RIZWAN TAHIR

Phone: 647 405 8953

Email: rizwan.tahir@outlook.com

Address: Toronto, Canada

Citizenship: Canadian

Security Clearance: Enhanced Reliability Status

 

 

CAREER SUMMARY

 

* Over 8 years of experience in Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence using SAP BI suite.

* End-to-end experience in implementing four SAP BI projects using SAP BW, BODS and BOBJ.

* Experience in data extraction from ECC functional modules such as FI/CO, MM, PP, PM, SD, CRM.

* Data Integration and data migration experience using LSMW, SAP BW, SAP BODS and Oracle DB.

* Experience in ETL Staging database design, repository migration and administration using BODS.

* Experience in data profiling, developing error-handling and reprocessing framework using BODS.

* Data migration experience from legacy systems to SAP ECC using SAP BODS and Oracle PL/SQL.

* Knowledge of SAP HANA architecture and integration scenarios with ECC, BW and SAP BODS.

* Experience in coordinating with and delegating project activities to off-shore and on-site staff.

* Risk mitigation, strategic negotiation and conflict resolution skills in achieving project milestones.

* Exceptional client facing skills, ability to integrate with SMEs and understand business needs.

* Excellent analytical, business communication, presentation, mentoring and multi-tasking skills.

 

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 

Data Modeling & Design:

Relational Modeling, Dimensional Modeling, CIF, LSA, ERWIN

 

Data Warehousing & ETL:

BW Extractors, LSMW, SAP BusinessObjects Data Services (BODS)

 

Reporting & Analytics:

BEx Suite, Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, SAP BI 4.0 Platform

 

Administration & Monitoring:

Performance Tuning, Transports, Process Chains, Scheduling

 

Databases & Applications:

SAP HANA, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MS Office, MS Visio, MS Project

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

SAP BI Consultant (BW/BODS/BOBJ)                                                                                         

April 2012 to Present

Capgemini             

Toronto, Canada

 

Worked within a highly dynamic team of global consulting firm on a large scale cutting edge Asset Analytics project at Hydro One, the largest electrical utility company in Ontario, Canada.

 

Environment: SAP ECC, BW 7.3, BODS, HANA, BOBJ 4.0, UNIX/AIX, STI, GIS, HP-QC, Oracle, ESP.

Key Achievements:

* Contributed in designing overall Data Warehousing and BI architecture for Asset Analytics project.

* Gathered business requirements from LOB stake holders during functional design meetings.

* Extracted data from SAP ECC data sources (BW Extractors) and monitored data loads in SAP BW.

* Developed ETL interfaces using SAP BODS to integrate and load non-ECC data into SAP BW.

* Designed BW InfoObjects, InfoPackages, DTPs, DSOs, InfoCubes, Aggregates and Process Chains.

* Profiled source system data, developed error handing and reprocessing framework using BODS.

* Designed BODS interfaces to integrate and harmonize data from several non-SAP source systems.

* Developed ETL staging database using Oracle, migrated code between repositories using BODS.

* Implemented and automated SFTP file transfer to BODS job server using Windows and UNIX scripts.

* Assisted in developing BW/BEx queries and SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence 4.0 reports.

* Performed unit and integration testing, logged defects in HP-QC, investigated and resolved issues.

* Provided hands on knowledge transfer and documentation to Hydro One Sustainment SAP BI team.

* Project resulted in vastly improved Asset Investment decision making using advanced analytics.

 

 

SAP BI Consultant (Contract)                                                                                  

February 2012 to April 2012

Toronto, Canada

 

Provided consulting services by working within the Business Analytics team at the largest processed food company of Canada, resolving critical issues in production to support the corporate LeapFrog initiative.

 

Environment: SAP ERP ECC 6.0, SAP BW 7, BODS, SAP HANA, SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Platform.

Achievements:

* Acquired a high level understanding of the business processes and BI architecture at Maple Leaf.

* Provided BI support to CRM team during EhP1 upgrade through regression testing CRM Extractors.

* Raised OSS with SAP Canada and assisted in resolving CRM extractor issues using SAP Notes.

* Acquired knowledge of BW and SAP HANA integration using BusinessObjects Data Services.

* Investigated, documented and resolved issues in CO/PA cubes, data flows, queries and reports

 

 

 

Toronto, Canada

Senior BI Analyst             

January 2010 to February 2012

 

Environment: SAP ERP ECC 6.0, SAP BW 7.x, BEx Suite, SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.x and BI 4.0 Platforms.

Key Achievements:

* Provided expertise in integrating SAP BI 7 with SAP BusinessObjects reporting and analysis tools.

* Created blueprints for migrating existing BEx Analyzer workbooks to BusinessObjects Webi reports.

* Developed operational reports using Crystal 2008 and analytical reports using Web Intelligence.

* Integrated BEx queries with Xcelsius KPI dashboards using Query as a Web Service (QaaWS).

* Mentored junior team members, provided knowledge transfer and assisted in end user training.

* Investigated and proposed improvements in overall Enterprise Information Architecture.

 

 

Toronto, Canada

BI Analyst             

Apr 2007 to December 2009

 

Environment: SAP ERP ECC 6.0 (FI/CO, PS, CRM), SAP BW 7.0, SAP BEx Suite, BusinessObjects XI.

Achievements:

* Participated in complete life cycle of SAP BW 7 implementation, from blue printing to go live.

* Gathered reporting requirements from key stakeholders, senior management and power users.

* Installed and activated BI Content for Financial and Project Management reports and analytics.

* Acquired knowledge of CO-PA operating concerns and Profitability Analysis reporting architecture.

* Used COPA Extractor to generate data sources for Profitability Analysis and Revenue reports.

* Developed BEx queries, BEx Analyzer workbooks and utilized BEx WAD for web reports.

* Acquired knowledge and training in SAP BusinessObjects Universe design and Web Intelligence.

* Gained experience in Universe Design and mapping BW InfoProviders to an OLAP Universe.

 

 

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Cedar Rapids IA, USA

SAP BW Developer

Jan 2006 to April 2007

 

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 (SD, MM), SAP BW 3.5, SAP BEx Analyzer, BEx Web application Designer.

Achievements:

* Analyzed business requirements and created functional design documents from specifications.

* Used LO-Cockpit to extract Sales and Procurement data from SAP R/3 source system into SAP BW.

* Created generic data sources, added custom fields and used ABAP routines for transformations.

* Developed queries using BEx Query Designer and designed reports using BEx Analyzer.

* Utilized RRI (Report-to-Report Interface) to build drill-down capabilities in BEx workbooks.

* Created InfoCube Aggregates for performance improvement in SAP Business Warehouse.

* Automated Process Chains to load Master data and Transaction data from SAP R/3 data sources.

* Tested and modified solutions based on end user feedback, provided post production support. 

 

 

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Waterloo IA, USA

SAP BW Analyst             

June 2004 to December 2005

 

Environment: SAP R/3 4.6 (Sales, Demand Planning), SAP BW 3.5, SAP BEx Suite and Crystal Reports.

Achievements:

* Contributed in the global migration of AS400 based legacy environment to SAP R/3 4.6.

* Consulted with business users to gather functional requirements and conducted FIT/GAP analysis.

* Acquired business process understanding in Order Fulfillment and Demand Planning activities.

* Assisted in migration from legacy reporting framework to SAP BW 3.5 and BEx Reporting suite.

* Enhanced BI Content and used LO Extractors to import data from SAP R/3 (SD) into SAP BW.

* Designed, configured and implemented BEx queries, InfoCubes, Multi-providers, InfoSets and ODS.

* Developed Sales Analysis, Order Forecast and Shipment Cost reports based on user requirements.

* Created InfoPackages and scheduled nightly jobs to run using the BW scheduler.

 

 

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Waterloo IA, USA

Reporting Analyst

June 2002 to May 2004

 

Environment: MS SQL Server 2000 Database, T-SQL, MS Access, Visual Basic, Crystal Reports.

Achievements:

* Assisted in the development of a reporting framework to be integrated with external B2B application.

* Gained knowledge in business processes related to Demand Planning, Sales and Procurement.

* Gathered report requirements and translated functional specification into technical documentation.

* Designed logical data models and presented OLTP Database Schemas during team meetings.

* Developed DTS jobs, data packages, stored procedures, views and triggers using SQL Server 2000.

* Presented prototypes of complex parameterized reports to end users and documented feedback.

* Developed Sales Order, Purchase Order and Inventory Detail Reports using Crystal Reports.

* Utilized SQL Server Profiling and Debugging features to troubleshoot and resolve latency issues.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

M.S. (Computer Science)

B.S. (Electrical Engineering)

 

SAP CERTIFICATIONS

* SAP Certified Application Associate � Business Intelligence with SAP NetWeaver (SAP BW).

* SAP Certified Application Associate � SAP Business Objects Data Integrator (SAP BODS).

* SAP Certified Application Associate � SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence.

* SAP Certified Application Associate � SAP Business Objects Crystal Reports.

* SAP Certified Development Associate � ABAP with NetWeaver.

* SAP Certified Application Associate � SAP HANA.