Dave Robinson has over 15 years of experience working with SAP systems across various modules including SCM, FI, APO, SNP, MM, WM, IM, FM, PS, PP, and BX. He has extensive experience providing operational support, training, instructional design, and project delivery for both government and private sector clients. Currently, he works for KPMG providing consulting services for the DOD, where he focuses on financial and funds management. He brings expertise in problem solving, root cause analysis, and continuous process improvement to his roles.

1. Dave Robinson –15+ Years SAP Operational, Design, Training, Deliveryand On-Site
Support--DOD and Private Industry
Dave Robinson is an experienced SAP consultant, integrator, operational veteran, instructional
designer and trainer, and more--having over 15 years of true operational experience in SCM
7.02, FI, APO, SNP, MM, WM, IM, FM, PS, PP, and BX.
Problem Solving with Root Cause Analysis a speciality.
Currently working at the DoD—Alexandria, Va.
25 years successful business management, with a proven
passion for continuous improvement, cost control, value-added
initiative, data management, data extraction, root cause
analysis, root cause solution , sensing need, change
management and situational awareness intertwined with a
classic business sense. business maximizes their ROI. Ensure that
the service provided is in line with the SLAs, manage SLAs. Deliver
project on time and within budget. Supervise vendors, including the
management of outsourced partners, Possesses a talent to identify
end user training need, systems capabilities, technical analysis,
value-added functionality along with true operational
challenges and needs analysis involving cost control, reporting
need, requirement identification, strategic design and vision,
profit center creation, exception management / alert profiling,
advanced and extended daily problem-solving with true
management accomplishments proven by performance-
focused reports, critical indicators, KPI’s, and results. In-depth
experience in project management, Army GFEBS and Navy
ERP, SAP capability-to-resolve, SAP Private Industry
Performance Management, integration, business process
documentation and improvement, SAP Return on Investment
(ROI) maximization.
Wide range of experience with Government and Private
industry.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
 Currently consulting for KPMG / DOD for SAP/EBS (DLA) Financialand
Funds Management,Materials Management/Procurement-correct
postings,unusualor questionable practices,correctiveactions—since
March,2014.
 15+ years of SAP training and live
operational experience—
Government and Private Industry
 DOD background (Defense
Logistics Agency, Army, National
Guard, Navy ERP) training and on-
site operational support
 Extensive integration experience in
FI, FM, SCM, DP, APO, SNP, MM,
PS , PP, BI and HR modules
 Strong testing experience
 Strong On-Site /One-on-one ,
classroom
 Both Pre Go-Live and Post Go-Live
training and on-site support
 SAP Planning Book, Exception
Management , Root Cause Analysis
 Trouble-shooting, streamlining
 eLearning curriculum design
 Storyboarding, ILT, vILT, uPerform,
Articulate, Power Point
 Adept at encouraging self-reliance,
self-sufficiency in all students
using SAP Reports functions and
audit trails
 Familiarity with generic SAP
learning challengesand best
practices and solutions
 Master Data design and tracking

2.  SAP FI, researchedcorrectDLA/SCOAGeneralLedger process flow,
correctPosting Logic and applicable reports,logic corrections, Funds
Management,Operationsand Training, data retrieval,evidential
matter, auditdesign,audit processes,bestbusinesspractices,
identifying suspecttargetpractices,suspectimbalances,unusual
balances, corrections,documentation, knowledge transfer.
 A classic hands-on manager, with over 20 years of end user-friendlycoaching and
encouragement, sincere, patient, outgoing, dedicated, passionate.
 20 years of motivating, facilitating, enabling employees in both business and IT
management and development, problemsolving, exception management including
obsolescence, supersession, form-fit-function, substitution—both incoming raw material
and finished product.
 Bill of Material (BOM) design, revision, tracking.
 SAP Demand and Supply Chain Management, data development, planning book,
reporting, config, latest (7.20) technology.
 Over 8 years operational and design experience in SAP Warehouse Management, MM, IM
, acting as Manager / Facilitator/Trainer for Receiving , InventoryManagement , Vendor
integration. Helped design, test, train and implement first SAP WM System for McCormick
and Co.
 15 years SAP ERP, SCM, SNP, APO, MM, FI, SD development and integration, continuous
improvement, needs identification, needs assessment, and config.
 SAP Supply Chain Cockpit, forecast capabilities, Exception / Alert management, solution--
answers, design, testing.
 Planning Book management, data input and results interpretations.
 Macro creation and engineering, master data design/troubleshooting, Business
Warehouse administration, Business Explorer navigation.
 Many years of creative problemsolving in business process, tailoring SAP site-specific
capability with focus groups/end users, identifying key challenges, key attributes, key
indicators, identifying failure and resolution, root cause analysis, learning from mistakes,
mapping/applying solution approach, end user training/testing needs, reasonable change
management initiatives, documenting/initiating key performance indicators, results
tracking, true pay-back identification, follow-up discipline.
 Documentation and process improvement experience with SOX. AIB, FDA, WalMart
 Pro-active approach, anticipation of coming challenges, capacity restraints, redundancies
design with crucial processes a priority.
 14 years experience with Food Industry (McCormick) -GMP’s, safety coaching and
training. Inventorymanagement, profit center development.
 Over 1000 hours of true on-floor coaching, knowledge transfer / training for SME’s, end
users, new hires, upper managers.
 Vendor development and management, including standardization of receiving
documentation, quality management, SAP Inbound Deliverymanagement, material
identification, batch management, hard-copy redundancy , inventorytracking, shelf life
management, and report functionality for all.
 SAP Supply Chain management, Heuristical and SAP Optimizer functionalities,
obsolescence, shelf life, substitution management with needed warning messaging to
avoid missed opportunities, scrapping . key SAP vocabulary (site-specific), t-code
listings—Accessible to end users as a comprehensive resource to enable true self-
sufficiency, effective problemsolving tools, BOLSTERING SELF-CONFIDENCE.

3.  Created/edited numerous SAP crucial training resource libraries—Job aids, air-tight work
instructions, document management,
SAP Instructional Design and Deliveryfor Colgate-Palmolive – Dec 2012 --- March 2013
 SAP Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning, Production Planning, Transportation Load
Planning , Storyboarding, Effort Allocation based on ROI.
 Algorithm mapping, associated with master data inputs and outputs, Advanced Planning and
Optimization successful concepts, site-specific disciplines , macros, macro creation, data
extraction, planning tables.
 Designed all curriculum outlines, storyboards , Power Point presentations and assessments
for Advanced Planning and Optimization, Supply Network Planning, Alert Monitor
Navigation, and Exception Management for production requirements ,components and
capacities
 Integrated Colgate business strategies and root cause analysis into all courses, as guidance
for fine tuning of master data and variable data input
 Master data management, including safety stocks, tolerances, factors, capacities, and sales
histories to facilitate Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning deliverables and real-time
analysis of component needs.
 ECC , ERP, DP, APO,TLB, SCM, SNP, PP .
 Worked with Colgate SME’s and Training Coordinator to establish documented business
rules and best practices for site-specific needs, job aids, work instructions, root cause
analysis and resolution/solutions generic to entire organization.
 Designed Advanced Planning and Optimization heuristic data survey processes to identify
capacity constraints and identify critical supply issues needing resolution in Exception
Management
 SAP Planning Tables navigation, inputs, and master data tolerances to acquire desired
results for procurement timetables
 Alert Monitor management and navigation, error message interpretation and response
 Business rules and report maintenance, variant design
 Assessment design and testing
 Producing deliverables and meeting program deadlines for client review
On-Site Support, Training Design and Delivery, “Live” ARMY GFEBS March 2012 --Oct
2012 --Accenture
Spending Chain, Project Systems, Funds Management, Payroll Integration, Year End
Reconciliation and Auditing

4.  Aberdeen Proving Ground ATEC , Electronic Command, Redstone Arsenal Army Material
Command
 SAP Finance, Funds Management functionalities to audit commitments, obligations,
disbursements, funding transfers, Fund Centers, Functional Areas, Funding Certification,
Allotments, all associated Workflow requirements and documentation, backup Workflow
redundancies, Levels 2,3,and 4 fund transfers
 Spending Chain, Purchase Requisitioning, Purchase Order protocols, HR/Payroll, SPS
Interfaces, Payroll funding, Payroll role definitions, obligations, report
MM / P to P, Project Systems, Sales orders, WBS hierarchy design, numerical process
standardization, mapping, associated funding, budget restriction, milestones, funds transfer,
workflow protocols, IDOC error tracking and resolution, CJ20N depth of capability, WBS Project
design
 Inbound / Outbound MIPR/Direct Charge processes, Reimbursables, automatic invoice
generation, vendor management
 GPC Card integration, purchase order requirements, security and workflows, funding
protocols and SOP documentation
 IDOC research and resolution, UMD’s (Unmatched Disbursement Auditing and Resolution )
Year End Prep
 Created site-specific Job Aids, Work Instructions, User Procedures with screen shots, error
message guidance, pre-and post-Go-Live coaching
 Recommended areas of the system and/ or process improvements, Best Business
Practices, for review and potential improvement
 SAP reports capabilities—variant mapping and creation, custom reports capabilities for site-
specific requirements
U.S. Navy ERP Program, Annapolis, Md / Crane, Ind. (NAVSEA)—IBM-- Dec. 2011 – Mar.
2012
On-Site Support for Procurement, MM
 P-Card functionality, daily / monthly reconciliations, vendor invoice reconciliations, Goods
Receipts, Service Entry Sheets, contracting agreements
 MM Purchase Requisitions / Purchase Orders , obligations, Project Systems restrictions, PS
protocols, report capabilities
 Project Systems , Reimbursables, Sales Orders, fund mapping and reporting, training new /
upgraded users for trouble shooting, obligation and disbursement reconciliation
 KT (Knowledge Transfers) sessions where needed, incorporating lessons learned and best
practices gleaned from other Navy ERP integrations
 Aided in establishing Business Rules for site-specific needs, resulting documentation and KT
 Created site-specific Job Aids, Work Instructions

5. Army National Guard Headquarters Lincoln, Nebraska Sept. 2011 – Nov. 2011
On-Site Support, Spending Chain
 Guard GFEBS Instructor-led Training
 Spending Chain, Fund / Fund Center Management
 Cooperative Agreements
 Procurement, Financial Reporting, Fund transfers
 Goods Receipts-Goods Acceptance
 IDOC Error Trouble-Shooting- Reporting and Resolution
 Unmatched Disbursements tracking and resolution
GFEBS Power User/End User Trainer, Course Design, Instructor, SAP Nav. Accenture-
- Apr. 2011 – Aug. 2011
Alexandria, Huntsville, Aberdeen, White Sands, Warren, Fort Dix, Rome DFAS
 Curriculum design and presentation
 Weekly courses, classes as large as 40 students
 Purchase Requisitions / Purchase Orders
 Work Breakdown Structures / Project Systems
 Spending Chain, Reimbursables
 Funds Transfers and management
 Providing end user support
 SAP Business Intelligence
 SAP Reporting and audit trails
Lenze Corporation --Advanced Robotics Jan. 2010 – Feb. 2011

6. Senior SAP MRP Functional Consultant
 Assessed customer requirements, potential APO upgrade
 Trained all employees for new SAP integration, including Handling Unit management and
Inventory Management
 Demonstration of all functionalities for receipt and shipping. pick lists, BOM’s
Marchan Optics-- Apr. 2010 – May 2010
Quebec, Canada
 SAP Handling Unit Management and Inventory Management
 All new SAP Inventory management, BOM’s, pick lists,
 Returns, taxes
 Demonstration of all functionalities for receipt and shipping. pick lists, BOM’s
Hickory International Equipment Mar 2009-Aug 2010
 Part-Time-Sales Consultant
Maryland Environmental Service (Self-funded state agency) Apr 2007-2008
 Initiated new Best Business practices, negotiated advertising/marketing contracts with all
media, increases sales of proprietary products by 10%
 Directed all marketing approaches, instilled private industry processes
McCormick and Co. Hunt Valley, Md. Oct. 1991—Feb. 2006
TeamManager, SAP Lead for InventoryIntegration
 Manager, 15 years
 Inventory Management, Receiving, Production Supply, Vendor Management
 Created major recycling practices, new profit centers
 Daily trouble shooting, problem solving, process simplification
 56 production lines—all retail product
 Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement lead
 Team trainer, participative management focus

7.  Access point mapping, hardware maintenance
 CP McCormick Award for Exceptional Leadership, 1996
 SAP Design and Testing Team—2001
 SAP Remote Tracking and Handling Unit Management
 SAP Shelf Life reporting / design, obsolescence, substitution, location /storage
 SAP Training Design and Delivery, 2001-2006
 SAP Operational Super User / Trouble Shooter 2001-2006
 SAP Process Improvement, Streamlining—2001-2006
 SAP Process Documentation, Job Aids, Sarbanes-Oxley
EDUCATION
 York College of Pa., Bachelors in International Studies
 Additional courses in Computer Science, engineering
 APICS Production Planning
 SECURITY CLEARANCE—SECRET Current
Address and Contacts
Dave Robinson c/o Supply Chain Efficiencies
2109 Whiteford Rd. Whiteford, Md. 21160
e-mail tdr2109@verizon.net
Ph 443-752-6936