Ankur Garg

acb48r@r.postjobfree.com +1-859-***-**** Lexington, KY

SUMMARY:

• Ankur is a Senior SAP NetWeaver practitioner with overall 8 years of experience in all major SAP NetWeaver Components with specialization in SAP Enterprise Portal.

• Proven track record delivering SAP NetWeaver solutions, including analysis, architecture, design, development, programming, testing, implementation, maintenance and support.

• Experience with Portal Development Kit (PDK). Worked on customization of Standard Portal Components using the JSPDynPage, DynPage and Abstract Portal Component in NWDS.

• Worked on Portal branding, customizing Portal login page and themes, and Portal Internationalization.

• Worked on Content Administration in SAP Portal. Well versed with creation of folders, iViews, pages, worksets and roles; experience with EPCF (Enterprise Portal Client Framework); experience with managing Portal permissions etc.

• Worked on User Administration in SAP Portal. Experience with creation of UME users, assigning roles and groups to users, doing user mapping etc.

• Worked on System Administration in SAP Portal. Experience with importing and exporting Portal transport objects, configuring the Universal Worklist (UWL), creating System objects, integrating LDAP with Portal etc.

• Worked on Knowledge Management (KM) in SAP Portal.

• Experience in configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) between SAP Portal and other SAP systems.

• Strong experience with Federated Portal Network (FPN) configuration. Experience on Remote Role Assignment and Remote Delta Links’ techniques.

• Experience on deploying business packages on SAP Portal Server.

• Sound understanding of the SAP MVC design concept.

• Strong knowledge of object oriented programming techniques.

• Extensive experience in Web Dynpro Java development.

• Worked on SAP Visual Composer.

• Worked on creating EJBs in NWDS and creating web services from EJBs.

• Worked on integrating custom Web Dynpro applications on Portal with EMC Documentum for document storage and retrieval.

• Experience on ABAP and Web Dynpro ABAP as well.

• Experience on HTML5, SAPUI5 and SAP Mobile Platform.

• Strong experience on SAP NWDI, both as an administrator and as a developer. Proficient in working on the Component Model and Development Components in NWDS. Have also worked on creating tracks and performing transports in CMS. Also have experience on Application Maintenance concept in NWDI.

• Extensive experience on both Guided Procedures and SAP BPM. Have designed and developed complex workflows using both the tools.

• Experience on SAP BRM. Have integrated SAP BRM with both SAP BPM and Web Dynpro Java.

• Strong experience on SAP MDM. Have sound understanding of MDM Data Consolidation, Harmonization, and Centralization concepts. Have worked on SAP MDM Data Manager, Console, Import Manager and Syndication Manager.

• Worked as part of the 2011 Gartner MDM Excellence Award winning Lexmark MDM team.

• Experience on interacting with SAP Service Marketplace, SAP Community Network, and SAP OSS notes and messages.

• Superior technical development expertise. Experience in quickly understanding business and technical requirements and converting the requirements to deliverables.

• Outstanding problem solving, strategic thinking, data analysis skills and extremely result oriented professional.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, multitasking, and time-management skills.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech in Information Technology from YMCA University of Science and Technology, India (Aug’ 02 – Jun’ 06)

• SAP Certified Development Associate – Java with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (Certified in Dec’ 07)

• openSAP Record of Achievement – Introduction to Mobile Solution Development (Oct’ 13)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP NetWeaver Technology –

People Integration – SAP Portal (6.0, 7.0, CE 7.1, 7.3)

Application Platform – SAP Web AS Java, SAP Web AS ABAP

UI Technology – Web Dynpro for Java, Web Dynpro for ABAP, Visual Composer, SAPUI5

Process Orchestration – SAP BPM, SAP BRM, CAF GP

Composition – NWDS, Web Dynpro, Visual Composer, Composite Applications

Lifecycle Management – NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI)

Information Management – SAP MDM (5.5, 7.1)

Cross Component Integration – SAP Portal – SAP BI, SAP Portal – SAP MDM, SAP Portal – SAP R/3

Foundation management – SAP NetWeaver Single Sign-On, SAP NetWeaver Administrator

Federated Portal Network (FPN) Configuration

SOA – Web Services

Languages – Java/J2EE, C, C++, SQL, UML

Web Tools – HTML/HTML5, JSP, Servlets, JavaScript, Intervowen TeamSite

DBMS – Oracle, MS SQL Server

Operating System – Windows 95/98/2000 Server, Windows XP/7/8, Linux

Other Tools – IBM Rational Rose, HP Quality Center, BMC Remedy Service Desk

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lexmark MDM BPM Project Apr’ 12 – Present

Lexmark International, Lexington, KY

SAP Portal Technical Lead

MDM BPM was a new project wherein Lexmark was looking to redesign its MDM applications on SAP MDM and SAP Portal. The Customer and Vendor repositories on SAP MDM were to be merged into a single repository called Business Partner. The Portal applications were to be redesigned on SAP NetWeaver 7.3 Portal as per the new MDM Business Partner repository design. Also, the Portal workflows were to be redesigned using SAP BPM tool. Earlier they were running on CAF Guided Procedures tool.

Environment: SAP Portal 7.3, SAP MDM 7.1, Web Dynpro Java, NWDI, SAP BPM, SAP BRM, Web Services, HP Quality Center

Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering and Design for Portal related changes.

• Responsible for leading the onsite and offshore Portal development team.

• Shared development responsibility with the offshore team and coordinated with the offshore team for development and testing work.

• Designed extremely complex approval process scenarios using SAP BPM and SAP BRM.

• Designed very efficient NWDI Component Model using Web Dynpro components for the purpose of highest reusability as well as openness for multiple team members to still work in parallel on various components.

• Responsible for Content Administration and System Administration in SAP Portal for MDM related objects.

• Responsible for all the configurations in SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA) for the Service Groups, Destinations, BPM processes, and BRM objects.

• Testing and defect fixing during UAT.

• Go Live activities and coordination with other application teams for a smooth Go Live.

• Responsible for all MDM users’ setup in SAP MDM and SAP Portal for the new system as part of Go Live.

• Responsible for creating the Design documents and the System Maintenance and Training Document.

• Received the “Make Your Own” Award for hard work done in this project.

Lexmark MDM Continuous Improvement Project Jul’ 11 – Mar’ 12

Lexmark International, Lexington, KY

SAP Portal Technical Lead

MDM CI was the Continuous Improvement project wherein Lexmark was looking to enhance its then existing MDM applications with a quarterly release. The enhancements were to be done in almost all the technology areas of the application, namely, SAP MDM, SAP Portal, SAP BODS etc.

Environment: SAP Portal 7.0, SAP MDM 7.1, Web Dynpro Java, NWDI, CAF GP, Web Services, HP Quality Center

Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering and Design for Portal related changes.

• Responsible for leading the offshore Portal development team.

• Shared development responsibility with the offshore team and coordinated with the offshore team for development and testing work.

• Testing and defect fixing during UAT.

• Go Live activities and coordination with other application teams for a smooth Go Live.

• Responsible for creating the Design documents and the System Maintenance and Training Document.

• Assisted the MDM AMS team at various times whenever any challenges were faced for Production.

Lexmark MDM AMS Project Jan’ 10 – Jun’ 11

Lexmark International, Lexington, KY

SAP Portal Technical Lead

This AMS (Application Management and Support) project was for the maintenance and support of all the MDM applications designed and developed under various tracks in the Lexmark MDM implementation project.

Environment: SAP Portal 7.0, SAP MDM 5.5 / 7.1, Web Dynpro Java, NWDI, CAF GP, Web Services, BMC Remedy Service Desk

Responsibilities:

• Worked at onsite as Portal Developer as well as Portal Administrator, and coordinated with the offshore team for support during non-US timings.

• Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for MDM AMS team at onsite.

• Responsible for support tickets’ closure as well as SAP Portal enhancements.

• Also worked in parallel for the then ongoing MDM Rest of the World (ROW) implementation project as Technical Lead for SAP Enterprise Portal project team.

• As part of MDM ROW implementation project, integrated the MDM related custom Web Dynpro applications with the EMC Documentum for document storage and retrieval on SAP Portal.

• Assisted the Lexmark Basis Team to setup Application Maintenance in NWDI for the purpose of maintaining two NWDI tracks, one for the Production support, second for the implementation release.

• Assisted the Lexmark Basis Team to upgrade the SAP MDM Business Package on the SAP Portal, which was required when the SAP MDM version was upgraded from 5.5 to 7.1.

• Responsible for Content Administration and System Administration in SAP Portal for MDM related objects.

• Responsible for all MDM users’ maintenance in SAP MDM and SAP Portal.

Lexmark MDM Project – EMEA Rollout Feb’ 09 – Dec’ 09

Lexmark International, Lexington, KY

SAP Portal Senior Developer

Lexmark was looking for a solution to their manufacturing business for easy distribution of goods with vendors and customers. The business process contained Material consolidation, Product consolidation and centralization, Supplier consolidation and centralization, Customer consolidation and centralization. With respect to the Enterprise Portal specific requirements, MDM Java APIs were used with Web Dynpro Java to interact with the MDM data. The process workflows were designed in CAF Guided Procedures.

Environment: SAP Portal 7.0, SAP MDM 5.5, Web Dynpro Java, NWDI, CAF GP, Web Services, HP Quality Center

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Portal development using Web Dynpro Java.

• Responsible for development of common Web Dynpro components and the Web Service (using EJBs) components.

• Integrated Web Dynpro Java applications with third party Web Services and SAP ECC using Adaptive Web Service and Adaptive RFC Models respectively.

• Designed and developed complex approval workflows using Guided Procedures in the SAP Portal as well as Guided Procedures’ APIs in Web Dynpro Java.

• Responsible for creation of standard MDM iViews using the MDM Business Package on the SAP Portal.

• Also responsible for System Administration in terms of creating MDM System connections and setting permissions for the various roles and users.

• Testing and defect fixing during UAT.

• Go Live activities and coordination with other teams for a smooth Go Live.

• Responsible for creating the Design documents and the System Maintenance and Training Document.

• Received the “Feather in My Cap” Award and “Thanks a Zillion” Award for hard work done in this project.

• The final MDM solution led to Lexmark winning the Gartner MDM Award of Excellence in 2011.

AEGIS Redesign Project May’ 08 – Jan’ 09

Thames Water, UK

SAP Portal Administrator

The earlier Thames Water Reporting Systems were to be migrated to SAP BI and the end reports from BI were to be made available to the users in SAP Enterprise Portal. Initially the BI system was integrated with the BI Portal. Finally, the BI Portal was integrated with the client’s Corporate Portal using Federated Portal Network.

Environment: SAP Portal 7.0, SAP BI 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Single point of contact for SAP Portal in the project

• Responsible for administration of SAP Portal. Looked into Content Administration, User Administration as well as System Administration for all the Thames Water SAP Portals.

• Performed Single Sign-On between SAP BI and SAP Portal. This portal was called the BI Portal.

• Performed FPN Configuration between the BI Portal and the Thames Water Corporate Portal.

• My expertise and quick turnarounds on every Portal issue were very well appreciated and highlighted in the project team and at the practice level.

EzyBill Solution Support Project Nov’ 07 – Apr’ 08

DHL, Singapore

SAP Portal Developer

Infosys had implemented EzyBill system for DHL that provided DHL customers a self registered portal based solution to view invoices, dispute invoices, view HAWB (Air Way Bill) and custom documents, update company profile and personal profile information online. EzyBill Solution Support involved support, maintenance and enhancement of SAP Enterprise Portal landscape of DHL.

Environment: SAP Portal 7.0, Web Dynpro Java, NWDI

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting and enhancing the custom Web Dynpro Java applications on the SAP Portal.

• Worked on Internationalization in SAP Portal using Web Dynpro

• Worked on custom themes in SAP Portal

• Modified the logon page for SAP Portal

OneKomatsu EHS Enhancement Project May’ 07 – Oct’ 07

Komatsu Ltd., Australia

SAP Portal Developer

The project involved developing SharePoint and SAP portal applications that met EH&S business needs. The application was to be used by internal staff and Komatsu EH&S team. There were two aspects to the project. One was integration of their MS SharePoint Portal with their SAP Enterprise Portal. Second was to develop SAP Portal applications for recording of Hazards and Incidents, as well as generating of reports.

Environment: SAP Portal 6.0, Web Dynpro Java

Responsibilities:

• Developed very complex Web Dynpro Java screens and integrated with SAP ECC using RFCs.

• Designed and developed custom reports on SAP Portal using Web Dynpro Java using tables wherein the data was fetched from SAP ECC.

• Configured JCOs in the SAP Portal.

• Received the “SPOT Award” for good performance in this project.

SOA based application for Purchase Order Jan’ 07 – Apr’ 07

Infosys Technologies Ltd, Pune, India

SAP Portal Developer

The requirement of this project was to make an application based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for the SAPTOOLS group of Infosys, which could be later used as a Proof of Concept (POC The complete Purchase Requisition process was implemented in the SAP Enterprise Portal using Web Services. Web Services were created using Enterprise JavaBeans. Visual Composer (VC) was used to design the User Interface. The independent VC screens were integrated using CAF Guided Procedures.

Environment: SAP Portal 7.0, Visual Composer, CAF Guided Procedures, EJBs, Web Services

Responsibilities:

• Was involved in Requirement Gathering, Business Requirement Design, and Technical Design of the application.

• Responsible for creating Web Services using EJBs

• Responsible for designing VC screens and process development in CAF Guided Procedures.

• The final application was very well appreciated across the SAP Portal team in Infosys.

Sun Chemical – Development Project Jul’ 06 – Aug’ 06

Sun Chemical, NJ

Intervowen TeamSite Developer

The Sun Chemical Account in Birlasoft was responsible for the publishing and managing of their internal and external Websites, Portals, and Web applications.

Environment: Interwoven TeamSite Content Management System

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Web Content Management of www.sunchemical.com website using Interwoven TeamSite.

Automation of Adm & Coord Directorate Mar’ 06 – Jun’ 06

Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, India

Web Developer

The objective of the project was to gather information & understand, in detail, the current administration system of the Administration & Coordination Directorate, Army Headquarters and then, after analyzing the current system, with respect to the user requirements, propose a suitable solution for the Directorate.

Environment: Rational Rose, JavaScript, HTML, Microsoft FrontPage

Responsibilities:

• Designing Activity and UML diagrams of current and proposed system in Rational Rose

• Designing Screen Layouts in HTML

CAREER PROFILE

Role Organization Tenure

Technical Lead Wipro Technologies, India / USA May’ 08 till date

Software Engineer Infosys Technologies Ltd., India Sep’ 06 – Apr’ 08

Associate Software Engineer Birlasoft Ltd., India Jan’ 06 – Aug’ 06

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