Keywords
Skills
IT Organization / Knowledge of ITIL
Software development / System integration / EDI
Analysis of requirements / Design and UML
TMS, WMS, SAP and Customer solutions
Network (LAN/WAN) / IP Telephony / Video Conferencing
Internet / Intranet / Collaboration tools
IT Security / Disaster Recovery planning
IT Governance / Knowledge of COBIT
Software development / System integration / EDI
Analysis of requirements / Design and UML
TMS, WMS, SAP and Customer solutions
Network (LAN/WAN) / IP Telephony / Video Conferencing
Internet / Intranet / Collaboration tools
IT Security / Disaster Recovery planning
IT Governance / Knowledge of COBIT
Project history
Relevant acomplishments
Retail (SAP & Non SAP)
Aldi Services Sarl –Preparation of a pilot for the implementation of SAP Retail 2016-2017
Aldi Services Sarl –Development and organisation of the IT-Support team 2016
DB Schenker Eurocargorail – Rail Transport – Change-Management 2014-2015
DB Schenker Logistics – Land Transport – Proof of concept Oracle Transport Management System (TMS) 2012
DB Schenker Logistics – Logistics – Golive customer logistic operations 2008
Panalpina Asia-Pacific – , Air and Sea Freight/Logistics – Start of operations in India / Philippines 1999 & 2001
Cadres en Mission since 04/2017
IT Interim Manager and Consultant (IT Organisation, Project and Change Management)
Aldi Services Sarl 06/2015 – 03/2017
Subsidiary of Aldi-Nord, one of the leading retail company in Europe with 53.000 employees in 9 countries, based in Dammartin en Goële (FR).
Head of IT – France
Subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, multinational logistics company, headquartered in Germany. 95’000 employees worldwide in more than 70 countries.
Leiter Digitalisierungsprogramm – DB Schenker Rail – Head Office French subsidiary in Paris, FR 10/2014 – 06/2015
Size of the team: Up to 12 internal and external resources
Head of IT – Schenker SA ( in addition to the Regional position) 09/2007 – 07/2011
Region Europe West, 10 countries in Europe, in Africa and in the Caribbean, 4500 users supported by 100 IT professionals.
Schenker SA, 1300 users supported by 27 IT professionals.
Multinational freight forwarding company, headquartered in Switzerland. More than 12’000 employees worldwide in more than 74 countries (2004).
Regional Head of IT Asia Pacific - Regional Centre Asia Pacific in Singapore and Hong Kong 05/1999 – 04/2004
Asia Pacific, 1’700 employees in 13 countries.
In charge of 50 IT professionals in the region, 12 with a direct reporting line
Size of the team: 4 people
Factory implementations services as well as IT solutions and services for the textile industry, in Pfastatt (FR).
Analyst Programmer – Technical Project Manager 09/1989 – 07/1990
Retail (SAP & Non SAP)
Aldi Services Sarl –Preparation of a pilot for the implementation of SAP Retail 2016-2017
- Follow-up of the realisation of specific requirements for France
- Identifying adjustments of the business processes for the new system
- Coordinating functional and integration tests
- Organising Key-User training
- Selecting the new POS-Terminal to implement
- Investigating the possible solutions to integrate the new POS-Terminals with the cash register system
- Validating in production the new POS-Terminals integration in selected shops
- Scheduling the implementation of the new Hardware in close cooperation with the supplier
- Coordinating the training of the staff in charge of deploying the new POS-Terminals
- Coordinating the functional tests and the finalisation of the translation of the software-screens in French
- Validation in production of the new functionalities and of the integration in selected shops
- Coordinating the training and the support for the staff in charge of deploying the new systems
- Planning and following up the deployment of the new systems in 900 shops
Aldi Services Sarl –Development and organisation of the IT-Support team 2016
- Identifying the skills and competences required for efficiently providing IT-support
- Recruiting new collaborators with the needed competences
- Redefinition of roles and responsibilities of the team-members
- Adjusting the IT-Support team in order to provide an improved service to the organisation
- Evaluating the Helpdesk-System to be implemented
- Integrating the new Helpdesk-System in the adjusted IT-support processes
- Redefinition of roles and responsibilities of the team-members
- Communicating new options to reach IT-support to all concerned users
- Following up go live of the new system and monitoring quality of the new processes’ implementation
- Identifying the skills and competences required for efficiently providing IT-support
- Recruiting new collaborators with the needed skills and competences
- Further developing skills of available collaborators
- Introducing new rules and processes to provide 24/7 IT-support for critical systems
- Adjusting the IT-Support team to the changing business requirements in the Region
DB Schenker Eurocargorail – Rail Transport – Change-Management 2014-2015
- Analysing existing train departure/arrival data entry processes
- Identifying possible process-improvements and adjusting them when needed after implementation
- Defining appropriate indicators to monitor the process implementation
- Introducing the new processes in production and monitoring the quality of their implementation
- IT Due Diligence prior to Spain-TIR takeover
- Preparing technical integration of Spain-TIR IT before official announcement of the merger
- Coordinating the technical integration with Schenker and Spain-TIR IT-experts
- Selecting the target systems for the new Schenker-Spain-TIR organisation
- Coordinating and following up the adjustment of the IT-security to the standards of the Schenker Group
- Participating to the development of the group IT-strategy and of the regional business strategy
- Coordinating the introduction of a top-down and bottom-up approach for the development of the regional IT-strategy and the resulting business plan
- Controlling IT-Budgets in the region to ensure the implementation of the business plan
DB Schenker Logistics – Land Transport – Proof of concept Oracle Transport Management System (TMS) 2012
- Ensuring clear and complete presentation of requirements catalogue to the project consultants
- Coordinating gap analysis between requirements catalogue and Oracle TMS
- Providing necessary support to the Oracle consultant for the preparation of the prototype
- Organising the presentation of the prototype to the users and analysing feasibility of the solution
- Managing the creation of the requirements catalogue for a new TMS for Land Transport (identified gaps to the requirements catalogue of a solution under development)
- Organising workshops to introduce processes of the requirements catalogue under development and to identify potential gaps for the participating countries
- Defining the methodology for the specification of the identified gaps
- Preparing the requirements catalogue (identified gaps) for a cost estimation
- Close cooperation with the selected supplier for the estimation of the development costs
- Working with customers to define their requirements
- Coordinating the developments and the integrations of customer order entry systems (online, EDI, xml)
- Ensuring implementation of a portal for the exchange of documents with the customers
- Organising end-user trainings and support for the implementation of the new systems
DB Schenker Logistics – Logistics – Golive customer logistic operations 2008
- Working with the customer to understand his requirements and logistic processes
- Selecting the Warehouse Management System (WMS) to implement with the logistic experts
- Coordinating the configuration and implementation activities
- Ensuring smooth integration of the WMS with existing systems, with the customer and his business partners
- Supporting logistics operations and customer for the productive start of the operations
- Improving IT-support and IT-service processes between involved parties (IT-France, IT-Spain, Customer)
- Selecting the target system architecture (Centralized with access via Citrix)
- Ensuring integration with the systems in use (TMS, SAP)
- Adjusting business processes to work with DELTApass
- Organising end-user trainings and support for the implementation of the new system
- Identifying the adjustments necessary for the local processes and legal requirements
- Coordinating the necessary developments
- Ensuring integration of the TMS with the other systems in use (Customs, SAP)
- Adjusting business processes to work with the new system
- Organising end-user trainings and support for the implementation of the new TMS
Panalpina Asia-Pacific – , Air and Sea Freight/Logistics – Start of operations in India / Philippines 1999 & 2001
- Deciding on the technical solution to implement
- Selecting suppliers for the various requirements (Hardware, Service, WAN…)
- Coordinating and recruiting collaborators for the local IT-support
- Planning the start of operations under due consideration of the local constraints
- Coordinating the implementation of SAP and of the Panalpina TMS
- Organising end-user trainings and on-site support for the start of operations
- Investigation of the opportunity in an environment of high phone costs
- ROI based on a technical solution already in use in the group
- Taking India and China legal constraints into account
- Solution in India not integrated with the local telephone systems, elsewhere in the group, TOIP routers connected to the local telephone systems
Cadres en Mission since 04/2017
IT Interim Manager and Consultant (IT Organisation, Project and Change Management)
Aldi Services Sarl 06/2015 – 03/2017
Subsidiary of Aldi-Nord, one of the leading retail company in Europe with 53.000 employees in 9 countries, based in Dammartin en Goële (FR).
Head of IT – France
- Development and organisation of the IT-Department to deliver IT-Services (projects and support) for 5’000 users
- Coordination of the deployment of a new point of sales system
- Evaluation of technical solution and planning of the deployment of new payment terminals
- Preparation for the implementation of SAP for Retail in a pilot company
- Coordination of update or replacement of IT systems in France: Material Management, Accounting, HR…
Subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, multinational logistics company, headquartered in Germany. 95’000 employees worldwide in more than 70 countries.
Leiter Digitalisierungsprogramm – DB Schenker Rail – Head Office French subsidiary in Paris, FR 10/2014 – 06/2015
- Responsible for the implementation of new IT Systems: Customer Orders, Production, HR etc.
Size of the team: Up to 12 internal and external resources
- Responsible for the definition of the requirements, in close collaboration with the business partners, of an administrative software for land-transport in Europe, for a basis of 15’000 users
- Managing supplier relationships and coordinating their activities
- Ensuring enhancement, configuration for the implementation of IT systems for Corporate Land organisation
Head of IT – Schenker SA ( in addition to the Regional position) 09/2007 – 07/2011
Region Europe West, 10 countries in Europe, in Africa and in the Caribbean, 4500 users supported by 100 IT professionals.
Schenker SA, 1300 users supported by 27 IT professionals.
- Managed development and implementation of web-solutions (PC or Mobile) for customers: on-line ordering, track & trace, EDI, BI-reporting, collaborative spaces etc.
- Permanently upgraded IT systems meeting new business requirements or to improve productivity
- Set up a regional warehouse management system based on corporate standards allowing substantial savings (20%)
- Analysis and development for new systems implementations (TMS, SAP, WMS) in the region
- Performed due-diligence as well as IT integration for merger and acquisition operations
- Prepared IT budgets for the region, and controlled their execution: expenses of 20M€ and investments of 5M€ in 2011
- Constantly improved IT security and defined an appropriate disaster recovery plan
- Responsible for the technical implementation of a new enterprise solution for freight forwarding operations in Germany
Multinational freight forwarding company, headquartered in Switzerland. More than 12’000 employees worldwide in more than 74 countries (2004).
Regional Head of IT Asia Pacific - Regional Centre Asia Pacific in Singapore and Hong Kong 05/1999 – 04/2004
Asia Pacific, 1’700 employees in 13 countries.
In charge of 50 IT professionals in the region, 12 with a direct reporting line
- Successfully set up a regional IT structure, recruiting qualified personnel to deliver IT services to a base of 1’400 users
- Organized Service Management for hosted Systems (SAP, TMS, e-mail) and Infrastructures (WAN, Datacentre, Servers)
- Investigated innovative and cost effective solutions, ensuring implementation of Voice over IP or centralizing servers
- Defined regional IT budgets and business plans, and controlled their execution
- Designed regional IT strategies and policies and defined IT standards helping to improve the operational efficiency
Size of the team: 4 people
- Analyzed, planned and realized the “Invoicing, quotation and tariff” modules of a new in house developed TMS
- Contributed to the definition of development standards for software analysis and development
- Analyzed, developed, implemented worldwide, and trained users for accounting and invoicing software
- Installed and migrated systems, including software and data from IBM S36 to IBM AS400 and RS6000
Factory implementations services as well as IT solutions and services for the textile industry, in Pfastatt (FR).
Analyst Programmer – Technical Project Manager 09/1989 – 07/1990
- Studied and implemented a Network of PC based office systems including Fax and Mainframe connexion
- Developed production management systems for the textile industry, programmed in BAL
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