Manager Sap

Bjorn Larsen

Grants Pass, Oregon

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Senior SAP Basis Administrator

Distinguished IT career with a track record of leading successful implementations and upgrades

Technically sophisticated ERP professional with a solid history of effective integration, configuration and testing of SAP landscapes. Broad systems knowledge across numerous ECC modules. Proficient in upgrades, data migrations and post-production support involving S/4 HANA, BW, BOBJ and BODS. Skilled trainer and project leader; able to educate Basis teams effectively.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Platforms/OS:

UNIX (Oracle Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX), Linux (Redhat, SUSE), Windows (MSCS, VM), IBM iSeries.

Languages:

SQL, FORTRAN, Assembly, COBOL, Redwood Script, Redwood REL

Databases:

Software/Tools:

Oracle, SQLServer, DB2, DB2/400, HANA, MaxDB

MS Office, MS Project, Visio, Solution Manager, Software Upgrade Manager (SUM/DMO), Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM), HANA Studio, HANA Cockpit, Vertex, BPC, BPA, LAMA, Redwood/BPA Cronacle, Redwood SystemCopy, SAP Verify, Agile and SCRUM methodologies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead SAP Basis Consultant (6/2019 – 4/2020) Thiredwear Solutions @ Ford Motor Company, Dearborn MI Technical Scope: Migration from SAP ECC 7.5 to S/4HANA and Greenfield Landscape Implementations for Ford Motor Company. The Greenfield Implementations included SAP S/4HANA 1809 and 1909 S/4HANA landscapes. The Greenfield implementations included PO 7.5, BODS 4.2 & NWDS Solution Manager 7.2, Test Suite 7.2, Maintenance Optimizer. SAP Ariba, ADS 7.5, GRC 7.52, Vertex Oseries 9.0 Install, SLT 7.52, HANA Cockpit 2.0, LAMA 3.0, BODS 4.2, NWDS 4.2, BW 7.5, SAP BPC 10.0, Vertex 10.0, SAP Ariba 2019 Q4 Release, ODBA, App Support, Agile and SCRUM methodologies.

ECC migration consisted of migration of SAP ECC 7.6 with Oracle DB to S/4HANA using SUM 2.0 with DMO for Sandbox, Development and Quality systems to HANA 1909 target system:

Perform installation of SUM and configured to SUM host agent.

Configured Downtime Optimization for DMO of SUM.

Analyzed SUM Error logs and corrected DMO migration errors.

Analyzed SUM/DMO performance and table splitting and corrected as needed.

Ran SAP Readiness Check, Maintenance Planner, Simplification Check, Precheck Upgrade Report, Data Migration Monitor and MDS_LOAD_Cockpit, CHARM and others.

Greenfield Landscape Implementations of SAP S/4HANA 1809 and 1909 landscapes where performed on HPE SuperDomeFLEX hardware running on HP SUSE Linux::

Worked with HPE Hardware vender in standing up hardware and installing SAP software.

Installed and configured SAP HANA Cockpit 2.0 and connected to all SAP HANA databases.

Calculated sizing data via SAP HANA QuickSizer application and delivered to Ford management.

Performed Post Installation tasks on all systems in SAP Development and QA Landscapes.

Supported SAP Security and Development teams during Explore and Post Explore phases of project.

Installed and configured LAMA 3.0 sp13 using SWPM and SUM. Performed Post install steps via wizard. Installed and configured SAP Host Agents. Configured VMware Adapter, Enable SAP application instances, Performed system copies from QA system to Sandox system.

Installed and configured Vertex Indirect Tax Accelerator 3.1 as well as Vertex SIC.

Configured Solution Manager 7.2 SOLMAN_SETUP, LMDB, SLD, Test Suit, and Maintenance Optimizer.

Senior SAP Basis Consultant (2/2016 – 3/2019) Redwood Software, Morrisville, NC

Technical Scope: HANA SP9, ECC 6.0, BO, SCM, Fiori, Linux, Portal, GRC, Solution Manager 7.1, SUM, SWPM, Adobe Document Services( ADS), Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler, AIX, Oracle 11i, HANA Cockpit.

Provided production support for SAP systems running on AIX with an Oracle 11i database. Prepped ECC landscape for HANA migration. Supported BW on HANA Landscape using HDBLCM and HANA Studio tools. Performed upgrade to Tidal Enterprise Scheduler.

Patched BW on HANA database from SP8 to SP9 using HDBLCM toolset.

Installed new HANA license using hdb commands and HANA Studio.

Upgraded the ECC environment from EHP 5 to EHP 7 using SUM 2.0 tools set.

Upgraded agents on HANA landscape to latest patch to support SP9 upgrade.

Installed BO 4.1 SP6 landscape (both clustered and non-clustered).

Installed NetWeaver Portal 7.42 SP5 in support of ENHP 7 upgrade to ECC.

Performed patch and version upgrade to Tidal Enterprise Scheduler.

Configured Management 7.1 in Solution Manager system using SOLMAN_SETUP.

Project Work for Redwood:

SaskPower, Saskatchewan CA – Industry: Utilities

Installed and configured NetWever 7.5 for S4HANA 1709 on premise system with Linux os.

Installed and configured BPA 9.1.7 for NetWeaver 7.5 for S4HANA.

Installed and configured Redwood SystemCopy version 4.0.1.7 to interface with S4HANA BW, ECC and CRM On Premise systems.

Performed three landscape refreshes of clients ECC, BW and CRM systems using Redwood SystemCopy tools.

Coca Cola Amatil, Sydney Australia: Industry: Manufacturing

Installed and configured BPA version 9.1.0.1 SQLServer 2016 database and Linux os.

Installed and configured Redwood SystemCopy version 4.0.0.8. This was installed on NetWdeaver 7.4 BPA front end interfaced with S4HANA 1610 ECC, BW, CRM and SCM Cloud systems managed by IBM.

Performed four test full refreshes of clients ECC, BW, CRM and SCM systems using Redwood SystemCopy tools.

Fortis BC, Vancouver BC: Industry: Utilities

Installed and configured a two landscape configuration of Cronacle version 9.0.22.4.

Installed and configured Redwood SystemCopy version 3.0.1.7.

Performed three landscape refreshes of clients ECC, BW and CRM systems using Redwood SystemCopy tools.

Performed one week training on Cronacle and SystemCopy tools.

LACCD, LA California: Industry: Public Sector

Installed and configured Cronacle Job Scheduler version 9.1.1.7 with SQLServer 2014 on Windows Server.

Installed and configured SAPSystemCopy tools with SQLServer 2014 on Windows Plantform.

Performed training for both Cronacle Job Scheduler as well as Redwoods SystemCopy tools.

DSITI Queensland Government Queensland Australia: Industry: Public Sector

Installed and configured Cronacle version 9.0.1.9 on DB2 database with Linux os.

Performed three test refreshes of clients ECC, CRM and BW systems.

Installed and configured Redwood SAP SystemCopy tools version 3.0.14.

Fortis BC, Vancouver BC: Industry: Utilities

Installed and configured a two landscape configuration of Cronacle version 9.0.22.4 on DB2 database with Linux os.

Installed and configured Redwood SystemCopy version 3.0.1.7.

Performed three landscape refreshes of clients ECC, BW and CRM systems using Redwood SystemCopy tools.

Performed one week training on Cronacle and SystemCopy tools.

BC Pensions, Victoria BC: Industry: Public Sector

One week Cronacle training including Redwood Scripting and Redwood REL interfaced with ECC landscape.

Yazaki, Caton, MI: Industry: Manufacturing

Installed and configured BPA version 9.0.1.7software on SAP Netweaver 7.4 on Windows platform.

One week BPA training including Redwood Scripting, BW, and Business Objects.

Energizer: St. Louis MA: Industry: Manufacturing

One week BPA training including Redwood Scripting and Redwood REL interfaced with hosted HANA ECC Landscape.

Freundenberg FIT: Offshore India Support: Industry: Manufacturing

One week BPA training including Redwood Scripting and Redwood REL interfaced with hosted HANA ECC Landscape.

Applied Materials: Los Angeles CA: Industry: Manufacturing

Three week remote support for Cronacle interfaced with clients SAP ECC landscape.

Tribune Publishing Chicago IL. Industry: Publishing

Two week BPA training including Redwood Promotion as well as resolving support issues between Redwood software and ECC Landscape.

SAP Basis Consultant (2015– 2016) Industry: Aerospace General Atomics, San Diego, CA

Technical Scope: manage and upgrade General Atomics’ SAP landscape including On Premise BW on HANA SP7 to SP9 upgrade running on Linux. Upgrade SAP ECC environment from Enhp 5 to Enhp 7. Upgrade Portal, PI, GRC, SNC, Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler, UPerform to support ERP Enhp 7upgrade.

Performed Sandbox install of BW 7.42 on HANA SP7 single system using HDBLCMgui tool.

Performed HANA SP7 to SP9 upgrade using Life Cycle Manager tools (HDBLCMgui).

Upgraded HANA Host Agent using Life Cycle Manager.

Used HANA Studio to install HANA license as well as monitor server status.

Performed upgrade of ECC Enhp 5 to Enhp7 upgrade using SUM.

Upgraded SAP MaxDB database from version 7.6 to version 7.9 as well as installed database tools.

Upgraded CISCO Tidal scheduler software from 6.0 to 6.2 SP2 for full landscape.

Upgraded BSI Tax Factory from version 10G to 10I as well as updated client and TUB support packs.

Installed BO 4.1 SP6 landscape for both Clustered and Non-clustered landscape.

Installed NetWeaver Portal 7.42 SP5 landscape as part of ENHP 7 Upgrade to ECC. Installed ESS/MSS, Configured SSO, UME, Trusted Systems, Transport path and HCM Back-End connections.

Configured Systems on SLD and set them up as Managed Systems in Solution Manager 7.1.

Installed Fiori 1.0 SPS2 backend and Frontend components and setup interfaces to ERP HCM system.

Perform Refresh of ECC, BW, SMP and GRC systems from production systems.

Installed and configured SAP Web Dispatchers.

Imported ECC ABAP and Portal Java Support Packs using SUM and SPAM/SAINT tools.

Upgraded SAP Kernels for ECC, Portal and GRC.

Used Solution Manager to configure XML files and Support Pack stack loads for EHP 7 Upgrade for ECC.

Senior SAP Basis Administrator (2013–2015) Industry: Manufacturing FLIR Sys, Wilsonville, OR

Technical Scope: Microsoft Virtual Machines, ECC 6.0 (EHP 0, EHP 7), BPC, SAP Mobile Platform, SolMan, Vertex, NFe, SQL DBA, M/F DBA, App Support, Incident Management. Vertex 6.0 upgrade..

This was a full-time perm position to manage their SAP landscape and provide production and project support running on Dell hardware with virtual Windows Servers and SQL Server 2008 R2 2012 DB. Completely rebuilt ECC and BPC landscape. Migrated and upgraded both landscapes form Physical servers to Virtual systems as part of the FLIR Consolidation. This included using SAP Quicksizer program to size the systems as well as installing and upgrading the ECC system to Enhp 7. I also assisting with the Blueprinting phase for each of the subsidiary companies including Lorax and Ray Marine.

Sized hardware using SAP Quicksizer tool to migrate from Physical to Virtual system.

Worked with as part of consolidation team to blueprint corporate subsidiary companies business processes. Configured and Managed Solution Manager SOLAR_ADMIN transaction Project Overview, Scope, Team Members Project Template, and other required data for Nota Fiscal and SAP Mobil projects.

Part of team to test and evaluate HANA Cloud installation for new BPC/BW migration project.

Managed SAP BPC, NFE, Portal, ECC, SUP, Solution Manager, Sybase SAP Mobil and Vertex systems.

Upgraded and supported new BPC upgrade from Microsoft Version 7.0 to SAP NetWeaver in 7.4 with BPC 10.

Installed Solution Manager 7.1 and configured system landscape and system monitoring of ECC, Portal, BPC and NFE.

Install NetWeaver 7.43 ABAP & Java and configured NetWeaver Gateway for SAP Mobile Platform.

Installed and Configured SAP Content Server, SAP and NetWeaver Gateway for SAP Mobile server project. Setup interfaces between ERP, SAP Content Server, SAP NetWeaver Gateway and SAP Mobile NetWeaver systems.

Performed SAP JAVA system monitoring and performance configuration.

Performed support for SAP Nfe (Nota Fiscal) to support Brazil products.

Basis Team Lead for Nfe upgrade from version NFE 1.0_700 to NFE 3.1 702.

Installed, configured and patched Vertex O 6.0 system and performed TUB updates.

Installed and configured Sybase SAP Mobil 2.1.

Configured CTS+ for SAP Portal transports.

Imported latest ABAP and JAVA support packs using SPAM and JSPAM.

Performed Enhp upgrade of ECC 7.0 landscape to ECC 7.4 Enhancement pack 7.

Performed Support for Microsoft BPC 7.0.

Installed NetWeaver 7.4 with BW 7.4 as well as installed and configured BPC 10 Add-on with latest support packs.

Performed SAP Security as backup for security team.

Performed system refresh from PRD system to QAS systems.

Installed new ECC landscape form old hardware to new Virtual hardware and performed Enhancement pack 7 upgrade.

Configured MS Windows firewall ports to enhance system security.

Managed transports and system changes to ECC, Portal, NetWeaver and Sybase systems.

Managed and resolved Customer Support tickets.

Managed and worked with SAP to resolve SAPNet OSS tickets.

Lead SAP Basis Consultant (2012 – 2013) Industry: Utilities Hawaiian Electric Co (HECO), Honolulu, HI

Technical Scope: Microsoft Virtual Machines, ECC 6.0 (EHP 0, EHP 7), BPC, SAP Mobile Platform, CRM, BW, Portal, IS-U, Solution Manager, JVM, CUA

Created technical documentation for ECC, CRM, BW/BI/BO, Solution Manager 7.01, and UCES Portal landscape and analyzed performance. Migrated Java Virtual Machine (JVM) from Oracle to SAP. Supported SAP Security for ECC and CRM via Central User Administration (CUA).

Completed tenure with zero unplanned outages. Created new Transport processes with two layers of approvals. Provided training to the Basis team, enabling them to execute both SP and EHP upgrades.

Performed Support pack and SAP kernel pack upgrades to latest version.

Provided App Support, Incident Management support for ECC, Portal and CRM landscapes.

SAP Basis Upgrade Consultant (2012) Industry: Manufacturing Blount International Inc., Portland, OR

Technical Scope: SCM, NetWeaver, SUM, SolMan

Performed multiple upgrades, including SCM, SAP Kernel, LiveCache and LiveCache Client. Utilized Solution Manager to identify appropriate SP Stack and XML files.

Upgraded the SCM development and test (QA) environments on time and within budget, with zero defects reported. Created technical documentation which enabled the full-time staff to independently upgrade the SCM production system.

SAP Basis Consultant (2012) Industry: Retail Microsoft, Redmond, WA

Technical Scope: SCM 7.02, APO 5.1, SQL Server, LoadRunner, App Support, Incident Management

Supported both SAP SCM and SQL Server, including upgrades, installations, backups, performance tuning, and testing. Upgraded APO module to SCM 7.02, quadrupling the capacity for online orders of Xbox 360 consoles to allow bandwidth for handling high-volume periods like Black Friday.

SAP Basis Portal Installation Lead (2011 – 2013) Industry: Manufacturing Carmeuse, Pittsburgh, PA

Technical Scope: SCM (7.02, 7.03), NetWeaver, Portal, HR (ESS/MSS, PA-ER), PI, Windows, Oracle, Adobe Document Server (ADS), Solution Manager, TMS, TREX

Installed NetWeaver Portal 7.02 landscape, including ESS/MSS and E-Recruiting (PA-ER) with TREX. Configured ADS and CTS+ (Change and Transport System). Upgraded Kernel patches and SolMan. Troubleshot PI/E-Recruiting configuration and analyzed performance.

SAP Basis Consultant (2010 – 2011) Industry: Retail OfficeMax, Chicago, IL

Technical Scope: CRM, PI, HR (PA-ER, ESS), Portal, TREX, BOBJ, Solution Manager, Linux, Solaris, Oracle, App Support, Incident Management

Supported post-upgrade environment and administered PI, PA-ER and TREX. Configured CTS+ and managed/imported transports with TMS.

SAP Basis Lead Consultant (2009 – 2010) Industry: Aerospace Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT

Technical Scope: ECC (EHP 4), Unicode Standard, AIX, Oracle, OSS Notes, Solution Manager

Spearheaded a highly-complex SAP ECC 6 upgrade featuring a global, single instance of SAP, over 10,000 users, an Oracle VLDB and Unicode conversion. The initiative was completed ahead of schedule (49 hours instead of 60), saving approx. $1.1M from the truncated outage period.

SAP Basis Lead Upgrade Consultant (2008-2009) Industry: Public Sector County of San Luis Obispo, CA

Technical Scope: ECC 6.0, Portal, ESS/MSS, SQL Server, Windows, MSCS Server, Web Dynpro, Transport Management System (TMS), Solution Manager, App Support, Incident Management.

Led SAP Upgrade from ERP 4.7 to ECC 6.0, including Unicode Conversion and NetWeaver/Portal 7.0 installation. Configured Web Dynpro JCo (Java Connector) and UME Permissions. Performed both system-level and SQL Server tuning.

SAP Basis Team Lead (2008) Industry: Public Sector LAUSD School District Las Angeles, CA.

Technical Scope: SAP Upgrade from ECC 5 to ECC 6.0/Oracle 10g/AIX. Installation of SAP Portal 6.0 and BI 3.5 Installation, ADS, XI, PI 7.1.

Led Basis of 6 team members on successful upgrade from ECC 5.0 to ECC 6.0 including Unicode Conversion and NetWeaver/Portal 6.0 and BI 3.5 installations. Upgraded Adobe Document Services (ADS) server for comparability with ECC 6.0 upgrade. Performed Upgrade/Installation of XI to version PI 7.1.

Lead SAP Installation Consultant (2007) Industry: Public Sector Bernalillo County, Albuquerque NM.

Technical Scope: SAP Installation ECC 6.0, SRM 5.2, Netweaver 7, BW 7.0, Solition Manager 3.0, CUA.

Performed installation of all SAP systems. Responsible for all SAP Basis and security tasks such as listed below:

Full SAP landscape install consisting of ECC 6.0, SRM 5.1, Netweaver 7, and BI 7.0.

Installed full system landscape (DEV, SND, QAS, TRN and PRD) with ECC 6.0, SRM 5.2 and NetWeaver/Portal 7.0 running on MSCS Server with SQL Server database.

Performed SAP Kernel (ABAP & Java), Support Pack and Enhancement Pack upgrades.

Managed and Implemented SAP ECC 6, Solution Manager, BW 7, SRM 5 and NetWeaver/Portal on Windows 2003 (VM) Servers.

Performed SAP client copies and System Refresh from PRD to QA and Test system.

Implemented SAP CUA (Central User Administration) to manage both Development and Production users for each landscape of SAP ERP, SRM and BI.

Configured and Managed Transport Management System (TMS) for all landscape.

Configured SAP Router and Solution Manager to allow client systems SAPNet connectivity for SAP support.

Installed and configured Adobe Document Services (ADS).

Lead Senior SAP Basis Administrator. (2001 –2007) Industry: Utilities PacifiCorp, Portland, OR.

Lead SAP Administrator in the SAP upgrade from 40B to 4.7 Enterprise.

Managed and performed Oracle upgrades from 8.1.7, 9.4.0, 10g.

Installed BW 7.0 on Windows 2003 Server and Oracle 10g database.

Performed System SAP Refresh to QA and Test system form Production system.

Implemented SAP Support Packs updates and SAP kernel upgrades.

Team lead on SAP Data Archiving and Dart implementation projects.

Responsible for management of SAP Data Archiving and ArchiveLink.

Installed & configured Virsa 5.2 products to run with NetWeaver 7 and SQL Sever database on Windows Server 2003.

Performed HP Output Server (Dazel) upgrade from version 3.3 to version 3.5. Also responsible for all SAP printing, faxing and emails.

Performed company wide SAP Gui upgrades to all end user PCs.

Performed Infoshuttle, BSI and Vertex upgrades as well as monthly updates.

SAP Basis Upgrade Consultant (2000 –2001) Forest Pharmaceuticals, Saint Louis, MO

Lead Basis consultant for SAP upgrade from SAP version 3.0F to 4.6C.

Configured, executed and managed all Basis tasks for upgrade.

Created three tear system landscape from existing one system landscape consisting only of Production System.

Developed new transport strategy to take advantage of new three-tier landscape.

Performed SAP System Copies as needed for upgrade project.

Managed SAP security and authorizations for all contractors on project.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering

Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR

Technical Certification

Oracle 7 DBA Masters Certificate

Record of Achievements/Certificates

System Conversion to SAP 4/HANA Verify online: https://open.sap.com/verify/xivan-lisez-sideg-lovyf-cepom

SAP HANA Administration Verify online: https://open.sap.com/verify/xucor-fikez-zinum-tokyv-memym

Implementation of SAP S/4HANA Verify online: https://open.sap.com/verify/xufob-duryd-virot-funir-sibud

SAP Solution Manager for SAP S/4HANA Implementations Verify online: https://open.sap.com/verify/xidih-zimug-beful-deryh-dadiz

SAP Courses (via SAP America)

SAP50 (R/3 Basis Technology) – BC360 (Technical Core Competence Unix/Oracle)

BC305 (Advanced R/3 System Management) – BC315 (Workload Analysis and Tuning)

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