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Houston, TX, US

Walldorf, BW, DE

• Recruited for Solution Architecture representation in Project Systems and Controlling design, realization and deployment.
• System Integration Testing and End User Test Cases/Packages redesign, from original Implementor, concerning Project System Revenue, Bid and Proposal, Overhead, Fixed Asset and PMMO Project Types.
• Test Cases/Test Packages were reconstructed for PMMO Pegging and Distribution, Pegging Relationships, Fixed Asset Investment Profiles for AUC, Networks and Activities for Labor Cost and Material Components with MRP.
• Managed MOCH 4 Transactional data migration in Project Systems for Work Centers, Projects, WBS Elements, Networks and Activities, Grouping Relationships to assigned requirement WBS Elements and Grouping Relationships.
• Reservations, WBS Open Demand for Planned Independent Requirements, Project Structure Statusing, WBS Element Actuals and Network Actuals, WBS Element Plan Costs and Settlement Rules for Project Types.

• Recruited to provide representation for Viasat, in addition to, SAP America for SAP HANA Design, Configuration, GAP/WRICEF Completion, Project Documentation concerning VIASAT Project Morpheus (Oracle Platform to SAP)
• Completed and received PMO Approval for the completion of Business Process Definition (BPD) Documents consisting of Project and Overhead Projects, Capital and Investment Projects and Customer and Cost of Goods Sold.
• Completed and Tested SAP Project Systems Functional Specifications in the areas of Custom WBS Element Fields, Trading Partner for Intercompany COGS transactions, Enhancements for Project Person Responsible with the.
• Completed comprehensive Configuration review for Project Systems addressing “in scope” functionalityProject Profiles, Allocation Structures, Settlement Rules and Accounts, Source Cost Element Groups, Settlement.
• Completed comprehensive review of Capital Projects and Capital Projects with Investment Profiles – Assets Under Construction.
• Participated in the design and construction of two Company Code Assessment Cycles combined with their Segments of Fringe Allocation, Admin OpEx Allocation, Admin Depr Allocation, Engineering OpEx and Engineering.

Westminster, Colorado, US

• Performing as Company Lead in SAP Project Systems, Controlling, Asset Management, SAP Dassian Program, Plans and Controls and Dassian Actual Labor Costing for the MAXAR SAP EAST Team.
• Recruited to provide SAP Production Environment stabilization post SAP S/4 HANA implementation in 2022.
• S4/HANA Production Tickets and Incidents consisted of SAP Functionality inclusive of Finance/General Ledger, Controlling/Cost Center Accounting, Controlling/Version Management, SAP Dassian EVMS, Asset Management.
• Currently performing Regression Testing for the SAP S/4 HANA Implementation/Part 2. Test Cases range from Procure to Capital Projects (MI) and Dassian PPC - New Project Creation to All WBS Master Data to IFS/Direct.
• Will be Managing, coordinating the implementation of Dassian Actual Labor Costing (ALC) for the SAP S/4 HANA Implementation/Part 2, early 2023. Major Accomplishments
• Reviewed, researched, performed Configuration, and worked with SAP Development to close over 50 S/4 HANA “Critical/Major” Production Tickets, post “hyper care phase,” within a four-month time frame.

• Performed as SAP Project Systems and Project Portfolio Management Lead for S/4 Hana Upgrade/Implementation – ECC to HANA 2021.
• Executed and supported Blueprint Business Flow reviews for Project Systems, Project Portfolio Management. Plan to Produce, Order to Cash and Procure to Pay.
• Prepared, Performed and participated in Blueprint Requirements gathering Workshops consisting of SAPNS2 Projects, Production, Resourcing, Sales and Contracts. Process identification and validation of SAP Functional.
• SAP Project System and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Role Build development was performed to match the New Functional roles against the SAP FIORI applications. SAP FIORI Catalogs, Catalog Groups and.
• Functional Specifications were both functionally and technically created for over 15 Design required WRICEF’s concerning SAPNS2 Product and Support Business Design. The Enhancements and Reports which were designed.
• Advanced Configuration was performed for SAP Project Systems and Project Portfolio Management which culminated into over 12 Configuration Rationales. The Configuration with supporting transactional data was both unit.

Ashburn, Virginia, US

• Performed as Project Manager for S/4 Hana Upgrade – Hana Versions 1610 to 1909
• Assigned to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS as a Senior Dassian/SAP Project and Production Support Consultant. (SAP S/4HANA 1610) Direct Report to Ingalls Shipbuilding Information Technology Management.
• Responsible for Earned Value Management Systems functionality for Ingalls Shipbuilding addressing Dassian and SAP Technical Programs, Table Analytics, Configuration, SAP Project and Controlling Master Data, Reporting.
• EVMS Incident Management performed in DXC Remedy and Service Now concerning all Production technical and functional related defects.
• Creation of Technical/Functional Dassian/SAP Documentation representative of Dassian and SAP version upgrades and patches, new system design enhancements, data tracing performed for memory and coding short dumps, Claim.
• Responsible for the evaluation, technical and functional review, which involves Dassian/SAP Program, Function Modules and Code Statements debugging, of numerous EVMS Critical and High-Status Incidents. These Incidents.

Bryn Mawr, PA, US

• Assigned to Aqua Water Management responsible for their Systems procedures, integration, policies and communications concerning all Projects, Management, Engineering and Financial Departments. (Pre Plan Phase - SAP.
• Creation, Management of the Baseline Design Workshops and performing as Workshop Facilitator for current design, Q & A. Consists of interactive questioning, listening and scheduling of “follow up” Workshops.
• Utilized Aqua ZACHMAN Chart Templates, per Department Workshop, which were used to compose and edit all Workshop Materials which would be discussed and reviewed in the meeting. Completed Aqua ZACHMAN Workshops were.
• Utilized PNG ZACHMAN Chart Templates, per Department Workshop, were used for comparison purposes against the Aqua ZACHMAN Chart Templates. They were primarily sourced from the SAP PDD Documents which were created.
• RFI’s and Business Cases have been being build to supplement the Systems integration RFP Phase – Controlling Area Structures for Management Accounting, for example.Major Accomplishments
• The Workshop information was prepared for these ZACHMAN Categories by assigned functional Departments inclusive of Projects, Engineering, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, with.

Dallas, TX, US

• SAP Senior Consultant for Finance and Reporting – GOOGLE Inc. (March 2019 – June, 2019)
• Assigned to Systems Integration Testing and Report Development for Record to Report, Order to Cash, SEC, Fixed Assets and Core Finance (SAP S/4/ Hana – Public Cloud)
• Managed the design and performed the Configuration for Systems Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing which comprised of Reporting Development with Variants, Cost Center Accounting and Global Charts of.
• Developed and created SAP S-4/Hana Cloud Custom Analytical Queries. Query Development was performed with Project Programing for purposes of merging Cloud CDS Views enabling correct field availability for different.
• Mapped, created and validated over 1,000 General Ledger Accounts for 2 Charts of Accounts and 6 Company Codes. Global Account Management consisted of the creation and validation of new Functional Areas, Field Status.

Dallas, TX, US

• SAP Senior Consultant for Project Systems and Finance – RUAG Inc. AeroSystems (June 2018 – March 2019)
• Project Integrated Performance Improvement – Senior Project Consultant responsible for RUAG SAP re-design, development and implementation inclusive of Project Systems (Aerospace Government Contracts/Projects), Sales.
• Re Designed CATS - Indirect Labor processing and procedures consisting of new Profiles with requirements for sender/receiver Cost Centers, Activity Types, WBS Elements with Release. New Attendance Types ranging from.
• Time Sheet Defaults, Scheduling and Basic Pay. Integration with Controlling Activity Type creation of all Salary, management and non-production labor types with corresponding default Accounts, Cost Centers and Planned.
• Designed, configured and implemented SAP Grouping, Pegging and Distribution (GPD). Configuration, Prototyping, Unit Testing and documentation represented of Peggings – General Settings, Maintain Movement Types. Pegging.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• SAP Program Plans and Controls Consultant – Spirit Aerosystems (January 2018 – June 2018)
• Participated and led Spirit Workshops representative of members from Commercial and Military Finance and Project Management regarding the need to separate Actual External Value Reporting from Actual Internal Value.
• Reviewed “below the line” costs hidden in CPR, IMPR, Capital and other Project Analytic Reports.
• Reviewed current Plan and Actual Overhead Costing process concerning “Contra” Account External costs consisting of Overhead Rates, Overhead Accounts and Condition Types representing Materials/Purchasing, Manufacturing.
• Reviewed actual “unallowable” costs and their non-separation from External and Internal values in both EAC and Project Reporting.Major Accomplishments
• Re Designed Actual Overhead Process through the introduction of a Dassian Overhead Rate Key

Paris, France, FR

• SAP Subject Matter Expert/Architect – White Star Petroleum (March 2017 – June 2017)
• Assigned to perform the White Star Petroleum SAP Implementation “Preplan” Phase.Performed multiple preparatory and rehearsal Meetings and created, executed a SAP AM/PS Oil and Gas Demonstration combined with 2.
• Assigned to Capgemini Solution Team as Solution Architect responsible for the both the Business (EPIC) Team’s design requirements combined with integration testing, researching, documentation and Visio presentation of.
• Responsible for coordination of Solution Design, Prototyping and Test Reviews with both the Business EPIC’s Teams and GE Central SAP Team.

• SAP Principal - Global Designer/Builder for Computer Science Corporation (CSC) Global Contract & Finance Transformation Project (September 2013 – March 2016)
• Manager for Project Systems/Project Accounting/Investment Management/Fixed Assets/PM Service Orders Team (PS-PA-IM-AM-PM)
• Responsible for Project Systems Team Functional Specifications regarding all Conversions and Enhancements SAP (Version 6.0)
• Management, execution and oversight of all Project System Team Defects sourced from Testing Phases, MOCK Conversions and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Major Accomplishments:
• Designed and co-developed a comprehensive “automated” Project/WBS Element Update Program which references both Standard and Z-Field Sale Contract fields for the update and creation of WBS Element Organizational Data.
• Responsible for the performance, remediation, testing, both FUT and Validation Test, for all Project Systems Team Technical, Functional and Security related Defects.

London, GB

• SAP SME Manager/Global Designer for Ernst & Young Global (EYG) Project Portfolio Management, PPM and ECC Project System Global Service Projects (May 2013 – August 2013)
• Responsible for both Finance and Sales Delivery Administration - Co-Coordinator for CRM/PPM/MRS/ECC SD Architecture Platform design.
• Performed comprehensive Engagement Project Prototype Overviews shared with IBM and SAP America, relative to "full cycle" Audit and Tax Service Projects. A combination of System configuration, i-Rise Demonstrations were.
• Responsible for Finance – Project Systems Requirements Workshops and Blueprint Design Hubs representing North America. Performed “end to end” North America Blueprint Design in SAP Project Systems and Investment.
• Performed multiple SAP Project Systems and Investment Management Functionality Overviews with supporting Prototypes for Fixed Assets, Financial General Ledger Documents, Projects, CO-Management Reporting and BPC.
• Designed and processed over 90% of GSP Project Systems/Investment Management Team Process Definition Documents (PDD’s) inclusive of (1) Business Requirements, (2) Functional Process Flows, (3) GAP identifications, (4).

Dublin 2, IE

• SAP SME Manager --EMC (PROPEL/Phase II) (June 2011 - March 2012)
• SAP Pre Plan and Blueprint Phase concerning Process Alignment, Solution Validation, and Mobilization for the preparation of EMC/PROPEL Release II. Functional Process Lead to represent all Project Phase Activity SAP.
• Executed Process Alignment Activities consisting of developing and executing SAP Project Management, Professional Services centric materials to all 6 EMC Business Units.
• Performed Project Estimating for SAP, EMC Legacy Systems, at a comprehensive level, in order to contribute to Accenture Project Proposal Tools and Methods regarding Project Man HRS, Man DAYS and scheduling. Major.
• Interviewed and documented over a dozen EMC Legacy Systems, which involved both Professional Services and Customer Services. Over 20 Technical and Business Meetings equated into (1) SAP Legacy RICEFW Estimates, (2).
• Prepared and executed seven Blueprint Analyze Phase Project Systems Team Workshops inclusive of Professional Services - Project Portfolio Management, Professional Services Project Systems, Professional Services Project.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• SAP Manager Project Systems Manager and Global Designer for Caterpillar Research and Development, Engineering and Maintenance, Capital, Marketing and Service Projects. (Version 6.0) (August 2007 – April 2010)
• Managed the PLM Global Blueprint Phase, which incorporated multiple cross-stream team design reviews, business Requirements and Analysis, Prototyping and Process Definition Documentation combined with Flow Charting in.
• Introduced and implemented SAP R/3 Cross Application Time System and Investment Management for its ability to address Caterpillar design requirements consisting of Project Labor, Contract Labor, Project Approval, and.
• Managed and coordinated a group of four Caterpillar staff and four IBM Consultants through the Release 1 Realization Phase. The performance of Baseline and detailed Configuration, with corresponding documentation.
• The “Go Live” cutover and implementation for the Project Systems Team, consisting of Project Systems, Investment Management, Cross Application Time System (CATS), Resource Related Billing Services (Sales and.

Cambridge, MA, US

• SAP Project Systems Senior Consultant responsible for Financial and Managerial Accounting, Billing and Project Systems Post-Implementation Stabilization efforts and Production maintenance for MIT – Lincoln Laboratory..
• Member of the MIT-Lincoln Lab SAP Finance Team, co-responsible for the Implementation and go live, October 2003, which consisted of SAP Finance and General Ledger, Controlling inclusive of Internal and Plant.
• Performed Project Systems User Status Design for all Projects and subordinate WBS Elements used for Divisional Projects. User Status’ Management, combined with Workflow, was designed to create an approval Interaction.

• Providing detailed functional/technical and SAP ECC cross-application support to MERANT’s global Financial and Sales teams. In the following SAP modules: Finance, Controlling, Enterprise Controlling, and Materials.
• Managed a team of 5 Internal Functional SAP Consultants, 4 Internal Technical SAP Developers and 1 Basis Administrator, which collectively addressed Global Support issues and new design efforts. Major Accomplishments:
• Completed large-scale Organizational and Process redesign for Company Realignment and divestitures. SAP (Version 4.5B).
• Implemented new SAP Organizational Data - Company Codes, Cost Centers, and Profit Centers Hierarchies, Global and Company Code Currencies, Plant Hierarchies and Storage Locations, Sales Organizations.
• Designed and implemented a new Global Sales Pricing Procedure (SD), which streamlined all existing pricing procedures and condition types resulting in major improvements to operations, Sales, and profit and loss.

Santa Clara, California, US

• Providing Project lead design and configuration consulting support for INTEL Financial Information Systems. SAP (Version 4.6B).
• Successfully completed Direct and Indirect Capital Project ICE-SAP. Project responsibilities included: WRICEF Systems development and configuration for Tool Fabrication Capital Requisition to Payment System in New.
• Designed, configured and prototyped Materials-based Project System Network, integrating it with INTEL’s current Materials/Requirements and Planning (MRP) and Materials Management Purchasing Designs.
• Participated in Bill of Material Design (In House/External Purchasing) regarding BOM. Alternative BOM and Project/Network Planning and Transfer integration.
• Designed and developed customized Project System Reports from SAP Report Painter to enhance INTEL reporting for Requisition to Payment Cycle Reporting and Capital Project Fixed Asset Depreciation Simulation.