OBJECTIVE: Use my business/technical experience for a challenging/leading role in a business intelligence/data quality area.

SUMMARY: 25 years experience in computer science with a strong background in application development, analysis, design and project leadership. For almost 10 years involved in multicultural projects in a business intelligence area.

SOFTWARE: SAP BW/SEM, SAS, Business Objects, Cognos, Informatica, Windows Office, SQL, Oracle, Oracle Designer, Aris, Sybase Powerdesigner

EDUCATION: Bachelor in Computer Science (1984), Master in Information Management (2004)

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: Certification courses in TIQM (2005-2006) Certified instructor Deloitte Consulting (2001), Kimball University (2002), TDWI Data modeling training (2005); SAP BW and SAP SEM training (2000-2001)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION: Coordinator TDWI Benelux, Co-founder DAMA Benelux, member IAIDQ and global coordinator for the data quality certification.

PRESENTATIONS: Aexis event (2005), Gartner BI Conference (2005) and SAS SEUGI (1997)

REFERENCES: Martine Verluyten, CFO Umicore (+32 2 745 86 31), Diego De Coen, VP Global Customer Support JTI (+41 22 703 02 41), Luc Brouwers, Atos Business Consulting (+32 477 478 333)

EXPERIENCE:

Mire Consulting, 03/2008 – Now: Principal consultant and owner

·         Retail industry: Guiding an upgrade to SAP BI 7.0

Alpha Intelligence, Antwerp 06/2005 – 02/2008:  Managing Director

Shareholder, end-responsibility for a consulting organization active in the business intelligence / data quality area (www.alpha-intelligence.com). Next to the responsibility of Alpha Intelligence, active as consultant on several projects.

·         Retail industry:

o         Strategy local BI into a corporate BI-environment (2 months)

o         Guiding an upgrade to SAP BI 7.0

·         Utility industry:  (8 months)

o         Information Quality project (analyze data flow for critical data assets)

o         Creation of a Business Information Framework (include BI Strategy in SAP environment)

o         impact study and coordination for a SAP BW upgrade

·         B2B market: Creation of an Information Quality Framework (2 months)

·         Pharmaceutical industry: Data model for clinical trials (4 months)

·         Government project: Program manager in BI for human resources (1 year)

·         Paper Industry, Define SAP BI strategy (1 month)

Mobistar, Brussels 01/2004 – 05/2005: Head of Data Management Strategy.

Environment: Oracle 8, Business Objects and SAS

·         Responsible for mid- and long-term strategy for Business Intelligence

·         Responsible to make the bridge between business and IT

·         Responsible for strategic projects

Deloitte Consulting, Diegem 01/2000 – 12/2003:

Responsible for local data warehouse team and point of contact for Deloitte’s European Center of Excellence for Data Warehousing. Strong performance on European level as subject matter expert in Business Intelligence. Leading role in several initiatives: e-learning, staffing and training. Pre-sales and sales responsibility.

Projects:

Beverage Industry, 05/2003 – 12/2003: Program manager in a strategic project for a marketing and sales dashboard

Environment: SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, Cognos – Global project in multicultural team

·         Responsible for project planning and deliverables

·         Responsible for project alignment between dashboard project and projects within the company

Government, 03/2003 – 04/2003: Program manager in start-up phase

Strategic project to make local government organization VAT-complaint

·         Responsible for setting up a PMO environment

Chemical Industry, 09/2002 – 02/2003: SAP Project, Part of program management during blueprint phase

Environment: SAP, SAP BW - Global project in a multicultural team

·         Big-Bang Business Process Improvement project, implementing SAP BW

·         Subject Matter Expert for Deloitte’s BPR methodology

·         Responsible for master data management deliverables

Chemical Industry, 01/2002 – 08/2002: SAP Project, Project management SAP BW 2.1c implementation

Environment: SAP, SAP BW - Global project in a multicultural team

·         Project manager responsible for sales, planning and deliverables

·         Use of Deloitte’s BPR methodology

Pharmaceutical Industry, 04/2002 – 08/2002: SAP Project, Project management SAP BW 2.1c implementation

Environment: SAP, SAP BW, SAP APO - Global project in a multicultural team

·         Project manager responsible for planning and deliverables in a GXP compliant environment

Manufacturing Industry, 12/2001 – 06/2002: SAP Project, Advisor

Environment: SAP, SAP BW, SAP APO, SAP SEM - Global project in a multicultural team

·         Subject matter expert in guiding the project team to the correct way to go

·         Building the bridge between project team and business management

Retail Industry, 03/2001 – 04/2002: SAP Project, Subject Matter Expert

Environment: SAP, SAP BW - Global project in a multicultural team

·         Subject matter expert in starting-up a SAP BW project

Chemical Industry, 01/2000 – 02/2001: SAP Project, Project Manager

Environment: SAP, SAP BW - Global project in a multicultural team

·         Big-Bang Business Process Improvement project, implementing SAP

·         Use of Deloitte’s BPR methodology

·          Responsible for planning and deliverables SAP BW implementation

Atos-Origin, Diegem 01/2000 – 12/2003:  Part of Origin’s Data Warehouse team specialized in SAS.

Projects:

Manufacturing Industry, 10/1997 – 12/1999: Analyst-programmer and project manager

Environment: SAS, DB2, Mainframe – Global project in multicultural team

·         Responsible for project planning and deliverables

Laco, Diegem 09/1993 – 09/1997: Analyst-programmer and project leader on local projects in a SAS-environment.

Projects:

Banking Industry, 03/1997 – 09/1997: analyst-programmer in a SAS environment

Environment: SAS, SAS Motore, DB2

·         Creation of a marketing dashboard

Insurance Industry, 06/1994 – 02/1997: Analyst-programmer and project leader

Environment: SAS, DB2

·         Analyst-programmer and support for several projects

·         Project leader reporting for an integration project

Utility Industry, 03/1994 – 05/1994: Analyst-programmer

Environment: SAS

·          Development of a marketing database project

Manufacturing Industry, 09/1993 – 02/1994: IT-support

Environment: Novell, Microsoft

·          Support for all PC and network related issues

NV Sports Publications, Boom  07/1992 – 08/1993: Project leader.

Environment: Clipper

·         Set up of automatic data transfers between different business units

Elbicon, Aarschot  06/1989 – 06/1992: Assistant EDP manager

Environment: Clipper, Novell

·         Automation of a Sales Force application

·         Software for all hard- and software issue

Boerenbond, Leuven  01/1982 – 05/1989: Operator and analyst-programmer

Environment: Mainframe, SAS

·         Operator in one of the biggest computer centers

·         Automation of Sales Reporting with SAS