1. Stephen K. Deutsch
1029 Beech Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033
(717) 533-9505
stevedeutsch58@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONALOBJECTIVE:
 Leadership/Technical Architect level position or contracting/consulting in SAP and
Systems/Technology Integration for a Manufacturing / Business Enterprise or Consultancy. This
includes project and/or technical team leadership, Advanced Technology and Application /
Architecture, Development and Integration with a focus on ERP systems.
EXPERIENCE:
 The HersheyCompany, Senior Lead Analyst Solutions Development Team.
March 2014 to September 25, 2015:
Was offered a corporate-wide Voluntary Separation Program and officially retired from The Hershey
Company September 25, 2015.
I led onshore and offshore teams of developers on various SAP development projects in a variety of
functional areas. Worked closely with the business to help design technical architecture and develop
functional and technical specifications for the developers. Used my acquired business knowledge to
fill in gaps for testing by developing test data and configuration. Oversaw SAP development
including all workbench, Dictionary, and interface efforts. Conducted code reviews and usability
tests, developed test plans and worked with business to validate functionality against business goals.
Also evaluated new and emerging SAP technologies such as HANA, UI5, ABAP in Eclipse, and SAP
Gateway.
I continued to participate in development efforts to remain engaged in SAP and related technology
especially where limited skills were available or business need and timing was critical such as
SAPScript, Gateway, Mercator maps, Jetform, IDOC and BAPI, Interfaces, and SAP MRSS for Shop
Floor. I have a wide range of business expertise from working in so many different areas over the
years.
I recently developed an SAP Gateway solution using Gateway/Hub design for automating external
application calls to the Odata service to create/change SAP vendor Master from an external
PowerForms browser based application.
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The HersheyCompany, ERP Software and Systems Senior Lead Developer/Analyst, Hershey,
PA from June, 1997 to February 2014.
August 2010-November 2014: I was part of the SAP MII (Manufacturing Integration and
Intelligence) team and received training in mid-January, 2010 in Chicago for 1 week to understand
how this tool would be used to deploy MII integrated into the shop floor and integrated with the LPR
application for all manufacturing facilities with the pilot plant successfully rolled out in late
December, 2010. I was responsible for developing architectural design of MII landscape as it
pertains to development and integration with SAP ECC 6.0. I also developed technical specifications
for all SAP interfaces including SAP standard and custom data including the LPR application.
I built all interfaces using BAPI and TRFC. I also supervised 2 contractors to build supporting
report programs and function modules and also provided detailed technical specifications. I
documented the interface technology between MII and SAP.
I was the primary technical development/analyst lead for the MII. I was also involved in initial
setup of the system with our Basis team and also defined our SQL server database needs. I also
conducted code reviews of MII and Sencha JavaScript, and participated with the knowledge transfer
from our consulting partner. Our first go-live pilot occurred on December 19 2010. We rolled out

2. the entire plant in 2011 and moved to other plants with final rollout of MII completed end of 2013
time frame.
We successfully completed all plant implementations and I also learned the Sencha Java framework
basics as our visual web front end integrated with MII.
I also developed all the underlying ABAP code, BAPI’s and function modules to support the AIM
integration into LPR (ECC 6.0). In addition to the SAP MII workbench and associated support
Administrative tools, I also utilize Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio for Database and SQL
development, and the OSI PI system Management tools to help with system support issues as well as
Microsoft Server connection tools.
I attended the 5 day core training on the Sencha ExtJS platform in January 2012 version 4.x
Recently I have become backup analyst on our integration of electronic Quality CPOP forms into
AIM. This requires a detailed knowlede of the SQL database/desgin, using the Microsoft SQL tools to
manage the information and modify the data, as well as build SQL scripts to populate database table
data when designing electornic CPOP forms. I continue to learn the SAP MII platform ans well as
the Sencha Javascript framework. Also continue to be the senior SAP analyst and developer for
manufacturing and AIM as well as outside on as needed consulting on corporate wide projects.
I have also focused on Material Master, Inventory loads for the corporation, Vendor Managed
Inventory interface, Sales Orders interfaces, Canadian Bank Interfaces, an ALE/IDOC interface to
legacy systems, several interfaces to/from Manugistics, and several EDI inbound and outbound
interfaces. Also SAPScript layout set development for the Plant Maintenance module and
Equipment Bill of Material Loads using the Standard SAP Load Program toolset for converting
legacy system data..
Also custom ABAP program development, and custom workflow/SAP Inbox development and
configuration programs.
Lead Systems Analyst and Software Development on the Enterprise 21 (Corporate-wide) SAP
implementation from 1998 to May, 2002.
I was involved in SAP EDI and SD/MM/PP related development and support activities, Canadian
Upgrades to the transportation area, Plant Maintenance Module(PM) activities for Nabisco gum and
mint business acquisition and ongoing rollouts of the PM Module at Hershey facilities..
For the 4.6c upgrade completed in May, 2002, I was 1 of 3 Technical Development leads for the SAP
4.6 upgrade, plus continued 3.1h SAP production systems and interfaces support. This includes
various testing tools, upgrade analysis tools and the utilization of the current SAP 4.6c toolkit and
remediation/conversion of objects/ABAPs/Function Modules/SAPscripts/Custom objects, etc.
I also helped in developing testing plans, security profile testing, OSS notes, and training of power
users.
I completed working on post Go-Live efforts including a SMARTFORMS project utilizing a User Exit
in an SAP transaction with a custom SMARTFORM program to replace SAP list printing with a
SMARTFORMS based output with 3of9 Barcode True Type fonts. This is a proof of concept
application that is leading edge for our company’s development efforts.
I was the lead developer on a major Production Line Performance Reporting transaction and
reporting Module (internally called LPR) that utilized the complete 4.6c and 6.0 SAP ECC
Workbench Transaction Development tools, Dictionary development, ABAP Objects, and
integration to Business Info Warehouse (BW) and also receives data from the external SAP HR
module, Weight and composition data from WinSPC, and manual data from Z master data tables
developed via table maintenance and custom maintenance. It fills a gap that the SAP PP
(Production Planning) Module does not offer and has been successfully rolled out to all

3. manufacturing sites at Hershey Foods by end of 2006 and has been well-received by the end user
and Hershey Plant Manufacturing community. It is in production into 2015 and beyond and serves
as the Manufacturing Key measure book of record.
Version 2 has been developed and delivered to integrate shop-floor data into SAP using an external
barcode application and Java Server page-browser based application to then post via IDOC into the
existing LPR application. I am responsible for developing the IDOC configuration (create IDOC,
segments, posting function modules, user exits, ALE configuration etc.) and the SAP ABAP and
dictionary development to integrate the new data into the application.
I was engaged in applying newer SAP development tools i.e. ABAP Objects and extensions into the
second phase of this project. I also reviewed JAVA, Eclipse and SAP NetWeaver, and associated next
release SAP technologies in preparation for additional efforts in the Application space. I will get
involved with Portal applications and the next upgrade to MySAP.com (NetWeaver stack). I also
focused on Corporate development standards in the SAP space including JAVA J2EE in the Web
Developer’s Studio space.
In addition I worked on the Hershey Mexico, India, and China project teams as the senior ABAP
developer/analyst and consultant in ABAP Workbench activities, SAPScripts, IDOC development,
Interface work, User exits, Jetform design, and coordination of activities of external consultants on
the project teams. I also develop technical specifications for the Mexico Center of Excellence in ERP
development.
I continue to mentor other SAP developers at Hershey in the SAP Workbench and am a corporate-
wide application consultant
From mid 2007 to 2010 I was Senior Manufacturing ERP development analyst on the Global Supply
Chain Transformation project that is realigning parts of our core manufacturing functionality from
US and Canada to Mexico. This project was completed end of 2010.
In March 2008 I began an addition to extend the LPR application downtime functionality that was
rolled out in May, 2008.
*2008-2009 SAP Upgrade project
I was on the core team for the SAP upgrade from 4.6c to ECC 6.0. This project began in July 2008
and is successfully went live in May 2009. I was responsible for coordinating all Z program
SPAU/SPDD related objects for Manufacturing, and completed all defect resolution and technical
specifications for other developers to follow. I also added new functionality to the Line Performance
Reporting system as part of enhancements related to the new 6.0 upgrade.
I was able to integrate Repetitive Manufacturing into LPR. I developed the first Enhancement Point
in the SAP PP module using the new 6.0 Enhancement Framework. I began using the new tools
(editor, framework, etc) during this upgrade and now am the primary developer/analyst for the
conversion of SAPscript/SMARTFORMs to the new SAP release 8.0 Adobe Livecycle Designer
integrated into SAP ECC6.0. I helped lead a team of onshore and offshore developers to convert MM
documents such as Purchase Orders and RFQ. In addition I developed the naming standards and
architectural model for all Hershey company Adobe Forms development.
I also researched using the new Switch Framework for implementing Shift Notes and Shift Reports
as part of Enhancement Package 3.
I was also the overall senior developer for defect resolution and code issues (SAP and/or internally
developed) that other staff and consultants can not correct.
I continue to be involved with Mercator mapping interfaces to and from SAP outside the
manufacturing environment as well as working as a corporate consultant on various SAP projects
outside of Manufacturing.

4. From January 2010 to June, 2010 I led a team of onshore and offshore developers to upgrade the
LPR application for Overall Equipment Effectiveness metrics (called OEE Metrics). This work
involved many new facets of the LPR application and associated programs, reports, tables,
transactions, interfaces, and master data plus modifications to the actual SAP GUI delivered main
application. This was to be the preliminary work to enable OEE for the MII project discussed next.
The end result was a successful go-live in May 2010 and stabilization in June, 2010.
 Associate Staff Engineer promotion in April 1996, formerly Senior Engineer, Hershey Chocolate
USA, Hershey, PA from July, 1991 to July, 1997.
Responsibilities: Systems Integration and Client/Server software/systems development and direction
definition for the Client Software Development Group in Manufacturing and Engineering. This
includes analysis, evaluation, integration, and implementation of software/hardware and/or
Client/Server systems for Engineering projects and factory/factory floor automation. I must work
closely with core production teams, networking specialists, hardware and software
vendors/consultants, and Hershey management to justify the best solution for new and existing
factory modernization and client/server software development and deployment. I also serve as a
corporate consultant for MS Windows client/server implementations and served on the Corporate
Intranet Task Team and developing Active-web based Solutions for Engineering. (See “Employment
History Detail” attached).
 Computer Systems Engineer Specialist, CAD/CAM & AI Applications, General Dynamics Data
Systems Division, Fort Worth, TX from July, 1984 to July, 1991. Began as Associate Software
Engineer, promoted to Software Engineer in Jan., 1985, promoted to Senior Computer Systems
Engineer in March,1989, and promoted to Specialist position in October, 1990.
Responsibilities: Lead Developer/Analyst of Artificial Intelligence Applications to support F-16
Fighter Aircraft production. Prior was Project Leader of 6 technical personnel for Graphics Data
Distribution for the Factory of the Future project. Began at General Dynamics in CAD/CAM
Software Development for Automated Numerical Control projects (sheet metal and wing-spar
production). (See Employment History Detail attached).
 Research Assistant, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA form July, 1987 to December, 1988.
Responsibilities: Assisted full-time research staff with Ben Franklin Partnership Program projects
(state and industry funded) . Helped develop the CAD/CAM implementation plan for Doehler Jarvis
Die Casting in Pottstown, PA and also developed the initial concept for their die-casting cost
estimation Expert System. This was a part-time research position in addition to being a full-time
student in the MSE Master's program.
 Primary CAD Designer,Fuller Company World HQ, Allentown, PA from October, 1979 to
December, 1981.
Responsibilities: Utilize CAD/CAM 2-d and 3-d system for mechanical, electrical and plant
design for process industry. Developed new applications, trained new users, and performed
system management functions.
EDUCATION and AWARDS:
 Master of Science Degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering in December, 1988 from Lehigh
University, Bethlehem, PA. Grade point average: 3.65/4.0.
Thesis: "Analysis of CAD/CAM Systems: Planning, Evaluation, and Implementation"
 Bachelor of Science Degree in April, 1984 from Brigham Young University, Provo Utah.
Grade point average: 3.2/4.0.
 Associate of Applied Science Degree in June, 1979 from Northampton County Area Community
College in Bethlehem, PA. Grade point average: 3.25/4.0.

5.  Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Fraternity at Northampton County Community College,
achieved dean's list (3 semesters), Moravian College Foreign Language (German) recital award in
High School, Lehigh University Research Assistantship Award in the MSE program.
* Berlitz Spanish Basic 1 and 2 training at The Hershey Company in 2005
TECHNICAL ABILITIES:
 Computer and System Languages: SAP ABAP/4 and R/3 Workbench Development Environment
(ABAP, IMG, Workflow, ALE/IDOC, Transaction, Screen Painter, Menu Painter, SAPScript, BAPI,
BADI, OO, Gateway, UI5, SMARTFORMS, Adobe Forms , Debugger, Performance Tuning, Data
Dictionary, Object Browser, etc.), JetForm, Mercator toolset for SAP internal and external interfaces.
Microsoft Access 2.0 and 7.0 Development including Access Basic/VBA and the Access Development
Toolkits, Word Basic, Excel Visual Basic for Applications, HTML, and Microsoft Visual Basic 1.0,2.0,
3.0, 4.0., Java J2EE, XML and Eclipse 2.x and 3.x and IBM WebSphere, SAP Gateway OData, XML
and JSON, Javascript/FormCalc in Adobe.
Basic UNIX, FTP and scripting, FORTRAN, C, Pascal, BASIC, APT, Compact II, JCL, DCL, MS
DOS 5.0 & 6.x , 7.x (BATch and Menu), Microsoft Windows 3.0/3.1 INI, PIF and setup/customization
(standalone or network), Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, Microsoft Windows NT Server, Microsoft
Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 implementation.
(2009/2010): New SAP ERP 6.x workbench tools, Enhancement Framework, User exits, screen exits,
SMOD/CMOD, Modification Assistant, and Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8.0 with FormCalc. SAP MII
training course SCM380.
CAD/CAM Application Languages: CADAM Geometry Interface Module, Computervision PAREX
and VARPRO.
 Artificial Intelligence Application Languages: CLIPS, C++ (basics).
 CASE Tool: Cadre Teamwork.
 PC-based Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint for Windows, Microsoft Exchange
and Schedule Plus, Microsoft Project 2000, and Microsoft Exchange Forms Designer, Harvard
Graphics DOS and Windows, WordPerfect DOS and Windows, Lotus 123 DOS and Windows, Lotus
Notes for windows 95, PC Mail (VAX based), Turbo C, DEC eXcursion, Attachmate Enterprise for
Windows, KEAterm VT340 Windows, Reflections VT340 Windows, TeemTalk for Windows, IQ query
tool for Windows, and evaluation of multiple software packages/add-ons (DOS and Windows) or
utilities for the West Hershey Plant such as PIPCXL, Word Add-ons, Public domain utilities, DOS
Utilities, etc., VAX SETHOST Script Language and WRQ Reflections 4 for Windows Script
Language, Microsoft Front Page 97, Microsoft Windows NT and 95 Resource Kits, FTPIcon, FTP
command line editing, Lotus Notes usage, ABT Team Workbench time entry system, Ultra-Edit and
Pkware 32 and 16-bit. Also RE-Site and Mercury Testing automation tools for SAP upgrade.
 Computer Systems and CAD/CAM Platforms: IBM MVS/SPF/TSO mainframe environment, DEC
VAX/VMS, Pathworks including PCSA menu and File Services setup, MS/DOS 3.3, 5.0 and 6.x
configuration, MS Windows 3.0a , 3.1, 3.11 Workgroups installation and optimization, Microsoft
Windows 95 support professional, IBM PC Compatible desktops, laptops and notebooks, multimedia
and digital image hardware and software installation, setup, optimization and specification, SUN
Open-Look, Apollo AEGIS (UNIX) and Domain, X-Windows usage (Open Windows & DECWindows),
CADAM usage and programming, Applicon 870-I and 880-I application development,
Computervision CADDS 4000, GE Calma, CATIA.
 Additional abilities and training:
Recent (2011/2015):
SAP Gateway development workbench and configuration, SAP ERP 6.x related: BC427
Enhancement Framework, BC480: Adobe LiveCycle Designer Forms in SAP, BC401 ABAP Objects

6. (as they pertain to release 6.x), and DNW7AW: Delta ABAP Workbench form SAP R/3 4.6C to
Netweaver 7.0. SAP SCM380 SAP MII – Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence Development
Environment basics, Sencha Framework. Also reviewing SAP HANA developer studio in SAP
workbench and Eclipse.
Prior to 2011: SAP: SAP BC400 ABAP Workbench, CA210 EDI Interface Development, BC621 IDOC
Interface Development, SAPD346AW (4.6 Delta for development workbench), BC490 Performance
Tuning and Optimization, BC417 BAPI Development, BC460 SAPScript, BC410: SAP Transaction
(User Dialog) Development, BW210: SAP Business Warehouse. SAP ABAP Training and SAP Intro
and Basis (intro) training (in-house), SAP ABAP OBJECTS training BC401, JAVA/Eclipse training,
SAP Web AS/Portal development training, JetForms for SAP.
Also have studied and reviewed many SAP technical books and manuals and keep the Hershey
Solutions Development team constant and up to date.
High-Performance Consulting 3 day workshop training for the SAP upgrade team..
Microsoft Access 2.0 and Access 95 (Version 7.0) Advanced Training, TSISoft’s Mercator Conversion
to SAP tools version 1.4.2 and recently 5.0, Microsoft Access Basic, Microsoft Word Basic, and
Microsoft Visual Basic Advanced Programming, Microsoft Front Page 97, Precision Visuals DI3000
software, Interleaf Technical Publishing System, IBM PROFS, Oracle Forms and SQL training,
Blueberry FILTRIX, TELNET-FTP, HYPERchannel communications software, Electronic Mail (All-
in-1), Microsoft Mail and Schedule Plus, Microsoft Project, Structured Analysis Techniques training,
Object-Oriented Design and Analysis training, Microsoft Windows 3.1 usage training, Microsoft
University Windows 3.1 for Support Professionals training, Microsoft Windows 95 for Support
Professionals training, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint training, Microsoft WINDOWS NT
installation, setup, and configuration training, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Workstation and NT
Server for Support Professionals, Microsoft Windows 95 for Support Professionals, Model 204 and
DB2 training, basic DEC Pathworks network training, CLIST, Total Quality Management, Meeting
Management, and various other in-house training seminars at Hershey.
PROFESSIONALand SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES/Awards:
 The Hershey Company:
*Multiple departmental and corporate recognition awards, President’s award nominee.
* SAP 4.6 upgrade appointee for interface deployment 2001.
* Hershey Foods E21 (SAP) award nominee 1997
* Hershey Foods Stock Block grant award in 1996 for Key Employees Incentive Plan.
* Employee Recognition (Phantom) Awards in October 1993, September 1995, and June 1996.
* HCUSA Quality Through Excellence President’s Award in April, 1994 for the Hugs Team.
* Co-founder of the Hershey Foods Access Exchange (Microsoft Access Users Group).
* Technical chair of the HOMSLUG (Hershey Operations Management Systems Local Users’s
Group) in 1994.
* QTE Coordinator’s award for Application database development in 1996.
* Engineering Representative on the Hershey Foods Intranet Task Team.
* Team Leader on the Manufacturing/Engineering Communications Team in 1996.
* QTE Department Sub-coordinator for Division Engineering in 1996.
 Student member of the National Computer Graphics Association.
 Original member of Quality Circle for CAD/CAM at General Dynamics.
 StudenGraduate Council Representative for MSE program at Lehigh University in 1988.
 Vice President of the HTC Club at Brigham Young University in 1983 and 1984.
 Conferences attended: SAP TechEd, CAM-I, AUTOFACT, CUE, NCGA, SIGGRAPH, Windows and
OS/2 Seminars, Lehigh University Seminar series, COMDEX, Vbits (Visual Basic Insider’s Technical
Summit), Microsoft Tech-Ed (1993-1997), and Microsoft Access/Visual Basic Advisor developer’s
conference in 1995 and 1996.

7.  Former member of the Microsoft Support Coordinator’s Program and Developer’s Network Level 3.
PERSONAL:
 Birthdate 12/23/59, married, 2 children. I enjoy competitive running, golf, travel, automobile racing
and racing journalism, automobile repair, outdoors, stock market trading, software trends.