Co-founder & SAP Basis Advisor (BASIS/ABAP/Functional)
Brazil
Experience
Jun 2002 - Present
23 years 2 months
SAP Basis Performance Consultant
Performance and tuning contracts at customers: Thyssen & Krupp Metalúrgica Campo Limpo Paulista, Rhodia (twice), AmBev, Thyssen Krupp Elevadores, Siemens (twice), Saint-Gobain Abrasivos (twice), Saint-Gobain Vidros, Saint-Gobain Cerâmicas, TIVIT, Cia Suzano de Papel e Celulose, Telhanorte, BAT, PDG, CMPC (Companhia Melhoramentos Papel e Celulose), CBL Alimentos, CIMED
Changed database access logic in ABAP programs
Optimized database load
Reduced execution time of the monthly closing
Adjusted instance and database parameters
Transferred knowledge to the Basis team
Significantly reduced average response times of SAP products
Jan 1988 - Dec 1994
7 years
System Analyst / Manager
Mannesmann
Managed Mannesmann environments on VM/DOS
Defined strategies and led projects for Mannesmann systems
Jan 1986 - Dec 1988
3 years
System Analyst
Freelance
Developed systems for mid-sized clients
Jan 1984 - Dec 1986
3 years
Senior Programmer (COBOL)
Ericsson of Brazil
Worked in various areas developing COBOL programs for billing, cost accounting, sales and distribution
Jan 1984 - Dec 1984
1 year
Full Programmer (COBOL)
Banco Safra
Developed programs for banking systems
Jan 1982 - Dec 1984
3 years
Junior Programmer (COBOL)
Ericsson of Brazil
Developed programs in the technical area
On-site
Basis On-Site Consultant / TCC Consultant
SAP Brazil
Implemented SAP Brazil infrastructure over 1.5 years
Installed and upgraded R/3 releases 2.2D, 3.0F, 4.0B, 4.5B and 4.6C on-site as Basis consultant for 3 years on Unix and NT with Oracle, Informix, MS-SQL, DB2/6000 and DB2/390
Implemented SAP R/3 4.0B for CSN on Unix/Oracle (6 months), Eletrobrás on NT/MS-SQL (1 year) and Eletronuclear on DB2/390 (1 year), handling Basis and ABAP development using SAP ASAP methodology
Served as TCC consultant for 2 years for R/3 and BW, doing EarlyWatch and Go-Live analysis, optimization and checks for production, upgrades and migrations on Unix and NT with Oracle, Informix, MS-SQL, DB2/6000 and DB2/390
Carried out on-site assessments including Solution Manager Review (SMR), data management and archiving
Focused on ABAP program reviews, created secondary indexes, modified or removed indexes, identified expensive SQL statements and updated ABAP code to improve database access logic and performance
Summary
Co-founder SPEED4B specialized in performance & tuning for all SAP products: SAP ERP, HANA, S/4HANA.
Reduced average response times for programs, transactions and business processes, including monthly closings.
Lowered database load.
Reduced database space usage.
Improved performance.
Lowered TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
Delayed hardware investments, even when outsourced.
Achieved ROI of around 30%.
Expert in digital transformation, high performance, process optimization and cost reduction.