Resume

Executive Summary

Transformation & Change Management
Global large-scale SAP Implementations
Business Partnership & Strategy delivery
Technology Vision & Strategy Planning
Large scale Global Program Management
Due Diligence/Mergers & Acquisitions
US Citizen, Six Sigma, PMP, Agile scrum O2C and Vistex
On/Off Near shore Operations
Global Talent Acquisition & Retention
Global IT Infrastructure & Operations
IT Audits, Controls & Governance
Contract Negotiations & Management

Expertise in Technology Transformation

Including Organizational change management. Cost reduction through automation and standardization using foundational strategies and corporate end to end Digital Journeys.

Unrivaled ability to build and mentor top-flight global teams

to high levels of performance and near 100% retention. Reputation as a tenacious, energetic, influential, capable, knowledgeable, and compassionate leader.

Accomplished Global executive able to deliver technology strategy and vision

For multibillion-dollar global market leaders. Held authority as large as $300+ million budgets and global teams as large as 600+ staff. Large global footprint with cross-cultural experience living & working in 12+ countries.

Rich breadth of domain expertise and proven leadership results

Across all IT functional business areas, diverse technologies, and multiple industries. Position IT as a true partner with business, driving and delivering business technology strategy execution, and operating efficiencies.

Expert in advanced Analytics Strategy and implementation with Cloud based Data Lakes.

Core Competencies / Certifications

Project Manage and Deliver SAP/Ariba/Oracle PeopleSoft workday Cloud COTS ERP Projects and SAP Projects

Managing complex IT initiatives

Managing large teams of diverse resources (up to 35 team members)

Collaborating at the Director and VP level
Present project-related presentations for executive-level leadership

Project Management methodologies and tools
AGILE Scrum Jira, confluence, clarity MS Project
PMO

Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing complex initiatives using a formal project management methodology
US Citizen ,Project planning/ integrated plan using MS Project

Developing and Managing end to end ERP Projects

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Core Competencies

Years

My Experience Highlights

2020 - Present

Program/Project Manager

(HP) SAP Security

Michigan

Will reduce cost, improve business process, and improve efficiencies to current operations and recover troubled projects. Managed RAIL (Risk, Action, Issue Log) strategic plan and architecture to replace 6 HR and Payroll SO2C and Vistex System Prepare, monitor, and maintain the project objectives and deliverables. Responsible for execution of the project life cycle for Jira. complex projects to include preparing, monitoring, and maintaining the project objectives and deliverables. Manage quality SAP/Ariba logistics Cloud COTS Veeva CRM, FIORI Launch pad groups, role mapping performance against standards. System conversion to SAP S/4 HANA Transportation Management (SAP TM), SAP S/4 HANA Greenfield or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment Manage the disseminating of information.

Managed strategic plan and architecture to replace HCM HR and Payroll Systems. Prepare, monitor, PeopleSoft workday & maintain the project objectives and deliverables. Responsible for execution of the project life cycle for complex projects to include preparing, monitoring, and maintaining the project objectives and deliverables. Managed quality SAP FICO/Ariba Cloud COTS FIORI Launch pad groups, role mapping performance against standards. system conversion to SAP S/4 HANA, Greenfield or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment Manage the disseminating of information.

Ex-EDS Manager and contributor to the functional area process of defining the project's mission & scope. Using my skills and experience from highly technical industries and global organizations, I will reduce cost, improve business process, and efficiencies to current operations and recover troubled projects. Managed strategic plan and architecture to replace 6 HCM HR and Payroll O2C and Vistex systems. Prepare, monitor, and maintain the project objectives and deliverables. Responsible for execution of the project life cycle for complex projects to include preparing, monitoring, and maintaining the project objectives and deliverables “Fit to Win” corporation. Landscape included more than 800 “business critical applications, with 3 ERPs and 4 mainframe applications. Almost all of the application footprint is homegrown, and technology currency is at least 8-year-old in most cases.

2017-2020

Transforming and Digitizing Data Center:

Achieved project objectives on time and within budget Project planning, Project controlling including the budget, ERP and shop floor automation. SAP PeopleSoft workday maintains record of materials, BOM, O2C and Vistex routings & orders Project Reporting, Change Management and Go-Live Support.
The project involved extensive contract development, APO management, administration, project management and control.
The Veeva CRM personal services, actual implementation and stress testing.
Acted as a Business Administrator / auditor. Agile scrum

E-commerce – Deliver SAP/Ariba logistics Cloud COTS ERP Projects and SAP Projects.
Implemented Workday HCM, PeopleSoft which will serve as the digital core for HR. This replaced legacy HCM global environment – resulting in 6 FTEs reduction and annualized 2.6MM hard OPEX savings. Leadership and driving decisions across the organization (downward, across, upward) Presented formal presentations and executive summaries to senior management to provide recommendations and status updates.
The six types of data migration include storage migration, data migration, application migration, data center migration, and business process migration. The two types of strategies to migrate data include big bang migration and trickle migration.

Implemented in all phases of project life cycle from scoping coordination planning, developing and implementing contract strategies. Preliminary engineering proposal development, Data Volume Management Administrator cost reimbursable time unit rate, lump sum / turnkey contracts administration, negotiation and settlement, and management to the startup of the facilities.
The Savvy PMO makes access to highly visual, useful data an imperative by providing comprehensive portfolio dashboards solutions create organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empower teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. Planview is uniquely positioned to help organizations navigate strategy to delivery transformation by providing the full spectrum of enterprise Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions
Planview’s mid-range/PI Planning approach including who is involved and why, the length of each increment, the value and the benefits achieved through this newly adopted approach as well as what’s next for Planview. Included evaluation of risks of internal controls, irregular activities, and end user support.

Environment: SAP CRM Fiori O2C and Vistex , Hana Agile, Activate,IBP Coupa ITIL, Six sigma products, Completed Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Agile scrum Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, Veeva CRM, SAP Data Services (SDS) and PeopleSoft workday SAP Information Steward (IS)SAP Migration Cockpit (SMC)SAP Agile Data Preparation (ADP)SAP HANA EIM Smart Data Integration (SDI) / Cloud Platform SDI.SAP HANA EIM Smart Data Quality (SDQTSW, Jira.APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations, CUA Documentum Installation SCM, SRM, TSW, APO

2014-2017

Program/Project Manager

Data Lear Center

ERP ECC SAP S4 HANA

Rochester, Michigan

Global Data Center specializes in advanced data center services, ranging from server hosting to cloud computing presence in 12 countries

Transforming the IT ERP ECC SAP S4 Hana organization and digitizing the corporate footprint.

Will reduce cost, improve business process, and efficiencies to current operations and recover troubled projects. Managed RAIL (Risk, Action, Issue Log) strategic plan and architecture to replace 6 HR and Payroll SO2C and Vistex System Prepare, monitor, and maintain the project objectives and deliverables. Responsible for execution of the project life cycle forJira. complex projects to include preparing, monitoring, and maintaining the project objectives and deliverables. Manage quality SAP/Ariba logistics Cloud COTS Veeva CRM, FIORI Launch pad groups, role mapping performance against standards. System conversion to SAP S/4 HANA Transportation Management (SAP TM), SAP S/4 HANA Greenfield or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment Manage the disseminating of information. Leading of the project team.
Combined with the Data Analytics strategy, executed the Digital Marketing Strategy which includes executing “Brand Operating System” (BOS) that allows near real time decision workflows for end-to-end marketing function, from ideation to media, greatly reducing time to media Omni-channels. Performed Project planning, controlling including the budget, Project Reporting, Change Management and Go-Live Support.
Initiated the execution of Companywide process automation strategy using Analytics/RPA/AI stack – scope includes all repeatable processes that are governed by policy. Currently Digitizing Supply chain using this stack. Initial opportunity pipeline equates to 12.5MM savings per year for the next 3 years.

Initiated the implementation of e-commerce automation strategy, allowing more than 2000 SKU’s to be published to “e-tailers” with specific pricing and other product attributes without human intervention. This allowed the error rates in product information and pricing accuracy to drop by more than 51% and delivered syndication and publication of data on time for all product launches.
Led the Cyber Security strategy, implementing “defense in depth” processes and infrastructure – resulting in no impact to the corporation in the last 18 months during various malware outbreaks.
Finalized and implemented Brand Site consolidation strategy in the Azure cloud (reducing more than 200 customer facing sites to less than 50), allowing e-commerce engine to be more effective and efficient.
Successfully delivered Phase 1 of SAP HANA upgrade on time and within budget – with “business as usual” on Day 1 post implementation. The Phase 1 of a 4-year strategy is to upgrade and rationalize existing 15-year-old heavily customized SAP footprint – which is closely tied to business’s acquisition and growth strategy. Presented formal presentations and executive summaries to senior management to provide recommendations and status updates.)

Environment: SAP CRM FICO SCM logistics Fiori O2C and Vistex , Hana Ariba and Agile, system conversion to SAP S/4 HANA, Greenfield, or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment ITIL, six sigma products, completed 6 Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP business experience in functional area Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x production planning, MRP, ATP, AOP backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. Veeva CRM SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, (SCM) supply chain management, SRM, SAP Data Services (SDS) and SAP Information Steward (IS)SAP Migration Cockpit (SMC)SAP Agile Data Preparation (ADP)SAP HANA EIM Smart Data Integration (SDI) / Cloud Platform SDI.SAP HANA EIM Smart Data Quality (SDQTSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations, CUA Documentum Installation

09/2011 - 03/2014

Program/Project Manager

LEAR / PFIZER

S4 INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Hired to Restructure and transform the S4 Technology and Operations environment– with more than 150 employees, and $100MM budgets.

Transfer pre-defined business objects and business process. Manage the production support team in North America US & India, coordinate with different vendors in India, management and supervision including. Completed the first of Office 365 moves with the implementation of the global exchange environment, Yammer social media, and Office 2016 in the cloud.
Finalized Support delivery of SAP projects through business blueprint documentation, detailed business requirements gathering, solution review, user training, UAT, project schedule, coordinate with onsite and offshore functional, Vendors and testing teams, Coordinate with FICO, ABAP & BW, BOBJ, BPC teams.
Coordinate interface member firms from U.S, Canada, Central Europe, U.K, and Netherlands
Implemented Utilizing xVelocity and the pre-integrated and pre-validated design of Vblock to simplify provisioning and Fiori Security deployment.
Enable business users to transfer small amounts of data (e.g. selective HR data) while scrambling the sensitive data sets, CA Site Minder BMC Patrol, CCMS, CUA, TSW. SAP CRM SCM logistics 2007 and SAP, SD/LE and EDI, ETP SRM, PLM, (SCM) supply chain management, SRM, TSW, APO /Live Cache 7.0, CRM 7.0.CRM applications, Vertex, the CIF cockpit to centrally monitor the transfer of data between SAPAPO system and all the connected ERP systems via Core Interface (CIF).

Issue RAIL (Risk, Action, Issue Log) prioritization and resolution, collaborate with vendors and delivery team to deliver on SAP projects, Participate in Budget and performance review activities, Review SAP License, Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Ariba Agile scrum Proficiency.
Negotiated and implemented a global agreement with a third party to support global help desk, in 8 languages. The global help desk from start to finish was implemented in 8 months, in 8 countries – Savings of $4.3MM annually.
With more than 60% of worldwide computer infrastructure at “End of Life”, architected the entire Storage and compute environment from ground up, and implemented it in 3 global data centers, within 12 months. Savings of $860K annually.
Re-organized and right sized the global infrastructure and operations organization, Refresh data production planning, business experience in functional area MRP, ATP, AOP SD/ LE and EDI for individual clients in multi-client environments without affecting activities of other clients.

Environment: Architecture of Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle remove the barrier to cloud adoption. Customer 2 Cloud program offers flexible financial models, rapid implementation SAP CRM FICO Fiori, Hana and Agile, Jira. Ariba system conversion to SAP S/4 HANA, SAP S/4 HANA Greenfield or Landscape Transformation implementation, on premise or cloud deployment ITIL, six sigma products, completed 6 Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP business experience in functional area Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x production planning, MRP, ATP, AOP backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, (SCM)logistics supply chain management, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations, CUA Documentum Installation

08/2009 - 09/2011

Program/Project Manager

Kenbay

Boston, MA

Executive leadership for all aspects of IT infrastructure technology strategy, future direction, implementation, and operations across the corporation, managing more than 60% of the overall IT operational budget. Introduced commodity technology and hardware with system conversion to SAP S/4 HANA reducing Total Cost of Operations at the same time.

Finalized the strategy to consolidate company’s infrastructure footprint into one Tier 3 Data Center pair – Savings of $640K annually. Identify and incorporate project management best practices. Identify complex risk issues, formulate and manage a sequential course of action that allows for the issues to be managed and addressed. Planview has a single focus on helping enterprises transform strategy to delivery in today’s fast-paced, highly disruptive markets. Provide portfolio and executive visibility with real-time analytics and reporting
Re-architected SAP platform, commoditizing the back end with cloud, converging the infrastructure stack and offering HA and 100% DR at 10%+ reduced TCO with three 9’s SLA – savings of $2.1MM annually. The Savvy PMO makes access to highly visual, useful data an imperative by providing comprehensive portfolio dashboards solutions create organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empower teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. Planview is uniquely positioned to help organizations navigate strategy to delivery transformation by providing the full spectrum of enterprise Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions
Planview’s mid-range/PI Planning approach including who is involved and why, the length of each increment, the value and the benefits achieved through this newly adopted approach as well as what’s next for Planview

New Technology recommendations (HANA, FIORI, LUMIRA etc.), Security of all SAP Users and prepare for Audit
Implemented the Operational strategy, customizing the ITIL framework to match the business setup and requirements. Negotiated contracts to outsource legacy hardware environments support till retirement – TCO reduction of $360K Support delivery of SAP projects through business blueprint documentation, detailed business requirements gathering, solution review, user training, UAT, project schedule
A $100 million IT system implementation project to manage contract development, organize APO SD/LE and EDI, management, ECC backend administration, and project management and control.
Implemented a transformation strategy through the management of cloud, on premise or hybrid implementation initiatives.
large scale, high risk, strategic projects that span organizational boundaries including multiple business units and service partners/vendors. Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle to cloud adoption. Customer 2 Cloud program flexible financial models, rapid implementation
Finalized the corporate Strategy on two software platforms, SAP and Microsoft. Negotiated MS EA agreement and to place entire 7,000 people on the cloud for MS Office Suite – TCO reduction of $1.1MM achieved annually. Enable business users to transfer small amounts of data, e.g., selective HR data while scrambling the sensitive data sets, CA Site Minder BMC Patrol, CCMS, CUA, TSW. SAP CRM 2007 and SAP SRM, PLM, SCM logistics Agile scrum Live Cache 7.0, CRM 7.0. CRM applications, Vertex, the CIF cockpit to centrally monitor the transfer of data between your SAPAPO system and all the connected ERP systems via Core Interface (CIF).

Environment: Architecture of SAP CRM Fiori, Hana and Agile, ITIL, six sigma products, Completed Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, Veeva CRM, SAP ECC 7.x backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, SCM, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations

08/2007 - 07/2009

Program/Project Manager

Warner Brothers

Burbank, CA

Diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of AT&T's Warner Media through its Studios & Networks division. an employee base of 8,000, and $30Bn+ in annual revenues.

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGER SAP CRM APPLICATION

Identify and incorporate project management best practices. Identify complex risk issues, formulate and manage a sequential course of action that allows for the issues to be managed and addressed. Planview has a single focus on helping enterprises transform strategy to delivery in today’s fast-paced, highly disruptive markets. Provide portfolio and executive visibility with real-time analytics & reporting and providing Operational Governance of the outsourced global infrastructure. Supervise 500+ Outsourced Vendor Resources. Additional role as IT Business partner for HR function.

Challenges at start: The Corporation had little or no investment in infrastructure for the previous 10 years. 80% of the infrastructure (Network, Servers, and Telecommunications) was 8+ years old. Majority of the OS & Databases were at n-5/6, no longer supported by the OEMs. With more than 100 large and medium sites globally, there were daily outages of the basic IT services. There were no documented operational processes, missing Governance and non-existence operational tools.

Performed SD/ LE and EDI, client copy, remote client copy, charm, User export and User deletion.
Supported and administrated the alert management and notification software Alarm Point.
Provided Basis support to their SAP landscape 4.6C and as part of upgrade team, upgraded SAP R/3 system to Enterprise release 4.7.
Involved in day-to-day maintenance of BW 3.1, BOBJ landscape.
Environment: Architecture of SAP Agile, ITIL, six sigma products, Completed Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, SCM, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations.

2006 - 2008

Program/Project Manager SAP

General Motors Corporation (Michigan - USA)

(Michigan - USA)

General Motors Company is one of the world’s largest automakers. With its global headquarters in Detroit and annual revenues of $130Bn, GM employs 209,000 people and does business in more than 120 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 31 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through multiple brands.

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGER SAP CRM APPLICATION

Implemented for the efficient and secure operation of the SAP R/3 SD/LE and EDI, environment. in 2 years, delivering closely with other APO Basis dual stack system and UNIX team members to optimize performance and troubleshoot problems. Reduced the application count from 238 legacy applications to 78 by 2012, converging the legacy environment into standardized applications/infrastructure platforms.

Simplified Through the use of performance monitoring tools, worked with application developers to identify and correct inefficient data base operations. replacing 100’s of spreadsheets and reducing compensation planning cycle time to 4 days from 6 weeks.
Consolidated 18 existing Learning Management Systems (LMS) by implementing a global Oracle based LMS tool for all blue- and white-collar workers’ to deliver training/learning history, to accommodate all employee’s learning, compliance, certifications, and other mandatory training requirements.
Planned and performed installation, upgrades, charm and patches to SAP Net Weaver and ORACLE UDB The overall strategy delivers attendance data for hourly employees (Picture Perfect – GE), Time Management (Kronos) and Payroll and Disbursement (SAP).
Finalized Troubleshooting SAP printing problems, ABAP, J2EE, XI, SRM, SAP CRM 2007 and SAP CRM 7.0, BOBJ, BW, HR/ESS/MSS/PORTAL.
Once implemented by 2012, the outsourced initiative will replace 48 payroll systems in 58 countries. The initiative will save an estimated $30MM on a yearly basis in operational costs. Successfully implemented the GM China Payroll as a pilot.

Environment: Agile, ITIL, six sigma products, Completed Full Lifecycle ASAP Toolset & SAP Activate Proficiency installations of Solution Manager, Salesforce, SAP ECC 7.x backend Net Weaver (3.0H, 4.0 & 4.6) SAP Enterprise 4.7. SRM 3.0 w/EBP 4.0, BOBJ, BW 3.1 w/SEM 3.5, Enterprise Portal V 6.x, Solution Manager, SCM, SRM, TSW, APO, Role based security, dual stack system structural authorizations, CUA Documentum Installation SAP R/3 4.6C/4.7/ECC 5.0, Oracle 8.17/9.2, SCM 4.0, Solution Manager 3.1, CRM, SRM, SCM, PLM, XI, BW 3.5, Windows 2000, AIX 5.1 DB2. Upgrade R/3 from 4.6c to ECC 5.0/ECC 6.0, Net Weaver APO UNIX

Other Experiences

Aug 2001 - Sep 2006

S Aramco, Houston, TX

Manager SAP Application

Aug 1998 - Jul 2001

Deloitte & Touche Consulting / ICS, Detroit, MI

Manager Sap Application (Consultant)

Delphi Automotive

Rockwell Collins, Defense & Aviation Company

Sep 1997 - Sep 1998

SAP America, Southfield, MI

SAP Manager

Jun 1996 - Sep 1997

E.D.S, Auburn Hills, MI

SAP Manager

Education

Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

Eastern Michigan University

Master's Degree in Information System

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Jan 1991 - Jan 1995

Eastern Michigan University

Bachelor of Science, Major: Computer Aided Design

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Languages

English (Native)

Urdu (Native)

Punjabi (Professional Proficiency)

Hindi (Native)

Sindhi (Native)

Arabic (Professional Proficiency)