Sap Basis Consultant

** *****' experience in SAP technologies with specialization in SAP

BASIS/NetWeaver Administration

Hands on experience in SAP Hosting, Migrating, Upgrades, Enhancement

Pack Installations, SPS Updates, Maintenance, Monitoring,

Troubleshooting, Security Services, Performance Optimization, Back-up

procedures and Disaster Recovery process on SAP HANA DB, SAP R/3, ECC

6.0 (ERP 6.0), SRM, SRM-MDM Catalog, HCM (ERP 6.0), Enterprise Portal,

XI/PI, BI, SCM (APO) with Live Cache, xMII (NetWeaver CE) and Solution

Manager Systems

Strategic and tactical knowledge of SAP landscape planning, BASIS best

practices, cutover planning, Sizing, HW / SW provisioning,

private/public cloud hosting, connectivity, middleware / technical

integration and SOX compliance

Strong supervisory and hands-on experience in the following: system

copies (Homogeneous, Heterogeneous, redirected restore), backup/restore,

SSL certificates, firewall modification requests, single sign-on (SSO),

RFC destination setup, printer setup, Correction & Transport System

(CTS+), system performance tuning, root cause analysis and resolving

Early Watch, short dump, and other monitoring / health check report

issues

Experience in designing, prototyping, integrating solutions,

recommending technical scope and maintaining SAP Landscapes with

end-to-end full life-cycle Basis implementations

Installed BW 7.4 SPS8 (SR2) with DB on HANA (SUSE Linux) and CI on

Windows 2012 for Kingfisher Inc. SAP LAB

Performed SRM Upgrade from 5.0 to 7.0 EHP2 SPS10

Installed EHP1 & EHP2 along with Support Pack Stack using Enhancement

Pack Installer tool on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (Enterprise Portal and BI)

system landscapes

Installed EHP (Enhancement Pack) 6 along with Support Pack Stack using

SUM (Software Update Manager) tool on SAP ERP 6.0 system landscape

Installed and configured Solution Manager 7.1 system on cloud

environment

Performed Hardware Migration of SAP Enterprise Portal systems to Cloud

environment

In-depth knowledge of SAP methodologies and tools for successful and

timely implementation of SAP Components, providing better integration

enabling rapid access to critical information. Hands on experience in

coping data using Client Copy procedures and Migrating/Refreshing SAP

servers using Homogeneous, Heterogeneous & Redirected restore procedures

Implementing TDMS (Test Data Migration Server) to scramble sensitive

data on SAP HCM systems for HR reporting

Built new systems in the landscape using SAP Landscape Virtualization

process (Rename tool)

Extensive experience in updating Mid-Year and Year-end synchronous

HRSP's on SAP HCM environment

Experience in setting up Central System Monitoring, E2E Root Cause

Analysis, Solution Manager Diagnosis (SMD), EWA, SLR by adding Satellite

systems to monitor SAP ABAP and Java based systems centrally from

Solution Manager 7.1

Proficient in User Administration (User, Group, Role, CUA), System

Administration, Database Backup, Disaster Recovery etc.

Worked on end to end Integration of SAP Enterprise Portal with the SAP

systems like BI, ECC & HCM

Worked to integrate SAP servers with third-party bolt-on applications

Peak, GIS, Vertex, BSI TaxFactory, Topcall, Esker Faxing & OpenText

Live Link (IXOS) archiving system with SAP

Hands on experience on DB2 9.5, 9.7 & 10.1 and Oracle 10g databases with

Version and Fix Pack upgrade capability. Experience in implementing

Table Row compression on DB2 database

Good knowledge in Installing and Integrating Vertex Tax Application with

SAP and updating Vertex GeoCode and Rate updates on the Vertex servers

to reflect the new sales tax changes

Experience on Netweaver 2004s stack including Web Application Server

(WAS) 6.40

Experience in Configuration of Adobe document Service (ADS), System

Landscape Directory (SLD) & NWDI

Extensively worked on integration of BEx and WAD queries into SAP EP 6.0

and SAP EP 7.0 as SAP BI Report iViews as well as designing the PCD for

better Portal Content Management

Having good knowledge on ITIL service delivery methodology. Worked as an

Onshore liaison for offshore team for best in time delivery and 100

percent customer satisfaction

Internal Lab Consultancy by Kingfisher Inc. Atlanta, GA

[SEP 2014 - TILL DATE]

Installed SAP HANA Database on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

PL2 using SAP HANA Lifecycle Manager

Updated HANA DB to Revision 85 using HANA Lifecycle Manager

Installed BW (SAP NetWeaver) 7.4 SPS8 (SR2) with DB on HANA

Linux and CI on Windows using SPM (Software Provisioning

Manager)

Installed BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) 10.1

standard running on top of BW 7.4 SPS8

Activated the EPM services required for the BPC Web Client

access

Installed SAP EPM Solutions, add-in for Microsoft Office to

provide business users the capability to analyze data from

within supported SAP EPM applications, using Microsoft Office

tools

Client Graphic Packaging International Inc. Atlanta, GA

Title [JAN 2008 - JUL 2014]

Sr. Enterprise Resource Planning Advisor

Responsibilit Lead the team of 8 Basis Administrators including onsite and

ies offshore for production support

Performed SAP SRM 5.0 to SRM 7.0 EHP2 SPS10 Upgrade

Installed SAP Enhancement packages on SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP 6), SAP

NetWeaver 7.0 (EHP 1 & 2), SAP Business Suite & SAP Solution

Manager systems along with support pack stacks using EHP

Installer tool

Installed EHP1, EHP2 on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (BW & Portal)

environment

Performed Mid-Year and Year-End HRSP updates on SAP HR system

Performed BSI v9.0 TUBs updates on regular releases

Performed Hardware Migration of SAP Enterprise Portal Systems

to Cloud based environment

Installed SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SPS8 (ABAP+Java) on Cloud

environment

Installed and configured Wily Introscope 8.2 to work with

Solution Manager 7.1

Configured and implemented Solution Manager Diagnostics (SMD)

for End to End Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Installed SMD Agents

for monitoring via Solution Manager

Integrated dedicated SLD with the Solution Manager SLD

Configured all systems (ABAP and Java) within the landscape to

point to new dedicated SLD

Configured all landscape systems and solutions on Solution

Manager via SMSY. Configured automatic system data collection

via RFC from satellite systems to Solution Manager

Configured Solution Manager (7.1) to generate Early Watch

reports automatically. Configured satellite systems (SDDN) for

sending early watch data to solution manager

Perform SCM/APO and Livecache SPS update

Performed Database upgrades, DB2 UDB version 9.5 to 9.7 and

10.1 based upon SAP supportability matrix

Support Vertex Sales Tax Qseries Application and perform

monthly tax bulletin updates

Configure and Support SAP Faxing Solution (Esker), Update the

firewall when necessary to allow and close the connection to

SAP systems for faxing

Integrate SAP servers with third-party bolt-on applications

Peak, GIS, Vertex, BSI TaxFactory, Topcall, Esker Faxing &

OpenText Live Link (IXOS) archiving system with SAP

Plan and perform the Disaster Recovery exercise to ensure SAP &

Third-party business critical applications will be restored in

timely manner to avoid business continuity

Perform J2EE administration for all NetWeaver systems,

trouble-shoot and resolve all issues related to J2EE using

Visual Tool, Config Tool and JCO

Perform SAP JVM switch on all SAP Java systems to be in line

with SAP mainstream support

Perform Enhanced CTS+ (Change and Transport Management System)

configuration alone with single sign on to move the Java object

changes across the landscape

Implement TDMS (Test Data Migration Server) to be able to

scramble the sensitive data on SAP HCM systems for HR reporting

Migrate SAP systems: Homogeneous & Heterogeneous migrations to

move SAP systems into Cloud environment

Performed Unicode migration on SAP Solution Manager system

Perform Index Assessment, create Indexes and transport from DEV

to PRD for large and critical tables

Client Verso Paper, Memphis, TN

[JAN 2007 - DEC 2007]

Title Enterprise Resource Planning Advisor

Responsibiliti Set up technical infrastructure for the global SAP

es implementation (server builds, technical evolutions) on HP-UX

environment

Migrated SAP environment from HP-UX to AIX platform

Upgraded SAP R/3 4.7 landscape to ECC 6.0

Implemented advanced techniques and optimization: tables

split, parallel export/import on servers

Performed SAP Kernel release upgrades and database tools on

various systems in the landscape to meet the pre-requisites

for database upgrade

Implemented various OSS notes for functional issues and

analyzed the solution set by interacting with the functional

users

Analyzed and proposed solutions to handle tables with a rapid

growth rate by separated data files on different logical disks

Performed Client administration by creating new Clients and

perform client refreshes using various methods (Local client

copy, Remote client copy & Client Export Import)

Performed Daylight Saving Time changes and applied respective

OSS notes to add entries into the tables

Involved in SAP R/3 Security Administration by reviewing

existing Activity-Groups for better security controls

Created new activity-groups and handled authorization of

Object's field level security restriction for tight security

control

Monitored SAP landscapes centrally by installing CCMSPING,

SAPCCM4X & SAPCCMSR agent via Solution Manager

Updated and tuned memory parameters after the memory analysis

and study

Analyze SQL traces and fine tuning SAP memory settings

Perform Spool & Temse administration, install and copy Device

Types, Export and Import Device Types and Install True Type

Fonts

Perform Language Imports and Language Supplementation

Configure RFC destinations, Logical Systems, operation modes

and profiles

Client CalgonCarbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

[APR 2006 - DEC 2006]

Title SAP Basis Consultant

Responsibiliti Planned & hosted SAP R/3 system landscape (version 4.6C) on a

es windows environment with oracle database

Performed post installation activities, system readiness

checks, system connections, setup transport routes, perform

bulk transport loads from development to test environment for

integration testing

Conducted stress tests on newly developed objects before being

moved to production environment

Involved in Production Support in maintaining the Servers in a

Smooth way

Performing data refresh activities on sandbox and test clients

Daily tasks includes resolving Incident management tickets in

all existing SAP systems along with system monitoring,

providing support to end users and developers, working with

other teams to ensure all development activities are carried

out in parallel

Setup R/3 profile generator (PG), gathered requirements about

user activities and planned security procedures

Used R/3 Profile Generator (PFCG) to create, generate and

assign authorization profiles to users

Worked on documenting roles in roles database and update

database history of roles Exported reports to Excel Sheets

from SUIM to provide business with detailed list of users in

their controls

Worked along with the functional teams to set and resolve the

authorization object level data and problems in various

modules (FI/CO, MM, PS)

Used R/3 Profile Generator (PFCG) to create, generate and

assign authorization profiles to users

Worked on SAP Check Indicator Defaults and Field values,

reduced the scope of Authorization checks using transaction

SU24 and maintained check indicators for Transaction codes

Spool administration: Defined output devices for local, remote

and front end printing, defined logical spool servers, managed

spools and output requests (SPAD)

Scheduled and Monitored batch jobs on SAP

Performed Technical Upgrade based on the Operating System,

Database versions and Installed Add-On's

Applied SAP Notes to resolve emergency issues

Administrated Oracle database: Space Management and other

Database activities using BRTOOLS

Configured SAProuter to give access to servers securely for

SAP Support

Client OCR Services Inc. Exton, PA

[NOV 2003 - MAR 2006]

Title SAP Basis Consultant

Responsibiliti SAP Kernel, Patch and Add-on implementation including ABAP and

es Java stack using SDM/JSPM.

Move application fixes throughout the system using Transport

Management System ( TMS )

Regular System/Batch Job Administration and Monitoring.

Daily Monitoring activities like Analyzing ABAP Dumps, Update

Monitoring, Alert Monitors, System Traces, lock Entries Set

Alert threshold, operation modes.

Supported SAPGUI front-end installation and problems related

to it

Performed security administration such as lock/unlock users,

reset passwords, create/delete/copy users, assign

authorizations. Created users along with assigning roles,

profiles and authorizations by performing user administration

with the help of transaction SU01, SU10 and SUIM.

Implemented and configure security tools such as CUA.

Performed Database Administration, Table space administration

(BRTOOLS), adding data file, monitoring archive logs, trace

files, and log files for trouble shooting.

Performing local/remote client copies for regular refresh

Employer Details From Date To Date Designation

RiVi Consulting Group 22 JAN 2014 TILL DATE SAP ERP Advisory

Architect

Dell Inc. 09 SEP 2013 21 JAN 2014 Sr. Enterprise Resource

Planning Advisor

Thompson Technologies 15 JAN 2013 06 SEP 2013 SAP Systems Technical

Inc. Architect

Dell Inc. 03 APR 2006 14 JAN 2013 Enterprise Resource

Planning Advisor

E-Wings Solutions 10 NOV 2003 17 MAR 2006 SAP Basis Consultant

Course Specialization Institution Completion

Master of Science Information University of Madras APR 2003

Technology

IBM Information Management DB2 Technical Professional v2

Oracle Database Administrator Certified Associate

SAP HANA 1.0 SP 08 Administration

SAP Technology Associate - System Administration with SAP NetWeaver

SM100 SAP Solution Manager Configuration

SAP Systems: OS/DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver

IBM DB2 LUW (Linux, Unix & Windows) for SAP

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LAKSHMANA GUNTAKA

Sr. SAP Basis/NetWeaver Consultant

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