Navaid Rafiq
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April 04, 2013
Human Resources Department
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am applying for the position of SAP Netweaver
Administrator/Architect.
My current and earlier position in SAP Netweaver technology has given
me an opportunity to gain extensive experience in this field. My
experience and accomplishments make me a well qualified candidate for
this job. I have:
Over 13 years progressive responsibility providing web based services
to different customers in a variety of environments, including Windows,
HP UNIX and AIX.
Accomplished successful implementations of multiple projects by using
different web based technologies, including SAP Enterprise Portal,
BroadVision, .Net, Active Server Pages, Java, Lotus Notes, Cold Fusion,
Visual Basic and CGI/Perl.
Managed development teams and conducted thorough training and knowledge
transfer to content authors including design and preparation of
training materials.
The enclosed resume will further highlight my qualifications. I look
forward to meeting with you to discuss how my background and experience
can benefit your company. I can be reached at the above telephone
numbers or by email address.
Sincerely,
Navaid Rafiq
Navaid Rafiq
8210 Mirar Pass, San Antonio, TX 78255
******@*****.***
Mobile: 734-***-****
Home: 210-***-****
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Web Based Administration
More than 14 years of experience with innovative and resourceful e-
businesses with strong and diversified technical problem-solving
skills, and experience in the complete project development life cycle
for the enterprise Web-Based-Applications.
Technical Skills
Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer:
(Sun Registration #: G1CDTT0C31. Passed in May 2001, with 84%)
ITIL Certified:
(Passed in May 2009, with 83%)
Programming Languages/Development Tools:
HTML/DHTML, XML, XSL, Visual Basic, JavaScript, CGI, Perl, C++, Java,
Java Servlet, shell scripting.
Microsoft Web Technologies: ISA Server, Microsoft Project, Active
Server Pages, .Net, VBScript, Visual InterDev, Homesite, FrontPage,
Visual Source Safe.
Java Technologies: Java 2, Java Servlet, JDBC, Jrun.
Third Party Packaged Solutions: SAP Enterprise Portal, SAP ABAP/4.0,
BroadVision, OpenSTA Monitoring, Mercury LoadRunner, HP OpenView,
WebTrends, Lotus Notes, FastSearch, IBM VisualAge, ClearCase, PVCS,
UML, Cold Fusion, Documentum 4i, BladeRunner, Photoshop, CorelDraw,
Flash.
Databases: Oracle 8i/9i/10g, MS SQL Server 7.0; Microsoft Access.
Operating Systems: Windows server 2003/2000/NT/98/95, HP UNIX, AIX.
Web Servers: IIS, Apache, J2EE Web Application Server.
Professional Experience
Travis County, Austin, TX
Application Architect, Apr 2013 - Present
Administer the SAP Basis Netweaver 7.31 with Portal 7.02 & 7.31 as a
front end and create and manage end to end connectivity between Portal,
R3, and SRM 7.0.
Upgrade SAP Basis/Portal systems using SUM to Netweaver 7.31
Installed and configured ESS/MSS
Experience in applying Support packs, JSPM, Kernel patch, and SAP Notes
When Necessary.
Performed system refresh and client copy.
Extensive knowledge in administration and Troubleshooting of Transport
Management System (TMS).
Setup and manage RFC destination, Client management.
Creating, Scheduling background jobs and resolving any terminated jobs.
Conduct load balancing across Central Instance and active application
servers and maintain system profile parameters for performance
according to the SAP recommendation.
Setting up printers and troubleshooting of printing problems.
Established OSS connections using SAP routers
Generated Developer key and SSCR key.
Involve in designing the external portal architecture through F5 load
balancer.
Enterprise Portal (EP), JCOs, Cert Keys, SSL.
Environment: SAP Enterprise Portal 7.02, R3 7.31, SRM 7.0, BW
7.02, J2EE Web Application Server, Windows Server 2008 R2, MS SQL
Server 10.50.
Accenture LLP, Austin, TX
Accenture SAP Consultant at CF Industries, Feb 2012 - Apr 2013
Manage the SAP Netweaver portal 7.3 front end and create and manage end
to end connectivity to R3 backend and BI running custom ABAP WebDynpro
application and BO reports.
Involve in designing the external portal architecture through F5 load
balancer.
Coordinate with business and functional folks in designing portal
business roles.
Define and implement Portal security and design ECC composite roles and
portal business roles and their mapping.
Create PCD objects, theme and custom desktop, custom logon page, and
reviews and gain approval on navigation design with the business.
Responsible for Portal admin and development tasks and coordinate
Portal transports and content deployments where needed.
Navaid Rafiq
8210 Mirar Pass, San Antonio, TX 78255
******@*****.***
Mobile: 734-***-****
Home: 210-***-****
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Design the architecture for displaying Zemeter reports through portal
using Java WebDynpro program that used RFC to extract user information
from ECC, and KM APIs to fetch the reports from the related KM folders.
Design and implement the Portal on Device solution for delivering
portal on Mobile Devices.
Write all Functional and Technical Design documents for all
developments and getting their approval from the business.
Environment: SAP Enterprise Portal 7.3, J2EE Web Application
Server, Windows Server 2008 R2, MS SQL Server 10.50.
Accenture SAP Consultant at Becton, Dickinson & Co., Nov 2011 - Feb
2012
Assisted and lead in defining detail requirements & design and building
SAP Portal Netweaver solution in a virtualized HA Production
environment using Solaris Containers/Zones.
Designed the methodology for application and database failover
scenario.
Designed the methodology for portal monitoring solution.
Configured security around Microsoft Active directory as external user
storage.
Environment: SAP Enterprise Portal 7.0, J2EE Web Application Server,
Sun Solaris, Oracle 11.
Accenture SAP Consultant at American Water, April 2011 - Nov 2011
Integrate Portal with Microsoft Active directory as user storage.
Installed and configured SRM, SUS, and ESS/MSS business packages on
portal.
Created Single Sign-ON between portal and backend servers.
Configured portal to communicate to multiple clients on the same
backend servers.
Configured Universal Worklist on portal to make it work for multiple
backend clients.
Configured and integrated LSO with portal.
Designed portal desktops for different groups of users.
Created custom roles for delegated content authors for different
departments.
Environment: SAP Enterprise Portal 7.01, J2EE Web Application Server,
Oracle.
Westinghouse Electrical, Monroeville, PA
SAP Consultant (SAP Netweaver Admin/Architect), April 2010-March 2011
Designed SAP Portal architecture, sizing, and installation of SAP EP
7.0 EHP1, web dispatcher and configured Microsoft Active directory.
Configured SSL on J2EE Application and R3 Servers.
Installed NWDI server on windows and created and administered NWDI
tracks for various SAP applications.
Configured SSL on Microsoft ISA Server to create a secure connection
through SAP Web AS to SAP backend.
Installed and configured SRM, SUS, CRM, MDM and ESS/MSS business
packages on portal.
Configured automatic sign-on to the portal by windows integrated
authentication using SPNego.
Designed and implemented context sensitive help on portal.
Environment: SAP Enterprise Portal 7.01, J2EE Web Application Server,
Microsoft ISA, NetWeaver Development Studio, Java, JavaScript, HTML,
XML.
Valero Energy Corporation, San Antonio, TX
SAP Specialist (SAP Portal Administrator), Feb 2006-March 2010
Installed and configured SAP Enterprise Portal 7 SP2 on windows.
Setup SAP Portal security for KM and PCD folders for the delegated
administrators and end users.
Involved in designing the authentication scheme for outside users for
external facing portal.
Migrated Portal and Knowledge management content.
Configured SSO between SAP and external applications.
Designed and created departmental portal sites using Merged Roles,
Worksets, Pages and iViews.
Performed the full lifecycle implementation of Web Page Composer based
corporate web site.
Transported KM folders using ICE Protocol.
Configured SAP Transaction iViews (ECC) and BEx Excel Workbooks in
Portal.
Created and managed NWDI tracks and transported contents using tracks.
Responsible for transporting the PCD objects as well as the role to
group mappings across the DEV, QA and PROD landscapes.
Navaid Rafiq
8210 Mirar Pass, San Antonio, TX 78255
******@*****.***
Mobile: 734-***-****
Home: 210-***-****
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Supported and resolved all production issues related to portal, SAP and
non-SAP applications.
Used HP OpenView for component and functional testing of the site.
Used Mercury LoadRunner 9.0 for stress and load testing of the site
before go-live.
Installed and configured WebTrends 8.0b for creating and maintaining
portal usage statistics.
Worked on Visual composer and Java WebDynpro for setting up the
refinery Operations Dashboard where the data from all refineries are
being displayed after massaging through SAP xMII application.
Modified and enhanced several .Net applications at Valero.
Environment: SAP Enterprise Portal 6 and 7, J2EE Web Application
Server, xMII, NetWeaver Development Studio, Java WebDynpro, Java Server
Pages, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Oracle 9i/10g, Windows 2003 Server.
Holcim US Inc., Dundee, MI
Technical Analyst (SAP Portal Administrator), March 2003-Jan 2006
Designed the SAP Portal architecture, Installed and configured SAP EP 5
SP4 on windows.
Upgraded to subsequent Portal versions of SP5, SP6 and then to EP6 SR1.
Migrated Portal and Knowledge management content.
Apply hotfixes and patches to SAP Portal.
Created portal Roles, Worksets, Pages and iViews.
Created User Groups in the LDAP directory (Novell eDirectory).
Worked on Design Architecture of the Portal with different functional
groups.
Designed and created XML templates for the portal content and
customized SAP component for Single Sign-On.
Defined the Portal Document Repository structure.
Installed and configured TREX, created indexers, configured
Collaboration rooms, built Taxonomy structures, configured BW reports,
R/3 transactions to be pulled into the portal.
Developed iViews using WebDynpro and SAP Portal development kit for
.Net.
Installed and configured WebTrends 7.1b for creating and maintaining
portal usage statistics.
Use Microsoft Project for managing and scheduling the tasks.
Environment: SAP Enterprise Portal 5 and 6, J2EE Web Application
Server, NetWeaver Development Studio, Java Server Pages, JavaScript,
HTML, XML, Oracle 9i, Windows 2000 Server.
Premier IT Inc., Dallas, Texas
Bank of America, Seattle, WA - Contractor
Consultant (BroadVision Administrator), 2002
Administered the online banking content management site running under
BroadVision One-to-One Enterprise 6.0 based on AIX platform.
Installed and configured Publishing Center 6.0, BV Portal 6.0 and
FastSearch 2.x applications.
Applied broadvision and custom application patches and performed
versions upgrade.
Wrote UNIX shell scripting for house cleaning and monitoring.
Installed apache web server and created rewrite rules and implemented
security by using SSL.
Installed and configured OpenSTA monitoring tool for load testing the
site.
Modified and enhanced additional features to the site as per business
requirements by creating JavaScript pages and modifying C++ components.
Used Microsoft Visual Source Safe for version control.
Environment: C++, JavaScript, Apache web server, Oracle 8i, AIX.
CGI, Houston, TX - Contractor
Senior Web Developer, 2001
Member of the eBusiness team that focused on delivering end-to-end
eBusiness technology solutions and architectures that meet the growing
needs of companies moving to the web or expanding their web presence.
Developed an Internet based sales tool application.
Designed and developed Java Servlets, Business Logic, User Interface,
and used JDBC with Connection Pooling to interface Oracle database.
Designed concurrent and fast connection availability by implementing
Connection Pooling concept of JDBC.
Environment: C++, Java Servlets, JavaScript, JRun web server, IBM
VisualAge, WindowsNT/UNIX
Navaid Rafiq
8210 Mirar Pass, San Antonio, TX 78255
******@*****.***
Mobile: 734-***-****
Home: 210-***-****
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Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA - Contractor
BroadVision Consultant, October 2000 - March 2001
Developed a complete registration process using JavaScript and Java
Servlets for B2B/B2C site for different types of corporate and guest
users viewing different pages depending upon their roles.
Used getAccess software for centralized storage of all users'
information. GetAccess was integrated with BroadVision 5.5 through
Tibco.
Created Java Servlets and a Java class object for sending the detailed
user's information for registration, deletion and, updating in the
getAccess registration process.
Created forms and workflows under Publishing Center used for content
management.
Customized the search pages used with Verity search engine to meet the
business requirements.
Used clearCase for version control.
Environment: Java, Java Servlet, JavaScript, BroadVision, getAccess,
clearCase, Oracle 8i, UNIX.
Hallmark.com, Kansas City, KS - Contractor
BroadVision Consultant, July - October 2000
Modified and enhanced a B2C site running under BroadVision One-to-One
4.5 where guests or registered members can shop for various products
depending upon their taste.
Created JavaScript pages for displaying promotions that were run
periodically by business managers using DCC.
Created a C++ program that read a special formatted shipped
confirmation file from one of their vendor and updated the information
in the database.
Environment: C++, JavaScript, BroadVision, Oracle 8i, UNIX.
Air Liquide Inc., Houston, TX - Contractor
BroadVision Developer, Feb - July 2000
Developed a B2B/B2C site using BroadVision One-to-One 4.0.
Created new content types and database schema under BroadVision and
define communities and rulesets.
Defined permissions in access control file for different types of users
for accessing the controlled resources.
Developed JavaScript pages displaying statement details of the
customer, taking orders from them through different options, displaying
customer's role specific promotions and specials that entered by
business managers through DCC, and sending an email to the user &
notification to the shipping department for scheduling the delivery.
Used PVCS for version control.
Environment: JavaScript, BroadVision, Oracle 8i, UNIX.
OrbitWorld Inc., Houston, TX
IBM, Houston, TX - Contractor
Web Developer, Sep 1998 - Feb 2000
. Created C++ components while working on US Postal Service project.
. Designed various web sites for IBM clients using Lotus Notes 4.6.1,
CGI/PERL, HTML and JavaScript.
. Worked on NASA projects, "MARS Settlement Design Competition", and
an "Online Task Order application" for customers, by using Cold
Fusion, HTML, JavaScript, and SQL Server.
. Designed and developed an on-line DSL Application using Cold Fusion,
SQL server 7.0 under Windows NT, contains an On-line customer
request form and features to retrieve and process these customer
requests and thereby forward the DSL Form Orders to South Western
Bell (DSL provider).
. Designed a Web based application for medical patients using Cold
Fusion, SQL server 7.0 under Windows NT to store, search, retrieve,
and display their records, images, and their medical tests reports
including different diagnosis and their data.
Environment: Lotus Notes, JavaScript, HTML, CGI/PERL, Cold Fusion, SQL
Server 7.0, DB2.
Megamania Inc., Houston, TX
Developer, Mar 1998 - Aug 1998
Designed different web projects using Active Server Pages, VBScript,
JavaScript, CGI/Perl and SQL server.
Designed and created Classifieds section having all sorts of ads
related to different sectors such as employment, transport, Garage
Sales etc.
Navaid Rafiq
8210 Mirar Pass, San Antonio, TX 78255
******@*****.***
Mobile: 734-***-****
Home: 210-***-****
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Created Voting Box that accepts votes from the users and then display
voting result. Administrator can change, add or delete the voting
subject at any time by using GUI designed for administrator.
Designed and created Reminder Service for reminding the users in
advance of any event to be occurred.
Designed and created Singles Connection that serves as a communication
media between two couples and let them choose their best fit person for
them.
Designed and created Discussion Forum template for posting questions
and the solutions or comments to those questions by the users.
Environment: Active Server Pages, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, CGI/PERL,
SQL Server 7.0.
Education
Masters in Computer Science, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston,
Texas.
Bachelors in Computer Science, NED University of Engineering &
Technology. Karachi, Pakistan.