Mergandhran Pandarum

SENIOR SAP BRFPlus\Workflow\ABAP Consultant

Skills and Experience:

Translating business requirements and rules into structured systems

programs across HR Payroll, Accounts Payable, Logistics, Warehousing,

Finance and Compliance

System analysis and design methodologies across key industry segments of

manufacturing, transport, utilities, retail as well as several government

departments using structured and object-oriented methodologies.

Preparing systems and program specifications in a variety of business

applications.

Liaison with internal and external stakeholders, non-system users,

managers, and decisions makers ensuring universal understanding and

agreement on business requirements

Key Differentiator Excellent communication, collaboration and

creativity gleaned from Vast and varied projects for an exhaustive list of

clients across multiple disciplines means I bring excellent problem solving

and extensive insight into translating business rules into flexible

solutions with minimal re-work, downtime and error-checking. This results

in considerable time and cost savings to my clients.

SAP Qualifications and Certifications

ABAP Workbench (BC400)

SAP Script (BC460)

Developing User Dialog (BC410)

SAP Finance Configuration

SAP Workflow(New Zealand)

ABAP Workbench (BC400) Upgrade 3.1h to 4.0c

SAP Controlling Configuration

Enhancements and Modifications (BC425)

SAP HANA And remote connections

Introduction to Hybris

Secure Programming for JAVA

Professional Experience & Certifications - Summary

National Diploma in Computer Data Processing - ML Sultan Technikon

Bachelor of Commerce (Information Technology) UNISA

Customer SAP Australia (May 2014 - June 2016) - Public Sector Social

Protection(SAP CRM) - Federal Project Department of Human Services

(Canberra and Brisbane) - Aged Care Redevelopment Project and Child Support

System Replacement.

Role: SAP BRFPlus Senior Consultant and Technical Team Lead

Main responsibilities:

Documentation, Product Promotion and Data Gathering

Interviews held with the Key DHS User Community members to get

requirements from DHS Policy Advice and Business .

Prepared updates to Blue Print Document, WRICEF ( Workflows, Reports,

Interfaces, Customizing, Enhancements, and Forms) and other related design

documentation. Prepared presentations for Chief Information Officer,

General Managers and other key stakeholders.

Design and Implementation with the Decision Services Management( DSM )

Module of SAP

Built BRFPlus(Business Rules Framework) Framework using object-oriented

design principles. The Design also incorporated improving visibility and

transparency of all Child Support and Aged Care Legislation and associated

formulas used in calculating customer benefits and/or liabilities. This

enabled government policy departments to view and maintain the correct

interpretation of the respective Acts in their IT systems.

Created BRFPlus Applications for Eligibility, Liability and Benefit

calculations. SAP BRFPlus Design of Decision Unit Determination,

Eligibility Determination, Entitlement Determination, Entitlement

Calculation (PSCD-ERP). The CRM Deliverables where part of the SAP One

Order Framework.

Created ABAP Reports for DSM Transport management.

Created SAP Workflows for Staff Task allocation for inbound and outbound

customer correspondence

Team Activities

15 Team members based in Canberra, South Australia, and Queensland

Reviewed all development for compliance with regards to Technical Naming

Conventions, appropriate use of language for the Business and Policy user

community and adhering to the Framework standards.

Extensive knowledge transfer to staff and contractors took place pre and

post design.

Worked closely with the CRM Configuration team with regards to Integration

of BRFPlus development into the SAP Social Application (SOA) and Social

Service Plan (SSP).

Customer: Tas Hydro Caspar (Australia) - Hobart Australia

Duration: March 2013 - February 2014

Project Description: The Caspar Project was a major water and electricity

systems replacement project based in Hobart, Tasmania. The rollout

consisted of the following modules with SAP - FI, MM, PM, GRC, SRM, HCMS

which is part of Release 1.

Role: Senior ADOBE/ABAP Web-dynpro/ OO Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Workflow Release 1:

FI-TV Travel Request, Designed and Implemented using the Travel POWL

FI-TV Purchase Cards and Employee Reimbursements Workflows. Designed and

Implemented using the Travel POWL

Designed and implemented on All other workflows using POWL Work-items

processed on the POWL Inbox

MM-SES Service Entry Sheet

Workflow designed and implemented on POWL. Work items processed on the POWL

inbox.

Delegation of Authority Role Limit Resolution using BRF+

Configuration of the POWL inbox using the NWBC Desktop and HTML. This

enabled a single inbox for SRM and ERP.

Prepared and delivered training to the Customer Workflow Administrator

Prepared and delivered knowledge to the Support teams

Workflow Release 2

ERP-Audit Management - Audit Actions workflow. Designed and Implemented

using the Audit POWL

EHSM - Incident life cycle workflow. Designed and Implemented using the

EHSM POWL

GRC Workflow Integration using GRC POWL.

SRM - Shopping Cart

Process controlled workflow using SRM7.0

Delegation of Authority Limits role Resolution using BRF+

SRM - Purchase Order

Process controlled workflow using SRM7.0

Delegation of Authority Limits role Resolution using BRF+

Customer: Serco (UK/NA/ME/AP) Empower HCM Project (Australia) -

Sydney/Adelaide, Australia

Duration: October 2011 - March2013

Project Description: Serco Global HCM Rollout of ESS/MSS/Payroll/OM/E-

recruitment on SAP (EHP5) for North America(NA) United Kingdom(UK),

Australia, Middle East.

Role: Senior ADOBE/ABAP Webdynpro/Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Designed and deployed template FLM Forms - using adobe forms integrated to

SAP.

All custom table maintenance including business rules utilised BRF+

Designed multiple-level Leave Workflow integrated to PTARQ.

Designed ABAP Webdynpro with Floor Plan Manager (FPM), ADOBE and SAP

Workflow to deliver custom solutions amending transfer of accounting items

prior to posting in centralized FICO SAP System.

Extensive use of BADIs, enhancements and user exits For SAP ECCS Module -

for example, derivation of PS profit centres from IT0027 and SAP Project

Systems

SAP Web Services development for FLM integration - using SAP SOAMANAGER.

Developed reports for PDC errors on IT0003, Leave Provisioning reports,

Payroll Document link to FI Document.

Maintained Payroll IDOC and distribution models in source and Target

systems.

SAP Portal configuration using LPDcust, XML Config for workflow tasks, ABAP

WEB Dynpro config for Leave request.

Customer: Holcim Oceania Wattlebird Project (Australia/New Zealand) -

Brisbane, Australia

Duration: October 2010 - October 2011

Project Description: Holcim Acquisition of Australia and New Zealand

required SAP system replacement originally hosted in the US.

Role: Senior ADOBE/ABAP Webdynpro/Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Formulated Forms strategy documents for the Blue Printing phase.

Planning and allocating development effort for the Forms development tasks.

Replacement of Holcim's Remedy system mainly used for Forms processing and

Help desk functionality.

Realisation phase included using ABAP Webdynpro with Floor Plan Manager

(FPM), ADOBE and SAP Workflow to deliver custom solutions. Sample forms

included Scheduling Agreement, User relocation forms, SAP and Network

access amongst various others.

Extensive use of BADIs and user exits For SAP ECCS Module (EHP4)-

Consolidation postings from all SAP Modules.

All custom table maintenance including business rules utilised BRF+

Command Interface: Developed Sales order processing from External

Sales/Delivery system included Workflow development - adopted the SAP Root

class methodology for workflow development.

Command 3Interface: SAP Back Flush Idoc Processing and workflow for

exception handling.

Developed ABAP Reports Cost Centre and Profit centre reporting.

Setup various SAP Interactive ADOBE prototypes to guide business

requirements gathering.

SAP Web Services development for Remedy integration - using SAP SOAMANAGER.

Customer: Transnet/ SAPSA - Johannesburg, South Africa

Duration: May 2010 - August 2010

Project Description: Stream A - Asset Stabilisation project. Transnet

wanted central control of their asset register.

Role: Senior ABAP/Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

ABAP, Workflow, Adobe forms developed per requirements

Extensive use of BADIs for SAP Asset postings in the areas of asset

transfers, asset revaluations and asset retirements.

All custom table maintenance including business rules utilised BRF

Plant maintenance (PM) and SAP Trade Automation development - mainly to

automate creation of PM notifications and PM orders.

Automate derivation of Assets for PM Order settlement rules. Designed this

process using SAP workflow and batch (background) processing.

Creation of additional entry fields for Asset master creation.

Setup Adobe forms for Asset master creation and Various asset postings,

e.g., Inter OD asset transfers .

Knowledge Transfer to Transnet Employees

Customer: Makro/ HCL-AXON - Johannesburg, South Africa

Duration: May 2010 - June 2010

Project Description: CRM upgrade project. This client was in the middle of

a CRM upgrade from CRM 2003 to CRM 2007.

Role: Senior ABAP/Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Spousal Copy function. The customer wanted a copy function on the BP entry.

This involved BOL and Genil programming on the Web-client.

Defaulting of country codes on the BP entry - used BOL programming for

retrieval and defaulting these values.

BP Data conversion - for High Volume segmentation.

Web service definition for Web interfaces with direct update into SAP CRM

2007.

BDOC processing for CRM Rebate processing.

Interface development - transfer of BP changes to SMS mobi, SMS portal,

Striata and ThoughtCorp.

Technology used in the design process: extensive ABAP Web-dynpro,

extensive Business Server pages (BSP), extensive ABAP OO and BADIs.

Knowledge Transfer to Makro Employees

Customer: MacSteel South Africa (MCS) - Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa

Duration: May 2010 - May 2010

Project Description: This site wanted a workflow developed to manage their

M06 Sales contract processing with multiple approval levels.

Role: Senior Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Analysis and Design of the new workflow in the SD per requirements.

Designed the respective business object, workflow and responsibility rules.

Unit testing and implementation through-out the landscape.

Knowledge Transfer to MCS Employees

Customer: Business Connexion (BCX) - Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Duration: March 2010 - March 2010

Project Description: This site was progressing in their ESS/MSS rollout for

Performance management (PFM) and Appraisals.

Role: Senior HR ABAP/Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

My role on this project was short and direct. I needed to automate the PFM

template and a periodic basis.

I wrote an ABAP program to read the template and copy the header, body and

trailer for every employee in the relevant department.

The program had to be deployed on the SAP portal.

Knowledge Transfer to BCX Employees

Customer: Transnet South Africa -Stream O, Support COE, Stream H - Public

Sector

Duration: September 2008 - February 2010

Project Description: Project role covered SAP FI/AM/MM/PM/PS/DMS and SAP

HCM. Support role covered SAP Portal/DMS/Workflow/ABAP

Role: Workflow Developer / DMS Consultant/SAP Portal Administrator

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This site had implemented SAP FI/MM/RE/SD/DMS/CO/EHS for Transnet various

business units. These business units used a template style for their SAP

Implementation. The activities below covered being on a Project role and

Support role. My project role covered SAP FI/AM/MM/PM/PS/DMS and SAP HCM.

My support role covered SAP Portal/DMS/Workflow/ABAP.

Workflow

Analysis and Design of new workflows in the following modules: Materials

Management, SAP Document Management System, SAP Environment Health and

Safety.

Applications involved: Purchase Requisition Release, Purchase Requisition

rejection, Purchase Order approval, Purchase Order Rejection, DMS Document

approval, DMS Document Status change, EHS Incident Approval.

Technology used in the design process: Business Server pages (BSP),

Internal Service Request (ISR), ABAP OO, Web-dynpro for ABAP

Knowledge Transfer to Client Employees

Assisted in SAP Security Strategy for workflow

Defined Workflow Administration activities

ABAP Development

Designed user exit for Bank Statement Upload -deriving customer number from

SAP Real Estate modules using the business partner's configuration.

Designed SAP Badi for Purchase Requisition for additional business

validation

Designed SAP BADI for Purchase Orders for additional business validation.

Smartform enhancements to SAP AR customer statements

Maintenance of SAP AR/AP Customer/Vendor Age Analysis

Automated FTP inbound bank statement flat files upload into SAP Banking

Regional reporting Substitution design.

HCM Reports designed using SAP Abap Query Using Logical Database PNPCE

SAP Portal

Create Iviews, Roles, and Work-sets.

Custom Portal Menu Creation

Use Internet Transaction Server(ITS) Call with the SAP Portal

Deploy applications for Web-dynpro for JAVA and ABAP

Assigned roles and Work-sets to users.

Use Eclipse development Environment for JAVA development

Upgrade from BIW 3.5 to BIW 6.0

Coding of XML to update folders and roles

SAP Document management System

Gathering user Tax and audit requirements with completion of blueprint

Configuration and design per design documentation

Data take-on of legacy tax documentation

Configuration of approval/review workflow integration for DMS

Integration with Cura Software.

SAP CRM

Modifications to Transaction CICO for custom Activity Monitoring report.

Use of Business objects to retrieve activity related data.

Adapted custom badis and custom programs after patch application

Assisted in deployment of the new web interface for SAP CRM- for the HCM

project

SAP HR ESS/MSS

Configured and Deploy ESS and MSS on the SAP Portal.

Deployed SAP Performance management on SAP Portal

Workflows enabled included Leave application approval, Position changes,

Hire / Fire workflow.

Using Adobe Forms and ISR for Position changes

SAP Learning Solution( LSO ) and SAP Talent management - Deployed on SAP

Portal - Instructor, Authoring Environment, Administration components

configured on SAP Portal and SAP R/3 Backend.

Creation of Iviews, roles and Worksets.

Adding Company forms to Portal content management.

Creation of ABAP HR reports for Manager desktop.

Creation of ABAP Web-dynpro programs for display of HR data

SAP BI

Creating and Changing Routines/Update rules for Info Cubes via data

warehousing workbench modelling for GL transaction postings

Created Iviews for BEX reports and deployed onto portal

Customer: Transnet South Africa - Stream O - Public Sector

Duration: June 2008 - August 2008

Project Description: Workflow Development

Role: Senior Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Workflow Applications involved: Purchase Requisition Release, Purchase

Requisition rejection, Purchase Order approval, Purchase Order Rejection.

Abap development Bank statements upload and Customer/Vendor Age analysis

Customer: Afrox / Linde Group - Johannesburg, South Africa

Duration: March 2008 - June 2008

Project Description: Implementation SAP Workflow

Role: Senior Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This site had solid Global Human Resources (HR) business processes for

Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, Brazil, South Africa,

United Kingdom and many other countries.

The objective here was to implement SAP workflow on top of their solid

processes.

Analysis and Design of new workflows in the HR.

Applications involved: New Hire, Change in Employee master data, Position

changes, retirement and separation.

Technology used in the design process: Business Server pages (BSP),

Internal Service Request, ABAP OO

Implementation of Security/workflow strategy

Integration of SAP Workflow and Microsoft Outlook

HR Reports designed using SAP Abap Query LDB PNP

Knowledge Transfer to Afrox Employees

Customer: Glanbia Plc - Bally-ragget, Kilkenny, Ireland.

Duration: November 2007 - March 2008

Project Description: Implementation SAP Workflow

Role: Senior Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This site had solid business processes and has been live since 1999.

The objective here was to implement SAP workflow on top of their solid

processes.

Analysis and Design of new workflows in the Scanning of vendor invoices in

the Direct Entry Invoice Processing. File Net Scanning software was

utilized in their Shared Services department

Maintenance of Existing Workflows included the following SAP Travel

Expenses and Idoc Workflows

Designed QM Notification workflows based on Status management

Knowledge Transfer to Glanbia Plc. Employees

Analysis Design Of SAP Material Master Maintenance workflow

Setup demonstration workflows to show capability of workflow within

Business

MM Reports using SAP ABAP Query

Scoping work for HR Rollout ESS/MSS and Workflow

Customer: South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) - Equest Project

- Florida, United States of America - Public Sector

Duration: January 2006 - November 2007

Project Description: As below

Role: Senior Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

The objective of the Equest Project at SFWMD was to streamline their

Information Systems to modern day's best practice.

Phase 1

Included SAP Public Sector Funds Management, Materials Management, Plant

Maintenance and Finance

Analysis and Design of new workflows

Maintenance of Existing Workflows included the following:

Purchase requisition approval for contract and non-contract requisitions

Purchase order approval

Goods Receipt

Logistic Invoice verification - Quantity and Price variance

Asset was tagged

Budget Entry Approval

Earmarked Funds

Password change notification

Design strategies for security, training, and cutover

Designed MM/FI/FM reports using SAP ABAP Query

Setup Strategy for Help desk/ Support infrastructure

Formulate Workflow organisation structure strategy

Enhance workflows for Integration to SAP Portal - ESS/MSS

Phase 11

Included SAP Human resources Personal administration, Personal development,

Employee Self Service. I also supported the Phase 1 rollout

BI changes to Update routines for MM/FI/FM BI Reports

Analysis and Design of new workflows namely:

Name Change

Retirement

Separation

Travel Approval

SAP Business Warehouse(BI) Workflows - Password reset

SAP E-recruitment/ Talent Management System -

Configuration of custom rejection and in-process activities

Creation of Smart-forms for Acknowledgment of receipt and rejection forms

Changes to SAP business server pages

Configuration to R/3 Backend to HR PA/PD used to pass potential candidates

to HR PA applicant (PB30) using SAP RFC.

Configured E-recruitment workflow for Candidate, Application and Candidacy.

Password Reset for internal and external candidates

Phase 111

Project Name: Cimplify included SAP Project Systems(PS) rollout through-out

the organisation

Requirements gathering and identifying scenarios that lends itself for a PS

workflow enabled process.

Workflow designed :

PS Purchase requisition approval

PS Network technical completion workflow

PS Budget tolerance workflow

PS Final Completion workflow

SRM Project - Workflow Multi step approval of shopping cart

Project Name: Asset/Equipment Barcode Project included scanning technology

and generation of SAP R/3 transactions using SAP R/3 Workflow

Requirements gathering and identifying scenarios that lends itself for a

SAP Assets Management workflow enabled process.

Workflow designed :

Asset Transfer workflow

Asset Receivable workflow

Asset Disposal workflow

Customer: Queensland Rail (QR) - SAP Payroll Project - Queensland,

Australia - Public Sector

Duration: April 2005 - December 2005

Project Description: Payroll Project

Role: Senior Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

The QR Payroll project aimed at providing better information access to it's

widely spread employees using Employee Self Service and Management Self

Service.

Analysis and Design of the following workflows:

Absence approval

Timesheet approval

Travel Expenses

Staff transfers

Salary Review and Progression

Design strategies for security

HR Reports designed using SAP ABAP Query

Formulate Workflow organisation structure strategy

Enhance workflows for Integration to SAP Portal - ESS/MSS

SRM/EBP Project - Single step approval of shopping cart

Customer: SAP/NSW Business Link HR Phase 1A and 1B (SAP PS) - Sydney

Australia- Public Sector

Duration: June 2004 - March 2005

Project Description: Payroll Project

Role: SAP Technical Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This was a New South Wales State initiative to setup up a bureau type of

Organization / Agency to provide Information Services to its other State

Agencies namely, Department of Housing, Department of Community services

and Department of Aged Care.

Phase 1A HR/Payroll Project

Design of new workflows and maintenance of existing workflows namely:

Absence approval

Overtime

Higher Duty application workflow

Higher duty cessation

Additional Payments

Extension of temporary contract and New Hire

Design strategies for security

Formulate Workflow organisation structure strategy

Enhance workflows for Integration to SAP Portal -ESS/MSS

EHS Workflows using PCR/ISR to temporarily hold data subject to approval

EHS Dialogue Program Modifications (CBIH* ) to add custom fields and

developed reports EHS report cases.

Phase 1B HR- Performance review and HR-Training and Events

Design of new workflows and maintenance of existing workflows namely:

Development plan (Learning and Career development) workflow

Performance Review (PPR workflows - New Start, 3 month review, 6 month, 9

month reviews) Using Infotype 0019 with various subtypes

Course booking

Course cancellation

Study assistance workflow

Maintain Sap-script and Smart-forms

Forms for Managers and staff members for courses (bookings, cancellation,

and changes)

Develop ABAP programs for the following:

Automatic bookings of courses

Automatic creation of Infotype 0024 allocate Development plan to new hires

with performance review reminders.

Changes to ITS transactions

Changes to Portal transactions using HTMLB and business server pages on SAP

Web AS.

Customer: TAB NSW - Sydney Australia

Duration: May 2004

Project Description: Plant Maintenance

Role: Senior SAP Workflow Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

TAB NSW wanted their Plant Maintenance notification process to management

streamlined.

IDOC Development for PM Notification change status

Created Workflow for PM Notification Change Status

Customer: Marconi Australia - Sydney, Australia. Marconi Inventory

Valuation Project

Duration: February 2004 - May 2004

Project Description: Development

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Marconi Australia reported stock valuation details to it head office in the

United Kingdom. This valuation of the stock needed to show cost of goods

for inter company purchases, external foreign purchasing, external domestic

purchasing and stock made in-house.

Developed ABAP program to show Marconi Inventory Valuation use of LIFO and

Weighted Average method to value stock.

Developed ABAP program to show use of factory price in SD and MM processes.

Provided linkage between SD document and MM document for third party

purchasing using user exits on SAP.

Developed ABAP program to show profit margin calculation on MM Purchase

order using MM Requirements.

Requirements gathering - Statutory and management requirements.

Customer: Collex Industries - Sydney, Australia

Duration: September 2003 - February 2004

Project Description: Upgrade Project

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

The objective of the development was to consolidate and report Job Costing

details for profitably analysis at a resource level.

Activities using version SAP R/3 4.5 B

Configured PM/SM Dynamic items processing - reporting using Sales

information system configuration

Designed Job costing reporting showing costs from back office postings and

matching it with revenue from the front office postings. Back office

postings use the following modules: Finance, Materials Management, Plant

maintenance time sheet entry. Front office postings use the following

modules Plant Maintenance Time Sheet entry, Service management order entry

and Dynamic items processing, Sales and Distribution and Finance.

SAP 4.7 Upgrade Project.

Performed syntax checking and regeneration of all custom objects.

Performed all development work on a Sandpit client and unit tested.

Prepared documentation on all objects changed.

Change SAP standard structures and user exits for SD/MM Pricing and Service

Management Dynamic item processing (DIP) Processing. Communicated with

functional teams and Basis teams

Customer: NSW Police - Star Project/ OHS Project - Sydney, Australia. (SAP

PS) - Public Sector

Duration: May 2003 - August 2003

Project Description: Management Procedures

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

The project's objective was to include Management procedures for managing

and paying out for Occupational Health and Safety related issues/ claims.

HR OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) Project - consists mainly of

reporting and data conversion using the Government template and custom info

types.

Developed ABAP program to show HR/ PA - appraisal reporting for Certificate

of compliance high lighting mandatory training programs for the

Commissioned staff. This would contribute towards staff wage increments. We

achieved ground in this area as we had Performance issues in this area.

Developed ABAP program to show HR Statistics reporting on average age of

Commissioned staff members and including rank and education qualifications.

Developed ABAP program to show HR/PY reporting for HDA (Higher duty

positions IT 509)

Customer: La Farge 4.6c BPI Project - Sydney, Australia (Supply Chain)

Duration: April 2003

Project Description: Upgrade Project

Role: Technical Team Lead/Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This was upgrade project that involved upgrade design activities to some of

their code in a previous R/3 System.

Developed ABAP program to show Production Planning Buck flushing and reject

handling dialog transaction needed to be changed from using transaction

codes mfbf to mf40 and mf41 for reversals. The move away from run schedule

headers to production versions and product cost collectors.

Developed ABAP program to show Production and Reject reporting from a

financial and manufacturing perspective.

SAPSCRIPT for SD/MM/ FI forms

Generic changes to programs for upgrade purposes.

Customer: Smiths Warehouse management Project - Sydney, Australia.

(Progress Pacific)

Duration: January 2003 - March 2003

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Developer / Technical team lead

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Project objectives to streamline warehousing processes in order to pick and

put away finished goods an efficient and timely manner. Current warehouse

processes were undocumented and relied on staff's manual processes. Using

SAP's Warehousing module provided the organisation with International

standards to warehouse management. My role was to apply the organisation's

complex put away strategy into a user exit whenever a transfer order was

raised.

Development of user exits for replenishments

Development of put-away strategy user exits for Transfer orders

Development of Internal warehouse transfer order (miscellaneous movements)

Hardware set-up using SAP console, Telnet and Symbol Devices

Prepared Technical Documentation on solution

Customer: SAP Australia - Sydney, Australia.(Progress Pacific)

Duration: February 2003 - February 2003

Role: SAP Trainer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Trained people on SAP's interface architecture.

Trained people on Data transfer workbench (SXDA) and Legacy System

Migration Workbench (LSMW)

Customer: Roche Diagnostics - Information Services Asia Pacific (ISAP) -

Sydney, Australia.

Duration: August 2001 - December 2002

Role: Technical team lead /Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Project objectives to roll-out SAP through-out Asia Pacific. The aim was to

use international business practice (Best Practice) within the

organization. The new system was to replace the existing satellite systems

that existed with the organization. The warehousing system included a

Carousel with automated arms to pick and put away finished goods. Radio

frequency technology and SAP's Warehousing Module was introduced to help

manage the control of dispatching finished goods within the warehouse and

external sales.

Helped management choose ISAP Project candidates for Australia and Korea.

Knowledge transfer to ISAP members

Documentation

Prepared Technical specifications and unit test scripts

Prepared Entity relationship diagrams (ERD)

Prepared Classes, Responsibility, and Collaborators (CRC modelling) for OO

development on 4.6C

Created ABAP Custom development for the following:

Full development cycle for SD add-on Contracts Module using Dialog Program

development and ABAP Objects for master and transactional data entry.

SD pricing reports linking invoiced prices to simulated pricing.

Full development cycle for SD/ MM/ FI add-on Points tracking using SAP

dialog programming.

SD Back-order reporting.

SAP console Transfer order transactions codes

Set-up SAP console, Telnet and LXE devices

Created Interfaces and Idocs to Documentum (Document storage and management

tool.

Workflow

Created Sales Order (SD) Output notification using SAP Workflow Triggered

via output determination.

Setup workflow for changes to master data based on SAP ECM business objects

which were triggered via status management.

Client: Kimberley Clarke - SAP R/3 Asia Pacific Project- Sydney, Australia.

Duration: August 2001 - August 2001

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

The interface development comprised of obtaining Sales order related data

based on a predefined layout. The file was scheduled to be FTP to a server

at the company's head office.

Created SDInterface program in SAP to output file

Maintenance of existing SD/PM Interface programs

Customer: Melbourne Fire and Emergency Services Board 4.6c Upgrade Project.

- Melbourne, Australia. (SAP PS) (Presence of IT) - Public Sector

Duration: July 2001 - July 2002

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This upgrade project was part of an overall aim by the Victorian State

Government to upgrade all their Agencies R/3 system from 3.1H to 4.6C.

Maintained ABAP Interfaces to external systems.

ABAP HR development:

HR program changes mainly in the areas of rosters out with changes to info

type usage.

HR superannuation - reviewed custom development to apply new deduction

codes.

HR Payslips custom development form - changes and testing.

Maintained SD related ABAP Programs mainly in the areas of interfaces using

BAPIs and BDC.

Maintained Sap-script Forms in MM Purchase orders and scheduling

agreements.

Maintained MM ABAP program (FORM Program) for Purchase order sapscript.

Reviewed and testing of FI and CO programs and interfaces.

Review of changes from HR government template and custom templates to SAP

Standard with regards to the info types.

Update Documentation on programs affected by upgrade.

Customer: Solution Six Pty Ltd - Sydney, Australia

Duration: May 2001 - July 2001

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This Organization was in the process of setting up a market place in the

Liquor Industry. Buyers/ Customers would place purchase orders

(requirements). Suppliers / Vendors would raise sales orders. This

transactional activity would be web based and Business connector was used

as go between the web transactions to SAP Transactions. My role on this

project was to create the BAPIs and RFCs.

SAP R/3 version 4.6B - Business connector (BC).

This tool reads in XML files into BAPI structures.

It is a mapping tool similar to Gentran used for IDOCS.

Client required BAPIs and RFCs written to work with Business connector.

ABAP Custom Development

Wrote the following BAPIs: Create sales order, Create condition records,

Create customer master, Create deliveries, and Create material masters.

Customer: SAP Australia - Telstra Pty Ltd, Telstra 4.6c HR Payroll Upgrade

Project - Melbourne, Australia. (SAP PS) - Public Sector

Duration: May 2001 (1 week)

Role: Technical Reviewer - ABAP/Workflow

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This upgrade project's aim was to replace the HR custom development carried

out on SP R/3 3.1H to use SAP's new HR/PS template for Australia available

on SAP R/3 4.6C.

Quality assurance and project plan review of all ABAP developments.

Review of changes from HR government template and custom templates to SAP

Standard with regards to the info types.

Review of development work in the Leave area.

Review of interfaces to the WEB and other applications.

Customer: Goodman Fielder (GF)/Project Horizon - Sydney, Australia.

Duration: April 2000 - June 2001

Role: Technical Team Lead

Responsibilities/Deliverables

The Sales department at GF needed to carry out Profitability analysis from

and Accounting perspective and a Sales and Operational perspective. I had

to design reports in CO-PA and Production Planning (PP) mainly in the SAP

SOP area.

SAP R/3 v 3.1H activities

Started as an Analyst Programmer using the SAP R/3 v 3.1H as a development

platform.

Developed outbound interfaces to Oracle Sales analyzer.

Developed and maintained inbound and outbound interfaces to Trade

Promotions manager.

Developed reconciliation reports for COPA (Profitability Analysis).

Development work on user exits for COPA revaluation/adjustments to base

unit of measures.

Development work on user exits/macros for SOP.

Development work on SOP (Sales and Operations Planning) reporting - rolling

forecast for sales and manufacturing.

Development work on Idocs for MM goods movement.

Project managed and full life cycle development for the Palm Pilot Rollout

for 3.1h and 4.6c environment. Used primarily for the Engineering Stores

functions, for example, Stores issues, Returns, and Cycle counting

HR - Configuration in Personnel development (PD) for appraisals and text

additions.

SAP R/3 v 4.6C activities

Role changed to Upgrade Technical team leader.

Team consisted of 10 developers and 3 trainees.

Created project plan for upgrade.

Scheduling and prioritising of workload.

Attended weekly project management feedback meetings.

Development work on ABAP reports, Dialogue programs, interfaces, Idocs,

Workflow, and Sapscript.

Created and maintained user exits, field exits, and BADIs.

Replace BDC programs had to be changed to use the SAP enjoy transactions.

Working with configuration team - debugging to determine missing

configuration.

Major development on the Production order workflow task - Production

Planning/.

Development work on materials not on BOM or recipes - Production Planning/

Quality management.

Sapscript development work on Purchase Orders.

Development work on Shared stock project- combining companies sales

activities.

HR Leave reporting - changes to customer development to use new info type.

HR payroll reporting - custom development review and assigned resources

depending on the complexity.

CTS - managed all transports of Technical team to other platforms.

Conducted internal ABAP training focusing on OO

Customer: George Weston Food, Sydney Australia (SAP Australia)

Duration: June 1998 - March 2000

Role: Technical Team Lead

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This Project was to ensure that the client GWF had all Y2K compliant

systems. I represented SAP Australia mainly in the technical area of

programming in ABAP. I provided technical support to the new ABAP

developers - Technical Team leader role.

Liaison between the functional team and the technical team.

Handle all enhancements and special developments that were identified as

Gaps between SAP and the client's requirement.

Project had two major phases: Financial phase (July 98 - March 99) and

Logistics phase (April 99 to March 2000). This Project implemented SAP's

Industry solution for Retail (ISR) and Industry Solution for Processing

Industry

SAP R/3 v 3.1H activities

Assumed role as an ABAP Consultant.

Role changed after a month into the project as Technical team leader.

Managed 8 team members.

Developed/maintained programs for FI conversions AR/AP/GL/AM.

Mentor role to the younger developers.

Acted as liaison between functional team and Technical team.

Development work on the Common customer/vendor system.

Development work on the Incoming payment reconciliation.

Development work on Sapscripts - cheques, remittance advice notes, sundry

invoice, purchase orders scheduling agreements, SD invoices, and SD

delivery notes.

Custom development

Project managed and full life cycle development for Fast Order Entry system

Project managed and full life cycle development for Fair share allocation

Development work on user exits.

SAP R/3 v 4.0b activities

Planned and Co-ordinate development activities.

Development work on BDC type of programs.

Role change to Special development - Gaps Team lead.

Custom Development

Project managed and full life cycle development for on Grain Procurement

system.

Managed 8 developers to write up Grain system.

Reported to Project management on a weekly basis.

System consisted of reports, interfaces, numerous entry programs (dialogue

programs)

Development methodology adopted - Object oriented.

Development of Pricing report showing costing and profit margins - used by

sales team to check their pricing.

Development work on Manufacturing BOM data Take-on.

Development work on Cost Plus system - Production Planning using bills of

materials (BOMS) and costing relating to BOMS.

Development work of interfaces to BW.

Working with Functional consultants and developers to determine missing

configuration.

Customer: Mercury Energy (ME), Auckland, New Zealand- Tui Consulting -

Project

Duration: March 1997 - June 1998

Role: Senior SAP Consultant (Functional and Technical)

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This was one of the 5 pilot sites in the world using SAP ISU. This Project

was to ensure that the client ME had all Y2K compliant systems. My role was

in the functional (configuration) area and technical (ABAP and Workflow)

area.

Team leader for Assets implementation involving 2 key user and 10 support

users.

Configuration of SAP R/3 v3.1h/4.0b AM and FI modules

Process mapping to SAP transactions using Inter-corp and Visio

Design and configuration of Workflow

Write ABAP programs for data upload

Write ABAP programs for additional functionality

System testing

Preparation of training materials and training delivery

Workflow development work on the HR absence approval.

Work flow on SD sales order processing and credit approval.

Workflow development work on Purchase order release and FI parked invoices.

SAPSCRIPT development work FI Cheques and remittance advice, Invoice.

ABAP development work on TR/TM.

ABAP development work on ISU Contracts Accounts Receivable and ISU workflow

for device management and Customer Interaction Centre.

Post implementation support

Project managed and full life cycle development for Mercury Claims system

due to sudden power outage in Auckland.

Customer: Mondi Paper Company (MPC), Project IMPI SAP R/3 Implementation

Project, Durban - South Africa.

Duration: December 1994 - March 1997

Role Analyst Programmer- ABAP/RPG / Functional Consultant

Responsibilities/Deliverables

This Project was to ensure that the client MPC had all Y2K compliant

systems. My role on this project was configure the following SAP modules

FI/GL, FI/AP, FI/AM, FI/CO-CCA, SD/Pricing, SD/Rebates

Requirements gathering and preparing the Blue Print (functional

documentation). We used the ARIS toolset and EPC diagrams to show end users

and key users SAP's design.

Configuration Documentation and Configuration activities of SAP R/3 Version

2.2J and 3.0E AM, SD and FI Modules including Special Ledger.

Process mapping to SAP transactions and System testing for SAP Security

Roles

Preparation of training materials and training delivery

Carried out Go-live financial cutover activities.

Wrote ABAP/4 Programs for following reporting requirements:

FI/AP Conversion programs

FI/AR Conversion programs

FI/AR Customer Statements

FI/AM Conversion programs

FI/GL Conversion programs

FI/CO-CCA Conversion programs

MM/Matmas Conversion programs

SD Pricing Conversion programs

SD Open Sales Order Conversion programs

SD Rebates Conversion programs

SAPSCRIPT development for the following forms:

FI cheques

Sundry invoices

SD invoices

Delivery notes

MM purchase orders.

Customer: Frame Textile Corporation (FTC), Pinetown - South Africa

Duration: December 1991 - December 1994

Role: Analyst Programmer

Responsibilities/Deliverables

FTC had systems that were mature. The software packages called MAPICS

(Sales) and JDE (finance) were used together with numerous other satellite

systems. My role was to develop Sales and Manufacturing related reports.

This organization had IBM System 34's, 36's, 38's and AS400's B10, B30, and

B45. All these machines used the IBM SNA network infrastructure.

Designed and Maintained RPG/400 programs on the AS400 system and other

systems for the Clothing and textile industry.

Used Other Programming languages that were used included RPG II and RPG III

on Systems 32, 36, 38.

Programs created:

Engineering time sheet entry with financial posting

Distributed yarn and cloth Sales reporting

Loom reporting

Customer pricing reporting

Customer: Playboy Consumer Products (PCP), Durban - South Africa

Duration: March 1990 - December 1991

Role: Analyst Programmer

PCP had a centralized IT system. The organization's aim was to ensure sales

and distribution activities and transactions of all its chemical products

were captured and reported on a monthly basis.

Designed and Maintained RPG II programs on the System 34 and other legacy

systems for the Cosmetic industry.

Sales activity reporting for commission payouts to Sales Representatives

Reporting of fast moving versus slow moving products

Maintained Customer Statement programs

Created Entry Programs for Journal Vouchers

Customer: King and Sons (Pty) Ltd. (KS), Durban - South Africa

Duration: May 1986 - March 1990

Role: Freight Clerk

Responsibilities/Deliverables

KS was a Shipping Agency in the Port of Durban. Ensure all import and

export documentation was ready prior to the vessel arriving and departing.

Attending to the Captain and crew's requirements. Mergan's IT career

started on this assignment. Worked with IT department in designing systems

to automate all the menial tasks.

Accepting Cargo reservations for cargo vessels in the transport industry.

Preparing Documentation preparation for ship's daily loading transactions.

Programming career began in this organisation using Basic, RPG II on IBM

System 36.

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