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MICHAELA MORARI

Milano,Lombardia

Summary

Driven and motivated Technology Advisor with more than 10 years experience in Technology field, dedicated to building rapport and maintaining loyal customer relationships through understanding needs and creating individual solutions. Offering deep technical acumen with strong communication skills to help customers understand product offerings.

Skilled in mentoring team members to deliver exceptional service and building team morale through effective communication and positive performance feedback. Accustomed to defusing customer dissatisfaction and managing competing priorities with superior results.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Solutions Sales Consultant

Appian Corporation
Milan, Italy
10.2018 - Current
  • Perform discovery sessions to understand the customer’s desired outcomes, translate these priorities into actionable plans and then drive execution of these plans with the customer ;
  • Present and articulate Appian solution strengths, features, benefits, competitive advantages and future direction ;
  • Demo and Proof-of-Concept's with the customers' constant contacts;
    Preparation of the documentation for tenders, RFI's and RFP's;
  • Act as a focal point between different stakeholders (client,partners,customer success) to meet prospect's and client's objectives;
  • Identifying potential areas of value for Appian within the client’s business and explaining the associated value proposition ;
  • Conduct on-site product demonstrations to highlight features, answer customer questions and redirect concerns toward positive aspects ;
  • Maintain engagement with key client stakeholders in order to monitor account health and ensure alignment with their priorities .

Solutions Sales Consultant

ORACLE
Malaga, Spain
03.2017 - 09.2018

@ Oracle Digital, my goal is to help customers based in Italy to improve Business Performance reducing their IT complexity. I've understand the importance oh having a big-picture view of a company's data situation and my aim is provide to our customers the best Analytic solutions Oracle has to offer.
I work with the business side of the company to determine the best course of action when designing Oracle solutions.
My main responsibilities :

  • Develop and deliver high quality, customized Oracle presentations and demonstrations to meet customer and partner needs for Big Data and Business Analytics related requirements & RFIs ;
  • Present and articulate advanced product features and benefits, product future direction, trends ;
  • Manage Customer and Partner visits, workshops and presentations.
    Implement up-selling strategies, encompassing recommendation of accessories and complementary purchases.
  • Work with sales team to collaboratively reach targets, consistently meeting or exceeding personal quotas.

Business Development Consultant

CRYSTAL SYSTEM
Milan
02.2016 - 09.2016
  • Researched clients' business issues and goals to offer appropriate solutions.
  • Spearheaded expansion and development initiatives in Milan.
  • Developed new business opportunities by effectively communicating product lines to leading international corporations.
  • Arranged potential client contacts, cultivated relationships and followed through all service needs.

Technical Account Manager

CRYSTAL SYSTEM for Esselunga SpA
Milan
04.2011 - 03.2016
  • Responsible for managing client relationship, implementation, optimization and improvement projects , acting as a focal point always aligned with the businesses' strategy and contributing to the company's and team's mission.
  • Leading and coaching a 5 members team in BI & EPM area using Oracle EPM , Ibm Cognos TM1 and Sap technology.

My main responsibilities:

  • Worked closely with customer, business stakeholders, functional and technical consultants to ensure the standards and best practice are implemented ;
  • Created compelling demonstrations that showcase the competitive functionality of different technologies ;
  • Full project management support , ranging from business development activities to daily delivery activities and products updates ;
  • Acted as a motivational team member to ensure the best results ;
  • Worked with Business development manager in anchoring new opportunities (up-sell and cross-sell).

BI Technical Consultant

CRYSTAL SYSTEM for Boiron
Milan
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  • Participated in requirements meetings and data mapping sessions to understand business needs ;
  • Designed and developed schema data models ;
  • Implemented Hyperion Planning application for budgeting ;
  • Created dashboards based on the business goals.

BI Technical Consultat

CRYSTAL SYSTEM for Pirelli
Milan
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  • Hyperion Essbase application maintenance by keeping data and metadata up-to-date using VBA code and Essbase Add-in;
  • Redesigned Essbase cubes and reconfigured the procedures to ensure the normal functionality of the systems.

Software developer | Bucharest

THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
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  • Directed software design and development while remaining focused on client needs.
  • Modified existing software to correct errors, upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
  • Worked effectively with design teams to ensure software solutions elevated client side experience.

Education

MASTER oF SCIENCE Master - Economic IT

The Academy Of Economic Studies
Bucharest
06.2009

M.D. - IT System Management

Romanian American University
Bucharest
06.2007

Skills

  • Previous experience with hands on software development and technical consultant (Appian included)
  • Strong consulting skills and proven results working as Trusted Advisor to drive business value for customers
  • Proactive
  • Quick Learner
  • Experience with agile software development practices
  • Team management
  • Business development & PreSales experience

Accomplishments

  • Coordinated cross-functional teams and provided business analysis for large projects .
  • Collaborated with team of Sales & Delivery to grow and extended Business Intelligence patch (clients and partners)
  • Grew the activities and responsibilities of my team from 3 to 7 FTE in 2 years.
  • Supervised team of 5 staff members.
  • Generated a 50% reduction in month-end close for Budgeting & Forecasting client's project.

Certification

ITIL Foundation Course
Project Management Body of Knowledge
Mini MBA - Finance, Marketing
Professional Presenter
Demo Excellence
Communication for Impact

NLP Practitioner & Coaching

Languages

English (advanced speaker)
Italian (advanced speaker)
Romanian (native speaker)
Spanish (base level)

French (base level)

Additional Information

"Nei 5 anni di lavoro insieme, Michaela ha dimostrato la sua abilità nel disegnare e sviluppare applicazioni EPM di budget e reporting accrescendo quotidianamente le competenze su nuovi prodotti. Ha dimostrato inoltre un forte orientamento al lavoro in gruppo" - Andrea Barbieri, IT Manager -Esselunga, Italy

"La mia collaborazione con Michaela è legata a quando è stata di supporto It al Conto Economico Gestionale di Esselunga del quale sono responsabile.In questo periodo di collaborazione il suo supporto sulla manutenzione e lo sviluppo di Hyperion (strumento su quale si basa la produzione del Conto economico) è stata molto preziosa.In Michaela ho trovato una persona con il quale è stato facile interfacciarsi, ho riscontrato molto professionalità, una grande attenzione a comprendere con precisione quali fossero le richieste o le problematiche da evadere, ed una persona pro attiva che ha saputo essere un vero supporto alla funzione alla quale è stata assegnata.Il mio feedback non può quindi che essere positivo, in futuro una nuova eventuale collaborazione mi sarebbe sicuramente gradita." - Franco Salatino, Finance Controller - Esselunga, Italy

"She is well connected and is a trusted professional on database software development and the overall subject of innovation and creativity. She proved to be eager to accumulate new information and so to extend her knowledge and competencies.It is my pleasure to give Michaela Morari my highest recommendation with confidence that she will always deliver a valuable contribution to any project she would engage in." - Lucian Bibo, IT Manager- Ministry of Defense, Romania


"I worked with Michaela on Esselunga project, where Michaela was responsible for EPM and Bi project and my team leader. I have a great respect for Michaela, she has always been there to support us as a team, being open to speak and help, giving guidance when necessary and always clearing misunderstandings between people. Michaela has shown dedication and helped the younger consultants in the support team grow. I had a lot to learn from her in terms of customer interaction and being more effective in supporting application development. She knows how to manage tough deadlines, how to organise a team to have the highest results and how to establish the bridge between functional and technical requirements as she is able to understand and translate both. Michaela’s fantastic instincts made her an amazing colleague and mentor and I am happy I got the chance to work with her." - Alina Luca - Hyperion Business Consultant ING Bank

Timeline

Solutions Sales Consultant

Appian Corporation
10.2018 - Current

Solutions Sales Consultant

ORACLE
03.2017 - 09.2018

Business Development Consultant

CRYSTAL SYSTEM
02.2016 - 09.2016

Technical Account Manager

CRYSTAL SYSTEM for Esselunga SpA
04.2011 - 03.2016

BI Technical Consultant

CRYSTAL SYSTEM for Boiron
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BI Technical Consultat

CRYSTAL SYSTEM for Pirelli
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Software developer | Bucharest

THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
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MASTER oF SCIENCE Master - Economic IT

The Academy Of Economic Studies

M.D. - IT System Management

Romanian American University
MICHAELA MORARI