Viswanadh Gannavarapu

An achievement-driven professional, with Techno Functional experience in SAP ABAP

Location Preference: Hyderabad

gannavarapu.viswanadh@gmail.com +91 7032034630

Executive Profile Core Competencies

An accomplished IT professional, offering over 12 years of rich
experience in SAP ABAP supporting multiple functional streams – SAP ABAP Requirement
SCM, MM, FI, MDG, CS, ARM, OER, PM, SRM. Gathering &
Experienced in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) right from Analysis
requirement analysis, documentation (functional specifications, technical
design), coding and testing to maintenance & support. Project /
Expertise in the concepts of end-to-end project planning & implementation SAP SCM
Program
including scope management, cost estimation, risk analysis & mitigation, impact Functional
analysis and quality management. Management
Techno Functional experience in SAP SCM.
Hands-on experience in SAP ABAP concepts such as ABAP Workbench, Cross-
Simple Reports, ALV, Conversion programming Using BDC, Smart functional Team Building
forms, Scripts, Enhancements, BADI, Exits, IDOCs, BAPI, & Leadership
Workflows. Coordination
Strong working experience in SAP AIF and BRF+ integration.
Skilled in SAP Workflows. Software Telemetry
Working experience in ODATA. Design & using
Knowledge in SAP ABAP on HANA.
Skilled in Agile & Waterfall Project Management Methodologies with Development Appinsight
proficiency in leading project teams and maintaining high-quality deliverables
within time and budgetary parameters. Reverse
Good knowledge in C, C++. Logistics Test Automation

Notable Accomplishments Across The Career

Received ACE (Accenture Celebrates Excellence) award in
Accenture introducing putting AIF / BRF+ integration for
Soft Skills
ALE/IDOCs.

Received Bravo Award in IBM for stabilizing conversion of the

synchronous RFCs to asynchronous IDOC approach.

Education & Credentials

Soft
Bachelor of Technology (Computer Science) from JNTU in 2007 with 76.45%
Skills
Certifications
Certified Practitioner in Agile Methodologies

Career Timeline
IBM India Pvt. Ltd. as Accenture as Microsoft as
Application Developer Associate Manager Software Engineer II

Jul’07 – May’13 – Sep’17 -

Mar’13 Aug’17 Till date
IT Skills
➢ SAP ABAP
o ABAP Workbench
o Simple Reports, ALV
o Conversion programming Using BDC
o Smart forms
o Scripts
o Enhancement Framework
o BADI
o Exits
o IDOCs
o BAPI
o Workflows
o OO ABAP
➢ SAP ODATA
➢ Techno Functional experience in SAP MDG
➢ SAP BRF+
➢ SAP AIF
➢ Knowledge on SAP ABAP WEBDYNPRO
➢ Knowledge on SCM/MM Functional Concepts.
➢ Knowledge on ABAP on HANA.

Professional Experience
Key Result Areas:
Implementing project plans, analytical metrics and project management methodologies to meet preset budgets and deadlines.
Analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, designing custom solutions, troubleshooting for
information systems management
Interacting with Business to gather, define, clarify and refine requirements, guiding the architecture and design of
applications
Co-ordinating and working with vendor teams for the developments.
Implementing end to end projects including execution of all the Agile and SDLC lifecycle stages.
Contributing in evolving strategies & execution roadmaps for infrastructure & applications as well as creating an alignment
between business / technology plans and strategic initiatives
Supervising consistent delivery of benefits throughout project lifecycle through vigilantly monitoring & controlling change
management and establishing governance & program management structure as per guidelines
Managing and mentoring new joiners in the team and ensuring their understanding to the best practices and coding
standards.

Highlights:
Implemented Serialization of Devices and Track & Trace of device supply chain life cycle with event postings from
manufacture to refurbishment.
Migration of device life cycle data from legacy system to SAP.
Designed and implemented consumer service order management process with various processes such as Standard
Exchange/Advance Exchange / Same Unit Repair / Store Exchange / Ship Immediately.
Implemented Advanced Returns Management for the automation of creation of exchange orders from return orders.
Designed and developed Transfer of warranty of devices post exchange of nonfunctional device with replacement.
Developed interfaces for event posting in OER for transactions in ECC to maintain device life cycle.
Upgraded SAP system from 4.7 to ECC 6.0.

~ Refer Annexure for Key Project Details ~

Personal Details
Date of Birth: 27th June 1986
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Telugu.
Address: Flat No 501, Mandadi Mansion, Saidabad, Hyderabad– 500059
 Annexure

Microsoft India Pvt. Ltd.

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of software products for various computing
devices. The Company's software products include scalable operating systems for servers, personal computers (PCs) and intelligent
devices; server applications for client/server environments; information worker productivity applications; business solutions
applications; software development tools, and mobile and embedded devices.

Stream: Device Supply Chain

Role: Software Engineer II
Period: Sep 2017 – Till Date

Project Scope:
Implemented supply chain for reverse logistics of Microsoft devices, enabling serialization and track and trace in OER (Object Event
Repository) for life cycle of Microsoft devices (Xbox / Surface Pro). Also, migrated historical data from Legacy system to SAP.

My responsibilities include:

As a Dev Lead
 Designed the technical architecture of the CARE process for Device Supply chain
 Lead the FTEs/Vendor development team.
 Review the design and suggest alternatives, if needed.
 Set up the code review process and ensure code quality and reusability.
 Involve & suggest the sprint plans of objects based on dependencies.
 Maintain Custom Object Repository list.

As a Developer
 Drive requirement discussions with business and Product Owners.
 Propose / develop the design and demo to business.
 Build, test and support till the deployment of the objects to production.
 Provide Hypercare and continuous support, post deployment.

Accenture Service Pvt. Ltd.

Project 2:
Client Name: Sempra Energy.
Based in San Diego, Sempra Energy is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2016 revenues of more than $10 billion.
The Sempra Energy companies' more than 16,000 employees serve approximately 32 million consumers worldwide.

Role: Senior Developer

Project Scope:
Focus of the project is to enhance the safety of Sempra’s gas system by providing the capability of material traceability of high-
pressure gas transmission pipeline, greater than 12 inches. Implementing batch management of traceable materials and associated
process changes will enable traceability for selected gas transmission materials from purchasing through field installation.
My responsibilities include:
 Developed conversion programs to automate the cutover for enablement of batch data for existing SKUs.
 Built workflow for approval mechanisms and enabled users to provide decisions through outlook.
 Analyze business requirements, involving in BRD discussions.
 Build technical designs for the functional specification documents.
 Developed the technical objects.
 Performed code quality reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
 Prepare unit test plans.
 Unit test the object and ensure object consistency.
Project 1:
Client Name: MICROSOFT
Role: Development Lead

My responsibilities include
Lead Managed delivery services technical team of more than 30+ members and driven successful deployment for 6 quarters.
Key member in interview panel for augmentation of technical team.
Implemented New Vendor Joinee & New Vendor Approval process through SAP MDG.
Implemented SAP AIF Framework for the crucial IDOCs (Sales Order, Delivery, Shipment) and RFCs.
Developed SAP AIF and BRF+ integration and separated the validation logic from the actual core processing logic thereby
Separating the scope and impact of one on the other for future changes.
Converted key RFCs to IDOC approach in order to support asynchronous and high volume processing.
Designed the blueprints for the Integrated Supply Chain Implementation to integrate Nokia supply chain process to MS.

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

Client Name: British Petroleum

BP is one of the world’s leading oil companies. It operates in over 100 countries worldwide, serving more than 13 million customers
every day. It is among the largest private sector Energy corporations in the world, and one of the six "super majors" (with vertically
integrated private Sector oil exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, refining, marketing, supply of Hydrocarbons
and manufacturing & marketing of petrochemicals as its main activities).

Role: Senior Application Developer

My responsibilities include
Upgraded the SAP system from 4.7 to ECC 6.0 version.
Developed custom reports in SAP ABAP HR for payroll.
Developed Enhancements in procure to pay process for Maintenance of Rotterdam Refinery plant
Built custom reports and conversion programs
Developed scripts and smartforms for Invoice and Credit Notes.