Product Specialist working with SAP's Asset Accounting, Investment Management,

and Project Systems modules supporting the complete capitalization process.

 

Summary of SAP Experience

I have a total of over 11 years experience working with SAP modules.  The bulk of this experience has dealt with the area of Fixed Assets.  Starting in 1991 as an employee of SAP America, I supported the R/2 module (RA) for a total of seven years.  This also includes the design, development, and implementation of an add-on module for satisfying the requirements for US Federal Tax Depreciation.   This modification involved the creation of a shadow database, maintenance routines, and a series of tax reports including but not limited to the Form 4562 Parts II and III Analysis, and the Mid-quarter Convention Alert Report.

 

With the advent of the R/3 system in 1992, I picked up support of the Asset Management module and became one of the few employees to actively support both systems (R/2 and R/3).  I was called on by product development in Walldorf to incorporate my modifications for US Taxes into the core R/3 system that is being delivered to customers today.  This involved developing and installing the calculations required to satisfy ACRS and MACRS tax methods.  I was also required to perform hands-on configuration work for customers as well as internal SAP systems.  With the 3.0 release of R/3, I became a member of the Roll-out Lead Team and picked up support of the Investment Management module.  I was also responsible for configuring the IDES system, which is now used as the model that is shipped out on the customer tapes, and designing the Investment Management demo system for use at Sapphire.

 

My responsibilities were not limited to implementation and configuration.  I was also responsible for conducting the training courses offered both internally and externally in the areas of Asset Management and Investment Management.  Along with this, I was responsible for developing and editing the documentation relating to each module I supported.   I also designed and wrote the RA1020 course for the R/2 release, which consolidated two previous courses as well as included new sections for practical application of the module in a production environment and implementation of the US Federal Tax modification.

 

Since 1998 I have been acting as a contract consultant offering my services in the areas of configuration, implementation, presentations, training, and documentation of SAP’s Asset Management, Investment Management, and Project Systems modules.

 

I support the complete capitalization process.

 


 

Career

Experience

 

May 1998 to Present

HTAEMRS Systems

Manville, NJ

Owner and Sole Proprietor

Providing contract-consulting services for SAP's Asset Accounting, Investment Management, and Project Systems modules including configuration, business process requirements, and documentation. Experienced in the complete capitalization process. Strong skills in the areas of presentations and training. Release level experience includes 1.1H through 4.6C for R/3 and 4.3E through 6.1G for R/2.

 

May 1991 to May 1998

SAP America

Lester, PA

Product Specialist

Responsible for supporting fixed assets customers using releases R/3 and R/2. Worked directly on nine successful implementations and offered assistance to five others. Designed, developed, and supported the US Federal Tax Modification for Fixed Assets (R/2). Designed and developed the consolidated Fixed Assets course RA1020 (R/2). Worked with product development in Walldorf, Germany on configuring R/3 Asset Accounting to satisfy legal and tax reporting requirements for the United States. Participated as a lead team member for the R/3 Release 3.0 rollout of Asset Accounting (AA) and Investment Management (IM).

 

August 1984 to May 1991

Computer Associates

Lester, PA

Financial Systems Consultant

Originally hired by Cullinet Software, Inc. Retained by Computer Associates following the 1989 merger. Duties included on-site consulting, project management, and client training. Areas of expertise encompass product design and specifications, contract programming, and assisting the sales organization with difficult situations.

 

July 1982 to August 1984

Computer Systems Design

Delran, NJ

Manager Financial Accounting

Oversaw and managed the general accounting and accounts payable departments. Responsibilities included the evaluation and implementation of financial application software packages.

 

June 1981 to July 1982

Rudolph, Palitz & Co.

Exton, PA

Staff Accountant

Duties involved audit analysis, compilations, and reviews.  Additional work included the preparation of individual, partnership, corporate, and payroll tax returns.

 

Education

Experience

May 1981

Widener University

Chester, PA

Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Winner of the Accounting Prize, awarded to the top Accounting graduate. Elected to Alpha Chi, National Business Honor Society.  GPA – 3.89.

 

SAP Module

Experience

AA – R/3 Asset Management Release 1.1H through 4.6C (also called AM)

IM – R/3 Investment Management Release 3.0 through 4.6C

PS – R/3 Project Systems Release 4.5B through 4.6C

RA – R/2 Fixed Assets Release 4.3E through 6.1G

ABAP/4 – R/2 Release 4.3E through 6.1G


 

SAP R/3

Implementation
Experience

 

 

 

May 1998 to Present – HTAEMRS Systems Projects Completed

 

September 2003 to February 2004 – Global Crossing (through Provia)

Senior SAP R/3 AA Consultant – Chapter 11 Emergence Project

SAP Modules – Asset Accounting

Release Level – 4.6B

Work Outline

o       Design and Development of an asset impairment solution for European and Latin American companies

o       Conversion of North American companies from Infinium to SAP

o       System configuration and documentation for the asset impairment solution

o       Configuration to satisfy the September 11th Economic Stimulus Act for Federal Tax Depreciation (30% and 50% Bonus Depreciation)

o       Documentation of configuration transports

 

June 2003 to September 2003 – AVAYA (through IBM)

Senior SAP R/3 AA Consultant – Release 5 Business Transformation

SAP Modules – Asset Accounting, Investment Management

Release Level – 4.6C

Work Outline

o       Analysis of SAP enhancements

o       Development of Functional Requirements and Business Process Procedures

o       System configuration and documentation for the AA and IM modules

o       Preparation and ownership of Custom Code Requests

o       Preparation and review of Unit and Integration Test Scripts

o       Documentation of configuration transports

 

September 2002 to March 2003 – NAVAIR (through KPMG/BearingPoint)

Senior SAP R/3 PS Consultant – Sigma Project ESPO Lab

SAP Modules – Project Systems

Release Level – 4.6C

Work Outline

o       Oversee FMS Project Structures

o       Perform production support help desk duties

o       Perform Site Implementation Team duties

o       End-user training

o      Troubleshooting as required including OSS research and submissions

 

May 2002 to July 2002 - CSC

Senior SAP R/3 AA/PS Consultant – Internal Help Desk (Remote)

SAP Modules – Asset Management, Project Systems

Release Level – 4.5B

Work Outline

o       Perform production support help desk duties

o       Prepare Functional Specifications

o       Recommend performance enhancements

 


 

SAP R/3

Implementation
Experience

(Continued)

April 2002 to April 2002 - Baldor Motors and Drives

Senior SAP R/3 AA/PS/IM Consultant – Emergency Assistance

Project Team – Three Baldor employees and one contract consultant

SAP Modules – Asset Management, Investment Management, Internal Orders

Release Level – 4.0B and 4.6C

Work Outline

o       Develop custom training materials and deliver on-site training for the project team

o       Configuration assistance and documentation

o       Management of configuration transports into the production environments – 4.0B and 4.6C

o       Knowledge transfer to Baldor team members

o       Application of September 11th Economic Stimulus Act for Federal Tax Depreciation in both 4.0B and 4.6C (30% and 50% Bonus Depreciation)

o       Application of Indian Reservation Tax Depreciation in both 4.0B and 4.6C

o       Provide on-going support remotely via NetMeeting

 

March 2001 to February 2002 - Aventis Pharmaceuticals

Senior SAP R/3 AA/PS/IM Consultant – 4.6C Wave Project

SAP Modules – Asset Accounting, Investment Management, Project System, Internal Orders

Release Level – 4.6C

Engaged as an independent contractor to assist with the 4.6C upgrade from the existing 4.0B production system and to perform the following tasks:

o       Analysis of SAP enhancements

o       Development of Functional Requirements, Process Definition Diagrams, and Business Process Procedures

o       System configuration and documentation for the AA, PS, and IM modules

o       Knowledge transfer to Aventis team members

o       Develop presentation materials for end user education

o       Present project progress to the end user community

o       Prepare and deliver system demos and workshops

o       Preparation and review of Unit and Integration Test Scripts

o       In-place Chart of Accounts Conversion (both custom and utilizing the SAP Tool)

o       Management of configuration transports into the production environment

o       Troubleshooting as required including OSS research and submissions

 


 

SAP R/3

Implementation
Experience

(Continued)

September 2000 to March 2001 - Aventis Pharmaceuticals

Senior SAP R/3 AA/PS/IM Consultant – ERC Project

SAP Modules – Asset Accounting, Investment Management, Project System

Release Level – 4.0B

Engaged as an independent contractor to perform the following tasks:

o       Assist with transition of Production Support from Kansas City to Bridgewater

o       Audit and document current system configuration and Business Process Procedures for the AA, PS, and IM modules

o       Prepare system flow charts of current system use and review them with key users

o       Document opportunities for improvements with future upgrades

o       Support the current production environment

o       Knowledge transfer to Aventis team members

o      Troubleshooting as required including OSS research and submissions

 

January 1999 to February 2000 - Warner Lambert

Senior SAP R/3 AA/PS/IM Consultant – USF&P Project

SAP Modules – Asset Accounting, Investment Management, Project System

Release Level – 4.5B, 4.6A

Engaged as an independent contractor to perform the following tasks:

o       Develop training materials and deliver on-site training for the project team

o       Prepare and send out “As-Is” questionnaires and system flow charts

o       Develop Business Process Requirements outlines

o       Develop detailed Business Process Requirements

o       Develop and review Business Scenarios

o       Configure test system based on Business Process Requirements

o       Knowledge transfer to Warner Lambert team members

o       Develop presentation materials for end user education

o       Present project progress to the end user community

o       Prepare and deliver system demos

o       Data clean-up of existing DDA system

o       Data mapping and conversion of existing DDA system

o       Troubleshooting as required

 

May 1991 to April 1998 – SAP America, Inc. Projects Completed

 

September 1994 to June 1995 - Suburban Propane

Senior SAP R/3 AA/IM Consultant

SAP Modules – Asset Management

Release Level – 2.0A

Engaged as an SAP America employee to perform the following tasks:

o       Assist with the Configuration of the test system

o       Knowledge transfer to Suburban Propane team members

o       Data mapping and conversion of existing legacy system

o       Troubleshooting as required

 

 


 

SAP R/2

Implementation
Experience

May 1991 to April 1998 – SAP America, Inc. Projects Completed

 

BASF – April 1994 to October 1995

Senior SAP R/2 RA Consultant

SAP Modules – RA/Fixed Assets

Release Level – 5.1B

Engaged as an SAP America employee to perform the following tasks:

o        Deliver on-site training for the project team

o        Configure test system based on Business Process Requirements

o        Knowledge transfer to BASF team members

o        Data mapping and conversion of existing MSA system

o        Install and test US Tax Modification for R/2

o       Troubleshooting as required

 

Eastman Chemical – August 1993 to September 1994

Senior SAP R/2 RA Consultant

SAP Modules – RA/Fixed Assets

Release Level – 5.1B

Engaged as an SAP America employee to perform the following tasks:

o       Deliver on-site training for the project team

o       Configure test system based on Business Process Requirements

o       Knowledge transfer to Eastman team members

o       Data mapping and conversion of existing MSA system

o       Install and test US Tax Modification for R/2

o       Troubleshooting as required

 

Ford New Holland – November 1991 to February 1993

Senior SAP R/2 RA Consultant

SAP Modules – RA/Fixed Assets

Release Level – 4.4B

Engaged as an SAP America employee to perform the following tasks:

o       Configure production system

o       Knowledge transfer to Ford New Holland team members

o       Install and test US Tax Modification for R/2

o       Troubleshooting as required

 

Sandoz (now Novartis) – May 1994 to December 1996

Senior SAP R/2 RA Consultant

SAP Modules – RA/Fixed Assets

Release Level – 5.1B

Engaged as an SAP America employee to perform the following tasks:

o       Configure test system based on Business Process Requirements

o       Knowledge transfer to Sandoz team members

o       Data mapping and conversion of existing DDA system

o       Install and test US Tax Modification for R/2

o       Troubleshooting as required

 


 

SAP R/2

Implementation
Experience

(Continued)

Stihl, Inc. – August 1992 to February 1994

Senior SAP R/2 RA Consultant

SAP Modules – RA/Fixed Assets

Release Level – 4.3E, 4.4B

Engaged as an SAP America employee to perform the following tasks:

o       Deliver on-site training for the project team

o       Configure test system based on Business Process Requirements

o       Data mapping and conversion of existing FA2000 system

o       Install and test US Tax Modification for R/2

o       Troubleshooting as required

 

Stockhausen – November 1992 to September 1993

Senior SAP R/2 RA Consultant

SAP Modules – RA/Fixed Assets

Release Level – 4.4B

Engaged as an SAP America employee to perform the following tasks: