Project Manager Sap

Kenneth Nies

Email: *********@********.***

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City: Aurora

State: IL

Zip: 60505

Country: USA

Phone: 630-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $75,000

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Kenneth A. Nies

609 Bangs Street, Aurora, IL 60505-5309

H: 630-***-**** C: 630-***-****

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SAP SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR / SYSTEMS ANALYST / PROJECT MANAGER

A high-impact leader with a solid history of finding ways in which IT can add value to its business operations - matching corporate objectives to productive technologies. Successful background leading teams and managing complex projects that improve services to a broad variety of internal and external clients. Especially skillful at analyzing problems and finding opportunities in designing cost-effective solutions, marshaling necessary resources, and implementing those solutions on time and under budget -- exceeding requirements and expectations.

Extensive professional skills and experience, including:

* Improving Processes, Procedures & Productivity

* Integrating Complex Business Systems

* Developing Software & Applications

* Expert in SAP Systems Analysis

* Expert in SAP troubleshooting

* SAP PLM support

* Accelerating SDLC proficient

* Tier 2 SAP user support

* Negotiating with Vendors & Suppliers

* Managing Effective Help Desk Operations

* Reducing Costs & Boosting Efficiencies

* Balancing Budgets, Resources & Schedules

* Forging Strong Relationships with Clients

* ITIL Proficient

Technical knowledge:

SAP Basis Modules: SAP ERP ECC 5.0, SAP Enterprise Portal, BW 3.5, CRM 4.0, APO, FI, HR, MM, PP, QM, SD.

SAP Basis Processes: Variant maintenance, Asset Management, Cost Center Accounting, Purchasing, Replenishment, Batch Job Control Processing, and Printer/Spool Management.

Project Management: Change Advisory Board (CAB), Release/Change/Configuration Management, ITIL and SOX audit conformance proficient.

Software Packages: Version Control, Defect Tracking Systems, Requirements Management, Automated

Testing Tools, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and MS Project)

Development: VB, C/C++, ANSI SQL, SAP ABAP, UNIX profile maintenance and shell scripting.

Professional Background

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, Aurora, IL 2011

-- Transportation Analyst

* Met with transportation coordinators and customers to plan monthly price updates.

* Performed transportation analysis for freight forwarder price increases.

* Met monthly with project managers to plan new projects and transportation analysis requests.

MOLEX, Inc. (global manufacturer / Tier I auto supplier) Lisle, IL 1981 - 2009

-- Global Helpdesk Systems Analyst (2008 - 2009)

* Change Management, Document Management, and System Analysis duties as required supporting PLM functionality.

* Managed several Microsoft Access databases. This allowed the creation of helpful usage and statistics reports to be generated for regional management.

* Created helpdesk documentation to be used by the helpdesk in troubleshooting known issues.

* Met with users to define the requirements for new programs being put into production. This ensured seamless turnover of processes and procedures to the Operations group.

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-- SAP Basis Administrator (2003 - 2008)

* Assisted in SAP System Upgrades as a team member and analyzed system issues. Helped to ensure the successful implementation of the new system software.

* Created an automated process for implementing SAP kernel upgrades. Reduced the time required to implement these changes by 25%.

* Analyzed SAP System Integration requirements to meet set SAP standards, allowing smooth integration of new systems into existing systems.

* Managed SOX and ITIL documentation to ensure audit requirements were met. This provided easy document retrieval when company audits were performed.

* Created many UNIX scripts used to monitor the health of various systems. This aided in the prevention of potential system outages.

* Detected a severe defect in the SAP system environment which would have caused a major system outage. Conceived a plan to work around the problem with minimal system disruption.

-- R3 System Analyst (1998 - 2003)

* Developed and managed a software database used by the department. It provided easy storage, tracking, locating and monitoring of all software that was on-hand.

* Analyzed system usage problems and programmed system health monitor scripts, aiding in the safeguarding of the system and maximizing the system's availability.

* Completed administrative reports which allowed visual observation and tracking of the current status of the performance of the SAP systems. Audit fulfillment via SOX and ITIL documentation.

-- Operations Support / Documentation Coordinator (1996 - 1998)

* Negotiated pricing of special forms with vendors, resulting in a savings of more than 10% of the budget.

* Acted as liaison between the computer operations group and the users, to better understand their requirements. This alleviated any potential dissatisfaction from a user standpoint.

* Developed automated documentation for the data center. Provided a quick and easy way to retrieve information for any given process managed by the operations team.

* Created internal special forms used for computer operations. Saved the department thousands of dollars by not outsourcing the work.

-- Lead Computer Operator (1994 - 1996)

* Completed required report processes and mentored a team of three shifts of computer operators. Assisted the Data Processing manager and contributed to the smooth running of the data processing team.

-- Computer Operator / Report Distribution Specialist (1981 - 1994)

* Completed mainframe computer tasks and report distribution to key users throughout the company's headquarters. Ensured that management had their reports in a timely manner.

Education & Training

Ashford University, Clinton, IA.

B.A. Business Information Systems, 3.69 GPA

Minor Business Administration, 3.73 GPA

Certificates: HP Service Manager, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), ITIL, Global Compliance & Ethics, and several SAP courses.

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