MaHAntesh Gadekar

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Kennesaw, GA 30152 (Atlanta)

ablitw@r.postjobfree.com

678-***-****

Summary:

. A result oriented professional with total experience of

over 12 years in IT Industry including 9 years in I-

Series and Open systems version of Warehouse Management

WMOS / PkMS, performance Management, TPE and TMS

packages.

. Certified Production and Inventory management (CPIM) by

APICS.

. Adept in analyzing information system needs, evaluating

end-user requirements and custom designing solutions,

and troubleshooting any problems in the process.

. Strong knowledge and interfacing experience with various

host systems like SAP, JDA and MID Systems.

. Skilled in end-to-end development of products/ concepts

from requirement analysis to system study, designing,

coding, testing, documentation and implementation.

. Distinction of applying Warehouse Management supply

chain concepts to varied business scenarios.

. Possess sound knowledge of development of sourcing

strategies, vendor identification, development and

analytical assessment, to strengthen supply chain

effectiveness.

. A team player with excellent analytical, communication

and interpersonal skills.

ERP Implementation:

. Understanding business process, study and analyze

workflow to design solutions (As-Is and To-Be Analysis

and Freezing).

. Involved in implementing Performance Management (PM)

system.

. Creating the business environment and prepare functional

specifications.

. Conducting gap analysis, assess scope & suggest

solutions for Warehouse Management applications.

. Table configuration to functional requirements as well

as Unit/ Integration/ User Testing

. Organizing the Data migration from existing system to

ERP format - Master data, transaction data

. Post Implementation Support and providing training to

end users

. Design and Implementation of Material Handling Equipment

interface.

. Experience in implementing and configuring SAP MM/IM/WM

modules.

Application Development:

. Vast experience and very proficient in design and

development of PkMS application on AS400 system using

RPG ILE, CL/400 languages.

. Strong knowledge and experience in interfacing the PkMS

with various host systems like JDA, Yantra and MID

Systems using Manhattan's EIS tools.

. Experience in middleware solutions such as SAP XI and MQ

. Designed and developed the complex Performance

management reports using Crystal reports

. Interface experience between SAP and Manhattan's PKMS

. Mapping business requirements (Requirement Analysis)

. Preparation of Detailed Process Flow for functional

requirements and Developing functional specifications

. Full life cycle Implementation of Warehouse management

Application(PkMS) and Post Implementation Support

. Providing training to end users

. Highly experienced in troubleshooting and debugging of

complex application issues.

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

Databases DB2/400, SQL, Oracle

Operating iSeries (AS/400), Windows, UNIX

Systems

Applicati Manhattan's Warehouse Management WMOS /PkMS ;

ons LogPro TMS; Transportation Mgmt TMS; SAP MM/ IM/

WM; Performance Mgmt

Languages C, C++, JAVA, RPG/400, RPG ILE, CL/400, SQL/400

Reporting Crystal Reports X, SEQUEL

Tools

Utilities DBU, DFU, SEU, RLU, PKTOOLS, Implementer

Integrati SAP XI/PI Ver 7.0, EIS

on Tools

EXPERIENCE:

06/09 - 10/09 Hanes Brnads Inc, Winston-Salem, NC

SAP-PKMS Consultant

Project: Interface Manhattan's WMS (WM2006Ver) to SAP

AFSver 4.7

Project Goals: Develop functional design, interface design,

and modifications and configure the application, functional

& integration testing.

. Involved in Integrating Manhattan Associates WM 2006

application with SAP AFS 5.0 using SAP Netweaver PI/XI

(Exchange Infrastructure) and MQ Series.

. Worked on Integrating Material Master/Customer

Master/Vendor Master/PO/Delivery/Production

order/Subcon/STO download to PkMS and Delivery & PO

status/Goods movement/Work order finished goods

confirmation/Invoice upload to SAP

. Configured TMS for LTL, Parcels carriers and also

Configured Dynamic routing.

. Configure Warehouse Management (WM) and Transportation

Execution based on functional design. Assisted client in

creating system test plans and supported system testing

to validate configuration.

. Developed and tested all User Interface (UI)

enhancements/modifications, for the I-Series WM product.

Assisted internal and client testing resources with

enhancement configuration, training & issue resolution.

06/08 - 05/09 Filenes basement, Boston, MA

PkMS/WMS Consultant

Project : PkMS implementation (Retail)

. Design and document system on 'as-is' basis.

. Define 'To-be' processes based on industry best

practices.

. Design and Develop Interface documents for interfacing

PkMS system to JDA and MID system.

. Distinction of applying Warehouse Management supply

chain concepts to varied business scenarios.

. Designing and Presenting CRP (Conference Room Prototype)

to clients.

. Configure Warehouse Management (WM) and Transportation

Execution (TMS) based on functional design. Assisted

client in creating system test plans and supported

system testing to validate configuration.

. Developed and tested all User Interface (UI)

enhancements/modifications, for the I-Series WM product.

Assisted internal and client testing resources with

enhancement configuration, training & issue resolution.

. Post implementation, production support, project

management & 24x7 support.

11/06 - 06/08 IBM Global Business Services, Atlanta, GA

Senior Logistics Consultant

. End-to-End Supply Chain - process design and solution

implementation experience

. Implemented various supply chain solutions including

Warehouse Management for Open System (WMoS), Warehouse

Management for I Series (PkMS), Labor Management System

(LM), Performance Management and integrating with

Transportation Management System, Yard Management

System, Distributed Order Management and Trading Partner

Management System

. Studying clients' requirements and business processes

and identifying opportunities for process improvements

. Role to assess the clients' requirements, identify the

solutions, provide estimates and prepare statement of

work for delivering the solution

. Extensive design / implementation expertise with

material handling equipments

. Built integration solution for diverse applications on

different technology platforms using SAP XI and EIS

tools.

. Implemented and integrated the Manhattan's WMS solution

with SAP MM/IM modules.

. Prepared suggested solution footprint, product demos and

technical solution architecture

05/07-06/08 Hanes Brand Inc, Winston-Salem, NC

Project 1: Interface versions of PkMS application to SAP

AFS ver

Project 2: Design & Implement Manhattan WM Application

. Interface Strategy for SAP and multiple versions of PkMS

. Conducted the Interface design sessions

. Conducted the Interface mapping workshops

. Realization of interfaces using SAP XI/PI middleware

technology

. Heavily involved in mapping/configuring/developing of

interfaces using SAP XI/PI

. 'As-is' process analysis and 'To-be' process design

. Conference Room Prototype (Configuration / Presentation)

. iSeries Server configuration, Environment setup &

application configuration for WM iSeries

03/07-04/07 Heinz Corp, Pittsburgh, PA

Project: WMS Package selection

. Understanding and documenting of as-is business

processes.

. Present / coach the clients on to-be business processes

based on best practices.

. Documenting the to-be key WMS requirement matrixes and

vendor grading work sheets.

. Coordinated the package demo workshops with client and

vendor and helped the client to make informed decision.

11/06-02/07 Kohls, Wisconsin

Project: Interface & Modification Design for Manhattan WMOS

Application

. Configured Warehouse Management (WMOS) based on

functional design.

. Assisted client in creating system test plans and

supported system testing to validate configuration.

Developed and tested all User Interface (UI)

enhancements/modifications.

. Assisted client testing resources with enhancement

configuration, training & issue resolution.

. Understand the interface capabilities and the nature of

the data sent / received by the Host system

. Present / coach the clients on WM interface

capabilities, nature of data exchanged and the

functionality overview and impact on the interface

design.

. Delivered the Interface Mapping Documents, Interface

Design Specifications and Modification Specifications

11/00 - 11/06 Manhattan Associates, Atlanta, GA

Principal Consultant/Technical Project Lead

. During this tenure, worked with many, many clients in

all phases of the Development cycle. (Functional Design,

Detailed design, Coding, Testing, Code review,

Integration testing, Regression testing). Preparing for

product demos

. Worked in most of the modules of PKMS like Interfaces,Receiving, Pre Receiving, Vendor Management, Yard

Management, Stock Locator, Quality and Immediate needs,

Wave Management - Both Whole Sale and Retail, Picking,

Packing and Verification, Weighing and Manifesting,

Order consolidation, Loading and Routing, Invoicing,

Output Files and Inventory transactions Processing,

Remote Systems Communications or MHE (FTP or

Sockets),Optimization Suites - Work Info, Slot Info,

Transportation Modules, RF (Radio Frequency

Applications)

. Well versed with all the versions of PKMS (170, 180,183,

200R1, 2001R1, 2002 R1, 2003R1, 2004R2, 2006R0 and WMOS

2006R0)

. Involved in implementing Performance Management (PM)

package and Design and development of Complex WM reports

using Crystal reports.

. Extensive design / implementation expertise with

material handling equipments (Kosan, Verotix, Siemens

Dematic (Rapistan), ASAP, Pick to Light, Put to Light)

. Lead the team of developers while providing technical

and functional guidance

Some of major client's projects involved in

Cabelas, Inc (3 Sites) SYSCO FOODS CORP

(RDC )

STRIDE RITE ( 2 Sites) SARALEE FOODS

ANDREWS JERGENS CO. CENTURY (AMERICAN

HANDLING)

AmeriSource Health Corporation CLIENT LOGIC

CORPORATIONS

K-MART

Technolgy used :

. Designed and Developed applications using RPG III, RPG

ILE, CL/400 and SQL/400.

. Applications developed for On-line,Batch and RF(Radio

Frequency)

. Debugged (STRDBG and STRISDB) the applications or

modules for fixes resolution/Performance

tuning/enhancement.

. Developed Material Handling applications (For Conveyors

and sorters) using FTP or Socket's protocol.

Education : Bachelors in Engineering (Electronics and

Communications), UBDTCE, India

Certifications :

. Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)

by APICS

. IBM AS/400 Certified programmer

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