Summary

• I have acquired extensive business and system experience as an analyst, consultant, enterprise architect, project manager and programme manager in various industries and Enterprise business systems. This is supported with formal qualifications as SAP FI/CO certified, Master of Engineering, Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Philosophy on IT outsourcing.
• Project experience includes leading teams through pre sales, implementations, system development and support of SAP / Enterprise Resource Planning and legacy systems for complex corporate situations. I have worked as the deployment manager for large template roll out to a number of countries as part of a multi-country implementation.
• My strength lies in implementation of complex programmes using a consultative approach to solve critical business problems and I have built a reputation based on the successful delivery of global multimillion dollar transformation solutions to blue chip organizations.

Expertise

• Project Management Waterfall AGILE , Development, deployment, hyper care and BAU support lifecycle experience.
• Enterprise Architecture manager
• Work-Force Management Systems
• Customer Billing Systems including Resource Related Billing .
• Enterprise Asset Management experience.
• Solution Centre manager
• Certified SAP trainer
• Industries worked - Telecoms, Oil Gas, MRO, Retail, Manufacturing, Pulp Paper, Resources, Transportation, Energy
• SAP ECC6 New G/L
• SAP Modules: FI/CO, HR inc. ESS MSS, PS/IM MRS , FICATS-XT, SD, MM, SRM, PP, PM, BW, WFM et alia.
• SaaS Implementation and integration to SAP:-
• o Vendor Management System Procurement
• o Requitement
• o Learning, Performance Talent Human Resources .

Employment Summary

Confidential

• Well versed in the development of an End-State Vision Statement that provides clarity about what the Project/Programme is trying to achieve. This statement will always need to be clear and action oriented, so that it can be used to measure progress toward the end goals and ensure benefits are archived/ realised.
• More than 20 years experience with the usage and possibilities of ERP Software spanning the Financial, Human Resources, Plant Maintenance, Workforce Management, integration and IT Architecture.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Project and change management and consultancy within several businesses
• Successful completion of multiple Global deployments of ERP solutions for major Blue Chip organisations with the associated challenges of managing International dispersed third party integrator teams
• Hands-on experience in change management and training strategies including communication and engagement strategy, in house and external training
• Hands-on experience of managing disparate stakeholders with different business imperatives and expectations to ensure that challenges, issues, risks and dependencies are managed and addressed appropriately throughout the duration of the Project
• Well versed in working with board level steering committees on progress, issues and risks and the steps required to bring major projects to a successful conclusion
• Capacity to work in a cross-functional, International environment and deal with people at all levels of society.
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage time, set priorities and work in a team
• Well versed in SDLC methods and the issues and risks relating to major Global IT projects
• Clear and concise style of written communication and a persuasive line of reasoning at all levels of the team up to Senior Executive

Confidential Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership for SAP landscape, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Financial systems:-
• Development of Enterprise Architect guidelines, Application Programming Interface frameworks, processes and procedures.
• Team leadership of enterprise, integration, configuration and reporting architects and SAP domain experts.
• Scoping and Business case development of major Financial system to SAP ECC 6
• Enterprise architect for upgrade of SAP 4.6c to ECC6
• Draft Architecture decision and analysis papers
• Procurement and Supply Chain Information Systems Plan
• Consult, collaborate and Liaison with key stake holders, business analysts and project managers to analyse business requirements and determine corporate solutions
• Management of complex issues that include tactical or strategic solutions, virtual environment, externally hosted solutions and support issues
• Use of various methodologies i.e. Waterfall and Agile winner of CIO award

Principal Architect:

• Development of SAP roadmaps and business cases
• Software as a Service SaaS and Cloud infrastructure projects
• SAP - Human Resources integration HCM, payroll, MSS ESS and SuccessFactors/Saba
• SAP Procurement, Supply Chain and Spares Parts System with Ariba Fieldglass integration SaaS :-
• electronic Statement of Work
• SAP Plant Maintenance, Project Systems Workforce Management MRS
• SaaS - Vendor Management System Procurement and Learning, Performance Talent Human Resources implementation and integration.

Confidential Position/Title: Principal Manager, Senior Financials and lead Solution Architect Responsibilities:

• Lead Functional Consultant support for SAP FI/CO and Human Resources modules
• Deployment manager for template SAP solution
• Managed and ran workshops for development of Functional requirements as Solution Architect and Financial lead for new General Ledger
• Project deliverable templates and standards
• Blueprint design, prototype build, plan, process design, configuration and establish post go-live activities including ongoing support
• Drafted Architecture decision analysis papers
• Consulted, collaborated and liaised with key stake holders to drive solutions
• Liaised with business analysts and project managers to analyse business requirements and determine solutions

Confidential Position/Title: SAP Labour Management Consultant / Integration Human Resources Responsibilities:

• Implemented SAP ECC 6 Workforce Management. Duties included business transformation, requirements gathering, analysis, process modelling and documentation of detailed business process designs, and system design.
• Workshop for development of functional requirements
• Configuration of SAP Human Resources Organisational Management , Plant Maintenance, Project Systems, Workforce Management and Clicksoftware

Blueprint design, prototype build and process design