Profile
Around * years of SAP experience with a total of around 10 years of IT industry experience encompassing a wide range of skills, roles and industry verticals.
SAP certification in both the functional (SD) and technical (ABAP) areas with an experience of over 6 years as a Techno-Functional gives the right blend of technical and functional skill set with a distinguishing edge over other consultants in SAP.
Executed software projects for several clients around the globe (US, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Swiss, etc) scattered across various industry sectors such as Pharmaceutical, Oil & Petroleum, Power, Process, etc.
Worked extensively as a Techno-Functional Consultant in various types of projects such as implementation, roll-outs, upgrades, enhancements and production support.
Huge experience of over 9.5 years with analysis, design, development, customizations and implementation of software applications.
Proficient in analyzing and translating business requirements to technical requirements and architecture.
Experienced in leading and managing teams. Successfully handled various roles such as Development Lead, Project Lead, Onsite Coordinator, Team Lead, Software Architect, etc.
Good communication skills, interpersonal skills, self-motivated, quick learner & team player.
Employment History:
Currently working as the Development Lead for IBM. Joined IBM India in March, 2006 and worked in various capacities like Project Lead, Team Lead, Senior Developer, etc.
Worked as Senior Programmer from March 2003 to March 2006 for Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited. This is a state govt. firm.
Worked as Programmer from Aug, 2001 to Feb, 2003 for E-Velociti Software Solutions.
Certifications Completed:
SAP Certified ABAP Consultant
SAP Certified Sales & Distribution (Order Fulfillment) Consultant
IBM Certified Advisory Quality Practitioner
Achievements:
Received ‘Outstanding Contributor Award’ consecutively 5 times from IBM.
Received ‘Bravo-Passion for Work’ for the ‘delivery excellence of Cephalon’ from IBM
Skill Set
SAP TECHNICAL: ABAP & WORKFLOW
Extensively worked in Reports, Interfaces, Custom Enhancements; User Exits, Function Module Exits, Screen Exits, BADIs, Enhancement Frame Work(Options, Spots, Points, Sections), ALVs (also using OOPs), Module Pools, Data Dictionary, Forms(Smartforms, Scripts), etc.
Worked in the advanced areas like, ALE/IDOCs, BAPIs, RFCs, various controls like ALV, Text Edit, Tree, etc and has complete idea about the Control Framework Architecture.
Very well experienced in SAP workflow: Designed several workflows such as Purchase Requisition Approval, Purchase Order Approval, ECM Workflow, etc.
Expertise in RF Programming and Zebra Label Printing.
Functional Areas Exposure: Sales & Distribution, Materials Management, Finance & Controlling, Production & Planning
Languages: SAP/ABAP, Visual Basic, C, C++, Core Java.
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Raghunath Amancha
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SAP FUNCTIONAL: SALES & DISTRIBUTION
Expertise in SAP Sales and Distribution module and its integration with MM, WM, GTS and FI/CO.
Well experienced in configuring and customizing complex Intercompany Scenarios such as Cross-Company Sale, Inter Company STO and Intra company STO.
Configured and customized Sales, Delivery, and Billing document types, Pricing, Partner Determination, and Output types.
Configuration expertise in various business scenarios such as Third Party, Make to Order, Sub-Contracting, etc.
Configuration expertise in the areas of Master Data Management, Order Management, Shipping, Billing, Pricing, Output determination, Returns Processing, etc.
Experience in the configuration of order types, item categories, schedule line categories, delivery types, billing types, etc.
Configuration of the pricing including condition types, access sequences, condition tables, condition records maintenance.
Experience in the configuration of basic functions including partner determination, output determination, text determination, account determination, material substitution, and free goods determination.
Extensive experience in Cross-Module integration of SD with MM, PP, CS, FI and CO-PA.
Processes: IBM’s QMS (Quality Management System)
Education:
Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering (4 year degree) - 2001, Kakatiya University.
Professional Experience:
1. SAP Tech-Func. Consultant – ECC 6.0 Client : Cephalon, West Chester, PA, US.
Description: Cephalon is an integrated Biopharmaceutical Company with a presence in major markets around the world. The business is focused on therapeutic areas like disorders of the central nervous system, pain, cancer and addiction.
I have a very long association of around 5 years with this client performing various roles such as Techno-Functional Lead, Development Lead, Tech. Team Lead etc. and been part of various projects such as US Phase2 Implementation, Upgrade, Europe Rollout, etc executed by the client. Cephalon has expanded its business widely in the Europe in the recent past with the presence now in all major countries such as Swiss, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Luxemberg, etc. Europe Rollout is currently the On-going project. This Project is being executed to roll out their SAP Implementation to all their business units in European countries.
Project : Europe Rollout Duration: April, 2010 to Till Date.
Role : Development Lead.
Project Management Activities:
Project Plan Schedule, Effort Estimation, Resource Assessment, Resource Identification, etc.
Coordinating Progress Review Meetings with client
Reporting status to Delivery Manager and ensuring the quality of deliverables.
Technical Activities
Review of Functional & Technical Specifications.
Complexity Determination and Technical Analysis
Design and Implement Interface Architecture.
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Design of the complex Purchase Requisition workflow
Code Review and Testing.
Functional Activities
Provided the expertise and guided the SD team through the configuration of some complex scenarios such as Cross-Company Sales and Inter-company STOs.
Assisted the team with EDI partner profiles set up for the automation of vendor account posting in cross company scenario and creation of Logistics Invoice Verification in Inter-company STO scenario.
Helped the team with configuration of the ‘RETURNS’ scenarios associated with Cross Company and Inter-Company.
Guided the team in setting up some complex pricing scenarios across various EU countries such as France, Italy, Spain, Germany, etc.
Provided assistance to the team in configuring various business scenarios such as Third Party sales, Sub-contracting, etc.
Project : Upgrade from ECC5 to ECC6 Duration: Oct, 2009 to March 2010
Role : Development Lead.
Project Management Activities:
Project Plan Schedule, Effort Estimation, Resource Assessment, Resource Identification, etc.
Coordinating Progress Review Meetings with client
Reporting status to Delivery Manager and ensuring the quality of deliverables.
Technical Activities
Review of SPAU and SPDD objects list
Guide the off-shore technical team through the execution of SPDD and SPAU adjustment activities.
Re-implementation of the classical BADIs which are migrated to Enhancement Spots in ECC6.0
Responsible for adjustments of all the custom modifications such as Sales User Exits, Screen Modifications, etc that are vulnerable to Upgrade.
Functional Activities
To execute all the SD test scripts to make sure the functionality is not impacted by Upgrade
To confirm the functionality of various critical enhancements such as DEA, EXPORT/IMPORT made in some sales areas such as order, delivery, billing, etc
Project : AMS-Support Duration: July, 2008 to Sep, 2009
Role : Development Lead.
Technical Activities
Review of Functional & Technical Specifications.
Complexity Determination and Technical Analysis
Code Review and Testing
Debugging of programs and troubleshooting of SAP end users problems.
Functional Activities
Configured SAP SD module for US specific requirements in the areas of:
Sales Order Types, Item Categories, Schedule Lines, Copying Control, Number Ranges
Shipping process (deliveries, picking, packing), Delivery document types
Worked extensively on Pricing procedures: configured condition tables, condition types, access sequences, and pricing procedures for customer and sales documents.
Developed and executed Unit Test Plan activities (plan, prepare, execute, document test results)
Worked with team to prepare and execute Go-Live plan and activities
EDI: mapping Idocs, setting partner profiles, Output processing Fax, Mail comms
Setting Copying Control changes from order to billing, order to delivery, delivery to billing document.
Setting Incompletion log customization status changes to block delivery and billing documents if sales order does not have complete DEA data.
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Prepared End user documentation for various functional Enhancements.
Project : US Phase2 Implementation Duration: Aug, 2006 to Jan, 2008
Role : Development Lead.
Responsibilities
Conducting Status Review Meetings
Reporting status to Project Manager.
Interface Architecture Design
Analysis of Functional Specifications.
Complexity Determination and Technical Analysis
Code Review and Testing.
Performance Tuning of programs
Maintain Project Related Quality Standards, Activities & Documentation as required by Organisation for Audits like ISO, CMMi Level 5, etc.
Track Status of the Project using various Tools like Rational Portfolio Manager and SDMS.
2. SAP Tech-Func. Consultant – ECC 6.0(Migration) Client : ABB.
Duration/Size : Feb, 2008 to July
Role : Development Lead, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Description : ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. ABB operates in more than 100 countries and has offices in 87 of those countries to give its global and local customers the support they need to develop and conduct their business successfully.
Responsibilities.
Conducting Status Review Meetings
Reporting status to Project Manager.
Review of Functional & Technical Specifications.
Interaction with Offshore Team for Issue Resolution.
Complexity Determination and Technical Analysis
Code Review and Testing.
3. SAP ABAP Consultant – 4.6C - (British Petroleum-Maintenance ).
Duration/Size : May,2006 to August, 2006
Role : Team Lead
Description : BP is one of the world’s largest Oil Exploration, Processing and Distribution Company. BP has its presence across the globe in almost 70 countries. BP’s activities include Exploration, Refining, Production and marketing in areas of Petroleum produces like oil, gas, etc.
Responsibilities:
Analysis of Functional Specifications.
Interaction with clients.
Technical Analysis and estimation.
Design, Construction and Testing.
Code Review.
Performance tuning of programs
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Migration Documents creation
Deliverables of code
5. SAP ABAP Consultant – 4.7C - (LAM Research-Roll Out ).
Duration/Size : March, 2006 to May, 2006
Role : Team Lead
Description : Lam Research Corporation is a major supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the world's semiconductor industry. The Company's innovative etch technologies empower customers to build the world's highest-performing integrated circuits. The Company also offers a next-generation wafer cleaning solution, which employs proprietary technology and can be used throughout the semiconductor manufacturing process. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Lam maintains a network of facilities throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe to meet the complex and changing needs of its global customer base.
Responsibilities :
Functional and Technical Analysis
Estimation of objects.
Design, Construction and Testing.
Modularization
Code Review
Performance tuning of programs
Deliverables of code
Non SAP Experience
Company: APGENCO
Project: M-Pro
Role: Key Coordination Committee Member.
Responsibilities:
APGENCO has gone for this ERP project for integrating various departments of Materials Management Module such as Sales, Purchasing, Stores, Contracts, Stores Accounting.
As a Key Coordination Committee Member I was involved in various phases like Function Requirement Collections, Designing, Coding, Testing etc.
I have verified FRS Document to ensure the Business Process Flows captured in the FRS document are as per the actual requirements of the organization before going for Sign-Off.
Involved in the Design and Coding Phases of Sales, Purchasing and Stores Modules and verified various documents and reports.
Project: Online Complaint Registration
Role: Developer
APGENCO consists of various Power Generating Plants all over A.P. Each Plant consists of various Divisions like Boiler, Turbine, I&C, Purchase, Stores, IT, Civil, etc. Each division supports directly or indirectly in maintaining the Power Plant.
This project is used to lodge complaints on particular division by an authorized user of any particular division. The System automatically generates a Complaint No for each complaint lodged and at the same time gives an intimation to the Concerned Department which has to attend that problem and then only it will get registerd. The user who lodged the complaint can view the status (i.e Pending, Rectified ,etc.) of his complaint at any time by submitting the Complaint No. This Project generates various Documents such as Registration Confirmation, Rectification Confirmation etc. and Reports such as list of Complaints Lodged, Rectified, Pending depending up on various selection criteria for a particular duration of time
Project: Cash Book
Role: Senior Developer
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This project deals with the Financial Transactions of the Oraganisation. It does the General Ledger posting of all the Receivables and Payments and also records all the transactions and amounts spent on different types of items which may belong to different account heads and each account head inturn is related to particular Trail Balance(Cash TB, LOATB, etc.). At the end of each month it will do all the Ledger Posting for each Account Head i.e Complete details of different types of works along with their clear descriptions and their corresponding amounts and all other relevant data is furnished and generates different types of trail balances like CashTB, LOATB, etc. for any given month and also till the end of present Finanacial Year along with the Consolidated Monthly Total and Yearly Supplemental Total.
Company: E_VELOCITI Systems
Project: Digital Security Gate Pass
Role: Developer
This project deals with issuing of the digital Gate Passes to the visitors and issuing Material GatePasses to the visitors and issuing material Gatepasses to the materials going outside/coming inside of the station and records each and every transaction. This project is also used for generation of various reports viz. list of visitors for a particular day or during particular period , list of materials went outside for a particular day or during particular period, materials that are yet to be returned validating due date , list of visitosrs went out unnoticingly and creating alerts for such visitors, etc.
Project: PayRolls
Role: Developer
This project simplifies retrieval of information pertaining to employees and eases various activities that deal with employee database. All the transactions pertaining to particular employee will be handled by using EmpId. It performs operations like creation, deletion, updation and at the end of every month it performs the following : Validation of all employee transactions , Generation of salary details, Generation of Remittance forms such as LIC, PT, IT, etc. to the corresponding departments and records all the information of employees monthly as well as yearly.