Kevin Simon
Director and Owner at BMA Group- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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BMA Group
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Australia
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director and Owner
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Mar 2011 - Present
Since 1994, BMA Group has helped smart businesses of all sizes and across all industries sustainably reduce their costs, evolve decision-making processes and gain a richer base of insights and information. BMA Group partners with leading technology providers to deliver and support flexible, integrated, business-owned solutions that meet each client's unique needs. Our areas of focus and expertise are: 1. Product costing and cost-to-serve - cost and profitability insight and scenario-modelling for manufacturers and distributors. 2. Reporting and planning - analytics, budgeting, forecasting and modelling across financial and operational functions and datasets. 3. Narrative reporting - automate the production of collaborative, narrative-based internal and external reports.
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Director / Practice Lead
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Jul 2008 - Jan 2011
• Business unit manager responsible for growth, direction and overall performance of the Performance Management division within Softworx. • General management position with responsibility for sales, pre-sales, account management, professional services and support. • Business unit manager responsible for growth, direction and overall performance of the Performance Management division within Softworx. • General management position with responsibility for sales, pre-sales, account management, professional services and support.
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Owner
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Sep 2007 - Jun 2008
• Established niche consulting company specialising in the implementation and support of financial consolidation and reporting tools, with a focus on the IBM Cognos and Oracle Hyperion product suites. • Recruited and trained professional services’ consultants. • Sourced and generated project, support and ad-hoc professional services’ work. • Led the scoping, costing and delivery of project work. • Developed a complementary recruitment arm. • Established niche consulting company specialising in the implementation and support of financial consolidation and reporting tools, with a focus on the IBM Cognos and Oracle Hyperion product suites. • Recruited and trained professional services’ consultants. • Sourced and generated project, support and ad-hoc professional services’ work. • Led the scoping, costing and delivery of project work. • Developed a complementary recruitment arm.
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Director
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Sep 2003 - Aug 2007
• Established and ran a professional services team focused on Oracle Hyperion and IBM Cognos financial consolidation and reporting applications. • Actively involved in the sales and pre-sales process. • Recruited and trained professional services consultants. • Led the scoping, costing and delivery of project work for various local and international clients. • Established and ran a professional services team focused on Oracle Hyperion and IBM Cognos financial consolidation and reporting applications. • Actively involved in the sales and pre-sales process. • Recruited and trained professional services consultants. • Led the scoping, costing and delivery of project work for various local and international clients.
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9Dots Management Corp, LLC
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development
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Jul 2002 - Aug 2003
• Responsible for lead and sales generation. • Handled contract negotiations. • Undertook pre-sales and proof-of-concept builds. • Responsible for lead and sales generation. • Handled contract negotiations. • Undertook pre-sales and proof-of-concept builds.
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Intellient
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Mar 1997 - Jun 2002
• Implementation of Oracle Hyperion Enterprise at various customers. • Led the scoping, costing and delivery of projects for various local and international customers. • System maintenance and support for Oracle Hyperion Enterprise. • Pre-sales demonstrations and proof-of-concept builds of Oracle Hyperion Enterprise to prospective customers. • Conducting external and internal training on Oracle Hyperion Enterprise. • Installation of Oracle Hyperion Enterprise and associated software components within customers IT infrastructure.
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Education
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University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce - Honours, Information Systems -
University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce -
Greenside High School