Himanshu Karnwal

Lead Architect/ Project Manager/ Lead

SAP BPC 10, 7.5, 7.0 versions for NetWeaver (with SAP BI/BW & ABAP/4)
Modules- Financials, Supply Chain
SUMMARY
Over fifteen years of SAP experience including more than ten years in Lead Architect/ Management/ Lead roles at
SAP environments with global implementations. Have worked on variety of projects in SAP as BPC NW, BI &
ECC end-to-end implementations, Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting, Consolidations, Optimization, Conversion,
Production Support, Enhancements, Upgrades and in multilingual SAP environments at clients such as NBC
Universal, Unilever, Whirlpool, Nike, Cadbury, Gillette and BP. Have strong experience in setting up best practices
across projects and managing new implementation/ production support. Exceptional leadership and management
skills with proven track record of managing the development, testing, integration of complex implementations with
on-time and within budget delivery.
Strong skill set with expertise in SAP BPC 10, 7.5, 7.0 versions for NetWeaver Platform with SAP BI/BW,
SAP ABAP/4; FI/CO, Supply Chain; Delivery and Project Management
Worked as BPC Lead Solution Architect at Unilever from Nov 2010 to May 2013, have designed and
implemented Unilevers Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting solution in SAP BPC NW in three successful full
life cycle implementations (one of the largest and complex BPC implementations till date in terms of data
volumes/user base)
Currently working as BPC Lead Architect at NBC Universal in Capital Planning project (BPC 10 NW)
In all, architected and delivered six successful full lifecycle implementations of Planning, Budgeting &
Forecasting solution in SAP BPC for NetWeaver, with complete end-to-end SAP BPC Architecture
Delivered full life cycle implementation of Consolidations in SAP BPC with architecture, design and
configuration
Expertise in designing and delivering business processes in SAP BPC in addition to reporting and analysis
including setting up interfaces for external data / input schedules / reports / and custom planning and forecasting
functions, have extensive experience with the design and architecture of planning/forecasting models
SAP BPC Consolidations experience includes consolidation of Financial data after currency translation,
intercompany eliminations, account transformations, balance carry forward etc., building Financial statements
like Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow on consolidated data
Expertise in SAP BPC for NetWeaver includes - Environments, Application sets, Models, Applications,
Dimensions, BPC Security set up, BPC Administration, Transports, Script Logic, BADIs, Loading and
Validating data, Data Manager Packages, Business Rules, EPM add-in for Excel (EPM Functions, Reports,
Input Forms), Web Reports, BPC for Excel (Developing Reports, dynamic report templates, dynamic input
schedule templates, EVDRE Report & input schedule), Drill-Through, Work Status, Business Process Flows,
Currency translation, intercompany eliminations, transformations, balance carry forward, allocations, Journals,
BPC for word, BPC for PowerPoint and BPC for Web
Demonstrated capabilities in leading three successful full life cycle implementations in BI as Architect and
Global Project Manager, Architect BI solutions for projects with minimal direction
Expertise in SAP BI/BW - Data Modeling, ETL, Data Analysis, Administration, Reporting, Performance
Tuning, Complete understanding of the architecture of BI and data modeling
Eight years of broad and deep BI/BW technical, architectural, and design experience, including experience in
all phases of BI/BW development projects on complex large scale implementation in modules FICO (COPA,
FIGL, FIAR & FIAP), SD, MM & SRM, Have very good understanding of business processes in Finance,
Logistics & Supply Chain
Expertise with SAP BI/BW includes Administrator Workbench - Modeling (Cubes, DSO, ODS,
Multiproviders, Infosets & Info Objects), Extraction methods (generic/ table/ view), Transformations, Data
Transfer Process(DTP), Start and End routines, Info sources, Update rules, Transfer rules, Source systems, Info
packages, Process chains, Monitoring, PSA, Data Sources, BEx and BW report queries on modules FICO

(COPA, FIGL, FIAR & FIAP), SD, MM, SRM & Procurement including enhancements using User Exits and
virtual cubes with query extract
Working knowledge of Business Objects with Universe, Xcelsius, Polestar, Crystal Reports and Flash
Dashboards
Plus eight full life cycle projects in R/3 with strong experience in SAP R/3 ABAP/ALE-IDOCS/
FICO/MM/SD/LE/PM/SRM/CRM
Strong skill sets with expertise in the areas of SAP R/3 includes ABAP Workbench, Reporting (Interactive &
Non-Interactive), BDC, Data dictionary objects, Dialog programming, Scripts, ALV,
BAPI, BADI, User Exits and Enhancements
Interface Expert in RFC, ALE, EDI and IDOC (EDI standards EDI Fact and ANSI X 12)
Customization experience in various areas of IMG activities of SD, MM & PM SAP modules including
organization structure, Logistics General, Logistics Execution, Inventory Mgmt. and global settings
Managed standards and guidelines for module configuration, custom development, interface design, database
design, scalability and performance management
Proven leadership in optimization of SAP R/3, BI and BPC processes, data architecture, technical
documentation, project management and development best practices
Lead analysis and design efforts, including creation of design document, including data flow diagrams and
multi-dimensional data models, review design documents to identify improvement opportunities
Completed all technical and business analysis aspects of project development, creation of test plans and
scenarios, testing, and implementation; including significant hands-on work
In depth knowledge of project management principles and full life cycle development
Effective communication, interpersonal, organizational, documentation, negotiation, and conflict management
skills
A proven resource in defining SAP reporting systems strategy, developing systems requirements, and managing
projects to implement practical business solutions under multiple deadlines
Key accomplishment: in 2008- Produced the BW design/ approach that outperformed SAP Americas solution
for the project there by saving saved $600,000.00 for Whirlpool which was SAP Americas cost of
implementation of the project. Managed the complete BW project from charter sign off to the closing of the
project without a single defect
Managed global project by providing day to day planning, coordination, project management; Working with
business sponsors, representatives or liaisons to define business needs and functional requirements; Creating
and managing project plans, budgets, estimates, timelines, test plans and managing work for projects that
includes working with the business units to gather requirements, managing workload of project teams,
coordinate testing and perform change management / training; Configuring / testing new functionality and cross
train functional support staff and interfacing with the business representative Steering Committee and/or
liaisons to prioritize work and provide project status updates; Manage risks to projects to ensure successful
completion
Provided formalized, continuing work direction, and leadership to the global team to ensure timely and
effective project execution, Developed work-plans and realize stated milestones/deliverables on time and on
budget
Worked with key business users to understand their business requirements & integrate them into the existing
SAP R/3 and BI systems platform and to understand business drivers and needs for organizations; Contributed
to project estimating efforts - providing input/clarity on business requirements and options to implement those
requirements; Worked with IT resources and business personnel to accurately estimate PDLC efforts and design
system such that it adheres to standards and supports the desired processes; Help validate and refine the project
design to ensure that it continues to satisfy business requirements
Demonstrated track record of successfully planning and managing larger-scale project implementations from
start to finish; Hands on, practical experience with systems implementation methodologies
Expertise in setting up best practices for development/ performance standards & processes
Experienced in building and managing onsite-offshore teams under Global Delivery Model during last five

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projects
Manage NOTE correction application of patches and communication with SAP.
Proactively and effectively communicated potential problems recommended solutions and progress
Expertise in managing the transport mechanism and interfaces across SAP systems in distributed architecture
Expertise in design, development, testing and implementation of quality solutions, solving complicated
technical issues, working closely with customers to fully understand their requirement, preparing detailed
design specifications, performing design and code reviews
Experienced in source code optimization & performance tuning, reduced up to 44% of the code inventory in
one of the projects
Strong team orientation & leadership skills, good team player, hardworking, focused approach with result
oriented attitude, ability to learn fast and easily adopt to changes
Strong interpersonal, team building skills and customer facing experience
Strong logical skills suitable for process design, development & implementation
Good understanding of the full lifecycle of the implementation and E-enabling of SAP modules, right from the
conception stage to go-live and support activity

TECHNICAL SKILLS
SAP Skills

SAP BPC includes Environments, Application sets, Models, Applications,

Dimensions, BPC Security set up, BPC Administration, Transports, Script
Logic, BADIs, Loading and Validating data, Data Manager Packages,
Business Rules, EPM add-in for Excel (EPM Functions, Reports, Input
Forms), Web Reports, BPC for Excel (Developing Reports, dynamic report
templates, dynamic input schedule templates, EVDRE Report & input
schedule), Drill-Through, Work Status, Business Process Flows, Currency
translation, intercompany eliminations, transformations, balance carry forward,
allocations, Journals, BPC for word & PowerPoint and BPC for Web
SAP BI/BW includes Cubes, Multiproviders, DSO, ODS, Infosets, Info
Objects, Extraction (generic/ table/ view), Transformation rules, Data Transfer
Process(DTP), Start and End routines, Info sources, Update rules, Transfer
rules, Data sources, Source systems, Info packages, Process chains,
Monitoring, PSA and BEx queries
SAP ABAP includes Workbench, BDC, LSMW, Data dictionary objects,
Dialog, Programming, Scripts, ALV, User Exits, Enhancements, BADI, BAPI,
RFC, ALE, EDI, Idocs and OOPS

Operating Systems
Databases
Tools & Utilities

Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8

MS-ACCESS, ORACLE, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server
MS Lync, Share point, UC4, Action Request System from Remedy,
Revtrac, PVCS Tracker, Relay Kintana, Livelink, SAFE, Test Director,
Maestro Job Scheduler, Clarify Helpdesk tool, SAP Code Inspector,
MS Project and MS Office

PROJECT PROFILE:
May 2013- Till Date
NBC Universal, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Modules: SAP BPC 10 for NetWeaver
(With SAP BI 7.0, ABAP/4, ECC 6.0, SAP Financials)

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SAP BPC Lead Architect

Working in Capital Planning project at NBCU in BPC 10 NW. Helping them with design audit, UAT, Cutover
Mgmt., Go-live & Post go-live support.
Environment: SAP BPC 10 for NetWeaver, BI 7.0, SAP Financials, MS Project, MS Excel & Kintana
Dec 2010- May 2013
Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Modules: SAP BPC 10, 7.5 versions for NetWeaver
(With SAP BI 7.0, ABAP/4, ECC 6.0, SAP Financials & Supply Chain)
SAP BPC Lead Solution Architect
Unilever is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of consumer goods. Headquartered in both London and
Rotterdam, the company produces 400 brands across 14 food, home and personal care categories. Twelve of these
brandsincluding such recognized names as Knorr, Hellmans, Lipton and Dovegenerate revenues of more than
1 billion (US$1.4 billion) each year. With 174,000 employees in 100 countries, Unilever reported worldwide sales
of more than 40 billion (US$57 billion) in 2008.
The Cordillera BPC Project focuses on the implementation of Financial Forecasting and Supply Chain Planning
using SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) on the NetWeaver platform. The Go-Live for release 1 was
in Oct, 2011 for North America with a subsequent release 2 in July, 2012 for Mexico and release 3 in April, 2013 for
Latin America. SAP ECC 6.0 is the OLTP system and is the source of actuals data, existing enterprise BW (called
EBW) is leveraged as the Intermediate data layer and EBW feeds into the planning BW (called PBW) where BPC
NW architecture resides. Unilever Cordillera BPC Project is one of the largest and complex BPC project till date in
terms of data volumes/user base.
The forecast process at Unilever provides the ability to forecast all financial & management items in line with
Unilever Regional and Business Group requirements, i.e., P&L, Indirects etc. and also in the requested granularity
(by Product, by account/measure, etc.). The Planning and Forecasting process is divided into two distinct main
processes, as follows:

Cost of Sales (COS) Forecasting: This process prepares cost forecasts for longer term (24 months) financial
planning and performs the calculation to build the Transfer Price between the UASCC (ULASCC) and MSOs
which is a key input to the Financial Planning process.
o

Key inputs to this process are the projection of finished goods stock quantities from supply chain
planning, forecasted stock cost valuation rates from supply chain finance and prior period actual
amounts. The output from this process is a transfer price list, in the receiving MSO local currency, for
the upcoming 8 quarters, with information both at SKU and BFPP level. The UASCC plans in local
currency (USD) and have the ability to convert to other currencies (Euro) as needed.

Financial Forecasting (FF): This is a process whereby knowledge about the current state of the business and its
markets and assumptions about the future are translated into estimates of future financial outcomes for the
purpose of Financial Forecasting. It provides integrated P&L forecasts to support decision supporting decision
making. Decision making is triggered by the existence of a gap between estimated future outcome and targeted
future outcome.
o

Unilever Financial Forecast - MSO P&L: The forecasted P&L will leverage the latest sales/volume
estimates from the Sales & Operations Planning Process(S&OP) along with the current Transfer
Pricing and cost forecasts from the UASCC to develop the latest business projection. Forecasts for the
MSO will be planned in local currency with the ability to convert to other currencies as needed.

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Responsibilities include: As-Is, To-Be & GAP Analysis, Identified the business requirements for forecasting and planning process
Architecture and design of the complete BPC solution for Unilever
BPC System Landscape design for the client
Defined the project templates for the documents required in development and testing phases that include
technical design (TD), Component Test Plan (CTP), Test Scripts, Build Tracker etc.
Defined the Best Practices for BPC in the project and published the Development Standards and Guidelines for
the project
Prepared, reviewed and provided sign off for the design documents for the project
Completed Setup, Configuration and build of COS and FF appsets (4) and applications (20) in all BPC
systems (DEV, AT, PT, RT, UAT) including BPC security setup to make them ready for development and
testing
Created global BADI templates with a new mechanism for moving data between applications and appsets, this
was the major strength of the project as data flows were the backbone of the design
Build and Managed the BPC technical team for full life cycle of the project that includes development along
with assembly, integration and performance testing
Build the Object (RICEF) List for BPC development based on requirements and design analysis
Managed the build/ development of BPC objects, ensuring the on time development along with unit testing
and required documentation (CTP)
Reviewed the design, code and test results with developers for each object making sure correct design and
optimal code is used during the build
Provided guidance and support to the BW integration team members in the BPC team so they could
seamlessly developed the integration objects that feeds into or extract out of BPC
Managed the defect resolution process during testing phases as a center point of contact (as queue manager) for
all defects raised and for their resolution
Defined Transport Mechanism for migration of BPC objects to QA environments, initially using STMS and
later on using Solution Manager/ Charm
Lead extensive performance test exercise for the project in release 1 and 3, achieving significant improvements
in run times meeting business SLAs
Worked with SAP for Technical Integration Check (TICx) and Volume Testing (VTO) during release 1 and 3,
implemented their recommendations
Worked closely with SAP during extensive sizing exercise for defining the required system size for production,
data size wise this was SAPs largest BPC implementation at that time
Devised a new form of error handling procedures for system write back so data manager packages can show
correct error messages / warnings to users, after applying few OSS notes and writing custom code for error
handling
Provided BPC Administration that includes Dimension Mgmt., Application Mgmt., Appset Mgmt., Appset
Security Mgmt., Master Data Maintenance, Script Logic, Business rules and Web Administration
Defined and Set up the optimization mechanism for optimizing the transaction data in applications
Performed Troubleshooting and resolved system as well as product issues, worked as single point of contact
with BASIS/ application support teams for resolution and to implemented SAP OSS notes
Liaison with SAP for BPC issues logged with them on SAP marketplace and worked closely with them for
resolutions
Analyzed and recommended the appropriate BPC support pack levels during the project and have technical
team test the support pack implementations
Defined backend & frontend checks for the BPC system to be performed during cutover after promote to
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Manage Transport lists/OSS Notes list/ list for direct parameter updates for Cutover
Performed system review during cutover and provided system release sign off for IT and business users
Managed the post go-live support and transition to Accenture support team
Completed the setup of BPC system for multi-language use in Spanish and Portuguese
Created EVDRE reports and input schedules as and when needed
Transactional data loads to BPC from BI info providers and from flat file interfaces
Master data loads to a BPC dimension from BI master data and from flat file including hierarchy loads and
maintenance
Provided Data Management, historical data loads and conversions
Data Manager Package configuration, scheduling the Data Management Packages using frontend and Tivoli
via BW process chains
Setting up rules for Currency Conversion and Allocations
Security setup, Maintaining Users, Teams, Task Profiles and Maintaining Member Access Profiles
Customizing the Appset & Application Work Status Settings
Developed & optimized script logic and BADIs for the BPC objects

Environment: SAP BPC 10, 7.5 versions for NetWeaver, BI 7.0 EHP1, SAP Financials and Supply Chain, MS
Project, MS Excel & Test Director
May 2005- Nov 2010
Fujitsu America, MI
Modules: SAP BPC 7.5, 7.0 versions for Netweaver
(With SAP BI 7.0, ECC 6.0, ABAP/4 & FI/CO/ MM/ Procurement)
SAP BPC & BI Architect, Project Manager and Lead
Fujitsu America offers a complete portfolio of business technology services, computing platforms, and industry
solutions. Fujitsu America, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu
Limited. Fujitsu platform products are based on scalable, reliable, and high-performance server, storage, software,
point-of-sale, and mobile technologies. Fujitsu combines its renowned platform offerings with a full suite of
onshore, near shore, and offshore system integration, outsourcing, and datacenter services covering applications,
operations, infrastructure, customer service, and multi-vendor lifecycle services. Fujitsu provides industry-specific
solutions for retail, manufacturing, healthcare, government, education, financial services, and telecommunications
sectors.
Responsibilities and deliverables for SAP BPC includes: Architecture, design and configuration of Consolidation application and planning applications in SAP BPC
Dimension Mgmt, Application Mgmt, User Mgmt, Dimension Member Formulas, Script Logic
Business rules, Appset Mgmt, Web Administration, Setup validations
Creating EVDRE reports for plan, actual, forecast and for plan/actual/forecast comparison
Creating an input schedule using advance formatting and using drag and drop
Load transactional data to BPC from BI info providers and from flat file interfaces
Load master data to a BPC dimension from BI master data and from flat file
Data Management, historical data loads
Data Manager configuration, Running a Data Management Package
Maintaining Exchange Rates, Running FX Restatement
Building business rules for Inter Company elimination, Currency Conversion, Balance Carry Forward and
Data Input validation rules
Creating journal template for inter-regional entries
Security setup, Maintaining Task Profiles, Maintaining Member Access Profiles

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Customizing the Appset & Application Work Status Settings

Configuring business process flows
Working with SAP Best Practices for BPC

Projects: BPC Consolidation project is the Financial Consolidations solution in BPC that involves consolidation of
financial data after currency translation, intercompany eliminations, account transformations, balance carry
forward etc. and building reports like Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow with consolidated data
Revenue and Expense Planning: In this project following planning applications from the COGNOS planning
are implemented in SAP BPC
o Revenue planning by customers
o Expense planning by cost centers
o Summarized Profit & Loss (P&L) reporting
Capital Planning Project is the Global Planning and Forecasting solution in a multi-currency planning
environment and is spread over three phases. Phase I is to do the planning for capital expenditure, phase II is to
extract actual Capital spend from SAP BI and comparing actual with plan data and phase III is to do the
forecasting using actual spend.
o Phase 1: Established capital guidelines/scoring, Global SAP repository for capital plan by project,
Inter-regional transfers
o Phase 2: Incorporate actual spend data from SAP BI systems by project, Enhanced reporting
o Phase 3: Capital forecasting by location and project
o Working Version is the version on which the users do the planning. This version can be
changed/updated anytime in line with new anticipations/assumptions or actual project financial
information.
o Locked Version is the version that is approved by the Board of Directors through the end of the year.
Working Version at the time of approval is copied into the Locked Version and saved. Its no longer
possible to make any changes on this new Locked Version. This Locked Version will primarily be
used for reporting purposes
Material Price Variance (MPV) Forecasting project is the Global Forecasting solution in a multi-currency
planning environment.
o Forecast is created using demand forecast coming from demand planner (using flat files and SAP BI)
to show material price variance
o Cost of productivity is calculated based on the PO price change forecast entered
o Settlement is calculated based on the raw material market prices and base prices
Environment: SAP BPC 7.5, 7.0 versions for Netweaver, SAP BI 7.0, ABAP/4 & FI/CO/ MM/ Procurement, MS
Project, MS Excel & Test Director

Jun 2010- Nov 2010

Americold Logistics, Atlanta, GA
Modules: SAP BPC 7.5 version for Netweaver, BI 7.0, SAP Financials
SAP BPC Architect
Americold is the leading provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry.
Americold owns and operates approximately 100 temperature-controlled facilities in the United States, representing
the largest, most dense network in the industry. En-View ERP project is the end to end implementation of SAP
Financials and SAP BPC Planning and Consolidations.
BPC Consolidation project is the Financial Consolidations solution in BPC that involves consolidation of

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financial data after currency translation, intercompany eliminations, account transformations, balance carry
forward etc. and building reports like Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow with consolidated data
Revenue and Expense Planning project has following planning applications from the COGNOS planning that
are implemented in SAP BPC
o Revenue planning by customers
o Expense planning by cost centers
o Summarized Profit & Loss (P&L) reporting
Responsibilities include: Understanding the business processes and gathering requirements with business owners
Landscape design for the client
Architecture and design for SAP BPC
Building the project plan for BPC tasks and activities
Building and maintaining the tracking sheet for BPC Configuration and Development
Creating the Business Blue Print for SAP BPC
Configuration of the SAP BPC system with required customizations
Design, Implementation and Testing of the Consolidations and Revenue/ Expense Planning application in SAP
BPC
Documenting the specifications, testing scenarios, test plans and configuration during the various phases of life
cycle of implementation
Providing training to the business users
Configuring SAP BPC NW 7.5
Architecture, design and building up of Consolidation application and planning application in SAP BPC
Data Collection & Preparation: Journal entries, Balance carry forwards
Account transformations, Allocations & Validations
Inter Company matching & elimination
Designing the industry standard Layered Architecture in BW (Staging, Integration, Reporting & Analytics)
Setting up best practices in data Modeling & extraction mechanisms
Environment: SAP BPC 7.5 version for Netweaver, BI 7.0, SAP Financials
May 2006- Jun 2010
Whirlpool Corporation, MI
Modules: SAP BPC 7.0 version for Netweaver, BI 7.0, ABAP/4,
FI/CO/GL/AR/AP/PCA/MM/SD/Procurement/SRM
Architect /Project Manager/ Lead
Whirlpool Corporation is a consumer electronics manufacturing major in North America. Whirlpool Corporation is
a leader of the $100 billion global home appliance industry. Their appliances are marketed in nearly every country
around the world. Whirlpool manufactures appliances across all major categories, including fabric care, cooking,
refrigeration, dishwashers, countertop appliances, garage organization and water filtration.
Nov 2008- Jun 2010
Whirlpool Corporation, MI
Modules: SAP BPC 7.0 version for Netweaver, BI, ABAP/4 & MM/SD/Procurement
BPC/ BI Lead Architect for MPV Global Forecasting Project
Material Price Variance (MPV) Forecasting project is the Global Forecasting solution in a multi-currency planning
environment and is implemented worldwide for each region i.e., North America (US & Mexico), Europe, Latin
America and Asia (China & India). Responsibilities include: Studying the business process and understanding the landscape and architecture for BPC/ BI configuration for
direct procurement in systems of all regions

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Responsible for design of data models based on client business analytics requirement
Requirement gathering from business for reporting and forecasting needs
Building the existing SEM-BPS functionality into SAP BPC
Configuring SAP BPC with BPC Admin and BPC Office
Design extraction mechanism for global ERP systems (North America, Latin America, Europe,).
Setting up best practices in data Modeling & extraction mechanisms for SAP BW
Building the project plan for the implementation of Year over Year forecast comparison solution for North
America (US & Mexico) and for rolling out MPV solution to Norkopping in Europe
Organization and Planning for creation of monthly forecast versions for North America (US & Mexico), Latin
America and Europe
Setting up the timelines/ dates for each region's activities with effort estimation
Development of design architecture for the solution
Presenting the project before steering committee for review in different phases of project for various tollgates
Managing the quality center queues globally for tracking and resolution of defects created by business
Managing the weekly update calls with IT and business teams for all regions to resolve the issues in Quality
Center
Managing the Accenture Support Team based out of Argentina and Manila for supporting the MPV
Application
Weekly status updates to the client leadership
Managing the training to the users in each region, setting up training schedule
Managing the post go-live support and transition to support groups
Managing the Load monitoring for master data and transactional data
Support and trouble shoot ETL
Provide production support/ fixes to SAP BI modules within established software systems
Provide expertise to correct problems and recommend solutions to problems
Support end users and other client / staff
Engage in problem resolution for issues

Deliverables are given below: Architecture, design and development of Forecasting application in SAP BPC
Project plan, design and development of BW data model for implementation for the Year over Year forecast
comparison solution to compare Total Cost of Productivity (TCP) for North America
Design and development of the BW data model for roll out of MPV forecasting solution to Norkopping in
Europe
Detailed project plans for creation of monthly forecast versions for North America (US & Mexico), Latin
America and Europe
Functional and technical specifications; test plans for development items
Develop BPS planning functions and planning sequences to apply monthly forecast
Scheduling the planning sequences and process chains as background jobs for monthly forecast version
creation
Designed load strategies using process chains for loading info providers both master and transactional data to
generate actual and forecast data
Conduct training of Business/ IT and develop training documentation for different users based on their roles
Setting up of support queues for handling the problem tickets for post go-live support
Environment: SAP BPC 7.0 version for Netweaver, BI, ABAP/4, MM, SD, Procurement, MS Project & Test
Director

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April 2008- Oct 2008

Whirlpool Corporation, MI
Modules: BI, R/3 ABAP & FI/CO/COPA/GL/AR/PCA/CCA/Procurement
BI Architect & Project Manager for Chart of Accounts Conversion Project
The SAP R/3 Chart of Accounts (COA) conversion project converts the North America account structure to
the global standard. The BI systems which receive information from R/3 systems need to change in sync with
the transaction systems. The BI systems which store and report on a General Ledger Account, Secondary Cost
Element, or the Chart of Accounts are the subject of this project. Chart was changed from WHCA to WECO
and Accounts were changed from old 6 digits to new 10 digit accounts.
Produced the design/ approach that outperformed SAP Americas solution for the project there by
saving saved $600,000.00 for Whirlpool which was SAP Americas cost of implementation of the
project. I managed the complete project from chart sign off to the closing of the project without a single
defect. Recognized by client and Fujitsu for my work for this project.
Initially SAP America proposed a solution for this project using their conversion tool costing more than
$600,000 plus SAP team expenses. I proposed 4 alternative solutions for the same project against SAP
Americas solution, the Chart of Accounts Steering Committee of Whirlpool which consists of high-level
Finance and GIS leaders picked up my approach for BI Chart of Accounts Conversion project thereby saving
$600,000 and assigned me as Project Manager on this project. BI Charts of Account Conversion project was
completed before the delivery timelines and without any single defect or issue. SAP on the other hand
performed the conversion on SAP R/3 system.
Worked as Architect and Project Manager for this project. Responsibilities include: Identify business needs, Identify what BI account information is critical to operating the business.
Determine what data will be converted to keep the R/3 and BI systems consistent.
Identification of Scope (SAP BI Objects)
Cubes, ODS, Info-objects, Update Rules, Transfer Rules, ABAP Programs, Hard Code etc.
Evaluate SAP BI Tool Approach
Evaluate SAP Statement of Work - Pros and Cons, and Cost
Develop Account Conversion Proof-of-Concept Prototype
Master Data Load and Conversion
ODS/Cube Conversion using Custom ABAP/BI Update Rules
Assess Risk, Issues, and Time-Lines
Project Preparation
Prioritization of BW Objects Requiring Account Conversion
Development of Quality Center Test Scripts
Identification of SMEs & Owners
Hiring of a BI Contracted Resource (BI/ABAP changes, Update Rules, etc.)
Creation of detailed project plan for the conversion project
Setting up the timelines/ dates for each activity with effort estimation
Development of design architecture for the solution
Presenting the project before steering committee for review in different phases of project for various
tollgates
Managing the integration testing and defects logged into the Quality Center
Building standards, best practices and change processes for the conversion
Managing/ hosting weekly teleconferences with business and IT users for status updates
Weekly status updates to the client leadership
Managing project cutover tasks and data loads
Managing the post conversion support and transition to support groups

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Deliverables are given below: Detailed project plan for conversion project with activities, task assignment and timelines
Developed the KBDS to identify business owners for each unique data store in BI and obtain sign-off on
the appropriate strategy required in conjunction with the COA conversion project.
Total 65 objects identified for conversion, In all around 300 million data records were converted
Master Data and ODS/Cube Conversions
Functional and technical specifications; test plans for development items
Created different plans as part of cutover planning
Cutover Plan.
Batch job scheduling / BI outage plan
Catch-up Plan
Backup Plan
Clean up Plan (post conversion)
Setup the Change management that was in execution pre and post go-live
Setup the Command center and hotline for the cutover planning
SMEs and Functional Owners were brought together for cutover weekend for the validation and sign off
Aligned the BI group to monitor the BI load jobs during cutover
BW objects
Creation of info-objects, ODS, info cube, update rules, transfer rules to backup and convert the data
Creation of mapping ODS/ Cubes to have old and new Chart / Accounts
BEx queries to view the mapping table between old chart and new chart
Conversion of data for GL, AP, AR, PCA, PA, SIO, CCA, BCS, POs, GRs, Ocean Fright and Product
Exchange analysis system
Data re-loads into ODS and Cubes after the conversion
Catch up of data requests after the conversion for FI-GL
Cleanup of BI data model after completion of conversion
BI statistic were used to check if check the usage of effective ODS/ Cubes/ Queries
Environment: SAP R/3 4.7, BI, ABAP/4, FI/CO, MM, SD, MS Project & Test Director
Jun 2006- Mar 2008
Whirlpool Corporation, MI
Modules: BW 3.5, SEM-BPS & FI/CO
BW Architect & Project Manager for BW/ SEM BPS based Global Capital Planning Project
Planning project is the SEM BPS/ BW based Global Planning and Forecasting solution in a multi-currency
planning environment and is spread over three phases. Phase I is to do the planning for capital expenditure, phase II
is to extract actual Capital spend from R/3 and comparing actual with plan data and phase III is to do the forecasting
using actual spend. All three project phases are implemented worldwide for each region for North America (US &
Mexico), Europe, Latin America and Asia (China, India, Hong Kong & Australia). Worked as the global project
manager for this project. Responsibilities include: Building the project plan for global implementation with go-lives dates in each region for North America (US
& Mexico), Europe, Latin America and Asia (China, India, Hong Kong & Australia)
Organizing the global workshop for requirement gathering, issue discussions, assigning regional IS
responsibilities, designing project roadmap; participants included from all regions
Development of design architecture for the solution
Setting up the timelines/ dates for each region's activities with effort estimation
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 Building standards, best practices and change processes for the global implementation
Managing global IT teams in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America
Managing/ hosting bi-monthly global teleconferences with business and IT users in all regions for status
updates
Weekly status updates to the client leadership that includes business sponsor-Global Director
Security liaison providing approvals for user roles in SAP BW and SEM-BPS
Managing project cutover tasks and data loads
Managing the training to the users in each region, setting up training schedule
Managing the post go-live support and transition to support groups
Deliverables are given below: Detailed project plan for global implementation with go-lives dates in each region for North America, Europe,
Latin America and Asia
Design Architecture and the prototype solution
Functional and technical specifications; test plans for development items
BPS / BW based development items for building the global capital planning project
Various Online BW Reports on Global SEM system for the project giving information about Capital Spend and
comparison between actual and plan capital
Setting up the batch jobs for the project for pulling SAP R/3 data from all regions
User Guide for the project
Technical documentation for future support of the project
User Training for each region
Setting up of support queues for handling the problem tickets for post go-live support
Transition to support teams
BI objects
Creation of info-objects, transaction info cube for storing of planning data
Creation of info-objects, ODS, info cube, update rules, transfer rules to extract and store actual spend data from
R/3
Generic extractor in all regional R/3 systems for actual spend extraction from these systems into the global BW
system
Version planning for keeping the plan data under different versions (locked v/s working version)
Planning Area, planning levels, planning functions, global planning sequences, planning folders, layouts (ALV
format), variables and planning folders
Planning functions for currency conversion (type Currency Translation), for offsetting entries in transfers
between projects (type Fox formula), to copy data from one version to another and from one fiscal year to
another (type Copy) & to carry over adjustments (type Fox formula)
End user interface (using web interface) to input plan data into the planning info cube
Creation of various BEx queries for reporting plan spend for a plan year/ fiscal year, for different versions; for
reporting actual spend for a fiscal year by month, for pairing plan verses actual etc.
ALE/ IDoc Interface creation to load the monthly average exchange rates (type 0012) from Master data system
to Global BW system
R/3 data conversions to update master data (internal orders with new characteristics) using LSMW
Check report in all regional R/3 systems to validate the master data configuration on regular basis
BW roles created for both queries and the authorization relevant info object (project id). The region of the
administrator determines his/her assignment to a particular info object (project id) Number range
Environment: SAP R/3 4.7, SEM BPS, BW 3.5, ABAP/4, FI/CO, LSMW, MS Project & Test Director

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May 2006- Jun 2006

Whirlpool Corporation, MI
Modules: SAP BW 3.5, R/3 ABAP, FI/CO, MM, and SD
SAP & BW Lead for Maytag Integration Project
Whirlpool is a consumer electronics manufacturing major in North America. Maytag Integration project is to
integrate Maytag processes/ applications with Whirlpool after Whirlpool acquired Maytag. Worked as Technical
Lead in Maytag Integration project.
Environment: BW 3.5, SAP R/3 4.7-ABAP/4, ALE/ EDI/IDocs, FI/CO, MM, IM, SD, CRM & Test Director
May 2005- May 2006
Nike, Portland OR
Modules: SAP BW 3.5, ABAP R/3, FI/CO, MM, IM and SD
SAP Lead (At Nikes SAP CoE Leadership Team)
Nike, Inc is a world leader in manufacturing and distribution of Footwear and Apparels. Nike Supply Chain (NSC)
project at Nike worldwide covers the SAP upgrades, releases, implementation for new countries and production
support. Center of Excellence (CoE) team in NSC project is a centralized ABAP leadership team that works to
build best practices across the SAP projects for development, utilize common standards, processes and procedures,
leverage knowledge of SAP experts and build Nike bench strength to be able to support SAP. Worked as SAP CoE
Lead in ABAP Center of Excellence at Nike (World Headquarters in Portland, OR).
Environment: SAP BW 3.5, SAP R/3 4.6C-ABAP/4, ALE/ EDI/IDocs, FI/CO, MM, IM, SD, PVCS
Tracker, Relay Kintana, Livelink, SAFE, Test Director & SAP Code Inspector
Mar 2004- Apr 2005
Cadbury Adams, NJ
Modules: SAP BW 3.5, ABAP/4, LE, FI/CO, MM, and SD
SAP Technical Lead, US & CANADA Technical Expert for Supply Chain interfaces & BW FI/CO-PA
Cadbury Schweppes is a global conglomerate that is involved in manufacturing and distribution of Confectionaries
and Beverages. Cadbury in the US is divided into two major areas, NAC (North American Confectionaries,
ADAMS), NAB (North American Beverages, DPSU, MOTTS /SNAPPLE). Worked as a SAP Technical Lead in
Path to Probe project for Cadbury Adams (US & CANADA).
Environment: SAP BW, SAP R/3 4.6C-ABAP/4, ALE/ EDI/IDocs, LE, FI/CO, MM, SD, UC4 & Revtrac
May 2003 Mar 2004
The Gillette Company, USA
Modules: SAP BW 3.5, ABAP/4 & FI/CO
SAP Technical Lead
Global Product Catalog (GPCat) Project was the end-to-end implementation project of costing interfaces. Cost was
maintained in one global product catalog system for all business units across all geographies and then interfaced to
different systems for different markets.
Environment: SAP BW, SAP R/3 4.6C - ABAP/4 & ALE/IDocs

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Oct 2001 May 2003

TATA Chemicals Ltd., INDIA
Modules: SAP BW, ABAP/4, MM, FI, PP, SD and PM
SAP Technical Lead & Quality Coordinator
IT Outsourcing - Enhancement & Support of the existing SAP implementation: Tata Chemicals Ltd., with a view to
improve its focus on its core business as well as to optimize its returns from IT Investments, has appointed Tata
Consulting Services, as its strategic IT partner for providing various IT Services. For SAP, it covers user support for
all the modules, implementation of recommended solutions and stabilized post implementation of new solutions.
SAP R/3 Optimization Project: At client side, most of the SAP modules have been implemented but were being
used as a transaction-processing tool, rather than for analysis and decision-making. Also, there was delay of varying
degrees in recording various transactions in the system. To overcome these shortcomings and to maximize value
from the SAP system, a SAP optimization exercise was carried out.
Environment: SAP R/3 4.6C ABAP/4 & SAP R/3 - PM
May 1997 Sep 2001
DCM Shriram Consolidation Ltd., New Delhi, INDIA
Modules: ABAP/4, FI, CO, MM, PP, SD and PM
SAP ABAP/4 Consultant
Worked as SAP Technical Consultant in end-to-end implementation project of SAP R/3 4.0B with FI, CO, MM, PP,
SD & PM Modules and in the upgrade project from version 4.0B to 4.6B. Have also worked in implementation of
Commerce Ones hosted buy site (HBS) solution for e-enabling the purchase activities. HBS was available on an
ASP platform and links buyers and suppliers on a common B2B platform, across the globe. Worked in the
production support team after the SAP implementation.
Environment: SAP R/3 4.0B, SAP R/3 4.6B, ABAP/4 & Commerce One HBS
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Research Associate at IIT Roorke, INDIA
Master of Computer Applications from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), Kanpur, INDIA.
Bachelor of Science (Maths) from CCS University, INDIA.

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