Michael McDonald

Project Director at Alpine Energy

Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

About

A multi-skilled Programme/ Project/ Change Manager and Solutions Architect with a long track record of delivering complex IT projects highly focused on business requirements. I have a particular focus on ERP and since 2008 have focused on delivery of Dynamics AX with experience of all versions from AX3 to D365, and have experience across many sectors, with particular focus on retail. I combine a technical background with strong analytical skills and a templated approach to project management. This, with my IT Service Delivery background, enables me to bridge between project and operational delivery. A professional manager, I am experienced in building strong multi-disciplinary project teams and have extensive supplier and stakeholder management to all levels. Specialties: Project Management, Dynamics AX, D365, Change Management, Solutions Architecture, ITIL, ERP, Finance, Trade & Logistics, HR and Payroll, Plant, Data Migration, Testing, BPM, BPR, Functional analysis

Experience

  • Project Director at Alpine Energy Limited
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Principal Solution Architect at Intergen
    Feb 2022 - Sep 2022 · 8 mos

  • Director - Delivering Programme/ Project/ Change Management & Solutions Architect services at MOKI SOLUTIONS LTD.
    Jun 2011 - Feb 2022 · 10 yrs 9 mos

    Working through my company, Moki Solutions, I deliver ERP Programme/ Project/ Change Management & Solutions Architecture to medium to large organisations. I have extensive experience of delivering projects and services through the full project life cycle from pre sales, RFP and vendor selection to handover to BAU, across all IT functions. My major focus is on Dynamics AX, with experience from 2008 on every version up to now D365, and I have wide experience of other business applications and infrastructure across a range of industry sectors including retail, financial services, local government, professional services, construction, hire and logistics. I have a particular focus on delivering client side projects, with long experience of building and mentoring client project teams and of managing vendors and other third parties. I have a depth of experience in delivery of change management, with a deep understanding of the journey that organisations and individuals go through in accepting change.

  • Project Director at PowerObjects
    Jan 2019 - Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Associate Director, Technology and Management Consulting at RSM UK
    Jul 2018 - Jan 2019 · 7 mos