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[email protected] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Widely experienced Enterprise Technology Consultant and Manager with 17 years of experience managing technology teams and hands on consulting across a wide array of systems and new technologies. Highly skilled SAP and NetWeaver Technical consultant. Promoting and managing an SAP services company with presence across a wide customer base. Have good mentoring, team building capabilities, client facing, proposal preparation and negotiation skills. Have extensive experience in proposal preparation, project management, ASAP Implementation methodology, administration and management of SAP NetWeaver BASIS service offerings. SAP Certified Consultant in NetWeaver (ABAP + JAVA) AS 7.0 BASIS Administration. Professional SAP Certified Technology Trainer and multiplier. COUNTRY EXPERIENCE Have lived/ worked or provided consulting/training services in these countries. Have experience with multi cultural teams. India, USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Thailand Malaysia, and Singapore. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Katti Information Solutions (Nov 2005 – to present date) Founder and Managing Consultant I have been a promoter, leader of an SAP Technology services company providing value added services to ERP customers. Leading a team of SAP Technology consultants to architect, install, upgrade and monitor customer SAP landscapes. I have also provided SAP Technology training and end user training to enable the customers to handle their jobs easily. I have mentored many employees in imparting SAP and soft skills. Skill Area Technology SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal development , installation and configuration, Solution Manger Configuration and Operations, Knowledge Management Configuration and development, BI front end tools – Bex Ananlyser, BeX WAD,BO Crystal Reports, BO Excelsium SAP Cross Applications SAP xApp Analyics, SAP Business Workflow, SAP eCATT Testing tool, SAP Archiving, Archive Link. SAP Solutions Have extensive experience SAP Net Weaver stack that includes the application platform (ABAP+JAVA), Operating systems (Windows and multiple UNIX flavors), SAP PI, SAP EP, SAP Upgrades (including customer based scenarios), SAP Solution Manager, SAP security and SAP Security Audits, SAP BW and SAP CRM customer based upgrades. Project Management SAP ASAP methodologies using Solution Manager. Onsite- Offshore Software services model Model Team Building Excellent Training and Mentoring skills. Debottlenecking of key issues to ensure rapid project delivery. Support and stand-up for the team. Profile of Katti Narahari Katti Narahari +91-9880454848
[email protected] Client Project Role Brief project summary ATOS SAP Net weaver Training SAP Net Weaver Training consultant Successfully Trained ATOS internal employees on SAP Net Weaver, BASIS, Application Server (ABAP + JAVA) as a part of a 25 day full time Academy. Have been associated with ATOS since 2005 providing training services for new employees as well as laterals Saudi Airlines SAP Archiving SAP Technology consultant Setting up the scope of the archiving project Database analysis Data analysis Setting up the selection criteria in discussion with the business owners Preparing blueprint document Performing and storing archived data in offline storage Reorganization for performance enhancement post archiving Coca Cola company - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia SAP Security audit SAP Technology consultant Tasked with conducting SAP systems audit. Investigation on the current risks Classification of risks as High, Medium and low Study of current protection mechanisms - preparing the Blue print document showcasing existing vulnerabilities with regard to business processes with gap analysis Implementing audit procedures for authentication, authorization, data integrity and confidentiality, non- repudiation Setting up SAP audit information system Leveraging industry standards - SSL, SSO, SNC, X.509 and HTTPS Islamic development Bank – Saudi Arabia SAP Implementation SAP Technology consultant Self was part of the first phase of end to end SAP implementation. Self was a part of SAP AG consultant’s team Implantation of Solution manager change management cycle Setting up the Solution manager Service help desk for IsDB business owners and end users Setting up solution manager monitoring for SAP systems Configuring solution manager project management and reporting ONGC New Delhi SAP Performance Monitoring and Tuning SAP Technology consultant Setting up and refining SAP Performance monitoring procedures ONGC SAP systems are primarily UNIX based. Setup operating system specific performance tuning procedures Reviewed the Sizing document and performed stress and load tests. Profile of Katti Narahari Katti Narahari +91-9880454848
[email protected] Client Project Role Brief project summary Intel Corporation, USA / India SAP Upgrade SAP Technology consultant Part of the SAP labs team, tasked with exploring out of the box solutions for SAP upgrades setup procedures for analysis and prepare document Setup upgrade procedures for customer and copy of production scenarios Zygen Company limited, Thailand SAP PI Implementation SAP Technology consultant Part of Zygen and SAP AG consultants in SAP PI implementation Integration of cross system business processes across multiple SAP production systems Setup and implemented procedures for identification of application link enabling of selected business processes Implemented data transfer technologies based on RFC/DIAG and Http(s) protocols - Implemented SAP PI integration broker on asynchronous procedure Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Solution Manager Implementation SAP Technology consultant Was involved with Solution manager installation and configuration Setup of central monitoring capability of Solution Manager Setup connectivity between Solution manager and the SAP systems landscape at BSNL - Setup SAProuter to enable the early watch service iGATE Patni Landscape Design verification/audit SAP Technology consultant As a part of SAP India delivery team, was responsible for verification of SAP landscape design Was responsible for evaluation existing SAP landscape in terms of business and technical processes Audited multiple systems and versions, interdependencies, and various deployment options within the landscape. Audited the design business blueprint across multiple SAP landscapes Rebuilt Scenario component list implementation component (BPR) oversaw build and test procedures with the help of SAP configuration wizards Profile of Katti Narahari Katti Narahari +91-9880454848
[email protected] PROFESSIONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE [Sample List of Trainings conducted] Date Courses Days Company and Location Pax Apr 2009 SAP Security 8 IBM India - Kolkata 20 June 2009 SAP Solution Manager 5 IBM India - Bangalore 15 June 2009 SAP NetWeaver BASIS 5 IBM India - Gurgaon 16 July 2009 SAP NetWeaver BASIS 5 SAP Education, Bangalore 20 July 2009 SAP NetWeaver BASIS 10 SAP India Education - Bangalore 22 Aug 2009 SAP NetWeaver BASIS Academy 25 IBM India 20 Sept 2009 SAP NetWeaver BASIS Academy 25 SAP India 18 Oct 2009 SAP Security Academy 8 IBM, Kolkata 19 Oct 2009 SAP Upgrade 5 IIBM. Gurgaon 12 Oct 2009 SMI310 3 SAP Education 10 Oct 2009 Advanced Workflow 5 SAP Education 13 Nov 2009 Advanced System Monitoring 3 IBM Bangalore 12 Dec 2009 SAP NetWeaver BASIS 10 Naizak, Dubai 4 Jan 2010 SAP Oracle Database Admin 5 SAP Education 14 Feb 2010 SAP Security Academy 8 Bayer, India 22 Feb 2010 SAP Upgrade 5 SAP India 18 Feb 2010 SAP NetWeaver Academy 25 SAP Education 18 Mar 2010 SAP Solution Manager 10 IBM India 22 Apr 2010 SAP NetWeaver BASIS Academy 25 SAP Education India, Bangalore 17 May 2010 SAP Security Audit 5 ATOS Origin Bangalore 6 June 2010 SAP NetWeaver BASIS 10 Islamic development Bank – KSA 4 July 2010 SAP NetWeaver BASIS 20 SAP Middle East 15 July 2010 SAP Upgrade 5 SAP Education 20 Aug 2010 SAP NetWeaver BASIS 20 Accenture Services, Mumbai 22 Oct 2010 SAP NetWeaver OS/DB Migration 5 Islamic Development Bank, KSA 4 Oct 2010 SAP Security 3 Islamic Development Bank – KSA 12 Nov 2010 SAP NetWeaver Basis 25 SAP Education 20 Dec 2010 SAP Upgrade 5 iGate, Bangalore 13 Dec 2010 SAP Netweaver Basis 25 ATOS Origin, Pune 24 May 2011 SAPTEC 3 BSNL, India 22 July 2011 SAP NetWeaver BASIS 25 SAP India Education 20 Aug 2011 TADM12 Part 2 5 Saudi Airlines 8 Aug 2011 ADM940 3 Saudi Airlines 12 Aug 2011 SAPTEC 3 Saudi Airlines 8 Aug 2011 TADM51 5 Saudi Airlines 8 Sept 2011 SAP NetWeaver BASIS academy 25 NIIT@SAP Education 5 Dec 2011 SAP BASIS Academy 25 ATOS Pune 22 Mar 2012 SAP BASIS Academy 25 Seimens Delhi 10 July 2012 SAPTEC 3 Juniper, Bangalore 19 Aug 2012 SAPTEC 3 Juniper, Bangalore 18 May 2012 to Present SAP India preferred trainer and SME delivery for SAP Walldorf Developing training content for new SAP NetWevaer Version’s Profile of Katti Narahari Katti Narahari +91-9880454848
[email protected] Accenture Services - Bangalore, India (Nov 2003 – Nov 2005) SAP EP 5.0 Implementation project – Client Reliance InfoCom – India. Project Manager – NetWeaver BASIS and Development - Leading a team of Basis administrator and 5 developers for the implantation of EP 5.0. - Installed SAP IS-Utilities Add-on and configuration from Basis perspective - Installation and configuration of SAP Solution Manager. - Configured central monitoring from SAP Solution Manager - Planning and setting up of backup strategy for the SAP landscape - Configured Early Watch Alert (EWA), Service Level (SL) and Solution Reporting - Configured SSL and SNC - Configured SAP Systems for SAP Security Audit. - Configuring the UME to access the LDAP directory. - Setup best practices for change management - Setup processes for Deployment and Testing in QA System - Single Sign-on capabilities. Scandent Group - Bangalore, India (Nov 2002 – Nov 2003) SAP EP 5.0 Implementation project – Client CAMSTAR USA Project Manager – NetWeaver BASIS and Development - Leading a team of Basis administrator and 5 developers for the implantation of ALE/EDI - Integration of In-bound and out-bound SAP transactions with a NON-SAP Software (M.E.S) - Managed configuration and integration of SAP with JDE, Oracle Apps. - Monitoring and management of Idoc’s - Configured SAP with iWay adapter. - Setup 24x7 support processes for on-site clients - Planning and setting up of backup strategy for the SAP landscape SAP EP 5.0 Implementation project – Client Public Utilities Board – Govt. Of Singapore Project Manager – NetWeaver SAP Security - Leading a team of SAP Security administrators for Role based security implantation. - Implanted role based strategy from the existing activity based groups at the client. - Self worked with SAP functional modules of SD, MM, FI and CO. - Self liaised with client IT teams for Basis security role mappings - Implanted S.O.D with treble control for SAP Security processes. - Self reviewed the existing IT security policy processes and setup best practices for SAP security audits. - Self performed the very first security audit based on static and dynamic filters for the client INTEL corporation – India and USA (Mar 2001 – Oct 2002) Front Line Manager – NetWeaver BASIS and Security - Self was the first SAP NetWeaver BASIS employee at INTEL INDIA. - Self built a team from 1 resource to 11 to manage INTEL SAP systems Self managed a total of 12 INTEL global SAP production systems. - Self led a team of 15 IT and SAP technical professionals in setup of DRA site from Folsom CA and Phoenix, Arizona for Intel production systems. - Self setup a support team in India, Bangalore to support Intel production and Quality Assurance servers in India, Bangalore. - Achieved 98.97% SLA compliance in SAP Basis Support delivery. - Self initiated evaluation and implantation of SAP solution manger for Intel SAP systems. - Planning and setting up of backup strategy for the SAP landscape - Configuring SAP backup tools with Tivoli Management system. - Configuring SAP Backup tools with VERITAS backup management system. Profile of Katti Narahari Katti Narahari +91-9880454848
[email protected] Clarkston Consulting – India and USA (Feb 1998 – Mar 2001) SAP 4.6C Implementation project – Client Grasim Cements India Lead BASIS – SAP BASIS. - SAP Implantation covering functional modules FI – CO, SD, MM and HR - SAP implantation using ASAP methodology. - Self was responsible for designing SAP landscape solution architecture. - Installed and configured high availability solution based on cluster technology. - Planning and setting up of backup strategy for the SAP landscape - Self worked closely with functional teams to setup processes for change management. - Self lead a team of visual basic developers to setup an interface to SAP. Logix Micro systems - India (Jan 1997 – Dec 1997) SAP 4.6C Implementation project – Client National Cement Company Dubai – UAE. BASIS Consultant – SAP BASIS - SAP Implantation covering functional modules FI – CO, SD, MM, and PM - Self was responsible for planning, installation of the SAP three systems Landscape. - Setup of client strategy and system change options - Planning and setting up of backup strategy for the SAP landscape - Self configured workload analysis and setting up of performance monitoring processes for SAP production system. Software Research Bangalore - India (Jan 1994 – Dec 1996) Database Administration – Oracle, SQL – SQL Server and Sybase Database Administrator (DBA) - RDBMS installation and sizing - Planning logical and physical layouts - RDBMS monitoring - Database auditing - Setting up backup, restore and recovery processes Q-soft systems and solutions Bangalore - India (April 1992 – Dec 1993) Database Administration – Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) - Responsible for all aspects of Oracle support for clients - Self conducted training for clients with respect to oracle DBA procedures - Oracle database monitoring and performance tuning. EDUCATION Graduate in information technology from National Institute of Information Technology (N.I.I.T) India SAP NetWeaver Technology Certified. Diploma in RDBMS – Specialization in Oracle Year of passing – March 1992