Krishna Kumar Davuluri
Minneapolis
Summary
SAP professional with over 21 years of experience in architecting and developing comprehensive SAP solutions. Expertise in ABAP OO, CDS Views, OData, and SAP Fiori/UI5 app development for both ECC and S/4HANA environments. Demonstrated success in leading development teams, creating reusable frameworks, and enhancing technical delivery through clean coding and performance optimization. Key contributions include ECC to S/4 migration in 2019 and ongoing S/4 upgrades since 2023.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SAP ABAP and Fiori Specialist
CHS Inc.
St. Paul
11.2019 - Current
- Delivered FI and PM Fiori solutions, including Journal Entry Posting, Vendor Line Item Review, Maintenance Order creation, Contract Display, and MOC tracking dashboards.
- Enhancing the standard Apps functionalities
- Troubleshooting Fiori app issues
- Tuning the performance in ABAP code
- Troubleshooting issues in Fiori/ODATA
- Developed and deployed RAP-based Fiori Elements applications on SAP BTP (Steampunk) and S/4HANA Cloud.
- Defined OData v4 services and CDS-based transactional models with draft handling and behavior definitions.
- Integrated BTP applications with SAP S/4 APIs and external REST endpoints via API Management.
- Configured Fiori catalogs, roles, and groups to support Finance and Maintenance operations across ECC and S/4 systems.
- Partnered with Maintenance order task list and MOC workflows within Fiori, enhancing compliance and process traceability.
- Architected solutions across FI/CO and SD modules, with a focus on Accounts Receivable automation, including automation of AR settlement process in both SAP ECC, D365 and S/4.
- Defined and executed the SAP/OpenText security model, data privacy policies, and DR testing protocols.
- Introduced disruptive innovation via AI/ML (OCR with HyperScience, NLP onboarding for ACM & TM, ML in IBP).
- Led end-to-end design and delivery of robust, scalable, product-based SAP solutions integrated with OpenText and cloud-native services on SAP BTP.
- Delivered advanced ABAP developments using OO ABAP, AMDP, CDS Views, and HANA SQL, improving reporting and transaction throughput by 30%.
- Built and deployed custom Fiori apps using SAPUI5 and JavaScript, improving usability for Finance and Sales functions.
- Enabled seamless integration through OData, SAP PI/PO, and SAP BTP APIs, ensuring high system availability and clean data flows across SAP and external platforms.
- Implemented intelligent ML use cases, including anomaly detection and OCR in FI/AR processing, reducing manual touchpoints by over 50%.
- Mentored cross-functional teams across SAP, AWS, and OpenText to foster talent and reduce tech debt.
- Delivered cost savings of over $1.25M via system reusability, team upskilling, and in-house capability building.
- SAP datahub integration with D365 and SAP GTS
SAP and OpenText Product Integration Specialist
CHS Inc.
St. Paul
04.2016 - 10.2019
- Delivered complex OpenText xECM integrations for SAP (P2P, FI-CO, DTS), including Exstream for document output.
- Led ECC PM module enhancements, integrating with Fiori for Sales order, Goods receipt, bringing real-time visibility for field technicians.
- Introduced retention in the PO Invoice workflow, enhancing the quality of the goods delivery by 25%.
- Supported Finance Fiori extensions and custom reports for legacy ECC environments.
- Led VIM architecture and workflow automations, improving invoice processing efficiency by 40%.
- Directed DR strategy, Exstream deployment, and SAP DMS migration within regulated industries.
ABAP, OpenText VIM Architect Lead
ABAP, OpenText VIM Architect Lead
01.2004 - 12.2015
- Led SAP platform upgrades, complex integrations (SAP TM, ACM, DataHub), and team delivery governance.
- Recovered delayed SAP implementation projects, streamlined delivery using custom monitoring tools.
- Architected SAP data models for high-volume operations (Oil & Energy sector).
- India
Education
MCA -
Nagarjuna University
Guntur, India08-2002
Skills
- ABAP
- Stakeholder communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Fiori Development
- CDS Views
- BOPF
- OData v2/v4 Services
- SAP Gateway
- AMDP
- RAP
- SAP UI5
- Custom Controls
- MVC
- SAP BTP
- OO ABAP
- Classical ABAP
- Workflow
- Enhancements
- BTE
- Substitution
- BADI
- BAPI
- User Exit
- SAP Value streams
- FI
- P2P
- EAM
- DTS
- OTC
- Ariba
- Coupa
- Digital Transformation
- Functional SAP assessments
- Technical SAP assessments
- Process Redesign
- ERP modernization
Certification
- Certified MIT: Designing and Building AI Products and Services
- SAP Generative AI Certified
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- Certified OpenText Extended ECM & VIM Consultant
Accomplishments
- Designed, developed, and deployed 10+ custom Fiori/UI5 applications covering Finance, Maintenance Order, Contract Management, and MOC processes.
- Switched the custom development into RAP, enforcing usage of CDS Entities. Developed 2 Fiori apps using ATC and cloud-native programming standards.
- Enhancements/creation of using CDS entities.
- Designed and developed using ABAP Restful Application Programming Model (RAP) within SAP BTP and S/4HANA Cloud environments.
- Created reusable ABAP frameworks for dynamic Fiori tiles and OData metadata handling, cutting development effort by 30%.
- Mentored cross-functional developer teams (ABAP, Fiori, Gateway) in coding standards, UI5 design patterns, and performance optimization.
- Led SAP ABAP ACM, TM and EAM architecture team for enterprise-wide implementations, ensuring seamless contract-to-cash and logistics processes, extensively used AMDP paradigms.
- Experience in Configuring Fiori Apps, SICF services and ODATA registrations.
Timeline
SAP ABAP and Fiori Specialist
CHS Inc.
11.2019 - Current
SAP and OpenText Product Integration Specialist
CHS Inc.
04.2016 - 10.2019
ABAP, OpenText VIM Architect Lead
ABAP, OpenText VIM Architect Lead
01.2004 - 12.2015
MCA -
Nagarjuna University