Resume of Elsa Scholtz

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SUMMARY

Elsa is an accomplished senior program manager with sixteen years'

experience in the implementation of global ERP (SAP) systems and twenty-

five years of overall global business experience. She has a motivational

management style with a record of on-time and on-budget delivery of global

implementations. Involved in all aspects of enterprise transformation

including visioning, process design, business case development,

implementation, cross-functional integration, benefits realization and

production support. Extensive project and business experience in the Human

Resources profession in positions ranging from Consultant to Vice

President, working for global enterprises in South Africa, United Kingdom

and the United States.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Program and Project Management

Led programs and projects through the entire project lifecycle (including

initial scoping and planning, vendor comparison and selection,

implementation approach, budgets, resources, timelines, work plans,

integration management, testing and production support)

On time and under budget delivery of projects ranging from $5M to $100M

Project execution: managed six complete project life cycles (from planning

to post production support) and eight partial project life cycles

Actively managed teams and deliverables

Experience in global roll-out of functionality (40+ countries) including

country-specific requirements and global templates

Active planning and participation in knowledge sharing and change

management programs

Successfully managed projects from both the client and consulting side on

all SAP business modules

Business transformation including global template design and country

specific requirements

Skills

|SAP |Project delivery in SAP Business Suite applications on several |

| |releases of SAP Core modules |

| |Delivered projects on new implementations, technical upgrades and |

| |functional enhancements |

| |Experience with SAP ASAP implementation methodology and tool |

| |selection |

| |Presented papers at the Annual SAP HR World Conference, SAP Global|

| |Payroll Conference and local chapters of ASUG |

Selected Project Experience

|Company |HCL AXON - Norfolk Southern - SAP Implementation |

|Duration |January 2010 - March 2012 |

|Position |Senior Project Manager |

|Background |

|Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) is a Norfolk, Virginia based company. The |

|primary business operation is rail freight under the subsidiary Norfolk Southern |

|Railway Company (NSR). The railway operates 21,141 route miles in 22 eastern |

|states and the District of Columbia. NSC is the holding company for 141 legal |

|entities (50 of which are inactive and 46 which are subsidiaries of NSR). The |

|objective of the project was to implement a comprehensive SAP solution that |

|became the strategic platform for all back office processing: Finance, |

|Procurement, Human Capital Management, Business Warehouse and Employee and Vendor|

|Portals. Norfolk Southern is looking to leverage the SAP software to not only |

|replace an aging technology infrastructure, but to also enrich the existing |

|processing capabilities and provide improved information and business |

|efficiencies. |

|Responsibilities included: |

|Partner with NS leadership to identify and develop strategic attainable |

|improvement with the SAP Implementation |

|Working with C-level executives: weekly reporting, managing expectations, |

|organization impacts and driving key design decisions |

|Provide on-site project leadership for the NS SAP implementation: planning, |

|scheduling, scoping, controlling, people management, client relationships, budget|

|management |

|Manage a client consultant/contractor team of 300+ team members located in 3 |

|geographic regions in the US as well as offshore development in Malaysia and |

|Puerto Rico |

|Managed teams, deliverables, timelines and issue resolution: Design decisions, |

|cross functional integration, technical integration, integrating with internal |

|and external vendor applications |

|Company |HCL AXON - TXUE SAP Implementation |

|Duration |October 2008 - December 2009 |

|Position |Senior Integration Manager: October 2008 - March 2009 |

| |PMO Manager: March 2009 - June 2009 |

| |Senior Project Manager: June 2009 - December 2009 |

|Background |

|TXU Energy is a Texas utilities company, providing electricity and related |

|services to more than 2.2 million customers in an increasingly competitive |

|deregulated marketplace. In 2009, the SAP project delivered unprecedented levels |

|of integration between the SAP IS-U and CRM applications with ground breaking use|

|of CIC0 to successfully provide TXU with a customer service platform designed to |

|meet their strategic objectives. The project called ROMP (Retail Operating and |

|Marketing Platform) was one of the largest utilities implementations in North |

|America. |

|Responsibilities |

|Joined the project during the testing and go-live preparation phase |

|Responsible for overall Project Management Office during 4 of the 5 go-lives |

|Presented status to Governance meetings, Owners Committee meetings and Executive |

|Feedback forums |

|Managed teams, deliverables, timelines and issue resolution - both on and off |

|shore |

|Managed System and Business stabilization and post go-live support |

|Managed all Project Closure functions: Close-out reporting, financials, exit |

|strategy, knowledge transfer, de-commissioning, lessons learned, compliance |

|reporting and contractual closure |

|Company |BHP Billiton (London, United Kingdom) |

|Duration |April 2006 - April 2008 |

|Position |Vice President - Human Resources (HR) and Health, Safety, |

| |Environment and Community (HSEC) |

|Background |

|Successfully provided HR, HSEC and Organization Development strategy to corporate |

|and customer sector business groups worldwide. Provided global guidance to HR and|

|HSEC functions to promote new thinking and innovative solutions to the most |

|critical challenges. Offered extensive knowledge and experience in new business |

|unit start-ups, green field projects, cultural alignment, system alignment, |

|proactive labor relations and process improvement solutions. |

|Responsibilities |

|Responsible for HR and HSEC in business units. (Africa, Australia, Canada, |

|Europe, Russia, Chile, Singapore) Reported to the President of the Customer |

|Sector Group |

|Developed and maintained key relationships with ExCo, President and Leadership |

|team of Customer Sector Group as well as Business and Asset Leaders |

|Prepared and presented Bi-annual Business Appraisals for the ExCo and Board |

|Elected to Global Steering Committees for ERP System Implementation, Talent |

|Management, Leadership Development and Contractor Management |

|Executive advisor for Community Investment Programs - Focused on Sustainable |

|Development |

|Company |Deloitte Consulting (United States of America) |

|Duration |October 1997 - March 2006 |

|Position |Senior Project Manager - Human Capital and Project Management |

|Background |

|CLIENTS: Starbucks, Hewlett Packard, Bechtel, Palm, Invensys, PacifiCorp, Levi, |

|Microsoft, Spirent, Rohm and Haas, Immunex, Seattle Times, Paccar, Blount |

|Responsible for project management, building of client relationships, practice |

|initiatives, mentor and coach for junior consultants, leadership in national and |

|local office activities. Process leader responsible for the design and development|

|of a global Human Capital Value Map. |

|Responsibilities |

|Responsible for all aspects of ERP implementation and business process redesign |

|including, business process design, program staffing, client relationship |

|management and change management programs |

|Program, business process and ERP scope included human resources management and |

|technical development |

|Responsible for all project deliverables including project plan, budget, resources|

|and user ownership |

|Responsible for the development and implementation of integration testing, cutover|

|plans, end user testing and production support |

|Experience in cross package implementation projects |

|Managed the Global HR Integration Project Management Office (PMO) as well as three|

|regional PMO's (Americas, Europe/Middle East and Asia/Pacific) for a client and |

|implemented: |

|Program Management Processes and tools to ensure tight integration and |

|connectivity between several projects, functions, businesses and geographies |

|Work streams and integration activities included Employee Relationship Management,|

|Compensation and Benefits, Staffing, Content Management, Workforce Design and |

|Restructuring, Integrated HR and Finance reporting as well as employee and manager|

|self service |

|Company |Alusaf (PTY) Ltd. (South Africa) - Hillside Smelter |

|Duration |December 1993 - September 1997 |

|Position |Senior Human Resources Manager |

|Responsibilities |

|Training and Development, including all management development, technical |

|training, a Computer-based Training Development team (CBT), all systems training |

|and a technical resource center |

|HR service center, responsible for payroll, remuneration and benefits, all master |

|data and general administration |

|Responsible for the management of the assessment center for the recruitment |

|project (>than 15 000 assessments during the recruitment phase) |

|Team leader for the ERP upgrade projects |

|Project manager for SAP R/3 implementation |

|Responsible for development and management of the project plan, timeline, and |

|quality of deliverables for the Design, Configuration and Implementation phases of|

|the project |

|Team leader for the implementation of SAP R/3 Human Resources modules (Master |

|Data, Organization Development, Benefits, Time Management, Training and |

|Development and Health and Safety) |

|Shared team leader responsibilities with finance team lead for the implementation |

|of Gross & Net Payroll |

Employment History

|Date |Company Name |Role |

|Apr 09 - Mar 2012|HCL AXON |Senior Project Manager |

|Apr 06 - Apr 08 |BHP Billiton (London, |Vice President |

| |United Kingdom) | |

|Oct 97 - Mar 06 |Deloitte Consulting |Senior Project Manager |

| |(United States of | |

| |America) | |

|Dec 93 - Sep 97 |Alusaf (PTY) Ltd. (South|Senior Human Resources Manager |

| |Africa) - Hillside | |

| |Smelter | |

Qualifications

|Level |Subject |College / University |

|Masters Degree |Business and |University of Stellenbosch (South |

| |Administration (MBA) |Africa) |

|Honors Degree |Business Administration |University of Stellenbosch (South |

| | |Africa) |

|Bachelors Degree |Psychology & Sociology |University of Pretoria (South Africa) |

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