Ronald G. Richard Jr.

**** ******* ****** ******, ** 80010 303-***-**** adxmbu@r.postjobfree.com

Sr. SAP Basis Consultant

~ Team Lead ~ ~ Analytic Reasoning ~ ~ Active Listening ~ ~ Innovative ~ ~ Self-Motivated ~ ~Teamwork ~ ~ Excellent Communicator ~ ~ Problem-Solving ~ ~ Empower Others ~ ~ Strong Initiative-taker ~ ~ Work Well Independently ~ ~ Effective Team Player ~ ~ Open to Travel ~ ~

10+ years’ experience in SAP Basis System Administration; Highly experienced in computer programming and database administration; Managed and conducted migration of online university web classrooms from external hosting site to in-house systems saving the college system over $1.8 million per year; Trained and experienced in writing Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Information (RFI) bid responses to GSA Schedule contracts; Awarded the first Technician of the quarter award at Naval Security group attachment based on my intelligence briefings and analytical skills delivered to senior officers, that remained in place after my discharge; Able to pass drug screen and background check; Recognized by management for being a team player and willingness to mentor other employees; Developed Cybersecurity Division to include training in Cybersecurity compliance and awareness, network scanning, penetration testing and human engineering/phishing for security company looking to expand into cybersecurity for small businesses; Installed, configured and conducted numerous network scans in Nessus Software to ensure security upgrades completed, password management configured, and system ports are closed to any security breaches;

Currently hold Active Secret Government Security Clearance, October 2022 to Present

Key Skills:

~ SAP systems architect and design consultation ~ ~ Conducted numerous SAP systems and database upgrades ~ ~ Fast Learner ~ ~ Attention to Detail and Critical Thinking Skills ~ ~ Team Lead in Project Management efforts ~ ~ Utilized SAP provided tools as well as 3rd party tools for production control/coordination, batch job scheduling, printer creation and control, and providing information and data to downstream software ~ ~ Experienced in Windows, Linux, and several Unix operating systems ~

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science, Computer Management Science, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO (May 1996)

SAP Training: SAP Basis, Portal, BW Systems Training, Solution Manager System Configuration, SAP ABAP Security (ADM 940)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP 2021) Certificate of Completion Community College of Aurora/ProTrain – CISSP Exam Pending

Relevant Work Experience

SAP Basis Administrator Team Lead

SAP Basis Administrator responsible for SAP system and database installation, maintenance, upgrades, and performance tuning.

Experience in multiple SAP platforms and systems (ECC, Enterprise Portal(EP), SAP NetWeaver (ABAP/Java Stacks), BI/BW, BOBJ, CRM, Solution Manager, GRC, HCM, XI/PI, SAP Redwood Batch Scheduling), SAP User and Systems Security

Using SAP Solution Manager to prepare SAP systems for system monitoring and business process monitoring (BPMON) to ensure system availability and for performance trend analysis to monitor for potential performance problems

Installed, configured, and maintained ChaRM solutions for TMS transports, change control management, and an audit workflow that manages code and configuration changes from design to testing to final import into production system

Using Early Watch Reports, OSS problem notification, SAP ONE Support platform, Note Support, and SAP Cloud Knowledge Base Articles to seek resolutions and recommendations to ensure system reliability and performance

Installed, configured, and maintained ASCS/SCS High Availability in Windows Systems cluster environment

Experienced in SAP 3rd party tools to include – Vertex Sales Tax software, OpenText ECM for SAP, UC4 (Automic) Job Scheduling Tool, BSI TaxFactory Payroll Tax Software, Remedy and ServiceNow Help Ticketing Systems

Work History

SAP Lead Basis Administrator Maxar Technologies Westminster, CO 06/2022 – 03/2023

Supported SAP ECC 6 systems on Red Hat Linux servers using Oracle DBMS

Supported SAP S4 HANA DB system on a hosted AWS environment

Managed and monitored SAP Landscape Transformation Replication server for data extraction from SAP Financial systems to third-party Data Analytical Systems

Performed daily systems operation support to include transport management, SAP Security role development and access management, batch processing support, and database performance management.

Director of Communications/Technology/Cybersecurity MVP Security LLC Lochbuie, CO 05/2020 – 08/2021

Developed Cybersecurity Division to include training in Cybersecurity compliance, network scanning, penetration testing and human engineering for security company

Installed, configured, and conducted numerous network scans in Nessus Software to ensure security upgrades completed, password management configured, and system ports are closed to any security breaches

Developed and wrote vulnerability assessment and penetration testing results reports and solution recommendations

Developed and wrote detailed reports for upper management and business audiences concerning security audits and results and recommendations for vulnerability assessments and penetration testing

Managed all Information Technology and Computer Related Solutions used by the company to include managing company web site, office technology support, and assisted in social media marketing

Developed and wrote Request For Proposal (RFP) documentation to gain security contracts from local, state, and federal government contracts and Small Business Administration (SBA) grants and business initiatives

SAP Basis Manager Empower Retirement Greenwood Village, CO 01/2019 – 09/2019

Managed fourteen personnel in the SAP Basis Administration, SAP GRC and Security, SAP BW\BI\BOBJ, and Data Science and Mining (Tableau) teams, both on site and offshore in India

Responsible for ensuring SOX compliance security audit review on all financial systems and participated and managed the SAP systems in Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DCP)

Managed the installation of S4/HANA for ECC and B4/HANA for BW in Sandbox and Development environments for future project implementation

Supervised the security and basis administration for SAP Fiori and Supply Chain Management (SCM) implementation

Managed the transfer of all SAP systems from on-premises servers and databases to AWS Cloud hosted services, meeting all timelines and outage goals

Utilized Atlassian Jira software to record and manage project estimations and details for Agile software development and project scheduling and reporting

Using various MS Office tools and Jira software, designed, and created Project Road Maps for all SAP systems

Developed and researched the project plan for SAP Analytics Cloud to assist in the development of BI predictive analysis and planning capabilities

SAP Basis Administration Team Lead – IHS Markit Englewood, CO 01/2015-08/2018

Managed, maintained, updated, applied support packs and upgrades, and performed day-to-day operations and support for multiple SAP systems to include: ECC, BW\BI\BOBJ, HCM, PI/XI, Solution Manager, and GRC

Developed and deployed System Monitoring and Business Process Monitoring (BPMON) in SAP Solution Manager to ensure reliability and proper operation of all SAP Production and Quality Assurance (QA) systems

Supported SOX Compliance security audit reporting with internal and external auditors

Participated in Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) exercises

Conducted system copies, client copies, system upgrades, enhancement packs, support packs installation, third party Add-ons to include Salesforce, Mule Soft, BOBJ systems

Supported the installation, upgrades, and support for 3rd Party software to support SAP systems to include Vertex sales tax software, BSI TaxFactory payroll software,

Researched, installed, and configured Tableau Server visual analytical software utilized by sales team and saved significant money over desktop versions

Supported SAP PI/XI 7.3/7.3 dual stack systems (ABAP/Java) to ensure the dependable transfer of large financial transaction records from global banks and credit card companies to IHS financial teams

Supported multiple daily, weekly, and monthly batch processing applications using SAP Redwood Scheduling software that allowed for reliable monitoring, communications for any problems, and for use in waterfall batch processing operations

SAP Basis Administrator – SourceGas Golden, CO 11/2011 – 12/2014

Managed, supported, and maintained all SAP systems to include: ECC 6.0, BW\BI\BOBJ 7.1/7.2, EHP2 for CRM 7.2, Biller Direct Online Payment systems, Solution Manager 7.1/7.2 (system monitoring, archiving, LVM, project management), PI/XI 7.1/7.2 (sales orders, invoicing, workorder support to field technicians and gas operation sites), SAP Success Factors

Maintained and upgraded various SAP third-party software tools to include HP LoadRunner Testing software, BSI Tax Factory 10.0 Payroll Tax software, Vertex 6.0/7.0 Sales Tax Software, UC4 Batch Processing software, Attunity Gold Client for System Refreshes, OpenText for customer billing operations

Participated in numerous upgrades to SAP version software, Windows operating systems, SQL Server databases, and third-party software

SAP Basis Administrator – Colorado Dept of Transportation Denver, CO 05/2004 – 03/2009

SAP Basis system and Portal administrator through the entire SAP installation process

Managed and supported all SAP systems to include ECC 6.0, BW, SAP NetWeaver Portal (ESS/MSS. Learning Module), TDMS, LoadRunner, and Solution Manager

Migrated SAP from Unix/Oracle environments to Windows/SQL Server environments

Installed and upgraded SAP Solution Manager from version 3.5 to 7.0

Installed and configured Solution Manager ChaRM module for change control and project management

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

U.S. Navy, Cryptologist/Senior Intelligence Research Analyst (CTR1/E6)

Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance – Honorably Discharged

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