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Brian Brennan |
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SAP MM Certified with significant
Cross-Functional Knowledge |
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Over 4 years of SAP experience; Most
recent version: R/3 4.6C |
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Over 14 Years total of Information
Systems experience |
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Industries: Government/Public
Sector, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Utility and
Telecommunications |
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Extensive Logistics, Materials
Management, Order Processing applications experience |
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Strong Communications and
Presentation Skills |
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Team Player |
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PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY |
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With
over four (4) years of SAP experience and fourteen (14) total years of
information systems applications experience, my responsibilities have
included configuration, design, development, and team leadership. I have developed and supported proprietary systems
for companies in several industries including manufacturing, pharmaceutical,
chemical, utility and telecommunications. I have leadership and management
experience though I favor the position that allows me to exercise my
analytical and technical strengths. I
am a team player. |
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CAREER HISTORY |
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Intellex
Consulting Services, |
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On Assignment with
CSC (
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As
a Senior Functional consultant I was responsible for configuration and
customization of the Material Master in close coordination with other teams including
Acquisition and Distribution, PLM, Budget & Finance, and Industrial Base
Objectives. The Logistics Modernization Program(LMP) is a project to
implement a customized version of SAP that combines the Aerospace &
Defense and Public Sector solutions to support the Wholesale Logistics
portion of the U.S. Army. Special
requirements of this project include Interchangeability &
Substitutability, maintaining Interfaces and Compliance to existing DoD
systems, extensive Repair functionality and Financial Compliance with DFAS
regulations. Additional activities included Stock Transport Order
configuration, design and specification of utilities to generate
configuration, and integrated scenario ownership. SAP Version: 4.6D. |
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Computer Aid,
Inc.,
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On Assignment with
Rohm & Haas March
2001- Current
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Working
closely with the Manufacturing, Order to Cash and Procurement teams, I
developed functional and technical specifications for conversion of legacy
data to SAP. I played a significant
part the development and customization of utilities for data transformation, rationalization
and mapping with an emphasis on Material Master Data. I have extensive experience with quantity
and unit of measure conversions and associated issues. I worked closely with the data-management
team to ensure that scope and transformational rules were clearly defined and
implemented. I had heavy involvement
in the monitoring and correction of data related issues uncovered during
integration testing. SAP Version
4.6C. Tools used: ORACLE 8.0, SQL SERVER 7.0, MS ACCESS, MS EXCEL. |
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Computer Aid, SAP Practice January
2000- March 2001 |
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As
a leader and subject matter expert in the SAP practice my responsibilities
included the management of Functional and Technical consultants, development
of marketing materials, SAP sales support, presentation of SAP services and
capabilities to prospective clients, staffing coordination, and budget responsibility. |
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On Assignment with
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As a lead functional
consultant in Materials Management (MM) on an SAP R/3 implementation project
for a major chemical company, Brian utilized SAP’s rapid implementation
methodology (ASAP). This project was
unique for it involved the implementation of a multinational company onto an
existing R/3 system designed specifically for |
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Computer Aid, Transition Leader March 1998 – July 1998
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As
Transition Leader for a 20 person support team I ensured that the
responsibility for legacy systems was transitioned effectively and
efficiently to the consultant support team.
I was responsible to ensure that the project proceeded according to
plan, that support methodology components were implemented, that knowledge
transfer proceeded according to plan and that a strong client relationship
was established. In addition, as
Transition Leader I was responsible for managing any issues that arose as a
result of transition activities. |
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Received
SAP Certification for the Materials Management Module at the |
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Computer Aid, Service Delivery Leader, AmeriGas October 1996 – March 1998 |
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Led
a team of eight associates on a managed support project at a major propane
retailer. Responsibilities included
Project Management, Transition Management, coordination of Customer Support
across a national user base, Support of business critical logistical,
financial and operational applications.
One of the key applications that my team supported was a system that
managed the distribution of propane across a network of 600 district
locations. |
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Computer Aid, Practice Consultant January
1995 – October 1996 |
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Performed
studies, assessments and transition management as a practice
consultant with CAI’s Managed Maintenance© Practice. Implemented the Managed
Maintenance© Methodology at existing accounts. |
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On
assignment with FMC Corporation July 1994 – January 1995 |
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Led
a team of three associates supporting legacy logistics, marketing, inventory
and order entry systems. Specific emphasis was on implementing EDI partners,
invoicing changes and development of new inventory cycle counting
applications. Tools used: TSO, ISPF,
IMS DB/DC, Data-Expert, SAS, SmartTest, IMS-Expert, FileAid, SDSF. |
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On assignment with
ICI, Inc. November 1992 – July 1994 |
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Worked
as a team member in the support of the an order entry system. Supported
several businesses including Films, Pharmaceuticals, Specialty Chemicals,
General Chemicals, and Agricultural Products.
Specific emphasis was on procedures and systems supporting Shipping
and Receiving, MSDS processing, Batch order entry and interfaces to other
order systems. These applications were
coded in Cobol using IMS DB/DC, VSAM and DB2.
Tools used: TSO, ISPF,
DATA-EXPERT, RMDS, All-In-One. |
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On
assignment with DuPont June 1992 – November 1992 |
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Worked
as a team member to enhance and support applications for client's imaging
businesses and their stock locations and Inventory control system. These applications were coded in PL/1 using
IMS DB/DC. Supported both on-line and
batch processing networks for users located in the |
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On
assignment with Systematics, Inc. (formerly Commonwealth Telephone of
PA) January 1991 – June 1992 |
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As
an analyst on a large development effort with Sprint Telecommunications,
Brian’s responsibilities included analysis, design, development and testing
of a COBOL billing application.
Technical skills included COBOL, CICS, OS/JCL. |
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On assignment with PSE&G March 1990 - January 1991 |
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For
a major utility company, participated as a member of a conversion team that
converted and 8100 based customer information system to a CICS VSAM system.
Skills included COBOL II, CICS, VSAM.
Performed analysis necessary for the design and development of and
interactive development facility to enhance programmer productivity. |
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On assignment with Dow Jones Company May
1989 – March 1990 |
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Assisted
in a DOS/VSE to MVS/ESA conversion, where specific duties included converting
DOS/JCL to OS/JCL. Also participated
in the systems documentation and systems testing of the converted
systems. Technical skills included
COBOL, CICS, OS/JCL. |
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On assignment with AMP, Inc. April
1988 – May 1989 |
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As
a COBOL programmer I participated in the conversion of an IDMS billing system
to CICS/COBOL. AMP is a global |
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TECHNICAL
DISCIPLINES |
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HARDWARE: NT, UNIX, VAX; ALPHA,
IBM 3090, IBM 308X; IBM PC |
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SOFTWARE: SAP R/3 4.6C, TSO/ISPF;
IMS DB/DC; CICS; VSAM; Data-Expert;
SAS; SmartTest; IMS-Expert; FileAid; SDSF; RMDS; All-In-One; SPE; RMDS;
DataEase; MS Opffice; MS Access;
MS Project; JCL (JES2,
JES3); ROSCOE; SAS; COBOL; COBOL II; DB2; QMF; SPUFI; GSAM; EASYTRIEVE PLUS; IDMS; PL/1;
DOS/VSE, VAX/VMS, DEC/DCL. |
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EDUCATION: |
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B A, Information Systems, |
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MM Certification, |