SAP Experience – Summary

         Fourteen years of  IT / SAP experience in various industries.

         Modules: (R/3) MM, PP, SD, LIS, LE; (APO) DP, SNP, PP/DS, GATP.

         Multiple full Life Cycle Implementations with follow-on roll outs for various locations/divisions; production support; trouble shooting and spot support.

         Additional experience in risk, training, process improvement,  and project management.

SAP Project Experience – Detail

Customer / Industry

Beverage

Duration

17 months (current) – three projects

Project Description

Move recently procured production and distribution facilities in Mexico onto client’s R/3 and APO systems.

Responsibilities / Deliverables

-          Blueprint for Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning, and PP/DS. Facilitation for production planning and purchasing.

-          Build delta requirements in APO and R3 for planning (DP, SNP, MM, PP).

-          Review legacy programs and provide specifications for changes based on move from repetitive manufacturing to process.

-          Prepared and executed testing and stock conversion

-          Documented delta processes and provided end user support.

Project Description

APO upgrade 4.1 to 5.0

Responsibilities / Deliverables

-          Test delta functionality and address issues in DP, PPDS and GATP.

-          Add custom push production logic for seasonal beverages.

Project Description

GATP implementation

Responsibilities / Deliverables

-          Facilitate GATP design including basic check and DP allocations with BW loads.

-          Provide post live support and further enhancements to standard corrections programs and load regime.

Customer / Industry

Paper

Duration

9 months

Project Description

R/3 SD, APO GATP, PPDS, DP, SNP

Responsibilities / Deliverables

-          Provide support for a recent APO upgrade (3.1 to 4.1) including time concepts and trouble shooting impacts on custom programs and functionality.

-          Redesign of heuristic load leveling on blocks and allocation processing; automation of route maintenance between R/3 and APO; and achieving additional business goals and process efficiencies.

-          Support implementation of DP with BW integration and the phase in of SNP.

Customer / Industry

Tire & Rubber

Duration

6 months

Project Description

R/3 / APO ATP

Responsibilities / Deliverables

-          Reviewed process requirements and business goals to propose a system solution that included leveraging R/3 functionality first and adding more advanced features of APO GATP later for incremental change.

-          Produced a project plan and testing and cutover plans.

-          Configured R/3 ATP, delivery functions, planning elements for interface with Manugistics, and proposed changes to DRP. Provided guidance in corresponding development efforts.

-          Approach adopted and phase in begun. Knowledge transfer and handover for continued progress.

Customer/ Industry

Aerospace & Defense

Duration

3 months

Project Description

R/3 A&D solution with APO PP/DS, GATP, DP

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Worked with MEs to redesign logical structures such as work centers and routings for to-be processes. Provided advise on organizational structure / roles for Demand and Production Planning.

         Designed and built APO prototype solution including R/3 integration, sequencing on multi and single resources, external capacities, heuristics and optimizer, gATP/CTP, and APO capacity evaluation for Project Systems [R/3] planned products.

         Prepared training documentation and aided in test scenario development.

Customer/ Industry

IT Solutions

Duration

2 months

Project Description

Systems Integration

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Managed the Functional Specs for an XML based tool for facilitated extractions and upload into various applications, primarily SAP products.

Customer/ Industry

Paper

Duration

1 year,  5 months

Project Description

R/3, APO, and custom Shop Floor systems

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Worked with the client GATP and PP/DS APO lead in adapting the European systems solution involving multiple interfaces to production and distribution systems and to R/3.

         Involved in process design and redesign to accommodate rolls, skids, and cartons for four mills and multiple regional distribution centers. Processes include CTP order fulfillment based on multiple postponement levels with characteristic propagation via rules based PPM substitution (variant configuration), outside converting, import, export, specialties, and replenishment within technical restrictions and master data maintenance.

         Provided production support to planners and sales for two go-lives and helped manage Message Broker interface to the scheduling system.

         Supported integration and migration testing for subsequent sites. 

Customer/ Industry

IT Solutions

Duration

3 years

Project Description

Practice Development

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Periodically consolidated working papers from past and current projects as the basis for a reference library and to develop a standard set of delivery templates.

         Worked with demonstration teams to develop presentation models for prospective clients in the areas of APO Demand Planning, SNP Optimizer and CTM, and GATP.

         Conducted APO Overview training to Pharmaceutical client.

         Conducted internal DP training.

Customer/ Industry

High Tech

Duration

4 months

Project Description

APO Training, Prototyping

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Provided training in GATP to core team.

         Prototyped GATP functionality including Rules-Based ATP and Capable-to-Promise (CTP) as well as Assembly Order processing using both CTM and PP/DS to meet the needs of their various products with special attention to Rapid Chip requirements.

Customer/Industry

Oil Tools

Duration

1 month

Project Description

Spot consulting

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Provided guidance in the incorporation of APO 3.1 Capable-to-Promise (CTP) in their PP/DS implementation.

         Aided in BOP and Stock Transport Order (CTP) enhancements

         Outlined steps needed to ensure smooth roll-out of Rules-Based ATP for location substitution as more plants come on-line.

Customer/Industry

High Tech

Duration

7 months

Project Description

APO Upgrade, Process Improvement

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         GATP lead in an upgrade from APO 2.0 to 3.0 and rollout of new functionality including DP Allocations, BOP/BOPI, and Scheduling.

         Design considerations included co-planning goals, management of constrained product, maintaining a single promise date, and inter-company planning in addition to enhancements to existing functionality.

         Provided post-live support.

Customer/Industry

Automotive

Duration

1 year

Project Description

R/3, APO

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         APO lead concurrent with R/3 implementation.

         Provided integration guidance throughout delivery of APO 3.0 Global ATP functionality including Allocations, Back Order Processing, and Rules based ATP for Location and Product Substitution.

         Designed Allocations (DP/ATP) to support industry distribution requirements for dealer opportunity, promotions, and Internet sales.

         Provided purchase order management approach to support extra-system planning and ATP requirements.

         Worked with Basis on CIF management and trouble shooting.

         Built Motorcycle DP prototype to included POS based forecasting with dealer contribution rate adoption, life-cycle management, and promotions.

         Built Power Equipment (marine, power equipment, and engine) DP prototype with wholesale forecast, life-cycle management, consensus planning and external OEM forecast.

Customer/Industry

High Tech

Duration

4 months

Project Description

APO

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Team lead in implementing the APO 2.0 Demand Planning module.

         Designed interfaces with the legacy data warehouse for demand, master data maintenance, inventory updates, production plan reporting, and an automation enhancement between the DP and SNP modules.

Customer/Industry

Various

Duration

4 months

Project Description

R/3, Process Improvement, spot consulting

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Provided post-live support and enhancement to several companies seeking additional functionality

         Trained users in capacity planning for a leader in ethnic hair care products.

         Troubleshot SOP and MRP for a high tech OEM and aided in a planning redesign initiative for configurable materials.

         Wrote specifications for a BOM enhancement utilizing MPN for a data communications company.

Customer

IT Solutions

Duration

3 years

Project Description

Practice Development

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Coordinated an executive forum to introduce clients and potential clients to APO. Generated three RFPs for APO implementation work.

         Prepared proposals for collaborative Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), and Global ATP that lead to work at two major pharmaceuticals.

         Produced a detailed APO work plan with linkages to Consulting company’s methodology; prepared an APO implementation toolkit with a project cost estimator for the APO solutions set CD.

         Developed and delivered a DP / SNP proof-of-concept for an international bottle manufacturer with recommendations for improving forecast accuracy. Prepared the action plan, interface requirements, and resources/costs for the subsequent proposal.

Customer/Industry

Entertainment

Duration

1 year, 4 months

Project Description

R/3

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         MM/PP lead on project to move Sales, Finance, Purchasing, and Operations to SAP while preparing for a new product line and platform launch.

         Aided in redesigning the organizational structure and operating principals.

         Made recommendations for process improvements and performance measures in planning, purchasing, production, distribution, inventory management, e-inventory, royalties, and other, non-SAP processes such as game development through first ship and product launch.

         Oversaw the inclusion of an additional divisions as a separate company code in the live SAP system.

Customer/Industry

High Tech

Duration

1 month

Project Description

Risk

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Participated in an independent assessment of the status and risks associated with a European SAP implementation with 49 interfaces to legacy systems.

         Prepared assessment and made recommendations on team structure, integration, interfaces, issue resolution, and performance measurements.

         The recommendations were accepted and implemented.

Customer/Industry

High Tech

Duration

1 week

Project Description

Risk

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Team member for risk management of a third-party implementation.

         Made recommendations for process and configuration changes.

Customer/Industry

High Tech

Duration

10 months

Project Description

R/3

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         MM lead in implementing a European distribution center and subsidiaries.

         Participated in the developed a triangulation strategy for a distribution center to support sales offices throughout Europe.

         Involved in software upgrade, designing interfaces to legacy US systems for replenishment, and in the configuration and rollout strategy for other European locations.

Customer/Industry

IT Solutions

Duration

6 months

Project Description

Practice Development

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         As a member of an international team based in Germany, helped to develop a SAP R/3 implementation methodology and tool.

         Coordinated international work group sessions to gain input from other practitioners, created templates and gathered best practices and project documentation for the methodology library.

         Conducted consultant staff training in the methodology throughout the US.

Customer/Industry

Chemicals

Duration

1 year, 4 months

Project Description

R/3

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         MM/PP team lead in a project to provide customers with “one call committal.”

         Redesigned "to be" process flows including availability check, forecasting, MPS, inter-plant transfers, as well as in the freight management and shop floor systems interfaces. Provided troubleshooting in Inventory Management, Batch Management, Classification, Capacity Planning, and Master data configuration.

         Aided in ATP design including plant selection and document change notification enhancements.

         Managed end-user training at five plants, and provided post-live support.

 

Customer/Industry

Petrochemicals

Duration

3 months

Project Description

R/2

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Developed the initial business area requirements for ATP and aided in defining the Production Scheduling requirements during the analysis phase of a global supply chain interface re-engineering initiative (SAP R/2, MIMI, and other custom systems).

         Restructured SAP R/2 security from transaction based to role centered and wrote controls where needed for the Technology Center and Chemical facility. Passed system audit.

Customer/Industry

Consumer Products

Duration

9 months

Project Description

R/2

Responsibilities / Deliverables

         Prepared configuration scripts (RV) and assisted in system testing.

         Designed instructor and participant course materials, and provided end-user training (20-300 employees).

 

General Information

Education

MA, International Relations (minors, Computer Science, Anthropology) Baylor University, Waco, TX

 

BA, Political Science (minors, Business, Spanish) University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Professional

         Certificate in Project Management

         Certified SAP R/3 MM/PP

         APO Demand Planning (DP)

         APO Production Planning/Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS)

         APO Global Available to Promise

         SAP ASAP