Resume: Mark Patel: SAP ABAP HR Certified Consultant ( ECC6.0 )

MARK K. PATEL

West Springfield, MA

SAP Certified in ABAP and HR

phone: 413 781 4390

PROFILE

As an experienced systems analyst with over 22 years of data processing and 12 years of SAP knowledge gained from a variety of industries, I have developed the skills necessary to analyze problems, identify and implement effective solutions and to provide training and support. With an intimate knowledge of ABAP and SAP, I have developed strong technical skills and I am a team player used to working to standards within set time scales.

I have excellent communication skills and consistently exceed client expectations.

SUMMARY

SAP Certified ABAP Consultant

SAP Certified HR Consultant

*	SAP ECC 6.0, ABAP, HR, PP, SD, MM, FI, APO, XI, CM Campus Management, SRM.
*	Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions and Forms ( RICE, FRICE, RICEF )
*	ABAP, ABAP Objects, ABAP Web Dynpro, ALV, BAPI, BADI, IDOC, RFC, Exits, OSS, Dialog, SmartForms, SapScripts, HR Forms.
*	HR / HCM: PA, PD, OM, BN, PY, LSO and custom infotypes. ( Personnel Administration, Personal Development, Organizational Management, Benefits, Payroll, Learning Solutions ).

CAREER HISTORY

Feb 2008 - Jun 2008	SAP Technical Consultant
	PolyOne, Avon Lake, OH

SAP ECC 6.0

HR - ABAP development for the 4.6c to ECC 6.0 unicode upgrade project.

Aug 2006 - Feb 2008	SAP Technical Consultant
	MassMutual Financial Group, Springfield, MA

BW 7.0

SAP ECC 6.0

	*	BW - Development of start, transformation, end, expert and DTP filter routines. Development of custom programs for the LSP Life Information Factory project. Using ABAP and ABAP Objects.
	*	HR - Development and maintenance of HR programs (including Learning Solutions). Using ABAP and ABAP Objects. Customization of infotypes.
	*	ABAP Web Dynpro training by SAP in Chicago.

Apr 2006 - Jul 2006	SAP Technical Consultant
	Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

SAP ECC 6.0

	*	Development of RICE objects for the new implementation of SAP ECC 6.0 for Purdue University on the OnePurdue project.
	*	CM / ESA Campus Management / Enrollment and Student Affairs, HR, FI and SRM.
	*	Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Exits, Forms, Function Modules, BAPIs, BADIs, OSS, infotype enhancement and ABAP proxy programs for interfaces to/from XI.

Jan 2006 - Mar 2006	SAP Technical Consultant
	Charmer Sunbelt Group, Baltimore, MD

SAP 4.7

	*	HR - Developed the Delta dental outbound interface program.
	*	HR - Modified several HR Forms to change data on custom remuneration statements.
	*	HR/FI - Modified several SapScripts to change data on payroll and AP checks and advice statements.
	*	HR - Developed a SmartForm to be used to record personnel data changes including salary change data.
	*	HR/FI - Modified user exits to change company ID information in outbound bank ACH payment files.
	*	HR - Developed a load program to upload commissions data to infotype 2010.
	*	HR - Modified multiple interface programs to correct errors and to update with required changes.
	*	HR - Developed a report to comply with multiple states new hire reporting requirements.

Mar 2004 - Dec 2005	SAP Technical Consultant
	MassMutual Financial Group, Springfield, MA

SAP 4.7

	*	HR - performance tuning of multiple programs.
	*	MM - Developed a purchase order SmartForm to be used by the Oppenhiemer Funds Inc companies.
	*	HR - Designed and developed a function module to be used as a standard by all benefit interface programs to correctly process adds, drops and continuation of benefits coverage. Complete rewrite of multiple benefit interface programs to use the new function module.
	*	HR - Modified multiple interface programs to correct errors and to update with required changes. Interfaces include: Authoria, CTcare, Cigna, HMO Blue, 401k Thrift, Political Action Committee Demographics, Liberty Mutual, Health New England, Aetna Health Weekly, LTtax weekly, Retirement Services Contribution and Loan Repayment, Agent Imputed Life to COMPNET, 401k to Clark Bardes, COBRA to Cigna, Voluntary Insurance Program Inbound.
	*	HR - Agent Benefits Payroll project - Developed: two custom tables, custom table load program, Agent Terminations interface program, Agent FSA Payroll Deductions interface program, Agent Life and Health interface program, and Agent Health Savings Account interface program.
	*	HR - Modified multiple programs to process new employee sub groups correctly.
	*	CA - Developed an ALV report to be used by the Basis team to display data of transports that have been released into a specified system but have not been imported to the next system in a required time span.
	*	HR - Developed an ALV report to display data from configuration tables used for third party reporting.
	*	HR - Developed a RFC function module to retrieve role authorizations for managers subordinate employees. Developed an ALV report to display role authorizations data.
	*	HR - Developed the COBRA to FlexBen outbound interface program. Developed a custom table to convert MassMutual SAP benefit plans and options to FlexBen benefit plans and options
	*	HR - Developed a custom table to hold agents STD/LTD benefit salary data, a load program to update the table annually, a dialog program to maintain the table allowing delimitation of record validity dates. Modified daily interface program to update the table for new hired agents. Modified user exit PBEN0010 to calculate benefit salary using the custom table
	*	HR - Enhanced standard infotype 0378 by adding custom fields.
	*	HR - Developed the FSA to FlexBen outbound interface program. The program will import payroll result data from cluster PCL2/RU for medical and dependent FSA wage types.
	*	HR - Developed a custom infotype for tuition reimbursement data. Developed a dialog program to maintain a custom table allowing delimitation of record validity dates and addition of new records.
	*	HR - Developed the 2005 open enrollment benefit plans conversion program to convert FSA, LTD/STD, Aetna HMO and Blue Cross Blue Shield plans to the new plans required for 2005.
	*	HR - Developed the COBRA to Ceridian outbound interface program to send COBRA event data to Ceridian. Developed a custom table to convert MassMutual plans and options to Ceridian plans and options.
	*	HR - Modified payroll journal custom HR Form for LTtax weekly Interface to add required wage type data.
	*	HR - Upgraded multiple programs, function modules and infotypes to make them Unicode compliant.
	*	HR - Modified the Retirement Services outbound interface program to add an output file of payroll YTD 401k data. The program reads payroll cluster data.
	*	HR - Developed the Quarterly SUI to LTtax outbound interface program. The program reads payroll cluster data. Developed a custom table to assign wage type to state for SUI gross wages.

Jan 2004 - Feb 2004	SAP Technical Consultant
	Hollister, Chicago, IL

APO 3.1

	*	APO - Developed an outbound interface program to extract stock transport requisition order data from APO to create sales orders for a 24 month period in the R/3 system using RFC call to a R/3 BAPI.
	*	APO - Developed three inbound interface programs to load stock inventory, sales order and purchase order data from the legacy system into APO SNP using BAPIs.

Apr 2003 - Jan 2004	SAP Technical Consultant
	Foster Farms / PerotSystems Solutions Consulting, Livingston, CA

SAP 4.6c

APO 3.1

	*	Development of multiple RICEF objects for APO, PP, SD, FI.
	*	FI - Developed BDC program to retire 12,000+ assets and to validate deactivation status of assets.
	*	FI - Developed conversion programs for the legal entity realignment project to transfer and clean up data for the intercompany transfer of 12,000+ assets.
	*	FI - Modified two account distribution reports to display correct data for intercompany postings.
	*	SD - Modified period end brokerage report to correct calculations and decimal place display.
	*	FI - Developed an ALV report for legal entity reporting showing open line item details and summary for specified vendors, customers and GL accounts.
	*	APO - Updated user exit: CIFMAT01 in R/3 and APOCF005 in APO to add and validate custom fields in the CIF. Developed a RFC function module to return MRP controller data from R/3 back to APO.
	*	PP - Developed an ALV report of sales order data by master order by day.
	*	PP - Developed a Weigh and Price Assignment report. The user can drilldown on sales order numbers to display transaction VA03 and on stock transport orders to display transaction ME23N.
	*	APO - Developed two inbound interface programs to load a chicken/turkey production plan into APO SNP. The program will create planned production orders in APO SNP using BAPI ManufactOrderAPS method CreateFromSNP. Developed a RFC function module to return SAP material number from R/3.
	*	APO - Developed two inbound interface programs to apply loss and weight factors and to update chicken/turkey supply quantities and weights in APO SNP using BAPI PlanningBookAPS method ChangeKeyfigureValue.
	*	SD/PP - Developed a dialog module program to assign sales order quantities that are grouped by master order to plants. The program provides functionality to execute the BCE outbound interface program and to create STO purchase orders via BAPI SalesOrder method CreateFromDat2.
	*	SD/PP - Developed an outbound interface program to send files of master order data by plant to the legacy weigh and price scheduling systems (BCE Scheduling and Cooltec). Created a custom number range for BCE output files. Developed a filename exit function module to get next available number for output file name.
	*	SD - Developed a program and output control requirement for custom output type ZWPI to update a custom table for each sales order item created or changed that meets specified requirements.
	*	SD - Developed a route list report to show customer, route and load statistics for selected delivery items.
	*	APO/ SD/PP - Developed 21 custom tables for various processes. Developed dialog programs to set up initial table entries and to maintain data in custom tables.

Aug 2001 - Apr 2003	SAP Technical Consultant
	Eli Lilly / CHC, Indianapolis, IN

SAP 4.6c

	*	HR - Developed and updated multiple reports, also using ALV and PNP logical database.
	*	HR - Developed and updated multiple interface programs, also using PCH logical database and creating IDOCS.
	*	HR - Developed an interface program to build PD organizational structure data in SAP. The program will execute transaction PP02 , via BDC call transaction, to create PD infotypes and relationships.
	*	HR - Developed two custom PD infotypes.
	*	HR - Updated user exit EXIT_SAPFP50M_002 to correctly recalculate amounts on infotype 0008 for Italy.
	*	Plus maintenance of multiple objects for defects, changes and recoding to meet standards, including documentation to client standards.

Dec 2000 - Jul 2001	SAP Technical Consultant
	Delta Technology, Atlanta, GA

SAP 4.6c1

	*	HR - Developed functional specifications, technical specifications and test plans for HR conversion objects.
	*	HR - Created BDC conversion programs for multiple PA infotypes.
	*	HR - Tested the HR mini master conversion for the release/2 HR conversion project.
	*	FI - Created a user exit for the FI module to deal with decimal places for currency amounts.

Sep 2000 - Nov 2000	SAP Technical Consultant
	Polk County School Board, Bartow, FL

SAP 4.6c1

	*	HR - Developed five PA custom infotypes, five infotype load programs and five outbound interface programs to create files required by the Florida state department of education.
	*	HR - Developed other reports, interfaces and programs.

Oct 1994 - Aug 2000	Sr. Systems Analyst
	Deloitte and Touche, Hermitage, TN

SAP ABAP HR Team (Jan 1996 - Aug 2000):

	*	Developed interface and reconciliation processes for the year-end W2 project.
	*	Automated the biweekly mini conversion process ( reduced run time by 60% and eliminated human error ).
	*	Developed multiple HR conversion and reconciliation programs for PA,PD, Payroll and Benefits as the lead ABAP and COBOL resource on the PDS Cyborg to SAP HR conversion project.
	*	Developed custom infotypes for Billing Rates, CPA Certification and Education and Out of Tax Jurisdiction.
	*	Developed interface programs for benefits, tax and expense funds.
	*	Developed multiple reports ( including interactive drilldown and PNP logical database ).
	*	Applied OSS notes. Updated user exits.
	*	Conducted performance tuning sessions for the ABAP team.
	*	Participated in the interview process for selecting new team members.

SAP ABAP HR Team (Jan 1996 - Aug 2000):

Developed programs using COBOL on various PDS HR systems.

04/94 - 09/94 Analyst / Programmer (contract), New York State Higher Education Corporation, Albany, NY

04/88 - 03/94 Analyst / Programmer (contract ), Various Companies, United Kingdom

08/86 - 03/88 Programmer Enterprise Systems Group, Thames Ditton, United Kingdom

COBOL, JCL, Cyborg, Honeywell Bull, DPS6, DPS8, DPS9

Design, document, code, test and implement to site standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

2001 SAP Certification in HR SAP Partner Academy, Waltham, MA, USA

1999 SAP Certification in ABAP SAP Partner Academy, Atlanta, GA, USA

1986 BSC in Computer Studies Sheffield Hallum University, Sheffield, UK

SAP TRAINING

BC400 Introduction to ABAP/4

HR350 Programming in HR

HR530 Technical Aspects of Personnel Planning

WT520 ABAP/4 Performance Tuning

NET310 ABAP Web Dynpro

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