Andre Van De Laar

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  • About me

    Senior IT Project Manager at QAD

  • Education

    • King Edward VII

      1972 - 1978
      Matric 12
  • Experience

    • IBM South Africa

      Nov 1993 - Dec 2002

      Responsibilities:• Project Managing projects for customers in the Travel and Tourism, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Health Care Industries and Government Sector.• Negotiating contracts with the client and 3rd party vendors,• Defining the scope, budget and project plan,• Architecting the solution to support the business requirements,• Managing and reporting project progress, issues and status to various levels within the organisation,• Working closely with the customer to adapt the business processes or the system to meet the business requirements. عرض أقل

      • Software Services Manager

        Mar 2002 - Dec 2002
      • Senior Project Manager

        Nov 1993 - Feb 2002
    • Oracle

      Feb 2003 - Apr 2008
      Senior Project Manager

      Responsibilities:• Project Managing Supply Chain Projects for customers in the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Industries,• Negotiating contracts with the client and 3rd party vendors,• Defining the scope, budget and project plan,• Architecting the solution to support the business requirements,• Managing and reporting project progress, issues and status to various levels within the organisation,• Working closely with the customer to adapt the business processes or the system to meet the business requirements,• Writing and presenting proposals that align with the customers’ business needs. عرض أقل

    • Ventyx, an ABB company

      Feb 2009 - Apr 2012
      Project Director

      Responsibilities:• Programme Managing multiple projects across multiple customers in the Government Sector and Mining Industries,• Defining the scope, budget and project plan,• Architecting the solution to support the business requirements,• Managing and reporting project progress, issues and status to various levels within the organisation,• Working closely with the customer to adapt the business processes or the system to meet the business requirements,• Writing business requirement specifications, system architecture and system as built documents. عرض أقل

    • Triple Point Technology

      May 2013 - Sept 2014
      Principal Sales Consultant

      • Supporting and assisting the Sales Director with sales, presentations, RFP’s, RFQ’s and contract negotiations.• Preparing and submitting "Request for Quotation", "Request for Proposal" and Tender Responses,• Site visits to assess customer requirements and processes to identify specific issues that the solution would need to address,• Developing and presenting application solutions to the customer that meets their requirements and addresses the issues they experience,• Presenting and transitioning the project to the delivery team and monitoring delivery against the solution sold. عرض أقل

    • Beoley Mill Software Ltd

      Feb 2015 - Apr 2016
      Project Manager

      Project Managing JD Edwards software implementations.

    • Proteus Software

      May 2016 - Jun 2016
      Project Manager

      Managing projects for customers implementing the Proteus Warehouse Management System

    • QAD

      Jul 2016 - now
      Senior IT Project Manager

      Managing projects for customers implementing the QAD ERP System

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • QAD - EOB Certified Project Manager

      QAD
      Jun 2018
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Andre Van De Laar
      Paul Harris Award Rotary International Mar 2014 I received the award for the volunteer work I do in the community.
    • Awarded to Andre Van De Laar
      Bronze Consulting Award Oracle May 2007 I received the award twice for a large complex project I helped negotiate and close as well as for managing the delivery on the project.
    • Awarded to Andre Van De Laar
      Winners Circle Award IBM Sep 2002 I received the award for negotiating and closing a large support deal for IBM Software Services Group and IBM Global Services.
    • Awarded to Andre Van De Laar
      Round Tabler of Year Round Table Jun 2000 I awarded the Round Tabler of the year for two consecutive years for my efforts in the community and the work I put in to the Round Table Club.
    • Awarded to Andre Van De Laar
      Rising Star Award IBM May 1998 I received the award for my efforts on the project for the Department of Health in Limpopo.
    • Awarded to Andre Van De Laar
      Customer Champion Award IBM Apr 1998 I received the award for delivering a large complex project for the Department of Health in Limpopo.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member

      Issued by Round Table South Africa on Jan 2009
      Round Table South AfricaAssociated with Andre Van De Laar
    • President

      Issued by Rotary International on Jan 2011
      Rotary InternationalAssociated with Andre Van De Laar