Resume

Andrew Anastasi

Consultant (SAP Security, SAP BW, SAP Basis)

andorphin@yahoo.com

 

Australian National

Born – Sydney, Australia- 4 January 1975

Qualifications  

·        In Process - Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Commercial Law

Curtin University, Australia (via correspondence).

·        Adv. Certificate in Micro-Computing Technical Support (TAFE NSW)

·        Certificate in Information Processing (TAFE NSW)

 

SAP Qualifications

·        TABW10/20/30     SAP BW Consultant Certification (2.0)

·        WNA940               SAP BW Authorisation/Security

·        WAUSEC              SAP R/3 Authorisation Concepts

·        WAUHRS             SAP R/3 HR Security Course

·        LO150                   Processes in Sales & Distribution

·        AC010                   Financial Accounting & Reporting

·        BC400                   SAP R/3 ABAP/4 Workbench

·        SAP Business Controls and Audit - Price Waterhouse 1997

 

                                                                                                                                                                                             

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION      

 

SAP BW Data Modelling, Implementation, and Consulting.

 

SAP R/3 Security, Authorisations & Controls.

 

SAP R/3 Basis Administration/Support

 

SAP R/3 Abap/4    Query (Infosets).

 

SAP BW, APO and BBP Security, Authorisations & Controls

 

SAP Process Integrity

 

Microsoft Access Database Design

 

 


Summary of Professional Experience       

9 years experience in the Information Technology industry and related disciplines.  During this time I’ve been involved in the following:   

 

·        Blueprint phase for PM Implementation.

·        Assist in resolution of HR-Payroll issues log.

·        Assist with implementation and control of a SAP Helpdesk/Support Centre, utilising existing Support Centre.

·        Data-modelling, Configuration, Development of BW Reporting.

·        Design, Analyst, Implementation, Support and Management of SAP Security implementation for Pharmaceutical organisations, implementing for a total of 11 Projects within the Asia pacific region.

·        Design, Analyse, Implementation, Support and co-ordination of SAP Security implementation for Finance/Reporting, IS-OIL industry - HR Org Management, Business Warehousing, Sales, MM

·        R/3 Systems Basis and Application audit and reviews.

·        R/3 Basis Technical Problem Solving.

·        R/3 Basis Administrations tasks.

·        Design, development, implementation and support of SAP Security at a number of sites within the Asia Pacific region.

·        Design and implementation of SAP System Administration procedures.

·        Implementation, execution and Training of Price Waterhouse Riskwatch Software. (SAP Audit and Security Software).

·        Analyst work for Output Management Services for R/3.

·        Design and presentation of SAP Security implementations.

·        SAP Basis and security reviews

·        Design and maintenance of information database. I.e. SAP Security Database (MS Access)

·        Micro-Computing installation on a number of sites.

·        Micro-computing and application software training and documentation.

·        Document management (DOCUMENTUM)

·        Helpdesk management.

 

 

 


SAP Skills (plus skill level)

            R/3 Functional           

·        R/3 Financial Accounting Processes                                    (High)

·        R/3 Financial Accounting Configuration                               (Entry Level)

·        R/3 Sales & Distribution Processes                         (High)

·        R/3 Sales & Distribution Configuration                                (Entry Level)

·        R/3 Plant Maintenance (Process and Config)                       (Entry Level)

·        R/3 HR Personnel Management, Payroll                              (Entry Level)

·        R/3 Materials Management, Logistics                                  (Entry Level)

 

 

R/3 Security Controls

·        R/3 Authorisation Concepts                                                (High)

·        R/3 Security and Audit Implementation                                (High)

·        R/3 Security and Audit Controls                                          (High)

 

SAP Business Warehousing

·        SAP Business Warehousing - Extracting                              (Moderate)

·        SAP Business Warehousing - Data Modelling                     (Moderate)

·        SAP Business Warehousing - Reporting                              (Moderate)

·        SAP Business Warehousing - Security & Controls  (High)

·        R/3 HR Org Management Security & Controls                    (High)

 

MYSAP

·        MYSAP Administration                                                      (High)

·        MYSAP Workplace                                                           (Moderate

 

R/3 Technical (Basis)

·        R/3 Correction and Transport Management             (High)

·        R/3 - Online Support Services (OSS)                                 (High)

·        R/3 Change Management/Control                           (High)  

·        R/3 Basis Administration (UNIX/oracle)                 (Moderate)

·        R/3 Abap/4 Programming                                                   (Entry level)

·        R/3 Database Management                                     (Entry - Moderate)

·        R/3 Systems Administration/ Monitoring                              (Moderate - High)

 

 


 

Professional History

Summary

 

 

Sept 2001 – Current

 

Origin - Middle East                       Saudi Arabia                        Contract@Saudi Aramco

 

Returned to Atos Origin Middle East, to further assist with SAP implementation at Saudi Aramco, as Security/Controls Co-ordinator within Financials and Reporting Team. This position currently requires coordination or other team members within Security to ensure successful implementation takes place for upcoming go-live.

 

 Responsibilities included

·        Design, implement, co-ordinate and manage small team for successful implementation of Finance and Reporting security and controls.

·        Co-ordinate Technical, Unit and User Acceptance testing of business processes.

·        Train employers and system administrators to carry out all facets of duties within Security Management Team.

·        Follow methodology for implementation of security and audit guidelines.

·        Assist configuration team with security configuration and transactions.

·        Work with programming team and ensuring programs provide necessary controls.

·        Implement user-exit, field exits to provide additional controls within Finance module.

·        Assist and manage related Helpdesk issues throughout the team.

 

 

 

 

July 2001  – Sept 2001

 

Transfield Services Pty Limited             Sydney – Australia             Contract

·        Employed for contract terms as BW Consultant to assist with implementation and rollout of existing sites to implement BW reports for Plant Maintenance and Logistics. Also review existing Financial InfoCubes.

·        Blueprint phase for Plant Maintenance rollout of customer site.

·        Assist with testing and resolving HR-Payroll issues log.

·         Assist with implementation and re-engineering of existing SAP Support process with existing National Support Centre.

 

 

January 2001 – April 2001 

Pegasus Consulting                                 California - USA                  Contract

SAP Release 4.6c

 

·        Assisting in initial scoping of security roles and implementing strategies for business roles. 

·        Document procedures and policy for project phases, through development, test and production.

·         Implement initial security roles for development team.

·         Assist with administration of MySap and implementation of workplace at client site.

·         Assist with day to day administration of SAP Development system.

·         Assist with BW requirements (Blueprint phase)

 


January 2000- Dec 2000  

Origin - Middle East                                   Saudi Arabia                        Contract

SAP Release 4.0b up to 4.6x

 

Joined Softtech/Origin- Middle East for SAP Senior Consultant position for SAUDI ARAMCO project. 

 

 Responsibilities included

·        Design, implement, co-ordinate and manage small team for successful implementation of IS OIL implementation, Sales and Logistics modules.

·        Co-ordinate Technical, Unit and User Acceptance testing of business processes.

·        Train employers and system administrators to carry out all facets of duties within Security Management Team.

·        Follow Origin methodology for implementation of security and audit guidelines.

·        Assisting basis administrators with problem resolution, and daily/weekly tasks.

·        Develop procedures, training documentation and audit guidelines.

·        Complete regular in-house audits, and assist company auditors with yearly reviews.

·        Develop in-house database (Ms-Access) to assist with the implementation of users for go-live.

·        Assist configuration team with security configuration and transactions.

·        Work with programming team and ensuring programs provide necessary controls.

·        Review other systems (landscapes) HR, Services, and BW to ensure internal controls and segregation of duties is met.

·        Implement and assist with the design of BW Authorisations. Versions 2.0b.

·        Assist in development and problem solving of BW Queries, Reports and Cubes.

·        Assist with implementation of HR Structural authorisations, including the assignment of roles (activity groups) to HR Organisation Structure within Aramco.

·        Implement user-exit, field exits to provide additional controls within Finance module.

·        Assist with Basis technical issues within Transport management, data dictionary and Abap issues for client.

·        Assist and manage related Helpdesk issues throughout the team.

·        Co-ordinate regular client copies for training environments.

 

 

 


August 1998 – December 1999. 

Roche Products Pty Ltd               Sydney, Australia                          

Up to SAP Release 3.1x

 

Joined Roche Products Pty Ltd as Security Analyst for their SAP implementation throughout the Asia Pacific Region.  (Total nine implementations)

           

This involved being

·        Responsible as Security analyst to implement a secure environment as per the core designed by their head office and within audit guidelines.

·        Assist with Internal Controls. Liase with internal/external configurators/business analysts during the project phase.

·        Manage appropriate user administrators and security administrators to assist with the implementation of their project, meeting the set deadlines. (1 full time - dedicated User administrator. 1 Backup security administrator. (Decentralised user administrations access to identified user within Asia Pacific region).

·        Present and meet with appropriate management staff onsite within the Asia Pacific countries, (New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia) to design and implement internal controls for implementation of R/3 Security.

·        Implement R/3 Security as per validated matrices and support test phases through to go-live phase.

·        Manage and assist with resolution of SAP security Helpdesk issues.

·        Work with Corporate audit team to ensure system meets audit requirements.

·        Review and assess set-up of system from the view of security.

·        Develop SAP Security database (MS Access) for output of security matrices and reports for management purposes.

·        Assist with management of Change Management of configuration and ABAP/4 program through the SAP landscape.

 


July 1997      August 1998

Price Waterhouse  (now PWC)               Sydney, Australia

 

Summary

Joined Price Waterhouse as Information Systems Risk Management consultant. Was involved in a number of projects for major clients of the firm including:

 

Roche Products Pty Ltd:      

SAP Asia Pacific Project - Security Design, development, Implementation, support and training.

ABC TV:       

SAP Project - Security Implementation. Train and manage Price Waterhouse consultant(s) to continue with project on a full-time basis.

Dupont Aust Pty Ltd

SAP Project - Security development and implementation of Asia Pacific implementation.

Advantra Aust (Telstra):   

SAP Application Review (audit) - Basis and Security module(s)

BBC Australia Pty Ltd:    

SAP Application Review (audit)- Basis and Security module (s)

Rice Growers co-op:

SAP Application Review (audit) - Basis and Security module(s)

Seagrams:

AS/400 General Controls Review

 


Sept 1995 - July 1997       

Optus Communications,              North Sydney, Australia

SAP R/3 - BASIS Support Analyst / Systems Administrator

Member of the project team to implement security for Finance, Materials Management, Controlling, Sales & Distribution, Projects, Warehouse Management.

 

Duties include:

·        Manage project life cycle to ensure project is met

·        Identify user requirements for screen layouts.

·        Identify, customise & maintain system security and controls to fit business and audit requirements.

·        Co-ordinate testing for systems security.

·        Create and maintain all users. Total phases included approx. 500 users

·        Document System Administration/Security Administration procedures

·        Manage R/3 systems audit.  

·        Communicate with users in all areas.

·        Support system & users as technical consultants through Helpdesk and to SAP.

·        Liase with end users, project team members, and external companies (SAP) for issue resolution.

·        Plan, develop and implement change management (Correction and Transport System) and system access control procedures.

·        Supporting documentation for all functions performed.

·        Monitor and manage R/3 performance of development, test and live environments

·        Install/configure & support front-end (desktop) environments (IBM PC and Macintosh)

·        Schedule and support batch job processing.

·        Assist with ABAP/4 Programming enhancements and bug fixes as appropriate.

·        Peripheral management: Spooling, Printer definitions

·        Involved with firewall implementation

·        Assist with support of remote network sites

 

 


Sept 1994 - Sept 1995                   

IPC Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd       Sydney, Australia

Regional Sales Representative / Systems & PC Support

 

With IPC Corp. I was given the responsibility as a ‘Retail Sales Representative’.  After a trial period I was promoted to a ‘Regional Sales Representative”.  After short duration my responsibilities were increased to Assistant Manager, providing Marketing and Systems Support. Duties included

 

·        Achieve monthly sales quota $120,000.

·        Attract new business accounts and manage current accounts within the SouthWest Region.

·        Acting manager of store and staff during Managers absence.

·        Maintain client database.

·        Provide customer support both hardware and software (retail and business clients).

·        Complete daily/weekly reports to a deadline.

·        Liase internally with senior management and staff members of IPC.

·        Design, create and distribute monthly marketing newsletter.

·        Reordering stock and maintaining stock levels.

·        Train ‘work experience’ students in aspects of retail business and office procedures.

·        After hours support and training

·        Whilst at IPC I provided after hours support and training to IPC Customers.   This included

·        Technical service to IPC Computer systems

·        Training on PC operating systems and application software

·        Supporting users with software related problems

 


Nov. 1993 - Sept 1994       

LAW SOCIETY OF NSW                Sydney, NSW

Administration Assistant

 

My duties involved

·        Computing - Word Processing, Database Administration -

·        (Using Paradox, Filemaker Pro)

·        Day to day administrative tasks

·        Design, develop and maintenance of departments information database (Filemaker Pro)

 

Dec. 1992 - Nov 1993

NSW Attorney General’s Library

 

I was employed in the NSW Attorney General’s Library as a trainee under the Australian Traineeship System.

My duties involved

·        Keyboarding

·        Word Processing/Spreadsheets/Database Administration

·        Weekly Bulletins

·        Operation and maintenance of Library equipment

·        File and records maintenance

·        Accounting procedures (using manual and on-line system)

·        Day to Day administrative tasks

 


General IT Skills

Above average skill level in the following

 

·        MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint

·        MS Project

·        Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, through to Win NT

·        WordPerfect

·        Dbase IV

·        Filemaker Pro (IBM / Mac)

·        Paradox 3

·        Lotus 1-2-3

·        MS PowerPoint

·        Internet Explorer/Netscape

·        MS FrontPage

·        Computer communications and networks.

 

Proficient in the following Operating Systems

·        Internet web page authoring and design (HTML Programming)

·        UNIX

·        C Programming.

 

 

 

References

 

Referees to be given upon request.