Project Description:

Georgia Pacific is one of the primary users of ERP products not limited to SAP AG. There reporting infrastructure is based upon the SAP BI/BW suite of applications. They are one of the first few lincensee’s of SAP HANA. The Primary reason to acquire SAP HANA was to enhance the reports runtime performance

Environment:

SAP BI 7.0/7.1, SAP ECC 6.0, MM, IM, BEx Analyzer, Query Designer, Web Application Designer, BO Designer (XIR 2.1, 3.1), WEBI (XIR 2.1, 3.1), XCelsius 2008, SAP HANA 1.X, ( BODS ) Business Objects Data Services 4.0

Responsibilities:

·   Created the environment from scratch using SAP HANA and SAP BODS 4.0

·   Involved in the user requirement gathering and analysis and creating corresponding objects using SAP HANA STUDIO 1.0 SP7

·   Used the SAP HANA STUDIO to create Schemas and content definitions and use them for Data Loading purposes in the process also created various attributes, measures and Hierarchies

·   Responsible for the User Management and implementing the companie’s security policy, roles and priviledges

·   Created various data flows and workflows using SAP BODS 4.0 to monitor the Data loading jobs

·   Involved in full life cycle implementation, which includes Analysis, Requirements gathering, Development, Testing, Reporting, Go-live and Post Go-live support. 

·   Converted the data from Oracle Apps and load it into the new HANA Database in the process created a lot of user defined measures and also used the available Transformations in SAP BODS to bring in the functionality

·   Cooperated with the Client's process teams in identifying and documenting necessary reporting requirements to build a reporting architecture

Excent One Pte. Ltd., Singapore 408564                                                                        Oct 2011 - Jun 2012

SAP BI Consultant

Environment:

SAP HANA 1.0.17, SAP Business Objects DataServices 4.0, SAP, SAP PI, SAP CE BPM, UNIX Scripts, DB2, Oracle10g, SQLServer,Informatica, Web services, Windows NT, Sun Solaris (UNIX)

Responsibilities:

·   Involved in business and Architecture discussions.

·   Worked closely with SAP Technical team on implementing the First Customer's project on HANA.

·   Involved in installation of SAP HANA 1.x SP5 in two environments.

·   Involved in installation and configuration of SAP Business Objects Data Services

·   Used SAP BW/SAP CRM/Oracle as source and HANA as target with SAP Data Services as the Integrator.

·   Developed Jobs in SAP Business Objects Data services which do the ETL between BW/CRM/Oracle and HANA.

·   Worked closely with WEBI Reporting team on the requirements.

·   Created Attribute, Analytical and Calculated views as per the business requirement

Hitachi Computer Products, Norman, Ok      Sep 2010 - July 2011

BI Consultant

Project Description:

Being a Senior BW/BI Developer, responsible for the development, support & maintenance of SAP BI/BW version 7.0 connected to ECC 6.0 system with the following SAP modules: Plant Management (PM), MM/SRM, FI, CO. BW/BI developer will be responsible for analysis, design, and development of SAP BW backend components and front end reports and dashboards.

Environment:

SAP ECC 6.0, SAP BW 3.5, 7.0, B.O, ABAP/4, BEx Query Designer, WAD, Portals, and

Business Areas: FI/CO, PM, MM/SRM

Responsibilities:

•    Adhere to good systems development methodology

·   Prepared project related documentation (functional design, technical design, test scripts) during the different stages of a project.

·   Analyze and configure BW/BI 7.0 data environment to facilitate custom reporting and data analytics solutions.

·   Build and enhance BI objects such as Info objects, Info cubes, Info sources/Data Sources, Master Data, Transformations, and Update Rules, ODS, Extractors, Info sets, Aggregates and  Process Chains etc

·   Interact with business to gather requirements, prioritize work, develop enhancements to the existing system, coordinate testing, and perform change management/training for BW Reporting and applications.

·   Perform analysis and design; write technical specifications; configuration and programming in the SAP/BI environment, including testing and implementation.

·   Monitor, communicate and troubleshoot issues with data integrity, data design, and functional and technical software issues.

·   Design complex, custom BW solutions or component objects translating complex
requirements into an optimal BW design.

·   Develop and drive the implementation of BW best practices and standards for the team.

·   Perform routine program modifications, performance tuning, problem solving, debugging, and unit testing.

·   Support the on boarding and training of BW Power Users. This includes providing technical training of key BW toolsets such as BeX web analyzers, query designers, Business Objects. 
 

Daimler/Chrysler Corp, Troy, MI       Mar 2009 - July 2010

Senior SAP BW Consultant

Environment:

SAP R/3 4.6C, 4.7, SAP BW 3.5, 7.0, ABAP/4, BEx Query Designer, WAD, Portals, and Business Areas: FI/CO

Responsibilities:

·   Responsible for developing BW data models and designs, configuring custom and delivered content

·   BW objects, analyzing BW reporting requirements, developing detailed reporting specifications. 

·   Thorough understanding of the Functional specifications and outstanding issues related to specifications. 

·   Frequent meeting with the functional team to resolve the outstanding issues and regular updating of functional specifications. 

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

·   Worked on extractions from heterogeneous Source System including SAP and non-SAP,

·   Developing SAP BW Objects, applying Extended Star Schema modeling principles in Data

·   Design, and used expert knowledge of data warehousing concepts.

·   Developed basic cubes for Premium's, Claim's, and Sales data. 

·   Built various Multi providers on Premium, claim, Sales, Profitability Cubes.

·   Extensively involved in setting up of procedures for extracting data from SAP R/3 by using generic extraction.

·   Developed Infosources and Written several routines in Update and transfer rules.

·   Developed Info spokes on Premium and Claims Cubes to extract the data so as to correct the data in production system.

·   Created extractors to extract CO-PA data for the relevant Operating Concerns from SAP-R/3 into SAP BW and created corresponding Infosources, ODS Objects and Infocube in BW. 

·   Extensive knowledge in FICO- Finance & Controlling (General Ledger, AR and AP).

·   Designed and developed process chains (RSPC) for master data loads and transactional data loads with the help of info packages. And these process chains are scheduled for periodically.

·   Extensively worked on setting up authorization objects, roles, transporting them, and

·   involved in testing reports based on various roles. 

·   Created reporting authorizations and user profile maintenance.

·   Daily coordinate with the offshore team to assign the tasks.

·   Daily involved in production data loading and monitoring.

·   24/7 production database on call support.

·   Created a Process Chain, which deletes the PSA Data based on the Retention Periods.

·   Used both initializations with delta update and Full update methods depending on the business requirement.

·   Developed queries on Different Infocube Using Bex Analyzer.

·   Created several Calculated Key figures, Restricted Key Figures, structures, variables to enhance the reporting features. Implemented conditions and restrictions in the reports based on the requirements. Used Hierarchies in the reporting to provide drill down features.

·   Designed and developed reports with filters and free characteristics. Designed and provided RRI reporting.

·   Extensively worked on Crystal Reports designer to develop formatted reports and web reports. 

·   Involved in developing front-end queries using Query Designer and Web Application Designer and publishing results on the web. 

·   Involved in transporting the BW objects from development system to QA for unit testing and integration testing.

·   Managed and monitored several data loads, captured the errors and corrected the bugs and applied several OSS notes for the errors encountered while loading the data. 

·   Checking the system performance and database size through DB02 and cleansing the PSA Data Accordingly.

·   Resolving the issues that occur during the Loads based on Severity Level.

·   Transport the objects from Development to QA for testing.
 

Charter Steel manufacturing, Saukville, WIJun 2008 – Feb 2009

Oracle BI Consultant – OBIEE/Discoverer Lead Developer

Environment:

Oracle 10g, SQL * Plus, PL/SQL, Oracle BI SE, Discoverer 10g Admin/ Desktop, OBIEE, Noetix Views, Noetix Generator for Discoverer and OBIEE 10G

Responsibilities:

·   Designed and developed the OBIEE Metadata Repository (.rpd) using the OBIEE Admin tool by importing the required objects (Dimensions, Facts & Aggregates) with Referential Integrity constraints into Physical Layer using connection pool, developing multiple dimensions (Drill-down Hierarchies) & Logical & Facts Measure objects in Business Model Layer, and creating Presentation Catalog in Presentation Layer.

·   Worked very extensively on Noetix out of the box solution for OBIEE to develop various reports in Financials especially the AP/AR reports

·   Responsible for customization of the .rpd file using snow flaking techniques and created a Star Schema Bi Mart

·   Upgrade the Discoverer Reports from The EUL_US End User Layer to the Noetix End User Layer

·   Responsible for User requirement gathering, Analysis and writing the specification Docs MD 70’s

·   Responsible for 120 Odd reports including 50 in OBIEE and the others in Discoverer 10g in a Noetix Environment

·   Lead a team of 5 people and assign them work according to their individual areas of expertise

·   Participated in UAT and fixing the findings of report defects and communicating it to the stakeholders

·   Responsible for the successful completion of the project specification documentation as the scope of project changes overtime

·   Extensively used various soft tools like MS Word, Excel, Projects, Powerpoint,Visio and email application to ensure project delivery apart from technical tools like Discoverer 10g r 2,OBIEE 10.3

Noetix Views v 6.01 and Oracle Apps r 12

IRS, Lanham, MD May 2007 - May 2008

Team lead Oracle Database Consulting

Environment:

Oracle 10g, SQL * Plus, PL/SQL, Oracle BI SE, Discoverer 10g Admin/ Desktop, OBIEE

Informatica Power Center 7x

Responsibilities:

·   Review and approve designs for best software engineering practices especially huge volumes of data

·   Participate in  requirement definitions for impact to database design,Discoverer EUL,EFDS business processing,feasibility,performance and security

·   Determined and approved modifications to the Discoverer EUL

·   Troubleshoot data issues and took part in the mock go-live exercise

·   Involved  heavily in UAT and lead a big team of testers both IRS and NON IRS Employees

·   Assists End Users with runaway queries and recommended correction and provided advise to the management in As Is and To-be processess

·   Took Part actively in this Multi Million Dollar project EFDS to ensure smooth implementation and support

·   Assist the TCC team with preparation of go live and filing season,(Tax Returns) informing them of any procedural changes to the Database or Discoverer EUL

·   Defined various Meta Data Objects both from the Database and derived to fullfill the business requirement to analyse the prior yr v/s current data using the time series functions available in the OBIEE toolset

·   Metadata Integration Strategy for the Enterprise Data Standards Initiative including software evaluation and information integration and management method development. Organization all existing data models, data flows and data dictionaries into a MetaData Repository.

·   Created physical models of all databases and logical models of strategic customer and product databases. Designed a Corporate Conceptual Model as an architecture migration target and developed procedures to map this model to the database models to facilitate information location.

·   Redesigned the key structures of IRS central institutional client database.

Canadian Wheat Board                Jan 2006 - Mar 2007

Oracle BI Consultant/Lead Discoverer Administrator