Executive Summary
o Over Ten Years of experience in SAP BI/BW, Business Objects, BPS and
various IT technologies.
o Over Eight Years of experience in SAP Netweaver 2004s BI, SAP BW
(3.5/3.1C/3.0B), SAP ECC 6/5 and SAP R/3 (4.7/4.6C/4.5B) including ABAP.
o Over Three Years of experience in Business Objects (BO XI 3.1/R2/6.5).
o Over Three Years of experience in Business Planning and Simulation (BPS
7.0/3.5).
o Expertise in gathering user requirements, preparing business blueprints,
functional specifications and technical specifications.
Key SAP Skills
o SAP Netweaver 2004s BI 7.0 Ehp1, SAP BW (3.5/3.1C/3.0B)
o SAP BOBJ/BO (XI 3.1/R2/6.5)
o BPC 7.5/BPS 7
o Enterprise Portal, Visual Composer
o SAP ECC (6/5), SAP R/3 (4.7/4.6C/4.6B/4.5B)
Technical Skills
o Languages: ABAP/4, FOX, Java, JSP, Javascript, XML, SQL, PL/SQL
o Operating Systems: Linux, AIX, HP-UX, UNIX, Windows NT/2000/XP
o Databases: Oracle 10.2/9i/8i/8, MS SQL Server, MS Access
o Tools & Utilities: Visual Composer (7/6), Crystal Reports V8.5, Adobe
Flex, Flash, Adobe SVG viewer 3.0, MS XML Parser 4.0, Eclipse, HTML
Functional/Industry Experience
o Technology
o Computers & Peripherals
o E-Commerce
o Automobiles
o Chemicals/Distribution/Manufacturing
Educational Background
o M.Tech - Network Communications, University of Houston, Texas, USA
o B.E. - Computer Science and Engineering, Gulbarga University, Karnataka,
India
SAP Project Experience
Client: Sandisk Corporation, Milipitas, CA
Duration: Jun' 10 - Present
Role: Sr. SAP BI Architect
Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, SAP Netweaver 2004s (BI 7 Ehp1), FI (GL, AR, AP),
BCS 6.0, CRM 6.0, Business Obejcts XI 3.1 SP2, Oracle, Sun OS
Responsibilities:
. Providing post-implementation support.
. Working on BI enhancements.
. Extracting data from ECC, CRM and flat file datasources.
. Working on BEx queries, reports and BO web intelligence reports.
. Exporting data to BCS.
Client: Lexmark, Lexington, KY
Duration: Jun' 10 - Jun' 10
Role: Sr. SAP BI Analyst
Environment: Vistex, SAP ECC 6.0, SAP Netweaver 2004s (BI 7 Ehp1), MS SQL,
Windows NT
Responsibilities:
. Worked with business users to gather requirements.
. Analyzed existing data model and proposed new data model for creating
BI vistex reports.
. Created detailed technical design document.
Client: Digital River, Minneapolis, MN
Duration: Mar'10 - May' 10
Role: Sr. SAP BI/BOBJ Lead Architect
Environment: Vistex, SAP ECC 6.0 (FI - New G/L, SD, SRM), SAP Netweaver
2004s (BI 7.0), Business Objects XI 3.1, Oracle 10.2, Sun OS
Responsibilities:
. Worked with accounting and tax users to gather requirements for
reporting on new FI-GL and tax data.
. Prepared functional and technical specifications.
. Developed data flow diagrams.
. Worked on the design.
. Extracted data from SAP ECC.
. Created/configured custom/standard BI objects.
. Created/scheduled process chains to automate data loads.
. Worked on FI/Vistex/Sales integration.
. Knowledge of Vistex billbacks, chargebacks, accruals and settlements.
. Created web intelligence reports (WebI) and executive dashboards
(XCelsius).
. Created BEx queries and workbooks.
. Worked with multiple currencies in the reports.
. Provided post-implementation support and knowledge transfer.
Client: Yamaha Motor Corporation, Cypress, CA
Duration: Aug'07 - Dec' 09
Role: Sr. SAP BI/BPS/BOBJ Lead Architect
Environment: SAP Netweaver 2004s (BI 7.0, Visual Composer 7.0), BPS 7.0,
Business Objects XI 3.1 SP2/6.5, SAP ECC 6.0 (Sales (SD), CO (CCA, PCA), HR
(Payroll, Benefits, PA)), Oracle 10.2, HP-UX
Responsibilities:
. Worked with business users to gather requirements.
. Documented business blueprint.
. Organized/Co-ordinated team meetings.
. Prepared functional and technical specifications.
. Worked on design and data modeling.
. Developed data flow diagrams.
. Ensured BI was JSOX compliant.
. Configured RFC connections between BI/ECC and BI/file systems and
configured logical systems. Created/maintained partner profiles.
. Lead BI implementation of Cost Center, Profit Center, Key Figure,
Headcount and Salary Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Applications.
. Extracted SAP ECC and non-SAP (flat file) data.
. Configured/created BI standard/custom objects (DSOs, infocubes,
transformations, DTPs, infopackages etc.).
. Transferred and activated ECC and BI standard business content.
. Worked with query designer, web application designer and BEx
information broadcaster to create/schedule/distribute queries and web
templates (web reports).
. Created report-to-report interface reports.
. Worked with display attributes, navigational attributes, calculated
key figures, restricted key figures, selections, formulas, exceptions,
conditions, hierarchies etc.
. Worked with BI Accelerator (BWA).
. Developed ABAP reports (user exits) to populate reporting variables.
. BI Security - Created analysis authorizations, roles and users.
. Assigned roles to users. Resolved user security issues.
. Tested/validated BWQ systems when source system was refreshed.
. Performance Tuning - Enhanced infocube performance using indexes,
partitioning, aggregates and compression.
. Enabled BI statistics.
. Activated technical content for BI administration cockpit.
. Implemented open hub and worked with analysis process designer (APD).
. Created/executed test cases.
. Conducted workshops for power users. Trained end users.
. Installed and configured SAP BI/BOBJ integration kit.
. Designed universes (using universe designer) on top of SAP BW
infocubes and BEx queries.
. Enhanced universes by creating custom objects (dimensions, details and
measures) and predefined filter objects.
. Defined aliases and contexts in the universes. Linked universes.
. Created web intelligence (WebI) reports using infoview portal and
executive dashboards using XCelsius.
. Worked on central management console (CMC).
. Implemented BOBJ single sign-on using SAP credentials.
. Worked on business objects explorer (proof-of-concept).
. Experience with data integrator.
. Worked with BPS planning areas, planning levels, planning packages,
planning layouts, planning functions, parameter groups, local/global
planning sequences and planning folders.
. Implemented cost center retraction and profit center retraction.
. Created web interfaces for planning using web interface builder.
. Developed ABAP function modules (BPS comments, Global variables,
Headcount and salary planning functionality).
. Created several programs (ABAP reports) to populate BPS variables.
. Provided post implementation support and knowledge transfer (KT).
Client: Ashland Inc., Lexington, KY
Duration: Apr'05 - Jul'07
Role: Sr. SAP BW Consultant
Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 Sales (SD), FI (GL, AR, AA), COPA, SCM (Inventory
Management, Purchasing), EHS, SAP BW 3.5, Oracle 10/9, AIX
Responsibilities:
. Worked with business users to gather requirements and prepared
functional specifications.
. Involved in global implementation (US, China, Canada, Mexico and
EMEA).
. Extracted data from SAP R/3 (standard and generic (views, function
modules and infoset queries based)) datasources.
. Created/configured BW objects.
. Transferred and activated ECC and BI standard business content.
. Extensively worked with query designer, BEx analyzer and web
application designer.
. Created report-to-report interface reports.
. Worked with display attributes, navigational attributes, calculated
key figures, restricted key figures, selections, formulas, exceptions,
conditions, hierarchies etc.
. Developed several ABAP programs to populate reporting (of type
customer exit) variables.
. Created authorization objects, profiles and roles using profile
generator.
. Worked on BI performance tuning (data loads and queries) using
indexes, partitioning, aggregates, infocube compressions etc.).
. Loaded BW statistics data.
. Used infospoke (open hub) and RSCRM_BAPI to extract data into flat
files.
. Created BADIs (ABAP) to populate calculated key figures in open hub.
. Created and scheduled process chains to automate data loads.
. Executed ECC reports to reconcile with BI report data.
. Provided Production support for OTC and FICO areas and knowledge
transfer.
. Worked with crystal reports.
Client: Net IQ Solutions, San Jose, CA
Duration: Jan'05 - Mar'05
Role: SAP BW Technical Architect
Environment: SAP BW 3.0B, SAP R/3 4.6C COPA, Oracle 8, HP-UX
Responsibilities:
. Gathered user requirements and prepared technical specifications.
. Extensively worked on design and data modeling.
. Worked on account-based COPA configuration.
. Created and enhanced COPA operating concern and generated the
datasource.
. Extracted data from SAP R/3.
. Maintained custom hierarchies.
. Created BEx queries and workbooks.
. Developed ABAP programs to populate user exit variables.
. Used infospoke (open h-Hub) to export BW data to flat files on
application server.
. Created/executed test cases.
Client: Avnet Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Duration: Apr'03 - Dec'04
Role: SAP BW Consultant
Environment: SAP BW 3.0B, EP 5.0, SAP R/3 4.6B Sales (SD), FI (GL, AP), MM,
DB2
Responsibilities:
. Worked with users to gather requirements and create technical
specifications.
. Extracted data from SAP R/3 datasources.
. Enhanced SAP standard datasources and created generic datasources with
user defined fields. Wrote ABAP user exits to populate the custom
fields.
. Created ODS, infocubes, multiproviders, infosets, infosources,
transfer rules, update rules and infopackages.
. Transported transport requests from development to test to production
systems.
. Scheduled process chains.
. Created queries and workbooks. Wrote Excel VBA macros.
. Worked on improving performance of queries.
. BW Security - Created authorization objects, roles and profiles.
. Performed few BW administration tasks.
. Create/executed test cases.
. Provided post-implementation support.
. Published web templates as iViews on portal.