Saif Farooqui

                                                          Saifs.far@gmail.com

                                                                949-690-2581

                                      

Profile:

 

·               SAP HANA Application Certified Consultant with profound knowledge of SAP HANA, BOBJ, BI Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, EDW, EPM, ECM and implementation with alignment to Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Profitability Analysis, Balance Score Card and Business Analytics.

·               Over 5+ years of experience in design, development and implementation of SAP BI Netweaver 7.0/BW, SAP ECC 6.0, SAP BO XI 3.x, SAP B0 4.0.

·               Involved in designing Dataflow from SAP ECC 6.0 to SAP HANA Database

·               Created BEx Reports providing insight of Business Intelligence to aid the analysts in decision-making using Formulas, Selections, Structures, Calculated Key Figure, Restricted Key Figure and Customer Exit

·               Implemented 3 full life Cycle implementations for different Modules in SAP BI/BW, which involves Development, Testing, and Documentation, Requirement Analysis and Data extraction, Data Modeling, Data loading, Reporting and Production Support.

·               Experience on Native HANA and SAP BW powdered by HANA.

·               Experience on SAP HANA Data Provisioning (LT, DS), Data Replication, Modeling and Reporting.

·               Have a good knowledge on SAP HANA Architecture & Landscape.

·               Configuration of SAP Landscape Transformation to Load initial full data and Replicate delta loads from SAP Source systems.

·               Business Objects and Data Services (Extraction and Replication).

·               ETL based Replication, Log based Replication.

·               Flat- File data load using .csv, .xls or .xlsx files.

·               Data Extractor Connect (DXC) methodologies to perform ETL.

·               Proficient in SQL HANA Scripting skills.

·               The ability to quickly understand complex organizations, processes and systems and then act to create client value is key strength.

·               Good Knowledge and experienced in User management, security, KPI, Dashboard and Reporting

·               A team player with excellent communication and organizational skills, combined with flexibility, creativity and exceptional analytical and problem solving skills.

·               Worked extensively in business processes across various SAP functional modules like FI, CO, PM, MM, SD etc.

·               Quick learner, Hardworking, dedicated and committed to work. Able to deliver successfully under tight deadlines, circumstances and pressure

 

 

 

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
Data Warehouse	BW 7.4, 7.3, BI 7.0, BW 3.5
DBMS	HANA, DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MS Access and Teradata
Languages	C, SQL, ABAP/4
ERP Packages	SAP ECC 6.0, R/3 4.7, R/3 4.6
Reporting Tools	BEx Reporting, Web Application Designer (WAD), BWA, Business Objects (XI R2, 3.1), BI 4.0, 4.1, Xcelsius Dashboards/Dashboard Design & Crystal Reports 2008/Crystal Reports 2011, EXCEL, BO Analysis office, SAP Business objects explorer, SAP Visual Intelligence, Predictive Analysis Tool, SAP Lumira. SAP BO Design Studio

    Work Experience

 

    Intel Corporation, San Diego CA (Aug 2014 – Present)

    SAP HANA Data Modeler and BI Consultant

·               Involved in deployment of SAP HANA for the business teams by gathering blue print and all the necessary requirements from BA team.

·               Involved in SLT for replicating the data from ECC 6.0 to HANA.

·               Involved in Provisioning of Data from BODS into HANA.

·               Extensively worked on HANA Studio for Data Modeling and Multi-Dimensional Modeling concepts including creating Packages, Structured Packages.

·               Performed Mass Copy, Import. Export Delivery Units, Migrate, Auto-Documentation, Generate Time Data, and Switching Ownerships etc.

·               Data model to creating Attribute views (Standard, Derived and Time), Analytic views and Calculation views.

·               Created complex Calculation views with fact table and multi-dimensions to propose a star schema model with KPI’s.

·               Creation of calculation views using graphical views or SQL view using Union or Intersection Joins.

·               Implemented SAP HANA security including user management, roles and privileges.

·               Involved in hybrid concept between BW powered by HANA and HANA enterprise.

·               Involved in transport of HANA views from Development to Production using Delivery Unit.

·               Involved in Information Design Tool - Created Relation connection and OLAP connections, creation of data foundation, Business Layer for Hana reporting.

·               Created Explorer reports for HANA views.

·               Created Web Intelligence reports for HANA views.

·               Have created and generated the Documentation form HANA into PDF format.

 

 

     Mylan, PA (Jan 2013 – June 2014)

     SAP BW/BI/HANA Consultant

·               Involved in designing the functional and technical specs for the ECC 6.0 and HANA Models.

·               Involved in Provisioning of Data from BODS into HANA.

·               Designed and developed custom Hana optimized DSO objects, and activated Transformations for these data targets and evaluates data.

·               Involved in DB migration from BW to HANA Data base using DXC.

·               Experience in SAP HANA security including user management, roles and privileges

·               Worked on inventory info cubes for HANA Database.

·               Created In memory optimized info cubes and DSOs.

·               Created Information spaces for Hana optimized info cubes.

·               Modeling HANA views for BW 7.4 master data and transaction data.

·               Created Advance DSO and Open ODS.

·               Involved in hybrid concept between BW powered by HANA and HANA enterprise.

·               Created Transient Providers and Analytical Index to import HANA Models into BW using T-Code RSDD_HM_PUBLISH.

·               Composite Provider in HANA eclipse.

·               Involved in transport of HANA views from Development to Production using Delivery Unit.

·               Worked on SAP BO Design Studio and developed reports and exported to Mobile Devices using QR Code.

·               Involved in Information Design Tool - Created Relation connection and OLAP connections, creation of data foundation, Business Layer for Hana reporting.

·               Worked on Query Snapshots using T-Code RSDDB.

·               Created Explorer reports for BW HANA views.

·               Created Web Intelligence reports for HANA views.

·               Monitoring and troubleshooting data loads.

 

   Toyota Material Handling, Irvine, CA (Nov 2011 – Dec 2012)

   SAP BOBJ Consultant

·               SAP BI Consultant for material handling unit customer and dealer reporting project, including SAP BW/SAP BO 3.x system implementation.

·               Streamlined and fixed SAP BW performance issue and implemented layered architecture (LSA) approach for modeling.

·               Implemented long text solution via BW and SQL data integration.

·               Worked extensively on information design tool modeling, creating multisource universe, data foundation, and business layer to achieve unique security requirement for Toyota.

·               Contributed significantly to WEBI report using custom LOV, navigation path (hierarchy in 3.1), and all latest features of SAP BO 3.x.

·               Assisted with XCelcius dashboard for SAP BO 3.x for Toyota customer and dealer reporting requirements, created directly on Bex queries and universe.

 

 

·               Implemented reporting solution to jump from SAP BO 3.x web I reports to SAP R/3 invoice.

·               Provided advanced SAP BI, HANA and SAP BO 3.x training to Toyota’s SAP BI team.

·               Prerequisite and system design for Toyota acquiring SAP HANA vs. BWA as possible solution for resolving performance issue and reducing maintenance support.

·               Implemented report publication/scheduling (Reports Cache) functionality to reduce initial performance impact for dealer and customer reporting and WEBI reports.

·               Contributed to various WEBI reports using calculation contexts, applying almost every available formatting feature, ranking, sorting, breaks, prompts, sub-queries, data tracking, Alerter, creating complex formulas/variables, projecting charts, cross tab reports, drill down reports.

 

      Pulse Electronics, SD, CA (Dec 2010 – Oct 2011)

      SAP BW/BI Consultant

·               Involved in creating and managing of Info Areas, Info Object Catalogs, Info Objects, Application Components, Info Package, Transformations, and DTP.

·               SAP BW upgrade from BW 3.1 to SAP BI 7.0(NW2004s).

·               Involved in Migration from SAP BW 3.5 to SAP BI 7.0.

·               Involved in creating Cubes, DSO’s, Multi-provider, and Info Sets.

·               Involved in creating Aggregates, Roll-up and Compression to improve the Query performance.

·               Extensively worked on different domains like Insurance, sales & distribution and Material management. .

·               Extensively worked on Info Cubes, ODS Objects, Info Sources, Info Objects, Transfer rules, Update rules, Info Packages, Data Source, Data Extraction, Characteristics and Key figures, Process Chains and Info Package Groups.

·               Extensively worked on creation and maintenance of Process Chains.

·               Involved in creating Info Packages, ODS activation, PSA deletion.

·               Creating Info packages, Scheduling and Monitor settings.

·               Experienced in loading Master data and Transaction data from SAP R/3

·               Extensively involved in activating Business Content Data Source, generating the Data Source and activating the Data Source.

·               Involved in Generating LO and Generic data extraction mechanisms.

·               Developed BEx Reports using Formulas, Selections, Calculated Key figures, Restricted Key figures and Variables with User Entry/Default value.

 

Sony Pictures, Culver City, CA (Mar 2010 - Dec 2010)

Jr. BW Developer

·               Gathered business requirements and deliverables along with functional analysis together with SAP R/3 and SME’s in the business areas.

·               Developed Info Cubes for Inventory Analysis and Service management analysis. The primary cubes were customizations of Material and Slow-moving Inventory

·               Configured and extracted data from the LO Cockpit extractors, SAP Inventory management by making use of the SAP defined data sources like 2LIS_03_BF, 2LIS_03_BX.

 

 

·               Using BEx broadcaster, distributed the customized reports by region and exported to the Enterprise portal.

·               Extensively worked on custom cubes, used Transfer rules, Update rules to translate the business processes into end reporting objects.

·               Involved in Designing and Developing the Customer/Vendor Tracking Project which will populate a Data mart with the customer extract information from all SAP business units as well as other business units running Non-SAP R/3 systems.

·               Generated Export Data Sources to transform data from one InfoCubes to other InfoCubes.

·               Created Info cube to transfer data from Info Provider to Flat Files.

·               Schedule Daily/Weekly/Monthly data loads schedule new jobs.

·               Created BEx web application templates as View’s and integrated with Enterprise portal.

·               Performed performance tuning for InfoCubes/Queries through Indexing, Aggregates, and Compressing& Reconstruction etc.

 

    Education:

    Certification and Courses:

·               SAP HANA Application Associate (Edition 2014), C_HANAIMP_141

·               SAP

·               Record of Achievement S/4 HANA Business Suite in a Nutshell

·               Open SAP

·               Record of Achievement SAP BW Powered by SAP HANA

·               Open SAP

 

Graduate Programs

·               Master of Science in Engineering – National University, San Diego, CA US 2010

·               B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering – JNTU, India 2007