03/09/2023 updated

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Senior Lead Consultant - SAP Data Migration - Experience of 17+ Years

Coimbatore, India
Only remote
Bachelor of Engineering
Coimbatore, India
Only remote
Bachelor of Engineering

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CV - Bala Nagesh Srinivasan

Mergers and AcquisitionsTechnical SupportAutomationAutomotive IndustryCustomer Relationship ManagementBusiness AnalysisData ManagementData MigrationDiversity AwarenessFunctional DesignRecruitmentManufacturingProject ManagementProduct DesignRequirements AnalysisResource ManagementSAP ApplicationsSAP HANASoftware EngineeringStakeholder ManagementTask ManagementTechnical WritingsSAP DevelopmentTestingCoordinatingPackaging and Processing DutiesCarve-OutTeam-workingCoaching and MentoringTeam ManagementProject DeliveryOffshore Work
Overall, 17 years of IT experience in data migration solutions, execution, and management for S/4HANA Implementations, Carve-outs & Mergers, and Rollout projects, which include requirement gathering, design & development, testing, cutover management, and support. 

Experience in delivering SAP data migration projects with a key focus on S/4HANA implementation, Carve-Out & Merger, Rollouts, and Migration as a Factory Model. 

A keen planner with expertise in coordinating projects activities and ensuring the delivery of projects within the time, quality & cost parameter 
o Led Implementation & Roll-out Projects in the Automotive, Manufacturing, and Packaging industries across Germany, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and North America 
o Successfully led parallel execution of critical carve-out projects 

Proven skills in executing SAP Carve-Out & Merger projects entailing Concept Realization, Application Development, Data Migration, Testing, and Post-Implementation Support.

Experienced in setting-up Factory Models and headed operations as Factory Lead for creating Migration Factory - a central agency responsible to define, refining & standardize the complete methodology of data migration. 

Team Leader with capabilities in managing teams for both onsite and offshore models and assigning developments, reviewing technical specifications and code; imparted training in SAP data migration and core development.

Expertise in Project Management, Product Development, and SAP Data Management solutions. 

Strong skills in stakeholder management; coordinated with external IT vendors including recruitment, resource planning, task allocation, time-sheet management & billing. 

A Customer-Centric Professional with abilities in custom designing IT solutions & motivating team members to maintain deliverables as per SLAs negotiated with clients.

Comfortable working in a global, multicultural, and teamwork environment in coordination with Business Users, Functional and Technical SAP Development Teams.

Notable success in suggesting SAP technology-based solutions for enhancing the functional efficiency of the organization at the lowest cost.

Core Competencies: S/4HANA Data Migration, SAP Carve-out & Mergers, Data Migration Management, Cutover Management, Business Analysis, Functional Specifications, Design & Development, Product Development /Automation, Planning /Tracking /Reporting, Client Relationship Management, and Team Management/Trainings.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2018

Languages

EnglishFluent

Project history

Project Lead and Senior Lead – Data Migration and Cut Over - S/4HANA Implementation

Automotive & Vehicle Manufacturing

ï‚· Leading a team of 35 members working both from onsite & offshore
ï‚· Formulated project proposals, migration concept documents, quality audit reports, resource plan,s and cost estimate
ï‚· Managed clients through project tracking, status review, milestone tracking, and migration planning
ï‚· Executed: o Workshops for Requirement elicitation for development, data migration, and functional
o Migration rule workshop with process experts and consultants
o Migration system architecture and landscape ï‚· Gathered requirements from cross module team and build technical concepts for migration technical developments/tools
ï‚· Execution of test, dry run, and production migration runs and cutover management.

Solution Architect and Lead – Data Migration and Cut Over - SAP Carve-Out Projects

ï‚· Time-critical assignment of executing 2 parallel projects for the carve-out of different product lines
ï‚· Led a team of 25 members working both from onsite & offshore
ï‚· Formulated project proposals, technical concept documents, quality audit reports, resource plan,s and cost estimate
ï‚· Executed:
o Workshops for Requirement elicitation, Reusability optimization, Externalization, and Central support
o Migration rule workshop with process experts and consultants
o Lessons learned sessions during each integration test cycle
ï‚· Gathered requirements from cross module team and build technical concepts for migration technical developments/tools
ï‚· Execution of test, dry run, and production migration runs and cutover management.
ï‚· Coordinated with teams from the project, client, and buyer to prepare the master cutover plan and execute it as per the same

Solution Architect and Technical Lead – Data Migration - S/4 HANA Journey – Tool Evaluation and Pilot Implementation

Bosch Drives & Control Division
ï‚· Managed a project team of 20 resources from different technology, functional, and process areas
ï‚· Headed technical management functions including planning, effort estimation, and resource deployment for timely execution & delivery
ï‚· Coordinated technical development including gathering functional requirements, supporting technical quality audits, and ensuring on-time delivery
ï‚· Interfaced with clients through project tracking, bi-weekly status review, milestone tracking, and migration planning
ï‚· Organized workshop with Process Experts, Product owners, Business Heads, and other stakeholders to evaluate different tools and recommend a blueprint for pilot implementation

Project Lead and Technical Lead – Data Migration - SAP Company Merge Project

Bosch
ï‚· Led a team of 25 members working both from onsite & offshore for bidding and implementation
ï‚· Collaborated with business and process team for business case development and requirement elicitation
ï‚· Worked with cross-functional departments, and functional and technical consultants for solutions and concepts.
ï‚· Coordinated functional and integration testing for test and production iterations
ï‚· Done project tracking, weekly status review, milestone tracking, and status reported to all stakeholders
ï‚· Developed mitigation plan for risks/ issues related to the project timeline, resources, or quality

Technical Lead and Consultant - Data Migration and Development - SAP ECC Template rollout for Multiple Global Locations and Multi Divisions

Bosch Security System Division
ï‚· Led a technical team of 15 members in data migration and development
ï‚· Participated in the migration concept workshop and prepared technical strategy document
ï‚· Organized migration kick-off meeting for the entire project team
ï‚· Liaised with a cross-functional team in understanding the scope of migration and prepared the object list, dependencies, and field mapping templates for the project.
ï‚· Interfaced with the technical team for developing data conversion programs required for uploading data from Legacy to the SAP target system.
ï‚· Tracked the migration status and generated the daily migration status report for the project management team ï‚· Involved in technical developments for building the complex migration tools
ï‚· Prepared the time-based cutover scripts for dark phase activities
ï‚· Provided support for the smooth stabilization after the go-live
ï‚· Involved in the migration of master data and transaction data.

Technical Project Lead for MDM Product Development

ï‚· Led a project team of 25 resources from areas of development, functional consulting, process consulting, BASIS, and Authorization
ï‚· Collaboratively worked with the business team and external consultants for scope preparation and finalization
ï‚· Developed project plan, conducted regular status meetings, activity tracking, and reporting to the project team
ï‚· Prepared cut-over activities during go-live and for pilot rollouts
ï‚· Managed tasks with external IT vendors
ï‚· Extensively worked in post-go-live support and stabilization

Technical Consultant and Technical Lead - Data Migration - SAP ECC Rollout Project

Computer Sciences Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
ï‚· Defined SoW, cost, and effort estimation for the project
ï‚· Participated in the migration concept workshop and prepared technical strategy document
ï‚· Organized migration kick-off meeting for the entire project team
ï‚· Liaised with a cross-functional team in understanding the scope of migration and prepared the object list, dependencies, and field mapping templates for the project.
ï‚· Interfaced with the technical team for developing data conversion programs required for uploading data from Legacy to the SAP target system.
ï‚· Tracked the migration status and generated the daily migration status report for the project management team
ï‚· Involved in technical developments for building the complex migration tools
ï‚· Prepared the time-based cutover scripts for dark phase activities
ï‚· Provided support for the smooth stabilization after the go-live
ï‚· Involved in the migration of master data and transaction data.

Technical Consultant and Technical Lead - SAP Support Project

Satyam Computer Services Limited
ï‚· SAP Technical Consultant for development and support projects for CSC North America operations
ï‚· Managed ABAP development (RICEF) for core modules like MM and SD
ï‚· Designed and developed technical specifications for RICEFW objects, and estimates for change requests
ï‚· Coordinated offshore development and testing activities.
ï‚· Developed interface and migration programs for critical transactional processes
ï‚· Created custom RFCs for developments like customer & vendor master
ï‚· Worked on complex enhancement using BADI in the SD module
ï‚· Generated ALV reports, Dictionary objects, Enhancement Spots, and Conversion Programs

Technical Consultant - SAP Development

Satyam Computer Services Limited
ï‚· Led core technical developments (RICEF) in MM, SD, and FI modules
ï‚· Issued technical documents and unit test cases for development
ï‚· Released the delivery documents for each development object along with the quality checklist.
ï‚· Prepared quality documentation and code review checklist

Certificates

PMP

Project Management Institute

2022

SNP Crystal Bridge

SNP

2015


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