(AL)Altaf Khan

Program/Project Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/altaf-khan-ba24a810/

Fairview, TX 75069

734-***-**** (c)

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Executive Summary

-Transformation & Change Management

-Global large-scale SAP Implementations

-Business Partnership & Strategy delivery

-Technology Vision & Strategy Planning

-Large scale Global Program Management

-Due Diligence/Mergers & Acquisitions

-Six Sigma, PMP

-On/Off Near shore Operations

-Global Talent Acquisition & Retention

-Global IT Infrastructure & Operations

-IT Audits, Controls & Governance

-Contract Negotiations & Management

Expertise in Technology Transformation including Organizational change management. Cost reduction through automation and standardization using foundational strategies and corporate end to end Digital Journeys.

Accomplished Global executive able to deliver technology strategy and vision for multibillion-dollar global market leaders. Held authority as large as $300+ million budgets and global teams as large as 600+ staff. Large global footprint with cross-cultural experience living & working in 12+ countries.

Rich breadth of domain expertise and proven leadership results across all IT functional business areas, diverse technologies, and multiple industries. Position IT as a true partner with business, driving and delivering business technology strategy execution, and operating efficiencies.

Expert in advanced Analytics strategy and implementation with Cloud based Data Lakes.

Unrivaled ability to build and mentor top-flight global teams to high levels of performance and near 100% retention. Reputation as a tenacious, energetic, influential, capable, knowledgeable, and compassionate leader.

CORE COMPETENCIES

YEARS

●Project Manage and Deliver SAP/Ariba Cloud COTS ERP Projects and SAP Projects

14

Managing complex IT initiatives

12

Managing large teams of diverse resources (up to 35 team members)

12

●Collaborating at the Director and VP level

●Present project-related presentations for executive-level leadership

14

14

•Project Management methodologies and tools

•AGILE

•PMO/ Jira

14

11

5

•Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing complex initiatives using a formal project management methodology

•Project planning/ integrated plan using MS Project

14

20

Developing and Managing end to end ERP Projects

11

Experience Highlights

Data Center Hills SAP Security, Michigan 2017 –To Date

Program/Project Manager

Managed strategic plan and architecture to replace HCM HR and Payroll Systems. Prepare, monitor, & maintain the project objectives and deliverables. Responsible for execution of the project life cycle for complex projects to include preparing, monitoring, and maintaining the project objectives and deliverables. Managed quality SAP/Ariba Cloud COTS FIORI Launch pad groups, role mapping performance against standards. system conversion to SAP S/4 HANA, Greenfield or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment Manage the disseminating of information

EX-EDS Manager and contributor to the functional area process of defining the project's mission & scope. Using my skills and experience from highly technical industries and global organizations, I will reduce cost, improve business process, and efficiencies to current operations and recover troubled projects. Managed strategic plan and architecture to replace 6 HCM HR and Payroll Systems. Prepare, monitor, and maintain the project objectives and deliverables. Responsible for execution of the project life cycle for complex projects to include preparing, monitoring, and maintaining the project objectives and deliverables “Fit to Win” corporation. Landscape included more than 800 “business critical applications, with 3 ERPs and 4 mainframe applications. Almost all of the application footprint is homegrown, and technology currency is at least 8-year-old in most cases.

Transforming and Digitizing Data Center:

●Achieved project objectives on time and within budget Project planning, Project controlling including the budget, Project Reporting, Change Management and Go-Live Support.

●The project involved extensive contract development, APO management, administration, project management and control.

●The personal services, actual implementation and stress testing.

●Acted as a Business Administrator / auditor.

E-commerce – Deliver SAP/Ariba Cloud COTS ERP Projects and SAP Projects.

Implemented Workday HCM, which will serve as the digital core for HR. This replaced legacy HCM global environment – resulting in 6 FTEs reduction and annualized 2.6MM hard OPEX savings.

●Implemented in all phases of project life cycle from scoping coordination planning, developing and implementing contract strategies. Preliminary engineering proposal development, Data Volume Management Administrator cost reimbursable time unit rate, lump sum / turnkey contracts administration, negotiation and settlement, and management to the startup of the facilities.

●The Savvy PMO makes access to highly visual, useful data an imperative by providing comprehensive portfolio dashboards solutions create organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empower teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. Planview is uniquely positioned to help organizations navigate strategy to delivery transformation by providing the full spectrum of enterprise Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions

●Planview’s mid-range/PI Planning approach including who is involved and why, the length of each increment, the value and the benefits achieved through this newly adopted approach as well as what’s next for Planview. Included evaluation of risks of internal controls, irregular activities, and end user support.

Environment: SAP CRM Fiori, Hana Agile, Activate, ITIL, Six sigma products, Completed Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, SCM, SRM, TSW, APO

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Data Lear Center – ROCHESTER, MI 2014 - 2017

Global Data Center specializes in advanced data center services, ranging from server hosting to cloud computing presence in 12 countries

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGER

ERP ECC SAP S4 HANA

Transforming the IT ERP ECC SAP S4 Hana organization and digitizing the corporate footprint.

Delivered the strategy and the implementation of the company wide Data Analytics core which allows real time predictive analytics, business functional insights, and decision logic from a single global data Warehouse. This is a state of the art data analytics engine which handles both structured and unstructured data from multiple sources, including social media, and is expected to save more than $165MM in the next 3 years in functional savings, and rationalizes 60,000 reports into 480 global reports, saving 1,000’s of hours of manual workload in finalizing decisional insights, and marketing and sales promotion strategies.

End to end project management leading teams of 11-15 onshore 15+ offshore resources with budget training placement and revenue recovery responsibility on project.

Will reduce cost, improve business process, and efficiencies to current operations and recover troubled projects. Managed RAIL (Risk, Action, Issue Log) strategic plan and architecture to replace 6 HR and Payroll System Prepare, monitor, and maintain the project objectives and deliverables. Responsible for execution of the project life cycle for complex projects to include: preparing, monitoring, and maintaining the project objectives and deliverables. Manage quality SAP/Ariba Cloud COTS FIORI Launch pad groups, role mapping performance against standards. System conversion to SAP S/4 HANA Transportation Management (SAP TM), SAP S/4 HANA Greenfield or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment Manage the disseminating of information. Leading of the project team.

Combined with the Data Analytics strategy, executed the Digital Marketing Strategy which includes executing “Brand Operating System” (BOS) that allows near real time decision workflows for end to end marketing function, from ideation to media, greatly reducing time to media Omni-channels. Performed Project planning, controlling including the budget, Project Reporting, Change Management and Go-Live Support.

Initiated the execution of Companywide process automation strategy using Analytics/RPA/AI stack – scope includes all repeatable processes that are governed by policy. Currently Digitizing Supply chain using this stack. Initial opportunity pipeline equates to 12.5MM savings per year for the next 3 years.

Initiated the implementation of e-commerce automation strategy, allowing more than 2000 SKU’s to be published to “e-tailers” with specific pricing and other product attributes without human intervention. This allowed the error rates in product information and pricing accuracy to drop by more than 51%, and delivered syndication and publication of data on time for all product launches.

Led the Cyber Security strategy, implementing “defense in depth” processes and infrastructure – resulting in no impact to the corporation in the last 18 months during various malware outbreaks.

Finalized and implemented Brand Site consolidation strategy in the Azure cloud (reducing more than 200 customer facing sites to less than 50), allowing e-commerce engine to be more effective and efficient.

Successfully delivered Phase 1 of SAP HANA upgrade on time and within budget – with “business as usual” on Day 1 post implementation. The Phase 1 of a 4 year strategy is to upgrade and rationalize existing 15 year old heavily customized SAP footprint – which is closely tied to business’s acquisition and growth strategy.

Environment: SAP CRM Fiori, Hana and Agile, system conversion to SAP S/4 HANA, Greenfield or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment ITIL, six sigma products, completed 6 Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP business experience in functional area Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x production planning, MRP, ATP, AOP backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, (SCM) supply chain management, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations, CUA Documentum Installation

LEAR/ PFIZER S4 INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS 09/2011 – 03/2014

Hired to Restructure and transform the S4 Technology and Operations environment– with more than 150 employees, and $100MM budgets.

Issue RAIL (Risk, Action, Issue Log) prioritization and resolution, collaborate with vendors and delivery team to deliver on SAP projects, Participate in Budget and performance review activities, Review SAP License, Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Proficiency.

Negotiated and implemented a global agreement with a third party to support global help desk, in 8 languages. The global help desk from start to finish was implemented in 8 months, in 8 countries – Savings of $4.3MM annually.

With more than 60% of worldwide computer infrastructure at “End of Life”, architected the entire Storage and compute environment from ground up, and implemented it in 3 global data centers, within 12 months. Savings of $860K annually.

Re-organized and right sized the global infrastructure and operations organization, Refresh data production planning, business experience in functional area MRP, ATP, AOP SD/ LE and EDI for individual clients in multi-client environments without affecting activities of other clients.

Transfer pre-defined business objects and business process. Manage the production support team in North America US & India, coordinate with different vendors in India, management and supervision including. Completed the first of Office 365 moves with the implementation of the global exchange environment, Yammer Social Media, and Office 2016 in the cloud.

Finalized Support delivery of SAP projects through business blueprint documentation, detailed business requirements gathering, solution review, user training, UAT, project schedule, Coordinate with onsite and offshore functional, Vendors and testing teams, Coordinate with FICO, ABAP & BW, BOBJ, BPC teams.

Coordinate interface member firms from U.S, Canada, Central Europe, U.K, and Netherlands

Implemented Utilizing xVelocity and the pre-integrated and pre-validated design of Vblock to simplify provisioning and Fiori Security deployment.

Enable business users to transfer small amounts of data (e.g. selective HR data) while scrambling the sensitive data sets, CA Site Minder BMC Patrol, CCMS, CUA, TSW. SAP CRM 2007 and SAP, SD/LE and EDI, ETP SRM, PLM, (SCM) supply chain management, SRM, TSW, APO /Live Cache 7.0, CRM 7.0.CRM applications, Vertex, the CIF cockpit to centrally monitor the transfer of data between SAPAPO system and all the connected ERP systems via Core Interface (CIF).

Environment: Architecture of Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle remove the barrier to cloud adoption. Customer 2 Cloud program offers flexible financial models, rapid implementation SAP CRM Fiori, Hana and Agile, system conversion to SAP S/4 HANA, SAP S/4 HANA Greenfield or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment ITIL, six sigma products, completed 6 Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP business experience in functional area Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x production planning, MRP, ATP, AOP backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, (SCM) supply chain management, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations, CUA Documentum Installation

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Kenbay – Boston, MA. 08/2009 -09/2011

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGER

Executive leadership for all aspects of IT infrastructure technology strategy, future direction, implementation, and operations across the corporation, managing more than 60% of the overall IT operational budget. Introduced commodity technology and hardware with system conversion to SAP S/4 HANA reducing Total Cost of Operations at the same time.

Finalized the strategy to consolidate company’s infrastructure footprint into one Tier 3 Data Center pair – Savings of $640K annually. Identify and incorporate project management best practices. Identify complex risk issues, formulate and manage a sequential course of action that allows for the issues to be managed and addressed. Planview has a single focus on helping enterprises transform strategy to delivery in today’s fast-paced, highly disruptive markets. Provide portfolio and executive visibility with real-time analytics and reporting

Re-architected SAP platform, commoditizing the back end with cloud, converging the infrastructure stack and offering HA and 100% DR at 10%+ reduced TCO with three 9’s SLA – savings of $2.1MM annually. The Savvy PMO makes access to highly visual, useful data an imperative by providing comprehensive portfolio dashboards solutions create organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empower teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. Planview is uniquely positioned to help organizations navigate strategy to delivery transformation by providing the full spectrum of enterprise Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions

Planview’s mid-range/PI Planning approach including who is involved and why, the length of each increment, the value and the benefits achieved through this newly adopted approach as well as what’s next for Planview

Finalized the corporate Strategy on two software platforms, SAP and Microsoft. Negotiated MS EA agreement and to place entire 7,000 people on the cloud for MS Office Suite – TCO reduction of $1.1MM achieved annually. Enable business users to transfer small amounts of data, e.g., selective HR data while scrambling the sensitive data sets, CA Site Minder BMC Patrol, CCMS, CUA, TSW. SAP CRM 2007 and SAP SRM, PLM, SCM/Live Cache 7.0, CRM 7.0. CRM applications, Vertex, the CIF cockpit to centrally monitor the transfer of data between your SAPAPO system and all the connected ERP systems via Core Interface (CIF).

New Technology recommendations (HANA, FIORI, LUMIRA etc.), Security of all SAP Users and prepare for Audit

Implemented the Operational strategy, customizing the ITIL framework to match the business setup and requirements. Negotiated contracts to outsource legacy hardware environments support till retirement – TCO reduction of $360K Support delivery of SAP projects through business blueprint documentation, detailed business requirements gathering, solution review, user training, UAT, project schedule

A $100 million IT system implementation project to manage contract development, organize APO SD/LE and EDI, management, ECC backend administration, and project management and control.

Implemented a transformation strategy through the management of cloud, on premise or hybrid implementation initiatives.

large scale, high risk, strategic projects that span organizational boundaries including multiple business units and service partners/vendors. Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle to cloud adoption. Customer 2 Cloud program flexible financial models, rapid implementation

Environment: Architect of SAP CRM Fiori, Hana and Agile, ITIL, Six sigma products, Completed Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, SCM, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations

Warner Brothers, Orange County, CA 8/2007 – 7/2019

diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of AT&T's Warner Media through its Studios & Networks division. an employee base of 8,000, and $30Bn+ in annual revenues.

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGER SAP CRM APPLICATION

Identify and incorporate project management best practices. Identify complex risk issues, formulate and manage a sequential course of action that allows for the issues to be managed and addressed. Planview has a single focus on helping enterprises transform strategy to delivery in today’s fast-paced, highly disruptive markets. Provide portfolio and executive visibility with real-time analytics & reporting and providing Operational Governance of the outsourced global infrastructure. Supervise 500+ Outsourced Vendor Resources. Additional role as IT Business partner for HR function.

Challenges at start: The Corporation had little or no investment in infrastructure for the previous 10 years. 80% of the infrastructure (Network, Servers, and Telecommunications) was 8+ years old. Majority of the OS & Databases were at n-5/6, no longer supported by the OEMs. With more than 100 large and medium sites globally, there were daily outages of the basic IT services. There were no documented operational processes, missing Governance and non-existence operational tools.

Performed SD/ LE and EDI, client copy, remote client copy, charm, User export and User deletion.

Supported and administrated the alert management and notification software Alarm Point.

Provided Basis support to their SAP landscape 4.6C and as part of upgrade team, upgraded SAP R/3 system to Enterprise release 4.7.

Involved in day-to-day maintenance of BW 3.1, BOBJ landscape.

Environment: Architect of SAP Fiori, Hana and Agile, ITIL, six sigma products, Completed Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, SCM, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations.

General Motors Corporation (Michigan - USA) 2006-2008

General Motors Company is one of the world’s largest automakers. With its global headquarters in Detroit and annual revenues of $130Bn, GM employs 209,000 people and does business in more than 120 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 31 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through multiple brands.

PROJECT MANAGER SAP

CRM APPLICATION

Implemented for the efficient and secure operation of the SAP R/3 SD/LE and EDI, environment. in 2 years, delivering closely with other APO Basis dual stack system and UNIX team members to optimize performance and troubleshoot problems. Reduced the application count from 238 legacy applications to 78 by 2012, converging the legacy environment into standardized applications/infrastructure platforms.

Simplified Through the use of performance monitoring tools, worked with application developers to identify and correct inefficient data base operations. replacing 100’s of spreadsheets and reducing compensation planning cycle time to 4 days from 6 weeks.

Consolidated 18 existing Learning Management Systems (LMS) by implementing a global Oracle based LMS tool for all blue- and white-collar workers’ to deliver training/learning history, to accommodate all employee’s learning, compliance, certifications, and other mandatory training requirements.

Planned and performed installation, upgrades, charm and patches to SAP Net Weaver and ORACLE UDB The overall strategy delivers attendance data for hourly employees (Picture Perfect – GE), Time Management (Kronos) and Payroll and Disbursement (SAP).

Finalized Troubleshooting SAP printing problems, ABAP, J2EE, XI, SRM, SAP CRM 2007 and SAP CRM 7.0, BOBJ, BW, HR/ESS/MSS/PORTAL.

Once implemented by 2012, the outsourced initiative will replace 48 payroll systems in 58 countries. The initiative will save an estimated $30MM on a yearly basis in operational costs. Successfully implemented the GM China Payroll as a pilot.

Environment: Agile, ITIL, six sigma products, Completed Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, SCM, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations, CUA Documentum Installation SAP R/3 4.6C/4.7/ECC 5.0, Oracle 8.17/9.2, SCM 4.0, Solution Manager 3.1, CRM, SRM, SCM, PLM, XI, BW 3.5, Windows 2000, AIX 5.1 DB2. Upgrade R/3 from 4.6c to ECC 5.0/ECC 6.0, Net Weaver APO UNIX

S Aramco, Houston, TX Aug 2001 – Sep 2006

Manager SAP Application

Deloitte & Touche Consulting / ICS, Detroit, MI Aug 1998 – Jul 2001

Manager Sap Application (Consultant)

Delphi Automotive

Rockwell Collins, Defense & Aviation Company

SAP America, Southfield, MI Sep 1997 – Sep 1998

SAP Manager

E.D.S, Auburn Hills, MI Jun 1996 – Sep 1997

SAP Manager

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