Adam Mardini

San Francisco Bay Area

VP, Development Architecture at SAP

Summary
# Over 29 years of cross-functional and technical knowledge.
# Experience in project management and enterprise architecture that includes over 20 years of
working with ERP, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Financials, HANA, Big Data, EDW, IoT,
Hadoop, Real-Time processing of high volume datasets in fast paced & rapid changing business
environments.
# Proven ability to lead, manage and develop business pipeline. Articulating timeless mission-critical
solutions that benefited our customer with significant growth and saving in multiple industries,
including: FSI, Automotive, High Tech, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Telecom, Retail, and Public
Sector.
# 20 years of Go To Market and hands-on business development experience that include initiating
new business and developing existing accounts.
# Ability to lead product development and manage consulting services, generating revenue by
leveraging over 200 large accounts with C-level contacts.
# Strong analytical, organizational, management and communicative skills as well as working
knowledge of various hardware, operating systems, and business applications.
# Over 10 years employed by SAP, working various roles with in-depth knowledge of ERP, HANA,
Big Data, Agile and Design Thinking methodologies.
# Managed and marketed own SAP consulting business for over 11 years, specializing in Logistics
and FI. Successfully built pipeline and GTM strategy with large number of senior subcontractors.

Experience
Head of Business development, Innovation Center Silicon Valley at SAP
July 2012  -  Present  (4 years)
# Chief Architect, and responsible for the global business development of strategic customers
including pipeline review and enablement for Americas, APJ, and EMEA with local team in each
region.
# Direct reports including 3 Business Development Managers and 2 interns.
# Increased product and consulting services revenue by developing new accounts and expanding
business with existing clients, including the largest HANA deal with Kingfisher in UK.
# Working closely with technical teams globally to build a timeless products based on HANA centric
architectural solution.
 # Global Customer Operations Liaison, including hosting the Sales Leadership Academy’s
innovation day, the Pre-Sales Leadership Academy’s innovation day, the Global Accounts
Directors Academy’s innovation day, regular speaker at the Executives Briefing Center, and C-
level strategic customers facing globally.
# Working closely with HANA team, S/4 team, PowerDesigner, BOBJ team and other products
teams with personal relationship to program managers.
# Selected as Fast Track, twice as Hi-Potential, and twice as Top Talent.

Solution Architect - Technology & Innovation Platform at SAP

January 2010  -  July 2012  (2 years 7 months)
# Architect the first HANA application: Dynamic Cash Management with Close collaboration to
HANA development team. Working as QA for HANA, exposing weaknesses and limitations. Also,
working closely with P*Time SQL team in Korea to request appropriate functionality.
# Responsible for HANA Performance testing, and BOBJ/HANA integration with weekly meeting to
update the CTO. Created the initial public HANA performance figures and demos for the CTO.
# Solution architect for EWM product team offering architecture support.
# Worked with product team to create new ERP kernel (DBSL)and made ERP 4.7 work with HANA
in 2010!
# Working under the direction of the CTO to Validate and beatify ERP with customer data on HANA.
# Validated business processes and performance of Suite on HANA in 2010 with weekly meeting to
update the CTO.
# Led the integration of Business All-in-One on HANA as an appliance. Demo the results to the
CEO.
# Worked on putting framework for Enterprise Transformation Management.
# Architect for redeployment on the River platform.

Sr. Manager - Office of SAP CEO at SAP

August 2005  -  December 2009  (4 years 5 months)
# Architect for the HANA frontrunner. Testing in-memory capability, potential and limitations. Built
TREX in-memory environment then transported the Dunning logic of business process from ABAP
to SQL, Java and Python.
# Designed many testing scenarios and hypotheses for TREX Queries in ABAP vs. Java vs. Python
vs. P*Time SQL comparing performance while increasing data volume and complexity.
# Worked closely with Intel to create the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) product from Master
Data Management (MDM). Responsible for the go-live activities, including infrastructure analysis
and pilot deployment.
# Lead the implementation of enhancements as well as transportability/compatibility of SAP
Formula & Derivation Tool FDT.
# Architect for ESRI integration with CRM. Also, responsible for deployment, infrastructure analysis,
PM configuring, and ETL for the City of Phoenix data.
 # Architecture for building SOA shipping solution (rates, labels, manifest, tracking, billing, analytics
etc.).
# Led the development of downgrading SD interface from ECC 5.0 to 4.6.
# Managed three customers’ pilots for shipping SOA solution including coordination with global
teams (Shanghai, Walldorf, and Palo Alto).
# Designed and implemented automated access to archived doc including invoice images access
for Duplicate Analyzer solution (automatic detection of fraudulent duplicate invoices).

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

August 2004  -  July 2005  (1 year)
Managed, operated and marketed own consulting business.

CLIENT: Konami Digital Entertainment

# Span off a new purchasing company project in SD, MM, FI, CO, and EC.
# Performance Improvement of R/3.
# Designed and implemented EDI technical enhancements and automated error handling project.

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

March 2004  -  August 2004  (6 months)
CLIENT: Applied Materials
# TM enhancement project.
# FI extension project to online docs as well as iXOS archived documents.
# AP enhancement project with PeopleSoft interface.
# Automated special ledger budget loading into SAP.
# CO-PA optimization project.

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

May 2003  -  March 2004  (11 months)
CLIENT: Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
# Designed and implemented web based Early Warning system to MM, PP, FI and CO.
# Integrated UPS packing system into SAP SD & Express Ship XSI with connectivity to external
scales.
# Completed GTS commercial Invoice and Shippers letter of instructions project.
# Pioneered e-mail notification w/PDF reports attachments project in R/3 4.5B.

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

March 2001  -  May 2003  (2 years 3 months)
CLIENT: Applied Materials
# Completed SAP functional/technical migration project for Applied Japan’ SD, MM and PM.
# Completed WM implementation project for Louisville warehouse and Taiwan warehouse.
# Received an “Above & Beyond” recognition award.
CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.
February 1999  -  March 2001  (2 years 2 months)
CLIENT: 3COM Corporation
# Completed SAP upgrade project.
# Designed and implemented enhancements and reports for WM, SD, PP and MM.
# Analyzed proposals of planning solutions from I2, Manugistics and SAP-APO.
# Led ASAP project for Palm spin-off as a separate entity. Process repeated for two other facilities.

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

February 2000  -  March 2000  (2 months)
CLIENT: Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
# Interfaced SD to e-commerce solution BroadVision, including orders, credit, and invoices.

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

October 1999  -  November 1999  (2 months)
CLIENT: Samsung Austin Semiconductor
# Technical upgrade (enhancements/extensions, modifications, reports) of HR, FI and MM.

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

January 1998  -  December 1998  (1 year)
CLIENT: Pandesic, LLC. (SAP & Intel)
# Technical and functional support for SAP’s e-commerce solution in: Material Master, Customer
maintenance, Sales, Shipping, Billing, Pricing & Conditions, and web reports for Invoice tracking,
sales status, stock inventory, stock replenishment and Backorder aging.
# Received three “Employee Recognition” awards.

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

December 1996  -  December 1997  (1 year 1 month)
CLIENT: Samsung Austin Semiconductor
# Managed SAP implementation project as well as SAP upgrade project.
# Other projects: SAP ESS implementation, HR interface to payroll, reports and enhancements
(HR, MM, FI), AP secure check and reconciliation, financial statement reconciliation, automated
cost-center budget monitoring.

CEO - Entrepreneur at Sappers Group, Inc.

October 1994  -  November 1996  (2 years 2 months)
CLIENT: Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
# Completed legacy reports conversion from AS/400 to ABAP.
# Architected EDI error handling system with custom built-in dynamic rule engine.
# Designed and implemented sales forecasting system and cost tracking system.

IT Director at Fresenius Medical Care

October 1993  -  October 1994  (1 year 1 month)
# Managed 3 departments: Network, Telecommunications and IT, reporting directly to the CEO.
# Managed projects to support local users as well as 13 warehouses and 19 distribution centers.
# Responsible as well for budget control, personnel management and performance.
# Managed the US rollout of SAP in collaboration with Fresenius AG.

Sr. Programmer Analyst at Lesher communications

1989  -  1993  (4 years)
# Responsible for the design, development and maintenance of financials, inventory management
and marketing reports.
# Enhanced nightly processes and the performance of month-end process.
# Received the “Employee of the year” award in ’92.

System Technical Support Consultant at Intel Corporation

April 1989  -  October 1989  (7 months)
# Applications support and development in multi-platform environment using REXX and JCL.

Staff Application Programmer at Allied Computer Labs

December 1986  -  April 1989  (2 years 5 months)
# PC applications programmer and quality assurance.
# Received the “Perfect attendance” award in ’88.

Education
California State University, Sacramento
Computer Science
San Joaquin Delta College
Computer Engineering with minor in Math
Adam Mardini
San Francisco Bay Area
VP, Development Architecture at SAP

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