Insight AX

Experience

A chronological overview of my professional journey, highlighting key roles and achievements.

D365 F&O Solutions Architect

Large Global DistributerHealthcare Services / Global Distribution
September 2025 - Present

Large-scale global digital transformation to unify disparate ERP systems onto a single cloud-based platform for a healthcare services business operating across nine countries.

• Led cross-functional teams through the mobilisation and initial design phases of the project.

• Worked with BAs on business process mapping (AS-IS vs. TO-BE), providing functional and technical expertise to identify key areas for improvement, product fit, and required changes.

• Led analysis of integration requirements, creating quick prototypes and demonstrations to produce more accurate estimates and inform design decisions.

• Conducted Fit/Gap analysis and proposed alternative solutions or workarounds for known functional gaps.

• Maintained comprehensive documentation of the system landscape, environments, and complex integrations.

• Provided expert technical and functional knowledge on Microsoft D365 F&O and Azure technologies, including security best practices for Dynamics F&O and Power Platform environments.

• Performed discovery and prototyping using modern AI tools (CoPilot Studio, LLMs) to build automated AI agents and coding assistants.

• Managed and optimised the initial D365 F&O environments used for discovery, built prototypes, and recommended AI integration capabilities and services.

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D365 F&O Solutions Architect

Tier 1 Microsoft PartnerNon-profit (Sports & Leisure)
August 2024 - July 2025

Managed the full end-to-end implementation of Dynamics 365 Finance for a large UK-based social enterprise, replacing an end-of-life legacy system to improve performance and deliver reliable reporting.

• Owned the overall solution design and prepared the Solution Design Blueprint in line with the Success by Design Framework.

• Led Integration and Project Management and Accounting (PMA) workstreams, removing manual operations and resolving previous data loss issues.

• Conducted technical proof of concepts for complex requirements to ensure the solution remained aligned with standard platform functionality.

• Performed architectural review and approval of all design documentation, including FDDs, IDDs.

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D365 F&O Technical Architect

International Development OrganizationInternational Development
July 2022 - July 2024

Directed the technical delivery of a global transformation programme, consolidating a worldwide network of offices onto a single unified Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform.

• Managed full infrastructure and environments for a rollout spanning 18 regions and over 20 legal entities.

• Guided functional and technical teams on delivery strategy, including cutovers, UAT, and hyper-care periods.

• Established Continuous Update Architecture to accommodate up to seven Microsoft service updates annually.

• Developed data migration strategy to facilitate complex project finance migrations and reconciliations.

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D365 F&O Technical Architect

Microsoft Gold PartnerEnergy Services
June 2020 - June 2022

Led the technical implementation for a major North American energy services firm, focusing on an extensibility-first development model and complex global integrations.

• Delivered hands-on code development in X++, Power Platform, and C# while leading a team of 3–5 developers.

• Architected a decoupled connector model for Workday integration to manage worker demographics and time cards.

• Owned security strategy and infrastructure documentation, ensuring alignment with Microsoft FastTrack engineers.

• Implemented automated nightly batch processes and security protocols to maintain data integrity across global legal entities.

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D365 Technical Architect

Media BusinessMedia
August 2019 - April 2020

Led technical solutions and data migration for a multi-country programme replacing legacy AX 2009 systems with Dynamics 365 F&O.

• Delivered the Asset Management module implementation and designed customisations for purchase order functionality.

• Established automated build and release processes using Lifecycle Services (LCS) and Azure DevOps.

• Constructed a migration framework for ETL processes, overseeing technical execution across multiple data load rounds.

• Provided expert guidance on security role controls and extensibility frameworks to replace legacy customisations.

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Dynamics D365 Integration Lead

Tier 1 Microsoft PartnerConsulting
May 2019 - September 2019

Acted as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders and clients on complex integrations involving Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations.

• Created integration design and functional documents from business requirements.

• Built integrations into Dynamics 365 F&O from disparate data sources.

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Dynamics AX/D365 Integration Lead

Global Media NetworkMedia
May 2016 - May 2019

Managed integration tasks and localisations as part of a large-scale digital transformation programme for a global media network.

• Prepared and signed off solution design documents for integrations, localisations, and schema mappings.

• Managed the transition from deployment to Business As Usual (BAU) support post-Go-Live.

• Reviewed and approved vendor designs to ensure adherence to Microsoft best practices.

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Dynamics AX DM Lead

Outdoor Advertisement CompanyAdvertising
November 2015 - March 2016

Designed and implemented a data migration solution for a Dynamics AX 2012 environment.

• Defined requirements for data mappings across GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Products, and Manufacturing.

• Developed custom DIXF components to facilitate specialised data transfer interfaces.

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Dynamics AX Technical Consultant

Big Law FirmLegal
October 2014 - November 2015

Provided technical consulting and security auditing for a major international law firm following their Dynamics AX Go-Live.

• Prepared detailed security reports for PwC auditors regarding system integrity and access controls.

• Delivered training sessions for Business System Analysts on AX finance security and extension tools.

• Managed user profile setup and user data migration during the critical Go-Live phase.

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Dynamics AX Technical Consultant

Tier 1 Microsoft PartnerMedia
January 2014 - September 2014

Delivered comprehensive media data integrations across finance areas including Projects and General Ledger.

• Extended standard cost assessment functionality as part of a larger reporting solution.

• Integrated data across PL, SL, and GL modules for a global media corporation.

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Dynamics AX Technical Consultant

Travel Agency 1Travel
August 2013 - January 2014

Provided performance and security recommendations for a global travel company headquartered in Japan.

• Designed and implemented an automated solution for accrued cost-of-sales processing.

• Contributed to the rollout planning of new Dynamics AX versions for European regional offices.

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Sr. Technical Consultant, Dynamics AX

Tier 1 Microsoft PartnerTourism, Public Sector, Legal
August 2007 - March 2013

Successfully implemented Dynamics AX modules for multiple high-profile clients, receiving a Delivery Excellence Award for work with a major Japanese travel firm.

• Led the development team for the London Olympics 2012 HR and payroll interface implementation.

• Developed debt management subsystems and financial integration interfaces for UK health clubs.

• Gathered requirements and created design specifications through direct collaboration with SMEs and end users.

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DevOps/Build Manager

Microsoft / Microsoft Dedicated VendorSoftware Development
March 2003 - February 2006

Worked at the Microsoft development center in Denmark, focusing on automation tools and the localization of Dynamics AX.

• Managed the software build process for the Dynamics AX sustain engineering team.

• Led a team of junior software engineers in developing life cycle automation tools.

• Contributed to technical design and development for the Ukrainian localization of Dynamics AX.

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