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Curriculum Vitae
Carlos B rtolo
Location Lisbon, Portugal
Email On request
Mobile phone On request
Date of Birth 4th August 1972
Qualifications Academic / Masters Degree in IT / Certified Consultant
Professional (SAP & EDI)
Skills & Experience 13+ years SAP experience: MM-WM, MM-LE, SD,
TD, TWS, BI/BW, BO, TRAINING, ABAP, IDOC,
(Updated July-2010) EDI, ALE, WORKFLOW, USER EXITS, BAPIs, DATA
MIGRATION, DIALOGUE PROGRAMMING, ITS, PI,
BUSINESS CONECTOR and XI.
Resume
Experienced SAP certified Logistics/Reporting professional, with excellent
problem solving and business analysis skills gained over eleven full
lifecycle projects (companies new to SAP) within the ERP SAP sector. Well-
organised & enthusiastic with good team and individual working ability,
coupled with technical development, system configuration, training and team
management experience.
Languages
. English, fluent
. Portuguese, fluent
. French, fluent
. Spanish, strong
Education
1996 - 1998
Lisbon Classic University
Master in Statistics and Information Management
1990 - 1995
. Oporto's University
Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering
1978-1990
. Undergraduate
12th year in scientific fields: Mathematics and Chemistry
Key Functional SAP Skills
. MM partner academy SAP Portugal - 2001 for ver. 4.6c;
. WM workshop course (LO530);
. SAP IS Oil Workshop (PM-MM OLM-JVA plug-ins and TSW);
. MM and MM-WM configuration, functional and business knowledge following
ASAP based methodologies (CATALYST):
> Analysis of the organisational structure of the company;
> Analysis, definition and strategic optimisation of "as-is" business
processes - Business Blue-Print;
> Identification and workflow definition of "to-be" business processes
(mapped within SAP environment and flow-logic - ASAP) -> order to
payment, purchase to payment, buy to sell and double consignment
flows;
> Business and Information flow prototyping for key-user acceptance and
sign-off;
> Settings for purchasing, inventory management, valuation & account
assignment, goods transaction, interplant transfers and consumption
based planning;
> Customisation of the material master, vendor master, purchase info
records, supply source and enhancement of MM external services -
mobile devices, RFID, Barcode Scanners;
> Settings and creation of PR, RFQ, PO, vendor, contracts and invoice
verification;
> Agreements and release procedures plus shipping instructions, info
records, source list, number ranges and self-billing processes;
> Development and configuration of Idoc/EDI processes for RFQ, PO, PO
Confirmation, Shipment, Goods Movements, Vendor Invoice and Self-
Billing processes for IS-Oil, Paper Industry and Pharmaceuticals
(specific EDIFACT subsets);
> TSW/TD for IS-Oil configuration and optimisation within APO links;
> Warehouse logical design for enhanced placement and picking
strategies;
> On-line stock counting and verification;
> Key & End users training plus preparation of the configuration
documents, user manuals, training tutorials and change management
presentations.
. Business application orientated skills - evaluation, design, prototyping,
development, implementation and training experience - new transaction
sets for distribution and transportation, capital expenditure and for
picking/shipping strategies;
. Strong Knowledge of the IMG in the logistic and financial modules for
cross application linking and enhancement during system configuration and
bespoke development coupled with cross European Legal Knowledge.
Key Technical SAP Skills
. ABAP 4.0b certification (partner academy) by SAP Portugal and responsible
for workshops in code screening, system performance, code quality and
SAPscript in SAP partner courses;
.
. SAP BW 3.5 Academy - development, analysis, and implementation of
business solutions using the SAP BW tool and Business Objects tools;
. Certification in Advanced Mapping (EDIFACT + XML) for GENTRAN: Server for
Unix by Sterling Commerce 28th-30th April 2003;
. Exposure to SAP industry solutions (IS Retail, SAP Mills and SAP Oil) and
new dimension products in the retail sector;
. ABAP, Workbench and Dynpro programming (BC Basic Components, CA Cross
Application and Interface Communication);
. Excellent ABAP skills in reporting and dialog programming, plus embedding
experience with JAVA in business add-ons;
. Strong exposure in a majority of application modules: FI, CO-PP, CO-PA,
JVA, PM, MM, OLM, TSW, TD, SD, PP, WM, QM, and CS;
. Implementation and development experience in SAPscript, Smartforms, and
Idocs, BAPIs, ALE/EDI and Workflow.
. Initial dataload programs development for master data population (bespoke
programs, direct input, batch input, BAPI - BOR, SXDA and LSMW)
. Interfaces design and implementation via file I/O (Unix), Mercator,
Gentran, RFCs with VB applications, Business Connector for web enabled
access and SAP Console;
. Experience in ITS - integration with JAVA servlets - for sales order
capture and status queries;
Experience in SAP BASIS:
System monitoring and performance;
Transports;
Authorisation objects, profiles and roles.
Additional IT Technical Skills
. Command of JAVA, plain SQL, HTM, Javascript, FORTRAN90 (and 77), PASCAL,
C++ and Visual Basic;
. Excellent abilities in Microsoft products (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,
Project and Word).
Project Experience History
Industry: Oil Industry (international -> Europe + South America)
Dates: October 2009 - April 2010
Objective: MM - Procurement and Logistics Optimisation (ECC 6)
. Integrated in the MM team responsible for the tuning up of procurement
synergies between local and central purchasing teams, I was responsible
for master data, pricing and contractual processes harmonisation (SAP
documents). This is an ongoing project due to the amount of data
involved, plus the differences in purchasing culture and local laws
(import/export). This role included blueprinting and development of BW/BI
reports for MM, PM, Inventory and Invoicing (FI/CO/JVA with Budgeting).
Industry: Paper Industry (Cross European)
Dates: September 2008 - August 2009
Objective: MM - Procurement: SD - Sales Automation of Interfaces
(ECC 6)
. For a well known multinational in the paper industry, my role in a cross
European project was one of helping the MM/SD team to design, customise
and implement OTP (order to payment) and Procurement processes (internal
and external). I was responsible for the automation of purchase order
creations, vendor invoices, sales and transport orders, plus self billing
processes via Idoc/EDI. This role included blueprint preparation and
acceptance workshops.
Industry: Oil Industry (International -> Europe + Africa)
Dates: July 2007 - July 2008
Objective: MM - WM - PM Full Implementation (ECC 6)
. As part of the technical/functional team in MM/SD I was responsible for
the reconfiguration of the distribution/replenishment interfaces between
TSW and APO, and the integration with PM orders. This role included
blueprint and development of bespoke transactions in the sub components
of TWS and acceptance workshops. There was also a focus on reporting and
daily screening of the ERP activity via BW: MM Flow, PM Flow, Inventory
and Invoicing (FI/CO/JVA with Budgeting).
Industry: Construction Industry (International -> Europe +
Africa)
Dates: January 2006 - May 2007
Objective: MM - LE/WM Upgrade of SAP Version (4.6c to ECC 6)
. I was the responsible for the logistic modules and business processes
integration: MM-WM-LE and PM. During system upgrade, some processes were
redesigned to use new functionalities (purchasing flows and warehouse
management design). The project included a blue printing phase and user
acceptance workshops plus training.
Industry: Oil Industry (International -> Europe + Africa)
Dates: November 2003 - January 2006
Objective: MM-Logistics Consultant: Template Roll-out (4.7
Enterprise)
. In 2003, a well known oil company was engaged in a regional roll-out of
the core system (SAP IS-OIL vers 4.6c) in Africa. The countries involved
in the template were Nigeria, Congo, Gabon and Angola. My function was
within the change management team responsible for the communication,
training and post go-life support of the new system rolled-out to Angola.
I prepared and delivered the localisation (French, English and Portuguese
language) of all the supports: user manuals, system configuration
manuals, CM impact presentations, etc. We trained and supported both key
and end users, in all the "to-be" (and now current) processes, including
offshore logistics and transports (OLM), transit, purchasing cycle with
CO/PS budgeting and commitments integrated within bespoke TSW
transactions, MRP and warehouse management, master data creation and
administration, and services procurement linked with the PM module. The
GO-Live was on the 1st of April 2004, and my contribution in post go live
support and coordination continued up to 2006.
Industry: Retail and Manufacture - UK
Dates: March 2001 - November 2003
Objective: ABAP/EDI programmer (4.6c)
. Based in High Wycombe - Buckinghamshire my role was within the
international IT team, supporting the business in all the requirements
that involved specific developments, and bespoke applications. I also
gave support to the implementation teams during system upgrades, rollouts
or country specific projects that are were covered by the core templates.
Work involved data migration, translation and localisation of
programs/transactions, SAPscript and Smartforms, Reports and Queries,
User-Exits, Workflow and middleware integration with EDI (EDIFACT and
TRADACOMS inbound and outbound documents) and ALE developments, plus
customising support in the logistics modules: MM, WM, PP, SD and CS. I
was also responsible for the documentation templates for new
developments, SAP Query training of Key-users in the opco's, and
workshops in how to optimise business layouts definition in order to
support regionalisation & localisation keeping the corporate image, to
the implementation teams.
Industry: Lead Train Manufacturer - UK & France
Dates: February 2000 - March 2001
Objective: ABAP/EDI programmer (4.0b to 4.6c)
. Rollout of the logistics core model in the UK, France, Spain and Romany.
The project consisted in an upgrade of SAP version 4.0b to 4.6c, and the
integration of three different businesses into one SAP system. My role
was to give expertise ABAP and application support for the data
migrations, Idoc and EDI interfaces, bespoke migration and layout design
for the new system having in consideration the core model and the
business requirements. Helped in the configuration of the MRP long run,
and the materials master. Modules implemented: FI-CO, PP, MM and WM, SD
and CS.
Industry: Consultancy
Dates: January 1996 - January 2000
Objective: Technical Consultant (4.0b to 4.6c)
. During my work in Portugal for two well known consultancies (two of the
so called Big Fives') I had exposure to different business, and I gave
ABAP and application configuration support for six full life cycle
projects. Work included working with MM, WM, PP, PM, PS, QM, SD and TR,
Data mining and bespoke transactions for the full logistic chain. As a
consultant I was expected to deliver strong solutions for the business
requirements, either by enhancing SAP via customer enhancements or
seeking new functionalities in the SAP standard IMG. I also worked with
DOCUMENTUM for data archiving of transient data (production orders) and
Idocs. I received training in cross-cultural business borders, project
life-cycle methodologies, change management support, documentation and
training methodologies. I was the responsible for the ABAP internal
database in the Lisbon office, and I gave training courses in SAPscript
and Interface design. I worked in several major companies and industries
including - sugar and paper mills, car manufacturers, financial sector
(Banking and Insurance) and building societies. I acquired strong
international customer facing skills in order to evaluate, communicate
and implement business tools and solutions in IT. This was my first job,
and it prepared me to be an IT professional in an international
environment.
Interests
Team games - handball being the favourite.
Music, literature and cinema.
Good food and excellent wine.
Other
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