IT Projects Manager / Software Application Developer (SAP & Non SAP)
ABT Group, Xenel Industries Holding
Total years of experience :16 years, 7 Months
In addition to my roles as an SAP Project Manager and SAP ABAP Consultant, i was also entrusted with managing all assigned IT Projects at the group level and also in developing and leading a team of IT Consultants on development of SAP and non SAP software applications.
Specifically, i am also concentrating on mobile application developments as follows:
• Mobile Application Development Related Tasks (OData - SAP UI5/Eclipse)
o Setting and setup up of Web Services including OData Services in Sap gateway builder.
o Generation of BAPIs for use in gateway.
o Development of mobile and non-mobile application front ends: in SAP UI5 Applications using Eclipse.
o Porting Applications from Eclipse on to suitable mobile devices using appropriate methods.
• Mobile Application Development Related Tasks (Php/MySql - Android)
o Setting up of Web services (php/mySql based).
o Develop mobile Applications interfacing to the above Web Services using Android Studio.
o Mainly for Customer Mobile Applications.
In addition to my role as an ABAP Consultant, I was promoted to the position of an SAP Project Manager to manage the SAP support project.
In addition to my role as an ABAP Consultant, the following are my additional responsibilities -
The requirements gathering from the company Business Process Owners
Detailed study / providing inputs to functional consultants of the various business aspects
Determination & Assessment of the proposed / planned solution
Preparation of scope of work & estimation of resource deployment
Risk Assessment & trade off assessment (time/scope/cost)
Establishment of project elements such as Project Team, Project Steering Committee
Establishment of project goals & Steering the project towards effective completion to schedule
Identification / proper use of methodology, procedures, practices, tools
Team Management of the project team & to set an environment to maximize team output
Identification of user categories - including power users (SMEs), End Users
Conducting Training / Coaching and mentoring
PROJECTS
o In 2009: Involved as a team member in the main SAP Implementation Project (1) for this client - worth 7, 000, 000 SAR (=2.6 Million CAD).
o In 2012, 2014: Also, project Managed (2) Upgrade projects - worth 400, 000 SAR (= 150, 000 CAD).
o In 2015-16: Recently project managed and served as a software developer in an (1) SAP based mobile implementation project.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
As a software developer
Started off initially developing SAP interfaces to in house legacy Billing Software (Sybase / Power builder based). Later, handling all SAP ABAP developmental and non-SAP application development requirements.
• Interfaces / BAPIs:
o Developed interfaces to send Inventory, orders which are not shipped and customer orders from SAP to Legacy system and also posted Stock Transfer shipments from Legacy System in to SAP - SD, MM, WM and IM.
• Reports:
o Developed ALV interactive reports to show Actual vs. Plan Cost Center Data by Element / Period
o Developed Ageing Report for Customers and Vendors with Totals by Business Area
o Developed Warehouse Stock & Movement Reports by various parameters including Sold to party, Shipper/Consignee etc.
• Smart Form Development for:
o Labels
o Barcodes
o Purchase Order
o Loading / Unloading Manifest
o Line haul Tally Sheets
• RF Function Modules / BAPIs:
o Remote FM / BAPIs : To update master data directly from out of SAP Custom VB application
o Remote FM / BAPIs : To provide shipment tracking to customers at customer premises on SAP Custom VB Application
• Data Migration:
o Upload files prepared in MS Access / Excel and uploaded into SAP through LSMW for
Vendor Purchase info records,
Material master / Customer Master
Customer Material Info Records
• BDC:
o BDC Call transaction program to automate sale order creation
o BDC Call transactions for Excel based mass upload of HHT barcode data to automate relevant transactions including Inbound Delivery, Linehaul (STO) creation, Outbound Delivery etc.
• Enhancements / Exits:
o Done for various purposes including addition of custom fields for various requirements including Master Data (such as Customer Master, Material Master etc.), Transaction Data (such as Sale Order)
• ABAP Web dynpro / Adobe Forms Related Tasks
o Highly knowledgeable with & worked to create Web Dynpro Applications using concepts like Views, Windows, Components, Context, Nodes and Attributes, Methods and Events, Web Dynpro Controllers, Navigation between views, Data Binding, Context Mapping, Supply Function, Component usages and Designing user interfaces using different UI elements.
o Developed Web Dyn pro Application(s) for various uses.
• Mobile Application Development Related Tasks (OData - UI5/Eclipse)
o Setting and setup up of Web Services including OData Services in Sap gateway builder
o Generation of BAPIs for use in gateway
o Development of mobile and non-mobile application front ends: in SAP UI5 Applications using Eclipse
o Porting Applications from Eclipse on to suitable mobile devices using appropriate methods
PROJECTS
Involved with various short term Support Projects & various on-call Issue Resolution SLA based projects (part time role).
RESPONSIBILITIES / TASKS HANDLED
Had the privilege of handling requirements from / interacting with a varied spectrum of clients from various sectors such as Food & Beverage (such as - BK Corporation), Hospitality (such as- Ancient India Natural Therapy (AINT) Group) - United Kingdom.
Main in charge of developing custom SAP RICEF objects and non-SAP software application programs for various uses mainly across the SD, MM (+WM), FI and HCM modules.
• Reports
o Developed ALV reports for various requirements including:
o Order Analysis, Rejected Orders, Customer Orders by product
o Material Consumption Reconciliation & Material Movement Reports
o Warehouse Stock Movement Reports
o EOQ planning reports
• Remote Function Modules (RFCs) / BAPIs:
o Developed numerous RF Console Programs for various requirements including:
o Send deliveries & partner details from SAP to custom in house systems - WM & SD
o Update Handling Unit
o Send Automated Alerts (via emails) triggered from SAP using RF Console Function Modules (SAP side) and Custom VBA Outlook Automation Program
• Smart Forms / Scripts:
o Developed for various requirements including:
o Material GR/IR documents
o Purchase Orders
o Credit Memos & Debit Memos
o Custom Point of Sale (POS) receipts
• Enhancements / Exits:
o User Exits for Customer Master to enforce certain entries such as Group Key
• Dialog / Module Pool:
o Dialog programs for various uses including add, modify & view date from custom ZTables relating to material, vendors & customers using tab strips
• Web Dynpro application(s) for various clients for various purposes including (but not limited to):
o WD Application using RFC calls to display details related to labor hours when the user inputs the Employee number
o WD Application to display graphical representation of company performance figures including Revenues vs. Expenses; Sales Figures: Budgeted vs. Actual etc.
PROJECTS
Involved as a team member in 1 major implementation project (client: Agrichem Pvt. Ltd.) worth approx. 1, 000, 000 INR (200, 000 CAD+) and 1 Support Project.
RESPONSIBILITIES / TASKS HANDLED
Main in charge of developing custom SAP RICEF objects and non-SAP software application programs for various uses mainly across the SD, MM and FI modules.
• Developed ALV / Interactive / Classical reports for various requirements including:
o Display Supplier Equipment List
o Developed Customer Credit Details Report (FI)
o Developed Ageing Reports (FI) filtered by various periods
o MM reports for monthly inventory level details by various categories
• Upload Programs / Data Migration / BDC:
o Master Data: Customer, Material, Vendor, Equipment etc.
o Worked on LSMW to load opening balances of stock etc.
• SAP Scripts / Smart Forms:
o Purchase Orders
o Material Receipts / Issue Documents etc.
o Created a smart form for product delivery and a custom programs to generate separate smart form output as PDF for each delivery number
• BAPIs / Interfacing to external systems:
o Remote Enabled Function Module developed to fetch SAP data relating to various requirements including vendor orders & display in non-SAP (VB) in-house developed custom application
o Interfacing SAP BAPI with external Programs:
o Developed custom VB based program to:
o Call an SAP Remote Function Module to extract specific fields from product deliveries made
o Have this emailed to various email IDs.
Excellence Awards for being second rank holder in Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBMA) from LSC, UK Excellence Awards for being third rank holder in Master of Business Administration (MBA - Finance) from University of Wales, UK