Candidates About

 

                 Prashanth Kumar                                                                                         

Personal Profile

SAP BASIS Consultant with over seven years extensive experience in complex SAP projects and exceeding customer expectations. Experience includes working for an international leader in manufacturing fast moving consumer goods and consultant for premier global SAP solution provider to the fashion and lifestyle industries.

 

I am inspired by challenging myself to explore new SAP technologies and adapt them to deliver value to the business. Throughout my career I have been well regarded for my professionalism and friendly approachable character. This is something that has been consistently demonstrated through customer satisfaction feedback.

 

Technical Skills:

SAP :

 

ERP :SAP R/3/4.5/4.6/4.7EE, ECC 5.0, ECC6.0, NetWeaver, CRM, SOLUTION MANAGER 4.0/7.0., BI(BW) 7.0, PI 7.0, SAP HANA BPC, EP 7.0

Operating Systems: WINDOWS 2003/2008, AS400
 
Databases : Microsoft SQL2005 and SQL2008, Oracle 8i/9i, DB2, HDB 1.0

System Maintenance (ABAP,JAVA) : Trouble shooting, Performance tuning, System monitoring, Client copy,

Homogeneous system copy, Support package installation, Enhancement package installation

 

Networking: TCP/IP, Data –communications, Network security, Wireless networks, Remote installations,Messaging, Proxy Servers, Troubleshooting System and Networking issues.

SAP Career History:

 

Attune Global SAP Solution Provider   Burlington, MA                                                              May 2016 to Present                 

SAP Basis Consultant

 

A premier global solution provider to the fashion industry, attune empowers companies at all stages of the fashion value chain to maximize revenue, ROI, and supply chain visibility. As an SAP solution provider - for manufacturers, brand owners, and retailers - its mission is to partner with the world’s great fashion and lifestyle companies to develop customized, innovative solutions that will transform their business success. attune’s comprehensive offering of end-to-end ERP solutions, combined with full lifecycle services, include preconfigured solutions for accelerated SAP Apparel and Footwear (SAP AFS) and Retail implementations.

 

Responsibilities:

 

Ø  Supporting and involving with Installation, testing, troubleshooting, documentation and maintenance of new and existing SAP systems

Ø  Manual monitoring of SAP Production Systems for Application server status, Process monitor, System log, Background jobs, ABAP runtime errors and Database logs

Ø  Workload analysis and performance tuning

Ø  Review SAP memory buffers and Database performance analysis

Ø  ABAP/JAVA troubleshooting

Ø  Supporting for BASIS functions on PI, BI and EP

Ø  Review Early Watch alert reports

Ø  Administer transport change management

Ø  Monitor SAP environment and assist in troubleshooting - upgrade of database and other related

products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ø  Supporting for Kernel patches, Support packs and Database patching

Ø  Coordinating operations of SAP infrastructure team (On-site & Off shore)

Ø  Providing operational support in the integration of SAP infrastructure

Ø  Providing support to project teams throughout establishment cycles

Ø  Monitoring progress of SAP Basis execution, recording and advising team members and management on issues and needed adjustments/remediations

Ø  Watching for necessary protection techniques and possibility of implementing updates

Ø  Corresponding through various media channels to team members and management on progress of resolutions

Ø  Conducting regularly meeting to review BASIS support operations with customers

Ø  Sizing, configuring and administering SAP system landscapes of NetWeaver 7, ECC6, ERP 2005, SAP4.x, Solution Manager 7.0/, IDES training systems.

 

 

Morgan Stanley, Baton Rouge, LA                                                                                                    Nov 2014 – May 2016   

SAP Basis Consultant

 

Responsibilities:

               

Ø  End to End Implementation of SAP Enterprise portal NW 7.3 on AIX with DB2

Ø  Day to day support for the Development, Testing and production environments.

Ø  Applied SAP correction notes as per the SAP and Developers requirements.

Ø  Printer setup - Monitoring and troubleshooting printer issues.

Ø  Monitored SAP systems and troubleshooting any issues related to the problem.

Ø  Managed RFC connection and resolved any issues.

Ø  Established OSS connection

Ø  Setup and manage RFC destination, Client management.

Ø  Security administration - creating users, roles, assign authorizations.

Ø  Job management: Creating, Scheduling background jobs and resolving any terminated jobs.

Ø  Applied support package using SPAM and JSPM. Kernel patch

Ø  Transport Administration - Troubleshooting and Monitoring issues related to Transports.

Ø  Performed system refresh from PRD to QAS.

Ø  Established OSS connections using SAP routers.

Ø  Generated Developer key and SSCR key.

 

Sun Trust , Memphis, TN                                                                                                                    Aug 2013 – Nov 2014   

SAP Security Administrator

 

SCA is a global hygiene and forest company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue,publication papers and solid wood products. Sales are conducted in some 100 countries. SCA has many well-known brands, including the global brands TENA and TORK.

SAP Modules / Versions:  OS: Windows 2000 / 2003, Unix                   DB:  SQL 2000 /2005 and Oracle 9i

 

Responsibilities:

 

Ø  Supported for Security upgrade project.

Ø  Day to day technical support and resolution of Security issues.

Ø  Designed several utilities to support SAP R/3 security reporting needs. Reports of user usage profiles and authorizations.

Ø  Configured Profiles Generator and transported settings to all clients, setup security for the developers.

Ø  Created new activity groups as per Segregation of Duties requirements.

Ø  Periodically Modify Archive or View Security Audit Log.

Ø  Implement standards for custom authorization objects.

Ø  Performed user maintenance tasks, User creation, deletion, lock down, activation, authorization  management tasks and ran various user administration reports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaiser Permanente, Largo, MD                                                                                                   Dce 2011 to Aug 2013

SAP Basis Consultant                       

Attune’s comprehensive offering of end-to-end ERP solutions combined with full Lifecycle services include preconfigured solutions for accelerated SAP Apparel and Footwear (SAP AFS TM) implementations

SAP Modules / Versions:  OS: Windows 2000 / Windows Server 2003/2008, / DB:  SQL 2000, 2005, 2008

SAP BASIS experience on Linux, i5OS (V6R1) and HPUX with Oracle and DB2

 

Responsibilities:

 

Ø  Designing, configuring and administering SAP system landscapes of NetWeaver 7, ECC6, ERP 2005, SAP4.x, Solution Manager 7.0/, IDES training systems.

Ø  Installing and maintaining server hardware including SAP printers (barcode, label & network printers), performing operating system installation, upgrades and patches.

Ø  Maintaining filing systems, creating and maintaining SAP clients (Exports / Imports).

Ø  Monitoring and tuning SAP operating system, database and hardware design, setting up and supporting the correction and transport systems.                     

Ø  Involved in all activities for new implementations, upgrades and migration of (ABAP+JAVA) ECC6, ECC5, 4.7 and all other SAP versions.

Ø  Creating and maintaining RFC connections, authorization and user administration, client copy and system copy, system import and export, installation test systems for production testing purposes, BI installation.

 

Ø  Handling all support requirements for all attune customers on a daily basis including functionalities of solution manager such as solution monitoring, change request management (CRM), service desk monitoring and support required to be enabled, database backup monitoring, early watch alerting, authorization and user management.

Ø  Monitoring of access rights and attempts, defining password rules, performing daily system health checks, weekly checks and responsible for overall system tuning. Daily security checks, monitoring unsuccessful logins. Creating roles for functional and technical consultants, maintaining authorization roles, troubleshooting authorization problems in development and production environments.

Ø  Applying SAP notes required by functional and technical teams, Patch upgrade and install Support Packs.

Ø  Client copy and homogeneous system copy, SAP authorization, user administration and support package installation (ABAP+JAVA), load balancing, and client administration: creating new clients.

Ø  Solution Manager 7.01 installation, BASIS configuration and configuring Early Watch Alert report, updating / maintaining SAP and user licenses, daily system monitoring and preparation of weekly reports for the customers, advising on critical dumps and other critical system behaviors to the customers.

Ø  Configuring and maintaining SAP security.

Ø  Carrying out the heterogeneous system migration from Windows with SQL to i5OS with DB2.

Ø  Supporting for Go-Live and Post Go-Live phases.

Ø  Coordinating of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.

Ø  Documenting of all training materials, policies and procedures

Ø  Supporting OS/DB migration.

Ø  Dealing with SAP OSS for licensing, registrations, problem handling, router tunnelling, implementation of SAP notes and etc.

 

 

Junior SAP Basis Administrator	Nov 2010 – Dec 2011
Marathon Oil Corporation

SAIC India Private Limited (Bangalore, India)

Ø  User support, Monitoring and troubleshooting user administration related activities.

Ø  Applied OSS Notes.

Ø  SAP implementation and involvement in go-live.

Ø  Production Support for SAP Systems including R/3, BW, EBP, SRM, EP, BI, XI systems.

Ø  Daily Systems monitoring using CCMS to ensure SAP R/3 systems stability and integrity.

Ø  Stopping and restarting SAP application servers and SAP database instances during emergency, scheduled & planned maintenance window.

Ø  Operating System administration: Monitoring Hard Disk Drive (HDD) growth, memory usage and other system resources periodically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ø  XI/PI Installation & Configuration of Adapters, SLD Configuration, applying latest stack to the XI/PI Landscape, Applying Self-services components (SAPMSS, SAPESS) and performed component and message monitoring using SXMB_ADM, SXMB_MONI, SXMB_IFR, SXI _CACHE and XI Runtime Work Bench tool.

Ø  Monitored background jobs and performed Client copy.

Ø  Experience in system health checks, system performance and tuning.

Ø  Monitored OS disk usage and memory allocation.

Ø  TMS Configuration maintenance and support.

Ø  Performed setting up RFC Connection for remote non-SAP systems.

Ø  Providing production support security by handling call tickets and change request forms in Remedy system.

Ø  Maintained/created logon groups for load-balancing.

Ø  Table space maintenance using SAPDBA tool.

Ø  Assists in large multi landscape environments and in system refreshes.

Ø  Working experience in spooler administration.

 

Environment: SAP R/3 4.6c, 4.7 E, ERP 2005 (ECC 6.0), Windows 2003 Server, IBM AIX 5.2, Oracle 9i, 10g, Net Weaver 2004s, BW 3.5, XI 3.0, CRM 4.0, EP 6.0, Solution Manager 4.0.

 

 

Education Qualifications:

 

Ø  Bachelors (CSIT) from JNTU-H University.