Zeeshan Shah

This project is the rewrite of a SAP and Lotus notes application into a web enabled application utilizing search operations based on SAP TREX and the UI based on AngularJs, SSO through siteminder.
This uses SAP FI processes (AP, AR) for international payments in the professional services industry

This was an initiative to mobilize a professional services orgs's opportunity management platform for its US and UK users. This app was built on AngularJS and Ionic framework with a complex backend comprising of multiple systems. There were 30+ people involved as developers and architects on the project and my responsibility was taking care of the product deployment into the production system.

I successfully managed the deployment of the product managing teams, stakeholders. I worked on… Show more

This was an initiative to mobilize a professional services orgs's opportunity management platform for its US and UK users. This app was built on AngularJS and Ionic framework with a complex backend comprising of multiple systems. There were 30+ people involved as developers and architects on the project and my responsibility was taking care of the product deployment into the production system.

I successfully managed the deployment of the product managing teams, stakeholders. I worked on the Ops transition so that users had a seamless move from their legacy mobile app to the latest one. This included making deployment strategies, plans, resource scheduling and backout plans for operations Show less

Engaged in an IT Strategy assessment project. This result in an implementation plan for one of the organizations within the United Nations Organizations umbrella.

This is a large management consulting effort designed to compile findings and create a strategic road map for IT Transformation, this includes SAP HANA, Cloud migration, cost benefit analysis of various activities such as networks, software, hardware and Risk/compliance steps with respect to the Public sector space( Data… Show more

Engaged in an IT Strategy assessment project. This result in an implementation plan for one of the organizations within the United Nations Organizations umbrella.

This is a large management consulting effort designed to compile findings and create a strategic road map for IT Transformation, this includes SAP HANA, Cloud migration, cost benefit analysis of various activities such as networks, software, hardware and Risk/compliance steps with respect to the Public sector space( Data immunity concepts, CRISC, ISO 27001)

Work with stakeholders and collect requirements through design thinking techniques, stakeholder interviews, system observation and document analysis.
Manage and create deliverable items such as AS-IS assessment documentation and the To-Be solution for the project
Create create user stories, conduct root-cause analysis
Work with Offshore teams to create the optimized solution set and Road map.The roadmap included SAP HANA, SAP BI on HANA, Preparation for the Cloud, Network topology,
Proposed enterprise strategy for Mobility and Self-Service BI
Define enterprise architecture options for the client considering parameters such as (RPO, RTO, Metrocluster, Datacenter DR, BCPs, cost)
Presented clear business value proposition in the solutions to C-level executives
Configuration management of the documentation
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I was interested in solving the problem of quantitative data for developing countries. Increasingly, it is hard to quantify incidents of crime, traffic and electricity outages. People have been used social media extensively to try to solve this problem.

As a personal project I have undertaken in my free time alongside my co-founder; SAFR gives users options to report incidents of crime, traffic jams and outages of water & electricity while building on it to provide actionable insights… Show more

I was interested in solving the problem of quantitative data for developing countries. Increasingly, it is hard to quantify incidents of crime, traffic and electricity outages. People have been used social media extensively to try to solve this problem.

As a personal project I have undertaken in my free time alongside my co-founder; SAFR gives users options to report incidents of crime, traffic jams and outages of water & electricity while building on it to provide actionable insights through predictive analytics and bigdata

I have led the idea hypothesis, generation and validation. I have been involved heavily in the technology and research required to make this a success.

Some of my responsibilities included:
Design & Develop Architecture for the solution. Designing the solution functions utilizing SparkStreaming, Cassandra DB, Mllib (Spark's Machine Learning Tool) and working with developers to create functional specifications and the UI. Other technologies include Microsoft Github, Azure, HDInsight, Apache Storm, Vagrant, Puppet, AngularJS.

Design the business model on the lean startup principles. Working on go-to market strategy, reaching out to customers & industry experts for their feedback on the functionality. Understanding a broad spectrum of use cases and which is applicable.

Conduct Design thinking sessions, empathy mapping sessions and interviews with extreme users;prototyping technology models and verifying designs submitted by the team

Working with a globally distributed team of volunteers to make sure users gain the best possible experience

Design the system for the Machine Learning functions required for the project. This includes classification algorithms, identifying the attributes for the forecasting/validation of reports. There has been extensive research in this area and hypothesis are being worked upon with help from qualified personnel Show less

An automation project involving multiple technologies and multiple teams. This project involved introducing the IBM Decision Manager tool to finance operations. An application was created using design sessions ( rapid prototyping, UX designs) and developed in an agile manner with SAP and IBM products ( Envoy IIB, BPM and ODM)

Cvent, Inc. is a software-as-a-service company that specializes in meetings management technology. I led the Infosys team and worked with the client teams to deliver the integration implementation. This allowed connectivity between the cloud based Cvent system and SAP and Peoplesoft.

As a manager, I was responsible for project management, scheduling, budgeting, technical reviews, technical solution presentations, design review, governance, sign-offs, agile development cycles and project… Show more

Cvent, Inc. is a software-as-a-service company that specializes in meetings management technology. I led the Infosys team and worked with the client teams to deliver the integration implementation. This allowed connectivity between the cloud based Cvent system and SAP and Peoplesoft.

As a manager, I was responsible for project management, scheduling, budgeting, technical reviews, technical solution presentations, design review, governance, sign-offs, agile development cycles and project closing Show less

Responsible for delivery of SAP, People Soft integration, capturing functional requirements, communication with stakeholders, technical review, enhancement of existing products

I managed SAP & People Soft integration areas in the $16Mill Deltek (ERP) implementation at PwC. These were critical integration points necessary to make the new public sector ERP work with the existing IT landscape

Dealt with over 10 teams and a large number of stakeholders ( 50+) with the hierarchy… Show more

Responsible for delivery of SAP, People Soft integration, capturing functional requirements, communication with stakeholders, technical review, enhancement of existing products

I managed SAP & People Soft integration areas in the $16Mill Deltek (ERP) implementation at PwC. These were critical integration points necessary to make the new public sector ERP work with the existing IT landscape

Dealt with over 10 teams and a large number of stakeholders ( 50+) with the hierarchy ranging from the C-level to the development team. This project involved close coordination with external vendors (NeoSystems). Show less

Led the implementation of a large Infrastructure project with a budget of up to 3$Mil. This included clients on-prem cSAP landscape(130+ servers) and their SSO implementation which utilized CA's Siteminder tool..

My responsibilities included Project management, issue resolution, stakeholder management. I worked with onsite and offshore teams to successfully upgrade all servers with minimum impact to the business functions. My tasks included scheduling, quality management, risk… Show more

Led the implementation of a large Infrastructure project with a budget of up to 3$Mil. This included clients on-prem cSAP landscape(130+ servers) and their SSO implementation which utilized CA's Siteminder tool..

My responsibilities included Project management, issue resolution, stakeholder management. I worked with onsite and offshore teams to successfully upgrade all servers with minimum impact to the business functions. My tasks included scheduling, quality management, risk management, IT governance, stakeholder management, DevOps integration and team building (20+ members)

This project also included proposing disaster recovery options, movement of servers from a regional data center to another regional center. Show less

Project manager for a $7Mil CallidusCloud Compensation Implementation. Led a 15 member team to plan design, develop, test, and implement system enhancements. This integrated SAP ECC, CRM and BI with Callidus through SAP PI.

Fully involved with solution design, impact analysis, requirements analysis, solution delivery, project planning,monitoring, risk management, release management, change management and DevOps integration. Led the project from initiation to execution to delivery and… Show more

Project manager for a $7Mil CallidusCloud Compensation Implementation. Led a 15 member team to plan design, develop, test, and implement system enhancements. This integrated SAP ECC, CRM and BI with Callidus through SAP PI.

Fully involved with solution design, impact analysis, requirements analysis, solution delivery, project planning,monitoring, risk management, release management, change management and DevOps integration. Led the project from initiation to execution to delivery and finally warranty support. Show less

I participated in the inaugural Young Professional Project Contest, part of the 2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference held in San Jose CA, U.S., on the 20th to 23rd of October, 2013. I worked with a global team to come up with a solution for Rural District Health Office Data Connectivity and eHealth Record System!

The solution was designed for solving the problem of providing rural healthcare in developing markets. A white paper was submitted to IEEE for review and it was a… Show more

I participated in the inaugural Young Professional Project Contest, part of the 2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference held in San Jose CA, U.S., on the 20th to 23rd of October, 2013. I worked with a global team to come up with a solution for Rural District Health Office Data Connectivity and eHealth Record System!

The solution was designed for solving the problem of providing rural healthcare in developing markets. A white paper was submitted to IEEE for review and it was a runner-up in the competition. Show less

Using the StratSim business management simulation, our team took on the role of a management team of an automotive company to compete with 4 other teams, consisting of other MEM students from 6 different schools

•Defined product requirements in collaboration with functional consultants and owned implementation (business process, functionality and user experience). This included a supply chain product for a pharma client impacting sales of $35Mill
• Managed a team of 6 ABAP developers in coordination with the project manager
• Reviewed functional specification documents and created technical documents for developments
• Analyzed and developed over 30 PI integration scenarios using HTTP/ RFC &… Show more

•Defined product requirements in collaboration with functional consultants and owned implementation (business process, functionality and user experience). This included a supply chain product for a pharma client impacting sales of $35Mill
• Managed a team of 6 ABAP developers in coordination with the project manager
• Reviewed functional specification documents and created technical documents for developments
• Analyzed and developed over 30 PI integration scenarios using HTTP/ RFC & JCO adapters integrating SAP with legacy database: Oracle 9i for critical integration
• Created Product, Software Components (SWC) and SWC versions in the SAP SLD
• Created design objects such as Data types, Message types, Message Mapping, Interface Mapping and RFCs
• Configured Integration Scenarios – Receiver Determination, Interface Determination
• Conducted monitoring and troubleshooting of messages which went through the Adapter engine
• Created proxies for triggering the transfer of data from SAP ECC to Oracle Db 9i
• Developed several Go-Live critical ALV/list reports, smart-forms, sap-scripts & implemented master data uploads in the SD,FICO,PP,MM,PM,QM modules
• Implemented various BADIs & enhancement spots to customize the master data front-end screens as well as process validations to map key business requirements in FI,MM,SD, PP modules
• Conducted several ABAP & RWD Uperform training sessions with client IT staff participants
• Conducted activities for cut-over plans on Go-live as well as during the support phase
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