Candidate Cover Sheet - Microsoft Dynamics AX (D365 F&O) Solutions Architect – Lead Functional Consultant #NA-2070939750

A well rounded Microsoft Dynamics Lead Functional Consultant, this candidate has a broad skillset including e-commerce, cloud infrastructure, cloud service operations management, enterprise software development, consulting methodologies, business partner management, business strategic management, delivery of complex integrations, overall solutions design, setting up complex supply chain scenarios, multi-company rollouts, shortening go-live times, managing partner and vendor relationships, fast upgrades to the cloud, implementing sure step methodology, creating scenario-based engineering processes, managing consultants delivery, change management, organization structure, functional training, project governance, getting full ROI out of AX/D365 F&O, and project management. 

This candidate’s core competencies include 

• Microsoft AX & D365fO and Oracle Applications
• E-commerce & Cloud Infrastructure Architecture
• Cloud Service Operations Management
• Enterprise Software DevelopmentConsulting Methodologies
• Project Management
• Business Partner Management
• Business Strategic Management

In a recent project, this candidate was brought onto a large global rollout of a furniture manufacturer as the lead solutions architect. The company was struggling and was told their go-live of D365 would be pushed back 6 months. After being involved for a short time, this candidate was able to identify several critical problems that allowed them to meet the original go-live date. When the candidate implemented the changes he recommended, the company was able to go-live two weeks earlier than originally scheduled the projects all while using 3 fewer consultants than originally planned.

In another role, this candidate helped startup consulting practices grow their business to scale by creating internal governance, change management, and processes that made the company more efficient while allowing them to retain their employees at a much higher rate.

Some of his key responsibilities in these roles included:

• Lead Functional Consultant on a Mixed Discrete and Process Manufacturing D365 F&O project
• Solution Architect for the D365 F&O America rollout of an Ad. Giant’s Global Implementation
• Lead Functional Consultant on a Retail and eCommerce company based in New Jersey. Delivered an integration solution between D365 F&O and multiple other business systems
• Solution Architect on a Trading Card and Gaming company in Seattle, Washington. Turn-around of long running Dynamics AX 2012 R3 project and Going-Live in 5 months.
• Lead Functional Consultant and Solution Architect on  an AX 2012 R3 CU8 implementation for a distribution company based in Montreal. Delivery of Financials and Trade & Logistics in 6 months
• Solution Architect for an AX 2012 R3 CU7 project in Chicago with a foundation in Financials and a vertical in process manufacturing. Commodity pricing is the key nature of the business