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Information Technology Solution Architect

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Atlanta, GA, 30342
Posted:
November 21, 2023

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Lucie Christelle Amogo

Atlanta

Email: ad1byc@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/christelle-amogo-35bb558

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

SAP Delivery Lead /SAP Solution Architect, 2 Bachelors in: Information Technology and Logistics and Transportation with 17 years of cross-cultural experience in SAP solution architecture, design, and implementation at a global scale. Strong knowledge of SAP modules and components such as SAP ECC, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP PI/PO, and SAP Basis, P2P including MM/FICO/SRM /OpenText VIM including OCR Machine Learning. Proficiency in SAP integration technologies such as SAP NetWeaver, SAP Process Integration, SAP Cloud Platform integration, SAP Fiori, SAP and web services

Good knowledge of SAP overall, and firm understanding of SAP architecture. Experience in Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Team Collaboration, System Integration:,Architecture development, Technical Leadership, Innovation and Continuous Improvement, Driving & providing Training to End Users around SAP - software Solution. Ability to work in different industries including Retail, Banking, Public sector, with different functionalities of the Business. SAP experience Consultant with End-to-End implementations. Hands on Operational and Strategic Business Processes from the Creation of documents such as Requisition, Purchase Order, goods receipts to invoices for payment. Experience with SAP Implementation and deployment per geographic area in Supply Chain Management in NA, EMEA, APAC and other regions including Brazil and Mexico.

SKILL SET TECHNICAL

SAP Modules: SAP ECC, S/4 HANA Cloud Modules: FICO/ MM/SRM and OpenText xECM 16.1/OpenText VIM 7.5 / 16.3 /20.4, and on ECC 6.0 OpenText IES OCR

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

Database: Oracle, MS Access, SQL, SAP HANA

Interfaces: EDI, Readsoft, Interfaces with SAP UI, Portal, Hyland (AnyDoc & OnBase solutions), Abbyy

Tools: MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, HP - Quality Centre, Certify, Active Directory, XML schemas

SKILL SET GENERAL

Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex business requirements and design appropriate solutions.

Ability to Drive change management procedures and internal guidelines.

Evaluate all business requirements and come up with SAP solution that provides an integrated approach for all project activities.

In-depth understanding of SAP best practices, methodologies, and tools for solution development and customization.

Process-oriented and independent thinker with initiative and forward-thinking

Creativity and ability to work independently: Demonstrated initiative with commitment and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines while still maintaining high quality standards Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage tight timelines in a team environment.

Problem solver: can quickly assess a situation then develop and implement effective solutions.

Mentors team members in technology, architecture, and delivery of applications

Strong tracking, coordination, and project planning

COMPETENCIES

Business Insights

Communicates Effectively

Drives Results

Manages Ambiguity

Manages Complexity

Values Differences

EMPLOYMENT SCAN

Apr’21-August 23 SAP FI- OpenText Solution Architect Lead PepsiCo, Plano, Texas, USA

July 20 – May 21 SAP P2P Functional Lead (OpenText VIM) Dow Chemicals Midland, USA

Jun’18 – June’20 OpenText xECM/VIM Solution Architect/PMO Avanos/Halyard, Alpharetta, USA

Apr’16 – Apr’18 SAP / P2P Solution Architect CONA, Atlanta, USA

Feb’15 – Mar’16 OpenText VIM Solution Architect/PMO Orora, California USA

Apr’14 – JAN’15 SAP SRM/MM/FICO Consultant IBM/IDB, Washington, USA

Sept’ 13 – Apr’ 14 SAP SRM/SRM Consultant IBM/3M, Minneapolis, USA

Dec’ 12 – Aug’ 13 SRM /MM Functional Consultant IBM/Detroit Energy

KEY PROJECTS HANDLED

Client: PepsiCo Dallas HQ, USA

Tenure: Apr’21-August 23

Role: SAP Project Delivery Lead -VIM and all Imaging overall Solution

Environment: SAP S/4 Hana on Cloud, VIM 20.4 Deployment, OCR solutions including Readsoft, Abbyy

Sector Consumer Products

Scope of the project

Drive OpenText End-to-End implementations for different Value streams (PTP, RTR, OTC, EAM) work on Operational and Strategic Business Processes from the Creation of documents such as Sales orders. Requisition, Purchase Order, goods receipts to invoices for payment. Experience with SAP Implementation and deployment per geographic area in Supply Chain Management

Leadership responsibilities

• Architecture development: Develop and maintain the overall SAP architecture framework, ensuring alignment with business goals, IT strategies, and industry best practices. Define standards, guidelines, and methodologies for SAP solution development and implementation.

• System Integration: Identify integration points between SAP systems and external systems, such as third-party applications, databases, and middleware. Design integration solutions to ensure seamless data flow and process synchronization.

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to the development team throughout the project lifecycle. Review technical designs, code, and configurations to ensure adherence to architectural standards and quality guidelines.

• Project Management: Collaborate with project managers to create project plans, estimates, and deliverables. Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and propose mitigation strategies. Ensure timely delivery of SAP solutions within budget and scope.

• Stakeholder Management: Engage with business stakeholders, including senior executives, to understand their needs, present solution proposals, and gain buy-in. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure successful solution delivery and customer satisfaction.

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest SAP technologies, trends, and industry best practices. Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and innovation within the SAP landscape. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance, reliability, and user experience.

• Team Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including functional consultants, developers, system administrators, and support teams. Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment to promote knowledge sharing and teamwork.

TechnoFunctional responsibilities

Lead SAP complex Solution implementation in Configuring and developing the entire area of Procure-to-Pay (PTP) including SAP Accounts Payable functions such as:

Enabled Non-PO Invoice processing across several regions with a workflow for coding and approval.

Enabled an offline approval process for executives on the Go for faster and more efficient invoice payments

Invoice Exception handling integrated to MyBuy and Ariba

Purchase Order Message Outputs (primarily Print, Fax, E-Mail, ALE/EDI)

Invoice Scanning and OCR data extract processes

Document retention with the Archive center enablement

Created Documentation, Trained the Trainers and Supported end user training.

Client: Dow Chemicals, Midland, USA

Tenure: July 20 – May 21

Role: SAP P2P Functional Lead (OpenText VIM Solution)

Environment: SAP S/4 Hana on Cloud, VIM 16.3 upgrade

Sector Chemicals

Lead the OpenText VIM and xECM deployment while manage Resources and Leading the requirements workshop, this task order is intended to be a framework for the steady delivery of future items that includes Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Design Changes, Audit and other Regulatory Compliance work and Quality Center Items (QCIs).

Performs analytic work in support of systems engineering or planning activities, including the development of preliminary and detailed functional analysis required for ERP systems.

OpenText VIM Subject matter functional expertise provided includes areas such as finance, controlling, asset accounting or asset management. Introduces innovative approaches and methodologies for processes and support systems.

Provided leadership to large teams of functional or technical personnel.

Deliverables:

Functional Specs and Technical specs completion

Configuration Document

Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members

Lead and Provide guidance to Team for documentation.

Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions.

Provide thought leadership as well as hands on technical configuration/development as needed.

Client: Avanos/Halyard, Alpharetta, USA

Tenure: June 18 – June 2020

Role: SAP / OpenText xECM /VIM Solution Architect

Environment: SAP S/4 Hana Extended xECM 16.x and VIM 16.3

Sector Medical Devices

ROLE: Lead the Solution Design and Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers and technical teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective SAP solutions. Design end-to-end solutions that integrate various SAP modules and components to meet business process needs.

Lead the SAP S/4 Hana and OpenText VIM and xECM deployment while manage Resources and Leading the requirements workshop, Design xECM for Document Management and VIM Architecture including OCR, BC on S/4 HANA on Cloud

Configure VIM Solution to S/4 HANA to replace Current ECC process for Invoices in EMEA, APAC, NACA

• Architecture development: Develop and maintain the overall SAP architecture framework, ensuring alignment with business goals, IT strategies, and industry best practices. Define standards, guidelines, and methodologies for SAP solution development and implementation. Solution understanding of SAP application lifecycle management (ALM) processes including solution design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

Lead overall Architecture, design, implement core software of Extended ECM and VIM integrated to S/4 HANA and OCR by OpenText including Business Center.

Lead the effort and ensured SAP Configuration in the entire area of Procure-to-Pay (PTP) and OTC were per SAP Guideline

Drive the Configuration of workspace permission model based on AD/LDAP groups.

Work with Security and AD Team to enable OTDS users and groups and Configure SSO for xECM from SAP.

Planned and enabled the Legacy document migration including conversion of doc types where needed.

Supported unit test and integration testing and Performance Testing

Created Documentation, Trained the Trainers and Supported end user training.

Provide input into cutover planning and all deliverable related to the Project.

Ensure that documentation and deliverable were set up and transferred over to Client as expected.

Identify structure and process for document conversion, identify documents to convert, develop migration scripts.

Implement OT Digitally scanning for documents for Order Entry, Invoice Processing, etc. (Kofax replacement).

Use for Historical Data Access – Review EMEA, APAC, NA requirements and plan solution around required, off-line report, migrate to OT Transactional type data.

DELIVRABLES:

Configuration Document

Functional Specs and Technical specs completion

Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members

Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility.

Participate in data conversion and data maintenance.

Provide best practice and industry specific solutions.

Client: CONA, Atlanta, USA

Tenure: April 16 – April 18

Role: SAP / P2P AP Solution Architect

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 ReadSoft and OnBase v13 /v15 / v16

Sector Consumer Products

ROLE: Serve as the key conduit to business users for requirements, analysis and resolution of Production Support incidents and Act concisely and succinctly as the functional and technical speaker to the business project team. Strong ability to author e-mail correspondences and to conduct production support status meetings for informing appropriately the business project team participants.

Solution understanding of SAP application lifecycle management (ALM) processes including solution design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Work with CONA P&S Solution Architects and the Architecture organization to assess and to manage support requirements. Individual needs to be able to identify/understand/ communicate any support requests associated with existing CONA business processes versus those requests considered to be new business requirements.

Translate business requirements to functional design to resolve actual Production Support incidents.

Able to perform basic/standard SAP PTP related configuration to resolve actual Production Support incidents.

Prepare, document, and communicate effectively the Functional /Technical Design and Testing specifications (i.e., unit/integration/user acceptance) in adherence to the standard CONA Client methodology.

Able to represent CONA at all levels within the business stakeholder community.

Participate in the development of implementation/deployment strategies and plans with business units and CONA

Document and provide knowledge transfer to the rest of the Production Support project team for all PTP AP solutions.

Hands-on SAP Configuration skills in the entire area of Procure-to-Pay (PTP) including SAP Accounts Payable functions such as:

oMaterials Management Enterprise/Organizational Structure

oProcurement of Direct & Indirect Materials (Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order)

oRelease Strategies

oReturns to Vendor

oPurchase Order Message Outputs (primarily Print, Fax, E-Mail, ALE/EDI)

oEDI Interfaces relating to Procure to Pay (PO, ASN, Invoice interfaces)

oInvoice Scanning and OCR data extract processes

oDocument retention utilizing a content repository.

oNon-PO Invoice processing with workflow for coding and approval

oPayment Handling and Periodic Processing

oInvoice Exception handling

Client: Orora, California, USA

Tenure: Feb’15 – Mar’ 16

Role: OpenText VIM Solution Architect/PMO

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 VIM 7

Sector Packaging and Distribution

As the Solution Architect for OpenText Module, I lead the Design, the Build, the Test and UAT of the VIM solutions in SAP platform. I was also able to demonstrate a working knowledge and experience with OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) and its components:

oOpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)

oInvoice Capture Center (ICC)

oArchive Server

oEnterprise Scan

oArchiveLink

oExpertise with SAP FI and Accounts Payable processing (AP)

oKnowledge of SAP Workflow, including customization and administration and Invoice workflow approval design.

My role consisted in:

Advising best practices and implementation use of the VIM system to business

Providing development leadership in the Functional design, development, testing, and Review and Performance tuning in all major Modules of SAP

Developing and adapting solutions/options into detailed Functional design documents, ensuring all functional requirements are met in the technical design.

Supporting SAP Organization Modules by implementing, solving issues, and by providing design and development of WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions, Forms and Workflows) in collaboration with Development team

Assisting Business team with OpenText configuration, custom development, and testing

Working experience to develop and execute test scenarios including regression testing.

Creating Training and support documentations to all SAP users on matters related to the Functional application of VIM and all Integration points: Develop, document, and adhere to standard procedures and best practices:

Coordinating Functional and technical aspects of operations such as solving production problems, making enhancements to the existing functionality, and working with Development team to add logical bugs in the applications.

Maintaining strong and effective working relationships with SAP Applications owners, IT Infrastructure team and OS/Network Team but also Ensuring proper communication to all levels of the organization

Ensure requirements are being met in accordance with corporate compliance.

Trouble-shoot system issues during testing and initial go-live

Researching, reviewing and Implementing OSS Notes

Client: IBM/INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Tenure: Apr’14 – Jan’15

Role: SAP P2P Consultant (VIM and SRM Integration)

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 SRM 7.02

Government Banking (Public Sector)

Work as an SAP Procurement Sr Consultant (MM/SRM/FICO) in SAP Public Sector working on integration with FICO/VIM and SRM. Hands on and strong experience implementing SAP.

Worked on VIM workflow trigger implementation, VIM Parking and block reason enhancement, Invoice approval process design and implementation, Designed, wrote, and executed test Cases and Training the end-user and IT resources.

Design and deliver solutions in accordance with the defined Technical Architecture

Assist in the establishment of and follow design standards, design patterns and best practices.

Pre-Sales: Assessment, prepared high level customer presentations involving Implementation project plan, cost estimates, efforts, ROI to provide the customer with the benefits of latest features about the Open Text VIM.

Responsibilities included:

Designing, configuring, and implementing SAP MM/SRM/FI modules based on Business scenario.

Act as an advisor for the client on areas of improvements around the mentioned business processes.

Apply Technical knowledge on SAP/SRM/FICO AND the integration with other SAP modules.

Played cross-functional roles that require navigate a complex/matrix organization.

Work in a Spanish Speaking environment performing major tasks as Conducting Requirements gathering, Workshops, Writing Functional Designs, Configuration, and Testing

Delegate and meet the deadlines in a fast-paced environment with all deliverables including Functional Designs

Articulate to the client how standard SAP can meet the requirements following the SAP standard and best practices.

Client: IBM/3M, Minneapolis

Tenure: Sept’13 – Apr’14

Role: SAP STP (SRM and OpenText (VIM)) Consultant Techno-Functional

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 SRM 7.03

Sector Chemicals and Consumer Products

Understanding and mapping the business process and business flow for designing and developing the strategy for smooth functioning in SAP and finalization of organization structure and mapping & configuring of to-be Business process. Carried on GAP Analysis & the blueprint documentation.

Setting up Test Scripts for the various testing cycles by understanding the various Business Processes. Testing the scenarios during each phase of the testing cycles such as Integration testing (PIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression testing and Live environment simulation (LES).

Responsible for the deployment and support of the following functionalities

Responsible for Creating Web based classes and Job Aids for all SRM Users and VIM users.

Good knowledge of P2P integration – SRM classic scenario including workflow configuration, purchase document transmission and Invoice processing in VIM

Demonstrated a broad range of SAP VIM and SRM expertise: have good business knowledge and understanding of how SAP SRM integrates with ECC 6.0 via PI using XML schemas; input on where processes can be optimally deployed.

Provide technical expertise in the diagnosis and resolution of issues, including the determination and provision of workaround solutions.

oCreate documentation for all levels of software development life cycle.

oTakes full ownership of all assigned tasks ensuring objectives are met.

oMet expected standards such as accuracy, thoroughness, and correctness in all assigned work.

Client: IBM/Detroit Energy

Tenure: Dec ‘12 – Aug’13

Role: PTP SRM /MM Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 SRM 7.01

Sector: Electric Gaz and Utilities

Scope of the proposal included upgrading DTE SRM environment from SRM 4.0 (SRM Server 5.0) to SRM 7.1 The objective of the upgrade was to ensure existing business processes which were operational in DTE’s SRM landscape and was supposed to continue to function after upgrade. The second objective was to keep data in current SRM production system will continue to exist for business for use after upgrade in extended classic scenario including business objects (SC, PO, Confirmation, Contracts, etc.)

Evaluated custom objects and ensure that Functionalities supported by these custom objects will either be replaced by SRM 7.01 new features, or these objects will be adjusted to work in SRM 7.01.

Redesign selective functional enhancement and activated / configured in DTE SRM/MM environment utilizing the Business Framework.

Redesign Existing SRM/MM interfaces to non-SAP systems like Maximo

Work on the overall conceptual architecture as is and To be Diagram

Provide SRM/OpenText documentation and training for the Client and Team mates on existing and new functionalities.

Work with Development and testing team based on functional specifications completing testing phases and Mocks for Dry run.

TRAININGS CONDUCTED

Training on SRM Overview SRM 5.0, SRM 7.2

Procurement on VIM (End to End process from SC creation to Payment of the invoice including sourcing, bidding) workflow process Training for Extended ECM and Invoice verification procedures.

Training on Travel Management Level I/II/III

Training on OpenText including ICC and Workflow components.

ACADEMIA & LANGUAGE

BIT American Intercontinental University, Dunwoody (US) Sept.01-June03

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Finance

BTS Martin Nadaud, Paris (France) Sept.94-June 96

Equivalent of Associate Degree in International Logistics and Transports

Fluent in French and good notions of Spanish

OTHER TRAINING:

Ariba Catalog Content Implementation integrated with Ariba and CLM

VIM/OpenText AP

Project Management

Testing Excellence Basics

Consultative Skills basics

Continuous Improvement Basics

Business Acumen Finance Basics

Global Incident Management Process

Business Conducts and Compliances



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