Passionate about the power of Enterprise IT to transform companies and society. My career has been dedicated to SAP ERP which runs 3/4 of the world's commercial transactions. My goal is to help companies unleash the full power and benefit of SAP ERP at the lowest possible cost, time and risk. New developments in AI-Powered automation can transform the implementation and consumption experience for companies around the world. The next chapter of my career is dedicated to developing a SaaS Platform to automate the implementation experience of SAP S/4HANA, helping companies transform to meet the tremendous challenges and tremendous opportunities of our time.,
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Chief Executive OfficerLeapgreat Apr 2023 - PresentAtlanta, Georgia, United StatesAt LeapGreat, we’ve brought together the most experienced SAP veterans and pioneers to build and run a SaaS platform for automating SAP ERP implementations. This includes the authors of the SAP Best Practices Baseline for Manufacturing, ERP Infrastructure Patent holders along with Implementors who were on the very first SAP ERP implementation in SAP history spanning R/1, R/2, R/3, ECC and SAP S/4HANA. We radically reduce the cost, time and risk of ERP implementations and unleash the power of SAP technology. We do this for large enterprises as well as mid market companies.Our unique approach: Provides a Complete, Clean Core for automated configuration Eliminates the lengthy blueprinting / requirements gathering phases of a project Allows a customer to Test drive their working system (not a demo or POC) next week, risk-free. This allows experts to vet their working system to make informed decisions on requirements Delivers the highest quality system, fully tested and documented via an automated ERP Factory Continuously protects, updates and innovates that clean core -
Global Executive Roles, Board Chief Of Staff, Development, Industry LeadershipSap Jan 1997 - Apr 2022Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGlobal Head of multiple industry business units – collaborating with 100’s of C level executives around their SAP ERP journeys, guiding or de-escalating major customer projects, etc. Brought together SAP’s leading talent on ERP automation to provide tools to rapidly implement SAP ERP for multiple industries. Able to reduce SAP ERP implementations for multi-national companies by up to 80% compared to conventional estimates. Led global transition initiatives for R/2 to R/3 as well as R/3 to ECC. (Coined the name ECC) Board office Chief of Staff responsible for portfolio: Finance, Human Resources, and R/2-R/3 transition Led Strategy to Execution program– integrating 12B of acquired software assets into SAP Core ERP Led SAP All-in-One board initiative to achieve a running system for manufacturing companies in 7 days resulting in: Multiple successful implementations such as: Piping Manufacturing in NJ (live in 6 weeks), Shingles manufacturer in PA (live in 3 months), Surgical MRI Manufacturer in MN (live in 4 weeks) Led the team that authored the SAP Manufacturing Best Practices baseline and NetWeaver Business client. Creator / patent holder for the RP Switch framework and framework for Extension Sets (known today as enhancement packs) to keep the core clean. Led numerous strategic customer projects. Designed, built and executed SAP vertical market training program. -
Senior Implementation Consultant & Project Lead, SapSap Consulting Jan 1994 - Jun 1997• Implementation consultant and lead manager in numerous large international implementation projects including: Royal&Sun Alliance, Samsung, Isla, P&G, Shell, Vobis, DuPont, Joanneum, Electricité de France/Gaz de France, Mercedes Benz, Nokia, Schlumberger, Zurich Financial Services, Unilever, Intel, Bristol-Myers Squibb -
Lecturer – University Of Mannheim, GermanyUniversity Of Mannheim 2001 - 2011• Have taught a course on ‘The Effects of IT on Organisation’ -
Managing Director – Cummings Engineering Co., Hong KongSemiconductor Engineering Firm Sep 1986 - 1994Hong Kong
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Senior Implementation Consultant, Price WaterhouseSap Consultant Sep 1990 - Jul 1992• Assisted in the foundation of the first US SAP partner practice. Grew from 7 people to 2,000 people during this time. Implemented numerous customer SAP implementations. -
Equity Investment Analyst – Asea Kaiser, Hong Kong And Mainland ChinaInvestment Firm Sep 1985 - 1986• Performed analysis in Chinese State Owned Enterprises in the Aluminium and Silk sectors for investment recommendations.
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English Teacher – Xiamen University, ChinaEconomics Department Jun 1985 - 1986• Taught English to the economics faculty at the University of Xiamen.
Robert Cummings Education Details
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Advanced Language Certificate
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