Jose Fajardo

SAP Testing, SAP TAO, SAP PPM, SAP QA, SAP Solution Manager

Miami, FL

US Secret DoD clearance. PMP, CSPS, M.S. and SAP-certified over 15 years in managing SAP testing with SAP TAO, HP ALM, HP Loadrunner, Solution manager and managerial practical experience in system design, change management, cut over activities, testing methods and systems integration. Mr. Fajardo is the lead author for the book entitled ‘A Manager’s Guide to Testing SAP R/3’. He has conducted Monte Carlo simulations, conducted project management per PMBOK’s standards and Six Sigma’s DMAIC, has hands on experience with DODAF & Federal Enterprise Architecture, SAP TAO, SAP Solution Manager, Quality Center, HP ALM, HP Loadrunner, HP Quicktest Professional, HP PPM, SAP PPM, Dod 5000 acquisition series, BCL Business Capability Lifecycle, IV&V and performed project evaluation based on financial criteria such as IRR, ERR, NPV, MARR, and benefit/cost analysis. In addition Mr. Fajardo has supported spending chains, reimbursables, MIPR creation, disbursements, comittments, obligations and procurement SAP processes at GFEBS SOUTHCOM.

Sr. SAP Consultant Management

West Lake Chemical -

Houston, TX

● Developed a proof of concept for regression testing on SAP handheld transactions, SAP PP module, SAP DATAPASS webbased application and Reflections terminal emulator with HP’s Quicktest Professional, HP ALM, SAP Solution Manager, and SAP TAO.

● Conducted ROI (Return on Investment) studies to shrink the cycle time needed to conduct SAP (both targeted and final) regression testing. Through SAP TAO test automation was able to demonstrate to management compression of testing cycles by 90% representing a saving of 500 man hours per year.

● Created standards for peer-reviewing documentation of SAP test cases, peer-reviewed test cases, and identified SAP test conditions to be validated.

● Presented management with results from proof of concept automated testing to extend testing to other business areas.

● Built a library of regression testing scripts and trained mentored client on how to execute the automated test scripts.

PMO ERP Senior Consultant SAP/ORACLE

Business Transformation Agency Department of Defense -

Arlington, VA

● Writing of RFPs to identify ERP vendors for multi million dollar ORACLE/SAP Financial/Logistics implementation

● Developed evaluation criteria and budgeting analysis to procure risk management, and earned value solutions

● Developed deployment plans, requirements managements plan, test plans and test strategies for ERP-based SAP/ORACLE and data warehousing solutions

● GFEBS ON SITE SUPPORT. Provided production support and training to GFEBS end users and creation of job aids and master data for spending chains, MIPRs, IDOCS monitoring, integration with legacy systems DTS, WAWF AXOL SPS contract writing systems and reimbursables.

● Created and supported integrated master schedule and WBS elements

● Developed strategy and field metada for managing thousands of ORACLE/SAP requirements within HP Quality Center based on end to end processes (budget to retire, order to cash, and procure to pay) and business rules.

● Collected and produced earned value metrics for the program

● SAP test manager from unit testing through user acceptance testing HP test tools (Quicktest Pro, SAP TAO, Loadrunner) for SAP modules PS, FI-CO and Funds Management including testing of SAP workflow and SAP IDOCS.

● Provided senior leadership and steering committee with updates and debriefings on program’s risk status/schedule

● Developed performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness, business outcomes and suitability of ERP solution

● Supported implementation and management of tools for risk management HP PPM (Project Portfolio Management), and requirements management HP Quality Center (HP ALM)

● Developed IT governance model per ITIL principle for risk management, and change control board (CCB) for managing scope, cost, and schedule changes related to requirements.

● Support retirement of legacy applications and parallel testing activities for SAP/ORACLE financial applications.

● Developed cut over plan for rolling out ERP solutions to multiple sites in an increment phased out approach.

● Use Microsoft and HP PPM to support introduction and management of earned value management and metrics for schedule and cost performance indices, schedule and cost variances in accordance with OMB circular A-11 and project management institute.

● Developed IV&V plan and metrics per IEEE standards.

Manager of ERP Systems SAP PMO Test Director

Bank of America -

Charlotte, NC

● Manage and direct SAP testing across multiple releases, including business process testing, functional testing, scalability/load testing, performance testing, conversion testing, batch testing, and regression testing

● Build organizational capabilities to support all aspects of SAP FI-CO, and SAP BW testing, including people, process, and tools

● Staff team via a mix of dedicated testing staff and team members from other FSR project and operations teams

● Build processes utilizing already-selected tools of HP Quality Center, LoadRunner, SAP TAO, SAP TDMS, SAP ChaRM, and SAP Solution Manager

● Developed performance test plan, test strategy, collected performance requirements, gathered service level agreements (SLAs) to manage the design and execution of performance, volume, stress tests on Bank of America’s credit card transactions and integration with legacy systems using HP’s Loadrunner.

● Create and execute test strategies and test plans that coordinate activities across multiple work streams and organizations

● Establish rigor and discipline in the test process – balancing rigor and flexibility based on risk

● Ensure proper creation, execution, and maintenance of automated testing scripts using SAP TAO

● Developed standards for quarterly regression testing and releases of SAP for multiple business units

● Managed a team of 25 ERP testing resources across multiple locations.

● Develop release schedule and budget costs for conducting dress-rehearsals and supporting all SAP cut-over activities.

● Established SAP testing center of excellence (COE) for testing of multiple SAP releases

● Supported scheduling and planning (scheduling) of cut over activities with ARIBA and SAP.

● Held meetings and workshops to create integrated master schedule with MS project with over 1000 line items to create a baseline schedule.

● Analyzed and created strategy for converting data from legacy systems to the new SAP solution.

Sr. SAP Test Consultant

NBC Universal General Eletric (GE) -

New York, NY

● Developed testing prototypes for performing testing on Financial ERP SAP applications

● Developed processing controls for evaluating interfaced data between ERP application and legacy systems.

● Held workshops to identify testing scenarios and evaluation of SOX segregation of duties.

● Created and defined project plan and scheduled activities related to UAT and integration testing.

● Managed testing defects and execution of automated test scripts for testing SAP with Mercury’s Quicktest Pro and SAP TAO

● Developed standards and procedures for change control board to manage defects and SAP transports

● Provided mentoring, and training for using Mercury’s Quality Center

● Delivered presentations on test strategies and approach to all project members.

● Peer-reviewed documented policy for scope verification, quality assurance, and penetration testing.

● Established plan and strategy for rolling out SAP solution to global sites including creation of master data at all

end user sites upon deployment of SAP solution using SAP FICO and SAP SRM.

● Participated in training end users and creation of end user training materials for SAP user acceptance testing

(UAT).

● Identified data to be integrated, interfaced with SAP solution and also monitored through SAP IDOCS during deployment.

Sr. SAP SME and Test Manager PMO

United States Army -

Richmond, VA

● Produced test plans and test strategy for U.S ARMY project subject to Dod 5000 acquisitions series

● Supported third party audits of financial and logistics components from ERP Application

● Managed all scheduled testing releases and cut-over testing activities

● Developed all test plans, test deliverables and test procedures

● Conducted risk assessments with quantitative analysis and audited internal controls for separation of duties.

● Estimated project costs for testing activities based on SAP’s Roadmap ASAP Methodology

● Created IV&V plan per IEEE and SEI standards for the GCSS Army SAP project

● Assisted in creation of IT governance board

● Managed testing team members, test schedule and execution of automated regression test scripts.

● Helped established and define policy for back up and recovery, and change management procedures

● Maintained project schedule for all testing activities

● Managed resolution of reported defects and ensure that transports did not impact production system

● Managed testing team, and HP SAP TAO testing for SAP ECC 6.0 project including Solution Manager for testing Supply Chain Logistics Maintenance Finance modules in SAP.

● Responsible for drafting proposal, vendor selection and managing RFI and RFP activities.

● Ensure the project adheres to internal development methodologies, release management and change management processes.

● Establishes coordination across projects to ensure adequate resources are available and delivery commitments are met. Should handle or escalate performance issues.

● Responsible for developing integrated project plan, tracking interdependencies across sub-projects and reporting accurate program/project status and manage variances.

● Support deployments of system functionality to multiple sites, conduct gap analysis, and cut over activities.

Sr. SAP PMO, Test, and Training Consultant

Halliburton -

Houston, TX

● Introduced requirements based testing for ERP implementation leading to the creation of RTM

● Coordinated the deliverables and tasks for multiple direct reports.

● Created methodology and approach for all testing phases including: unit, string, integration, and UAT

● Maintained project schedule

● Created and delivered test strategy. Assisted in creation of policy for back up and recovery and archiving.

● Created Quality Assurance audit checklists to evaluate deliverables for functional specs, technical specs, and flow process diagrams

● Documented project risks and classified them based on priority, costs, ownership, and mitigation stratgegy.

● Participated in walk-throughs for SAP HR requirements during the Blueprint phase

● Worked with global functional users and SMEs from remote sites to help define scope of SAP HR testing

● Ensured that all SAP HR requirements were traced to test scripts in a requirements traceability matrix (RTM)

● Managed all testable requirements for hire-to-retire business process team implementing SAP HR module in the areas of payroll, benefits, and recruiting. Validated business rules for SAP HR and SAP Payroll modules.

● Managed testing of SAP SRM solution. Participated in gap analysis for SAP SRM and SAP HR modules.

Sr. SAP Manager ERP Releases and Testing

Deloitte Consulting -

Nashville, TN

• Created and managed development of automated test scripts for testing of SAP HR module version 4.7

• Assigned tasks to junior testers.

• Documented performance test plan and test readiness review criteria

• Created WBS, List of activities, network diagrams, and monitored milestone completion dates.

• Conducted volume tests with Loadrunner on SAP SEM and SAP recruitment processes (web/SAPGUI)

• Created testing schedule and coordinated SAP performance testing activities with Basis team

• Verified proper installation and set-up of Mercury Interactive tools (Test Director/Loadrunner)

• Reported findings from volume and performance tests to senior management.

• Created and managed testing schedule and monitored completion of activities

• Documented risk, fallback plans, and contingency plans.

• Led the execution of SAP HR testing for SAP ESS, SAP CATS, and SAP e-recruitment portal

Education

BS in engineering

University of virginia

Masters in Engineering

University of Pennsylvania

Masters in Finance

George Washington University

Skills

SAP TAO, SAP PPM, SAP Solution Manager, HP Loadrunner, GFEBS, HP ALM, SQL, IV&V, PMO, Earned Value Management, SAP Training, HP Quality Center, HP Quickest Pro, BCL, DOD 5000, IV&V, PMO, HP PPM, PMO, PMP, PMI, SAP

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