Good mrning
I am a very experienced Baan Finance Consultant with many years experience on implementations and project management all over the world.
Please find attached my CV for your perusal.
I am currently seeking freelance conmsultancy work and am willing to travel.
I am a british passport holder.
Yours sincerely
Trish Matthews
CURRICULUM VITAE
FULL NAME : PATRICIA ALISON MATTHEWS
KNOWN AS : TRISH
RESIDENCE : URB. BEL-AIR
LAS JACARANDAS
BlOCK 9, APT. 1B
ESTEPONA
MALAGA
SPAIN
CONTACTS: 0034 952888927 (Home)
0034 610670372 (Mobile)
0044 7798 836391 (Mobile UK)
trishmat@yahoo.com (e-mail)
: BAAN FINANCE SPECIALIST WITH
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN
PEOPLESOFT FINANCIALS (SOUTH
AFRICA), HOSKYNS INSIGHT AND
FOURGEN FINANCIALS (SOUTH
AFRICA) .
AVAILIBILITY: - IMMEDIATE
SUMMARY:
I am an experienced Financial Software Consultant who has specialised on the implementation, and post sales support of leading client server based software since 1992, as well as the training of Users and the writing of User Manuals and relevant documentation. One of my achievements was at Flextronics Scotland where I was responsible for implementing the finance module of BaaN. This implementation was the fastest ever implementation of BaaN 1VC2, (BaaN recognised) and was achieved in under eight weeks.
I offer extensive experience from an integrated software perspective, I have implementation /project management experience and am adept at Pre-sales, Training and Quality Control.
I am available for immediate interviews and request that my details be submitted to your company.
CAREER SUMMARY
COMPANY : Flextronics USA
EMPLOYMENT DATES : November 2004 Current
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
Experience:
Implementation of Baan V with Customer Customisations at various sites including France and South Africa.. Initialise and implement European adaptation of Flextronics America Global Handbook.
Full training of Finance Manager and 4 finance staff.
Full appreciation of manufacturing processes for the design of the integration.
Project went live on time within 3 months for South Africa and 6 months for France. France was far more intricate as we had Baan 1V and Baan V together as one system. This involved a far more complex structure which I identified and did the specs for.
I project managed as well as implemented the South African implementation.
I was asked by the senior management to remain on site for a further period of a few months to analyse results and correct logistical set-ups.
COMPANY : Flextronics Austria
EMPLOYMENT DATES : February 2004 October 2004
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
Experience:
Implementation of Baan V with Customer Customisations at their newly acquired Skive, Denmark site. Initialise and implement European adaptation of Flextronics America Global Handbook.
Full training of Finance Manager and 4 finance staff.
Full appreciation of manufacturing processes for the design of the integration.
Project went live on time within 3 months.
I was asked by the senior management to remain on site for a further period of a few months to analyse results and correct logistical set-ups.
I was also responsible for a further short term New Customer project.
All finance training documentation was written by myself using screen dumps of every actuality within the Finance department.
COMPANY : Solectron Belfast / South Wales / Belgium
EMPLOYMENT DATES : February 2001 December 2003
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
Experience:
Implementation of Baan V with Customer Customisations at their Belfast, South Wales and Belgian sites. Design, Initialise and implement European adaptation of Soelctron America Global Handbook. For the Belgian implementation I travelled to America to train the US Finance team on the Belgian Tax and Tax reporting specifics for future support.
Overall full training of 5 Finance Managers and 7 finance staff.
Full appreciation of manufacturing processes for the design of the integration.
All Projects went live on projected go-live dates.
All documetation for the training was written by myself based on the individual set-ups for each site.
COMPANY : Donside Paper Company
Aberdeen
EMPLOYMENT DATES : June 99 August 2000
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
Experience:
Financial Consultant brought in after contract had already run for 3 months. Redid all set-ups, parameters and dimension values. Trained Financial Accountant and 3 Key Users. Removed existing Financial Consultants from the Project and brought in a BaaN Project Manager to assess the progress on the Project. The existing Project Manager on the contract was removed and I assisted the BaaN Project Manager to get the Project on track. I am representing Lorien on this project. The CEO of Donside would like me to return to the Project and assist in the Project Management as the BaaN Project Manager has resigned from BaaN. Negotiation is still in the pipeline as I have not decided on my next course of action.
COMPANY : Fram Europe
Cardiff
EMPLOYMENT DATES : Oct98 May 99
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
Experience
Implementation of a Multi Site Baan 1Vc3. Was Finance Representative for Bull UK. This implementation ran concurrently with the Lister Petter implementation and was a single company on 1Vc3.
COMPANY : Lister Petter
Dursley
EMPLOYMENT DATES : Oct98 May 99
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
Experience
Implementation of a Multi Site Baan 1Vc3. Company delayed Go-Live due to Production falling behind on scheduled dates. Finance was ready in the scheduled time with 4 Finance Managers having been trained as Key Users, including a Fixed Asset Register.
COMPANY : Flextronics Scotland
EMPLOYMENT DATES : June 98 Sept 98
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
Experience
A BaaN recognised NEW WORLD RECORD was achieved for a complete implementation of BaaN 1VC2 at Flextronics Scotland. The implementation at this electronics component manufacture was started in June and went live (successfully) on the 1st August in less than eight weeks!
Again Trish was responsible for the complete implementation of Finance for the project
COMPANY : TAMBOUR Israel
EMPLOYMENT DATES : APRIL 98 PRESENT (ON GOING)
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
EXPERIENCE:
TAMBOUR Israel, are the largest manufactures of home and industrial paint. Trish presently is responsible for the Implementation, training of key users, testing and setting up procedures on BaaN 1VC3 Financial.
She is working closely with both the main account project manager and the key finance representative of Tambour.
COMPANY : NORTHERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
EUROPE
EMPLOYMENT DATES : JANUARY 1998 - APRIL 1998
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
EXPERIENCE:
Trish was responsible for the training of key users at each site, on BaaN 1Vb2 Financial integration.
Nortel is using BaaN as an inventory control sub-ledger, which will interface all data through a central hub and into Oracle. She has aided the IT team in the development and testing of this interface, as well as assisted the Key Users in the set-up of the Integration. The Sales, Purchasing, Inventory and Production made up the integration transactions that were set-up.
Trish has written various documents for Nortel covering reference areas and integration, specific for the User.
CAREER SUMMARY
COMPANY : TERRY SMEE & ASSOCIATES
EMPLOYMENT DATES : OCTOBER 1997 - DECEMBER 1998
LATEST POSITION HELD : BAAN FINANCIALS CONSULTANT
EXPERIENCE:
Trish presently provides broad based consultancy services to a number of BaaN Customers countrywide. Responsibilities are detailed below:
TSAs consultancy services are normally required by companies to initially assist in business analysis, opportunity assessments studies, workplan development, education, management, implementation support and training, leading to the sound integration of business practices and management systems.
Trishs responsibilities vary substantially from one client to the next and may include the following:
Project Management
Business Surveys - Current and future scenarios
Data mapping
Business and Systems analysis
Workshops
Training
Develop Policies and Procedures
User Documentation (procedures)
Troubleshooting
Building Models (throughout all phases of the implementation)
Testing integrated model (full detailed transaction simulation)
Full Process simulations
Foundation and Business process flows
System Audits
CAREER SUMMARY
COMPANY : INTER-Q
EMPLOYMENT DATES : DECEMBER 1995 - SEPTEMBER 1996
LATEST POSITION HELD : PEOPLESOFT FINANCIALS
CONSULTANT
EXPERIENCE:
Inter-Q originally took the PeopleSoft Human Resources products to market, but due to customer demand, added the Financial suite in January 1996.
AS the Financials champion, Trish was trained in the USA before being involved with customer facing pre-sales and implementations and training. Trish was forced to find alternative employment after a total management walk-out in August 1996.
CAREER SUMMARY
COMPANY : FOURTELL
EMPLOYMENT DATES : FEBRUARY 1995 - NOVEMBER 1995
LATEST POSITION HELD : FOURGEN BUSINESS ANALYST /
TRAINER / PROJECT LEADER
EXPERIENCE:
Whilst at Fourtell, Trish worked on a number of projects as detailed below:
Project:
The implementation and subsequent modification and enhancement of the Fourgen Enterprise Release Financials and Order fulfilment products for Aventura Resorts. The Enterprise product is a new, very powerful suite of Software which is aimed at the top end market place against Oracle Financials, BPCS and SAP R3.
As a senior member of a team of 8, it was Trishs responsibility to understand the complexities of the software for detailed pre-sales and JAD sessions with the client and specify business changes required by the client. Due to Trishs mainly unsupervised efforts, Aventura purchased the software and consultancy services from Fourtell.
During the implementation phase, Trish was responsible for all business analysis which included closing an accountability hole that she discovered in the incoming goods department. In addition to her business analysis responsibilities, Trish was also involved in the quality control of all developed software and reporting project progress to the client.
Project:
The comprehensive end user training of STC staff in the use of the Fourgen Business Release Financial software:- General Ledger/Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Inventory Control and Order Entry. In addition, the Business Analysis and Documentation of a client specified Cash Book.
Project:
End User training of Cape Display staff on Financials applications. Aside from her responsibilities already mentioned, Trishs aloinvolved in the pre-sales Business Analysis for potential clients and conducting secondary life cycle analysis for existing clients.
CAREER SUMMARY
COMPANY : Q MANAGEMENT CORPORATE
SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT DATES : MARCH 1994 - JANUARY 1995
LATEST POSITION HELD : BUSINESS ANALYST/POST SALES
CONSULTANT/TRAINER
EXPERIENCE:
Trish was responsible for designing modifications requested by clients, to a suite of accounting and manufacturing packages called TRITON.
She identified these changes in direct liaison with the client, and worked with the inhouse development team at QMCS, to ensure that the changes complied with the clients requests.
On completion of the installation phase, Trish was then responsible for all the training needs of the client which included both on the job and formal classroom training.
Trish was one of a team of three financial consultants who all shared roles in the implementation phase of Triton versions 1, 2 and 3 , incoroprating the setting up of integration and the report writer functionality.
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