PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Certified Project Management professional (PMP) and Scrum Master with over 10 years of experience in ERP implementation.
• 4 full life cycle implementations using ASAP methodology, 3 upgrades and 4 Production Support Projects in SAP.
• Have implemented best business processes in HR with proven skills in aligning existing HR processes to SAP functionality and presenting as is - to be scenarios.
• Proved proficiency in Information gathering, Gap Analysis, reviewing Functional Specs, preparing Technical Specs, Configuration, Testing, Deploying and End-User .
• Proficient in developing and executing Test Plans and Test cases. Performed Unit Testing and Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) and coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Regression Testing.
• Created, assembled, motivated, mentored and lead cross-functional teams by fostering a positive, challenging and fun work environment resulting in high productivity.
• Extensive experience in developing and enhancing Custom Reports and Custom Interfaces(ABAP).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERPs: SAP R/3 4.6B/ 4.7, 6.0, SAP Solution Manager SAP HCM (PA/OM, Payroll, Time Management) SAP Organizational Change Management SAP PMSDLC (System Development Life cycle)

Reporting Tools: Ad Hoc, SAP query ASAP Methodology

Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows

Languages: ABAP, Visual Basic, C++

Others: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Project Plan, RWD PAKHP Test Director (ALM 11), HP Quality Center, SharePoint, Lotus Notes BMC Remedy Tool

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior SAP HR Functional Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0(PA/OM, Benefits, LSO, PY, ESS/MSS) SAP Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated Joint Application Development (JAD) meetings with CDCR Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) during design phase.
• Developed, designed and implemented new solutions per new business requirements.
• Developed the Test strategy and Master Test Plan.
• Working on a project for SuccessFactor implementation.
• Started working on initial mapping of SAP system with SuccessFactor system to create the initial requirement.
• Translated Business process requirements into Test scenarios. Unit Tested test - script related to user profiles. Managed Testing of Functional, Integration, Cut Over and end to end Testing. Defined the Test execution cycles and Defect management life cycle and defect -triage.
• Reviewed the Business requirements to identify GAPs if any.
• Acted as a competent liaison between the business users and developers for status updates, communications, configuration and coordination of testing.
• Wrote functional specifications for clients custom reports, interfaces and notifications programs (RICEFW).
• Worked closely with Security team to create profiles, access and authorizations for end-users and testers in QA environment.
• Monitored and reported project risks and issues pertaining to implementation or any change in scope to stakeholders and proposed resolution to upper management.
• Facilitated Defect resolution meetings.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

SAP-HCM Functional Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA/OM, Benefits, LSO, PY, ESS/MSS) SAP Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Generated Ad-hoc reports for VP of HR .
• Developed LSMW program to transfer batch data per PA team request.
• Created Functional Specification documents based on Business Requirements. Developed the corresponding solution or worked with developers as needed.
• Tested Payroll IDOCs for bi weekly payroll as well as created IDOC audit checklist for Payroll admins in case there is any manual adjustment for ADP payroll required.
• Elaborated the requirements to the development (ABAP), functional, testing and security teams.
• Proposed and implemented new Payroll process for Confidential for their HCM operational and project level activities.
• Used HPQC Quality Center for reporting, tracking, and storing the test cases. Executed Test cases, recorded Test results and maintained errors and bug tracking using HP Quality Center. Setup HPQC session. Provided inputs and recommendations on issues during testing. Conducted Functionality and Regression testing during the various phases of the application.
• Responsible for the performance tracking to the project schedule, resources, budget, and deliverables.
• Identified key requirements, defined project scope, developed project plan and schedule, provided leadership to Confidential Talent Development team on projects and production issues.
• Created a weekly HR checklist/Score card to be used by Confidential IT team while working with HR stakeholders. This scorecard measures as to how IT team is performing on weekly basis.
• Led and monitored project work activities associated with IT/HR departments in accordance with project deliverables and ensured activities are on schedule.
• Created Functional Specification documents based on Business Requirements gathered during vendor call. Working as a liaison between Confidential HRIS team and Interface vendors.
• Ensured effective stakeholders communication to facilitate project completion on schedule and within budget; communicated program/project progress, escalations, and issue analysis to project stakeholders.
• Initiated a comprehensive issue tracking process that improved communication and issue resolution for cross functional teams and senior management.
• Configured new pay scale levels, grades and salary ranges.
• Configured User Parameters and the number range intervals for personnel numbers.
• Created Personnel Area/subareas and employee sub-group to facilitate new requirements.
• Tested UAT (User Acceptance Testing) scripts for Benefits Open Enrollments on behalf of stakeholders.

Confidential, Sacramento CA

SAP-HCM Functional Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA/OM, Benefits, ESS/MSS) SAP Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Created detailed Project Status reports for different stakeholders related to Interface Testing, Regression, Integration and User Acceptance Testing cycle, in accordance with Communication Plan.
• Assisted IT Director with SAP Security project as it pertains to HR data and processes.
• Worked on building and enhancing BI objects that include Info Objects and data sources.
• Conducted weekly status team meetings and Business/ IT project conference calls. Interfaced with project managers, external stakeholders, multiple application development and test groups.
• Referred to prior Interface Testing Lessons Learned document in order to avoid project pitfalls.
• Responsible for managing clients for their daily SAP HCM related activities.
• Achieved coordination with Technical team and Business users in resolving the defects and got them retested.
• Worked with netweaver team in executing batch jobs as well as trouble-shooted when batch job failed.
• Defined unit testing and integration test scenarios for testing the configuration and custom development ABAP objects like RICEFW (Reports, Interfaces, custom programs and forms ) etc.
• Analyzed current business processes and proposing future process, procedural improvements and enhancements.
• Configured and created employee group, employee subgroups, personnel area, and personnel sub areas.
• Configured the personnel area and assigned it to company code and employee subgroups to employee groups as organized for the enterprise based on the client’s instructions.

Confidential, SFO

SAP-HCM Functional Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA/OM, PY, BN, ESS/MSS ) SAP Upgrade

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing an effective testing plan and strategy for the Confidential &E for their SAP HCM RRD (Security Role Redesign) Wave 2 project upgrade project.
• Test plan encompassed unit testing, integration testing payroll parallel comparison, regression testing and user acceptance testing.
• Conducted weekly status team meetings and Business/ IT project conference calls. Interfaced with project managers, external stakeholders, multiple application development and test groups.
• Created reporting matrix for business meetings indicating the test wave progress in terms of defects found, defects resolution and work around.
• Gave special consideration to the UAT testing strategy due to the highly visible nature of the project.
• Tested all SAP standard and client specific OM, PA, BN, ECM, Travel and Expenses, Time and Payroll custom reports, interfaces and notifications programs in development environment client (DV8-160). Worked with APM (Accelerated Performance Management) Team for issues related to security roles.
• For defect resolution worked directly with Profile and Management Team (part of SAP-Security Team).
• Provided security traces to the Security team while executing custom reports from user menu. Troubleshot several user issues.
• Achieved coordination with Technical team and testers/users in resolving the defects and got them retested.

Confidential, Sacramento CA

SAP HCM/OCM Downstream System Readiness Team Lead

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA/OM, PY, Benefits) SAP Implementation

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Team lead and provided support to the MyCalPAYS Project for downstream system readiness activities for State agencies, departments, and Third Party Administrators (TPAs), such as health benefit providers etc.
• Documented data element mapping comparisons between Legacy and MyCalPAYS data files, reports and interface files that will be utilized by agencies/departments and TPAs with impacted systems.
• Developed presentation materials, planned, coordinated for workshops for each agency/department and TPA with impacted systems.
• Coordinated with the MyCalPAYS Project Team to provide and for each agency/department and TPA of an impacted system, describing data element differences between Legacy and MyCalPAYS for each data or interface file and report that will be utilized by an impacted system.
• Finalized the Approach and the Scope for Survey for Pilot departments (DMV, EDD, and DWR & BOE). The objective of the Survey is to assist the MyCalPAYS team with seeking better understanding of how the data in each file is used.
• Developed Pilot Survey template as well as developed Pilot Dept Data file reports spread-sheets (MIRS/SWIRS/Interfaces and Ad Hoc reports) and al materials.
• Conducted Interface Work group session with the above Pilot depts.
• Created Pilot department Analysis to be utilized by upper management in determining if any of SCO critical interfaces needs to be updated or re-designed.

Confidential, Sacramento CA

Senior HCM Interface/Testing Architect

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA/OM, PD, Benefits, ECM and PY) SAP Implementation

Responsibilities:

• Created and maintained a working environment that encourages mutual cooperation between customers and IT staff.
• Took part in translating Business process requirements into Test scenarios.
• Wrote Test scripts to test all SAP standards and clients custom reports, interfaces and notifications programs (RICEFW) in different test cycles (RIT, ITC-1, ITC-2 & ITC-3).
• Assisted SCO Interface coordinator in handling department calls during ITC-1(Interface test cycle-1) and ITC-2/3 (Interface test cycle-2 and 3) related to SFTP, authorization and file download issues.
• Responsible for writing test-scripts to test the interface between the SAP application and the legacy systems.
• Achieved the proper documentation of the used-up test data and thereby avoided several test data issues.
• Independently coordinated scheduling of tests and the documentation of expected versus actual test results.
• Achieved coordination with Technical team and testers/users in resolving the defects and got them retested.
• Coordinated the Negative Testing during Regression and Integration Testing (RIT).
• Managed and directed all aspects of the MyCalPAYS/SAP testing for End User Data Review, i.e., issue and risk tracking, testing status and review project testing status with senior project management staff.
• Resolved IV&V (State assigned auditors) issues.
• Assisted Functional team in trouble-shooting the ITC-1, ITC-2 & ITC-3 defects.
• Provided ITC-3 reporting matrix to upper management indicating the test cycle progress in terms of defects found, defects resolution and work around.
• Worked with Benefits, Time and Payroll team in validating Interface output files.
• Facilitated work group meeting for ITC-1, ITC-2 and ITC-3.
• Coordinated HRSP testing effort.

Confidential, San Jose CA

SAP-HCM Functional Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA, OM, Benefits, ECM &PY) SAP Global Upgrade

Responsibilities:

• As a Project manager managed HCM modules for the upgrade project from version 5.0 to ECC 6.0.
• Involved in resolving the issues during unit, functional and integration testing.
• Reporting the overall progress to PMO.
• Interacted with the QA team to discuss the functionality and suggested positive and negative scenarios covering all the requirements.
• Tested all SAP standard and clients custom reports, interfaces and notifications programs in different environment (Development and Quality).
• Main point of contact to handle Payroll tickets found during quality assurance testing.

Confidential

SAP HCM Interface /Technical Lead

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA, OM, Benefits, ECM and TM) SAP Implementation

Responsibilities:

• Planned, organized, directed and coordinated team activities to provide full Project Life cycle support functions for CDCR BIS-SOMS (Strategic Offender Management System & BIS-EIdM (Enterprise Identity Management) projects from initiation phase to post-implementation phase.
• Provided project management expertise to support successful implementation of BIS-SOMS & BIS-EIdM project. These project life cycle support functions and activities included planning and executing,
• Reviewed interface requirements and create a scalable approach and functional analysis.
• Researched batch and real time integration approaches and consult with SOMS technical team for viability of different interfacing methods.
• Performed duties of configuring changes, table structural analysis, data mapping, and data analysis from the standpoint of developing the BIS-SOMS Interface in accordance with System Software Life Cycle activities.
• Designed and developed SAP HCM data extraction architecture from the SAP HR tables using appropriate structural authorizations and prepared functional specs documentation around interface specifications to move the data from the BIS/SAP environment to the SOMS environment near-real time frequency via Web Services.
• Managed business relationships with customers, created and maintained a working environment that encouraged mutual cooperation among project sponsors, project stakeholders, project program customers, PMO, IT infrastructure support, IT field support and IT application support organization units.
• Provided necessary functional tweaking (conducted detailed regression testing to ensure BIS functionality has not been impacted by possible changes, and provided necessary HCM data maps to the interface technical team so they can deliver required interface data files.
• Reported weekly status, risks and issues to the SOMS Data Conversion/Interface Manager and the BIS Technical Project Manager.
• Provided the monthly status reports to the stakeholders indicating the tasks and activities accomplished during the given period, if there is any risk identified, the potential impact to the project and recommendations as to resolve them.
• Developed the work to produce a Phase 1 batch extract suitable for initial data load of HR related information into SOMS, and a Phase 2 interface suitable for delivering to SOMS the necessary work schedule information.
• Provided the necessary SAP functional expertise to ensure that the batch interface (Phase I) is completed in time to be included in the Integrated SOMS Interface Testing & Deployment of Phase II (real time, web services based) interface is expected to be completed.
• Effectively developed the testing strategy for Functional Unit Testing (FUT), all cycles of Integration Testing, RICEFW Testing and Document Builder testing (SCM Side).
• Conducted meeting with SOMS Interface team (i.e. the CDCR, HP and Marquis Interface team members) and BIS Team members to define source to target mappings to meet interface requirements.
• Performed data element analysis and data mapping starting with a Target layout provided by Marquis Interface Team. These elements will need to be mapped back to the BIS Source system.
• Coordinated the work with the Marquis Interface Team to define in more detail the target elements for web services and the batch interface.
• Resolved tickets related to EIdM (Enterprise Identity Management) and SOMS issues.
• After Go - live, provided KT (Knowledge Transfer) to the State Data team. Created manuals, job-aids for them.

Confidential, Washington DC

SAP-HCM Functional Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA, OM, Benefits, Time Management, ECM) SAP- Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Provided customer support for ESS/MSS for Leave Request and Leave Approval Process (first level of contact).
• Provided daily Incident tracking report to the upper management during first two months of ESS/MSS Go-Live.
• Interacted with business end users on HCM related service tickets.
• Worked Closely Security team to create profiles, access and authorizations for end-users and testers in QA environment.
• Unit Tested test - script related to profiles.
• Worked with Security team to create Firefighter roles for Security purposes.
• Configured Info - types and sub-types.
• Created jobs, positions and assigned cost centers to positions.
• Tested HRSP (Support Packs) and BSI TUBS for year-end payroll testing.
• Responsible for writing test-scripts to test the Benefits interface between the Confidential and Wage Works.
• Took part in translating Business process requirements into SAP solutions.
• Coordinated with the end -users to troubleshoot and resolve Production support issues .
• Provided clarification to users during testing, regarding Business process flow from an SAP perspective
• Testing support - prepared test plans and scripts and perform unit and quality assurance testing - coordinated and drive end user testing.

Confidential, Renton WA

Senior SAP-HR Functional Analyst

Enviornment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA, OM, PY) SAP-Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Provided customer support for ESS/MSS and Merit /Job Pricing Process to the end-users.
• Developed many reports of varying complexity using PCH, PNP and PAP logical databases.
• Worked on employee master data (personnel data) and maintained number ranges for personnel number ranges for personnel number, HCM hierarchies for organizational unit’s, Job, positions, and Time Management.
• Tested TUBS, SUI. (State unemployment insurance rates).
• Tested HRSP (Support Packs).
• Prepared Business Process documents.
• Performed configuration changes in Benefits Administration. This included the addition of new Health, Insurance, Savings and Flexible Spending plans. Defined Evidence of Insurability conditions for health and savings plans.

Confidential, Manhattan NY

Sr. SAP HCM Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (PA/OM) SAP Global Upgrade

Responsibilities:

• Understood business requirements and translated them in BPRD’s.
• Involved in the gap analysis and suggesting opportunities for re-engineering of key business process
• Configured the Enterprise Structure and Personnel Structure.
• Configured Personnel Actions based on client requirements.
• Involved in preparing Test Specifications and Unit Test Plans for all the developed objects.
• Translated Business process requirements into SAP solutions
• Created User Scenarios, which defined what action users can take and what result are expected and to test whether the desired results are achieved.
• Worked and modified different transactions according to testing requirements- Tested several customized Z-table and programs.
• Developed data loading scripts and performed data loads from legacy to SAP R/3.
• Automated testing scripts for testing application with different browsers (Internet Explorer 4.0 and above & Netscape Navigator 4.0 and above) for cross browser functionality.
• Summary Reports and Defect Tracking, Test Case analysis and design.
• Created test-scenarios for end-users to test the remedy tickets in QA environment.

Confidential, Pittsburgh PA

SAP HR Lead Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 (PA, OM & Time Management) SAP Global Upgrade

Responsibilities:

• Personnel administration /Organizational Management
• Analyzed current business processes and proposing future process, procedural improvements and enhancements
• Created all business process procedure (BPP) documentation
• Created new pay scale levels, grades and salary ranges.
• Created custom wage types and Info types
• Created jobs, positions and assigned cost centers to positions.
• Integrated with personnel development using reports RHINTE10, RHITNTE20 and RHINTE30.
• Created work schedules, period work schedules, daily work schedules and monthly work schedules rules and planned working time.
• Configured different data entry profiles for the Cross Application Time Sheet (CATS) also researched the possibility of interface between a 3rd party system and SAP.

Confidential, Tulsa OK

SAP-HR Consultant

Environment: SAP R/3 (PA/OM, PD and Time Management) SAP Implementation

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the blueprinting, developing, documenting processes, and procedures
• Analyzed current business processes and proposing future process, procedural improvements and enhancements
• Maintained User Parameters and Number Range Intervals.
• Maintained master data using transactions PA30 and PA40 for pay change, transfer, retirement, termination and leaving.
• Maintained defaults for Master Data configuration using features ABKRS for defaulting payroll accounting area, NUMKR for defaulting number ranges, PINCH for defaulting administrator groups for Master Data Info Types.
• Worked on Functional specifications for Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions and Enhancements. Worked on debugging ABAP code for functional specs.
• Created attendance types and absence types and the counting classes for the attendance types
• Created daily work schedule, periodic work schedule, and work schedule rules.
• Managed the development and execution of unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing.

Confidential, Burbank CA

SAP HR Functional Analyst

Environment: SAP R/3 (Personnel and Time Management) SAP -Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Provided customer support for Confidential end-users based in Hongkong, Singapore and London.
• Provied incident tracking reports to upper management.
• Worked with netweaver team in executing batch jobs as well as trouble-shooted when batch job failed.
• Participated in creation of test cases.
• Prepared configuration documents and Business Process.