Our Principal Consultant - Raymond Yap
With over 25 years of experience in the ERP industry, Raymond has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to offer. He began his career as an ERP end-user project manager in a manufacturing company but quickly progressed to work with ERP vendors in various roles, including consultant, pre-sales, sales, and senior manager. Raymond has a uniquely broad and hands-on experience in both senior ERP user and ERP vendor appointments, giving him a comprehensive understanding of the concerns and requirements of companies looking to improve their business through the use of ERP and the ability and realistic expectations of potential ERP providers. This depth of experience allows Raymond to provide valuable insights and guidance to our clients as they consider and evaluate ERP solutions.
Consultant Profile - Raymond Yap
Career Experience
Career in End-User Environment
- Business Process Manager and Assistant General Manager of a local Manufacturing SME
- Division Manager of Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of an MRO Engineering multinational corporation
- Purchasing Executive of a government-linked engineering corporation
- Manager of HR, Admin and Training Departments in the public sector
- Engineering Technical Office and Executive managing engineering workshop in public sectors and government-linked corporation
Career in ERP Vendor Environment
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Consultant
- Pre-Sales Consultant
- Business Development Manager
- Country Manager of a Multinational ERP vendor
- Managing Director of a regional ERP start-up
Training and Academic Experience
- Adjourn Lecturer of
- Nanyang Polytechnic
- Temasek Polytechnic
- Queensland University of Technologies
- Public Speaking on ERP Topics at Mauritius and Singapore
Career Achievements
- Successfully built and grow a new profitable ERP start-up to one of the most reputable ERP implementation partners known for its outstanding project delivery capability
- Successfully turnaround a loss-making ERP company within 1 quarter and subsequently maintained consecutive profitable quarters
- Facilitator of multiple gold and silver winning Work Improvement Teams at National QCC Conventions
- Summit Club Winner at Tectura (The world’s largest Microsoft ERP company) as the top Business Development Manager of the region
Academic Achievements
- A distinction in MBA (Entrepreneurship) from the University of Louisville
- First Class Honor BEng from University of Surrey
- Outstanding Project Award from University of Surrey
Unique 360-Degree Quality
Raymond’s rare and unique quality comes from his 360-degree vast hands-on experience, history of success, and knowledge through outstanding academic qualifications. This enables him as a successful problem solver and leader employing both academic and hands-on experience in business management, training, and consulting services.
His 360-degree ability enables him to see issues from multiple angles whether it is from the vendors, users, public services, and more importantly, their interacting relationships and effects. Having been an ERP user and ERP vendor, Raymond can offer balanced solutions and results with more comprehensive diagnostics than average consultants in the industry.
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