Project Manager Sap

Bob Worthley 954-***-****

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Skills & Training Motivated IT professional of 20 years, with the last 13 years

working directly with SAP beginning with my employment at SAP

Systems Knowledge: Labs based at Microsoft in Redmond, WA. Strong project

SAP CTC, Certified management skills refined through more than a decade of

R/3 Technical progressively increasing responsibilities managing global SAP

Consultant projects, including upgrades, migrations and full life-cycle

PMI certified PMP, implementations. Skilled business process analyst experienced

Project Management evaluating workflow and business processes, identifying gaps

Professional and divergence from Best Practices, and developing a blueprint

ASAP Methodology for process enhancement. More than 5 years management

SDLC, Software experience directing up to 18 direct reports, including FTE's,

Development Life contractors and interns. Experience managing multiple

Cycle projects simultaneously of varying complexities and

CMM, Capability & objectives, working in a matrix environment. Excellent

Maturity Model presenter and communicator comfortable working directly with

SAP R/3, SD, FI/CO, clients and stakeholders at all levels.

MM, PP. LO and PS

Order to Cash Education:

Procure to Pay

SCOR, Supply-chain Bachelor of Science, Information Systems

Operations Reference City University of Seattle (1997)

Mfg. Production Associate of Science, Computer Science, Cum Laude

Planning & Logistics Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO (1993)

Systems Design & Certifications:

Analysis

BTO, Business SAP CTC, Certified Technical Consultant, Certificate No.:

Technology 000*******

Optimization

BPT, Business PMP, Project Management Professional, PMP number: 511957

Process Testing

Software Knowledge: WORK HISTORY

SAP R/3

HP Test Tools Suite: Meridian Partners Inc. / Manager 01/2009 - 12/2009

Tasked with Project delivery, Client Management and Project

- LoadRunner 8.0 Team Development

- IT Governance 5.5

- Quality Center 8.2 Next Generation / SAP Project Manager 07/2009 - 11/2009

Managed SAP Channel Partnership objectives including

Microsoft SQL Server development of SAP All-in-One Solution for Discrete Industries

2000 Mill Products, DIMP.

MS Office Tools,

including Word, Kohler Co. / Manager SAP SD Systems 11/2006 - 03/2008

Project, Excel, Managed SAP SD systems supporting end users and BSM's

Access, (Business Solution Managers) deploying SAP initiatives.

PowerPoint...

FocusFrame Inc. / Principal Consultant 10/2004 - 11/2006

Account Manager delivering Automated Test Solutions for SAP

Metso Minerals, Inc. / Business Systems Analyst 04/2003 -

03/2004

Colorado Springs Plant closure project

Reliant Energy, Inc. / Project Coordinator 06/2001 - 12/2003

Project Coordinator and SAP System Change Management

Realtech Consulting, Inc. / SAP Basis Consultant 06/2000 -

06/2001

SAP Labs, Inc. / Database Developer 04/1997 - 06/2000

Member of the SQL Server Porting team staffed at the

Microsoft/SAP Competency Center in Redmond, WA. Tasked with

validating Microsoft SQL Server for use with SAP.

*More detailed job descriptions follow

Meridian Partners Inc. / Manager

01/2009 - 12/2010

Miami Beach, FL

Meridian Partners is a SAP Certified Service Provider specializing in the

public sector industry.

Projects:

City of Portland / Account Manager

A 1M+ annual revenue account providing maintenance support for the SAP

ERP and BI systems. Managed Meridian staff assigned to the City of

Portland providing on-call support project participation. Managed

team of nine, off-site and on-site consultants consisting of

functional analysts for FI/CO, MM, SD, FM GM, CM as well as core BI

and Basis support. Ensured team adherence to corporate policies,

procedures and documentation standards, including weekly activity

reporting and billing hours forecasts. Provided capacity and

utilization planning for teams to ensure optimal resource coverage for

support and project initiatives.

Jefferson County Commission / Account Manager

JCC was a 1.75M annual revenue account to provide support and

maintenance for the SAP ERP and BI systems. Contract included a staff

of functional analysts and Basis consultants responsible for day-to-

day activities and incident response coverage managing Break/Fix

requests and contributing to IT initiatives. Managed project control

and execution, including test criteria development, and management

reporting. Managed Meridian staff of eight functional and technical

analysts, as well as JCC internal staff tasked with project

contribution. Provided capacity and utilization planning to ensure

full coverage and utilization on projects and reported on P&C, Profits

and Costs of contract engagement and status.

RailAmerica / Project Manager

A 1.5M OS/DB Migration and upgrade project to migrate RailAmerica from

Unix/Oracle platform to Windows/SQL Server, followed by a SAP

technical upgrade from version 4.6c to ECC 6.0. Additional aspects of

the project included the deployment of VMware in a SAN environment for

the migrated landscape. Project presented additional technical

challenges as the typical (and SAP recommended) approach to upgrade

the database first followed by the OS/DB migration was reversed. To

reduce costs and save time, the client decided to perform the OS/DB

migration first . This required a strong technical focus to

facilitate the upgrade utilizing an interim "staging" environment of

4.6c / MSSQL on Windows 32-bit environment to facilitate the upgrade

to ECC 6.0, 64-bit. This was because SAP did not have a "supported"

4.6c / MSSQL on Windows 64-bit environment. Once upgraded to ECC 6.0,

additional Basis steps were required to build a 64-bit environment.

Project entailed five migration and upgrade cycles-Sandbox, DEV, QA,

Production and a Production "reference" system. Using the ASAP

methodology, managed all aspects of the project, including test case

development and execution, and ABAP pre and post upgrade activities.

Migration tests consisted of transaction-based scenarios and a general

check of the data and tables to ensure that the data migrated

successfully. Upgrade testing required the full set of end-to-end

Business Process Tests, (BPTs). Additionally, stepped in to assist

Basis team to configure and deploy the saprouter service connection to

SAP for RailAmerica using SNC connection approach. Go-live was August

24th and went off with minimal Go-live issues or corrections

necessary. Project completed within budget and on time despite the

technical challenges.

Next Generation Technologies Inc. / SAP Project Manager

07/2008 - 11/2008

Arlington Heights, IL

Project:

SAP Business All-in-One Solution development

Managed SAP Channel Partnership qualification objectives for ABPII,

American Business Partners International, a wholly owned subsidiary of

Next Generation Technologies. ABPII was awarded a development

Channel Partnership with SAP tasked with developing SAP's BAIO,

Business All-In-One Package for the Corrugated Packaging Industry.

SAP All-In-One Packages are scaled-down, pre-configured solutions for

the small and medium sized businesses. They are specifically tailored

for a targeted industry vertical and based on Industry Best Practices.

Responsibilities included defining the solution scope, developing all

work plans, solution organizational structure and all project

management documentation. Additional responsibilities included

managing the configuration team through the solution development

phases and documenting/defining deployment plan for end-customers. I

installed the development system-ECC 6.0, SR3 with upgrade to

Enhancement Pack 3 for the Discrete Industry & Mill Products, DIMP

extension set. Post installation tasks required import and activation

of SAP Best Practices Baseline v1.603 v3 Scenarios. A challenging

role allowing me to utilize my full range of SAP skills managing

activities and design as well as Basis operations and development

solution design.

Kohler Co. / Manager SAP SD Applications

11/2006 - 03/2008

Kohler, WI

Managed SAP Sales & Distribution systems supporting end users and BSM's

(Business Solution Managers) deploying SAP initiatives. SAP Projects

ranged from acquired businesses mergers, new R/3 implementations and

business process redesign to conform to Kohler corporate standards. Served

on the approval board for SAP system enhancements and Best Practices

deployment and coordination of changes worldwide for Kohler Company's 3

regional SAP systems-North America, Europe and Australia/Asia. Worked with

BSM's and internal clients to support new process system enhancements and

SAP initiatives globally. Projects spanned 5 continents and 22 countries.

Additional responsibilities included Capacity Resource Planning a staff of

18, ensuring optimal resource allocation to projects. Responsible for

mentoring and coaching staff, building effective development and succession

plans for each associate. Program management of 10+ active major and minor

projects directing project leads, coordinating resources and project

documentations compliance. Evaluated new and acquired businesses using

SCOR, Supply Chain Operating Reference to assess the "as-is" and the "to-

be" model for the company. Additionally, the SCOR evaluation allowed for

identification of business process "gaps" and opportunities to automate

processes and deploy Best Practices. Kohler Company rolled out the SCOR

model to all divisions and subsidiaries globally. Also sat on the review

board for system enhancement approvals and ensuring to maintain a

consistent and uniform system model for all Kohler divisions and

subsidiaries. Trained in and experienced adhering to the Capability &

Maturity Model, CMM.

FocusFrame Inc. / Principal Consultant

10/2004 - 11/2006

Mountain View, CA

Purchased in 2006 by Hexaware Technologies, FocusFrame is a global

consulting firm with a niche market of providing Systems & Application

validation services. As a Gold Partner with SAP and a Titanium Partner

with Mercury Interactive, FocusFrame worked directly with Mercury and SAP

to develop the latest automated testing products as an "out of the box"

solution for automated systems and application validation. Initially hired

as Solutions Architect and Project Manager and promoted to Principal

Consultant within first year of employment. My role was to manage large-

scale system and application validation initiatives as well as four direct

reports. Kick-started and managed numerous accounts, some becoming so-

called "Anchor" accounts for FocusFrame including KeyBank, Blue Cross/Blue

shield, and DirecTV. Responsibilities included Systems Validation, Project

Control & Execution, Information Dissemination and Client Management.

Managed numerous projects successfully including the following:

Projects:

V GreenPoint Mortgage, Inc. / Novato, CA

Functional Validation of imaging interfaces supporting GreenPoint's

Paperless Initiative. Tasked with Test Design and execution,

including development of Test Plan, Schedules and Supporting

management Plans

V YellGroup / Reading, UK

Successfully managed proof of concept project developing SAP

Accelerator test scripts-(reusable automated test scripts) on the

Yell.com system using Mercury QuickTest for R/3. Yell.com is the UK's

equivalent of the Yellow Pages in the US. Project required

development of 3 business process test cases executed through Mercury

Quality Center

KeyBank Corporation / Cleveland, OH

Siebel Accelerator Test Case Development and Mercury Quality Center

implementation including employee training in BPT, CBASE, Mercury

QuickTest Professional and Quality Center

Mercury Interactive, Inc. / Mountain View, CA

SAP Accelerator project developing reusable SAP test scripts.

Required development of Procure to Pay and Quote to Cash basic

processes in SAP configurable to individual client system and business

process needs.

V DirecTV, Inc. / Los Angeles, CA

Joint venture with Mercury project above, utilizing the CBASE

development approach to test scripting to allow greater re-usability.

Requirements include Business Process Definition, Project Control and

Execution.

V GreenPoint Mortgage, Inc. / Novato, CA

Performance test project of GreenPoint's e-Point Loan Origination

software. Responsible for Test Plan, Data Creation Plan, Test Process

Design and Execution and Analysis

V Linde-Gas / Munich, Germany

SAP testing Advisor on Mercury ActiveTune project initiated to

validate network and system capacity of Citrix and NetWeaver

deployment. Developed Project Plan and managed the setup of the

Mercury Load Generator and Controller. Also managed script

development and execution.

V CareFirst Blue Cross / Blue Shield / Owing Mills, MD

Performance testing project executed at build releases and major

milestones of the E.piphany CRM application. Managed weekly test

cycles and validation at project milestones.

Metso Minerals, Inc. / Business Systems Analyst

04/2003 - 03/2004

Colorado Springs, CO

Targeted for closure-the Colorado Springs foundry was dismantled and

manufacturing operations were moved to other Metso plants. Only

distribution operations remained in the Colorado Springs plant. Tasked

with IT activities to facilitate the dismantling and move of the foundry

including data loads to Metso's Pennsylvania and South African plants of

the Colorado Springs line of products. Also implemented business process

enhancements to Avante system-Metso's manufacturing application.

Enhancements were primarily to Sales & Marketing, and Finance and

Controlling. Additionally, Metso Minerals moved to a Shared Services

environment requiring data sharing to of local business system with the

corporate SAP system to manage inventory and finances from a global aspect.

This allowed Metso to take advantage of a "global view" of the data and to

leverage their many plants and foundry's throughout the world to reduce

wasteful inventory and financial practices.

Reliant Energy, Inc. / System Change Mgmt / Project Coordinator

06/2001 - 12/2002

Houston, TX

Per deregulation changes to the Energy Industry in '2000, many Energy

providers found it beneficial to divest the regulated and unregulated

operations of their companies. This basically allowed Reliant Energy to

separate the infrastructure and power plants side of the industry from the

service providing side. While dividing the systems, Reliant Energy also

completed several technical initiatives at the same time. In addition to

the database separation and cleansing of data, the following technical

initiatives were accomplished-CCS module decoupling, extracting the CCS

module from the core R/3 system to reside on its own server for performance

relief. SAP Upgrade from 4.0b to 4.6c and an OS/DB migration from AIX/DB2

to Sun/Oracle, and EBP implementation-SAP's e-Procurement system.

V Developed Quality Management Plan

V Created Communication Plan

V Assisted team in developing team plans

V Co-developed Master Project Plan and tracking mechanisms.

V Assisted teams in development of WBS structures and work package

estimates.

V Managed integration/regression test teams

V Created Resource Matrix

V Oversaw Training deployment

V Developed and presented end user training in advanced TMS features of

SAP 4.6C

V Moderated planning, status and cutover meetings

Projects In My Responsibility:

V R/3 Database upgrade-4.0b ~ 4.6c

V CCS Module decoupling from core R/3

V Implementation of EBP

V SAP system Migration AIX/DB2 - SUN/Oracle

V Deletion of regulated data in system

Production Support Responsibilities:

SAP System Change Management, including internal controls, documentation,

system change approval process, test execution and error analysis.

V Created System Change Request process.

V Created and Maintained automated test scripts

V Executed bi-weekly "Load" tests

V Back-fill for Basis team

V Provided SAP end user support

Realtech Consulting, Inc. / SAP Basis Consultant

06/2000 - 06/2001

Newtown Square, PA

Founded in 1994, just two blocks from SAP corporate headquarters in

Walldorf Germany, Realtech is a Global Support and Technology Partner with

SAP. As Senior Basis Administrator, my position was somewhat of a

continuation of my duties with SAP Labs supporting project initiatives

sponsored by Microsoft to gain a "foot-hold" in the ERP market for

migrations, upgrades and implementations. As a Strategic Vendor on the

Microsoft Campus, my responsibilities focused around clients migrating to

the Windows/MSSQL platforms. Also continued to support on-site vendors and

initiatives, installed SAP R/3 4.6c IDES for use in the Microsoft Executive

Briefing Center for marketing. Participated on the following projects:

V Installed 4.6c IDES system in Executive Briefing Center on the main

Microsoft Campus

V Worked on SAP upgrade and migration for Chevron Canada, (Oracle to

MSSQL 2000)

V Hardware migration at AM General, South Bend, IN

V Staffed at Duval County School District, Jacksonville, FL

SAP Labs, Inc. / Database Developer, SAP Competency Center

04/1997 - 06/2000

Redmond, WA

Member of the SQL Server Porting project tasked with validating Microsoft

SQL Server product for use with SAP R/3. Worked as project coordinator and

liaison between Microsoft and SAP developers to ensure compatibility and

integrity of MS SQL Server in the R/3 3nvironment. Also tasked with

validating new releases of MS SQL Server, Windows NT on various hardware

platforms running on Windows. My role was also an extension of the Final

Assembly team in Walldorf Germany, tasked with validating SAP on the

Windows platform with SQL Server. Other responsible included supporting

the SAP support queue-OSS, component BC-DB-MSS, and supporting on-site

strategic vendors working on collaborative initiatives with SAP/Microsoft.

Responsible for design, development and execution of validation test, as

well as error analysis and defect tracking. Developed Quality Management

Plan, Test Plan and managed on-site resources. The "Standard Test Suite"

included the following R3 "In-house" SAP processes:

> R/3 Benchmark Scripts-PP, SD & FI

> R/3 test tools-CATT & VERI

> Data Dictionary Check

> Database upgrade

> Client Copy tests

> Database imports

> SQL Server upgrade

> SAP Kernel upgrade

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