time schedule for the run & ensuring that the jobs are finished within the

specified time frame. Interacting with the clients from time to time to discuss the open issues. Creation of Vantives (Tickets) at the time of load failures and assigning it to the concerned

user group. Also sorting out the problem if the problem is related to BW. Informing Clients about the Success / Failure of the loads as soon as the activity is finished. Involved in testing and pre production activities. Worked on process chains errors and rectifications. Worked on monitoring the loads before handing them to the client. Transported the objects from Dev to QA and subsequently to Productions Involved in user acceptance testing with users before moving to Production.Environment: SAP 4.6c, BW 3.1c, SD, MM, FI.

Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd, Pune, IN Sep’01 to Nov’02

Role: Sr. SAP ABAP/4 Tech ConsultantSudarshan Chemical Industries, a pioneer in the field of pigments in India. Its policy is rooted in a mission to reinvent itself continuously by implementing the latest technologies, coupled with a strong emphasis on quality and standardization.Responsibilities:Providing ABAP/4 Support in the implementation of SAP R/3.The Work includes development of Reports, creating and modifying Layout Sets using SAP Script. Functional Specification study & Technical Specification Design. Detailed Review and Documentation of the related work done Writing Technical Specs for MM, FI and SD modules. Design, Development & Testing of Interactive Reports using ABAP/4. Data transfer using Batch Data Communication (BDC) for Inspection Plans, Inspection Methods,

Inspection Characteristics, Vendor Master, Stock Conversion, Purchase Orders and Equipment Masters.

Developed a User Exit to select qualifying batches for delivery using the SAP batch determination function.

Added the additional field in the sales order to store the line level Division. Developed an Interface for Inventory into planned orders. Developed an Interface to update the website for product inventory. Developed a Report for Inventory value / Serial Number. Modified the Sap Script for Pick Ticket. Developed an Interface for Accounts Payable AP Check Encashment Interface.Environment: SAP R/3 4.0B, ABAP/4, MM, SD, FI and Oracle.

Haldia Petrochemicals ltd, IN Dec’00 to Aug’01Role: SAP Technical consultantHaldia Petrochemicals Ltd is modern naphtha based Petrochemical Complex. It is jointly promoted by West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation, The Chatterjee Petrochem (Mauritius) Co. Ltd. and the Tata Group with an investment of $1.2 Billion.Responsibilities: Developed a Report for Sales Order / Quote / Inventory Lookup. Developed a Report for Sales Orders with Subcontracting drop Ship PO’s.

Consultant’s Profile

Developed daily shipping status report to display quantity shipped, quantity released but not

shipped, during the current month and during the current business day. Developed a report on sales order, which list out the date on which the sales order was created,

who created the order, and materials included in the sales order. Developed a report on goods issue, which generate the information about how much stock issued

to the customer according to the sales order for a particular period. Modified layout set for Sales Orders (RVORDER01) as per the client's requirement. Modified Layout Sets Purchase Order (MEDRUCK) as per client requirements.Environment: SAP R/3 4.0B, ABAP/4, SD, MM and Oracle.