Project Manager Management
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae of
Michael D. Pereira de Almeida
Current Position: Process Management Consultant (contract)
First Name: Michael Domingos
Last Name: Pereira de Almeida
ID Number: 740-***-**** 082
Qualifications: Applied Business Process Management; PMBOK BTEC Project Manager
Diploma; Business analysis; various Microsoft certificates.
Specialisation: Business Performance and Process Analyst & Management Consultant; Project
Management; Business Analyst
Nationality: South African
Date of Birth: 1974 February 08
Languages: English, Portuguese, Afrikaans
LinkedIn Profile http://lnkd.in/dxZ9WxK
International Experience: None
Contact: +27-83-273-****
*******.*******@*****.***
Personal: Single, no dependants
I need to move to the Western Cape and am specifically looking for opportunities
in the Cape Town area.
Education
Qualification: Advanced Professional Business Process Management
Institution: University of San Francisco
Year Completed: January 2014
Qualification: BTEC Professional Diploma in Project Management (PMBOK)
Institution: EDExcel (UK) – exams through XPERT (Johannesburg, South Africa) – group member
Year Completed: July 2010 – July 2011
Course: Business Process Analysis
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: September 14 – 18, 2009
Course: Customizing and Extending SharePoint Portal Sites using SharePoint Designer
Institution: Bytes Technology Group - (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: 2009
Course: 50051A: Architecting Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Portals and
Collaboration Solutions
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: 2009
Course: 50050: Architecting Documents and Records Management Solutions with MOSS 2007
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: 2009
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Course: 50049: Architecting Web Content Management Solutions with Microsoft®
Office SharePoint® Server 2007
Course: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: 2009
Course: 6232: Implementing a SQL Server 2008 Database
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: July 20 – 24, 2009
Course: 6235: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: June 24 – 26, 2009
Course: Implement Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services
3.0 - Maps to Course 5060 and 5061
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: May 25 – 29, 2009
Course: Enterprise Content Management with Office SharePoint Server 2007 MS 6236:
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: May 6, 2009
Course: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
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Curriculum Vitae of Michael Pereira de Almeida
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: May 13 – 15, 2009
Course: Organizing and Finding Resources with Office SharePoint Server 2007
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: May 7, 2009
Course: SharePoint Business Solutions Using Office SharePoint Server 2007
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: May 8, 2009
Course: SharePoint Server 2007 Functional and Architectural Overview
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: May 5, 2009
Qualification: XML for SQL 2008 & 2778 Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact SQL
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: June 30 – July 3, 2009
Course: 6234 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: April 28 – 30, 2009
Course: Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007
Institution: Bytes Technology Group (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Year Completed: May 27 - 29, 2009
Schooling: 5 years primary and 5 secondary schooling; completed matric
Year Completed: December 1991
Project Management and Other Certifications
Certification: BTEC Professional Diploma in Project Management (PMBOK)
Certification Number: CK20463
Year Obtained: 2011
Expiry Date: n/a
Summarized Experience
Company Sector / Industry Position Years of Experience
Trivector Management Consulting Process Management
Eskom Utilities Performance Management 1
Consulting (Contractor)
EON Consulting Management Consulting Performance Management 1
Consulting (Contractor)
Cura Software Software (I.T) Services Global Project Manager 1.5
E&Y (Contractor) Utilities (Eskom) EPM Business Analyst 1
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Curriculum Vitae of Michael Pereira de Almeida
Sanlam Insurance BI Developer & Project 1.5
Manager
Vhumbanani Projects Mining ICT Manager 3.5
Watchtower Publishing Network/Server Manager 8
Key Knowledge and Competency Areas
Business Performance Management
• Business Analyst
• Business Process Management and Optimisation
• KPI & Measure analyst
• Visualization & Dashboards
• KPI “Value Driver Tree” (VDT) consultant and enabler
Project Manager
• Business Intelligence
• Software Development
• Client Project Services
• Project Processes & Optimization
• Project Health Check
• MS Project Server 2010 Implementation & Administration
• People/Team Management
Information Technology
• Microsoft Networks & Servers
• Domain Management & Administration
• Network Infrastructure & Purchasing
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Curriculum Vitae of Michael Pereira de Almeida
Software Skills
Software Skill Level Years of Experience
Aris Product Suite Intermediate 1
SAS Scorecard Designer Intermediate 1
MS Projects (2010) Advanced 6
MS Project Server (2010) Advanced 2
MS SQL Server Intermediate 2
MS Analysis Server Intermediate 2
MS Integration Services Server Intermediate 2
MS Reporting Server Intermediate 2
MS SharePoint server Intermediate 2
Key Achievements
Year Achievement
2013 Eskom – Business Performance: KPI analysis & Value Driver Tree’s
Business process model and process KPI development
2013 City Power – Business Performance: Proof-of-concept
2012 Implemented MS Project Server 2010. Numerous globally resources and various currencies
2012 Implemented a Global Project Management Office (GPMO)
2012 Managed up to 15 projects simultaneously of various sizes (high value project was R1m)
2011 EPM – KPI & Measure alignment to Eskom HR Strategy & HR Analytics dashboards
2010 BI Project Manager – internal development
2007-9 Implemented & managed company network infrastructure from scratch & branch offices in
Gauteng – company size 300 staff
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Employment History (Current first)
Employer: Trivector
Position: Business Process Consultant
Duties & Responsibilities: Management consulting and process engineering / modelling
Date From: April 2014
Date To: current
Reason for Leaving: n/a
Employer: Eskom
Position: Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Consultant/Analyst (Contractor)
Duties & Responsibilities: EPM Consultant/Analyst; Implement EPM Framework; Visualisations; Project
Management
Date From: May 2013
Date To: March 2014
Reason for Leaving: Contract term ended
Employer: EON Consultant
Position: EPM Consultant/Analyst (Contractor)
Duties & Responsibilities: EPM Consultant/Analyst; Implement EPM Framework; Visualisations
Date From: January 2013
Date To: May 2013
Reason for Leaving: Contract term ended
Employer: Cura Software
Position: Global Project Manager
Duties & Responsibilities: Solution Implementation and Service Projects in South Africa & Globally;
Implement & maintain Global Service Delivery Model; Implement and maintain
MS Project Server 2010.
Date From: October 2011
Date To: December 2012
Reason for Leaving: Company was in process of being sold; created work uncertainty
Employer: Ernst & Young
Position: EPM Consultant/Analyst (Contractor)
Duties & Responsibilities: EPM Consultant/Analyst; Implement EPM Framework; Visualisations
Date From: September 2010
Date To: September 2011
Reason for Leaving: Contract ended
Employer: Sanlam (former Alfinance)
Position: Project Manager
Duties & Responsibilities: Manage internal BI & software development projects
Date From: July 2009
Date To: August 2010
Reason for Leaving: Original company acquired by SDM, and the branch closed
Employer: Vhumbanani Projects
Position: ICT Manager
Duties & Responsibilities: All things ICT
Date From: March 2006
Date To: June 2009
Reason for Leaving: Company closed down
Employer: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Position: Network Administrator (Volunteer)
Duties & Responsibilities: Manage and maintain Microsoft network
Date From: March 1997
Date To: May 2009
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Project History
Company: Eskom
Project Name: Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) – Process Measures & Top 100 Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Project Description: The roll-up objective of the two projects is to enable business to make better,
informed decisions, thus improve business performance.
Process project: Review business processes and table measures that will monitor
the process effectiveness.
Top 100 KPI’s project: Extract the organization’s strategic KPI’s and perform an
analysis with the following objectives:
1. Deconstruct the KPI’s (including the definition, objective, calculation,
dimensions, processes etc.). The analysis must support Eskom’s strategic
imperatives and work toward “one version of the truth” across all
business areas.
2. Work with the BI team to automate the KPI’s.
3. Unpack each KPI into a Value Driver Tree (VDT), with the following
objectives:
• Show the relationship between supporting vertical and horizontal
measures.
• Enable business to use the VDT to make informed and better
decisions, using a “cause-and-effect” framework.
• Provide business with a method and tool for “what-if” scenario
planning & analysis.
Project Duration: 3 years
Project Value: n/a
Designation on Project: Project Manager (one of) and Business & Process Analyst
Responsibilities: Manage certain aspects of the project; analyse processes and recommend
effectiveness measures. Analyse and deconstruct key corporate KPI’s with the aim
of developing a VDT.
Company: EON Consulting
Project Name: Johannesburg City Power Engineering Operations Business Performance
Dashboard
Project Description: Analyse KPI’s and visualise them in a manner that enables business to make
informed decisions. The dashboard should show performance trends and elevate
areas needing attention from business.
Project Duration: 3 months
Project Value: n/a
Designation on Project: Business Analyst & Dashboard Developer
Responsibilities: Analyse the customer data and propose visualising the data in a manner that
enables proactive decision making. The dashboard data update design needed to
be seamless and automated, as far as possible.
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Company: Cura Software
Project Name: Risk & Governance Solution Implementation
Project Description: I handled up to 25 projects. Each project was fundamentally the same; but each
client environment and requirements were different. Project involved
implementing a Risk, Governance, and/or Compliance software solution (or a
combination of all three), including converting old client data, implementing IT
servers, solution testing and client training.
Project Duration: From 3 months to over 12 months
Project Value: From R60 000.00 to over R1million
Designation on Project: Project Manager
Responsibilities: Manage the project life cycle, including scoping sessions, project contract &
budget negotiation, documentation/contract signoff, project timelines, resource
management (up to 10 resources), requirements implementation, IT server
software implementation, training customised to client requirements, risks &
mitigation management – end-to-end project implementation.
Company: E&Y (client: Eskom EPM)
Project Name: HR Analytics
Project Description: Implement applicable EPM framework and methodology on Eskom HR division.
Outcome was strategically aligned measures and dashboards.
Project Duration: 12 months (my contract ended – I could not complete the project)
Project Value: n/a
Designation on Project: EPM Business Analyst & Consultant. To an extent – manage the project.
Responsibilities: Assess each of the existing Eskom HR KPI’s and measures, and align to Eskom &
HR strategy. Document each measure and create a measure relationship tree.
Propose how to visualise these KPI’s and Measures and work with the Eskom BI
on creating the visualisations on Xcelsius dashboards and SAP reports. Manage
client expectations and timelines. Mitigate and manage risks.
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