
Sugavanam Yogalingam
- Sr.SAP Technical Architect
- Chicago, IL
- Member Since Mar 13, 2023
Sugavanam Yogalingam
Experience Summary
· Around 15 Years of IT experience ,in which 12 years of SAP experience in variety of roles including Technical Architect, Project Manager, Technical Lead and ABAP Programmer
· SAP experience encompasses Six end-to-end implementations, two upgrades, one global rollouts and support projects in different capacities
· More than five years of overseas exposure, working with customers in USA, Germany and Poland
· Worked in native language implementation and Support for languages like Polish,French,Germany and Spanish.
· Experience on worked with various domains like Airline, Automotive, Retails, Travel, Manufacturing, Telecom, Insurance, Printing and Packaging industry
· BI development experience includes – Multi Providers, Cubes , DSO , Indexing ,Reports design , query developments
· Experience on working with SAP BI Pre-Hana upgrade project - SAP BI 7.3 to 7.4 Migration ,Unicode conversion Projects, BPC development Projects and COPA summarization process.
· Experience in Supply Chain Planning Concepts and Processes include Designing, Developing, Testing, Implementing and supporting all aspects of the Core Interface (CIF), Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP) and Global Available to Promise (GATP), Production Planning and Detail Scheduling (PP/DS).
Skill Set
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SAP Products |
SAP ECC 6.0, 4.6B, 4.7 Enterprise Edition,3.1H,APO,SCM,SAP INS |
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ABAP Programming |
ABAP reports , ALV BDC , OOPS, WDA, Workflow, Module pool programming, User Exits, BAPIs , BADIs, BDC Programming, LSMW,EFW,BTE’s. |
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Business Intelligence / HANA |
BI Migration 7.3 to 7.4 |
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Data Dictionary |
Structures, Tables , Views, Locks and Match Objects |
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Forms & Scripts |
SAP Scripts , Smart forms, Scree Painter, Adobe forms , GUIXT, Web Dynpro with FPM, BSP |
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Interfaces / Cross components |
ALE / EDI / IDOC , Jco Connectors, Web services BizTalk, .Net and Jco Connector,DME,RF Console,OER,File Interface |
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SAP Process |
OTC,PTP,RTR,FTM,FSCM,CM,EWM |
Employment Summary:
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Duration |
Position |
Company |
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Jun 2015 |
Sr.SAP Technical Architect |
Smartsoft International Inc |
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May 2007 – May 2015 |
Technical Architect – SAP |
SYNTEL Consulting,USA |
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Mar 2004 – May 2007 |
SAP Technical Consultant |
DSRC Pvt. Ltd Indai |
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Jan 2004 – Mar 2004 |
SAP ABAP Programmer |
SYNOVA Innovative Technologies Pvt. Ltd,India |
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Mar 2001 – Dec-2003 |
Project Trainee/SAP ABAP Programmer |
Ekalov Consulting,India |
Project Experience Summary:
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Sl. No |
Project |
Duration |
Client |
Role |
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1 |
SAP BUCORP Support |
Jun’15 to till date |
BOHLER-UDDEHOLM CORPORATION,Elgin,USA |
Sr.SAP Technical Consultant |
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2 |
SAP BI 7.3 to 7.4 Upgrade/Pre Hana Upgrade/Unicode Conversion |
Jun’14 to May’ 15 |
Allstate Insurance, Northbrook,USA |
SAP Technical Architect |
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3 |
ACG Support and LOB-Home Implementation |
Jul’13 to May’14 |
Auto Club Group, Dearborn, USA. |
Sr. ABAP Consultant |
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4 |
SAP Production Support and Upgrade (ECC Upgrade)/Unicode Conversion |
Jun’12 to Jun’13 |
Daimler Trucks North America,Portland,USA |
Sr. ABAP Consultant |
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5 |
Project One |
Feb’12 to May’12 |
Manitowoc Cranes, France |
SAP WorkFlow Consultant |
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6 |
SAP Maintenance & Support |
Aug’11 to Jan’12 |
Daimler Trucks North America,Portland,USA |
Sr. ABAP Consultant |
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7 |
SIRAX Support |
Jul’10 – Jul’11 |
Lufthansa System, Hamburg, Germany |
SAP Technical Project Manager |
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8 |
MWV ABAP/BW/SCM/APO Support & ECC Implementation |
May’07 to Jun ‘10 |
MeadWestvaco, Richmond,USA |
SAP Technical Project Manager |
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9 |
Global Mission Excellence(Global rollout) |
Jun’06 to Mar’07 |
Thomson Displays Polska, Warsaw, Poland |
SAP Technical Consultant |
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10 |
KOSH SAP Implementation |
Dec’05 to Jun ‘06 |
ITC Limited – Packaging & Printing Board(With SAP INDIA),Chennai |
SAP Technical Lead Consultant |
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11 |
Mission Excellence(Rollout) |
Sep’05 to Oct ‘05 |
Videocon Rollout(With SAP INDIA), Bombay |
SAP Technical Consultant |
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12 |
SAARTHI SAP Implementation |
Aug’05 – Sep’05 |
Pantaloons Retail India Ltd. (With SAP INDIA), Bombay |
SAP Technical Consultant |
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13 |
SHRADDHA Implementation |
Jan’05 – Aug’05 |
Dish net wireless ltd (With SAP INDIA), Chennai |
SAP Technical Consultant |
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14 |
SCM/APO Implementation |
Mar’04 – Dec ‘04 |
Mitsubishi Motors,Thailand |
SAP Technical Consultant |
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15 |
SAP ONDEO NALCO Project |
Jan’04 – Mar ’04 |
ONDEO NALCO(With IBM India Pvt. Ltd),Bangalore |
SAP ABAP Programmer |
Project Summary:
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Project Name |
SAP BUCORP Support |
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Client Name |
BOHLER-UDDEHOLM |
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Role & Location |
Sr.SAP Technical Consultant (ABAP/APO/BI) |
Elgin, IL- USA |
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Duration |
Jun 2015 - Present |
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Project Details |
This Project is to support the BUCORP SAP system.
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Project 2
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Project Name |
SAP BW Pre Hana Upgrade / SAP BI 7.3 to 7.4 Upgrade/Unicode Conversion |
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Client Name |
Allstate Insurance |
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Role & Location |
SAP Technical Architect (ABAP/BI) |
Northbrook, IL- USA |
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Duration |
Jun 2014 – May 2015 |
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Project Details |
This project is based on client’s infrastructure strategy to improve their technical landscape into HANA platform. First phase of the project is to upgrade the current BW system 7.31 into 7.4 and make it Unicode compliant on which my primary role is to develop and execute a technical upgrade strategy. As a Technical Lead, ensured all the necessary fixes are done into various BI objects (Infospokes to OHDs, transfer rules fixes, data source conversions) and performed 3 levels of cycle testing to have a smooth upgrade. Also part of this project we have created a list of recommendations to clients IT team to attain the best benefits after this upgrade once they move to HANA. |
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Environment |
SAP BI 7.3 & BI 7.4 |
Project 3
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Project Name |
Home Claim Implementation |
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Client Name |
Auto Club Group |
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Role & Location |
Sr.ABAP Consultant |
Chennai, India |
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Duration |
Jun 2013 – May 2014 |
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Project Details |
This project is to include Home Claim management and relevant business processes into their existing SAP Insurance system and my role is to support this claim management module implementation from a technical front Towards reducing the development life cycle time, Re-used the existing technical objects as much as possible from other insurance modules, such as changing the screens, programs, interfaces and forms and developed various complex new screens and programs using BDT (Business Data Tool Kit) Designed & developed a critical exchange interface to transfer home claim information from the SAP ERP System's Claim's Application (FACTS) to Plus & Nexus via FTP |
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Environment |
SAP ECC 6 & SAP INS - 6. |
Project 4
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Project Name |
SAP Production Support and Upgrade/Unicode conversion |
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Client Name |
Daimler Trucks North America |
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Role & Location |
Sr. ABAP Consultant |
Portland, OR-USA/Chennai, India |
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Duration |
Jun’12 to Jun’13 |
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Project Details |
Responsible for Maintenance and support of DTNA’s SAP environments primarily manages client’s various business processes in the automotive domain. Some of the important contribution on this project are below: · Resolution to Day-to-Day support nature of issues, ensure all the critical business processes are running smooth · Monitoring critical Jobs , performance improvements to programs · Enhancements to SAP Solution manager · Upgraded the System from 4.6C to ECC Unicode Conversion: As part of ECC Upgrade,the present system is converterd to unicode system.While converting the system, the ABAP objects are activated with unicode check and required code change has been executed. |
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Environment |
SAP 4.6C & ECC. |
Project 5
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Project Name |
Project One |
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Client Name |
Manitowoc Cranes |
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Role & Location |
Sr. ABAP Workflow Consultant |
Chennai, India |
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Duration |
Feb 2012 – May 2012 |
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Project Details |
· Developed a work flow to handle the Engineering change master changes. The ECM changes are flown from PLM System and these changes are applied to the change master in SAP to implement change in SAP by downstream functions. · A complex material master work flow to capture master data from different views managed by different users which is triggered from Engineering change management process considering any new ECM created for any new materials. |
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Environment |
SAP ECC 6. |
Project 6
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Project Name |
SAP Maintenance and Support |
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Client Name |
Daimler Trucks North America |
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Role & Location |
Sr. ABAP Consultant |
Portland, OR-USA/Chennai, India |
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Duration |
Aug’11 to Jan’12 |
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Project Details |
Responsible for Maintenance and support of DTNA’s SAP environments primarily manages client’s various business processes in the automotive domain. Some of the important contribution on this project are below: · Web based tool development using ITS , Module Pool programming for users to create and track their return orders · Enhancement to automate the debit memo creation process from capturing the returns up to communicating to the customer through Fax · Corcentric Price Project – Design and development of a complex interface development for price management between SAP and a third party system called · EDI & IDOCS- Development of Customer Invoice (Detroit Diesel Reman) interface to GENTRAN · Critical Audit developments – GRC Compliance reports |
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Environment |
SAP 4.6C |
Project 7
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Project Name |
SIRAX Support |
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Client Name |
Lufthansa Systems |
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Role & Location |
SAP Technical Project Manager |
Hamburg, Germany |
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Duration |
July 2010 – July 2011 |
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Project Details |
· This project is to support Lufthansa's Sirax Air Finance Platform - An integrated platform that supports and optimizes all the finance processes of an airline which benefits airlines by reducing costs and resources , also provides reporting and simulating features that helps airlines optimize their cost structure. · This module is completely developed in house and pattern rights with Lufthansa. Part of this project various new developments and enhancements are done across Sales and Finance modules BSP Developments Developed application, which will integrate the (OI) documents present in various systems into my SAP™ CRM. The solution is developed based on IC webclient, BSP based UI, so that the business user can seamlessly access all the documents across various systems. |
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Environment |
SAP 4.7E |
Project 8
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Project Name |
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