Yan Gao

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Senior Delivery Manager - External @ Mercell
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
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About Yan Gao

I have been working more than 20 years in software development industry. Among years, working in international companies and diversified environment, I have gained various skills and experiences in areas of project and people management. My practical experiences have been supported by the formal education in management, the MBA diploma in Rotterdam School of Business (OneMBA Program) I got in 2012.Major achievements of my career:• Set up the PMO team and governance framework for large organizations• Managing more than 50M USD department budgets and procurement plan• Built strong engineering development teams which delivered high-quality OTT products on time.• Developed and executed the end to end solutions process to align the release among a multidiscipline team globally.• Coordinated the Agile (Scrum) Development process transformation across different departments including Engineers, Product Management and Service Operations.• Successfully drove the Engineering project/team transition from US to NL within budget.

Yan Gao's Current Company Details
Mercell

Mercell

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Senior Delivery Manager - External
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Website:
info.mercell.com
Employees:
451
Yan Gao Work Experience Details
  • Mercell
    Senior Delivery Manager - External
    Mercell
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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  • Aldar
    Avp - Digital Transformation Pmo
    Aldar Oct 2022 - Present
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Enhancing the delivery of IT projects by establishing, implementing and maintaining a standardized project management methodology, including relevant processes, policies, and tools. Driving the Digital Transformation programs in Aldar Group.Managing the Group Techonology project budgets and procurement plan.Lead the performance management within Group Techonlogy
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  • Digital14 Uae
    Director Pmo
    Digital14 Uae Jun 2017 - Sep 2022
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    • Deployed the digital platform for project management, resource management and finance integration based on Microsoft EPM system• Leading the Corp PMO governance• Drive the Corp Strategic Initiatives across the organization• Automate the performance KPIs• Drive the customer satisfaction survey for the organization• Led the Agile transformation for engineering development process.
  • Irdeto
    Senior Engineering Operation Manager
    Irdeto Oct 2016 - May 2017
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    Supporting VP of Engineering to optimize the Engineering operation.
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  • Irdeto
    Senior Engineering Manager
    Irdeto Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    I have been promoted to Senior Engineering Manager leading the highly scalable distributed OTT solution in media protection domain based on Java platform and SOA/microservices.In this role, other than the Engineering Manager work, I have been work extensively with Product Management and Service Operations teams. I was giving input to Product Management for P&L discussion and I participate the business operation meeting on behalf of Engineering department.
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  • Irdeto In Nl
    R&D Technical Manager
    Irdeto In Nl Nov 2011 - Sep 2015
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    I was working as Technical Manager since Nov 2011 in R&D, leading two development teams.As the R&D line manager, I built the development teams from scratch and led the project initiations. I led the initiative to develop the complete CI (continuous integration) process. Under my leadership, the product quality was improved dramatically (known bugs dropped from 100+ to 5-, and field issues were only reported once or twice a year)
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  • Irdeto In Nl
    Change Management Coordinator
    Irdeto In Nl May 2012 - Jan 2013
    Hoofddorp, Netherlands
    From May 2012 to Jan 2013, in parallel to my Technical Manager role, I was also assigned as Change Management Coordinator to drive the product/project migration within Irdeto for three product lines (Conditional Access, Middleware and Broadband/OTT) across four offices in Netherlands, France, China and USA. I was coordinating three change management workgroups formed by R&D and Product Directors and reporting to the Change Board formed by R&D and Product VPs. Until Jan 2013, all three product line migrations were successfully completed.
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  • Irdeto In Nl
    Senior Project Manager / Release Manager
    Irdeto In Nl Feb 2010 - Oct 2011
    Hoofddorp, Netherlands
    I was promoted to Senior Project Manager after the 7 months assignment in China. I worked as the Release Manager in R&D team in Irdeto. My major role was driving and coordinating the Conditional Access System development from definition to release across multiple teams in Europe and Asia. I developed the Conditional Access System release process and engaged different projects team globally. Under my leadership, the Conditional Access System release quality and delivery time were largely improved.
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  • Irdeto In Nl
    Project Manager
    Irdeto In Nl Feb 2006 - Feb 2010
    Hoofddorp, Netherlands
    On Feb, 2006, I moved to NL to work as a Project Manager in Irdeto Hoofddorp Development Center. From Feb 2006 to July 2009, I was leading the project team about 20 engineers in Hoofddorp and Eindhoven. My project team worked mainly on the Head End Server product for Irdeto Conditional Access System. From July 2009 to Feb 2010, I was assigned to a key project to move two R&D projects from Netherland to China. During that time, I worked in Irdeto China as Project manager in Beijing Development Center for 7 months leading two project teams for Client and Server products with 15 to 20 engineers. Under my leadership, the project transition was very successful and the project handover was a clean done.
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  • Irdeto China
    Project Manager
    Irdeto China Sep 2004 - Feb 2006
    Beijing, China
    I worked in Irdeto China as project manager of Beijing Development Center leading two project teams for Client and HeadEnd products with 15 to 20 engineers.
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  • Schlumberger / Axalto
    Validation Team Manager
    Schlumberger / Axalto Aug 2003 - Sep 2004
    I worked as Validation team manager to lead 6 testers in Server team in Schlumberger Axalto Asia Technical Center.
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  • Schlumberger Technologies
    Project Manager & Team Leader
    Schlumberger Technologies Dec 2000 - Aug 2003
    I worked in Schlumberger Smart Card and Transaction ATC (Asia technical center) as project manager in Tools team. In the whole team, we had about 30 engineers. I have been working in a sub-team leading 5 developers and 3 testers.Other than project manager, I also took the people management role in the sub-team, including Personal Development and Performence Appraisals.
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  • Beijing University Jade Bird Co.
    Technical Lead/Project Manager
    Beijing University Jade Bird Co. Sep 1999 - Nov 2000
    Beijing, China
    Worked as Project Manager and Technical Lead in the R&D departement leading a 10 engineers project team.
  • Beijing University Jade Bird Co.
    Developer
    Beijing University Jade Bird Co. Apr 1998 - Aug 1999
    Working in Jade Bird co. as developer in windows application and smart card transaction application.

Yan Gao Skills

Software Development Change Management Integration Agile Methodologies Scrum Management Software Project Management Testing Agile Project Management Program Management Project Planning Telecommunications Mobile Devices Team Leadership Release Management Business Analysis Leadership Itil Product Management Prince2 Pmp Outsourcing Business Process Improvement It Strategy Strategy It Management Team Building Requirements Analysis Project Portfolio Management Cross Functional Team Leadership Project Management Mba

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yan Gao

What company does Yan Gao work for?

Yan Gao works for Mercell

What is Yan Gao's role at the current company?

Yan Gao's current role is Senior Delivery Manager - External.

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Yan Gao's email address is ro****@****ail.com

What schools did Yan Gao attend?

Yan Gao attended Rotterdam School Of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam School Of Management, Erasmus University, Beijing University Of Technology, Xinyuanli No.1 High School.

What are some of Yan Gao's interests?

Yan Gao has interest in Etcs, Reading, Sports, Music, Travel.

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Yan Gao has skills like Software Development, Change Management, Integration, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Management, Software Project Management, Testing, Agile Project Management, Program Management, Project Planning, Telecommunications.

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