Beaudesert provides interim management services in the field of IT, Internet, E-Commerce and Media.

Manager of a team of 8 people, all working on the NDC mediagroep E-commerce shops. Responsible for the development, implementation and exploration of a ‘Shop in Shop’ E-commerce platform. Responsibilities: budget, profit, strategy, personnel, innovation.Keypoints:• E-commerce sites (Magento Enterprise)• Online marketing• Social media• Payment services• Logistics• Customer service (Zendesk)

Within a new IT department, with strong focus on projects, responsible for Information Technology. Helped build a department with an objectiveof managing activities carried out by external specialist companies. This method is called 'out tasking'.Technically implemented Cloud computing. Built a strategy based on the '5 Any's': anytime, anywhere, any device, any information and anyone.Key points of the job:• Implementing Project Portfolio Management• Manage project leaders• Write a business applications strategy• Switch to Cloudcomputing• Implementing Google Apps for Business as successor of Microsoft Exchange

Managed a team of 15 specialists and project leaders. A department with a focus on Internet, new media and new business. Using specialistexternal companies. Personally also functioning as an Internet consultant for different parts of the company. Representing the company at international digital publishing summits/events. Frequently giving presentations in Dutch and English.Key points of the Intermedia team:• Hosting (dedicated, VMWare, Cloudcomputing)• Content Management (Escenic, Drupal, Joomla)• eCommerce (OSCommerce, Magento)• Mobile Internet: sites and applications (iOS) • Web 2.0 / OpenSocial• Widgets / Gadgets / Games• Video Management • Java / PHP

Managed 10 specialists. Responsible for projects and support. Focus on Internet hosting, databases and programming (mainly Java and PHP). Driving digital readership. Representing the company at international digital publishing summits/events.List of some of the innovative projects:• Newspaper websites, Content Management System Escenic (Java)• Online editions of newspapers• eBooks• Web shops, OSCommerce (PHP)• Development of Community software based on Escenic CMS, product is sold to numerous international clients.• Internet Communities: Dierz.nl (pets) en VideYou.nl (video messaging)• Newspaper online archives• Single SignOn system, www.mijnid.nl• Intranet• International Sport management games, Soccer, Formula 1, Tour de France (Java)• Weight regulation online community, www.fitclub.nl , in cooperation with European publishers• Multiple websites for book publishers• Marketing websites• Online Newsletters, including Copernica software• Setting up Wiki's

Set up and controlled Information Architecture, main issues: standardization, 'open standards', Internet, Content Management and Interfaces.As Project Leader: responsible for brand new Microsoft Windows infrastructure; including new domain structure; centralized distribution andinstallation of software. Resulting in a significant reduction of support FTE's.Also Project Leader of a non-ICT project: A Newspaper Readers Fair. A fair with advertiser expo desks, live entertainment, workshops and all kindof activities for readers of one of our main newspapers. More than 20.000 visitors showed up. It was the start of a new business model for NDCVBK:organizing fairs and expo's.

Management of Servicedesk, Operations and IT Specialists. 20 - 25 persons. Achievements: merging 2 IT departments into 1. Implement standard data and telecom infrastructure for 22 locations. Millennium project. Installation of 850 PC's, 65 Servers including Back and Front Office software. Standardization of hardware, software and protocols. Setting up Internet servers and connections. Implementing ITIL modules. Implementation of new Editorial software system.

Managed over 30 persons: operations, helpdesk, specialists. responsible for support, IT projects, budgeting, sales.Achievements: SLA's, ISO 9000 certification, brand new data communication infrastructure, standardization of hard- and software, installation of 1100 PC's with back- and frontend Office software. Reaching internal financial goals.

ICT specialist working on Unisys A-Series, IBM AS/400, Client / Server and data communication networks.