Pradeep Gopalakrishnan Email & Phone Number

* Principal Software Engineer with over 20 years of extensive hands-on experience in SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW), BW/4HANA migration, data and analytics, SAP HANA, SAP BusinessObjects BI tools (including SAP Lumira 2.4/Web Intelligence/Analysis for Office), SAP BusinessObjects administration, ABAP on HANA, SAP IQ administration, SAP SLT data replication, and API development in SAP Gateway.*Leadership*: Successfully led and implemented critical initiatives such as upgrading to SAP BW 7.5 on HANA 2.0, data and analytics requirements, upgrading to SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 SP04, SAP SLT Implementation, BW on HANA migration from Oracle, API implementaions, transitioning from third-party NLS to SAP NLS solutions, executing proof-of-concept projects such as Smart Data Integration (SDI) and SAP on AWS, HANA hardware migration project demonstrating strong leadership and strategic planning skills.*Digital Transformation and Platform Modernization*: Platform Modernization of systems involving Migration of Business Warehouse system to latest BW/4HANA platform, upgrade of ECC system to S/4HANA and migration of systems to AWS Cloud.*Data Visualization and Real-Time Analytics*: As a Data Engineer, developed real-time dashboards using BI tools, with extensive experience in data visualization and analytics.* Excellent troubleshooting skills, resolves complex problems, performance tuning and have ability to learn new skills quickly in fast-paced environments.*Prototyping and Concept Development*: Created proofs-of-concept and prototypes to illustrate solutions for both technological and business challenges, contributing to strategic decision-making and innovation.* Winner of ADP Effortless CX Hackathon* AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate * Experienced in Agile methodologies, working effectively within Scrum teams, and proficient in project and resource planning.*SAP BW Development*: Developed comprehensive BI solutions using SAP BW on HANA objects with LSA++ architecture, including both the persistence layer (DataSources, InfoObjects, Advanced DSOs) and the virtual layer (Open ODS Views, CompositeProviders, Multiproviders, External HANA views, and HANA Calculation views). Experienced in BPC Embedded/BW IP.* Developed various ABAP tools, performed ABAP code remediation as part of HANA migration, created transformation routines, data extract programs, customer exits, CDS Views, Table Functions and APIs.*Data Archiving and Management*: Extensive experience in SAP IQ data archiving, HANA NSE, and Data Tiering Optimization (DTO).

Listed skills include Sap Bw, Data Migration, Sap Abap, Performance Tuning, and 58 others.

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  Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

  Distinction