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Simon Drommel
Simon Drommel

Simon Drommel is a programme and project manager with 25 years of experience managing consulting projects across various industries in Hong Kong and China. He has led large, complex projects involving business strategy, IT implementation, process improvement, and digital transformation. Some examples include developing a programme management excellence programme for a telecom provider, consolidating operations for airlines, and implementing Oracle/SAP systems. Drommel also has experience leading business development, sales, and practice growth in the transportation, retail, and media industries.

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SIMON DROMMEL Programme and Project Manager Associate Partner / Management Consultant / Business Development and Sales Lead ______________________________________________________________________ 25 years management consultancy, consulting services practice development and leadership, project / programme management and delivery. Practice lead and business development executive across various industry sectors in Hong Kong and China (telco, aviation, shipping, retail, banking, media and entertainment). Project / programme management and delivery for a wide range of business / IT strategy / digital transformation and process improvement initiatives, application system and technical infrastructure implementations. Experience includes QA review and development of a programme / project management excellence programme for leading telecom provider, consolidation and process improvement programmes for airlines, system / ERP implementations (Oracle / SAP / Peoplesoft) in airline, media and entertainment industries and numerous other successful projects. Specific test management experience includes Oracle over LINUX installation for a leading Australian airline, internet banking system implementation for leading Asian bank, and implementation of an eProcurement and eMarketplace solution for a major Asian airline. Practice and business development has included contract management, vendor management, outsourcing, indirect procurement, sales and recruitment. Specialties: Programme and project management; IT strategy; process improvement; training; knowledge and change management _______________________________________________________________________ Professional Experience ¨C Delivery IBM / PricewaterhouseCoopers 1994- 2014 Leader, Corporate Project / Programme Management Excellence Project ¨C major Chinese Telecommunications Company China (2011 ¨C 2014); contract value over 4m USD; 20 FTEs; 100 countries Project Director / Leader on development of a new CRM strategy for a leading luxury retailer, including use of social media and digital technologies to improve sales volumes and customer loyalty. Project Director on implementation and rollout of finance, purchasing and content management solution for major Asia Pacific Broadcasting company; contract value over 3m USD, 20 FTEs, 6 countries Project Director on successful business process assessment project for major Asia Pacific Broadcasting company; contract value over 1m USD; 8 FTEs Project Director on successful integration architecture and implementation project for major Asia Pacific Broadcasting company; contract value over 1m USD; 3 FTEs Project Director on successful HR and payroll solution for major Asia Pacific Airline; contract value over 3m USD; 12 FTEs Project Director on Data Warehouse Scoping Study for a major Chinese airline. Project Director on eBusiness strategy for a leading Chinese airline. Technical And QA support on IT Strategy for a leading Chinese airline. Project Director on successful call centre solution implementation for a leading Chinese airline.
Programme Manager on the implementation of an internet banking solution for a large Singapore-based bank. Project was delivered on schedule and to budget; contract value 5m USD; 30 FTEs Programme Manager on a large back office implementation project for a leading Australian airline. The project was worth over AUD $100m and involved replacement of key HR, Finance, Purchasing and Sales and Marketing systems across the airline, featuring a project size of over 200 staff at its peak; contract value over 10m USD; 200+ FTEs Project Director on a service cost benchmarking exercise for a major Aircraft Maintenance Provider in China with aim of consolidating engineering activities across a number of sites. The project included cost and process assessment, comparison with industry norms and best practices, and development of business and implementation plans to support the consolidation initiative Project Manager on the implementation of a new procurement system for a major Asian airline. The project involved analysis of existing procurement processes, design and implementation of new processes related to best practice from airlines and other similar industries, spend analysis, supplier and contract management; contract value 3m USD; 20 FTEs Technical architect on the development of a corporate travel portal. Tasks included network and infrastructure definition and sizing, plus call centre requirements definition, system and supplier evaluation Technical architect on the development of a trading portal for airline supply chain operations, including inventory sharing, e-procurement and collaborative working. Analyst / support on the delivery of IT to the alliance of two major carriers. Tasks included process definition and organisational re-structuring, IT costing and planning, management information and reporting project definition. Project Co-ordinator on the implementation of Oracle Financials for a large hotel chain. The role involved development and testing of the applications architecture (NCA and Smart Client), liaison with the hardware and network suppliers. Senior Analyst on the merger of two large Insurance Companies. Responsible for technical design and implementation of data extraction and mainframe processing activities, plus other related conversion and project management tasks (including production and execution of test schedules, project plans and team supervision). Team leader on a major information systems strategy for a Government Department in Hong Kong. This work involved a review of current business processes, identification of business process re-engineering opportunities and the need for information systems and IT across the Department, production of technical and management project plans, and a description of the strategy technical architecture. IT Contractor - UK Department of Social Security 1991 ¨C 1994 Information Technology Services Agency (ITSA) - the IT Agency of the UK DSS. I led a team of 10 staff responsible for identifying and delivering IT requirements for certain section of the DSS (a user population of over 4,000 staff). Andersen Consulting 1988 ¨C 1990 Wide area network (X.25) design and implementation, including identification and monitoring of Service Level Agreements Design and presentation of telecomms courses for client staff Leading the team which designed, tested and implemented a comms support database (Ingres, SQL) Professional Experience ¨C Sales and Practice Development IBM / PricewaterhouseCoopers 1994- 2014
Sales of over USD 2m per annum plus over the last 10 years across different industries in Hong Kong and China; corporate project management ¨C 4m USD; ERP 3-10m USD; developed the Distribution and Communication sector practices in Hong Kong and China; spearheaded growth of IBM aviation practice in China (Air China Call Centre; 2m USD; China Southern MRO project 1m USD; China Eastern IT Strategy project 1m USD) Leader of IBM Distribution and Communications Sector Practices in Hong Kong (2007 ¨C 2010) Leader of IBM Business Consulting Aviation Practice for Greater China (2006 ¨C 2007). ___________________________________________________________________________________ Education BA (Combined Hons) in History and Economics (1984-87) University of York (2i Hons) TEFL Diploma (1990) Contact Details 11 Ladylea Road, Long Eaton, Notts NG103BP Telephone: 07476314796 Email: simon_drommel@hotmail.com

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  • 1. SIMON DROMMEL Programme and Project Manager Associate Partner / Management Consultant / Business Development and Sales Lead ______________________________________________________________________ 25 years management consultancy, consulting services practice development and leadership, project / programme management and delivery. Practice lead and business development executive across various industry sectors in Hong Kong and China (telco, aviation, shipping, retail, banking, media and entertainment). Project / programme management and delivery for a wide range of business / IT strategy / digital transformation and process improvement initiatives, application system and technical infrastructure implementations. Experience includes QA review and development of a programme / project management excellence programme for leading telecom provider, consolidation and process improvement programmes for airlines, system / ERP implementations (Oracle / SAP / Peoplesoft) in airline, media and entertainment industries and numerous other successful projects. Specific test management experience includes Oracle over LINUX installation for a leading Australian airline, internet banking system implementation for leading Asian bank, and implementation of an eProcurement and eMarketplace solution for a major Asian airline. Practice and business development has included contract management, vendor management, outsourcing, indirect procurement, sales and recruitment. Specialties: Programme and project management; IT strategy; process improvement; training; knowledge and change management _______________________________________________________________________ Professional Experience ¨C Delivery IBM / PricewaterhouseCoopers 1994- 2014 Leader, Corporate Project / Programme Management Excellence Project ¨C major Chinese Telecommunications Company China (2011 ¨C 2014); contract value over 4m USD; 20 FTEs; 100 countries Project Director / Leader on development of a new CRM strategy for a leading luxury retailer, including use of social media and digital technologies to improve sales volumes and customer loyalty. Project Director on implementation and rollout of finance, purchasing and content management solution for major Asia Pacific Broadcasting company; contract value over 3m USD, 20 FTEs, 6 countries Project Director on successful business process assessment project for major Asia Pacific Broadcasting company; contract value over 1m USD; 8 FTEs Project Director on successful integration architecture and implementation project for major Asia Pacific Broadcasting company; contract value over 1m USD; 3 FTEs Project Director on successful HR and payroll solution for major Asia Pacific Airline; contract value over 3m USD; 12 FTEs Project Director on Data Warehouse Scoping Study for a major Chinese airline. Project Director on eBusiness strategy for a leading Chinese airline. Technical And QA support on IT Strategy for a leading Chinese airline. Project Director on successful call centre solution implementation for a leading Chinese airline.
  • 2. Programme Manager on the implementation of an internet banking solution for a large Singapore-based bank. Project was delivered on schedule and to budget; contract value 5m USD; 30 FTEs Programme Manager on a large back office implementation project for a leading Australian airline. The project was worth over AUD $100m and involved replacement of key HR, Finance, Purchasing and Sales and Marketing systems across the airline, featuring a project size of over 200 staff at its peak; contract value over 10m USD; 200+ FTEs Project Director on a service cost benchmarking exercise for a major Aircraft Maintenance Provider in China with aim of consolidating engineering activities across a number of sites. The project included cost and process assessment, comparison with industry norms and best practices, and development of business and implementation plans to support the consolidation initiative Project Manager on the implementation of a new procurement system for a major Asian airline. The project involved analysis of existing procurement processes, design and implementation of new processes related to best practice from airlines and other similar industries, spend analysis, supplier and contract management; contract value 3m USD; 20 FTEs Technical architect on the development of a corporate travel portal. Tasks included network and infrastructure definition and sizing, plus call centre requirements definition, system and supplier evaluation Technical architect on the development of a trading portal for airline supply chain operations, including inventory sharing, e-procurement and collaborative working. Analyst / support on the delivery of IT to the alliance of two major carriers. Tasks included process definition and organisational re-structuring, IT costing and planning, management information and reporting project definition. Project Co-ordinator on the implementation of Oracle Financials for a large hotel chain. The role involved development and testing of the applications architecture (NCA and Smart Client), liaison with the hardware and network suppliers. Senior Analyst on the merger of two large Insurance Companies. Responsible for technical design and implementation of data extraction and mainframe processing activities, plus other related conversion and project management tasks (including production and execution of test schedules, project plans and team supervision). Team leader on a major information systems strategy for a Government Department in Hong Kong. This work involved a review of current business processes, identification of business process re-engineering opportunities and the need for information systems and IT across the Department, production of technical and management project plans, and a description of the strategy technical architecture. IT Contractor - UK Department of Social Security 1991 ¨C 1994 Information Technology Services Agency (ITSA) - the IT Agency of the UK DSS. I led a team of 10 staff responsible for identifying and delivering IT requirements for certain section of the DSS (a user population of over 4,000 staff). Andersen Consulting 1988 ¨C 1990 Wide area network (X.25) design and implementation, including identification and monitoring of Service Level Agreements Design and presentation of telecomms courses for client staff Leading the team which designed, tested and implemented a comms support database (Ingres, SQL) Professional Experience ¨C Sales and Practice Development IBM / PricewaterhouseCoopers 1994- 2014
  • 3. Sales of over USD 2m per annum plus over the last 10 years across different industries in Hong Kong and China; corporate project management ¨C 4m USD; ERP 3-10m USD; developed the Distribution and Communication sector practices in Hong Kong and China; spearheaded growth of IBM aviation practice in China (Air China Call Centre; 2m USD; China Southern MRO project 1m USD; China Eastern IT Strategy project 1m USD) Leader of IBM Distribution and Communications Sector Practices in Hong Kong (2007 ¨C 2010) Leader of IBM Business Consulting Aviation Practice for Greater China (2006 ¨C 2007). ___________________________________________________________________________________ Education BA (Combined Hons) in History and Economics (1984-87) University of York (2i Hons) TEFL Diploma (1990) Contact Details 11 Ladylea Road, Long Eaton, Notts NG103BP Telephone: 07476314796 Email: simon_drommel@hotmail.com