Ashok Katru

My name is Ashok, and I am excited to apply for the position of 'Software Engineer SAP BW HR Analytics' published on your website. I have been working on SAP BW4HANA and Native HANA for past 7.9 years. I worked on 3 full life cycle Implementation Projects (clients 'Thales, ABSA, and P&G), 3 Enhancement Projects (clients 'Keurig Green Mountain Inc, Merck, and Adidas) and 2 Production Support Projects (clients 'Jabil Circuit Inc, and Ajinomoto and JCI’). Being a SAP BI Consultant, I am involved in Requirement gathering, Functional & Technical Specification Document preparation, Creating Objects & Data flows, Extracting data from SAP & Non-SAP source systems, Developing Reports as per user requirements, Providing support & training to the end users etc. 

I have experience in Reporting tools (BEx Query Designer, SAP Business Objects, Analysis For Office, MS Power BI) and also in SAP ABAP. I have worked on the relational databases such as  SQL and Oracle 19c. I have very good Functional knowledge in the areas SAP FICO, SAP MM and SAP SD. Effective communication is one of my key strengths. My cross-discipline talents in analysis, troubleshooting and problem resolution in high-pressure technical environment were consistently recognized by executive management and colleagues.

• Extensive experience in the areas of Data modeling, Administrator workbench, Data extraction from SAP & Non-SAP sources
• Experience in leading Implementation, Enhancement & Support projects
• Experience in working with front end reporting tools such as SAP BEx, SAP Business Objects, Analysis For Office, and MS Power BI
• Experience in Writing & Debugging the ABAP logic for Routines, Function Modules, IDOCs, User Exits & BADIs
• Experience in providing the 2nd Level Support and end user trainings
• Experience in Performance tuning
• Experience in Agile Scrum methodology, Jira & Confluence tools
• Very good Knowledge in English & German languages make me an excellent fit for this position. 
• To highlight my experience and skills, I have attached my resume along with this cover letter. Thank you for taking your time to review my application.

Sincerely,

Ashok Katru.

Technical Architect in Mindtree – India  (Mar 2021 – Present)

Senior Associate in Cognizant – India (Jul 2019 – Mar 2021)

Associate Consultant in L&T Infotech – India  (Jan 2015 – Jun 2019)

Masters in Biotechnology from University of Essex, UK in 2008.