Sap Project

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Threveni Mohan is a Manager with 15 years of experience in serving

food and beverage, consumer products, life sciences, Oil and Gas and

retail services industry with varied projects using EDM methodologies,

implementing MDM solutions, roadmap development, MDM strategic

initiatives, enterprise governance and MDM functions assessments.

Provided exceptional guidance in the MDM initiatives in

implementations and upgrades with several clients leveraging existing

in-process data assets to create lean master data governance and

management strategies along with tactical deployment approaches.

Threveni is proficient in Go-To Market MDM initiatives and

development. MDM SME, technically proficient in SAP MDM, BODS,MDG,

Business Objects Information Steward, Portal.

DELOITTE August 2013 to till date

Oil & Gas, Data Conversion Lead(current assignment) -August 2013 to till

date

Working as a Data conversion Manager for a large Oil and Gas Company.

Managing a team of 10+ practioners onshore/offshore. Managing the data

conversion rollouts loading several objects from Warehouse Management and

Plant Maintainance.

Managing the project and cutover for data conversion and working closely

with the project stake holders mitigating Risk, handling scope changes,

Change Request. Business objects data services is the tool of choice for

data conversion and working closely with the MDG implementation roadmap

items for MDG 7.1

CAPGEMINI JAN 2006 to August 2013

Retail industry, MDM Lead(current assignment) -March 2012 to till date

Finance and PLM MDM Implementation - 1) Assess current state of the master

data function around Finance function by evaluating master data processes

2) Facilitate the blueprint discussion leading to development of the future

state 3) Determine processes to improve, automate, cleanse and consolidate

the master data from legacy to SAP.

Role: Lead a team of 12+ resources on the project onshore/offshore,

provided direction and guidance to the team members and ensured that the

deliverables are of high quality and delivered timely; handled the end-end

implementations and executed successful cutovers and multiple integration

testing. Interacted with senior level executives at the Vice President and

Controller level across various areas of Finance and developed executable

advice on assigned areas. I was able to leverage my industry knowledge and

work experience at other Retail clients to bring valuable insights to the

table. Effectively co-teamed with Subject Matter Advisors (SMA's) from

other areas like Business Objects to get their advice on relevant areas and

maximize the value to the client. Worked closely with the Data conversion

team during data design workshops and profiling of data. Handled the

consolidation and central creation of master data for Vendor, Customer,

Material. Cleansed and converted data was brought into MDM and syndication

out to ECC and several legacy systems. In integration with Business objects

Information Steward developed data quality dashboard reports and Data

services for Address Validation.

Technical Environment: SAP MDM 7.1, BODS 4.0, PI, Portal/BPM, SAP ECC.

Capgemini Go-to market SAP MDG Initiatives(September 2011 - Dec 2011) -

Attended several work shops around the Master Data Governance Initiatives

with SAP.

Getting basic understanding around the MDG for Finance.

Helped one of the client with the basic config requirement for MDG for

Finance.

Food and beverage industry, Project lead, Solution architect (June 2010 -

Aug 2011)

SAP MDM/BPM Implemention

MDM Finance Transformation - Finance Transformation effort involving a

Finance Function assessment including detailed process reviews of various

Finance areas and determine areas of improvement in organization structure

improvement, technology enhancements etc. Leveraged SAP MDM in integration

with SAP MDM to improve several business processes using Business

Workflows.

Role: Managed 12+ resources on the project onshore/offshore to deliver

quality MDM Finance solution. Managing the architecture and deployment

initiatives of SAP MDM and BPM end-end delivery of the project. Led the

project thread and presented findings and analysis to the MDM Controller,

Supported add-on sales for a Financial Suite project valued at

approximately $1 million. Responsible for project plan inputs and resource

estimation for the current finance master data object. Conceptually

translate the business strategies and requirements into technical strategy

and design the business solution. Performed system and integration testing

and work with the internal team and provide necessary guidance and advise.

Responsible for setting up and offshore team and the COE of SAP MDM/BPM for

a client and managing the project with end-end delivery. Lead and managed

project work streams and closely monitored project work scope, approach,

timelines and effectively delegated responsibilities among staff.

Technical Environment: SAP MDM 7.1 / SAP PI / SAP Net weaver Portal,

BPM/ECC

Telcom industry, Project Lead (Nov 2009 - May 2010) - 13 Months

A leading global mobile phone manufacturer and telecommunications equipment

company.

Role: Project Lead implementing and upgrade MDM project. Performing and

upgrade of their existing MDM solution to SAP MDM 7.1. The project mainly

concentrates on developing the UI using SAP Net weaver Webdynpro using

custom development integrating to MDM. Moving the data model to MDM 7.1

and making necessary changes to the data model. The system was moved from

their legacy world to the new SAP world where after upgrade the performance

of the system was improved 7 times faster. Lead a team of 10 resources

from various domains. Implements CTS for MDM Transports.

Technical Environment: SAP Net-Weaver Portal, SAP MDM 7.1, Unix

Cosmetics Industry, Data Governance Lead. (July 2009 - Nov 2009)

Role: Data Governance Lead to develop an MDM Data governance Model.

Conducting group and/or individual follow-up working sessions with Senior

Management from each of the business cycles in scope reviewing and

documenting the AS-IS process. The mission of the project was to develop a

Governance Model and provide guidelines to implement the same and maintain

them. Provided templates and solution to maintain the policies/standards.

Developed data governance framework and model. Provided tools necessary to

assist the internal resources in sustaining the governance model going

forward. Based on meetings developed "to be" business process, Built

homogeneity and standardization of controls across processes and locations.

Technical Environment: Excel, PowerPoint, SQL Server.

Life sciences, MDM and Data Governance Lead. (April 2008 - Feb 2009) - 10

Months

The client is a global medical technology company that is focused on

improving drug delivery, enhancing the diagnosis of infectious diseases and

cancers. They develop, manufacture and sell medical supplies, devices,

laboratory instruments, antibodies, reagents and diagnostic products.

Role: EDM lead responsible for international deployment of MDM Global

template. Worked closely with the EDM Client manager in implementing and

EDM Framework in the organization across the board. This was a multi-

national project with several waves spread across UK, India, Canada and the

US. one item consolidation using SAP MDM 5.5. Conducted rapid design

workshops around data management flows and processes and developing end-end

flows to ensure completeness of a data governance model and designed data

governance framework and realization of master data. Architecting EDM

solutions, designing/developing data governance standards, roles/

responsibilities, facilitating data conversion, mapping and cleansing

workshops. Establishment of data management tactical approach in assessing

the current state and providing the data governance framework along with

methods and templates to create and deploy the data governance

organization. Provided inputs to implement the latest SAP MDM 7.1 with a

comparision analysis to the clients. Provided expert guidance on the SAP

MDM tool and educated the client by conducting knowledge sharing sessions

on the MDM/SRM-MDM tool. Designed the implementation of MDM tool for

Customers and Products Catalogs that integrated SAP CRM and collected data

from various legacy sources.

Technical Environment: SAP MDM 7.1, SAP Portals, SAP CRM, SAP SRM

Worked on several MDM pursuits in Healthcare industry(April 2007 - April

2008)

Worked on Business Driven IT Transformation project. Responsible for

defining MDM Data Governance framework with the help of ASC in Capgemini.

Worked on one of the streams, sales assessments data and conducted several

workshops and discussions for the AS-IS State. Worked with stake holders in

defining the data governance model. Provided MDM assesment on various

technologies

Retail industry(2), MDM Lead (Jan 2006 to June 2006) (Jan 2007 - March

2007)

Client is one of the largest retail companies in office supplies and all

kind of office technologies. One of the initial client's that implemented

SAP MDM in its early stage.

Role: MDM Project lead responsible for implementing one item consolidation

using SAP MDM 5.5. Conducted client/process owner interviews to document

process via a flow chart. Responsible for setting up an approach in

modeling a complex business retail system in conjunction with normalizing

and cleansing the data from their legacy as well as SAP R/3 system.

Effectively developed the data model in MDM, integrating webmethods to SAP

MDM. The data been used by Business Intelligence. Worked closely with

customers to understand their current system and did data discovery and

classification to get a better understanding of their data across their

enterprise landscape. Review and recommendations on Initial Enterprise Item

structure to ensure the design will support both the short term reporting

requirements and the longer term goals. Co-ordinated with several other

integration teams to implement consolidation scenario and facilitating

discussion to provide guidance during integrating of MDM 5.5 with respect

to data conversions and migration. Identified alternative workarounds based

on customer requirements and Proactively solved many issues with the

product in particular to Retail specifc model. Implementing one of the

scenarios of MDM ie; consolidation and providing inputs for future to

handle the rest of other scenarios. Handled data assesment project, and

performed data governance assesment and built a data goverance strategy and

roadmap. Worked closely with SAP product development in resolving some

unforseen issues in the early implementation of SAP MDM 5.5. Developed a

data goverance model and identified/documented the deficiencies determined

at the time of testing

Technical Environment: SAP ECC, SAP MDM 5.5, Web methods, SAP BI.

Automotive:- MDM and Data governance Lead(Jan 2006 to Dec 2006)

Workshops around data governance and master data strategy. Streamlined the

data required out of MDM to the BI team. Conducted MDM demos on scenario,

did like a small POC . Conducted workshop and performed assesment on the

data.

Conducted an ASC in Capgemini for the client, defined a roadmap to

implement a MDM strategy.

Capgemini Internal COE (MDM and data goverance Lead) (Jan 2006 to Till

Date)

Role: Managing the architectural initiatives of SAP MDM responsible for

building internal capabilties in COE as well as best practices at client

base across all industry. Considered the MDM SME involved in several sales

activities and pursuits in winning MDM implementations.

Actively involved in sales pursuits of MDM initiatives, MDM Data Goverance

strategic projects in developing standards and designed a goverance model.

Assesing the SAP Data and non-sap data and design standards and goverance

models. Provide alternative MDM solution tools assesment that exactly fits

the business needs. Managed the team and developed few MDM Use cases

around Global Spend Analysis Report and online shopping cart using SRM-MDM

Catalogs. Provided POCs and Demos to client around MDM tool. Handle the

workshops to develop and MDM Roadmap. At a client's implemented Business

IT transformation roadmap, closely worked with business data stewards and

stake holders conducting as-is business process workshops. Developed MDM

assesment roadmap and gap-fit opputtunity analysis matrix.

SAP Labs (June 2001 - March 2005)

Clients - Chevron, Marathon, Amerada Hess, BP.

Role: Team Lead SAP Labs to test the MDM solution. Worked on MDM 3.0, one

of the initial versions of MDM before SAP's acquisition to MDME/SAP MDM.

Developing prototypes and enhancing some key capabilities of the tool.

Working closely with the Product Management team. Managed a group as a team

lead and coordinated the team members in developing the distribution

scenario of MDM.

The clients were the top 5 in the Oil & Gas industries providing generic

template requirement to deliver the upstream PRA solution.

Role: Team Lead SAP Labs to deliver the Upstream PRA solution, Royalty and

Tax Reporting Modules. Responsible for requirements gathering, design,

development and implementation of SAP PRA solution. Managed a group as a

team lead and coordinated the team members in implementing several tasks

for various states and agencies. Key member in the SAP's PROFOG committee,

a group of key resources from client's group together to discuss and

provide requirements to generic templates. Involved in discussions with

several industry partners implementing this solution and make them

understand and help them implement the solution.

Developed the Reporting framework to report the Royalty to the states from

the Oil and Gas Upstream industry, extensively used SAP ABAP and ABAP

Objects, creating interfaces, customization. Responsible for managing

Royalty and Tax Reporting Development according to the template design and

reporting the progress of the project deliverables to the immediate

supervisor/manager. Actively participated in Acceptance testing of PRA

solution. Managed the defect resolution and handled tickets from clients.

Technical Environment: SAP R/3 4.6c.

ALIT (Ashok Leyland) - Automotive (Jan 2000 - June 2001)

The client was one of the major automotive manufactures for heavy vehicles.

The project involved a huge implementation of several ERP modules and

phases.

Role: Team lead involved in managing the JIT and LCL Modules within the

Oracle Framework running on Unix (Compaq ES40). Worked on all phases of the

project life cycle and 2 waves. Managed a team of 10, working closely with

the client. Involved in acceptance testing and successful went live.

Trained end-users on the ERP solution.

Technical Environment: Oracle, Power-builder, Unix(Compaq ES40)

Transportation (Nov 1998-Dec 1999)

The Client manages the travels inbound outbound of passengers from various

cities.

The project involved analyzing the company structure and assesses the

current state and implements the ERP tool.

Role: Team member involved in development and implementation of an ERP

system. Involved in requirements gathering, design, develop necessary

deliverables. Actively participated in meetings. This implementation was on

a client server two tier architecture using Visual basic and Oracle.

Trained the client implementation team.

Technical Environment: Visual Basic, Oracle, Unix

System Experience

General Tools: Microsoft Excel - Expert; Microsoft PowerPoint - Advanced;

Microsoft Access Project Experience; Microsoft Visio - Project Experience.

SAP MDM/MDG/SAP BODS Business Objects Information Steward, SAP ECC, SAP

Portal/PI.

TRAINING:

> Attend several SAP HANA sessions in SAP TechEd and Forums.

> Getting familiarized with MDX HANA

> Attended Engagement Management training with Capgemini -2012

> SAP BODS training conducted by SAP -2010

> SAP MDM 5.5 training conducted by SAP -2006

> SAP SRM 5.0 training conducted by SAP -2008

> SAP MDM Print and publishing training conducted by SAP. - 2006

> Attended extensive training on SAP ABAP Objects, ABAP, SAP Performance

Tuning, Dialog programming, Data dictionary and several other SAP

programming techniques from SAP Labs.

> Conducted ABAP dictionary training programs

> SAP Net weaver XI - How to utilize the product more effectively from

SAP Labs.

> SAP FI module from SAP Labs, general configurations.

> Attended training on Oracle 11I Concepts, Stored procedures, JDBC.

> Functional training in Oil & Gas by Arthur Anderson.

AFFILIATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

> SAP Net Weaver XI training certification - SAP Labs

> SAP FI training certification - SAP Labs

> Excellent Performance award - ALIT

> Systems Analyst - GNIIT program

HIGHER EDUCATION:

> Masters in Computer Applications(MCA)

> GNIIT Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering

> Bachelors in Electronics.

PUBLISHED/PRESENTER:

> Presentation paper to SAP BPX community on the data governance

assessment.

> Presentation around SAP MDM IT capabilities to several customers.

> Participated in SAP Sapphire demonstrating SAP MDM capabilities.

> Participated in SAP Tech Eds.

> Presentation to a local group about ABAP Dictionary, ABAP Objects

> Presentation to the global team (US, India) about SAP PRA solution.

> Published a layout around Smart form development template at SAP.

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