Michael Strauss

Delray Beach, Florida *****

Phone 561-***-****

E-mail acrd1o@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mistrauss

Michael Strauss

Objective

To apply my technical skills and organization skills to various project environments, enabling effective contribution and thus establish myself as a capable SAP professional. Seeking a technical role, where I will be able to apply my Portal skills, work experience in different technical platforms by making a difference through quality, with strictly adherence in achieving the organizational goals, and by keeping in mind the organization policies and objectives.

Profile

Principal Consultant with more than 20 years experience as a programmer, developer and implementer and 12 years SAP Enterprise Portal project experience,

Extensive experience integrating Enterprise Portal EP 7.4,EP7.31, EP 2004S, EP6.0 and EP5.0 with BI,BW and R/3 (ECC) systems (CRM, SRM, MDM ESS/MSS).

Skilled in the development of custom applications interfacing ECC backend systems to the Enterprise portal.

Demonstrated ability to incorporate years of experience into best business practices for result oriented implementations which suite clients business on schedule and budget

Technical

Architecture – Portal and associated systems.

SAPUI5

SAP Fiori

SAP Portal, SAP BI Portal, SAP Federated Portal – Installations, upgrades, configuration, administration

Performance tuning and troubleshooting

Netweaver EP, KM & Collaboration, Visual Composer, MDM (Portal)

NWDI

Unicode Conversion

SAP Workflow

Employee Self-Service/Manager Self-Service

BI Reporting

SSO including SAML 2.0

SPNego

Diagnostic Tools

Solution Manager

JAVA, JSP, JavaScript, HTML5, HTMLB, HTML, XML, ASP

Experience/Project Work

Independent Consultant 3/2013 – Present

Industry: Retail–Walmart, Bentonville, AR 11/2014 – 03/2015

Project Description/Scope: Provide support and analysis of EP 7.31 landscape

Role: Portal Administrator

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Installation and configuration of Portal Systems

Achievements:

Install Portal Systems using SWPM consisting of PAS Primary Application Sever and AAS Additional Application Servers and DB Instances as required.

Upgrade Portal systems

Apply patches as required using SUM

Dealing with issues with SAP Theme Designer

Troubleshooting system issues and open OSS messages as required.

Error resolution ex. 2067358 - In Chrome hovering on the AFP Detailed navigation is displayed in offset offered fixes for SP10, 12 & 13. The customer is running SP11. I opened an OSS message and working with SAP the patch for SP11 was made available.

General oversight of Portal Systems.

Help formulate a process for external facing Portal can access internal SAP data thru SSO using F5, Ping Identity and SAML 2.0.

Part of the HRO Team integrating Fiori and SAPUI5.

Industry: Consumer Goods – Southern Wine and Spirits, Miramar, FL 08/2014 – 09/2014

Project Description/Scope: Provide support and analysis of EP 7.31 landscape

Role: Portal Architect

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Analyze and document existing EP 7.31 landscape.

Achievements:

Analyze existing landscape and architecture

Document discrepancies in the portal systems (SP).

Recommend future course of action.

Develop procedures to prevent similar errors in the future

Industry: Consumer Goods – Lumber Liquidtators, Richmond, VA 12/2013 – 07/2014

Project Description/Scope: Troubleshoot issues with BI Portal

Role: Sr. Portal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Find cause of errors and provide plan to avoid similar issues in the future..

Achievements:

Analyze system landscape and architecture

Diagnose root cause of errors

Test and verify fix

Develop procedures to prevent similar errors in the future

Prototype mobile app using SAPUI5

Industry: Manufacturing – Pittsburg, PA 08/2013 – 09/2013

Project Description/Scope: SAP EP 7.31 Architecture, installation and configuration

Role: Sr. Portal Architect

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Develop architecture for external facing portal.

Achievements:

Develop project plan

Upgrade EP 7.31 SP6

Establish SSO using SAML 2.0 to backend systems

Post installation configuration

Design Role and content structure

Develop Portal branding including SAPUI5

Evaluate client requirements

Develop procedures for onboarding of external users

Capgemini 4/2012 – 3/2013

Multiple Enterprise Portal Customers

Project Description/Scope: Manager - SAP Enterprise Portal Consultant responsible for installation, tuning, troubleshooting, training and documentation of Enterprise Portal environments at multiple customers.

Role: Manager SAP Portal practice

Responsibilities/Deliverables:

SAP Consultant on multiple projects. Performing Installations, Configuration, System Tuning and Troubleshooting.

Configure SAP EP 7.3

RDV – Rapid Development Visualization using iRise. Create simulations and UI design using RDV Methodology and iRise Studio

EM – Engagement Management Training.

iSAP Methodology. ASAP methodology using Agile.

Solution Manager configuration

Portal Architect

NWDI configuration

Data cleansing

PWC 3/2011 – 11/2011

Multiple Enterprise Portal Customers

Project Description/Scope: Manager - SAP Enterprise Portal Consultant responsible for installation, tuning, troubleshooting, training and documentation of Enterprise Portal environments at multiple customers.

Role: Manager SAP Portal practice

Responsibilities/Deliverables:

SAP Consultant on multiple projects. Performing Installations, Configuration, System Tuning and Troubleshooting.

Develop in-house training for SAP Portal.

Develop internal DB to request training.

Independent Consultant 3/2009 – 3/2011

Industry: Consumer Products Elmer’s Products Inc. – Columbus, OH 12/2010-

Project Description/Scope: KM, TREX

Role: Sr. Portal Architect

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Enable KM and TREX.

Achievements:

Implement KM

Implement TREX

Develop Portal branding

Evaluate client requirements.

Industry: Public Sector UN Umoja Project – New York, NY 10/2010- 12/2010

Project Description/Scope: Architecture, User Interaction for SAP Enterprise Portal

Role: Sr. Portal Architect

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Member of the User Interaction team. Design the Architecture and Landscape for the SAP Enterprise Portal environment.

Achievements:

Design Portal Architecture.

Define System Landscape.

Develop Portal strategy.

Evaluate client requirements.

Develop a Governance Plan.

Develop use cases for add on components.

Industry: Textiles – Albany, NY 6/2010-6/2010

Project Description/Scope: Instruct staff to use Visual Composer

Role: Sr. Portal Architect

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Instruct staff to use Visual Composer

Achievements:

Instructed staff to use Visual Composer.

Evaluate Portal Landscape

Industry: Medical Device – Syracuse, NY 3/2010-10/2010

Project Description/Scope: Architecture/Governance for SAP Enterprise Portal

Role: Sr. Portal Architect

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Provide Architecture and Governance for the SAP Enterprise Portal environment.

Achievements:

Assessment - Business Requirements.

Define/Refine Portal Strategy.

Develop Portal strategy based on As-Is and To-Be systems.

Develop Solution Architecture for a phased rollout out of ESS/MSS, CRM, BI/BOBJ and PLM into the SAP Enterprise Portal.

Develop a Governance Plan.

Multiple Enterprise Portal Customers

Project Description/Scope: Senior SAP Enterprise Portal Consultant responsible for installation, tuning, troubleshooting, training and documentation of Enterprise Portal environments at multiple customers.

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: SAP Consultant on multiple projects. Performing Installations, Configuration, System Tuning and Troubleshooting.

SAP America 10/2003 – 3/2009

AmerisourceBergen

Industry: Pharmaceutical Distribution – Chesterbrook, PA

Project Description/Scope: assessment on ABC CPTP (Customer Procure-to-Pay), which is a customer facing ordering, receiving, financial and reporting system which is integrated with ABC SAP Business Transformation solution and SRM

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Team member

Achievements:

Attended meetings and participated discussions for use of BTC Solution.

Gather requirements during interview phase to develop solution architecture.

Developed section in final report for use of SAP Portal in BTC Solution.

Merit Energy

Industry: Oil/Gas – Dallas, TX

Project Description/Scope: Implement SPNego.

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Implement SPNego in the DEV box for POC using MS ADS and EP7 SP15

Achievements:

Troubleshoot and Configure SSO. Corrected incorrectly configured SSO across seven system landscape

Implement SPNego to SAP Portal.

Implement Federated Portal Network.

Display BI reports for Upstream, mid stream and downstream.

T-Mobile

Industry: Communications – Seattle, WA

Project Description/Scope: Configure BI Portal.

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Configured BI Portal

Achievements:

Configure BI Portal using NWA

Perform system tuning

Create a System Definition in the Portal pointing to the BI 7.0 system

Configure SSO.

Knowledge Transfer. Provide written documentation and one on one sessions with employees.

Invista

Industry: Consumer Products – Wilmington, DE

Project Description/Scope: Develop architecture for SRM.

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Propose architecture for SRM using SAP Best Practices

Achievements:

Worked on a team to develop the architecture for SUS/SRM.

Developed 2 options to implement SUS/SRM.

Applied SAP Best Practices.

Pacer

Industry: Logistics – Dublin, OH

Project Description/Scope: Configure SAP Web Dispatcher.

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Configured two SAP Web Dispatcher

Achievements:

Configure SAP Web Dispatcher to act as a reverse proxy and load balancer.

Configured decrypt/re-encrypt protocol.

Install SLL Certificates.

Knowledge Transfer. Provide written documentation and one on one sessions with employees.

Honeywell Areospace

Industry: Aerospace – Tempe, AZ

Project Description/Scope: Portal Integration and SSO support.

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Portal Integration and SSO support

Achievements:

Resolve SSO error to BI system.

Assist in the development of Management Dashboard using Visual Composer.

Refine Queries using Query Designer for use in Management Dashboard.

Install Web Page Composer and instruct customer on use.

Assisted in creation of BI Portal Best Practices document.

Review system landscape, perform system tuning

Verizon

Industry: Communications – Tampa, FL

Project Description/Scope: Evaluate UWL issues in EP7

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Determine cause of change in UWL from EP6 to EP7

Achievements:

Evaluated customer XML changes to UWL

Define steps necessary to correct issues using SAP Best Practices.

Answered customer questions about changes to UWL

Allegheny Energy

Industry: Energy Industry – Pittsburg, PA

Project Description/Scope: EP7 Technical Assessment

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Technical assessment of hardware and software for EP7 upgrade.

Achievements:

Review and reported on the following areas:

Architecture (Hardware Landscape)

Support Stacks

Software Change Management

Post-Production Support

CA

Industry: Consumer Products – Islandia, NY

Project Description/Scope: Stabilization of EP7.

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Stabilize EP7 environnent

Achievements:

Verify EP installation

Isolate root cause of poor performance, perform system tuning.

Use DSM Logger to trace errors and verify DSM Terminator is functioning

Review system landscape

Stabilize EP7 environment

Fender® Musical Instruments

Industry: Consumer Products – Scottsdale, AZ

Project Description/Scope: Stabilization of EP7.

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Stabilize EP7 environment

Achievements:

Verify EP installation, perform system tuning

Isolate root cause of failure. Currently, the issue is sessions remaining open from BW reports created with Visual Composer.

Use DSM Logger to trace errors and verify DSM Terminator is functioning

Verify Session Release Agent is working.

Review current security architecture

Review system landscape

Stabilize EP7 environment

Pitney Bowes

Industry: Consumer Products – Stamford, CT

Project Description/Scope: EP5 to EP7 2004S Migration.

Role: SAP Principal Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Migrate EP5 to EP7

Achievements:

Install EP7

Migrate EP5 to EP7

Prepare EP5 system for migration

Install temporary EP6 SP16 system to accept migrated data from EP5 system.

Migrate EP6 to EP7

ATX

Industry: Communications – Dallas, TX

Project Description/Scope: Evaluate High Availability option for the EP7

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Educate customer about HA options and Architecture

Achievements:

Evaluated customer needs for a HA Environment

Created an Architecture for HA Portal Environment

Answered customer questions about Portal Architecture in a HA Environment

Sports Supply Group

Industry: Retail – Dallas, TX

Project Description/Scope: EP7 CRM

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Implement CRM functionality thru the Enterprise Portal

Achievements:

Configure CRM in SAP Enterprise Portal 7.0

Create Users in CRM and EP systems

Assign Roles in CRM and EP systems

Test and document.

DCI

Industry: Entertainment – Silver Spring, MD

Project Description/Scope: MDMP 4.6C to ECC 6.0 Unicode Conversion

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Perform Unicode conversion

Achievements:

Assess system for Unicode conversion

Assist Company Basis team in prep of systems for Unicode conversion

Perform SPUM4 and SPUMG scans

Perform post-conversion steps

Disney

Industry: Entertainment – Burbank, CA

Project Description/Scope: EP 2004S UI Project

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Troubleshoot issues for SAP 2004s UI Project.

Achievements:

Verify System Architecture

Install NWDI

Define SLD Landscape

Verify and configure connectivity between EP7 and R/3 backend systems.

Assist in conversion of Workplace Users and Composite Rolls into EP7.

Go to person for all issues involving EP

Fluor

Industry: Machinery, Engineering & Construction – Aliso Viejo, CA

Project Description/Scope: EP 2004S Pilot Project.

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Create content, troubleshoot issues for SAP 2004s Pilot Project.

Achievements:

Created content (iViews, Pages, Worksets, Roles) for Pilot Project.

Portal Branding

Troubleshoot and resolved issues around Visual Composer.

Configure Guided Procedures.

Configure KM

Verify and configure connectivity between EP and R/3 backend systems.

Cardinal Health

Industry: Health Care – Dublin, OH

Project Description/Scope: EP 2004S implementation preparation.

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Assist in developing a Reference Architecture.

Achievements:

Assisted in developing a Reference Architecture for future implementation.

Educate customer about EP 2004s

Anadarko

Industry: High Oil and Gas – Houston, TX

Project Description/Scope: EP 2004S implementation installation.

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Oversee preparation for installation of EP 2004S. Troubleshoot Portal issues. Assist in implementation of SSO via Kerberos.

Achievements:

Found answers to issues involving EP 6 SP 16

Assisted in implementing SSO via Kerberos

Developed project plan to upgrade to NW2004s

Brown-Forman Corporation

Industry: Consumer Products – Louisville, KY

Project Description/Scope: EP 2004S implementation installation.

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Oversee the installation of EP 2004S. Export all content from EP6 SP2 and import to 2004S.

Achievements:

Installed SAP Enterprise Portal 2004S.

Exported existing content from EP6 SP2 and imported into 2004s

Verify Branding

Florida Crystals

Industry: Consumer Products – West Palm Beach, FL

Project Description/Scope: Unicode Conversion

Role: SAP SR. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Prepare customer to do Unicode Conversion

Achievements:

Discuss Unicode Conversion.

Gather documentation and notes for customer use.

Assist in understanding of documentation for Unicode conversion procedure.

Knowledge transfer.

IFF

Industry: Chemical – Union Beach, NJ

Project Description/Scope: Unicode Conversion

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Perform Unicode Conversion on PLM test system.

Achievements:

Unicode Conversion.

Use Table Splitter Tool.

Assist in documentation of Unicode conversion procedure.

Knowledge transfer.

Industry: Internal SAP – Palo Alto

Project Description/Scope: Duet

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Unit test Duet. Help develop RKT and classroom training material for Duet.

Achievements:

Took part in testing of Duet software.

Worked on technical RKT for Duet.

Worked on technical classroom training for Duet.

Smith & Nephew

Industry: Life science – Memphis, TN

Project Description/Scope: NW04 content creation.

Role: SAP SR. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Install Business Packages and .create content for NW04 Portal. Define strategic planning to convert current R/3 systems to Unicode.

Achievements:

Install Business Packages for manufacturing.

Create SAP Transaction iViews.

Knowledge transfer.

Develop planning strategy for Unicode conversion.

Eastman Chemical

Industry: Chemical – Kingsport, TN

Project Description/Scope: EP 2004S implementation installation.

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Assist in the installation of EP 2004S.

Achievements:

Install & Post-Install on AIX / Oracle Platform.

Install & Post-Install on Windows / SQL Server.

Integrate with LDAP (AD).

Implement Single Sign on from NW Portals to a backend SAP system.

Explore various branding.

Micron Technology

Industry: High Tech & Electronics – Boise, ID

Project Description/Scope: Unicode Conversion

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Troubleshoot and assist in Unicode Conversion in Sandbox and Dev environments

Achievements:

Unicode Conversion.

Assist in documentation of Unicode conversion procedure.

Knowledge transfer.

Multiple Enterprise Portal Customers

Project Description/Scope: EP 2004S implementation installation.

Role: SAP Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Senior Technical Consultant responsible for installation, tuning, troubleshooting, training and documentation of Enterprise Portal environments at multiple customers.

Achievements:

Installed SAP Enterprise Portal 2004S.

Upgrade EP6

Pilot project implementing BW 3.5 into EP6 SP2

Adobe

Industry: High Tech & Electronics – San Jose, CA

Project Description/Scope: EP 2004S implementation installation.

Role: SAP Lead Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Oversee the installation of EP 2004S. Implement ESS. Export all content from EP6 SP2 and import to 2004S.

Achievements:

Installed SAP Enterprise Portal 2004S.

Implemented ESS.

Exported existing content from EP6 SP2 and imported into 2004s

Verify BW reports.

Verify Branding.

Industry: Insurance – Erie, PA

Project Description/Scope: EP 6.0 SP13 implementation consisting of architecture, planning, and installation. Install and configure SLD and NWDI (JDI).

Role: SAP Lead Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Project Lead for the implementation of EP6 SP13 NW04 in the Development, Quality and Production environments. Evaluate and install JVM monitoring software (Wily Introscope, Mercury JProbe).

Achievements:

Installed SAP Enterprise Portal 6 SP13 in a clustered environment.

Developed System Architecture.

Installed and configure SLD (System Landscape Directory).

Installed and configure NWDI (Netweaver development Infrastructure).

Installed Wily Introscope

Installed Mercury JProbe

LACCD

Industry: Higher Education – Los Angeles, CA

Project Description/Scope: EP 6.0 implementation consisting of planning, installation and support of ESS Business Packages. Develop custom application (PCR – Personal Change Request Form). Develop Workflow for approval of PCR form.

Role: SAP Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Project Lead for the implementation of EP6 w/ KM and TREX in the Development, Quality and Production environments. Architect PCR form and associated Workflow.

Achievements:

Installed SAP Enterprise Portal 6 SP2 in a clustered environment.

Installed and configure Knowledge Management and TREX

Training Sessions for employees involved in Administrative areas.

Designed and developed IViews.

Developed System Architecture.

Tested of completed components

Created custom application using BSP’s

Created Workflow using custom BOR objects for approval process associated with custom PCR Form.

Industry: Pharmaceutical – Roseland, NJ

Project Description/Scope: EP 6.0 Implementation for a pilot portal implementation.

Role: SAP Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Team member working on custom iView development.

Achievements:

Designed and developed iViews For EP5 and EP6.

Developed System Architecture.

Tested completed components.

Morris Communications

Industry: Media – Augusta, GA

Project Description/Scope: Senior Technical Consultant responsible for installation, tuning, troubleshooting and documentation of Enterprise Portal.

Role: SAP Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Team member for the implementation of EP5 in the Development, Quality and Production environments. Develop iViews to display user forms.

Achievements:

Installed SAP Enterprise Portal 5 SP5.

Designed and developed IVIEWS to display user forms.

Assisted with System Architecture.

Tested completed components

Penwest

Industry: Pharmaceutical – Danbury, CT

Role: SAP Consultant

Project Description/Scope: Senior Technical Consultant responsible for installation, tuning, troubleshooting and documentation of ESS and MSS.

Responsibilities/Deliverables: Team member for the implementation of ESS and MSS.

Achievements:

Implemented Employee Self-Service

Implemented Manager Self-Service

Assisted with System Architecture.

Tested completed components

Environment: EP 5 SP5, ITS 6.1, R/3 4.6c

Multiple Enterprise Portal Customers

Project Description/Scope: Senior Technical Consultant responsible for installation, tuning, troubleshooting, training and documentation of Enterprise Portal environments at multiple customers.

Role: SAP Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables: SAP Consultant on multiple projects. Installed EP, ESS and MSS. Custom development of iViews.

Achievements:

Executed the design and implementation of custom Portal.

Developed custom iViews using JAVA, JSP, JavaScript and HTMLB.

Designed and developed IVIEWS using ITS to display BW Reports.

Designed and developed IVIEWS for SAP transactions.

Executed the SAP interface designs.

Followed SAP Workflow and practices.

Worked closely with SAP CRM and ABAP

Tested completed components

Environment: JAVA, JSP, JavaScript, HTML5, HTMLB, HTML, SAP PDK, Eclipse 2.0, NDI

EDUCATION & Certification

openSAP Record of Achievement October 29, 2013

Introduction to Mobile Solution Development (SAPUI5)

openSAP Record of Achievement July 24, 2013

Introduction to Software Development on SAP HANA

Capgemini, Springfield, MI 8/2012

RDV Training (Rapid Design Visualization) Focus on iRise Stuido

Capgemini, Orlando, FL 8/2012

EM (Engagement Management) Training

Capgemini, Houston, Texas 8/2012

iSAP Training. Capgemini Methodology with a focus on Agile

12/11 - Currently enrolled in – Developing Applications on The Android Platform

SAP, Atlanta, Ga. 10/08/2008

Project Leadership Workshop – Part 1: Project Preparation Through Blueprint

SAP, Houston, Texas 10/02/08

BOBJ/MDM Training

SAP, Chicago, 3/19/2007

DEEP Dive workshop for PCUI in CRM 5.0

SAP, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 02/27/06

Unicode Conversion WUS702 - Certified

SAP, Dallas, Texas 05/2005

BW310 Training

SAP EDI, Alberta, Canada 05/2005

BW305 Training

SAP, KDC, Chicago

Workflow Training 06/2004

SAP, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

EP6 Training 01/2004

SAP, Dallas, Texas

ABAP for Portals Developers

SAP, San Jose, California

EP5 Training 01/2002

Nova University, Davie, Florida

Computer Engineering and Programming.

Broward Community College, Davie, Florida

Computer Engineering and Programming.

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen

Languages: English

Awards: Short-Term Achievement Award - Customer Focus for the successful Go-Live with the BI 7.0 upgrade project at T-Mobile.

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