Narinder Prashar, MS Software Engineering

Partner/Director, Big Data, IT Technology, BI/Hana Solution Architecture

Award-winning SAP Applications & Technology Manager, Cross-Functional & BI/Hana Solution Architect with more
than 20 years of experience managing projects and teams, with good exposure to ERP / New Dimension applications

Strong Program Management and techno-functional leadership experience successfully deploying various IT
Projects and technologies
Proven ability to enhance organizational effectiveness through implementation of IT technologies and tools,
providing streamlined processes, operational flexibility, enhanced reporting, and improved visibility
Breadth and depth of techno-functional knowledge covering nearly all business processes, ERP applications and
offerings, as well as several third-party products. Production support, COE, and delivery management
Drives effective collaboration across teams, and brings in a sense of Achievement for the Project team
Efficiently manages the Project while controlling Costs, managing Scope, providing a higher quality product that
brings in superior Stake holder and Customer satisfaction

AREAS OF STRENGTH
Narinder Prashar, Partner/Director, Big Data, SAP Apps & Technology, BI/Hana (Contd)
Program Management Systems / Process Integration Technology Development
Technology Leadership Improved ROI for IT Investments Budget / Project Management
International Experience Change Management / Security Vendor Management / Staffing
ERP AFS, CRM, SFDC Offshore Delivery Management Supply Chain Process
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

As global partner, grew the Big Data Analytics practice substantially in APAC (Vietnam, Singapore, Japan). CSC
Strategized cutting edge implementation and integration of SAP New Dimension applications including with Hana,
BPC10.1 and Lumira for various clients. CSC
Setup and managed Center of Excellence (COE) for production support, conceiving organization, process &
procedures, and qualitative and quantitative measurements from inception. Rodan+Fields
Drove timely & successful delivery through effective collaboration with corporate finance, sales, HR, legal, as well
as dozens of business unit heads, eight technical stacks, and over a dozen vendors and trading partners. Copart
Managed and streamlined pricing, smart forms, interface issues with WMS, credit card, BO BW reports. FOX
Managed $1M budget and 25 resources for production support and ongoing project delivery, including
intake/triage of help tickets, CRs, and enhancements, offshore/onshore liaisonship. and SLA compliance
Magellan
Increased user productivity by 30% by providing highly effective reporting, prioritization, and customer
communications. Initiative included the deployment of SAP BI to enhance supply and demand. Magellan
Spearheaded the consolidation of EMEA and US systems into one SAP BI platform. Managed 8 staff members and
travelled internationally to train users and liaise with project stakeholders. Magellan
Orchestrated the implementation of EDI interfaces with 4PL, which included in-house shipping, document
exchange, and streamlining product shipping, resulting in a 40% reduction in logistics costs. Magellan
Streamlined operations and increased reporting visibility through the deployment of SAP BI, which drove
operational improvements within Supply Chain, FP&A Areas. Magellan
Managed significant audit risk by implementing ADP Taxware and integrating with SAP/Oracle. Magellan
Eliminated $1M credit card fraud by implementing Paymetric/Xi-pay solution. Magellan
Consolidated business apps landscape and migrated to Equinex data center to save $500K/yr. Magellan
Global project management and collaboration to implement BI/APO for six manufacturing sites to improve
management reporting and control. Solectron
Aggressively led all aspects of the US implementation, providing in-house reporting, data collection, technical
resource, and business management. Solectron
Narinder Prashar, Partner/Director, Big Data, SAP Apps & Technology, BI/Hana (Contd)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

DXC (CSC/HPE), Falls Church, VA 2015 - Present

Systems integrator

Partner Business Architect, Customer Service Promised Delivery (CSPD)

Senior Solution Architect / Technical SME Big Data. Pre-sales support including proof of concept (POC) delivery,
Data migration from Legacy to ERP.

Responsible for managing techno-functional resources in the areas of big data analytics with SAP Hana,
Business Process Consolidation (BPC), Business Objects (BO) and Hadoop
Leading RFP, RFI, SOW preparation for SAP Hybris, IOT (Health and Safety, Oil and Gas), BPC, Data Archiving,
BW upgrade to Hana, BO 4.1 migration, SAP migration to Oracle using Informatica Power Center
Managing installation of Lenovo servers & desktops with SUSE, HANA SP10/102, and Lumira for POCs/demos
Managing Salesforce.com (SFDC) and P&L reports
Collaboratively assist prospective clients with application strategy, technical and enterprise transformation
roadmaps, and annual IT agenda
Managing POC data migration from AS400/DB2 to Oracle for international customer
Managing Data Replication from DB2 to Oracle using Oracle Golden Gate
Participated in pre-sales technical architecture and requirement gathering for high profile foreign client
Managing Walmart Ecommerce and Grocery Retail Support including Sterling Commerce OMS, IMS, Taxware,
TIBCO, Fraud, Chase Paymentech, B2B, B2C, EDI and OTC process

Rodan and Fields, San Francisco, CA 2013 - 2015

Cosmetics industry

Sr. Application/Technical Manager. Lead SAP-By-Design and ERP cloud implementation with SAP America & System
Integrator partner

Set up and manage post-go live center of excellence (COE), defining budget, staffing, process & procedures
Provide technical management, especially around interfaces, driving implementation of SAP OTC, P2P, FI,
SRM, DELL Boomi (middleware), and e-commerce engines Nscore, Salesforce and Hybris
Integration with 3PL logistic partner for forward and reverse logistics
Directed development of custom adapter for SAP ByD data transfer to Adaptive consolidation planning
Liaise with SAP to establish private cloud for improved performance
Conceive, recommend, and implement HW upgrade to improve performance on cloud environment in support
of high transaction volumes
Establish KPIs for consolidation and customize reporting requirements based on client needs
Drive business process mapping and gap analysis for planned future rollout countries such as Australia,
Canada, etc.
Managing SAP Global Template for ECC implementation on HANA, BPC for WW consolidation, and Hybris for
ecommerce
Architect and implement Process Orchestration (PO) for integration with CRM, Global 3PL partners and
suppliers to manage our end-to-end inventory and real-time OTC transactions (200-300K per day)
Managing SAP Hana Enterprise Cloud (HEC) and SAP By Design environment using SAP data center
Quick sizing configuration, Security/Authorizations, SAP Best Practices & technical WRICEF delivery oversight

Copart Inc, Fairfield, CA 2012-2013

Online Auctions Company in the auto salvage industry
Sr. SAP Solution Architect. Lead solution architect for SAP-powered e-commerce environment, including hybrid
solution of SAP ECC, CRM, BI, PI, Portal, BODS, DB2 OLTP, and Java web apps

Aside from ongoing implementation responsibility, manage production support for financial transaction
processing (B2C, B2B) and reporting, using a variety of ticketing, logging, and monitoring systems; and handle
staffing, budget, and vendor management for the support organization
 Maintain a holistic integrated view, collaborating with corporate finance, sales, HR, legal, as well as dozens of
business unit heads, eight technical stacks, and over a dozen vendors and trading partners for planning,
solution delivery, and operations
Provide strategic and tactical guidance to client, implementation partner, and hosting partner, as a technical
manager and subject matter expert
Define sizing, archiving, security / authorizations, and technical / development standards
Liaise with credit card payment gateway (Paymetric) and taxware (Vertex) vendors; review and apply SAP
customer notes, providing deep diagnosis, working with SAP account execs to escalate resolution of blockers
Develop and administer in-house training content for BI, PI, and HANA teams
SAP BI/BOBJ global implementation that includes Canada, US, UK, Brazil, Dubai. Responsible for end to end
implementation including testing and training
Drive deep diagnosis for middleware and EAI integration, including use of APIs
Go-to resource for installation, integration, and pioneering the learning curve of any new software or issue
requiring research; resolved working independently, or summarized & routed to appropriate teams
Evaluate HANA hosting and implementation partners, and support negotiation and finalization of relationship
Process review for PI between SAP and Non-SAP environments
Day-to-day technical mentorship and aggressive defect management across all technical & functional areas
Oversee RICEFW delivery of systems integrator
Manage BASIS delivery of data center hosting partner, and transition between partners in data center
migration

Fox Head, Morgan Hills, CA 2011-2012

Retail and manufacturing company in the personal motorcycle / fashion accessories space
SAP Application Manager. Selected to manage functional, technical and hosting partner to resolve the following
issues

Manage post-go live production support organization, including staffing, intake, fulfillment, and operational
efficiency improvements
Pricing procedure, Smart Forms, Interface with third party WMS and credit card issues
BW/BO reporting delivery including Executive Dashboard
Performance issue related to Order to Cash
Managed hosting partner to improve SLA
Implement Security, Transport Management and Governance process

Magellan Navigation/MiTAC Digital Corp, Santa Clara, CA 2007-2011

A global consumer electronics company with $500M in annual revenue.
SAP Technical Program Manager and BI/BW Techno-Functional Lead. Selected to manage 25 staff members both
onsite and offshore, providing solutions implementation located in sites throughout the globe. Communicate with
functional business executives to deliver business objectives and KPIs. Perform financial management, providing
budget management for technical resources and deliverables. Oversee SLAs for SAP related services, ensuring top
performance and adherence to all requirements. Support all aspects of the enterprise data warehousing system,
providing architecture guidance on data modeling, design, and implementation of SAP BI for supply chain, finance,
and operational KPIs. Deliver new supply chain processes through the integration with 4PL logistics partners.
$1M budget responsibility for production support organization
Program managed SAP (BI/Technical) development lifecycle, including all business blue print, realization,
final preparation, and production support
Program managed SAP to Oracle migration for ECC including all EDI interfaces from CRM, PI/EDI to Oracle 11i.
Performed budget management, resource management, vendor selection, hiring onshore/offshore
Recognized with a Letter of Appreciation from the CIO/CEO for the implementation of the SAP BI, ECC,
CRM, PI/EDI solution, which included merging two countries into one system
Received a Letter of Appreciation from ASUG for best presentation
Architect role for BW/BI project to deliver/broadcast reporting in the area of SD, MM, PP, FI
Responsible for enterprise data warehousing system (SAP BI). Provided architectural guidance on data
modeling, design and implementation of SAP BI related to supply chain, finance and operational KPIs.
Supervised flawless transfer of legacy data warehouse to SAP BI 7.0
 Engineered data extractions from LO Cockpit (MM, PP, SD), FI-GL, AR, AP, FA, Generic data source, flat file,
CRM and non-SAP
Led the data archive project for SAP CRM and XI EDI system, which resulted in improved system performance
and release DB space
Oversaw the major initiative to integrate TWE ADP Taxware with backend ERP Oracle and SAP ECC, CRM
systems, which provided organization with ability to accurately calculate sales and used taxes
Directed the project to integrate credit card system with ERP Oracle and SAP, including use of credit card
gateway (Paymetric) and fraud detection (Cybersource)
Implemented Solution Manager (SolMan), including CCMS, ChARM; implemented Java and ABAP stack
monitoring across all landscapes

Solectron/Smart Modular Tech/Solectron, Fremont, CA 1997-2006

$16B global manufacturing organization providing modular technology
SAP BI/BW and SAP BASIS / SAP Projects Manager. Recruited to oversee the BI environment to drive visibility,
while transitioning the legacy data warehouse to SAP BW. Utilized Dimensional Insight Tools Builder, Data
Integrator, and Diver, the front-end tool for the design of the data warehouse. Provided management of all data
modeling, extraction, enhancements, query, and reporting design. Directed the integration with APO and EDI
Gateways. Provided training to end users and performed rollouts through the globe.

Global liaisonship with APAC, European, and Latin American business units
Transitioned the legacy Data Warehouse (using Diver as front-end) to SAP BW
Successfully developed customized ABAP reports for SD, MM, PP, WM, and FI modules, which included
booking, billing, backlog, ship log, inventory, production order, open PO, and GR
Consolidated finance, sales, and operations reports into one comprehensive manufacturing report, which
provided a break down by operator to improve overall performance control
Created BW as an Enterprise Data Warehouse for reporting and the SCM system (SAP APO)
Worked on legal and management consolidation in SAP BW/BI
Define sizing, Data archiving, Basis security/authorizations, and SAP Best Practice
Implemented Versa / GRC

EARLY CAREER

Senior Data Warehouse Analyst/DBA, IDTI, San Jose, CA

Programmer/Analyst/DBA, Cirrus Logic, Inc., Fremont, CA
Instructor, Merritt Collage, Oakland, CA
Programmer/Analyst, Stream International, Richmond, CA
Programmer/Customer Support, Logiciel, Inc., Oakland, CA
Professor/System Manager, Gurukul University, India
Instructor/Programmer, GND University, India

EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Master of Science, Software Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Post Graduate in Computer Science, Kurukshetra University, India

Master of Science, Physics with Digital Electronics Specialization, Punjabi University, India