Luiz (Henrique) Hohmann

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 1987 - 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 1983 - Dec 1987
3 years

Senior Programmer (COBOL)

Ericsson of Brazil

  • Worked in various areas developing COBOL programs for billing, cost accounting, sales and distribution
Jan 1983 - Dec 1985
1 year

Full Programmer (COBOL)

Banco Safra

  • Developed programs for banking systems
Jan 1981 - Dec 1985
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.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Portuguese
Advanced

Education

Oct 1980 - Jun 1983

FIG

Business Administration

Certifications & licenses

BW Business Warehouse

SAP Philadelphia

DMA Data Management Archiving

SAP Philadelphia

OS/DB Migration

SAP Philadelphia

SMR Solution Manager Review

SAP Philadelphia

EarlyWatch

SAP Philadelphia

GoingLive

SAP Philadelphia

Industries Archiving

SAP Walldorf

Basis

SAP Dallas