Pervez Ahmed

SAP Business Intelligence Solutions Specialist

 

Professional Summary:

 

Possess over 10 years of hands-on expertise in SAP Business Intelligence domain (BW, BO), designing, developing, delivering and deploying multiple global cross-functional end-to-end Business Intelligence solutions as a Solutions Specialist, Architect, Team Lead, Analyst and Developer.

 

 

Technical Skills:

 

·         Enterprise Software - SAP BW 3.0B, 3.1C, 3.5, BI 7.0, BI 7.3, BPC NW 7.5, SAP HANA SAP R/3 4.6, 4.7, ECC 6.0 (FI-CO, MM, SD, CO-PA, APO, CRM), SEM-BCS, BPS, BPC, APD, Open-hub etc SAP BO 4.0, XI 3.1 (Designer, QaaS, Data Services), Teradata

·         Salesforce.com (APEX, Visualforce)

·         Databases SAP, Oracle, MS Access, SQL, Essbase, Teradata

·         Reporting Tools Business Objects (Web Intelligence, Xcelsius/Dashboard, Cyrstal), Business Explorer (Query Designer, Web Application Designer, Analyzer), Qlikview

·         Interfaces/Adapters: Jitterbit, APEX loader, UD Connect, SFDC Adapter

 

 

Professional Training:

 

·         Teradata University – Teradata 101, SQL

·         SAP Business Objects – Data Services (BODS)

·         SAP Business Objects Enterprise XI (WebI, Universe Designer, XCelsius)

·         SAP Business Intelligence 7.0 – Delta ETL & Reporting (DBW70R, DBW70E)

·         SAP Business Information Warehouse 3.5 – Delta (D35BWR, D35BWE)

·         SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW305 / 310 / 330 / 340 / 370 / 380)

·         SAP ABAP Workbench Foundation and Concepts (BC401, BC430)

 

 

Academic Education:

 

·         Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Major: MIS & Finance

·         Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BS)  Major: Mechanical

·         HTM Diploma in Software Technology & Systems Management (HTM Diploma)

·         PG Diploma in International Business (PG Diploma)

 

 

Awards & Recognitions:

 

·         IT Above & Beyond Award for outstanding performance, Monsanto, 2013

·         IT Value Award Nominee in Operational Excellence category, Monsanto, 2009

·         IT Value Award Finalist in Business Innovation & Growth category, Monsanto, 2007

·         IT Above & Beyond Award for outstanding performance, Monsanto, 2006

·         Operational Excellence Award – AlFalah Consultancy Services, 1999

·         Merit Award & Scholarship, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, JMI 1991 – 1995

 

Summary:

 

·         Extensive SAP BW/BO solution delivery and strong development expertise with SAP BW/BEx, SAP Business Objects and other components of the SAP BI toolset

·         Strong knowledge in architecting complex BI solutions and various methods of integration of SAP BI and source systems

·         Extensive experience with three System landscape (Development- Quality- Production)

·         Extensive experience to driving multiple projects through full development cycle (SDLC) within project and budget parameters

·         Exposed to all phases of project - from requirements gathering, blueprinting, design & configuration, development, testing, implementation, deployment, cutover, training to Go –Live and production support

·         Experience in data modeling and designing BW objects based on functional requirements and load strategy specifications to capture source data, data consolidation mechanisms and integration scenarios for reporting

·         Extractions - Extracted data from LO Logistics Cockpit for SD, MM, PP, AB-PA data extraction, Business Content extraction for FI, CO, Generic Data Sources from Views and Function Modules, DB connect and Flat Files

·         Generated Data Sources in APO and created reports on APO-DP data

·         Customizations - Experience in activating standard Business Content, extending and enhancing Info-providers according to the requirements, datasource enhancements, User Exit variables, Routines (start, end, expert) and Formula Builder

·         Solid Exposure to FI/CO, SD, PA and MM modules in SAP R/3, BPS, APO, CRM

·         BEx Reporting - Expertise in front-end Business Warehouse components for Queries,  Workbooks, Calculated Key Figures, Restricted Key Figures, Structures, Variables, Exceptions, Conditions, RRI, Reporting Designer, BEx Analyzer and Ad-hoc Queries

·         WEB Reporting and Enterprise Portal: Expertise in creating web reports using custom web templates, integration with Enterprise Portal, Publishing I views, creating workbooks and Roles

·         Process Chains of Events, Data source Enhancement, OLTP extraction data, Loading (Full /Delta Up-Load), Monitoring, Remote Cubes, Data Mart and Open Hub Service, Performance Tuning, Aggregates, BW Transports

·         Good Knowledge on Integrated Planning Components Designing

·         Production Support – Extensive experience in support, Data loads, Validation and trouble shooting of transaction data and Master data, Change management, Transport Management, Roles & Security, System Checks, Performance tuning and process chains

·         Conducted training sessions for users in BW reporting, Info Cubes design and data extraction

·         SAP ABAP: sound ABAP skills to write and de-bug routines, user exits & functional modules

·         Extensively worked on Business Objects: Universes, Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports and Dashboards/XCelsius

·         Good experience in development of SAP BO Universe Designer by using SAP BW info-providers and BEx Queries as back-end target database

·         Good Technical skills with Data Integration with SFDC, CRM, APO, ERPs, legacy systems

·         Good Knowledge on SAP BI 7.3 features, Business Objects Data Services, Transformation Enhancements, Semantic Partitioning, Hybrid Provider, Datastore Object and Infocube new settings

·         Good knowledge on BPC Netweaver 7.5 Sales Planning, Distribution, Currency Translation, Intercompany Elimination and Consolidation Re-Classification.

·         Good knowledge of Salesforce.com with some hands-on experience with SAP data migration & integration for Monsanto Dealer portal.

Professional Experience:

 

Monsanto, Oxnard-CA & St. Louis-MO                                                                      

Duration: Sep ’09 – present

Role: BI Solutions Specialist                                              

Project: BI & Analytics Projects (FP&A, GEMINI, SPEED, READI, Entity, Seeding Together)

Business Areas/Processes: CRM, APO, SD, Finance, MM

Environment: SAP BW 7.0, APD, BEx, Teradata, WebI, XCelsius, BO 4.0, Salesforce.com

 

Overview: Responsible for providing technical and analytical thought leadership and leading reporting & analytical solutions design, development & deployment for MVS division

 

·         Lead complex technical design and development activities

·         Provide leadership and expertise within the team in the areas of solution design, development, testing, documentation and implementation

·         Provide leadership within the team in the areas of root-cause analysis, change impact analysis, & troubleshooting

·         Perform initial scoping and estimation of projects

·         Identify, analyze, prioritize, assign and/or resolves business technical issues

·         Translate (high complexity) business functional requirement into technical documentation, process and data maps

·         Participate in reviews for optimal data warehouse performance

·         Perform peer architecture reviews throughout the development lifecycle.

·         Manage small / medium global cross-functional projects with project management / delivery responsibility ensuring deliverables are met on time and under budget

·         Evaluate and recommend future BW architecture and provide strategic planning for data management; staying up to date on changing, module/function knowledge

·         Participate in the creation, review and maintenance of development standards/best practices and ensures its compliance

·         Work with and manage, where required, both employees and contractors across several geographies/varying time zones and ensured that process is followed

·         Provide Coaching/Mentoring to less experienced technical team members

·         Work with change/release management to ensure changes/migrations are implemented timely and without issues

·         Develop and encourage teamwork, build collaboration, push out decision making, facilitate conflict resolution and creates supportive environment by eliminating barriers

·         Research and stay abreast of current and emerging technologies in Business Intelligence space and quickly learn / adapt new tools / technologies

·         Provide clear and concise communication to project stakeholders – status reports, review meetings, etc

·         Understand strengths and weaknesses of BI reporting tools used and provide tool selection recommendations

·         Review/approve CR’s prior to migration - review forms/attachments/checklist/approvals before approving CR’s (QA/Production)

·         Design and provide technical tool & User training to internal/technical/business resources

·         Assists in interview process - technical screen, panel interview for temp/permanent resources

 

Monsanto, Oxnard-CA & St. Louis-MO              

Duration: Jun ’08 – Aug ’09

Role: Senior BI Analyst                                              

Project: BW Implementation Projects (Mercury)

Business Areas/Processes: FI-CO, APO, MM, PP, QM, SD, OTC, PTP

Environment: SAP BW 7.0, WAD, APD, BEx Broadcaster, BO XI, WebI, Desktop Intelligence

 

Overview: Acted as the BI Reporting coordinator for project Mercury, designed and managed delivery of global implementation of various business intelligence solutions/reports (both BW and BO) for MVS division

 

·         The project spanned across multiple technologies/domains/modules such as, Business Intelligence (BI 7.0), CRM, APO, COPA, PP, MM, Business Objects, SQL Server to name a few.

·         As BI Project/Reporting coordinator, I was responsible for entire project life-cycle from initial analysis, blueprint, development, optimization, unit testing, quality assurance, documentation, maintenance, problem resolution and project management.

·         Utilized my technical knowledge for SAP BI with project management skills to successfully accomplish the deliverables within projected time and budget ensuring customer satisfaction.

·         Managed coordination within the project team comprising of several onsite and offshore resources.

 

 

SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, Oxnard-CA                                                                      

Duration: Sep ’06 – May ‘08

Role: SAP BW Team Lead                                

Project: BW Implementation Projects (BCS, SRP, EBIT, 7.0 Upgrade)

Business Areas: FI-CO

Environment: SAP BW 7.0/3.5, SEM-BCS, SEM-BPS, APD, BEx Broadcaster

 

Overview: As the BW Technical Lead, designed and managed global implementation of several BW-SEM projects.

{SEM - BCS}

·         Involved in all phases of SEM BCS implementation from blueprinting to go-live.

·         Installed and Enhanced the BW Cubes and ODS required for BCS data basis.

·         Implemented Legal Entity based consolidation to generate Consolidated Financial Statements and internal reports for management.

{SEM/BW – BPS, BI-IP}

·         Major role in the SEM-BPS and BI-IP initiative implementation. Involved in gathering the functional requirements and converted them to technical specs.

·         Created the necessary BW configuration for the BPS/IP implementation. Created planning areas, levels, packages, layouts and functions necessary for forecasting.

·         Created Individual Planning layouts for Sales, Cogs and SG&A to Rollup to income statement planning. Created planning sequences to facilitate the process.

·         Created default views for different users to avoid locking. Deployed web based planning layouts. Customized web interfaces to embed BW reports into layout interface to create a single point of entry for Layouts and reports.

·         Conducted Training for End-users and Project Team members. Developed BW and SEM user manuals for different users based on their roles.

SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, Oxnard-CA                                                                      

Duration: May ’05 – Aug ‘06

Role: Senior SAP BW Developer                                               

Project: BW Implementation Projects (COPA, ADC, AOI, LTA, OPEX, Upgrade)

Business Areas: SD, PP, QM, MM, FI-CO, APO

Environment: BW 3.5/3.0B, WAD, BEx Analyzer, SAP R/3 4.7, ABAP/4, Oracle 9i.

Overview: As the Senior BW Developer, initiated and participated in global implementation of several business warehouse projects.

 

 

Client: EMCO, Houston-tx                                                     

Duration: 9 months (Aug ’04 - Apr ’05)

Role: Senior Analyst                                                                            

Project: Business Warehouse Implementation

Business Areas: SD, MM, FI-CO

Environment: SAP BW 3.5, SEM, SAP R/3 4.6C, ABAP/4

Overview: As a team member, participated in global implementation of BW & SEM.

 

 

Client: RACO, Houston-tx                                                                       

Duration: 5 months (Feb ’03 - Aug ’04)

Role: Analyst                                                      

Project: Business Warehouse Implementation

Business Area: SD, MM, PP, FI-CO

Environment: SAP BW 3.1, SAP R/3 4.6C, ABAP/4

Overview: As a team member, participated in an end to end implementation of SAP Business Warehouse

 

 

Client:              Advance Vales Group, India                                                       

Duration: 2 years 6 months (Sep ’00 - Feb ’03)

Role: Lead – Global Business Group                                                                                    

Business Area: Sales & Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain

Overview: Lead the Global Business Group to identify, develop and grow the global markets for the company’s product portfolio

 

 

Client: AlFalah Consultancy Services, India                                                       

Duration: 5 years 4 months (May ’95 - Aug ’00)

Role: Associate Consultant                                                                                    

Business Area: Project Management, Sales and Marketing

Overview: As a team member, participated in analyzing/scoping/developing and delivering turnkey projects for Clients