Joel D Souza

I am a goal-oriented application development senior analyst with over 4 years and 4 months of experience in SAP implementation and support projects. My strong aptitude for strategizing and executing development plans enables me to meet business needs and timelines within budgetary goals. I am self-motivated, continuously seek new challenges and opportunities, and have a strong work ethic, which allows me to quickly learn and adapt to new environments. 

As a collaborative team player, I understand the importance of maintaining my integrity while working independently and collaborating with others. I am resilient, persistent, and thrive in environments that allow me to learn and grow. Committed to delivering results while staying within budget and meeting deadlines, I utilize my knowledge and skills to create innovative solutions that meet the needs of the business. I am eager to take on new roles and responsibilities that will help me further develop my talents and expand my experience.

• Over 4 years of experience in SAP BI/BW application development and implementation. • Proven expertise in SAP BW, BWonHANA, BW-ABAP, and HANA. 

• Lead and delivered full life cycle implementations of SAP Business Warehouse for clients. • Conducted requirements analysis, data analysis, and created reports for clients. 

• Demonstrated a good understanding of business processes for assigned functional area/data objects. 

• Contributed to an integrated data solution through data analysis, reporting, and collaboration with on-site colleagues and clients. 

• Expertise in standard and custom SAP BW Extractors functionality with ABAP Debugging skills.

• Prior experience in supporting ETL and incident management/bug-fix. 

• Hands-on experience with SAP HANA data modeling views (Attribute and Calculation views). 

• Proficient in developing and understanding of SAP HANA Modelling. 

• Knowledge of traditional non-HANA BW data modeling, Multi-Cubes, Info Cubes, Transfer Rules, Start Routines, End Routines, Info Set Queries, Info Objects, and User Exits. 

• Handled the collection of transport requests through the landscape. 

• Performed performance tuning and troubleshooting/Monthly Release activities as necessary. 

• Provided expert support for SAP ECC Business processes, functional aspects in Sales, Billing, Finance, Controlling, and Project systems. 

• Collaborated with other consultants on customer site as a part of small to large size project teams. 

• Created and maintained design, development, and testing-related documents.

• Worked with clients to identify their specific needs and develop solutions to meet those needs. 

 • Trained clients on the use of SAP Business Warehouse (BI/BW/HANA) solutions and provided ongoing support. 

• Demonstrated excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills throughout employment. 

• Worked collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver full life cycle implementations of SAP Analytics/Business Intelligence/Business Warehouse (BI/BW/HANA) using Scrum and Agile methodologies. 

• Conducted sprint planning sessions, daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives with team members to ensure that project goals were met. 

• Engaged in continuous improvement activities to optimize the Agile development process and increase team productivity. 

• Facilitated communication and collaboration among team members, stakeholders, and clients to ensure that project requirements were understood and implemented accurately. 

• Maintained product backlogs and sprint backlogs, ensuring that all items were properly defined, prioritized, estimated, and tracked throughout the sprint cycle. 

• Developed user stories, acceptance criteria, and other documentation needed to support the Agile development process. 

• Worked with the Scrum Master to remove impediments, resolve issues, and ensure that team members had the resources they needed to complete their work. 

• Participated in sprint demos and provided feedback on new features and functionality to ensure that they met user requirements.

• Masters in Computer Application, NMAM Institute of Technology, Karkala – S E P T E M B E R  2 0 1 5 — J U LY 2 0 1 8
• Bachelors in Computer Application, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore –  A U G U S T 2 0 1 2 — J U N E 2 0 1 5