Expertise:
SAP Program Management, Project Management, PMO, Risk & Quality Leadership. Professional Services Management and Delivery.
Summary of Areas of Expertise:
- SAP Program Management
- SAP Project Delivery Management
- Operational Risk Management
- Project Quality Management
- SAP Project Methods & Tools
Focus of Expertise:
Nick has pursued his career in the technology industry for more than forty years, initially as a mainframe operations specialist followed by IBM programming and systems design, and systems operations management; his core career focus has been on SAP systems integration with a focus on professional services delivery, operational and implementation management disciplines (since 1990). He has worked on all versions of SAP, from SAP R2 to SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
Employment History:
Nick has undertaken a broad range of assignments, across multiple geographies and industries including multi-national banks, insurance industry, trading enterprises, public sector organisations, utilities, technology & telecommunications, comprising both large multi-national organisations, and small/ medium/large enterprises. Nick spent twenty-two years working for SAP SE in ANZ, APJ, Germany, UK and Palo Alto including the final seven years leading a global team developing and driving risk and quality management standards and disciplines for the global professional services and support org. Nick recently successfully completed a 30-month SAP improvement program for a large NZ Public Sector entity
Experience:
Summary:
Notably, many roles Nick has undertaken have been newly created positions within the organisations he has worked for; he has a talent for creating, building and leading teams with a focus on designing new processes, standards and disciplines. Nick excels in leadership of multi-disciplined/multi-national teams, especially in trouble-shooting/problem-solving/recovery situations. He is passionate about risk management and quality management as key drivers for delivery excellence and enablers for business success
Example Assignments:
- European roll-out of SAP R2 for EU based US Oil & Gas company.
- Senior Consultant at Andersen Consulting undertaking assignments in Hong Kong, Korea and Melbourne
- Managing Consultant tasked with establishing SAP ANZ professional services and project delivery capability.
- Core team leader in development and global roll-out of AcceleratedSAP method
- Design and global roll-out of operational risk management framework for SAP SE reporting to SAP global CEO.
- APJ & Global risk and quality lead for SAP Services and Support.
- Various projects and programs delivering high quality SAP solutions along with project recovery (reporting to SAP Board).
Community Commitment:
Nick spent 10 years serving as a volunteer Director, Treasurer, Audit & Risk lead and Board Co-Chair of a large Sydney community organisation.
Trusted Advisor
Nick has extensive experience working at C-level for a range of clients, large and small. He is at ease consulting and advising at the most senior levels and strives to build teams that are cohesive and motivated.
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