Gavin Bainbridge CV as at Feb2013

1. Gavin Bainbridge
37 Kentia Parade 02 9980 1178
Cherrybrook NSW 2126 0404 849 926
gavin.bainbridge.personal@gmail.com
Introduction
I have over 14 years experience working in IT and the IT Industry and 6 years in Finance and
Accounting. I am passionate in seeking out solutions for problems in business whether they
be people, process or tools. With specific knowledge in Manufacturing, Distribution, Project
Manufacturing and Service Industries, I offer skills in Project Management, Technical
Management and General Management.
As a leader, I am acutely aware that individuals under my care have the potential to be happy
in their work and effective in their assignment. By ensuring clarity in objectives & roles and an
open style, I have been able to get the best from those around me. Primarily optimistic in
outlook but pragmatic in execution.
Change is never easy and managing change is not so much about the solution but the people
it affects. Understand and keep your eye on the people and the mechanics of the installation
for the solution will follow.... most of the time.
Been married over 18 years with 3 awesome sons and have strong commitment and values
reflecting the importance of family.
Specialties:
Project Management, Functional Liaison, Commercial Negotiations, Budgeting, Planning,
Scoping, Business Process Engineering, Integration & Development Management, Server
Architecture, Divisional Manager, Service Delivery Management, Support, Relationships,
Account Management, Technical Account Management, ITIL, Customer Satisfaction, Financial
Accounting.
Qualifications
APICS
Diploma of Operations Auckland University, New Zealand
Bachelor of Commerce, Finance Massey University, New Zealand
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Roles
Group ERP Manager Downer EDI, Sydney
December 2010 – Present
Based in Sydney, managing 7 ERP Teams and 2 Payroll teams situated in Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland. Applications have been brought together from
divisional teams. Formation of Business service agreements and applications team.
Standardization of processes and disciplines. Development of Software roadmap for
each division alongside an Infrastructure transformation Project.
Key responsibilities:
Change management, Release Management
Vendor and License Management
Risk Assessment and Project Governance
Budget reporting, Project Review
Recruitment and Team Development
Commercial negotiations
Methodology Development
Senior Project Manager COGITA Business Services International, Sydney
January 2010 – December 2010
Based in Sydney, Project Managing multiple implementations for the Epicor ERP
solution. - Primarily working with Epicor E9 ERP Solution but also including
eCommerce, eMarketing, EPM Business Intelligence, Sharepoint, Information Worker
on most implementations plus other 3rd party tools for Forecasting, Document
automation and PLM. Focused on implementations in Queensland and New South
Wales.
Key responsibilities:
Budget reporting, Project Reporting
Resource scheduling, Consultant Performance Management and Development
Development Management – Programmers & DBAs
Technical & Infrastructure deployments
Scoping, Governance & Steering
Commercial negotiations
Services Quotes for RFPs and RFIs
Methodology Development
ERP Project Management from Initiation to Support
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ERP Project Manager COGITA Business Services Limited, Auckland
& Infrastructure Solutions Manager January 2008 – January 2010 (2 years 1 month)
Project Manage multiple implementations for the Epicor ERP solution for
Manufacturing organisations in the MTO (Make to Order) & ETO (Engineer to Order)
space. Working with other divisions within COGITA and Epicor to construct
Infrastructure Solutions for ERP Implementations, including architecture design
through to proposal. Leading the COGITA Infrastructure team to implement
automation and structured process for asset replacement. 6 ERP implementations
completed in this period for Manufacturing
Key responsibilities:
Budget reporting, Project Reporting
Solution Architecting
Resource scheduling, Consultant Performance Management and Development
Development Management – Programmers & DBAs
Technical & Infrastructure deployments
Scoping, Governance & Steering
Commercial construction on Infrastructure contracts
Services Quotes for RFPs and RFIs
ERP Project Management from Initiation to Support
Project Manager - ERP Implementation COGITA Business Services Limited, Auckland
January 2006 – June 2008 (2 years 6 months)
Epicor Vantage Solution including BI, Sharepoint, Information Worker on most
implementations plus other 3rd party tools for Forecasting, Document automation
and PLM.
Key responsibilities:
Budget reporting, Project Reporting
Resource scheduling, Consultant Performance Management and Development
Technical & Infrastructure deployments
Scoping, Governance & Steering
Services Quotes for RFPs and RFIs
ERP Project Management from Initiation to Support
Business Systems Manager Fletcher Building, Auckland
January 2003 – January 2006 (3 years 1 month)
Technical Team Leader and Service Delivery Manager for 6 Business Units in the
Fletcher Steel Group. Looked after the integration with ERP and the SCADA/PLC
Systems including 24/7 support. Projects of note include I2 Planning, Plant
Maintenance, Acquisition migrations – SAP, JDE, Movex, Fletcher Challenge
restructure – COA restructure, SCADA selection at Wire Mill, Sharepoint,
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Railway/Truck Despatch System, Business Objects/COGNOS/Reporting
Services/CORVU, RF Scanning, Barcode Labeling, Electronic Invoicing, EDI
(inbound/outbound), HR System Implementation (OH&S).
Key responsibilities:
Departmental Budget reporting
Resource scheduling, Consultant Performance Management and Development
Technical & Infrastructure deployments
Scoping, Governance & Steering
Services Quotes for RFPs and RFIs
Disaster Recovery Planning
Business Unit Liason
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Business Analyst Fletcher Building
January 2000 – 2003 (3 years)
Business Analyst with initial focus as Financial Specialist then moved quickly into the
heavy manufacturing area. Business process re-engineering, data integrity, helpdesk
support. Project work driven by acquisitions, new offices and corporate restructuring.
Key responsibilities:
ERP Financial Specialist
ERP Manufacturing Specialist
Specification development & requirements capture
Reporting development – CORVU, COGNOS, Reporting Services, AS/400 SQL
Business Process Re-engineering
Financial Accountant SC Johnson
1996 – 2000 (4 years)
Working closely with the Finance Manager, the role entailed monthly reporting,
reconciliations and some AP/AR. Included Project work investigating and reporting IRA
(Inventory Records Accuracy). Other duties included local IT Management, liaising with
local provisioner and Head Office IT department. Short time assisting with Warehouse
Management.
Key responsibilities:
General Ledger Reconciliations
Monthly Reporting Package to US – Hyperion & various other reports
Manage Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Customer Support teams
Assist Warehouse Manager – RMAs, Stockturn, IRA
Local Management Reporting
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Industry Experience
Downer EDI Group
Downer is a $4B Engineering and Construction company. With over 28,000 employees in over
6 countries Downer is a leader in the Asset Management sector. Downer is made up of 5 key
divisions:
Engineering – Civil Construction, Traffic and Facilities Management
Works – Roading construction and Maintenance
Rail – Locomotive and train manufacturing, Fleet Maintenance
Mining – Blasting and site maintenance
Consulting – Professional services and specialist engineering
COGITA – 5 years
COGITA has been a systems integration consultancy since 1984, initially specialising in the
implementation of MFGPRO, ERP and in recent times, the Epicor ERP Solutions Suite. COGITA
ERP implementations were with manufacturing companies within “make to order”, “engineer
to order”, or project engineering industries.
Senior Project Manager
Project Manager & Infrastructure Solutions Manager
Project Manager
Fletcher Building – 7 years
Fletcher Building is a large corporate specialising in the primary production of building
materials. The Fletcher Steel Group consists of 14 business units made up of steel makers,
galvanisers, steel reinforcing, specialised steel and projects.
Business Systems Manager
Projects Office Manger
Business Analyst
SC Johnson – 5 years
SC Johnson is a privately owned company that manufactures and distributes cleaning
products, disinfectants, insecticides and various other FMCG products.
Financial Account
Assistant Accountant
Amalgamated Finance – 3 years
Amalgamated Finance is a Finance company that provides finance for whiteware &
brownware to large chains in NZ like Bond & Bond, Dick Smith.
Assistant Accountant
Accounts Officer
Wanganui District Council – 1 years
Wanganui District Council Treasury Services managed rate charges, insurances, payables and
procurement for the Council
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Purchasing Officer
NZ Armed Services– 3 years
1st Royal NZ Infantry Regiment Signaller. Resigned with rank of Lance Corporal and having
participated in assignments in:
- Darwin (ANZUS Wargames)
- Ohakea (Miltary exercises)
- Waiouru (Basic and specialist Training)
- Wanganui (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment assignment)
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Project Experience
More than 40 implementations, upgrades and major projects. Example of Projects where
Gavin has been involved in:
 IBM Websphere middleware
 Oracle Fusion Middleware
 CONCUR expense Management
 Blackline Reconciliation Management
 Maximo Maintenance Information System
 Oracle eBusiness Suite
 JD Edwards Enterprise One and World
 Epicor9 ERP, Vantage ERP (over 20 implementations, FMCG + ETO + MTO)
 eCommerce, eMarketing
 Advanced Document Management with workflow
 COGITA Infrastructure Replacement
 SharePoint & SQL Reporting Services
 BPCS , Movex, MFGPRO
 Plant Maintenance Systems, MES, PLC’s
 Dispatch System (In house)
 Cognos Planner Analyst
Systems Used
 Epicor’s Vantage, E9  CorVu BI
 eFrontOffice and eBackOffice  Wavelink RF Scanning
 IBM AS/400  Visual Studio, VB6
 BPCS – v4, v6, v8  JD Edwards World & E1
 In-Touch  COINS
 Fix32 (SCADA)  Dynamics AX
 MS SQLServer (V6, 2000, 2005, 2008)  Maximo
 MS Biztalk  Oracle eBusiness
 M S SharePoint  Oracle ODI and Analytics
 Factory Planner (I2)
 MS Reporting Services BI
 Cognos BI
 Sharepoint, Objective
 SSRS Analytics
References
These will be provided on request.
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Recommendations
Group ERP Manager at Downer EDI Ltd
“Gavin is the type of leader/manager who is not afraid to challenge the norm. His
attention for detail is impeccable; rarely does anything go past him that he does not
receive his full attention. He’s skills are well balanced to effectively steer the team
under him and influence his peers around him. I found Gavin to be a supportive
leader/manager both professionally and personally. I can honestly say that I’m a little
wiser from working with Gavin”
Feb 16, 2012
Travis Smith, JDE Applications Manager – Downer Australia
Reported to Gavin at Downer EDI
Senior Project Manager at COGITA Business Services International
“Gavin is a dedicated project manager and goes to considerable effort to make sure
all the detail is correct and that options have been properly evaluated when deciding
the appropriate course of action. Gavin works with the highest integrity and desire for
quality and will always willingly and constructively contribute to any activity. He is very
approachable and enjoys being able to share knowledge and information with his
colleagues and clients and to this end also performs coaching and mentoring roles
very well.”
June 18, 2010
Linda Mandin, Account Manager, COGITA
Worker alongside Gavin at COGITA Business Services International
ERP Project Manager & Infrastructure Solutions Manager at COGITA
“A colourful personality liked by team mates and clients. Technically savvy,
Enthusiastic, Competent, Energetic and Driven. In short, he is one of a kind. I have
been working with Gavin on various projects and I find each project brings out his
leadership qualities. In my opinion, he is a project manager of high calibre. Most of all,
he is wonderful person to work with.”
June 15, 2010
Sunil Kumar , Senior Technical Consultant, COGITA
worked directly with Gavin at COGITA
“Gavin is a pragmatic, practical, can deliver solutions oriented PM. Gavin is also great
to work with!”
June 14, 2010
James Stonyer , Senior Consultant , COGITA Business Services Limited
worked directly with Gavin at COGITA
“Gavin was a great person to work with. His insight and thought about how to deal
with complex issues was inspirational. He treated his role as a "obstacle remover" as
oppose to manager, which was very refreshing. I found him to treat everyone as
equals, while still providing a strong front for client negotiations. On a personal level,
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he had a great sense of humour and enjoyed getting to know people within the
company. I would love to work with Gavin again at some stage in my career.”
March 25, 2010
Tobi Vaudrey , Consultant , COGITA Business Services Limited
worked directly with Gavin at COGITA
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11. Gavin Bainbridge
Project Manager at COGITA Business Services Limited
“Gavin is a very competent no nonsense straight up project manager. Projects under
his watch happen on time and budget. ERP projects are never easy as the cultural and
procedural change with in a business is enormous. Armed with great attention to
detail Gavin makes it happen. At the same time maintaining his love of fun and sense
of humour -plus donuts.”
June 16, 2009
Margaret Brown, Director, COGITA
managed Gavin indirectly at COGITA Business Services Limited
“I saw Gavin successfully running implementation projects for clients who had bought
through my sales efforts. I found Gavin to be well Organised, Knowledgeable,
Technically competent & Communicative. He was able to understand the Business
requirements from both sides, and run the projects within those constraints.”
August 31, 2008
Keith Williams , Presales Consultant , Cogita Business Services
worked with Gavin at Cogita Business Services
Business Systems Manager at Fletcher Building
“I worked for Gavin Bainbridge for the majority of my time at Fletcher Steel. Through
Gavin’s guidance and mentoring I grew a passion for working in the IT industry and
understanding of the importance of the people component of technology. His
technical skills, industry knowledge, project and people management skills are
immeasurable. I have learnt so much from him including how to manage people with
respect and dignity in order to go beyond customer expectations. I am ever hopeful
that our paths will cross once more and I have the opportunity to work with Gavin
again.”
April 15, 2010
Kossey Petros, Business Systems Analyst, Fletcher Steel Ltd
reported to Gavin at Fletcher Building
“During the time I have known Gavin, he has demonstrated superior commitment to
Fletcher Building. Gavin has shown very passionate behaviour and has taken full
personal accountability for the delivery and maintenance of factory ICT control
systems during his employment with me. Gavin is a manager with a focused view on
outcomes for his customers, I highly recommend Gavin for further roles.”
August 28, 2008
Herman van Krieken, Chief Information Officer, Fletcher Steel Ltd
managed Gavin at Fletcher Building
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Business Analyst at Fletcher Building
“I found Gavin to be very well organised. He was able to build excellent relationships
within all areas of the business and was very good at getting the customers onside
with the limitations of IT Operations. He is able to understand the technical jargon of
the IT Operations area and communicate to the customers in more friendly terms. He
is able to pick up on the technical areas and new technologies quickly and can discuss
with an open mind with all concerned to determine if new technologies would be
worth further investigation for his customers. Excellent project management skills.”
September 9, 2008
Mike Blair, IT Operations Manager, Fletcher Building Steel Group
worked directly with Gavin at Fletcher Building
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13. Gavin Bainbridge
Other Interests
Scout Leader – North Sydney Scout Troop (1st Cherrybrook) – 2 years
I have 3 sons, all in various stages in the Scout movement. I have been volunteering for over
3 years and a leader for 2 of those years. Run weekly programs as well as weekend camps
and trips.
Youth Band – 2 years
Play guitar and sing in a band. Youth Group has approx. 40-60 kids and every Friday we meet
with a set of songs to kick the night off.
Church Music Leader – 15 years
Play guitar and sing in a band. Lead Sunday morning church. Have always been involved with
the local church, and many denominations including C3, Assembly of God, Baptist, and
Apostolic.
Badminton – Played A grade when younger but now happy in C grade
Motorbike – Purchased my dream bike 18 months ago (Honda CBR1000RR) and love going for
rides with Wife and children.
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