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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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Outstanding
experience and expertise in the design, implementation and integration of the
SAP Logistics system as an integrated business tool.
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Over seventeen years SAP implementation
experience
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Experience in Pharma, Chemical, Discrete-Manufacturing,
High-tech, Consumer Products, Capital Equipment and Oil industries.
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Comprehensive implementation experience in all
Sales & Distribution (SD) functions, including SD-CAS (Computer Aided
Selling) and SD-SIS (Sales Information System).
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Extensive Business-to-SAP migration and SD/MM/PP/FI/CO
integration expertise.
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One year SAP AG training program in Walldorf, Germany;
five years employed with SAP (South
Africa).
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Positions held: SD Team Lead, Integration Team
Lead, Senior Sales and Distribution consultant.
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Extremely strong technical, conceptual and
problem-solving skills
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Fully proficient in all areas of ABAP/4
development & Data Dictionary (up
to ECC 50)
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SAP EXPERIENCE
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06-07
08/07
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SONY/BMG Music (Digital Entertainment), Lyndhurst, NJ
Subcontractor to Illumiti, Inc.: Sales & Distribution Team ECC 50
Sales & Distribution role
for phase II implementation of high data-volume interface into SAP.
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Defined new requirements for Phase II
optimizations and improvements of custom file load front-end.
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Developed test scripts for the application.
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Implemented changes to SAP customer master design
(defined necessary configuration & conversion steps).
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Implemented necessary corrections to existing pricing
& item category configuration.
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08/06
04/07
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CHURCH & DWIGHT (Consumer Products Goods), Princeton,
NJ
Subcontractor to Grom
Associates, Inc.: Sales
& Distribution Team SAP 4.7 Enterprise
Team lead position for phase II
implementation of original Least Cost Sourcing (Transportation Optimization) project
completed in 2004 (see below).
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Produced work estimate and project plan for
the implementation effort.
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Lead workshops to gather phase II business
requirements and define scope of implementation.
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Designed groundbreaking business algorithms
for order grouping and truckload optimization with business team.
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Designed and developed custom tables, SD order
processing userexits and VA05 worklists.
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Coordinated & supported the development of
the order grouping utility by subcontracted developer.
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Unit tested entire development & designed
and coordinated system testing by business team.
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Produced all Requirement, Specification, Unit-
& System-Testing and User Instruction documentation.
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10/05-06/06
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GE WATER TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. (Capital Equipment), Trevose, PA
Subcontractor to Grom
Associates, Inc.: Sales
& Distribution Team SAP 4.6C (support pack level51)
Sole implementer of global GE Revenue/Cost
Recognition project for make-to-order equipment projects.
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Implemented new SD outbound business flow using
SAPs Milestone Billing Plans and service-based revenue recognition using SAP
Internal Orders.
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Configured 33 new Revenue-Recognition-relevant
item categories with integration into existing Debit, Credit, Returns
and intercompany transaction processes.
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Implemented Cost Deferral for make-to-stock, 3rd-party
and make-to-order transactions via new SD schedule lines, movement types, purchasing
account assignment groups and Costing Results Analysis configuration (with a
key CO Order Settlement userexit).
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Designed and developed custom Cost Recognition
transaction to recognize Deferred Costs.
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Developed VOFM data transfer routines, CMOD
enhancements, Revenue Recognition Business Transaction Events (BTEs) and CO-PA
userexits to satisfy requirements.
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Produced all documentation for requirements
definition, business flows, user-instructions, testing and configuration
changes.
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02/05-09/05
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VEECO, Inc. (High-tech Capital Equipment), Somerset, NJ
Direct Vendor.: Sales & Distribution Team SAP
4.6C(Support pack 48)
Verification and production support
of 11/2004 implementation. Identification
of gaps and configuration errors in Revenue Recognition, Billing plans (with down
payments), Repairs, Customer Service, Variant Configuration (VC) and Project
Systems (PS) implementation.
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Daily on-site support of SD users activity in
a new SAP environment.
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Implemented Pricing Margin Analysis for project
systems and VC
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Corrected SD & PP ATP and SAP Storage
location design for the production and sale of shared components.
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Extended ATP design to support use of multiple
plants and consignment locations in order processing.
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Corrected SD configuration for copy rules,
item categories, output, pricing, vertex interface, movement types, rejection
reasons, delivery blocks and VA05, VL06O, VL10, VKM* worklist configuration.
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08/04-12/04
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CHURCH & DWIGHT (Consumer Products Goods), Princeton,
NJ
Subcontractor to Grom Associates,
Inc.: Sales &
Distribution Team SAP 4.7 Enterprise
Least-Cost Sourcing Project:
Lead designer of expansion to existing custom enhancement to select SD Order
plants by least cost using custom cost components and distribution network
information.
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Facilitated the requirements-gathering and
prioritization of SD business requirements.
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Lead workshops with key users and documented Requirements,
Specifications and Testing design.
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Supported Church & Dwight development team
through development and testing phases.
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06/98-12/03
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HOFFMANN LA-ROCHE (Pharmaceutical Industry), Nutley, NJ
Direct Vendor: Order to Cash Team SAP 3.1H - 4.6C
Initial implementation of Roche
US & Canada. Upgrade projects from 31H to 46B and then
again to 46C.
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In-house consulting support to project team as
well as the complete design, configuration and implementation of key
requirements in all areas of SAP-SD (Computer Aided Selling and custom SIS
functionality) including extensive user-exit developments.
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Post-production support and enhancements in
Sales Order Processing, SD availability and SIS.
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Introduction and implementation of new testing
design approach.
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08/97-06/98
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HEWLETT PACKARD SSG (High Tech Industry), Mountain View, CA
Independent Contractor: Business Integration Team / Designer
and Developer SAP 3.1H
Phase II Implementation of SD
Contract & Invoice processing for HP's Contracts Organization.
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Member of the Business Integration Team which
acted as key driver for all Phase II configuration and development design.
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Designed, configured and coded new SAP
developments, extensions and modifications.
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01/97-07/97
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ANTHRO CORPORATION (Furniture manufacturer), Portland, OR
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Senior Sales & Distribution Consultant / PP Consultant
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Implementation of Sales and
Distribution Contact Management and PP Production Planning modules.
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Design, configuration and modification of SD
Contact Management to satisfy telemarketing requirements.
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Implementation of Production and MRP planning
modules.
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09/96-11/96
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NETMANAGE (High Tech Industry), Cupertino, CA
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Senior Sales & Distribution
Consultant
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Sole implementer of
all Sales and Distribution functions for this previously paper-based business
software company.
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Project planning, coordination, configuration,
design and implementation of all SD functions.
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Configuration of all functions of SD order-,
delivery- and invoice-processing.
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08/96-10/96
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VISIONEER (High Tech Industry), Palo Alto, CA
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Senior Sales & Distribution
Consultant
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Performed a
second phase re-implementation of SD functionality for this high-tech
company.
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Re-design of master data integrating with
Costing, Financial and Materials Management applications using a changed SAP
organizational structure.
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03/95-07/96
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IBM PC COMPANY (High Tech Industry),
Raleigh, NC
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Senior Consultant, Sales &
Distribution Consultant and Data Migration(IT) Team Lead
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Supported project
management, PWC consulting, SD-
and Data Migration-teams for IBMs re-engineering of their PC Retail business
from legacy systems to SAP.
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Lead role in SD transaction & SD function,
master data & SAP organizational hierarchy design.
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Team lead for Data migration, data conversion
testing and data consolidation and cleansing.
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On-site support & training of Price
Waterhouse consultants in SAP
SD application &
best-implementation practices.
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04/91-01/95
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SAPSA (SAP Subsidiary), Johannesburg,
South Africa
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SAPSA: Senior Sales & Distribution
Consultant and Customer Coordinator
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R3 SD Pre-sales, implementation and
post-implementation support of SAPSA customers.
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Customer Coordinator for AECI Information
services and Hoechst SA.
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SAP Customer training at SAP facilities and
customer sites in the SD and ABAP/4 applications.
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03/90-03/91
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SAP AG (Software Provider),
Walldorf, Germany
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SAP
Switzerland: SAP International Trainee
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1 year SAP Trainee program with introductions
to all SAP applications; including SAP Environment and ABAP development
environment. Specialization in the
configuration of the Sales and Distribution application with additional focus
on SAP Logistics as a cohesive, integrated business process.
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Assignments at Hoechst (Frankfurt) and
Unilever (Hamburg).
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EDUCATION
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02/83 -12/87
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University
of Port Elizabeth (South Africa) now Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan University
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Bachelors degree in Accounting and Computer
Science.
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Honors degree in Computer Science.
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