rdwatkins on February 28th, 2003
RD Watkins extends contract into Customer Engagement Manager role.
Due to an extended medical absence of a key customer engagement manager who has ownership of several web/extranet and integration projects, RD Watkins has been engaged to temporarily take on these responsibilities. The projects that are the scope of this contract are LiveLink (OpenText), PlumTree Portal and My Unilever installation and integration of the subsequent legacy applications that will progress as modules into this new extranet environment. In addition to these projects, there is Project Phoenix with it’s objective to integrate the three Puerto Rico facilities into the standard “shared services” support model.
The PMO has also requested that Robert develop several “methods” for the upcoming deployment and utilization of UPlan (Niku – project and resource management software). He originally had a hand in creating the standard MS Project template that has been in use by the PMO over that last three quarters. The first method he creates will outline the production turnover process as it relates to the standard Unilever processes.
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rdwatkins on January 1st, 2003
RD Watkins extends contract with Unilever in Integration Project Manager role to complete Best Foods NJ facility and Canadian business units Desktop Application roll-outs.
Unilever has committed to an extension of Robert D. Watkins contract so that the GIO Integration Lab may use his skills and years of experience with the Wise scripting tool and desktop roll-outs. Specifically, Unilever is completing the Canadian Aztec II Desktop/Laptop roll-out and the Unilever Best Foods and UNUS business unit deployments in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
This extension is slated to go until March to accomplish these final portions of these deployments.
rdwatkins on June 15th, 2002
RD Watkins inks new contract with Unilever for Project Management / Coordination
Unilever North America Global Infrastructure request Robert D. Watkins to assist with several ongoing projects. These projects include the Manufacturing for the Millennium SAP Project, Business Objects Upgrades, Gentran Migration from NT to Unix migration and Legacy Integration, Targeter for the Web enabled AMPs sales, Video Conferencing Production Turnover, Manugistics Enterprise Forecasting as well as the preparation for various Sales Office infrastructure build-out projects. These Projects will be managed for the Home an Personal Care Business Unit.
RD Watkins has been employed prior to this contract with Unilever in a Technical Project Manager role assisting in development of Wise Scripts for delivery of business applications via Microsoft SMS and for 8 locations / business unit deployments in 2001.
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rdwatkins on January 15th, 2001
Unilever Contract #1
Contract MCSE.com inks first contract with Unilever North America.
Unilever, via Group Technology (recruiting division), has contacted and negotiated a year long contract with Bob Watkins to provide Wise Scripting Engineering. Unilever is deploying the standardized Aztec II Desktop to various sites and Business Units across North America. As such the application requirements gathering and subsequent scripting of these applications to integrate with the Aztec environment will be critical.
April, 2001 – The Integration Lab Manager has asked that Bob Watkins assist in the creation of training materials and a plan to use offshore resources to provide by Digital India as scripting labor. As the Technical Project Manager, Bob will be training, mentoring and managing the output of these Indian Resources until they are in a stabilized status. Unilever is using this department as a starting point for the OffShore model to be implemented and tested.
rdwatkins on October 10th, 2000
Syngress Media engages Robert D. Watkins to co-author “CCNA Test Yourself Practice Exams”, 2nd Edition (Exam 640-507).
Syngress Media, a well known publisher of certification exam training materials, has asked RD Watkins to be one of the co-author to the second edition of their newest offering. This book will assist new candidates who are seeking to attain the CCNA (Cisco Certified Networking Associate) certification. My hope is that I can contribute my experience and knowledge to help other pass their CCNA test.
