Netherlands
I’m a Senior Project Manager with 15+ years of experience leading infrastructure and software initiatives across banking and technology sectors. My career has centered on delivering complex, high-stakes programs, ranging from mainframe estate upgrades to security hardening, incident recovery, and Disaster Recovery coordination, in globally regulated, mission-critical environments. I’ve successfully managed full project lifecycles across the UK and Europe, coordinating cross-border teams and vendors, and engaging senior stakeholders, auditors, and regulatory boards. I bring a structured yet adaptable approach, grounded in ITIL, Agile (SAFe & PSM certified), and hands-on tooling like Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow. Recent highlights include: Leading infrastructure upgrades that reduced operational overhead while boosting long-term sustainability Driving consistent security patching across core banking platforms to meet compliance and audit standards Delivering seamless data centre transitions and legacy system migrations under tight risk constraints I’m especially passionate about maintaining operational excellence during change, to ensure stability while modernizing. Native English speaker, I also hold the Dutch NT2-II diploma (B2 level) and I am open to senior project leadership roles (permanent or contract) where I can contribute my experience and expertise in infrastructure, cybersecurity, and transformation programs.
Leading an enterprise mainframe migration programme.
Led complex software and infrastructure projects across the bank’s mainframe estate, with a focus on secure operations, compliance, and service continuity. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: Delivered full lifecycle management of infrastructure upgrades, from initiation through post-implementation reporting. Spearheaded security patching and hardening initiatives, ensuring alignment with audit and regulatory standards. Managed globally distributed teams of PMs, sysadmins, and developers in a high-governance environment. Streamlined operations by reducing technical debt and enabling data centre consolidation. Reported risks and progress to senior leadership, auditors, and change boards.
Oversaw infrastructure delivery projects aligned with long-term business and transformation strategies. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: Directed multi-year, cross-border projects within a highly regulated financial environment. Delivered compliant data migration and conducted stakeholder training for smooth platform adoption. Managed vendor coordination and implementation timelines across multiple departments.
Accountable for change, release, and deployment processes supporting RBS EMEA infrastructure. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: Oversaw release weekends and deployment coordination in partnership with technical leads and CAB. Raised change quality standards through proactive engagement with delivery teams. Led critical service migrations as part of a major European data centre exit program.
Provided infrastructure support and technical administration during the ABN AMRO / RBS / Fortis merger period. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: Delivered post-merger Banking environment support and Unix/Linux system maintenance. Contributed to infrastructure separation planning and delivery in a complex integration landscape.