I direct overall activities relating to efficient delivery of professional services for a North American supplier of ICT solutions for logistics. I head a high-performing team of 80+ specialists across eight countries overseeing end-to-end tasks/duties. I steer several facets involved in planning and implementation of projects offering logistic software solutions in transport management, warehouse management, routing & scheduling, freight forwarding and customs. I lead functions surrounding standardisation of processes, policies, and best practices to increase staffs’ working efficiency.Key Contributions:• Forged a solid team of professionals aided in attainment of €10M+ turnover with a healthy margin.• Initiated and enforced leadership attitude across international teams of ICT and Logistic experts.• Collaborated with teams ensuring delivery of exceptional support to both local and remote teams.• Administered functions involved in turn-around and integration of acquired new subsidiaries.• Devised and deployed robust initiatives to enforce utmost professionalism across organisation resulting in substantial growth in overall revenue and profitability.

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I steered processes ensuring smooth and efficient operations of a consultancy offering solutions for enterprises across ICT, Logistics and Industry ensuring optimal profitability. I administered operations surrounding planning and deployment of senior management projects in several sectors, including, across business development, turn-around, strategic reorientation, process optimisation and organisational change. I directed overall activities surrounding project lifecycle from gathering requirements to go-live support. Key Projects:• Descartes Systems Group, Lier, Belgium (ICT Industry): Served as an interim manager of a newly acquired subsidiary of Descartes. Replacing former owners, administered the realignment of the local management team and the full merger of the two organisations laying a sound foundation for the business’s position in the European market. • Monte Pizza Crust, Etten-Leur, The Netherlands (Food Industry): Served as a non-executive director/ major shareholder in a 1-tier board and supported in the achievement of the company’s objectives by offering consultancy surrounding strategy and financial organisation. I headed financial reorganisation and implementation of a Lean Manufacturing Practice while acting as a delegated Chief Financial Officer (CFO).• Stichting Kamer8, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Theater Performance Productions): Served as a supervisor mainly focussing on the financial development of the organisation.• Belgische Distributiedienst, Brussels, Belgium (Postal Distribution): Served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) Administered transformation and re-alignment of ICT department resulting in full business oriented ICT organisation directly contributing in continuous optimisation of internal business processes and customer services levels.• Tombos Consultancy, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (ICT Consultancy): Established an international ICT management consultancy group consisting of senior ICT professionals.

Responsible for the development of object oriented, interactive software modules for User Interface Management Systems.