Trained Leader from IIM Calcutta& Budding Leader from Columbia Business School,NewYork, PRINCE2®, ITIL® ,MSP® TOGAF and IBM SOA Architect Certified with Proven Functional and Technical Expertise over 20years in BFS covering Implementations in Banking ; Wealth Management Product Development; Capital Markets Development and Support Expertise.Recognized for lowest attritions; Implementing highest innovative practices and Lean and Agile Implementations using DEVOPS.
Trained Leader from IIM Calcutta& Budding Leader from Columbia Business School,NewYork, PRINCE2®, ITIL® ,MSP® TOGAF and IBM SOA Architect Certified with Proven Functional and Technical Expertise over 20years in BFS covering Implementations in Banking ; Wealth Management Product Development; Capital Markets Development and Support Expertise.Recognized for lowest attritions; Implementing highest innovative practices and Lean and Agile Implementations using DEVOPS.
Objective: To share how to shift focus on some of the human and psychological aspects of change, to balance the usual concentration on process that helped to setup, build & lead the APM PMO of the Year 2020 from the Government of Montserrat.
Resumé Dr. Pedro E. Colla (English) -Short-Pedro Colla
Executive with over 30 years of successful consulting and industry transformation experience in the Americas, Europe and middle East related to strategy, management, supply chain, finance, project implementation for complex business projects and IT outsourcing organizations across several industries. Strong academic background, executive leadership and communication skills. Bilingual Spanish and English with French, Italian and Portuguese skills. Strong experience with Six Sigma, ISO9000, ISO20000/ITIL, ISO27001 and CMMI frameworks
Objective: To share how to shift focus on some of the human and psychological aspects of change, to balance the usual concentration on process that helped to setup, build & lead the APM PMO of the Year 2020 from the Government of Montserrat.
Resumé Dr. Pedro E. Colla (English) -Short-Pedro Colla
Executive with over 30 years of successful consulting and industry transformation experience in the Americas, Europe and middle East related to strategy, management, supply chain, finance, project implementation for complex business projects and IT outsourcing organizations across several industries. Strong academic background, executive leadership and communication skills. Bilingual Spanish and English with French, Italian and Portuguese skills. Strong experience with Six Sigma, ISO9000, ISO20000/ITIL, ISO27001 and CMMI frameworks
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PROFESSIONA L PROFIL E
A well-regarded consultant with significant global blue chip experience in Project Management, Applications Delivery,
Organizational Development, CRM, Business Transformation, Methodology Content/Training, BO and Cloud Solutions
across multiple industries including automotive (BMW) to aviation (Jestet & SABRE) from financial (Aon, Goldman Sachs,
KPMG, KTC, UCPB, Veda & SunCorp) to mining (Anglo American) from consumer goods (SAB Miller, ITC and BAT) to
pharmaceutical l (Sanofi-Aventis) telecommunications (TeliaSonera)and most recently digital/online(Veda).In my spare time
I paint, works viewable here http://www.saatchiart.com/ugogregorio
QUA L IFICA TIONS
B.S.Sc - Bachelor Social Sciences with a double major in Economics & Sociology
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Specialist
Microsoft Sure Step Methodology
Microsoft CCF: Customer Care Framework
Suncorp Academy Agile Certificate of Completion
Oracle Certificate of Completion Marketing Manager
Oracle Certificate of Completion Order Management
Fluent in English, Spanish & Italian
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP BOK) – Tampa, Florida USA
Technical languages include:
Siebel eMail Response, eTracker, JIRA,SSE, Siebel 7.0+ through to 7825, verticals include CRM, Call Centre, Service. Lead Management, Dealer port al, Automotive, Pharma,
Life Sciences, Oracle Marketing Manager 7.8, ORCL 10i Order Management & Office Depot, Oracle EBS iProcurement, SABRE CRS, & SPSS,Daptiv
KEY A CHIEVEMENTS
Microsoft Regional Project Manager for the Aon 100K user migration from Notes to Microsoft Office365
Project Manager for the SAB Miller Sales Transformation
Project Manager for the Oracle EBS roll out using Agile methodology
Roll out of Siebel EIM/CRM projects for HP - Hewlett Packard for 2 regions EMEA & LATAM in over 20 countries
encompassing the total project cycle, from strategy (corporate-regional-local), kick off to go-live and follow-up
compliance.
Worldwide content lead & trainer for Microsoft project methodology “Sure Step”
General manager for the automation of Jetset Travel including air, hotels, transfers and foreign exchange and
integration with CRS SABRE
Proven global blue chip experience in managing virtual teams, client relationships, project management stakeholder
and resource management
Ugo G regorio L A COPO
o Based: North Sydney 2060
o Email: ugogregorio@icloud.com
o Status: EU/US/UK NI & Australian Citizen
o Contact: + 61 (0)409 630 904
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KEY SKIL L S
Key Skills includeProject Planning, Resourcing & Governance, Stakeholder Engagement & Management, Project
Delivery, Managing 3rd
party providers, Managing & Coordinating SMEs, Outsourcing Management, Virtual Project
Teams, Multiple parallel projects in parallel, Running Weekly Project Updates, Global delivery, Workshop Facilitation,
Strategic Communications & Report Writing
Strong communication and client facing skills and used to dealing with all organizational levels from CEO to operatives
More specifically:
Organise, Chair & Minute all project status meetings;
Attend local, regional and global project meetings for allocated projects;
Creation & maintenanceof the Management Plan – RACI, Status Reporting, Project Plan & key
dependencies/milestones, Project Roadmap, Steering Committeefor allocated projects;
Issue & Risk Management – identification, registration and allocation process for the project;
Coordination of project activities;
Responsible to innovate and optimise technical/business delivery to time, cost & quality;
Mentor & coach all team members;
Managing expectations;
Act as champion and role model at all times
CA REER SUMMA RY
Australian Business Chamber – Solution Project Manager 2014-2015
Microsoft Regional HQ – APAC Centre of Excellence - Singapore 2008 – 2011
Oracle Project Manager/Senior Consultant - London 2005 – 2007
BDR Consulting – Project Manager/ Senior Consultant 1998 – 2002
Impac/Galco – OD/Management Consultant 1989 –1997
Jetset Communications – General Manager 1983 – 1988
EMPL OYMENT
NSWBC – NSW Business Chamber – North Sydney, Australia Sep 2014-Current
Solution Project Manager
This role supports thedevelopmentandmanagement of a new international tradeconsultingproduct and solution:
1. To manage the technical development andsystemsperformanceof a productsuiteincluding an Australian website for Exporte rs , a
Chinese website aimed at buyers,apps for Showroomguests& events anda SharePoint solution to manage & trackthe roadmap from
registration to end ofrotation aswell as the translation oftechnical content intoMandarin;
2. Leadingcrossfunctional regional& offshore teams usingBaseCamp/JIRA astools in an AgileSDLS model & Skypein orderto overcome
language barriers;
3. To work with the business units andstakeholders includingoffshore digitalmarketingagencies tosuccessfully develop and
implement the project usinga disciplined andstructuredprocess;
4.RFP/VendorSelection of a creativeagency in China(NextDIgital/APD)
Outcomes – Deliverables achieved on spec, on budget (~AUD5M) and all 4 projects in parallel a month ahead
of time
Veda - North Sydney, Australia Jun – Aug 2014
Project Manager BTS –Business & Technology
Role:
Project Managing3 key projects:
1. Mobile Enablement /Responsivewebsites – Workingwith a 3rd party creative agency this project is aboutprovidingan optimal online
experience to all customersregardless ofthedeviceused andincluding apps,a dealer portal. Applyingthis fix to theplethora ofwebsites
that have evolvedover time.RFP/Vendor Selection ofa creativeagency(Adrenalin MarketingSolutions) ;
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2. Address Management– This projectis about the ability to apply a consistent uniqueaddressidentifier across the business. To
implement the recommendedgovernment standardfor addressmanagement in order to improve matchingcapabilities aswell as address
quality.
3. Verify Automation – This project is aboutautomating a longlistof currently manual intensivechecks such as ETW -Entitlement To Work,
AFP, bankruptcy etc.
All teams managed with the AgileSDLC model intosmall incremental builds.Daily standups& time boxed showcasesper iteration
Outcomes – In terms of governance all projects have regular Steering Committee & PMO reviews and project
status deemed green at the time of writing.
Career Break & Relocation to Sydney Jan – May 2014
SMS Management & Technology
Senior Project Manager Oct 2011 – Dec 2013
Role:
Employed as a senior to service clients in need of PM, BA or SME skills.
Clients/Projects:
SAB MILLER/CUB – Sales Transformation Project Manager – Jan to June 2013
The world’s secondlargest brewerwith presencein 6 regionsandover 75 countries, over200 beer brands andsome 70,000 employees.
This project involved benchmarkingthe best in class execution andtrade service programs acrosstheSABMiller group, Iimplementing and
driving the project plan, reportingprogress,andaligning plansandresources to ensureteamdelivers against the plan
SUNCORP – Project Lead, Group Purchasing Transformation project – Jan to July 2012
Project Manager for implementingOracle EBS iProcurement as the enterprise requisitioning & procurement tool.
Regression andEndto endtesting ofentireR2P:Requestto Pay cycle includingcreation of test scripts,SIT, UATand Go / No Go
checkpointspre GoLive of 12 June 2012 with all bugs recordedandmanagedin JIRA(issue tracker).
Customer,consultant,remote & 3rd party offshorevendor(Genpact) managedwith an AgileSDLC model with daily standups& time
boxed showcases periteration
ANGLO AMERICAN – IM Project Manager – July to November 2012
Project Manager for implementing2 IM projects namely AP enhancements and Pit to Port pricingusing MPS -Microsoft ProjectServer
SANOFI AVENTIS –Project Manager Sakes Transformation - December 2012 to Feb 2013
Sanofiis a French multinational pharmaceutical company headquarteredin Paris, the world'sfourth largest by prescription sales.
Project Manage thebuild,testandimplementation ofSales andDistribution reportsforthe Consumer Healthcare division,includingthe
ETL, metadata model andBI reports / dashboards Projectentailsthe Build,test andimplement thesales anddistribution reports,including
the ETL, metadatamodel andBI reports / dashboards on IBMCognos.
SUNCORP–Team Lead Windows7 Roll Out – July to December 2013
On a location-by-location basis user training,lead& managefloorwalker activitiesas well asliaise with technical“hitteam” ensuringclean-
cutovers
Outcomes – Projects delivered on time on spec and on budget. SAB Miller and Suncorp were true
transformations of the BAU landscape. I have customer testimonials upon request
Microsoft Centre of Excellence – Regional HQ Singapore
Regional/Senior Program Manager 2008 – 2011
Role:
Initially employed by Microsoft Australia as a CRM SME then promoted to APAC HO as a part of a specialist
team of “architects/SMEs” that served as a regional pool of resources and skills
Clients/Projects:
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UCP:United Coconut Planters Bank, Manila, Philippines – Project Manager
Project Manager ofNotesto Exchange/ Outlook usermigration & Dev Teamapplications migration Notesto SharePoint
Aon, Sydney, Australia – BPOS-D (Office 365), Regional Project Manager - APAC
FromJune 2010 toMarch 2011 Project Manager for readiness & migration phasesfor APAC ofthisglobalOffice365rolloutJune 2010
– Feb 2011 involving 22 countriesandover 100,000users.Countries included:
o Australia & NZ
o China, Hong Kong. Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam & Japan
o India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia & Thailand
Fuji Xerox, Singapore
SME for functional requirements capture andfit gap analysis
Requirementsgatheringby facilitating2-weekschedule ofworkshops in order to produce a fit
Gap analysis andFRD(FunctionalRequirementsL3) as deliverableas wellas accompanyingVisioprocess
flows.
APAC Sure Step methodology
Train MCS (MS Services) & MS partners in MS SureStep methodology in followingsubs:
Philippines/ Indonesia/Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand & NZ
Outcomes – For MS 1st ever perfect (100%) evaluation scoresfromparticipants;glowing feedback
SMSGR (Sales Marketing & Services Group Readiness) Global SME/Trainer
Lead SME responsible forcontent &delivery via classroom &/orVirtual training to world- wide audiences.
Top Box results achieved consistently
KTC – Krung Thai Bank. Bangkok. Thailand
Produce RequirementsMasterbasedon agreedsourcedocumentation.
Basis for <as is>& <to be>business process re engineeringworkshops
MOE – Ministry Of Education, Singapore
Part of the bid teamproducing the RFP including MPP/Project Plan and liaisingwith MGSI
Outcomes – The Aon project was the very first global roll out of Microsoft’s first cloud offering then called
BPOS (BusinessProductivity On line Suite) now rebranded as Office 365. APAC migration rate was twice that achieved
by either LATAM or EMEA.I have customer testimonials upon request
Oracle Professional Services – London UK 2005 - 2007
Project Manager
Role:
Initially employed by Siebel until the Oracle acquisition in 2006 as a Senior PM with significant global blue chip
Siebel experience
Clients/Projects:
FORD UK, London, UK
BaselineUKfor eventual EMEA rolls out
KPMG, London, UK
Beta site for SSSE (Outlook to Siebel integration)
BAT, London, UK & Budapest, Hungary
Globalrolloutof Siebel7.8.2 callcentres& sales
CATTLES, Nottingham, UK
OM teamtailormade quote price calculator fornew sales
TELIA SONERA, Stockholm, Sweden
Siebel ePlan for upgrade from6.3 to 7.8.2. Gap analysis. Solutioning& Effort,Architecture, Environment, DataMigration solution
blueprints, ProductModelling
ITC, Calcutta, India
ePlan blueprintforSiebel 7285.
Streams include CRM/Process,Technical,BI (Analytics) andUAS (User Adoption)
End –to -end business processes,gapanalysis& matrix,ECG solutioning, BI(Analytics), technical architecture, environments,user
adoption,phasingrollout & roadmap
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BDR Consulting – London UK 1998 - 2002
Project Manager/Lead Consultant
Clients/Projects:
COMPAQ(HP)CORPORATION – EMEA & LATAM – Project Manager (1998 - 2001)
CRM Call Centre project management, strategy, design, implementation, start-up and follow up compliance of the
following seventeen (17) Compaq projects/ locations:
1. Glasgow 2.Milan 3.Madrid 4.Brussels 5.Stockholm6.Mexico City 7.Buenos Aires 8.Santiago 9.Sao Paolo 10.Bogota 11.Johannesburg 12.Tel
Aviv 13.Istanbul 14.Houston 15.Miami 16.Warsaw 17.Paris
Through local steering committees in each country, tailoring corporate CRM strategy to meet local business requirements,
as well as change management techniques used to obtain ‘buy-in’. All 16 projects/sites were implemented through start-up
activities such as recruitment; campaign design, training & execution; agent & management training; selection &
installation of CRM platforms such as Siebel and/or Clarify, as well as project managing the entire RFT (Request For Tender)
process including the criteria for outsourcer evaluation (the creation of an RFT template), contract content, and metrics for
performance evaluation. All sixteen (16) locations were green-field projects.
GOLDMAN SACHS – HR Call Centre London UK – Project Manager (2002)
This project involved transforming current HR enquiries into a new CRM-style customer-centric HR Call Centre, designed to
handle and process such enquiries.
o Strategic Marketing
o Marketing Campaigns
o Call Centre design & implementation
o Change Management
o Business Processes
o Performance measurement & metrics
o Knowledge Management
ANHEUSER BUCH (aka Budweiser) Customer Contact Centre Richmond UK – Project Manager (2002(
This project involved the design of an outsourcer RFI/ RFP template design, vendor review & vendor selection for the client
o Strategic Marketing
o Marketing Campaigns
o Call Centre design & implementation
o Change Management
o Business Processes
o Performance measurement & metrics
o Knowledge Management
BMW UK - Direct project (2002) – Lead
This project involved the ability to allow authorised car dealers to configurea BMW order on-line.
o Strategic Marketing
o Marketing Campaigns
o Business Processes
o Performance measurement & metrics
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PROFESSIONA L REFERENCES A d d i t i on a l c u s t o me r t e s t i mo n ia ls u p on r e q u es t
1. Anthony Welsh
Microsoft Regional EngagementManager
M: + 63 091 7361
Anthony.Welsh@microsoft.com
2. Nick Schenk
Microsoft CloudServicesLead
M: +1 (847) 363-6425
nickolas@microsoft.com
3. Dean Dobson
MS Service Line PracticeManager
M: 0404 827 904
Dean.Dobson@microsoft.com
4. Estelle Ivory
MS PDRM: Professional Development & Resource
Manager
M: 0409 361 517
esivory@microsoft.com
5. Lori Fitzgerald
MS CurriculumManager Biz Apps & Industry
T: + 1 425 704 0758
M: + 1 206 498 3334
lorifitz@microsoft.com
6. Stig Struve Christensen
Director WW TechnicalCommunities Microsoft
Services
T: + 1 425 503 9917
M: + 1 425 538 3787
sstruvec@microsoft.com
M: +1 (847) 363-6425
nickolas@microsoft.com