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Gaurav Maheshwari
MS Dynamics F&O Team Lead
E-33A-05, Lakeville Residence, Jln Sibu, Taman Wahyu, Kuala Lumpur,Kuala Lumpur
Summary
Quality-driven Technical lead well-versed in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations with 10 years of hands-on expertise in project management phases from implementation and requirements gathering to successful end-to-end project execution knowledgeable with business process re-engineering, analysis, mapping, and documentation of current business processes, as well as technical documentation. Possess current knowledge of various tools and platform updates, as well as logical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities and a positive mindset.
Technical Lead with polymorphic roles who is highly driven, enthusiastic, industrious, and a result-oriented team player with techno-functional expertise in FO development, configurations and architectural design, project management, requirement analysis, and business process execution while working with customers with strong interpersonal and communication skills
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language
1
1
Technical Lead experience
Work History
Project : Falcon (Wessex Water, UK)
Oxydata Software Sdn. Bhd.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
01.2020 - Current
- Perform a discovery phase for fit and gap analysis between D365 FO OOTB features and business requirements.
- Implemented subscription billing, computed annual and cyclic bills, processed bank payment files using recurring sys operation batches, handled debt recovery using pre-recovery assessment routes under credit and collections, maintained a chart of accounts, posted profiles and ledger periods using the general ledger, generated reminder letters, maintained products and charge configurations, and posted trade agreements with the latest charge configuration and price for billing calculation and case management.
- Worked extensively on integration between FO and CE using dual write configuration and data entity mapping, bill estimation integration using custom services between CE and FO, data management import/export activities, and recurring file integrations for bank payment files; Azure data storage and key vault configurations for file and secret credential storage; OData integrations using data entities; Azure app registrations; and logic apps triggers to communicate between business systems and FO.
- Developed custom forms, custom data entities, tables, classes, extensions, event handlers, chain of command, sys operation framework, views, as well as workflows and explanations for the user interface. Updated technical documentation and product specifications communicated training materials.
- In a lead developer role, executed technical project delivery with technical analysis, code review, and code performance optimization, contributing to successful project implementation and technical solution design and estimation for the Falcon project with the goal of optimizing operational efficiency.
- Maintained access roles for the environment, determination, and governance planning.
- Determined areas for improvement and implemented measures to alleviate problems.
- Identified business issues through careful prioritization with key stakeholders.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies, and promoted continuous improvement.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced atmosphere.
Project : BTRT (Singapore)
Freelance
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Responsible for customizing system as per specifications supplied by business users.
- Discovered areas for improvement and established strategies to relieve difficulties.
- Business concerns were discovered through extensive cooperation with key stakeholders.
- Troubleshoot problems by comprehending problem, determining fundamental cause, and devising effective remedies.
- Created system for servicing large number of clients and managing their billing, payment plan selection, project management and accounting, item requirements, prepayments, reconciliation, revenue recognition, and reporting services.
- Purchase, sales, inventory, warehouse management, general ledger, and project accounting configurations based on customer business process needs
- Strong experience in developing functional scenarios in accordance with project specifications.
- Meetings with internal customers were held to establish requirements based on project goals, revisions, and system requirements.
- In charge of teaching client business subject matter experts and end users on Dynamics 365 F&O.
- Forms, tables, classes, extensions, chain of command, event handlers, and SSRS reports were all created.
- Strong understanding of requirement collection, gap and fit analysis, and creation of FDD, TDD, and unit test cases.
- Continuously review company needs and develop strategies to meet or exceed consumer expectations by improving system capabilities and performance.
- Inventory and warehouse management, accounts payable, project management and accounting, and general ledger modules were also heavily used.
Project : Home Builder (USA) and SUNCOR (Canada)
DXC Technology
Bengaluru, India
12.2018 - 01.2020
- Custom Forms, Custom Entities, Tables, Classes, Extensions, Event Handlers, Chain of Command, and SSRS Reports were all worked on.
- Client requirements, development, testing, and deployment of Microsoft Dynamics projects are all overseen.
- Worked on batch process optimization, TFS migration and optimization, database migration, and deployment.
- TFS and VSTS were used for code check-in and code review.
Worked on resolving client concerns and system vulnerabilities. - Unit test cases were provided to business users and quality analysts.
- For testing new functionality, and demo of newly designed procedures was delivered.
Project : HP IDB Capacity Services (USA)
Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru, India
09.2016 - 05.2018
- Asset management, lease management, AR, AP, inventory, and warehouse management processes are all customized.
- AX 2021 R3 was connected with HP legacy system programs IDS, Pyramid, and Pegasus via REST API and SOAP UI-based interfaces, as well as Warehouse mobile device site for controlling transactions within AX.
- Responsible for upkeep and termination of assets such as desktops, laptops, and accessories in AX.
- In conjunction with Microsoft team, managed upgrade from 2012 R3 to D365 for operations.
- Created custom forms, custom entities, tables, classes, extensions, event handlers, chain of command, and views, as well as user interface workflows.
- Developed custom services to link external application data with AX, Sys Operation Framework batches and used AX to consume Web and WCF services.
- Worked on SSRS report building using best practices and print management features.
- TFS and VSTS were used for code check-in and code review.
- Change requests and bug fixes were handled.
- To foster continuous improvement, developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and programs.
- Efficiently managed remediation of client concerns and system vulnerabilities.
Project : Wonder Cement (Udaipur)
S3 Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
01.2015 - 08.2015
- Product configuration and large inventory management for cement production material, as well as selling and purchasing inventory and products to customers and vendors, standard cost-based inventory valuation, fleet management for supply, and tracking system for real-time fleet status
- In accordance with customer's business requirements, end-to-end module cycle for vertical plant and maintenance was implemented.
- End-to-end module cycle implementation for sales and purchase process, quality and production management, master planning, inventory and warehouse management, BOM and route management, and production order pricing
- Worked on sales orders, purchase orders, transportation management, transfer orders, quality orders, purchase requisition customization, production management, and inward and outward gate management.
- In AX 2012 R3, worked on accounts receivable, general ledger, and inventory management.
- Morphx and SSRS reports were completed.
- Worked on workflow management customization on custom forms generated for client processes.
- Worked on master data like purchase requisitions, movement journals, vendor and customer addresses, vendor and customer tax information, customer opening balances, and item configurations that were imported to production server using DIXF framework.
- Worked on resolving client concerns and system vulnerabilities.
Provide client users with user manual and training on new capability and how it interacts with report form and data.
Skills
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & operations
X development
SSRS Reports
DIXF / Data Management
Data Entities
Performance Techniques and Optimization
SQL, Transact SQL and Stored Procedures
Supply Chain Management
Finance
Trade and Logistics
Project Management and Accounting
Product management and Configurations
Project development and life cycle
Power platform integrations
Supply Chain Management
Agile Methodology
Certification
Development, Extensions and Deployment for Microsoft Dynamics D365 for Finance and Operations (MB6-894)
Accomplishments
- Professional Microsoft Certified
- Wessex Water (UK) WOW award for outstanding credit management solution implementation.
- DXC Technology Champ Award for outstanding performance for customer SUNCOR, Canada
- Accenture ACE Award for Best Performance in the Development Team for Customer HPFS, USA
Professional Summary
- 10 years of expertise in solution design, implementation, development, modification, and configuration, as well as delivering strong and sustainable solutions, requirement gathering, and fit/gap analysis across D365FO, AX 2012 R3, and AX 2009.
- MS-Dynamics knowledge base and hands-on experience with the X++ programming language.
- As a team lead, I am responsible for producing an effective solution, being able to organize, prioritize, estimate, and deliver assignments on time, and ensuring that the development team understands and follows development standards.
- Ensuring that the suggested gap remedies are compatible with the design and business logic of Dynamics 365 FO and its modules and technical needs are related to defined customer objectives and performance targets, and that the technical direction is compatible with the client's long-term plan.
- Effective time management, organization, meeting obligations on time, and producing high-quality deliverables.
- Thorough knowledge of ERP deployment and business process development approaches such as Agile and Microsoft Sure Step.
- Thorough understanding and expertise with Dynamics 365 FO functions, implementation, requirement gathering, setup and configuration, extension/customization design, testing, user training, functional and technical documentation, data migration, workflows, code, and performance optimization.
- Extensive expertise developing D365 FO X++, SSRS reports, electronic reporting, Azure functionalities, Power BI, OData integrations, JSON-based REST APIs, SOAP APIs, Logic Apps, Power Apps, and CDS.
- Extensive expertise connecting D365FO with CRM and third-party .Net-based apps and Azure data storage and key vault configurations.
- Strong techno-functional expertise in finance (accounts payable, receivable, general ledger and financial reporting, project management, and accounting), supply chain management (inventory management, warehouse management, product information management, sales and marketing).
- Knowledge of the software development life cycle (Waterfall, Sure Step, and Agile).
- Throughout the engagement's lifespan, a thorough grasp of security practices is employed and applied.
- Strong mentoring, coaching, and people management abilities, as well as the ability to advise developers on best practices for solution development.
- Research and assess new Microsoft technologies for their relevance to solutions, as well as identify and offer project improvement possibilities.
- Knowledge of VSTS/TFS, Azure dev ops management, and LCS for managing build and deployment processes as well as project maintenance.
Affiliations
- MBA (Information Technology) from Amity University, Noida, UP, India - Jul 2014 to May 2016
- B.Tech (Information Technology) from Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan, India - Jul 2007 to Jun 2011
Interests
Power Platform
Supply Chain Management
Performance Improvement strategies
Solution design
Customization and Support Projects Experience
- ASOS (UK) - Dynamics 365
F&O Customization & SSRS
Reports (May 2018 - Dec
2018) for KPMG Global
Services - VTS (Australia) - AX 2012 R3
Customization & Support
(Jul 2016 to Sept 2016) for S3
Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (Project
Location - Hyderabad) - QPM (Doha) - AX 2012 R3
Customization & Support
(Apr 2016 to Jun 2016) for S3
Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (Project
Location - Doha) - Harvest Gold (New Delhi) -
AX 2012 R3 Customization &
Support (Sept 2015 to Mar
2016) for S3 Infotech Pvt.
Ltd. - GTel (Zimbabwe) - AX 2012
R3 Customization & Support
(Sept 2014 to Dec 2014) for
S3 Infotech Pvt. Ltd. - Wire & Fabrics (Jaipur) - AX 2009
Support Morphx Report
development. (Nov 2013 to
Aug 2014) for S3 Infotech
Pvt. Ltd. (Project Location -
Jaipur)
2009 Customization &
Strength
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
- Positive Attitude
- Flexibility
- Adaptability
- Smart worker
- Goal Oriented
Hobbies
- Volunteering and community involvement
- Photography
- Sport activities
Additional Information
- Name - Gaurav Maheshwari
- Father's Name - Omprakash Maheshwari
- Spouse Name - Megha Maheshwari (Holding Dependent Pass in Malaysia)
- Nationality - Indian
- Date of Birth - 28th Nov. 1989
- Gender - Male
- Marital Status - Married
Timeline
Project : BTRT (Singapore)
Freelance
06.2021 - 11.2021
Project : Falcon (Wessex Water, UK)
Oxydata Software Sdn. Bhd.
01.2020 - Current
Project : Home Builder (USA) and SUNCOR (Canada)
DXC Technology
12.2018 - 01.2020
Development, Extensions and Deployment for Microsoft Dynamics D365 for Finance and Operations (MB6-894)
01-2018
MS Dynamics AX Distribution and Trade (MB6-892)
07-2017
Azure Development Introduction (70-532)
06-2017
MS Dynamics AX 7 Development Introduction (MB6-890)
04-2017
Project : HP IDB Capacity Services (USA)
Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
09.2016 - 05.2018
Project : Wonder Cement (Udaipur)
S3 Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
01.2015 - 08.2015