Andrew M.

Andrew M.

Project Manager

United Kingdom
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About Me

Skilled Project Manager with over 7 years leading software, data migration, infrastructure, and other IT/ERP projects in various software platforms, including 6 years in the Microsoft Dynamics space with Microsoft partners. Managed a five-country Infor 13.4 and Power BI transformation program for manufacturing company Petainer UK, which included travel to the US, Russia, and the Czech Republic. Hands-on experience working on multi-million-euro construction, aviation (San Diego Airport), aerospace (Goodrich Aerostructures), and wireless telecom (Siemens ICM/Nokia GSM) projects. Andrew was able to add value and help customers reach their objectives having confidence that he can be successful with any project.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Project Manager
2020 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Create the list of backlog items and prioritize them based on the overall strategy and business objectives and making the list accessible and available to all stakeholders.

  • Prioritizing the needs in terms of product features and align them with the stakeholders feedback. Acting as primary communicator and link between stakeholders.

  • Overseeing the product development and permanently communicate with the development team for planning, reviewing and refining the requirements.

Make UK
Make UK
Contract Project Manager
2020 - 2020
United Kingdom
  • Managed the UAT to Go Live phases of NAV 2018 & D365 CRM implementation, with data and functional integrations with Concur, Mattersphere, Kinetics & Coursebooker at manufacturing organisation, providing direction and impetus to re-motivate key users on project threatened with mid-stream stall and scope creep.

  • Re-established good communications with the partner and got agreement on scope; successfully collaborated with partner to re-plan the project running 6 months late.

  • Provided proper governance to RAID Log to significantly reduce issues impeding UAT.

Petainer
Petainer
Programme Manager
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
United Kingdom
  • Programme managed the wrap up of a five-country ERP transformational Infor M3 13.4 & Power BI roll out (from Sage and QuickBooks) at beer keg manufacturer, managing Czech Republic, Russia and USA UAT & Go Live Phases.

  • Re-planned programme running 4 months late including streamlining training and testing in multiple locations; adapted the implementations to the local cultural and business norms to get the UAT, data migration and API validation done (i.e. Inventory, Fixed Assets, AR & AP); wrote instructions for API use and error resolution.

  • Provided project governance and quality assurance (Data Warehouse, RAID Logs, Highlight Reports, IT Policies) to BAU transition while managing C-level stakeholders’ expectations.

Mundipharma International Limited
Mundipharma International Limited
Contract Project Manager
2019 - 2019
United Kingdom
  • Worked as Project Manager for a global (ex-US) network of independent associated companies that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines and consumer healthcare products.

  • Project managed and tracked in ServiceNow the upgrade of GxP validated Maximo engineering software (including RFI/RFQ), data centre/server infrastructure migration, Windows 10 and supply chain (Infor-Navision-Oracle-SAP) BAU projects at international pharma.

  • Managed budgeting, scheduling, and task estimation, as well as motivated and mentored team members.

Ocean Dynamics
Ocean Dynamics
Senior Project Manager
2015 - 2019 (4 years)
United Kingdom
  • Managed all project resources regarding Microsoft Dynamics NAV Finance-driven ERP implementations, including integration projects with CRM, EDI, Data Migration, Web Services, eCommerce (Hybris), Infrastructure & WMS (Tasklet Warehousing) on premises and in the cloud (Azure); providing sanity checks for reasonableness of project work breakdown structure and timeframes using agile and waterfall Sure Step methodologies.

  • Programme managed multi-nationals’ international Microsoft Dynamics rollouts in UK, US, Canada, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands and South Africa in the FMCG, manufacturing & financial services industries, aligning customers’ systems implementation & business transformation objectives.

  • Oversaw and reviewed project plans, budgets, change logs, applications of the agreed change control process, did requirements gathering & prepared governance documents for FMCG, retail, professional football, charity, pubco, financial services, and manufacturing customers.

K3 Business Solutions
K3 Business Solutions
Navision Project Manager
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
United Kingdom
  • Managed the scheduling and task completion of functional and technical consultant teams per project plans relating to solution design, unit/systems/user acceptance testing, cutover, go live and post-go live hyper care.

  • Forecasted project cost to completion and responsible for P&L results from order to delivery. Managed stakeholders to C-level, ensuring proper engagement for timely project Go Live within expected scope, timeframes, and budget.

  • Created and updated PMO governance documents for company-wide use.

Elliott Group Limited
Elliott Group Limited
Senior Business Application Analyst
2014 - 2014
United Kingdom
  • Worked with the end user community to gather requirements for new development requests, analyse their needs, and suggest process improvement.

  • Effectively used/enhanced Navision 5 by mapping end-to-end business processes using Microsoft Visio; project managed Navision 5 customisation for business transformation changes and trained end users.

  • Performed troubleshooting, investigation, analysis, and evaluation of day-to-day problems to resolve system issues and track using an internally developed issue tracking system, reporting solutions as required.

Anglia Business Solutions Limited
Anglia Business Solutions Limited
Project Manager
2013 - 2013
United Kingdom
  • Managed NAV multi-country project team regarding resourcing, issues/risks and project plans towards initial go-live.

  • Provided project management administration for assigned NAV/AX projects, ensuring timely and accurate flow of information between client and delivery teams.

  • Programme managed Fortune 200 multi-national’s international Microsoft Dynamics £1m rollout in eight countries and reduced initial 200+ days cost over-run by 150+ days.

Crowe
Crowe
Senior Functional Consultant
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
United States of America
  • Prepareed scope and requirements documents in line with company standards for MSDAX implementation.

  • Assisted the Project Manager with development of implementation project management plans. Performed solution reviews to access solution acceptance and advice on improvements accordingly.

  • Conducted gap analyses and assess and make recommendations according to client’s needs. Prepared design documents in line with company standards and Sure Step methodology.

BMC Select
BMC Select
Project Controller
2007 - 2011 (4 years)
United States of America
  • California, USA Analyzed construction contract revenues, project costs and estimates on framing, plumbing and concrete jobs with contract values over $100 million using Timberline ERP project software and Oracle Financial.

  • Prepared variance analyses of cost of goods sold, recognized revenue, forecasted annual budgets, P&L and cash flow, identified potential issues and made recommendations to senior operations management.

  • nalyzed Work-in-Progress, identify cost/profits trends to explain variances with original estimating and reconciled monthly revenue and cost to the GL during closing in accordance with GAAP & SOX.

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Financial Analyst
2003 - 2007 (4 years)
United States of America
  • Tracked civil capital infrastructure projects’ revenues/costs; and submitted quarterly federal government funding AIP, PFC & FAA reports e.g. $600 million Terminal One Expansion.

  • Prepared revenue models for determining the rates, fees and charges consistent with Airline Operating Agreement and made appropriate monthly revenue/expense accruals.

  • Prepared revenue models for determining the rates, fees and charges consistent with Airline Operating Agreement and made appropriate monthly revenue/expense accruals.

Siemens
Siemens
Senior Business Administrator
1998 - 2002 (4 years)
United States of America
  • Prepared and presented P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, EVA and R&D revenues and expenses rolling forecasts (EAC), financial analyses and operating/capital budgets to senior management.

  • Calculated margins on manufactured GSM wireless equipment for RF buildout RFPs; reviewed supply contracts; oversaw project controls (e.g. $800 million Cingular Wireless Western Buildout); provided customer service; and addressed potential project risks.

  • Tested reporting requirements and scripts as Functional Analyst for SAP FI/CO/SD/MM implementation.

Portfolio

Project Manager - ERP/IT Project
Project Manager - ERP/IT Project

Petainer Uk Holdings Infor M3 13.4 & Power BI Greenfield Implementation converting from Sage & QuickBooks (UK, Sweden, Czech Republic, Russia, USA) - Finance, Inventory, Sales, Purchasing modules; integration with production software (Includis) for BI dashboards; data migration, validation, and cleansing. Programme managed the wrap up of a five-country transformational Infor M3 & Power BI roll out (Europe and US) at beer keg manufacturer after previous programme manager left the business; took two countries to go live; provided project governance (Data Migration/Data Warehouse/API Validation, Project Plans, RAID Logs, Highlight Reports, IT Policies) to BAU transition while managing customers’ expectations; planned training and provided impetus for key users to do UAT; successfully negotiated new contract for long term planning software (Optimity), drastically reducing licensing and maintenance costs; helped negotiate new Infor partner agreement for hypercare phase for five countries.

Project Manager - Arsenal Football Club Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 Upgrade & Hybris eCommerce Integration
Project Manager - Arsenal Football Club Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 Upgrade & Hybris eCommerce Integration

The project was for Arsenal Football Club Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 Upgrade & Hybris eCommerce Integration (300 users) - NAV Finance, Inventory, Warehouse (WMS with Tasklet), Sales and Purchasing modules for eCommerce Retail Merchandising, Supply Chain, Stadium, Academy and Back Office; data migration, validation, and cleansing. Met customer's aggressive timeline for the initial phase to be ready for the upcoming season using an agile methodology.

Project Manager - Make UK Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 & D365 CRM Implementation
Project Manager - Make UK Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 & D365 CRM Implementation

Make UK Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 & D365 CRM Implementation - NAV Finance, Sales, Purchasing, and Jobs modules on-premises; CRM hosted in the cloud. Managed the UAT to Go Live phases of NAV 2018 & D365 CRM implementation at manufacturing organization, providing direction and impetus to key users and partner, after previous project manager left the business; successfully collaborated with NAV partner to re-plan the project running 6 months late.

Education

 PRINCE2  •  Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
PRINCE2 • Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Certifications
Bachelor of Science, Degree in Business Administration (Finance)
Bachelor of Science, Degree in Business Administration (Finance)
California State University
Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Certification; Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Core Setup and Finance Certification; Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Financials Certification; Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Installation & Configuration Certification; Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade & Logistics Certification; Associate in Risk Management for Private and Public Entities (ARM-P)
Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Certification; Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Core Setup and Finance Certification; Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Financials Certification; Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Installation & Configuration Certification; Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade & Logistics Certification; Associate in Risk Management for Private and Public Entities (ARM-P)
Certifications
Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business
PRINCE2, MSP, MBA