Faraz Hussain

Faraz is a seasoned Solution Architect & Technical Lead, Practice Lead for Technical Portfolio with over 18 years of experience in managing SAP Projects

• Extensive experience as technology lead on large digital transformation programs.
• Highly proficient in the SAP S/4HANA Technology areas: non-functional requirements,

solutioning, technology architecture, infrastructure

• Good storytelling capability to pitch a differentiated value proposition and bring the deal to a close.
• Maintain my own books for P&L and TNR targets. Responsible to main healthy Sales

Pipeline and account management.

• Actively involved in Sales, Pre-sales and Solution delivery from PO to final closure of the project.
• Involved at C level of the organizations and help them to make their digital transformation strategy.
• Implement the digital strategy for Go-To market align with SAP road map and not only limited to SAP but other innovation solutions in the market.
• Ability to define the solution, the resource plan and implementation approach
• Understand business requirements and shape an offering that brings value to the requirement
• Integration knowledge to other technology areas and the impact on SAP cloud such as development, extensibility, integration, security, user experience
• Combining an excellent knowledge of the business with extensive and detailed SAP expertise.
• Very successful in the design of efficient, effective, and innovative solutions.
• Excellence in Pre-sales, solution design, solution architecture, implementation, and strategy.
• Combining analytical and methodical thinking with good communication and management skills.
• Proven track record in "Getting things done", "Making it happen" and "Adding value for my clients".
• Strategies, plan and build capability to stay ahead of market demand and need

Areas of Expertise: SAP Pre-Sales, SAP Technical Solution Architect, S/4HANA

Conversion/Migration Project, Analytics, SAP System landscape Design, SAP GRC, SAP MII, SAP

IS-Utilities solution architect, Smart Metering/ AMI integration, SAP landscape upgrade projects,

IoTs, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Extension Suite etc

Industry wide experience includes Steel Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Fertilizer, Utilities,

Aviation, FMCG, Health Care, Oil & Gas, Aluminum Manufacturing, Education & textile sector

EXPERIENCE

EY, Pakistan as Director, Digital Innovation (FEB 18 – To Date)

Projects Delivered

Role: SAP Technical Director a) OneSAP Project – Implementation of S/4HANA, SF, PO at Engro Corporation, Pakistan b) Project Digital – Implementation of S/4HANA, Ariba, SF, MII, BW/4HANA at Gatron, Pakistan c) Oracle MDMS Integration with Smart Metering Infrastructure and SAP at K-Electric, Pakistan d) SAP ECC to S/4HANA Conversion/Migration Project at SAMI Pharmaceuticals, Pakistan e) Implementation of SAP Ariba & Integration with SAP at K-Electric, Pakistan f) SAP S/4HANA 1809 Implementation at Aga Steel Limited, Pakistan g) SAP EWM Implementation and integration with RFID devices at Tapal Tea, Pakistan h) Implementation of SAP SuccessFactors & Integration with SAP at K-Electric, Pakistan i) Implementation of SAP Ariba & Integration with SAP at K-Electric, Pakistan j) SAP EWM Implementation and integration with Barcode devices at Tri-Pack, Pakistan

Responsibilities

• Monitoring best practices and trends in emerging technologies and to proactively research, recommend and develop/adapt/implement technologically innovative appropriate solutions to enhance user experience
• Drive a delivery of SAP implementation project end-to-end from business case, roadmap to deployment.
• Apply nonfunctional requirements and technical knowledge in the SAP Cloud domain to drive design of a robust solution
• Leads SAP BASIS, ABAP, Fiori, PO, BW and SAP SAC teams
• Responsible for R&D on new solutions, technologies, and methodologies
• Develop team of highly skilled and cross trained consultants on different technologies
• Built the capability of the SAP Practice and enable the team to effectively sell and deliver
• Provide a strategy on key capability areas to focus on against market trends and development
• Drive a delivery of SAP implementation project end-to-end from business case, roadmap to deployment.
• Apply nonfunctional requirements and technical knowledge in the SAP Cloud domain to drive design of a robust solution
• Senior client stakeholder management

Tallymarks Consulting, Pakistan as SAP Practice Head (APR 16 – FEB 18)

Projects Delivered

Role: SAP Project Director k) Implementation of SAP S4/HANA 1610 at Institute of Space & Technology, Pakistan l) Implementation of BW On HANA & Fiori at International Textile, Pakistan m) Implementation of Fiori 1.5 Business Suite on HANA at Fauji Fertilizers, Pakistan n) SAP Landscape transformation Project and Upgrade to EHP 8 at DIC, Pakistan o) Freight forwarding Portal using SAP SLT replication with HANA XS engine at EGA, UAE p) Implementation of Fiori on 1.5 on EHP 7.0 at Project at RAK Electronic Gov. Authority, UAE

Responsibilities

• SAP Practice Area Management
• Identifying, Assessing, Developing and implementing new business to achieve set targets.
• Developing and executing successful sales and marketing strategies. Starting new marketing activities to increase the customer base.
• Setting up Center of Excellence in SAP.
• Design, estimation and delivery of solutions on billable SAP implementation & support engagements.
• Provide solution, specialist direction, control and guidance to the project team to meet project deliverables.
• Manage preparation of demos for different prospective SAP clients
• Assist business development team in different pre-sales and sales activities.
• Setting up program management processes e.g. issue management, stakeholder management, client relationship management, risk management, rollout planning,

resource deployment planning, etc.

• Project execution management
• Planning and monitoring to ensure business objectives
• Ensure implementation of project management standards
• Manage issue resolution
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with client organizations to facilitate the undertaking of assignments.

Soltius Middle East, Dubai as Senior SAP ABAP Consultant (Dec 13 – Mar 16)

Implementation of SAP ERP ECC 6.0 at Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp, UAE

[Feb 15 – Apr 16]

Role: SAP Technical Team Lead

• Managed a team of 7 Netweaver technical consultants
• Worked on fixed asset inventory process integration
• Responsible for overall delivery of project
• Allocate Objects/Functional Spec to developers
• Review Technical Specifications prepared by developers
• Review code of developers
• Log Defects & Defect Analysis
• Define processes & see to it that everyone adheres to it
• Define Standards/Coding norms, Review list
• Communication with Client/ Onsite(in Global Delivery Model)
• Technical Investigation of issues
• Guide Developers & provide technical inputs wherever required

Implementation of SAP Success factor at Strata Manufacturing, UAE

[Feb 15 – Apr 15]

Role: Workflow Consultant

• Enhanced Travel , leave, Housing allowance & resignation workflows
• Mapped business workflows with SAP Fiori apps
• Developed full and final settlement program
• Applied validation in SAP MPC and DPC classes of standard Fiori apps such as time and attendance

SAP Instance Consolidation Project at Emirates Global Aluminum, UAE

[Dec 13 – Jan 15]

Role: SAP ABAP Team Lead

• Reengineering and restructuring of business workflows according to new organizational structure
• Consolidation of ABAP related developments of both systems in to the new one
• Working with process integration team to setup integration framework to cater integration related requirements
• Development of new ABAP objects on requirement basis
• Lead and assist ABAP team

EJADA , Saudi Arabia as ABAP WebDynpro Consultant (Sep 12 – Mar 13)

Development of Aramco Work Permit System at Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

[Sep 12 – Mar 13]

Role: SAP Project Manager & ABAP WebDynpro Consultant

▪ Scope of development include integration with case management module

▪ Integrated with RE-FX and case management

▪ Integration with ARC GIS server for maps

▪ Integration with content management server Documentum

▪ Implementation of approval authority engine using business workflows

▪ Web Dynpro ABAP application

Abacus Consulting, Pakistan as Senior Managing Consultant (Aug 08 – Nov 13)

Implementation of SAP ERP ECC 6.0 at Panther Tyres Limited, Pakistan

[Apr 13 – till date]

Role: Senior ABAP Consultant

▪ Scope of implementation includes FI,CO,SD,MM,HR and QM modules

▪ Develop business workflows

▪ Develop online order management system using SAP WebDynpro

▪ Integration with third-party application using SOA architecture

Implementation of SAP IS-Utilities at Karachi Electric Supply Company, Pakistan

[Oct 10 – Aug 12]

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Consultant

▪ Scope of implementation included Billing & Invoicing , Print workbench , FICA , EDM

, DM & CRM modules

▪ Developed interfaces for payment & collections and billing data

▪ Developed solution along with BI module to cater business requirement of reporting

▪ Conducted meetings with power and end users for discussion regarding the bill extraction processes and requirements

▪ Documented Business Blueprints according to the requirements of the client

▪ Configured the SAP System according to the requirements

Implementation of SAP ERP at Fauji Fertilizer Corporation, Pakistan

[Apr 10 – Jul 11]

Role: Senior SAP ABAP Consultant

▪ Scope of implementation included MM , SD , FI , DMS , PP , QM , PS , EP and business

Workflows

▪ Developed warehouse solution for SD module

▪ Worked on WebDynpro application

▪ Worked on Adobe forms.

▪ Worked on Business workflows

▪ Worked as a support consultant for post Go-Live activities

• Implementation of SAP ERP at Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd,

Pakistan [Sep 09 – Apr 10]

Role: SAP ABAP Consultant

▪ Scope of implementation included MM , SD , FI , DMS , PP , QM and PS modules as well as business workflows

▪ Developed Project Planner application for Turnaround projects in PS module

▪ Developed business workflows for MM , HCM modules integrated with DMS module

▪ Developed truck loading application for yard management

▪ Integration of weighbridge interface with SAP

• Implementation of SAP ERP at Karachi Electricity Company

[Aug 08 – Aug 09]

• Role: SAP ABAP HR Consultant

▪ Scope of implementation MM , QM , FICO and PM module

▪ Developed Payroll , time & attendance and provident funds related reports

▪ Did enhancements to cater major business process according to business needs

▪ Developed Health care system integrated with SAP HCM and FI

Sui Southern Gas Co. Ltd, Pakistan as Executive Business System (Aug 04 – Aug 07)

• Implementation of Customer Care & Billing [Apr 04 – Aug 07]

Role: Report’s Development Lead

▪ Developed bill print interface for mass bill printing

▪ Responsible for managing master configuration in the system

▪ Implement business object and integrate it with customer care and billing

▪ Developed major summaries and reports

▪ Trained team for report development using business objects and Crystal reports

NexGen Solutions, Pakistan as Business analyst / Developer (Apr 03 – Mar 04)

Role: Business Analyst

▪ Worked on telemedicine software for walls green

▪ Worked on crystal report and SQL server

▪ Analysed and design architecture of various applications

EDUCATION

2008 Master’s in Business Administration (Management Information System)

Hamdard University of Management Sciences

2004

Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Engineering)

Newports Institute of Communication & Economics