Randall Harkness

4820 Clipping Court

Louisville, KY 40241

Home: (502) 228-3104   Cell: (502) 387-3194

Email: reharkness@insightbb.com

SEEKING OPPORTUNITY

Seeking SAP R/3 contract opportunity as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) functional consultant.

PROFILE

Senior SAP Cross Applications Consultant with more than ten (10) years of SAP R/3 experience in product selection, Business Blueprint, system design and configuration in the Quality Management (QM); Production (PP & PP-PI); Plant Maintenance (PM); and Materials Management (MM) modules.  Possesses expert industry background in Quality, Production, Demand and Capacity Planning, Materials Management, Plant Maintenance all of which have provided a solid foundation for R/3 systems design, configuration and integration of Inventory Management, MRP, Facilities Management, Quality Management and Shop Floor processes.  More than thirty-six (36) years of manufacturing – discrete, process, repetitive, lean – coupled with SAP expertise, contribute to ability to make strategic business recommendations concurrent with the configuration of the SAP system.  Client experience also includes documentation, requirements analysis, master data requirements, system interfacing, post implementation support, troubleshooting, and development and delivery of end-user training (EUT).  Dedicated, Go-To Business Professional with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

 

Industry background includes broad Business Process Re-engineering utilizing integrated business and manufacturing modules in several manufacturing facilities across North America. 

Twenty-one (21) years of ERP experience.

 

Twelve (12) years in manufacturing management as foreman, production and inventory control manager, materials manager and plant superintendent followed by more than twenty-four (24) years of information technology in various roles ranging from Programmer/Analyst to Manager of Information Services for North America for a major chemical manufacturer.  Proven project management skills, and demonstrated ability in leading a team in the successful delivery of applied technology.  Eleven (11) years SAP R/3 consulting experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

 

·         Senior QM, PP-PI, PP, PM & MM Consultant

·         Eleven (11) + years of SAP experience in Cross Applications Consulting

·         Expert in SAP R/3 QM, PP-PI, PP, PM & MM.

·         Automotive OEM & Tier 1 Automotive Supplier industry experience

·         Thirty-six (36) years in discrete, lean, process & repetitive manufacturing environments with experience in Automotive, Chemicals and Diversified Foods / Food Processing Industry, Defense

·         Accelerated SAP Implementations & Upgrades

·         Seven (7) + Full Project Lifecycle Implementations; Two (2) Upgrades

·         Career background in Automotive Materials Management/Handling; Shop Floor Production, Scheduling and Planning; Plant Maintenance; Inventory Management; Strategic Planning; Supply Chain and Materials Management & Planning; Quality; and IT Management in various manufacturing & high volume production environments

·         Core R/3 Strengths:

o        QM – Quality in Procurement, Quality in Production, Quality in Sales & Distribution

o        PM – Planned/Preventive Maintenance, Equipment Calibration, Equipment Inspection, UOM, Counter/Performance based Maintenance, Maintenance Orders, Data Archiving, etc.

o        PP / PP-PI – Capacity/Demand Planning, Demand Management, Recipes/Routings, Control Recipes, Process Instruction Sheets, Electronic Batch Records, Product Costing, Resources/Work Center, Process/Production Orders, Shop Floor Monitor, PI Interface to 3rd Party Shop Floor Control Devices, MRP, S&OP, Order Execution, Scheduling, Backflushing, etc.

o        MM – Purchasing, Invoicing, Master Data, Inventory Management, Batch Management, Material Movements, Availability Checking, Physical Inventory, Cycle Counting

o        DMS – ECM, Document Types, Document Vaulting/Linking, Change Master, etc.

o        WM – configuration in most components

o        Cross-Applications – Full Integration, Business Blueprint, BPPs, Unit Testing

o        Technical – ABAP Query, Developer’s Workbench, Managing ABAP Development

·         SAP Team Leader experience

·         SAP Industry Solutions:  IS-Automotive

·         Extensive Functional Specifications Development

·         SAP Curriculum Development, Project Team and End User Training delivery

·         Taught SAP America Partner Academy PP (5-week) Certification course

·         Specializes in ASAP Methodology, Gathering Business Requirements, Business Blueprinting (BBP), Gap Analysis, Course Design, Classroom Training, Documentation, Report Design, Design of Decision Support Applications, Supervision of ABAP/4 Programming Development, Data Loading from Legacy systems to SAP, Data Archiving, Query, Developer's Workbench, Data Browser

·         U.S. Citizen

 

PROFESSIONAL SAP EXPERIENCE   

Project:  Rolls-Royce, Indianapolis, IN

SAP QM Consultant

(December 2006 – Present)

 

Project:  Matthews International, Richmond, IN

SAP Project Leader

(February 2006 – December 2006)

 

·                     Implemented corporate SAP design, which included FI-CO, MM, PP and SD at Milso (a newly acquired company).

·                     Mapped business processes to design.

·                     Identified legacy data and loaded in SAP.

·                     Made adjustments to configuration as required.

·                     Delivered Training

·                     Accomplished implementation on time and within budget.

·                     Provided post go-live support.

 

Project:  U. S. Army – R/3 4.6c – Maintain and Remanufacture Military Assets

SAP Consultant

(December 2003 – February 2006)

 

U.S Army Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) efforts are focused on modernizing the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) at the national level. LMP will provide agile, reliable and responsive services by leveraging best practices and technology that enable AMC to deliver world-class logistics and readiness to the warfighter. 

 

The goal of the modernization effort is to reengineer the current national level logistics business processes, facilitated by SAP, to provide integrated, seamless, flexible information management services in support of the Army's logistics mission. The goal is not to just enhance the current process, but rather to employ creative solutions that best leverage commercial technological advantages; i.e., the modernized services will leverage the advantages of using commercial software with large customer bases. The intent is to achieve a functional architecture capable of meeting immediate business requirements, as well as having the flexibility to accommodate emerging requirements while evolving with the commercial marketplace. This will result in quantifiable improvements in materiel management, weapon systems management, customer service levels, and readiness.

 

This program is one of the largest SAP implementations undertaken and considered by SAP to be top-5 worldwide in complexity and criticality.  In addition to the Modernization component, which focuses on realization of the to-be SAP solution, the program also includes sustainment of the major legacy applications that will be replaced by the modernized solution.  Total program staff exceeds 600 resources. 

 

I am working on the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Team from Bearing Point/MyITgroup as a SAP QM, PS, PP, MM Functional and Training Consultant.

 

Assignments

·         LMP IBTO Master Production Scheduling (MPS):

o        Developed “best practice” course for Maintaining Inventory Accuracy.

o        Developed “best practice” course for Maintaining Order Accuracy.

o        Delivered training to Tobyhanna Army Depot.

·         LMP 2nd Deployment Expert User Program (EUP):

o        EUP Lead for QM, PS and PP at Letterkenny Army Depot.

·         LMP 2nd Deployment Training Team:

o        As Lead, managed and "owned" the training courses for the QM, EHS and HR portion of the LMP training solution.

o        Provided daily metrics on course development.

o        Configured/Corrected Training System environment.

o        Ensured exercises for the solution are complete and functional.

o        Wrote training content, which included procedures, job aids, quick references, process flows, simulations, exercises, lesson plans, etc.

o        Ensured data requirements were accurate and loaded data in the training client.

o        Transferred knowledge to instructors and other project personnel and incorporated their feedback.

o        Conducted classroom instruction.

o        Adhered to schedule to ensure delivery of course material.

o        Provided first line of support to instructors for LMP solution.

o        Worked with Curriculum Development Lead to manage scope and modify course material based on feedback from functional teams and government Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

·         U.S Army Industrial Base Task Order (IBTO):

o        As QM Lead, visited and analyzed business processes and procedures at U.S. Army depot sites at Corpus Christi, TX; Red River, TX; Anniston, AL and Letterkenny, PA in preparation for the blueprint.

o        Prepared QM blueprint and assisted with MM blueprint using ASAP Methodology for Logistics Modernization Program (LMP). 

 

Project:  Visteon, Durant, MS – R/3 4.6c, IS-Automotive 4.6c – Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

SAP Consultant

(May 2003 – August 2003)

 

·                     At Visteon’s new plant in Durant, MS supplying automotive assemblies to Nissan and Visteon in Canton, MS, identified and resolved major physical inventory issues surrounding a 50% production capacity leading to building 400 new vehicles per day.

·                     Performed analysis, identified the issues/gaps, prepared an action plan, and designed/delivered training.

·                     Effected functionality changes in MM, PP and SD, which included Scheduling Agreements, Inbound Deliveries, Goods Receipts, Backflushes, Kanban, Repetitive Manufacturing, Transfer Postings, Physical Inventory, Inventory Management, MRP, Control Cycle Maintenance, Outbound Deliveries, JIT Monitor, EDI, Product Cost Collectors and BOMs.

·                     Added three (3) major transactions – two in PP and one in MM.

 

Project:  Sara Lee Bakeries, St. Louis, MO

SAP Consultant

(October 2002 – April 2003)

 

·                     Configured and implemented QM in procurement, Document Management System, quality notifications, results recording, usage decisions, vendor audits, reporting and evaluations using ASAP Methodology and international standards defined in the guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for the pharmaceutical and food-processing industries.

·                     Used QuickTest Professional to load legacy, master data into SAP and OnDemand to create tutorials and training documentation.

·                     Performed analysis and created ABAP/4 program designs.

·                     Facilitated training classes.

·                     Assisted reconfiguration of functionality in Warehouse Management (WM) to support QM.

 

Project:  Degussa/Dopaco, Philadelphia, PA

SAP Consultant

(August 2002 – September 2002)

 

·                     Provided temporary training assistance to two clients of ICM America

·                     Designed and delivered training courses in QM version 4.6c.

·                     Delivered an eight-day course at Dopaco.

·                     Delivered nine days of QM training at Degussa in Mobile, AL.

·                     Both courses were very successful and well received.

 

Project:  Century Aluminum, Hawesville, KY

SAP Consultant

(November 2001 – July 2002)

 

·                     Evaluated and blueprinted the new Plant Maintenance design.

·                     Configured and implemented PM.

·                     Recovered and mapped data from legacy, FoxPro applications to SAP including Functional Locations, Equipment, hierarchies, Bill of Material, Maintenance Plans, Maintenance Orders and Maintenance Plans.

·                     Created CATT Scripts and programmatically loaded the FoxPro master data into the SAP design.

·                     Created multi-dimension maintenance strategies.

·                     Consolidated three plants from an earlier disjointed implementation in which each department was operating as a separate plant, into one integrated plant by rearranging all Master Data.

·                     Configured Production Planning and Execution (PP-PI), Quality Management (QM), and migrated the data from three plants into one plant.

·                     Delivered oral and written presentations.

 

Project:  Astaris, St. Louis, MO – 4.6c QM, PP-PI ASAP

PP-PI & QM Team Lead Consultant

(May 2000 – August 2001)

 

·                     Quality Management (QM) Team Lead for full lifecycle implementation.

·                     Used international standards defined in the guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for the pharmaceutical and food-processing industries.

·                     Assumed PP-PI Team Lead role and provided a smooth transition to the new PP-PI Team Lead.  Project included Batch Management, MRP, Demand Management and master data such as Recipes, Work Centers and Bill of Material.

·                     Utilized Plant Maintenance (PM) for equipment calibration and equipment inspections.

·                     The project created one computing system to merge corporate activities and multiple plants for the new company formed as a joint venture between FMC and Solutia (spun-off from Monsanto). 

 

Project:  Nokia, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 3.1i to 4.5b Upgrade

SAP Consultant

(January 2000 – March 2000)

 

·                     Member of cross-functional team.

·                     Updated training documentation preparing for the 4.5b upgrade.

·                     Designed and delivered 4.5b training classes to the users, provided post-implementation support and resolved open issues.

·                     Provided subject matter expertise for Production Planning (PP) including MRP, Production Control, Demand Management, Master Data and Capacity Planning.

 

Project:  Shultz Foods, Hanover, PA – 4.0b QM, PP, ASAP

SAP Consultant

(June 1999 – December 1999)

 

·                     Utilizing R/3 4.0b and ASAP Methodology, configured Quality Management (QM).

·                     Utilized international standards defined in the guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for the pharmaceutical and food-processing industries.

·                     Defined master data requirements, loaded data using CATT scripts and Excel spreadsheets.

·                     Created user documentation and conducted end user training.

·                     Configured problem management with quality notifications, quality certificates using SAPScript for Sales and Distribution (SD) deliveries, inspection plans, automatic inspection lot creation for deliveries, purchase order receipts, and production orders.

·                     Configured Plant Maintenance (PM) for equipment calibrations and equipment inspections.

·                     Engaged post go-live to re-configure and re-implement Production Planning (PP) as original QM consultant was unable to implement Quality Management due to the original PP design and blueprint. 

·                     Rearranged master data to improve PP operations as well as implemented QM.

 

Project:  Nalco Chemical, Naperville, IL – 3.0f PP-PI

SAP Consultant

(December 1998 – February 1999)

 

·                     Configured PP-PI and created/modified master data for interface with in-house Process Control System for shop floor integration with SAP using version 3.0f.

·                     Developed and wrote documentation

·                     Provided training for Nalco's Visual Basic programmer to establish communications between SAP and Visual Basic.

 

Project:  SAP Partner Academy, Oak Brook, IL – PP Trainer

PP Trainer

(January 1999 – February 1999)

 

·                     Requested by SAP America to teach Production Planning (PP) at Partner Academy.

·                     Using release 4.0 curriculum, provided specific training and product support to fellow consultants required to pass the certification examination.

 

Project:  Coca-Cola, Atlanta, GA

SAP Consultant

(September 1997 – September 1998)

 

·                     Worked on the team at corporate headquarters to help establish a support organization for additional plants as they go live on SAP.  Used Ernst and Young's Fusion Methodology.

·                     Configuration, master data, implementation and support of PP-PI, QM and MM.

·                     Utilized international standards defined in the guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for the pharmaceutical and food-processing industries.

·                     Provided post-implementation support to Lehigh and performed various projects.

·                     Designed prototype, configured, and tested Warehouse Management.

·                     Configured SAP for multiple-plant environment for fountain manufacturing and proved supply-chain, business processes.

·                     Provided analysis and design for ABAP/4 reports and decision support.  Worked with programmers using the ABAP/4 Workbench.  Used SAP Query to write reports.

·                     Re-configured PP-PI because the initial IBM system sizing study did not provide adequate resources since it did not properly account for PP-PI.

·                     Provided analysis to improve utilization of system resources.

 

Project:  Coca-Cola, Lehigh, Pennsylvania

SAP Consultant

(April 1997 – September 1997)

 

·                     Worked on team to Configure and implement SAP R/3's, version 3.0F, PP-PI, MM and QM, which included master data, training documents, and training.  Used Ernst and Young's Fusion Methodology.

·                     Automated manufacturing, integrating SAP with shop floor control systems utilizing Sequentia (formerly PID) as the middle-ware interfacing to Process Logic Controllers (PLCs).

·                     Utilized international standards defined in the guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for the pharmaceutical and food-processing industries.

·                     A newly constructed plant, Lehigh was brought live on SAP in August 1997.  I was on-site to provide go-live and post-implementation support.

 

AKZO Nobel, Columbus, OH

SAP Team Lead

IS Manager

(August 1996 – October 1996)

 

·                     Business Unit decision-makers wanted to be assured that a SAP implementation could be done on time and within budget.  The prototype for the roll-out had to be completed in 10 weeks, and the design had to realize goals as prescribed by our "Order Fulfillment" chain study produced by the 15 member cross-functional team organized at the plant level in Columbus.  The project included modules MM, PP, SD, FI, CO, and QM.  Used CPG's Methodology.

 

·                     Served on the configuration team using the Implementation Guide (IMG) to configure the organizational structure.

 

·                     Served as team lead to configure, prepare master data, and model the business processes for Material Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP) including material masters, bill of materials, routings, work centers, QM data, vendor data, production orders, purchasing, receiving, MRP, capacity planning, and physical inventory.

 

·                     The prototype was immensely successful completing on time and within budget.  Customer was extremely pleased and the prototype was approved March 1997 for rollout to all plants.

 

AKZO Nobel, Louisville, KY

SAP Consultant

IS Manager

(September 1995 – August 1996)

 

·                     While working for AKZO Nobel Information Services, a separate legal entity from AKZO Nobel Coatings, provided consulting and operational services to several Business Units (BU) from offices in Louisville, Kentucky and Troy, Michigan.

 

·                     Began in-house training on SAP R/3 version 2.2 in September 1995. 

 

·                     Commenced formal training from SAP in March 1996 on version 3.0.

 

PROFESSIONAL NON-SAP EXPERIENCE    

 

AKZO Nobel (acquired Reliance Universal)   Louisville, Kentucky

North American Information Services Manager   1993 to 1997

Coatings Business Unit.

 

Windows programming (Access, C++, C, and Visual Basic).  Provide programming, business consulting, integration services, hardware installation/support, LAN services (Novell).  Support/install Computer Associates PRMS (AS/400 and RPG/400) and R Shriver/Cardinal/In-house (HP 3000/ COBOL) business packages for twenty manufacturing facilities distributed across North America.  Responsible for two offices that provide services (Louisville, KY and Troy, MI). Provide leadership to transition Information Services from a corporate staff function to a separate entity selling competitive services to the business units.  I was responsible for the design of service offerings as well as budgets and pricing.

 

AKZO Nobel    Louisville, Kentucky

North American Information Services Manager   1990 to 1993

AKZO Nobel acquired reliance Universal.  Provide programming, business consulting, integration services, hardware installation/support, LAN services (Novell), RSA/Cardinal/In-house (HP 3000/COBOL) business packages for twelve manufacturing facilities distributed across North America.  Designed, created, and implemented Purchasing and Receiving System.  I was promoted.

 

AKZO Nobel    Louisville, Kentucky

Senior Programmer/Analyst            1988 to 1990

Designed, programmed, and implemented Physical Inventory, Finished Goods Management, Master Scheduling and MRP.  Installed integrated business package in twelve manufacturing facilities (HP 3000, MPE/IX, and COBOL).  I was promoted.

 

 

AKZO Nobel    Louisville, Kentucky

Programmer/Analyst 1984 to 1988

Designed, programm