Gerard Van Den Eijkel Email & Phone Number

Den Dolder, Amsterdam, Parijs

Working as an external Associate in the role of eCommerce Portfolio, Program of project manager.Verry experiend in managing and delivers eCommerce projects Pim / B2B / B2C and in Retail.Utilizing Arlandes strength in "Classical retail" in combination with portfolio management skills, business dashboarding, retail consulting and project management experiences.Member of the Arlande eCommerce group.

Apeldoorn Area, Netherlands

Further professionalize the rapid growing E-Commerce activities within Moduslink. Manage the e-Commerce department: Make our clients succesfull get people on board with the correct skills, setup the processes and tools to deliver and maintain Intershop & Moduslink e-Cloud solutions.

Almere

Manages and delivers eCommerce projects Pim / B2B / B2C in Retail, Wholesale and Travel.Manages all aspects of project: scope, risk, schedule, team structure, budget, quality, and communicationPrepares all project documentation: project plans, project charters, status reports, risk assessment plans, change requests, resource requestsLead multi-disciplinary project teams through all phases of the project life-cycle providing coaching, motivation and inspirationProvide leadership to the project teamParticipate in internal PMO programs including post project reviews, internal process initiatives and ongoing improvement practices.Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, political and operational risks to the success of a projectCommunicate with clients and teams on an ongoing basis and ensure changing resource and project requirements are met and understoodTakes Responsible for project revenue management and reportingCoaches and guides less experienced project managersEffectively interact with all levels of client managementCan explain technical complexity to business and business goals to technical audience.Participate in client pitches and proposals by preparing of project budgets and related materials.

Amsterdam / Parijs

Working on several eCommerce projects in parallel. Manage the porto-folio of running and upcoming projects, gaining control on the teams, the backlog, progress, dependencies and resourcing across the globe. Rolled out an eCommerce platform (Web/Mobile/Email/Kiosk) with BI integration and eMail marketing solution as 1 of the EU leads in 14 countries in 18 month on time within budget. Love to work agile. Next wave : SAP integration and Dual brand initiative.

Amsterdam

Unic is one of Europe’s leading ecommerce integrators. Member of the management team of Unic Benelux. Responsible for project delivery in Amsterdam, Valencia and Paris. Managed 4 business units with eCommerce projects based a.o. IBM, Hybris and Adobe technolgy. Key customers: Maxeda (Praxis), Beter Bed, Matratzen Concord, chaPitre, Jongeneel, CRH, Bridgestone, Standaard Boekhandel, Fabory, Kleertjes, 3M, Brico, Leenbakker, The Sting, Tommy Hilfiger. Reference: Gerrit Taaks, Group CEO Unic: “Gerard became responsible for all business operations in Amsterdam managing more than 40 people and all hybris projects of Unic Amsterdam. He has outstanding qualities in managing internal Business Unit Managers as well as difficult customers. He can perfectly communicate with C-Level and can advise them how to set up strategic e-Business Initiatives with seven-digit budgets. Besides that, he can explain even complex technical architectures to non-technical audiences and to convince them to follow his advice.”

QENNER (formally TSI Solutions) builds SAAS based eCommerce solutions for the travel Industry. Integrated several acquisitions into one operational organization. Reorganized the organization into four product development units. Standardized the development approach across the company based on SCRUM. Guided the implementation of several holiday travel portals and ecommerce websites for customers like Microsoft, Sanoma Media, Globe Travel Agency, WorldTicketCenter, etcetera.

Oswald and Ruby is the result of a merger between Variomatic BV (web agency) and Share of Mind BV (online marketing). In the role of Operations Director responsible for integration and continuous optimization of all operational processes including integration of creative teams into Variomatic’s technical competencies. Work areas: Internet, Online advertising, Systems Integration and Web technology. » Recognizable achievements:  Facilitated the operational transformation from technical oriented web agency into an online advertising agency

Managing Director, Variomatic Media (2005 –2008)

GMT Europe offers a leading waste management ERP software platform. Responsible for Operations and Business Development. Modernize (and migrate) the complex and legacy ERP application to a modern- and web technology based application. Member of the board and responsible for the strategic direction of the product and GMT’s (target) markets.

Together with co-founder build a web agency during the millennium Internet hype. Experience with direct supervision of both a creative department (studio) and software engineering (Java / .Net / ASP / PHP / HTML) resources.» Recognizable achievements:  Managed all challenges and operational issue’s related to a fast growing startup company. Successfully recruited a best-in-class team consisting of business consultants, creative designers, project managers and software engineers.  Grew from 2-70) within 3 years Consultancy, studio and tech department

Started as project manager and became a key team member at the competence center for software development based on Microsoft web technologies. Participated in the Getronics management development program and the establishment of the integrated project methodology called GIPA. Was responsible for several profitable and high tech projects

Started as an information analyst and grown to division manager. Wide range of experience in programming languages, database design and development methods. and conducted series of management trainings.» Recognizable achievements: • Many successful projects in MKB• ISO 9001 certificate awarded for software development (BVQI),