Paramesh Kumar B.       

Professional Summary

Paramesh is an SAP Certified BW and HANA Techno Functional consultant with over 12 years of experience in which 9+ years in SAP BI 7.3, ABAP, SAP SEM BPS and IP, SAP BO, BODS and HANA. He has been working with HP for the past 5 years.

In his current role, Paramesh is responsible for designing BI data model with SAP BO applications including WebI reports on HANA. Created VCPA product for different sector KPIs including Retail, Hi-tech and FMCG as an RDS solution including BI,BO and HANA technologies. Exposure to BPC environment.

Excellent domain knowledge and involved in all phases of

life-cycle including Designing and Implementing DataModels,

Extraction and Reporting. Worked on ABAP routines,, programs, transformations and function modules.

Hands on experience on SAP HANA Studio SP08.

Good understanding of SAP HANA architecture, SAP HANA concepts In-Memory Computing, Row Store & Column Store. Involved in SAP HANA initiative for high performance appliance creating models and integrating with BODS, BI and HANA.

Experienced in SPOs, Data Provisioning, Modeling and Reporting. Developed & designed Attribute views, Analytic views, andCalculation Views with SQL Scripts and CE functions. Working knowledge of SAP HANA ,replication techniques – ETL based replication using BODS,

Trigger based replication using SLT and DXC extraction.

Experienced in BODS - loading data to SAP HANA from flat file and ECC source systems.

Worked on Native HANA and BW on HANA and created HANA views on top of BW info providers (InfoCube, DSO and Info Object).

Experienced in designing and building Analytical Privileges, HANA Security, Export & Import of Packages in SAP HANA.

Experience in consuming SAP HANA information model at IDT and BI 4.0 tools.

Technical knowledge and experience in Inventory management, Material Management, Sales and Distribution, Integrated Planning.

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Experienced in using Variables, exceptions, conditions, restricted and calculated Key figures in reporting.

Excellent hands-on experience on all the reporting tools, WebI, Dashboard Designer and WAD.

Worked on four full life cycle Implementations involving design and development of SAP objects, Transformations, Business Content configuration, Capacity Planning and Sizing using SAP ASAP Methodologies.

Have extensive implementation experience in ERP Solutions. Good functional knowledge of SAP R/3 application areas like FI CO,HR, SD, MM and AP.

Also bring to work the perspective gained domain experience in Finance, manufacturing, Pharma, Banking and retail.

Performance Tuning – Aggregates, MultiProviders, Line-Item Dimensions, Rollup, InfoCubes Partition.

Handled Post production issues and maintained, improved performance of BI system. Thorough analysis of short dumps and applying OSS notes to resolve the issues.

·               Master of Business Administration from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in 2000.

Skills

BW, HANA, BO, ABAP, SEM-BPS and IP, Dashboard Designer, WebI & BODS. SD, MM, HR, FI, APO.

  Achievements:

·               Three times e-Award winner from HP.

·               Awarded stock options for best performances from HP.

·               Various best performance awards from previous employers.

Certifications:

·               SAP NetWeaver 2004S BI - Solution consultant Certification

·               SAP HANA - Certification

·               Brainbench J2EE Certifications.

·               ITIL V3 -foundation Certified.

·               Netherlands Institute Financial Markets certificate

·               Open SAP Certified.

Project Summary

Client:       Mondelez  International

Role :         HANA/BI/BO Consultant

Duration :  February-2014  to Till Date

·               User Requirement analysis and proposed Solutions.

·               Created COPA reports for different countries using LSA++ architecture and assisted in Financial Month-end closure and resolved issues related to Standard Price Unit Costing allocations.

·               COPA reports on Native Hana using Actual and Plan Analytic view is based on CE1&CE2 Customer & Product Attribute Views.

·               Created SAP BI/BO reports on Sales analysis data.

·               Creation of HANA optimized reports for better performance.

·               Developed New GL report for Services and Procurement Company.

·               Developed Technical content to provide managerial reports.

·               HANA Database issues were resolved and closely worked with SAP on issues related to HANA.

·               Developed models based on Native HANA application.

·               Involved in business and Architecture discussions.

·               Created procedures in HANA Database.

·               Involved in enhancements of Data Services Jobs, HANA Models and applying Patches on HANA system.

·               Developed Semantically Partitioned objects to separate data for each year.

·               Responsible for creating planning functions, extracting data from data sources and creating customized reports & developing objects,

·               Creating delivery analysis planning models, and generating technical specification documents

·               BO Object Development and transportation using promotion management in CMC.

·               Worked on SCOR and Retail RDS as well integration with BPC.

·               Provided Estimates for the SAP HANA projects.

·               Developed & designed Attribute views, Analytic views, and Calculation views

·               Performance improvement of SQL Script Calculation views by converting them to either Graphical calculation view or  CE Functions

·               Export & Import of Packages.

·               Load data into SAP HANA Database from source system using SLT replication and BODS.

·               Resolved HANA Error’s like data type mismatch, numeric overflow, etc.

·               Worked on HANA studio for creating packages, attribute views, analytic views and calculation views

·               Created complex views including Analytical and Calculation Views.

·               Migrated data from BW 7.3 to HANA Database.

·               Experienced in SQL to create the different statements for data definition and data manipulation.

·               Replicated metadata from SAP ECC to HANA using SLT.

·               Created dataflow from file to HANA DB Using Script.

Client:        HP

Role :         HANA Consultant

Duration :  June-2013  to February-2014

·               Exclusively worked on SCOR and RDS Solutions in HANA.

·               SAP HANA DXC configuration

·               Developed models based on Native HANA application.

·               Deployment of  reports/dashboards of your choice in the areas of sales and Purchasing

·               Rapid-deployment solution activation in the development system, including functional testing

·               Knowledge transfer to key users and documentation on delivered dashboards and reports

·               Assistance with transporting the solution to the productive system.

·               Created PoC to demo RDS and capability.  SME discussions to demonstrate pre-sales capabilities, give proof points of knowledge and its execution.

·               Created HANA Models as part of HANA Competency initiative.

·               KPIs for Value chain Accelerators using HANA.

Client:        DRL

Role :         BI/BO Consultant

Duration :   November-2013  to February-2014

·               Created SAP BI/BO reports on Sales analysis data.

·               Created WebI reports on Gross to Net Sales reports, Direct-Indirect Sales report and Contract Sales Report.

·               Extracted data from Vistex Data Sources (/IRM/LIS_RM_IP BBHDR, /IRM/LIS_RM_IPBBITM, /IRM/LIS_RM_IPBBCON), Sales Data Sources and billing DataSources (2LIS_13_VDITM and 2LIS_11_VAITM) and created reports on bill back/chargebacks.

·               Created Reports using BO (WebI) and BEx by creating Relational and OLAP connectivity.

Client:        Clorox 

Role:          Project Lead/BI Consultant

Duration:  27 Months ( June -2011 to  October-2013)

Contribution:

·               Team management, including team appraisal, absence management and other management activities.

·               Provided solution for Burt’s Bee project SEM allocations.

·               Provided SAP BI training for HP members across verticals.

·               Involved in SAP BW upgrade and performed remediation and other activities.

·               Proposed solution on BPC integration.

·               Associated with functional consultants in designing and gathering requirements and identifying KPIs.

·               Provided solutions for query performance issues and Alerting tool.

·               Participated in user meetings and major activities.

·               Created Discovery Documents, BRD ( Business Requirement Documents), FS (Functional Specifications) and TS (Technical Specification Documents).

·               Created Delivery Analysis Planning Models using SEM planning flow and reduced user effort of performing lots of manual processes and created reports for customer based actual and forecast value comparison in comparing and retrieving information for Revenue, Cost and P&L values.

·               Creating Planning Model which includes planning folder, planning layout, Multi planning area, planning Level, planning package and planning functions including standard and SEM- FOX formulae.

·               Created CPF Extractor flow to reduce extraction time for cost extractors for planning functions.

·               Performed Transport activities and other maintenance activities.

·               Involved in SEM activities including SEM Full batch, Commit & Close Superrec.

·               Created SEM Delivery Analysis report with planning functionality in SEM which reduces manual effort for planning and copying data from Revenue and P&L cubes.

·               Retrieved  missing records from ECC to BI for different areas like Sales, purchase, Plant maintenance and other areas.

·               Involved in KT sharing sessions and performed admin activities including transport activities, collected transport objects and BEx objects into different transport requests.

·               Worked with Security team on roles and authorization objects to provide relevant access for SEM delivery.

·               Involved in BI performance improvements.

·               Resolved tickets with high priority & complexity and provided solutions to the business.

·               Resolved issues with different dumps and data package size and other errors in objects.

Project:     BI/BO Dashboards 

Client:       Godrej Industries

Role:         SAP BI Consultant/Project Lead

Duration:  8 Months (Sept-2010 to June -2011)

Contribution:

·               Converted functional requirements for GAPL, GCPL, GHPL and GPL to Technical Specifications.

·               Developed SAP Solution in Supply chain process area.

·               Created KPIs for Monitoring Cockpit, Analysis paths and analysis rooms using Xcelsius dashboards for a complete solution for supply chain.

·               Involved in complete end to end implementation for the solution.

·               Enhanced SAP standard objects as per Project requirement.

·               Created custom objects and data model design.

·               Implemented BI data model to get KPI from various source systems.

·               Integrated SAP BW and BO and report designer.

·               Deployed objects in BO using Lifecycle Manager

·               Created Universe, QAAWAS, WebI, Live office and Xcelsius.

·               Participated in BI/BO Transport activities.

·               Integrated Dashboards and WebI reports in InfoView and SAP portal

·               Team management, including team appraisal, absence management and other management activities.

Project:    Value Chain Performance Accelerator Solutions

Client:      HP

Role:        SAP Consultant/Project Lead

Duration:  6 Months ( March -2010 to Sept -2010)

Contribution:

·               Involved in functional requirements for Value chain performance Accelerator solution.

·               Development of SAP Solution for Supply chain.

·               Identified appropriate systems including SAP BW, SAP BO and Portal for the solution.

·               Created KPIs for Monitoring Cockpit, Analysis paths and analysis rooms using Xcelsius dashboards for a complete solution for supply chain.

·               Solution focused on automobile, hi-tech and consumer industries and developed as per their requirements and mainly focused on Logistics and other supply chain activities.

·               Involved in complete end to end implementation for the solution.

·               Enhancement of SAP standard object as per Project requirement.

·               Creation of custom objects and data model design.

·               Implementing BI data model to get KPI from various source system.

·               Provided help for SAP BW and BO integration and report design.

·               Deployment of objects by means of transport.

·               Creation of Universe, QAAWAS, WebI, Liveoffice and Xcelsius.

·               Participated in BI/BO Transport activities.

·               Integration of Dashboards and WebI reports in InfoView and SAP portal

Team management, including team appraisal, absence management and other managerial activities.

Project:   Wales & West Utilities

Role:       SAP BI Consultant

Duration: 5 Months (May -2009 to Sept-2009)

Contribution:

·               Participated in discussions and workshops with users for mapping and analyzing the business requirements.                                                                                                                                                                  

·               Worked on costing and material movements of Utility industry.

·               Created InfoCubes, transformation, Multiprovider, DSO, Routines, InfoSet and generic extractors.

·               Created complete flow of overhead reports in Controlling area for Unit cost, CIR reports and Reinstatement Reports using  generic extractors ZBW_IS_*and standard extractors 0CO_OM_OPA_6 and 2LIS_18_I3OPER used WAD for formatted Web reports .

·               Created CRM Reports with BEx Analyzer for Connections review.

·               Created function modules, routines and user Exits in ABAP.

·               Generated complex reports and worked extensively in BEx Analyzer for creating queries, saving workbooks and created custom queries using conditions, exceptions, Report to Report Interface, variables & structures. 

·               Customized and enhanced Business content and configured Extractors.

·               Created complex Hierarchies from ECC system to BI system ( Created Hierarchies in Source system using GS01 and extracted to BI system using function module and loaded directly than using flat file).

·               Performance tuning experience to reduce query execution times using indexes, aggregates, number range buffering, RSRV, RSRT, ST05, DB02, OLAP Cache and Filters, Free characteristics and Navigational Attributes.

·               Designed and created process chains, DSO’s, Multiprovider, Transformations and DTP’s.

·               Performed testing activities including component and product testing. Documented deviations.

·               Created authorization objects, Roles, authorizations and assigned to user profiles.

·               Handled Transport Management in Dev, quality and Production systems.

·               Analysis of the Requirements, Process documents and Documentation.

·               Monthly financial reports for regulatory purpose

·               Material movements reports using data sources 2LIS_03_BF and 2LIS_03_UM for Goods movements by storage location.

Project:  CITY University

Role:       Senior Business Analyst(SAP)

Duration: 4 Months (Sept -2008 to December -2008)

Contribution:

·               Participated in discussions with management in requirement gathering.

·               Customized and enhanced Business content and configured extractors.

·               Created Reports for vendor invoices and Purchase Order comparison report to identify the unaccounted invoices and PO’s without Invoices.

·               Participated in BI 7.0 upgrade projects.

·               Prepared documents, data flows and presentations.

·               Created HR reports for personnel administration and time management.

·               Designed and created process chains and EDW objects.

Supported BW System for daily, weekly and monthly loads and resolved the issues.

Project:  Nestle

Project:                Nestle

Position: SAP BI Consultant/Project Lead

Duration: 1.5 years (Nov- 2006 to Apr -2008)

Contribution:

·               Analyzed Business process and participated in discussions / workshops with users for mapping requirements in BI system.

·               Customized and enhanced Business content and configured extractors.

·               Maintained standard data functions across regions, functions & product lines.

·               Worked in different areas like DP, SNP and APO for Production Planning.

·               Integrated SAP and other non-SAP systems.

·               Created ABAP routines and User exits for the changes.

·               Worked Exclusively on SEM/BPS.

·               Worked out logical and physical data models in BW, definition of key figures and characteristics, InfoCubes, multiplanning areas in BPS and IP

·               Worked on IP - created Aggregations, Filters and Manual planning.

·               Uploaded data into Transactional cubes for Plan, Budget and commitments.

·               BPS Fox( Formula Extensions) for planning function formulas

·               Creation of Automatic distribution of Hierarchy in BPS.

·               Created PLAN data into BPS.

·               Worked out planning scenario in SEM-BPS.

·               Implemented BW ADMIN Cockpit Portal successfully.

·               Implemented Support Packs, development activities.

·               Resolved IM and RM tickets

·               Created Reports using Business Objects and Integrated with BI.

·               Performed testing activities including component and product testing documented deviations.

·               Successfully Implemented BIG Project Implementation in BI 7.0.

·               ABAP coding for start routines, end routines and Function Modules.

·               Created BW User-Exits e.g. to convert into group currency.

·               Structured web templates using WAD and generated Reports

·               Performed upgradation activities from BW 3.5 to BI 7.0.

·               Involved in COPA realignment with organization structure changes

·               Excellent performance tuning experience to reduce query execution times using indexes, aggregates, number range buffering, RSRV&RSRT.

·               LSA (Layered and Scalability Architecture) created for Data staging.

·               Developed planning layouts, reports using the business explorer, Web Application Designer (WAD).

·               Handled Transport Management in quality, regression, pre-Production systems of EUR, AMS, AOA regions for 8 BW and 6 SEM boxes.

·               Performed pre-manual & post manual activities for change requests.

·               Implemented BI Admin Cockpit Tool (Portal) for monitoring daily, weekly and monthly chains and maintained Steering tables, alert Configuration, alert pauses and runtime checks.

Project Name: The Home Depot

Client: Position: SAP BW Consultant

Duration: 8 Months (Mar –2006 to Nov -2006)

Contribution:

·               Involved in business preparation, estimation of effort, requirement gatherings and user discussions and workshops.

·               Mapped existing reports to the BW generic reports.

·               Created authorizations and roles to users.

·           Generated BW Reports using queries and workbooks for Exception reports, Condition reports to pinpoint the bottlenecks of the organization.

·           Implemented Planning functions for BPS and Retraction of data to source system.

·           Used FoX (Formula Extensions) for BPS Planning functions.

·           ABAP Function modules and routines debugging programs.

·           Provided connectivity between database and SAP Systems.

·               Worked on Performance tuning and evaluated statistical performance and suggested recommendations to basis support for optimization.

·               Enhanced Business Content as per the user requirements.

·               Worked on PCA, CCA and GL Accounts.

·               Involved in the month beginning data loads to extract CO-PA and FI-SL data.

·             Production Support includes the Job Monitoring, Process Chains and Enhancements.

·           Proposed client for the more efficient query processing and reduced query execution times.

·           Developed update routines and transfer routines to incorporate business logic and to map the source system data into BIW as per the client requirements.

Project Name: ABN Amro

ABN Amro Bank

Position: Consultant

Duration: 1.9 years (June -2004 – Mar -2006)

Contribution:

·               Participated as a team member in Blue print stage for discussion with Business Analyst and end user in Data Modeling, Business content, granularity and performance tuning.

·               Created Generic Data Extractors and DataSources for Transaction & Master Data.

·               Extensively worked on FI Reports.

·               Analyzed KPI’s of Business Process.

·               Customized InfoCubes, Operational Data Sources, and Multicubes for the business requirements and updated data from several ODS objects into InfoCubes.

·               Worked on Business Objects (BO) Reporting and backend data processing.

·               Experienced in creating complex Reports and supported power users.

·               Analyzed existing Reporting needs and mapped to BI system Business content and also created complex reports.

·               Facilitated workshops/ interviews and discussions with users. Provided User training.

·               Worked extensively on reporting using Business Objects to build queries and worksheets to access the data from different data containers.

·               Participated in Murex system life cycle and also participated in testing provided results.

·               Worked on Crystal Reports.

·               Involved in Go -Live Support.

·               Maintenance and enhancement of customer-internal extractors for profit center, functional area and accounts.

·               Uploaded master data and transactional data from flat files.

Project Name: Deutsche Bank

Position: Consultant

Duration: 1 year 9 months (Oct -2002 to June -2004)

Contribution:

·           Administration activities for SAP system loads.

·           Production Support includes the Job Monitoring and resolving           Production issues.

·           Prepared KPI, KCI Reports and dash boards.

·               Worked with transition team to better understand the business process.

·           Closely worked with the users to understand and implement the solutions and map the requirements.

Project: Job desire,

McCreade Software

Position: Software Engineer

Duration: 1 year (July -2000 – July -2001)

      Contribution:

·               Designed Database tables and coding of Admin Module.

·               Worked on various technologies including JAVA, JSP, JAVASCRIPT, HTML, XML and ASP.

·               Worked on Job desire web portal including creating Admin page and provided access for different users and administrator’s different access.

·               Involved in Database design and normalization of Oracle tables.