SAP Enterprise Portal Architect/Consultant
Resume:
Michael Strauss
Delray Beach, Florida *****
Phone 561-***-****
E-mail *******.**@*****.***
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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