microsoft dynamics nav specialist, consultant, architect, developer
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Amit Yerawar39, BLACKTHORN HOUSE,
55 St. CLEMENTS AVENUE,
ROMFORD, RM3 0JE, UK.
+44 (0) 7412123312
MS Certified IT Professional : NAV Specialist/Architect/Implementer/Consultant/Developer
Y&P Trained Navi-Trans Consultant (Add-on for Public Warehousing & Transport, NAV 2013),
Zeta-docs (add-on for document mgt.), Planner-one (add-on for production & resource planning)
Tasklet Mobile WMS (add-on for managing warehouse operations with handheld devices)
Strengths (On NAV Projects) -
Project Mgt. : 8/10.
Technical : 8/10.
Functional : 8/10. Logistics & Supply Chain Mgt. (9), Finance (9), Warehousing (8),
Public Warehousing (8), Inventory Costing (7), Manufacturing (7), CRM (7),
Service Mgt. (6), Jobs & Resources (6), HR (6), Transport (6).
Summary (9+ Yrs.)
Energetic, Versatile, ambitious and result orientated Microsoft certified software professional with 9+
years of exclusive experience on Dynamics NAV ERP product. A qualified Project Manager (MBA,
2010) with engineering background (BE, 2006) has proven track record in producing solid software
solutions by putting focus on productivity, simplicity, core business processes and competitive
advantages for Industries among Pharmaceutical, Distribution, Manufacturing, Trade, Retail, Public
Warehousing & Transport sectors. Have worked on all possible NAV versions (3.6 - 2016).
Services
Microsoft Dynamics NAV: Fresh implementations, Upgrade, Business processes review, Add-hoc
development or consulting, Enhancements to current system, Product demonstration, User training,
Integrations of other software with NAV, Electronic ordering - EDI, Transactional Support, NAV
licensing, advice on cost effective solutions etc. 1
Relevant skills
ORGANIZATIONAL:
Interaction & Discovery Documents write-up : Straight and clear interaction with everyone starting
from director to the system user in favor of understanding nature of a business and gather business
requirements.
Workshop – Experienced and expert in conducting solo workshops (NAV product demonstration) at
client’s site for applicable NAV modules. Major gaps can be identified at this stage.
Experienced in documenting FRD (Functional Requirement Document) which contains flow of
client’s business processes, requirements, NAV processes, identified gaps and corresponding
proposed solutions or work arounds.
Project Mgt. : Know how to handle projects with most organized way by maintaining proper track
record of everything. Capable of running a solo show as well as good team player.
Data Migration : Understands NAV objects structure very well. Handled massive data migrations
successfully number of times (master records as well as transactional data migration).
CCN (Change Control Notice) –Well aware of the producing technical specifications for developers.
Customize or code or develop NAV ERP system as per design which mostly includes designing of
data ports, tables, forms, code-units, pages along with report writing on most of the NAV versions.
[NAV versions: 4.0, 5.0, 2009, 2009 R2, 2013, 2013 R2, 2015]
Deployment : Expert in deploying NAV product at client site which involves client hardware
configuration, SQL server installation, setting up live, test & UAT environments.
User Training : Expert in training system users on all the possible modules of NAV.
Implementation & Upgrade : Specialized in End-to-End implementations as well as product upgrade.
[NAV 2009, NAV 2013-R2, NAV 2015]
Monitor business transactions and provide post implementation support / Go-live support.
Expert in advising ‘Cost Effective Solutions’ for all kind of NAV work to anyone, using own links.
Expert in handling NAV integration with external software like Legacy Systems, Warehouse
Management Systems (WMS), Electronic Ordering Systems (EDI) etc.
Experienced handling internal and external IT audits.
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Add-on products :
Navi-Trans (Transport & Public Warehousing) – Worked as a lead consultant on complete
end-to-end implementation of product into 27+ countries. [NAV 2013],
Have introductory knowledge of LS-Retail, handled support activity for one of the big client.
Planner-One – add-on for production planning & resource mgt.
Tasklet Mobile WMS – add-on managing warehouse operations with handheld devices.
Zetadocs – add-on for auto emailing and document capture within NAV.
Jet reports – add-on for advanced reporting from NAV.
Did deployment of spindle once.
Certifications - MS Certified IT Professional (MCITP) : Implementer/Consultant/Developer
MB5-705: Manage Microsoft Dynamics Implementations
MB7-701: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Core Setup & Finance
MB7-842: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Trade and Inventory
MB7-840: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 C/SIDE Introduction.
MB7-841: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 C/SIDE Solution development.
MB7-838: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Installation and Configuration.
IT Skills –
Programming Language (mostly used recently): C/AL,
Working knowledge on: SQL, C/FRONT & .NET.
Databases: SQL, Oracle 9i.
Servers: SQL 2014, Windows, Navision database server (Currently Discontinued by MS).
Academic knowledge: C, C++, JAVA-J2SE, JAVA-J2EE, HTML, DHTML, Java Script etc.
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE:
Experienced complete NAV Greenfield implementation cycle number of times –
Discovery – Workshop - Gap Analysis – Solutions Drafting – Development – Testing – Data
Migration – UAT – Go Live – Go live Support
Worked with number of Microsoft Dynamics Gold Partners/Resellers as well as massive End Users.
Experienced working with large international groups and auditors.
A solid team worker and even able to think / provide solutions independently.
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OTHER:
Projected multiple academic as well as professional seminars individually. Got awarded for the best
seminar of the year in 2006 for the seminar delivered on “NASA’s Space Shuttle System”.
Delivered multiple academic and professional projects successfully with team management.
Honored number of times doing right thing for clients and leadership qualities.
Academic Education
Post Grad. (09 - 10) : Masters of Business Administration (MBA – Project & Risk Mgt.)
At De Montfort University, Leicester, England, UK.
Corporate Training : (6 Months – Dec 2007) On NAV 4.0: Technical (C/AL)
At Godrej Info-tech Ltd. Mumbai, Maharashtra State, India.
P G Diploma (Jul07) : (6 Months) Post Grad. Diploma in Advance Computing ( C-DAC ) Passed with 62.26%
At Vidynidhi InfoTech Academy, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra State, INDIA.
Graduation (02 - 06) : Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering (B.E.). Passed with 67.69%
At Amravati University, Shegaon, Maharashtra State, INDIA.
Relevant work experience
THE NAV WORLD LTD., UK - NAV Specialist/Consultant/Architect/Developer, Aug 2012 – Till date.
This is my own company, I do contracting under this roof. Selection of the projects includes following
major clients:
PROCUREMENT INT, Wokingham, Project sponsored by Leading Edge Tech. (MS Reseller).
Project: Implementation of NAV 2016, Tasklet mobile WMS addon.
Role: Lead Consultant & Architect Timeline: June 2016 – Present.
Task: They currently operates their retail business with number of small products like
chancellor, maximizer, heavy configured excels etc. It’s a Greenfield NAV 2016 implantation
project and my current task involves understanding their business processes and find out best fit
inside NAV by keeping bespoke level as low as possible without altering NAV core
functionality.
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CPS FLEXIBLE LTD, Leicester, Project sponsored by Profile solutions ltd (MS Reseller).
Project: Implementation of NAV 2016, Cloud, planner-one add-on, Zetadocs, Jet Reports.
Role: Project Manager & Lead Consultant Timeline: July 2015 – Present.
Task: They are into film manufacturing and packaging with number of subcontracting
operations. They currently use more than 12 small software to run day to day business
operations. Many of those software don’t even talk to each other which resulted into data
duplication and dis-synchronization. The task was to re-engineer all the business processes and
embedded into single NAV product. Finance, fixed assets, sales, CRM, purchasing, warehousing
– locations & bins, manufacturing, jobs etc. are the major modules. Sufficient amount of bespoke
work required on estimator functionality. I’m responsible for managing the project into agreed
budget as well as producing robust solution for them by keeping NAV as standard as possible.
ALBION LTD, & TELESTE CORPORATION - Project sponsored by Profile solutions ltd.
Project: Upgrade NAV 2009 to NAV 2015, Spindle. Timeline: July 2015 – Dec 2015.
Role: Project Manager & Lead Consultant Handled: Developers&Support team
Task: Pre-sales activity, workshop demonstrations, environment setup, handled development
team to perform upgrade, test the upgraded product, deployment, training users, go-live support.
CTRACK, Leeds, UK - Project sponsored by K3 business solutions (MS reseller).
Project: Rapid Implementation of NAV 2015, Zetadocs. Timeline: June 2015 – August 2015
Role: Lead Consultant Handled: Developers&Support team
Task: The role includes arranging workshop sessions for the key users and directors in the
organization. These workshop sessions are primarily targeted on reviewing client's business
processes, demonstrating relevant functionalities within NAV & drafting gap analysis. Workshop
write-up elaborates the solutions to tackle the gap. The role also involved FRD write-up, NAV
deployment on SQL server, Data Migration, providing functional training to the end users &
sorting opening balances for customers, vendors, bank, chart of accounts, fixed assets & stock.
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ARCADIA PRODUCTS LTD, Salford, UK- Project sponsored by K3 business sol (MS reseller)
Project: Rapid Implementation of NAV 2015, Zetadocs. Timeline: Mar 2015–July 2015
Role: Lead Consultant
Solo consultant on fresh Implementation of NAV 2015 (Sales, Purchase, Finance, General
Warehousing, Assembly & Manufacturing). Limitated customization. The system went live on
6th of July 2015, successfully.
HOWE ROBINSON, London, UK - Project sponsored by K3 business solutions (MS reseller).
Role: Lead Consultant Timeline: Mar 2015–July 2015
Task: Upgrade/Re-implementation of NAV 2015 from NAV 2009. Heavily customized project.
TRAFIGURA LTD., London, UK. (Mar 2014 – Feb 2015)
Project: Global Implementation of NAV 2013 with Navi-Trans Add-on – 27+ countries.
Industry: Public Warehousing and Transport Role: Lead Consultant
Involved in complete project life cycle starting from Navi-Trans add-on product training in
Belgium, gathering business requirements from multiple international locations, design system in
such a way that single product will be enough for all of them, preparing functional design
documents, writing test cases, development, testing product, writing test cases, training end
users, data migration, handled global go-live & post implementation support.
BATHASU LTD., Bath, UK. (Aug 2013 – Feb 2014)
Project: NAV 2009 product enhancement, bespoke routines
Industry: Pharmaceuticals Role: Developer Consultant
Developed bespoke Purchase Order Processing System as per the business requirements,
Designing a facility to automatically send email business documents to suppliers as well
as customers with the help of exchange server integration & web services,
Integration of NAV with other bespoke manufacturing workflow system and dispensing
system in such a way that the transactions needs to happen at the other end and reflection
of it has to report back to NAV automatically.
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AURORA GROUP LTD., Swindon, UK. (Sept. 2012 – Aug 2013)
Project: NAV 2009 product stabilization, one of the over engineered case.
Industry: Manufacturing Role: Developer Consultant
At one of the Manufacturing sites of this client raised high amount of system instability as a
result of poor implementation and too much bespoke twists. Handled project of system
stabilization through extensive analysis and by reconstructing bespoke bits. The role -
Examined existing software and determined requirements for new/modified system
through consultation with departmental directors and staff.
Optimization of performance NAV code, detection and correction of database locks.
Added functionality to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Job Queue.
Investigated, planed, designed and developed software solutions within stated constraints.
Wrote operational documentation, provided subsequent support and trained users on it.
Involved 60% of NAV technical knowledge (C/AL Development, SQL) and 40% of
functional (with focus on Inventory Costing & Manufacturing).
TOUCHSTONE NAV LTD., MS RESELLER, UK – Developer Consultant, March 12 – Aug 12.
Le Creuset: This client had NAV as a sole ERP at multiple sites spread international-wide.
Handled Development work of German Implementation Project which includes Bespoke Item
Reservations, Integration of sales with legacy etc. [NAV 2009/6.0 C/AL Coding]
Additional Dev.: Job Queue, Credit Control, Item master for multiple other Clients.
LEXON UK LTD. REDDITCH, UK (NAV 2009 END USER) – IT Project Manager, June 10 – Feb 12.
Role involved 30% technical/development, 40% Functional and 30% Project Management skills.
Fixed number of broken links in finance & buying modules along with slight enhancement in
manufacturing module [NAV 2009 / 6.0].
Provided support to 75+ Navision ERP system users technically as well as functionally by
managing a small team.
Involved in designing NAV 6.0 integration with Schaffer’s warehouse auto picking system.
Actual development was carried out by other consultant.
Experienced EDI (Electronic Ordering) concepts quite closely.
Other work involved documentation of business processes & finding weak or broken cycles.
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Played an advisory role by providing optimized solutions for implementation and quality
assurance of deliverables by guiding, supporting and training users to achieve desired results
with minimum efforts.
TECTURA, MS RESELLER, MUMBAI, INDIA –Techno-Functional Consultant, Aug 08–Sept. 09.
IR (Ingersoll Rand International, Mumbai, India): Handled Complete cycle of Support –
Reimplementation – Support/training at one of the biggest client of time. [NAV 4.0]
Handled IT audits.
Occasionally involved in Pre – sales activity to demonstrate product’s technical benefits.
DSS, MS RESELLER, MUMBAI, INDIA – Associate Technical Architect, April 08 – Aug. 08.
Worked on Bespoke Automation job specs as per noted by functional consultant through CA/L
coding, report writing
Delivered release notes to clients.
Support and testing of new releases. [NAV 4.0, 5.0]
GODREJ INFO-TECH, MS RESELLER, MUMBAI, INDIA- Software Developer, Jul 07– Apr 08.
Technical support and development activities: Reports writing, Bespoke Customizations,
Database Up-gradation, Maintenance, etc. [NAV 4.0]
Interaction to LS-Retail (2.0) environment: 1st Line support - call handling.
Personal Enhancement Target for near future
Technical : RDLC-report Writing, Web Services, Web, tablet & Phone client deployment,
SQL queries etc.
Functional : Jobs & Resources, Microsoft Dynamics NAV Manufacturing Certification.
Project Mgt. : Intending PMP or Prince II project management Certification soon.
References
Available on request or please check LinkedIn profile on below link to see received recommendations -
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/amit-yerawar-50141920
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