Professional Profile

Mr. Sameer Tanirwar has over 14 years of work experience which includes more than 13 years in SAP-Technical Domain. He is an organized professional with customer oriented attitude, excellent communication, presentation, and logical skills suitable for process design, ABAP development, allocation of work, scheduling of work and implementation. He has expertise in handling/managing SAP technical projects, evaluating and supervising developments, conversions, requirements gathering, writing technical specification, data migration, developing critical objects, production support, and testing along with the end users. Worked for number of fortune 500 clients and the work done in general is highly appreciated by the clients. Received number of performance and recommendation awards from clients. He has wide experience of working in onsite-offshore model.

* Excellent client management and experience of coordination with client executives.

* Excellent SAP Project Management experience. Managed team of experienced functional consultants, architects and developers across the countries with onsite-offshore model.

* Worked on all phases of a project life cycle including project scoping, analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment of solutions, Implementation, project audit, documentation, and end-user trainingPractices Contribution .

* Pre-sale activities – Part of Proposal and estimation team.

* Have been involved in setting up onsite-offshore model.

* Aggressively involved in organizational growth activities of Hiring and proposals ( RFPs) .

Achievements

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* IBM Service Excellence Award for 2nd quarter 2012 ( Abbott Lab).

* IBM Service Excellence Award for 1st quarter 2012 ( Abbott Lab ).

* IBM Service Excellence Award for 2nd quarter 2010 ( Ace Hardware).

* Received Star Award from Weyerhaeuser.

* Received Best Performance award from Wipro for contribution in EBS.

* Awarded by Wipro Technologies for contribution in Supplies OTC – Order to Cash (Pitney Bowes).

* Undergone Power Consulting Workshop in Wipro Technologies.

* Undergone Customer Leadership Interface Program in Wipro Technologies.

Technical Expertise

* EDI/ALE/IDOC configuration and custom development, development of custom objects like Classical /ALV and Interactive reports, Function Modules, enhancements, Module Programs, Data Migration, SAP Scripts, Smart forms,Web-dynpro,BTE and user exit development in SD, PS,PP, MM, FI/CO.

* Data Migration and Conversions - Defined and coded conversions and interfaces using BAPI, IDOC, BDC, Call transaction method and LSMW. Helping ETL team, responsible for data migration.

* De-bugging - Strong problem solving and debugging experience. Quick to find resolutions.

* Enhancements - Developed enhancements for to handle custom requirements during the processing of inbound/outbound IDOCs.

* Custom IDOC development and standard IDOCs extension. Defined the Master distribution model to ALE the master data between different R/3 Systems.

* Interface skills: Extensively worked on Interfaces between SAP and Legacy systems using BAPIs, ALE/EDI and file transfer technologies.

* Interface Expertise - Well versed in Interfaces between SAP and legacy Systems, developing interface programs, conversion routines, creating and processing batch input using BDC sessions and Call transaction method.

* SAP Security - Worked extensively authorization objects and user roles in SAP AR/RTR Area.

* Experience on data archiving .

* Knowledge on xFusion (Data Migration Tool), TDMS,MDM and PI(XI).

* SAP Hana – Data Modeling, SLT .

* SAP Gateway-API.

Assignment History

SAP Projects in United State :

* SAP Record to Report Development/Integration Lead for Andersons (Journey), July 2013 to till date . Location : Maumee,OH

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, PI,EDI,Data Team and SAP Security,Hana .

As a Technical Consultant responsible for following tasks.

* Managed Application Development team efforts for RICEW which includes SAP ABAP .

* Used SAP-PI to integrate Andersons's landscape for building more than 25 RTR (In/Out) interfaces using the FTP,File services and BAPI.

* Involved in the batch job scheduling using the Andersons's In-house built services .

* Involved in check printing for development / testing.

* Drive cross-team integration (technical aspects) discussions, communications and issue.

* Worked on fixing the defects and coordinate the development with offshore team.

* Designed and developed a custom program for Manual JE Review Approval Process .

* Developed a replica program of FBV0 to prevent changes to the source parked document .

* Help Data Team for customer and master data and leveraged LSMW.

* Traced Error Resolve Bugs with the help of Run Time Work Bench and message monitoring (SXMB_MODI).

* Built a Business Transaction Event to Restrict Recurring entry creation to prevent the date in the "Last Run On" field from extending beyond the current fiscal year.

* Also involved in developing more than 25 in/out SAP interfaces .

* EDI Mapping,development and end to end testing for EDI823 ( Lockbox),EDI810(Invoice) and EDI812(Credit /Debit Adjustment ).

* Extended IDocs for fitting the functional requirement .

* Driving the strategy for finalizing the Hana for reporting purpose and RDS Solution .

* Also as a part of deployment team worked on user role definition based on company code and plants.

* Global SAP Application Development Lead for American Honda (GSP), Nov. 2012 to June 2013 . Locations : Los Angeles,CA,Marysville,OH

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, BI,Data Services,MDM,SCM,SRM-Development,PI,EDI,Hana and SAP Security .

As a Global SAP Dev Lead responsible for following tasks.

* Managed Global Application Development team efforts to implement the global template which includes ABAP,BI,Data Services, SRM,MDM and PI .

* Engagement with EDI Partner and define EDI Strategy.

* Developing EDI format for mapping synchronization .

* Remapping EDI transactions with SAP ECC .

* Drive cross-team integration (technical aspects) discussions, communications and issue resolution.

* Worked as SAP Solution Architect and provided solutions for various SAP Modules like FICO,MM,WM and HR.

* Used SAP-PI for integration services .

* Defined detail activities and assign ownership to team members, reports team hours to Global Tech Lead.

* Part of SAP security team to drive strategy for security for north America .

* Validated functional specs are complete and approved.

* Managed creation of tech specs and RICEFW objects.

* Reviewed deliverables for completeness and quality.

* Ensured risk and compliance requirements are included in the design.

* Assisted in obtaining formal acceptance and sign-off of deliverables.

* Complete team status reporting and provide accurate status to the Global Tech Lead.

* Managed process, procedures, standards, risks, assumptions, issues, and decisions (RAID) for their team.

* Supported program communication efforts by providing content.

* Assisted resource selection and on/off-boarding.

* Leveraged SLT for Hana RDS solution for FI Reporting .

* Presentation for Leveraging the Hana .

* Hana - Data Modeling for some of the RTR Reports .

* Assisted/supported in aligning with key SAP technical and infrastructure initiatives within Honda.

* SAP EDI Architect for Novelis Corp, June 2012 to Oct 2012 .Location : Atlanta,GA

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, EDI, MW and IDOC,ALE etc.

Responsible following tasks.

* Harmonized Processes .

* Worked on EDI Setup in SAP,configured partner profile,EDI Port and setting up different message type.

* Worked closely with EDI Vendor (GXS) and Middleware Team ( TIBCO) to build interfaces and EDI Interfaces .

* Developed EDI810,EDI856,EDI850 and EDI856 and supported end to end implementation from mapping to development and deployment .

* Worked with Business and Functional Team to finalize mapping.

* SAP Integration Lead for Abbott ( Separation Project, Symphony Project), August 2011 to May 2012,Location : Waukegan, IL .

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, EDI,Web-dynpro,TIBCO,IDOC,SRM,SCM,ALE,Data Team and SAP Security .

As an Integration Lead involved in following tasks.

* Developed a global SAP template of integrated business processes

* Worked as subject matter experts for SAP development which includes ABAP,BI .

* Help Data Team for data cleansing and profiling .

* Standard SAP and differentiation where required

* Involved in identify and retires legacy systems with redundant functionality

* Use an enterprise coordinated deployment approach to optimize Abbott investment and resources

* Maintained partner profile for incoming and outgoing IDOCS .

* Worked on mapping document for interfaces .

* Managed SAP-ECC Development with more than 100 RICEW custom programs.

* Managed SAP ABAP,BI,TIBCO and Legacy Development.

* Responsible for end to end development in RTR process which includes ECC, Middleware(TIBCO) and legacy development .

* Part of PMO group and responsible for Project and resource planning.

* Monitoring the progress of project tasks and deliverables against the approved project plan to ensure success across the multiple threads of activity.

* Managing key work threads including readiness for design review and sign-off, preparation for integration testing and deployment.

* Provided direction and leadership to the dev teams to meet project’s requirements and re- viewed the end-to-end system design and ensured coordination on cross team process designs

* Planed and managed test scenarios including functional, integration (including bolt-on and interfaces to legacy sys) .

* SAP Integration Lead/Project Manager for KLA-Tencor ( Travel and Expenses Project ), May 2011 to July 2011 . Location : Milpitas,CA.

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, Master Data, Conversion SAP Cut over,PHP and SAP Security .

As an Integration Lead involved in following tasks.

* Developing project charter, plans and schedules, identifying stakeholders, building and mentoring project team and assigning resources.

* Implementing the solutions integrating various systems with SAP-HR, PHP, Workflow, Custom Report development, Interfaces etc.

* More than 30 custom RFC function module were developed to interact with PHP .

* Monitoring the progress of project tasks and deliverables against the approved project plan to ensure success across the multiple threads of activity.

* Managing key work threads including readiness for design review and sign-off, preparation for integration testing, deployment and training.

* Provided direction and leadership to the dev teams to meet project’s requirements and reviewed the end-to-end system design and ensured coordination on cross team process designs

* Planed and managed test scenarios including functional, integration (including bolt-on and interfaces to legacy sys) .

* Worked as a SME to IBM functional team for SAP development.

* SAP Integration Architect for Cardinal Health (Medical Business Transformation), August 2010 to April 2011 . Location : Dublin,OH.

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, EDI,MW,IDOC,BAPI etc.

As an Integration Architect involved in following tasks.

* Part of PMO group and responsible interface tracking.

* Coordinating with different team/Technologies and making sure technical unit testing/functional unit testing for interface objects are on track .

* Handling EDI mapping with EDI Vendor – GXS

* Some of the EDI Interfaces undertaken

* IDD_OTC_OM_EDI-860 Order Change Request

* IDD_OTC_OM_EDI-850 Order Receipt

* IDD_PTS_SUPPLN_E-30-50 EDI 852

* IDD_OTC_OBSHIP_Send ASN to Customer - Base 856

* IDD_OTC_OM_EDI-855 Order Confirmation

* SD configuration required for Partner profile for interfaces and Output determination for printing . .

* Making sure development is meeting all SOX audit.

* Project and resource planning.

* Integrating with other systems using ALE/EDI/IDOC/RFC/BAPI technology.

* Part of decision making group for high level design from architecture perspective

* SAP AR Process Lead for Ace Hardware, Jan. 2009 to July 2010. Location : Oakbrook,IL

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP,Config, BAPI,IDOC and Batch scheduling .

As a FI-AR process lead, managed and led the Design, Implementation, Testing and Support of ERP solutions using SAP application software. Responsibilities included driving high level design using business and user workshop to gather requirement, proposing SAP solution and delivered them with Effective manner.

* Single handed responsible for more than 60 SAP Custom development objects.

* Designed SAP AR statement process Right from customer statement generation to cash apps.

* Worked closely with Message Broker and ASP Web development team for designing Account Receivable Customer Statement online process where more than 30 RFC based custom functional modules were developed to send customer statement related data which was staged in SAP custom built table to Portal .

* A replica of SAP Standard Program RRFKORD11 was developed to extract the customer statement data and later staged in SAP Custom Tables.

* Designed Workflow for GL posting .

* Involved in batch job scheduling for more than 30 interfaces and custom objects with inter dependency .

* Designed more than 20 interfaces in AR and RTR Process.

* As an Integration subject matter expert, lead an investigation in production environment for adopter connectivity where failed tRFC were processed through RSARECEX (SM58) batch job Albeit behavior of the program kept on changing with methods (Batch Job and Manual Execution).

* SAP Technical Lead for General Motors, Global Warranty Management Solution, July 2008 to Dec 2008. Location : Flint,MI.

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, BAPI and ETL .

As a SAP Technical lead Consultant involved in leading SIT testing for claim process along with ETL testing across the project for release 6 .Which involved co-ordination from multiple technology

cal teams and client as well. .Responsible for following task.

* Testing 52 ETLs across the project for SAP Conversion .

* Worked on implementation of SAP Industry Solution for Auto Industry .

* Estimate the efforts for SAP Custom development.

* Laying down technical design for new development and assist functional owner.

* Co-ordination with Offshore team for development.

* Defects resolution .

* SAP Account Leader for Molson Coors, EAM Cadre project, Nov 2007 – June 2008.

Location : Golden City,CO

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, SAP Security,IDoc processing and MW.

As an Account Leader played an instrumental role in managing the stake-holder relationship,

winning and managing the execution of Project Change requests (scope changes), managing the

project plan definition, scope and execution, Resource planning, allocation and work

management and project management activities such as finance management, online invoicing,

Time & Expenses review and approval, risk management and mitigation, etc Gathered and

analyzed business requirements, recommended and architected solutions, developed

Functional and technical designs, troubleshot functional, technical and configuration problems,

Managed trouble tickets and change requests, provided direction and advise on future rollouts,

etc.

* Review change request for production environment and finalizing the release based on the

business priorities .

* Involved in developing the RICEW for SAP HR,MM,PP,FICO and SD Modules .

* Also worked as a Integration Architect and involved in SAP Interface development for Idoc

extension and enhancement to meet the business requirement .

* SAP Technical Manager for a General Motors GM (GSFS) - Global Shop Floor Scheduling, July 2007 – October 2007. Location : Detroit,MI.

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, SAP Security,MW,and IDoc processing .

Responsibilities: As part of core team of project management, Was involved in initial phase of

blueprint . Responsibilities included :

* Was part of blue print team and worked to identify the SAP development scope.

* Finalized the SAP Custom Report, Enhancement, Form and Interfaces development .

* Identified the SAP Technical resources based on technical scope.

* Worked as SAP Technical lead and responsible for designing and co-ordinating dev with offshore team .

* RICEW Development .

* Setting up the offshore Model, Involved in the project scope with Client. Objects identification, Scope, explaining the functional design document to client’s functional and consultant and was part of the project scheduling team.

* SAP Interface Lead and Coordinator for Weyerhaeuser Ltd- EBS (Enterprise Business Solution), June 2006– June 2007. Location : Federal Way,WA

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP,EDI, SAP Security,IDoc processing and MW.

Led a team of 20 technical and was responsible for overall technical architecture. Led the

integration effort for EDI Implementation work that involved setting up IDoc configuration for of EDI

810, 850,860 and 855,945,990,317,214.940,944 Mercator to exchange documents with the client SAP

system and with the trading partners, coordinating with the EDI mapping team during the integer

tion testing, and actively supporting the Go-Live Implementation for the SAP project.

SAP-EDI work involved creating Partner profiles, setting up Output Control, defining Ports,

creating Control tables, records and Access sequences, creating Customer master data for EDI

customers, testing the posting process for Sales Orders, and triggering of outbound Invoices and

shipping Orders.

* SAP Lead and Coordinator for Pitney Bowes - Supplies OTC Project, Sep 2005 – June 2006. Location : Shelton,CT.

* Area of SAP Responsibility : SAP ABAP, EDI,ALE,Master Date,SAP Security,IDoc processing and MW.

As an Onsite Technical coordinator my responsibilities were – Responsible for successful delivery

& implementation of EDI developments/enhancements under taken, in time. Some of the

specific responsibilities handled were as under: Capture requirements for EDI Implementation for three channels, Configurations for EDI, Interaction with onsite functional consultants for solution design. EDI 850 & EDI 810 map development work coordination with EDI VAN Vendor GXS, Worked along with data architect and functional consultants on mapping documents, Interaction with Offshore

ABAP leads/developers on Technical Design and Development, Testing with Middleware and other applications, Coordination with PBI SME for approval of Technical Specifications, Expeditious resolution of testing defects and Estimation and re-estimation of size and effort required. Also played instrumental role in SAP Security. Performed following tasks .

SAP Security Administration & Authorization including Activity Groups, Profile Generator

(PFCG) Expertise in SAP Security and Authorizations which includes “User Management”,

“User Administration”, “Monitoring”, “User Tracing” and Troubleshooting”.

* Configured Profile Generator (“PFCG”) and assigned user

* Authorizations and profiles to user ids, setup security for the developers according to the business requirements.

* Experience in Maintaining, Creating, Modifying existing roles (“Single, Composite and

Derived”).

* Worked with SAP application security development and administration in R/3 environment for different modules: *FICO, MM, PP, SM, APO, CRM, HCM * and* SD.

Project in Germany :

* SAP Project Manager for SCA, Germany- The project ‘Tiger Eye – MAP replacement’, March 2005– August 2005.

SAP Project in United Kingdom :

* SAP Technical Consultant for UBS, UK - UBS Global Asset Management, July 2004 – Feb 2005.

SAP Projects offshore India :

* SAP Technical Consultant for Calsonic Kansei, Japan (China/Korea SAP R/3 Implementation) – March 2004–June 2004.

* SAP Technical Consultant for Gillette Global Product Catalog – April 2003– Feb 2004.

* SAP Technical Consultant for Kraft Foods –July 2002– March 2003.

* SAP Technical Lead for Indo Rama Synthetics (I) Ltd - Enhancement & Support of the existing SAP implementation March 2002– June 2002.

* SAP Technical Consultant for KITCHEN APPLIANCES INDUSTRIES LIMITED, (Kenstar) - Enhancement & Support of the existing SAP implementation Aug 2001- Feb 2002.

* SAP Technical Consultant for JINDAL POLYESTER Enhancement & Support of the existing SAP implementation Nov 2000 - July 2001.

NON-SAP Experience :

* Software Eng. for Web development for various sites July 1999 - Oct 2000.

As a Team Member, my role included the following tasks: -

- Maintaining the progress of tasks and consolidating weekly and monthly status re

ports.

* Analyzing and fixing defects.

* Analyzing, designing and implementing enhancements.

* Successfully implemented the dynamic font in marathi for our marathi web site of pudhari. Also successfully implemented archive part of Pudhari, where the previous newspaper has been Stored. A drop down menu has been implemented for this. Which first validates the date, Entered for the archive.

Education and Background

* Master’s Degree in Computer Management at the Symbiosis Institute of Computer & Studies Research, India

* Certified by Wipro in Power Consulting.

* Undergone Customer Leadership Interface Program in Wipro Technologies .

Summary :

Industries:

Industries: High tech; Bank; Retail; Consumer Packaged Goods / Wholesale; auto; Media and Entertainment; Utilities & Energy; General manufacturing; General Distribution

Project Domain:

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Application Design / Development, Systems Integration, Electronic Document Interchange (EDI), Business Warehousing, Performance Tuning, Team Leadership, Project Management

Hardware:

NT Servers, Sun Microsystems, PC’s

Op. Systems:

Windows 2000/NT/9x, UNIX (AIX and Solaris), SunOS, MS-DOS

Languages:

SAP-ABAP/4, Java, HTML, C, SQL, Visual Basic.

RDBMS:

Oracle 8i, MS Access, SQL Server, SAP Hana

App. Packages:

SAP R/3 release ECC 6.0,4.7, 4.6C, 4.6 B, 4.0 B, SAP R3 - ABAP in FI, SD, MM, SM modules, Oracle, Java Script, VB.

Middleware

See Beyond, Mercator, MQ Series

Desk Packages:

Microsoft Project, Visio, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Lotus Suit

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