
Vivekanandan Vasudevan
- SAP SD/PM/CS Consultant
- frisco, TX
- Member Since Jun 02, 2023
Vivekanandan Vasudevan
· Solutions oriented Professional IT consultant who excels at leading project teams, collaborating with project teams, working with clients and helping deploy SAP solutions.
· Motivated achiever with over 18 years of significant progressive experience in IT consulting focused on SAP based ERP implementations in various industries.
· Experience in IT project management life cycle and support organization structuring.
· Worked mostly in Big-5 (Accenture, IBM, Bearing point, EY and KPMG) and fortune 500 client environments.
· Experienced project team lead who has successfully led project teams of medium sizes from requirements-gathering to implementation and support of project deliverables
· Competent subject matter expert with eighteen years of hands-on configuration experience in various release and versions of SAP logistics modules EAM , PM, SM/CS, PS ,SD and CRM.
· Dedicated, Self-motivated achiever with multi-taking ability who is committed to success.
· Strong communication and team-building skills
· Certified Project Management Professional(PMP)
· Certified Supply chain Professional (CSSP)
· 18 years of SAP R/3 with 10 full life cycle implementation experience.
· Customized and implemented EAM /PM,SD, SM/CS, PS, and CRM Service modules of SAP R/3 and CRM systems.
· Involved in customizing and implemented MRO process for Aerospace &Defense industry.
· Involved in Pre sales activities and solution walkthrough
· CONA/CCR in development of Bottler solution in Mobile devices.
· Involved in global template development , implementation and global rollout projects
· 3 SAP Upgrades (3.1H to 4.6c, Support package 15 to 30, & 4.0 to 4.7)
· Extensive Project /Team-Lead experience working with all levels of management
· In-depth knowledge of the Integration Points between SM/PM and: FI, CO, MM, PS and PP
· Responsible for and involved in a wide range of SAP consulting assignment covering Pre sales, Project proposals, Actual requirement study, Detailed design, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Proto-typing, Software selection, Training, Testing Configuration, Implementation, Project control, Development and Post implementation.
· Certified consultant in ASAP methodology and implemented 4 projects using ASAP
· Implemented projects using other methodology like Fusion, R2I and SDP
· Certified consultant in CRM
· SAP Work manager for mobile
· Certified consultant in Solution Manager
· Certified consultant in EAM ERP6.0 EhP5
· Involved in development & testing of CIC & CRM at SAP Lab.
· 6 years of business experience in Automobile, Electronic industries in various functional areas like Production, Production planning, Tool design ,CAD ,CAM, Tool maintenance, Industrial engineering, Plant maintenance & Service management
· Worked for the following industries in SAP projects :Utilities, Aerospace & Defense, High Technology , Oil &Gas Industry, Satellite entertainment service, Electronics, Chemical Industries, Medical Equipment/Devices, Wood Products ,Telecommunication, Steel Industry .professional services and consumer products
· MS project, MS Visio (Project management tools)
· Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes (Communication tools)
· MS office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
· Test Director and QTP (Testing Automation tool)
· Resite ,Info Pack(Training Software )
· SAP – Certified - SAP Activate Project Manager
· SAP – Certified Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) ERP6.0 EhP5 Consultant
· SAP – Certified Solution Manager 4.0 Consultant
· SAP – Certified ASAP Consultant
· SAP – Certified CRM -Internet Sales Consultant
· SAP – Training CRM Service
· SAP – Training Production Planning
· SAP – SAP HANA , SAP S/4 Hana Logistics and Fiori
Professional Certifications
· Project Management Professional (PMP)
· Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSSP)
· Certification in Sig Sigma, Lean Management, Kaizen and TQM
· BS - Bachelor of Engineering
· Citizen
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SAP Implementation at GLCCD (Chicago,IL)
Role: SAP SD/PM/CS Consultant Aug 2016 – Still Date
· Involved in the implementation of Customer Asset management (CAM) territory Transition from CCR and CONA to Grate Lakes Coca Cola Distribution (GLCCD) for IL, WN/MN, East MI and west MI plants
· Configuration and testing of MRC and Technician Movilizer process including Refurbishment order, Cat1 orders ,Reactive order, Placement and Removal orders, Scheduling the order, Confirmation ,Goods issue, STO, Equipment transfer and Warehouse process.
· Involved with MDM team and GLCCD BPL for Pre and Post data load validation and in TNR and PNR system for various CAM data including Equipment, Material Master, Work Center, Task list, Storage location inventory
· Involved in testing the Coca Cola parts integration between Neterprise and GLCCD PO and AD Bridge for Service call from CCNA to GLCCD notification and service orders.
· Executed test cases for various integration cycles for IL, WN/MN, East MI and west MI plants in HPALM quality center 11.0 .Defect reporting.
· Configured Samsung smart phone from the scratch, Configured Air watch agent, validated all the applications including google maps, outlook, texts message, Movilizer, XRS and Kronos with log on credentials.
· Developed training material for MRC and Movilizer process.
· Prepared Data and Device for training and trained technician on Movilizer and Hand held devices.
· Trained Supervisors on SAP, Movilizer and Hand held devices
· Supported various go live activities including cut over activities, retrained technician on Movilizer, configuration validation of Smart phones, Printer validation at the facility and hyper care incident management through “Service now”.
SAP Implementation at SMS (Charlotte, NC) March 2016–Aug 2016
Role: SD/LE WM Consultant
· Involved in providing solution and implementation of following
o Warehouse Management
o Shipping process
o Hand device(RF) and “Shipexec” process.
o EDI configuration for “Ship exe “ process.
o Worked on various format EDI like 940,950 etc
· Involved in implementation of various activities like conducting work shop, business requirement analysis, Configuring ECC 6.0, Functional specification of RICEF), Change request ,Unit testing, Integrated Testing,
SAP Implementation at CSC (Falls Church ,VA) March 2015 –March 2016
Role: SD/CS/PM/EAM/PS Consultant
· Involved in providing solution and implementation of following
o Equipment & Asset Master and mass changes (EAM)
o Functional Location and mass changes
o Business Packages for portal (EAM)
o Maintenance order and operational level costing (EAM)
o CATS and info types
o Maintenance Notification
o Mass changes of operation and the order.
o Lean Staffing of maintenance order and digital Signature(EAM)
o Status control of shop paper
o ETM
· Involved in implementation of various activities like conducting work shop, business requirement analysis, Configuring ECC 6.0, Functional specification of RICEF), Change request ,Unit testing, Integrated Testing, UAT, Go live
SAP Implementation at Sagem Avionics (SAFRAN)-(Costa Mesa-CA) Sep 2014 –Mar 2015
Role: SD /MRO /CS/EAM Consultant
· Involved in implementation of following
o Equipment Master & Functional Location and Hierarchies
o Task Lists and BOM
o Service Notification and Service orders
o Repair sales order, delivery and Billing
o Avionics Components Repair and Depot repair process.
o Avionics Exchange process
o Resource related billing (RRB) for quotation and billing
· Involved in implementation of Sales and distribution module (SAP R/3 ECC 6.0) and responsible for implementation of Customer master, configurable material, output determination ,Pricing(including rebates, surcharges, discounts VC pricing),Inquiries, Quote, Sales order, Billing, ,Account receivable, credit management , account determination, Integration with PS
· Involved in implementation of various activities like conducting work shop, FDD, Configuring ECC 6.0, Functional specification of RICEF, BPP, Change request ,Unit testing, Integrated Testing, UAT, Go live
SAP Implementation at Gulfstream Aerospace (SAV, GA) Mar 2014 –Aug 2014
Role: SD /SM/CS Warranty & MRO Architect
· Involved in implementation of following
o Warranty creation (Vendor and Customer )
o Warranty Claim Process & Integration with Service processing
o Warranty tracking using SD and posting to FI/CO
o iMRO process
· Involved in global roll out implementation of various activities like conducting work shop, Blue print, Configuring ECC 6.0, Functional specification of RICEF, Unit testing, using global templates.
SAP Implementation support at Bell Helicopter (DFW, TX) Oct 2013 - Mar 2014
Role: SD/CS /SM MRO Consultant
· Involved in supporting following process
o Sales and distribution process
§ Customer master, ,Output determination ,Pricing(including rebates, surcharges, discounts VC pricing)
§ Inquiries, Quote, Sales order and Contracts(CM)
§ Billing, Mile stone Billing ,resource related billing
§ Account receivable, credit management ,result analysis, account determination
§ Integration with FI/CO
o MRO process & iMRO process
§ Service order & Notification, Return process, DIP &Resource related Billing , cost of repair ,refurbishment process ,service labor posting via time keeping system , goods receipt, scarping ,storage location tracking ,Service Contracts(CM) ,Warranty and Service quotation ,Maintenance Plan
§ Equipment master & functional location, Task list & BOM
SAP Implementation at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) May2013 -Sep2013
Role: SM /CS SD/Customer Service /Return Team Lead (Accenture)
· Involved in implementation of Sales and distribution module (SAP R/3 ECC 6.0) and responsible for implementation of Customer master, configurable material, output determination ,Pricing(including rebates, surcharges, discounts VC pricing),Inquiries, Quote, Sales order, Billing, Mile stone ,Billing ,Resource related billing(RRB) ,Account receivable, credit management ,result analysis, account determination, Integration with PS
· Involved in implementation of Service Management & Return (SAP R/3 ECC 6.0) and responsible for implementation of Equipment master & Installed base ,Task List ,Work Center, Same unit repair &Depot repair ,cost of repair ,refurbishment process ,service labor posting , goods receipt, scarping ,storage location tracking ,Non consumer returns, Consumer return, Service Contracts(CM) & Warranty Management & warranty cost settlement , Advance exchange & Standard exchange repair, Onsite and field service ,logistics execution system(LE),MRP,Billing,B2B and other interfaces with the Vendors.
· Involved in global implementation of various activities like conducting work shop, Blue print (BPD), Configuring ECC 6.0(CRD), Functional specification of RICEF (FDD), Unit testing, Integrated Testing using global templates .
SAP Implementation at Coca Cola (Atlanta, GA) Nov 2011 – April 2013
Role: CS/EAM (PM) /ETM consultant
· Involved in implementation of following for Fleet Maintenance & Equipment Service management (SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 ) and responsible for implementation of Equipment master & functional location ,VMRS code for Fleet Maintenance ,ETM (equipment tool management),Maintenance notification and maintenance order, Maintenance plan, Notification and Service Orders , cost of repair ,refurbishment process ,service labor posting , PRT ,goods receipt, scarping ,storage location tracking , Stock Transfers ,Spare parts Management ,Movement types, Design the SAP transaction for Mobile devices like Handheld and Tablets, SAP Work Manager ,Barcode Label design and printing
· Involved in various activities like conducting work shop, Blue print, Configuring ECC 6.0, Functional specification of RICE, Unit testing, Integrated Testing ,cutover task and go live support
· Involved in CONA/CCR development of Bottler solutions
SAP Implementation at Hawkers Beechcraft (Wichita, KS) Aug 2011 – Oct 2011
Role: SD /CS/MRO consultant (IBM)
· Involved in implementation of Sales and distribution module (SAP R/3 ECC 6.0) and responsible for implementation of Customer master, ,Output determination ,Pricing(including rebates, surcharges, discounts VC pricing),Inquiries, Quote, Sales order, Billing, Mile stone Billing ,resource related billing(RRB),Account receivable, credit management ,result analysis, account determination.
· Involved in post implementation of Service order & Notification, Return process, DIP &Resource related Billing , cost of repair ,refurbishment process ,service labor posting , goods receipt, scarping ,storage location tracking ,Service Contracts(CM) ,Warranty and Service quotation ,Maintenance Plan Equipment master & functional location, Task list & BOM
· Involved in post Global implementation ECC 6.0 and involved in various activities like conducting work shop, Data conversion ,Configuring ECC 6.0 , SAP for MRO ,RMA business process. Functional specification of RICE, and Go Live support
SAP Implementation at Intermec (Everett, WA) Jul 2007 – Aug 2011 Role: SD/CS/PM (EAM) Solution Architect
· Involved in implementation of Sales and distribution module (SAP R/3 ECC 6.0) and responsible for implementation of Customer master, ,Output determination ,Pricing(including rebates, surcharges, discounts VC pricing),Inquiries, Quote, Sales order, Billing, Mile stone Billing ,resource related billing(RRB) ,Account receivable, credit management ,result analysis, account determination and integration with PS for Mile stone billing & result analysis
· Involved in implementation of SAP Customer Service Management and Responsible for implementing Onsite Service Notification & Service orders ,Return process, Exchange and advance replacement process, , PRT, cost of repair ,refurbishment process ,service labor posting , goods receipt, scarping ,storage location tracking ,DIP &Resource related Billing ,Sale order, Logistics execution & Billing Process, Service Contracts(CM)
· and quotation ,Maintenance Plan ,Intercompany Repair Process ,Equipment master & serialization, Spare parts management, Warranty management and tracking costs and integration with FI/CO
· Involved in Global implementation ECC 6.0 and involved in various activities like conducting work shop, Blue print, Configuring ECC 6.0 , Functional specification of RICE, Unit testing, Integrated Testing, User acceptance testing and Go Live activities.
· Involved in implementation of SAP for global roll out for countries USA, Mexico, Canada, Singapore and EMEA using Global templates .
SAP Implementation at Thermo fisher (Madison, WI) May 2007 – Jul 2007
Role: SAP CRM & SM /CS Team Lead
· Involved in implementation of SAP CRM and responsible for implementing Installed base Management, Service Contact and Entitlement ,Service Notification, Depot Repair, Call center ,Complaint management, Field service ,Technical support
· Involved in implementation CRM 5.0 and involved in various activities like, Blue print, Configuring CRM, Functional specification of RICE, Unit testing, Integrated Testing, User acceptance testing
SAP Implementation at Nalco (Naperville, IL) Nov 2006 – May 2007
Role: SAP CRM & CS/PM(EAM) Team Lead
· Involved in implementation of SAP R/3 and SAP CRM and responsible for implementing Service order and Advance shipment orders ,PRT, Resource related Billing(RRB) ,Replication of relevant data in R/3,Billing in R/3,Portal ,Service Contracts (CM),Equipment master
· Involved in Global implementation (US, UK, Europe, Australia )of SAP R/3 and CRM 5.0 and involved in various activities like, Blue print, Configuring R/3 Functional specification of RICE, Unit testing, Integrated Testing, User acceptance testing, Security
SAP Implementation at Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids, IA) June 2005 –Nov 2006
Role: CS(MRO)/SD Project Lead
· Involved in implemented SAP R/3 projects and responsible as Project /Team lead and implemented Web Portal for Warner Robins, Creation Special form (FAA/EISA) from service order ,Warranty Claim portal ,UID for DOD and WAWF (for Repair) ,Average cost to repair for Service order ,RFID for DOD ,Warranty lookup for DCMA and other customers
· Involved in post implementation support of SAP SM/CS 4.6C and involved in various activities like, help desk support, Development of new reports, problem solving, Configuring SAP for MRO, RMA business process.
Company: Bearing point (Mountain View, CA) Manager CRM July 2004 –May2005
SAP Implementation at OSISOFT (Oakland, CA) Dec 2004 – May 2005
Role: SAP CRM Service Lead
· Involved in implementation of CRM &SAP and responsible for implementation of Service organization ,Service Products, Installed Base ,Service Quote, Service Orders, Service Confirmation, Qualification Profile &Catalog ,Resource planning tool ,Replication of relevant configuration in R/3 ,Billing in R/3
· Involved in implementation SAP CRM 4.0 & SAP R/3 4.6C and involved in various activities like Blue print Configuring CRM, Unit testing, Integrated Testing, User acceptance testing, Go live, Security, Post Implementation support.
SAP Implementation at KLA-Tencor (Milpitas, CA) July 2004 - Jan 2005
Role: PM(EAM) SM/CS Team lead
· Involved in global implementation of SAP R/3 Service management and responsible for implementing Equipment master, Functional location ,Installed Base ,Service Notification ,Service Contract(CM)
· Implemented SM/CS 4.7 and involved in various activities like, Blue print Configuring SAP, Unit testing, Integration Testing, User acceptance testing, Go live, Security, Post Implementation support using global methodology
SAP Implementation at Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids, IA) May 2004 – June 2004
Role: CS(MRO) /SD consultant
· Involved in implementation of SAP R/3 Service management and responsible for implementing External service management, Exchange process, Repair process, Warranty Claim management ,resource related billing(RRB)and other MRO related process.
· Involved in post implementation support of SM &SD 4.6C and involved in various activities like, Help desk support, development of new reports, problem solving, Configuring SAP additional business process.