Summary

Experienced in project management, systems development and implementation of SAP

systems. Extensive background in leading and assisting in the development and
implementation of systems, in the areas of retail management, pricing, manufact
uring, wholesale/distribution, and accounting. Contributed to 4 complete SAP im
plementation cycles, and numerous partial cycles. Works well with users, manage
ment, and technical staff. An intelligent, conscientious, results-oriented pro
fessional who is able to grasp complex business related issues and apply them di
rectly to projects. Experienced configurator, and a highly skilled developer, es
pecially with ABAP, ALE, ALV, SmartForms, BAPI, BADI, Dialog. Estimated timelin
es and manpower needs, and managed projects and staff of 35 technical and suppor
t personnel, and implementing business critical applications. Projects came in
on time and under budget. Provided users and client management support to estab
lish their business and technical needs, and helped them develop their overall i
mplementation schedule, including hardware installations and user training.
Skills
Languages SAP ABAP 4.5, 4.6 4.7, ECC 5.0, 6.0, Cobol, RPG
Operating Systems UNIX (Solaris), IBM MVS, OS2, AS400
Web & GUI Development HTML, VBScript, MS Front Page, SAP Gui
Data Base Systems Oracle, FoxPro, MS Access, Lotus, DB2, Britton-Lee, IDMS, DMS
Office Automation Microsoft Office, Lotus Smart Suite, Lotus scripts
System Design Visio
Methodologies PERFORM (version of CPM), Object Oriented, Structured
Project Management MS Project
Industries Insurance, Banking, Manufacturing, Oil, Accounting, Wholesale, Retai
l, Distribution
Independent SAP Consultant - June 2002 - Present
ATLAS TUBE - March 2010 to Dec 2010
Coordinated and implemented projects in the SAP FI/CO area, with emphasis on pri
cing, SD and MM/PP interfaces. Implemented coding changes for tax audit extract
s, general audits, AP and AR reporting, Borrowing Base reporting, Automated Clea
ring House (ACH) implementation including configuration and banking interfaces.
Handled bug fixes and report changes, as well as interfacing SAP to Hyperion sof
tware and Blackline services. Trained for ECC 7.0, Web Dynpros, 3GL, and Object
Oriented basics. Took a refresher course in project management techniques.
International Knowledge Measurement IKM inc. Jan-March 2010
Author HR tests for SAP FI/CO. Create a test of 120 questions to verify the kno
wledge base of potential hire candidates. This is a part-time after hours proje
ct to fill gaps in employment.
Joann Fabrics 2008 to 2009
Managed a project to convert MVS COBOL to SAP conversion to SAP Pricing module,
and a series of credit card authorizations and reporting. Managed and supported
ECC 6.0 systems and BW systems in SD, MM/PP, APO, FI/CO. Modified several custo
m tables. Designed and wrote 14 ABAP programs to create SAP versions of Legacy C
obol programs. Personally wrote a trickle data Intra-day Sales report in the PO
S/DM system. Managed special projects in the BW systems, including picking up w
ork that a previous consultant had started working on; sales reports, Credit car
d reports, reconciliation, Point-of-Sale activity reports, etc. Managed a Store
Ops project to roll out their POSDM system. Proficient in POSDM Workbench. L
earned and began working with Websphere. Managed a project to convert MVS COBOL
to SAP for credit card authorizations and reporting with emphasis on security is
sues.

Tremco Incorporated 2007- 2008

Worked with the corporate ABAP team as a staff member and also aided the program
ming manager. Modified ECC 6.0 report programs in SD MM/PP, FI/CO, SO, PO, CRM.
Modified several interfaces with outside entities, including a customer servic
e webpage, A/R lockbox. Created new ALV reports for Service Orders, Contract Co
sts, Invoice Print, QA Maintenance Planning, Inspection Date Bundling, Forecasti
ng Accuracy, and Gross Margin. Worked with SAP GUIXT, UNIX interfaces, lockbox
, contract maintenance, GL reporting. Worked closely with a highly results orie
nted functional group.
BASF Chemical 2007
Developed functional and technical specifications to implement a company merger
onto a corporate SAP system. Worked extensively with the users and the IT depar
tment to develop a plan to identify and plug gaps in the ERP processes in MM, SM
, SD and IO. Worked with the FI/CO group to identify functions that may need to
be migrated to the new systems or integrated into the corporate environment. W
orked with the project manager to develop his project plans and help build his t
eam. Reviewed BAPI, IDocs, and other interfaces to do gaps analysis for a conve
rsion from SAP 4.6 to 4.7.
Lincoln Electric 2003 - 2007
Worked with conversion teams upgrading to 4.7 systems. Created forms with Plan
et Press to do product labels, shipping labels, and interface the production fro
m the SAP 4.7 system. Wrote ABAP programs to facilitate the label creation, arc
hive, report and log serial numbers of product. Helped implement new releases a
nd upgrade conversions. 2 full cycle implementations and 1 partial (upgrade) imp
lementation. I helped the MIS department with changes to their IT quality proces
s.
Consulting Positions Held with Sogeti (Cap Gemini/Ernst & Young)
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company 1994 to 2002

Assisted with the installation, modification and enhancements to a mainframe SAP

R/2 system and supporting Legacy and LAN/WAN systems. Supported the conversion
to R/3 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 at various stages of implementation. Touched most modu
les, including Basis, FI/CO, SD, MM/PP, CRM. Worked with configuration, applic
ation extensions, interfaces, reports, conversions and development, execution an
d operations architecture components. Also managed teams to implement multiple
phases of implementation and upgrades. 4 Full cycle implementations, including
adding multiple plants to the system, Canadian plants, and incorporating plants
from acquisition of other tire companies. Assisted on multiple projects, includ
ing Y2K as project manager for 2 opportunities.
BP Oil Company 1992 to 1994
System support for Construction -in-progress system, Fixed Assets system, and Pr
operty tax system.
Lubrizol 1991 to 1992
Business analysis projects.
Loral Aircraft Braking Systems 1986 - 1991
Managed a complete disconnect from previous parent company (Goodyear) after sale
to Loral. This was a $5 million project, and was a 5 year assignment. This in
cluded 35 consultants and 15 in-house resources.
Other clients served: MANCO Tape, CITCO, Kinetico, Cook United, Scott-Fetzer Cor
p., Squires, Sanders & Dempsey, plus about 30 other small clients.

Historical Training
Jan-May 1995 - Unix Systems Programming - Kent State University (graduate level
course)
June 1998 - SAP R/2 to R/3 conversion
April 1999 - HTML applications
November 1999 - Web Application Design and Development Using Pagemaker
January 2000 - SAP ABAP programming performance tips
July 2000 - Intro to Java
February 2001 - Consulting concepts
March 2001 -
Visual Basic 6
Recent Training:
June, 2008 Websphere
December, 2008 JAVA for SAP
June, 2009 Writing efficient ABAP code
March, 2010 PM techniques - refresher
May, 2010 ABAP for object orientation
June, 2010 ECC 7.0 - ABAP changes
July, 2010 Websphere
Aug, 2010 ECC 7.0 configuration basics
Professional Awards
* Employee of the Quarter - Cap Gemini America 1994
* Leading Edge - Cap Gemini America 1990
Education
* Cleveland State University Computer Science
* Kent State University - Masters program in Computer Science.