Dear
re: Bilingual CS-03 requesting permanent lateral transfer or assignment to
finance team
If I may introduce myself as someone who can not only contribute to analysis, audit and design
but can actually build the tools, improve the process and assist a team in realizing the solution.
Qualifications in Industrial Engineering, Management Accounting and Information Systems
evidence an enduring interest in productivity, both for the efficient use of government resources
and the careful use of natural resources. Information Systems are an important tool to achieve
these objectives.
I am currently employed as a CS-03 Senior Technical Specialist at CIDA with extensive
experience in enterprise systems and eliciting requirements for custom development and
reporting as an independent consultant in both the public and private sectors.
Following is some of the work that I have recently been involved with at CIDA. Also included is a
recap of my education and certifications.
I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss a potential fit within your organization at your
convenience.
Sincerely,
Willem Fourie
(insert your office phone #)
Thank you very much for having the courage to address the problem rather than hoping
it collapses in someone else's term.
Bilingual CS-03 Requesting Permanent Lateral Transfer or Assignment
May I enquire about the possibility of contributing to FI/FM, performance measurement or
business intelligence in your team ?
I am currently employed as a CS-03 Senior Technical Specialist at CIDA, and have decades of
experience working with enterprise systems and eliciting requirements for custom development
and reporting as an independent consultant in both the public and private sectors. I am also an
experienced ABAP programmer.
Following is some of the work that I have recently been involved with at CIDA. I have also
included a recap of my education and certifications. Currently completing the CMA Ontario
exams.
I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss a potential fit within your organization at your
convenience.
Sincerely,
Willem Fourie
(insert your office phone #)
Education
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CMA, Institute of Management Accounting
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B.Com (Information Systems, Economics)
Diploma (Industrial Engineering)
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Currently attending CMA Ontario's Accelerated Program
Certificates
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SAP FI, CO, BW , ABAP
IBM Cognos
OMG UML
Expired:
ISP (CIPS); CISA (ISACA); PMP (PMI);
CPIM (APICS); CNE (Novell); ACE (SCO UNIX); DBO (Oracle)
Security clearance
Secret
Language profile
CBB
Current position
Indeterminate Senior Technical Specialist (CS-03) at CIDA having worked on:
1. Projects
 Results Based Management (RBM)
 ERP6 Upgrade
 Unicode conversion
 IFMS Core Release Upgrade Project (ICRUP)
 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)
 Web-Based Project Self Service (PSS)
 Creditor Reporting System (CRS)
 Afghanistan Task Force (ATF)
2. Presentations / initiatives
 Design template for WDA development using MVC
 Lean diagrammation for custom development in SAP
 Development conventions and naming standards
 Introduction to SAP BW using project budgeting
 Improving quality and reducing maintenance of development projects
3. More than 50 Service Requests
Prior to CIDA
Consultant to both GOC and private companies
POSITION
CLIENT
DURATION
Technical Specialist - SAP ABAP IDOC, Interface,
Legacy System, Migration Workbench
Arcelor Mittal
08/2008 – 11/2008
Technical Specialist - SAP ABAP / BI (SD, SRM)
Telus
10/2007 – 05/2008
Technical Specialist - SAP ABAP (HR, FI, BSP)
Canadian International
Development Agency
08/2007 – 09/2008
Technical Specialist - SAP ABAP (FI reporting and Heritage Canada
Fees application)
06/2007 – 08/2007
Technical Specialist - SAP ABAP (FI Interfacing)
Citizenship & Immigration 04/2006 – 05/2007
Canada
Technical Specialist - ABAP (FI, CO, HR, PM)
Revenue Canada
09/2006 – 03/2007
Stock Trader - C/Perl (Online derivatives trading Stock Trader
system)
03/2006 – 08/2006
Technical Specialist - BASIS BW ABAP (HR, Aramco
CO/HCM)
04/2004 – 02/2006
Technical Specialist - ABAP (CO, PP)
Fenclo
03/2004 – 03/2004
Technical Specialist - Help Desk Ticket
Development - BSP
ViaSupport
11/2003 – 02/2004
Technical Specialist - BASIS BW ABAP (MM, SM, Sony
APO)
02/2003 – 10/2003
Technical Specialist - BW
Procter & Gamble
01/2003 – 01/2003
Developer - PHP/DHTML (Change Management)
ERPWorkshop
01/2002 – 12/2002
Technical Specialist - BW ABAP
Canada Post
10/2001 – 12/2001
Technical Specialist - BW BASIS ABAP
CN Rail
02/2001 – 09/2001
Technical Specialist - ABAP (FI, HR)
Revenue Canada
01/2001 – 01/2001
Tech Lead Implementation - (BASIS and ABAP)
N S Health Region
10/2000 – 12/2000
ABAP (Upgrade)
Siemens
08/2000 – 09/2000
Security/BASIS
Sobeys
06/2000 – 07/2000
BASIS Security ABAP
Revenue Canada
09/1999 – 04/2000
Consultant
BASIS ABAP ITS
Security ABAP
BASIS ABAP
BASIS Security
ABAP/BASIS
ABAP/BASIS
BASIS Security
BASIS
RSI realtime for
ATi Techno
COMDEV
Gustin Kramer
ATi Techno
Clearnet
Moen
Clearnet
Formet Industries
02/1997 – 08/1999
Stock Trader - Derivatives trading
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Project Manager
CCMA
10/1996 – 12/1996
Systems Manager
Sanlam Properties
05/1995 – 09/1996
IT Manager
Auto Cable Industries
03/1994 – 04/1995
Systems Manager
Pharma Natura
04/1992 – 02/1994
Programmer/Analyst
Total Computer
01/1991 – 02/1992
Programmer/Networks
SA Data Assist
07/1987 – 11/1990
Programmer
Bizcom
01/1985 – 07/1987
Production Manager
Sponge Metal Industries
10/1983 – 12/1984
Production Technician
YSKOR
08/1980 – 09/1983
Articled Clerk
RF Levy & Co
06/1979 – 07/1980
My objective is to assist management achieve their goals and simplify reporting
requirements by providing opportunities to utilize the wealth of information available to
government. With two decades of experience in enterprise systems, development and
reporting and certifications in SAP BW and Cognos, I believe I have the knowledge,
experience and expertise required to assist in this regard.
BW Experience
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Enhancements to and custom extractors
Process chains / load utils / interfacing
Routines for update and transfer rules
Custom Infoproviders
Reconciliation utilities
Enhancement / Exits
Bex, reporting and distribution
Sites
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3.
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6.
CIDA – Promoting SAP BW to Corporate Reporting, prototyping Cognos on BW
Saudi Aramco – HR project, reporting, reconciliation, maintenance (AlBilad)
Sony Canada – BW Consultant, extraction to reporting (TL Onyx)
Canada Post – Tech support to BW, ETL, ABAP, Scheduling, Security, Reporting (Accenture)
P&G – Support on miscellaneous BW problems (SAP)
CNRail – Hands-on full implementation (Accenture)
Projects at CIDA
1. IFMS Core Release Upgrade Project (ICRUP)
The purpose of this project is to align CIDA’s Material Management Module with the
IFMS Program Office CORE Footprint.
At CIDA, the SAP-MM module is currently customized to a degree (at least
30%) where system maintenance is now expensive and responding to new
business requirements is becoming very difficult.
(Provides some links on how it helps reporting)
Logistics system simplification (LSS) / Transformation for results (T4R)
The purpose of the T4R-ESM project is to modify the Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) to incorporate Transformation for Results (T4R) related organizational
structure changes, from both a Financial and Human Resources perspective.
What are you doing? How it support management information and Links to
reporting?
2. Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)
WEB screens within projects or programs that need to be populated according to
the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA). Project Officers, Environment
Specialists and the Environmental Integration Unit have specific fields for which they
are responsible. This allows management to quickly and easily meet reporting
requirements for the CEAA.
3. Web-Based Project Self Service (PSS)
PSS is a response to chronic, project coding quality issues in each branch and the
resulting effect on Agency reporting. A systems approach has been adopted to
simplify the project management process and improve project data quality and
reporting. Using a “web based” portal, PSS aims to eliminate the complexities of
navigating the current SAP PS Module.
Project Self Service (PSS) will be released to all project officers in the Agency and
has been designed to (1) streamline core elements of SAP project management, (2)
simplify & improve coding and is expected to (3) improve the accuracy of our reports.
ng a “web based” portal PSS aims to eliminate the complexities of navigating the
current SAP PS Module.
4. Creditor Reporting System (CRS)
The CRS++ is to implement a solution that will help CIDA meet its international
(OECD-DAC) and domestic (ODA Accountability Act) reporting requirements on
Official Development Assistance by addressing reporting issues of data quality and
timeliness through one integrated process.
5. Afghanistan Task Force (ATF)
Aligned with Canada’s whole-of-government approach, CIDA will deliver
development assistance in partnership with DFAIT, DND, and other departments to
advance Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. Canada is concentrating its development
efforts in Kandahar province by increasing its aid and development programming,
and focusing on three signature projects. In addition, decentralizing staff and
delegating authorities to the field will increase effectiveness. Equality between
women and men, and environmental sustainability are crosscutting themes in all
CIDA programming in Afghanistan. Communication of results will involve closely
monitoring and reporting on progress against six key priorities, established
benchmarks, and associated targets on a quarterly basis to Parliament.
6. Results Based Management (RBM)
During the 1990s, many of the OECD countries have undertaken extensive public
sector reforms in response to economic, social and political pressures.
A central feature of the reforms has been the emphasis on improving performance;
that is, on ensuring that government activities achieve desired results. Performance
management, also referred to as results based management, can be defined as a
broad management strategy aimed at achieving important changes in the way
government agencies operate, with improving performance (achieving better results)
as the central orientation.
7. Conversion to Unicode
8. ERP6 Upgrade
Presentations at CIDA
1. Lean diagrammation – a proposed methodology for custom development using the
ABAP workbench
2. Introducing SAP BW to the Corporate Reporting
3. An introduction to tools available to enhance quality of development
4. Conventions for development in WDA
5. Object naming conventions
6. Project Charter – Integrated development WDA:Adobe
Service Requests at CIDA
Date
Service request
2007.12.14 SR4305 - S_AHR_61015508 reproductions ( SR4320)
2009.03.24 SR4546: ATF
2009.03.25 SR4569 CRS++ Channels of Delivery
2009.03.25 SR4546 PS - ATF Results Rpt Extensions to SAP Rpt module
2009.03.25 SR4569 PS CRS++
2009.03.26 SR4546 ATF za_fstcper
2009.03.26 SR4546 ATF Maintenance cluster
2009.04.02 SR4569 CRS++ (TC, POLMKR, COD)
2009.04.08 SR4539 Branch in PO
2009.04.14 SR4539 LSS T4R Branch & Division
2009.04.14 SR4549 Materials Management Contracts Disclosure report
2009.04.14 SR4549 Materials Management Contracts Disclosure report
2009.04.15 SR4539 ZA_MM_T4R_BRANCH_PO_HEADER
2009.04.15 SR4539 ZA_MM_T4R_BRANCH_CONVERSION
2009.04.15 SR4539 LSS T4R Branch & Division
2009.04.16 SR4569 Themes to policy marker conversion program
2009.04.16 SR4546 CRS - Policy marker report
2009.04.16 SR4539 ZA_MM_T4R_BRANCH_PO_HEADER
2009.04.17 SR4401 Remove type 80
2009.04.17 SR4569 CRS - Policy marker report
2009.04.20 SR4482 CEAA Equivalency
2009.04.21 SR4569 CRS - Policy marker report - duplicate status
2009.04.21 SR4569 CRS - Policy marker title in browser (text only)
2009.04.22 SR0000 Clean up WBS orphans on custom tables
2009.04.23 SR4569 CRS - TC text max/min
2009.04.28 SR4539 D001 Display/Change of Branch/Div on PO
2009.04.30 SR4539 D002 PIDs for Branch /& Division (ZBR & ZDV)
2009.04.30 SR4539 D0011 No carry forward on create
2009.04.30 SR4539 D0014 Enter plant 3000 if initial
2009.05.05 SR4539 D0016 Save empty Branch & Division
2009.05.05 SR4539 D0015 Clear Branch & Division if EBELN is initial
2009.05.05 SR4641 T4R - SVP Geo - 5 nouveaux centres financiers dans la
2009.05.05 SR4642 T4R CPB CREATION OF NEW FUND CENTERS
2009.05.11 SR4539 D0018 ME52N overwrites WERKS and EKORG with 3000
2009.05.12 SR4539 D0019 Carry forward on Branch and Division from ME21N
2009.05.13 SR4549 MM MANDATORY HEADER FIELD (DEADLINE)
2009.05.14 SR4539 D0020 Convert plant to 3000
2009.05.14 SR4539 D0021 Convert WERKS to 3000 on contracts
2009.05.21 SR4505 Reconciling Free Balance with Project Budget Commitme
2009.05.21 SR4539 D0024 LSS/T4R Texts for Branch/Div BAdI check
2009.05.22 SR4539 D0025 WERKS 3000 on new line existing req
2009.05.27 SR4539 D0026 EKORG 3000 on new line existing req
2009.06.04 SR4539 D0029 ME21N / ME22N populate WERKS and EKORG
2009.06.09 SR4619 Workforce and Paylist
2009.06.16 SR0000 Check cost centre 3000
2009.07.02 SR4619 LSS T4R ZAHR_WORKFORCE columns
2009.07.08 SR4678 Read 9002 to include appointment date
2009.07.09 SR4668 Correct ATF and Geo
2009.07.15 SR4668 Log "Others" CCentres
2009.07.16 SR4528 WBS Level 2 Authorisation
2009.07.16 SR4666 Select range for JEST-STAT
2009.07.24 SR0000 PS ATF reporting fact table
2009.07.24 SR4663 CRS++ stabilization
2009.07.27 SR0000 SSL ABAP services
2009.07.28 SR4574 - Prevent deletion of DAC codes
2009.07.31 SR4374 ZAHRBACKUP Date to backup
2009.08.19 SR0000 Authorisation object for contracts
2009.08.21 SR4658 Delivery Mechanism PBAS
2009.08.25 SR4647 Error on inactive Br / Dv (*)
2009.09.02 SR4098 HR Configurable menu
2009.09.09 SR4663 Enlever " de za_outname avant affichage
2009.09.14 SR4713 centre de coût 1491sous HRB
2009.09.18 SR5467 Rapport Trimestriel SAP pour la gestion des DSs
2009.11.17 SR4709 HR-PA Correction au "Term employee report"
2009.11.18 SR4482 CEAA Equivalency - vendor page failure in portal