I provide independent advice to:- Companies that are making decisions on which supply chain planning solution to buy and deploy- Providers of supply chain planning and design solutions on market trends and buying patterns- Investment firms that are looking for validation of investment decision

Reporting directly to Koen Jaspers, the CEO, I will provide strategic direction across all lines of business, with an emphasis on LOP.ai, the Bluecrux Digital Twin for Supply Chain Planning.

As my contacts know I have been looking for some time for a company that will give me the freedom and resources to explore and develop the next-generation supply chain management tool set. I am very please to announce that I have found it in Celonis. I encourage you to read the links below regarding recent funding rounds, strategic hiring, and awards. Celonis is a rocket!!Based upon the core Celonis capabilities of Process Mining we will generate a true digital twin of how the supply chain is actually operating, ignoring the ERP data typically used as master data for planning solutions. The results of the analysis can be used to drive better decisions under uncertainty and provide more accurate planning parameters to traditional planning tools.Key to my role is active engagement in customer engagements and market influence.

My focus is on helping technology companies both find their voice, and magnify their voice.I'm passionate about the potential of technology to change how we work, both what we do as individuals and how we structure our companies to satisfy customers needs. And of course this leads to the business problems we are trying to solve using technology. My focus is productivity, not efficiency.I believe very strongly in the nexus between organizational behaviour and technology as an enabler. Simply changing the structure or simply deploying new technology isn't going to do much, other than frustrate everyone. I do not believe in developing technology to support paper-based processes. There are so many process improvements that can be made by understanding how processes are actually performed, and why they are performed in that manner. Mining this information gives great insights into excursions from standard process that can lead to risks in regulatory requirements and or opportunities from valid short cuts that some people follow.If you're interested, I'm interested.

I'll be working with a small team to articulate the message of the current product portfolio to customers, prospects, and industry analysts and to help define the medium and long term strategy for the group. I'm on the Executive Team of the groups President, Hala Zeine.

After 10 good years at Kinaxis, I need a break. There is never a good time to go, but there is always a time to go.I've started building a boat navigation system using Raspberry Pi (not quite from scratch) and getting some more certification in Spain in late August. And I've swapped out the batteries, changed the oil, and I'm doing some electronics repairs. Other than that I have little planned.I don't quite know what retirement means, but I can't see dedicating myself to raising roses. So, if you have ideas, please contact me.

Reportining directly to the CEO, my focus is on company messaging/positioning, sales enablement, strategic product direction, competitive threat analysis, and product packaging. Key to my role is active enagement in sales campaigns and current deployments where thought leadership and strategic product positioning is required. I also spend a lot of time with the industry and financial analyst community, and speaking at events (panels, speeches, etc.). I also support our partner strategy and training activities. Direct influence in getting Kinaxis placed first in Leaders quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Systems of Record.

Have been focused on redrafting the message and solution footprint from a pure response management message to a more comprehensive message of integrated collaborative planning, monitoring, and responding. Have driven the effort to identify the gaps in planning functionality, particularly for Sales & Operations Planning. Working with analysts to disseminate and perfect the message. Direct influence in getting Kinaxis placed in Leaders quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Systems of Record.

Leading the i2 effort to recruit and train Value Added Resellers (VAR's) that will sell and implement i2 solutions into the mid-market. Assisting the VAR's in sales cycles to architect and position a solutions to address the prospective customers' business issues.

Directed efforts to refocus the company on the mid-market, including SaaS offering definition, business problem definition, venture capital market briefings, analyst briefings, business requirements document creation, etc. Also motivated for an initiated the effrots to become SAP NetWeaver certified.

Managed all the financial and contractual aspects of the business, which is a 5-star boutique hotel in Cape Town.

My responsibilities were the segmentation and analysis of the supply chain market for all discrete industries with the exception of HiTech. I managed a team of 6 people focussing on different industry segments and supply chain processes. In addition, I managed existing clients, such as Toyota, and new business development at Honda, Toyota, Nissan, and Hyundai for both spare parts management and vehicle distribution, particularly incentive planning and management.

Developed a sales & presales team to meet aggressive revenue targets for Automotive & Industrial sales in Europe, including recruitment, training, and deployment. Took the team from 3 to 45 people, both sales and presales, in that time. Focussed on Solution Consulting team once numbers got to 40. Played active sales/presales role in the major accounts, including Daimler Chrysler, Volkswagen, FIAT, Renault, Volvo, Alstom, etc. Exceeded quota except for 2001.

Managed a team of 20 consultants that were deployed across Europe in companies such as Polimeri, MARS, Thomson Multimedia, BAT, British Steel, etc. Sales duties focused on building a business case for Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Metals, and CG&R prospects for the purchase and implementation of i2 software. Played major role in client management at large implementations.

Prime responsibilities were the development of a team and the management of the projects. Technical responsiblity included quantitative analysis, proposal preparation and presentation, and project management.The team focussed on the analysis and redesign of supply chain networks, principally within the "four walls" of a company.

Designed and implemented a statistical analysis package and worked withlarge clients.