Andrei Gaia - Developer, Logistics Consultant

Q: Where is Andrei based?

Andrei is based in Sebeş, Romania and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Andrei speak?

Andrei speaks the following languages: Romanian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Andrei have?

Andrei has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Andrei has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 16 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months . Note that Andrei may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Andrei's latest experience?

Andrei's most recent position is Developer, Logistics Consultant at German client of Accesa Romania .

Q: What companies has Andrei worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andrei has worked for German client of Accesa Romania , Freelancer , and DHL .

Q: Which industries is Andrei most experienced in?

Andrei is most experienced in industries like Professional Services , Information Technology (IT) , and Transportation and Logistics . Andrei also has some experience in Automotive , Manufacturing , and Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas is Andrei most experienced in?

Andrei is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Supply Chain Management , and Project Management . Andrei also has some experience in Logistics , Production/Manufacturing , and Quality Assurance (QA) .

Q: Which industries has Andrei worked in recently?

Andrei has recently worked in industries like Transportation and Logistics , Information Technology (IT) , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Andrei worked in recently?

Andrei has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Supply Chain Management .

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Sebeş, Romania

Experience

Apr 2020 - Apr 2024

4 years 1 month

Developer, Logistics Consultant

German client of Accesa Romania

Project planning and process definition
Implementations and adaptation of interfaces, tools, reports, forms and modifications
Creation of blueprints together with the client
Interfaces using web services and RFC
Taking over CRM tools into the ERP system
SAP side adoption of MS Dynamics CRM
Idoc definition, modelling and process implementation
Customizing modifications
Enhancements and modifications
Ticket based support
Documentation
Used tools / methods: SAP ABAP, SD, MM, FI/CO, Webservices, RFC, XML, Forms, IDocs, Jira, Confluence, and others

Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

5 months

Switzerland

Migration Consultant

Client in Packaging Industry

Guiding and implementation of MM, SD and PP migration
Used tools / methods: S/4 HANA Migration Cockpit, ABAP, LSMW, MM, SD, PP

Apr 2016 - Present

10 years

Freelancer

Apr 2016 - Dec 2023

7 years 9 months

Germany

Developer and Logistics Consultant

DHL

Project planning and process definition
Implementation and adaptation of interfaces, tools, reports, forms, modifications
BW modelling and reporting
Blueprint creation, together with the customer and functional consultants
Migration planning, implementation, integration tests and go-live
Interfaces using Webservices, RFC and FTP servers
Idoc handling
Customizing
Trainings
Enhancements and modifications, controlled through a validation framework
Ticket-based support
Documentation
Used tools / methods: SAP ABAP, SD, MM, FI/CO, BW on HANA, Webservices, RFC, XML, Forms, LSMW, IDocs, etc.

Feb 2016 - Apr 2016

3 months

Spain

Senior ABAP Developer

1&1

Configuration of RFC connections
Strategy and scenario definition
Development of classes that use RESTful data to call BAPIs that add or modify customers, billing documents and other SAP financial objects
Writing of technical specifications
Used tools / methods: SAP FI/CO, SD, ABAP, RFC function modules, RFC, REST, SAP Webservices

Sep 2014 - Apr 2016

1 year 8 months

Germany

Senior ABAP PP Developer, Core-team Technical Consultant

Continental Automotive

Analysis of business needs together with process and technical production planning consultants in the core team
Finding and proposing multiple possible solutions
Conception of the technical specifications
Implementation of the solutions
Code optimizations and modifications
Documentation
Used tools / methods: SAP PP, IM, WM, ABAP 4 / ABAP OO, Web-Dynpro, BADI, BAPI, enhancements and modifications, Adobe Interactive Forms, Smartforms, screen programming, batch input, SALV, RF programming, Netweaver Business Client, Side-Panels, APO, CIF modifications, JNET, JGantt, XML

Sep 2014 - Apr 2016

1 year 8 months

Senior Consultant: ABAP Developer and Team Leader

MHP – A Porsche Company

Oct 2013 - Jul 2014

10 months

Germany

Senior ABAP Developer

Volkswagen

Development and modification of reports, programs, function modules, migration tools, according to specifications made by developers and functional consultants
Development of interfaces between Cobol and SAP
Writing of technical concepts and specifications, together with functional domain consultants
Used tools / methods: SAP FI/CO, PS, ABAP, BADI, enhancements and modifications, Smartforms, screen programming, batch input, BAPI

Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

4 months

United States

Teamleader and Developer

Federal Mogul

Coordination of the developer team
System analysis and identification of relevant modifications in the new system
Adaptation of the programs, reports, forms, function modules to the new system and organizational units
Documentation of modifications
Testing of the tools and reports of the two systems
Used tools / methods: ABAP, ABAP OO, enhancements and modifications, screen programming, Smartforms, SAPScripts

Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

11 months

Germany

Teamlead and Developer

Continental

Development or modification of Reports, Smartforms, SAPScripts, WM-Tools for stock bookings and cancellations
Coordination of the developer team
Used tools / methods: ABAP, ABAP OO, enhancements and modifications, screen programming, Smartforms, SAPScript, SAP PP, SD, QM, WM, MM

Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

9 months

Germany

Team Lead and Developer

Katek

Development of reports, programs, Smartforms, SAPScripts, enhancements and modifications
Responsible for the conception of the QM objects
Used tools / methods: LSMW, SAP PP, QM, MM, WM, SD, ABAP, enhancements and modifications, Smartforms, screen programming, batch-input, BAPI

Sep 2012 - Nov 2012

3 months

Germany

Team Lead and Developer

Porsche

Post-SAP upgrade matching of modifications of SAP objects upgraded to a new version
Coordination of the developer team
Used tools / methods: ABAP, BADI, enhancements and modifications, screen programming, SPAU

Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

5 months

Germany

Developer

Benecke-Kaliko

Development and adaptation of printing programs
Smartform development
Customizing modifications for modified or new forms
Used tools / methods: ABAP, Smartforms, enhancements and modifications, BADI, SAP PP, SD, FI

Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

1 year 1 month

Germany

Migration Consultant, Developer

Continental

Migration and integration of plants into an existing SAP system
System analysis
Determination of the migration strategy of master and movement data
Adaptations of MHP migration tools for precise data extraction
Definition and implementation of selection and mapping rules according to the business scenario
Function and integration tests
Data verifications and modifications
Productive migration and Go-Live support
Used tools / methods: SNP and MHP migration tools, LSMW, ABAP, BAPI, IDocs, SAP PP, MM, QM, PM

Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

7 months

Germany

Developer

Continental

Adaptations in customizing and activation of printing functionalities
Development of new Smartforms based on existing SAPScripts
Modifications of SAPScripts and Smartforms
Development of printing programs for the forms
XML and PDF depositing of the forms
Translation of the forms to English, Chinese, Spanish
Used tools / methods: ABAP, Smartforms, enhancements and modifications, SAPScript

Mar 2011 - Nov 2011

9 months

Germany

Migration Consultant

Trelleborg

Development of new migration tools using batch-input method, BAPIs or direct database transfer
Modifications of customer migration tools in SD module to work between different systems
LSMW data transfer
Modifications of MHP migration tools
Implementation of SAPScripts and Smartforms
Integration tests to ensure data integration and consolidation
Used tools / methods: LSMW, ABAP, MHP migration tools, SAP PP, MM, FI, QM, PM

Oct 2010 - Feb 2011

5 months

Germany

Migration Consultant and ABAP Developer

Continental

System analysis
Adaptation of MHP migration tools for precise data extraction
Definition and implementation of selection and mapping rules
Function and integration tests
Productive migration
Used tools / methods: LSMW, SNP T-Bone, SNP Conversion Engine, ABAP, SAP PP, MM

Aug 2010 - Sep 2014

4 years 2 months

SAP ABAP Developer and SAP Migration Consultant

EBS Romania

Aug 2010 - Oct 2010

3 months

Romania

Developer

Electrogroup

Development of an interface between an SAP system and a MySQL server to transfer financial data into the SAP system
Development of FI reports
Used tools / methods: ABAP, SQL, FI

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Professional Services (9.5 years), Information Technology (8 years), Transportation (7.5 years), Automotive (4.5 years), and Manufacturing (2 years).

Professional Services

Information Technology

Transportation

Automotive

Manufacturing

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (13.5 years), Supply Chain Management (10.5 years), Project Management (8 years), Logistics (4 years), Production (3 years), and Quality Assurance (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Supply Chain Management

Project Management

Logistics

Production

Quality Assurance

Summary

ABAP developer, migration and logistics consultant, having almost 14 years of project based experience in IT-consultancy companies and as a freelancer, where I worked mainly for german clients.

Particularly, I have aquired expertise with international enterprises through development projects in more prevalent SAP modules. My experience enfolds following technologies: object oriented and classical ABAP programming, SAP Webservices and interfaces, Web Dynpro development, implementations of Enhancements (BADI, user-exits, modifications), dialog programming, performance tuning, reporting, Forms, IDocs.

Further core areas are in the domain of legacy to SAP; SAP to SAP and HANA migrations. I have experience in the conception, implementation and modification of migration tools, usage of SAP standard migration tools and of migrationstools on DB-level.

Industry expierence Automotive, logistics, banking, electronics, telecommunications.

Competence fields Conception and implementation in following domains: ABAP development, migration, logistics, data integration.

Social competences Logical-analytical reasoning ability, strong ability to comunicate, empathic, conflict resolution aptitudes under pressure, team spirit.

Skills

Programming Languages/tools: Abap 4 / Abap Oo, Lsmw, S/4 Migration Cockpit, Bw, Webservices, Sap Forms, Adobe Interactive Forms, Dynpro, Idocs, Web-dynpro, Snp Conversion Engine, Xml, Different Ticketing Tools, Etc.
Sap Modules: Abap, Sd, Mm, Pp, Fi, Co, Qm, Pm, Ps, Wm, Etc.
Standard Software: Ms Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access), Ms Project, Vm Ware, Enterprise Architect
Industry Experience: Automotive, Logistics, Banking, Electronics, Telecommunications
Competence Fields: Conception And Implementation In Following Domains: Abap Development, Migration, Logistics, Data Integration
Social Competences: Logical-analytical Reasoning Ability, Strong Ability To Comunicate, Empathic, Conflict Resolution Aptitudes Under Pressure, Team Spirit

Languages

Romanian

Native

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

Education

Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

Babes-Bolyai University

Business Informatics · Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Oct 2006 - Jun 2010

Technical University Cluj-Napoca

Applied Electronics and Telecommunications in English · Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Certifications & licenses

Goethe Certificate C1 Level

Snp T-Bone

Profile

Created

September 2024

Last Update

January 2026

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Where is Andrei based?

Andrei is based in Sebeş, Romania and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Andrei speak?

Andrei speaks the following languages: Romanian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Andrei have?

Andrei has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Andrei has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 16 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Andrei may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Andrei be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Andrei would be well-suited for roles such as: Developer, Logistics Consultant, Migration Consultant, Freelancer.

What is Andrei's latest experience?

Andrei's most recent position is Developer, Logistics Consultant at German client of Accesa Romania.

What companies has Andrei worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andrei has worked for German client of Accesa Romania, Freelancer, and DHL.

Which industries is Andrei most experienced in?

Andrei is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Transportation and Logistics. Andrei also has some experience in Automotive, Manufacturing, and Telecommunication.

Which business areas is Andrei most experienced in?

Andrei is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Supply Chain Management, and Project Management. Andrei also has some experience in Logistics, Production/Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance (QA).

Which industries has Andrei worked in recently?

Andrei has recently worked in industries like Transportation and Logistics, Information Technology (IT), and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Andrei worked in recently?

Andrei has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Supply Chain Management.

What is Andrei's education?

Andrei attended Babes-Bolyai University for Business Informatics.

Does Andrei have any certificates?

Andrei has 2 certificates. These include: Goethe Certificate C1 Level and Snp T-Bone.

What is the availability of Andrei?

Andrei is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Andrei?

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