Leo Sharma

Normec Group

Independent Consultant / Lead Digital Architect & Programme Advisor

Group ERP Transformation & Rollout Strategy

• Designed and governed the Phased Precision Deployment model for D365 Business Central rollout across 90+ entities.
• Defined the multi-entity rollout approach: sequencing, entity readiness, localisation, integration dependencies and controlled cutover.
• Wrote group-wide D365 BC extension and customisation policies for external partners, reducing unnecessary customisation and long-term technical debt.

Executive Governance, Budgeting & KPI Control

• Created and managed entity-level ERP implementation budget baselines and OPEX/CAPEX planning across rollout, Azure, integrations and partners.
• Maintained budget control via forecast-versus-actual tracking, reporting deviations and financial impact to the Group Finance Director and CFO.
• Participated in ERP SteerCo governance with the Group CFO and Finance Directors, presenting delivery KPIs, risks and strategic technology decisions.

Cloud, Integration & Zero Trust Architecture

• Designed Azure governance: RBAC access models, environment separation, security boundaries and platform governance.
• Designed and led the Normec Integration Platform — an Azure-native group integration layer across D365 BC, Customer Service and Field Service, built on Zero Trust principles.
• Embedded Microsoft Semantic Kernel for AI-assisted message tracing, exception analysis and faster resolution of integration failures.

ERP Migration Platform — Normec Nexus

• Designed, developed and managed Normec Nexus, an AI-assisted Exact Online → D365 Business Central migration platform for 40+ entities.
• Created a repeatable migration factory: extraction, transformation, validation, reconciliation and controlled cutover, with AI-assisted financial reclassification.
• Created estimated €250k–€500k+ cost-avoidance potential through reduced consultant effort and reusable migration automation.

Axians / Building Materials Europe

ERP Transformation Advisor & Azure Integration Architect

ERP Transformation Advisory & Rollout Strategy

• Supported strategic evaluation of ERP options, implementation approach, delivery risks and long-term scalability.
• Developed ERP rollout budget models and investment scenarios, helping leadership understand cost drivers, delivery risk and long-term TCO.

Cloud Integration Architecture & Recovery

• Recovered and redesigned a previously failed integration initiative, replacing a fragile implementation with a scalable Azure-native architecture.
• Delivered integrations using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Data Factory and API-based patterns across business-critical processes.

AI & Data-Driven Solutions

• Built and deployed a RAG-based chatbot using Azure Databricks, LLMs and Spark-based processing.
• Developed a prompt-engineering and data-querying solution connected to MSSQL and Databricks for large-scale data processing.

DGB Group

Director of Technology / Head of Technology

Technology Governance & CEO Advisory

• Strategic technology advisor to the CEO — translating business objectives into roadmap, product architecture, budget baselines and investment trade-offs.
• Defined the technology operating model across AI/ML, climate-tech data platforms, cloud infrastructure and blockchain marketplace architecture.

Investment Governance & Cloud FinOps

• Built budget baselines and resource-cost models; applied FinOps-informed cloud financial management across IBM Cloud and AWS.
• Secured and utilised IBM Cloud and AWS startup credits as non-dilutive infrastructure funding to reduce early-stage cash burn.

AI/ML Climate-Tech & Blockchain

• Directed ML models for tree-count estimation, wildlife monitoring, biodiversity indicators and detection of man-made structures from satellite imagery.
• Designed and integrated Amazon Hyperledger into a blockchain-enabled marketplace for sustainable products.

Security & Delivery Maturity

• Introduced information security management principles and NIST CSF / COBIT-informed governance language.
• Introduced CMMI-informed delivery maturity principles across product development and vendor delivery.

Transeact B.V.

CTO & Co-Owner

Platform Strategy & Founder-Level Execution

• Co-founded the company as CTO / technology partner to the CEO; secured Series A funding to support platform development and market expansion.
• Designed the full open-banking platform architecture: customer portal, ERP integration module, data aggregation, payment initiation and financial automation.

Open Banking, PIS, AIS & PSD2 Readiness

• Designed PIS and AIS capabilities for secure open-banking connectivity; prepared the platform and operating model for PSD2 licensing readiness.
• Architected real-time bank transaction aggregation, enrichment, reconciliation and ERP posting support.

AI/ML Transaction Intelligence & Exit

• Designed and implemented a custom transaction classification model for categorisation, enrichment and reconciliation support.
• Completed a founder transition and sold the platform solution/IP interest to the remaining founder following a strategic divergence in direction.

WMD

Technology Lead / D365 Migration & AI/ML Solution Architect

Earlier Engagements

Solution Architect / Technical Project Manager / Developer