Candidates About

CAREER OBJECTIVES

Apply extensive IT and leadership skills in a growing firm.   Earn a position that directly contributes to the effective deployment and successful implementation of improved business processes, and supportive software products. Coordinate highly visible initiatives that generate significant measurable improvements and reduce complexity. Make a difference! 

PROFILE

·         15+ years of cross industry experience (Pharmaceutical, Automotive, High-tech) with global organizations

·         Managed and delivered complex global SAP and QAD projects

·         Developed & maintained the processes to implement and support ERP implementation with legacy applications

·         Managed & lead the offshore development team in executing the projects and responsible for delivery

·         Experience working in Cloud environment supporting QAD applications & PROGRESS DB 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

QAD: PROGRESS OpenEdge 10.2B and 11.3, WebSpeed, MFG/PRO eB2.1 (SE), EE, .NetUI 2,9, QXtend 1,8, QAD Monitoring 

SAP: Netweaver 7.1, ECC 6.0 EhP4, Enterprise Portal, Solution Manager, Nakisa

Databases: PROGRESS OpenEdge and Microsoft SQL

Others: PERL & Shell scripting, Gentran6, EDI (qad), Java (minimum),  XML, HTML, JavaScript, MSSQL, MKS tools, Eagle RFExpress (qad), Optio, JetForms, Powerpoint, Visio, Nagios, iCinga, Cacti

OS: Unix (HP/IBM/SCO/SOLARIS), RedHat Linux6, Windows

QAD SKILLS PRACTICE

• Development: Expert knowledge in developing QAD operational programs using Progress 4GL & web technologies.  Developed several new programs for QAD operational to work in Internet platform when working at QAD RND team.   Developed programs for custom maintenance including CIM, Browses, inquires & reporting and QXtend API using Progress 4GL.   Have experience working in WebSpeed environment using SpeedScript, Javascript, VBscript and HTML.
• Functional:  Involved as techno-functional while working at JNJ in configuring and customizing the Sales & Distribution functions in QAD SE
• Administration: Expert knowledge in performing configuration & release management functions with QAD application, developed tools to maintain the qad products using PERL, Unix shell & Linux bash scripting.  Maintained the QAD mfg/pro (SE) legacy & EE systems and progress database including performance tuning.  Installation and DB conversion upgrades of Mfg/pro eB2.1 (SE) to EE and .NETUI, QXtend & other products.   Implementation of QAD Monitoring appliance and PROGRESS DB & AS performance tuning expertise. Experience working and supporting in a Cloud/Managed database environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FEI Company (fei.com)                                                                            Apr/08 to till date

Lead Sr Application & Database Administrator

·         Involved as a lead in developing disaster recovery plan for QAD application using PROGRESS DB Replication and Linux OS replication.

·         Responsible for WW ERP application support, development and process improvements in QAD and SAP ERP landscapes running in PROGRESS OpenEdge and Microsoft SQL databases respectively.  

·         Involved as Lead Architect in QAD upgrade project from eB2.1 to EE2012 and deployed in NA, EU and Asia regions.   Developed API programs for data conversion and cut-over activities for go-live automation.   Automated the QAD database merge process to a single consolidated EE database.    Developed Security programs for user mass load and SOX reporting.

·         Involved as a technical lead; worked with project manager and consultants to implement the SAP HR & LMS systems.

·         Lead the SAP ECC EhP4 upgrade and maintaining the SAP Security, Basis & Portal for SAP implementations

·         Involved as technical lead in full implementation & WW roll-out of QAD QMobile application

·         Manage & coordinating offshore resources in EU & India for SAP & QAD ERP systems for project implementations & support tasks

Johnson Controls Inc, Holland, MI (jci.com)                                           Aug/05 to Mar/08

SOLUTION ARCHITECT

·         Responsible for reviewing the design and approve the development of enhancements and defects, custom modules for integration with SAP and other applications

·         Responsible for the integration of between QAD and SAP software besides other legacy software applications

·         Involved as a lead in converting the existing QAD EDI integrations using Gentran to Covisant

·         Researched & Implemented the Program Change Automation – a process flow system for Software Development Release Cycle - for JCI NA Development teams using MKS Integrity

·         Additional responsibilities include the MKS administration; responsible for build & change management and user management

Certec Consulting Inc, Chicago, IL (certecconsulting.com)                                  Mar/05 to Jul/05

SENIOR CONSULTANT

·         Involved in Mfg/pro migration/integration to SAP project and database administration, shell scripting, enhancement development and system support for Solocup

Blue Chip Technologies (bluechipsw.com )                                 Mar/04 – Mar-05

SR. PROJECT MANAGER

·         Responsible for offshore development, work with the clients and the development team.

·         Continuously plan activities, monitor work in progress and ensure the deliveries are on track.

·         Responsible includes project management activities, providing guidance/strategy, technical inputs to the team members and to an extent identify and develop programs using the latest technologies.

ALZA CORPORATON (A Johnson & Johnson Company)  (jnj.com)             Jun/01 – Feb/04

TECHNOLOGY LEAD                                                                                       

·         Responsible for upgrading the MFG/PRO 8.6F GUI software to MFG/PRO 9.0 NetUI.

·         Responsible for the integration of MFG/PRO software with other software systems including SAP

·         Implemented the disaster recovery plan and developed Unix shell script to monitor the database performance and to generate database metrics.

·         Responsible for implementing the MFG/PRO eB/Desktop2 at the Alza Ireland Ltd plant.   Involved in the project management activities and in complete project implementation life cycle.

·         Developed test protocols of IM processes, identified the gaps in the IT applications, document the internal control procedures in support of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements.  

PROTÉGÉ SYSTEMS INC – Chicago, IL                                                                                Jan/99 – Jun/01

Senior Consultant/Project Lead

·         Involved as a consultant in executing projects using QAD, PROGRESS, WebSpeed, SonicMQ & Java for the clients SARCOM, GELCO, First Union Bank and Ionex Telecom.

·         Involved in pre and post sales support and managed client relationships.

·         Managed large projects as a project lead and successfully executed the projects.           

TRANSWORLD INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC – Santa Clara, CA (transwld.com)                        

Programmer Analyst                                                                                            Jan/97 – Dec/98

Involved as a consultant with QAD R&D team, in re-engineering the MFG/PRO Character version to NetUI (Web version).

Education

Bachelor of Science

PG Diploma in Computer Applications

Diploma in Oracle RDBMS

Diploma in Business Administration

Professional Development

QAD Certified Professional in QAD Enterprise Applications - Implementation for Enterprise Edition

QAD Explore conferences – EE Upgrade experience - 2015 Speaker

Microsoft SQL Database Administration

ITIL Certified

Kepner Tregoe Problem Solving

Situational Leadership & Project Management/Leadership Skills

SAP TechEd conferences

SAP Training (SAPTEC, ADM100, ADM200, EP200, ADM940, ADM950, SM100)