Alejandro CASTAÑARES

SAP CPI Consultant

Freelance Partner SYS Integrations BCN SL

Argentine Nationality
EU Citizen French residence

alejandro.castanares@sys-integrations.es
+33970446199

I am a SAP technical consultant integration, with the aptitude of adaptability, simplicity,

leadership and methodical autonomy. I would describe myself as an optimistic, diplomatic
and conciliatory person, always trying to make things easier.

Academic Data / Certifications

2011 System Analyst of Information UTN / Universitas Argentina.

2008 CERTIFICATE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT SAP SAP Argentina
NETWEAVER-ABAP WEB AS 6.40
2013 CERTIFICATE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT SAP SAP Argentina
NETWEAVER-PI AS 7.3

Courses - Seminars

2020 Cloud Platform Integration Course 10 Hs Figaf Aps - Internet Denmark

Fundamentals - SAP User Experience, Fiori &
2020 SAP UI5 Hands-on 15 www.teknoda.com Argentina
2012 Process Integration SAP 40 Hs TenarisUniversity Argentina
2009 Workshop IDOCs - Change Pointers 4 Hs abc|Consulting Argentina
2007 Workshops FI/SD/MM 12 Hs abc|Consulting Argentina

Professional Experience – SAP Projects

02/2015 to the present SAP Sr. freelance

Role: SAP CPI Integration Technical Analyst.

I am an experienced developer focused on Cloud solutions. I have ran different types of
implementations, roll out, migrations and maintenance projects, acting as a Designer in many cases,
suggestion best approaches based on the different requirement, and working along with Architects to
define the best way. I have implemented all kind of complexities, from simple File to File, up to complex
logic on iflows with Micro Services.

• Invenzis, Argentina (Fully Remote)

SAP remote Support - 08/2022 -> 12/2022
CPI & PO Developer
Migration of interfaces from On-Prem system to Cloud. Architecture design on complex integrations.
Microservices implementation. All kind of adapters used: SFTP, WS, IDOC, XI, HTTP, others.
Use of Data Stores, JMS queues to persist messages. Implementation of retry mechanisms.

Ticket management and estimation survey. ABAP ECC/ABAP OOP developments, evolutionary
maintenance in Exits, Badis, ALVs, Smartforms/SapScript Forms, OSS object registration. Meetings
with functional consultants for testing.

• PAS á PAS Consulting / Talan Company – Paris, France (Fully Remote)

Client: Stallergenes Pharmaceutical - 04/2022 -> 08/2022
CPI & PO Developer
SOAMANAGER Configuration. Set new IDOC interfaces using IDOC adapter on CPI. Creation of RFC
destination for iflows on CPI. iFlows creation for File handling. Medium and hard complexity on iflows.

Implementation ofIDOC / JDBC interfaces in SAP PO 7.5 with use of UDF, SLD creation, IDOC import
in Repository, R3 WE05 Idoc monitor, monitoring and transporting. Using MS SqlServer Management
Studio 18.
Another Interfaces were developed with an HTTP adapter with JSON reception, Groovy input XML
script validation. Using Odata adapters from CPI Get post put patch delete via odata.
Update new changes to existing interfaces and create new ones by applying SFTP to FILE, graphical
mapping and UDF architectures with PGP encrypted files. Using Netweaver Developer Studio to create
Iflow interfaces. Abap Support Offshore. CPI interfaces analysis and documentation. API Interfaces
design and deployment.
 • Process Technologies, Argentina (Fully Remote)
SAP remote Support - 03/2021 -> 08/2022
Permanent member of the ABAP PI support team for maintenance and collaboration in resolution of
issues in ABAP coding and Report ALV Grid OOP, WS SOAP Proxys/Creating of Class attributes &
Methods management of Objects/class & Acessing Attributes/Constructor.

• Codilog – Paris, France (Fully Remote)

Client: Groupe Avril - 12/2020 -> 03/2021
CPI Developer
Remote collaboration to update new changes to existing interfaces and create new ones by applying
SFTP to FILE, graphical mapping and UDF architectures with PGP encrypted files. Using Netweaver
Developer Studio to create Iflow interfaces. SAP CPI Interfaces Cloud Foundry version Tenant.

• Atos Origin / Synvance – Paris, France (OnSite)

Client: EDF - 07/2020 -> 12/2020
CPI Developer
-Migrations of interfaces from SAP PI to CPI. On-prem to Cloud migrations. Number of interfaces
migrated 30.
Implementation of WS SOAP, FILE, SFTP, Proxy interfaces. Monitoring and reprocessing of messages,
support to functional consultants. Use of NWDS, CTS + and transport of OTs.

• TEKsystems – Paris, France (Fully Remote)

Client: CARAMBAR&CO - 12/2019 -> 03/2020
CPI & PI Developer
Remote collaboration SAP CPI & PI - Analysis, Creation, implementation GoLive and monitoring of
several interface IDOC, SFTP and FILE.

• SOPRA STERIA – Lille, France (Onsite)

Client: ROQUETTE Group - 04/2019 -> 10/2019
CPI Developer
Web Services configuration using SOAMANAGER. Implementation of standar Electronic Invoices SDI
(Italy). Custom iFlows type: Web Services, SFTP, API.
Interfaces SAP PI made with with legacies such as Microsoft Azure, CICS Mainframe IBM, Qliksense
BI, Sharepoint, FILE, SFTP, REST with commands in AzCopy script, using the SOLMAN and CTS+
transportation. Remote management of India team.
Management and post-implementation support of Commercials HUB- macro global project
SYMPHONY.Alerts, sending emails with analysis to Customer Support team.

• ICE CONSULTANS – Barcelone, Spain (30% Remote)

Client: Celsa Group – 05/2018 -> 02/2019
(SAP PI/PO Interface PROXY OOP/JDBC implementations of MM and SD modules and issue
corrections of REST interfaces)
CPI Developer
Creation of iflows with small logic. SFTP adapters. Scenarios File to File. Creation of small web
services.

• KETOS DELPHIN Consulting– Buenos Aires, Argentina (Fully Remote)

Client: Accenture/Caterpillar Chile – 12/2017 -> 04/2018
SAP ABAP PO analysis and estimates of optimal architecture, elaboration of technical
ABAP-PI documentation, resolution of critical problems and support to users.
• TGV Consulting – Buenos Aires, Arg Client:
KCC Global – 08/2017 -> 12/2017
(SAP ABAP PI developments – New developments, RFC. Smartforms, monitoring and control of issues
in daily meetings with the client in English)
• ICE Consulting – Barcelone Spain
Client: Indukern – 04/2017 -> 06/2017 (SAP ABAP PI developments)
• (PwC) Consulting - Buenos Aires Argentina (Onsite)
Client: Ternium Techint – 12/2016 -> 02/2017
SAP HCI – SSFF Implementacion: Full Cloud Integration from SAP ERP HCM to SuccessFactors Talent
Solutions (Single sign-on. Replicating Cost Centers, DataMigration)
• PROKARMA Consulting - Buenos Aires Argentina (Onsite)
Client: MetroGAS 04/2016 -> 10/2016
Axion Energy (SW Factory ABAP+PI) FireApps (USA Landscape Migration)
• NEORIS ONE Consulting - Rosario Argentina (Onsite)
Analysis, estimates, documentations and ABAP – PI developments. 10/2015 -> 03/2016
• TGT - HP Consulting - Buenos Aires Argentina (Onsite)
Client: Telefonica Global 03/2015 -> 08/2015
Customer Support Interfaces and passive guards in critical processes. Adapters FILE, JDBC, XI and
RFC.

02/2014 -> 02/2015 Correo Argentino – Buenos Aires, Argentine

 Role: SAP PI Technical Analyst. Projects: Technical interfaces support. Adapters JDBC, XI, IDOC,
MAIL, FILE, RFC.

11/ 2010 -> 12/2013 Tenaris Techint – Buenos Aires, Argentine

Modules: PI, MM, FI. Functions performed; Implementing and monitoring SOA Services, testing WS
NAVIGATOR or created SoapUI.

09/2009-> 09/2010 Customer: ANSES Headquarters (Sustainability Assurance Fund) - Public Sector

Projects: Transaction Manager Implementation module for share trading, management of bonds,
stocks, unit trust, fixed terms. Also developments on the module-BANKING LOANS.
Modules: Especially in TRM and LOANS, also in FI and Banking
Development: Management Abap Workbench Tools: Data Dictionary, Creations tables and views
updates. Development Report, List, simple ALV and Editable ALV. Modularization of ABAP Reports and
Includes. Dialog Programming. Forms Smartforms and SapScripts. Group Functions and Bapis.
Reports with variants of executions Batch Input / Call Transaction. Queries. Badis, User Exits,
Enhancement Point, Registration Key. SAP Notes, OSS Notes. Performance Analysis.

05/2007 -> 05/2009 Hospital Britanico – Buenos Aires, Argentine

Project: Maintenance and development in SAP 4.6 and 6.0, SAP 4.6 to 6.0 UPGRADE and Simplify
Pricing. Modules: Especially in IS-H , also in SD, FI, CO y MM. Development: Statistics. Reports
with Management Abap Workbench Tools (like up there)