Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Commercially driven, customer & delivery focused IT leader with 25+ years of diversified hands-on experience delivering results at startups, and at the highest levels of multiple Fortune 500 corporations. Expert in managing/expanding client relationships, directing IT & business resources across complex business units and multinational organizations in various industries. Expert in leading IT initiatives, devising long-term strategic visions, business cases, and processes yielding continued growth and added business value. Excellent communication, leadership & problem solving skills along with the ability to interact with & influence the highest levels within an organization.
BwB Advisors provides executive-level advisory/consulting services to organizations globally in the areas of: • Internationalization & Business Development – Deep support for both inorganic (M&A) and organic growth for an organization to break out of their existing geographic or vertical markets and expand their product & services offerings. Review of existing business along with potential markets and establish a plan of action, including which method should be used for the target markets, with an eye on the fact that different markets may need different methods and/or a hybrid approach. • PMO (Portfolio/Program/Project Management Office) - The establishment and execution of a robust PMO to support organizations of various sizes, including transitioning of PMOs from traditional (waterfall) to modern (agile) methodologies. Coverage of not only projects (the smallest items) but also programs (a coordinated collection of projects) and entire Portfolios (a coordinated collection of programs), along with how these different types of initiatives need to be executed and managed. • Product Management – Formation and implementation of professional product management encompassing how a product should be envisioned, realized & delivered not only at the outset but through its entire lifecycle. Including items such as product lifecycle management, product strategy & market research, business model, and financials, the selling & supporting of a product
Lecturing at this university on topics including Corporate Structure & Management, Inorganic Growth (M&A), IT Structure & Management, PMO Strategies & Methodologies, Database Analysis & Design, Product Management.
Globally directed all product management (Product Lifecycle Management – PLM, Product Information Management - PIM) and M&A (target identification, initial analysis, detailed due diligence & integration) activities. Significantly increasing company revenue (34%) over a 2 year period, by expanding into the UK, Eastern EU & South American markets via acquisition & organic growth. Further, defined & enacted formal product management processes, directed & mentored a matrixed team and drove adoption along with integration into the global SCRUM/Agile development organization. Established, managed & expanded strategic global partnership with IBM, opening a potential global revenue stream. SNP is a global presence with its AI based transformation software products & services which allow many of the Fortune 100 to transform faster & with lower risk.
Penetrated new markets & managed executive level relationships to drive growth at strategic accounts for this elite transformation / migration and technology optimization partner to the world’s leading companies. Directed the global delivery organization, establishing the PMO & driving its adoption thru global delivery of engagements. The company’s patented and proprietary suite of automated tools and managed services reduce the risk, cost and duration of complex IT transformations, enabling organizations to seamlessly upgrade to high-performance, next-generation computing environments like the cloud and SAP HANA. Major customers include 10 of the top 20 global financial firms, as well as, Nestle, Exxon, BMW, Shell, Kimberly-Clark, BP, GE Healthcare, OfficeMax, Scotts and dozens of mid-market and start-up companies.
Senior Management Consultant for a leading global project and program management (PMO) consultancy responsible for delivering over $5bn of business transformation and IT projects around the world at any one time. Drove large PMO portfolio ensuring successful completion of all related programs & projects. Managed team of Product Owners establishing product vision & roadmap, managing stakeholder expectations & integrating with the SCRUM development team. Provided professional analysis & review along with recomendations in areas of strategy, processes & structure for large scale initiatives while facilitating vision at the corporate/division level and driving implementations through the enterprise for client organizations.