Senior Systems Analyst/EDI Lead
Resume:
AUBREY BALTHAZAAR, B.A.Econ
* ******* ******, ******** ****, ON
L4C 0B9
*************@*****.***
CAREER PROFILE
. Senior Business/Systems Analyst and EDI Team Lead with 18 years
progressive experience in a world class electronic company with a wide
range of system environments.
. Proficient at organizing tasks and meeting critical timelines.
. Reputation for providing excellent customer service and the ability to
deal tactfully. Works well with diverse teams to develop and implement
solutions in various system applications.
. Effective team member and leader in a global environment who is
frequently consulted for expert technical advice. Proactive and
creative problem solver with measured and pragmatic approach which
resulted in significant turnarounds in several system applications.
. Excellent written and verbal business communication internally and
externally across all levels of the organization.
. Ability to design, develop, implement and enhance system applications
within projects. Possess strength in program analysis, design and
analyzing clients' specifications.
. Liaised with business leaders, team members and EDI customers to
determine priorities and enhancements.
. Full Life Cycle Implementations of EDI and SAP R/3.
. Implementation of EDI customers and suppliers on SAP and legacy
systems.
. Demonstrated sound knowledge of business processes surrounding Supply
Chain Management and Warehouse Management.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
EDI Team Lead/Sr. Systems/Business Analyst
Sony of Canada, Willowdale, ON 1995 - May
2014
Analysis
. Worked with the business to identify and document all requirements
relating to EDI and its application to business process and supported
those requirements.
. Configure SAP and implement new customers and vendors.
. Documented defined business rules and with assumptions or limitations
per SOX specifications.
. Ensure integration, system, user acceptance (UAT) and regression
testing is complete for both inbound and outbound EDI transactions.
Technical skills: SAP Enterprise R/3, Software packages: Microsoft word,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Outlook,
UNIX scripting, AXWAY -Tumbleweed
Support
. Provided extensive support to Sony of Canada's key EDI accounts such
as Sears, Future Shop, Best Buy, Staples, Wal-Mart, Loblaw, Target,
Rogers, ADI Marketing and Hudson Bay to ensure smooth processing.
. Managed to resolve transmission and translator issues with third party
service provider.
. Maintained existing UNIX scripts for all applications.
. Oversaw resolving issues and support decision-making and ensure common
understanding.
AUBREY BALTHAZAAR, B.A.Econ
. Coordinated mentoring and training and managed successfully EDI
Analysts in their daily EDI responsibilities and best practice problem
solving based on trends and analysis. Combine business and technical
knowledge in creating quality business application solutions for end
users.
Technical skills: SAP Enterprise R/3, UNIX scripting - KORN/BOURNE shell,
AXWAY -Tumbleweed
Technical
. Extensive knowledge with the following EDI Transaction Sets:
850 - Purchase order 855 - Purchase order Acknowledgement
810 - Invoice 820 - Payment order/Remittance
advice
846 - Inventory Inquiry/Advice 852 - Product Activity (POS)
Data
856 - Shipment Notice/Manifest 860 - Purchase order change -
buyer initiated
865 - PO Change Acknowledgement 997 - Acknowledgement
. Lead representative for EDI across the organization - Order
Management, Warehouse Management and POS data processing.
. Managed both incoming and outgoing translation of X-12 to IDOCs and
IDOCs to X-12 standard documents. Managed the daily flow of EDI
documents.
. Managed escalations and resolutions of EDI related translator and
system issues.
. Developed complex UNIX scripts and was the acknowledged script expert.
. Prime EDI contact for vendors, customers, VAN and internal functional
organizations.
. Carry out assignments focused on helping customers/vendors/service
provider meet their business needs.
. As EDI lead, collaborated with vendors, trading partners, VAN and
internal functional teams to define EDI requirements.
. Developed and maintained EDI mappings in translators such as GENTRAN
and EDIOPEN.
. Implemented 40 major EDI customers and 20 mid tear customers. Setup
was completed in SAP and EDI translator. Continued to setup new EDI
trading partners in SAP and EDI translators.
. Provided assistance in resolving SAP IDOC and POS data issues.
. Provided technical and business support for the EDI application,
mapping and interfaces.
. Designed and created new UNIX scripts for EDI and all internal
applications. Fully Experienced with transfer methods (VAN, FTP, SFTP,
AS2)
. Supported SAP-SD EDI.
. Oversaw the business processes surrounding Supply Chain Management and
processed all EDI documents thru SAP system and warehouse management
system.
. Administered AXWAY -Tumbleweed.
. Implemented new customers in Tumbleweed and worked with Sony US and
AXWAY to resolve major issues.
Technical skills: SAP Enterprise R/3, UNIX scripting - KORN/BOURNE shell,
EDI translators - EDIOPEN, GENTRAN, BIZTALK, AXWAY -Tumbleweed
Projects
. Project lead for EDI/ SAP upgrade and maintenance.
. Project lead for migrating in-house EDI translator activities to SONY
US mainframe.
. Project lead for migration of EDI translator activities from SONY US
mainframe to third party service provider - GXS.
. Project lead for annual warehouse product count and update SAP product
inventory.
. Project lead for converting all FTP UNIX scripts to SFTP Unix scripts.
. Technical lead for upgrade and improvement of warehouse management
system.
. Technical lead for migration of UNIX Scripts to Servers to US Sony
environment
AUBREY BALTHAZAAR, B.A.Econ
. Project lead for testing all scripts for migration of warehouse
management system to SONY - US
Technical skills: Project Methodology: Rational Unified Process, Object
Oriented Methodology, Database systems methodology, AXWAY -Tumbleweed
Programmer Analyst
Confederation Life, Toronto, ON
1989 - 1995
Analysis
. Played a key role in all aspects of development of new systems and
maintaining existing batch systems and on-line systems in a CICS
environment, using languages such as COBOL II and PL1.
. Actively involved in converting in Canadianizing applications
originally designed for the U.S. market and vice versa.
Technical
. Modified on-line screens using SDF2 software and enhance programs to
handle complex changes to term and whole life insurance products as
per client's specifications.
. Designed and created application Programs in PL1 and Cobol II
languages in conjunction with the senior member of the application
systems programming department.
. Created JCL (job control Language) and JCL PROCS for execution of new
batch jobs.
Transaction Support
. Analyzed, programmed, and implemented basic system changes, using
COBOL II and PL1 languages as required.
. Developed test plans, performed unit and system testing for newly
developed and enhanced batch and on-line programs in order to make
certain the programs produced correct results before implementing into
the production environment.
. Designed code applications to produce financial transaction reports to
allow clients to reconcile monetary amounts on daily, weekly, monthly
and yearly basis.
Technical skills: MVS, TSO, ISPF, CICS, Languages: PL/1, Cobol, Cobol II,
Job Control Language
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
. Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Computer Science - Brock
University
. Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering - Niagara
Institute of Applied Arts and Technology
Technical Courses:
SAP courses: ABAP - BC 400, Processes in sales and distribution in
SD, Billing,
EDI interface, IDOC interface development.
TumbleWeed: Secure Transport Administration, Secure Transport
Advanced Transaction
Manager
Memberships/Affiliations:
Strategic Project Management
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