Bud Sloniger

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SAP Transformation Services / SAP Systems Architecture / Project Management

Platinum Level SAP Technical Consultant, with experience in all facets of SAP project delivery, from initial requirements gathering and project scoping through blueprint, hardware acquisition and sizing, data conversion, implementation, testing, go-live, support, and change management.

Possesses deep and varied business and technical experience for delivering the technical foundation of every SAP functional area.

A former IT director and recognized IT Infrastructure expert with extensive experience in systems management, database administration, network engineering, information security, storage management, disaster recovery, and data center planning. A unique combination of deep technical expertise combined with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to develop technical strategies based on the business requirements.

Methodical and detail-oriented. Quite capable of planning and executing multiple projects from conception to successful conclusions.

Personable with a positive outlook. An experienced manager, mentor, and project leader with very strong people skills. Able to communicate effectively with customers, partners, vendors, and team members at any level.

Summarized Experience

Industry Experience: IT Services &Outsourcing, Systems Management, Software Development, High-

Tech Manufacturing, Aerospace, Chemicals,

Discrete Manufacturing, Construction, Health

Care, Advertising & Media, Wholesale, Food

SAP Solutions Experience: AFS, IS-Oil, MyAgri, it.wholesale, it.CPG, it.Auto ERP, BW, CRM HCM, Solution Manager, SCM,

Business Objects, HANA, Fiori, SRM, GRC, ABAP

& Java Security, XI/PI/PO, Success Factors and

other hybrid solutions,

SAP Area Experience: Basis for all SAP Components on multiple platforms and database management

systems. Application, infrastructure and server

security. Technical Project Manager,

Technical Team Lead. Worked with every

release of SAP ERP from version 2.0F to the

latest.

Full Cycle Implementations: 20+

Itelligence USA - Senior SAP Systems Architect

ALM – Application Lifecycle Management

Oversee Solution Manger 7.2 implementation for client systems

increased the market penetration of that component significantly

SAP Solution Manager 7.2 EGI instructor training

Plan, estimate and lead SAP upgrade projects,

created a line of business that produced about $1M in revenue per year

Plan, estimate and lead SAP migration projects

Used Unicode conversions as a launchpad for additional consulting work

Conversions from physical to virtual

Migrations from on-premise to Managed Cloud

Migrations to HANA

SAP 10 Steps to S4 - S4/HANA Migration

Research and development of Solution Manger on HANA

Research and development for Suite On HANA and S4/HANA ILM – Information Lifecycle Management

Plan, estimate and lead SAP Archiving projects

Positioned ILM as a step in the “Path to S4 HANA”

Help customers deal with database growth and capacity planning

Plan, estimate and lead SAP content management projects

ILM with DART, OpenText, Dolphin and other solutions

Assist with guiding customer decisions with the correct solution Consulting projects oversight

Pre-project planning for the technical infrastructure of all Itelligence projects

Sizing and system capacity planning for all Itelligence projects

Serve as Technical Architect for complex solutions

Tactical/Strategic IT trends advisor to all customers and other Itelligence leaders Itelligence USA – Consulting Manager

First-Line Manager for Basis Consultants

Recruitment to separation processes

Annual reviews

Training and development plans

Resource assignment based on required skill growth

Project Planning

Resource assignment by project phase

Coordination of onshore / offshore / nearshore resources

Placement of subcontractors

Budget responsibility for Basis Consulting and AMS Support

Compose and present Statements of Work and Managed Services Agreements

Conduct Customer and Internal Basis training

Conduct Project Assessments for Infrastructure, change control, Basis, and Security

Project Manager for complex basis-centric projects such as upgrades and migrations Basis Consulting Project Manager – Aerospace & Defense

Multi-national ERP Suite On HANA implementation for one of the world’s largest aerospace services firms.

Systems Architecture, change control and capacity planning in an ITAR regulated environment.

Coordination with the customers foreign parent, which had oversight for the project. Cloud Migration Project Manager – Concrete and Aggregates

Managed the transition of the SAP environment from on premise to the Itelligence Managed Cloud.

Systems Architecture, change control and capacity planning

Coordination with the customers foreign (former) parent- the system migration was the result of a merger which precipitated a spin-off of another business unit. Cloud Migration Project Manager – High Tech Manufacturing

Managed the transition of the SAP environment from another hosting provider to the Itelligence Managed Cloud.

Systems Architecture, change control and capacity planning Basis Consulting Project Manager – Automotive components -

Multi-national ERP 6.07 implementation for one of the world’s largest automotive components makers.

Systems Architecture, change control and capacity planning

Coordination with 3 other consulting partners, including an incumbent Basis Services provider.

Upgrade Project Manager – IS-Oil energy company

SAP R/3 4.7 upgrade to ERP 6.07

Systems Architecture for new virtualized hardware landscape, Unicode conversion

Coordination with another consulting partners for Basis Services. Upgrade Project Manager – Candy and confections maker

SAP R/3 4.5 upgrade to ERP 6.06

Systems Architecture for original, intermediate and new servers and RDBMS

Coordination with other consulting partners and the IT infrastructure team of a management capital firm.

Unicode conversion + Oracle to MS SQL Server + 32-bit to 64-bit migration Upgrade Project Manager – Major US Seaport

SAP R/3 4.7 upgrade to ERP 6.06

Systems Architecture for new virtualized hardware landscape

Unicode conversion + 32-bit to 64-bit server migration

Upgrade Project Manager – Automotive Parts manufacturer

SAP R/3 4.6c upgrade to ERP 6.06

BW 3.1 upgrade to NetWeaver 7.31

Systems Architecture for original, intermediate and new servers and RDBMS

Unicode conversion + 32-bit to 64-bit server migration Basis Project Manager – Consumer Packaged Goods (Meat)

ERP 6.06 HCM implementation

Systems Architecture and capacity planning

BW and Business Objects on SAP HANA

Coordination with other consulting and managed cloud partners Basis Project Manager – Food Wholesale & Distribution company

Performance testing lead for go-live preparation

Complicated batch scheduling and capacity planning

PI complicated interfaces to multiple sources

RICEF optimization for parallel threads across multiple application servers

DB2 High Availability system design and testing

Basis Project Manager – Animal Health wholesaler

Extended Warehouse Management 9.0 Ramp-Up Implementation

ERP 6. Enhancement Pack 6 Upgrade

BW 7.3 HANA migration

Basis Project Manager - International Construction firm

Enterprise - Level SAP implementation including ERP, HCM, CRM, BI, & BusinessObjects

Enterprise single sign on for all SAP and BusinessObjects systems

Managed HP Quality Center LoadRunner testing cycles Basis Project Manager – Electronics parts & components

ERP and CRM Implementation in an ITAR regulated environment

Sizing and system capacity planning

Basis boot camp training for customer sys admin staff SAP Capacity Planning - Business Services supplier

Create and maintain a model for measuring available compute resources for a multi- year implementation.

Document the process for maintaining this model, and recommend process changes to expedite hardware/software changes, thus saving time and money

Recommend resource allocations for various SAP components, including Solution Manager, ERP, MDM, PI, Enterprise Portal, BCP, and SCM.

Coordination with 3 other consulting partners

Basis Consulting Manager – Safety and Industrial products distributor

ERP, CRM and Business Objects implementation

Sizing and system capacity planning

Basis and Security boot camp training for customer sys admin staff

Basis Consulting Manager – Agri Business Cooperative

ERP 6.0 and SAP Content Server Implementation

Sizing and system capacity planning

Basis boot camp training for customer sys admin staff

SAP Content Server AP image integration with Kofax Itelligence USA - Senior SAP Basis Consultant

SAP Upgrade / Basis Team Lead -

ERP & BI Oracle Database upgrade from 8.1.7 to 10g.

ERP upgrade from SAP R/3 4.6C to ERP 6.0

Installation of multiple SAP NetWeaver components: ERP 6, Solution Manager 7, PI (XI) 7.1 on IA64 HPUX 11.23 and Oracle 10g.

Sizing and system capacity planning ERP, HCM, BI, and PI Servers.

HP MC ServiceGuard Extension for SAP on ERP, BI and PI Production servers.

ArchiveLink IXOS OpenText Upgrade

ERP System Unicode Conversion / Platform Migration from PARISC to IA64

Japanese Language installed on Unicode ERP systems

Database reorganizations

Performance Tuning & EarlyWatch recommendations

Basis Team Lead – Consumer Packaged Goods (meat)

Led the client team for Basis through the entire project including planning for Change Control, System Landscape, Security, and Enterprise Portal

Installation of multiple SAP NetWeaver components ERP 6, BI 7.0, Solution Manager 4.0, Enterprise Portal 7 on 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005.

Sizing and system capacity planning ERP, HCM, SCM, BI, and Portal Servers.

Integration of all SAP components in LDAP and Central User Administration.

Itelligence it.Process Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) product installation.

Microsoft Cluster Server installation for ERP Production

SCM (APO) database migration to 64-bit Windows

Project Manager for HCM system migration from iSeries to Windows.

SAPConsole setup for RF-enabled handheld devices

Windows terminal server setup for tablet PC users

Single Sign-On between Portal, ERP, HCM, and BI

Intercope Fax Server integration

Sterling Commerce Gentran EDI translator integration

Infrastructure and security for Interfaces with various plant floor systems including livestock scales, blast-freeze process, product label printers, and others as required. Basis Team Lead – Advertising and Media

Completed all Basis-related deliverables through Blueprint, Realization and Go-Live Phases including Change Control, Client/Instance Landscape, and Sizing for a global SAP R/3 and BW installation.

Installation / Landscape planning, encompassing Change Control, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, and system capacity planning.

Projects as an independent Senior SAP Basis Consultant BW Upgrade Consultant – Consumer Healthcare Products

Upgrade of BW to 3.1 on HP Tru64 Unix and Oracle 9i.

Applied service packages and other maintenance on SAP R/3 4.6.

Change Management in an FDA regulated enterprise Senior Basis Consultant – Technology consulting

Installed SAP CRM 4.0, IPC, Internet Sales, Mobile Sales, J2EE, and TREX on Windows 2000 Server and Oracle 9i for a customer demonstration system. Senior Basis Consultant – Home Furnishings manufacturer

Evaluate existing ERP & BW platforms

Develop a plan for migration to a more modern, powerful and flexible infrastructure. ERP Systems Architect – Home builder and real estate developer

SAP systems architecture planning, system sizing, and hardware landscape planning.

Data center environmental and infrastructure planning; including data center relocation logistics, planning, coordination and execution.

Senior Basis Consultant – Financial Services -

SAP R/3 performance tuning (EarlyWatch), system copies, service packages, and capacity planning, Oracle Database Administration

Front-end scanning solution with workflow and content management

SAP Business Connector implementation

SAP R/3 Application Security, HR, FI/CO systems management.

Change Management in an SEC regulated financial services company. ERP Systems Architect – High Tech Manufacturing

Provided on-site management of the technical group and remote management of offshore resources.

Performed Oracle Application DBA functions, Oracle database administration, and Unix systems administration.

Senior SAP Basis Consultant – IT Consulting & Services

Led technical research and development activities on CRM 3.0, IDES 4.6c, WAS 6.1, ITS, SAP Portal, SAP BW 3.0B, SAP APO, and R/3 4.6C with the SAP Discrete Industries Solution.

Contributed to numerous proposals and business development efforts, and led the effort on two. In every proposal a complete systems sizing assessment was made using the SAP QuickSizer for R/3, BW, APO, CRM and other SAP Business Suite Components.

Supported SAP Center Of Excellence research and development environment, including testing installations and upgrades of SAP R/3, BW, CRM, APO, EBP, ITS, Business Connector, WAS, and other related SAP Business Suite components.

Other IT Experience

Micrografx Inc. (now Corel Corp.)

Information Technology Director/Systems Analyst/Basis Administrator

My team was responsible for all aspects of IT operations and infrastructure including: networks, operating systems, database systems, data center operations, desktop support, network security, telephony, and internet.

Responsible for a budget of up to $2.5M covering such issues as vendor service agreements, software license agreements, offsite media storage, and company-owned pagers and cell phones.

Covered all aspects of employee leadership such as recruiting, hiring/firing, employee objectives and appraisals, training, data center facilities, and overall management of the IT group.

Continued to provide hands-on support for SAP R/3, Unix, and Oracle in conjunction with this leadership role.

EDS Corporation (now DXC)

Software Systems Engineer

Managed a variety of systems including Oracle database management systems, high- availability hardware, several Unix variants, storage management tools, automation products, compilers, resource management tools, DB2, MVS, and VM.

Programming in Assembler, JCL, REXX, and Unix Shell.

Data Center Operations monitoring on-line systems and batch cycles, hardware installation, environmental systems; removable media, and printed output distribution. Education

Computer Tech, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Certificate in Applied Business Programming

EDS Unix Systems Administrator Training program

EDS Systems Programmer Training program

EDS Systems Engineering Development program

EDS Operations Development program

SAP Systems Administration

SAP Security

SAP CRM Administration

SAP DB2 Administration

SAP Solution Manager 7.2

SAP 10 Steps to S4 - S4/HANA Migration

SAP Solution Manager 7.2 EGI instructor training

Regular SAP TechEd Attendee and ASUG Participant

Certified IBM AIX System Administrator

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