Lawson James

Finance Transformation Leader/Solution Architect/PMO

Lawson combines his experiences as a former Big 4 consultant, and an entrepreneur, to solve complex technology and business process problems. After consulting Fortune 500 companies as a Solution Architect, he founded Horizon Projects Consulting Corp. in 2010, which focuses on implementing ERP and other related financial systems i.e. lease accounting and other commercial off the shelf systems.

His diverse experience enables Lawson to lead cross-functional teams to solve complex operational problems. Going beyond automating corporate back office functions he supports clients in understanding how to wrangle, curate, interpret and create strategies from data. Lawson thrives while leading organizations through change. Be forewarned, he may convince you to play a set of tennis or go with him for a hike after the work day is done.

Primary Verticals:
Financial Services, High Tech, Utilities, Entertainment, City Government

Primary Skills:
System Lifecycle Development Cycle Management, Agile Product Lifecycle Management; Waterfall Methodology, Business & Use Case Analysis, Portfolio Management, Program Implementation, Program Planning, Project Management, Solution Design, Custom & COTS Software Development, Requirements Gathering, ERP System Integration, Vendor Management, RFP Writing, Process Modeling, Data Analysis, Advanced Excel, Python Programming, Front End Visualization, Tableau, Machine Learning, and Big Data Analytics with Hadoop.