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My ambition is to deploy cutting edge IT solutions for leading organisations as I believe I am highly skilled and have much to offer potential employers and their stakeholders. Presently I am an Oracle Applications Consultant and Solutions Architect for Richard Byrom Consulting. Prior to this I have consulted with various professional firms and IT Companies – namely:

Thales Enterprise Services, an Oracle Partner located in the United Kingdom which is part of the Thales Group
RPC Data (a listed company and Oracle Certified Advantage Partner located in Botswana)
Deloitte and Touche and PricewaterhouseCoopers both located in Zimbabwe.

Functional Knowledge

I have been working with Oracle E-Business Suite for the past 7 years and have experience in implementing multi-currency, multi-org/country instances within Shared Services environments in a number of industries. My primary area of expertise in enterprise system implementations is financials since I have an accounting background. However, I can quite easily implement the operational and logistical components of systems as evidenced in my work experience. I believe that where I really add value to my employers is in being an all round performer. My functional skills are excellent and I am also technically competent. A summary of the Oracle modules and related products I have implemented together with the appropriate version and experience is as follows:

Module/Product	Version	Experience
General Ledger (GL)	11.5.10	Advanced
Accounts Payable (AP)	11.5.10	Advanced
Accounts Receivable (AR)	11.5.10	Advanced
Fixed Assets (FA)	11.5.10	Advanced
Cash Management (CE)	11.5.10	Advanced
Purchasing (PO)	11.5.10	Advanced
i-Expenses (OIE)	11.5.10	Advanced
Projects (PA)	11.5.10	Basic
Global Accounting Engine (AX)	11.5.10	Basic
Property Manager (PN)	11.5.5	Intermediate
Public Sector Budgeting (PSB)	11.5.5	Advanced
Public Sector Financials (PSF)	11.5.5	Advanced
Oracle Public Sector Financials International – OPSF(I)	11.5.5	Advanced
Shared Service, Multi Org and Multi Reporting Currency (MRC)	11.5.10	Advanced
Human Resources – Shared (HR)	11.5.10	Intermediate
Financial Statement Generator (FSG)	11.5.10	Advanced
Oracle Reports, including RXi	11.5.10	Advanced
System Administration (AOL)	11.5.10	Advanced
Oracle Workflow	2.6	Basic
Oracle Discoverer	10.1.2	Intermediate
Applications Desktop Integrator (ADI)	7.2	Advanced
Oracle Financial Analyzer (OFA)	6.4	Advanced
Oracle Tutor (for documentation and training material)	11i	Advanced
Hyperion Financial Management and Interfacing	System 8	Basic
Oracle AIM (Applications Implementation Methodology)	3.1	Advanced
ConfigSnapshot (applications setup review tool)	2	Advanced
Dataload (tool using to load data)	4.3.9	Advanced
TOAD (system and table administration and troubleshooting)	8.5	Basic

In addition to my experience implementing and project managing Oracle ERP solutions I have more recently gained a broader level of expertise by developing Architecture Solutions and IT strategies for a number of organisations across a variety of platforms and systems. My expertise in these areas can broadly be categorised as follows:

Information Technology (IT Strategy)	Solutions Architecting
Functional and Technical Analysis and Solution Design Decision making using various frameworks and tools (e.g. Kepner Tregoe) Risk Analysis Value Chain and Stakeholder Analysis Analysis of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) for IT Projects Mapping IT solutions to strategic business goals Development of Strategic Internet, Intranet and Web Solutions	Requirements Analysis and Problem Identification Architecture Optimisation Through life analysis Operational analysis Development strategy Cost benefit analysis Risk management

Information Technology (IT Strategy)

Solutions Architecting

Functional and Technical Analysis and Solution Design
Decision making using various frameworks and tools (e.g. Kepner Tregoe)
Risk Analysis
Value Chain and Stakeholder Analysis
Analysis of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) for IT Projects
Mapping IT solutions to strategic business goals
Development of Strategic Internet, Intranet and Web Solutions

Requirements Analysis and Problem Identification
Architecture Optimisation
Through life analysis
Operational analysis
Development strategy
Cost benefit analysis
Risk management

Prior to working with Oracle products I was implementing BaaN, another ERP system. In total I have been implementing ERP systems for 10 years and have been involved in more than 15 implementations. Most of my implementation experience is in the private sector although of I have also consulted for the public sector and am capable of adapting to both types of environment.

Speaking, writing and communication skills

I have presented papers at numerous local, regional and international conferences and contribute to leading publications around the globe. In both 2003 and 2004 I spoke at Oracle Appsworld in San Diego, California - Oracle's flagship Applications conference. I have also presented papers to the Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG) and Atlanta Oracle Applications User Group (ATLOAUG) in America, the European Oracle User Group (EOUG), the UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) and Financials Special Interest Group (SIG) and the South African Oracle User Group (SAOUG). I also served as Deputy Editor of the UK Oracle User Group Magazine (known as Oracle Scene) for a period of two years from December 2003-2005. Copies of my presentations and white papers can be downloaded at my web site forum

Professional credentials

I completed my Articles of Clerkship with Deloitte and Touche and also have a Bachelor of Accounting Science (B.Compt) Degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Last year I completed my postgraduate degree, a Masters in Business Leadership (equivalent to MBA) with University of South Africa (UNISA). Here I majored in Project Planning, Scheduling and Control, Management of Technology and Managing Electronic Commerce.