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Karthikeyan Pandurangan

Menomonee Falls,WI

Summary

SAP Technical Lead (S/4 HANA ABAP, BTP, FIORI,RAP,Data Migration & Conversion ) with over 19 years of consulting experience in a highly-critical, worldwide production environment. Strong technical and organizational skills, with an all-time focus on the quality of deliverables with customer satisfaction. Have 2 life cycle implementation as SAP S/4 Hana Technical Consultant and 3 life cycle implementations, Rollouts, Support, and Upgrade as ABAP Sr. Technical manager SAP Certified.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SAP Technical Manager

Briggs & Stratton
07.2019 - Current

· Developed suggestions for technical process improvements to optimize resources each delivery period.

· Liaised between business and technology units to manage delivery schedules for applications.

· Managed deliverable estimates, negotiated resource conflicts and allocated resources.

· Gathered requirements and maintained communication between project teams, internal functional and external stakeholders.

· Communicate cross-functionally with technology leaders across analysis, architecture, build, quality assurance, and deployment and support teams on project execution check.

· Met with business to gather and understand requirements and coordinated with system administrators and directors to plan and schedule project activities.

· Managed implementation of new technological improvements resulting in increased efficiency.

· Communicate best practices among on-site and external personnel to align efforts and goals.

· Analyzed project-related information and made recommendations based on discoveries.

· Communicate project status, delivering audience messages and change management with business.

· Analyze company processes to determine outsourcing feasibility.

· Work closely with customers to evaluate various types of risks such as impact, reputation and regulatory.

· Guided, coached and lead project teams, delegating tasks and evaluating performance and progression of project pace.

· Increased employee productivity through training and mentorship.

· Data modeling in HANA Studio using AMDP, CDS view, ODATA.

· Design and developed OData services for SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 project.

· Handled various RICEFW / Fiori developments across OTC,PTP,LTT,CTL and RTR.

· EWM Object Oriented framework, ITS Mobile, EWM RF, PPF Action framework

· Interfaces - IDocs, QRFC, MES, Label systems, PLC Message, MII,EWM BADI, ECC BADI

· VAS – Kitting KTS

· Able to independently complete solution implementation deliverables.

· Experience with SAP EWM integration solutions and products - ShipExec /Kardex Inventory

· Experience with SAP Finance integration solutions and products - Vertex/ Mediums / Biller Direct.

Senior SAP ABAP / S/4 HANA Consultant

Accenture Solutions Private
12.2016 - 06.2019

· Involved in the information gathering phase and created a high-level and detailed HANA implementation and migration plan and developed a training plan for the current development resources.

· Performance Optimization and Modeling using Different types of views, SQL, SQL Scripting

· Developed BAPI/ RFC to create and load the tables in the HANA database

· Created a new reuse functionality add-on tool for Cartonization Planning (CAP) during Packing (CAP) calculation in the EWMS Module. This program is used by EWMS modules. This saves manual calculations to be done by the Warehouse Packing User.

· Worked on inbound delivery IDOC (SAP HANA to EWM System) to populate Ship FedEx details and tracking no and made changes for pre-pack and inner pack quantities.

· Worked on RF Console programs for Pick, Pack, and shipping.

· Built RFC (Remote function call SAP Hana to EWMS Hana) to send all deliveries that are associated with HU and partner details of those deliveries from SAP to Agile system - EWM and SD.

· Add custom segment update Handling unit, Delivery IDOC (with Freight, BOL, Carrier) and created Shipment, Post goods Issue, and Invoice when HU scanned for shipment (WM, SD, and FI).

· Developed SMARTFORMS for BOL as per client requirement with Bar Code.

· Developed SMARTFORMS for Stock shipping labels, custom Invoices, Purchase orders, and Loading with Bar Code (zebra printer labels).

· Troubleshooting the Performance Issues.

· Test the program concerning its performance and accuracy.

Transport the program from the Development box to the Quality assurance and Production box

Senior SAP Technical Consultant

Accenture Solutions Private
12.2014 - 12.2016

· SAP ABAP onshore technical consultant and coordinated with a team of 15 offshore resources as well as coordination with onshore functional resources for various build phase activities and supported DEV activities across all test cycles and PGLS.

· Handled various RICEFW developments across PP, VC, QM, PP, SD, MM, FI, APO and GTS Modules. Responsible for resolving SAP technical incidents and complex Enhancements.

· Material quantity calculation is a critical and complex functionality, which has been designed and delivered from on-shore.

· Developed a custom P-function Variant confirmation Sales order (Material Classification).

· Implemented process critical Variant Configurator, Part Number Rolling, and Multi-level BoM Copy functionality.

· Create a process message directly from the process control copy standard Function module (COCI_CONFIRM_MATERIAL_CONS) add the logic for batch determination, as well as create a new process message.

· Create process message directly from process control copy standard Function module (COCI_CONFIRM_MATERIAL_PROB) add the logic for batch determination, as well as create new process message.

· Global ATP Processing and Backorder Processing.

· Various Data extract and interface programs in PP, MM, SD, and FI areas.

SAP S/4 HANA ABAP Consultant

ABAP Accenture Private Limited
02.2011 - 10.2014

· Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.

· Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.

· Encouraged departmental employees to present positive, exemplary image to customers.

· Onsite Coordinator/Technical Architect for GTS, SD module, was mainly responsible for analyzing the requirements gathered by onsite functional consultants, designing appropriate solutions, and getting them implemented by the offshore development team as per schedule, ensuring very high quality.

· Hands-on experience of working with Solution manager which was the primary tool used as a document repository during project implementations, Uploading testing documents and technical documents.

· Created and configured XI Objects (Product, Software Components, Technical Systems, and Business Systems using SLD, Objects (Integration Repository objects, Integration Directory objects), and SPROXY.

· Enhanced Customer master with several custom checks to ensure data consistency.

· LSMW for vendor Purchase info records, Source list, and Customer material info records, customer master, customer material info records.

· Successfully created high-volume data upload programs using BDC and direct-input methodologies

· Research and apply OSS Notes.

· Implicate enhancement Export Control (Usage of Authorization Objects/Roles/Profiles BOM Creation).

· Worked on VOFM transaction for cost calculation for intercompany Pricing.

· Working extensively on Batch Input, and BDC for various modules such as MM, FICO, and SD.

· Technical Cutover Planning, Execution, and helping with effective progress throughout cutover.

SAP ABAP Consultant

Accenture
01.2011 - 02.2014

· Coordination of problem tickets with offshore resources (functional as well as technical) to ensure that the tickets are resolved within the stipulated SLAs.

· Determine problems found by the proactive application monitoring being done regularly by the level 2 support person. Therefore, the level 3 person may also have to apply patches, complete performance tuning, and re-create tables or indexes.

· Ensuring that offshore team resources are properly loaded, helping them in solving tickets where required, and ascertain that the tickets are resolved well within the stipulated SLA timelines set

· Development of SAP SD GTS, WM, MM, and FI modules Technical Specifications from Functional Specifications.

· Actively involved in all phases of SLA response and ticket-solving activities on a day-to-day basis.

· Co-coordinating with the onsite team and the technical team for the deliveries

· Developing interfaces for GTS (Global Trade Services).

· Working in FDA regulated environment.

· Worked on Custom IDOC to send the Sales order information

· Worked on USER-EXITS and BADIS for SD GTS and FI Modules.

· Enhanced the existing reports to meet the business requirements.

· Developed the code changes as per customer requirements.

· Developed an add-on Script to display the billing information.

· Developed an add-on smartforms delivery document.

SAP ABAP Technical Consultant

SECUDE AG, EUROPE
09.2010 - 02.2011

· Worked as a member of the product development team with a complete focus on ABAP Objects and the newly released Virtual Forge Code Profiler

· SECUDE’s Security Intelligence (SI) solution helps SAP customers to access complete SAP security information from a variety of systems in a SAP landscape and provides a consistent view to higher-level applications by insulating them from low-level SAP security details and release inconsistencies. This product is the SIEM solution for the SAP Landscape, which is not answered by any of the existing SIEM tools

· Product Quality Assurance through ECATT.

· Creating the Product Functionality Test Cases.

· Executing test cases and uploading the results to Test Link (QA management tool).

· Defect tracking tool Bugzilla for bug lifecycle management.

· Writing Customized ABAP Coding through ECATT for special requirements.

· Installation of Code Profiler Product.

· Conducting Code Profiler Product Training and Secure ABAP programming training for the ABAP developers at the customer site in the Philippines and Pune.

· SAP Security by Usage of Authorization Objects/Roles/Profiles.

SAP ABAP Developer

COCO COLA (CCIBS)
10.2008 - 08.2010

· Developed various programs for PP, SD, MM, and FI Module as per client requirements. Team size: Japan-5.

· Analyzed the specifications and prepared the Technical Specifications and Test Plans.

· Project Involved working with Simple ALV List, ALV Grid, ALV Append List, ALV Hierarchical Sequential List, and ALV Tree. Most of the reports were developed using ABAP Objects with a main focus on Performance Tuning.

· Developed Enhancements using User exits, Business Events, and BADI.

· Developed all the RICEF and conversions using BDC, BAPI, and LSMW.

· Developed and modified the forms (SAP Script and Smart form).

· Developed Enhancements using User exits, Business Events, and BADI.

· Assigned Message types, Port, and EDI versions for Partner Profiles.

· Solved IDOCs failed (IDOC Monitoring) in Production.

SAP ABAP Consultant

MIZUHO BANK
10.2007 - 09.2008

· Batch Data Input - transferring data from the Legacy system to R/3

· Validate & format incoming data files to upload cost/profit centers to funding hierarchies.

· Developed a program to copy GL master data from the Source Company to the target company (Selection screen).

· Validate & format the incoming data to upload to Internal Trading Partners.

· Validate & format incoming data to upload PCA statistical key figures and CCA statistical key figures.

· Validate & format incoming files to upload activity allocations in CCA Using subroutines, creating, maintaining, and managing function modules.

· Created a program for payment clearance.

· As a Senior ABAP/4 Technical Consultant involved in requirements gathering, Code development for Inbound/Outbound IDOCS, ALE configuration settings, modification of User-Exits programs, SMARTFORMS, Reports of SD, MM, WM, and FI/CO.

· Created a program for customer invoice clearance Details.

· Created a program for Account Clearance Details.

· Created a program for Vendor invoice clearance Details.

· Created a program for Account clearing using BAPI.

· Created a program for uploading a flat file in a presentation to the application server to validate the input flat file.

· Converted various FI Reports to ALV Grid Display from classical display added more interactive features.

· Created a dialog program for Enter Incoming Invoices Detail and upload to Add on the table.

· Created a dialog program for Posts with clearance.

· Created a dialog program for the Storage Location table.

· Create a dialog Program for the Location master.

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SAP ABAP Technical

IVTL Infoview Technologies Private
01.2005 - 04.2006

• Development of a Project monitoring system based on milestones and activities. Activities are monitored based on their progress status and Milestone closure is made depending upon all the activities closed using the Module pool program.

• Reports: Developed ALV, Interactive, and list reports for various modules like SD, MM, and PP.

• BAPI for Purchase order change.

• BAPI for Material Master Creation.

• BAPI for Material Master Change.

• BAPI for Sales Order Creation.

• BAPI for sales order change.

• BAPI for Upload of Goods Receipts Data

• Developed Batch data communication program to create material master

• Developed Batch data communication program Transfer Order. Reports

• Created a program for invoice table maintenance, which helps with invoice layout display details.

• Developed reports to display layout using oops (ALV Tree Display).

• Created add-on Tables, Domains, Search help, Data elements, on add table simulation.

• Transferred data from SAP tables to Oracle tables using an interface program.

Education

Associate of Science - Computer Technology

Panimalar Polytechnics
India, Chennai

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

St. Joseph’s Engineering College
India ,Chennai
04.2005

Skills

    Performance Optimization and Modeling using Different Types of Views, SQL, SQL Scripting AMDP,CDS Views, and ODATA

    SAP-ABAP Technical Consultant: Experience on SAP-EWMS, GTS, APO IDOCs, Enhancement spots, User Exits, RFCs, Routine Creation, BAPI, BADI, LSMW, BDCs, Dialog Programming, SAP Scripts and Smart Forms designing and development, Classical & Interactive ALV reports, Split Containers, BTE, Info set creation, ABAP Query and OSS Notes Implementation

    Exposure to SAP functional areas including GTS, EWM, APO, PP, VC, PLM, FICO, and Middleware systems including XI/PI

    Programming experience on APO, GATP, CIF, EWMS-RFID, Label printer, and GTS Export control forms

    Export Control - FDA-regulated environment (Usage of Authorization Objects/Roles/Profiles)

    Installation and Configuration of Virtual Forge Code Profiler Products

    Installing the virtual forge Code Profile Product at Client Place (Accenture –PUNE Accenture – Philippines)

    Conduct virtual forge Code Profile Product Training at Client Place (Accenture – PUNE Accenture – Philippines)

    Successfully implemented a HANA project as well as a HANA POC

    Experience leading large onshore and offshore teams with end-to-end responsibilities for delivery and client management

    Upgradation Activities SAPU and SPDD

    Good Experience using ABAP/4 Workbench Tools like Sol MAN (Solution Manager) and HPQC, an incident management system for tracking the defects and updating its status daily

Certification

· SAP BTP Extensions with SAP Cloud Application Programming Model

· SAP Certified Development Associate - SAP Fiori Application Developer

· SAP Certified Associate - SAP Activate Project Manager

· SAP Certified Technology Specialist - SAP S/4HANA Conversion and SAP System Upgrade 2020

· SAP Certified Development Associate - ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.50

· SAP Certified Development Specialist - ABAP for SAP HANA 2.0

Timeline

SAP Technical Manager

Briggs & Stratton
07.2019 - Current

Senior SAP ABAP / S/4 HANA Consultant

Accenture Solutions Private
12.2016 - 06.2019

Senior SAP Technical Consultant

Accenture Solutions Private
12.2014 - 12.2016

SAP S/4 HANA ABAP Consultant

ABAP Accenture Private Limited
02.2011 - 10.2014

SAP ABAP Consultant

Accenture
01.2011 - 02.2014

SAP ABAP Technical Consultant

SECUDE AG, EUROPE
09.2010 - 02.2011

SAP ABAP Developer

COCO COLA (CCIBS)
10.2008 - 08.2010

SAP ABAP Consultant

MIZUHO BANK
10.2007 - 09.2008

SAP ABAP Technical

IVTL Infoview Technologies Private
01.2005 - 04.2006

Associate of Science - Computer Technology

Panimalar Polytechnics

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

St. Joseph’s Engineering College
Karthikeyan Pandurangan