Information Technology Software Engineer
Resume:
William J. Ripa
Beaufort, SC 29907
**********@***.***
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Thirty five years of experience in information technology as a developer, analyst, architect, team leader, and manager.
Twenty five years of experience with SAP applications.
Twelve year’s experience with the Army (LMP, AESIP) and Navy ERP systems.
Eight SAP project implementations (two full lifecycles).
Configuration and programming knowledge in SAP MM, IM,WM,SD,PS,QM,PLM (DMS), EH&S, ABAP, ABAP Objects, C, Java, WebDynpro for ABAP/JAVA, Test Automation, and Workflow.
Four years of experience as a software engineer.
Possesses excellent communication, analytical, programming, business process design, and problem solving skills.
Possesses a strong commitment and dedication to both team and customer success.
Extensive experience in combining multiple SAP instances and combining legacy systems into one ERP process.
Several years of experience in logistics (shipping/receiving/warehousing) and manufacturing.
Graduate school instructor.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Intellex Consulting Services/Stango and Associates/Attain January 2013 to Present
U.S. ARMY Logistics Management Program – Marlton, N.J/Picatinny Arsenal.
SAP EH&S/PLM/QM/MM/SD Senior Consultant
Primary technical consultant for PLM (MM, DMS) and EH&S.
Primary EH&S (functional/technical) consultant.
Developed prototype for purchase requisition release strategies.
Interface with government customers to analyze requirements and develop solutions.
Lead developers, technical writers, analysts, and other teams in the fulfillment of requirements.
Provide production support.
Automation consultant.
HANA Proof of Concept team member. Migrated existing ECC code into Hana environment.
Evaluation/configuration of the latest SAP PLM software.
AIF (Application Integration Framework) Developer.
Evaluation of additive manufacturing requirements (3D Printing).
4M Research February 2012 to January 2013
U.S. ARMY (AESIP) – Picatinny Arsenal, Wharton, N.J.
Principle Enterprise Application Product Consultant
Business Process/system design consultant for a portal (JAVA) material processing system.
Technical Lead in the following areas: System Architecture, Workflow, UWL, DMS, Content Server integration, and ABAP (webdynpro for abap/java, perl and standard SAP integration).
Configuration of SAP Modules: HR, DMS, and MM.
Dickinson & Associates February 2011 to February 2012
U.S. NAVY ERP – Norfolk, VA/New London CT.
Senior Consultant
Business Process Consultant for WM/IM solutions..
On site support lead for warehouse management (WM), Barcode/RFID technology, hazardous materials (EH&S), SD, purchasing, materials management, and inventory management.
Instructor – Warehouse Management, Inventory Management, and EH&S.
Stango & Associates March 31,2008 to February 2011
U.S. ARMY Logistics Management Program – Marlton, N.J.
SAP PLM/QM/MM Senior Consultant
EH&S/QM/PLM developer, analyst, and functional consultant.
Interface with government customers to analyze requirements and develop solutions.
Lead developers, technical writers, and other analysts in the fulfillment of requirements.
PLM Functional Testing Coordinator (HP Quality Center), ECATT automation lead.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - continued
Computer Sciences Corporation October 2007 to March 31, 2008
United Technologies/Pratt and Whitney – Aftermarket Business Unit
SAP Project Systems Functional/Technical Consultant
Production support.
Project Systems Functional/technical consultant.
Rewrote the Object Oriented Production Engine Scheduling workbench (project systems toolset that estimates and coordinates aircraft engine repairs and scheduling).
Enhancements to the Quality Inspection workbench (custom toolset).
Special projects in the areas of IM, MM, PS, and QM.
Clark University Framingham, Ma.
Part-time Instructor May 2007 to August 2007
Graduate Management School - Instructor in Information Technology
Waters Corporation, Milford, Ma.
SAP PLM and Workflow Consultant October 2004 to October 2007.
Implemented SAP EasyDMS, barcoding integration, QM, and HR functions (travel management, and ESS).
Primary workflow consultant who was also involved in production support, business consulting (analysis and recommendations), and project management.
Prototyped a new Services Oriented Architecture for PLM using a QNOTE template.
Datamatics Consulting - Pratt and Whitney, Windsor, Ct.
SAP Functional MM/PP Consultant April 2004 to September 2004.
Lead Analyst for the SAP MM upgrade (4.5 to 4.7).
MM/PP production support.
Alti Consulting - Textron Systems, Wilmington, Ma.
Senior Consultant September 2003 to March 2004.
SAP 4.6C (Aerospace and defense) analyst, developer, and project management.
Analysis and design in Project systems, Finance/Costing (Earned Value Management System/General Ledger), Foreign trade, QM, MM, PP, and legacy conversions.
Additional knowledge of QADB, Rev-Trac, Test Director, and ALV programming.
Clark University Framingham, Massachusetts.
Graduate Student in Information Technology September 2002 – September 2003.
Autodesk Inc., Manchester, New Hampshire.
Information Technology Consultant, 1998 – August 2002
Project manager/lead developer for one of the first SAP/ITS web inplementations (Order status, License Inquiry, and Account Statement).
Technical lead for purchasing and distribution interfaces.
Designed and developed several initial interfaces between Ariba and SAP.
Additional responsibilities included project management, writing technical and business specifications, business analysis, and system upgrade management.
Consultant for third party (integrated to SAP) software evaluations for HR, mobile integration (Barcoding), and denied party screening.
SAP consultant (configuration and programming) for HR, SD, and MM.
Aearo Company, Southbridge, Massachusetts
IT Group Leader, 1998 - 1998
Global Project leader for the SAP upgrade from version 3.0D to 3.1I.
Managed a global development team, including functional and programming resources. This was a heavily customized instance of SAP, which featured several integrated interfaces (i.e. Vertex, Rapistan). This project was delivered on time and under budget.
Programmed ABAP reports and ABAP queries in the MM/PP/FI areas of SAP.
Developed new jet forms documents for Spanish and Italian sales offices. I also performed several basis functions (transport configuration and processing, user and profile account administration) in support of the migration activities.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY – continued
Polaroid Corporation, Needham, Mass.
IT Consultant/Manager, 1996 - 1998
Participated in the SAP upgrade from 3.0D to 3.0F.
Designed, configured, and coded Batch Management in SAP 3.0F. This helped capture thousands of items that expired by date, saving the company thousands of dollars.
Analysis, design, coding, and implementation of direct shipping and vendor consignment initiatives.
Project manager for Polaroid's shipping, warehousing, and transportation departments (Spanned SAP MM, SD, and WM modules, interface to Pitney Bowes transportation system, batch jobs for document production, and reports (year-end, quarter end, etc). I managed a team of two consultants in maintaining the continuous operation of Polaroid's U.S. Distribution operations.
Digital Equipment Corporation, Northborough, Massachusetts
Senior Information Systems Specialist, 1988 – 1996
One of three consultants who pioneered the introduction of SAP into Digital Equipment Corporation. Built and maintained the servers and installed the SAP software.
Analyzed SAP compatibility with Digitals software products and systems.
DBA and technical programmer for the company’s incoming inspection system.
Designed, developed, and implemented a series of military sampling standards (mathematical sampling) within this system.
Digital Equipment Corporation, Northborough, Massachusetts
U.S. Distribution - Information Management Project Manager, 1985 - 1998
Managed the U.S. distribution’s Eastern Operations Tool Set. Responsible for the ongoing support and development of 5 applications (written in LISP, Cobol, 4GL (focus), and Fortran), the programming, support, and business resources (5 resources) as well as the hardware (backups etc) and budgets.
Digital Equipment Corporation, [Westborough, Massachusetts]
Distribution Manager, 1980 - 1985
Managed the PC distribution warehousing activities in eight separate buildings across two states. Coordinated and established inventory and cycle counting programs.
Managed throughput activities in the main warehouse (receiving, order picking and configuration, and shipping).
Managed the second shift cross-dock functions in Digital’s main warehouse. This involved supervising a dozen individuals, receiving freight, storing it, and picking orders for customer shipments.
EDUCATION
Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts
BS, Computer Science, Minor: Mathematics, 1989
Masters Degree in Information Technology Clark University Worcester, Ma. 2007
Graduated with a 4.2 GPA (graduate work towards a PHD)
SAP Training/certification (multiple modules – (SD,QM,MM,PLM,ABAP)
SeeBeyond Training.
Computer Career Institute, Framingham, Ma. (JAVA certificate)
CompTIA Security +
Certificates: OPENSAP - HANA, Mobile Development,
Business Process Modeling and Analysis, Fiori and screen personas.
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