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Consultant ICT Business Improvement

Consultant ICT Business Improvement

Work Experience

Director of Infrastructure and Operations
Highly accomplished senior executive with excellent professional track record directing enterprise-wide technology architecture, infrastructure, and operations. Proven ability to train, evaluate, and lead extensive matrixed teams of employees completing major technical projects within schedule, budget, and quality guidelines. Unique combination of business and technology skill sets with expertise in technical resource management, policy development, and continuous process improvement. Strong communication skills, including bilingual fluency


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CAPNICE, Tarragona, Spain and Groningen, the Netherlands * 2000 to Present
Consultancy practice operating in Catalonia, SW France and Holland.
Clients include: Generalitat de Catalunia (GenCat), Université Toulouse III – (Paul Sabatier), département Pyrénées-Oriental, Carrefour, Intermarche, Coopérative de Oliva Reus
Spearheading proposals, research and implementation of various strategic projects including ;

* Advisory on Telecommunications in infrastructure poor regions (SW France, Catalonia)
* Voice over IP (VoIP) technical and business implementations (Tarragona, Spain)
* Telecom consultant implementing remote Lan/Wan/wireless solutions
* Developing ISP involvement in VoIP as an added value in business strategy
* Developing and implementing e-business enterprise infrastructures
* Proposals and implemented e-commerce enterprise solutions and applications
* Participated in setting up a web-based (ASP) central archiving system for local, provincial, and central government
* Initiating and serving as consultant for cable internet infrastructure implementation

VERTIS BV, the Netherlands * 1991 to 2000
Business Information Solution Providor, and AVEBE International (Starch and fine chemicals)
Director of Infrastructure & Operations
Integrated technology and organization following acquisition of AVEBE Data center by Vertis BV.
LAN/WAN, data center, and telecommunications. Trained, evaluated, and directed teams of up to 80 matrixed personnel in all aspects of organizational technology architecture and applications. Spearheaded strategic projects, including portfolio-level budget management. Developed and deployed policies, procedures, and programs for information technology, data backup, and disaster recovery. Negotiated SLAs with business users for applications and placed applications in data centers. Created next-generation platforms while supporting legacy applications and ensuring infrastructure currency for planned and existing applications. Devised data center strategies and provided vendor management. Delivered technology due diligence and infrastructure upgrade planning.
Directed vendor management, database/server administration, and technical helpdesk for over 2,000 end users. Prepared and administered $10 million annual information systems group budget. Drove production support, enterprise-wide disaster recovery plans, data security, and regulatory compliance. Decision-making authority on all technology and organizational issues for group. Member of executive team with extensive involvement in strategic planning as well as all aspects of sales and marketing, operations, and materials management.

* Cut annual telecom costs $1.5 million (60%) by consolidating data/voice over WAN and DSL solution.
* Saved $500,000 per year through headquarters upgrade from legacy system to Client server.
* Increased processing power 400% at same annual cost by implementing DEC Alpha-Series.
* Lowered communication contract pricing 50% with aggressive vendor management.
* Improved system alert response time 50% with operations monitoring processes.
* Saved $2 million per year by implementing disaster recovery and business continuity strategy and plan, bring function in-house with backup recovery platform without business disruption.
* Achieved $1 million annual savings with merger of business continuity groups for technology and business and eliminating need for 7 full-time employees.
* Reduced rollover time for critical applications from over 5 days to under 3.
* Planned consolidation of applications from 13 international data centers into 1 strategic centers.
* Developed technology group from 12 employees to 80.
* Lowered Oracle license and annual maintenance costs by 35%.

AKZO Systems, project consultant & AVEBE, Velp/Veendam, the Netherlands * 1989 to 1990
Multinational with $600 million annual sales and 2,500 employees at 20 locations nationwide.
Director of Information Technology & Operations (Joint Project Coordinator)
Managed all technology infrastructure, architecture, and operations
Provided strategic planning and recommendations to CIO on SLAs, finances, and technology vision for application and infrastructure platform. Controlled $ 8 million budget and directed technology procurement and vendor relations. Developed and deployed policies and procedures for enhanced organizational effectiveness. Devised and distributed employee morale survey.
Obtained $500,000 in yearly cost savings through managing budgets and timelines for infrastructure merger and final organization and delaying end date to meet business requirements.
* Reduced combined budget to achieve $60 million post-merger synergy.
* Saved $1 million per year by canceling AT&T contract and opening contract for bidding.
* Increased organizational efficiency 25% through IT operational dashboard setup.
* Cut cost of ownership 40% through replacement of Bull hardware with DEC.

Vice President & Operating Officer Hillside (RE Investment Trust), Boston. Ma. (1982 to 1989)
Managed technology subsidiary of Hillside (REIT), including software application development, business analysis, project management, quality assurance, system operations, infrastructure engineering, and data center. Led over 12 employees and administered $5 million budget. Directed technology evaluation, benchmarking, and methodologies.
* Enabled $10 million revenue increase by deploying 34 new products/enhancements to market.
* Saved $500,000 in annual maintenance costs with re-architecture to 3-tier platform.
* Cut annual costs $250,000 with streamlining of nightly processes from 4 hours to 25 minutes.
* Increased rate of projects on time, within budget, and quality compliance from 75% to 95%.
* Enhanced employee output 15% with unified software development life cycle (SDLC).
* Migrated a data center to world class facility in 3 days with zero business interuption.

Prior professional experience: (details on request):
Consultant to DEC, A-Tronics (Military Contracts Div.), Maynard, Ma. 1982-1989
Other clients: Nynex, Lotus, AT&T others
* Information, Communication and financial controls consultant
* Oversaw procurement, project & budget control, and implementation a variety of projects.
* Internal manager R&D, Client/Server Div. DEC.

Prudential-Bache, Boston, Chicago & New York 1978-1982
* Financial Annalist, Syndication Manager various ICT projects
* Project oversight on Clearinghouse and Broker/Banker communications
* Participation in Electronic Trading System implementation
Mid-West Exchange Consultant 1976-1978
* Participated in the introduction of (new) Amsterdam option exchange
* Implementation of Information & Communication technology
* Coordinated functional design to technical realization
T-Mak (Auchencloss Kolhmeyer) and Bache & Co. N.Y. & Boston 1972-1976
* Stock & Option specialist
* Junior Financial Analyst (Information & Communication)

Education & Professional Training

University: North Eastern Univ. Boston Ma. Ba/Bs Economics 1966-1970
College; Nedlands College (Perth W.A.) Major: English Literature 1964-1965
Primary & High School; (Completed in Western Australia) 1963



KEYWORDS: operations management, ICT director, group manager ICT/ASP projects, system integration, product introduction, marketing & sales, contact management, new economy, procurement, management consultant, telecommunications

Assen, the Netherlands, November, 2006


Education

TRAINING
Financial Computer Sciences Studies 1974-1979
Pace Univ. N.Y. & Sloan-MIT Ma/ Fin. Market analysis 1970-1972
N.Y. NYSE, AMSE certification
Quality Control
Team Facilitation & Leadership
Diversity Management

Skills

* IT Infrastructure & Operations * Strategic Technical Vision * Technology Mergers & Integration* Program & Project Management * Profit & Loss (P&L) * Service Level Agreements (SLAs)* Vendor & Contract Management * IT Architecture Implementation * Operating Cost Controls* HR Management

Languages

English and Dutch.

Other

Looking for a Interim Manager in ITC with business sense?
ONE WITH A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD?
If you are, please take a look at me...
· Nearly thirty years experience in International business data analysis, project management, quality assurance, system operations, infrastructure engineering, and data center.
· Spearheaded strategic projects, including portfolio-level budget management. Developed and deployed policies, procedures, and programs for information technology, data backup, and disaster recovery.
· Developed and deployed policies and procedures for enhanced organizational effectiveness.
· Proven track record in providing strategic planning and recommendations to CEO’s on SLAs, finances, and technology vision for application and infrastructure platform.
· Developed and deployed policies, procedures, and programs for information technology, negotiated SLAs with business users for applications and placed applications in data centers.
· Directed vendor management, database/server administration, and technical helpdesk for over large groups of end users.
· Skilled manager. Trained, evaluated, and directed teams of up to 80 matrixed personnel in all aspects of organizational technology architecture and applications.
I\'m looking for a position where I can utilize my extensive experience in IT project management in an international environment. I’m a decision maker am able to take decisions on board level with a proven track of success on reaching targets and growth.
I’m pro-active, able to see possibilities, see visibility, and think out of the box – nothing is impossible!



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