Sr. SAP BASIS Administrator Manager Architect

SAP Certified HANA Administrator

 

SUMMARY

·              Senior SAP Basis Administrator Architect with more than 15+ years of extensive Basis R/3 and NetWeaver technical experience managing and supporting multiple SAP landscapes; specializing in the design, planning, sizing, performance and optimization, change management, troubleshooting, lifecycle management, and integration of multiple SAP landscapes, new technologies and SAP add on system environments.

 

·              Extensive experience performing and optimizing installs, upgrades, and migrations of ABAP and dual stack ABAP/Java instances. - SAP Migration Certified

·              Expert knowledge in performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting of SAP abap/java, Oracle, UNIX and Windows based systems.

·              Multiple SAP projects experience (8+) with multiple SAP landscapes R3 ECC BW GTS  XI / PI SRM SCM/APO CRM WebAS Portal Web Dispatcher Solution Manager

·              Expert experience with ABAP and J2ee change mgmt. using CTS CHARM CTS+

·              Experienced architect in hardware and storage selection, network design, DB and SAP specification and sizing, High Availability and Disaster Recovery design.

·              Consistently abreast of trends and technical advancements in SAP in order to continuously update skills and bring value and innovation to employers,  i.e. recent certifications in Migrations TADM70 -2013 and HANA Admin (HANATEC142) and Installation (HANAINS142) -2015

·              Over 20 years experience UNIX, Network and DB Administration

·              IT Management, Project Management, and Business Administration experience

·              Experience developing teams and Training/Coaching technical and non-technical

·              Collaborative, talent empowered, nonhierarchical management/development style

·              Proficiency with technical and business documentation, contracts, rfps, specifications

 

 

Industries: Biotech, Insurance, Public Sector, Retail, Aerospace, Manufacturing

Databases:  Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, Access, DB2

OS: WINDOWS, RedHat / Linux, UNIX, AIX HP-UX, SUN SOLARIS SLES VMWARE

Third Party: Sabrix, Autosys, Vertex, Mercator, GenTran, Patrol, Infoshuttle tivoli

SAP NetWeaver Components: ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0, Solution Manager, J2EE, NetWeaver 2004s, Portals, XI, SLD, APO, SRM, GTS, SCM,  4.7 Enterprise, BW, BI 7.0, PI 7.1

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013-present: Consulting – FHR Tech LLC

Consulting -  Technical Services Co.            

§ Daily Basis administration and monitoring for performance, backups, updates,logs system dumps, bw loads and jobs monitoring

§ Change management and transports CTS CTS+

§ Perform copies, refreshes of training clients

§ Perform system traces developer traces

§ Solman Central monitoring and EWA

§ Issue and bug resolution with OSS and Service Marketplace

§ LCM - patches Support Stacks, Packs, OSS notes

2011-2012 Consulting  - Retail Catalog Supply Co.            

§ Solution Manager 7.0EHP1 SP26,  SOLMAN Central Monitoring

§ ECC BW rfc Performance tuning

§ Charm and CTS+ administration

§ Java abap instances split

§ Supported heterogenous migration aix->intel vmware oracle/oracle using oracle transportable tablespaces

 

 

Sep 2006- Aug 2011 AEROSPACE 

Lead Basis Systems Administrator/ Solutions Integration Manager /DBA – fulltime

 

•         Upgrade of  SAP BI / BW  from 3.1 to 3.5

•         4.7 to ECC 6.0 EHP1 upgrade with Unicode conversion

•         ECC 6.0  upgrade to EHP5 and Heterogeneous Migration  Solaris->HPUX

•         Basis Architect and Integration leader for new Technology initiatives, GTS, SCM/APO, PI/XI, SLD, SRM, SABRIX, Solution Manager, IXOS, WEB DISPATCHER. TREX, TDMS, including sizing, hardware selection and provisioning, integration w/existing systems, functional team technical coordination, performance optimization, daily support, upgrades, patches

•         GTS 7.0 installation, 7.1 upgrade, configuration of inbound outbound ECC connections and mkdenial interfaces, solman monitoring ,  performance tuning and support.

•         SCM/APO 5.1/LiveCache  installation and support

•         PI/XI 7.0  installation, landscape setup. configured J2ee NWDS and SLD configuration, CTS+ config for NWDI transports, Install setup and Configure WEB DISPATCHER for inbound/outbound supplier connections thru firewall. Configured ITS plugin for runtime workbench monitoring and End to End monitoring for PI 7.0

•         SRM 7.0 installation support and admin for supplier catalog interface with PI

•         SLD configuration with PI XI configure central SLD namespaces, business and technical systems, configure sld bridge

•         SABRIX Tax implementation and subsequent upgrades, determined architecture design using jboss as app server, with load balancing. Managed middleware and Jco connections and performed ongoing administration and optimization of java for performance.

•         Solution Manager 4.0 / 7.0 installation and configuration of Earlywatch EWA, SLD and satellite systems, wily introscope for system performance, and landscape and Business process monitoring including  PI/XI monitoring configuration, Maintenance optimizer.

•         IXOS OpenText configuration and setup up of archiving for business side archiving

•         TDMS: Support and test installation and master data only test client builds

•         Supported NETWEAVER JAVA instances and federated Portal administration troubleshooting,monitoring, patching J2EE/Java components using tools such as Visual Administrator, Configtool, JSPM. UME config using abap as user data source with SNC

•         Configured Single Sign On (SSO) between Portal and SAP, Non-SAP systems. User mapping and Logon tickets.

•         Basis support for BOBJ crystal reports for BI installation

•         Logon load balancing and work process configuration including ICM and gateway memory tuning for higher throughput with 3^rd party, java other SAP landscapes.

•         Responsible to perform LCM on all systems with kernel updates, support packs patches (spam saint) and enhancement pack selection and activation.

•         Support Security and Authorizations Team on GRC implementation/utilization Created and supported trusted RFC connections between systems.

•         Configuration and support for LMSW with ABAP team for data conversions

•         Setup CCMS daily monitoring and performed checks including background jobs, work processes, buffers, short dumps, locks, developer traces, system traces, disk space, and printer & spool administration and backups.

•         Workflow and sap office administration including SMTP config , exchange connector and efax connections

 

2005-2006 Consulting Hi-Tech mfg.

Project Manager Technical Architect Team Manager for Double Upgrade Project

•         Performed upgrade and achieved 3Tbyte double upgrade from 40b to 46b to 4.7 with R3 and BI 7.0 in 32 hours.

•         Configured/Utilized proprietary SAP Customer Based Upgrade (CBU) tools for rapid upgrade (early SAP switch technology)

•         Developed project plan, sizing, hardware requirements and upgrade timelines.

•         Designed dual track Change management for production sustainment and new development

•         Performed test runs, performance analysis, and stress testing, creating complete hour by hour go live upgrade execution plan

•         Training & Development of New Basis Team at client

 

2001-2005 Medical Systems Mfg

Lead Basis Admin/Architect -fulltime 

Lead Basis admin for new implementation of SAP R3 4.6 on AIX with DB2 while supporting original R3 version 30e on Informix. Key influencer on determination to pursue aggressive BPR and return to standard, best practices by pursuing new implementation vs. upgrade.

•         Installation of R3 4.6c on AIX / DB2 and subsequent upgrade to 4.7

•         Selection and Configuration IBM Shark storage creating and managing luns, lvm, log vols

•         Installation and configuration of VERTEX tax software

•         Work with network team on network topologies for internal, client, external network zones and for maximum gb throughput between app servers, storage

•         Managed SAP document imaging project for SD and PLM DMS installing and supporting SAP CMS (MAXDB) and IXOS

•         Performed New Implementation, Installation and administration of SAP BW 3.1

•         Managed Systems  and components for FDA/SOX compliance/best practices.

•         Developed and implemented HA and Disaster Recovery HACMP and Veritas

•         Technical architect responsible for hardware sizing and selection and implementation for BW CRM R3 XI DMS implementations.

•         Installation and admin of CRM pricing PORTAL with LDAP integration

•         Installed TREX on windows for use with CRM

•         Performed installation of CRM and configuration of Netweaver j2ee components and middleware for pricing and portal integration.

•         Configuration of workflow foundation and liason with Workflow Developer

•         Directed Basis team FDA certifications on 4.7 production installations

•         Client strategy and change management (CTS) administration and design

•         Installation and admin of ASAP Methodology application on windows server

•         Configuration of CCMS for daily maintenance and monitoring

•         Configuration of AIS Audit Information System

•         Configuration and support for infoshuttle with ABAP data conversion teams

•         Planned and installed XI sandbox to replace legacy Sterling/Gentran EDI.

•         Implemented standalone enque server with HACMP for less disruptive DR failover

•         Configured and implemented IBM SHARK snapshots reducing  test client system copy/builds from 5 days to less than 2

 

Highlights Prior to 2001

 

•         IT Manager with supervision of staff of 10+ for large department at public university

•         SAP security and authorizations, objects, roles, profiles using profile generator

•         Oracle DBA maintenance reorganizations and restores.

•         Heterogeneous migration of  R3 instances from Solaris to AIX Informix - oracle utilizing SAP Migration tool.

•         Oracle migrations from 7.1.3 to 8.0.4 and 8.0.5.

•         SAP/Oracle admin, maintaining tablespaces, on EMC arrays

•         Mercator ALE and Performance tuning (PATROL)

•         Novell and NT network administration

•         IT Management systems, staff, budget, outsourcing contracts, public sector IT systems/software procurement, contracts, SLA agreements

•         Created Abap/unix programs/scripts to automate stms transports and approvals

 

                                          

SAP CERTIFICATIONS

C_TADM70_73 Systems OS/DB Migration - Technology Associate 9/13

C_HANATEC142 Hana  Technical Administration – Technology Associate 3/15

E_HANAINS142 Hana Installation   – Technology Specialist 3/15

 

SAP Technical Training

UNIX Networking -Hewlett Packard      AIX System Administration-IBM AIX HACMP High Availability                   SAP ABAP/4 Dictionary  SAP Database Admin-Oracle                     SAP ABAP/4 DW Reporting SAP Workbench Organizer/CTS              SAP Intro to ABAP/4 DW                      SAP  Workload Analysis                             SAP Adv. R3 Sys. Mgmt/Performance   SAP HANA 100-200 Technical Administration SAP HANA 300 Implementation and Modeling SAP TADM70 OS and DB Migration HPI-Online -InMemory Data Management –Record of Achievement OpenSAP-Online BW powered by SAP HANA –Record of Achievement

2013 2013 2013 2013 2014

Other Related Skill Sets / Systems

Storage subsystems: EMC, IBM ESS, NetApp. Expert in DR / High Availability (HP serviceguard, veritas, aix hacmp) Web and languages: Unix shell scripting, CSS, PHP, Perl, JavaScript, JOOMLA CMS

Hands on Hana experience with SAP Netweaver App Server for ABAP and SAP BW 7.4 SP8 on HANA 
SP8 on AWS.

 

 

References – available upon request