Project Manager Real Estate

A shwin Kapoor

Project Manager & Area Specialist

Specialist in Finance, Mining & Real Estate Management

O verview

Ashwin Kapoor is a Certified General Accountant, with several years of experience in systems

implementations, and financial accounting. Ashwin has successfully managed software implementations

and provided Application Consulting to an extensive client base across North and South America, South

East Asia and Russia. He is also experienced in report development, using various report writing tools.

Ashwin specializes in bridging the user business world and the technical area of development. Having

experience in both areas, he is able to effectively communicate with both groups.

Ashwin is responsible for the delivery of professional services to a wide range of clients. His functional

specialties are strategic IT planning, business process review and re-engineering, and systems

implementation.

Ashwin has been involved in managing multiple complex projects across the Globe including Canada,

USA, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia each with their own challenges, which have

required creative thinking, analytical and flexibility in problem solving. As a Project Manager, Ashwin’ s

focus has been to reduce risk, ensuring that project participants can voice their opinions and concerns; to

ensure proper planning and resources assignment, monitoring timelines, budgets and scope, project

communication and documentation, and clear identification of milestones and always keeping the “big

picture” in mind.

C areer History

iSP3 Solution Providers Inc – since September 2002

Partner, Project Manager, Area Specialist Finance

Responsibilities include business development, Project Management and Implementation Consulting as per the

Projects described below. Current Projects that Ashwin is working on are Sierra Gorda in Chile, and Alta Genetics

in Brazil.

Independent Consultant (5 years)

J.D. Edwards Area Specialist, Finance & Real Estate Applications

As an independent consultant, Ashwin was responsible for business process definition and re-engineering; product

training; unit and integrated testing; manage overall application integration touch points; report specification and

development; application modification specification documentation, testing and implementation; data conversion

activities; end user business process procedures and training documentation; go-live support and optimization for

some of the largest companies in Canada.

Coopers & Lybrand (2 years)

Senior Consultant

Assisted a number of companies with their financial system selection process. Also provided companies with expert

advice on their office automation procedures. Advised, designed, and developed financial reports including

consolidations and multi-currency for a number of large international corporations. Responsible for developing

new business opportunities.

Minicom Data Corporation (5 years)

Project Manager SE Asia

Managed several systems implementations of large property management and development companies in

Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Presented a number of seminars and workshops throughout Canada and

South East Asia at user group meetings, including a half-day workshop on how to effectively implement a

property management system at Asia's first "I.T. in Property Development " conference in Singapore, with

representation of delegates from Australia, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and

Thailand.

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P roject Experience

Client Project Narrative

Kazakhmys Bozshakol Copper Bozshakol is one of the largest undeveloped deposits

Project in the world and a major growth project of

Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhmys PLC. As the Project Manager he was

responsible to manage and work with the Consulting

Team of 12 to:

Identify a benchmark of an internationally

recognized business processes model in the

mining and metals industry;

Analyze and compare the selected business

processes model in compliance with the

Company requirements/strategy;

Prepare a tailored Bozshakol Business

Processes Models for Finance, Supply Chain,

Capital Asset Management, and Human

Resource Management.

Manage resources, schedules, budgets and

Clients expectations and change management

Sierra Gorda SCM In the role of a Project Manager for their ERP

Subsidiary of KGHM implementation in Chile, Ashwin was in assigned the

International (Poland) responsibility to:

Project Management Develop and manage Implementation Plan

Financial Application Management of Resources and Budgets –

Implementation Project team of 10 Consultants and 20 Subject

Matter Experts from Client.

Develop Global Process Standards for their

mining operations in Antofagasta, Chile

Review, verify and ensure systems integration

of the applications being implemented which

included Financials, Supply Chain and Capital

Asset Management

Alta Genetics As the Project Manager and Lead the Financial

Application Consultant for their JDE implementation in

Livestock’s Genetics Improvement.

Head Office – Calgary, Canada Brazil, Ashwin’s responsibilities included:

Other Locations, Australia, Germany,

Develop and manage Implementation Plan

Brazil, China, Netherlands

Management of Resources and Budgets -

Project team of 5 Consultants and 12 Subject

Project Management

Matter Experts from Client.

Financial Application

Develop Global Process Standards for the

Implementation

Organization for their Financial and Supply

Chain applications

Implementation of the Financial Applications

for their Brazilian Operations

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Yamana Gold Corp. Yamana entrusted Ashwin with the role of the Project

Gold Mining with Head Office in Toronto Manager to successfully plan, execute, monitoring,

Canada and Operational HO in Sao and control

Paulo Brazil. Operations in Argentina,

Technical Upgrade of the Application and

Brazil, Chile.

Oracle Tools

Move their multiple ERP environments into a

TSX: YRI

NYSE: AUY Single instance, centrally located and

LSE: YAU managed

Develop Global Process Standards for the

Project Management

Organization for their Financial, IFRS

Global Process Standards, Supply Chain, Capital Asset

Standardization Management and Human Capital

Financial Application Management areas

Implementation of the Processes Globally to

their mine sites in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and

Canada.

Project Team included Project team of 20

Consultants and 50 Subject Matter Experts

from Client.

Quadra FNX Project Manager and Lead the Financial Application

Consultant for their JDE implementation in Chile

Copper Mining with Head Office in

Vancouver Canada and Operations in

Develop Implementation Plan

Chile.

Management of Resources and Budgets

TSX: QUX

Implementation of the Financial Applications

Financial Applications

for their Chilean Operations

Project Management

Kinross Gold Corporation Project Manager and Lead the Financial Application

Gold Mining with Head Office in Toronto Consultant for their JDE implementation in Russia.

Canada and Operations Brazil, Chile,

Develop Project Charter and Implementation

Ecuador, Russia, USA.

Plans

TSX: K

Management of Resources and Budgets

NYSE: KGC

Implementation of the Financial Applications

with interface to the Russia Localization

Financial Applications

Banking Application and Fiscal Reporting

Project Management

Applications

Alaska Gold Corporation Lead Financial Consultant for an JD Edwards 8:12

implementation and business analyst assisting the

Client who is new to the mining business in designing

their financial business processes.

CNRL Horizon Oil Sands Project Lead Financial Consultant and Systems Integrater

Financial Applications managing all financial applications implementation

and custom modifications for a 40 Billion dollar

construction of an Oil Sands Plant. Managed

selection and implementation of Business Intelligence

Tools and Applications. Assisted in the configuration

and integration Maintenance, Procurement, Materials

Management and HR Time Capture.

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Graymont Lead their efforts in upgrading their JDE version 8:0

Financial Applications to 8:10. Project Management and Finance Lead for

the Procure to Pay document management and

workflow process. Assisting in evaluating and testing

the upgrade plan to EnterpriseOne 8:12 for all their

Financial applications.

Luscar Ltd. Lead Financial Consultant managing all financial

Financial Applications applications implementation, systems integration,

custom modifications and report development for a

25 Billion dollar Coal Mining operation. Assisted in

the configuration and integration Manufacturing,

Procurement, Materials Management and HR Payroll.

Managed their upgrade from JDE XE to JDE 8:11. This was the

worlds first EAM upgrade to version 8:11

The City of Victoria Lead their efforts in upgrading their JDE version 8:0

Financial Applications to 8:10.

Sierra Wireless Inc. Lead Financial Consultant managing all financial

Financial Applications applications implementation and custom modifications

for a High Tech development organization. Assisted

in the configuration and integration Maintenance,

Procurement, Sales and distribution and configuration

of the business intelligence application.

Bentall Corporation Lead Financial Consultant responsible for managing and

Financial and Real Estate configuration of the financial and real estate management

Management Applications applications for the largest Property Management Corporation

in Western Canada.

Amica Homes Lead Financial Consultant and Project Manager responsible for

Financial and Real Estate managing the Project schedule and budget including and

Management Applications configuration of the financial and real estate management

applications.

Oakville Hydro Project team training on all financial applications and system

Financial Applications configuration of the General Ledger and Accounts Payable

modules.

Dundee Realty Corporation Responsible for Project Team training and assisting in the

Financial and Real Estate configuration and implementation of the real estate

management and financial applications.

Applications

Dorchester Oaks Corporation Responsible for Project Team training and assisting in the

Financial and Real Estate configuration and implementation of the real estate

management and financial applications.

Applications

T & T Realty Responsible for Project Team training and assisting in the

Financial and Real Estate configuration and implementation of the real estate

management and financial applications.

Applications

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E ducation

Certified General Accountant

Certified Public Accountant

P rofessional Cer tifications

Certified Public Accountant

Certified General Accountants Association Of Canada

Certified General Accountants Association Of B.C.

Certified General Accountants Association Of Manitoba

JD Edwards Certified Financial Applications Specialist

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