SUMMARY
Accomplished business intelligence technology professional with a distinguished 10 years career
analyzing, architecting, developing and strengthening SAP BW/BO/HANA application solutions
across large-scale enterprise environments. Strong understanding and experience with SAP
business intelligence platform, technologies, and products. 3 years of NON-IT experience.
Successfully executed multiple SAP projects with more than 7 full life cycle implementations, other
upgrade, conversion and BAU projects.
Extensive qualifications in partnering with business, leadership, and teams to define needs, evaluate
risks and issues, and implement solutions to enhance decision-making and drive competitive growth.
Organized, take-charge professional with exceptional follow-through ability; able to plan, define, and
ensure the appropriate and on time delivery of key projects aligned with business goals leveraging
onshore / offshore models.
Natural communicator and team leader with strong motivational skills and ability to build, produce,
and succeed. Capacity to thrive in dynamic and fluid environments while remaining pragmatic and
focused. Participated in Agile and Sprint process to evaluating the functional and technical
landscapes and involve the people to focus, develop the projects and business values.
Experience with different industries - Food, Retail, Manufacturing, Dairy, Entertainment, Oil and Gas,
Automotive, IT Services – Products, publishers & ASAP methodology.
Participated in requirement gathering, business meetings, workshops, data testing, validation, error
handling in BI 7.0, logical design and physical design documents.
SAP BI Full Life cycle implementation using ASAP methodology. Project Preparation, Business
Blueprint phase, Realization, Final Preparation, Go-live and Post Go-live Support
Expertise in the functional areas like SAP FICO,SD,MM,HR ,PM and PP for integrating with BI
Experience into Business Objects XI Enterprise suite and BO 4.0 using CCM, CMC, Designer, Web
Intelligence reporting, IDT, UDT, Webi Rich Client, LCM, Upgrade Management, SAP BI Lanch Pad,
and Dashboard. Have good knowledge on Tableau report and dashboard designing
Extensive ability to handle the Integration of BI with other OLTP (ECC) and analytics applications
like SAP APO, CRM and Non SAP Applications as well modules and
Extraction: Extensive experience in data extraction from SAP R3(ECC) using standard BI Content
data sources like LO, COPA, FI-GL, AP/AR/AA, EC-PCA , Plant Maintenance, Inventory
Management etc and also generic data source .Expertise in enhancing the standard business
content data sources as per the client’s business requirement. Expertise in extraction from other
SAP Source systems like APO,CRM etc also from NON SAP Source systems like Flatfile and
informatica. Developed the routines as per the required business logic.
Expanded experience in SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) with BW/BI project development
Strong Experience in ABAP/4 Programming and skillful to write Function
Strong experience of Ticket handling and resolved priority tickets based on SLA agreement with
Peregrine & Nimsoft Ticking tools. Extensively worked on Business Warehouse Accelerator
Performance Optimization: Aggregates, Indexes, Compression, Partitioning and Statistics.
Extensive experience in identifying BI Performance bottlenecks and implementing solutions to
improve the performance of BI using Admin Cockpit in various areas like Data loads and Reporting
Worked on Design BPS Planning Environment architecture with planning area, planning level,
planning package and planning functions.
Worked in SAP HANA (Attribute view, Analytic view, Calculation view & Analytic privileges) and
Business Objects (Information Design Tool, BI Analysis Workspace, Dashboard, WebI).
Knowledge on SAP BW 7.3 –, Hybrid cube, Data flow – copy, ABAP Webdynpro, DSO new
activation methodology and, (SPO) Semantic Partition Objects & BADI / BODS/BPC
Have experience working across the globally like in US, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and
India
Designed and Executed a POC on SAP HANA on Top of SAP Flat File
CERTIFICATIONS AND AWARDS
Certified in SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence 7.0
Excellent Performance Award in JCI PSES Project
Blue Thx award from Blue Harmony Vice President in Blue Harmony project
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SAP Tools : SAP BW 2.1C, 3.0B, 3.5, BI 7.0, BW 7.3, SAP HANA, Solution Manager
Planning Applications: SAP SEM-BPS, IP, SAP BPC
ERP Integration: SD / MM / New FI-GL / CO / PP / QM / PM / SEM / APO / CRM modules
Languages: ABAP/4, C, SQL, PL/SQL & VB
Reporting Tools : Information Design Tool, Dashboard, BEx, Crystal Reports and Business Objects
XI R3, WAD, Enterprise Portal, BOBJ 4.0. Tableau Platform 7.0
Testing Tool : HP Quality Center & Tools - Packages - MS Visio, MS-Office
SAP Change Control Tool : Rev-Track, Remedy & Peregrine
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Business Administration in Finance from Sikkim Manipal University – 2007
Master’s Diploma in Computer Applications from APEL – 1999
PGDPMIR in HR from Osmania University College of Commerce & Business Management - 2001
EXPERIENCE
Responsibilities
Involved into Purdue Pharma Business Process and understand the APR (Annual Product
Review) requirement process, which are related to new products
Prepared Purdue Business Transition plan for BW Functional modules: SD, FICO, PP, APO, QM,
Inventory, MM and implemented
Involved on BW Workbooks, BEx Reporting, Mulitproviders, Cubes, DSO, Infosets and
datasources.
Understand the BPC (retraction SEM) Data uploading process from flat file, Profit and Loss Actual
Data, ECC Data and Profit and Loss Plan Data for Budget and Actual Data
Involved into HR employee Data and Time Keeping Process from BW point of view
Prepared the road map for BW Business transition, Business KT and Offshore KT sessions
Provided the architecture solution to BW SD, PP, MM and FICO data flows
Involved into BW Workbooks, BEx Reporting and Broadcoasting reports for Costing, Budget
Data, Capital Internal Order Data, Monthly Inventory Valuation Process Data, Invoice Data,
Vendor details, Purdue Headcounts, Inventory Balance, COGS Process and Financial Statement
By Company
Prepared the BW Business Process (BW Handbook), Technical and Project Related documents,
BW Handbook covers all BW Business Processes, Data flow, structures, Reports (BEx,
Workbook and Broadcasting), this document helps to understand and in position to gather new
requirements for new BW resource.
Presented the BW Business Overview to Client (Plant, Warehouse, SME’s, Sales and Inventory
Managers) at plant (Wilson) location.
Presented the BW overview, interfaces and advantages to Purdue IT Director
Involved into Purdue BW Business Rules (Transfer Rules, Update Rules and Data Source
Enhancement)
Involved into GMP (Good Manufacturing Process), FDA Guide lines to Purdue Pharma Products
manufacturing and API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) process at the time producing the
medicines.
Involved into Bulk and Packaging process into BW.
Understand the extraction process from LIMS and sending QM data to Trackwise system (NON
BW Environments)
Worked on APR (Annual Product Review) report, business usage, and new reports creation
process based on APR report.
Involved into inter relation between different company codes into Purdue Business
Involved into new product implementation plan from ECC system & Solution Manager ChaRM
process for new objects changes into BW and ECC system
Interacted with Super users, end users and understand the BW reports business process and
creating the new reports with the help of NON SAP tools.
Responsibilities
Analyzed the Nike Sales, Billing, Delivery, Costing, Purchasing & inventory process and worked on
GAP analysis, developed the objects and provide the information for user reports.
Involved into PCM (Profit Center Management) and analyzed the MD and TD, which is coming from
MDM, PCM – (Oracle tables in PCM system) and ECC system. This is using in BW staging and use
for Crystal Reports
Implemented Duel Conversion process in NIKE SAP BW Business Process, converting the company
codes (Singapore, Latin America & Hang Kong countries).
Worked on convert company codes data (Move SEA (CC772) to the Trading Company (CC402)), its
help to fulfilling a commitment to the Singapore Economic Development Board.
Interacted with SAP’s Solution Landscape Optimizer (SLO) tool, it updates the SAP database directly
to move the existing Plant and Sales Organization and associated transactions from Company Code
772 to Company Code 402 and converts the local currency to USD.
Involved into converting Emerging Market and other (converting the company code CC503 >>
CC110) and worked on eliminating duplicating process
Involved into STP, OTC and RTR process chains and resolved the critical data load issues
Worked on data dependency business process, which helps to load proper data into BW STP, RTR
and OTC infoproviders and helps to complete the proper data conversion in BW QA system
Worked on data dependency business process, which Involved into COPA Always Available Flag
enhancement for COPA US, EMEA, AP and AMER regions.
Worked on COPA VAS Function module and tables
Enhanced COPA infocubes and multiproviders, US, EMEA, AP and AMER regions for FY 12, 13, 14,
15 and 16 business data
Involved on COPA Product Type Group master data changes and text implementation as per NIKE
business requirement
Interacted with Platform Management Team while converting the data into BW system
Worked on validation and testing for converted company code, Sales Organization and Plant data.
Responsibilities
Conducted gap analysis around existing business and technical process in HMH business
Developed new technical architecture to cater the HMH
Managed the DB sizing issues and proposed robust database system sizing
Actively involved in system issues solution which are related to business and technical
Accumulated all group of technical objects and data flow objects
Managed data load issues and worked on change requests, service request based on priority and
delivered the issue resolution as per the Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Worked on cardinality relationship for HMH business process, determined how data is mapping and
increase the data based on business process
Involved in OTS (Sales), FI, APO, PCA, SCM Business process for planed and forecast data
analysis and Strong exposure on Supply Chain Management.
Worked on customer classification & material classification process for customer report requirement
Provided leadership to onshore / offshore team in ensuring optimal uptime and performance of
critical SAP BW 3.5 / BI 7.0 environments. Trained, mentored, and oversaw team in scheduling and
monitoring system data loads for Financial Data Warehouse system to enable the delivery of key
analytics to business and leadership. Oversaw the resolution of all master data and transactional
load failures and issues.
Designed Sales and PCA (Profit Center Accounting) web-I reports and KPI Real time Dashboard in
Dashboard Design for Global and Regional user.
Worked as Dashboard / Performance Manager for the Net Investment and Interest to analyze the
Investment return.
Involved into query and data load performance improvement process area
Involved in complicated data load issues, suggesting to offshore, client and resolve the issues on-
time
Involved in Conduct cost/benefit analysis through evaluation of alternative design approaches to
determine best-balanced solution for PCM and salesforce.com data reports analysis
Extensively worked on SDLC for Salesforce.com, OTS and Profit Center Accounting projects
Worked on Purchasing re-initialization process and reload the data into BW purchase data targets.
Interacted with Business Users and Business Process to achieve the client expected results
Involved in re- initialization process for Sales Modules
Worked on SFDC designing which are related to Sales Organization, Sales Territory, Sales
Channel, Distribution Channel and PHL1 Division
Involved into start routine, end routine, expert routine, customer exists to achieve the business
expected results
Handling new requirement process which are related to sales, internal order, FI (Account Payable
and Account Receivable)
Involved in Agile and Sprint process to focus on develop the projects and improve the business
values for profit center account, Sales and Material activities
Interact with Business Managers and End Users for report and data issues.
Coordinating security team with authorization issues.
Provided value additions to improve the BW business process and involved in retrospection process
to achieve the project requirements
Worked with Basis and Security Teams for RFC, basis related data load issues, 3 rd party
communication and end users authorization issues.
Actively worked on project weekly and monthly status reports and project strategy plan.
Responsibilities
Responsible for designing the BW Tax Data Warehousing development for FI-GL new extractor and
delivery of Technical Specifications for BW new FI-GL, Leading Ledger and Non – Leading Ledgers.
Designed and built the FI-GL data flow including enhancing standard DataSources, building generic
extractors, creating relevant BW objects – DSOs, Infocubes, Multiproviders and Process Chains for
New GL reports requirement
Applied new SAP BW 7.3 features including Semantic Partition Objects to load GL data and selected
fiscal variant.
Prepared APD functional specs and built APD (Analysis Process Design) for GL complex data
requirements
Built Open Hub Destination for sending out BW data to external applications
Created many user exit variables for FI-GL reporting perspective
Designed Universes for Financial Billing system and Order processing reports
Co-ordinated Tax Data Warehouse Team, Understand TDW requirements and develop Data Models
and develop required interface’s and customization wherever required considering the present
business process.
Designed Universe by creating the Business Objects Data Model selecting/joining tables, indicating
cardinalities, creating aliases to resolve the loops, subdividing into contexts and creating the Objects
like Dimensions, Details and Measures, which are grouped into Classes and Checked the Integrity of
the Universes.
Designed web-I reports and KPI Real time Dashboard in Dashboard Design for Global and Regional
user.
Worked as Dashboard / Performance Manager for the Net Investment and Interest to analyze the
investment return.
Developed and maintained multiple Business Objects universes, Performed impact analysis on BO
universe changes.
Implemented SAP Notes to fix the bugs of current service packs in BW 7.3 like for e.g. inconsistent
maintenance of versions of the various BW Objects like SPO. Transformations, DTPs etc.
Tuning Performance with Data Flows to increase the load performance
Experience in implementing and testing of Special Ledger procedures, Packages, Database triggers,
experience in debugging and performance tuning of sources, targets, mappings and SPO BADI
Addressed the complex data loading activities by using multiple infopackages with different company
code selections
Experience in complex re-initialization process to achieve selected company code based data
Developed FI reports using BOBJ Web Intelligence
Project # 5 at IBM
Client: Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) Duration: Nov 2010 to August 2012
Environment: SAP BW 7.0, BOBJ 4.0 HANA Role: BW/BOBJ/HANA Senior Consultant
SAP ECC, PP, MM & FI
Responsibilities:
Worked closely with the Security and Authorization teams for ensuring the BI reports to be secured
Actively Involved in setting up SAP BO Landscape into the existing SAP BW/ERP environment
Developed Schedule To Produce data flow and objects documents
Responsible for building the BW data model for STP, RTR and OTC modules as per the client
requirements
Installed Business content objects such as Extractors, Queries, DSOs, Infocubes, Infoobejcts also
created new objects as per the need
Developed Master and Transaction data load procedures including setting up Process Chains
Developed DataSources and implemented enhancements, as required
Transported the objects across the landscape – from Development to Quality and to Production
System
Worked on LO extraction
Resolved data load issues
Inventory Management : Material(Stock ) movement information from R3 combines with stock on
hand, Stock on hand data from ECC to provide data in BW and WebI reports.
Enhanced FI (AP & AR) process components which involves enhancing the various FI extractors for
aging reports requirement
Improved the performance of the various data targets and queries.
Developed reports for several modules – STP (Quality Management, Production Planning, Plant
Maintenance and Inventory Management) and RTR.
Created BI Analysis Workspace and added built reports for users access
Performed reports validation by conducting Unit and Regression testing and recorded the results in
HP Quality Centre
Provided production migration and changed control for Business Objects universes deployed as part
of the Data Mart.
Worked on UDI – avoiding loops through alias and developed on context, Traps, Fan Traps and
Chasm sales order and inventory overview report issues.
Designed and developed new universes and made modifications to existing universes
Provided performance tuning for reports and universes. Provided support for structured test phases
such as System Acceptance, User Acceptance, Load Testing and Report Performance. Test support
may include defect resolution, environment set up, documentation and training.
Created Data Quality Dashboard from the static data for STP process area
Created Adhoc Reports using Webi in Business Objects. Created different types of simple and
complex reports like Master/Detail, Cross Tab , used Slice and Dice and Drill down. Used Union,
Formula’s, contexts and created reports using multiple universes.
Created Dashboards, scorecards to monitor business performance, insightful analytics and role-
based dashboards
Worked on IBM POC on SAP HANA – developed data models and objects such as Attribute view,
Analytic view, Calculation view & Analytic privilege for Social Media use case - Sentiment Analysis,
Competitive Analysis, Insight Analysis and Influence Analysis
Analyzed Dash Board for complex business scenario’s
Loaded flat file data into SAP HANA
Involved in HANA – Administration Console security activities.
Utilized BO Dashboard tool to Design eye catching and professional dash boards which really
delighted the business users to take effective decisions on crucial KPIs
Project # 6 at IBM
Client: Blue Harmony (Southbury, CT) Duration: July 2009 to Nov 2010
Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC, SAP CRM, FI, SD Role: BW/BI Lead
Responsibilities
Participated in executing SAP Projects in various levels, such as an Architect
Analyzed business process based on customer requirement on OTC (SD Contract and Billing)
Liaised with Business Users to understand the Client requirements and prepared the business
requirements document and technical documents
Contributed for preparing the Product and Sprint Backlog items and participated in daily SCRUM
meetings, Sprint Planning, Review and Retrospective meetings
Enhanced the extractors to implement the business logic to get the data from custom tables
Worked on CRM data flow documents, Project systems – Controlling documents, Web log file
documents, E-Selling Events and Item documents
Worked on building and testing CRM, FI, SD, MM and PP data models development and time
estimation for CRM development for different CRM module (order and confirmations), Billing and
Contracts
Created Test Scripts and Test Cases during testing to capture the test results to help robust
reports development
Created/configured Various BW / CRM / SD Objects Such as Applications, Dimensions, Business
Rules, Journal Templates, Work Status
Designed and developed several BEx reports
Project # 7 at Kaar Technologies
Client: SAUDI ARAMCO Duration: Jan 2009 to May 2009
Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC, HR Role: BW/BI Senior Consultant
Responsibilities
Worked on e-Recruiting (Module: HR) Area, which is related to Candidate Information, Candidate
Education Information, Candidate Verification and Candidate Activities data
Designed HR Cubes and Info set relations based on reports
Completed SED (Saudi Employee Division) Reports which are related to “Hired Candidates List
by – SED, Saudi Employment Division - Applicant Status by BL / Activity, Weekly Activities Report –
SED, Monthly Activities Report – SED and HR Candidate related tables
Participated in different data flow architectures in modeling including Infoset that is based on
Infoobjects and DSO and transformation between Infoset and DSO
Worked on Arabic Reports which included Arabic language using BSP (Business Server Pages)
Worked on different variable types, variable process and variable customer Exits, data validation
and testing
Prepare the documentation on the input template and data extraction of consolidation and
planning requirements
Interacted with end-users for report requirement / issue resolution and prepared reports in
required format
Handled transport with different systems
Responsibilities
Colluded with the Key users to study and understand the existing business procedures around
planning process and documented the “As-is processes” Mapped the processes onto the SAP system
and also prepared the “To-be processes” document.
Prepare the documentation on the input template and data extraction of consolidation and planning
requirements
Understood the business scenario, developed the objects and reports
Configure the currency translation logic, maintain rate application, rate dimension, business rules,
Account Dimension, Rounding functions for the report
Configure logic, maintain entity, dimension and business rules
Create, Maintain custom dimension/ info object , dimension property, dimension hierarchy for
entity, account, product, time
Developed technical specifications based on functional specs. interacted with end-users.
Engaged in data source enhancements, customer exits, transformations and create process
chains creation for Master Data and Transaction data
In reporting worked on different variables, formulae, key figure restrictions based on different
(customer) conditions and workbooks
Modified SD & MM Info cubes and worked on LO extractions which are related to SD, MM
Module data sources
Analyzed PO (Purchase Order) functionality which is related to PO Data sources
Worked in (R/3) setup table fill-up and Re-Initialization procedure for SD and MM
Created Info sets, Info set relation with different DSO’s, Info cube and Info objects (master data)
and Multi provider for different report requirements
Performed data validation for unit testing
Handled BI and ECC transport activities and successfully completed Go live
Project # 9 at IBM
Client: Yazaki Nozomi (Canton, MI) Duration: May 2008 to October 2008
Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC, FI, SD & MM Role: BW/BI Lead
Responsibilities
Understood the business documents and found the GAP objects
Assist in the Project Plan by providing estimates for the work effort required for Completion of the
BW Data Mart Solution for Sales Volume Analysis Delivery Reporting and Daily Order Filed reporting
applications. Continuous support and interaction with the Basis team for application of Support Packs,
Performance tuning and optimization settings for the growing database.
Prepared technical specifications, developed the FI, SD, MM objects and Master Data
Created Info-cubes, DSO, Info-set and Multi-provider
Management Accounting –Profitability Analysis (COPA), Profit Centre, Cost Centre, Sales and
Revenue Management info from R3
Worked with Customer Exits, transformation rules and routines for critical business requirements
Created and maintained Process-chain for Master and Transaction for automatic loads
Project # 10 at Capgemini
Client: Bose (Boston, MA) Duration: May 2007 to March 2008
Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC, SD Role: BW/BI Consultant
Responsibilities
Analyzed conversions which are related to Sales Area, Customer Records and Sales Order,
Sales Area to Sales Organization and Sales Group for different Countries like US10 and MX10
Handled mappings which are related to USA and Asia market, sales organization, Division,
Division for Pricing Conditions, Distribution Channels, Sales Office, Sales office Additional Rules,
Sales Group, Distribution Channels to Sales Group, Sales office to Sales Area, Sales Group to Sales
Office, Customer Group
Worked in sales data targets from R/3 data with the help of Informatica and participated in rules
for Product Hierarchy to Division and migration activities. Involved in data validation and rules testing
in BI 7.0 and completed transport requests
Created process chains and info packages with different time periods in selection
Participated in data testing phase and ensured successful completion of project closure activities
Project # 11 at Capgemini
Client: CHEP (South Africa) Duration: March 2006 to May 2007
Environment: SAP BI 7.0, R/3 4.6C, FI, SD, MM & PP Role: BW/BI Consultant
Responsibilities
Involved in the requirements gathering via workshops with user community to perform as-is and to-
be analysis for the reporting and planning ,consolidation solution development
Worked on BI Architecture activities and handled customer requirements
Actively involves in architectural design of BI System and Landscape Design includes Supply
Chain Management.
Involved in collection of Business Requirements, and participated in the GAP Analysis as well.
Participated Requirement gathering, workshops, Business presentations, resource planning and
time estimation
Worked with SAP functional team, prepared strategy documents based on client requirements
Documented Landscape Strategy, Transport Strategy, Security Strategy and Implementation
Strategy documents before project initiation
Created the templates for functional and technical specifications
Analyzed client requirements and integrated the functional module
Worked with SAP Functional team, prepared object list based on client requirements
Worked in functional and technical specifications and estimated effort time for clients
requirements
Participated in integration SAP Products (BI, FI, SD, MM & PP) like F&P (Finance and
Purchasing), P&I (Pricing and Invoice)
Installed the all BC Objects which are required in BW, and Created which are not there in BC.
Handled presentations, which are related to new scenarios and transports ( Rev-Trac)
Modified extract structure to add Manufacturer details and worked on ECC user exits to extract
data to BW
Used Business Content for Sales Analysis and loaded data from Sales Order, Delivery & Billing
Data sources
Worked on Web Reports, Enterprise Portal and created queries for Sales, Billing and Finance
analysis reports.