Archana Pai PMP

Certified solution consultant for Netweaver ’04 BI

Certified solution consultant for HANA 1.0

·   14+ years of experience in Information Technology

·   7 years of Experience in SAP BW/BODS/HANA

·   HANA Use cases worked on

o   BW on HANA

o   HANA as a data mart

o   HANA front-end

o   Complex reporting with BW on HANA and plain HANA data models

·   HANA Sizing for Large data volumes of about 2TB per Annum growth in the current system.

·   Hands-on in SAP HANA.

·   Knowledge of HANA Modeling.

·   Experience with BW migration HANA.

·   HANA SQL Scripting

·   Knowledge of Server-Side Java script, HTML.

·   Excellent Technical, Communication and Time Management skills 

·   Preparing the technical specifications- based on business lead functional specifications developed Technical specs. 

·   Project scope definition, and planning through delivery of assigned product and related product releases.

·   Provide customer input represented in both technical and business terms with descriptive requirements to ensure the value of the project is realized

·   Delivery, documentation and circulation of an end-to-end Plan, including activity, dependencies, timing and ownership. Follow up with specific owners to deliver components of the project on time.

SAP HANA:SP4 onwards.

SAP BW: SAP BI 7.3,7.0, BW 3.5.

SAP BOBJ: Universe designer, Xcelsius

Other Reporting Tools: BEx Analyzer, Query Designer, WAD, Xcelsius, Tableau, Cognos, SAP Lumira.

Internet Technology: HTML, Java Script (Server-side & Client Side),Java.

Database: Oracle, SQL Server,HANA

ETL Tools: BODS 4.0/4.1

Tools: Visual Source Safe, MS Office Suite, ERWIN, TOAD, Rational RequisitPro, Rational Clear Quest.

SAP Functional Areas: SD,MM,FI.

 

 

Master Of Technology in Computer Science, Mangalore University, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, Mangalore University, India

 

 

Provided on request.

 

Role: HANA Modeler/BW Lead

Duration: Mar 2014 – Till Date

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Responsibilities:

·   Migrate the existing BW objects in the FI-GL area to BW on HANA

·   Change the data flow from Extractor based to SLT based for the tables BSEG,BKPF, GLT0 and other related Z-Tables.

·   Extract master data in the BW on HANA system from ECC.

·   Migrate all the bookmarks to BW on HANA.

·   Ensure the existing BPC interface remains intact.

·   De-commission objects in the old BW system.

·   Interface to Hyperion from HANA system.

·   Set-up of SLT for table replication.

·   Create Hybrid Models in HANA based in the BW & HANA objects

 

 

Role: HANA Lead

Duration: Nov 2013 – Mar 2014

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Responsibilities:

·   Create Complex HANA Views

·   Setting up of XS Repositories.

·   Creating/ defining component access and privileges.

·   Create the HANA OData Services for the underlying

·   Create the UI for displaying the data using the SAP UI5.

·   Data loads into HANA using BODS, Stored Procedures.

·   Work with Basis to set-up XS Engine/Webserver related settings.

·   Create Hybrid Models in HANA based in the BW & HANA objects.

 

Role: HANA Modeler/BODS Consultant

Duration: Jan 2013 – Oct 2013

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Responsibilities:

·   Interface to load external data into HANA using the BODS.

·   HANA modeling.

·   Set-up of SLT for table replication.

 

 

Role: BW Upgrade Manager

Duration: Mar 2013 – Nov 2013

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Responsibilities:

·   Study the existing BW system from the perspective of as-is migration.

·   Provide Migration plan

·   Provide BW down-sizing plan.

·   Carve out the testing strategy

·   Finalize the strategy for the BW migration.

 

Role: SAP BI/HANA Consultant

Duration: Jan 2013 – Mar 2013

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Responsibilities:

·   Document the Objectives of the POC

·   Provide initial design inputs to the team.

·   Review the proposed solution with the Customer.

·   Provide cost and time estimates.

·   Set-up of SLT for table replication.

·   Tables replicated include MARA,MARC,MARD,MSKA,MAKT,EKPO.

 

Role: SAP BI Manager

Duration: Jan 2013 – Jnn 2013

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Client: Apple, Cupertino

 

Responsibilities

·   Oversee the day-to-day operational and technical aspects of projects.

·   Set and manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

·   Effectively communicate project expectations to project team members and stakeholders.

·   Plan, schedule, and track project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.

 

Role: SAP BI Manager

Duration: Jan 2012 – Dec 2012

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Client: Apple, Cupertino

 

Responsibilities

·   Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals, and recommend subsequent resource changes where necessary.

·   Coordinate with other department managers for the required personnel to complete projects.

·   Prepare project status reports, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.

·   Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.

·   Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

·   Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.

·   Define how the scope, goals, and deliverables of projects should support business goals, in collaboration with senior management.

 

Role SAP BI Consultant

Duration: Nov 2011 – Jan 2012

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Client: Apple, Cupertino

 

Responsibilities

·   Prepare Design document for the enhancements in the ABCOPA area.

·   Work with offshore team to develop and test the solution for the enhancement.

·   Support and Drive system integration testing/User acceptance Testing.

·   Fix issues/defects reported during the testing.

·   Production implementation after reviewing the CR with the required stakeholders.

 

 

Role: SAP BI Consultant

Duration: Oct 20011 – Nov 2011

Employer: Wipro Technologies- Onsite

Client: Whirlpool, Benton Harbor

 

 

Responsibilities

·   Co-ordinate the design/Architecture on BW & ABAP Areas.

·   Extensive ABAP to match the IBM mainframes functionality in BW.

·   Custom ABAP script to load the data from user created flat file into BW tables.

·   Detailed System Integration Testing of the data flow.

·   User Acceptance testing.

·   Production Implementation

 

 

Role: SAP BI Consultant

Duration: Mar 2011 – Oct 2011

Employer: Wipro Technologies – Offshore

Client: Philips India

 

Responsibilities

·   Define the system architecture

·   Involved in technical design

·   Guide the team during the implementation phase.

·   Test the developed system against the requirements.

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Role: SAP BW Consultant

Duration: Nov 2009 – May 2011

Employer: Wipro Technologies - Offshore

Client: Pitney Bowes Stamford

 

Responsibilities

·   Co-ordinate the design/Architecture on BW & Cognos areas.

·   Review/recommend design approaches

·   Resolve technical roadblocks if any.

·   Gather Requirements via the work shops

·   System gap & impact analysis

·   Provide elaborate estimation for implementing the requirements using the SAP BW backend and Cognos BI tool.

·   BW Work involved pulling data from the SD Tables VBAK, VBAP, LIKP, LIPS, VTTP, VTTK, VBRK,VBRP for Canadian plant.

 

Role: SAP BI Consultant

Duration: May 2009 – Oct 2009

Employer: Wipro Technologies – Offshore

Client: Pitney Bowes Stamford

 

 

Responsibilities

·   Help the technical team with solutions where they are facing issues.

·   Creation of Bex queries based on the requirement.

·   Unit and Integration testing.

·   Facilitate UAT and defect fixing

·   BW Work involved pulling data from the SD Tables VBAK, VBAP, LIKP, LIPS, VTTP, VTTK.

 

Role: SAP BI Architect

Duration: Nov 2008 – May 2009

Employer: Wipro Technologies – Onsite

Client: Pitney Bowes Stamford

 

 

Responsibilities

·   Direct and guide developers/designers with design inputs

·   Oversee the planning, analysis, design and implementation of project modules and Business-Intelligence solutions

·   Responsible and accountable for project implementation, scope &schedule

·   Define the project scope, plan and project solution framework with project sponsors, stakeholders and project team members.

·   Manage and drive the project execution for successful implementation and completion against objectives.

·   Facilitate project reviews, control and status communications to project sponsorship, stakeholder and development teams.

·   Recommend project methodologies and standards to optimize BI solution delivery.

·   Participate in solution design meetings.

·   Define tools and processes to be used on the project

·   Manage project financials including definition of ROI and project control against budget.

·   Manage functional requirements definition and documentation.

·   Direct and guide developers/designers with design inputs

 

Role: SAP BI Consultant

Duration: Apr 2008 – Nov 2008

Employer: Wipro Technologies – Onsite

Client: Pitney Bowes Stamford

 

 

Responsibilities

·   Identifying the stakeholders

·   Requirements Gathering

·   Conduct requirements workshop

·   Documenting the Requirement

·   Define scope

·   Create WBS, provide cost estimation.

 

Role: BI Architect/Consultant

Duration: Oct 2006 – Nov 2007

Employer: Patni Computers - Onsite

Client: Fidelity Investments, Merrimack

 

Responsibilities

·   Analyze business reporting requirements that could be satisfied with SAP business content and installed the necessary objects.

·   Determine needs of the users, document and develop options for solutions to issues, problems and reporting needs

·   Communicate report development issues, including problems with data integrity, data design, and functional and technical software issues.

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·   Created transfer rules and update rules for data consolidation and cleansing.

·   Created additional Info Cube’s, ODS’s, Infosets and Multiproviders in order to meet end user reporting requirements.

·   Working independently as an Onsite Coordinator

 

Role: BI Consultant

Duration: Jan 2006 – Sept 2006

Employer: Patni Computers – Onsite

Client : PHCS Waltham

 

 

Responsibilities:

·   Designed custom InfoCubes incorporating hierarchical levels.

·   Involved in mapping of Data source to info source using Transformations

·   Used ODS to stage the data before transferring the ODS contents to the Info Cube.

•    Experienced in Info cube managing activities like creating Indices, Rollup and compression the data in Data Targets.

·   Development of specific Queries based on user requirements as well as utilization of Business content related queries and work Book

·   Worked extensively in Query Designer and WAD in building Queries and saving in Workbooks. Created Custom Queries using Conditions, Exceptions, Variables and Structures, RRI - Jump queries.

·   Created reports with Restricted Key Figures, Calculated Key Figures, Exceptions, Conditions, Variables and Filters.

·   Involved with performance tuning of Queries by maintaining Aggregates.
 

Role: SAP Maintenance team member

Duration: Sep 2003 – Dec 2005

Employer: Patni Computers

Client: GE Trevose

 

 

 

Responsibilities:

·   Understand and gather the security requirements

·   Development of the global security design.

 

Client : Pitney Bowes Stamford.

Role: Onsite Co-ordinator

Duration: Jan 2003 – Sep 2003

Employer: Patni Computers – Onsite

Client : Pitney Bowes Stamford.

 

 

Responsibilities:

·   Requirements and Analysis: Understanding the requirements of the client and act as a sole functional resource.

·   Documenting and communicating the requirements to the offshore team.

·   Interacting with the client on various forums to discuss the status of the project, clarify any queries regarding the functionality etc.

·   Communicating with the various teams involved in the redesign project.

·   Resolving any technical issues.

·   Managing change requests.

·   Review of the technical documents

·   Integrating modules and integration testing

 

Role: Technical Systems Analyst

Duration:  Oct  2002 – Dec 2002

Employer: Patni Computers - Onsite

Client : Proact Technologies

 

Responsibilities:

·   Coding the modules.

·   Testing.

 

Role: Requirements Analyst

Duration:  July  2002 – Oct  2002

Employer: Patni Computers – Offshore

Client : Fidelity Investments Boston.

 

 

Responsibilities:

·   Preparing the functional specifications

·   Prototype development.

·   Design.

·   Preparation of test cases.

 

Tools Used: Word Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio.

 

Role: Maintenance Systems Analyst

Duration:  May 2002 – Jun 2002

Employer: Patni Computers-Offshore

Client : GE  Supply US.

 

 

Responsibilities:

 

·   Defects analysis and tracking

·   Defect statistics

·   Guide the developers with defect analysis

·   Root cause analysis

·   Testing

 

 

Role: Onsite Co-ordinator

Duration:  Aug 2001 – May 2002

Employer: Patni Computers-Onsite

Client : Idemitsu Petrochemicals, Tokyo.

 

 

Responsibilities:

·   Leading a team of 2 developers at the Idemitsu location ‘

·   Analyzing client requirement and providing various solutions to meet them.

·   Resolving client’s various technical queries.

·   Design the system.

·   Development of the prototype.

·   Preparing the test cases.

·   Testing

·   Interacting with the client for overall development and performance of the site.

·   Deploying the product on to the controlled environment.

·   Imparting presentations on various Broadvision Topics and site related maintenance methodologies

 

Role: Developer/Tester

Duration:  Oct 2000 – Jan 2001

Employer: Patni Computers - Offshore

Client : GE-GXS, UK

 

Responsibilities:

·   Developing the prototype.

·   Coding the modules.