Paul Pasek-Evans

Certified Scrum Master

For close to two year, I was the Scrum Master at TechnipFMC. This is a global oil and gas multinational operating in 48 countries with over 37,000 employees, utilising both SAP & Oracle ERP systems. Their Operational headquarters were based in Paris, France.

The Agile methodology was adopted by the company to improve the delivery of enhancements to the ERP system. Previously, the more traditional waterfall approach was being used to deliver these. However, using this approach it was found the delivery time was far to excessive and when enhancements were eventually deployed into Production, an unacceptable number of these failed.

With the company adopting the Agile approach, we significantly improved the quality & speed of which enhancements were delivered to the business.

My particular responsibilities as Scrum Master in all this included the following activities:

• Working with sprint team members globally, across a broad range of different cultures and varying stakeholders, ensuring on average 15-20 sprints in progress at any one time.

• Setting up and facilitating the Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives).

• Mentoring and coaching team members in the Agile values and methodology.

• Championing the use of Agile as a framework of working practices within the Project Delivery and Development teams for enhancements.

I would welcome the opportunity to introduce Agile to your organisation. Some of my skills that I can bring to ensure its success are:

pisture An Agile mindset

Promoting a spirit of collaboration, embracing challenges & growing from them

pisture Interpersonal skills

Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels – from senior management through to end-users

pisture Continuous Improvement & Change Management

Ability to positively influence and bring about continuous improvements in organisations

pisture Training & coaching skills

Experienced in training & coaching teams to deliver results and achieve goals

pisture Project Management

A pragmatic, outcome-based Project Manager experienced in traditional waterfall and Agile project management methodologies

pisture Proven team leading ability

Experienced in leading project & Agile teams

pisture Analytical skills & pragmatic approach to problem-solving

Independent problem solver who can make high quality judgments and decisions quickly

pisture Strong client focus & stakeholder management

Proven client relationship & stakeholder management experience

pisture Broad industry & international exposure

Worked across a broad range of different industry sectors and cultures

pisture System Implementation experience

In-depth experience in all phases of the IT project life cycle

Recent Assignments

Project Manager for TechnipFMC, Paris - France

TechnipFMC is a global oil and gas multinational operating in 48 countries with over 37,000 employees, utilising both SAP & Oracle ERP systems.

Agile was adopted by the TechnipFMC GEOS Programme to improve the delivery of ERP enhancements being delivered to the business. Previously, the more traditional ....

Scrum Master for the delivery of enhancements for the ERP system.

Responsibilities included:

• Working with sprint team members globally, across a broad range of different cultures and varying stakeholders, ensuring on average 15-20 sprints in progress at any one time.

• Setting up and facilitating the Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives).

• Mentoring and coaching team members in the Agile values and methodology.

• Championing the use of Agile as a framework of working practices within the Project Delivery and Development teams for enhancements.

• Working with the various sprint teams & adopting Agile, we significantly improved the quality & speed of enhancements delivered to the business.

Project Manager for DXC Red Rock, Auckland - New Zealand

Acquisition of Red Rock by CSC has formed the leading IT services group in Australasian with over 6000 staff (59,000 worldwide) and $1.5 billion in revenues ($US 8.1 Billion worldwide) operating in Australasian.

Some accomplishment include:

• Project Manager responsible for the successful delivery of Oracle upgrade project worth in exess of $1M

• Brought in as PM on a key client account, to savage an upgrade project on brink of litigation action

• Test Manager for a complex & demanding JD Edwards upgrade project

Project Manager for Gardner Aerospace, Paris - France

Working through a consultancy for their end client, Gardner Aerospace, I was providing project management and consulting services relating to their ERP system, with operations based in France, Poland, India & UK.

Other Client organisations

The following are other organisations I have either worked at as a freelancer or during my time working for one of the consultancies - DXC Red Rock or Mokum Change Management:

Recommendations

The following recommendations can be viewed on my LinkedIn Profile:

"Paul is a very competent Project Manager & Scrum Master – he carried out both roles very successfully in his time at TechnipFMC. He is a very positive individual with strong interpersonal skills, which was put to good effect when bringing about close collaboration across team members, located in various international regions. I would highly recommend Paul – he brings a lot of value to an international organisation such as ours.”
Jean-Luc Brunat, Vice President of ERPs, Governance & Strategy, TechnipFMC

"I had the opportunity to have Paul as part of my team and truly appreciated his project management skills supported with his Agile skills. Paul managed to have people collaborating in an international context and increased the quality and number of the deliverables. Strong sense of delivery, positive attitude, reliable and honest partner, Paul will not hesitate to put all his energy to the benefit of the team and the customer. It is a great asset to have Paul as part of one organization, team. ”
David Sanchez, ERP Director, TechnipFMC

"I would highly recommend Paul as an Agile Scrum Master having worked on many enhancement projects with him where he operated as the Scrum Master. Paul is highly skilled in the following areas: Agile Project Management, Scrum Master, Project Management & Project Delivery. Paul is a highly motivated professional team player.”
Colin MacLeod, SCM Solution Stream Lead for TechnipFMC, client of Inoapps

"Paul has been our expert Scrum Master when it comes to Oracle EBS Rollouts or Enhancements leading all the way in terms of managing Sprints/ executing Projects on Agile Methodology. He has excellent skills in Project Management, and very effective in communicating with various stakeholders across the globe.”
Rihan Jameel, APAC Regional Business Analyst, TechnipFMC

"Having worked with Paul for well over a year, I can say he is an extremely competent project manager well versed in the agile methodology - both the theory and the practical application of it. As well, he is a pleasure to work with. I would have no hesitation in recommending Paul for any project manager/scrum master/agile methodology champion role.”
Roger Quance, Computer Solution Consultant, Team member at TechnipFMC

"Paul is a focused, practical and outcome based project manager. The learnings he has gathered from delivering to his customers and stakeholders as a Principal Consultant previously, have further enabled him to succeed in managing projects. I have overseen Paul on a number of engagements and value his consultative approach.”
Matt Farrer, NZ Consulting Mananger, DXC Red Rock

"Highly recommend Paul as an excellent PM and great team player, whereby each enhancement that carried out by the team to production was carried out under the strict terms of the Agile methodology the project adopted.”
Gurjit Kang, Senior Oracle HCM Consultant, Team member at TechnipFMC

"Paul was Test Manager on a project for which I was Project Manager. The project and test programme were complex due to the scope of the project, the politics of the organisation and the geographic spread of the team. Paul adeptly managed the test programme so that everyone knew what needed testing, when and how. He also worked closely with the PMs to raise issues so that they could be addressed. Being TM is difficult at the best of times as the TM is often one of the least liked members of the project leadership team due to most people not liking testing and taking that out on the TM. Paul managed this with grace while also holding people to account for the work they needed to do.”
Gavin Knight, Senior Project Manager, DXC Red Rock

"I hired Paul as a Functional Consultant to troubleshoot a variety of issues relating to the Oracle Reporting function. His professional expertise and quality of work was of an excellent standard. He was always cheerful, calm and efficient and coped remarkably well under pressure. He was very popular with both clients and colleagues and was a delight to work with. Paul proved himself to be a consultant of the highest integrity and I have no hesitation in providing a recommendation.”
Lynda Brooks, Programme Director, Brent Council (UK)

"I was lucky enough to work with Paul on two separate projects. I found him one of the best consultants I have worked with in my 14 years of experience. He is extremely patient with clients and works tirelssly to get them what they want, even if it means endless work in his own time. He has a vast knowledge of the Oracle eBusiness suite and if he finds an area he is not familiar with he corrects that very quickly to ensure there is no impact on any assignment he is working on. I can highly recommend Paul and I always consider Paul for any opportunities I have in his areas of expertise..”
Chris Seed, CEO, Comstar Business Consulting

"Paul worked for me at the Home Office and was a first class consultant. I would not hesitate to hire again. He is professional in approach, knowledgable about his subject area and has a high degree of integrity.”
John Hope, Programme Manager, Home Office (UK)

"Paul is a highly capable and very professional resource that you can rely upon to get the job done and who is happy to go the extra mile when required.”
Angela Morley, Programme Manager, Waikato District Health Board (NZ)

"Paul worked for me on the O2 project as an Oracle Business Consultant. He has an excellent knowledge of the Oracle Financials core modules and P2P (procurement). He was always reliable and delivered as promised. He is also personable and has very good interpersonal skills, and I would have no hesitation in having him in my team again.”
Andrew Szemere, Delivery Manager, O2 (UK)