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Leiden, Zh, Nl

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Head of Operations at Museum de Lakenhal, responsible for finance, security, property management and events execution.

Utrecht, Netherlands

I am a NOBCO certified coach whose specialties include: • Improving organizational team and group dynamics • Leaderschip coaching, guiding management development and executing management assessments • Identifying succession planning strategies and tactics• Leading Group Constellations (Familieopstellingen)• Supporting individuals with personal developmentI support leaders and their teams to stay connected and productive in a constantly changing environment. Getting a… Show more I am a NOBCO certified coach whose specialties include: • Improving organizational team and group dynamics • Leaderschip coaching, guiding management development and executing management assessments • Identifying succession planning strategies and tactics• Leading Group Constellations (Familieopstellingen)• Supporting individuals with personal developmentI support leaders and their teams to stay connected and productive in a constantly changing environment. Getting a deeper understanding, beyond the standard personality models, brings sustained transformation. At the heart of this is a deeper insight in ‘self’, to understand what pushes our buttons and why we react the way we do. Bringing the theory of psychoanalytical models such as Transactional Analysis and Sub-personalities alive through practical exercises, I ensure that specific organizational requirements are met. Show less

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Coach and Board Member of the Foundation Reconnect Company. We strive for an improved world and society, in which every leader has the intrinsic motivation to leave this world in a better condition than they found it.We do not inject a standard business strategy or organisational change plan. We work together based on a common goal. With a team of enthusiastic professionals who have the experience of systemic work in various business sectors.

Joure

Head of Software Development, Integration and Technical Services & Infrastructure teams, supporting IT projects for all Imperial Brands (IB) Business Units, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Sales & Marketing. Managed a team of 4 and indirectly managed more than 70 project managers, software developers & testers, integration and infrastructure specialists.* Managed the outsourcing process for non IB core functions (Software and Infrastructure Development), reducing operational costs… Show more Head of Software Development, Integration and Technical Services & Infrastructure teams, supporting IT projects for all Imperial Brands (IB) Business Units, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Sales & Marketing. Managed a team of 4 and indirectly managed more than 70 project managers, software developers & testers, integration and infrastructure specialists.* Managed the outsourcing process for non IB core functions (Software and Infrastructure Development), reducing operational costs by more than €3M* Renegotiated the contract with one of the third party software license providers, saving more than €400K.* Through leadership coaching, significantly improved the effectiveness and professionalism of the teams by changing the organisational culture from task driven to responsibility driven work ethics.* Improved the efficiency and productivity of the software development team by implementing an Agile development methodology.* Improved SLA compliance with more than 25% by initiating a CMMi based process improvement program. Show less

Netherlands

Consulting assignments on a freelance basis to small and medium software development companies. Provided expertise and consultancy in the areas of leadership coahing, management development, succession planning and process & quality improvement of software product development.* Defined and introduced a set of best practice business processes that describes a framework for the activities that form the backbone of any product company. It includes Key Process Areas Manage Portfolio, Secure… Show more Consulting assignments on a freelance basis to small and medium software development companies. Provided expertise and consultancy in the areas of leadership coahing, management development, succession planning and process & quality improvement of software product development.* Defined and introduced a set of best practice business processes that describes a framework for the activities that form the backbone of any product company. It includes Key Process Areas Manage Portfolio, Secure Business, Manage Products, Manage Projects and Manage Suppliers.* Created and executed a general, comprehensive management assessment programme based on interactive, realistic role-play scenarios for product companies. Show less

Woerden

Head of Software Development team for the company’s product portfolio, directly managing 3 managers and indirectly managing more than 50 software developers, testers and software architects.* Through leadership coaching, significantly improved the effectiveness and professionalism of the teams by changing the organisational culture from task driven to responsibility driven work ethics.* Improved the productivity of the software development function by 20% through initiating programmes… Show more Head of Software Development team for the company’s product portfolio, directly managing 3 managers and indirectly managing more than 50 software developers, testers and software architects.* Through leadership coaching, significantly improved the effectiveness and professionalism of the teams by changing the organisational culture from task driven to responsibility driven work ethics.* Improved the productivity of the software development function by 20% through initiating programmes in the areas of process improvement and product quality improvement* Defined and implemented the company’s outsourcing strategy, resulting in the successful setup of a software development team in India, doubling the software development capacity. Show less

Nieuwegein

Head of Software Development teams for the Mobile Messaging portfolio, directly managing 5 R&D centre managers (in UK, Netherlands, Czech Republic and India), and indirectly managingmore than 250 R&D staff. Defined the strategy and direction of the Product Development function of the company’s Messaging portfolio (10 products, with combined revenue of $300M, including the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) which is responsible for 50% of the total SMS traffic worldwide).* Improved time… Show more Head of Software Development teams for the Mobile Messaging portfolio, directly managing 5 R&D centre managers (in UK, Netherlands, Czech Republic and India), and indirectly managingmore than 250 R&D staff. Defined the strategy and direction of the Product Development function of the company’s Messaging portfolio (10 products, with combined revenue of $300M, including the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) which is responsible for 50% of the total SMS traffic worldwide).* Improved time to market delivery for new products by 20% through successfully introducing a new development methodology, based on agile development techniques.* Saved $4M by renegotiating the contract with one of the major third party suppliers.* Created management assessment material and executed these assessments for approximately 30 junior managers and management candidates in cross-functional areas. Coached and mentored several managers. Show less

Nieuwegein

Head of Product Management team for the Mobile Messaging portfolio, managing 20 professionals in the function of product manager, project manager and architect. Drove the product portfolio strategy (5 products, with combined revenue of $250m).* Aligned two product portfolios following the merger of CMG and Logica. Successfully managed the customer conversions in 75% of the existing installed base.* Instigated a program to improve vendor management within the Messaging Business Unit… Show more Head of Product Management team for the Mobile Messaging portfolio, managing 20 professionals in the function of product manager, project manager and architect. Drove the product portfolio strategy (5 products, with combined revenue of $250m).* Aligned two product portfolios following the merger of CMG and Logica. Successfully managed the customer conversions in 75% of the existing installed base.* Instigated a program to improve vendor management within the Messaging Business Unit. Resulted in a better price/performance of a substantial amount of third party suppliers.* Initiated and conducted a process improvement programme and achieved ISO9001/TickIT certification for the Product Management department. Show less

Nieuwegein

Managing R&D centre Nieuwegein, responsible for overall architecture, design, development, testing and integration of the total Mobile Messaging portfolio, including the High Performance SMSC.

Utrecht

Managing development and test teams within R&D center Nieuwegein, responsible for the delivery of new releases through a series of large projects (>8 months lead time, >1M Euro).

Amstelveen

Software Engineering and Project Management for several large financial instituations in the Netherlands, amongst which were Fortis, Grens Wissel Kantoren (GWK) and Credit Lyonnais Bank Nederland.

Amstelveen

Software engineering for a new IT infrastructure for all decentralized bank locations in the Netherlands, including the foreign money transfer location at Schiphol Airport.

Ede

Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science to professional military.

Familie En Bedrijfsopstellingen

Bachelor, Coaching Education

Bachelor, Information Technology

Also known as HIO Enschede / IHBO "de Maere"

Voortgezet Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs

Graduated in the subjects Dutch, English, German, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Economics.