Andrew T. Gwandaru

Frisco, TX

       Phone: +1.469.777.6340                                                                                      Email: washefa@gmail.com

Profile

Certified SAP HANA Application Consultant /Business analyst with 12 years of IT experience which include 10 years experience with backend expertise in BW, R/3, ECC/ERP,SAP HANA Modeling and administration; Extractions, Transformation and Loading (ETL) with SAP Data Service, SLT Replication  via replication server and Solution Manager (SOLMAN); SAP BI Reporting using front end tools Lumira, Dashboard Design Studio, SAP Business Objects suite( Webi, Analysis  for OLAP, Explorer, Crystal Enterprise, Dashboards);project management skills

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

·   BOBJ Platform - Installation and configuration of SAP Business Objects 4.0/3.x platforms server and client tools, Integration with SAP and Non-SAP data sources. BOBJ Administration/Security– Managed CMC (Authorizations, Servers, Connections, Authentication, Setting Rights, monitor and schedule...) Life Cycle Manager (LCM) to promote new jobs and Version control (move from Dev to QA and to Production), Update latest service packs (SP) and Fix Packs (FP).Reporting – Experience working with Universe Designer to develop and design OLAP universes (MDX, Non-MDX) on top of Bex query, info sets, Info cubes, DSO's and Multi-provider. Relational universes on top of Oracle, SQL, Teradata, CSV file, exported to CMS. Developed Webi reports for Ad-hoc reports, Xcelsius dashboard for data Visualization using QAAWS connection to universe and  Live Office using Webi reports as source, Voyager and Crystal reports. BOBJ  4.X- Experience working  with Information Design Tool ( IDT) to create single  and  Multisource enabled universes, Creating connections to databases for relational and OLAP universes, Publishing the repositories to BO server, created Data foundation and the  business layer. For report development used BI Launch Pad application to create view and analyze reports in  Webi, Analysis for OLAP, BEx Web Application, BI Workspace to create and view Dashboards and Crystal Reports for Enterprise.

·   BODS - Extract Transform and Load (ETL) using SAP Data Services 4.0/3.2; performed Data acquisition, created batch jobs and troubleshooting batch jobs, Data Quality, Data Migration, Transformations, using functions, scripts and variables, setting up error handling, capturing changed data (CDC),history preservation. Used SAP Open Hub Destination service in SAP BW environment to read data from an Info Providers (Info Cube, Data Store object, and Info Object) and load Open Hub Destination tables that Data Services reads as a source tables, designed and Configured job servers, created repositories (local, Central and profiler) across the environment; Managed and scheduled batch jobs, managed users and group roles, run reports on object create to view objects on repositories and changes that have occurred on them, created and managed RFC connections from the central management console (CMC).

·   SAP HANA - Installation and Implementation of SAP HANA, Used Download manager from SAP  Service Marketplace to get HANA Client, HANA Studio and SAPCAR, used SAPCAR from command prompt to extract the HANA client and HANA Studio as they had ( .SAPCAR) as file extensions, Install SAP HANA client first to get the ODBC and JDBC client drivers, and install SAP HANA Studio.  Configured SuSe Linux server for directories for backup, create users and perform HDDADMIN roles, scripts to clear logs files Maintain ROOT and SYSTEM Passwords. Performed admin role on created roles, assigned roles to users, Licenses management, monitoring and maintaining the server.  Configure Data Provisioning tools for SAP HANA; Direct Extract connect (DXC) for SAP BW where BW Embedded on ERP(Default), Side -car connection and BW on HANA; Use SAP Data Services for ETL loads to HANA; SAP Landscape Replication (SLT) to replicate Real-time and non-real-time Data for SAP and non-SAP data sources. Monitor replication job through SLT server IUUC Synchronization Cockpit (transaction code: IUUC_SYC_MON) and (transaction code MWBMON) administration of transfers to also monitor changing SLT jobs. created new schema, defined RFC connection for SAP system and Scheduled jobs.  Created Schema using SQL Script on HANA Studio, import new tables under the new created schema and/or importing data to exiting table from local (CSV files,)and external sources. Imported BW model info cube to HANA, performed analysis on the analytic view before creating report in Business Objects explorer.  Imported data using BO Data Services to HANA from SAP ECC, Microsoft SQL Server, Flat files and excel spreadsheets, Oracle and DB2;  Developed complex information models from HANA Studio and created Delivery units, Packages under Content folder, created Attribute view, some with Hierarchies, Created Analytic View and indentified private attributes and measures, calculated measures, restricted measures and variables; Created Calculation Views (graphical and Script)using Joins, Projection, aggregation and union. Analytic Privilege to restrict certain data on the model (row level security), deployed models.  Created Role and assigned the role to users with required privileges needed for the roles (Grant Role, Package privileges, SQL privileges, system Privileges, and Analytic privileges). Used Information Design Tool (IDT) to create universe on top the information models ( analytic view)

·   BW /ECC Modeling- SAP BW 7.x/3.5 Info Cubes design, 3.x & 7.x Info Sources, Info Object maintenance, DSO Objects, Info sets, Hierarchies, Multiproviders, Info Packages, Transformations, DTPs, Update rules, Transfer rules, scheduled and maintained process chains and provided production support. BW Reporting – BEx Query Designer, BEx Analyzer, Web Application Designer, Visual Composer, InfoSet Query, RRI.  Created custom queries using Conditions, Exceptions, Filters, Calculated Key Figures, Restricted Key Figures, Variables & Structures; Performance Tuning to maximize optimized performance on Universes, Reports, Database and Server levels.  Performance Tuning- Optimized performance on modeled object in BW, BOBJ, BODS, HANA adhering to the standard best practices by SAP.  BW Extractions – Activated Business Content,  created Generic data source and extracted transaction data and master data ( attributes, text and Hierarchies), L O Cockpit and non- L O Cockpit extractions modules, non-sap sources for initial full load and set up delta.  BW Performance Tuning – Implemented data load and report performance strategies including use of Aggregates, Rollups, Partitioning, Secondary Indexes and Compression.  BW Customizations - Data source enhancements, generic extractors, user Exits and Logistics Cockpit configuration and customization, data extraction from flat files for Master data and Transaction data, update/transfer rules creation, Business Content activation , Direct and Flexible update of Master data.   BW operations - Expertise on Hierarchies, BI Statistics and Open Hub Destination. Data load management, experienced in Scheduling Start Process and Process Chains of Events, OLTP extraction data, Loading (Full /Delta Up-Load), Monitoring, and BW Transports.

·   Testing - Master/Transaction data testing.

·   Training –conducted  training sessions for users in classroom, one on one and virtual class.

·   Production Support - Evaluated statistical performance and suggested recommendations to basis support for optimization.

·   Strong organizer with demonstrated ability to master new concepts quickly, incorporates the latest technology, and develops business solutions that increase efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

·   Capability to prioritize, integrate and coordinate project activities and tasks.

·   Good problem solving and decision making skills.

·   Ability to work effectively in a diversified team; guiding and supporting project team members

·   Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills

Technical skills: 

Application Area	Skills
Business Warehouse	SAP BW 7.3/7.1/7.0/3.5
ERP	SAP ECC 6.0, SAP R/3 4.6
ETL	SAP Business Objects Data Services and Data Integrator (BODS) 4.0/3.2,
Data Provisioning / Replication	SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) for HANA, Direct Extract connect (DXC),Side -Car
RDDMS	Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2/2005,Oracle 11g/10g/9i, MS-Access
Languages	ABAP/MSQL, SQL, Oracle
Modules	FICO, SD, PP, MM,PS
OS	Window 8/7/Vista/XP, 2K3 Server/NT
Utility Tools	Remedy, Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, MS Projects, Visio, etc.

 

 

CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMES:

·   SAP HANA - Certified 2012, Texas

·   SAP  BO Data Services/Data Integrator - training 2010, Texas

·   Business Objects Enterprise XI 3.0  Training 2007,Texas

·   SAP Net Weaver Training 2004s, Texas

·   SAP B1 Training, Texas

·   Portals Overview, Texas

·   Modules: FI, SD, COPA, MM Overview, Texas

·   Project Management, Texas

·   Project Workshop Facilitation, Texas

 

 

EDUCATION

 

•          Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), University of Phoenix, Dallas, TX