Karthikeyan Pandurangan
Menomonee Falls
Summary
Senior S/4HANA Technical Architect with 20+ years of experience delivering enterprise solutions in global manufacturing and logistics. Expertise in SAP S/4HANA migration, cloud modernization, and warehouse automation drives operational efficiency and business scalability. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and implementing innovative SAP architecture solutions in high-volume environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SAP ABAP, S/4 HANA Technical Lead
Briggs & Stratton LLC
07.2019 - Current
- Led end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations, rollouts, and cloud migrations, ensuring minimal downtime and high system availability.
- Designed and executed HANA-based data models, improving reporting and processing performance significantly.
- Delivered scalable architectures for high-volume logistics and manufacturing operations, enhancing system responsiveness and reliability.
- Integrated SAP with external systems (MES, PLC, shipping carriers) to enable real-time logistics visibility, streamlining operations and decision-making.
- Delivered SAP EWM solutions that improved warehouse automation (RF, ITS Mobile), shipping, packing, and logistics workflows.
- Built Cartonization Planning Add-on (CAP) to eliminate manual calculations, increasing warehouse efficiency and accuracy.
- Optimized SAP systems using CDS views, AMDP, SQL scripting, and RAP for high-volume data scenarios.
- Delivered high-performance Fiori reports and interfaces handling enterprise-scale datasets.
- Managed full project lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
- Directed cutover planning, risk mitigation, and go-live execution for critical systems.
- Worked in Custom Audit Europe environments, ensuring compliance with strict data and process standards.
- Implemented SAP export control solutions enhancing trade compliance.
- Served as Redwood Project Manager, leading and implementing the end-to-end Redwood system landscape migration to AWS, ensuring scalability, security, minimal downtime, and seamless integration with SAP BTP, Azure, and AI-enabled enterprise platforms.
- Oversaw all phases of project delivery, including planning, execution, testing, cutover, and post-go-live support, establishing best practices for cloud adoption and enterprise system modernization.
SAP ABAP, S/4 HANA Consultant
Accenture Private Limited
Chennai
02.2011 - 07.2019
- Designed and implemented HANA migration strategies to streamline data processing and improve system performance.
- Delivered global SAP implementations and rollouts, enhancing business operations across multiple regions.
- Built enterprise solutions across PP, SD, MM, FI, APO, and GTS modules.
- Led offshore teams and coordinated global delivery efforts, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
SAP ABAP Quality Consultant
SECUDE Solutions India Private Limited
Chennai
09.2010 - 01.2011
System Analyst
IVTL Info view Technologies Private Limited
Chennai
01.2006 - 08.2010
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science and Engineering
St. Joseph’s Engineering College
Chennai, India01-2005
Diploma In Computer Technology -
Panimalar Polytechnics
01-2002
High School Diploma -
Cannan Computer Academy
Chennai05-2001
Skills
- ABAP
- S/4HANA optimization
- SAP Development Lifecycle
- SAP Cloud Integration
- OData
- CDS Views
- Fiori UI5 development
- AMDP
- Secure ABAP programming
- SAP Security Practices
- Performance tuning
- System integration
- Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)
- Cloud & Migration Experience
- SAP business technology platform
- Technical leadership
- Supply chain optimization
- SAP Build AI
Product Development
Installed the Virtual Forge Code Profiler product at client sites in Accenture-Philippines, ensuring secure and optimized SAP code compliance across multiple global clients., Conducted Virtual Forge Code Profiler and Secure ABAP programming training at client locations, enabling enterprise teams to maintain high-quality, secure, and compliant SAP development standards.
Certification
- SAP Certified Development Generative AI at SAP
- 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
Key Contributions
Briggs & Stratton LLC (USA), 07/19, Led end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations, rollouts, and cloud migrations, ensuring minimal downtime and high system availability., Designed and executed HANA-based data models, improving reporting and processing performance significantly., Delivered scalable architectures supporting high-volume logistics and manufacturing operations., Accenture USA, 07/16 - 06/19, Senior SAP ABAP / S/4 HANA Consultant, Delivered multiple global SAP implementations and rollouts., Designed and implemented HANA migration strategies., Built enterprise solutions across PP, SD, MM, FI, APO, and GTS modules., SABIC Innovative Plastic, USA, 11/14 - 09/16, Senior SAP ABAP PP Techno Consultant, Served as onshore SAP ABAP technical lead, coordinating a 15-member offshore team and functional resources across all development and test cycles., Delivered critical RICEFW developments across PP, VC, QM, SD, MM, FI, APO, and GTS modules.
Cloud Migration Experience
Migrated SAP landscape to Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability, security, and minimal downtime., Migrated Redwood system landscape to AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and minimal downtime, enabling enterprise-wide cloud adoption and improved operational resilience.
Global Experience
20, Japan, Philippines, India, USA
Timeline
SAP ABAP, S/4 HANA Technical Lead
Briggs & Stratton LLC
07.2019 - Current
SAP ABAP, S/4 HANA Consultant
Accenture Private Limited
02.2011 - 07.2019
SAP ABAP Quality Consultant
SECUDE Solutions India Private Limited
09.2010 - 01.2011
System Analyst
IVTL Info view Technologies Private Limited
01.2006 - 08.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science and Engineering
St. Joseph’s Engineering College
Diploma In Computer Technology -
Panimalar Polytechnics
High School Diploma -
Cannan Computer Academy