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Summary and objectives
Development consultant with over 20 years experience in IT
Fully proficient in SAP, SAP interfacing with third-party systems, SAP Retail, CRM and EAI middleware, SRM interfaces, SAP NetWeaver PI, Web Dynpro and xMII
Working background
Dec 2003 - Lhoist IT
Business Analyst Developer
Belgian IT department of a mining ( lime and dolomite ) company. Responsibilities :
The only technical analyst / developer in an IT Team of 35 employees, responsible for 11 business units worldwide.
Development responsibility for all strategic programming, pilot implementation, and interfacing between SAP and external ( shipping ) systems for Lhoist subsidiaries.
Interface development using SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1, providing transparent integration between central SAP system(s) and external system(s), mapping, service integration and ccBPM.
Development of web applications using UI technology Web Dynpro for ABAP
Development of EAI middleware ( both mapping and business process modeling ) using Sterling Commerce GIS ( Gentran Integration Suite ) V4.0, providing business integration between SAP and external system(s).
Assimilation of new SAP technologies, notably in SAP CRM, enhancements to BSP applications, SAP Web AS development ( MVC views / controllers, BSP pages, HTML page fragments, etc. ).
Technical user support via electronic helpdesk system.
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003 Albemarle Europe SPRL
SPOT Team Senior Analyst Programmer
American manufacturer of chemical / pharmaceutical products. Responsibilities :
Responsible for all modifications ( EMA region ) necessary to ensure an error-free upgrade from SAP 3.1 to 4.6C.
Sole developer / point of technical reference for all EMA non-standard SAP development ( ABAP/4, SAPScript / SmartForms ).
Liaison between American mother company and European subsidiary, IT department and key users locally.
Travel to company sites to analyse / correct day-to-day problems in the running of the business in the subsidiaries.
Jun 2000 - Jan 2003 T-Systems NV
IT Consultant
IT consultancy company based in Belgium, part of the Deutsche Telekom group. Customers / projects / functions :
Mar 2001 - Oct 2002 GIB Carrefour / Project NBC ( Implementation SAP Retail 4.6C ) / Technical Consultant POS
Large European hyper / supermarket chain. Responsibilities :
Development responsibility for all Marketing interfaces between SAP and POS systems, inbound and outbound. This encapsulates all development SAP side, ie., client-specific ABAP/4 performing data conversion and IDoc creation.
Development of EAI middleware using SeeBeyond e*Gate 4.1.2 ( monk-based development tool ) to provide interconnectivity between SAP and external system(s).
Complete rewrite of SAP’s Assortment List download interfaces ( WDBI/U/M ). SAP standard offered a transfer time of 100 hours for 10.000 articles in 450 stores; client-specific ABAP/4 program resulted in a 50-fold increase in efficiency / throughput.
Revisit and modify existing interfaces ( SAP / EAI ) in order to increase performance / throughput, given the client’s high data volumes and relatively small transfer time window.
Oct 2000 - Jun 2001 TEC ( Transport en Commun ) / Implementation SAP PM / Developer
Belgian public transport. Responsibilities :
Development of client-specific reports and transactions in the SAP PM environment, providing bus management not present in standard SAP, using ABAP/4, Screen Painter, Menu Painter, dialog programming.
Development in SAPScript of a ‘certificat de passage au contrôle technique’ for each TEC region.
Aug 2000 - Nov 2000 Rodelle / Development SAP SD / Developer
Manufacturer / distributor of luggage. Responsibilities :
Client-specific drill-down reporting in ABAP/4 to provide profit analysis ( linear and scalar ) by salesperson and article turnover follow-up.
Aug 2000 - Sep 2000 Mecar / Development SAP MM / Developer
Munitions manufacturer. Responsibilities :
Modifications to SAP standard avoiding repetitions of the same purchased article as generated by MRP. ABAP/4 and SAPScript used to modify the standard PO.
Aug 2000 - Feb 2001 Etam / Implementation SAP Retail / Team Lead
Company retailing prêt-à-porter garments. Responsibilities :
Produced detailed technical specifications from general functional specifications that the development team could use to create the programs / interfaces.
Internal training / coaching of development team.
Development duties when programming too complex for the development team.
Team responsible for the creation of +/- 75 interfaces between SAP and third-party / external systems.
Jul 2000 - Aug 2000 Siemens Nixdorf / Interface SFS ( Siemens Financial Services ) SAP FI / Developer
Company providing IT services / solutions. Responsibilities :
FI/CO interface of Siemens Financial Services information via batch input to SAP general ledger. ABAP/4, BDC Batch Input Recording used to create the interface.
Jun 1995 - Jun 2000 Gerber Technology SA / NV
Systems Analyst
American manufacturer of CAD / CAM hard / software for the garment industry. Responsibilities :
Internal developer part of the central European team responsible for the successful implementation of SAP 4.0B in a multinational manufacturing company.
Development consultant with over 20 years experience in IT
Fully proficient in SAP, SAP interfacing with third-party systems, SAP Retail, CRM and EAI middleware, SRM interfaces, SAP NetWeaver PI, Web Dynpro and xMII
Working background
Dec 2003 - Lhoist IT
Business Analyst Developer
Belgian IT department of a mining ( lime and dolomite ) company. Responsibilities :
The only technical analyst / developer in an IT Team of 35 employees, responsible for 11 business units worldwide.
Development responsibility for all strategic programming, pilot implementation, and interfacing between SAP and external ( shipping ) systems for Lhoist subsidiaries.
Interface development using SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1, providing transparent integration between central SAP system(s) and external system(s), mapping, service integration and ccBPM.
Development of web applications using UI technology Web Dynpro for ABAP
Development of EAI middleware ( both mapping and business process modeling ) using Sterling Commerce GIS ( Gentran Integration Suite ) V4.0, providing business integration between SAP and external system(s).
Assimilation of new SAP technologies, notably in SAP CRM, enhancements to BSP applications, SAP Web AS development ( MVC views / controllers, BSP pages, HTML page fragments, etc. ).
Technical user support via electronic helpdesk system.
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003 Albemarle Europe SPRL
SPOT Team Senior Analyst Programmer
American manufacturer of chemical / pharmaceutical products. Responsibilities :
Responsible for all modifications ( EMA region ) necessary to ensure an error-free upgrade from SAP 3.1 to 4.6C.
Sole developer / point of technical reference for all EMA non-standard SAP development ( ABAP/4, SAPScript / SmartForms ).
Liaison between American mother company and European subsidiary, IT department and key users locally.
Travel to company sites to analyse / correct day-to-day problems in the running of the business in the subsidiaries.
Jun 2000 - Jan 2003 T-Systems NV
IT Consultant
IT consultancy company based in Belgium, part of the Deutsche Telekom group. Customers / projects / functions :
Mar 2001 - Oct 2002 GIB Carrefour / Project NBC ( Implementation SAP Retail 4.6C ) / Technical Consultant POS
Large European hyper / supermarket chain. Responsibilities :
Development responsibility for all Marketing interfaces between SAP and POS systems, inbound and outbound. This encapsulates all development SAP side, ie., client-specific ABAP/4 performing data conversion and IDoc creation.
Development of EAI middleware using SeeBeyond e*Gate 4.1.2 ( monk-based development tool ) to provide interconnectivity between SAP and external system(s).
Complete rewrite of SAP’s Assortment List download interfaces ( WDBI/U/M ). SAP standard offered a transfer time of 100 hours for 10.000 articles in 450 stores; client-specific ABAP/4 program resulted in a 50-fold increase in efficiency / throughput.
Revisit and modify existing interfaces ( SAP / EAI ) in order to increase performance / throughput, given the client’s high data volumes and relatively small transfer time window.
Oct 2000 - Jun 2001 TEC ( Transport en Commun ) / Implementation SAP PM / Developer
Belgian public transport. Responsibilities :
Development of client-specific reports and transactions in the SAP PM environment, providing bus management not present in standard SAP, using ABAP/4, Screen Painter, Menu Painter, dialog programming.
Development in SAPScript of a ‘certificat de passage au contrôle technique’ for each TEC region.
Aug 2000 - Nov 2000 Rodelle / Development SAP SD / Developer
Manufacturer / distributor of luggage. Responsibilities :
Client-specific drill-down reporting in ABAP/4 to provide profit analysis ( linear and scalar ) by salesperson and article turnover follow-up.
Aug 2000 - Sep 2000 Mecar / Development SAP MM / Developer
Munitions manufacturer. Responsibilities :
Modifications to SAP standard avoiding repetitions of the same purchased article as generated by MRP. ABAP/4 and SAPScript used to modify the standard PO.
Aug 2000 - Feb 2001 Etam / Implementation SAP Retail / Team Lead
Company retailing prêt-à-porter garments. Responsibilities :
Produced detailed technical specifications from general functional specifications that the development team could use to create the programs / interfaces.
Internal training / coaching of development team.
Development duties when programming too complex for the development team.
Team responsible for the creation of +/- 75 interfaces between SAP and third-party / external systems.
Jul 2000 - Aug 2000 Siemens Nixdorf / Interface SFS ( Siemens Financial Services ) SAP FI / Developer
Company providing IT services / solutions. Responsibilities :
FI/CO interface of Siemens Financial Services information via batch input to SAP general ledger. ABAP/4, BDC Batch Input Recording used to create the interface.
Jun 1995 - Jun 2000 Gerber Technology SA / NV
Systems Analyst
American manufacturer of CAD / CAM hard / software for the garment industry. Responsibilities :
Internal developer part of the central European team responsible for the successful implementation of SAP 4.0B in a multinational manufacturing company.
Project history
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Local Availability
Only available in these countries:
Belgium
Time zone CET, available evenings and weekends
