Alex Pradeep
Houston
Summary
Accomplished Senior Solution Architect with a solid track record at Sasol in process optimization and integration design. Championed the SAP RPA initiative, leading to improved operational efficiency. Expertise in quality management and collaboration, driving effective project results in intricate environments. Committed to advancing digital transformation and AI initiatives for significant outcomes.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Solution Architect for Resource to Product workstream
Sasol
Houston
09.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Sasol is a multinational company with interests in Chemicals, Energy, Utilities and Mining industries. Headquartered in South Africa with business hubs in North America and Eurasia.
- Design review and approval of all business processes in Production planning, Quality management, Inventory management and Product safety.
- Design approval of Test plans and test results.
- Design review and approval of enhancements, interfaces and complex developments for gaps.
- Cutover and hyper care planning.
- Sasol is a multinational company with interests in Chemicals, Energy, Utilities and Mining industries. Headquartered in South Africa with business hubs in North America and Eurasia.
Plant Maintenance & Operations Portfolio Lead
Sasol
Houston
03.2021 - 08.2023
- Company Overview: Sasol is a multinational company with interests in Chemicals, Energy, Utilities and Mining industries. Headquartered in South Africa with business hubs in North America and Eurasia.
- Creation of trusted relationship between business leaders and the IM.
- Work closely with the business owners to enable the efficiency improvement and process optimization in the allocated areas.
- Contribute to the strategy discussions and decision making of the Product owners based on the insight gained in the business process.
- Work with the SI’s and Solution Architects and deliver the solution within budget and agreed upon time frame.
- Recruit, retain and mentor the right technical resources for the team.
- Setting performance objectives, reviews performance and recommends suitable ratings/ rewards for the team.
- Sasol is a multinational company with interests in Chemicals, Energy, Utilities and Mining industries. Headquartered in South Africa with business hubs in North America and Eurasia.
- Projects: IS OIL Tank/Silo Management for Automation of Production receipts and reports, SAP QM implementation for the Tucson plant, STRIVE – Active participation with BCG during the Framing and Mobilization phase of S/4 business transformation project.
SAP ERP Plant Operations & SHE Service owner
Sasol
Houston
11.2016 - 03.2021
- Company Overview: Sasol is a multinational company with interests in Chemicals, Energy, Utilities and Mining industries. Headquartered in South Africa with business hubs in North America and Eurasia.
- In this role I was the single point of contact for SAP PM, PP, QM, EHS and EHSM modules and managing with the help of employees in Houston and in India for both projects and regular day to day production support and enhancements.
- Sasol is a multinational company with interests in Chemicals, Energy, Utilities and Mining industries. Headquartered in South Africa with business hubs in North America and Eurasia.
- Achievements: Led the NA SAP RPA (Robotics Process Automation) initiative and worked with both German and SA counterparts in implementing various projects.
SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)/MRO Lead
Schlumberger
Houston
11.2015 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: Schlumberger is the world’s largest oil field services company with operations in 84 countries across the globe.
- As SAP EAM lead in the Global template team, I was involved in the Blueprinting of two different processes and in the prototyping and validation of blueprint using standard SAP, SAP MRS and HCL’s iMRO package.
- Schlumberger is the world’s largest oil field services company with operations in 84 countries across the globe.
SAP MRO/Service Management Lead
American Airlines
Dallas
08.2014 - 10.2015
- Company Overview: American Airlines is the largest airlines in the world in terms of passengers flown and fleet size.
- As SAP Production Control lead for the Production Control team, led the successful deployment of Production Control processes, data upload and Cutover for PC and managing the ongoing rollouts and application Production support for SCM area.
- American Airlines is the largest airlines in the world in terms of passengers flown and fleet size.
SAP QM/Plant Maintenance Manager
General Atomics Aeronautical systems
San Diego
11.2013 - 08.2014
- Company Overview: General Atomics produces the Predator series of remotely piloted Drone aircrafts used in the Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan conflicts.
- As Plant Maintenance Manager within the Quality Management team, I was responsible for the complete end to end implementation of preventive maintenance processes and RICEFW objects of the Tools used for the Aircraft production and maintenance.
- General Atomics produces the Predator series of remotely piloted Drone aircrafts used in the Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan conflicts.
Project Manager
Bridgestone Americas Inc.
Nashville
05.2012 - 06.2013
- Company Overview: Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSA) is the U.S. subsidiary of the Bridgestone Corporation.
- Delivery Manager for an engagement spanning a broad range of SAP, WPS, EDI projects and AMS support.
- Took over SAP support from IBM and worked with the BSAM Competency Center in stabilizing the SAP system.
- Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSA) is the U.S. subsidiary of the Bridgestone Corporation.
- Achievements: Independently managed a project with 1 PM and 40 resources spread across three countries.
Manager – Scoping Project
Sigma Aldrich
St. Louis
01.2012 - 03.2012
- Company Overview: Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is an American Life science technology company with over 9,600 employees and operations in 40 countries.
- Conducted workshops with SMEs to finalize the scope for the Greenfield re-implementation of SAP environment.
- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is an American Life science technology company with over 9,600 employees and operations in 40 countries.
SAP Plant Maintenance Lead/Manager
John Morrell Food Group/Hearthside Foods
Lisle
03.2009 - 01.2012
- Worked as the Solution Lead for Plant Maintenance implementation.
- Worked in Preparation of Blueprint, Realization, Final preparation and Go-live support for Armour Eckrich, Patrick Cudahy and John Morrell plants.
- Achievements: Done 6 go-lives in 12 different locations in a span of 18 months successfully.
SAP MRO/SM/PM Lead
NORDAM Group
Tulsa
03.2006 - 12.2008
- Worked as the Solution Lead for Aerospace MRO/Service Management and Plant Maintenance.
- Configured Depot repair and Field service processes using standard SAP and Z developments.
- Achievements: White paper on SAP implementation for Aerospace industry was published within Fujitsu winning accolades from Fujitsu Japan.
Business Consultant – Supply Chain Optimization/Scoping
Tellabs
Warrenville
01.2006 - 03.2006
- Performed scoping for SCM optimization.
- Conducted interviews and workshops to study the SAP infrastructure that was implemented in 1997.
SAP SM Lead – Repair Production Support
Rockwell Collins
Cedar Rapids
11.2004 - 01.2006
- Worked on SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.6C application support and maintenance.
- Provided production support for repairs thread of USA and Mexico.
SAP Service Management Lead
MATTSON Technologies Inc.
Fremont
02.2004 - 11.2004
- Worked on SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7 CS module implementation for 130 users across seven Regional business units.
- Trained the core Team Members in SAP’s Customer Service module.
SAP PM/MM Consultant
Audco India Ltd.
Chennai
09.2003 - 01.2004
- Worked on SAP upgrade from SAP 4.0B version to SAP 4.7.
- Mapped the existing business processes from 4.0B to 4.7 version.
SAP PM/MM/CS Support Consultant
Hindustan Motors Ltd.
Chennai
05.2003 - 09.2003
- Worked on production support and functionality enhancement for Hindustan Motors on onsite/ offshore basis.
- Worked on consulting and proactive functionality upgrade of the existing SAP 4.6C version.
SAP MM Consultant
National Engineering Industries Ltd.
Jaipur
10.2002 - 12.2002
- Upgraded SAP 4.0B system to 4.6C.
- Mapped the existing business processes from 4.0B to 4.6C.
SAP PM Consultant
Orchid Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Ltd
Chennai
09.2001 - 01.2002
- Worked on fresh implementation of SAP with various modules such as FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, QM, PS, and HR.
- Used ASAP Tool for the project management.
SAP PM Consultant for Punjab Dairy/Anil Starch
MAARS Software
Chennai
07.1999 - 08.2001
- Worked in various projects from offshore for multiple clients.
- PM Prototyping and worked in offsite support for MM ABAP developments for Punjab Dairies.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Government College of Engineering
GCE Tirunelveli,India07-1992
Skills
- Production planning and scheduling
- Process optimization
- Integration design
- Test planning
- Machine learning integration
- DevOps methodologies
- Digital transformation
- Artificial intelligence solutions
- ITIL framework
- Quality assurance and management
- Maintenance and repair oversight
- Materials handling and logistics
- Plant operations and maintenance
- Environmental health and safety (EHS)
- Service delivery management
- Tank and silo management (IS-OIL)
- Financial integration (FI)
- Cost integration (CO)
- Production integration (PP)
- Project integration (PS)
- Sales integration (SD)
Non Sap Experience
- CCC Inc., Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, Plant Maintenance/Piping Engineer
- SPIC Petrochemicals Ltd, Chennai, TN, 600001, Plant Maintenance Engineer
- UB Petroproducts Ltd, Chennai, TN, 600001, Plant Maintenance Engineer
Summary - Professional Summary
Digital transformation and Integration Professional with more than 25 years’ experience in business transformation projects and additional functional experience of 7 years in Supply chain processes. Proven track record of managing global, diverse teams of SAP and non-SAP professionals through SAP implementation designs, rollouts, version upgrades and application support projects across industries like Petro chemicals, Aerospace, Pharmaceuticals, Hi - Tech, Food and Automotive industries and worked in USA, Saudi Arabia and India.
Certification
PMP Certified Project Manager
ITIL 4 Foundation
SAP CRM Service Management
SAP Spare Parts Planning
Languages
English
Full Professional
Tamil
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Sr. Solution Architect for Resource to Product workstream
Sasol
09.2023 - Current
Plant Maintenance & Operations Portfolio Lead
Sasol
03.2021 - 08.2023
SAP ERP Plant Operations & SHE Service owner
Sasol
11.2016 - 03.2021
SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)/MRO Lead
Schlumberger
11.2015 - 08.2016
SAP MRO/Service Management Lead
American Airlines
08.2014 - 10.2015
SAP QM/Plant Maintenance Manager
General Atomics Aeronautical systems
11.2013 - 08.2014
Project Manager
Bridgestone Americas Inc.
05.2012 - 06.2013
Manager – Scoping Project
Sigma Aldrich
01.2012 - 03.2012
SAP Plant Maintenance Lead/Manager
John Morrell Food Group/Hearthside Foods
03.2009 - 01.2012
SAP MRO/SM/PM Lead
NORDAM Group
03.2006 - 12.2008
Business Consultant – Supply Chain Optimization/Scoping
Tellabs
01.2006 - 03.2006
SAP SM Lead – Repair Production Support
Rockwell Collins
11.2004 - 01.2006
SAP Service Management Lead
MATTSON Technologies Inc.
02.2004 - 11.2004
SAP PM/MM Consultant
Audco India Ltd.
09.2003 - 01.2004
SAP PM/MM/CS Support Consultant
Hindustan Motors Ltd.
05.2003 - 09.2003
SAP MM Consultant
National Engineering Industries Ltd.
10.2002 - 12.2002
SAP PM Consultant
Orchid Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Ltd
09.2001 - 01.2002
SAP PM Consultant for Punjab Dairy/Anil Starch
MAARS Software
07.1999 - 08.2001
Bachelor’s Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Government College of Engineering
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