Matheswaran Thangavelu SAP CRM/C4C/Hybris Marketing/ABAP/ Mid-level assignments in Project Management Exposure in executing life-cycle development projects as a Consultant; aiming for managing mid-level assignments in within SAP Domain; aspiring to receive a platform to polish the technical/functional/leadership skills tmatheswaran@yahoo.com +971 56 390 8183 Profile Summary An SAP certified Professional with over 5.5 years of experience in SAP CRM & 1+ years in SAP C4C Currently associated with Mindtree Ltd., India & Dubai as Project Lead Possess over 3 years of overseas experience Comprehensive experience in SAP CRM, SAP C4C, SAP Hybris Marketing & SAP ABAP, Functional & Technical Consultation involving Configuration, Customization, Development and Client Interaction Excelled in SAP CRM 7.0 Implementation (3 full cycle), SAP CRM – C4C Integration, Support, Upgrade & Consulting assignments and Pre-Sales activities Sterling working knowledge in Sales, Marketing, and Service modules of SAP CRM, SAP CRM Web Client Customizing & Development, ABAP/4 Programming, SAP Cloud for Customer – Sales & Social Engagement and SAP Cloud Applications Studio Possess both functional and technical expertise in SAP with hands on experience in managing the entire gamut of SAP CRM/C4C as a Project Lead; developing, documenting and implementing all configuration changes for the SAP Modules; configuring the various modules and assignments to the overall structure Skilled in analyzing and interpreting business processes identified & verified with key business representatives and documenting them as part of the Business Blueprint document; insightful in preparing Functional & Technical specification documents An ardent analyst with a flair for adapting quickly to dynamic business environments and resolving complex business issues; deft in interacting with clients, understanding current business processes, gathering new business user requirements and mapping them into SAP Products Analytical and quality-oriented professional with an eye for detail; Possess well-honed Team Management and Mentoring skills with expertise in leading teams in distributed delivery SAP projects & Onsite/Offshore coordination Education 2010 B.E. in Electrical & Electronics from Anna University, Chennai with 87.2% Area of Excellence SAP CRM Functional SAP CRM Technical SAP C4C Implementation SAP C4C Integration SAP Cloud Applications Studio SAP ABAP Project Coordination/Consultation Team Management Design & Development Career Highlights Expertise in configurations related to Transaction Launcher, AET, Status Management, Transactions, Survey Suite, Multilevel Categorization, Rule & Alert Modeler for IC, UI Framework, Partner Processing, Catalogs, Codes & Profiles, Action Profiles & Actions, Business Partner, IC Web Client and UI Configuration tools Implemented/Configured the system single handed - Business Transaction Archival, ERMS, Computer Telephony Integration, Social Media Integration, C4C Implementation & CRM – C4C Integration using HCI Efficiently managed SAP CRM system upgrade from EHP 1 to EHP 3 with very minimal post go-live issues Independently assessed a federal financial authority’s current technology strategy, platform, and business processes and evaluated its alignment to the business needs Architected a solution using SAP UI5 & Fiori Framework which when delivered to the end users resulted in business agility through availability on any device & for any platform & increased user productivity through increased flexibility, openness and pixel perfect design Master Data Upload/Migration using LSMW or custom programs involving different BAPIs. Successfully delivered a completely custom solution involving various platforms, for performing Inspection on various types of residential/commercial properties on time and budget. Recipient of Infosys’ SPOT Award in 2012 for outstanding performance in the project, competing other members in the team Received Pillar Award in 2014 and 2015 – Award for Nurturing, recognizing and showcasing the Top 5% of high performers of Mindtree across all locations and geographies Work Experience Since Dec’12 with Mindtree Ltd., India & Dubai as Project Lead Jul’10 – Dec’12 with Infosys Ltd - India as Sr. System Engineer Key Result Areas: Project Management Gained exposure in management of lifecycle of SAP systems encompassing designing, sizing, setup, configuration, maintenance and support of SAP landscapes; proficiency in functionality and business process of service management and providing acceptable level of support to users in coordination with other vendors. Acquainted with project planning in mapping requirements of clients as well as different stakeholders, partners, service providers, sub-contractors, business units; an effective leader with abilities in training & motivating teams to maintain deliverables as per the SLA as well as identifying factors critical in SAP functions. CRM Functional Marketing: Marketing Plans, Campaigns, Survey Processing, Lead Management, Segmentation, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Engagement and Loyalty Management Sales: Account & contact management, Activity management, Opportunity management, Quotation & order management, Organizational management, Territory management, Product Master and Pricing & Sales analytics Service: IBASE Management, Service Request, Knowledge Management, Service Order Management, Service Level Agreement and Service Analytics Performing Middleware related configurations & developments Handling data transfer from R/3 to CRM; non SAP system to CRM; CRM to C4C and vice versa performing Initial Load, Delta Load and request Load Monitoring, analyzing & fixing issues in case of Bdocs & IDocs C4C Functional Configuring the C4C tenant to manage business processes including sales, marketing & social engagement Extending Standard integration scenarios Demonstrating & Configuring reporting capabilities of C4C Hybris Marketing RDS activation of SAP Hybris Marketing Solution CRM/C4C Technical & ABAP Undertaking activities related to Web UI customizations & developments and BOL programming Performing data transfer using inbound and outbound interfaces – Synchronous and Asynchronous Creating ODATA services & have done numerous RICEF developments, Enhancements and BADI implementations. Preparing Data Dictionary objects like tables, structures, views, lock objects, search helps, data elements and domains Developing Master Data Upload/Migration programs using different BAPIs Worked on the development/modification of custom solutions involving Reports, Module Pool Programming, Workflows, WebDynPro, SMARTFORMS, Adobe forms and SAP BI-ABAP Precise Expertise in ABAP/4 tools (Menu painter, Debugging tools, SQL Trace and Performance tuning). SAP Cloud Applications Studio: Extending the Standard Business Objects, Creating new report, based on the data source, via Key User Tools Certifications Completed certifications in o Programming in C valid from Aug 2007 o Programming Using C++ valid from Feb 2008 o Developing Enterprise Applications & Web Services Using J2EE Technologies valid from July 2009 o Introduction to Software Development on SAP HANA valid from July 2013 o SAP Certified Application Associate - CRM Fundamentals with SAP CRM 7.0 EHP1 valid from Nov 2013 o Creating Business Value with User Experience valid from Jun 2015 o Application Development for SAP Business By Design valid from July 2015 o Experience SAP Cloud for Customer valid from Oct 2015 Attended trainings on: o SAP CRM Web UI - Internal Training at Infosys in 2011 o Introduction to Software Development on SAP HANA at OpenSAP in 2013 o Creating Business Value with User Experience at OpenSAP in 2015 o SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA in a Nutshell at OpenSAP in 2015 o Experience SAP Cloud for Customer at OpenSAP in 2015 Trainings IT Skills SAP CRM 7.0 EHP1 & EHP3; SAP C4C; SAP Hybris Marketing SAP ECC 6.0 EHP7 Personal Details Date of Birth: Languages Known: Visa Status: 19th May 1989 English and Tamil UAE Resident/Free Zone Please refer the Annexure for Project Details Annexure Project Details Project 1 Customer Name Description SAP CRM - Support Aug 13 – Till Date wasl LLC - UAE wasl is a Real Estate company which is into the business of Leasing, Construction of Buildings and Facility Management. wasl uses SAP CRM & SAP C4C as the reliable solutions for reaching out to customers. Technical/Functional Support is needed for new changes required/rectifying the issues in the system. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 1 & EHP 3/SAP C4C/SAP ERP 6.0 EHP7 4 SAP CRM/C4C Techno Functional Consultant/ Project Lead Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution As a lead consultant support the core user community in the following areas: Interaction Center Web Client with CTI (Avaya) Service Request Management, SLAs Rule & Alert Modeler for IC, ERMS, Intent Driven Interaction Multilevel Categorization, IBASE Management Sales, Marketing & Campaign Management Surveys, E-Mail Campaign with Survey Integration Call List Management Support user reported issues CRM - C4C Integration & support for implemented C4C solution Social Media Engagement Project 2 Customer Name Description Service Provider Helpdesk Application using SAP UI5 Aug’15 – Oct’15 wasl LLC – UAE wasl is a Real Estate company which is into the business of Leasing, Construction of Buildings and Facility Management. wasl wanted to develop an application with a layout similar to a dashboard where the user i.e. Service Provider help desk operator should be able to have a 360 degree view of all the tasks/requests that are open/pending/yet to be accepted/missed/rated to improve the service SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 1 & EHP 3/SAP C4C/SAP ERP 6.0 EHP7/SAP UI5 SAP CRM Techno Functional Consultant/ Project Lead Platform Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution Solution Designing and Effort Estimation. Managed overall Project schedule & deliverables Conducted Requirement gathering sessions and prepared functional & technical specification documents Provided SME support and technical leadership for the SAP CRM objects Effectively managed onsite-offshore team model & delivered objects ahead of the schedule Project 3 Customer Name Description Post-Sales Services May 15 – Jul 15 wasl LLC - UAE wasl is a Real Estate company which is into the business of Leasing, Construction of Buildings and Facility Management. wasl uses SAP CRM & SAP C4C as the reliable solutions for reaching out to customers. wasl started selling apartments & villas and they also provide maintenance & other services for units sold by them. The aim of the project is to extend the scope of current SAP system to execute such services through SAP CRM. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 3 3 SAP CRM Techno Functional Consultant/ Module Lead Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution New process types to differentiate services for units owned & for units sold by wasl Categorization Schemas, Rule Policies, Action Profiles & Actions, Business Roles for new Service Request Types Adobe forms in English & Arabic languages for various types of request and approval forms Project 4 Customer Name Description DIFC Enterprise Application Review Feb 15 – Apr 15 Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) - UAE The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a federal financial free zone situated in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The DIFC aims to provide a platform for business and financial institutions to reach into and out of the emerging markets of the region. This project is a Consulting assignment for independently assessing DIFC’s current technology strategy, platform, and business processes and evaluate its alignment to the business needs. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 3 9 SAP CRM Techno Functional Consultant/ Module Lead Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution Evaluated fitment of IT to meet needs of various business functions Provided recommendations at a strategic, operational & tactical level which would optimize the IT infrastructure The deliverables of the project are: o Current State Analysis Doc o Future State Study o Solution map document for previously defined future state business processes o Technology Roadmap document Project 5 Customer Name Description SAP CRM Upgrade - EHP1 to EHP3 Oct 14 – Jan 15 wasl LLC - UAE wasl is a Real Estate company which is into the business of Leasing, Construction of Buildings and Facility Management. wasl uses SAP CRM as the reliable solution for reaching out to customers. Technical/Functional Support is needed for upgrading the system from EHP 1 to EHP 3. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 3 4 SAP CRM Techno Functional Consultant/ Module Lead Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution Performed initial technical upgrade impact analysis on the existing EHP 1 system Worked closely with the BASIS team with the initial system setup during the initial phase of the upgrade Completed the SPAU and SPDD corrections of the objects in the upgrade landscape Adjusted Runtime repository of Enhanced components after comparing it with runtime repository of standard components by using report BSP_WD_RT_REP_COMPARE Worked on the corrections/ enhancements needed for the existing objects due to system upgrade Project 6 Customer Name Description OAM & Lands - CRM Implementation Dec 12 – July 13 wasl LLC - UAE The purpose of the project is to extend the implemented functionalities of SAP CRM to Owners Association Management (OAM) Buildings and Lands owned by wasl. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 1 4 SAP CRM Techno Functional Consultant/ Senior Software Engineer Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution Reviewed and analyzed the requirements from the Business Blueprint documents Created Functional & Technical specifications by understanding the Business requirements Analyzed the custom objects, did code modifications & performance improvements Undertook high priority objects, single point of contact for developments Project 7 Customer Name Description Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation ACT! Program – Implementation Oct 12 - Nov 12 Atlas Copco - Sweden Atlas Copco is a Swedish industrial company which manufactures compressors, construction and mining tools and equipment, power tools, assembly systems employing more than 33,000 people. The ACT! Program is a key enabler for Atlas Copco to be more customers centric in order to maintain market leadership. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 1 20 SAP CRM Techno Functional Consultant/Senior Systems Engineer Responsibilities / Contribution Analyzed the IST/UAT defects, identified the root cause of the issue and provided the fix within desired SLA Implemented the changes needed in the system after understanding the change requirements thoroughly Documented all the changes implemented and the defects fixed in the system Project 8 Customer Name Description One Syngenta – Implementation Jun 12 - Jun 12 Syngenta - USA One Syngenta Program is an extension of the GTM program (second release of GTM) to make the Syngenta NAFTA Seeds division also to utilize the benefits of SAP CRM. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 1 15 SAP CRM Techno Functional Consultant/Systems Engineer Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution Performed Gap Analysis to identify any gaps between the AS-IS and TO-BE Documents Effort estimates for the objects related to Data Migration, Interfaces and Web UI developments Project 9 Syngenta GTM - Support Apr 12 - Sep 12 Customer Name Description Syngenta - USA GTM is the Go To Market initiative of the Syngenta NAFTA Crops division to become a more customer centric organization. Hi-level functional scope includes SAP CRM Master Data, SAP CRM Marketing/IC, SAP BI reporting, Integration with ECC/Legacy apps and Downstream Impact. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 1 8 SAP CRM Techno Functional Consultant/Systems Engineer Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution Technical support for developing the custom objects as per the requirement, undertook various production issues (Incident Management) and worked with new enhancements as well (Change Management) Undertook high priority developments as a part of the development team Identified SAP Notes with the proper component for the issue reported in the standard system behavior Performed the Root Cause Analysis by reproducing the client's issue either in our local systems or in customers systems in order to know the exact problem for a better / quick resolution / workaround Analyzed the SAP Problem/resolution database to check to see the existence of similar kind of issue in order to provide a better /quick resolution Performance optimization in the custom objects developed Regular Interaction with the end users over phone/emails to know more about the issue, system information or the issue status Project 10 Customer Name Description Syngenta GTM – Implementation Jan 11 - Mar 12 Syngenta - USA GTM is the Go to Market initiative of the Syngenta NAFTA Crops division to become a more customer centric organization. Hi-level functional scope includes SAP CRM Master Data, SAP CRM Marketing/IC, SAP BI reporting, Integration with ECC/Legacy apps and Downstream Impact. SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 1 15 SAP CRM Technical Consultant/Systems Engineer Platform Team Size Role Played / Designation Responsibilities / Contribution Reviewed the completeness and analyzed the requirements from the Functional specifications Developed Technical specifications by understanding the Functional requirements Undertook high priority objects as a part of the development team Reviewed the objects and did code modification Performance optimization in the custom objects developed User interaction and onsite team interaction