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Penultix Consulting LLC

SAP Consulting -- SD/MM/BOBJ/S4HANA.  Seasoned, published professional. Executioner.

Client and Project Summary:

Zoetis: Hypercare Go Live Support for implementation of Zoetis’ template SAP ECC 6.0 for an acquired subsidiary.

Pfizer: Configured new legal entities (Enterprise Structure) in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. 

Avid Technology:  Integration Lead: Zuora Subscription Billing interface to SAP Accounts Receivable
Map Invoice fields between Zuora Invoices and SAP Accounting Document, including logic for selecting outbound invoice data to Zuora.  

Carpenter Technology:  Author and record S4HANA Master Data transactions (BUPX) in SAP Enable Now / WPB in support of ramp-up to Go Live in 1st Quarter 2018.  Test Master Data Governance FIORI app.

Briggs & Stratton:  Responsible for overseeing the migration of legacy OTC reports to HANA / BI, inclusive of writing functional specifications.  Analyze legacy reports and file feeds, document potential gaps, and map fields back to source data (in SAP S/4 HANA).  

Virginia Department of Transportation:  Deliver BOBJ user trainings in the use of SAP Business Intelligence on agency databases.

New York Power Authority:  Delivered recommended solution to enhance SD functionality for project business.

Cooper Standard: Go Live HyperCare Support Team at plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec,

NY State Homes:  Pre-implementation analyst for state owned mortgage bank. 

AmerisourceBergen: PTP Functional Lead.  Wrote 35 functional specifications for converting legacy reports to BOBJ.

Société Automobile Assurance Québec: SD Team Lead.

Delta Airlines and Air Canada: MRO consultant and write functional specifications for Sales Order update.

Rexam:  SD Team Lead.

Firestone: Go Live HyperCare at plant in Welford, South Carolina.

GraceKennedy:  Post Go Live SD Consultant.  Resolved Split Invoice Problem.

SAP SD/MM/BOBJ/S4HANA Principal Consultant and Owner

Lactalis American Group

Support and implement roll-out of headquarters SAP S4HANA v.2020 template to US subsidiary.  

•	Gathered requirements, configured, and supported new processes for whey powder, cream, cheese trim, marshmallow, cheese powder and acid whey sales
•	Configured and tested pricing for Cream sales
•	Configured and tested assignments for Plants, Shipping Points, Routes, Sales documents
•	Configured and tested Customer Master and Sales Order Text Determination, complete through Billing outputs
•	Maintenance of customer tables governing Incompletion procedure and number ranges
•	Conducted extensive Integrated testing and supported UAT via ALM and JIRA
•	Wrote Test scripts in ALM
•	Assigned and resolved defects in ALM and JIRA
•	Supported business in revising and testing requirements

Senior SAP OTC Consultant

Vibram Group

S4HANA v.2020 Implementation and Enhancement Support of roll-out of global template to US subsidiary.

•	Triage issues remaining from implementation of S4HANA to replace JD Edwards
•	Wrote Functional Specifications for new reports based on business requirements for bar codes, material BOM weights, Promise Dates, and Packing List (Excel)
•	Performed data dives in system to create ad hoc reports on PIRs, Customer data, e-mails, null deliveries, inclusive of data cleansing
•	Resolved 38 outstanding issues in first two months
•	Demonstrated new MTS and MTO processes to business and worked with tech team to resolve issues
•	Tested and rolled-out new S/O mass upload spreadsheet functionality

Senior SAP Consultant

HCL America, Inc.

Sustainment/enhancement and implementation of new functionalities for SAP ECC 6.0 

•	Lead team of 8 OTC resources onshore and offshore
•	Wrote Functional Specifications for new reports based on business requirements, including conditional use of requirements class in Quotations item category
•	Configured new pricing
•	Reduced overdue support tickets from over 25 to zero
•	Liaised with Integration and APO to drive solutions to overdue tickets
•	Conducted workshops with business to gather requirements
•	Supported business in executing new business processes in SD/OTC

SAP OTC Team Lead at Boeing

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FlightSafety International

Lead training/documentation team. Train key users
and trainers. Configure and setup Info Pak for FlightSafety CRM Deliverables.  Wrote data dictionary.  Wrote Info Pak simulations covering all parts of CRM process from Accounts to Opportunities.  Advise Train-The-Trainers workshop.  Tested to ”Pass” system developments through various milestones, inclusive of unit and integrated testing.

CRM Consultant

KPMG

Senior SAP SD Consultant / Business Analyst.

Assisted the Engagement Management & Billing track of KPMG’s global SAP template team. The template is based on ECC 6.0 and once completed, will be rolled out internationally to their member firms. The template includes five main tracks: Finance, Engagement Management & Billing (SD), Client and Opportunity Management (CRM), Time and Expense Management (HR) and Reporting (BW).

Served as Business Analyst to support Global (and French localization) template development.  Processed and managed defects lodged in HP Quality Center.  Maintained custom tables to support testing.  Development tester for both Global template and Localized French templates.  Tested to ”Pass” system developments through various milestones.  Wrote Business Process Procedures for SD (Engagement Management & Billing).  Wrote Data Dictionary items for SD (Engagement Management & Billing).

Engagement Management & Billing Business Analyst

Business Savvy, Customer Facing, Seasoned, Published SAP Professional.  Nonpareil Communicator and Task Executioner.  All at the same time serving your project as a Senior SAP Logistics Certified Consultant.  
Specialties: SAP SD/MM/CRM/MRO with integration points in FI/CO/PP.  BI/BOBJ Reporting Analyst.

Authorized to work throughout USA and Canada.

"To Train is to Learn"

Overall, twenty six years’ experience in information systems and technology consulting.

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