Robert Walsh Email & Phone Number

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Working on the delivery of a transformational programme to replace our core legacy IT systems. Responsible for managing the delivery of all technical aspects of the programme including environment set up, deployment pipelines and monitoring. Also responsible for defining and delivering the target operating model for the ongoing support and maintenance of the platform which is being delivered by multiple IT support areas sited across numerous locations around Europe.I am also managing the platform requirements for the digitalisation of the new platform which in turn supports our company API strategy.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Contract Management SolutionsAPI ManagementDigital Integration

SAP Development ManagerTechnical Application ownerTeam management, Technical architecture, Business champion,SAP capability.

Bristol, United Kingdom

• SAP technical lead across core sap development and new technologies• Managed workload across technical staff• Liaised with business/senior management to prioritize work including resource planning and contractor recruitment.• Promoted best practice and proactive improvement initiative.• Design, develop and implement numerous ABAP developments (cross module)• Involved in design/creation of numerous PI interfaces via web service and proxy functions.• Gained experience of HCM by creation of various reports/interfaces.• Part of project to develop SAPUI5 application to frontend HCM CATS.• Designed implemented BSP development landscape/process for UI5 development strategy• Worked on developing SAP Netweaver Gateway including:o Creation of SAPUI5 applicationso Creation/Maintenance of relevant serviceso Gained understanding of oDatao Gained experience of use of GitHub to facilitate development/version control.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Dual role -Senior SAP Developer:1. Developed / implemented numerous changes / enhancements through full project lifecycle.2. Create high level development plans including timelines and key checkpoints where appropriate.3. Liaised with key business contacts to ensure requirements fully met and UAT achieved successfully.4. Created all relevant documents including handover to support documents.Customer account management:1. Dealt with all day to day issues and enquiries.2. Built strong relationships with key individuals at customer.3. Manages all incidents and change requests.4. Analysed business requirements in order to provide proposed solution.5. Created relevant costed proposal documents.6. Created/Maintained high level development plan based on business priorities.7. Managed the delivery of various projects through full development lifecycle.8. Managed workload of additional ABAP resource.9. Co-ordinated additional non-SAP resource to complete developments (Data Warehouse, BO, PlanetPress)10. Negotiated pre-upgrade development priorities.11. Managed delivery of key developments to tight timescales prior to upgrade change freeze.12. Technical lead/project manager in Newspread SAP ECC6 upgrade.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Taken on as a Senior Powerbuilder and Coldfusion developer.Designed/delivered numerous web application developments using Coldfusion and SAP Business Server Pages.Created online reporting suite for Arval accident management subsiduary.Designed/developed online service maintenance repair application in SAP business server pagesPart of the SAP 4.7 implementation team.Subsequently joined the Arval SAP CCC.Gained good understanding of :Dialogue programming,Object ALV,BAPIs/BADIs,SAPScript/ Smartforms,ABAP Objects,Userexitsand BSP Applications.Wrote numerous bespoke programs covering most SAP core modules (SD, MM, FICO)Created/Implemented SAP coding standards.Technical lead on various work packages.Successful in ceating and promoting the technical team as a first point of contact for all technical queries.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Taken on as graduate trainee where I was initially trained in Mainframe technologies (Cobol, DB2, JCL)Moved into object oriented development using Powerbuilder. Subsequently moved into web development using Web PB and Broadvision. Developed Somerfields online shopping website (24-7.com)In my time here I received a good grounding in the project lifecycle and reached senior developer within 3 years.

Beng, Structural And Civil Engineering

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