Pardha Saradhi

 

Summary
7+ years of experience in SAP Basis Administration in SAP R/3 4.x, ECC 6.0, Windows 2000/2003 Server, UNIX, Oracle 8i/9i/10g, SQL Server 2000/ 2005, DB2. 
â?¢	Experienced in upgrade activities, R/3 4.5B - 4.7EE and 4.6C - ECC 6.0
â?¢	Experienced in Implementation of EP 7.0.
â?¢	Performed BW 3.5 upgrade to BI 7.0
â?¢	Worked with Integration of BI 7.0 to EP 7.0
â?¢	Experienced in Solution Manager 4.0 SR2, Service desk API.
â?¢	SAP Basis administration and technical core tasks including SAP software installation, upgrade, applying Support Packages, patches and fixes,  installation of add-on software components, SAP profile parameter changes, workload analysis, system error analysis and establishing standard Basis  background jobs, system health checks and monitoring. 
â?¢	Supported SAP Basis Network Infrastructure and Database on SAP servers and XI / BI Systems.
â?¢	System refreshes and client copies of BI, R/3 systems.
â?¢	Handling more than 50 instances of BI, central and database instances etc.
â?¢	Configured and executed Transport Management System & Applied Patches, setting up Transport Routes and setting up Transport Domain Controller.
â?¢	Involved in troubleshooting Spool/Print problems, Installing Printers, Direct IP at UNIX level and SAP Level.
â?¢	Develop and maintain system documentation, Standard Operating Procedures SOP, for SAP instances and interfaces.
â?¢	Monitor SAP systems (work processes, users, system logs, short dumps, locks, developer traces, system traces, disk space, file system space, etc.)
â?¢	Define and document technical system requirements and systems management procedures. Involve with problem escalation and resolution, working with SAP and other software/hardware vendors to resolve problems. 
â?¢	Participate in requirements gathering, assessment, design, configuration and testing activities for SAP security. 

SAP Security Tasks: 
â?¢	Worked with PFCG concepts. Performed Client Administration, Client Copy, User Maintenance, Locking / Unlocking Users Worked on User, Roles, Profiles, Authorizations and.R/3 Add-ons, Patches, kernel Upgrades. Did CCMS Monitoring, Memory & Update Service Management, Checking Buffering and maintaining the performance.
â?¢	Constraint to SOX compliance, Enforce segregation of duties based on user roles, Integrate with corporate change control systems to ensure only approved changes are taking place, Provide regular summary and detailed reports on all data activity.
â?¢	Implemented GRC compliance using VIRSA compliance calibrator tool, performs the SOD risk analysis on users/roles/profiles in the system, used VIRSA-ACCESS ENFORCER for roles and authorizations assignment, performed incremental and full synch background jobs for SOD risk analysis.
â?¢	Followed FDA Food and Drug Administration strategies, Title 21 CFR Part 11, collection of systems information, applications owner information, user information, changes in hardware/software documented as per 21 CFR11.
â?¢	Strong leadership & motivation qualities, excellent in Technical SAP project implementation.
â?¢	Managing Windows and UNIX Operating System in typical LANâ?™s and WANâ?™s.  
â?¢	Good at managing TCP/IP, Interconnection of devices, IP Addressing, LAN & WAN Architectures, Administration over WAN, Troubleshooting and Monitoring,  Client/Server Architecture. 
â?¢	Excellent communication and presentation skills and Customer Oriented attitude.

Educational Qualification
â?¢	MS in Computer Science
â?¢	BS in Computer Science

Technical Certifications
â?¢	Microsoft Certified System Administrator / Engineer
â?¢	ITIL Awareness Program

Technical Skills
SAP Versions:		     SAP R/3 4.0 / 4.6b / 4.6c / 4.7EE, ECC 6.0.
New Dimensional Protocols: EP / BI / XI Implementation and Administration, Solution Manager 4.0.
Client OS: 		Microsoft Windows 9X/XP/2000/Mac 9X and 10X
Server OS: 		Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003, UNIX.
Database:              	Oracle 8i/9i, DB2, SQL SERVER 2000/2005.
Applications:             Norton Anti-Virus, Symantec, Smart Worx VPN, NMS(Network Monitoring Tool) Microsoft Outlook2000/2003/2007, Outlook Express, System Hound, Web Desk V3, Seibel CRM, MSE (Microsoft Service Enterprise), VIRSA-ACCESS ENFOCER, TIDAL(software to schedule and monitor batch jobs). 

Professional Experience
Client: CSL Behring, PA	(Febâ?™ 2007 to Marchâ?™ 2008)
Role: 	Sr. SAP Basis Consultant.
Environment: SAP R/3, ECC 6.0, BW 3.5/ BI 7.0, EP 7.0, CRM 4.0, HCM HR, Solution Manager 5.0, Oracle 10g, UNIX.
R/3 Basis Administrative Responsibilities:
â?¢	Worked for ECC 6.0 upgrade from SAP 4.6C
â?¢	Planning for the upgrade, identifying the changes to be made â?“ pre-up gradation steps.
â?¢	Kernel version level and patch level matching for upgrade.
â?¢	Post upgrade steps â?“ data migration and consistency, table consistency, ABAP programs conversion. 
â?¢	Accountable for every step of the post upgrade activities from knowledge transfer, documentations of procedures, runtime if it ran longer or even shorter than anticipated.
â?¢	Configuration of Transport Management System.
â?¢	Maintained versions integrity and sequencing of objects in mass transports during and after the upgrade.
â?¢	Implementation of Enterprise portals on WAS JAVA platform.
â?¢	Establishing connections to R/3 systems using system admin tab.
â?¢	Transporting objects in EP. 
â?¢	Creation of i-views, pages, work-sets, and roles. 
â?¢	Performed BW 3.5 upgrade to BI 7.0
â?¢	Integration of BI 7.0 and EP 7.0.
â?¢	Document the implementation of EP 7.0 and BW up gradation.
â?¢	Performed BW and database system refresh prior to upgrade.
â?¢	Planned and communicated impact analysis to management and SAP Team Leads
â?¢	Responsible for resolving issues related to SAP basis and User Security.
â?¢	Create and Maintain user Roles and Authorization profiles (PFCG), Monitoring user logins, user sessions, restricting default logins in instance parameter file, trouble shooting user level problems to properly access the servers and maintaining security throughout the SAP landscapes.
â?¢	Maintaining printers, spool Administration.
â?¢	Monitoring System Performance and perform Health checks on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. 
â?¢	Applying OSS notes.
â?¢	Database monitoring for space utilization and OS level space Management.
â?¢	Conduct offline as well as online Backups across the system landscape and ensure proper database backup procedures are being followed.
â?¢	Usage of SICK to check the installation perfection.
Client: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals PA	(Aprilâ?™ 2006 to Janâ?™ 2007)
Role: 	SAP Basis Consultant.
Environment: SAP R/3 4.6C, WAS 6.40, BW 3.5, BI 6.0, EP 6.0, XI 3.0, Solution Manager 4.0, SQL Server 2000/2005, Windows 2000/2003.
Responsibilities: 
â?¢	Performed BW 3.5 upgrade to BI 6.0
â?¢	Integration of BI 6.0 and EP 6.0 on WAS 6.40.
â?¢	Document the implementation of BW up gradation.
â?¢	Performance analysis in XI using Process Monitoring Infrastructure
â?¢	Component and Message monitoring using XI Runtime workbench.
â?¢	Setting up the e-mail, SMS alerts for critical alerts using XI RWB system to perform reactive actions and identify the problems.
â?¢	Handling transport requests and troubleshooting transport issues.
â?¢	Performance monitoring and analysis made using PMI(Process Monitoring Infrastructure)
â?¢	Configuration and monitoring of CCMS using XI 3.0 RWB
â?¢	Troubleshooting the errors of deployment and activation of process using CCMS BPE in XI system.
â?¢	Worked with Solution Manager Service desk API for error handling.
â?¢	Track the reported incident, verify the incident solution, close the incident based on the completion of the incident.
â?¢	Performed BW system refreshes from Production systems to Quality Systems.   
â?¢	Setting up program buffer and IDOC maintenance in BW system.
â?¢	Performance Statistics collection using st03 and working on analysis 
â?¢	Creating Authorization objects, Roles based on the business requirements and assigning them to Userâ?™s profile.
â?¢	Performing/trouble shooting on R/3 security problems 
â?¢	Maintaining Operation Modes.
â?¢	Checking system logs for analysis of issues using sm21.
â?¢	Conduct offline as well as online Backups across the system landscape and ensure proper database backup procedures are being followed.
â?¢	Schedule and Monitor Backups on SQL server 2005.

Client: Sara lee Corporation, USA.	 	(Novâ?™ 2004 to Janâ?™ 2006)
Role: Support Lead - SAP Basis Consultant.
Environment: SAP R/3 4.5B/4.7 EE, UNIX, ORACLE 8i, DB2.
Responsibilities: 
â?¢	Part of the up gradation team, SAP 4.5B to 4.7EE.
â?¢	Setting up SAP systems, RFC connections between R/3 and BW systems.
â?¢	Tracing the performance issues to be modified from that of 4.5B to 4.7 EE
â?¢	Client creation / deletion / import / export.
â?¢	Database and Operating System Monitoring / Alert Monitoring.
â?¢	Configuration of Transport management system.
â?¢	Managing TMS like setting up TMS, Including systems to domains, importing Transports from development to Quality and to production, Quality, Acceptance and to some other systems as per requirement of user Printer and Spool Administration. 
â?¢	System Refresh and copy for sandbox setup.
â?¢	User Security is handled in the form of tickets via VIRSA-ACCESS ENFORCER. 
â?¢	Working with FICO/HR modules to create composite roles as per the business requirement. 
â?¢	Troubleshoot issues with FICO, HR and SD module teams in case of any batch jobs failed or long running. 
â?¢	Identify the required roles or design composite roles (Z_ roles) as per the user requests explicitly for HR and payroll module. 
â?¢	Background job management in GRC access control for SOD risk analysis, for Incremental and Full synch modes.
â?¢	Monitoring System Performance on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
â?¢	Reporting problems to OSS.
â?¢	Applying OSS Notes to the systems downloading from OSS as per instructions or where ever applicable. 
â?¢	Organizing system messages prior to planned maintenance. 
â?¢	Usage of SICK to check the installation perfection.
â?¢	Preparing documentations for installation procedures of applications.
â?¢	Creation of user master records, authorization profiles, authorizations, and activity groups, assigning R/3 users to these activity groups.
â?¢	Kernel upgrades taken care of when ever necessary â?“ from 620 to 640. 
â?¢	Applying support packages.
â?¢	Scheduling Backups daily/weekly/monthly based on incremental backups and full backups and performing Health checks on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. 

Client:   Microsoft IT. (Marchâ?™ 2003 to Octâ?™ 2004)
Role:  Lead - SAP Basis Support Team.
Environment: SAP R/3 4.6C, BW 3.0, Win server 2000/2003, SQL server 2000.
Responsibilities:
â?¢	Lock and unlock transaction codes. 
â?¢	User creation / deletion / lockdown / activation.
â?¢	Scheduling batch job.
â?¢	Batch job monitoring; rerun the failed jobs as per the job owner's instructions.
â?¢	Troubleshoot the failed jobs, check the job log and rerun the jobs as per the instructions of the job owner, whether to rerun from the failed step, rerun the job from the first step or to inform / page the job owner.
â?¢	Hold jobs at the time of maintenance work and release when needed.
â?¢	Applying change control as per the request for the programs, locking/unlocking of the variants etc. 
â?¢	Promptly monitor the month-end/week-end/event triggered jobs. 
â?¢	Use TIDAL software, software to monitor jobs in MSS, MBW, GTP and APO systems.
â?¢	Use MSE (Microsoft Service Enterprise) to organize and check the batch jobs running at a particular time on an hourly/daily/weekly jobs.
â?¢	Database consistency check, increase table space whenever necessary.
â?¢	User maintenance.
â?¢	Minimal Downtime of the SAP Systems.
â?¢	Performing pre and post downtime activities. 
â?¢	Perform health checks on a daily/weekly and monthly basis.
â?¢	Performance Tuning of SAP servers by using some T-codes such as SM50, SM12, DB02, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST22, SM21 etc,.

Employer:  	Transfield Services Ltd. Australia (Janâ?™ 2002 to Dec â?˜2002)
Role:		SAP Basis Consultant
Environment: SAP R/3 4.5B, UNIX, DB2
Responsibilities: 
â?¢	Creation of users and deletion.
â?¢	Client Administration (creation/copy/export/import).
â?¢	Creation of local client copy and remote client copy. 
â?¢	User security being the major task, apply relevant roles and transaction codes to the users requested on their manager's approval.
â?¢	Backup monitoring, Schedule the backups, check the backup logs in case of any backup failures.
â?¢	Monitoring System Performance and perform Health checks on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. 
â?¢	Scheduling Backups daily/weekly/monthly
â?¢	Locking/unlocking all users during maintenance.
â?¢	Organizing system messages prior to planned maintenance. 
â?¢	Background job Management
â?¢	Applying support packages and add ins as requested by the respective modules.

Employer:  	Jyothi CNC Automation Ltd, IN (Novâ?™ 2000 to Dec â?˜2001)
Role:		Basis Consultant / Systems Maintenance
Environment: SAP R/3 4.6C, Windows, Oracle 7.x/8.x
â?¢	Infrastructure support and SAP server maintenance. 
â?¢	Backup monitoring.	
â?¢	Regular System Performance checks
â?¢	Locking/unlocking all users during maintenance.
â?¢	Resolve assigned tickets pertaining to login issues and GUI installations.
â?¢	Help end-users the ease of using the SAP interface.
â?¢	Database redundancy checks 
â?¢	Monitoring the server alerts and constant checks of event logs.
â?¢	Attended Internal technical training on User security, roles concepts.



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