Asanga Perera

I would describe myself as Industrious, innovative, Strategic, Creative  and Trustworthy

Senior Solution Architect           2022/01 to Precent

MAS Capital (Pvt) Ltd -  Sri Lanka

• Comprehensive knowledge of SAP in the areas of Procure to Pay, Order to Cash  and Business Process Integration.
• Recognizes industry trends and manage the adoption of new technologies to enhance business benefits
• Follow the TOGAF framework to align IT goals with overarching business goals while helping to organize cross-departmental IT efforts.
• Designs and develops road maps that describe the progression of all corporate solution portfolios from their current state to their desired future state.
• Work with SAP Roadmap for S/4 Hana and other innovative technologies, as well as Dynamic Tiering, to build strategy/direction for the organization.
• Establish strong working relationships with other architects, the business operations, other technology organizations, customers, and clients.
• Expert understanding and hands-on experience in Agile Software Development methodology as a Solution Architect to deliver solutions by closely aligning IT deliverables with the business needs and priorities.
• Hands-on experience in designing technology-agnostic solutions using service-oriented architecture after thorough analysis of existing business problems and opportunities.
• Define key mission-critical business application solution portfolios, including the company's SAP ecosystem (ECC6, Enterprise Portal, PI) and its associated subsystems. 
• Responsible for contributing to the development of architectural principles, procedures, and standards by conducting comparative research and recommending strategies relevant to SAP technology.
• Responsible for IT Architecture and System Integration, allowing for a smooth flow of information between buyers and sellers, as well as online communication.
• Using the Enterprise Portal, manage the complete business process from order to cash and purchase to payment by supplying cutting-edge technology and managing the company's digital footprint.
• Collaborates with domain and technical architects to produce comprehensive solution-specific application, data, and infrastructure designs
• Ensures that the solution portfolios are managed by a combination of internal teams and external managed services providers in accordance with the solution design and scope expectations.
• Defines and promotes application integration principles, as well as the use of middleware tools and standards.
• Designs and oversees the development of messaging type interfaces between applications, and oversee the operational management of data flows between integrated applications
• Proficient in creating context diagrams, data flow diagrams, and process flow diagrams to elicit, validate, document, and review functional requirements with stakeholders.

Solution Architect                    2018  to 2022/01

MAS Capital (Pvt) Ltd -  Sri Lanka

• Collaborated with domain and technical architects to create precise application, data, and infrastructure architectures for the solutions.
• Provided proactive support, including effective capacity planning and change management, carve, and merge is to provide with an SAP solution that will perform well in the business environment
• Supported program development by providing day-to-day technical/professional assistance for projects and programs that are delivered beyond the completion date. Created and maintained documentation for system and sub-system specifications.
• Collaborated with peers in the CoE to implement best practices for integrating SAP programs (ERP, BW, BO, and BPC)
• Converted new acquisitions into the SAP footprint and ensuring a smooth transition
• Addressed integration requirements across process streams and IT teams in order to develop high-quality solutions that match functional requirements.
• In the Order to Cash and Purchase to Pay Business Process, in responsible of XML/EDI System Integration between customer systems/eCommerce applications/Vendor systems and SAP systems.
• Displayed ability to quickly acquire a thorough understanding of processes and non-SAP systems
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into best-in-class SAP solutions

SAP Senior Solution Consultant     2014 to 2018

MAS Capital (Pvt) Ltd -  Sri Lanka

• Participated in multiple design activities, from requirements analysis to systems, application and/or process design specification
• Worked with enterprise architects and key organizational stakeholders to define a strategic plan for leveraging integrated business architecture as part of the enterprise architecture
• Owned integration strategy in the SAP ecosystem
• Provided expertise on application architecture design or application rationalization
• Responsible for working with Basis team in sizing new systems. Recommended deployment options for SAP solutions
• A team player with strong communication skills

SAP SENIOR CONSULTANT (MM/EDI)      2010 to 2014

MAS Capital Pvt Ltd – Sri Lanka 

SAP   CONSULTANT - MM                          2008 to 2010

MAS Intimates Pvt Ltd – Sri Lanka

SAP   TECHNICAL CONSULTANT                 2007 to 2008

MAS Intimates Pvt Ltd – Sri Lanka

ACCOUNT MANAGER – SUPPLY CHANE MANAGEMENT/ PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT             2005 to 2007                                                                                            

MAS Intimates Pvt Ltd – Sri Lanka

• Managing Customers, Suppliers, Product Developments, Costing, Critical paths and Pre-Production whilst motivating the team to achieve monthly and annual sales targets and KPIs. 
• Price & Terms negotiations, Fabric Substitutions, investigation on new supplier base especially in Asia. 
• Monitoring order projections and Capacity allocations while coordinating with MAS Intimate-UK commercial managers and M&S merchandisers. 

SUPPLY CHANE MANAGEMENT/ PRODUCT DEVELOPMET SENIOR EXECUTIVE   2002 to 2005 

MAS Intimates Pvt Ltd – Sri Lanka

SAP Certification

• SAP Certified Application Associate - Business Process Integration with SAP S/4HANA 1909, 2022
• SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 1909), 2022
• SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing, 2022
• SAP Certified Application Associate - Extended Warehouse Management with SAP S/4HANA 2022
• SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement,  2021
• SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Sales, 2021

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute – USA              2011

PMI ID : 1999675

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management - University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka           2002   

First Class honours.    GPA : 3.5

Subjects - Information Technology, Marketing, Production Management, Operation Research, Statistics, Industrial economics, physics, and mathematics

Diploma in Computer System Design – National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) Sri Lanka   1997