Kevin Ferguson
San Leandro,CA
Summary
Experienced System Administrator with over 10 years of SAP Basis experience. Career marked by continuous contributions above and beyond requirements. Key contributor to several large-scale software deployments among other major projects. Consistently responds to wide range of technical challenges with focused and creative approach. Highly effective at problem solving and decision making. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations. Motivated to advance career by facing and conquering new challenges.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior SAP Basis Lead/Architect
Electronics For Imaging Inc
07.2006 - Current
- Utilize system metrics to monitor for trends to eliminate bottlenecks and improve system stability and maximize performance
- Used various SAP and Non-SAP tools to resolve complex issues in a timely manner
- Maintained flexible schedule and responded to after-hours and weekend emergencies
- Performed SAP installations, configurations, migrations, and upgrades across the SAP landscape
- System Architecture Design and Documentation
- Creation of Runbooks with detailed procedures.
- Decision Making: Review, evaluate and perform POC for new software solutions
- Standardized job tasks and trained team members on industry best practices and standards.
- Conducted group sessions to provide training to staff members on new technology platforms
- Key player regarding information technology hardware and software decisions/selection
- Enhanced availability of infrastructure through enterprise-wide planning, thorough testing, efficient implementation and comprehensive support
- Led server infrastructure development, quality assurance, staging and production systems
- Optimized system security and performance to align with industry standards
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Designed scalable, repeatable processes to complete complex tasks and improve efficiency.
- Technical Lead for several large scale projects including Cloud Migrations, Data Center relocation, Disaster Recover Implementations, Aquisitions and Integrations
- Project Management skills: Familiar with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Implemented and managed high availability and disaster recovery solutions
- Worked closely with our Cyber Security team implement medium and high security patches
- SSO and certificate management all SAP systems including SAP Web Dispatchers located in the DMZ
- Responsible for the promote-to-production change management process across the entire SAP landscape
SAP Basis Administrator
Adaptec Inc.
06.1996 - 07.2006
- Applied necessary support packs to SAP and Oracle products, maintaining up-to-date and secure software installations.
- Installed kernel upgrades per technical documentation guidelines, adhering to SAP's best practices.
- Performed quality assurance testing of new installations and recently updated software solutions, checking for functionality and compatibility issues.
- Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software.
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues.
- Installed and configured network printers
- Create and manage batch job scheduling
- Devised scripts and automation tools to improve system efficiency.
Education
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Canada College
Redwood City, CASkills
- System Performance Monitoring and Optimization
- System Security Reviews and Resolution
- Linux Administration and Scripting
- Problem Analysis and Resolution
- Infrastructure Design
- Database/SQL Administration (Oracle, MSSQL, MYSQL)
- Responsible for SAP Solution Manager, SAP BTP, Process Integration/Process Orchestration, BODS, BPC, GTS, Netweaver Portal, EH&S, Web Dispatcher, TREX, Redwood Workload Automation
- Responsible for several Non-SAP Platforms including(but not limited to) Agile PLM, SCMNet, Kofax eFlow, Dolphin Data Archiving, Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Crowd, Bitbucket, Mule Software, ConnectAll, Perforce Helix Core
Certification
SAP Reverse Business Engineering Certified
AWS Developer Certified
Completed several SAP and HANA courses
Timeline
Senior SAP Basis Lead/Architect
Electronics For Imaging Inc
07.2006 - Current
SAP Basis Administrator
Adaptec Inc.
06.1996 - 07.2006
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Canada College
SAP Reverse Business Engineering Certified
AWS Developer Certified
Completed several SAP and HANA courses
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