PRAKASH KUKREJA

***** ******* **,

Omaha, NE - **116

ablza6@r.postjobfree.com

402-***-****

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• An accomplished IT professional with 19 years of progressive management and leadership experience directing

and managing large IT programs and several global SAP implementations for multi-billion dollar organizations.

Working in the area of SAP for 18 years with 10+ full life cycle implementation experience.

• Strong interpersonal skills at all levels of management. Proven experience in IT cost

reductions while improving the overall credibility and quality of the IT organization. Directs,

manages and implements IT programs and ensures business-IT strategic alignment. Strong

leadership, organizational and communication skills to continually keep teams focused towards

performance excellence. Deliver bottom-line results through effective design, streamline policies

and structured procedures to provide cost reduction and focus on improved efficiencies of the IT

organization.

• Experience of managing 48 cross-functional business/IT staff. Varied Industry experience i.e.

Food, Pharmaceutical, Public Sector, Chemical, Semiconductors, Telecommunication, Paper and

Heavy Engineering. SAP deployment experience in all phases of development life cycle and

stabilizing global operational support environment.

• Extensive technical experience and expertise in ABAP/4 in the areas of SD, MM, FI/CO, CRM,

WM, IM, HR, PP, PM, PS, APO, NetWeaver and Web Dynpo. Proficient in Enhancement tools like

Customer Exits, User Exits, Validations, Substitutions, RFCs and BADIs. Expertise in using

eCATTs, CATTs and LSMW. Have also worked in Business Objects, WEBI, Excelsius, Crystal and

BEx Analyzer.

EDUCATION

Executive MBA from University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2009. Felicitated as “Top 3” student in the class and awarded

with free lifetime ‘Beta Gamma Sigma’ membership. GPA: 3.98/4.0

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Technology from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay, INDIA (1991).

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

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Information Technology Software Engineering Quality Assurance

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Executive Management Product Development Strategy Development

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Program Management Data Warehousing Process Improvement

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Project Management Client Relationships Team Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

January ’03 – Present : ConAgra Foods / TwinStar Software Development Manager / Data Manager

Implementation of SAP NUCLEUS Project for ConAgra Foods Inc. at Omaha, NE.

Modules : SD, MM, FI, CO, PM, PS, WM, PP-PI, RM, AM, TPM, SEM, SCM, CRM, APO, BI.

Contribution : As a Development Manager, responsible for rollout of SAP Supply Chain functionality to all ConAgra

WM plants. Recently managed over 22 reporting projects which led to savings of over $28 million dollars in the Supply

Chain area. Managed the entire SAP TPM Rollout with latest enhanced functionality. Led the development team to upgrade

to SAP ECC 6.0. Delivered projects using latest SAP NetWeaver and Web Dynpro technologies. Continuously support

business in delivering requirements. Identified all the ABAP/4 development ( Conversions, Interfaces, Enhancements,

Reports, Smartforms and SAPScripts ), worked on project planning, resource planning, budgeting and successfully met

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tight deadlines and delivered all development objects to the project on-schedule and within budget. Managed a team of 48

developers across OTC, TPM & SEM developments, including off-shore developers. Assisted developers with fine-tuning

programs and making them efficient and inexpensive. I n the next phase of the project, working as Data Manager of

Testing team, was responsible for setup of all the data for different stages (String, FPT, Integration, Regression and

User-Acceptance) of Testing in multiple environments. Defined effective methodologies, procedures and processes to

create datasheets and test scripts, designed and developed multiple testing tools (ABAP, eCATTS, CATTs & Excel Driven)

to validate and verify appropriate data setup in different testing environments for different releases of Go-Live, and

facilitated towards automating the entire order life cycle for Regression testing. Organized the project using Solution

Manager. Used Infoshuttle tool to load production data to testing environments. Worked as a liaison between the Process

team, Master Data team, Business and the Development team. Presently working as Manager of BI Supply Chain

Reporting team and working in the areas of BOBJ, WEBI, Excelsius, Crystal and BEx Analyzer.

February '02 – December ‘02 : TwinStar Software Development Manager / Analyst

Implementation of SAP Project (Ver 4.6C) for Resolution Performance Products (RPP), a divesture venture of SHELL

Chemicals.

Modules : Material Management, Financial Accounting / Controlling / ECCS, Sales and Distribution, Production

Planning, Plant Maintenance & Project Systems.

Contribution : Involved in analyzing user requirements, prepared program specifications, coded and tested ABAP

programs. Developed Conversion programs to load data like Master Recipes, Production BOMs, Routings, Credit Master

& Open ARs using LSMW. Developed validations, substitutions and user-exits to customize SAP to meet RPP’s

requirements. Coded a lot of reports in MM, SD, FI & PP using ALV controls. Integral member of QA team. Analyzed a

lot of existing ABAP programs to identify and modify database access and programming issues to improve the efficiency of

the programs.

August '00 – January ‘02 : TwinStar Software Development Manager / Analyst

Implementation of SAP Project (Ver 4.6C) for the State of Delaware at Glasgow, DE, using ASAP methodology.

Modules : Material Management, Financial Accounting, Project Systems, Sales and Distribution & Funds

Management.

Contribution : Representative of SAP on the project as a SAP Development Expert. Managed a team of 8 developers.

Added more functionality to SAP’s standard business applications using Customer Exits and Business Add-Ins. Involved in

analyzing user requirements, designed functional specifications, prepared program specifications, coded and tested ABAP

programs. Developed a lot of validations, matrix validations, substitutions and matrix substitutions to customize SAP to

meet State’s requirements. Developed Conversion programs for DELDOT to load data like POs and Invoices from BACIS

using LSMW. Also involved in developing code for getting over non-capital projects. Coded and tested ABAP programs

(online, batch and interactive programs), made enhancements to existing transactions and reports and prepared complete

documentation and test cases. Developed Users Exits, Function Modules and Global Subroutines. Coded a couple of

reports in MM & SD using ALV controls. Assisted Basis team while applying hot-packs. The job also involved analyzing

the performance of the system to identify and modify database access and programming issues to improve the efficiency of

the programs.

July '99 – August ‘00 : TwinStar Software Development Manager / Analyst / Programmer

Implementation of SAP Project (Ver 4.0B) for CARTON SERVICES INC. at Shelby, OH, one of the leading suppliers of

Cartons in the United States, using ASAP methodology.

Modules : Material Management, Financial Accounting / Controlling, Sales and Distribution, Warehouse

Management / Inventory Management, Production Planning & Human Resources (Time & Attendance,

Employee Master)

Contribution : As a Development Manager, identified all the ABAP/4 development - Conversions, Interfaces,

Enhancements, Reports and SAPScripts, required in the project. Calculated the number of man-days for development

required in the Business Blueprint phase and estimated the number of development resources required in the project.

Managed a team of 10 developers spread across client's site, off-site at Chicago and offshore in India. Prepared program

specifications and coded critical and complicated programs. Assisted in executing integrated test plan. Responsible for

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interfacing 3 third party software packages (Boltons) with SAP : TPG (Technology Access Group - Cost Estimating),

ACSIS (for shop-floor control) and ADP (for Payroll).

May '98 - June '99 : TwinStar Software Development Manager / Analyst / Programmer

Implementation of SAP Project (Ver 3.1I) for AMP Incorporated at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the world’s leading supplier

of electrical and electronic connection devices.

Modules : Financial Accounting / Controlling, Project Systems

Contribution : Worked as a Development Team Leader in the area of FI, PS & CO. Responsibilities included business

process analysis, design of conversions, interfaces, enhancements and reports. Managed a team of 12 developers. Prepared

program specifications, created various test strings during system testing, coordinated its execution with the Business

Process team and implemented all programs. Also scheduled all the batch jobs in production using SAP Scheduler and

UNIX Maestro. Improved efficiency of existing SAP custom-made programs for long running interfaces and reports.

Participated in establishing ABAP/4 Development Standards and Procedures for the Global AMP team.

March '96 - May '98 : Intelligroup Inc. Development Manager / Analyst / Programmer

Implementation of Financial Shared Services Center (FSSC) Global Project for BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB at Nassau

Park, New Jersey, one of the largest pharmaceuticals company in US.

Modules : Financial Accounting, Material Management & Workflow.

Contribution : In the areas of Financial Accounting and Materials Management, analyzed user requirements, designed

functional specifications, prepared program specifications, developed new transactions, coded and tested ABAP programs

(online, batch and interactive programs), made enhancements to existing transactions and reports and prepared complete

documentation and test cases. Developed Users Exits, Function Modules and Global Subroutines. Designed and Developed

Conversion and Interface Programs. Wrote programs to load Vendor Master and Invoices in the system. Developed an

Indexing front-end screen to park and post invoice documents and route it to Workflow. Also developed a Check Request

Entry system. The job also involved analyzing the performance of the system to identify and modify database access and

programming issues to improve the efficiency of the system. Assisted Quality Assurance team in developing SAP

Standards and Procedures to be used by all development groups at Bristol Myers Squibb for a strong SAP infrastructure.

June '94 - March ‘96 : Intelligroup, Inc. Analyst / Programmer

World-wide Implementation of Global Ordering, Logistics and Distribution (GOLD) Project based on SAP R/3 system for

ANALOG DEVICES INC. at Norwood, Massachusetts, one of the largest producers of Integrated Circuits. GOLD system

is used to take orders and reorders, check customers credit, schedule orders, verify delivery dates, send customer demand

information to manufacturing and handle all warehouse and inventory activities.

Modules : Sales & Distribution, Material Management, Financial Management & Warehouse Management.

Contribution : Designed and Developed Conversion and Interface Programs to migrate European data from Legacy

system to SAP. Developed a Pricing system to transfer Pricing information from SAP to UNIX for different European

countries, taking care of currency and their respective accounting & pricing customs. Programmed and Managed a complex

Reporting system for Order Management to handle customer queries, check pricing and availability, to handle exceptions

and to produce management reports. Designed and Developed a large number of Online, Batch and Interactive Reports for

Accounts Receivables and Warehouse Management ranging from a simple online report to a complex interactive program.

Assisted in maintaining Pricing Interface between the SAP system and the existing Distribution Management System.

Developed Interface Programs to be run daily to extract Orders and Shipments created in SAP and download them to

UNIX to be sent to other legacy systems. Also wrote programs to balance and summarise daily activity based on these

extracts. Developed Conversion programs to convert Material Master and Customer Master. Created printing programs to

print quotations and sales orders. Developed new transactions and maintained existing SAP transactions using Screen

Painter and CUI Interface. Customized SAP database tables, transactions, menu, reports and dynpros Provided Post-

Implementation support to the Production system. Organized and conducted training sessions for the users.

Jan. ’94 - June ’94 : Larsen & Toubro Limited Analyst / Programmer

Implementation of SAP RM-MAT system for EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY at Kingsport, Tennessee.

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Modules : Material Management.

Contribution : Analyzed user requirements and designed technical specifications. Developed new transactions using

screen painter and menu painter. Coded and tested ABAP programs. Made enhancements to existing transactions and

reports. Prepared complete documentation and test cases.

Sep. '92 - Jan. '94 : Larsen & Toubro Limited Analyst / Programmer

Implementation of SAP RM-MAT and RF system for Tractor Engineers Limited (TENGL), a joint venture company

between Caterpillar and Larsen & Toubro Limited.

Contribution : The job involved detailed study of manual systems and procedures, followed by presentations and

prototyping in SAP and discussions with end-users. Designed, coded and tested ABAP reports in the areas of Procurement,

Inventory Management and Warehouse Management. Developed Interface program using Online Data Communication

(ODC) facility and Batch Input Sessions (BTCI) for porting data from external system to SAP system.Implemented Dialog

Modules and Function Modules using Screen Painter, Dialog Task and Update Task. Customized SAP tables, transactions,

menu, reports and dynpros. Prepared and submitted MVS JCL's in TSO environment for running SAP batch jobs (e.g.

Month end closing program, Reorganization of Material Master etc.). Organized and conducted training sessions for the

users. Assisted in preparation of System and User Documentation.

Sep '91 - July '92 : Larsen & Toubro Limited Analyst / Programmer

Involved in the development of Production Planning System, using CICS and DB2, which included processing of Job

Order and Material Requisition documents through the stages of activation, printing, confirmation and inquiries. Also

assisted in the development of Online Inventory Control and Material Management System for Switchgear Division and

Electronics Group, which included Purchase Order module, Purchase Request / Stock Indent module, Goods Receipt Note

module and Batch loading from Honeywell Bull to IBM mainframes.

TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTENDED

• Attended onsite 2 week training program from SAP on WEBI, Universe Design and Crystal Reports in April 2010.

• Attended a 3 day seminar by American Management Association (AMA) on “ Project Team Leadership: Building

Commitment Through Superior Communication” in San Francisco in April 2008.

• Three months training program in SAP R/2 system in Basis system (RS), ABAP Programming, Materials Management

(RM) and Financial Accounting (RF) Modules conducted in Larsen & Toubro Limited from July '92 to Sep. '92.

• Two day Delta Training on ABAP/4 ( SAP R/3 - Ver 3.0 C ) conducted by SAP, America in March '96.

• One-week training program on Order Management and Warehouse Management (SAP R/3) conducted by Analog

Devices Inc in August '94.

• Three days training program on SAPScripts (SAP R/3) conducted by Analog Devices Inc in September '94.

• One week training program on Structured Programming in March '92.

• One week training program on MVS/ESA conducted by IBM Australia in Jan.'92.

• Two weeks training program on IBM ES/9000 mainframe conducted by IBM Singapore in Dec.'91. The topics

covered were TSO, ISPF, CSP, DB2, SDF, JES2, and COBOL-II.

• One week training program on CICS conducted by IBM Singapore in Oct.'91.

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