Prashant Gadhe (PG)

Experience

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  Interface and One Other

  Nov 2000 - May 2004

  System Engineer

  I was responsible for -Daily monitoring of Sun ServersMaintaining around 250 Desktops connected in a network.Installation of Solaris OS on varies servers as per requirement.Taking Day end back up for various servers and restoring data as per requirements.

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  Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd

  Jun 2004 - Aug 2005

  SAP Basis Administrator

  Involved in daily monitoring of SAP Servers, Database, Network and OS performanceResponsible for application of various Support Packages depending upon requirement.Also responsible for the application of SAP Notes, Providing the Authorization for various requests,analysis of Early Watch Reports, User managementDay today trouble shooting of tickets and new configuration of Printer related calls.Also involved in the SAP upgrade from 4OB to 4.7 Project

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  Capgemini Consulting

  Aug 2005 - May 2008

  SAP Consultant (India/UK)

  Worked as SAP BASIS ConsultantHighlights – Involved in planning and Installation of various Net weaver products on AIX/Windows environment.Provided the technical support, resolving day to day system problems and maintaining the infrastructure.Handled the BASIS tasks such as – System Integration, Configuration, Kernel Upgrade, Patching , Note application, (ABAP/JAVA), User Maintenance and all routine tasks.

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  Deloitte Consulting

  May 2008 - May 2009

  Sr. Analyst

  Primarily worked on providing SAP BASIS support for SAP Worldwide Customers with 24X7 using onsite-offshore model.Provided support in critical situations with Excellent troubleshooting skills for SAP Netweaver problems.Closely worked with Client and Global support team with good communication skills.Involved in Preparing Technical Documents as per QA standards.

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  Capgemini

  May 2009 - Feb 2020

  Manager - SAP Netweaver (India/UK)

  Worked as the SAP Technical Lead on various Projects assigned from the design phase through to delivery. (Onshore/Offshore)Highlights – Worked on various sectors of SAP Projects including Retail, Government, Energy, Healthcare, Chemical, Pharma etc.Delivery includes – S4 Conversion (1610), Migration to HANA using SUM DMO, EHP Upgrades, Netweaver/ECC/CRM Implementations, Oracle Upgrades.Involved in New Proposal Handling (RFP) and Technical Solutioning.Participating / Owning various Technical initiative taken within organization including – S4, HANA, AWS Cloud and Azure.Involved in arranging/delivering training's and contributing to the Netweaver Capability.Mentor to Junior and young employees for right path.SAP Technical Architect Exposure• Planning/System Landscape Designing/Approach DefiningPrashant was involved in various SAP implementation project for planning and System designing. This includes identification of required SAP Application, configuration and Integration.He is involved in defining the approach for SAP Upgrade and S/4 conversion projects, which includes decision for Dual track or Single track etc.• Technical SolutioningPrashant was involved in Technical Solutioning for various projects. Few of his work includes - Defining and executing SAP Build on shared MS-Cluster.Clustered build approach for BO/BODS.End to End Single Sign on Solution.• Hardware OptimizationPrashant was responsible towards supporting the customers on Hardware optimization, which consist of removal of unwanted hardware by merging possible applications together. Show less

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  ScottishPower

  Feb 2020 - now

  Senior SAP Technical Consultant, Upgrade Services.

  Leading the delivery of SAP technical projects and process improvements, enabling solutions and benefits to business. Responsible for stakeholder engagement, capturing requirements and leading the development and testing process through to successful implementation of projects. Undertaking end-to-end project management responsibilities across full project lifecycle for small projects including required project governance and control including maintenance of project governance systems. Managing resources within a matrix organization, coordinating with 3rd parties and other internal work streams including change management.Managing testing of upgrades. This includes the development of test plans/scripts, performing tests, documenting test results and the management of defect resolution with suppliersProvides leadership of key technical processes including performance monitoring, system integration, outage management, environment management, toolset evolution, SAP patch/upgrades, transportmanagement, technology refresh, IT audit activity and platform stability. Providing inputs business/technological expertise to inform decisions on solution requirements.Identifying and implementing the SAP or industry best practices.Providing direction to external contractors/consultants.Managing relationship with business and suppliers. Show less