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SAP Basis Expert | S/4HANA | RISE with SAP | Cloud Migrations | Architecture | HANA | SAP BTP | SSO
WaboolabsSAP Basis Expert | S/4HANA | RISE with SAP | Cloud Migrations | Architecture | HANA | SAP BTP | SSO
Feb. 2016Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaAs Waboolabs SAP Basis Expert, led multiple projects, including the following: ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ - ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฃ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญโ€“๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ Lead a global SAP transformation, enhancing architecture, security, and performance. ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ—† Implemented SSO for 40K users with NW SSO 3.0, optimizing access across applications. โ—† Secured 250 SAP systems and 1,000+ servers by deploying ETD 2.0 on HANA & Kafka. โ—† Reduced H/W footprint by 50% and saved $1M+ annually by migrating Solman to HANA. โ—† Established architecture for BW/4HANA, paving the way for advanced analytics. ๐—œ๐—•๐—  - ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿตโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ Managed AWS and Azure migrations, ensuring seamless transitions for clients. ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ—† ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ป: Salvaged a failed DC migration and prevented a $20M lawsuit. โ—† ๐—›๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜†: Migrated SAP to Azure, integrating HA solutions. โ—† ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ: Led SAP Replatforming, integrations and migration, achieving efficiency of 90% โ—† ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€๐˜‚ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: Using DB2 HA/DR, improved migration efficiency by 80%. ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ - ๐—ฆ/๐Ÿฐ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—” & ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿดโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต Revitalized IT operations after a failed S/4HANA implementation, stabilizing critical systems. ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ—† Secured pro-bono SAP & SI support, normalized operations in a week, fixed defects in 3 months.. โ—† Boosted platform performance by 60% and cut ongoing costs by 50%. โ—† Rebuilt the team and created documentation for post-stabilization support. ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐˜€ & ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป - ๐—ฆ/๐Ÿฐ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด Led a global IT transformation with a successful S/4HANA implementation ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ—† Architected S/4HANA and supporting applications, including BW on HANA and EWM. โ—† Implemented NW SSO 3.0 for 5K users, ensuring secure operations. โ—† Resolved hosting challenges, ensuring long-term stability.
SAP Basis Team Lead
TargetSAP Basis Team Lead
Apr. 2014 - Jan. 2016Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaAs Basis lead at Target, I led critical initiatives, ensuring timely execution, this included SAP upgrades, Implementations and migrations. ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ—† Led GRC 10.1 implementation, significantly enhancing security and compliance. โ—† Oversaw BW migration to HANA using DMO, optimizing reporting and significantly improving data speeds. โ—† Managed SAP system upgrades and OS/DB migrations, boosting system reliability and efficiency. โ—† Implemented SAP CRM with TREX, enabling a robust platform for marketing campaigns. โ—†Implemented SNC to encrypt client-server communications, addressing audit concerns without additional license costs.
Lead SAP Basis Technical Architect
MedtronicLead SAP Basis Technical Architect
Jan. 2012 - Apr. 2014Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaOptimized Medtronic's global SAP ERP architecture, resolving critical performance issues and outages. ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ—† Assessed Medtronicโ€™s SAP environment, implementing a hybrid platform strategy. โ—† Developed a global MES blueprint, covering data center strategy and high availability. โ—† Led BW on HANA migration, boosting reporting performance and scalability. โ—† Implemented LDAP & SSO for MDM, enhancing security. โ—† Introduced Red Hat OS, saving $10M in licensing over 5 years. โ—† Built and led a 40-member global SAP BASIS team, stabilizing operations.
Sr. SAP Basis/Netweaver/Portal Consultant
Levi Strauss & Co.Sr. SAP Basis/Netweaver/Portal Consultant
Jan. 2011 - Nov. 2011Dallas/Fort Worth AreaUnified SAP implementations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific into a single global environment as part of Project Pangea ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ—† Specified disk layout and installed SCM, CE, and EP in a high-availability clustered environment. โ—† Conducted failover testing and upgraded Solution Manager to SPS 25. โ—† Defined SCM refresh procedures and managed CE/Portal post-processing. โ—† Integrated ECC, CE, EP, and BW with SSL, SSO, and LDAP, setting up CIF and source system connections. โ—† Completed detailed documentation with step-by-step instructions.
Sr. SAP Basis Consultant
SJMSr. SAP Basis Consultant
Apr. 2007 - Dec. 2010Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaSr SAP Basis consultant in a global in a Greenfield implementation, applying best practices to boost efficiency ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ—† Managed multi-year, multi-release Implementation, upgrades and global integration of SAP systems. โ—† Directed SAP system builds, refreshes, and FDA validation processes. โ—† Implemented SAP Sizing & Design for HCM rollout and extensive system upgrades. โ—† Rearchitected the XI system which enabled a large message of 1.3 GB size to pass through XI โ—† Carried out dozens of OS/DB migrations from SPARC to x64 Solaris โ—† Led Backup, Redundancy, High Availability & Disaster Recovery Testing โ—† Managed FDA validation, conducted team trainings, and audited compliance.

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