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Business Development - Change - Project Manager/Director

Work Experience

8/03 - now
COAVANT, Brussels, Belgium
Business Development Director

* Intelligent Purchasing Provider, Co-Founder & Director of the Board
* Launched CoAvant on the Belgian market as the preferred purchasing intelligence partner to private and public organisations.
* B2B-prospecting and management consultancy with SMEs.
* Co-designed CoAvant's ASP e-purchasing solution on .NET technology.
=> Quantitative dimension: €10M company potential


2/02 - 7/03
SINFILO, Hasselt, Belgium
Chief Financial Officer

* Created and successfully executed the overall business strategy and financial plan, which resulted in becoming one of the largest WLAN players in Europe in twelve months. (Recommendation Letter of Siemens)
* Prepared limited auction, due diligence and sale of Sinfilo to Telenet.
* Oversaw all accounting, banking and legal activities.
* Developed financial tools to analyse profitability and to support sales.
* Acquired finance from Siemens to execute the plan.
* Secretary to the Board of Directors.
=> Quantitative dimension: 16 direct reports; €2 million budget; 120 hotspots


1/01 - 12/01
BROADNET Europe, Brussels, Belgium & Paris, France
European Product Line Manager Hosting & Messaging

* Oversaw the pan-european product development, planning and marketing of the Web Hosting & Messaging Product Line.
* Designed and executed the Pan-European Product Innovation Process.
* Researched European market and developed a set of product descriptions and requirements, product sheets and SLAs.
* Drove a cross-functional project team towards a successful and timely product launch.
=> Quantitative dimension: 6 indirect reports abroad; 4 countries: Norway,
Spain, France and Germany; €700k budget


4/97 - 8/99
BELGACOM, Brussels, Belgium
Business Development Manager Messaging

* Responsible for the product marketing and business development of the IP-based messaging services line.
* Established a new powerful email platform for multiple services.
* Re-launched the fax broadcasting service and successfully increased the customer base by 10% in three months.
* Developed the Unified Messaging business plan which resulted in a budget approval for a trial. Negotiated the supplier contract with Telcordia (US) and led a successful Unified Messaging trial with 700 end-users.
* Developed financial business plans for new products like WebPhone and WebTV, which resulted in commitment of budget for further development.
* Spoke at conferences in London and Atlanta about Messaging.
=> Quantitative dimension: 3 direct, 4 indirect reports; €500k ; 700 trial users


5/95 - 4/97
SIEMENS Defense Electronics, Oostkamp, Belgium
Product Engineer, Quality Auditor

Re-engineered military telecom equipment in a production plant. Performed monthly quality audits on ISO/AQAP requirements, and weekly product audits on specific customer criteria. Assisted in the ISO/AQAP certification process.


1994 - 1995
· Internship SABENA TECHNICS, Belgium: Calibration System Development

1992 - 1993
· Internship BEKAERT, Belgium: Strength calculation

1991 - 1993
· Lifeguard, Belgian Coast

1990 (summer)
· International Counselor, Gold Arrow Camp, Lakeshore, USA

Education

· MBA - Solvay Business School (ULB)
· Master class Interim Management (Vlerick)
· Master in Quality Management (Institute for Quality Management - Amelior)
· Master in Industrial Engineering (Siemens)
· M.Sc. Aerospace Technology (University Brussels)
· M.Eng. Electromechanics (KHBO)

Skills

Hands-on manager with more than nine years of international proven management ability in business development, finance and product marketing. Strategic thinker with a strong entrepreneurial drive and an analytical, creative problem solving approach, focusing on results and people.

Languages

· Dutch (Mother tongue)
· French (Fluent)
· English (Fluent)
· German (Good)

Other

· Certified Quality Auditor to ISO 9000 standards, Amelior, Kortrijk, 1998
· Internet, html, SAP, MS Office, Windows XP, Project Management, CRM, CubicPro

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