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CAPABILITIES
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Manufacturing, Supply Chain
or Distribution/Logistics Consultant.
I am capable of being either the Lead
Consultant, the Sole Consultant, or to be Part of a Team
implementing or supporting the clients [snip] ERP solutions.
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Prototyped Solutions.
I am able to fully research and analyze the clients and users
needs and translate those needs into prototyped vanilla [snip] scenarios, with optional add on solutions. This allows
the client to decide on the solutions that best fits their
needs.
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Project Management.
I am capable of preparing and managing project schedules. Over
the many implementations I have been involved in I have
identified the key milestones needed and what is required
before, during and after each milestone. This has allowed my
projects to be implemented on time or early every time, but to
still be flexible to the client’s availability.
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Training and Presentations.
During all of my implementation projects I have given all the
JDE application training and tailored that training to meet the
client’s needs. In South Africa I also gave official JDE
module-training courses at their head office or at the clients’
sites. I always ensure all the trainees get satisfactory
answers to their queries and fulfill their training objectives.
I also prepare and present different prototype solutions for
users or management approval.
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Conference Room Pilots.
During these and Training sessions on site, I normally request
two intensive 2 hours sessions every day, with a small break on
the hour, but at least an hour free before, after and in between
the two sessions. I have found this to be the most productive,
allowing the users time to clear their in-trays three times a
day. This reduces or eliminates the need for interruptions
during the sessions and allows users to concentrate, without
being distracted or getting information overload. It also
allows me time to investigate issues and address them at the
next session, while they are still fresh in everyone’s mind.
WORK HISTORY
and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
June 2005 –
[snip], Scotland
Present -
[snip]
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Checked the System Integrity,
System set ups and provided Post Go-Live support for
Manufacturing, Distribution, Financial, Procurement, EDI, COVUS,
Lot Control and Bar Coding modules.
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Provided Functional
Specifications and support for Distribution Center integration
into Supply Chain model.
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Analyzed additional User and
Business Needs and made suggestions to improve the Systems
ability to respond to those Business Needs.
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Provided Functional Process
documentation and decision making models to allow future 3rd
party JDE process support.
July 2004 –
[snip], Wales
June 2005 -
[snip]
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Checked the System Integrity,
System set ups and provided Post Go-Live support for
Manufacturing, Distribution, Financial, Procurement, EDI and
Transport modules.
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Analysed additional User and
Business Needs and made suggestions to improve the Systems
ability to respond to those Business Needs.
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Developed a number of
additional Reports and Graphs using ODBC, Access and Excel that
could not be supplied from vanilla [snip]. This was mainly
to ensure data integrity and to allow Material Planning
(Discrete and Process) by exception using the tables used by
MPS\DRP\MRP.
May 2004 –
[snip] – Aberdeen,
June 2004
[snip]
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Checked the System Integrity,
System set ups and resolved a number of user issues.
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Analyzed additional User and
Business Needs and made suggestions to improve the Systems
ability to respond to those Business Needs.
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Wrote Specifications for
additional Management Reports that could not be supplied from
vanilla [snip] and tested the results to ensure alignment
with MPS/MRP.
Jul 2003 –
[snip] – Peterlee,
Apr 2004
[snip]
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Trained Super Users in the use
of Material Planning features.
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Prototyped and Implemented
Master Production Scheduling (MPS)/Material Requirement Planning
(MRP)/Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP).
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Designed and created a number
of extra reports including Projected Minimum and Maximum Stock
Exceptions, Common Component Shortages, Data Integrity and
External Warehouse Locations Problems.
2001 –
[snip] - Brentford
Mar 2004
[snip]
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As the Lead Consultant, or on
many sites the Sole Consultant. Implemented Consensus
Forecasting, Distribution Requirement Planning (DRP),
Procurement and Supply Chain interfaces to Manugistics APS via
XML successfully and on time for [snip] in Hong Kong, Chile&ARC
(Chile, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador), Korea and Vietnam.
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As a Lead Consultant, or in
some cases Part of a Team of Consultants, I played a major role
in converting former [snip] International Markets from legacy
systems. The sites converted to use the JDE Distribution,
Forecasting, Procurement and DRP planning systems included:
Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Costa
Rica.
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As the Lead Consultant I
Re-Engineered the Multi-Level Planning systems for South Africa
and India to make the planning simple but effective across these
two large countries, with centralized planning and distributed
warehousing replenishment needs.
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As the sole consultant I did
follow up DRP, Dynamic Safety Stock and Supply Chain Training
and Planning system over hauls for India, Pakistan, Brazil and
Australia.
1999 – [snip] - Brentford
2000 World
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As the Lead or Sole Consultant
Implemented Forecasting, Distribution Requirement Planning (DRP),
Procurement and Supply Chain interfaces using MQSeries
successfully and on time or early for [snip]. The countries
included Mexico, Brazil, Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile and
Uruguay), Southern Africa, CARICAM (Costa Rica and 10 other
Central American and Caribbean countries), ANDINA (Colombia,
Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador), China and Taiwan.
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Designed and created a number
of extra reports including Projected Minimum and Maximum Stock
Exceptions, Data Integrity, etc. This allowed the users to plan
by exception in confidence. Freeing them to focus on the
potential stock outs and over stock situations well in advance,
while allowing the system to do the bulk of the planning
automatically.
1997 –
[snip] Consultant in South
Africa
1998 World
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As the sole consultant I
Implemented from scratch the Manufacturing and Distribution
modules successfully and on time at SABN (bank notes supplier
for the South African Reserve bank), Pretoria, South Africa. The
modules included Inventory, Procurement, Master Production
Scheduling (MPS), Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Product
Data Management, Shop Floor Control, Product Costing,
Manufacturing Accounting, Equip. /Plant Management and Sales
Order Management and all the AAI set ups.
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As the sole consultant I
Implemented Manufacturing modules successfully and on time at
EMSA (Carbon Electrode Manufacturer), Meyerton, South Africa.
The modules included MPS, MRP, Product Data Management,
Forecasting, Shop Floor Control, Product Costing and
Manufacturing Accounting. Both the Discreet and Process
Manufacturing processes got prototyped.
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As the sole consultant I
Implemented Forecasting, DRP, Procurement and Supply Chain
interfaces successfully and on time for SmithKlineBeecham
(Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health) in Kenya.
1989 – I.T. Manager -
Pretoria,
1996 South Africa
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Implemented all the Financial,
Distribution and Manufacturing (MRPII) COMET modules
successfully as well as specifying, controlling, development and
implementing major sophisticated enhancements such as Perpetual
Inventory, Capacity Planning, Work in Progress tracking, Process
Loss Analysis, Finite Production Scheduling, etc.
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Responsible for all the
procurement, maintenance and support of IT software, hardware
and networks using a mixture of in-house and third party
resources.
1987 – Systems Development
Manager - [snip] (Automotive Component
1989 and Sub-Assembly
Manufacturer), Pinetown, Natal, South Africa
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Responsible for all Systems
Development and implementations.
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Played the lead role in
evaluating and testing the leading ERP systems and deciding
which Financial, Manufacturing and Distribution system suited
the needs of Smiths best.
1976 –
Distribution & Manufacturing Project Manager - [snip]
1987 South Africa
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I rose through the ranks from
Programmer to Manufacturing & Distribution Project Manager.
1974 – 1976 Programmer - National Bolts,
Boksburg, South Africa
EDUCATION
and TRAINING
2003
[snip]
Foundation Systems
Distribution/Logistics including Inventory,
Advanced Warehousing, Material Planning (DRP), Procurement,
Transport Management, Sales Order Management.
Manufacturing including Product Data
Management, Shop Floor Management, Resource and Capacity
Planning, Material Planning (MPS and MRP), Forecasting, Plant &
Equipment Management, Works Orders, Quality Management.
2001
Manugistics Advanced Planning System(APS) training
1998
[snip]- Plant Maintenance, Fixed
Asset, Sales Order Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable, General Ledger.
1997
[snip] - Manufacturing & Distribution Planning,
Procurement, Product Costing and Manufacturing Accounting, Shop
Floor Control.
1996
[snip] - MPS/MRP, Inventory, Procurement, Shop Floor
Control
1989
[snip] -
Manufacturing, Distribution and Financial
Modules
1988 [snip]- Manufacturing and
Distribution Modules
1987
[snip] -
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII)
1983
[snip] -
Project Management
1975 Witwatersrand
Technikon - Electronic Data Processing Three Year Diploma
including EDP I, II, III, Accountancy I, II, III, O&M I, II,
III, Work-Study, Management Principles and Office
Practice.
1972 Matric in English, Afrikaans,
Mathematics, Science, Geography and History Benoni High School,
South Africa. |
