Michael West

Michael west

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  • About me

    Oracle HCM (Cloud & EBS) / User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) Specialist Appsynx | Skins4Oracle

  • Education

    • University of nottingham - nottingham university business school

      2002 - 2005
      Ba management studies

      Advertising & Marketing; Business Law; Business Ethics; Computers in Business; Developmental & Social Psychology; Economic Analysis; Entrepreneurship; Financial Accounting; Global Marketing; Human Resource Management; International Business; Management Accounting; Organisational Behaviour; Organisational Transformation; Strategic Management; Technology & Organisations

  • Experience

    • Camp marston (san diego summer camp, usa)

      Jun 2004 - Sept 2004
      Camp counsellor

      Responsible for creating, directing, leading, and supervising multiple activities for 7-14 year-old children (e.g. Arts, Games, Performances, Songs, Sports); while working within a dedicated team of counsellors from a diversity of cultures.

    • Evetrakway

      Jul 2005 - Aug 2005
      Finance department

      Responsible for ensuring the smooth implementation of a new Financials application (Coda Dream) as well as various other administrative tasks

    • Oracle

      Sept 2005 - Sept 2008
      Oracle hcm consultant

      Oracle University (Rome)Taught ‘Introduction to Self-Service Human Resources’ module at Oracle University (Rome) - course included Self-Service HR setup, Personalizations, Workflow, and Approvals Management Engine (AME)House of FraserCollaborated with partner consultancy Application Lynx and design company Jupiter to deliver a portable and unique iRecruitment offering.Co-operative GroupResponsible for the design and implemention of a custom Manager Self-Service solution to be used across their diverse business (Retail, Travel, Farm, Funeralcare);Lloyd’s RegisterDesigned an Oracle Learning Management solution to be used on a global scale;Scottish PowerWorked as part of a large team to design, implement, and test various HCM modules;Overseas Shipping GroupAssisted the implentation and go-live of Payroll, HRMS, and Manager Self-Service;Devon County Council Built and implemented a custom Absence Management solution for multiple-assignments;OracleDeveloped the in-house competency for branding the look & feel of Oracle Applications for clients; Show less

    • Deloitte

      Dec 2008 - Jun 2010
      Oracle hcm consultant

      North Tyneside Council:- Lead Oracle HCM consultant implementing Oracle HRMS and Self-Service for a 11,000+ organization- Responsible for managing client and implementation team, and for co-ordinating scoping, planning, building, testing and migration of solution to replace legacy HR Delphi system- Stream-lining and redesigning of business processes to complement the new Oracle system- Developed on-site training workshopsiRecruitment Model Offering:- Responsible for managing and developing Deloitte’s Oracle iRecruitment iTrac offering (including internal and external sites, lookups, flexfields, skills/competencies, assessments, default job postings, notification scheduling, agencies, custom offer letters, custom resumes, new hire processing, approvals management (AME), business events, and interview confirmation workflow)Recruitment Proposition:- Finalised the Recruitment proposition for selling Deloitte’s recruitment services to clientsOther:- Involved in various proposals for Deloitte’s Enterprise Applications team, ranging from simple Oracle HCM implementations to large multinational Performance Management projects Show less

    • Appsynx

      Dec 2009 - now
      Creative director

      Director of an Oracle Gold Partner consulting organization, specializing in the provision of branding and user interface (UI) solutions for Oracle customers - www.skins4oracle.com Responsible for the personalized solutions for numerous customers worldwide, including:North America:- Facebook- LinkedIn- Stanford Universityand many others in a wide variety of sectorsEurope:- Virgin Media- JLT- John Lewis- Raiffeisen Bankand many othersMiddle East:- EmiratesNBD- Mubadala - Dubai Investment Bank- Smart Dubai Governmentand many others Australia and Pacific region:- AGC- Santos- ADBand many others Show less

    • Logica

      Jun 2010 - Nov 2011
      Oracle hcm consultant

      - Global Oracle HCM and iRecruitment implementation- Bank of England iRecruitment

    • Hitachi consulting

      Nov 2011 - Mar 2014
      Senior oracle hcm consultant

      Hitachi Fusion HCMResponsible for building internal demo systems (HCM and Talent Managment), cross-training of HCM practice on Fusion HCM, and leading client demos on Fusion. FellowesFull-lifecycle lead role designing solution and managing the roll-out of Oracle R12 HRMS, Self-Service and Compensation Workbench multi-language solution across 7 European countries. John Lewis PartnershipLarge-scale transformation project to deliver Oracle Fusion Middleware and ADF Portal, while in addition enhancing Oracle e-Business Suite with new functionality.Responsible for delivering Oracle HCM modules: Performance Management, Talent Management, and latest Succession Planning. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Oracle talent management cloud 2017 certified implementation specialist

      Oracle
      Feb 2018
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    • Oracle talent management cloud 2016 certified implementation specialist

      Oracle
      Jan 2017
      View certificate certificate
    • Oracle e-business suite r12 human capital management certified implementation specialist

      Oracle
      Jan 2013
    • Oracle e-business suite r12.1 human capital management presales specialist

      Oracle
      Jan 2013
    • Oracle fusion human capital management 11g human resources certified implementation specialist

      Oracle
      Jan 2013
    • Oracle fusion applications 2014 user experience specialist

      Oracle
      Aug 2014
    • Oracle fusion human capital management 11g presales specialist

      Oracle
      Jan 2013
    • Oracle global human resources cloud 2016 certified implementation specialist

      Oracle
      Jan 2017
      View certificate certificate
    • Oracle fusion talent management 11g human resources certified implementation specialist

      Oracle
      Jan 2013