Xuan Ta

Software professional with twenty years experience in SAP implementations for all phases of the package development life cycle. Expertise in the energy and consumer packaged goods industries. Proficient in the use of User Exits, Data Dictionary, Workbench, Online Programming, Interactive Reports, Interfaces, BDC sessions, Call Transactions, Function Modules, BAPIs, BADIs, SAPScripts, applying SAP OSS Notes, ABAP List Viewer, and Enqueue/Dequeue objects.

Providing analysis and solutions to SAP modules and functional areas including: event management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer complaint solution, sales and distribution, human resource, and production revenue accounting.

IT Manager - COLGATE-PALMOLIVE - Piscataway, NJ

(2007-01 - 2026-01)

• Lead the design, implementation, and support of SAP-to-Kinaxis integrations.
• Partnered with business stakeholders to gather requirements, prepare functional specifications, coordinate with ABAP developers, and validate solutions through end-to-end testing.
• Created OData services according to business requirements.
• Participated in the migration from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA.
• Created SAP CPI-DS jobs to move master and transactional data between SAP ECC and SAP IBP.
• Developed inbound and outbound interface programs for SAP IBP implementation.

Senior ABAP Developer - GLOBAL CROSSING - Florham Park, NJ

(2002-01 - 2007-12)

• Participated in the upgrade from 4.6B into ECC5.0.
• Completed a study of the technical aspects of SAP system to determine readiness for an upgrade to newer release.
• Utilized RBE output to determine extent of custom developed objects.
• Worked on SPDD and SPAU functions for the upgrade. Modified data dictionary objects needed to complete the SPDD system requirements.
• Reviewed usage of important, but rarely used programs.
• Worked with SAP technical offshore team members to lead ABAP development.
• Delivered Financial programming enhancements as result of the GL Migration from infinium to SAP.
• Created jobs and job steps to run programs on scheduled basis.
• Developed HR benefit interfaces to Fidelity.
• Wrote programs to synchronize benefit data between SAP and Fidelity.
• Modified layout sets, using SAPScript for printing Purchase Orders and checks. Loaded check signature to SAP.
• Provided estimated development time for each work item and change request and suggested technical approach for each development work item.
• Developed and maintained custom reports in FI, AM, HR, MM, and T&E modules. Created various reports using ABAP List Viewer (ALV) functionality.
• Provided technical support to users in the United States as well as South America and Europe.

Principal Consultant - PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (Management Consulting Services) - Florham Park, NJ

(1994-01 - 2002-12)

• Consulting Engagement: Gillette – Woburn, MA (2001-2002) - Developed and supported applications across the global Gillette enterprise (five business units across five different geographic regions, and four separate SAP R/3 systems). Performed upgrade from R/3 3.0F to 4.6C system for various Sales Order user exits and function modules. Designed and developed substitution exits for FI module to capture and maintain reference fields for Accounts Receivables and to track all write-offs by GL account
• Consulting Engagement: SAP Labs, Inc. – Dallas, TX (1999-2001) - Wrote technical specifications from functional requirements for the development phase of the project. Constructed and tested the conversion ABAP's for allocating production volumes in the SAP Production Revenue Accounting (PRE) module. Performed code reviews, provided development guidance, and communicated client standards.
• Consulting Engagement: Mobil Oil – Dallas, TX (1997-1999) - Analyzed legacy systems and data feeds from various manifest and support systems to identify needs and ensure integrity of the data. Created tables, data elements, and system domains to optimize the power and capability of the SAP standardization. Conducted business interviews with clients and summarized findings for business process decomposition. Analyzed, designed, constructed, and tested the outbound interfaces for processing paymen
• Consulting Assignment: PricewaterhouseCoopers – Dallas, TX (1994-1997) - Partnered with the PwC Petroleum group in the initial implementation of a client server application, Premas Plus, for a major oil and gas company. The construction phase included on-line work in a SQL Windows/Oracle 7 environment and batch construction in a MicroFocus COBOL/UNIX environment. Provided 24-hour production support for the PREMAS Plus Volume Allocations application.

BBA - Management Information Systems - Baylor University

Certification - ABAP/4 - SAP Partner Academy