NAME:

KAREN M. LAWSON

 

 

ADDRESS:

5505 N. Sundance Pl.

 

Tucson, AZ 85718

 

 

PHONE:

(520) 615-8872 home, (520) 971-8110 mobile phone

 

 

SUMMARY:

Certified SAP Instructor – SD

 

End User training/instruction – SAP SD (all areas), Basic Navigation, Report variants

 

Curriculum development

 

SAP SD Configuration

 

Project Management

 

SAP ASAP Methodology

 

ERP systems implemented: SAP, BAAN, Visual Manufacturing

 

Master Scheduler Manufacturing Industries: Automotive, Computer, Building Hardware

 

Production Control Manager, Production Manager, Inventory Manager, Quality Assurance Manager

 

Customer Service Representative

 

Lieutenant, US Navy (Top Secret Clearance)

 

 

EXPERIENCE:

Mar 2004 to Present: SAP CONSULTANT/INSTRUCTOR

 

Synchronicity Consulting

 

 

 

- Develop and coordinate training materials

 

- Present core team member training

 

- Present end user training

 

- Curriculum development

 

 

 

Feb 2004 to Mar 2004: SAP CONSULTANT/INSTRUCTOR

 

Honeywell, Inc., South Bend, IN

 

 

 

- SD Shipping configuration and troubleshooting

 

- Power user instruction

 

- Unit Testing including writing test scripts and troubleshooting

 

- SD Business Process Procedures (BPP’s)

 

- End User Training materials

 

 

 

May 2003 to Dec 2003: SAP CONSULTANT – Project Management

 

Con Agra Foods, Inc., Omaha, NE

 

 

 

- Project Management for Order to Cash, SEM, TPM, and BW Implementation

 

- Create, track and manage all project tasks in Microsoft Project

 

- Track and ensure on time delivery of all phases of project from Blueprinting, Configuration, Development, Integration Testing, Cutover, and Training to Go Live

 

- Develop Reporting of accurate metrics on project progress

 

- Meet with Project leads on status, issues, and overall progress

 

- Conduct meetings and lead team to successful completion of project

 

 

 

May 2001 to May 2003: SAP INSTRUCTOR - SD

 

Edutech, Inc.

 

Castro Valley, CA 94552

 

 

 

- Certified, exclusive SAP Training Partner

 

- Provide 3rd Party teaching support services for SAP training centers, SAP training academy, and On-site client training for SAP

 

 

 

 

Resume of Karen M. Lawson

 

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- SAP Certified to teach SD functionality and configuration for the following courses:

 

- SCM600 (old LO150) – Processes in Sales and Distribution (includes basic functionality in all working aspects of the SD module)

 

- SCM605 (old LO605) – Sales (includes functionality and configuration for all Sales transactions including Sales Processes, Pre-sales documents through Delivery documents)

 

- LO610 – Shipping (includes functionality and configuration for Shipping transactions)

 

- LO615 – Billing (includes functionality and configuration for Billing

 

transactions)

 

- LO620  - Pricing (includes functionality and configuration for Pricing records and building pricing procedures.

 

 

 

December 2002 to January 2003: SAP CONSULTANT – SD Instructor

 

1ST Energy, Akron, Ohio

 

 

 

- Delivered End User instruction in Basic Navigation

 

- Delivered End User instruction in List Serve/Edit functionality

 

 

 

April 2002 to May 2002: SAP CONSULTANT – SD/SOP

 

St. Gobain Technical Fabrics, Niagra Falls, New York

 

Cap Gemini/Ernst Young (Implementation Partner)

 

 

 

- Configuration of SD/SOP integration points

 

- Configuration and use of SD portion of LIS Data Warehouse and Information System

 

- Wrote Business Process Procedures for all SOP transaction codes

 

- Developed and wrote training materials

 

- Provided functional SD support to end users

 

- Provided functional SD Configuration support

 

 

 

July 2000 to May 2001: SAP TEAM MEMBER - SD

 

Leoni Wiring Systems, 2201 E. Medina Rd, #150 A

 

Tucson, AZ 85706 – Automotive Supplier

 

 

 

- SD Team, Version 4.6C. Go Live May 1, 2001

 

- Responsible for Business requirements gathering and analysis

 

- Responsible for writing and conducting end user training program

 

- Worked on all aspects of business integration with other teams including PP, MM, WM, and FICO

 

- Experience and training on all SD configuration

 

- Configuration of Shipping and Transportation

 

- Responsible for the writing and updating of all SD Business Process Procedures

 

 

 

 

SKILLS:

- Implementation experience in three ERP systems (SAP, BAAN, and Visual Manufacturing). 

 

- Functional working experience with five ERP Systems (SAP, BPICS, BAAN, Magic and Visual Manufacturing)

 

- Microsoft Project, Excel, Word

 

- Statistical Process Control (SPC) trained/certified

 

 

EDUCATION:

- Certified SAP Instructor – SD

 

- APICS member, Member of Tucson Chapter APICS Board

 

- Software and statistics courses on a continuing education basis, Hawaii Pacific University and Pima College

 

- Graduate, U.S. Naval Officers' Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island

 

     Newport, Rhode Island

 

- BA Degree, Psychology/Music, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

 

 

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