Aravind Sarpangala

Seasoned professional with 17 years of software engineering and solution architecture experience, including 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry, where stringent GxP (Good Practice) standards are paramount.

Specialized in SAP integration and transformational leadership, led complex projects at Accenture Japan's Digital Integration team, driving business agility through API-led connectivity and event-driven solution architecture.

Expertise encompasses SAP BTP Integration Suite, with extensive hands-on involvement in CPI and API Management, ensuring strict adherence to rigorous documentation processes crucial in GxP environments.

Possessing a solid foundation in SAP S/4 HANA implementation and cloud architecture, adeptly guides teams through integration setup and maintenance, contributing significantly to strategic roadmap planning.

Acknowledged for effective communication abilities and a keen sense of urgency, excels in dynamic, cross-cultural collaborations, consistently delivering innovative solutions in diverse environments

Aspire - Japan rollout of Global Template S4 implementation project

Role - Onshore Integration lead

Tenure - Present

Summary - As Integration lead, understand current application architecture and identify integration requirement of existing legacy application with S4. Conduct workshops with different service providers to understand and gather Business and technical requirement of interfaces. Design technical architecture and get DAB approvals for integrations with Business justification and proposed integration solution.

Picasso - Business transformation and implementation project

Role - Onshore Integration lead

Tenure - 1 year.

Summary - As an integration lead, spearheaded to identification of network infrastructure requirements for integrating SAP cloud-based solutions with on-premise legacy and third-party applications. Conduct workshops with 3PL service providers and other vendors for JD-NET integration solutions. Define E2E business process flow for sales order, outbound delivery to Invoice processing and inbound stock flow. Co-ordinate with multiple vendors from design, build, test to production deployment.

Apple - Global template, multi country rollout of System Implementation project

Role - Onshore Integration lead.

Tenure - 6 years

Summary - I led the integration team of 6 members to integrate S4 HANA with alongside cloud-based applications like SuccessFactor Employee Central, Concur, IBP and sales force and many more non SAP applications across 14 countries as an Onshore Integration Lead. My responsibilities included identifying network infrastructure requirements for integrating SAP cloud solutions with legacy and third-party applications, facilitating workshops to align on timelines, designs, and testing procedures, and guiding team in designing, developing, and testing over 200+ interfaces.

Orion - Application maintenance

Role - Offshore Technical lead

Tenure - 3 years

Summary - As the Technical Lead, my responsibilities included planning delivery schedules for minor enhancements, managing operational activities, and preparing status and SLA reports. Additionally, I played a key role in identifying and ideating continuous improvements for existing business processes, as well as participating in RFPs for new projects and work requests from the client.