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Who is Harald? Well, I grew up on my grandparents farm in a small town called Hermagor in the state of Carinthia in Austria. I am married to a great wife with a lovely daughter and two cats. I moved to the beautiful bay area in 2000 and in 2006 I transferred to Scottsdale, Arizona - can you say I love skiing and snowboarding (I am Austrian after all) and I am a big fan of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - started with Tae Kwon Do when I was 14 but now doing Muay Thai recreationally to stay in shape. I am also trying to lower my handicap in golfing (currently 18) but that is a slow process - living in Scottsdale certainly helps though.
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Me and SAP I started with SAP in April 1994 and spent a lot of time attending training courses in Vienna and Walldorf in the beginning. I worked in the BASIS team installing/upgrading SAP R/3 systems starting with version 2.1 and then took on development projects as well. I then became a senior consultant with Ernst & Young in Vienna (now Capgemini) and I am in consulting ever since. Since 2000 I focus on end-to-end delivery of SAP engagements mostly as Project Manager, Enterprise/Solution Architect or Technical Adviser. I have provided leadership and expertise on 7 full life cycle implementations of SAP as well as numerous upgrade and custom development projects. Most recently I have participated in SAP HANA engagements which is quite an experience working with bleeding edge technology. I have amassed quite many certifications over the years (Basis, Abap, HCM, BW, ASAP) and also got the project management professional (PMP) certification which has become a requirement nowadays. |
Me and SDN SDN has been invaluable to my professional life and to a great extent social life as well. Gone are the days of listserv mailing lists (at least for me) - except the SAP-WUG mailing list that is still useful. I signed up at TechED in 2003 and in 2004 & 2005 I was already giving BoF sessions. My personal highlight was my TechED lecture that was voted on by the community in 2006 - besides being a SAP Mentor which I am very honored to be. SDN has certainly grown over the years and lost a little bit the small family feeling but the community vibe is still strong. New members have emerged that are very passionate and the SDN team itself is stronger then ever. This is really so much more then just a place to ask for help or SAP related information. It's a community of like-minded spirits that share the same passion as I do - SAP Me and Deloitte Consulting I am working for Deloitte Consulting in the technology practice focusing on SAP NetWeaver and SAP in-memory technology. I am a senior manager with extensive experience selling, executing and leading all aspects of complex engagements within the SAP product suite achieving high value return for my clients...well, at least I try to do that and so far it worked out! I mostly enjoy the great culture at Deloitte and that it allows me to work for interesting clients on global projects that really work your brain and keep you on your toes - sleep is sometimes scarce though. If you are looking for a seasoned enterprise/solution architect and/or project manager then contact me on the various social channels. |
My Life outside SAP Mainly giving my wife the attention that she deserves I am a dad since 08/2008 and I try to be home as much as I can but that's not easy when your job takes you around the globe. |


Comments (2)
Oct 30, 2007
Bharathwaj Ragothaman says:
Quite an inspirational profile.. If only I had seen it before.. I wud have given...Quite an inspirational profile.. If only I had seen it before.. I wud have given a shot @ the prize
Great job !
Oct 23, 2009
Gourav Sharma says:
I'm lucky enough to have got the opportunity of working with Harald. N...I'm lucky enough to have got the opportunity of working with Harald. Not only his profile is inspirational but I really feel like working harder every day to become knowledgeable like him. One can always look at him for suggestions on how to move ahead in SAP.