Philippe ABEILLE

SENIOR BUSINESS CONSULTANT & PROGRAM MANAGER: Columbus IT Paris. Columbus IT is a global technology consulting and software development company dedicated to implementation of ERP, BI, and CRM systems with a faster ROI. Columbus IT have been recognized as “Global Partner of the Year” by Microsoft and is now the most important AX VAR in the world. At Columbus, I intervene on International Projects related to CRM, Trade, Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, Intercompany, Finance, Controlling and Cost Accounting. I perform Requirement and Gap Analysis, Workshops, Proof of Concept (PoC), Functional and Technical Design, Control of Developments, Tests, Implementation, Training, Optimization.

A. M. Consulting Director, Columbus IT Partner (colleague): “I worked with Philippe in an International ERP implementation project. I was (and I'm) very positively surprised by the intensity and engagement of Philippe in the project and in the relationship with the customer. He always tried to walk the extra mile.” (January 8, 2008).

“I worked with Philippe at Oberthur Technologies where I’m Corporate Chief Accounting Officer. Philippe was in charge of four important functional domains (Purchasing & Subcontracting, Inventory & Warehouse & Shipment, Intercompany flows, Controlling & Cost Accounting). He successfully lead Requirement Analysis, Variance Analysis, Solution Analysis Workshops and Final Presentation to Management, Proof of Concept for the Design and Implementation of a Core Model to be rolled out in Oberthur Group all over the world. We are currently implementing AX in the UK (our biggest subsidiary). Other implementations for the remaining subs are scheduled over the next 24 months. Our project is among the biggest project based in France on Microsoft Dynamics AX.” (June 2008).

Sector: Computer services

PROGRAM MANAGER: Avanade France, joint venture Accenture & Microsoft - Paris Defense.
PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT MBS - MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AX: Enterprise Business Applications. Practice Leader at Avanade in collaboration with Accenture and Microsoft pre-sales team. Training. Knowledge Transfer. Business development and contribution in recruiting effort for AX++ team members.
PRE-SALE, SALE: Answer to RFP, Requirements and Gap Analysis, PoC, Quick Wins, pricing, quotations, and negotiations.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: International project in collaboration with Thales and Accenture. Management of the functional and technical team on Microsoft Dynamics AX design.
DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE: Architect on Danish Card Travel project. Functional and technical design on AX.

“I first worked with Philippe while coordinating Accenture’s activities with Microsoft and Avanade, our joint subsidiary. Philippe successfully lead the qualification of Axapta (Microsoft Dynamics AX) as the ERP system for an important new Travel Card solution Accenture was developing, including Gap Analysis & Design through to PoC & Benchmarks at Microsoft’s Technology Center (MTC) in Paris.” (March 15, 2006) – J. J. was with Accenture when working with Philippe at Avanade.

Sector: Computer services

PROJECT & BUSINESS MANAGER. SENIOR BUSINESS CONSULTANT. TRAINER on ERP projects for French and international customers, in industrial sector, service and public sector.
PRE-SALE, SALE, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CONSULTING, FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING, TRAINING & SETUP: Mapping, piloting, setup, conversion & go-live to MBS Axapta. Optimization, BaaN advanced training. Assistance, support software package of economic and financial management on public sector. Manufacturing, Services, Logistics, Finance. Integration flow Purchases, Sales, COGS, WIP and Inventory. Specific modules functional analysis. Live Consulting. (Operation cost analysis, material costs [purchased and BOM items], margins analysis, commissions, recalculation operational rates by lines of business and business units). Reporting. Dashboards. OLAP cubes. Variations analysis of alignment between information system and processes. Correcting actions. Coaching.

Sector: Software publishers

PROJECT MANAGER. CONSULTING SENIOR FUNCTIONAL & TECHNICAL BUSINESS. TRAINER: BaaN/Vanenburg Systems Business, Watermark Europe, consulting, integrating ERP solutions: BaaN, Microsoft Business Axapta Solutions. (Inter)national projects in industrial and service sectors.
PRE-SALE, SALE: Gap analysis. Models. Demonstrations. Negotiation of software and services. Development of consumer portfolio. Recoveries of projects.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Person in charge of client relationship for projects and business. Design project plan. Actor’s presentation: software editors, consulting, committee (steering) piloting, functional teams, technical, administrators. Coordination and management of the project team. Coaching customers, users and collaborators. Management of budgets, times and payments. Risk management. Keys Performance Indicators (KPI). Internal and external reporting.
FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING, AUDIT & EXPERTISE: Advisor of operational directions. Mapping. Prototype. Piloting. Migration. Go Live. Assistance. Maintenance, support. Optimization. New versions. Architecture, Databases, tools of decision-making aid. Functional expertise and trade on projects.
TRAINING & SETUP: Modules Project (management building sites, with the business), Manufacturing (production), Services (contracts, missions, maintenance), Distribution (purchases, sales, inventory), Finance (integration logistic flows purchases, sales, cost price of the sales, Inventory, WIP, General Ledger, analytical, budgetary, customer, supplier, cash management, fixed assets, payroll), CRM. Mono/multi-site.
FINANCE & CONTROLLING: From manufacturing and logistics to the financial statements & P&L. Assistance, council implemented cost price, rates operational. Justification accounts. Design, implemented industrial, commercial and financial decisional dashboards. Variance control. Corrective actions. Reporting. Production Results. Consolidation. US Gaap, IAS-IFRS.
DESIGN, ANALYSIS: Functional/technical analysis and design, specific interfaces and modules. Follow-up of the developments, tests, receipts, implementation. Data modeling, OLAP cubes creation with SQL, analysis of the results.
ORGANIZATION: Design, implementation of process models (BPM). Inconsistencies description and possible organization dysfunctions compared to the Business Model selected -> corrections and changes (BPR).

“Philippe is a reliable and very qualified colleague. We exchanged our skills during complex implementations”. F. B. (Colleague at BaaN, Vanenburg, Watermark). “In the position of Project Manager and Consulting Senior at Baan/Vanenburg, Philippe Abeille worked with method and effectiveness. In the mission where we collaborated the objective was achieved and the customer was satisfied. I recommend Philippe Abeille. J.p. D. (PM in another Company). “Having been in business connection with Philippe during our BaaN implementation, piloting and training, I could note that Philippe shows following qualities: - great capacity of analysis, knowing to go directly to meet the customer requirements - great adaptability with the requirements of the activity domain of the company - good pedagogy, large patience, excellent approach according to the user who he must train - Powerful Piloting”. D. L. (CFO in a Customer Company).

Sector: Computer services

SALES ENGINEER (LARGE COMPANIES): ALLIUM (ECS/Agena merge), 1stFrench SSDI.
PRE-SALE, SALE: Prospecting large companies in Rhone-Alps area. Answers to RFP. Customers and suppliers (back margins) negotiations. Sales and evolutionary hiring of materials, software, services, maintenance and training. Assembly of files of financing. Exceeded commercial objectives.

Sector: Computer Equipment & Peripherals

BUSINESS MANAGER. PROJECT MANAGER. PRODUCT MANAGER. FUNCTIONAL & TECHNICAL CONSULTANT. TRAINER on the public sector: AP-HP, CNRS-In2p3, Inserm, Associations.
DESIGN, ANALYSIS, DEVELOPMENT, UPDATES AND OPTIMIZATION: Software of Economic, Financial and Accounting Management DEFI for AP-HP (Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris) – DESI (Direction de l’Equipement et du Système d’Information) and implementation of interfaces between laboratories CNRS-IN2P3 using SYSTHELAB and the CNRS central services.

Sector: Software publishers

BUSINESS MANAGER. PROJECT MANAGER. PRODUCT MANAGER. FUNCTIONAL & TECHNICAL CONSULTANT: Systhesia, software firm created in 1986, intervening on the public and legal sector and developing solutions from design to sales.
DIRECTION, RECRUITMENT: Business plan, Creation and Starting Activity. Finance. Controlling. Contracts signature. Leading general assemblies. Management of employees (>15 people). Legal (company law, of work). Tax bundle.
MARKETING, PRE-SALE, SALE: Software, Hardware, Services. Planning sales campaigns. Implementation of and assistance to the Sales team. Development of a distribution network with Digital Equipment Corporation and Europe Computer Systems.
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, RELEASES AND OPTIMIZATIONS: Software of Economic, Financial and Accounting Management (SYSTHELAB / DEFI) for the Public Sector (Administration, Research, Health, Education), Inserm, CNRS, IN2P3, CNES, CEA, INSA, INPG, INPT, Universities, AP-HP, Pasteur Institute * and for the Legal Sector: Lawyers. Specific contracts feasibility studies and execution.

MARKETING AND DATA PROCESSING CONSULTANT: Mediterranean Marketing Junior Company, Sup de Co (CNJE). I was in charge of Market Research and Analysis with SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). Results presentation to the customers. Design and Development of Software for the Public Sector (Administration / Fundamental Research / Health).

Sector: Universities and higher education institutions