$200

Hourly Consulting Rate

Joseph Andrade

Independent Consultant

Industry Experience

Consumer Services

Information Services

Information Technology/IT

Management Consulting

Location Supported

Belarus

Belgium

Czech Republic

France

Poland

United Kingdom

Languages Supported

English

Spanish

French

Italian

Portuguese

Skills

  • Technical consultant
  • Project management
  • Managed services

Product Specialization

  • Salesforce CRM
  • NetSuite CRM
  • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zoom
  • +2 more

About

ICT Business Management Professional with a strategy driven mind and a process-oriented working performance; nevertheless, adapting promptly to unexpected situations, keeping always the end-goal focus over the solutions’ objectives. Focused on defining and implementing business models, business strategies, service improvements, and operations management systems.
Excellent organisation, control, and communication skills.

I chose Information & Communications Technologies (ICT) as a career because of the impact technology & communications have on all aspects of business and life, and also because of the fast development of ICT. I have had the opportunity of working in multinational companies, lived in different countries, and interacted with different regions of the world; hence, I have learnt that people are a crucial element of an organization’s performance and it is important to know their specific needs and surrounding environment in order to provide optimal ICT solutions.

The Business Administration side of my skill set (MBA) provides a well-rounded and solid professional for any organization; in order to, manage business’ performance, make use of the appropriate ICT for the right cost, produce the highest possible income, achieve the highest possible margins, and maximize corporate value; as well as, shareholders’ wealth.

Top Project Highlights

Cloud Services Operations & Processes

I managed the design and implementation of the Strategy and Operations for a global organisation delivering cloud solutions and services.

Employment

Operational Excellence, PMO

2019 - 2020
  • ● Lead the review and improvement of key processes across all business units

    ● Ensure that processes are documented, managed, and delivered to high standards whilst identifying

    opportunities for simplification, digitisation, scalability, optimisation, and standardisation across businesses

    and functions

    ● Drive Operations Excellence implementations to deliver agreed efficiency and effectiveness benefits;

    delivering bottom line savings

    ● Identify the right opportunities to deploy appropriate tools and process re-engineering

    ● Manage delivery, scope change, and impact on project budget, resourcing, and timelines

    ● Lead and document project status meetings with internal and external project stakeholders

    ● Ensure project requirements are gathered and clearly documented; as well as, agreed with clients

    ● Ensure meeting notes and actions are issued, tracked, and completed by relevant stakeholders

    EMEA Head

Head of PMO, EMEA

2017 - 2018
  • ● Management accountability for revenue recognition of a projects’ portfolio of over 1.5 million USD per financial

    quarter, ensuring Project Governance is adhered to consistently

    ● Customer focused role, enabling face-to-face & digital communications with all stakeholders; in order to,

    ensure progress is communicated and acknowledged by all involved parties, outlining an agreed RASCI

    ● Accountable for delivering over 180 projects’ in progress being delivered concurrently with project lifecycles,

    from kickoff to post-implementation customer success, ranging from 4 months to 18 months leading a team of

    15 Consultants for Technical Service Delivery

    ● Liaising with Pre-Sales Consultants, Sales Representatives, and Account Managers in order to obtain all

    customers’ data, change objectives, expected timelines, and scope of program or project in question

    ● Coordination with Network of Delivery Partners throughout the EMEA region to work collaboratively and agree

    on sub-contracting value in alignment with internal defined margins

    ● Accountable for Customers’ Training and Onboarding for production post implementation & testing

EMEA Senior Engagement & Project Manager

2015 - 2017
  • ● Hands on project/program manager engaging with large, distributed, and complex project teams. Leading and

    managing projects/programs being responsible for budgets in the range of $1M to $15M, achieving target

    margins, ensuring profitability, and delivering value for customers’ Digital Transformation and Business

    Change of corporate strategies

    ● Focus on Client Satisfaction. Negotiation with partners on the scoping, pricing, methodology, and

    delivery of approach for subcontracted engagements

    ● Engagement with sales to define Managed Services offerings and/or Onsite Solutions’ delivery in order

    lead the scoping and sizing of complex projects using the Acquia sizing methodology

    ● Engagement with support, product development, and technical teams in order to ensure that optimal

    prioritisation is defined for User Stories/Requirements to deliver expected product requirements,

    enhancements, and overall solution changes always adapting the project plan where required and

    minimising disruptions to the overall process

    ● Work with the Acquia regional delivery leads and the sales teams to negotiate solutions options, and the

    scope of engagements

    ● Leading Agile teams on a day-to-day basis to ensure the delivery of engagements inclusive of partner

    progress tracking, risk mitigation, issue tracking & resolution, change management, and escalations

    ● Development of project strategy, project plans, and project vision in collaboration with Acquia’s partner

    delivery teams

    ● Tracking and reporting weekly on project budget, target margins, team utilisation, and completeness ratio

    ● Advocate for client success on engagements with a focus on team harmony and execution, and

    adherence to Acquia metrics and revenue goals

    ● Build of deep client trust in Acquia’s delivery process and team, with an emphasis on proactive

    expectation setting and change management

EMEA Program & Customer Success Manager

2013 - 2015
  • ● Responsible for the Customer Onboarding process, solution's implementation, and ongoing performance with recurring consultations with the organisations customers' portfolio

Education

Master of Business Administration
2009-2011

Master of Business Administration - Oxford Brookes, Oxford, United Kingdom

Information Systems and Computer Technology
1994-2000

University degree on Information Systems and Computer Technology

Certification

Prince2
2014-2014

Prince2 Certified Professional

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