Shashikanth
Certified SAP Basis Consultant Edison NJ
Profile
Senior SAP Basis with business/technology acumen in Enterprise, Solution and Applications architecture.
Over 11 years of industry experience [Energy, Manufacturing, Petro Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Pharmaceuticals] including 4 SAP Go-Live Full Life cycle implementations and Support as Solution/Technical Architect providing Design, Sizing, installation, configuration, upgrade and realization of SAP systems
Certified SAP Technology Consultant SAP NetWeaver ‘04 Exchange Infrastructure and Integration 7.0
Proficient in Implementations, Upgrades, Migrations, and Support of SAP R/3 4.X,SAP NW04, NW7.0x, NW7.1x & NW7.31 Components like Portal, PI, BW/BI, ECC/ERP, SRM, CRM, Solution Manager 7.01/7.1, HANA,CRM,EP,SCM,BOBI,BODS,TDMS.
Cutover tasks for 4 major Role outs in Johnson & Johnson
Go-Live Analysis Session and provided hyper care support after go-live and Documentation of all technical activities performed as per client’s business processes.
Proficient in assortment of technologies - SAP NW Systems (ABAP, Java and dual Stacks), HANA, Oracle DB, MS SQL Server, Windows, AIX, Linux and HP-UX servers.
Eleven years specializing in SAP Netweaver systems on multiple databases on Various OS platforms and over four years as a Tech Lead in SAP projects onsite involving implementations and Support.
HANA Administration Experience of 1 year : Monitoring HANA Database, install and upgrade of HANA Database, SLT Replication and Backup/Recovery
Strong experience on SAP NW Java stack systems (Portal,PI,NWDI) – installation, configuration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, SSO authentication, SSL configuration and updating third party certificates
Strong 2 years experience in SLT Configuration and Administration and BODS Administration for DATALOADS
Over 3 years of experience on upgrade and migration (homogeneous and heterogeneous) of SAP ABAP and Java stack systems (Enterprise portals, ECC, CRM)
Technical Skills
Technologies: HANA SP8, SAP BW 7.4/7.3/7.0/3.x, SAP ECC 6.0 EPH 7, SAP EP 7.3/7.1/7.0, CRM 7.0, SRM 7.0, Solution Manager 7.1 SP8, PI 7.31,BODS, SAP SLT and
Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, DB2, SAP HANA
OS Platforms: Windows, AIX, HP-UX, Red hat /SUSE Linux 11.2
Tools: HPALM,Solution Manager,
App/Web Servers: SAP WAS, Microsoft Share Point Portals
Others: Service Manager, Clarity, MS Project, MS Office, Visio, HPQC, Remedy, ITSM,
Leadership Skills
Worked as a Team Lead and SPOC (Single point of contact) in a various projects in India as well as at USA, working with client and project team.
Lead the team for major implantation projects and Responsible for end to end SAP Project deliverables like Planning, Building, Cutover,Hyper care tasks and Post Go live tasks
Worked as transition Lead for JNJ Project and took transition of several SAP landscapes.
Worked as a lead for Production support for EMEA region and provided robust 24/7 support.
Responsible for planning maintenance activities
Responsible for End to End implementation of any new requirements from the business like integration tasks, new project builds,cleint copies, system copy etc.
Worked as a cutover lead for major role outs
Responsible for creation of SAP Work Instructions and providing knowledge sharing sessions for all the team members
Knowledge in ITIL concepts such as incident management, problem management, changes management.
Worked with business owners and functional team to understand the business issues and collaborate with technical team to find a resolution at the earliest that satisfy the business and technology need.
Responsible for end to end delivery aligning with development team
Responsible for SDDC VM server build for SAP systems
Performed Disaster Recovery (DR) Process for the SAP including planning for Quarterly DR Drill
Handled SAP SOX Audits
Responsible to coordinate with Quality Team-Change management, Root cause analysis,HPQC,CHARM CR Process
Provided Proactive Performance improvements to All landscapes
Lead the onsite team and responsible for co coordinating the onsite/offshore team for the project deliverables
Created several technical docs and SOPs for BASIS activities
Key SAP BASIS Skills
Expertise in performing technical assessment and execution for several EHP7 upgrades
Installation of 7.0(CRM,BW,ECC,CRM,PI,SCM),7.3(BW,CRM,ECC,EP,SCM,PI) and 7.31 (ECC,SLT,BW on HANA,EP,CRM,SCM,EP,SOLMAN,BODS,BOBI) as part of implementation on VM servers
Involved in System Landscape design for B2B Projects
Work experience with Solution Manager, HANA and Fiori
Created SDDC Templates for Building servers on VM.
Manage the SAP router configuration for SAP support.
Expertise in area of FS Design on VM servers and worked as SPOC for server provisioning for the ENTIRE project
Implementation and Configuration of SLT (SAP Landscape Transformation) to perform real-time data replication into SAP HANA from Various SAP and Non- SAP Sources
BODS Administration and configuration for the DATA Loads for ECC,MDG .
TDMS Client copies/Deletion
Implementation expertise with integration with Informatica,WEBMETHODS
Cluster Configuration and worked on Cluster Failover Tests
Experienced in Database Management system (Oracle & SQL) – Regular maintenance/troubleshoot activities, Backups/Restoration, Table space administration, managing data dictionary objects, log archiving and checking the log file for trouble shooting
Performed Numerous Support Packs, S-Notes, Kernel Upgrades, System rebuilds, SAP-Refresh (Database specific and non-Database specific), System Copies (Homogenous and Heterogeneous) involving both ABAP+JAVA and for R/3, BW, CRM, XI with all activities.
Migration of SAP systems from HP-UNIX PI RISC to Itanium Servers
using backup/restore, export import, methods.
Performed DR build,synch /split.
Perfumed oracle upgrade from 10g to 11
Configured EWA for ABAP,JAVA Systems including BOBI
Installation of ECC 6.0 on cluster OS-Sun Solaris.
Expertise in DR environment.
EPH7 installations
Involved in Developing UNIX shell scripts required for monitoring alerts and process automation.
Configure and execute SAP change control functions including the transport management system (TMS)
Extensive experience in administering LDAP, configuring Single-Sign-On (SSO) on portal Systems.
SAP BASIS Administration functions such as Transports, OSS notes, system monitoring etc.
Worked as an onsite-offshore coordinator/team lead and able to work independently and as well as in a team environment with multiple projects/tasks.
Extensive experience in interacting with business/process team for data and information gathering, integration and UAT process and sign off process
Performed upgrade from R/3 4.7C to ECC 6.0 and BW 3.5 to BI 7.0 on HPUX, Windows with oracle database
Performed SAP System Refresh (ABAP + JAVA) using on-line backup from PRD to QAS.
Installation of SAP R/3, SAP NW04s BI 7.0, PI 7.0, ECC 6.0 on various OS & DB combinations
Performed System copy to convert from 32 bit to 64 bit system which included JAVA EXPORT & IMPORT.
Excellent communication, problem solving, analytical, leadership and inter-personal skills.
Experience in Performance Tuning, Sizing, Capacity Planning and Workload Analysis..
Involved in Cutover Activities and worked in multiple GO Lives
Professional Experience/Project Details:
Project 1: Johnson & Johnson Back to Basics Project
Period: JAN 2013 - till date
Location: Raritan, NJ
Description
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational medical device, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500. Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey with the consumer division being located in Skillman, New Jersey. The corporation includes some 250 subsidiary companies with operations in over 57 countries and products sold in over 175 countries. Johnson & Johnson had worldwide sales of $65 billion for the calendar year of 2011.
Role: Technical Lead
Responsibilities
Technical/Team Lead for the support Project, managing onshore and offshore team
Worked as SPOC for Server Provisioning tasks including FS design tasks for VM servers
Worked for Post Go live and hyper care tasks
Installation of 7.31 Systems (BW HANA,BOBI,BODS,SLT,ECC,CRM,SCM,EP) on VM servers
Worked for Upgrade project ECC 6.0 EHP 6 to EHP7 in BACK TO BASICS
Involved in Design and implementation of HANA appliance in Scale Out landscape, HANA DB /log backup/recovery strategy
HANA Administration: Start/Stop HANA System
•Performing Backup monitoring, HANA health Status monitoring
•Configuring alerts in HANA Studio for getting notifications of all major events
•Configuring various traces in HANA Database to check performance issues
•Starting /stopping SLT replication
•Performing daily monitoring tasks for HIGH, Critical alerts on HANA
Implementation and Configuration of SLT (SAP Landscape Transformation) to perform real-time data replication into SAP HANA from Various SAP and Non- SAP Sources
SSO configuration of Portal with BW HANA, SLT, ECC, CRM, SCM.
Involved in Sandbox, Dev, QAS and Pre-Prod and Prod SAP systems installation and applying add-on
Discuss and Setup Strategy(Parallel/In Place Upgrade) to perform Upgrade
Preparing checklist for prerequisites for Upgrade at OS, Database & SAP level and coordinate the same with technology consultants
Prepare project plan with micro level activities and fine tuning the same after each system upgrade
Configure maintenance optimizer in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 to generate stack file for systems to be upgraded
Oracle upgrades from 10g to 11 G
Expertise in HPQC tools
BODS Admin tasks
TDMS Client Copy and Deletion
Performed client refreshes on regular basis for maintenance purposes using TDMS
EWA Configuration on ABAP and JAVA Systems including BOBI
Production Support
Table reorganization and Index rebuild.
Configured TDMS with ECC.
Installation of SAP Web Dispatchers
Server node addition on Java stacks systems.
Tuning the SAP / Oracle profile parameters (static and dynamic) for system’s better performance.
Installation of systems on HA
OS Cluster Configuration
Cluster testing
Project 2: Johnson & Johnson – Managed Services
Period: Sept 2011 – DEC 2012
Location: BANGALORE INDIA
SAP BASIS Lead
Description
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational medical device, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500. Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey with the consumer division being located in Skillman, New Jersey. The corporation includes some 250 subsidiary companies with operations in over 57 countries and products sold in over 175 countries. Johnson & Johnson had worldwide sales of $65 billion for the calendar year of 2011.
Role: EMEA Lead
Responsibilities
Responsible for Stabilization of the process by creation of documentation and checklist
Migration of SAP systems from Hp-UNIX PI RISC to Itanium Servers
Migration using backup/restore, export import, methods.
Performed DR build, synch /split.
Perfumed oracle upgrade from 10g to 11
Installation of ECC 6.0 on cluster OS-Sun Solaris.
DR Exercises
EPH4 installations
Production support
Planned maintenance
BACKUP and Restore Tasks
System refreshes on ECC 6.0, BW, Net Weaver 7.0 EP EP systems.
Configuring STMS and performed the transport at R/3 level as well as from Operating system level.
Client administration involves copy (local and remote), export, and import and post tasks.
Analyzing Early Watch report implement solutions monthly change basis accordingly.
OSS support like license request, connection opening, Data maintenance of servers, software download, object and developers key registration, raising errors to SAP service market place.
System monitoring includes file system, tablespace, spool management, system availability, inbound/outbound queues, system log, short dumps, update process, transports etc.
Scheduling, Monitoring and troubleshooting Housekeeping background jobs.
Source system creation for BW systems.
Logon group administration includes logon file creation to enable load balancing of the R/3 system.
Tuning the SAP / Oracle profile parameters (static and dynamic) for system’s better performance.
Operation Modes for adequate allocation of the work processes during day and night.
Creating, troubleshooting, resolving and testing RFC issues on XI system and R/3 systems.
Sap notes implementation for software corrections.
Installation of SAP ECC 6.0 EHP 6, FSCM System
Installation of additional application servers for various SAP systems in back to basics project Landscape
Installation of Web dispatcher
Performing SSL, SSO, SNC configurations in SAP systems
Troubleshooting ABAP dumps, performance issues
Raising OSS notes and open connection for SAP to troubleshoot the issue
Perform IQOQ for installation and upgrade of systems
Upgrade project ECC 6.0 EHP 6
Upgrade SAP BW 7.0 to 7.31
Perform Upgrade of BW ABAP and Java Stacks
Installation of additional Application servers for BW Java System
Coordinate and Perform CHARMS configuration for all systems in back to basics project
Project 3: AMS ITO (Application Managed Services) – NCDOT,EBAY, JIMBEAM, MEANS, NEWEL RUBBER MAID, H&E – ACS XEROX Company
Period : April 2010 to Sept 2011
Location: BANGALORE INDIA
Role: Senior SAP Basis Consultant
Description
AMS is hosting SAP customers providing support for SAP, OS & DB Also provides datacenter support for the customers like NCDOT,EBAY
Responsibilities:NCDOT,EBAY,H&E,Means
Manage and Support SAP Technical Infrastructure components that run on ABAP and/or JAVA stacks
Weekly and monthly maintenance tasks
Installing and monitoring oracle standby systems (log shipping method, oracle data guard
Monitoring SAP DR and troubleshooting for any delay in shipping
Expertise in Backup-Recovery/Configuration/ upgrade/ monitoring of DB2 databases in an SAP environment.
R/3 Kernel Upgrades, Applying support packs for both ABAP and JAVA, EHPi, Spool Administrations
Executing daily monitoring tasks / Health Checks
Perform Client Copies/System Refreshes
SAP System migration (from one datacenter to another datacenter)
SAP System restoration (using export/import method and file restoration method)
RFC Destination set up and configuration
Managing the ABAP/4 dump entries.
Configuring Transport Management System
Performing online transports SAP Systems
Monitoring system logs and database activity
Background Job creation and management
Oracle database administration using BRTOOL
Oracle database installation, upgrade, OPatches, applying bundle patches using MOpatch.
Maintaining Solaris cluster systems.
R/3 Kernel Upgrades, Applying support packs for both ABAP and JAVA.
User Administration
Performing online & offline transports SAP Systems.
Spool Administrations
Executing daily monitoring tasks / Health Checks
System Refresh (Production to Mirror Systems)
Client Copy – Local and Remote, Client export / import activities
RFC Destination set up and configuration
Deleting the lock entries and managing the ABAP/4 dump entries.
Monitoring system logs and database activity
Background Job creation and management
Oracle database upgrade, OPatches.
Project 4: SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany-SAP Managed Services (SAP LABS)-INUP & SPTP
Period: June 2006 – April 2010
Location: BANGALORE INDIA
Role: SAP Basis Consultant
Description
SAP AG- INUP, one of the services in the 4R Hosting project. It is responsible to install and upgrade the SAP system of customer, Internel, Externel, TDC Systems.
Responsibilities
Installation of SAP R/3, SAP NW2004s BI 7.0, CRM 2007,PI 7.0, EP 6.0.
SAP Upgrades for different SAP versions on various OS & DB versions.(NW2004s,
ECC 6.0, BI 7.0, CRM 2007, EP 6.0)
Installation of SAP systems for SAP AG Development Environment, SAP AG Training & Demo systems.
R/3 Kernel Upgrades, Applying support packs for both ABAP and JAVA Systems
Applying OSS notes using SNOTE and manual corrections
Configuring Transport Management System
Performing online & offline transports for SAP Internal Systems.
Patching of Web Dispatcher, TREX & IGS (Standalone).
Installation of languages and supplementation of languages
Configuring Op-Modes for different work loads
Executing daily monitoring tasks
Client Copy – Local and Remote, Client export / import activities and monitoring.
RFC Destination set up and configuration
Deleting the lock entries and managing the ABAP/4 dump entries.
Monitoring system logs and database activity
Background Job creation and management
Administering Tablespaces and adding/resizing data files
Oracle database administration using SAPDBA and BRTOOL
Achievements:
1.Star Performer of the Month for Johnson & Johnson
2.Team member for Best Team Award (Project: BACK TO BASICS Johnson & Johnson)
3.Awarded Best performing candidate for FY: 2014-2015 in Johnson & Johnson
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from S T J Institute of Technology, Ranebennur (Visveswariah Technological University) with 70 %.