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EPIC
Strategies, LLC |
Eric J. Peterson 11 yrs SAP |
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Summary: |
Over 11 years of consulting experience on full life cycle implementations of the SAP R/3 system specializing in technical integrations using XI, EDI, ALE, and ABAP in the SD/MM arena. Over eight years of EDI/ALE experience covering all areas of SAP-EDI projects including: project management, mapping, configuration, and custom IDoc development. Ten years of ABAP/4 experience includes: Development of conversions and interfaces, reporting, data dictionary, as well as extensive development of custom IDoc interfaces. Experience with ABAP performance tuning and code reviews. Project experience includes scoping and estimating new projects, developing technical project plans, and technical design. Hands-on management experience ranges from team lead to managing a technical practice for a mid-sized consulting firm. SAP certified in Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 and Sales and Distribution as well as ASAP methodology. Primary experience in SD and MM with core experience in Sales Order Processing. Good exposure in other modules including FI, CO, PP, APO, and BW. Strong technical leadership and mentoring capabilities. Unique mix of design, configuration, and development skills. |
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Education: |
Bachelor
of Science, Management Science May 1994 Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, R.B. Pamplin College of Business Option: Computer-Based Decision Support Systems |
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Certifications: |
SAP
Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 SAP
Certified in R/3 3.0 Sales and Distribution ASAP
Certified (Accelerated SAP Methodology) |
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Experience: |
EPIC Strategies, LLC Annapolis,
MD Sep 1998 – Present |
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McCormick & Company, Oct 2001 – Present Assisted McCormick’s in upgrading their legacy systems
to SAP 4.6C. Subsequent phases added more business units and systems. Systems included R/3, BW, and APO. Highlights include: XI Team First phase of the XI implementation involved 40
interfaces between R/3 and several European systems. ·
Helped shape how XI is used at McCormick. Developed templates for documenting
interface requirements and technical specifications. Developed naming conventions for Repository
and Directory objects. ·
Involved in general design of all interfaces for first phase. ·
Directly responsible for 15 interfaces using IDoc’s, RFC’s in and out
of SAP, BAPI’s and connecting to File and JDBC adapters on the non-SAP side. ·
Developed straight maps as well as BPM’s. BPM’s were used for multistep processes, error
handling utilizing alerts, as well as many-to-many mapping. ·
To supplement data missing in original messages, BPM’s would be
utilized to perform RFC’s back to SAP to retrieve additional data before
mapping to external system. ·
Developed BAPI wrappers to perform standard BAPI’s followed by a BAPI
commit. Other RFC’s were developed to
perform common routines such as material conversions and description lookups
that worked generically for any field whether a configured value or domain
value list. ·
Developed JAVA functions to perform additional mapping functions and
re-group data as needed. EDI Team ·
Consulted on general strategy, mapping issues, gap analysis, best practices for Partner administration, cross-reference
tables, and output procedures. ·
Numerous IDoc User Exits, Extensions, and custom IDoc’s. ·
Developed strategy for User Exit for new material matching based on
customer material number and multiple UPC standards. ·
Developed workflow strategy for processing errors utilizing standard
workflow as well as custom functions for Role Resolution based on IDoc
content. ·
Sales Order User Exits to manipulate the incompletion log and
automatically assign contracts based on custom criteria. Invalid materials were identified in the
incompletion log rather than the workflow inbox for easier resolution. ·
Mapping specifications and IDoc User Exits for inbound ORDERS, ORDCHG,
INVOIC, DESADV, ORDRSP, TXTRAW, REQOTE, outbound ORDERS, ORDCHG, ORDRSP, INVOIC,
DESADV, SHPMNT, PRICAT. ·
Developed IDoc function to split ORDERS IDoc’s based on dynamic
criteria. A single IDoc would be split
into multiple IDoc’s grouping similar items in each new IDoc. Any item level IDoc field could be
specified to group similar items, such as item Ship-To. This solved
situations where many IDoc’s needed to be generated for a single 850 message. ·
Developed Utilities to find IDoc’s based on standard searches, IDoc
content, or errors on Status records and then allow for mass Status changes
(such as delete or set for reprocessing) as well as reprocessing via
foreground or background. ·
Setup ALE to move master data between various systems. ·
Integrated SAP with Manugistics Transport
Management System and Demand Management using Vignette as the integration
tool. Utilized IDoc and JDBC adapters
for Vignette mappings. Responsible for
all SAP configuration and User Exits for outbound TPSLOC, TPSDLS, ORDERS, and
Inbound SHIPPL. ABAP Team
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Citgo Petroleum, Aug 2001 – Present Assisted
in upgrading EDI from SAP 3.1 to 4.6C for an Oct 2001 Go-live. ·
Upgraded User Exits for outbound 850 and 810. ·
Switched to Logistical Invoice for inbound 810. Determined configuration to allow posting
of penny differences. ·
Implemented workflow for solving EDI errors. This was not used in 3.1. ·
Implemented outbound 856. New
development included User Exits to gather IS-Oil specific information and
configuring the output determination procedure. ·
Developed course material and trained client personnel on all details
for setting up and maintaining EDI processing on SAP including IDoc basics,
partner profiles, configuration, EDI function modules, and data flow within
SAP. |
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Hughes Network Systems, Mar 2000 – Oct 2001 EDI
Project Lead. Responsible for
implementing all EDI transactions on SAP for Hughes from defining scope,
project planning, gathering requirements, configuring SAP, mapping to X.12,
managing map development, developing User Exits, and training client
personnel. Lead both the SAP and
Translator development teams. ·
Phase 1: SD transactions 850, 860, 810, 856. Several User Exits developed including
modifying the 850 to create Sales Orders with reference to Contracts via a
User Exit. ·
Phase 2: 4.6 Upgrade and MM transactions 830, 850, 860, 855, 856. Customized 855 to work against Schedule
Agreements. ·
Developed EDI partner guidelines using Edifecs
SpecBuilder tool. · ABAP BAPI and function module programming to integrate E-commerce applications with Haht. Haht application provided sales and shipping status to external customers via the Internet. · Configured ALE to send data between various development and testing clients. · Performed code reviews and performance tuning on custom developed ABAP reports. Reviewed and tuned top 10 programs identified by SAP Early Watch as inefficient. · Assisted ABAP team with developing various SD, MM, and FI reports. · Developed course material and trained Sales and Materials Management end users (Inside Sales Reps and Buyers) on EDI functionality including workflow and processing of EDI enabled transactions. |
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Tultex, Aug 1999 – Dec 1999 EDI
consulting for a vertically integrated apparel manufacturer. Consulted in a Post Go-Live environment on
EDI and ABAP fixes. Client was having
difficulty with a large amount of custom development. Evaluated and implemented improvements in
the EDI process to enhance performance and bring them closer to SAP
standards. |
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Kirby Risk, Nov 1998 – Jun 1999 Lead EDI
consultant for an SAP run ASAP implementation for an electrical supply
distribution and manufacturing company.
Implemented over 12 EDI messages in multiple variations on a 4.0b
system with Harbinger on an NT/SQL platform.
Responsible for: ·
Defining scope of EDI implementation, developing project plan, and
staffing requirements. ·
Defining transaction requirements, X.12 to IDOC mapping, configuring
SAP, and developing User Exits and new function modules for custom
requirements. ·
Inbound messages included 810, 830, 840, 850, 855, 862, 864, 866 ·
Outbound messages included 810, 843, 850, 856, 857 ·
Training of client personnel on EDI development. ·
ABAP development of IDoc interfaces including: new interfaces for 810,
866, and routing 850s and 830s to reports; User Exits utilized for 830, 850
in, 850 out, 810, 855, and 856; and several ABAP utilities and reports for
EDI. ·
Assisted ABAP team with development including reports, User Exits, and
BDC programs. ·
Configuration of ALE to move data between development and testing
systems. |
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The INC Group, Inc., SAP Practice, Manager Silver
Spring, MD Dec 1996 – Sep 1998 |
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INC Group Technical Manager, May 1998 – Sep 1998 Technical
Solutions Manager for the INC Group’s SAP Operations. 1. Perform technical analysis,
scoping, preliminary time estimates, and project plan. 2. Staff project with appropriate
development team. 3. Document development process,
methodology, and standards. 4. Oversee project progress and QA. ABAP
staff was split between an onsite and a remote development team at the INC
Technical Center. Responsibilities included: ·
Staffing and development of approximately 50 technical staff members. ·
Performing technical interviews all new ABAP developers. ·
Direct involvement on multiple accounts on ALE/EDI configuration. ·
Guiding clients in their development process. During my last year at INC, several of the jobs listed were concurrent. In addition to my hands-on management responsibilities, I also worked on ABAP development and technical design at multiple clients. As projects were ongoing, I would visit each for a few weeks at a time to do QA and assist the project on their technical development. ·
Developing ABAP reports and interfaces onsite and remotely at INC
Group Technical Center. ·
Performing code reviews and modifying code for performance
improvements. |
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INC Group Technical and Training
Center, Dec 1997 – Sep 1998 Operations Manager for the INC Group Technical and
Training Center. ·
Opening and operating a new technical center to support remote
development services and internal/external training for ERP software. ·
Developing the technology infrastructure to support SAP services and
training. ·
Recruiting and marketing. ·
Installation of an R/3 3.1G system on NT 4.0 / SQL Server 6.5. |
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IBM Global Services, Apr 1997 - Mar 1998 Provided ABAP/4 and EDI programming services to the IBM PC
Company to support two multinational projects. Tasks included: ·
Development of a custom EDI function module to handle inbound
Quotations. ·
Enhancement of SAP delivered EDI functions via User Exits. ·
ABAP development, production support and performance tuning services. |
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Allegiance Healthcare, Dec 1996 - Mar 1997 Provided ABAP/4 and EDI IDOC programming services to a
major medical products company. Tasks
included: ·
Development and testing of interface programs, including customized
EDI functional modules and BDC interfaces. |
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Ernst & Young LLP, SAP Practice, Senior Consultant Philadelphia, PA
Jun 1994 - Nov 1996 |
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Amoco, May 1996 - Nov 1996 Lead technical developer responsible for design and
development of conversions, on-line programs, and reports for Amoco’s Shared
Services implementation of MM, Purchasing, and PM. Tasks included: ·
Served as a mentor for new developers.
Responsible for reviewing designs and code of other team members. |
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Unisource, Aug 1994 - Apr 1996 Involved in several areas throughout the full life cycle
of an R/3 implementation for this Fortune 200 distribution company. |
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Sales
& Distribution Application Development Team ·
ABAP/4 programmer responsible for requirements analysis, design, and
development for several ABAP/4 programming efforts. Solution
Implementation Team ·
Requirements analysis, design and development of Lotus Notes
Applications to support SAP application development and integration testing. ·
Developed an on-line Windows help system which included user
procedures, business policies, and glossary terms to supplement SAP Help
which could be accessed from the SAP R/3 menu. Training Development Team ·
Worked on developing a training plan which included mapping jobs to
skills required, developing curriculum paths, writing course descriptions,
and developing tools and templates to standardize documentation |
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Pennsylvania
Army National Guard
HHC 1/111th Infantry(Mech), 28th Division Norristown,
PA June 1994 - July 1997 Virginia
Army National Guard
Co B 1/116th Infantry(Light), 29th Division Christiansburg,
VA July 1991 - June 1994 |
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SAP
Training: |
TBIT40/ TBIT44 |
2005 – XI
3.0 Fundamentals, Mapping, Adapters, and Business Process Management; 2 week
course. Certified February 2005 |
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SAP Tech Ed |
Regular
attendee of SAP’s Technical Education Conference
1997, 2001, 2002, and 2003. |
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BC404 |
2001 - ABAP Objects; 3 day course |
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CA910 |
1998 - Application Link Enabling
(ALE); 3 day course |
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WB915 |
1997 - AcceleratedSAP
Roadmap; 2 day course. |
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Partner Academy - R/3 3.0 Sales and Distribution; 5 week
course. Certified May 1996 |
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JSB25 |
1995 - ABAP Programming; 2 week
training course. |
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JSL10 |
1995 - Logistics: Sales and
Distribution, Materials Management, Financial Accounting Overview; 2 week
training course. |
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Honors: |
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America 1988 |
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