08/04/2026 updated

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Fractional IT Program & PMO Lead | Strategic Governance & IT Delivery Specialist (100% Remote / CET)

Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Only remote
Computer Science
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Only remote
Computer Science

Profile attachments

Jan Van Damme - CV.PDF

About me

Strategic IT Program & PMO Leadership — On Demand I bridge the gap between IT strategy and execution. With 20+ years in enterprise IT, I establish, rescue, and run PMO, Program, and Portfolio operations for orgs needing senior steering without a full-time executive footprint.

PMI CertifiedProject Portfolio ManagementIT Project Management
Core Competencies & Methodologies
​Project, Program & Portfolio Management (PMO): Enterprise IT project delivery, PMO setup & optimization, portfolio prioritization, multi-stream program governance, and steering committee reporting.
​IT Governance & Strategy: IT governance frameworks, IT risk assessment, compliance monitoring, and strategic business-IT alignment.
​Delivery Standards & Control: PMP-certified delivery discipline, Agile/Scrum and Waterfall hybrid models, vendor & SLA management, risk mitigation, and project turnaround/recovery.
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Strategic Experience & Leadership
​Over 20 years of enterprise IT expertise leading high-stakes digital transformations, infrastructure integrations, and portfolio operations.
Cross-Functional Team Steering: Extensive experience leading multi-vendor environments, bridging the gap between executive business stakeholders and technical execution teams.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2006

Languages

EnglishFluentFrenchFluentDutchNative speaker

Project history

Cloud Center of Excellence Lead

FPS Foreign Affairs
Overseeing the strategic direction of the cloud platform at FPS Foreign Affairs. Collaborating with the Cloud Architect, Enterprise Architect, and Service Head to define cloud adoption initiatives, exit planning, and long-term vision. Primary liaison with Microsoft CSAM and active contributor to the Azure BEGov Community and Federal Cloud Taskforce.

Program Manager

FPS Foreign Affairs
Responsible for the overall coordination and delivery of a strategic infrastructure program encompassing Datacenter modernization, Active Directory restructuring, Windows Server lifecycle management, and network infrastructure upgrades. Provides end-to-end follow-up, structured reporting to senior management, and chairs regular program meetings.

Project Manager

FPS Foreign Affairs
Project management of multiple large-scale IT projects including migration to Microsoft Azure Cloud (1.8m EUR), Datacenter migration to VMWare Cloud Foundation on Dell VXRail (1.4m EUR), Identity and Access Management (2m EUR), migration of servers in all Belgian diplomatic posts worldwide (2.5m EUR), Active Directory upgrade, VMWare virtual server hosting upgrade, security remediation, backup software upgrades, federated authentication implementation, disaster recovery planning, and Windows server migrations.

Lead Project Lifecycle Management (Temporary Additional Role)

FPS Foreign Affairs
Co-Lead for the working group tasked with reviewing Project Lifecycle Management, aligning with one of the ten strategic goals of the ICT Directorate. Organized workgroup meetings and bi-monthly workshops, resulting in significant improvements in the clarity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Project Lifecycle.

Project Manager

AXA Tech Services
Project management of the migration of Windows 2003 servers, including planning, preparation, installation, and migration in cooperation with AXA Bank and AXA Insurances.

Service Delivery Manager / Project Manager

European Commission - Directorate General IT (DIGIT)
Service Delivery Manager of the DIGIT NUPS EMAIL team, managing 15 engineers in Brussels and Luxemburg. Responsible for service shift planning, incident handling per SLA, and managing several projects and change management actions. Communicated with the European Commission client on project progress during bi-weekly meetings.

Windows 8 Apps Developer / Owner

Mind The App
Development of Windows 8 Apps and Windows Phone 8 Apps using C# and XAML.

Senior System Administrator

European Commission - Directorate General IT (DIGIT)
Member of the Exchange 2010 migration team (REMI project). 3rd line support for Exchange-related issues. Responsible for Autonomy/Zantaz EAS archiving software and Cycos MRS Virtual fax software. Scripting with VBScript and PowerShell, and development of applications combining VBScript, PowerShell, SSIS, SQL, and ASP.NET.

Exchange Administrator (Europe/Africa)

Nestlé (Brussels/Lausanne)
European Core Site Exchange Administrator in an ITIL-compliant environment. Managed Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000 for all European and African Nestle markets, covering over 100 exchange sites, 400 exchange servers, and 200,000 users. International contact with local markets and training of new colleagues.

Microsoft Consultant

Flemish Community
Member of the Windows Server Team at the Flemish Community.

Local Network Administrator

Belgian Army - CVILM/CTIFT
Member of the LAN team, responsible for local network administration.

OS/390 Mainframe Operator

Belgian Army - CVILM/CTIFT
Member of the Mainframe team, operating OS/390 mainframe systems.

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