SUMMARY

• Experienced Cutover Manager/Integration/Deployment Specialist, Solution Owner Advisor, Critical Incident Manager, PMO member, Sustainment Lead, Scrum Master, SAP Data Migration Lead; ETL validation champion, creating and executing cutover schedules and undertaking multiple cutover, integration, transition, sustainment, program management, security, solution owner, incident, document management and post go - live responsibilities, onsite support, developing and delivering training, and tracking cross-team dependencies with a high sense of urgency.
• Experienced in developing, updating, and execution SAP cutover plans, identifying SAP dependencies, SAP Master and Transactional data loading, creating data load tasks lists, developing Data Migration Strategy, Managing Data Loads, troubleshooting load results, identifying SAP landscape needs, defect management, establishing post go-live data governance. FI, SD, MM and PP module data objects.
• Content Management/Status preparation including usage of SharePoint for tracking status and updating required master documents and approvals including BPML, data cleansing and migration, strategy documents, project plans, technical specifications, functional specifications, BPPs, and handbooks.
• Data Preparation/Analysis for Customers, Vendors, Materials, BOMs, Source Lists. Data Governance for Materials and BOMs including the development and delivery of training; Vendor, Customers, Material Master cleansing; SAP Customer Master harmonization, cleansing, and loading experience, Facilitator and developer of data harmonization teams, developer of SAP Customer Master harmonization tools using Access and Excel. Experience in Material Master and Customer Master clean-up within production system, identifying and engaging client SMEs for business requirements, capturing data business rules and developing Data Governance.
• Data Governance/Training Developer and Instructor for Master data governance (BOM, MM) and SRM Onsite Support. Data Handbook creation and maintenance. Liaison for development and end users, providing technical support as business requirements change.
• Developer of deliverables: Documenting business processes and rules; BPPs, requirements gathering as is/to be, developing Cutover task lists, tracking integration documents, business process handbooks, business transition plans, heat ticket reports, performance measures, strategy documents, online training content, intranet content, technical presentations, templates, data flow diagrams, Team lead PowerPoint presentations, user guides, Overarching swim lane summaries, business rules, courseware, and end-user documentation. High-level design of ERP implementation strategy.
• Data Preparation for functional, integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Energetic, loyal and self-motivated team player with proven honesty and integrity. Efficiently manages priorities with diplomacy and clear communication.
• Government and Private Sector Experience with Universities and the Confidential .
• On-site Support following implementation, delivering friendly management/solutions of end-user issues
• Expertise in utilizing on-shore and off-shore SAP technical teams. Skilled in facilitating communications between business and technical staff.
• Trained in SAP BW for BI and BOBJ for ETL. RAVE Business Solutions, 110 hrs.
• Technical professional with 15+ years of experience as a technical consultant, SAP Data Migration manager, technical writer, project manager and software developer with proven initiative, creativity and success. Industries include Retail, Food, Pharmaceutical/Clinical Trials, Manufacturing, Finance, and Energy.
• Developer of proprietary SAP data cleansing system, utilizing MS Access, SQL, and Visual Basic in implementation of Business Rules, working closely with business analysts to resolve issues. Trained in BOA SQL Cranberry.
• Proactive leader/manager and conceptual thinker with a superior work ethic.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Extensive Excel & Access
• Word
• MS Project; SAP BI/BW/BOBJ
• LSMW
• ABAP
• SQL
• VBA
• HPIM
• Quality Center
• ALM
• IBM Rational ClearQuest
• SharePoint
• OneNote
• Snagit
• SAP 4.6c
• 4.7c and ECC 6.0
• HANA S/4
• SAP Data Services
• MDG 6.01 and 7.0
• SharePoint
• OpenAir
• ASAP
• ITIL
• Agile
• Scrum Methodology
• PowerPoint
• Visio
• MS C
• Winshuttle
• JavaScript

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Arlington, VA

SAP Cutover Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed large-scale SAP Phase II cutover; implementation from various legacy systems to HANA/S4
• Organized and led ad-hoc critical cutover incident meetings and daily Agile meetings
• Created and executed cutover plan for multiple phases of integration testing
• Trouble shot issues, captured timings, improved load performances
• Escalated issues and led emergency issue resolution meetings, maintaining a culture of urgency
• Created PowerPoint summaries and reported progress and issues for PMO meetings
• Directed basis testing sessions as needed

Confidential, Roanoke, VA

Family Natural Disaster Emergency Manager

Responsibilities:

• Family natural disaster emergency management concurrent with projects
• Managed multiple relocations, Independent Living, insurance claims, rebuilding of residence (x2)
• Monitored health condition, hospital and doctor visits, medication, and rehabilitation of parents
• Tax preparation of complex security capital gains ( Confidential Norkus), directed sale of residence

Confidential, Fort Wayne/Decatur, IN

Cutover Manager/PMO

• Cutover plan creation and management
• Maintained trouble tickets and pushed for resolution. Assigned tasks with due dates.
• Drove training initiative to deliver training before BOM configuration complete
• Spearheaded directive to improve SAP performance of product build by 70%
• Created project planning tools and authored communications for steering committee
• Delivered methodology of master data shared client strategy

Confidential, San Marcos, TX

Data Migration/Cutover Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed Data Migration for multiple project sites
• Scrum Mastered P2P scenarios
• Developed Strategy presentation and presented at global kick-off
• Maintained helpdesk tickets related to project and followed-up for resolution.
• Created project plans and authored communications for steering committee
• Managed site legacy data migration developers and created Project Plan
• Managed successful iterative strategy for harmonization of master data.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Cutover Manager

Responsibilities:

• Cutover Preparation, Cutover Management, Cutover Strategy, and Cutover execution
• Go-live scheduling, task execution and escalation process definition
• Communication of milestones and status during cutovers
• Successful Go-Live with limited plan development time

Confidential, Charlottesville, VA

Sr. Cutover Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Maintained tasks and progress in Teamwork Project Management and shared database
• Provided resolution and reporting of technical issues and master data cleansing needs
• Provided training and assistance to end users
• Delivered feedback to Change Management

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Sr. SAP Cutover Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed and executed the Navy ERP Cutover Plan for ONR
• Tracked and provided daily metric reports on SAP Heat Tickets, driving critical incidents to resolution
• Provided updates to Navy-wide SAP Integrated Team Schedule
• Created and maintained customer-specific Business Rule documentation on process and master data
• Developed template and managed 18 Business Transition Plans for process areas such as Government Accounting and Human Resources, payroll, billing, and procurement
• Conducted Business Process Handbook development sessions
• Developed Governance, Guidelines, and Layout for Business Process Handbook
• Drove daily SAP Stand-Up meetings
• Established and directed War Room operations
• Detailed schedule of On-site Support and Knowledge Transfer Sessions

Confidential, Salt Lake City, UT

Sr. Cutover Manager/ Data Governance Analyst & Trainer/SRM Trainer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Training for MM BOM end-users
• Delivered Training for Material Master and BOM master data
• Prepared Security roles for Cutover
• Data Governance analysis and system corrections, including Material Master mass changes
• Created Data Standards for BOM, Production Versions, Master Recipes Master Data
• Delivered training for SRM focused on technical standards
• Provided Plant post-cutover support for SRM (indirect materials) at Plant site
• Analyzed Vendor Master and coordinated cleansing and corrections

Confidential, Denver, CO

SAP Cutover Manager/Data Governance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed detailed Cutover Schedule
• Task-mastered and maintained Cutover Schedule
• Analyzed and corrected issues for Material Master data in a Data Governance Role (post go-live)

Confidential, Woodcliff Lake, NJ

Technical Lead/Test Data

Responsibilities:

• Created strategy for test case creation regarding proprietary applications
• Investigated use case scenarios for multiple ERPs focusing on transactional data
• Audited functional and technical specifications for test data creation
• Maintained High-level Status Reports for team lead meetings

Confidential, Milpitas, CA

SAP Data Migration Lead/Cutover Lead

Responsibilities:

• SAP Master Data Migration and Cutover Lead for Best Price initiative with $36 billion Manufacturing company
• Managed data load activities from 115 plant legacy ERPs to and between ETL, MDM, ECC, SRM and BI
• Facilitated recurring data team meetings, authored status reports including action items and dependencies
• Maintained High-level Migration Plan in Excel, Cutover Plan in MS Project
• Scheduled meetings with functional and technical team leads to refine strategy

Confidential, Burbank, CA

SAP Cutover Coordinator/ Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathering of cutover tasks from business and technical teams and incorporation into overall plan
• Cutover Preparation, Cutover Management, Cutover Strategy, and Cutover execution
• Go-live scheduling, task execution and escalation process definition
• Communication of milestones and status during cutovers
• Master Data Migration task analysis and tracking across FI, SD, MM SAP modules
• Created custom views/filters of large-scale multiple rollouts for individualized teams and owners
• Gathering and updating of tasks, task executioners, and dependencies
• Scheduling of Activities for development and cutover plan signoffs
• Grouping of tasks to minimize taps during cutover execution

Confidential, Troy, MI

SAP Data Architect/ Manager /Migration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provided point-of-contact for legacy & business teams, project vendors, implementation PMO and off-shore team
• Managed weekly data loads with onshore and offshore teams, maintained load schedule for multiple releases
• Management of FI, SD, and MM master data object loading
• Championed Preload activities/Configuration Check lists
• Initiated meetings, agendas, and presentations
• Facilitated functional and technical issue resolution meetings
• Participated in client refresh planning for multiple go-lives of Global template

Confidential, Greenwich, CT

SAP Cutover Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Maintained Cutover Project Plan for Multiple Teams in SAP Global implementation
• Participated in Daily group meetings to track status
• Documented cutover activities, updated SharePoint with reports and documentation
• Facilitated inter-team coordination and worked closely with management team

Confidential, Milpitas, CA

SAP Data Architect/ Master Data Migration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Designed and Managed Customer Master cleanup strategy, a “quick win” within the production system.
• Developed strategy and plan for migration from 4.6C to ECC 6.0.
• Conducted Rapid Action Delivery sessions for MM master data.
• Developed Strategy presentation and presented at global kick-off.
• Created project plans and authored communications for steering committee.
• Specified necessary resources and hired staging database developers.
• Managed successful iterative strategy for harmonization of SD master data.

Confidential, Lynchburg, VA

SAP Data Migration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Designed and created data migration system (VB/Access/SQL) for the conversion of Customer, Vendor, Material, and FI master data and transactional data; oversaw the transfer of legacy data to business integration testing.
• Served as interim Business Analyst for the Sales and Distribution module; acquired, tested and documented Customer Master Rules.
• Participated in ABAP code review sessions and debug load programs
• Lead a "cleansing group" of legacy users to avoid bringing any poor, obsolete, or incomplete data into the new SAP system; structured a system, based on Access, SQL, and Visual basic, to normalize, cleanse, and transform data from the legacy system (JD Edwards) to the target system (SAP).
• Provided data and suggestions for homogenization of multiple SAP systems; built shared access form for the users to enter, alter, and comment on legacy data.
• Spearheaded and managed cleansing of legacy data (JDE) and conducted weekly meetings with users to scrub selected data; trained 10+ users. Conduct master data integration workshops with functional consultants.
• Oversaw redundant data accuracy, and LSMW table preparation. Coordinated LSMW mapping and execution Managed highly complex conversions and unresolved business rules to create accurate conversion data.
• Developed Cutover Task List, Run LSMW routines as necessary during cutover.
• Converted the data for Materials, Vendors, Purchasing Information Records, Inventory on Hand (all MM module), Customers (SD module), GRIR (FI module), and supported 6-8 technical team members.

Confidential, Lynchburg, VA

SAP Project Specialist

Responsibilities:

• SAP Schedule tracking in a $19 million implementation.
• Created self-updating Steering committee-level project plan and status. The plan updated itself based on standardized report cards used by the business and technical teams.
• Provided immediate technology innovation and impact to project management team.
• Worked closely with IS manager to create status presentations and communications for the project.

Confidential, Roanoke, VA

Technical Writer / Analyst / Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Contracted to Advance Auto Parts Corporation by a full-service IT provider of business strategies, IT strategies and enterprise application integration and development services.
• Served as backup project manager as required. Analyzed business processes for a major online ordering application, created related business rules, prepared a business model and obtained project approval.
• Diagrammed existing architecture analyzed requirements and recommended enhancements. Coordinated project meetings, conference calls, and communication between business and technical staff.
• Authored functional specifications, flow diagrams, instructions, screenshots, and narrative descriptions. Participated in user acceptance, functional and integration testing of new applications.
• Conceived, authored and disseminated informational and marketing collateral to support product rollout. Managed and maintained an Intranet project web site.

Confidential, Roanoke, VA

Information Technology Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Key clients included Confidential.
• Prospected and acquired multimedia and training software development clients. Developed web sites and video-editing applications, and produced CD-ROMs, DVDs and online training sites.
• Authored web content, developed interactive video marketing tools, collaborated with customers on hardware requirements, and accomplished video editing projects.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conceived, produced and tested CD-ROM sales presentations for client sales staff.
• Spearheaded development of an asset library for Atlanta’s largest advertising agency. Designed and authored Internet advertisements, web content, CD-ROM booklets and instructions.