About
Brian Jacob Sanchez — Senior SAP ABAP Consultant
Brian Jacob Sanchez is a Senior SAP ABAP Consultant with 7+ years of experience in SAP S/4HANA development, ECC to S/4HANA transformation, upgrade remediation, and production support. He specializes in SAP Clean Core, RAP, CDS Views, Fiori-ready backends, SAP BTP integration, and SAP HANA, and applies prompt engineering and AI-assisted development in his SAP work.
Summary
Senior SAP ABAP Consultant with 7+ years across nine SAP modules (SD, CRM, WCEM, MM, IM, FI, CO, PP, QM). Strong in RICEFW delivery, ABAP Objects, CDS, RAP, enhancements, web services, IDoc, RFC, BAPI, performance tuning, SPDD/SPAU, ATC remediation and Clean Core. Currently an external technical consultant for SAP SE — IT Controlling through Tata Consultancy Services, working in a complex S/4HANA landscape with global SAP teams.
SAP expertise
- SAP Clean Core — remediating custom code to Clean Core expectations, clearing ATC findings, keeping the digital core upgrade-safe.
- RAP — building business objects and services with the RESTful Application Programming Model on S/4HANA.
- CDS Views — data modeling with associations and annotations for analytical and transactional consumption.
- Fiori-ready backends — OData services and RAP-based backends that feed SAP Fiori / UI5 apps.
- SAP BTP — integration between S/4HANA and Business Technology Platform services.
- SAP HANA — performance-aware ABAP on HANA, code pushdown, SQL optimization.
- S/4HANA upgrades — SPDD, SPAU, SPAU_ENH remediation for on-premise and Private Cloud editions.
- Performance tuning — SAT, ST05, SQLM analysis; 60-100% runtime improvements on multiple RICEFW objects.
AI & prompt engineering in SAP
Brian is an SAP Certified Generative AI Developer who applies prompt engineering and AI-assisted software development to accelerate ABAP delivery, code reviews, and technical documentation. He works with Joule for Developers, Joule for Consultants, and Claude AI to rapidly generate code drafts, explain complex legacy programs, produce technical specifications, suggest refactoring approaches, and accelerate the development of features. AI serves as a development accelerator, while all technical decisions, implementation, testing, and final code quality are driven by his professional expertise.
Personal projects
Outside client work, Brian builds small tools and internal utilities to explore Clean Core patterns, RAP business objects, and AI-assisted ABAP workflows.
Speaking & knowledge sharing
Brian shares SAP technical practice through written insights, anonymized case studies, peer code reviews inside client engagements, and mentoring of mid-level ABAP developers on Clean Core, RAP, and performance patterns.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Brian Jacob Sanchez?
Brian Jacob Sanchez is a Senior SAP ABAP Consultant based in Taguig City, Philippines with 7+ years of experience delivering SAP S/4HANA development, ECC to S/4HANA transformation, upgrade remediation, and production support across nine SAP modules.
What SAP technologies does Brian specialize in?
Brian specializes in SAP ABAP and ABAP Objects, RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), Core Data Services (CDS), SAP Clean Core, Fiori-ready backends, SAP BTP integration, SAP HANA, and end-to-end RICEFW delivery on S/4HANA on-premise, Private Cloud, and Public Cloud editions.
Does Brian work with AI and prompt engineering?
Yes. Brian is an SAP Certified Generative AI Developer who applies prompt engineering and AI-assisted software development to accelerate ABAP delivery, code reviews, and technical documentation. He works with Joule for Developers, Joule for Consultants, and Claude AI to rapidly generate code drafts, explain complex legacy programs, produce technical specifications, suggest refactoring approaches, and accelerate the development of features. AI serves as a development accelerator, while all technical decisions, implementation, testing, and final code quality are driven by his professional expertise.
What kind of projects has Brian led?
Brian led a 4-person ABAP team on an implementation project, delivered ECC to S/4HANA RICEFW migration, drove modification and enhancement adjustments (SPDD, SPAU, SPAU_ENH) for an S/4HANA 2023 on-premise to S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition 2025 upgrade, and improved runtime by 60-100% on multiple RICEFW objects.
How can I hire or contact Brian?
Brian is available for project-based, fractional, and sprint SAP engagements. Book a free 30-minute technical assessment at brianjacobsanchez.com/contact or reach out on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/bjssanchez.