
Michael F Ryan
- SAP Manager / Architect
- Brunswick, OH
- Member Since Mar 22, 2023
Michael F Ryan
Professional Experience:
Profile SAP Senior Managing Consultant employee of IBM 17 years. Subject Matter Expert in Solution Manager 7.1 Change Management.
Employer History 09/1998 - To 03-01-2015 IBM, Cleveland Ohio, United States of America
Senior Managing Consultant
SAP Technical Team Lead, SAP Architect, Certified IBM Project Manager. AIX UNIX Administrator, SAP Basis Administrator, Configure, installs and supports all SAP components
i.e. ECC, ERP, BI, PI, and Enterprise Portal. SAP project Manager, Network Architect. Subject matter expert in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 Change management (CHARM). Experience in SAP Solution Manager Technical and System monitoring.
Assignment History
( 03-01-2015 to present)
Independent Consultant as Teaching Instructor for SAP Solution Manager
Change Management. Design Business Solutions using Change Management.
(03-24-2014 to 12-31-2014)
Implemented SAP Change Management (Charm) in Dallas Texas
For Aviation client. Conducted Proof of Concept and Implemented
The following SAP Components. ( ECC, EWM, and PI).
Configured email notification and CSOL ( cross system Object Locking).
Created client user guide and conducted training and testing
Scenarios to fit client requirements. Installed ITSM for test system.
Setup RFC and security profiles for basis administration.
( 12-16-2013 12-19-2013)
Conducted workshop for client on implementing SAP ITMS and SAP
Change Request Management. This workshop concentrated on replacing
Current Help Desk software ( Remedy) with SAP Service Desk ITMS.
(10-09-2013 12-01-2013)
UAE armed forces (Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia)
SAP Basis Team Lead for implementing the following:
Installed, configured, and supported ECC 7.2, BI, PI, Enterprise Portal, Solution Manager, ( Change Management), And Trex. Trouble shooting for all basis install issues and
Support issues.
ATB Financials ( Alberta Treasury Branch ( Calgary Canada)
01-15-2013 06-15-2013
Configured SAP Solution Manager Change Management
for special upgrade project. Conducted assessment of current
SAP environment. Created document of assessment findings,
And recommendations. Conducted workshop for client
to understand their environment and how it will change
with SAP Solution Manager Change Management.
Conducted research and recommendations for upgrade of
SAP systems to 7.1
Hess Oil, Houston Texas 11-01-2012 01-15-2013
Performed assessment on current environment and created
a design document for future implementation. Conducted
Workshops for client on using SAP Solution Manager.
Created all RFC’s and security profiles as basis administrator.
Morgan Stanley Manhattan, New York 09-04-2012 10-31-2012
Installed SAP Solution manager 7.1 and Change Management module.
Basis administrator for current landscape and future upgrades.
BB&T Financials, Raleigh North Carolina
05-01-2012 08-31-2012
Installed, configured and supported SAP Solution Manager 7.1 as basis administrator
Conducted training classes for Client on how to use new technology.
Abbott Labs
09-23-2010 to 04-15-2012
Solution Manger 7.0 proof of concept to Production Go Live Change Management
(CHARM). Configured POC, Development, QA. and Production Solution Manager Charm for
multiple systems and clients. Ongoing support for Solution Manager 7.0 Systems.
AIG
05-08-2010 – 09-20-2010
Solution Manager and basis support for Go live
11-01-2009 – 02-28-2010
Fiserv
Solution Manager Charm proof of concept to determine how application would increase
company bottom line.
03/2008 – 06/2009 IBM Internal Project Southbury, Connecticut
IBM Blue Harmony Project
SAP Net weaver Specialist and IBM Infrastructure Architect
Project Description: IBM's major transformation program to radically simplify the design and operation of three Globally Integrated Support Processes - Finance, Opportunity to Order, and Order to Cash. Mr. Ryan was part of a team made up of SAP and IBM Architects and Infrastructure specialists. As the Lead Net weaver Specialist on the project for IBM he designed and developed an environment which consisted of the following SAP components.
SAP NW 7.0, ERP 6.0, CRM 2007, CRM 7.0, BI Content 7.0.3, PI, and TREX 7.1.
Facilitated workshops and meetings with over 25 teams and four hundred team members.
06/2006 – 02/2008 Broward county
Broward County Brite Project
Lead hands on installs basis team
Project Description: Mr. Ryan was the IBM Team lead for SAP
Basis. He led a team of 12 Basis, Portal, and security team
Members installing ECC 6.0, XI, BI, ADS, TREX, and ECC/BI
Portals. Go lives included FI /CO/FM/AP/PS/AR/MM/IM. Worked on
Multiple platforms, USS/ win2003, with DB2 and JEE2. Developed
Infrastructure for Landscape which included ECC 6.0, BI 7.0, ADS,
TREX and XI. Created Business Processes to allow Client to
Establish a sound foundation in new environment.
06/2005 - 06/2006 Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of
America
Team Lead
Project Description: Mr. Ryan was the IBM Basis Team Lead for
Installations of ECC 5.0 on ECC, CCM, SRM, XI and ECC Portals.
He conducted formal meetings for team of 25 technical SAP Basis
Members. He also prioritized daily and weekly schedules to meet
project deadlines. Go lives were successful in plant locations thru
United States during multiple phased roll outs.
06/2004 - 06/2005 Customs and Border Patrol
Customs and border protection
Project Description: Mr. Ryan was a SAP Basis member of a team
Of 10, and supported all U.S. border offices as part of a new rollout
of SAP 46C via Citrix. He conducted site visits and trained U.S.
Custom employees (Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines) in SAP
Applications. Major component was FI for first go live. Assisted
Director of Customs with Special projects which included sensitive
Data and employee information.
06/2003 - 06/2004 Olin Chemical company
Olin Oracle Data conversion
Project Description: Mr. Ryan was the IBM Technical Team
Lead which co-coordinated Data migration project using Oracle and
"P" series IBM platform. Olin had two divisions in the company and
Our team converted one division at a time. Challenge was in the out
Dated hardware which had to be replaced by IBM "P" series
Servers (6).
06/2002 - 06/2003 Hitachi
Network Architect
Project Description: As a network Architect responsible for
designed, test, and migration of an IBM Network to Hitachi
Network of an entire campus Manufacturing Plant Facility. Hitachi
had purchased from IBM the manufacturing of Disks for personnel
computers. Built a test RS6000 system and configured
network settings to recognize Hitachi's New network. This project
was to be conducted with no Production down time, which required
working over the employees in a clean room.
Key Skills SAP Implementations for ECC 7.2, Networking, Administration, Unix, Managing
Problem resolution. SAP Solution Manager Change Request Subject Matter Expert.
Senior Basis lead for hands on installs of All SAP components.
Key Courses and Training
SAP, Basis and PI, Networking, Project Management, Solution Manager Technical and System Monitoring.
Education
Qualifications
Tri C Western Campus
Cleveland State University
Computer Science
Hickok Institute in I.T.
Computer Science, United States of America
Thesis Title: building Computers