Upender Nadipalli. ******@*****.***
**** **** **., *******, ** 20171
Objective: SAP HANA/BWABAP Consultant
Core Skills: BW/ABAP/HANA
Visa Status: US Citizen
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/upennadipalli
Possess 18 years of SAP experience consists of ABAP, BW, HANA, BI and BODS on Federal (DLA, USAMMA and LMP) and Commercial Projects.
Academic Qualifications: Master of Business Administration
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
Summary Snapshot
Working as Architect/Developer in HANA, BW and ABAP
Experience in Full-cycle implementations, Production support and Version Upgrades.
Participated in discussions with business users including conducting Project kick off meetings, design workshops, and develop Functional & Technical Specifications.
Skill set
SAP Modules & Tools
SD, MM, FI/CO, AFS, PP, PS, HR & Solution Manager
ABAP
Reports, BDCs, User Exits, BADIs, OOP, Dialog Programming, BAPI’s, IDOCs, Performance Tuning and SAP Script
BW/BI
Data Modeling and BEx Queries
HANA
Modeling, and Data Loads using SLT and DS
BO
Crystal Reports, WEBI & Dashboard
BODS
ETL Functions
Testing & Defect Tracking Tools
IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) &
IBM Rational Clear Quest (RCQ)
April 2014 – November 2015
SAP HANA Modeler
ERP Resources (Client: KPMG & Forster Farms)
Gather and translate Business requirements into Design Documents
Replicate ECC content into HANA using SLT and Data Services
Using SLT, replicated SD, FI and COPA tables from ECC.
Using Data Services (BODS) customized data loads and wrote Complex Transformations using various Transformation techniques
Designed and developed Information Models (Analytical views, Attribute views and Calculation views)
Created Analytic Privileges to restrict data security
Migrated HANA content from development, testing environment to Production environment using
Delivery units
Wrote FM Extractors for custom Extractors for KPMG HR objects
Created and modified BW Info Providers and BEx reports
Created/Modified Start, End and Expert Routines
Monitored data loads and trouble shoot any data issues
Created Open Hub in BW to export data into Sales Analytics Application
Conducting UAT sessions with the Business and validating data in Reports against ECC and BW
Production Support and follow-up on Production issues
Environment: ECC 6.0, BW 7.4 BI 4.1 and HANA SP08.
May 2012 – April 2014
SAP BW/ABAP Data Architect
ecommquest (Client: IBM)
Project Type: Global Template (Full-Cycle Implementation)
Responsibilities include gathering business requirements through a series of workshops and building solution through Global Template and US Roll-out. Designing Functional Specifications, Technical Specifications & Test scripts
Involved in HANA Implementation requirements meetings
Loaded Data into HANA as part of POC
Exposed to HANA Modeling, Information Models and Data Loading Techniques
Responsible for Managing Design Documents in Solution Manager
Wrote generic data sources and complex FM Custom Extractors
Built and enhanced back-end Objects (Info cubes, DSOs, SPO Cubes, Multi-Providers, DataSources, Transformations and Routines)
Created and modified existing BEx Reports to suit customer requirements.
Created and maintained Process Chains
Monitored and data loads and trouble shoot any data issues
Worked extensively on authorizations for various levels of BW users by preparing an authorization matrix
Volunteered for Night and Weekend Production Support
Environment: SAP BW 7.4, BI 4.0 and ECC 6.0.
Sep 2010 – May 2012
SAP BW/ABAP/BOBJ Architect
ERP Resources (Client: Kodak & Volvo Automotive)
Project Type: Global Template (Full-Cycle Implementation)
Responsible for interacting with users, gathering user requirements and transform the business requirements into Technical requirements
Involved in all the phases of Life cycle development from requirements gathering to putting the project into production
Worked extensively on design and architecture of info providers like Info cubes, DSOs, Multi providers and info sets
Created Universe for Sales Inventory Report
Created BEX Reports and trained end users
Worked extensively on LO extractors.
Installed relevant SAP business content.
Used LO structures for extracting sales order, delivery and billing information.
Automated data loads using process chains.
Monitor and troubleshoot data loads.
Worked on performance of the BEx Reports using Aggregates.
Extensively involved in the enhancement of standard DataSources and development of several Generic DataSources
Involved in Unit testing, UAT and smoke testing.
Worked on Universe to adjust Reports
Environment: SAP BW 7.X, BO 3.1 and ECC 6.0.
July 2009 – Sep 2010
SAP BW/ABAP Senior Consultant
ERP Resources (Client: R & R)
Involved in preparing Dataflow Documents, Technical Design Documents, Application Design Documents and training Documents for the end users
Responsible for developing and maintaining Process Chains
Extensively used Information Broadcaster to email the reports and publish them on the Enterprise Portals
Responsible for the overall architecture and building of the info providers
Extensively involved in the enhancement of master Data Sources and development of several Generic Data sources
Involved in Unit testing, System testing and Integration Testing
Developed DSOs, InfoCubes, MultiProviders and Infosets
Environment: SAP BW 7.0 nd ECC 6.0.
Jan 2006 – Jun 2009
ABAP/BW Senior Consultant
ERP Resources (Federal Client: DLA, LMP & UC)
Lead the technical team and work with the Project schedule
Worked on code reviews to make sure the developers follow project specific development standards
Developed Interfaces between Legacy systems and R/3. Implemented BADIs to meet client requirements.
Responsible for Development and Approval process of Technical specifications. Accountable for deliverables on-time and, maintain Quality and Client’s Standards.
Developed strategies and solutions for complex business issues and made recommendations for improvements to achieve better performance
Coordinating Unit Testing and System Testing
Created/Modified Cubes, DSO objects, MultiProviders
Load/Monitor Data Loads and troubleshoot on Data Loading issues
Developed & Modified BEx Queries
Activated Business Content objects in SD & MM
Applied performance Techniques in ABAP
Enabled ABAP user-exits to handle the user requirements.
Designed orders tracking application in ECC & BW
Designed customized database and wrote interface programs and loaded data in to these custom Tables.
Worked with Inbound and Outbound IDocs to transfer data from/to legacy systems.
Fine-tuned Interface & Report programs in R/3 to fix performance issues.
Created indexes on database tables
Technical Environment: R/3 4.0 &.BW 3.0
Aug 2002 – Dec 2005
SAP Techno Functional Consultant
Sindhu Consulting (Client: DLA & USAMMA)
Involved in collecting requirements from Functional Team, and develop & modify the objects.
Extensively worked on ABAP user-exits, Reports, and BDC Programs
Generated ABAP unit and integration test plans.
Worked with Inbound and Outbound IDocs to transfer data from/to legacy systems.
Involved in preparing Technical specifications and test scenarios and sign-off the technical specs.
Involved in defining data requirements between R/3 and BW.
Extracted data from BW for various reporting purposes.
Technical Environment: R/4.0 & BW 3.0.
Oct 2001 – Aug 2002
SAP Techno functional consultant (SD, MM and FI)
Sindhu Consulting (Client: DLA & TYCO Electronics)
Worked extensively on data conversions and interfaces using IDOCS.
Worked on designing Technical specifications.
Involved in Designing and coding Reports (ALV), Interfaces and Data Warehouse mapping documents.
Designed interface programs that use BAPIs, IDOCs, and BDCs.
Working on creating custom IDOCs for inbound and outbound interfaces.
Worked extensively on SD user-exits.
Involved in Code reviews, trouble shooting and unit testing.
Supporting technical teams on any technical and functional issues.
Technical Environment: R/3 4.5.
Nov 2000 – Oct 2001
SAP Consultant (SD and MM)
Sindhu Consulting: (Client: Eli Lilly & Caterpillar)
Worked on designing Technical specifications using CAT LOGISTICS and Lilly methodology.
Responsible for getting functional specs from functional analysts and design technical specs.
Involved in Code reviews, trouble shooting and unit testing.
Created custom tables
Worked on SD BAPIs to load data into SAP.
Worked on Interfaces and Reporting in SD, MM, FI, PS and PP modules.
Supporting technical and unit test plan
Technical Environment: R/3 4.0B.
May 1999 – Nov 2000
Senior Consultant
Deloitte Consulting (Client: Holland Automotive)
Worked on SD & FI Interfaces and Reports.
Worked on SD User-exits
Assigned on a post-implementation SAP project to support the reporting needs.
Extensively used ALV functionality.
Responsibilities include determine reporting requirements, modifying existing reports, writing new reports and technical specifications.
Worked closely with functional analysts to develop functional specifications and train users on the system.
Technical Environment: R/3 3.0B.
Feb 1998 – May 1999
Senior Technology Consultant (SAP America)
Worked in Waldorf SAP Development Center on APO project for testing APO functionality
Responsible for dealing with interfaces between APO and External systems.
Exposed to APO liveCache technology and SAP BW.
Involved in Performance Tuning and code reviews.
Developed white papers and consulting guides on technical aspects of APO.
Taught BC400 level (ABAP) courses at SAP Partner Academy.
Worked on Vendor, Customer, Invoices, Credits and Debits interfaces between SAP and legacy systems.
Reviewed interface programs and reports in production for performance recommendations.
Technical Environment: R/3 3.1, APO 1.0, 4.0B and BW.
Mar 1996 – Feb 1998
SAP Consultant
Regal Computer Systems - PWC (Client: Packard Bell & Procter & Gamble)
Mainly involved in writing Reports, Function modules, Reports and BDC programs in SD, MM & FI Modules to load data from legacy systems.
Created tables to load pre-translated and post-translated data to load into other programs.
Created table maintenance function modules to issue access to the users to maintain tables.
Involved unit testing, string testing and systems testing.
Fixed Service level Reports in production system.
Worked on Currency Translation Adjustments and Posting Payroll costs in FI.
Involved in an assignment to migrate SAP data to BPCS systems and converting data from BPCS to SAP.
Involved in updating SAP SCRIPT.
Created/modified match codes and created lock objects, tables, data elements and domains in the Data Dictionary for vendor request processing.
Involved in analyzing end-user requirements, design and development of ABAP/4 Reports & transactions.
Used menu painter, screen painter, function modules and data dictionary features for development activities.
Technical Environment: R/3 2.2E & 3.0H.