SUMMARY:

• Confidential is a seasoned SAP Solution Architect | Cutover Manager with strong project delivery, communication and leadership skills on several ERP Global Transformation assignments for Fortune 500 companies. He has 16+ years of consulting experience implementing SAP at various clients, including 8 years of consulting experience with global consulting firms like Confidential and Accenture. He specialises in SAP ABAP and Data Migration & Integration with excellent knowledge in Procure - to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (OTC). He has global project delivery experience spanning
• His SAP experience includes consulting on several large end-to-end implementations, integration and onshore/offshore production support projects spanning across various Industries, namely Hi-tech, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Consumer Goods and Services, Pharmaceuticals, Public Sector and Energy (Power & Utilities). John Sajja has proven record of Customer relationship management, ability to lead time critical assignments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Core Specialization: Global Delivery & Project Management, SAP PI/PO, ABAP Development and Data Migration.

Major Client Served: Confidential (USA), Confidential (USA), Toyota (USA), Confidential (Germany), Ministry of Finance (Singapore), Confidential (Asia Pacific) & Clarks (USA).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SME Data Migration

Confidential, Ithaca, NY

Responsibilities:

• Establish Development guidelines, Data Migration & Integration Strategy for the project.
• Delegate and track development and data migration effort to ensure deliverable timelines are met
• Build detailed cutover plan by working with stake holders from all 3 business units
• Execute, track and identify the tasks on critical path during mock cutovers
• Responsible for running daily calls during mock cutovers
• Manage defects in HP ALM and ensure SLA is met in fixing the defects

SME - SAP Data Migration

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Developed the Data Migration Strategy details the scope, roles and responsibilities in data migration
• Work with functional and business teams to build and execute the cutover plan.
• Identified KPIs for all the data objects that were in scope for migration.
• Work with Functional team and offshore development team to develop the conversion objects
• Build queries to assist data stewards in validating the data and for reconciliation.

SAP Technical Lead

Confidential, Reading, PA

Responsibilities:

• Working with client resources and advising them on Data Profiling.
• Handling Data Mapping workshops with all the required stakeholders.
• Gathering the business and functional requirements for the project by involving with the functional and business analysts.
• Preparing technical specifications for the interfaces developed using standard naming conventions.

SAP Technical Lead | Cutover Manager

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Responsibilities:

• Worked on outbound interfaces (EDI 834) to transfer HR Benefits enrollment data to external vendors (BCBS, Delta Dental, VSP).
• Worked on outbound interface to send the “changes in Benefit plans of the employees for the specified time period” to external Vendor (AETNA).
• Involved in Scoping, documenting, Designing and Configuring FI interfaces in the following areas
• FI-GL (General Ledger) Interfaces to upload Journal entries/ adjustments from flat files to create GL FB01 documents in R3 using IDocs.
• FI-AP (Accounts Payable) Interfaces to upload vendor Invoices, bank positive pay files and Vendor Master Transactions through IDocs generated from flat files and XML messages received by SAP XI.
• FI-AR (Accounts Receivable) Interfaces to upload AR invoices from flat files by calling Standard SAP BAPIs.
• FI - AA (Asset Accounting) interface to upload AMR (Asset Master Records) from flat file during data migration from legacy Asset Management application.
• FI-CO interface to send Cost Centers from R/3 to 3rd party through IDocs.
• Designed and configured interfaces between ECC and third party Insurance system to send employee details and receive the appropriate health plan for each employee.
• HR Interfaces for employee benefits (401 K, Savings, I plans) were designed and configured.

SAP Development Lead | Cutover Manager

Confidential, Greene, NY

Responsibilities:

• Authored below documents for technical team:
• Data conversion strategy
• Interface Strategy
• Reporting Strategy
• Material Master, IDoc (MATMAS) to XML interface from SAP ECC to 3rd party WMS involving complex field and value mapping.
• Purchase Orders (PO), IDoc (ORDERS05) to XML interface from SAP ECC to 3rd party WMS, with acknowledgement receipt.
• Goods movement XML to IDoc (WHSCON) interface from WMS to SAP ECC to post goods issue and goods Receipt.
• Inventory adjustment/balance XML to BAPI interface from 3rd party WMS to SAP ECC to perform on-demand and periodic inventory synchronization.
• HTTP based address validation BAPI to XML synchronous interface from SAP CRM to 3rd party address validation system.
• Interface to send payment card charges and tracking information obtained from different IDoc interfaces to a downloaded flat file.
• Setup ABAP Proxies for the interface between SAP PI and the third party systems.

SAP Development Lead

Confidential, RTP, NC

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in Solution designing for different integration scenarios.
• Configured scenarios using FILE, IDOC, RFC and SOAP adapters.
• Worked Extensively on ALE and IDOCs Creations of RFC Destination, Partner Profiles and Port for IDOC processing.
• Configured JCO Provider for end to end system. Involved in Assembly testing, Product Integration Testing and Production Go-Live Support.
• Performed Unit testing, QA testing, Integration testing and UAT testing and documenting them for all the interfaces developed.
• Successfully migrated a total of 15.26 million records. Primary Master Data - 5,864,890 records, Secondary Master Data - 8,748,257 records, Transaction Data - 642,735 records.
• Conducted cleansing and mapping workshops to finalize mapping, transformation rules, cleansing rules, and conversion specification for material master data.
• Work with team members to gather and interpret functional user/system requirements into technical design specifications.
• Involved in developing conversion program, implementing enhancements in VISTEX.
• Implemented VERTEX related enhancements for fixing the issues during country specific (Czech Republic) tax calculations.

Offshore Development Lead (~30 Members)

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering 265 FRICE Objects (mainly in SD, FI, MM and WM Modules).
• Developed interface program that communicates between the local vendor invoicing system and SAP - INBOUND (Obtain files from Unix FTP folder, upload to SAP) & OUTBOUND (Scheduled batch job to download the data automatically to the FTP folder). Tasks include data gathering, program design and carry out unit testing and integration testing.
• Responsible for all the data migration jobs (FTS and OTC), which include preparing all the relevant templates, setting up LSMW based on requirements (Coding required), data uploading to Q and P system.
• Participated in data mapping and follow-up meetings with the Process/Business and Functional teams. Worked with functional consultants closely to understand the gaps, coordinate with business on specific business rules in order to form the mapping rules that meet the project standards using proven data load tools and methodology

SAP Development Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed/built Development Standards and guidelines and Data Migration approach & Strategy.
• Tracking critical KPI’s to monitor data conversion progress.
• Managing and leading the construction of code based on a technical design, following development standards
• This development is to have a standard Finance and Procurement workflow routing architecture to determine the users who will receive the workflow items. This architecture will only affect the workflow agent determination rules for Journal, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable documents.
• Responsible for Basic configuration needed for the successful execution of workflow, resolving issues with respect to PO/PR release strategy workflows.

SAP Development Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with Functional SAP Consultants, to identify user requirements, assess available technologies, and recommend solution options according to the customer’s activities.
• Worked closely with Testing/QA Lead to execute system unit testing and supporting integration testing and regression testing.
• Worked on critical custom developments as below:
• Dunning Reports.
• Enhanced Outline Agreement (ME31K.32K/33K) to have sub-contract functionality.
• Implemented MB MIGO ITEM BADI for Auto population of PO line item extension.
• Developed Adobe Forms for PO&WO printing
• Developed a web dynpro (transaction iview) to allow uses to create and change the contracts.
• Developed an inbound Interface for e-Invoice with various functionalities like reload, re-instate, cancel, load, mass load. This interface scatters for both Direct and Logistics Invoice.

SAP Development Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with technical resources, provide solutions to improve upon or resolve problems with SAP software applications.
• Ensures the quality and low bug rates of all applications deployed into production.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and adherence of systems development methodologies.
• Provide level of effort estimates for change/enhancement requests. Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for reports development (GTS), develop/change SD/MM/FI forms/ SAP Scripts, implemented user exits and BADIs.

ABAP Team Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing analysis, programming and testing support for production issues.
• Work with business lead to ensure functional requirements are met efficiently.
• Provide level of effort estimates for change/enhancement requests.
• Developed inbound interface, reports and extraction programs for BW. Implemented routines and substitution exist for validations.

ABAP Team Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Review functional specifications and design program solutions
• Assist in the development, implementation, and adherence of systems development methodologies.
• Lead efforts around performance tuning and collaborating with manager in decision making on solutions to ensure optimal system performance.
• Responsible for reports development (SD/FI), develop/change SD/MM/FI forms/ SAP Scripts, implemented user exits and used BAPIs to auto create POs based on Open SOs. Developed inbound interface to update the Pricing Condition. Interface program to outbound the payment details to Citibank through ‘CitiDirect’ and inbound to update the check number in corresponding payment document.

ABAP Development Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts around performance tuning and collaborating with manager in decision making on solutions to ensure optimal system performance
• Recognize the critical elements of application problems and develop and evaluate data, determine solutions, and make logical recommendations.
• Develop POCs and suggest optimal solutions to the functional team members for technical requirements.
• Involved in developing custom code using Dialog programming, reports, conversion programs using BDC and BAPI. Implemented BADIs and User Exits. These RICEFW were across SAP modules including SD, MM, FICO, and CS

Senior Developer ABAP

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with Functional Leads to determine optimal programming solutions to functional requirements in O2C and P2P process areas.
• Developed program which is used by RF gun to confirm TO’s via the RF queue and the new fixed bin will be updated in material master WM AFS view.
• Created reports for: i) Picking and Putaway details ii) Dock to Stock Report (Will update the same ztable with corresponding stages of information).
• Design and development of the bank payment interfaces.

ECATT Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Development of Test Scripts.
• Designing Test Data/System Data.
• Configuring Test Scripts and Test Data / System Data in Test Configurations.
• Writing code to export and import the data for integration testing.
• Involved in testing the functionality of different transactions of SAP R/3 4.7 Enterprise. Testing was done across modules FICO, SD, MM and PP.
• The test was executed using SAP eCATT. The project involved development of test scripts, test data containers, test configurations for various test scenarios across specified modules.

ABAP Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop and maintain application interfaces (permanent and one-time), reports, conversion programs.
• Prepare detailed technical specifications, from which programs will be written, design, code, test, debug, and document programs.

ABAP Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for enhancing, maintaining and supporting the SAP design and development process by developing new programs, resolving defects, providing assistance in solving end user problems, answering development-related questions.
• Identifies opportunities to re-engineer existing solutions to better utilize technology, optimize performance, and simplify support.

ABAP Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop and maintain application interfaces (permanent and one-time), reports, conversion programs.
• Prepare detailed technical specifications, from which programs will be written, design, code, test, debug, and document programs.

ABAP Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop and maintain application interfaces (permanent and one-time), reports, conversion programs.
• Prepare detailed technical specifications, from which programs will be written, design, code, test, debug, and document programs.