I am a senior enterprise technology executive with over 45 years of experience spanning enterprise software engineering, SAP platform architecture, systems integration, and large-scale business transformation delivery. I’ve spent more than two decades in senior leadership roles at SAP, including Consulting Manager and Principal Consultant at SAP UK, operating at CIO, CTO, and Programme Director level on complex, multi-year SAP transformation programmes across the UK and EMEA. My career began with IBM mainframe systems and networking, weathered the client-server era, and evolved into the SAP world where I built teams, mentored professionals, and delivered tangible outcomes. Now retired, I’ve continued to pursue technology passions—iOS and Android development with a few published apps—and I enjoy mentoring, learning, and playing semi-pro guitar in local bands across party, blues, and classic rock styles.

Justin Thomas

I am a senior enterprise technology executive with over 45 years of experience spanning enterprise software engineering, SAP platform architecture, systems integration, and large-scale business transformation delivery. I’ve spent more than two decades in senior leadership roles at SAP, including Consulting Manager and Principal Consultant at SAP UK, operating at CIO, CTO, and Programme Director level on complex, multi-year SAP transformation programmes across the UK and EMEA. My career began with IBM mainframe systems and networking, weathered the client-server era, and evolved into the SAP world where I built teams, mentored professionals, and delivered tangible outcomes. Now retired, I’ve continued to pursue technology passions—iOS and Android development with a few published apps—and I enjoy mentoring, learning, and playing semi-pro guitar in local bands across party, blues, and classic rock styles.

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I am a senior enterprise technology executive with over 45 years of experience spanning enterprise software engineering, SAP platform architecture, systems integration, and large-scale business transformation delivery. I’ve spent more than two decades in senior leadership roles at SAP, including Consulting Manager and Principal Consultant at SAP UK, operating at CIO, CTO, and Programme Director level on complex, multi-year SAP transformation programmes across the UK and EMEA. My career began with IBM mainframe systems and networking, weathered the client-server era, and evolved into the SAP world where I built teams, mentored professionals, and delivered tangible outcomes.

Now retired, I’ve continued to pursue technology passions—iOS and Android development with a few published apps—and I enjoy mentoring, learning, and playing semi-pro guitar in local bands across party, blues, and classic rock styles.

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Skills

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
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Language

French
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
German
Advanced
Afrikaans
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Principal Consultant - Development and Mobile at SAP UK Ltd.
April 1, 2015 - June 1, 2024
Specialist expert in general SAP development, Fiori and Integration, functioning as Development Lead/Manager at high-profile customer projects leading teams of consultants of various sizes but also designing and building complex bespoke solutions. Some projects delivered partly in the German language. Led multidisciplinary and multinational teams operating across complex client, SI, and SAP ecosystems, often in environments with significant political, regulatory, or reputational exposure. In this role I turned around several difficult projects from customer dissatisfaction to positive outcomes, delivered several large HANA migrations, and received several internal recognition awards both from Management and from Team Members.
Consulting Manager at SAP UK Ltd.
January 1, 2008 - April 1, 2015
Manager of a team of specialist development, integration and mobile consultants in the London office. In this role I developed a crack team of specialists delivering technical consulting to many UK and EMEA customers, building a strong talent pipeline through structured mentoring and development.
Development Consultant at SAP UK Ltd.
March 1, 2002 - June 1, 2008
Delivering various consulting projects at customers, building up from early basic ABAP to Fiori. During this foundation phase I built up the necessary skills and experience, being promoted to Principal/Architect before taking on the CM role.
Various legacy roles at Volkswagen SA and other roles, South Africa
January 1, 1979 - March 1, 2002
After University, my career began at Volkswagen SA (IT department), from junior programmer to Data Communications and Systems Programming Manager within 4 years. I then moved into the industry as a consultant and solution specialist in Networking; then into outsourcing as a technical and development freelancer. In this period I developed and supported a commercial Document Management application that was purchased and implemented by many high-profile organisations in SA.

Education

N.H.Dipl Software Engineering at Port Elizabeth Technikon, Port Elizabeth, SA
January 1, 1993 - November 1, 1993
B.A. (Soc.Sc) at University of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, SA
January 1, 1975 - November 1, 1978

Qualifications

Foundation degree in Psychology and Sociology with minors in Maths, Stats
January 1, 1975 - November 1, 1978
Eerekleure (colours award) for academic excellence
January 1, 1993 - November 1, 1993

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Manufacturing