Sri Muramula Phone: 508-***-****

E-mail: nluun3@r.postjobfree.com

Experience Summary

Over 6 years of experience as a SAP HR/HCM Functional Consultant, implementing / enabling HR business solutions with implementation approach and operational best practices. Subject matter expertise in SAP HR module Organization Management (OM), Personnel Administration (PA), Benefits (BN), Short Term Absence & Long Term Disability Management, Learning (Tuition Reimbursement), Employee Self Service(ESS) & Manager’s Self Service (MSS) using ASAP methodology. Responsibilities include: Business Blue Printing, Realization, Testing, Support team training and Production support.

Thorough knowledge on Business Process Procedures, ASAP methodology, GAP Analysis

Handled a global team of 9 members and regional team of 7 as a Team Lead

Extensive experience with gathering business requirements from client, developing “as is”, “to be” documents, Blue Prints, User Manuals and Organizational Charts using Microsoft Visio 2007

Worked with SME’s from the client end in gathering, assessing and scoping project requirements

Assisted client’s in Harmonizing Polices globally

Designed / implemented Global Solutions with regional statutory variations

Experience working with ABAP team, Third Part Provider’s/ Administrators, External Time systems and FI/CO consultants as and when required

Experience in configuring and maintaining FEATURES

Excellent hands on experience with Configuring Personnel Administration (PA), Organizational Management (OM) and Benefits Administration (BN)

Knowledge on aspects of integration with other HR sub-modules

Conducted Workshops to improve clients understanding of the SAP system

Experience working with ABAP team, Time and FI/CO consultants as and when required

Prepared hand outs for training sessions and provided Power Point Presentations to end users

Experience with Functional and Integrated Testing

Understanding of Interfaces and Custom Reports

Experience with ensuring a smooth transition from a project-oriented Pre-Production environment to a successful and Live Production Environment

Possess good project management skills. Team player and an effective listener with the ability to provide attention to detail

Technology

SAP Products Versions

SAP HCM MySAP ERP2005 (SAP ECC 6.0)

SAP HCM MySAP ERP2004 (SAP ECC 5.0)

SAP HR SAP R/3 Versions 4.0B, 4.6C, 4.7

Overview of SAP Projects

Client Dyna Consulting Services (Sep 2010 till date)

Project Title Support Client Enrollment, Update Interfaces

Description Project goal is to support possible SAP implementation and Update Interfaces

Role SAP HCM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities Support clients to plan future ERP implementations. Assist in new plan policies, upgrade current plans, identify gaps and implement SAP HR., Actively interact with the technical team to update old interfaces, Participating in policy changes that effect Benefits Configuration

Client Johnson & Johnson (May 2007 – Nov 2008)

Project Title SAP HR BPO Implementation

Description Project goal is to implement SAP HR Module in a HR BPO Project with Convergys

Role Global Functional Analyst Benefits

North American Leaves Lead

Global Functional Analyst Tuition Reimbursement

Responsibilities Full Life Cycle Implementation from Project Prep, Blue Printing to testing. Design Global templates, work with portal teams, build custom leave solution, define in scope and out of scope benefits, work with TPA’s, configure Benefit Plans, and write test scenarios

Client Insurance Service Organization (Apr 2006 – May 2007)

Project Title Full Life Cycle Implementation

Description Implementation of Organizational Management, Personnel Administration and Benefits sub-modules along with other modules

Role SAP HR Functional Consultant – OM, PA and Benefits

Responsibilities Complete configuration of Organizational Plan, Organizational Structure, Personnel Structure, HR Master Data, and Benefit Plans. Integration of OM and PA. Pre and post Go- Live support. End-user training

Client Thomas Publishing Company LLC (Jul 2005 – Mar 2006)

Project Title SAP R/3 Implementation

Description Implement the Organizational Structure and Personnel Administration Modules along with other HR modules

Role SAP HR Functional Consultant – OM, PA

Responsibilities Customize Organizational Management and HR Master Data

Client Albemarle Corp (Aug 2003 – Jun 2005)

Project Title SAP R/3 Implementation

Description Implement SAP HR module and other modules

Role SAP HR Consultant

Responsibilities Co – implemented SAP R/3 PA, OM and Benefits Administration.

Project Experience in detail

Project Title Gap Identification & Upgrade

Client Dyna Consulting Services – Springfield, IL

DCS is a IT Consulting Organization dedicated to the implementation of mid to large scale EAI, BPM, BAM and the ERP Applications for the Fortune 100 to Fortune 1000 Business Organizations globally.

Period Sep 2010 till date

Description Project goal is to Support existing functionality and upgrade Interfaces

Role As an SAP HCM Functional team member, my role is to support clients to plan and implement new plan policies, upgrade current plans, identify gaps and implement SAP HR. Working with the technical team and super users to develop new interface requirements.

Responsibilities • Analyzed business requirements for design, customization and realization of HR Business Processes

• Developed Business Requirement Templates

• Identifying the requirements that are standard and custom to determine the scope of the project

• Project current and future Organizational and Enterprise Structures

• Educating the Super Users on System Build of health plans (0167); insurance plans (0168), saving plans (0169) and FSA plans.

• Identifying benefit plans status and benefit plan types (closed, locked, and open) for existing plans

• Documenting the various employee groupings: parameter groupings, salary groupings and eligibility groupings.

• Improved Client understanding of benefit plan building attributes such as cost variants, cost rules, eligibility variants and eligibility rules, contribution rules, vesting rules and investment options for Savings plans

• Effectively communicated with other FA’s to ensure integration

• Supported Technical Teams to map Data fields from legacy systems to SAP

• Reduced the need for customization by suggesting cost effective alternatives

• Conducted presentations to explain the differences between home grown systems and the future SAP systems

• Provided documentation to assist in policy changes

Project Title SAP HR BPO Implementation

Client Johnson & Johnson – New Brunswick, NJ

J&J is the world’s premier consumer health company with one of the world’s largest and most diverse medical and Pharmaceutical Company with more than 250 operating companies in 57 countries employing 119,500 people.

Period May 2007 – November 2008

Description Project goal is to implement SAP HR Module in a HR BPO Project with Convergys

Role As an SAP HCM Functional Consultant, I wore many hats to support the BPO project. Sat through design workshops, developed requirement gathering templates for Benefits, Leaves and Tuition Reimbursement. Involved in understating the global as well as sub module integrations. Guided the regional teams to understand the project scope and development.

Responsibilities • Designed Global templates to gather requirements for Benefits, Leaves and Tuition Reimbursement in 57 countries based on suggested in-scope & out-of-scope solutions.

• Assisted in defining end to end process for HR BPO project.

• Defined Global/Local Business rules in the BRND and created the FDDS and TTDS based on regional configuration and custom batch programs.

• Created Custom Infotypes and defined data types based on requirements and system.

• Designed and Configured supporting Table Structure and Custom Batch program’s to support Custom Leave management solution.

• Integration of SAP with external systems like e-case to enhance service center capabilities.

• Worked with the Portal team in implementing and launching the BSP page from the Enterprise Portal.

• Defined and created functional specifications for LOA, ATP Interface & Layouts to support the TPA’s long term disability solution.

• Assisted Payroll & Time teams in configuration with proper rules which vary by Absence/ Leave type.

• Assisted to help upgrade the existing external time systems like Kronos & BOSS to meet the Quota’s & Entitlement based on leave policies.

• Designed and configured Custom Tuition reimbursement solution to support degree and non-degree programs with automated approvals, workflow and notification.

• Worked with external Payroll systems Like RAMCO to process reimbursement payments.

• Created and performed Test Case Scenarios to support various testing phases.

• Supported regional teams with numerous solutions to support local and statutory requirements.

Project SAP R/3 Implementation

Client Insurance Service Organization – Jersey City, NJ

ISO is a leading source of information about risk. They supply data, analytics, and decision-support services for professionals in many fields, including insurance, finance, real estate, health services, government, and human resources. In the United States and around the world, ISO helps its customers identify, mitigate, and price for risk by providing comprehensive data, leading-edge analytics, and decision-support services.

Period Apr 2006 – May 2007

Description The project goal was to implement SAP HR Module along with other SAP modules.

Role As an SAP HR Functional Consultant, my role was to provide implementation and support in areas of Organizational Management (OM), Personnel Administration (PA) and Benefits Configuration (BN).

Responsibilities • Responsible for configuring Enterprise Structure, Personnel Structure, Organizational Structure and Benefits Administration

• Configured Organizational Plans (One dimensional hierarchy organization plan), Organizational Units, Jobs, Positions

• Maintained the Objects like the Organization unit, Jobs, Positions, Persons, Work center and configured relationships between objects.

• Worked with Simple and Expert Maintenance

• Maintained Organization management Infotypes (1000, 1001,1002,1003,1005,1007,1008,1013)

• Defined Time constraints to control the system reactions.

• Worked with different plan versions.

• Responsible for the configuration of personnel areas and subareas and assigning them to the appropriate company code.

• Configuration of Infotypes, Employee groups, subgroups, Personnel Actions, and Dynamic Actions.

• Configured Feature PINCH for default Administrator groups

• Involved in Unit Testing and Integration Testing of PA and OM Modules

• Defined benefit areas (BAREA), benefit providers and the basic setting for the plans

• Configured Health plans, Insurance Plans, Savings Plans, COBRA and FSA

• Defined employee groupings: parameter groupings, salary groupings and age groupings

• Assign Benefits Wage Types in Payroll.

• Defined cost variants, cost rules, eligibility variants and eligibility rules

• Ensuring HR design considerations for integration with PA.

• Conducted Training programs and presentations for end users.

• Created User Manuals to provide end users with a step-by-step procedure to navigate the SAP system

Project SAP R/3 Implementation

Client Thomas Publishing Company LLC – New York, NY

Thomas publishing is a supplier of regional, national and International industrial buying guides, product news magazines, information news services and magazines focusing on the most critical industrial topics, including technology solutions for production facilities and supply chain management.

Period Jul 2005 – Mar 2006

Description The project goal was to implement SAP HR Module along with other SAP modules.

Role As an SAP HR Functional Consultant, my role was to provide implementation support in areas of Organizational Management (OM) and Personnel Administration (PA).

Responsibilities • Conducted meetings and workshops to map “as-is” legacy system to “to-be” SAP R/3 system

• Responsible for customizing the SAP R/3 system to fit client’s Organizational Structure, Enterprise and Personnel Structure

• Configured Organizational Plans, Organizational Units, Jobs, Positions

• Maintained Plan Versions

• Maintained relationship between objects like the Organization unit, Jobs, Positions, Persons, Work center

• Used Simple and Expert Maintenance

• Responsible for the configuration of personnel areas (PAs) and subareas (PSAs) and assigning them to the appropriate company code.

• Configured Employee groups (EGs), subgroups (ESG),

• Configured and maintained HR Master Data using PA30 and PA 40

• Configured Feature PINCH for default Administrator groups and configured Personnel Actions

• Set up integration with Personnel Administration and Organization assignment using feature PLOGI ORGA.

• Created documentation and conducted presentations to end users to familiarize them to the new system

Project SAP R/3 Implementation

Client Albemarle Corp – Richmond, VA

Albemarle provides innovative development, manufacturing and marketing of complex chemicals and services that create customer value and shareholder wealth.

Period Aug 2003 – Jun 2005

Description The project goal was to implement SAP HR Module along with other SAP modules.

Role As an SAP HR Consultant, my role was to provide implementation support in areas of Organizational Management (OM) and Personnel Administration (PA) and Benefits Administration

Responsibilities • Co-responsible for interacting with client, conducting meeting and workshops to conclude on “as-is” client system. Improve client’s understanding of SAP Best practices and finalize on Blue Printing

• Co-responsible for the implementation of Organizational Structure, Administration and Benefits Structure

• Configured Organizational Plans, Organizational Structure, Reporting Structure and Benefits Administration

• Created Organization units, Jobs, and Positions

• Created personnel areas (PA) and subareas (PSA) and assigned them to company code.

• Configured Employee groups (EGs), subgroups (ESG),

• Configured and maintained HR Master Data Infotypes

• Configured Personnel Actions

• Co-responsible for integration between Personnel Administration and Organizational Management.

• Configured Benefit Plans, Savings, Insurance Plans and Options

• Configured benefit groupings, employee eligibility grouping and dependent eligibility groupings

• Created employee and employer grouping variants and rules

• Created documentation and conducted presentations to end users to familiarize them to the new system

Key Competencies and Skills

Skills

SAP HR Benefits Administration

SAP HR Personnel Management

SAP HR Organizational Management

SAP HR Absence Management

SAP HR Payroll

Interface Mapping

Communication Skills (Verbal and Written)

Other Technical Skills

Other Technical Skills Details

Software Languages C, C++, Visual Basic 6, ABAP

Operating Systems Windows (95, 98, 2000, XP), DOS and UNIX

Applications MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), MS Visio 2007

Qualifications

Degree and Date Institute Major and Specialization

Bachelor of Science University of Phoenix Management

Training / Continuing Education Summary

Program or Course Coverage Dates

SAP HR Module SAP HR Module Training – Personnel Administration, Organizational Management, Benefits (US), Payroll, Time Management Feb 2003 – Apr 2003

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