SAP MDG Architect & Lead Consultant
Resume:
Ramesh Muta
SAP MDG SME/Architect
Phone: +1-801-***-****
Email: **********.****@*****.***
SUMMARY
Experience: 20+ years in SAP, specializing in SAP MDG and process knowledge in FI/CO, HR, SD, MM.
Specialties: SAP MDG solutions deployment, Data Governance strategies, ERP, eSOA, Project/Product Management.
Industry Expertise: Oil & Gas, Retail, CPG, Finance, Healthcare, Hi-Tech, Logistics, and Consumer Manufacturing.
Methodologies: Hybrid Agile, Agile (SCRUM) and ASAP methodologies.
Modules: Expertise in P2P and OTC processes within MM and SD modules.
Project Experience: Worked with major SAP partners on MDG projects using SAP BODS & SAP Information Steward.
Solution Design: MDG implementation (versions 6.1 - 9.2) for materials, financials, customers, and vendors.
Technical Skills: Data modeling, UI customization, FPM, BRF+, DRF, Hana search, workflow, MDG API, BADI, and security roles.
Data Migration Expertise: Migrated Master Data (Finance, Customer, Vendor, and Material) to S/4HANA from SAP and legacy systems using LTMC tool and MDG finance data migration.
Coding and Communication: Expert-level coding skills with excellent oral and written communication, leadership, and team-building capabilities. Proven project management experience.
KEY SKILLS
SAP MDG 6.1/7.0/8.0/9.2
Data Model & UI Customization
DRF, BRF+, FPM, WebDynpro ABAP
ALE/EDI/Idoc Programming, PI/XI Integration
Web Services, Proxy Development
SAP ABAP OOPS, Enhancements, BTEs, eCATT
Workflow, Portals, BSP, Reports, LSMW, Forms
Security Roles & User Management
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering – Andhra University, Vizag, India
Certifications & Training:
oFloor Plan Manager (WebDynpro ABAP)
oWorkflow & BRF+
oSAP NetWeaver, SAP BW BI
oSAP FI, MM, SD Functional Training
oSAP CRM (Wipro)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SAP Lead MDG Consultant (Through PwC)
Ingredion, Chicago, IL I Dec '24 – Till Date
Environments:
S4 HANA – MDG 9.2 Implementation
SAP RISE, CFIN, ECC
Responsibilities:
Involved in the Initial design phase of the project and conducted the workshops with end client
Developed the RTM, PDD, FDD and TDD documents for all master data objects
Developed the Jira project plan for MDG based on the client SOW
Developed and implemented enterprise-wide data governance framework and operating model, establishing policies, standards, procedures, and role-based structures for data ownership, stewardship, and decision-making across business domains.
Defined and monitored data quality rules, KPIs, and dashboards, establishing governance processes for issue identification, root cause analysis, and remediation to ensure trusted and reliable data.
Engaged and enabled business and technical data stewards, building a stewardship community and delivering tools and training programs to foster accountability and stewardship maturity.
Defined and executed Customer MDM strategy, including golden record creation, match/merge logic, survivorship rules, and stewardship processes; ensured seamless integration of MDM solutions into data pipelines and downstream analytics/reporting platforms.
Collaborated with the business team to understand the process flow for finance objects, including GL accounts, profit centers, and cost centers.
Collaborated with the business team to understand the process flow for Enterprise objects, including BP/Customer/Supplier and Material.
Configured custom attributes for GL accounts, profit centers, and cost centers to integrate data from SAP ECC, ensuring smooth interface operations.
Developed workflows for creating, changing, and mass loading data into MDG Finance for GL accounts, profit centers (including hierarchy assignments), and cost centers (including hierarchy assignments).
Enhanced replication programs to capture customer-specific data into custom tables in S4 HANA.
Managed day-to-day fixes in the MDG finance data process.
Enhanced SOA replication to auto replicate key mapping from MDG hub to CFIN, as the ECC and CFIN numbering is different for the following objects.
oGL account
oProfit center
oCost center
oCustomer
oSupplier
oMaterial
SAP Sr. MDG Consultant (Through PWC)
Canada Bank, Chicago, IL Feb '23 – Nov’24
Environments: S/4HANA – MDG 9.2 Implementation
Collaborated with the business team to understand the process flow for finance objects, including GL accounts, profit centers, and cost centers.
Configured custom attributes for GL accounts, profit centers, and cost centers to integrate data from third-party applications, ensuring smooth interface operations.
Developed workflows for creating, changing, and mass loading data into MDG Finance for GL accounts, profit centers (including hierarchy assignments), and cost centers (including hierarchy assignments).
Enhanced replication programs to capture customer-specific data into custom tables in S4 HANA.
Managed day-to-day fixes in the MDG finance data process.
Managed the data loads for Finance objects
Migrated the Master data to the S4 HANA system from the clients SAP and Legacy systems for Finance with LTMC tool, and also did the MDG finance data migrations.
SAP Sr. MDG SME Consultant
Electrical Industry, Berwin, PA Feb '21 – Oct '22
Environments: S/4HANA – MDG 9.2, ECC
Supported a technology company (manufacturer of connectors and sensors) in implementing MDG 9.2 on S/4 HANA 2020.
Worked with the business team to understand current issues and provided optimal solutions in finance, supplier, customer, and material domains.
Served as a team member on the S4 HANA deployment team within the global CoE.
Conducted initial workshops for understanding and scoping all MDG master data domains, including finance, supplier, customer, and Product master.
Scoped master data objects in MDG 9.2/S4 HANA 2020.
Configured mass create and mass change processes for customers, suppliers, and material/products using the MDG consolidation tool.
Configured SOA web services for data replication in the finance domain.
Developed custom SOA interfaces for the supplier onboarding process using JAVA Portal and MDG, as the client did not adopt the ARIBA tool.
Created multiple interfaces to interact with third-party systems using SOA services and SAP PI/PO as middleware.
Enabled data replication from S4 HANA and ECC, facilitating the use of HANA systems for new acquisitions for customers, suppliers, and material/product using ALE.
Collaborated with the data migration team for the initial load to MDG S/4 HANA for finance, supplier, customer, and product master data.
Involved in the Harmonization master data for Finance, customer, Vendor and Material master data.
Migrated the Master data to the S4 HANA system from the clients SAP and Legacy systems for Finance with LTMC tool, and also did the MDG finance data migrations.
Migrated the Master data for Enterprice objects like customer, supplier and Material master to the S4 HANA system from the clients SAP and Legacy systems for Finance with LTMC tool, and also did the MDG finance data migrations.
SAP MDG SME Consultant
Technology Industry, San Jose, CA Sep '20 – Jan '21
Environments: S/4HANA 1909 – MDG 9.2
Collaborated with the business team to understand current issues and provided optimal solutions in the finance domain.
Served as a on-site team lead on the S4 HANA Finance deployment team.
Scoped master data objects in MDG 9.2 for S4 HANA.
Configured SOA Webservices for the finance domain to enable data replication.
Streamlined the mass upload process for cost center/profit center and hierarchy data into a single upload process.
Managed set hierarchies in MDG, addressing gaps in out-of-the-box solutions.
Worked with the data migration team for initial data load to MDG S/4 HANA.
SAP MDG Architect
Oil & Gas Industry, Houston, TX (SAP AMERICA) Oct '18 – May '20
Environments: ECC 6.0/S/4HANA – MDG 9.2, Central Finance
Supported ExxonMobil, an oil and gas company, in implementing MDG 9.2 on S/4 HANA.
Collaborated with the business team to understand current issues and provided optimal solutions in the finance domain.
Served as a team member on the S4 HANA Central Finance deployment team within the global CoE.
Conducted initial workshops to understand central finance proof of concepts and scoped central finance projects.
Scoped master data objects in MDG 9.2 for ECC and cFin.
Configured SOA web services for data replication in the finance domain.
Worked with the data migration team for the initial load to MDG S/4 HANA and cFin.
Sr. MDG SME
Oil & Gas Industry, Houston, TX Feb '18 – Sept '18
Environments: ECC 6.0/S/4HANA – MDG 9 Implementation
Implemented MDG 9.1 for TechnipFMC.
Configured CVI for customer/vendor integration.
Developed OData services for cost centers, profit centers, and vendors.
SAP Sr. MDG SME
Oil & Gas Industry, Houston, TX Feb 2018 – Sept 2018
Environments: ECC 6.0/S/4HANA – MDG 9.2, Central Finance
Supported TechnipFMC, an oil and gas company, in implementing MDG 9.1 on S/4 HANA.
Served as a team member on the S4 HANA Central Finance deployment team within the global CoE.
Collaborated with the business team to understand current issues and provided optimal solutions in finance, customer, vendor, and material domains.
Conducted initial workshops to understand central finance, customer, and vendor proof of concepts and scoped central finance projects.
Scoped master data objects in MDG 9.1 for ECC and cFin.
Configured CVI (Customer Vendor Integration) settings for customers and vendors.
Configured SOA web services for data replication in the finance domain.
Worked with the data migration team for the initial load to MDG S/4 HANA.
Developed OData services to create cost centers, profit centers, customers, and vendors from PI middleware.
SAP MDG Consultant
Pharmaceuticals Client, St. Louis, MO Feb '17 – Dec '17
Environments: ECC 6.0/S/4HANA – MDG 8.0 (Finance & Vendor)
Managed all functional and technical work related to MDG implementation with a focus on finance and vendor domains.
Led and coordinated a team of 3 members, overseeing the entire MDG project and mentoring the team.
Engaged in requirement gathering with business stakeholders in a client-facing role.
Integrated the client procurement solution, COUPA, with SAP MDG for vendor master data.
Used the hub deployment method for MDG implementation, replicating finance and vendor data using ALE services to S/4 HANA systems and non-SAP systems.
Facilitated workshops for requirement analysis with business and core functional teams.
Defined effort estimates, resource planning, and project planning.
Designed the blueprint for MDG-Finance and Vendor Implementation.
Configured CVI settings for vendors.
Enhanced the Fiori app for supplier master to include additional fields on the creation form.
Conducted user training for the business user community.
Trained the IT support team to handle ongoing issues and work on enhancements.
Applied OSS notes based on SAP recommendations to address OSS messages.
Replicated finance data to MDG using SOA services with PI/XI middleware.
SAP MDG Techno-Functional Consultant
Bottling Industry, Atlanta, GA Nov 2015 – Jan 2017
Environments: ECC 6.0– MDG Finance/Customer/Vendor/Material 8.0 Implementation
Managed all functional and technical work related to MDG implementation, focusing on material/product, finance, vendor, and customer domains.
Led and coordinated a team of 4 members, overseeing the entire MDG project and mentoring the team.
Engaged in requirement gathering with business stakeholders in a client-facing role.
Conducted user training for the business user community and trained the IT support team to handle ongoing issues and work on enhancements.
Used the co-deployment method for MDG implementation, with data residing in ECC for customer, vendor, and material/product, and finance data replicated using SOA and ALE services.
Facilitated workshops for requirement analysis with the business team.
Defined effort estimates, resource planning, and project planning.
Designed the blueprint for MDG-Finance, Customer, Vendor, and Material/Product Implementation.
Configured CVI settings for customers and vendors.
Configured address enrichment for customers and vendors.
Configured HANA search for all domains.
Configured SOA web services for data replication in the finance domain.
Configured customer sales hierarchy in MDG.
Designed and configured components including data models, request types, UI, workflows, replication, and interfaces.
Collaborated with the technical team to develop technical design documents and meet project deadlines.
Developed test scripts with the business team.
Designed and monitored the cutover checklist and go-live plans.
Developed a data migration approach for finance objects, including planning, analysis, design, mock, and pilot migration, and live migration.
Played a key role in architecting solutions integrating various technologies with SAP MDG: BRF+/SAP Business Workflow, ABAP WebDynpro with FPM, ECC, Portal, LDAP, and Security.
Involved in MDG and SPRO configurations for finance, customer, vendor, and material domains.
Provided input on data quality rules, focusing on material//product, customer, vendor, and finance.
Assisted with data conversion in materials, customers, vendors, and finance.
Applied OSS notes based on SAP recommendations to address OSS messages.
EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE
SAP Sr. MDG Consultant Medical Devices & Pharma, Bridgewater, NJ (2015)
SAP Sr. MDG Consultant Pharmaceutical Industry, Indianapolis, IN (2014-2015)
Various SAP ABAP & Solution Architect Roles Multiple Clients (2002-2014)
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
SAP MDG Solutions: Data modeling, UI customization, DRF, BRF+, enterprise search, replication frameworks.
Development Tools: WebDynpro ABAP, FPM, Adobe Forms, ABAP OOPS, Workflow, BTEs, Enhancements.
Integration: ALE/EDI/IDoc, PI/XI, Web Services, Proxy Development.
Security & Governance: MDG Security roles, CVI settings, Data Quality & Validation rules.
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS (ABAP & SOLUTION ARCHITECT ROLES)
Sasol Inc, Houston, TX – SAP MM Techno-functional Consultant
Baker Hughes, Houston, TX – SAP Sr. Solution Architect
Apple Inc, San Jose, USA – SAP Sr. Solution Architect
Fifth Third Bank, USA – SAP Sr. HR ABAP Architect
Harman International, Salt Lake City – SAP Sr. ABAP Architect
Johnson & Johnson, Jacksonville – SAP Sr. HR ABAP Architect
DuPont Inc., Jacksonville – SAP Sr. HR ABAP Consultant
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