Ajay Asthana

Greater Atlanta Area

Sr SAP Basis/SAP HANA Consultant at SAP

Summary
A distinguished senior-level Professional with extensive experience in leading the planning,
coordinating in leadership of technology, and operations of organizations throughout the US.
Expertise in SAP Basis with new enabling technology SAP HANA, SAP FIORI, Mobile Solution,
Worked as Oracle DBA, Unix Admin and cross-functional team building and leadership, multi-
cultural communications, change management, organization development, and quality/performance
improvement, Program Management, Project Management and Software Engineering. Proven ability
to bridge technology and business goals to provide productive solutions. Excellent communicator,
with emphasis on building strong client relationships. Quick learner that rapidly adapts to emerging
technologies

Experience
Sr SAP Basis Consultant at SAP
April 2016  -  Present  (3 months)
Independent SAP Netweaver Consultant (SAPNS2)
• Strategy planning and Consulting, including Project plan & Release development.
• Capacity planning, performance tuning, Governance and security compliance.

Sr Solution Architect at Coca-Cola

October 2014  -  March 2016  (1 year 6 months)
Project -SAP from 5.0 to 7.01 Innovation, Voice Pick Application implementation, Design and
development to WM, CAS implementation for Customer and Commercial Solution for Mobile and
Tablet users, SRM-MDM Catalog 3.0, Stream Serve Persuasion 5.5 Integration with Coca-Cola
MC Donald Billing System, Portal upgrade to SAP Netweaver 2004S- 7.31.

Architecting state-of-the art infrastructure for Salesforce, MuleSoft Integration Middleware, SAP
HANA, SAP Fiori, Solution manager 7.1 for one of the largest databases in the world.
Used long-term strategies, Architecture design, change management and upgrade planning,
capacity planning, Sizing, Release coordination with the business analysts and North America
development teams.
Other projects - Software Delivery manager Role - SAP Fiori Apps implementation for 6 apps
Leave request, Paystub, T &E, Sales order etc, SAP Hosting Solution Cloud, CAS 9.0 Accenture
implementation for Sales Force Automation providing CCR Mobile solution for e-customer survey.
 Currently working on my e-commerce site that enables online ordering for Customers who currently
use Customer Care Centre for ordering products. The application is built on e-commerce app
developed on salesforce1 platform.
Role involves solution design and developing technical design document and getting team
unblocked in complex technical issues.

Sr SAP Basis Administrator at The Coca-Cola Company

July 2006  -  August 2014  (8 years 2 months)
Completed several upgrade cycles of the SAP systems: SCM APO system from SCM 4.0/NW 6.20
to 5.1/NW 7.0, SCM 5.1 to 7.0/NW 7.31, and SCM 7.13/NW 7.40. Completed several support
and enhancement pack upgrades to the SCM and SNC systems for lifecycle management
and continuous improvements. Handled numerous system sizing exercises to enable staged
deployments of new functionality and increased user counts.

Sr SAP Business Advisory Consultant at Intelligroup

February 2006  -  July 2006  (6 months)
Daily Support outstanding issue on the SAP Systems ERP, APO, Portal, BI, BPO, SRM, HR.
Promoted and coordinated technical knowledge harvesting within the organization.

Sr. SAP Specialist at Deloitte

May 2005  -  February 2006  (10 months)
Client: State Of Florida
Public Sector - Implementation of the CRM 4.0 for the Child support Enforcement project for
the State of Florida in Tallahassee. Successful Execution of Technical and Business Go live
implementation.
SAP Modules used - SAP Netweaver 4.0 XI3.0, SAP BW 3.0, Portal 6.0
Hardware and Software: HP Unix Operating System 11.0, Veritas Volume manager, SAN Disk
storage, Veritas Net backup utility, Oracle 9i.
Company: International Paper

Sr. SAP Basis Administrator at International Paper

December 2003  -  April 2005  (1 year 5 months)
SAP Basis; Service Line-Core R/3, SAP CRM, SAP Netweaver 4.0
International Paper manufacturing Company. Executed 3 SAP Implementation for SAP R/3, APO
4.0, Portal 6.0 and CRM 4 technical and Business Go live

Sr SAP Basis Administrator at OfficeMax, Inc.

June 1998  -  December 2003  (5 years 7 months)
SAP Basis; Service Line-SAP Core R/3, SAP CRM. Lead SAP Basis team that supports 30+ SAP
systems with 7 Production SAP Systems and SAP Portal6.0 Implementation

Senior Oracle DBA at OfficeMax

June 1998  -  December 1999  (1 year 7 months)
Retail Business - Oracle Database; Service Line-Legacy System; Senior Oracle DBA 6 months.
OfficeMax One of the Biggest Retail Office selling Products
Responsibilities included hardware selection, disk selection and set-up, database migration,
Performed team project planning and tracking of technical go live tasks. Lead performance
evaluation of specific retail applications and transactions in a very high workload environment.

Senior UNIX administrator at Skytech Consulting Ltd

December 1996  -  June 1998  (1 year 7 months)
Retail Business OfficeMax - Unix/Oracle Administrator; Service Line-Legacy Applications; Unix/
Oracle Consulting; 18 months.
Role: Working with OfficeMax Technical Support team helping then in evaluating System
monitoring tools, backup software, and redundant system

Sr Unix Administrator at Litton Electronic Devices

August 1996  -  December 1996  (5 months)
Manufacturing Business - Worked as Unix Administrator and/Oracle Technical support; Baan
Implementation. Oracle installation 7.3.4.0.1, database creation, Database tuning, Kernel tuning
and network tuning.

Education
National Institute of Technology Warangal
B Tech, Electronics amd communication, 1985 - 1989
Activities and Societies:  Debate and Music
REC Warangal
Bachelors of Engineering, Electronics and Communication, 1985 - 1989

Interests
Enjoy playing Tennis and Listening Music
Ajay Asthana
Greater Atlanta Area
Sr SAP Basis/SAP HANA Consultant at SAP

10 people have recommended Ajay

"I have had the pleasure of working with Ajay Asthana for 5 years at Officemax when Ajay was lead
of SAP Basis team. Ajay has excellent knowledge of a variety of technologies including SAP and
Oracle DBA. This combined with his team coordination competence made him a valuable asset for
us. Ajay is excellent at understanding the system complexities and finding proper solutions. Ajay is
an intelligent, out-of-the-box thinker with great interpersonal communication skills. This enables him
to organize and effectively lead the development team. A stand out characteristic is Ajay’s ability
to consistently communicate expectations and drive the project forward while inspiring a positive
attitude in the team's ability to accomplish tasks that at times seemed impossible. I hope Ajay and I
work together again."

—Michel Amjadi, Data Solution Architect,  Microsoft,  worked directly with Ajay at OfficeMax, Inc.

"Ajay is a true IT professional and great SAP Basis Admin. He always had a very laid back attitude
while getting things done. Ajay was a great team player and always had good solutions and
insight. I would recommend Ajay to anyone who needs strong technical skills as well as strong
interpersonal savvy."

—David Grantham, Program Management Advisor,  Fedex,  worked directly with Ajay at

International Paper

"I had pleasure of working with Ajay at Coca-Cola Enterprises. He is very hard working and skilled
SAP BASIS Administrator. He led ECC 6.0 upgrade as part of BASIS Infrastructure team. He is well
respected by his peers and managers for his hard work, dedication and skills."

—Gaurav Kothari, Senior Consultant,  BackOffice Associates,  worked with Ajay at The Coca-Cola
Company

"I had the pleasure to interact with AJ on a regular basis during my tenure at OfficeMax. Although
AJ did not work directly for me, he and I built a relationship that in large part was due to AJ's
openness and fun spirited work habits. AJ continually displayed his deep knowledge of technology
while solving real business problems. His expertise in the area of DBMS was quickly transferred
into the area(s) surrounding SAP Basis Administration. What a quick study he was! During a multi-
year program and implementation, AJ quickly became one of our resident experts and ultimately
the "go to guy." I would highly recommend AJ to anyone who is interested in hiring a smart, logical,
fun, and productive senior technical team member. He is worth every penny!"

—Kevin Stack, Independent Consultant / Advisor,  Executive Technology Leader,  managed Ajay

indirectly at Intelligroup

"Ajay is the type of SAP Consultant every company wishes they can find. He has a wide range of
not only SAP knowledge but Infrastructure in general. At the time I was new to SAP and Ajay took
time out of his day to show me the ropes. Because of Ajay's willingness to teach me I was able to
progress my career because of what he taught me."

—Jonathan Edwards, Director of Service Delivery - Canada,  Column Technologies,  worked

indirectly for Ajay at OfficeMax, Inc.

"Ajay is a dedicated and responsive while supporting systems that I was directly responsible for. It
was a pleasure to have worked with him on many IT projects."

—Scott Specht, Senior Retail Applications Consultant,  SAP Industries,  managed Ajay indirectly at
Intelligroup

"Ajay is one of the most dynamic person i hv come accross, he is perfect example of focussed
professional.a man who thinks and dare to live ahead of time.he has a persona to lead team and
deliver in most crucial situations. All the best"

—Vandy Gupta, Sr. Technical Recruiter,  Metasys Technologies, Inc.,  was Ajay's client

"I had the privilege of working with Ajay for a number of years while we were both at OfficeMax.
Ajay showed strong technical aptitude as well as a desire to continue to learn and improve. His
dedication and customer service qualities were of great benefit to his users. I enjoyed the time we
worked together and would gladly recommend Ajay to any company or person looking for a strong
technical and analytical professional who is dedicated to the success of his company."

—Jim Morell, Sr. Director Corporate Systems and Business Intelligence,  rue21,  managed Ajay
indirectly at Intelligroup

"I've recruited and worked with Ajay on several SAP related projects for clients around the U.S.
His skills are highly sought after and his expertise is becoming well known by his peers. I highly
recommend as an SAP professional and hold him in high regard."

—Russ Hacker, Life Science Industry Consulting Recruiter & Sourcer,  ProPharma Group,  was a
consultant or contractor to Ajay at Intelligroup
 "Ajay has been very dedicated and puts his best efforts in doing anything. His "can-do" attitude
makes him a "go-to-guy" for many in the group with complex issues. He has been very instrumental
in finding many tips and tricks in day-to-day basis activities. I recommend Ajay to anyone and wish
him all the success Good Job Ajay!!!"

—Harin Mehta, Sr. Tech Consultant,  SAP America,  worked with Ajay at Intelligroup

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