Robert J Pederson
Senior SAP Security/Basis Consultant

Keylock Consulting Corporation
P.O. Box 3895, Cary, NC 27519-3895

http://KeylockConsulting.com – Robert@KeylockConsulting.com

OVERVIEW

Consulting experience:  13 Years SAP R/3 Basis and Oracle: 14 Years SAP R/3 Security experience: 11 Years	SAP R/3 Implementation Projects:  13 SAP R/3 Project Go-Lives:  6 Total IT experience:  28 Years
SAP Security Experience Detail: ► Upgrades from 4.6C to ECC 6 ► Proven Team Leadership Experience ► R/3 (3.1H through ERP 2005/ECC 6) ► Business Warehouse (BW / BI) ► Enterprise Portal on NetWeaver 2004s ► SAP Solution Manager Roles ► Central User Administration (CUA) ► Virsa/GRC and Securinfo SOX/SOD Products	SAP Basis Experience Detail: ► Upgrades from 4.6C to ECC 6 ► Proven Team Leadership Experience ► R/3 / ECC (2.1 through ERP 2006) ► Business Warehouse (BW / BI) ► Enterprise Portal on NetWeaver 2004s ► SAP Solution Manager 3.2/4.0 ► APO/SCM 4.1, EBP/SRM 4.0, XI 7.0

SAP EXPERIENCE

March 2008 – Present
Bealls Inc., Bradenton, FL
Senior SAP Security/Basis Consultant

► Represented Oxford Global Resources

► Designed and developed Security solutions for HCM (HR), FICO, and Real Estate modules

► Developed Security design, configuration, and support for ECC, XI, BI/BW, and Solution Manager landscapes

► Readied client for annual PCI Security audit

► Set up Central User Administration (CUA) for 41 clients across 12 systems

► Provided supplemental Basis support for all landscapes

► Installed Pre-Configured Client (PCC) for HCM

January 2008 – February 2008
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., Dayton, OH
Senior SAP Security Consultant

► Represented Signature Consultants LLC

► Provided SAP Security design, configuration, and support for SAP NetWeaver systems running BI/BW 7.0 (NetWeaver 2004s) and WFM 3.0 (Workforce Management) (ECC 6.0)

► Set up Central User Administration (CUA) for 11 clients across 7 systems

► Conducted comprehensive analysis of existing Security environment

► Identified Security issues, recommended and implemented solutions to problems

► Fully documented security landscape, procedures, and notes for turn-over to client

August 2007 – November 2007
Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, Plano, TX
Senior SAP Security/Basis Consultant

► Represented ACS-Systech and SAP America
► Provided SAP Security and Basis planning, implementation, testing, and support for upgrade of R/3 landscape from 4.6C to ECC 6.0

► Responsible for all Security-related aspects of upgrade

► Assisted primary Basis consultant with many technical aspects of upgrade

► Customer Go Live December 2007

Feb 2007 – July 2007
Newell Rubbermaid, Atlanta, GA
Senior SAP Basis Consultant

► Represented ACS (acs-inc.com).
► Supported ECC 5.0, BW 3.5, APO/SCM 4.1, EBP/SRM 4.0, XI 7.0, and Solution Manager 3.2/4.0 systems.

► Researched and analyzed performance issues related to AIX 5.3 operating system and DB2 8.2 database.

► Primary contact for all BW system troubleshooting, maintenance, and support.

► Maintained parameter and periodic job consistency between all systems.

► Coordinated transports across all platforms.
► Planned support pack upgrades for all systems/landscapes.

Jul 2001 – Dec 2006
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation, Raleigh, NC
Senior SAP Security/Basis Consultant

► Represented SAP Public Sector
► Team Leader for SAP Security and Authorizations
► Completely designed and implemented methodology for controlling end user access to plants, fund centers, cost centers, etc.  Applied to both R/3 and BW environments. Designed security solution for FI (AR, AP, SD, FA), CO, FM, MM, QM, PM, PS, HR (Time Entry, Travel) modules.

► Extensive customization of security solutions to match complex requirements
► Created over 100 customized end user roles and menus, plus hundreds of "mini-roles" to allow for low-level modular access control
► Set up security roles and user accounts for over 5000 End Users for primary Go Live. Set up security roles and user accounts for three follow-on projects, including Business Warehouse (BW 3.0B).

► Set up Central User Administration (CUA) to manage multiple systems/clients

► Set up security for Enterprise Portal on NetWeaver 2004s

► Set up security for Solution Manager systems

► Set up security on ERP 2005 system
► Introduced Sarbanes-Oxley and audit compliance issues to client.  Led effort to obtain Securinfo and SAP Virsa products for security management and risk analysis of Separation of Duties issues.

► Developed methodology and programs for continuous reconciliation of End User Database and R/3 system. Continuously improved security configuration to reflect best practices and to prepare for system audits.

► Educated client personnel in R/3 Security and general Basis knowledge
► Client went live April 2003

Sep 1999 - Jun 2001
U.S. Army, Picatinny Arsenal, Morris County, NJ
Senior SAP Basis Consultant / Team Leader

► Represented SAP America Public Sector and Education, Inc.
► Only Basis consultant on project
► Installed, configured, and supported, and upgraded the following:

• SAP R/3 Versions 4.5 and 4.6 on Sun Enterprise Servers running Oracle and Solaris
• SAP New Dimensions EBP/BBP (Business-to-Business Procurement)
• mySAP.com Workplace (precursor to Enterprise Portals)

► Applied R/3 kernel upgrades/patches, support packages, and OSS repair
► Performed system and transactional performance analysis and tuning during Stress Testing.
► Created and maintained Unix shell scripts to assist with system monitoring, backups, and other important tasks
► Defined hardware requirements, assisted client in equipment ordering process
► Defined and documented system landscape, client strategy, support procedures
► Performed and documented all technical configuration of SAP Systems (R/3, BBP, Workplace, and ITS)
► Provided education to client on all Basis concepts and procedures
► Customer went live April 2001

Feb 1999 - Jul 1999
World Bank, Washington, DC
Senior SAP Basis Consultant

► Represented IBM Global Services.
► Set up Production Environment on High-Availability IBM RS/6000 multi-processor servers, running SAP R/3 Version 4.0B and Oracle on AIX. Provided support for multiple systems used for Configuration, Integration Testing, Training, Sandbox, Business Warehouse (BW), etc.
► Set up, executed, and analyzed results from Stress Test of Production environment, simulating over one million dialog steps per hour. Used results to adjust and tune SAP, Oracle, and AIX configurations.
► Created Unix shell scripts to perform transports to multiple systems and clients. Created extensive scripts and spreadsheets to verify they were being performed correctly.
► Customer went live June 1999.

Mar 1998 - Jan 1999
Delphi Automotive Systems, Detroit, MI, and Dayton, OH
Senior SAP Basis Consultant

► Represented SAP America.
► Multiple installations of SAP R/3 version 4.0B and Oracle 8.0.4 on HP-UX 11.0 servers.
► Installation of SAP Business Warehouse (BW) Version 1.2A and Oracle 8.0.4 on HP-UX 11.0 servers.
► Installed SAP R/3 version 3.1.H, and Oracle 7.3.3.4.1 on HP Vclass server. Installed SAP R/3 version 3.1H and Oracle 7.3.3.3 on HP-UX 10.20 server. Upgraded HP-UX 10.20 to 11.0, SAP R/3 version 3.1H system to version 4.0B, Oracle 7.3.3 to 8.0.4. Performed database exports/imports. Performed frequent client copies.
► Defined system landscape, client strategy. Used Visio and other tools to illustrate system configuration and transport/client copy paths. Used work plan to track team progress and deliverables. Met with hardware and software vendors to define requirements and assess proposed solutions. Evaluated system backup options.
► Set up Profile Generator, roles/authorizations/profiles, operation modes, user masters. Configured alert limits, SAP Office, periodic maintenance/cleanup jobs. Performed system performance analysis, tuning, and database reorganizations. Wrote shell scripts to manage Oracle archive directories and to run hourly, nightly, and weekly system backups.
► Assisted with transition of Basis responsibilities from Team SAP to Hewlett-Packard.

Jan 1998 – Feb 1998
Uniroyal Chemical Company, Middlebury, CT
Senior SAP R/3 Basis Consultant

► Represented SAP America.
► Contracted with SAP America to provide Go-Live support and to analyze client’s business environment, SAP R/3 3.0F systems, Oracle databases, and IBM RS/6000 SP/2 Unix systems

► Prepared detailed reports of observations, associated risks, and recommended improvements. Implemented many of these changes, instructed support personnel on others.
► Defined and refined security roles and user authorizations using Profile Generator.
► Customer went live January 1998.

Jul 1997 – Nov 1997
U.S. Department of Energy / Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC
Senior SAP R/3 Basis Consultant

► Represented Computer Sciences Corp (CSC)
► Lead Basis Consultant for client’s technical implementation project
► Created and maintained detailed Technical Infrastructure plan for all phases of implementation.
► Installed, configured, tuned, applied fixes/updates, and performed troubleshooting on three simultaneous implementations of SAP R/3 Version 3.1G / Oracle 7.3.2 on Windows NT server platform. Advised client on strategies for system configuration settings, client landscapes, system backup/recovery strategies, change management procedures, object development process, and so on.
► Instructed customer in day-to-day system monitoring and administration, performance analysis and tuning, problem determination and resolution, client copies, Workbench Organizer, Profile Generator (Security).
► Project cancelled by USDOE, November 1997.

Mar 1996 – Jul 1997
James River Corporation, Richmond, VA
SAP R/3 Basis Consultant

► Represented Computer Sciences Corp (CSC).
► Planned, installed, customized, and provided Basis support for 10 production and test SAP 2.2E instances on Oracle/AIX platform.

► Overhauled operating system and SAP backup procedures using brbackup, brarchive, ADSM, sysback.
► Designed and implemented Disaster Recovery Procedures for SAP Systems. Successfully restored production system in offsite DR Test, March 1997.
► Performed day-to-day administration, performance analysis and tuning, problem determination and resolution, client and database exports/imports, database reorganizations.
► Performed test upgrades of above systems to SAP 3.0F / Oracle 7.2.3.
► Provided AIX System Administration for IBM RS/6000's, SP/2 frames, and R30's running AIX.
► Provided direction to management, operations, and other support personnel.
► Customer went live July 1996.

Feb 1995 – Jan 1996
ISSC (IBM Subsidiary), Research Triangle Park, NC
SAP R/3 Basis Administrator

► Two implementations: IBM PC Company and IBM Network Hardware Division.
► SAP R/3 Versions 2.2C, 2.2D, 2.2D+. Oracle Version 7.1.4.
► Installation, customization, and Basis support of eight SAP R/3 systems on various IBM RS/6000 and SP/2 servers.

NON-SAP EXPERIENCE

Jan 1996 – Mar 1996	Duke University Medical School Durham, NC	Unix System Administrator
Sep 1994 – Jan 1996	ISSC (IBM Global Services) Research Triangle Park, NC	Unix System Administrator
Jul 1989 – Sep 1994	IBM Kingston, NY	Advisory Programmer, AIX High End Systems Support Department
Dec 1986 – Jun 1989	ETA Systems, Inc. St. Paul, MN	Software Engineer and Checkout Test Team, EOS Software Development
Jun 1980 – Dec 1986	Control Data Corporation Arden Hills, MN	Senior Field Support Analyst and Systems Programmer/Analyst, Supercomputer Software Development

EDUCATION

Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1976 – 1980
Bachelor of Science Degree, 1980 Major in Computer Science Minor in Mathematics Overall GPA: 3.3 / 4.0 Computer Science GPA: 3.5 / 4.0	Admission with Recognition, 1976 State of Iowa Scholarship, 1976, 1977 George W. Catt Scholarship, 1978 Dean's List, 4 quarters
Post-Graduate Training
ASAP (SAP’s Rapid Implementation Methodology) SAP R/3 Corrections and Transports SAP R/3 Data Dictionary SAP R/3 Communications Interfaces SAP R/3 Authorizations	IBM SP/2 Implementation IBM HACMP Implementation C and C++ Programming AIX Advanced System Administration AIX Version 3 Internals LAN Architectures

Updated 05/2008