Project Manager/SAP FICO
Resume:
SUMMARY
. Results-driven IT executive with **+ years of experience utilizing strong
implementation skills to drive results that transform corporate vision
and strategy into profitability.
. SAP FICO functional consultant with recent couple of years as SAP R/3
FI/CO.
. Expertise in configuration and customization of FI (GL, A/P, A/R, AA,
SPL).
. Strong working knowledge in Controlling (CCA, OM, IO, PCA, PC) and B/W
modules.
. Extensive experience Two Full life cycle large implementations in SAP
Configuration.
. Fully experienced with the planning, management, development and
implementation of concurrent enterprise wide solutions in a highly
demanding and constantly changing business environment.
. Project Manager for IBM Global Services for the Hertz strategic
outsourcing contract.
. Vast IT experience in the Travel & Transport, Logistic/Supply Chain,
Financial, Manufacturing and Marketing industries.
. Skilled and experienced Application Development & Support Professional on
various platforms.
. Proven experience in managing projects, requirements gathering, system
integration, database design, functional and technical support.
. Extensive experience with oil & gas industry.
. Facilitated and participated in PMO activities, Project Planning
sessions, user workshops, interviews, conference calls and white board
sessions to keep executive staff and the project team members apprised of
goals, project status, and resolving issues.
. Delivered complex application projects with high quality and customer
satisfaction in different industries.
. Experience with training and mentoring team members with product
knowledge and business processes. Excellent organizational and
interpersonal skills with a strong facility for acquiring new knowledge
very rapidly.
. Managed high performing teams and helped direct reports with project,
career and personal development
. Proficient in developing Use Case Diagrams, Analysis Model, Design Model,
Behavior Diagrams(Sequence diagrams, Collaboration diagrams, Activity
Diagrams), and Class Diagrams based on UML methodology.
SAP EXPERTISE
. Worked in Full life cycle implementations, Rollouts, Support and Upgrade
projects.
. Extensive experience in configuration and testing of FI/CO modules -GL,
AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Treasury, Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA),
Internal Orders and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). Product costing (CO-
PC) and Special purpose Ledger.
. Integration of FI with MM and SD with Procure to Pay and Order to cash
Cycles.
. Reporting tools like Report Painter, Report Writer.
. Through understanding of a customized SAP system.
. Through understanding of SAP system from business process, cross
functional and integration viewpoints.
. In-depth knowledge in configuration, implementation, ASAP methodology,
system design and development and gathering user requirements.
. Experience in Blueprint, Configuration, Unit, Stress, Volume, Regression,
User Acceptance and Integration Testing, Training, Documentation and
Production support.
. Special emphasis on Data Migration specifications with BDC, Legacy System
Migration workbench (LSMW) for data uploads for various SAP Projects.
. Extensive experience in developing specifications for Interfaces and
Custom Reports.
. Good knowledge in ABAP debugging techniques to work with user-exits and
cross applications
. Excellent in working with posting validations, substitution rules, forms,
interfaces (ALE & EDI), user-exits, and reporting tools
. Active member in conducting the team meetings, Customer feedback meetings
& self-assimilation programs.
. Knowledge in identifying, testing and documenting of SAP application
controls in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX).
EDUCATION, COURSES & TRAINING
V Bachelor of Science
V Examination in Computing Certificate - Australian Computer Society,
Australia
o Systems Analysis and Design
o Database Communications
V PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified
Online Courses:
o SAP-FICO online training - (Faculties Online)
o Methods and Tools Foundation-enhanced e-learning
o SAP 4.7 Navigation
o Using SAP R/3 Release 4.6/Fundamentals
o Strong Communication/Leadership skills
o Self-starter with little or no guidance
o Project Management/Planning and ability to manage multiple projects
o Strong Microsoft Office skills
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Methodology Risk Management Capital Expenditure
Planning
Global Resource Release Management Business Continuity
Management
PCI Compliance Offshore Technology System Conversions
Management
Project Management Vendor Management Technology Integration
Office
Portfolio Management Configuration Management Disaster Recovery
Relationship Management Process Management Technology Planning
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Rational Tools Rational RequisitePro, RUP
Microsoft Tools MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, MS Outlook, MS
FrontPage
Databases Oracle, MS Access, MySQL
Testing Tools Rational Test Manager, Mercury TestDirector,
WinRunner, LoadRunner, Rational Robot, QuickTest
Professional
Languages C, C++, SQL, MATLAB, PL/SQL. AS400, COBOL, Mainframe
Operating System Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX, Linux
Tools Adobe Acrobat, Business Explorer, Toad, Web Services,
Java & .Net
Skills OOAD, UML, SCRUM,RUP, SDLC, JAD, AGILE
ERP SAP-BW 3.1, 3.0B, 2.1C, SAP R/3 FI/CO, 3.0F,
4.6,4.7,ECC 6.0, BW 3.1
Reporting Crystal Reports XI, MS Access
SAP R/3 Tools SAP-FICO,SAP-SD,SAP-MM,ABAP/4, Report Painter and
Report Writer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IBM-Hertz, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Project Manager
05/2008 to 07/2013 - Present
. Advance production support and project management responsibilities for
application development, maintenance and support for Hertz Fleet
applications and Hertz Equipment Rental applications
. Managing Projects, leading onshore/offshore teams on iseries/MF/JAVA/.NET
platforms
. Managed agile/scrum environment on the new application development for
Dollar-Thrifty.
. Generate sample applications to assist you in creating your own Web
services client application.
. Focal point for on-going projects coordinating between client and the
offshore team.
. Managed agile/scrum environment on the new application development for
Dollar-Thrifty after recent acquisition by Hertz.
. Extensively used iterative and incremental development processes (RUP,
Agile) and methodologies to deliver projects within cost and on schedule
with high quality.
. Managed project teams of 10-60 team members on various high volume
projects
. Responsible for all project management tasks such as resources, costs,
WBS, schedules, tasks, and prioritized projects for development,
delivery, and deployment.
. Presented project status and progress to senior management and other
stakeholders on regular basis. Maintained strong communication with staff
and other functional areas management.
. Managed multiple project execution and ensured quality project delivery
on schedule and within budget.
. Ensured best project management practices are applied consistently and
provided direction to project managers.
. Developed and managed vendor relationships to ensure product support and
knowledge transfer to staff.
. Responsible for the planning, directing, and coordination of activities
for Web Services for a team that develops and supports web services that
are consumed by multiple client systems.
. Prepared and submitted proposals (RFP) for our support in existing
application areas on MF and I series, and also submitted new proposals to
offer support in new areas like JAVE, .NET, Tandem, and many other
applications.
. Encouraged and awarded innovation, creativity and team work.
. Developed partnership with management in other business units and
identify strategic human capital solutions that support the current and
future needs of the business.
. Responsible for key talent processes including career development,
performance management, and recruiting.
. Deploy Web services into a variety of test environments.
. Developed and managed capabilities needs for software engineering
organization. Strategized and planned future business and customer needs
and staffing skills development.
. Participated on the executive reporting meetings with senior management
to communicate the scope, schedule, and cost of all programs and projects
. Participated to get the contract renewed for additional applications
(Main competitors were HP, CGI among 11 bidders).
IBM-Hertz Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
IT Specialist / AD&M Technical Lead
11/2005 - 05/2008
. Application development, maintenance and ongoing support for Hertz in-
house enterprise wide application suite
. Identify/resolve production and system issues
. Providing scheduled weekly and month-end support
. Managing Projects, and leading onshore/offshore teams on
AS400/MF/JAVA/.NET platforms using RPG ILE/400 / COBOL / SQL / QUERY
. Managed all aspects of employee management - hiring, performance and
career growth
. Refine project time and cost estimates by applying estimating tools and
techniques to all WBS tasks in order to determine and define project
baseline, schedule, and budget.
. Commit project resources in accordance with the project plan to ensure
all activities are performed.
. Implement the project plan by authorizing the execution of project
activities and tasks to produce project deliverables.
. Reviewed project risks and mitigation plans and implemented change
control & management processes.
. Delivered the necessary "Controls Document" to meet all their audit
requirements.
. Participated on the executive reporting meetings with senior management
to communicate the scope, schedule, and cost of all programs and projects
Achievements (IBM @ Hertz)
. Multiple Forms of Payments project
. As a PM/TL, focal point for many SRs since last 10 years for
coordinating between customer and the offshore team. Below are some
examples.
o SR40910-Record lock issue, $70,250/yr saving
o SR42944-Step maintenance enhancement, $100,688/yr saving
o SR44851-PO/GL account search (Completed with zero defect)
o SR45546-PO/GL account search enhancements, $91,171/yr
o SR45611-Truck Dispatch, $80,000/yr saving
o SR47906-Modify Control Record TBRXRF
o SR 48129 - Book Rate Upload Process Automation Improvements
o SR 50128 - Modifications for Vertex Upgrade
o SR51481-Create Formtastic Forms in Rentalman
o SR 51143 - VERTEX Zip Code Enhancement
. Region Realignment projects
. Purging of large VTSREG file to reclaim disk space from 78% to 56%
. Managed over 1000 tickets annually.
S3 Group Inc. Duluth, Georgia
Sr. Analyst/Programmer/Consultant
12/2003 - 11/2005
. Technical and functional consultant responsible for development/support
for logistic/supply chain solution applications supporting
inbound/outbound modules of Warehouse Management System (Manhattan
Associates application PkMS) in RPG LE
. Designed and customized carton labels/packing slips and reports for over
20 clients
. Completed project to upgrade Warehouse Management Application (PkMS) for
Skechers, a leading shoe manufacturing company in Ontario, California
. Assigned to a project with Follette, a leading bookseller organization in
Chicago, IL, designing the process to transfer XML data from/to MQ
series to AS400 using JDA MMS.
. Participated in PkMS upgrade project for Value City in Columbus, OH, a
leading Manufacturing and Distributing company.
. Several custom modifications in the functional areas of Physical count,
Paper Packing Slip, Transitional Pack, Audit Carton.
. Participated in a project for North America's leading office wholesale
supplier SP Richards using PkMS. Involved in the customization of
standard shipping labels, corporate labels and custom labels
. Worked as a team leader for Bauer Nike Hockey for converting the paper
manifest into EDI file for Canadian parcel companies CANPAR and
PUROLATOR. Manifest file is generated and sent via FTP as soon as the
manifest is closed
. Supporting the PkMS Outbound module for Alexis PlaySafe in Atlanta,
Georgia
. Managed various enhancement projects related to Supply Chain & Retail
Management WMS modules for American President Lines, Coach, Hagemayer,
Alexis Playsafe.
World Wide Software Services, Clinton, Iowa
Analyst/Programmer
04/2003 - 11/2003
. AS400 Administration, migration, support for Caterpillar, IL.
. Responsible for AS/400 Administration, Software Installation, Migration
to 890 series, updating PTFs and releases
. Converted COBOL programs using legacy files to access Oracle tables as
part of major retail conversion to new data administrator tool.
. Prepared and submitted proposals (RFP) for our support in existing
application areas on MF and I series, and also submitted new proposals to
offer support in new areas like JAVE, .NET, Tandem, and many other
applications.
. Collaborated with systems design manager in analysis, documentation,
coding, testing and implementation for maintenance of existing system and
its code.
. Validated modules of source code for operability, conduct and lead peer
review sessions and monitored code in systems environment through unit
testing, peer testing and system testing for quality and operability.
. Interfaced with customer and project lead in gathering requirements,
metrics and functionality for test plan documentation and writing.
. Performed analysis for implementing changes/corrections/enhancements to
applications.
. Wrote test plans for conversion of flat-files to Oracle tables.
IBM-Hertz Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
IT Specialist / AD&M Technical Lead
11/2000 - 04/2003
. Application development, maintenance and ongoing support on AS400/RPG ILE
. Enhancing functionality of HERC (Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)
business application
o Identify/resolve production and system issues
o Providing scheduled weekly and month-end support
. Technical Lead for IBM-India offshore team
. Analyzed, coded, and tested new and changes to existing programs for
Circuit Inventory and Equipment Inventory online and batch systems using
COBOL, IDEAL and SQL.
. Researched and assisted users by integrating changing requirements,
managing system expectations and conducting training.
. Consulted with long-distance clients and provided support for successful
system implementation of IBM mainframe telecommunication system.
. Assisted in System test preparation, execution, fix, and documentation.
. Facilitated conversion of mainframe flat files to Oracle table on Sun
RS6000.
International Software Services, Woodridge, IL
Analyst/Programmer/Consultant
10/1997 - 10/2000
. Identify/resolve production issues for Associate Bancorp (now Citigroup)
in South Bend, IN
. Enhancing functionality of Fast Trac+ loan booking application on AS400
COBOL
. Develop Test Cases to test Program and System modifications for both
COBOL and C# systems.
. Develop Relational Traceability Matrixes from Analysis documentation and
Development documentation modifications for both COBOL and C# .Net
systems.
. Partner with systems design manager in analysis, documentation, coding,
testing and implementation for maintenance of existing system and its
code.
. Validate modules of source code for operability, conduct and lead peer
review sessions and monitored code in systems environment through Quality
Assurance testing for quality and operability.
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