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Sadaf M. Khan Chicago, IL

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Summary

Resourceful and solutions-focused project management professional, with a double Masters in Systems Development and Project Management, offering 13 years of proven comprehensive technical and functional experience in the IT industry, with over 10 years in ERP systems working in different roles on multiple implementations. Offering vast experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously, while building a lasting rapport with each client and managing expectations. Innovative project manager, involved in various implementations with a variety of technologies (SAP (MM, SD,PP, OTC, IS RETAIL), Microsoft Dynamics, Tableau Development, and other ERP systems) while working across many different industries such as: Retail, Utilities, Chemicals, and in the Government sector. Involved in the creation and preparation of project plans and project documentation based on client requirements and the business objectives of each project. Possesses excellent communication and analytical skills with the flexibility to perform all management tasks with minimal supervision while ensuring project standards and procedures. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, bridging any knowledge gaps, and effective team player that facilitates any learning gaps to maintain top-performance and project goals. Self-motivated, team player that actively works with the client and C-level executives to increase project and internal company engagement while effectively managing the internal and project team. Dedicated to maximizing client satisfaction by ensuring the project business objectives are met above the client expectations.

EXPERIENCE:

Data Governance and Data Conversion Specialist SAP MM October 2015-Present

Independent Contractor, New Leaf Consulting

Managing all project activities through out the life cycle of the each project assigned from initiation to deployment.

Reporiting out on status for the Leadership Team for communication and escalation of project schedules, scope change, and major decision making.

Creating and implementing the Data Governance Strategy with Leadership on the Data Governance Council

Analyzing and identifying processes and procedures to ensure alignement with Data Governance globally via Data Governance proposals brought in front of the leadership team at the Data Governance Council

Analyzing and understanding the client’s needs and requirements for Master Data Governance and all SAP MM Conversion activities

Documenting the Data Governance Charter and presenting the charter to the Data Governance Council

Developing, maintaing, and proposing new Master Data Governance standards to the Governance Council

Setting up the Data Governance Committee and all documentation, presentations, and meetings related

Working cross-functionally with each team to ensure Data Governance policies and procedures are being supported

Documenting training manuals and conducting training for all users of Data Governance forms and procedures

Managing the SAP MM US implementation actions items and responsibilities for SAP Material Master Conversion for China and US

Communicating and hurdling any issues in order to progress on SAP Material Master Cleansing and SAP Conversion readiness

Educating the client on “Best Practices” and methodologies to support each project and manage the project using the best methodology to fit corporate culture.

Partnering with each cross functional team to analyze current Product Life Cycle Management process and suggesting areas of improvement by presenting to the Leadership team and key stakeholders of the project

Documenting and presenting SAP MM Conversion Communication plan, SAP Conversion plan and SAP Data Validation plan to all teams for Vendors, Customer, Pricing, and Material Master Conversions

Managing and holding teams accountable for all action items across SAP Material Master conversion loads

Engagement Manager January 2015-August 2015

Consulting, Mikan Associates

Building lasting business relationships with each of the clients by managing the project timeling and budget, while maintaing the clients expectations of the business objectives.

Analyzing and validating that the solutions are meeting client requirements using the Agile project management methodology.

Managing all project activities, documentaion, communication efficiently to the client which lead to managing at least 10 successful projects.

Identifying and addressing engagement/project risks immediately to ensure each project was in alignment with the scope and timeline, leading to 5-Star Client Satisfaction.

Working collaboratively and cross-functionally with the client and consultants, resulting in open comminucations through out the engagement.

Aligning closely with the business team to ensure quality of reports, ehancements, and data which lead to each document being signed off by the client.

Partnering with the Business Development (Sales) team to provide solution expertise, in a pre-sales capacity which lead to the growth of accounts.

Supporting internal and external sales by creating and demonstrating software as per each client’s needs.

Coordinating all efforts for new customers from the Sales team to the services team.

Articulating project and engagement expectations internally and externally.

Reporting directly to Leadership and Business Development (Sales) for project updates, risks, and mitigation and any new areas for project growth.

Identifying areas of growth and opportunity with clients during the project, leading to more project work and SOWs at clients.

Successfully completed multiple training projects and managing the support team.

Created a skills gap analysis leading to the creation of Mikan University.

Working closely with C-level executives on project status, resource alignement, and overall company imporvements, which resulsted in being assigned the lead of Mikan Univeristy and other internal responsiblities.

Mentoring and ensuring the success of consultants as a “Career Counselour”/”People Manager.”

Producing and managing a skills gap analysis and aligning internal training that bridged all skill gaps via “Mikan University” leading to the growth of each individual at the company.

Managing projects across many industries with in BI, Data Analytics, and including Data Governance.

Project Coordinator/Business Analyst January 2014-August 2014

Retail, Paper Source

IT owner of all enhancements, current external applications, and new external applications

Analyzing applications and creating system enhancements and new systems that gave long-term stability to sustain fast growth of the company using Microsoft Dynamics GP, SQL programming, and .NET

Understanding current software capabilites and current needs for future software capabilities to order an align projects per needs

Creating Data Governance Policies by analyzing data quality and data entry points of all softwares including the ecommerce website in order to efficiently manage and stream data.

Managing Offshore team directly, determining each skill set and deploying work based on effort and skill level, which maximzed the teams overall time and success on each project to completion.

Risk analysis, error handling, and testing, resolving issues for all functional areas within the external systems.

Working crioss functionally which ensured that all outputs and results aligned with each business process.

Creating training documents and training users to use the ERP system within the guidelines of the data governance strategy, enabling business users to work independently.

Reporting directly to the CIO, assisting with decks and communication to all upper management.

Effectively communicating and reporting on the status of each initiative and resolving any roadblocks to reach each project to completion

ClearDrop: Independent Contractor

Gas and Oil, Client: American Natural, Role: Primary Senior Consultant June 2013-January 2014

Conducting meetings to gather client functional requirements.

Analzying current system to determine best processes in current ERP system.

Determining best method for loading, validating and testing all Master Data for Go-Live.

Error handling, resolving, and issue logging for the entire project.

Working closely with the technical and client team to ensure quality of reports and processes designed.

Creating training documents and training users to use the ERP system.

Reporting on weekly project status.

Avlon: Independent Contractor

Beauty, Client: Avlon, Role: Project Manager March 2013-May 2013

Managing all project documentation, user training, and open issues.

Gathering functional requirements and translating to technical requirements.

Creating ERP, IT, and Data Governence policies and standards.

Implementing Data Govenances procedures at each data entry point.

Providing training on ERP and Data Govenance processes.

Working with the development team to create forms to adhere to Data Governance standards for Master Data.

Ensuring ERP configuration and technical development were in line with Data Governance procedures.

Identifiying skill gaps internally and creating a training plan.

Analyzing current system and assesing all needs and strategies for future issues.

Reporting all systems changes, issues, and reports needed to IT director.

Creating functional documents and training documents for each user process.

Capgemini: Senior Consultant July 2011-October 2012

Oil & Gas, Client: Valero, Role: SD Consultant

Analying current pricing conditions and determined solution for the data migration initiative.

Working closely with the functional team to ensure objects were in scope.

Managing and creating all ETL tools and processes, as well as all related documentation.

Creating project plan for unit testing of each objects from load to delete.

Enabling each team member with knowledge of extraction, transformation, and load for assigned objects.

Producing cutover plan for all pricing conditions objects for GO-Live.

Validating pricing conditions from a technical and functional view.

Food/Chemicals, Client: Tate & Lyle, Role: Data Architect SAP MM

Testing and managing extract and load programs, worked extensively with development team offshore for SAP MM, Vendors and Customers

Creating all documentation on each objects assigned (Materials, Customer, and Vendors)

Producing, maintaining, and testing info queries for data extraction.

Working cross functionally with each team for requirements gathering and cross referencing needed for load programs.

Training team on data migration solutions and assisted team members on their assigned objects.

Managing, analyzing, and reporting on LSMW Load and cutover plan for integration testing.

Logging, assigning, and closing issues around objects owned.

Creating transactions and queries using WINSHUTTLE for data extraction and load.

Supporting the Data Governance team through analyzing data and advising on areas of standardization.

Defining data stewardship within client organizational structure.

Providing technical and functional requirements for Data Governance procedures for development and configuration.

Collaborating with the client to implement Data Governance policies and standards for the ERP upgrade.

Zaffera: Senior Consultant April 2011 – June 2011

Retail, Client: Ulta, Role: Quality Testing SAP IS Retail, Article Master (SAP Materials)

Creating a testing process for all reports; responsible for 428 reports.

Producing all documentation surrounding testing of reports: test scripts, screenshots, and Reports Tracker.

Tracking, unit testing for reports and RICEF objects through life cycle, Unit Test, Quality Test, and UAT.

Coordinating and working closely with 30+ users to ensure 90% pass rate of all reports for UAT.

Defect logging, tracking, reporting and resolution: 62 out of 62 fixed and resolved.

Streamlining, maintaining and reporting on all reports and programs that were UAT tested and transported for Production.

Extending bandwidth to team members working on other areas in order to ensure all work assigned was completed and team members had help where needed.

Analyzing and reporting on the data quality of Article Master Items (SAP Materials)

Accenture: Analyst-Consultant Level 3 September 2004-September 2009

Utilities, Client: AES, Role: FICO Consultant

Managing, creating, executing, and reporting on Data Cleansing, Conversion, Transformation, and Integration.

Leading data conversion team meetings for all data conversion activities globally and cross functionally.

Developing and maintaining Access Database for data cleansing, transformation, preparation, and execution of data.

Extensively working with clients from each area to ensure maximum efficiency while collecting data.

Developing processes, requirements, and documentation for data conversion activities and objects.

Collaborating with development team for development and error handling of all conversion objects.

Structuring all documentation on SharePoint for documents related to each phase of the conversions.

Creating user roles with SAP Security to enable proper access with in SAP for the Conversion team.

Reporting and tracking all errors using Solution Manager and assigned issues and SIRs to proper teams.

Retail, Client, Home Depot Role: Retail Consultant

Executing data conversion objects using IDOCS and manually with a 96%+ success rate for GO-Live and over 100,000 records

Tracking, updating, and closing all issues and SIRs related to conversion using Solution Manager.

Managing team progress and tracking conversion team’s conversion process, execution, and error analysis.

Working cross functionally with legacy owners, business process owners, and programmers to align with client expectations.

Validating data for good receipts, purchase orders, and cost components against legacy data to ensure data quality.

Government, Client: DLA, Role: SAP Security Analyst

Daily Administration of SAP Application Security, including User Roles/Profiles.

Security Administration to ensure Segregation of Duties (SOD).

Working security-related SIRS and tickets to ensure quality delivery.

Creating Job Aids and execution scripts for team members.

Automating an Action Items Spreadsheet into and Excel database for easy of use and reporting.

Advising team lead and client on transactions by explaining advantages and disadvantages of allowing access to needed transactions.

Government, Client: US Army, Role: FICO Consultant-Techno-Functional, Help Desk

Responsible for producing technical and functional designs for data migration of Customer and Vendor Master.

Creating Applications Standards documents and Development Environment Design documents for developers.

Maintaining and tracking errors; created reports for error analysis.

Creating technical designs with in FI/CO for EFT, DELMAR Level 8, Aging Report and General Ledger.

Working extensively with developers during build phase to ensure technical design was being built properly in ABAP.

Creating PP slides for Upper Management and the Assistant Secretary of the Army highlighting the important points of the study.

Supporting our subcontractors by going on site, measuring, and locating all buildings on the military base.

HIGHER EDUCATION:

Master of Science in Systems Development and Project Management - DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Administration in MIS and Operations Management - Loyola University, Chicago, IL

TRAINING:

Tableau Development and SAP WebI and BO Upgrades (2015): extensive internal training, learning basics and fundamentals of each technology.

SAP HANA HA100 & HA300 Implementation and Modeling Certification (2012): training in implementing, modeling and reporting.

Core Consultant Training (2009): training in all consultant level responsibilities which included training towards PMP certification.

SAPIRT-SAP Functional Overview (2007): 40 hour training course in: retail solution map and business scenarios, organizational data and master data in SAP for Retail.

Master Data for SAP Retail Training Course (2007): 72 hour training course in: Define the SAP Retail components for SAP Retail Master Data, plan and implement.

SAP Purchasing (2007): 40 hours of a computer-based training course in: Master data for purchasing Sources of supply.

SAP Prices, Promotions, and Markdowns (2007): 24 hours of computer-based training to use the necessary configuration options to carry out processes involved in pricing, markdowns, and promotions.

ABAP Workbench Development Training (2006): Trained in ABAP development provided by SAP for development of Rice Objects in SAP Financials.

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