Colin Wintrip – SAP Technical Consultant

*** ******** *** *.*. Calgary AB T2Y3Y2 acwetx@r.postjobfree.com Cell 403-***-****

Professional Summary

SAP consultant with extensive experience in both the business and technical sides of the IT industry.

Areas of expertise include System Administration on Mainframes, UNIX and Windows, Database Administration on Oracle and MS SQL, Software Developer, SAP Administration

4 year Apprenticeship as Production Engineer with BSc in Mechanical Engineering

3 years as a Production Engineer in the manufacturing industry

8 years as a Systems Administrator on UNIX, Windows and Mainframe

2 years as a Software Programmer (APL, PL1, Cobol & REXX)

3 years as a DBA on Oracle and MS SQL

20 years as SAP Technical Consultant with experience on Netweaver, ERP/ECC, BW, CRM, SRM, xEM, SolMan, Web Dispatcher, ISU and EP Portal.

10 years as a Team Lead coordinating the activities of up to 6 SAP consultants.

4 years as Service Delivery team lead providing SAP technical services to HP clients

Employment History

Independent SAP Technical Consultant

Wintrip Computer Services - Calgary May 2012 to Current

Duties

SAP Technical Administration - Implementations, Upgrades, Troubleshooting & Tuning

Clients

SAP (Tech) - 2016

Implement SAP Web Dispatcher in DMZ to enable integration between BW on SAP Hana Cloud and the local ECC system

Graham (Construction) – 2014-2015

Advise on options for upgrading ECC, BW and PI systems to NW 7.4 in preparation for migrating to SAP Hana Cloud platform

Enmax (Public Sector/Utilities) - 2014

Migrate SAP & Oracle from IBM power platform to VMware on X86 platform

Upgrade ISU(ERP), BW, & CRM from NW 7.0 to NW 7.4 and SolMan from 7.0 to 7.1

Upgrade SAP kernel from 7.2 to 7.4 Kernel

Implement BO 4.1

Apply support packs

Split ASCS from CI

AER (Energy Regulator) - 2013

Unicode conversion

Upgrade ERP 6.0 to 6.0 EHP6 & BW from NW 7.0 to 7.31

Implement EP6 Portal

Enmax (Public Sector/Utilities) - 2012-2013

Sustainment cover for employee on maternity leave

Upgrade SAP kernel to 7.2 DCK, required OS upgrade, New Monitoring agents & Java upgrade

Scripting of SAP Stop/Start procedures

Update CCMS monitoring

SAP integration support for upgrade of the Genesis Telephony system

Applications

SAP: ECC6 EHP5 (ISU, HR, FI/CO), BW 7.4, CRM 7.4, SolMan 7.1, PI 7.1, Web Dispatcher, SAProuter

Databases: Oracle 11, MS SQL 2008

Platforms

Linux, Windows 2008, VMware

SAP Technical Services Lead

HP Canada (Tech) - Calgary Aug 2008 to Apr 2012

Duties

Coordinate the delivery of SAP Technical Services to HP Clients

Tasks included Team Lead and Technical Resource Coordination for SAP Installs, Upgrades, Performance analysis and tuning, Developing Basis procedures, Troubleshooting and DB support, Monitoring systems to ensure the client SLA’s are achieved.

Provide Technical input for Projects and RFP’s

Clients

Smith & Nephew (Pharmaceuticals), Aritzia (Fashion/Retail), Palm (Tech), Butterfield Bank (Banking) and Dial (Beauty)

Applications Supported

SAP: ECC, R3, BW, Bex, SAPgui, CRM, SRM, PI/XI, Web Dispatcher, SAProuter

Databases: Oracle, MS SQL

Platforms

Solaris, MS Windows, MS Windows, HPUX, Linux

Accomplishments

Migration of Butterfield’s SAP systems to HP hardware.

Design and implement a 2 hour disaster recovery landscape & procedures.

Landscape design

Implement, Upgrade and Troubleshoot SAP and DB applications including ECC, BW, BEx, SAP GUI, PI/XI, Web Dispatcher, MS SQL & Oracle

Create technical specs for RFP’s

ERP Platform Team Lead

Suncor Energy Inc. (Energy) - Calgary Feb 2004 to Apr 2008

Duties

Architect platform solutions to house Suncor’s server based software applications, Installation of server applications, Plan and Implement maintenance procedures, Provide architecture documentation, Upgrade and Patch enterprise software applications

Applications Supported

SAP applications… WAS 6.40 & 7.0, EP 6.0, xEM 2.0, R/3 4.6, 4.7, BW 3.0, 3.5, CRM 4.0, SRM 5.0, Expert Finder, TREX 6.0, Solution Manager 4.0

Custom IIS Web applications

Platforms

MS Windows 2003/MS SQL 2005

Accomplishments

Improved Portal availability from 85% to over 99%, Implemented SAP EP 6 Portal, Implemented SAP xEM 2.0, Designed and Implemented a structured Portal Transport procedure

SAP Basis Consultant

Suncor Energy Inc. (Energy) - Calgary Feb 2003 to Jan 2004

Duties

Provide support to the existing platform support team during the growth of Suncor’s SAP platform into the scope proposed by the Cornerstone project.

Applications Supported

SAP BW 3.0B, R/3 4.6C, Expert Finder 4.7, TREX 6.0

Platforms

MS Windows 2003/MS SQL 2000

Accomplishments

Upgraded BW to 3.5

Drafted new Change Management Processes

Drafted new SAP System Copyback Procedures

SAP Basis Team Lead

Sylogist Inc. (Tech) - Calgary Sep 1996 to Jan 2003

Duties

Architect, implement and support SAP platforms for Sylogist and their clients

Clients

Barrington Petroleum (Oil & Gas), Northrock Resources (Oil & Gas), Pengrowth Resources (Oil & Gas), Norseman Group (Oil & Gas), TransCanada (Pipeline), QLT Pharmaceuticals, Meota Resources (Oil & Gas), Wolcott Gas Processing, Vansco Electronics (Manufacturing), Alaska Seafood (Food), Tri-Link Resources (Oil & Gas), Capital Regional District (Public Sector).

Applications Supported

SAP BW 3.0, BW 3.5, R/3 3.0, R/3 4.5, R/3 4.6, IS/Oil, XI

Platforms

AIX/Oracle, SunOS/Oracle, MS Windows/Oracle, MS Windows/MS Sql, HPUX/Oracle, OS400/DB400, MS Windows/DB2, AIX/DB2

Accomplishments

Implemented and/or supported the implementation of the SAP systems for all of Sylogist’s clients.

Upgraded and/or supported the upgrades for many of the clients

Designed monitoring procedures and reports for the clients using Sylogist’s remote Basis support offering.

Supported development of Sylogist XI processes to interface with clients legacy applications.

UNIX/Oracle Technical Lead

QByte Services (Tech) - Calgary Mar 1994 to Aug 1996

Duties

Build the UNIX/Oracle platforms and install QByte’s MACRO and LAND accounting software for QByte and their clients.

Applications Supported

QByte MACRO and LAND software, Oracle DB

Platforms

AIX, SunOS, Oracle

Accomplishments

Designed & Developed a UNIX batch scheduler for QByte’s MACRO application.

Designed and Developed a program to convert the MACRO application screens to the new desktop standard.

Senior Systems Engineer

SHL SystemHouse (Tech) - Calgary Sep 1993 to Feb 1994

Duties

System Implementations and Software Programming for SHL and their clients

Clients

PetroCanada (Oil & Gas)

Applications Supported

QByte LAND software, MS Access, Oracle, PL1

Platforms

MVS/CICS, Unix/Oracle, Windows

Accomplishments

Designed & Developed data conversion programs to port a Legacy Land management system to QByte’s Land management system.

Designed & Developed an application in Microsoft Access to allow consultant skills & availability to be matched up with client requirements

IT Technical Consultant

CTC Computer-Tech (Tech) - Calgary Apr 1988 to Aug 1993

Duties

System Implementations and Software Programming for ComputerTech’s clients.

Clients

QByte Services (Tech), Gulf Canada Resources (Oil & Gas), ATB (Banking), Credit Union Central (Banking)

Applications Supported

QByte MACRO & LAND accounting software, MS Access, ENDEAVOR library management software, COBOL, PL1

Platforms

AIX, Oracle, MVS/CICS, DB2, VM/CMS, SQL/DS

Accomplishments

Developed batch and on-line systems to handle INTERAC direct debit transaction.

Designed & Developed a script language conversion program to port AS400 scripts to UNIX scripts

Designed and developed PC interface for CICS / Millennium system

Designed & Developed a program to analyze the dependencies of an MVS CICS/COBOL system

Provided technical support on IBM RS6000, VM, MVS, AIX & Oracle

Provided OS & DB technical support for conversion project to move Qbyte’s Financial & Land packages from System 36 to Mainframe

VM Systems Programmer

Thorn Domestic Appliances - UK Sep 1982 to Jan 1988

Duties

System Implementations and Software Programming.

Applications Supported

PL/I, APL, ADRS

Platforms

VM/CICS

Accomplishments

Developed a simulation program to aid in the design of an Automated Assembly Plant

Production Planning Engineer

Thorn Lighting (Manufacturing) - UK Aug 1979 to Aug 1982

Duties

Design and Implementation of manufacturing procedures for small batch products

Accomplishments

Developed procedures that halved the delivery time for Special Orders

Production Engineer Apprentice

Thorn Lighting (Manufacturing) - UK Aug 1975 to Jul 1979

Duties

Received training in all the production departments in a manufacturing plant… Work Study, Production Control, Drafting, Planning, Stock Control

Accomplishments

Received job offers from all the departments I worked in during training

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Consulting, Pharmacy, Software Development, Banking, Public Sector, Utilities, Construction

Formal Education and Training

SAP

BC090 R/3 on UNIX

BC100 R/3 on Oracle

BC370 R/3 Technical Core Competence (AS400)

BC317 R/3 Technical Core Competence (DB2 Common Server)

BC400 R/3 Intro to ABAP/4 Development Workbench

BC325 R/3 Workbench Organizer, Transport System and Upgrade

BC120 R/3 CCMS

TEP10: SAP Enterprise Portal Configuration and Operation (6.0)

Other

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, 1979

MS SQL Server Database Design

AS400 Technical Solutions v. 4.3 Certification

Implementing & Administrating MS IIS 6.0

Production Engineering Apprenticeship

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