Nagaphani Panuganti

Functional Expertise & Quality Assurance

SAP Cloud Architecture and SAP BTP Strategy.

• Enterprise Hybrid Architecture: Architected and governed complex cloud landscapes within SAP RISE (Private Cloud) and SAP BTP, ensuring a "Clean Core" strategy by decoupling custom logic from S/4HANA through cloud-native extensions.
• S/4HANA & GCP Integration: Implemented real-time data flows using SAP Datasphere as the orchestration layer, and leveraged CDS Views with Change Data Capture (CDC) to feed downstream GCP environments.
• BTP Connectivity Expertise: Established secure, high-performance integration between S/4HANA Private Cloud and SAP BTP; expert in configuring SDI agents and SDA remote sources to expose core tables to the cloud layer.
• Event-Driven Integration: Designed scalable, real-time integration patterns using SAP Integration Suite and SAP Event Mesh, enabling asynchronous, decoupled communication between S/4HANA, BTP applications, and third-party ecosystems.
• AI Innovation & Agentic Frameworks: Spearheaded the development of Agentic AI Proof of Concepts (POCs), utilizing Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server architectures to build autonomous, context-aware agents capable of executing complex enterprise workflows.
• Infrastructure Optimization: Conducted rigorous performance profiling and sizing for BTP instances, fine-tuning memory management and database connection pooling in mta.yaml to ensure enterprise-grade stability.
• Full-Stack Application Development (RAP & CAPM): Architected and developed enterprise-grade, full-stack applications on SAP BTP using the RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP) for S/4HANA extensions, and the Cloud Application Programming Model (CAPM) with Node.js/Python for cloud-native solutions.
• End-to-End Integration & Orchestration: Expert in designing complex integration flows (iFlows) within the SAP Integration Suite (Cloud Integration) to bridge SAP S/4HANA with third-party ecosystems, complementing deep expertise in OData Services, IDocs, and BAPIs.
• Advanced Backend & Data Logic: Engineered high-performance backend solutions utilizing HANA Calculation Views, Stored Procedures, and Functions; implemented Change Data Capture (CDC) mechanisms to support real-time, data-driven business requirements.
• Legacy Modernization: Specialized in modernizing traditional SAP environments through enhancements, user exits, and BAdIs, while maintaining clean core principles to ensure seamless upgradeability.
• System Optimization & DevOps: Conducted rigorous performance profiling and load testing to accurately size BTP instances; fine-tuned database connection pooling, and memory management parameters within mta.yaml for optimal resource efficiency.
• Technical Quality Governance: Led technical impact analyses and peer code reviews, ensuring all developments—from ALV Reports and Smartforms to modern Fiori UIs—adhered to SAP Best Practices and high-performance standards.
• Techno-Functional Leadership (IS-Retail): Served as the lead "Person in Charge" (PIC) for the end-to-end implementation, configuration, and optimization of SAP IS-Retail core functions, specifically Promotions, Condition Contracts, Listings, and Assortments.
• Cross-Module Integration (SD & FI): Leveraged deep functional knowledge of SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) and SAP FI (Finance) to ensure seamless data flow and process alignment between retail operations and financial accounting.
• End-to-End Process Management: Directed the full functional lifecycle—from initial business blueprinting and requirement gathering to system configuration, UAT (User Acceptance Testing), and post-go-live support.
• Retail Excellence & Optimization: Orchestrated complex retail business processes, ensuring that promotional pricing and contract settlements were accurately reflected in downstream sales and financial reports.
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• Led requirements-to-delivery lifecycle for SAP FICO & MM developments.
• Delivered OData, Fiori/UI5 apps, IDocs, and ALV reports for finance & supply chain.

• Delivered multi-country SAP rollouts for Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
• Built end-to-end payment incentives module, optimising distributor payments.

• Developed Italy e-invoicing, project system WBS postings, and SAP Personas customisations.

• Delivered SAP FICO, HR, and PS developments with high system optimization impact.