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Highly experienced SAP S4, BW4 and ABAP consultant
Frank Miller
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Hornsey, United Kingdom
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I am a highly experienced, enthusiastic, and committed SAP techno-functional specialist with a proven track record of delivering measurable results across a wide range of industries. I have over 30 years of SAP design, integration, realisation and optimisation experience in a variety of roles including systems analyst, team leader, SAP solution architect and developer. Over the past
decade I have focused particularly on Data Warehousing, reporting tools and
ABAP including advanced techniques such as ODATA/ RESTful API's, CDS views and Fiori/UI5.
One of my strongest attributes is wide industry and SAP module experience coupled with deep functional and technical SAP expertise. This makes me effective as a systems integrator as well as a vital bridge between Business and technology.
decade I have focused particularly on Data Warehousing, reporting tools and
ABAP including advanced techniques such as ODATA/ RESTful API's, CDS views and Fiori/UI5.
One of my strongest attributes is wide industry and SAP module experience coupled with deep functional and technical SAP expertise. This makes me effective as a systems integrator as well as a vital bridge between Business and technology.
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My experience
2019 - 2021
freelance
SAP BW/4HANA BW Consultant / ABAP S4HANA developer
Hays IT.
SAP, Developer
2016 - 2019
job
Senior SAP EPM and Analytics Consultant
Deloitte Consulting.
SAP, Analytics
2019 - 2019
project
Data Workstream Lead, HS2
UK Dept. for Transport.
Deloitte Consulting.
Project Controls & Tableau Dashboard reporting
HS2 urgently need UK Dept. for Transport to grant them NTP (Notice To
Business
Proceed) by end of 2019. To achieve this, they needed greatly improved MIS
Challenge: and Project Controls with integrated ETL and standardised Metrics to get an
accurate and integrated picture of current and projected cost and spend against budget.
Value
After extensive consultation with the implementation partners and HS2
delivered:
business experts, Frank defined comprehensive CDM's and LDM's (Conceptual and Logical business data models) which were adopted by HS2 organisation.
These allowed a common understanding of enterprise data and the development of useful reporting KPI's. In addition, Frank carried out a
detailed delta analysis across multiple source systems to ensure that
dashboarding requirements were met and to ensure integration of the SAP
data warehouse data into new Microsoft Azure and Tableau executive
dashboards.
HS2 urgently need UK Dept. for Transport to grant them NTP (Notice To
Business
Proceed) by end of 2019. To achieve this, they needed greatly improved MIS
Challenge: and Project Controls with integrated ETL and standardised Metrics to get an
accurate and integrated picture of current and projected cost and spend against budget.
Value
After extensive consultation with the implementation partners and HS2
delivered:
business experts, Frank defined comprehensive CDM's and LDM's (Conceptual and Logical business data models) which were adopted by HS2 organisation.
These allowed a common understanding of enterprise data and the development of useful reporting KPI's. In addition, Frank carried out a
detailed delta analysis across multiple source systems to ensure that
dashboarding requirements were met and to ensure integration of the SAP
data warehouse data into new Microsoft Azure and Tableau executive
dashboards.
Budget, SAP, Azure, Microsoft azure, ETL, Data Warehouse, Tableau, Integration, Implementation, KPI, Development, Organization, Enterprise
2018 - 2018
project
SAP BW Reporting Analyst
Op Group.
Deloitte Consulting.
is one of the UK's leading supermarket chains was implementing a
Business
major Omnichannel Retail Business Transformation project and had an
Challenge:
urgent need to define their new business reporting suite. Frank was
parachuted in at short notice and engaged extensively with Coop business
stakeholders via meetings and workshops to define their reporting needs in a
complex Retail business model. The technical environment included the SAP
C.A.R. (Customer Activity Repository) and a data solution for omnichannel
retail.
Value
Frank articulated the recommended future reporting architecture & tools and delivered:
produced a set of detailed report requirements suitable for the data
warehouse and report developers to build.
Business
major Omnichannel Retail Business Transformation project and had an
Challenge:
urgent need to define their new business reporting suite. Frank was
parachuted in at short notice and engaged extensively with Coop business
stakeholders via meetings and workshops to define their reporting needs in a
complex Retail business model. The technical environment included the SAP
C.A.R. (Customer Activity Repository) and a data solution for omnichannel
retail.
Value
Frank articulated the recommended future reporting architecture & tools and delivered:
produced a set of detailed report requirements suitable for the data
warehouse and report developers to build.
Retail, SAP, Business transformation, Architecture, Workshops, Transformation, Omnichannel, Customer
2017 - 2018
project
Business Analyst and SAP BO Report Developer
John Lewis.
Deloitte Consulting.
2/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
Client:
John Lewis is a leading retailer in the UK with a strong online presence and Role:
needed assistance with business reporting requirements and testing for their
new OCCO Olympus / Omnichannel Customer Ordering Project. Frank worked
Business as a combination of business analyst and SAP WEBI, SQL & UDT developer
Challenge: during an intense phase of report integration testing and defect resolution
prior to go-live.
In this time Frank clarified hundreds of business requirements, resolved
numerous faults detected by the testing team and delivered hundreds of Value
reports to spec.
delivered:
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
Client:
John Lewis is a leading retailer in the UK with a strong online presence and Role:
needed assistance with business reporting requirements and testing for their
new OCCO Olympus / Omnichannel Customer Ordering Project. Frank worked
Business as a combination of business analyst and SAP WEBI, SQL & UDT developer
Challenge: during an intense phase of report integration testing and defect resolution
prior to go-live.
In this time Frank clarified hundreds of business requirements, resolved
numerous faults detected by the testing team and delivered hundreds of Value
reports to spec.
delivered:
Sql, SAP, Integration, Developer, Analyst, Omnichannel, Testing, Online, Go, Customer
2017 - 2017
project
BI & BW Reporting Architect & Workstream Lead
Walmart / ASDA UK.
Deloitte Consulting.
Business The client was new to ERP and had a highly fragmented system landscape
Challenge: with numerous legacy systems and "data islands". Another challenge was
that the SAP ERP was being implemented in parallel with the SAP data
warehouse and CAR (Customer Activity Repository).
Value In addition to his workstream lead role, Frank articulated a detailed BW on
delivered: HANA design, integrated with CAR (Customer Activity Repository) aligned with the parent systems at Walmart in the USA. Frank also defined a large
set of reports using a common reporting approach and standardised Metrics
and was integrally involved with the ASDA BW data migration strategy and design.
Challenge: with numerous legacy systems and "data islands". Another challenge was
that the SAP ERP was being implemented in parallel with the SAP data
warehouse and CAR (Customer Activity Repository).
Value In addition to his workstream lead role, Frank articulated a detailed BW on
delivered: HANA design, integrated with CAR (Customer Activity Repository) aligned with the parent systems at Walmart in the USA. Frank also defined a large
set of reports using a common reporting approach and standardised Metrics
and was integrally involved with the ASDA BW data migration strategy and design.
Design, SAP, ERP, SAP ERP, BEE, USA, Customer
2015 - 2016
project
Senior SAP BW & ABAP & BPC Developer
Botswana Power Corporation.
Botswana Power Corporation.
for Baraka Consulting
Role:
Botswana Power Corporation is the main electric power utility for Botswana
Business and was implementing SAP BPC 10.1 (Standard) Planning solution for
Challenge: complex public-sector planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
Frank worked with the Business and BPC teams to extensively re-engineer
Value the existing SAP BW system, to identify functionality gaps and to support the delivered: BPC system implementation. Frank built numerous end-to-end BW version
7.4 data flows, including BODS data sources, special or generic extractors,
BW ABAP coding, AfO reports as well as BPC BPF flows and enhancements.
Frank assisted with project activities including scoping, designing, task
planning, effort estimations and resourcing.
3/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
Role:
Botswana Power Corporation is the main electric power utility for Botswana
Business and was implementing SAP BPC 10.1 (Standard) Planning solution for
Challenge: complex public-sector planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
Frank worked with the Business and BPC teams to extensively re-engineer
Value the existing SAP BW system, to identify functionality gaps and to support the delivered: BPC system implementation. Frank built numerous end-to-end BW version
7.4 data flows, including BODS data sources, special or generic extractors,
BW ABAP coding, AfO reports as well as BPC BPF flows and enhancements.
Frank assisted with project activities including scoping, designing, task
planning, effort estimations and resourcing.
3/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
Forecasting, SAP, Consulting, Implementation, Support, Developer, Power, SAP BPC
2013 - 2014
freelance
SAP BW and IP Technical Consultant for Accenture Consulting
ESKOM (Electricity Supply Commission).
Johannesburg
Period: Oct 2013 - Mar 2014
Role: SAP BW and IP Technical Consultant for Accenture Consulting.
Business ESKOM needed a better solution for the extraordinarily complex and labor-
Challenge: intensive task of producing the annual statutory reports to NERSA (National Energy regulator of South Africa).
Work Done: Frank was responsible for system design, data extraction, ETL, front end
input queries, back-end routines and user exits. This was a highly customized
solution and involved extensive ABAP coding. Frank built an innovative
solution leveraging SAP BI-IP (Integrated Planning) functions embedded in
input-ready queries to allow ESKOM users to trigger BW process chains and data loads at the touch of a button. Frank built a range of Standard SAP IP
Planning (RSPLAN) Function Types including Custom types e.g. Implementing
Business Logic for a Planning Function Type in ABAP OO Classes via BADI's.
Value As a result of the new system, client reporting team effort was reduced by at delivered: least 90% from around 1 month to +-3 days, representing a massive saving in cost and effort.
Period: Oct 2013 - Mar 2014
Role: SAP BW and IP Technical Consultant for Accenture Consulting.
Business ESKOM needed a better solution for the extraordinarily complex and labor-
Challenge: intensive task of producing the annual statutory reports to NERSA (National Energy regulator of South Africa).
Work Done: Frank was responsible for system design, data extraction, ETL, front end
input queries, back-end routines and user exits. This was a highly customized
solution and involved extensive ABAP coding. Frank built an innovative
solution leveraging SAP BI-IP (Integrated Planning) functions embedded in
input-ready queries to allow ESKOM users to trigger BW process chains and data loads at the touch of a button. Frank built a range of Standard SAP IP
Planning (RSPLAN) Function Types including Custom types e.g. Implementing
Business Logic for a Planning Function Type in ABAP OO Classes via BADI's.
Value As a result of the new system, client reporting team effort was reduced by at delivered: least 90% from around 1 month to +-3 days, representing a massive saving in cost and effort.
Design, SAP, ETL, Consulting, Embedded, System Design, BEE, Logic, Energy, Energy, Client reporting
2013 - 2013
freelance
Senior SAP BW and ABAP Consultant, SAP BPC Consolidation project
Standard Bank Group.
Business
Standard Bank is the biggest company in Africa by turnover and had a big
Challenge:
challenge to accurately consolidate financial results in SAP BPC from their
many international operating banks.
Value
Frank designed, specified, and built complex bespoke BW dataflows in delivered:
Banking Finance for master data and hierarchy manipulation and other BPC
consolidation data transformations. His role involved business analysis, close
liaison with financial consolidation team, BW architecture and hands on
development. The FMI reporting project aimed to create global integrated
reporting across all operating concerns.
The main tools were SAP BW 7.3 with BPC, AfO (Analysis for Office) and BOBJ. Frank's wrote complex ABAP routines for data integration between SAP
& non-SAP systems including BPC. In another project, Frank designed and developed custom interfaces to allow for CHaRM reporting in BW out of SAP
Solution manager (7.1 SP10).
4/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
Standard Bank is the biggest company in Africa by turnover and had a big
Challenge:
challenge to accurately consolidate financial results in SAP BPC from their
many international operating banks.
Value
Frank designed, specified, and built complex bespoke BW dataflows in delivered:
Banking Finance for master data and hierarchy manipulation and other BPC
consolidation data transformations. His role involved business analysis, close
liaison with financial consolidation team, BW architecture and hands on
development. The FMI reporting project aimed to create global integrated
reporting across all operating concerns.
The main tools were SAP BW 7.3 with BPC, AfO (Analysis for Office) and BOBJ. Frank's wrote complex ABAP routines for data integration between SAP
& non-SAP systems including BPC. In another project, Frank designed and developed custom interfaces to allow for CHaRM reporting in BW out of SAP
Solution manager (7.1 SP10).
4/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
Business Analysis, SAP, Finance, Architecture, Integration, Banking, Office, Development, International, SAP BPC, Manager
2012 - 2013
job
SAP SME and SAP Solution Architect
T-Systems.
Business T-Systems required a versatile SAP SME and Solution Architect to enable
Challenge: them to gain traction in their push to capture SAP market space.
Value Frank's role at T-Systems included business development, pre-sales and delivered: post-sales solution design, architecture, costing, scoping, and resourcing. He
covered the spectrum of SAP with special focus areas in SAP EPM and BI,
Advanced Analytics, SAP Solution Manager and SAP Mobility solutions.
Frank acted as the main Solution Architect in several major and highly
complex deals & proposals (Average deal value US$20million+ and several of over US$400 million).
Challenge: them to gain traction in their push to capture SAP market space.
Value Frank's role at T-Systems included business development, pre-sales and delivered: post-sales solution design, architecture, costing, scoping, and resourcing. He
covered the spectrum of SAP with special focus areas in SAP EPM and BI,
Advanced Analytics, SAP Solution Manager and SAP Mobility solutions.
Frank acted as the main Solution Architect in several major and highly
complex deals & proposals (Average deal value US$20million+ and several of over US$400 million).
Design, Business development, SAP, Sales, Architecture, Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Costing, Development, SAP Solution Manager, BEE, Manager
2011 - 2012
freelance
Senior SAP BW and ABAP Consultant
British Gas.
Business The primary goal of British Gas Project Catalyst was the replacement of the
Challenge: SIEBEL CRM system with SAP CRM which required complex reporting and integration between CRM, SAP ISU, and SAP Analytics (BI/BW Reporting)
with Business Objects as the Front End. All BW work had to be done in
conformance with strict LSA (Layered Scalable Architecture) guidelines and standards.
Value Frank developed a CRM reporting solution in BW to replace the Siebel based
delivered: reporting in Customer Management. He also performed extensive analysis of SQL and Excel reports to arrive at an SAP gap-fit to roll into the To-Be design and was involved with both technical and functional configuration. Frank
wrote numerous OO ABAP programs, BADi's, BW Routines etc. In addition, he
was trained in the Agile methodology.
5/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
Challenge: SIEBEL CRM system with SAP CRM which required complex reporting and integration between CRM, SAP ISU, and SAP Analytics (BI/BW Reporting)
with Business Objects as the Front End. All BW work had to be done in
conformance with strict LSA (Layered Scalable Architecture) guidelines and standards.
Value Frank developed a CRM reporting solution in BW to replace the Siebel based
delivered: reporting in Customer Management. He also performed extensive analysis of SQL and Excel reports to arrive at an SAP gap-fit to roll into the To-Be design and was involved with both technical and functional configuration. Frank
wrote numerous OO ABAP programs, BADi's, BW Routines etc. In addition, he
was trained in the Agile methodology.
5/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
Design, Excel, Sql, CRM, SAP, Agile, Management, Architecture, Integration, Analytics, BEE, Customer
2010 - 2011
freelance
BW and ABAP Technical Consultant
Molson Coors Brewing (UK) Ltd.
Business Molson Coors is a large global company which had acquired Molson's UK and Challenge: needed an SAP BW expert to head up the rollout of the Coors Canada BW and reporting template at Molsons Brewing in the UK. SAP BW data volumes
at this client were exceptionally large & there were technical challenges
caused by global operations that span multiple time zones.
Value Frank wrote numerous BW functional and technical specifications and built a
delivered: significant part of Molson Coors's UK BW solution based on a highly modified
template. Frank was responsible for full spectrum BW configuration and build,
activation of business content, ETL data loading, custom ABAP routines,
custom SAP BW data extractors, and new InfoProviders (Cubes, DSO's) and queries. Also, extraction and integration of data via various non-SAP
interfaces e.g. IBM AS400 iSeries Oracle database via DB Connect.
Employer VARIOUS
at this client were exceptionally large & there were technical challenges
caused by global operations that span multiple time zones.
Value Frank wrote numerous BW functional and technical specifications and built a
delivered: significant part of Molson Coors's UK BW solution based on a highly modified
template. Frank was responsible for full spectrum BW configuration and build,
activation of business content, ETL data loading, custom ABAP routines,
custom SAP BW data extractors, and new InfoProviders (Cubes, DSO's) and queries. Also, extraction and integration of data via various non-SAP
interfaces e.g. IBM AS400 iSeries Oracle database via DB Connect.
Employer VARIOUS
Operations, Oracle, SAP, Database, ETL, Oracle database, Integration, Content, UP
1989 - 2010
freelance
Various IBM & SAP Projects and Roles
unknown.
In his career Frank has led the functional implementation for several SAP
modules including FI, CO-PA, and BW. These projects were in multiple
countries including the UK, Africa, Europe, Middle East and Far East and in most cases were large global programmes.
Companies Frank has worked for: IDS Scheer (Germany & Hong Kong),
Walmart (ASDA UK), Co-Op Supermarket Group, John Lewis (UK), Sage
Financials (UK), Standard Bank of South Africa, ABSA Bank South Africa, BHP
Billiton (Australia/Global), ENGEN/Petronas, Borealis/Borouge Petrochemicals
(UAE & Singapore), ESKOM South Africa, SAB Miller, British Gas, Molson
Coors, Saudi ARAMCO, Saudi SABIC.
6/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
SAP S4 ERP suite: Working knowledge of all core modules especially FI, CO,
Tools & MM, IM, SD, PM.
SAP BW (7.x, BW on HANA, BW/4HANA), & Reporting tools. SAP Data
Packages: Services (BODS). SAP BO suite, e.g. Web Intelligence, AfO (Analysis for Office). SQL.
SAP BPC 10.1 Standard & BPC 11 Embedded & IP.
SAP Reporting tools incl. BOBJ 4.2 & AfO. SAP Solution Manager.
WebDynpro. ABAP OO+.
Certification Certified: SAP ABAP Development Workbench.
s: Certified: Amazon Cloud (AWS) Practitioner.
Certified: RPA/Robotics & Cognitive Automation (UIPath for SAP).
S/4HANA and BW/4HANA: Frank ran an internal Deloitte training group and was involved with ongoing S/4HANA and BW/4HANA POC work for
several clients.
Personal: Frank is a keen traveler and photographer and has taken part in wilderness
safaris in Africa and Greenland. He has been involved with several charitable
causes in the past including Help for Heroes and the Prince's Trust.
He is an avid reader especially in the areas of science, history, travel, and adventure and is also an enthusiastic amateur sailor. His ambitions include
one day buying a decent sailing boat and writing a book or two.
7/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
modules including FI, CO-PA, and BW. These projects were in multiple
countries including the UK, Africa, Europe, Middle East and Far East and in most cases were large global programmes.
Companies Frank has worked for: IDS Scheer (Germany & Hong Kong),
Walmart (ASDA UK), Co-Op Supermarket Group, John Lewis (UK), Sage
Financials (UK), Standard Bank of South Africa, ABSA Bank South Africa, BHP
Billiton (Australia/Global), ENGEN/Petronas, Borealis/Borouge Petrochemicals
(UAE & Singapore), ESKOM South Africa, SAB Miller, British Gas, Molson
Coors, Saudi ARAMCO, Saudi SABIC.
6/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
Resume: Frank D. J. Eriksen-Miller
SAP S4 ERP suite: Working knowledge of all core modules especially FI, CO,
Tools & MM, IM, SD, PM.
SAP BW (7.x, BW on HANA, BW/4HANA), & Reporting tools. SAP Data
Packages: Services (BODS). SAP BO suite, e.g. Web Intelligence, AfO (Analysis for Office). SQL.
SAP BPC 10.1 Standard & BPC 11 Embedded & IP.
SAP Reporting tools incl. BOBJ 4.2 & AfO. SAP Solution Manager.
WebDynpro. ABAP OO+.
Certification Certified: SAP ABAP Development Workbench.
s: Certified: Amazon Cloud (AWS) Practitioner.
Certified: RPA/Robotics & Cognitive Automation (UIPath for SAP).
S/4HANA and BW/4HANA: Frank ran an internal Deloitte training group and was involved with ongoing S/4HANA and BW/4HANA POC work for
several clients.
Personal: Frank is a keen traveler and photographer and has taken part in wilderness
safaris in Africa and Greenland. He has been involved with several charitable
causes in the past including Help for Heroes and the Prince's Trust.
He is an avid reader especially in the areas of science, history, travel, and adventure and is also an enthusiastic amateur sailor. His ambitions include
one day buying a decent sailing boat and writing a book or two.
7/7 Friday, 19 March 2021
POC, Manager, LED, Mm, ON, SAP BPC, Web, SAP Solution Manager, Development, Office, Science, UiPath, Sql, Implementation, It, Embedded, RPA, Robotics, Cloud, Automation, Training, ERP, SAP, AWS, Writing
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