257 Auburndale Ave.

Newton, MA 02466

Tel (Cell): 617-519-4265

Email: davidf@mauryinternational.com

http://www.mauryinternational.com/

 

David Falkoff 

 

 

 

Summary

David Falkoff has been implementing SAP Workflow solutions for nine years. Mr Falkoff has in depth experience in analyzing, developing and optimizing workflow processes having engaged with 12 SAP customers, 25+ workflow models in a wide variety of processes globally. Prior to focusing on workflow, Mr. Falkoff developed strong hands on technical skills as senior ABAP and systems integration consultant.

 

Mr. Falkoff graduated from McGill University with B.Sc. in biochemistry.

 

·   Senior technical consultant 15+ years’ experience, SAP certified ABAP & Workflow, Open Text VIM certified

·   Solid background in application integration and implementation

·   Eight years SAP Workflow experience

·   Workflow experience in MM, FI, CO, QM, SD, Engineering Change, IS-Oil, IS-Aerospace & CRM

·   Four years EAI experience

·   Technical lead & architecture experience

·   Excellent communication and presentation skills

 

 

Experience

 

Senior SAP Workflow Architect (independent contract)  July 15, 2013 – Present

Suncor Calgary, Canada

Business type: Oil

·   Architecture review of existing and proposed SAP workflow solutions. Responsible for standards and procedures.

o   Gate review / approver for ECC, SRM, GRC and MDG workflow developments

·   Product review and recommendation of SAP MDG

·   Collaboration with Ux and HANA architects to provide architecture road map work on SAP tools within process optimization/BPM space (operational process intelligence, BPM, DSM, BRF+, process observer).

·   Solution design role for HTML email enablement of WF supply chain approvals

 

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)  Aug 20, 2012 – June 20, 2013

Sun Corp Products  Wilton, CT

Business type: Detergent

New product introduction project for SAP material master creation and extension.

Lead workflow consultant for full project life cycle as-is, requirements gathering, design, development, user acceptance testing.

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)  Oct 31, 2011 – Aug 2, 2012

Oxford Industries  Atlanta, GA

Business type: Apparel

New implementation of workflow for FI invoices approval process. Solution integrated with Image Now document management system. Responsible for development of new workflow template, workflow configuration of parked invoice process and post go-live support. Hands on technical work covered both workflow and custom abap development (user exit, ALV invoice aging report), extension of business object FIPP (parked invoice).

 

Development Lead                      Aug 10, 2010  - Aug 1, 2011

BridgeStone Nashville, TN

Business type: Tire Manufacture

New implementation of AP invoice processing workflow-scanning solution. Development lead for invoice approval and exception handling workflows. Solution integrated with EMC Captiva (scanning) and Documentum products. Responsible for development of custom workflows and custom sap user interfaces (ABAP) to route, manage and escalate both purchase order (MM) and non-purchase order invoices (FI) (parked). Hands on technical work covered both workflow and custom abap development (captiva bapi interface, ABAP dialogs, ALV invoice aging report), extension of business object BUS2081 (parked invoice) and ArchiveLink configuration.

 

Senior SAP Workflow                         May 20, 2010 – August 1, 2010

Provincial Government Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Business type: Public Service

Optimization project involving portals, workflow, abap web dynpro for a large scale existing ECC 6.0 installation. Responsible for scoping custom portals based employee hiring workflow as a proposed alternative to e-recruitment module.

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)  Feb 5, 2010 – May 15 2010

BG group   Boston, MA (remote)

Business type: Oil & Gas

Continued support for production fixes and phase 2 of procure-to-pay project (see aug 2009) Purchase requisition, service entry sheet and parked invoice workflow solution.

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)  Dec 9, 2009 – Feb 12, 2010

National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago    Couva, Trinidad

Business type: Oil & Gas

Migration of existing agent determination rules for FI – accounting workflow – to use planned HR organizational structure (part of ongoing HCM implementation). Business objects involved FIPP and BSEG.

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)  Aug 9, 2009 – Oct 2, 2009

BG group   Reading, UK

Business type: Oil & Gas

Purchase requisition, service entry sheet and parked invoice workflow solution. Spot consulting – joined team half way through unit testing phase – fixed 50-70 open issues linked to workflow template development, extended business object BUS2081 - BUS2091 - BUS2012, user exits & BADI on po, pr and ses custom tabs and email integration.

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)  Jan 15, 2009 – June 15, 2009

Lord Corporation Erie, Penn

                 Boston, MA (remote)

Business type: Adhesives Manufacture

Purchase order and contract approval workflow. Development of custom workflow templates, configuration of purchasing release strategies and creation of new HR org structure for purchasing group.

 

Lead SAP Workflow (independent contract)  Sept 9, 2008 – Jan 30, 2009

Owens Corning Chambery, France

              Toledo, OH

Business type: Fiber glass/ insulation

Intercompany sales order integration project involving different US and European r/3 instances communicating via IDOCs over PI. Delivered workflows for sales order to purchase order creation on source instance. In conjunction with PI lead, developed a workflow error handling process to address failed idocs, pre-validate outbound idocs user exit logic (so as to avoid generating idocs that would fail) and error handing for the background conversion of sales to purchase orders.

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)  March 15, 2008 – Oct 31, 2008

Momentive Boston, MA (remote)

Business type: Chemical Manufacture

Development lead for new workflow process supporting global material master maintenance. Responsible for full life cycle development consisting of:

·                       Global workflow template

·                       Custom business object (with associated methods, attributes) for material change requests

·                       Development of custom ABAP dialog transactions

·                       Migration of solution from 4.6B to ECC 6.0.

 

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)  Dec 8, 2007 – May 15 2008

BridgeStone Nashville, TN 

Business type: Tire Manufacture

Production fix for existing internal order template. Implementation of purchase requisition approval workflow templates. ABAP development via user exit of additional field on purchase req line item and approval agent determination via custom responsibility rule. Also responsible for HR org structure and personnel record integration with separate r/3 instance via standard ale interface.

 

Senior SAP Workflow / CRM ABAP (independent contract)  Aug 1, 2007 – Oct 1, 2007

Lenovo, Beijing China (Boston MA)

Business type: Computer Hardware

Production support and WorkFlow team training project on CRM 5.0. Template functional areas included opportunity approval, contract approval and channel management. Analysis of large custom ABAP badi code base used to trigger and manage workflows. Work included modification of extended business objects, modification of templates and configuration of action profiles.

 

SAP Workflow / CRM ABAP (independent contract)        Feb 5, 2007 – May 25, 2007

Thermo Electron, Madison WI

Service Project on CRM 4.0, development of custom escalation workflows for technical support tickets and business partner updates. Abap/badi development for partner determination, CIC locator application.

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)          April 3, 2006 – Jan 10, 2007

LSI Logic, San Jose CA (Boston MA, Bolder CO) c

Business type: Computer Hardware

 

New ECC 5.0 implementation of manufacturing division. Responsible for all new workflow development (i.e. only workflow consultant). Developed new templates for engineering change orders (ECM), internal order approval (BUS2075), sales orders (BUS2032) and inbound delivery (BUS2015). Provided production support for highly customized existing purchase requisition and HR e-absence workflows.

 

Senior SAP Workflow (independent contract)         Jan 23, 2006 – March 24, 2006

Deloitte, Glen Mills PA

Business type: Consulting

 

ECC 5.0 with portals for global template implementation. Development of risk assessment approval and release workflows for new engagements and customers. Technical objects included extension of BUS2007, BUS2032, KNA1, responsibility rules, use of change documents for event creation and universal work list.

 

SAP Workflow (independent contract)           Nov 14, 2005 – Dec 9, 20005

LSI Logic, San Jose CA

Business type: Computer Hardware

 

Upgrade to SAP 5.0, error resolution for existing workflows (material returns, fixed asset work lists). Extension/ modification of material returns custom workflow template. Application of OSS notes for workflow engine class methods.

 

SAP Workflow (independent contract)           Oct 24, 2005 – Nov 11, 2005

Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), Hartford CT

Business type: Water and sewage utility

 

Production implementation of SAP 4.6c IS Utilities. Proof of concept for invoice verification and purchase requisition approval.  Training, knowledge transfer for internal sap IT team.

 

SAP ABAP (independent contract)              June 12, 2005 – Oct 14, 2005 

Johnson & Johnson (Vistakon Division), Jacksonville Fl

Business type: Contact Lens

 

Production SAP 4.7, SAP CRM, Siebel and AS400 sales and distribution solution using WebMethods for middleware, heavily customized by Accenture. Integration, reporting and performance technical issues primarily ALV reporting, idoc integration and production fixes.

 

SAP Workflow (independent contract)               Feb 21, 2005 – April 15, 2005

Kronenbourg, Strasbourg France

Business type: Beer

 

New implementation of SAP 4.7 IS beverages, company’s first workflow project.  Extended standard templates, and business objects BSEG and BUS2081, for FI and MM invoice verification and parked invoices.

 

Configured Archive Link and debugged rfc connection to enable Ascent ver 6.2 document scanning solution.

 

Integration Architect/ Project Manager (contract)   Nov 15, 2003 – Feb 18, 2005       

Total (Refining & Marketing), Paris France

Business type: Petrochemical

 

Architect/Project lead and third level support for middleware, EAI implementations. Environment consists of several ongoing global SAP implementations integrating to multiple internal and external partner non-sap systems.

 

Project management responsibilities include action planning, budgeting and coordination of resources. Resources included several external consulting groups & internal Total groups (IT services DSI, Paris IT group and UK IT group). Project budgets range 100-400k (euro).

 

Project 1: EAI architecture study

Authored technical study for proposed integration architecture of service stations. Total subsidiaries operate approximately 2500 service stations across Europe. Study looked at:

 

·                       Backend requirements of integrating to SAP 4.6 (idoc, bapi, variety of abap produced flat files)

·                       Integration requirements for certain subsidiary backend requirements (JD Edwards, custom DB applications)

·                       External partner integration (ftp, xml over https). 

·                       Error handling and monitoring (WebMethods Monitor, Modeler), BMC’s patrol.

·                       Cost & ROI analysis

 

Project 2: WM 6.01 install with DMZ

Architect/ project lead for WebMethods installation (sandbox, dev, integration, prod):

 

·   Internal install based on redundant solaris servers using emc bays, sun high availability cluster solution).

·   DMZ component included load balanced reverse invoke servers.

·   Configuration of HTTPS partner connection for SAP EBP solution.

 

 

Project 3: Axway XFB Gateway 6.71 install with DMZ

Architect/ project lead for XFB Gateway installation (preprod, prod):

 

·   Internal install based on redundant solaris servers using emc bays, manual cluster.

·   DMZ component of stand alone, redundant servers.

·   Configuration standards for pesit, ftp, sftp, http(s), etebac3, etebac5 transfers.

 

SAP Workflow (independent contract)         August 20, 2003 – April 10, 2004

Textron Systems, Wilmington MA

Business type: Aerospace & Defense

 

New implementation of SAP 4.6D IS aerospace, configured workflow (setup), developed custom templates in QM (notifications, calibrations), MM (material master creation and purchase requisition approval). Integrated to MS Outlook using MAPI and SAP Exchange Connector.

 

SAP Workflow (independent contract)         June 15 – July 20, 2003

Analog Devices, Norwood MA

Business type: Computer hardware – chip manufacturer

 

Project objectives involve enhancements to a custom sales contract (IS-Tech) processing workflow. Analysis – development included: modification of existing workflow template, programming additional attributes to sales quote business object, custom org structures and reporting.

 

 

SAP Integration Team Lead (independent contract)      Feb 15 - May 17, 2003

Perkin Elmer, Shelton CT

Business type: Biochemistry research devices - pharmaceutical

 

Project objectives were to integrate sales order processing and availability checking between SAP 4.6C, Oracle 11I and AS400 systems of three divisions using WebMethods.

·               Responsible for project plan creation and sap technical team lead (team of 3 developers).

·               Hands on work included coding of custom idoc interfaces, sales order (atp+) user exits and workflow error handling.

·               Ancillary work included custom workflow for QM notifications, sap business connector 4.6 and WebMethods 6.01 development.

 

EAI Supply Chain Integration (independent contract)  Nov 26, 2000 - Sept 1, 2002

Aspen Technologies, Houston TX – Cambridge Ma ---

Business Type: Software Product company for Process Industries

 

Phase 1: Training and EAI Assessment

Contract position. Provided BAPI (4.6B) and SAP Business Connector training to AspenTech’s SAP competency center. Technical analyst responsible for evaluation and purchasing recommendations of EAI tools for supply chain division.

·               Evaluated CrossWorlds, WebMethods and Vitria EAI products for use in SAP integration.

·               Analysis focused on unit testing basic connectivity to SAP via bapi, idoc and file interfaces.

 

Phase 2: Development Lead for SAP-Supply Chain integration solution

Working with two specialists, developed SAP-supply chain integration solutions for fortune 500 clients.

·              Solution based on webMethods, pre-built data transformations (xml mapping), message persistence with error handling, bolt-on functionality to webMethods.

·              Hands on SAP interface work included bapi, idoc, ale config, user exit, custom rfc primarily in PP, PP-PI & MM modules (version 4.6C)

·              Hands on SAP Workflow development included workflow setup configuration, use of standard error handling for ALE/IDOC, creation of custom organizational structures and creation of custom business objects & methods for event notifications within user exits via multi-step templates (primarily within MM and SD).

·              Development of Sap Business Connector flow services to support these interfaces.

 

 

ABAP Programmer (independent contract)      September 2000 - November 15, 2000

Jcrew, New York NY ---

Business Type: Retail and Catalogue Clothing Firm

 

4.6 IS Retail implementation. AP interface work from legacy system and custom dialog program to split purchase order line items. Interface work involved analysis of BDC vs. IDOC vs. BAPI.

 

 

SAP Implementation Consultant            September 1999 - September 2000
Whittman-Hart/ MarchFIRST, Boston MA ---

Business Type: IT Consulting Firm

 

ABAP lead programmer with focus on SAP Internet applications. Worked on two full cycle projects:

·               Development of a medical equipment consignment purchasing web application, based on ITS.

·               Custom RFC/BAPI development for a CO/PA web based (DCOM server) product costing and forecasting application for the Burton snowboarding company.

Coded primarily dialog transactions, custom tables and custom function modules. Duties included code performance analysis/optimization, technical analysis and accompanying sales presentations to potential clients.

 

Senior Consultant   March 1999 - July 1999

Ernst & Young, Montreal Quebec –--

Business Type: IT Consulting Firm

 

ABAP team lead (4.0B) for Bombardier Aerospace.

·               Focus on customization of PS, PM modules to provide functionality specific to jet plane maintenance.

·               Team lead in Chicago-Montreal based development center, responsible for three developers and technical specification/ documentation.

·               Coded primarily call transactions and dialogs. 

SAP Master Data Team Member        January 1998 - March 1999

Digital Equipment/Compaq, Ayr UK – Geneva Switzerland – Salem NH ---

Business Type: Computer Hardware Manufacturer

 

US and Europe MM implementation.

·               Converted legacy system data and loaded to MM and QM modules

·               Developed BDC and report.

·               Technical activities included Autotester Software (test scripts and data load), Visual Basic/MS Access/ Internet application development.

·               Participated in two manufacturing plant go lives.

 

Technical Sales Engineer       January 1996 - November 1997
VirtuFlex Software/ Channel Wave, Cambridge MA ---

Business Type: Start-Up Software Company

 

·               Developed web-database applications (UNIX and NT based),

·               Provided onsite technical support.

·               Worked with VARS in channel business development and relationship building.

 

 

Expertise

SAP

Proficient: ABAP (experience in MM, SD, CO-PA, PP, PS and PM),     Autotester software, Data Dictionary, ITS, BAPI/RFC, BDCs, Dialog Programming, WorkFlow, IDOC/ALE, BAPI

 

Familiar: DCOM, SapScript, user exits (SD, CO/PA).

 

Internet

Proficient: Visual Basic, MS Active server pages, HTML, MS Access, Photoshop.

Familiar: Unix, IIS, MySQL, MS SQL, Javascript, Java, XML.

 

      EAI / B2B

Proficient: SAP Business Connector/ WebMethods B2B

Familiar: CrossWorlds, WM Enterprise/ActiveWorks, Vitria, IBM MqSeries.

 

 

Education

250 Vendor Invoice Management (VIM), Open Text, Burlington, MA Sept 2011

APO Master Data Integration AP205, SAP America, Waltham, Ma April 2002

Business Workflow Academy TAWF10, SAP America, Waltham, Ma, May 2001

ABAP/4 Certification Program, Lambton College, Sarnia, Ont, Nov 1998

B.Sc. Biochemisty, McGill University, Montreal, PQ 1995

 

Languages

French and Chinese

Publications

      “PCR Analysis of Wilm’s Tumor Disease” Nature Genetics, published 1994

 

References

Available Upon Request