·        SAP certified Solutions-Consultant for BI Implementations with over 10+years of experience in the area of SAP Business Intelligence (BI), Business Warehousing (BW) with ABAP, Business Objects (BOBJ) and HANA experience.

·        Expertise in Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Deployment and maintenance of Business Intelligence applications.

·        Experienced in implementing full cycle Business Intelligence solutions including Business Blueprinting, Design, Development, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Training Documentation and end user training & Run Support projects.

·        Experience in Information Technology industry with SAP BW (BW 7.4, BW 7.3, BI 7.0, BW 3.5), SAP BO (4.0, XI3.1), SAP ABAP/4, SAP HANA.

·        Involved with ASAP methodology for implementations right from Project preparation, to Post-Live Production support with LSA landscape.

·        Worked extensively on various Businesses functional Areas like SD, FI, MM, PP, SD, PM, Procurement, QM, CFM and HR–Payroll modules related to SAP BW/BI Reports implementation.

·        Experience in SAP BW Data modeling of InfoCube, MultiProvider, Transient Provider,Composite Provider, DSO, InfoObjects, SPO, Datasource, Transformation & DTP, Integrated Planning (IP) Process Chains, Open Hub Destination (OHD), APD.

·        Experience in SAP BI-IP and worked on developing real time cubes , input ready queries, aggregate views,Planing functions,planing sequences and FOX code.

·        Good Understanding on planning application Kit(PAK) to speed up exiting planning functions and sequences.

·        Produced documentation of standards and best practices for model design, security, and system design.

·        Experienced in writing BI - ABAP all sort of Routines, Exits and in the creation of Function Modules.

·        Experience in SAP ABAP customizations for SAP BW Standard datasource enhancements, Function module based Generic Datasource developments for complex data extractions.

·        Involved in outbound extractors creation using ABAP program for FI-AP, FI-GL reports to send the data to the UNIX system.

·        Upgrade Experience BI 7.0 to BI 7.3 during the implementation of BO 4.0

·        Experience in BO 4.0 Reporting Suite Webi (Structured, Ad-hoc and drill-down reports), Crystal Enterprise (operational reports), Dashboards (executive dashboards with drill down to Webi Reports on Launchpad) and Advanced Analysis Involved in building reports using SAP BO 4.0 and integrating BO with BI 7.3 and HANA.

·        Experienced in SAP HANA data modeling using Attribute View, Analytic View and Calculation View.

·        Designed and developed queries for reporting using BEx Analyzer, Query Designer and Web Application Designer

·        Extensively worked in BEx Reporting of Selections, Formulas, RKF, CKF, Variables, Processing Types, Conditions, and Exceptions, RRI & Bex Information Broadcasting.

·        Extensively worked in BW 7.3components (Transient Provider, Composite Provider, Virtual Master Data InfoObjects, and SPOs).

·        Extensively involved in SAP BI-BW Production Support in handling daily batch jobs, load failures, delta failures, Performance issues, BIA issues, System issues, reporting issues, locking issues, resource bottleneck issues.

·        Extensively involved in Data load & Report Performance tuning Techniques (Partitioning, Parallelization, Aggregates, Cube Compression, Line Item Dimension, and Indexing).

Technical Skill Expertise:

Professional Work Experience:

First Quality Retail Services, King of Prussia, PA                                            Jan 2015 till Date

Role: SAP BI/BW – BO Lead Consultant

Project: Monarch Reporting

Responsibilities:

·   Solution design for the SAP BW– BO end to end Implementation flows.

·   Responsible for reviewing Functional Specification, Technical Design specifications and providing corrections in the design.

·   Involved in managing team to take care of the daily deliverables of BW & BOBJ Implementation.

·   Developing BW data models and designs, configuring custom and standard content BW objects, analyzing BW reporting requirements, developing detailed reporting specifications.

·   Responsible for coordinating with End users to gather the requirements and close the gaps.

·   Involved in Order To Cash (OTC) and Purchase To Pay (PTP) backend & frontend development activities in BW area.

·   Extensively worked on Business Objects WEBI, Crystal, and Analysis Office reporting on BW BEx Queries.

·   Responsible for developing High level Data flow and revising the Gap Analysis.
Extensively worked on BI-BO security design and coordinated with the Security teams to design & implement Analysis Authorization for various Reports.

·   Involved in designing and implementing BW/BO security for all reporting users.

·   Developed WEBI, Analysis Office reports using BW queries with different possibilities available in SAP BO environment.
Involved in TUT, SIT, UAT activities to fill the gaps and worked on Unit Testing to writing test Scenarios. 

·   Involved in End user training for BW BEx& BO Queries.

·   Involved in meeting SLA for data loads & development.

Environment: SAP BW 7.4, SAP BO 4.0, SAP ECC 6.0, HP QC (HP Quality Center).

Bank of America, Charlotte, NC                                                                         Feb 2014 – Jan 2015

Role: SAP BW – HANA Lead Consultant

Project: SFR 5.0 & 5.1

Responsibilities:

·   I have been part of SFR project and worked closely with the process team and Leading the offshore team in development of the SFR R5.0 and R5.1 releases.

·   Designated for developing complex BEx Queries across different functional (FI-GL, AP, AR, CC) modules.

·   Involved in providing solutions to the complex requirements using Infoproviders (Semantically Partitioned Object-SPOs, Transient Infoprovider, Composite Providers, Virtual Provider) for HANA Models.

·   Designing webi report output and universe connection parameters.

·   Responsible for moving existing BI-IP to SAP HANA optimized planning with the new Planning Applications Kit tool.

·   Responsible for developing High level Data flow and revising the Gap Analysis.

·   Designed/developed and scheduled Operational and Adhoc reports Using Crystal and Web intelligence reporting Tools in BO4.0.

·   Developed Webi reports using BICS connection with BEx Queries with different features (Sections, Breaks, User Prompts, Variables, Filters).

·   Involved in designing and implementing BW/BO security for all reporting users.

·   Extensively in Transformation routines (Start/Field level/End routines) using SAP ABAP programming to incorporate business logics.

·   Involved in Infopackage/DTP filter level ABAP routines to populate the dynamic filters.

·   Involved in creation of Unit test script templates and executed of those scripts and ensured there are no gaps between functional and technical aspects.

·   Involved in cut over activities for two releases (R5.0 and R5.1) during the business go-live.

Environment: SAP BW 7.4, SAP BO 4.0, BI-IP, CMC, IDT, SAP HANA 1.0, SAP ECC 6.0 SAP BODS, HP QC (HP Quality Center).

Philips, Andover, MA                                                               June 2012 – Feb 2014

Role: SAP BI/BW Lead Consultant

Project: One BI

Responsibilities:

·   Worked on a Layer Scalable Architecture (LSA) Platform for One BI project.

·   Handling of One BI applications (ETR and A2A) by connecting with SAP R/3, DB connect & Non-SAP systems.

·   Managing team to take care of the daily deliverables.

·   Responsible for coordinating with End users to gather the requirements and close the gaps.

·   Involved in creation of Heatmap with all KPIs, detailed transaction data leading to the KPI and free analytics reports.

·   Implementation of Sales planning models using SAP BI-IP.

·   Developed Sales and Profit Planning Model in BI-IP.

·   Used Planning Modeler and FOX coding for customization

·   Developed real time Infocube, Aggregation level, Planning functions. Filters,  Planning Sequence, Input Ready Query, Characteristic Relationship, Locking Table and Manual Planning.

·   Involved in design and development of volume planning using BI-IP and input ready query.

·   Involved in Customizations in Transformation level using SAP ABAP programming.

·   Involved in BO 4.0 Reporting Suite Webi (Structured, Ad-hoc and drill-down reports), Crystal Enterprise (operational reports) and Analysis for OLAP Report Development.

·   Well versed working closely with SAP Security and SAP BASIS teams.

·   Extensively worked in Datasource enhancements using ABAP to extract the data from various tables.

·   Interacting with business, providing the solutions & feedback to the client on the work related activities.

·   Created Ad hoc Reports using End User module in Business Objects.

·   Created Security and user management profiles for limiting user access.

·   Worked on creation of Web Intelligence reports and Crystal Reports on top of Bex Queries.

Environment: SAP BI7.3, BI-IP, ECC 6.0, SAP BO 4.0, CMC, CLBW, Lighting BW, HC BW.

Philips, Andover, MA                                                                                        Oct 2011 – June 2012

Role: SAP BI/BW Lead Consultant

Project: Consumer Lifestyle BW

Responsibilities

·   Performed GAP Analysis and designed the required data models to satisfy reporting requirements.

·   Responsible for solution design for the SAP BW Implementation flows.

·   Designed data flow diagrams, technical specifications as per the CL environment and validation tool requirements.

·   Responsible for reviewing Functional Specification, Technical Design specifications and providing corrections in the design.

·   Identifying gaps in the system to stabilize the BI System.

·   Involved in different BW releases to handle the enhancements in BW.

·   Involved in Performance & Tuning activities.

·   Responsible for timely handling of tickets using SM7 (hp service manager) and providing value added solutions with highest customer satisfaction.

·   Responsible to meet the SLA to deploy the objects in the production environment.

·   Extensively worked in datasource enhancements using ABAP to extract the data from various tables.

·   Involved in Transportation repackaging activities to transport the objects in cross environments.

·   Involved in Change requests for reporting changes.

·   Worked as a transport coordinator for the changes.

·   Involved in FUT and SIT testing cycles and resolved the defect during the testing phases.

Kcom Group, England                                                                                  Aug 2010 – Oct 2011

Role: SAP BW/BI Consultant 

Project: Kcom BW Reporting

Responsibilities:

·   Involved in SAP BI 7.0 implementation for Procure to Pay (Inventory Management and Purchasing Procurement) modules.

·   User support for adhoc reporting point of view.

·   Involved in the creation of Change and Problem Management request and worked on till it resolved completely.

·   Involved in managing team to take care of the daily deliverables of BW & BOBJ Implementation.

·   Worked with the functional leads and prepared the strategy for project deliverables.

·   Interacted with all levels of business users and determined best BOBJ reporting tools for BI reports.

·   Identified the BW BEx reports & Infoproviders to build SAP BO reports.

·   Involved in Planning of data load activities runbook preparation.

·   Created best practices document for report development and mentored the team members.

·   Created BW Cutover Plan for mock Go-Live and Go-Live activities.

·   Managing Production support activities (data load failures, monthly housekeeping activities, enhancement projects) with off-shore resources.

·   Involved in User acceptance test (UAT) of BI reports.

·   Involved in End user training for BW BEx& BO Queries.

Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP BPC, SAP HANA 1.0, SAP ECC6.0, HP Quality Center 10.0.

Guinness Anchor Berhad, Malaysia                                                               Nov 2009 – July 2010

Role: SAP BI/BW Developer

Project: GAB

Responsibilities:

·   Modified and enhanced the BI Objects according to the design documents.

·   Developed Monthly (MTD) and Year wise (YTD) Reports for PP and Costing applications according to the business requirement.

·   Interacted with the leads and gathering the Functional Requirements.

·   Identifying gaps in the system to stabilize the BI System.

·   Experience in creation of Generic datasources based on View & Function module using ABAP to extract the data from ECC Custom tables.

·   Involved in the preparation of Technical Documentation based on the Functional specs provided by the user and involved in Building, Testing and Deploying the BI Objects.

·   Created customer exit variables, resolved BW Query faults and change requests.

·   Initialized and loaded delta tables for the PP application.

·   Involved in flat file loading, the files which are coming from different countries and from projects.

·   Automated the delta process via creating the process chains.

·   Request Security team to lock the background users.

·   Involved in reconciling and validating the data consistency in reporting with Data Targets against ECC after loading them to BW.

·   Involved and interacted with SAP Basis team regarding BW Transport requests.

·   Involved in ongoing Knowledge Transfer activities including user documents preparations.

Environment: Java, J2EE, Weblogic, log4j, Ant, Oracle, Eclipse, EJB 2.0, Struts1.2.

Hewlett Packard, India                                                                           April 2008 – Nov 2009                                                                

Role: SAP BI/BW Consultant

Project: Velocity for gERP

Responsibilities:

·   Involved in building and deployment of application in Linux environment.

·   Worked on report integration of existing reports in to newly developed info providers, and developed finance R/3 reports in to BW and modified old ones according to the business requirements.

·   Enhanced BI objects with the ABAP routines and Exits to meet the business requirement.

·   Worked on R/3 reports conversion into BI for FI-AP and FI-AR applications.

·   Developed HR-Payroll management and CFM (Securities and Money market) Reports according to client business requirements.

·   Extensively worked FI Reports Automation using Information Broadcasting using different distribution types and broadcasting scheduling options.

·   Achieved very smooth Go-live with Zero Impact to Business Group and delivered all releases with no defects.

Environment: SAP BW3.5, 7.0, ECC 5.0, FI-GL, AP and AR, CFM, HR Payroll, HP Quality Center.

Aditya Birla Group, India                     June 2004 – April 2008   

Role: SAP BW/BI Consultant

Project: Grasim - One VSF

Responsibilities:

·   Involved in Understanding the Business Process of GRASIM ONE VSF.

·   Involved in Client Meetings and Requirements Gathering.

·   Activate all Business Content Objects and reports In BI 7.0(SAP Net Weaver 2004s).

·   Implemented BI for the application areas Materials Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD) & PP (Production Planning) Modules.

·   Involved in taking user requirements and put those in tech design.

·   Worked extensively on LO-COCKPIT, Generic extraction (based on table, view& Function Modules) to load data from R/3 to BI using different update methods.

·   Enhanced the extract structures with custom fields and coded User Exit to extract the data to BI.

·   Developed flexible reports for TRADC (Textile Research Application and Development Center) and MPR (Monthly Progress Review) according to client business requirements.

·   Involved in Performance & Tuning activities.

·   Extensively worked on Transportation. Transporting the administrative work bench objects From Dev to Acceptance.

·   Involved in automation of data loads to BW using process chains.

·   Involved in End user support to fulfill the requirements.

·   Deep diving and doing analysis on the technical objects identify the bugs, fixing the issues & providing the resolutions.

·   Involved in SAP BI-BW Production Support in handling daily batch jobs, load failures, delta failures, Performance issues, BIA issues, System issues, reporting issues, locking issues, resource bottleneck issues.

Environment: SAP BW 3.5, SAP R/3 4.7, SD, MM, PP, ABAP/4

Award/Recognition:

·        Received “Project Star” from Philips.

·        Received “Spot Award” from Client(Philips)

·        Received “Team Start Award” from Client KCOM.

Educational Qualification:

·        Bachelor of Technology in Electronics, April 2004.

Professional Certification/Training:

·        Certified in SAP Netweaver 2004s Business Intelligence 7.0 (ID: 221926665).

·        Certified in ITIL® V3 Foundation – APMG.

·        Certificate of training Completion from SAP in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence XI 4.0

·        Certificate of training Completion from SAP in SAP Business Objects BI Solution SAP NetWeaver BW.

·        Certificate of recognition for involvement in BI SAAS Move during Nov 2010.