SAP Security

Karen Czarnecki

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During my experience as a security consultant I have been involved in three full lifecycle SAP implementations. I pride myself on having strong technical systems knowledge as well as strong communication skills, with a unique ability to explain technical concepts in a business context. My engineering background helps me to learn new concepts and technologies quickly, and to successfully troubleshoot and analyze complex issues.

Core Competencies / Technical Skills

Security Related: SAP HCM, BW, Enterprise Portal, structural authorizations, position-based security, audit considerations, SOX Compliance, Segregation of Duties (SOD), Approva Bizrights

Other Core Competencies: Creating test plans/data set-up, coordinating team work for multi-release activities, presenting technical concepts to non-technical business partners, coordinating cutover/deployment plans

Other Technical Skills: MS Office, Project, Visio, and SharePoint, AutoCAD, Microstation, Visual Basic

Experience

Accenture, Ltd. – SAP Security Consultant

February 2005 – present

Project: SAP HCM Implementation - Client: MillerCoors - Role: Security Lead

Leading SAP security team through multi-release SAP HCM Implementation. Includes Enterprise Portal, authentication via Active Directory, user provisioning via Avatier, and collaboration with internal audit.

Modules to be implemented: Core HR (Personnel Administration/Organizational Management), ESS, MSS, eForms (HCMPF), Performance Management, Payroll, Time, Talent Management, eRecruiting, Learning Solutions, Qualifications, Compensation

Key Contributions:

-Provide expertise and leadership in developing the SAP security design and approach, based on business requirements

-Act as SAP security and structural authorizations SME for project

-Develop security team work plans and calendars based on deliverables and project timeline

-Create status reports and raise issues to project leadership

-Collaborate with Internal Audit throughout design to identify SOD risks and ensure SOX compliance

-Oversee and participate in building security roles and structural authorization profiles

-Train client security team in SAP HCM Security concepts, and knowledge transfer upon rolling-off project

-Provide project and post go-live support

Project: SAP LSO Upgrade - Client: Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America - Role: Security SME

Acted as SAP Security Subject Matter Expert during Takedas effort to improve and upgrade the Learning Solutions module of SAP HCM.

Key Contributions:

-Updated structural authorizations design to streamline maintenance and user access issues

-Implemented Indexing for structural authorizations to increase system performance

-Worked with client to gather requirements for structural authorizations, indexing, and role design

-Designed/built/tested new security roles and modified existing roles

-Trained clients to maintain structural authorizations and documented all changes/recommendations

-Created workplan and defined deliverables

Project: SAP HCM Implementation - Client: Comcast - Role: Security Solution Designer

Lead SAP security design for multi-release SAP HCM Implementation for 90,000+ employee company.

Modules implemented: Personnel Administration, Organizational Management, ESS, MSS, eForms (HCMPF), Performance Management, eRecruiting, Learning Solutions, Qualifications, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Leave Management, and Compensation. Approva Bizrights was also implemented for auditing purposes.

Key Contributions:

-Gathered security requirements from all functional teams and business partners

-Designed SAP security solution for all modules, including structural authorizations

-Acted as security and structural authorizations SME for project

-Presented security approach options and recommendation to client steering committee

-Worked with team leads to develop security work plan and go-live cutover plans

-Coordinated and participated in building security roles and structural authorization profiles

-Helped solve critical post production support issues

-Provided project and post go-live support

-Assisted with Approva Bizrights Implementation

-Knowledge transferred to client security team, including creating documentation

Project: SAP HCM Implementation - Client: Home Depot - Role: Security Analyst

Partnered with client counterpart to design security solution for SAP HR Global Implementation, including US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Modules implemented: All core HR and Payroll modules, including Enterprise Portal, ESS/MSS, and user provisioning via Tivoli.

Key Contributions:

-Facilitated security role workshops with all functional teams to gather functional requirements

-Trained 2 client team members in basic SAP HR security concepts

-Worked with business to identify sensitive authorizations, possible SOD conflicts and mitigating controls

-Participated in the creation and delivery of security deliverables, including Security Design and Test Approach

-Escalated issues to project leadership, and assisted in the resolution of issues related to security

-Documented and transitioned status of work and documents upon rolling-off

Project: SAP HR Implementation - Client: State of Washington - Role: Security Analyst

Participated in security design for SAP HR Implementation to support 70,000+ employees across 150 state agencies, including all core HR and Payroll functions, and Portal interface.

Key Contributions:

-Developed, unit tested, and maintained position-based security roles

-Assisted with testing and implementation of context-sensitive structural authorizations

-Lead security design for BW

-Developed CATT scripts to greatly reduce the duration of security deployment

-Developed and documented security deployment procedures which utilized MS Access, MS Excel (macros/visual basic), CATT scripts, and the Portal Import/Export function

-Documented procedures for Enterprise Portal administration functions

-Provided production support after each go-live

-Trained 2 client counterparts who joined the security team mid-project to be able to deploy, maintain, and provide production support for SAP HR, BW, and Portal security

ConAgra Foods – Changeover Consultant

August 2004 – December 2004

Senior Design Project via UIUC General Engineering Department

-Researched changeover reduction practices to add value to ConAgra in a very short amount of time

-Worked in a group of three to analyze and improve the changeover process for the PAM production line

-Researched, analyzed, designed, and tested multiple methods to reduce changeover cost

-Proposed a solution that was approved by ConAgra sponsors that would reduce changeover costs by 35%

Caterpillar Inc. – Technical Marketing Intern

May 2004 – August 2004

Member of the Global Waste Marketing Group

-Completed market analysis to create Opportunity Maps that show areas of future potential Waste Product sales in each global marketing region. Cats Waste Industry Council used this to pursue future sales

-Worked directly with Cats largest Waste customer to create a document to aid the customer in choosing the correct size hydraulic excavator and grapple attachment for their particular facilities

-Traveled to Pennsylvania and Texas to help perform fuel efficiency and production tests on landfill compactors

Education

Bachelor of Science in General Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), James Scholar

Secondary Field of Concentration – International Marketing

International Minor – Latin America/Caribbean Region

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