Profile
Working with IBM and their partners creates the perfect atmosphere for sharing knowledge and exprience. It also helps to build essential working relationships with other professionals I can call upon for their advice or opinion. I also participate in TM1 and Cognos planning online forums and attend IBM training to advance my product skills. Combined with many successful implementations, these are the key ways to continuously develop product knowledge and expertise.
I deliver a range of services and offer my experience in the field of Corporate Performance Management, implementing solutions using IBM Planning Analytics, IBM Cognos TM1, Cognos Express, and Cognos Enterprise Planning working in Australia and Asia Pacific for 6+ years, 5+ years in the UK and EU and nearly a year in the US.
Professional Services
Having implemented planning solutions for customers in a wide range of industries, my services range from helping to identify requirements, preparing project plans and costing, to designing solutions, hands-on implementations and long-term support. This summary of services will help you to assess the need for my involvement in your prospective projects:
- Implementing projects around the world: USA, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, UK, Switzerland, Romania
- Conducting requirements gathering, project planning and providing an estimate of effort for TM1, Cognos Planning and Business Intelligence implementations
- Playing a key role in requirements gathering, identifying project scope and design for strategic IBM customers and IBM Partners (Altis Consulting, Bistech, Certo, Cornerstone, and SMS MT)
- Designing Planning Analytics, TM1, Cognos Enerprise Planning and TM1-based BI data foundation solutions
- Hands-on involvement in implementations given expert knowledge of products being a certified IBM, Cognos and Oracle developer with 11 product and industry certifications holding a university degree in finance
- Heavy involvement in implementation the most challenging of TM1 and Enterprise Planning projects, given nearly 17 years experience working with TM1 and Cognos Planning across 4 continents
- Working in collaboration with and leading a team of tM1 and Cognos Planning consultants engaged in projects
- Conducting quality assurance for TM1 and Cognos Planning implementations, ensuring that best practices for model building are followed
- Assisting clients with product performance, troubleshooting of various model issues and implementig change requests for TM1 and Cognos Planning solutions
- Providing high quality support and maintenance services to existing customers
- Assisting with the user acceptance testing and preparing UAT scripts
- Producing comprehensive solution specification documemtation
- Delivering classroom training and custom training manuals on TM1, Cognos Express and Cognos Planning solutions
- Designing and producing professional online training media content for Corporate Performance Management systems
Industry Experience
I have carried out many successful IBM Cognos TM1, IBM Cognos Express and IBM Cognos Enterprise Planning implementations in a wide range of industries:
- Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Media
Vodafone Hutchison Australia, FoneZone, ABS-CBN (Phillipines), Exterion (UK)
- Pharmaceutical
Merck Australia, Alphapharm, Campbell Brothers
- Transport & Aviation
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Brisbane Airport Corporation, Qantas Freight, Virgin Australia, PattonAir UK
- Construction & Real Estate
Frasers Property Group, B&Q Taipei, Hastings Australia, Stockland
- Mining
Alcan, Anglo Coal, BHP
- Financial Services & Insurance
Challenger Australia, Deloitte, ESANDA, Mondial Insurance, Rabo Bank, Suncorp, Wilson HTM
- Manufacturing & Consumer Products
Diageo, Fuji Xerox (Singapore), Futuris, GAB Malaysia, Panasonic Malaysia, Shriro, Unilever Australia, JTI
- Business Services & Hospitality
Genpact (India), Starwood Hotels & Resorts (Singapore), Collins Food Group (Australia)
- Education
Cambridge University Press (Australia), University of Technology Sydney, University of Western Sydney
- Government
Department of Defence (Australia), Hydro Tasmania, Ipswich City Council, Sydney Catchment Authority, NSW Treasury
Certifications
In order to deliver the best quality services to my clients, it is imperative to successfully complete certification on software products where consulting services are going to be offered. The certification process also helps to ensure that best practices in solution design and implementation are followed.
- Cognos TM1 User and Developer Certification
- Cognos Enterprise Planning Certification (Analyst, Contributor)
- IBM Cognos Data Manager Course
- Adaytum Accreditation Course
- Oracle Express Certification
- Oracle Financial Analyzer for Administrators
- CPA Australia
As well as the initial certification, I ensure that I keep abreast of current software developments, new releases and new functionalities. Being a Cognos services provider, I have access to the Cognos knowledge base, helping to resolve possible issues very quickly.