Define and prototype an automated workflow to generate a realistic 3D model of Flanders for a serious game. The focus was on building functionally exact traffic situations to represent all possible (dangerous) traffic scenarios for school children age 10-12 riding their bicycle to school. (72.600 km road, 534.000 road crossings, +2.500.000 buildings, +13.700 km2 surface) Setup baseline customer support processes. Extend the commercial opportunities for this startup by examining new data uses and engaging with potential customers.
Assignment 1 (Jun '13 - Jul '14): Deliver Nike's first large agile pilot and guide it through a waterfall PMO. - Coach and guide new product owners (Merchandising, Finance). - Define and drive global cross-functional change process for users and software support teams. - Ensure adherence to Regulatory Compliance Directives. - Champion the Lean/Agile body of thought with non-technical teams Assignment 2 (Mar '14 - Jun '14): Manage the introduction and transition to a new country distributor in EEU. Set up a playbook for future reference as no playbook nor former experience was available.
Develop and migrate to a new secure Digital Marketing platform (post security breach). - Build an effective team to cover local competence gap. - Implement SDLC and secure coding guidelines - Align the 150+ external partners to new guidelines and redefine customer support processes.
Define and drive the global 3D navigation data strategy and the next-gen 3D visual product roadmap. Design the new digital eco system: production tools, systems integration, production workflows, validation processes and customer support. Position NAVTEQ as industry leader in 3D navigation data. Successful launch of 12 visual navigation data products and services. - Identify and initiate co-creation activities with (new) customers and suppliers - Design & position new products and services - Support sales and account teams on presentations and bids. - Heavy use of lean startup principles and Lean/Six Sigma thinking and monitoring - Define Augmented/Virtual Reality opportunities and drive R&D teams for PoC
The area where people and technology touch is my wonderland and my curiosity pushes me to venture into new industries, find new challenges and define new solutions. My main activities include: - Ideation and design of a real-time online support/simulation platform for disaster and refugee support for NGO's. - Coaching Lean problem solving and Agile SCRUM implementations (purpose - process - people) - Consulting and directing data production architectures, pipelines, validation and processes - Consulting on IT services
Grow the IT quality assurance team and position the QA function as absolute quality gatekeeper. - Implement SDLC, increase coverage and agility of the test process. - Implement ‘self-service’ testing modules for developers and system admins. - Drive continuous improvement awareness and -initiatives.
Pivot and grow the project-focused IT organization into a centralized business-driven IT services organization. - Initiate service driven IT operations, educate and lead business groups on adopting new way of working - Re-organize processes and services using best practices on project-, service- and quality management. - Actively drive introduction of Lean/agile methodology to support the dynamics of the online marketplace. - Setup of a real-time data validation process to supervise the content value stream (time vs. consistency).
Develop new IT business and service offerings for the Managed Application Services department - Embed continuous improvement processes into the services portfolio to ensure proactive offerings. - I initiated a new managed services framework combining ITIL, Prince2 and CobiT as a basis for new service offerings spanning multiple best practices.
Manage the service team (22 FTE) and act as liaison between customer, company and said team. Achievement: • I built an agile and visible service team • Setup of new service lines within the department • Huge efficiency increase of our resource pool by improving the operational model and aligning the technical team with the commercial sales/account teams. We could start using team intelligence to generate commercial leads. • I personally addressed and solved market penetration issues in the sales department by positioning my services offerings as an opener: free of charge IT audits, trial contracts...
- Set up and manage the 3D CAD program, including development of the curriculum, course structure and materials at the Interior Design Department. - Successful promotion of the 3D CAD program ensuring that use of computer aided design became an integral part of the curriculum.
- Successful completion of international projects in architecture and stand design - Guidance and support for real-time online 3D visualization research projects.
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