Alfred Schroth

Phone: 204 489 4724 Cell: 204 292 4724

alfredschroth@yahoo.ca

 

Key Skills

 

SAP ABAP                          12 years       

SAP Modules: SD, MM, WM, AM, FI/CO, PS

 

 

PROFILE

Alfred is a Senior SAP R/3 ABAP/4 software consultant with over 16 years of IT experience and has 12 years extensive experience in SAP R/3.  His expertise is with SD, MM, WM, PP, FI, CO and AM modules and he is experienced in adding enhancements to EDI functionality. He has created online and external documentation ensuring easy maintenance and hassle free upgrades.  Alfred also has team lead experience supervising technical team and coordinating with functional team and end users.
 
His ABAP/4 experience includes: 
·         Business needs analysis and technical design
  • Interface Programming (File Handling, On-line and Batch Data Communications, BAPI)
  • Creating transactions using Screen Painter, Menu Painter and Workbench
  • Dialog, Interactive and Batch Reporting
  • Information Structure, flexible analysis reports, design and implementation
  • Writing function modules
  • SAPscript
  • ABAP Query, Quick Viewer, ABAP List Viewer
  • Legacy System Migration Workbench
  • Data cleansing, conversion and loading
  • Bar Code Printing
  • XI, BAPI, IDOCs
  • SAP modification including User-Exits, Customer-Exits, enhancements, BadI
·         Data Dictionary, Table Creation, Search Helps
 
Alfred has proven ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks under tight deadlines and possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.  Alfred would be an exceptional candidate as he brings a wealth of experience and has a bachelor’s degree with honors in Computer Science.

 

 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

A S Konsulting                                                                                        1999 - Present

SAP Consultant / Owner

 

Fortis Alberta (SAP 4.6)                                                                         April 2007 – November 2007

·         Creation of new Bar Coded labels.

·         Used a BAPI to upload mass Activity Allocations from outside system (In-Service).

·         Correction of Inventory report.

·         General operational maintenance of system.

·         Correction of IDOC processing from In-Service to SAP

·         New Front-End for all Returns/Transfers/Returns to Orders

 

Vansco Electronic LP (SAP 5.0)                                                             January 2007 – March 2007

·         Streamlining of label printing procedures.

·         Changed the way in which Bar Code labels were generated.

·         Converted process from a hard-coded, multi-program, local printer approach using Label-Matrix to a table driven approach using fewer programs and printing using the network.

·         Designed and implemented a global solution for printing labels to multiple printers using output from SAP and creating labels from BarTender.

·         Updated Invoice using SAPscript, also created program to be used by hand held scanners for material serialization.

 

Vansco Electronic LP (SAP 5.0)                                                                                        August 2006

·         Program Optimization.

·         Evaluate a number of slow running production programs for optimization.

·         Optimize programs and train developers to use optimization techniques.

 

Manitoba Telephone System (SAP 4.7)                                                        July 2005 – July 2006

·         Reporting in RMCA system using RFCs to CRM system to gather data.

·         Parsing and archiving of PDF files (Invoices) into RMCA linked to XIOS.

·         Emailing of attached PDF files from RMCA.

·         Interfacing invoices and adjustments from legacy system to RMCA.

·         Helping with the coordination of interfaces and conversions for testing and go-live readiness.

 

Goodyear Tire (SAP 4.7)                                                                              January 2005 – July 2005

·         Master data conversions for HR Mini-Master and PS(projects, networks, work centers, activities).

·         Interface for ongoing connection HR-time entry (CATS).

·         Project system extension for customer specific fields.

·         SAP XI for interface connections.

 

Jackson Products Inc. (SAP 4.7)                                                   October 2004 – November 2004

·         UPS(Worldship) interface using flat files and BAPI, SAPscript and some reporting.

 

Scotts Co. (SAP 4.6c)                                                                                    June 2002 – August 2004

Phase I & II European Roll-Out for Germany, Austria, UK and France

·         Responsible for all conversion programs to bring in data from legacy systems.

·         These included, but were not limited to the following: Profit Centers, Cost Centers, G/L Accounts, Material, Customer, Vendor, Customer Hierarchy, CMIRs, Source Lists, forms (SAPscript) custom coding and modifications (User-exists).

·         Conversion of legacy Open Accounts receivable, Open accounts payable and material Inventory.

·         Translation of custom programs for France and Germany.

·         Interface from SAP to SKEP planning tool.

·         Extracts of relevant data to be moved to SKEP for planning.

·         Interface from SAP to CHEP to report on CHEP pallet usage.

·         EDI extensions, new function module to handle shipment cost documents.

·         Various reports with drill down reporting capabilities and ALV reports.

·         Extracts and mass data changes.

 

Progistix                                                                                                             March 2002 – June 2002

·         Master data conversion using LSMW.

·         Bar coding on thermal label printers.

·         Custom reports, SAPscript and mentoring.

 

Scotts Co.                                                                                                       January 2000 – June 2001

Phase II - North American Wide SAP R/3 implementation

Technical lead for programming team

·         Worked extensively with functional teams to enhance the capabilities of SAP.

·         User-Exits, Copy routine, requirements, etc to enhance the functionality of SAP to meet the needs of Scotts Co.

·         Extensive enhancements in the SD module and also in EDI input and output functions.

·         Used standard SAP programs to change material master data and for the conversion of legacy open A/Rs.

·         Created various quick entry screens, using call transactions, to ease the end-users work load in input large amounts of data.

·         Worked in SD, MM, WM, PP, FI and CO modules.

 

 

Softline Inc, San Jose, California                                                               1997 - 1999

SAP Consultant

 

Scotts Co.                                                                                       September 1998 – November 1999

Phase I - North American Wide SAP R/3 implementation

Technical team lead, lead programmer and mentor

·         Responsible for organizing and helping implement the technical aspect of the conversions and enhancements.

·         Coordinated the efforts of the programming team (Scott’s employees and consultants) to affectively finish all required programming requirements.

·         Personally responsible for a number of conversions, which included Customer master, Vendor Master, Customer Info records and various others.

·         Worked in SD, MM, WM, PP, FI and CO modules.

 

Lamson & Sessions                                                                              June 1997 – September 1998

Technical software consultant

·         Help with the implementation of various enhancements in SD and PP.

·         Also help correct various SAPscripts and reports.

·         Analyzed and cleaned up various LIS structures and their update routines. 

·         Worked in SD, MM, and PP modules.

 

Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg, MB                                                                     1991 –1997

Programmer Analyst

·         Producing customized reports, programs and interfaces to meet the needs of Manitoba Hydro.

·         This customizing including writing ABAP/4 programs for reporting and interface requirements.

·         Interactive reports and online programs were also developed as part of the requirements of the project.

·         SAPscript in conjunction with Jetform was used for customized forms.

·         I was also the construction coordinator responsible for developing and keeping up to date our development standards.

·         Analysis, specification and development of improvements and alterations to Manitoba Hydro’s customer billing system.

·         Automation of the nightly processing run.

 

Hydro Electric Utility (January 1995 – June 1997)

·         Worked as part of a team implementing a SAP R/3 Finance and Material Management system.

·         As a programmer I used ABAP/4 extensively to produce various batch interfaces, interactive reports, online programs and transactions. 

·         Used SAPscript to develop and customize forms.

·         Worked in MM, WM, AM, FI and CO modules.

 

Red River Community College, Winnipeg, MB                                              1994 –1997

Instructor – Continuing Education

·         Taught an introductory course in Computer Programming.

·         Developed pertinent instruction material.

 

Winnipeg Taxation Centre, Winnipeg, MB                                                                1990

Student Programmer, Micro Computer Consulting

·         Working with end users to determine specifications for software.

·         Developing Personal Computer Software using DBIII & Clipper.

 

Great-West Life Assurance Company, Winnipeg, MB                                              1990

Student Programmer, CALM project

·         Member of project team developing a new Computerized Asset Liability Management system using PL/1, DB2, ISPF.

Manitoba Telephone System, Winnipeg, MB                                                            1989

Student Programmer, System Auditing & Optimization

·         Interpreting results from STROBING production jobs to pinpoint aspects that could be optimized.

 

Herbert Hoover Junior High, Merced, California                                           1986 - 1988

Mathematics & Computer Science Teacher

·         Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science for grades 6-8.

·         Developing and implementing a standardized computer science curriculum for the Merced City School District.

 

 

Education & certifications
  • Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons), U of Manitoba, 1991
  • Bachelor of Education, U of Manitoba, 1986
  • Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, U of Manitoba, 1984

 

SAP TRAINING

  • SAP XI, 2006
  • Certified SAP ABAP/4 version 4.6, 2001
  • Certified SAP Business Information Warehouse, 1999
  • R/3 - ASAP Certification, 1998
  • R/3 - Dialog Programming, 1996
  • R/3 - ABAP/4 Query, 1996
  • R/3 - SAP Report Writer/Painter, 1996
  • R/3 - SAPscript - Programming Interfaces, 1995
  • R/3 - SAPscript - Texts, Styles, Forms, 1995
  • R/3 - ABAP/4 Reporting & Data Interfaces, 1995
  • R/2 - ABAP/4 Reporting, 1993

 

Additional Training

·         JAVA programming 2006/7

·         Intro to HTML, 2005

 

Languages spoken

·         English

·         German

 

References

·         Cathy Hogue, Manager of Business Applications, Vansco Electronics LP.

§         Phone 204.453.3339 x256

·         Alain Darcy, The Scotts Company.

§         Phone 800 221 1760 2500,  Cell: 614 218 4847

·         Brian Belcher, VP Technology. The Limited Brands

§         Phone 614 415 7000,