Prashant D. Pandya

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Program Manager - SAP for implementations and AMS @ Confidential
McKinney, TX, US
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Experience Summary20 years in SAP BASIS, any UNIX, any DB25 years in IT• SAP implementations (Green-field and Brown-field) / hosting in “on-premise”, SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, in Microsoft Azure, in AWS and in Hybrid cloud platforms for all SAP modules like SAP Technical like SAP BASIS, DB, OS, Network etc. and SAP Functional like FI, CO, MM, PP, QM, SalesForce, Concur, PI, Solution Manager, BW, BO, Fiori, WM, EWM, SCM, PS, HR etc. for many prestigious clients like CPFB, Swiss Reinsurance Management Ltd. Cargill Inc. and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology / KAUST, HPE, DONG Energy etc.o Scoping and De-scoping = Drafting, reviewing, amendments & version management and finalizationso Designing SAP Platform = Drafting, reviewing, amendments, version management & finalizationso Service Level Agreement = Drafting, reviewing SLA matrix, betterment in achieving commitments, Reports, amendments in SLA versions & version management.o Methodology = Water-fall, Agile, ASAP methodology and SAP Activateo Development and Testing = SDLC, JIRA tasks etc. to execute development and testing like UAT, Performance testing then changes to productions.o Delivery & managed services = SAP Sizing, Architecture / design, pricing for hosting, pricing for SAAS, Security compliance and vulnerability, HA/DR configuration, RTO/RPO decisions, integrating other SAP or non-SAP, etc.▪ Development Management, Change Management, Incident Management, Problem management & contingency.o Documentations = Drafting and version management for all Artifacts, Design documentations, System build documentation, Service Operation documentations etc.o Training & Education = Roadmap for team as per the business requirements.o Enterprise Strategy and Product Management –▪ System Architecture, design, Business processes (ERP), Application Service Management, Process standardization and structuring, SAP, database, OS and Network, Governance & operation, People management/development, High performance team building, newtechnologies and it’s transitions etc.o Program Management, Project Management, Security and Compliance, Vulnerability management▪ SAP Platform▪ SAP Implementations▪ Technical Upgrades – SAP Platform▪ Support & Maintenances – SAP Platform▪ Unicode Conversions – SAP Platform▪ System Migrations – SAP Platform▪ Enhancement Package Installations, etc. – SAP Platform

Prashant D. Pandya's Current Company Details
Confidential

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Program Manager - SAP for implementations and AMS
McKinney, TX, US
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Employees:
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Prashant D. Pandya Work Experience Details
  • Confidential
    Program Manager - Sap For Implementations And Ams
    Confidential
    Mckinney, Tx, Us
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  • Confidential
    Strategist - Sap
    Confidential Jul 2022 - Present
    United States
    SAP Product Management & Overall SAP Services• SAP Upgrades and migration / SAP New implementations / Manage Services – Rise with SAP & SAP BTPo Develop SAP BTP Architecture: Design and implement SAP solutions architecture based on the SAP BTP, taking into account the organization's goals and objectives, current technology landscape, and budget constraints.o Solution Design: Develop and document solution designs, including technical specifications, implementation plans, and system configurations.o Technical Oversight: Supervise the implementation of new SAP solutions, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget, and meet the organization's needs.o Stakeholder Management: Engage with partners across the organization to understand business requirements, communicate technical solutions, and build consensus around key decisions.o Technical Expertise: Stay up-to-date with the latest SAP BTP technologies and trends, and provide technical mentorship and support to other teams within the organization.o Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks associated with the implementation of new SAP solutions, and develop contingency plans as needed.o Documentation: Create user documentation, including solution design documents, operational manuals, and system configuration guides. • SAP Practice – new hire, training, sales etc.• Sales RFP / RFQ
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  • Cognizant
    Sr. Principal Architect
    Cognizant Jun 2019 - Jul 2022
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    Client: Swiss Reinsurance Management Ltd., Switzerland, Cargill Inc. & KAUSTDuration: June 2019 to Role: Project Manager & PMO – Managed Services for entire ERP platform, SAP Platform, Database and SAP UpgradesReporting: Direct 21 SME in Swiss Re and 37 SME in Cagrill, Indirect 150SMERevenue: Swiss Re – 2 million US dollars & Cargill – 8 million US dollars per annumCore Responsibilities• SAP migration / SAP New implementations – from IBM HEC to Microsoft Azureo SAP NW 7.5 – ILM / LT / ERP systemso SAP Solution Manager 7.2 systemso SAP S4HANA 1709 systemso SAP NW 7.52 – Fiori systemso SAP BO 4.2 systemso SAP NW 7.4 PO systemso SAP Web-Dispatcher, SAP NWDI and SAP routers etc.o Operating systems – SUSE Linux 12.2 & Microsoft Windows 2016o Database – SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 3 & Microsoft SQL 2016o High availability at all tiers for production and critical systemso Disaster Recovery for Production systems• Managed Services – SAP Platformo ITSM tool – ServiceNow & Remedyo Incident Management, Change Management and Problem management ticket with very tight SLA commitmento System availability and SLA commitmentso Monthly reports for overall tactical governanceo Managing the client as an account leadero Due Diligence ▪ New Change Request assessment, approval, implementation etc.▪ Resizing SAP systems▪ Cost conservation by using Microsoft Azure offeringso Maintenance tasks ▪ Patching – OS, DB & SAP▪ SAP Systems refreshes▪ SAP Upgrades like SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP09o DevOps and automation is SAP & Microsoft Azureo Agile way of working and scrum boardo Licensing management• SAP upgrade and migration – SAP S4HANA 1709 to SAP S4/HANA 1909, SAP ECC to SAP S4HANA 1809• SAP Platform Security & Complianceo Compliance following EAME practiceo Platform security – Microsoft Azure Security Center, DB level (SAP HANA 2 SP04) level Hardening, Application (SAP S4HANA 1909) Hardeningo Data file encryption – SAP HANA 2.0 SP04
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  • Capgemini
    Technical Lead - Sap, Hana And Infrastructure
    Capgemini Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
    Singapore
    • Leading all SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Computing account with a worth of US$ 140 Million like DOW Jones, Carlson Hospitality, Wilmar Trading, HP Inc. etc. • Managing SAP Enterprise Application hosting Solutions, SAP Application technical or functional migrations and SAP Managed services by SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure etc. with Costing, Capacity planning, Delivery of all SAP Implementations, Overall RFP etc. • Business Plans, Budget, High Risk Management, Resource Management & Planning, Assessment of Business Variance, Assessment of EBITDA of Business Units / Cost Center.• Enterprise Strategy with System Architecture, design, Business processes for any Enterprise Resource Planning, Application Service Management, Process standardisation and structuring, SAP, database, OS and Network, Governance & operation, People management/development - High performance team building, Education & Training, New technologies, Transition• Project Management in below o SAP Implementationso Technical Upgradeso Support & Maintenanceso Unicode Conversionso System Migrationso Enhancement Package Installations, etc.• Analytics solutionso Business Intelligence - SAP BI Implementationso Predictive Analytics & Enterprise Performance Management by SAP Business Process and consolidation implementation• Handing Big Data in SAP HANA 2.0• Innovating and implement IoT in Logistics business and in Retail business
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  • Ibm
    Strategist For Sap
    Ibm Jan 2015 - Jun 2018
    Bangalore
    Project: Migration - SAP NetWeaver 7.3 BW (DB2) to - SAP NetWeaver 7.3 BW powered by SAP HANA and other projects in SAP ImplementationsDuration: December 2014 to January 2017Role: Project Manager and execution in SAP BASIS area at IBM, Zieta Technologies etc. Core Responsibilities• End to end project planning • Cost planning – SAP BASIS, SAP ABAP, OS Admin etc.• Time management – full program management • Contingency planning• SAP BASIS activities –o Upgrade to required SAP NetWeaver 7.3 SP 5 o SAP Unicode conversiono Separation of SAP dual stack on same hosto Assessment of SAP BW systems – load, add-ons, resizing etc.o OS/DB migration - export SAP system - SAP NetWeaver BW (DB2)o OS/DB migration - import SAP system - SAP NetWeaver BW powered by SAP HANAo Post activitieso Documentation o Hyper care support• Normal SAP HANA administration and support
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  • Neovia Logistics
    Lead - Technology - Sap For Apac
    Neovia Logistics Mar 2012 - Oct 2014
    Bangalore
    Core Responsibilities• Support & Maintenance of all our customer’s SAP Systemso Meeting all SLA Commitmentso Assessing all Performance Reports & Matrixo Assessing all Root Cause Analysiso Executing Change management, Incident management & Problem management• People Management o Team building, Hiring and people engagemento Annual appraisal, promotion planning etc. o Annual training, certification and transitions planningo Resolving team concernsManaging project under going• Leading – Migrating all SAP & Non-SAP Products from our US based Data Center to Cloud based Data Center.• 24X7 SAP Technology support – modelling, approach, strategy and implementation• Migrating all IBM WBI systems to SAP PI systems• DB2 version Upgrades from Version 9.1 to 9.7• SAP Enhancement Package 5 installation on ERP systems• OS Migration from AIX to LinuxLeadership• Participating in SAP Standard Service Offering – Strategy & SLA commitments• Participating in Total Cost of Ownership – Assessment (In respect of cloud based data center migration)• Participating in Calculating SAP Product’s License Costs (All WBI exit projects and regular service)• Participating in Training Planning & Costs Forecast yearly• Participating in Business Forecast yearly • Participating in Budget Year yearly• Participating in Variance at Recovery - Actual v/s Forecast year end• Participating in Profit & Loss assessment to obtain Net Income & RoIC
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  • Itc Infotech
    Lead - Sap Basis
    Itc Infotech May 2011 - Mar 2012
    Bangalore
    Project at ALLY Bank, Detroit, US• Major Support Pack Stack Upgrade in ERP and BI systems• Oracle Patch and Hot / CPU Patch upgradesProject at Aricent, Bangalore• ADS Configuration• ADS with SSL • ADS for Digital Signature
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  • Segmenta A/S
    Sr. Sap Consulant
    Segmenta A/S Nov 2005 - Mar 2011
    Project at DONG Energy, Klædemåle• All DONG’s internal systems maintenance and support• All SAP BASIS Activity for INTERGAS, Holland Implementation - ISU & CRM Systems• Upgrade from SAP 4.7 to ECC 6.0• Enhancement Package 4.0 SPS 4.0 & SPS 5.0 on ECC 6.0• Enhancement Package 1.0 on NW 7.0 • Support Pack Stack 15 & 16 on ECC 6.0• System migration – 64 bit & Domain Change• Upgrade SAP CRM 4.0 to CRM 7.0• Portal 7.0 installation, configuration, SPS via JSPM & SLD upgradeProject at SEAS-NVE - from March 2010 ongoing till June 2010• Upgrade from CRM 5 to CRM 7 / NW 7.01
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Prashant D. Pandya works for Confidential

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Prashant D. Pandya's current role is Program Manager - SAP for implementations and AMS.

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Prashant D. Pandya attended Kalyan P.g. College Bhilai Nagar.

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