SAMIR DESAI
SAP BASIS Consultant ITIL Certified
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: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desaisamir
COMPETENCIES
Technical Architecture Proposals, Design & Documentation
SAP on Cloud (Azure)
SAP Cloud Platform
SAP Cloud Connector
SAP S4HANA implementation
Complex SSL Setup
SAP Landscape Sizing
SAML2, spnego, SNC, Kerberos Setup
Cluster, HA, Disaster Recovery & Failover setup
SAP ILM and IQ setup
SAP Fiori Setup
SAP Upgrades
OS/DB Migrations
SAP Refresh (system copy)
Other Skill Set
Pre-sales, RFP, SOW & Due-Diligence Support
Incident, Change & Problem Management
Team Leadership
PROFILE SNAPSHOT
An accomplished SAP BASIS Consultant with over 13 years of experience in handling end-to-end SAP implementation projects on various ECC and Net Weaver releases with several Databases and OS Platforms.
Experienced in full cycle implementation from Pre-sales & RFP, developing architecture design, Implementation, go-live support across Telecommunication, Banking & Finance, Manufacturing, Retail & Wholesale and Pharmaceuticals domains
GLOBAL EXPOSURE
5+ years of on-site experience in USA and CANADA
5+ years of on-site experience in Europe (Norway, Sweden, Finland)
TECHNICAL AREAS OF EXPOSURE
SAP Initial, Go-Live & Performance Sizing
Performance Tuning of SAP, DB and OS parameters
extensive experience on HP-UX, AIX, RHEL and SUSE platforms
Planning and execution of Migrations
Implementation, Configuration and Upgrades:
SAP ECC Ehpx SAP Net Weaver 7.xx, 7.51/52
SAP ILM NLS for BW BO 4.0
S4HANA SAP Sybase IQ DB2 Live Cache Oracle
SAP Fiori IoT Neptune
Portal 7.5 APO BI & BPC
Solution Manager 7.2 GRC 10.1
HP Service Guard with RHEL SUSE Cloud Cluster
HANA Replication and Restore
STMS setup ChaRM Setup on SolMan 7.1
Certificate authentication, SSL setup, SSO configuration
BIGIP, Firewall and SAP web dispatcher configuration
CAREER CONTOUR
Organization, Country
Designation
Duration
Volvo IT, Sweden
SAP BASIS Consultant
Feb 2017 – Apr 2019
Cap Gemini, Norway
SAP Cross-System Lead
Aug 2015 - Jan 2017
Cap Gemini, India
Senior Consultant – SAP BASIS
Sep 2010 - Aug 2015
Accenture, USA
Analyst – SAP BASIS
Apr 2007 - Apr 2010
Broader Software, USA
Analyst – BASIS and Network Engg.
Oct 2006 - Apr 2007
iNet Enterprise, Canada
Network Engineer
Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
PROJECTS
@ Volvo IT (HCL Technologies), Sweden
Project # 1
SAP BASIS Design and Implementation Feb 2017 – Apr 2019
Client
Volvo Group, Sweden
Role
SAP BASIS Technical Architect
Key deliverables
Responsible for New SAP Landscape Design and implementation.
Implementation of SAP on Azure Cloud, setup of SUSE Cluster, Setup of High-availability with Pacemaker for HANA on Azure
Prepared best-practice documentation for SAP Upgrade, Refresh, mew landscape setup and security baseline
SSL and SSO setup with SNC, SAML2 and SPNego on HANA, ABAP & JAVA
Implementation of SAP Fiori, Cloud Connector. Cloud Platform Setup
Design and Deployment of SAP ILM and Sybase ASE IQ setup.
Design and Deployment of SAP BPC on HANA Landscape.
Design and Deployment of SAP Portal & Integration with Backbends
Firewall, Network, SAP Web dispatcher & F5 configuration
@ Cap Gemini, Norway
Project # 1
SAP BASIS Roll-out and Support July 2015 – Jan 2017
Client
Statoil, Norway
Role
SAP Technical Architect / Cross-system Lead
Key deliverables
Spearheading team of 23 BASIS, Security, PI, ABAP, MDM, Portal consultants
Implemented SAML2, Kerberos, SSL & SSO between SAP and non-SAP systems.
11 SAP Landscape parallel upgrade (IS-OIL, BW, HR, Vendor Portal, XI, BO, TREX, MDM, SCM, HR, LSO, NFE, GRC, Invoiceware)
Deployment and Troubleshooting Integration between sap and third parties
@ Cap Gemini, India
Project # 1
SAP BASIS Roll-out and support Nov 2011 – Jul 2015
Client
Fiskars, Finland
Role
SAP BASIS Lead
Key deliverables
Troubleshooting java, ABAP, DB2, OS level issues, built SAP B2B/E-commerce Landscape, SolMan Upgrade from 7.1, BO 4.0 Installations & Configuration
Performed SAP Charm implementation and Web dispatcher configuration
Carried out SAP SCM/APO 7.0 + Live Cache 7.7 + MaxDB build, configuration
SAP BI and APO System Refreshes (system copy). STMS Setup. BDLS runs
Project # 2
SAP BASIS Support Dec 2010 – Nov 2011
Client
Onninen, Finland
Role
SAP BASIS Consultant, Oracle Admin
Key deliverables
EHP4 & EHP6 upgrade from ECC 6.0, Kernel upgrade, JAVA upgrade
OS/DB Migration from AIX to RHEL with oracle upgrade from 10G to 11G
RFP & Due-diligence support for bidding, SoW preparation for SAP bid
Project # 3
SAP Migration Oct 2010 – Dec 2010
Client
KF, Sweden
Role
SAP BASIS Consultant
Successfully completed OS & hardware migration of XI, BI, ECC and SolMan
Project # 4
SAP BASIS Audit Sept 2010 – Nov 2010
Client
CPH, Copenhagen Airport
Role
SAP BASIS Consultant
SAP BASIS audit and documentation for SAP landscape and Infrastructure
@ Accenture, San Francisco, USA
Project # 1
SAP Tech Infrastructure Upgrade Jan 2010 – Apr 2010
Role
SAP Tech Arch Lead
Key deliverables
RFP Support for ECC, BI, XI landscape implementation
Upgrading Dual Stack System (ABAP + JAVA), Kernel upgrades
Project # 2
GMAC Global Release 2 Aug 2009 - Dec 2009
Client
GMAC (Finance Client), Michigan, USA
Role
SAP BASIS Lead
Key deliverables
Implementation of 5 Tier SAP landscape
GRC Configuration of Risk Analysis and Remediation (Compliance Calibrator)
Planned, tested, documented and implemented Performance Optimization strategy
Configured JCo Connections, SAP-HR, SAP Adaptor, and SLD for JCO
Project # 3
SAP Globe Core / SAP PARTS (Techno - Functional) Apr 2008 – Aug 2009
Client
AGCO – Germany
Role
SAP BASIS Consultant/Lead
Key deliverables
Deploying HA Environment for SAP Implementations, System Copies, Client Copies, SPS Upgrades
Installation & configuration of SCM 5.0 SR1, Live Cache, TDMS
Project # 4
SAP HCM – HR/SDT May 2007 – Apr 2008
Client
AT&T (Telecommunication Client), USA
Role
SAP BASIS Consultant
System Builds: E-Learning, E-Recruiting, ESS, MSS, Payroll, SAP Web dispatcher, HR Portal
Heterogeneous system copy -Linux/DB2 to HP-UX/Oracle, Adobe Connect Server Install and Configuration, Performance Tuning for ABAP+JAVA+Web Dispatcher;
@ Broader Software, New York, USA
Project # 1
SAP Implementation Oct 2006 - Apr 2007
Client
Broader Software, New York, USA
Role
SAP BASIS Analyst
Key deliverables
Successfully created, authenticated and maintained more than 50 clients in Sandbox, Development and Quality
Completed database administration including monitoring, log analysis, backup, Job schedule, DB re-org, DB RunSTAT
@ iNet Enterprise – Toronto, Canada
Project # 1
Network Administrator Jan 2006 - Oct 2006
Client
iNet Enterprise – Toronto, Canada
Role
Network Administrator
Key deliverables
Involved in daily review of network logs ensuring a proactive and preventative maintenance approach to network management
Validation of daily network backups, Maintenance of SQL Server databases, mail server, SMTP server
EDUCATION
2005 Post-Graduation in Wireless Telecom - Humber Institute of Technology, Canada
2004 Master of Science in Instrumentation & Control Systems - S.P. University, India
2003 Bachelor of Science in Instrumentation & Control Systems - S.P. University, India