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D365 Business Central Solutions Architect

Chicago, US · 16 years experience

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Summary

A commercially sharp Business Central solutions architect with 16 years of experience spanning NAV through to current BC SaaS. Brings a rare combination of deep AL development heritage and functional breadth across finance, distribution, and manufacturing, enabling him to lead both pre-sales solutioning and technical delivery oversight. Experienced in multi-company, multi-currency rollouts for mid-market North American clients.

Experience areas

Distribution & Wholesale4yCurrentManufacturing3yPre-Sales & Practice Development2y 6mCurrent

Work experience

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  1. Business Central Solutions Architect

    2020 – Present
    • Architected and overseen delivery of a BC SaaS rollout for a national wholesale distributor with 8 legal entities, 4 currencies, and 45,000 active SKUs.
    • Evaluated and selected an AppSource WMS ISV over custom development, reducing implementation cost by USD $180 k and delivery timeline by 10 weeks.
    • Led 14 pre-sales workshops, contributing to USD $3.1 m in Business Central services won over four years.

  2. Senior Business Central Consultant

    2015 – 2020
    • Delivered six NAV-to-BC upgrade projects for mid-market manufacturers, averaging a 20% reduction in per-entity customisation footprint by leveraging standard BC functionality.
    • Built a reusable BC integration framework for Shopify and EDI trading partners, now deployed across five active clients.
    • Authored a 90-page internal Business Central delivery methodology guide adopted as standard practice by a regional Microsoft partner.

  3. NAV Developer & Consultant

    2009 – 2015
    • Customised and supported NAV 5.0 through 2015 for a portfolio of 20+ SME clients across manufacturing, retail, and services.
    • Led a NAV 2013 manufacturing implementation for a specialist industrial equipment company, integrating with a bespoke configurator tool.
    • Trained and mentored three junior consultants, two of whom progressed to senior consultant level within four years.

Skills

Business Central SaaS ArchitectureAL Development & AppSource ISV EvaluationMulti-Company & Multi-Currency ConfigurationFinance & Distribution Functional DesignManufacturing (Production Orders, Capacity Planning)Azure API IntegrationPre-Sales Technical SolutioningUpgrade Assessments (NAV → BC)

Certifications

  • MB-800: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate
  • MB-820: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer Associate
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