Chief consultant at eLackland.com. - eBusiness Consultant specialising in B2B integration and throughput principally using EDI technologies. - Trainer, designs and delivers training and team development workshops.

EDI Onboarding consultant, responsible for translating Customer and Supplier requirements into achievable tasks and processes to enable EDI and Integrated relationships. Requirement analysis, relationship management and Documentation of process as well as EDIFACT specifications

EDI consultant responsible in migration of EDI flows to new JDE ERP system

I was EDI Analyst and Developer of EDI flow in and out of the ToIncrease Business Integration Tool. Developed Italian SDI invoice flow out of Dynamics tool to Italian Government system as well as numerous XML and EDI in and out of Dynamics package

EDI Consultant implementing new EDI process flow with Customers and Logistics partners

EDI Consultant taking full ownership for assisting and advising clients with EDI integrations as part of a vital role within a business dedicated to consultancy for integration and ecommerce solutions. Taking control of the analysis, specification and the driving forward on development and implementation for a wide variety of projects with remote on shore and off shore resources. Covering a diverse set of businesses including retail, FMG, insurance, manufacturing and logistics. Significant projects include: Rolling out the EDI process for the divestiture of the Lucozade Ribena business from GSK and Spin off of Dairy Crest Dairy Business from parent. Piloting a rollout of the EDI process from Alstom Transportation Europe. Consolidating messages from multiple systems to a single format clearly understood by trading partners.

UK based Integration Consultant

Consultant EDI integrator hired to assist integrations in GXS Innovis Trusted Link Tool

Headhunted originally to analyse, implement and project manage numerous EDIFACT integrations. Took on board to design, implement and migrate 1,200 partnerships from Reims to Liaison Delta / ECS EDI tool within a limited timescale.

Integration Platforms Manager for an international manufacturing company responsible for coordinating the communications and messaging from distributed UNIX, iSeries and Windows-based systems primarily using Websphere MQ and Message Broker and iCore to internal and external partners. Took total charge of a £1m budget and developed a clear process and time plan for on-boarding of clients, set-up, testing and implementation. Undertook full analysis of the customer base to ascertain their readiness for EDI integration and reported accurate findings to Account Managers. Galvanised 4 individuals across the country ensuring communication channels were open and close coordination between them and outsourced suppliers in Sweden. • Developed innovative ITIL support processes and integrated an external support supplier into the company’s wider support processes • Instrumental in coordinating various interlinked projects including the further expansion of the integration platform into Asia using iCore integration software• Standardised the western European subsidiaries onto a standard integration software• Created processes to assist with the ESAB supply chain remodelling through a Swiss holding company and 3 large outsourced warehouses• Stabilised the integration architecture on a standard platform using iCore, WSIMB and WSMQ• Developed and instigated a testing process for integration with ERP migration including EAI with an outsourced logistics supplier

I was deeply involved with the electronic Invoicing process and proceedure as well as the pioneering electronic signature implementation at IBM BTO. My principal role was dealing with the taxation compliance of this process

I set up and ran my own consultancy company helping medium to large size corporations with the set up and implementation of EDI partnerships. My specialities included Reims, Documentation and Training as well as work on AS400 and Unix Platforms

I was the chief EDI specialist responsible for the Support and development of the EDI set up supported by SSI for the Uniq Prepared Food Company.I developed the EDI support process and proceedures for the company as well as the 24/7 Support Helpdesk for SSI.The software used was EDI via Reims on a unix platform into the SAP ERP system

I was the EDI manager for the Infast Group dealing with the EDI messages required for integration with the Car Industry

Project Manager of the external EDI team of 4 staff with full responsibility for dealing with 3rd party EDI transactions. Designed and developed EDI partnerships and bespoke interfaces into JDE. Introduced a new gateway software (REIMS) and migration from the old software. Other Project Manager achievements were:• Created and developed a distributor EDI solution allowing easy flat file transmissions• Designed interfaces between EDI and the JDE database and testing of B2B integration