Syed Shafiq Gul

Results-driven highly experienced SAP ABAP / UI5 FIORI on S4 HANA Consultant with over 14+ years of experience in SAP ABAP, S4HANA, SAPUI5, SAP BTP, FIORI, CDS Views, SAP OData, SAP Workflows,webDynpro seeking a challenging new project as a senior consultant to leverage my expertise in delivering innovative solutions and driving business success.

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SAP BTP, S/4 HANA FIORI / ABAP Consultant

r Backend ABAP oData for the Article Inventory History app integrated with Product Browse

while having SSO using OKTA identity provider and used iFrame to pass the parameters from

Product Browse to SAP FIORI custom app.

r Integrated apps with other tools APIs including mulesoft by consuming the APIs in SAP UI5

FIORI Applications. POS Integrations for Discount tire stores and applications SSO

implementation using OKTA.

SAP FIORI / ABAP Consultant NR Tech Systems Aug 2023 - Nov 2023

r SAP FIORI custom apps development for FICO, custom FIORI reports using CDS Views

r Unit Testing, functionality validation, bugs fixing, deployment on FIORI Launchpad. Javascript as

well as UI5, JQuery, CDS Views

r Collaborated with functional team to understand and transform requirements into Technical

Solutions

Principal Consultant FIORI / Program Manager. Elm Jan 2020 – May 2023

ELM, is a Joint Stock Company owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) Government of Saudi Arabia.

ELM services are provided to all forms of beneficiaries, including government, corporate sector and

individuals.

Responsibilities performed:

r Developed applications in SAPUI5 using Web IDE on cloud, Eclipse for development, Javascript,

SAP Cloud Platform, Custom UI5 applications & deployment to SAP Cloud Platform (SCP), CDS

Views and SAP BTP.Integration with SAP Workflows developed custom FIORI apps for Finance,

HCM, PS and CRM.

r Configuration, Enhancement and Extension of Standard Fiori Apps on Fiori Launchpad Web

applications development using HTML5, CSS3, XML, AJAX standards, JavaScript frameworks such

as jQuery.

r LSMW, BDC, and RFC, Adobe PDF forms (using Adobe life cycle designer) was used for the

development of letters and official documents generated from SAP.

r Designed wireframes in Build.me for multiple SAP FIORI applications those had many screens to

get the approval from the stakeholders. Applications development/Enhancement for FICO, MM,

PM, PS, HCM, SD and CRM. Idocs for the data transfer for SABB and Riyadh bank using the API call

from the banking system.

r Automated business processes with RPA and identified the key steps of workflows to eliminate

human errors and reduce the repetition of tasks within a business process.

r Translate functional specifications into technical design documents and participated in Project

Planning activities by providing accurate effort estimation and delivering to schedules.

r Effective communication (verbal and written) including status reports to all stakeholders

r Ability to assess the impact of new requirements on an existing suite of complex applications

r Developed SAP FIORI apps for the approval of workflows as well as integration with SAP FIORI

myInbox .

Achievements:

Syed Shafiq Gul

SAP BTP, S/4 HANA FIORI / ABAP Consultant

r Development of 40+ SAP FIORI custom applications including reports and transactional

applications, used graphs and Fiori elements. BADI implementation for SAP MyInbox for change of

data. My Timesheet, My Leave Request, Professional Assignment, My Overtime request

r RPA Project for the automation of business process and eliminating the repetitive tasks.

r Backend oData development in OO ABAP, User Exists, BAPIs , OSS Notes, RFCs and BADI.

r Recognized for my contributions to team development and readiness to provide help and support

to peers in resolution of technical technical issues

r Spearheaded the company’s journey on SAP FIORI adoption from 3 apps and reached to 70+

applications for different modules.

r Maintained and managed 600,000 lines of codes in ABAP. Developed SAP FIORI applications including,

Overtime request, My Leave Request (customized), My Timesheet (customized), corporate performance

management, budget reports analytical app, TimeSheet (customized integration with MS Project), PO

Approval, Professional Assignment Financial posting Document, Invoice and general expense fiori app,

Post Journal entries, Park Journal entries.

r Implemented FIORI apps for SRM, including Approve PO, My Shopping cart and track shopping carts,

the SRM, these apps we customized based on the business requirements, SRM apps were

implemented for semi-government organization that included to add vendor management and some

other custom apps development for SRM Rfx.

r FIORI Accounts Payable overview activation and configuration.

r Instant support to all open tickets / issues reported (1500 users base).

r Worked hands on in different SAP FIORI Projects within the company including:

o SAP FIORI Project Implementation and S4 HANA upgrade

o SAP FIORI Mobile app RSA Implementation

o SAP SuccessFactors Integration SAP UI5

o SAP FIORI Notifications o RPA Project for the workflow process automation

o SAP CRM Project for FIORI Apps

o EPM Project integration of FIORI Timesheet with Microsoft Project

D. Worked on a high-profile project and migrated from SAP ECC 6.0 SAP portal to Federated portal incorporating

SAP FIORI launchpad in SAP S4HANA migration project, being the lead of SAP FIORI UI/UX team, researched

on the existing webdynpro apps and conducted 100+ user interviews while collecting data and did analysis for

the new screens design in buildme and figma for wireframes / prototyping used FIORI 3 Stencils and design

thinking approach for the new interfaces and FIORI Lunchpad layout.

E. Developed and designed wireframes and prototypes for different set of end-users by which improved the

overall User experience from 30% to 90% after having different surveys and end-user feedback, received best

employee of the year award by the CEO of the company.

F. Applied qualitative methods to collect user feedback played crucial role in designing the user-interfaces in

SAP WebIDE / BAS which improved the corporate IT Department’s satisfaction surveys from 60% to 98% and

improved the corporate performance score of the department from 3.1 to 4.8% out of 5.

Skills Used: BTP · SAPUI5 · SAP Fiori · Integration · XML · Business Process Design · MS Project · Quality

Assurance · Project Management · JavaScript · Requirements Gathering · ABAP · ALV Reports, BADI, BAPI,

User Exits.

Syed Shafiq Gul

SAP BTP, S/4 HANA FIORI / ABAP Consultant

SAP Technical Consultant FIORI/ABAP Elm May 2015 – Dec 2019

r Leading team and supporting ABAP Solutions including FIORI and Backend ABAP, new custom

applications development, enhancement of SAP FIORI Apps. SAP Workflows enhancements,

WebDynpro enhancements.

r Business Requirements Analysis, design Mock-ups (wireframes) based on Business Requirements.

r Develop, test, debug, and implement SAP Fiori applications by working closely with functional

and testing teams

r Adobe lifecycle designer used for the SAP PDF and the BAPI was used from oDATA to call and

generate the PDF on run-time for different SAP FIORI apps.

r Requirements gathering with functional team to understand business requirements and prepare

technical design specifications for applications of low to moderate complexity.

r Provide advanced problem-solving and technical support, including on-call support for SAP Fiori

Applications

r Follow established patterns, framework and procedures to develop and enhance Fiori

Applications

r Assist other SAP ABAP Developers as needed in relation to UI5 and Fiori

r Contribute ideas to improve utilization of SAP technologies and programming currently being

used

r Participate in the road map activities in the assessment of emerging technologies

Achievements:

r Implemented and enhanced standard FIORI applications for HCM, FICO, MM, SD, CRM, SRM, and

PS

r Responsibilities: • Leading team and supporting SAP FIORI applications, new custom applications

development, enhancement of SAP FIORI Apps.

r Business Requirements Analysis, design Mock-ups (wireframes) based on Business Requirements.

• Develop, test, debug, and implement SAP Fiori applications by working closely with functional

and testing teams

r Requirements gathering with functional team to understand business requirements and prepare

technical design specifications for applications of low to moderate complexity

r Provide advanced problem-solving and technical support, including on-call support for SAP Fiori

Applications

r Enhanced FIORI Apps for SAP CRM including My Accounts, My Leads, My opportunity and My

Tasks standard FIORI CRM Apps. Required to modify the screens and added changes as per the

business needs

r Follow established patterns, framework and procedures to develop and enhance Fiori

Applications

r Assist other SAP ABAP Developers as needed in relation to UI5 and Fiori, Contribute ideas to

improve utilization of SAP technologies and programming currently being used

r Participate in the road map activities in the assessment of emerging technologies Achievements:

Skills: HTML · SAPUI5 · SAP Fiori · Web Services · XML · Business Process Design · Quality Assurance ·

Project Management · JavaScript · ABAP · SAP Workflow · Odata

Syed Shafiq Gul

SAP BTP, S/4 HANA FIORI / ABAP Consultant

SAP Technical Consultant Alfanar Mar 2010 –Mar 2015

Responsibilities:

r Developing ABAP solutions as per the functional specification requirements.

r Troubleshooting technical issues and providing solution in a timely manner.

r ABAP Webdynpro, Web Services, BAPI, BADI, Involvement in project work for various SAP modules,

HCM, SD, MM, FICO and PM.

r Providing technical input to projects delivering SAP changes to support initial project planning

and estimation process

r LSMW and BDC for the data migration and upload of legacy data. RFCs setup to be called by

ABAP programs.

Achievements:

r Extracted employees documents from legacy system Bytequest after learning SDK, developed

solution in .Net and extraction of about 150,000 documents of 12000 employees. Developed ABAP

program for mass upload of the extracted documents to SAP HCM ArchiveLinks. Custom solution

saved more than 200K USD for the company.

r Designed Interface for documents upload for employees which resulted to save 70% of time for

the end-user.

r Developed .Net connector 3.0 solution for the integration of HCM Master data into MS Outlook.

r Solution for BCM with Symantec command line encryption PGP for the DME file. Encryption of the

DME file being sent to the bank.

r Developed Windows Services for multiple requirements to improve Business processes in Visual

Studio .Net

r Idocs for SAP BCM (Bank communication Management) FI to transfer the data.

r SAP DMS Implementation in Alfanar group of companies. Setting up SAP Knowledge

management, SAP content server, experienced with Metadata search & configuration and

Integration with workflow configuration, TREX integration and Security associated with DMS

implementation.

Skills: SAP Document Management System (DMS) · SAP Netweaver · Quality Assurance · JavaScript · Visual

Basic · ABAP · ABAP Web Dynpro · SAP Workflow

Sr. e-Business Consultant Alfanar Oct 2007 – Feb 2010

Requirements gathering from the business for the automation of the Business processes. Analyzing

requirements and molding them into desired results by automating the business process using Ultimus

BPM Suite. Analyzing the gaps and providing custom solutions by:

• Writing custom code in VB.Net or C#

• Javascript or VBScript

• Custom solution for SharePoint portal for Integration

• Quality Assurance of the developed Solution and User Acceptance Testing

• Training Material and Help Guides for the implemented solution.

Syed Shafiq Gul

SAP BTP, S/4 HANA FIORI / ABAP Consultant

Achievements:

• Defined & Developed base architecture for the workflows integrated in Sharepoint for Alfanar Group

as a foundation layer for all workflows to be developed on:

o Access to workflows from Sharepoint Portal Customized Solution

o Customized Web-based tracking Solution Using Search Key as Employee's FileNo.

o Integration with Navision ERP.

o Single Sign On

o Automated Archiving of business process documents on SharePoint’s document library

• Developed business processes for Alfanar IT customers and resolved complex technical issues at

customer’s site.

• Provided Training sessions of Ultimus BPM 7.1 for Alfanar-IT Clients as well as Developers.

• Analysis and requirements gathering of Business Processes including e-Attendance, Business Trip,

Passport Release Request and coordination with developers and Process Owners on all technical and

Business issues

• Developed in-house windows applications for multiple problems.

• Worked as Senior Ultimus consultant to provide consultancy to Saudi Government including Saudi

Agriculture Bank, Saudi Monetary Agency (SAMA), Royal Military Land forces and Ministry of Justice.

Skills: Visual Basic.Net, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, Microsoft Sharepoint 2007, VBScript,

XML, Visual C#, ByteQuest, Active Directory, Ultimus EIK.

PDC Technical Team Lead / PM Ultimus Pakistan (Ultimus Inc. USA) Jan 2004 – Aug 2007

PDC (Process Development Center) was the offshore department composed of Ultimus BPM Professional

Services consultants at Ultimus Pakistan (An offshore operation of Ultimus Inc. USA) working on US /

EMEA and APAC BPM Projects from Ultimus US, Ultimus Germany and Ultimus Asia Pacific.

Achievements:

• Lead the support operation of the Microsoft Project from Ultimus Pakistan. Managing team for the day

to day support operation, monitoring and controlling other US projects including Prince William County

Virginia Project, Commerce Bank, and Stryker.

• Planned, Monitored and executed new workflow projects of Business Processes and customized

developments for the Microsoft Project including MSLearning, XBOX and Migration of more than 6

complex business processes of Hardware & Entertainment Division of Microsoft HED Dublin, Singapore

and Redmond from Ultimus Version 5.0 to Version 7.1 SP2 in Ultimus BPM.

• Devised and developed the new solution architecture for the migration, incorporating with new

compatible Microsoft technologies with Ultimus BPM version 7.1 SP2.

• Headed the security audit project of the implemented solution and worked as a liaison between

Product’s Management for any critical modification or early enhancement required by Microsoft.

Syed Shafiq Gul

SAP BTP, S/4 HANA FIORI / ABAP Consultant

• Worked as an interim PDC Manager managing 22 Business Process Developers and 2 Team Leads

of APAC and EMEA.

• Resolved multiple technical issues by presenting the worth-full and worth-less actions to avoid possible

risks in the development of business processes.

• Hands on development of the Business processes in Ultimus BPM and Microsoft .Net for the customized

solutions.

Skills: Ultimus BPM Suite 6, 7.0 and 7.1, SQL, SQL Functions, VB.net, C#, VBScript, Javascript, Quality

Assurance,

Bachelor in Computer Science