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Raphael Shapiro ( Available )
Easton, CT - 06612 USA
Expertise :Project Manager, SAP, Architecture
Status :Citizen
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Objective

Challenging and rewarding management / technical management position in IT


Permanent position is my priority


Consulting as an option  (W2, 1099, Corp-to-Corp)


 



Summary

Accomplished senior-level Information Technology Professional with extensive experience in Project Management, Project Engineering, Data Management, Architecture, and Business Process Analysis. Proven ability to deliver cost-effective solutions, identify and reengineer deficient process, bridge technology and business goals to provide solutions. Exceptionally dependable in completing projects on time and within budget. Demonstrated success leading and mentoring cross-functional teams in global environments in order to maximize levels of productivity. Experienced interfacing with key business units in multi-cultural global arena. Solid background in directing programs to implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and web based applications. Excellent communicator, with emphasis on building strong client relationships, capable of making professional presentations. Recognized for streamlining systems and increased productivity with commitment to teamwork and cross-functional cooperation. Efficient, detail-oriented, proactive with abilities to effectively communicate at all levels, make decisions and influence others. Superior organizational and interpersonal skills. In diverse organizations gained recognition and excellence awards.



Employment

February, 1997 -  September, 1999
Sr. Consultant

Bayer

  • Performed analytical functions for Clinical Trail using SAS applications 

  • Performed Process Initiation and feasibility study for SAP R/3 conversion. Blueprinting, Compliance, Security, BW 


September, 1999 -  June, 2004
Sr. Software Engr (SME)

Pitney Bowes

  • Managed SDLC for Legacy Systems transformation and outsourcing. 

  • FI/CO Application Manager


Post Go-Live support of FI/CO, SD, MM, call centers, EDI, Pricing and Cost Accounting


Developed BackOffice MS SQL Server queries and MS DTS ETL process to load Sales Marketting data to SAP CRM. Performed synchronization of production data between SAP, Oracle and Siebel.



  • SME for SAP R/3 4.7 Voyager Project


Core Modules: SD, MM, FI/CO, CRM


Provided technical and business specifications, participated in configuration and customization of SD, MM, FI, CO and systems integration. Performed AR, Customer Master and pricing data migration to SAP R/3 and Imagistics Oracle. Developed ETL process to update Data Warehouse improving reporting of financial data. Guided SAP development for EDI and call centers.



  • Sr. Software Engineer –  Cost Accounting

  • Global Y2K Compliance Project Manager


June, 2004 -  June, 2007
Technology Director

Healing Arts

Managed Initial Organizational Data Center build effort



Defined, enhanced and maintained user community relationship



Conducted a comprehensive management and operational review of the development, delivery and support of software



Implementation, Configuration and Customization of mySAP ERP and mySAP CRM



DHInteract Software Development & Clinical Trials



Web Hosting, Web Design and E-Commerce services development





 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 



 




Defined, enhanced and maintained user community relationship.



Conducted a comprehensive management and operational review of the development, delivery and support of software.



Implementation, Configuration and Customization of mySAP ERP and mySAP CRM.



DHInteract® Software Development & Clinical Trials.



Web Hosting, Web Design and E-Commerce services.



June, 2007 -  December, 2007
Project Manager

AETNA

Domain Project manager for WCC Environmental Consolidation Project involved approximately 30 SMEs and 50 business critical applications with a budget of $8M. Managed SDLC for 24 mixed technology applications coordinating various elements in all stages of the environmental consolidation project.          


December, 2007 -  June, 2008
Project Manager

Northeast Utility (CAI)

Legacy Systems decommissioning project with a budget of $1.5M completed on time and under budget                                                                                                        



  • Led development of General Decommissioning Methodology, Guidelines, and Tools recommendation for archiving legacy systems. Proposed infrastructure changes and archival policies. Performed RIM data mapping to legacy, developed general data migration rules, evaluated CM, CMOD, and Monarch to be used for decommissioning and warehousing.     


June, 2008 -  March, 2009
SAP Tools & Apps Manager

Stanley Works

  • Improved team performance and collaboration by managing various components for the global SAP ECC 6.0 and BW/BI 7.0 development project reporting to Global SAP Director and Global Implementation Lead.

  • Facilitated performance of MDM team. Analyzed and reviewed Data Mapping, ETL, LSMW, Data Loads, Data Integration. Analyzed requirements and improved Customer Master, Vendor Master, and BOM Data loads based on changed requirements. Developed Business process Workflow Diagrams for Vendor and Customer using Metastorm BPM

  • Performed BW/BI data modeling, reviewed InfoCube design, Remote Cubes, Aggregates and Multicubes, ODS objects, Rules, Info Sources developed by offshore team

  • Implemented and Configured HP Mercury Quality Center 9.0 Evaluated SAP TAO for future implementation. Defined SQA Methodologies, metrics, developed test plans, managed test scripts creation, and performed unit, integration, regression, and acceptance testing for Canadian implementation  

  • Implemented and configured SAP PMM (Vendavo). Performed Analysis and Integration of pricing procedures. Prepared documentations and trained business users.

  • Implemented and configured Loftware Software, Connector for SAP, and Web Listener.  

  • Facilitated BPP’s development using RDW InfoPak & Abode Captivate. Prepared User Training documents for Canada Go-Live   

  • Led workshops to obtain process configuration details for SAP CRM implementation 

  • Provided Subject Matter Expertise to PTP, QTC, FTM, BW/BI teams in resolving functional and technical issues. Led workshops to obtain business process details.

  • Provided Subject Matter Expertise with ERwin, ARIS, SAP Tools, Infrastructure, Integration, Architecture, and EDI. Developed ARIS self-training manual on SharePoint.  

  • Vendor and 3rd party Software companies management (RFI, RFP, SOW)




Education

1977    B.S., (Electronic Engineering)        Moscow Institute of Engineering, Russia


1980    MD., (General medicine)                 Kharkov Medical Institute. MD (Russia) 


 


CONTINUED EDUCATION                          AND                            CERTIFICATION


2008        Kaizen and Lean                                   Stanley Works


2008        Metastorm BPM                                   Stanley Works                       


2008        SAP NetWeaver XI                             SAP Boot Camp @ SAP America


2006        ARIS, Solution Manager                    SAP Boot Camp @ SAP America


2005        mySAP ERP, mySAP CRM SAP Boot Camp @ SAP America


2003        Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt                    CCSU @ New Britain CT                    Certified Green Belt 


2003        Solution Manager, ARIS                    SAP Boot Camp @ SAP America


2003        CRM Boot Camp                                  SAP Boot Camp @ SAP America


2002        ABAP, Workbench, Dialog                SAP Boot Camp @ SAP America


2002        FI/CO Configuration                            SAP Boot Camp @ SAP America


2002        FI, CO, SD, MM                                   SAP America


2002        SAP general training                           SAP America, Pitney Bowes


2001        Leadership, Management                   Pitney Bowes Boot Camp                   Certified  


2001        Business Analysis                               Pitney Bowes Boot Camp                   Certified


2000        MS SQL                                                 Learning Tree @ Shelton CT             Certified MS SQL DBA


1999        Revolve                                                 Micro Focus


1993        Workbench FKP, CICS options         Micro Focus


 





Skills

  • 15+ years of experience managing enterprise IT project life cycle through all phases:

    • Waterfall, RUP, Six Sigma, Agile, Spiral, Zachman, Kaizen Methodologies.

    • Customer Relationship Management

    • Cost management, Time management, Risk management.

    • PMI methodology, Global multi-sited Resource Management, GAP analysis,




Root Cause Analysis, Impact Analysis, Strategic Planning, Outsourcing strategy,  


High-stake negotiations, Formal meetings, JAD sessions, Brainstorming sessions,


Contract Management, Compliance, User Acceptance, Training, Mentoring,


User Requirements, IT Proposals, Contracts negotiation, Budget Management,


P&L responsibilities, ROI, Project status reporting, KPI, PMBOK, COBIT, ITIL  



  • Vendor Management (RFI, RFP, SOW, Contracts).

  • Business Analysis

    • Business Process Modeling, Workflow diagrams, Business Process, UML



  • Data Management, Data Architecture, Database Design

    •  Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Mapping, Data Mining

    •  Conversions, Reconciliation, and reporting.  

    • Master Data Management (MDM)

    • Warehousing (BW), Business Intelligence (BI).



  • System Architecture, Implementation, Configuration, Customization, Integration, Optimization, Customization, Support, Compliance, and Certification.


TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:


 





























 




Platforms



Microsoft Vista/XP/2003, Linux, Solaris, UNIX, HP-UX, MySQL,


MS SQL Server 2000 – 2008, WebSphere, WebLogic, NetWeaver, Z/OS, Z/800, IBM 309X, IBM3090, IBM43xx, IBM9110, AS/400, OS/MVS, DOS/VSE



Applications,`


 


 


Software &


 


 


Tools  



Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint), MS Project,


Visio, Primavera


SAP R/3 (SD, MM, FI/CO, CS), SAP ECC 6.0, SAP CRM, SAP BW/BI,


NetWeaver, SAP PMM (Vendavo)


ABAP, SAP SCRIPT, ESPRINT, DART, SAP@Web Studio, ARIS,


Solution Manager, RDW InfoPak, Visual Studio, QMF, SPUFI,   


IBM Rational (Clear Case, Rational Rose), Agilian (Visual Architect, Visual Paradigm), Metastorm BPM, ERwin, Informatica, Datastage,


SAP ABAP BDC, LSMW, IDCAMS, Easytrieve, COGNOS, Loftware, Crystal Reports, SharePoint, Clear Quest, Remedy, Control-M, TSO/ISPF


Artiva, AcuBase, AdvencedMD, CAPA, RIM, CM, CMOD 



Languages



SQL, XML, HTML, C++, ASP, JAVA, JavaScript, VB, VB.NET, VBScript, ABAP, UML, COBOL, COBOLII, SAS, PL/I, CICS, IDMS, ADSO,


IMS DB/DC, Micro Focus     



Databases:



Access, Oracle, DB2, IDMS, IMS, Oracle Clinical, Pharmacy, OLAP



Data Storage



OLAP, VSAM, ISAM, BDAM, Flat files, ASCII, EBCDIC, CM, CMOD



QA Testing Tools



HP Mercury Quality Centre 9.0, QuickTest Pro, LoadRunner, TAO


Test Director, Rational Clear Case, Clear Quest, Rational Requisite Pro,


Visual Intercept, PVCS Tracker






Training

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