Paul Trauth
(859) 781-1553
Email: paultrauth@yahoo.com
Experience:
Independent Contracting (August 2001 – Present)
03/02 – 04/02: Fujitsu
Engagement:
SAP
Role
Description – (SAP
· When I joined the project they were two weeks from go-live. I came in to assist with resolving configuration problems in order to allow them to stay on schedule. I successfully worked through their issues, most of which were configuration related.
08/01 – 12/01: Mercedes-Benz
Engagement:
The deliverables for this project
was to design and configure a business-to-business web solution for a
Mercedes-Benz plant using SAP
Role
Description – (SAP
·
Configuration of
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Assisted in the design of “future state”
diagrams for the Mercedes-Benz purchasing business processes.
·
Installed and configured the Requisite
Bugseye catalog software on an NT platform in order to demo the
integration between Enterprise Buyer and the catalog.
·
Installed and supported several “virtual
instances” of ITS for Enterprise Buyer.
Researched problems with the ITS server and applied
· Installed IACOR middleware software in order to publish service, template and mime files from the R/3 Enterprise Buyer client.
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (October 1997 – August
2001)
07/01 – 08/01: Petrobras
Engagement (
The deliverables for this project
was to develop an SAP
Role
Description – (SAP
· Configuration of Enterprise Buyer for coupled integration with an R/3 backend system. Researched and debugged problems with Enterprise Buyer. Applied OSS Notes when needed.
· Technical lead for configuration of the Enterprise Buyer Professional 2.0 pilot.
·
Installed and supported several “virtual
instances” of ITS for Enterprise Buyer.
Researched problems with the ITS server and applied
· Installed IACOR middleware software in order to publish service, template and mime files from the R/3 Enterprise Buyer client.
· Assisted the basis team with the sizing of the ITS and Web Server.
01/01 – 07/01:
The deliverables for this project
was to develop an SAP
Role
Description – (SAP
· Technical lead for the installation and configuration of the Enterprise Buyer Professional 2.0 demo, instructor and student systems.
· Configuration of Enterprise Buyer for both coupled and decoupled integration with an R/3 backend system. Researched and debugged problems with Enterprise Buyer. Applied OSS Notes when needed.
· Configuration and installation of MarketSet Connector in order to send purchase order documents from Enterprise Buyer to MarketSet.
·
Installed and supported several “virtual
instances” of ITS for Enterprise Buyer.
Researched problems with the ITS server and applied
· Installed IACOR middleware software in order to publish service, template and mime files from the R/3 Enterprise Buyer client.
· Installed the Requisite catalog software on an NT platform in order to demo the integration between Enterprise Buyer and the Requisite catalog.
· Assisted with the creation of training materials for the Enterprise Buyer academy.
10/00 – 12/00: Allegheny
Utility Engagement Description:
The Allegheny engagement’s primary
deliverable was to roll out SAP
Role
Description – (SAP
· Responsible for assisting and supporting the configuration of SAP Enterprise Buyer Professional 1.0 in “standalone” mode as an on-ramp to the Enporium Utilities Exchange.
· Created the technical and functional design for Allegheny’s approval process using SAP’s Workflow functionality.
· Installed and supported ITS.
06/00 – 09/00: Enron
Engagement Description:
The Enron engagement’s primary deliverable was to
roll out an SAP
Role
Description – (SAP
· Responsible for assisting with the configuration of an SAP Enterprise Buyer Professional 1.0 pilot.
12/99 –05/00: Union
Carbide Engagement
The Union Carbide SAP engagement
was an upgrade project from R/3 3.0h to R/3 4.0b.
Role Description – (SAP Functional
Consultant):
· Responsible for assisting and supporting the Materials Management team in the upgrade of SAP from 3.0h to 4.0B. This includes assisting in the following tasks: identifying SAP changes for each transaction, identifying configuration changes and defining the integration testing methodology. I also assisted in developing test scripts using SAP’s CATT functionality.
· The Shell Chemical SAP project involves the re-engineering of Shell’s business process’s with the implementation of most SAP modules.
Role
Description – (SAP Technical Consultant):
· Responsible for the design and development of interfaces and enhancements using SAP’s ABAP/4 programming language.
· The Northrop Grumman SAP project involves the re-engineering of Northrop’s business process’s with the implementation of most SAP modules.
Role
Description – (SAP Technical Consultant):
·
Responsible for the design and development of
interfaces and enhancements using SAP’s ABAP/4 programming language.
03/98 – 04/99 Eli
Lilly & Company Engagement
·
The
Eli Lilly & Company’s Global Business Integration Project (GBIP) involves
the re-engineering of Lilly’s Global Business Process in the context of a
global SAP implementation of all SAP modules.
Role
Description (01/99 – 4/99) – (Purchase to Pay Unit/Integration Testing Lead)
·
Responsible for leading the Purchase to Pay
Testing team to completion of the unit testing.
I was also responsible for developing the integration testing approach
and Purchase to Pay integration test plan.
I took the lead in designing a tool written in Access in order to help
facilitate the creation of the integration testing plans. This tool is used to help track the SAP
system variations and business scenarios that would be incorporated into the
integration tests. It also maintains other critical information, including the
business requirements, functional requirements and unit tests that are
associate with each integration test.
Role Description
(07/98 – 01/99) – (SAP Functional Consultant)
·
My
primary responsibility for this role was to serve as an SAP Materials
Management functional consultant for the Purchase to Pay sub-process team
during the solution development phase of the project.
·
The
major deliverables during this phase of the project was the completion of
functional design documents, unit testing, prototyping, and the configuration
of the system. I was also responsible
for leading the development of the teams testing approach. Mercury’s Test Director software was used as a
tool in our testing approach.
Role Description (02/98 – 07/98) – (Project Manager Role)
·
As
a Project Manager, my responsibilities included the development of the
Technology team’s project plan, project charter and project management
approach. I was also responsible for
meeting with the sub-team leads in order to update the status of the project
plan and drive out team barriers/issues.
Finally, I was responsible with meeting with the Leadership team in
order to communicate the status of the team and any critical team
barriers/issues to them.
12/97 – 02/98: Black
& Decker Engagement
· The Black & Decker SAP project involves the re-engineering of Black & Decker’s business process’s with the implementation of most SAP modules.
Role
Description - (SAP Functional Consultant/ “On the Job Training”):
·
Responsible for assisting in the design,
development and prototyping of SAP for Black & Decker’s
Millennium Petrochemicals (June 1995 – October 1997)
Assignments/Projects:
·
Member of team responsible for the initial phase
of the installation of PROCESS/1, a manufacturing control system. Work involved development of standard plant
procedures for use of the software, user training, support and development of
interfaces to PROCESS/1’s production scheduling module. Supported Production Scheduling, Material
Control, Order Management and Quality Control modules.
·
Successfully lead the final phase of the implementation of PROCESS/1 in
four plants. This phase included
implementing the Accounting module of PROCESS/1. This consisted of going on site to meet
with the accounting personnel to understand their needs and explain the major
changes in their accounting processes.
Made modifications to interfaces, screens and reports to meet the
different information needs of each plant.
Delegated work to other Millennium employees and Andersen Consultants
when necessary.
The Kroger Co.
(January 1994 - June 1995)
Assignments/Projects:
·
Designed the audit program to verify security on
the Novell wide area network.
·
Audited newly implemented systems for security,
cost justification, accuracy and to make sure the new system met promised
system functions. This work consisted of
creating an audit program to evaluate the new system.
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· SAP ABAP/4 Academy (SAP’s R/3 development tool.) ·
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Certifications: SAP (Materials Management module)
Education:
Degree: Masters of Business Administration
Area of Concentration: Information Technology
Graduation Date: May 2001
Northern
Degree: Bachelor of Science Information Systems
Minor: Finance
Graduation
Date: December 1993