Experience

Klopotek & Partner GmbH

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UK Director

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Accountable for the overall delivery of a high quality service to external UK customers. Responsible for managing large scale projects and creating project teams in order to deliver agreed objectives efficiently and effectively. Assemble and manage project plan, resource planning, and Financial and Budget planning Manage and develop long-term customer/vendor relationships. Responsible for the creation, maintenance and development of effective working relationships within the business to ensure effective delivery of projects. Responsibility for the development and training of staff to ensure that they are well equipped to deliver their objectives. Responsibility for Risk Management from identification, risk analysis and mitigation Business process analysis and re-engineering Business Case preparation, including defining Project Budgets Ensure that testing follows strict company testing lifecycle which includes Performance, load, usability and integrated testing Management of Certification and Acceptance certification throughout the Project Lifecycle process Works with key customer project stakeholders to get key project back on critical path within agreed costs/quality specification. CR&R Consultant to UK and European customer base that includes been hands on with a number of project tasks including configuration, migration, testing and interfaces.



Klopotek UK Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contracts, Rights & Royalties Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  CR&R Consultant who understands the Publishing Industry and is able to provide re-engineering support to a business going through transition. Has a full understanding Business Process and the challenges faced by users implementing CR&R and Distribution Solutions. CR&R Consultant who understands the Publishing Industry and is able to provide re-engineering support to a business going through transition. Has a full understanding Business Process and the challenges faced by users implementing CR&R and Distribution Solutions.



HarperCollins Publishers

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Supply Chain Technology Other Roles Held: Senior Analyst, Distribution IT Manager, IT Appli

  • Nov 1990 - Oct 2012

  Project Managed the following successful major project implementations at HCP: - Supply Chain Warehouse Management Replacement Project which included RF application and scanner technology Y2K Application Project to plan CR&R Klopotek PPM application in 2005 and upgrade to 8.5 in 2008. Included management of MS Project detailed plan, Steering Group involvement, project reporting at all levels, global requirement gathering for HCP Worldwide, ITT preparation and evaluation, Use case preparation, UAT testing, Integrated testing, Volume testing and Go live strategy planning and implementation.  Successful implementation of Voice picking for key distribution Processes to improve both accuracy and efficiency within operations. Joint initiative between Supply Chain and leading printer in developing automated processes for delivery of goods to customer direct from printer’s warehouse. Delivered reduced costs, travel time and substantial performance and service improvements. Worked with the project manager as key resource in the delivery of Vista Production Manager and Raw Material Inventory Project in 2003 which involved specifications, testing and implementation of the Vista Production Manager application Managed the IT Application Support team ensuring that the IT application team resolved issues that were logged by the business and those SLAs were met. Interim Project Lead who represented UK at Global CRP for ERP system - (JDE) IT Project Manager for numerous 3rd Party Publishers take-on with the Supply Chain Business IT Project Manager for Business Acquisition projects for HCP to ensure a smooth transition of data In all roles I have worked in I have provided support, technical knowledge, and guidance to contractors and members of staff both within and outside the I.T. department.



Quorum Systems

• Semiconductors
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst/Consultant

  • Aug 1988 - Nov 1990

  Accountable for the overall delivery of a high quality service to external customers. Heavily involved in the Design, Programming, Testing, Implementation and User Training of a Warehouse and Distribution System Experience of maintaining and enhancing a SIBAS db. Actively involved in preparing Installation proposals, using my expertise on Warehouse systems, with Sales staff. Involved in Design, Programming, Implementation, and User Training of a Vehicle Clamping and Removal Project for the Metropolitan Polices in London using Synon/2 and AS400. Providing user support both by phone and onsite.



Christian Salvesen

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee Programmer – Analyst/Programmer

  • Aug 1985 - Aug 1988

  Initially involved in the development of the Christian Salvesen’s WMS and progressed into Analysis, Programming, Testing and Implementation of Marks and Spencer’s Long Life WMS. This involved onsite support during implementation and post go live support. Most of the last year was spent working on a WMS for Salvesen’s French operations. This included the Analysis, Specification, Testing and Implementation of a new Invoicing system. This involved travel to different sites in France. Out of hours remote support including conversing in French