Shane Duff (Home 416-***-****)

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Certified SAP Materials Management Consultant, Certified SAP Project Systems Consultant,

Certified SAP Industry Solution Retail Consultant, SAP Project Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - Independent SAP Consultant - < 2011-Present >

October 2019 - October 2020 / Kubota Canada - Senior SAP Logistics Consultant

Worked remotely on behalf of Kubota in the role of SAP advisor ensuring Kubota business requirements were met by third-party contractor SAP HANA implementation firm ( implementation of S4 HANA Sales & Distribution, Materials Management, EWM and Finance functionalities )

October 2017- May2018 / Vicwest Building Products - Senior SAP Project Systems Consultant

Determined deficiencies and corrected Results Analysis revenue determination logic ( implemented configuration logic changes to use Project Planned Cost Percentage of Completion calculation rather than deficient Project Actual Cost Percentage of Completion calculation ).

February 2017-May2017 / Teranet Inc. - LEAD SAP Project Systems Consultant

Performed assessment of < “As-Is” - SAP functionalities and business processes > existing use of Cost Centers for tracking of Project-related Planned/Actual Costs …and…blueprinted < “To-Be” SAP functionalities/ business processes” > using SAP Projects Systems ( Project Cost Planning, Workforce Planning and Resource Scheduling and SAP timekeeping functionalities using SAP Human Resources – Mini-Masters in conjunction with SAP Cross Application Timesheets) to facilitate go-forward tracking of Planned/Actual Costs for Projects .

August 2015-September2016 / Holcim-Lafarge - Senior SAP Logistics Consultant

Lead SAP logistics functional resource responsible for configuration/testing of SAP Materials Management (Procure-to-Pay) functionality / Web-based SAP Vendor Self Service functionality / Supplier Relationship Management - Procurement Card functionality and Ariba Buyer functionality for Holcim-Lafarge sites .

February2014-February2015 / Vale Canada - Senior SAP Logistics Consultant

Lead SAP logistics functional resource responsible for testing and refinement of SAP Materials Management functionalities in relation to “Procure to Pay” business processes that include SAP Master Data Management functionality ( SAP MDM ) to control similar master data objects across multiple SAP systems, SAP ECC Purchase Requisition creation functionality for Materials accessing the Master Data Management Catalogue for selection of appropriate Materials and SAP E-Requisitioning Purchase Requisition creation functionality using generic Material Masters complemented with Item Text details to further supply material specifications to appropriate Vendors, SAP ECC Purchase Requisition creation functionality for Services accessing the Master Data Management Catalogue for selection of appropriate Service Masters and associated Service Contracts and associated workflow Purchase Requisition release functionalities.

October2013-December2013 - Illumiti - Senior SAP Project Systems Consultant

Developed Illumiti “SAP Business All-in-One” Solution for “Engineering, Construction and Operations” business segment and involved in activities to obtain subsequent SAP certification of such “Engineering, Construction and Operations” solution (solution designed to facilitate rapid implementation of Illumiti “SAP Business All-in-One” Solution for “Engineering, Construction and Operations” for small and medium sized Engineering and Construction companies).

Employed “Earned Value Analysis” functionality via using “Estimate” Measurement Method to enter the PLANNED percentage of completion manually in the work breakdown structure and set-up configuration to use Statistical Key Figures for the recording of ACTUAL Percentage of Completion. Used Cross Application Timesheet functionality to record ACTUAL Percentage of Completion via Cross Application Timesheet SKF input. “Earned Value Analysis - Schedule Variance” determined by comparing PLANNED POC * Overall Costs less ACTUAL POC * Overall Costs and “Earned Value Analysis - Cost Variance” determined by comparing PLANNED POC * Overall Costs less Actual Costs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - Independent SAP Consultant - < 2011-Present >

August2013-September2013

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Senior SAP Project Systems Consultant

Lead SAP Project Systems functional resource used to develop go-forward solution using SAP Jurisdictional Tax Code functionality for invoices generated via resource related billing functionality.

June2012-April2013

Public Works and Government Services Canada (Federal Ministry – Ottawa)

Senior SAP Project Systems Consultant on Real Property Business Transformation Project

Acted as Project Systems Resource for Fit-Gap sessions used to re-engineer existing PWGSC SAP ECC6.0 functionality and incorporate go-forward solution using SAP Flexible Real Estate functionality ( provided guidance and advice in Business Blueprint on SAP best practices as they relate to existing SAP modules and their relationship to the to be implemented SAP Flexible Real Estate module ).

Developed eCATT - Extended Computer Aided Test Tool transactions to perform settlement procedures on existing SAP Projects thereby aligning existing WBS Element / Network database with go-forward SAP Flexible Real Estate solution (Configured eCATT functionality in PWGSC development environment based on the business requirements established during the blueprint and developed test scripts to support the testing of PWGSC business process requirements).

May2011-May2012

Hydro One

LEAD SAP Logistics Consultant

As Lead SAP logistics functional resource conducted discovery sessions and documented business requirements, detailed alternative solutions and recommended optimal solution in blueprint document (actions conducted as components of ASAP methodology of Project Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation and Go-Live support). Provided guidance and advice on SAP best practices as they relate to the SAP modules and SAP integration in relation to recommended optimal solution in blueprint document. Performed SAP Materials Management configuration/testing and Plant Maintenance configuration/testing for ECC6.0 solution to manage tool inventories used by Hydro One to maintain the hydro network in the province of Ontario.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - IDS Scheer - < 2006-2011 >

November2010-April2011

CapReit (Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust)

LEAD SAP Logistics / SAP Real Estate Consultant

Performed blueprinting (including recommendations on SAP best practices as they relates to SAP Real Estate functionality in relation to SAP FICO and Materials Management functionality) as component of ASAP methodology of Project Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation and Go-Live support.

Performed SAP Real Estate configuration based on the business requirements established during the blueprint /testing (development/execution of test scripts to support the testing of CapReit’s business process requirements) for SAP ECC6.0 Real Estate implementation for one of Canada's largest owners of multi-family rental communities.

April2010-October2010

Direct Energy

Senior SAP Project Systems Consultant

Lead Consultant responsible for blueprinting, configuration and testing of a SAP ECC6.0 Web-based resourcing & timekeeping solution to enable Direct Energy to perform resource planning against Work Breakdown Structure Elements and enable Direct Energy resources to record their times worked ( approved by Management ) against such Cost Objects ( provided guidance on SAP best practices in relation to SAP timekeeping solutions using Cross Application Timesheets and use in planning and recording labour charges against Work Breakdown Structure Elements in SAP Project Systems ) . Performed design, configuration, testing and post Go-Live support for Direct Energy SAP ECC6.0 Web-based resourcing and timekeeping solution.

December2008-March2010

ESRI Canada

Senior SAP Project Systems Consultant

Lead Consultant responsible for blueprinting ( responsible for the design of solution that included Sales and Distribution, Project Systems, Cross Application Timesheets, Travel Management and FICO functionality ), configuration and testing of SAP ECC6.0 solution to support ESRI professional services business processes using SAP Industry Solution for Professional Services and SAP Industry Solution for High Tech . Blueprinting, configuration and testing activities performed as component of ASAP methodology of Project Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation and Go-Live support.

Solution involved the automatic generation of Operative Work Breakdown Structures and associated Operative Networks from Sales Order-Line Items for Service-Related-Materials ( generation of Project Structures using assembly processing functionality ).

Installed Workforce Planning functionality using Work Center Hierarchies for Resource Planning (responsible for the configuration of the Human Resources module for Resource Planning).

Configured FI-functionality for Travel Management (Expense Report functionality enabling the recovery of expenses incurred by Project Personnel from the End- Customer).

Configured Results Analysis functionality for long-range Fixed Price Projects.

Installed resource related functionality enabling Time & Material billing / Fixed Price Milestone billing functionalities ( for time booked via Cross Application Timesheets and installed billing functionality for recovery of expenses booked on Expense Reports ).

January2007-November2008

Blackbaud Inc. (Charleston, South Carolina)

Senior SAP Project Systems Consultant

In role as Senior Project Systems Consultant responsible for the implementation of SAP ECC6.0 -Professional Services industry solution in conjunction with the installation of SAP ECC6.0 -High Tech industry solution ( responsible for the overall solution design / AS-IS processes and TO-BE processes / provided guidance on SAP best practices as they related to the SAP Project Systems, Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Cross Application Timesheets, Travel Management ( Expense Reports ) and FICO modular functionality and associated SAP integration ) . Responsible for SAP Project Systems, Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Cross Application Timesheets ( CATS ), Travel Management configuration and associated testing .

Configured Project Systems and Human Resources modules to meet workforce capacity requirements planning, assignment of work calendars/schedules and availabilities to Personnel Numbers, dispatch of work to HR Person(s) employed in Work Center(s) designated to fulfill capacity requirements, capacity leveling and execution of work performed against SAP Project Systems - Network Activities.

Responsible for the configuration of the Human Resources module to enable Workforce Resource Planning functionality (performed configuration for Human Capital Management (HCM) Enterprise Structure, Personnel Structure and Organizational Structures). Configuration incorporated the assignment of qualifications to Positions and the secondary assignment of qualification measures to Person(s) thereby providing capability via Multi-Resources Scheduling to assign the appropriate Persons with the qualifications required to complete SAP Project Systems - Network Activities tasks.

Configured graphical Project Planning Board (Work Order Scheduler) to perform Resource Scheduling by providing capabilities to plan and schedule resources / define and distribute work / level capacities and make work/resource assignments.

Performed configuration of Sales & Distribution Billing Documents (resource related billing amounts determined from time booked against Operative Network Activities via Cross Application Timesheet entries created by internal Blackbaud staff). Performed Sales & Distribution configuration to enable Time & Material Billing and Fixed Price Milestone Billing. Configuration performed to accurately record accounts receivable accounting and revenue accounting entries generated via Resource Related Billing.

Configured Revenue Recognition based on percentage of completion of planned costs for Time & Material related Projects and Milestone Completion entries for Fixed Price Projects (set-up Results Analysis functionality for long-range Fixed Price Projects). Results Analysis is a periodic process that determines the costs and revenues for a period based on planned costs and planned revenues and the Project Percentage of Completion (POC).

November2006-December2006

Direct Energy

SAP Project Manager –BPS / BCS Harmonization Project

Project Manager and Design Lead in relation to Project to provide Direct Energy Business Units the ability to perform integrated company planning via use of SAP Strategic Enterprise Planning – Business Planning & Simulation functionality .

June2006-October2006

Province of Manitoba

Lead SAP MM Consultant

Lead SAP Materials Management functional resource for SAP upgrade project from SAP version 4.6C to ECC 6.0

Lead responsible for /configuration testing Materials Management functionality in ECC 6.0 and associated configuration changes ( responsible for providing advice on SAP ECC 6.0 MM best practices as they relate to SAP ECC 6.0 integration ).

January2006-May2006

Pinty’s Delicious Foods

Project Manager / Lead SAP Materials Management and SAP Sales & Distribution Consultant

Project Manager & Lead SAP logistics functional resource ( MM/SD consultant responsible for MM/SD configuration, testing, documentation and training) for SAP upgrade project from SAP version 4.5B to ECC 5.0.

Lead responsible for configuration changes and associated testing, EDI functionality, project management & knowledge transfer

June2005-December2005

Kinectrics Inc.

SAP Project Systems Consultant

Determined the deficiencies in the customized Cost Based Percentage of Completion Results Analysis configuration/coding and provided advice on best practices as they relate to SAP Project Systems Results Analysis functionality

January2005-May2005

Bell Canada / ENI Project ( Expertech Network Management)

SAP Project Systems Consultant

SAP Lead for ENI Project responsible for the design, configuration, testing and end-user training of SAP ECC6.0 functionality to load Service/Material requirements contained in data files passed via interface from Bell Engineering Services Network Planning system into Bell SAP Project/Networks and determine the Expertech Network Installation invoicing charges based on these Service/Material requirements.

November2004-December2004

Magna- Cosma International

SAP Sales & Distribution Consultant

Developed a SAP Solution Manager – Global Template to be subsequently used as template for subsequent Magna Implementation Projects.

June2004-October2004

Expertech Network Installations

Lead SAP Materials Management Consultant

Lead SAP Materials Management functional resource responsible for the Business Blueprint / development / implementation and testing of SAP solution to perform availability check of Plants other than the Plant the material requirement was generated thereby reducing expenditures on material quantities procured from External Vendors ( solution functionality creates internal MM-Stock Transport Order rather than initiating procurement from External Vendor ).

January2004-May2004

Provincial Ministry of Transportation

Project Manager of SAP Solution Design

Performed Solution Design/ Business Blueprint for proposal to provide a common fare card that would allow Cardholders to ride on participating Transit Provider’s transit systems without pre-purchasing tickets.

PROFESSIONAL Experience - CGI / RSI ( Realtime System Implementations ) < 1997 – 2006 >

October2003-December2003

Pitney Bowes

Lead SAP Materials Management Consultant

Lead SAP Materials Management functional resource responsible for go-foward solution (Functional Design Specifications / Business Blueprint) to enable the visibility of inventory in SAP from Legacy Inventory Management systems thereby enabling SAP to make accurate availability to promise calculations during Order creation.

August2003-September2003

NBS Technologies

Project Manager of SAP Solution Design

Investigated and proposed functionality in mySAP ERP Business Suite for Client's business requirements in the areas of Inventory Management, Material Master, Help Desk and Problem Management, Document Management (provided guidance and advice on SAP best practices in relation to Materials Management and Document Management functionalities and detailed proposed solution in Business Blueprint ).

June2003-July2003

St. Lawrence Seaway / SAP Solution Design Consultant

Investigated and configured/tested SAP Human Resources module - Managers Desktop functionality providing the capability of Seaway Managers to access departmental strategic analysis/workforce management reports from a singular point of entry front-end.

January2003-May2003

Bell Distribution Inc. / SAP Sales & Distribution Consultant

Lead SAP functional resource responsible for inbound/outbound File Transfer Protocol (FTP) solution and the Remote Order Location Web Application solution used to communicate order, shipped goods and goods issued information between 3’rd Party Installers and Bell Distribution Inc. (BDI).

August2002-December2002

Bell Canada / SAP Testing Manager

SAP Testing Lead for SAP solution for the Bell Canada Plug-In-Asset Management Project (responsible for the development / execution of test scripts for the SAP and subsequent corrective actions/testing of corrective configuration entries).

April2002-July2002

Kinectrics Inc.

Project Manager - SAP Training Documentation Development

As Project Manager - Training Documentation Development developed End-User Project Systems Training Documentation and IS-Retail Sales & Distribution Documentation to facilitate training of Kinectrics Project Managers in SAP.

January2002-March2002

Bell Canada

SAP Integration Manager

As Integration Manager responsible for the design of Bell Canada Plug-In-Asset Management Project solution and the integration solution within the existing Bell SAP Production instance. Provided solution to replace existing deficient Warehouse Management System with SAP Warehouse Management / Transportation Management functionality thereby satisfying Cross Dock business requirements .

July2001-December2001

Expertech Network Installations

Lead SAP Materials Management Consultant

As Lead SAP Materials Management functional resource responsible for the unit testing of existing 4.0B Expertech MM functionality in 4.6C and corrective actions (Upgrade Project to 4.6C from 4.0B).

January2001-June2001

Bell Canada

Project Manager, SAP Conversion and Interface

Project Management Lead for design/delivery of SAP conversion load programs and SAP-Legacy system interfaces for the Bell Gateways Project (responsible for Bell Gateways Project - Functional Design Specifications for Conversion Load Programs and associated test scripts and testing).

Responsible for the design and delivery of conversion load programs from Legacy systems into SAP

June1998-December2000

clearNET Communications Inc.

Project Manager and Lead SAP Consultant

Served dual role as Project Manager and Lead SAP functional resource for implementations of the Materials Management, Sales & Distribution, Warehouse Management, Project Systems, Asset Accounting and Investment Management module(s) including interfaces with FI/CO utilizing AcceleratedSAP tools ( provided guidance and advice on SAP best practices as they relate to the above-mentioned SAP modules and associated integration between the above-mentioned SAP modules )

Responsible for and business blueprinting/configuration/testing/training of the above-mentioned SAP modules including interfaces to clearNET developed systems.

As Lead SAP functional resource defined business processes in relation to implemented SAP module(s) and provided post-implementation support.

Involved in the upgrade ( associated testing ) of R/3 system from 3.1H to 4.0B

Configured Project Systems and Human Resources modules to meet workforce capacity requirements planning, dispatch of work to HR Person(s) employed in Work Center(s) designated to fulfill capacity requirements, capacity leveling and execution of work performed against SAP Project Systems - Network Activities.

June1997-May1998

Bell Canada

Lead SAP Materials Management Consultant

As Lead SAP Materials Management functional resource involved in the implementation (configuration / testing / training) of the SAP MM module for the procurement of consumable materials and procurement of services using SAP External Services Management functionality.

December1995-May1997

Imperial Oil Limited / SAP Business Re-Engineering Lead – Engineering Services

Project Leader for Business Re-Engineering/SAP design for Marketing-Engineering Services relating to SAP Materials Management / SAP Project Systems / SAP Asset Accounting.

Completed system analysis of Engineering Services, ‘As-Is’ and ‘To-Be’ analysis and detailed go-forward solution in SAP Business Blueprint.

Successfully completed cycle testing for SAP Materials Management / SAP Project Systems / SAP Asset Accounting functionality.

January 1994- November 1995

Rogers Cable Systems / Senior Financial Analyst

Consolidated business plans of Rogers Cable-systems with acquisitions McLean Hunter and Shaw Cable-systems

Developed models to determine the economic viability of business development initiatives.

January 1993- January 1994

Credit Union Central of Ontario / Senior Financial Analyst

Performed analysis of the financial performance of the Master Card program and managed the budget process.

January 1989 – December 1992

Suncor / Supervisor, Contract Administration

Managed staff responsible for the analyses of supply contracts

February 1988 - January 1989

Suncor / Coordinator, Economic Analysis

Performed analyses to determine the viability of prospective capital expenditures

January 1985 - January 1988

Suncor / Performance Analyst

Developed model to evaluate the financial performance of Sunoco business units.

Supported business unit(s) via the verification, analysis and reporting of operational and financial performance.

February 1979 – December 1984

Suncor / Financial Cost Analyst

Developed scope of operational, information technologies, financial and security audits and performed audits for refinery business units.

Member of implementation team for installation of McCormick and Dodge financial and reporting system representing the “Refinery Engineering” department.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts – Economics and Business Diploma

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario 1979

SAP CERTIFICATIONS

SAP Certification – Materials Management Release 3.0

SAP Certification – Project Systems Release 4.0

SAP Certification – IS-Retail Release 4.7

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