09/14/2026 updated

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Senior Project Manager & AI Enthusiast

Lede, Belgium
Only remote
Bachelor, Informatics
Lede, Belgium
Only remote
Bachelor, Informatics

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Yvan Veldeman — Resume.pdf

Agile & Scrum Project Management
Certified ScrumMaster and PMP with extensive hands-on experience leading Agile and Scrum projects across public sector, e-commerce and software development environments, including large-scale programmes with multiple project managers.

AI Integration in Project Management & Software Development
Practical application of AI tools such as Claude Desktop across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements to production, including agents, RAG, MCP and prompting, as well as operational workflows with AI in the loop.

Stakeholder Management & Proxy Product Ownership
Proven track record of managing complex stakeholder landscapes in public and private sector projects, including proxy product ownership roles at BOSA and AGIV, bridging business needs and technical delivery.

Programme & Portfolio Management
Management of full project and programme portfolios, including coaching other project managers and running multi-project programmes such as Geopunt at AGIV with nine projects and four project managers.

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner with applied experience in structured project delivery across multiple industries and project sizes.

Vendor & Multi-sourcing Management
Experience managing external suppliers and multi-sourcing arrangements, including cross-border vendor management for the Collect&Go project with a UK-based supplier and multi-sourcing at Geopunt.

Risk Management
Applied risk management in complex integration projects, including the Collect&Go integration surface and government application security requirements.

Web & App Development
Hands-on experience with front-end and back-end technologies, databases and cloud hosting, including building web applications, PWAs and mobile apps, with enough technical depth to question and evaluate solutions.

Enterprise Systems
Experience with enterprise WCMS platforms and ERP and CRM systems including SAP and Salesforce, in implementation and migration projects.

Digital Marketing
Practical experience with SEO, Google Ads (search and display), paid social on LinkedIn and Facebook, and programmatic buying, applied during the Digital Marketing Strategy project at Gates.

Kanban
Applied Kanban methodology in project delivery contexts including IKEA and Gates projects.

Team Leadership & Coaching
Team lead experience at Digitaal Vlaanderen and coaching of project managers at VMSW, with training in situational leadership and MBTI.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2008

Languages

GermanBasic knowledgeEnglishFluentFrenchBasic knowledgeDutchNative speaker

Project history

Project Manager & Proxy Product Owner

BOSA
Project manager and proxy product owner at the Belgian federal public service BOSA, on MyGov.be: a mobile app for iOS and Android that puts official government documents on the citizen's own phone. Working to the strictest security and privacy requirements that apply to a government app.

Project Manager & Team Lead

Digitaal Vlaanderen
Team lead for the programme connecting local and central government entities to Mijn Burgerprofiel. Also project manager on overarching work across Mijn Burgerprofiel and Webplatform, and on the Corona taskforce, including getting Covid certificates and vaccination scheduling onto Mijn Burgerprofiel at top priority.

Project & Delivery Manager

Katoen Natie
Project and delivery management across eighteen projects in eighteen months, running after and alongside each other. Projects ranged from building internal tools up to implementing an LMS.

Project Manager, Collect&Go

Colruyt Group
End-to-end owner of the new Collect&Go website, built with an external supplier in the UK. Heavy integration surface, so stakeholder and risk management carried the project.

Project Manager & Digital Specialist

Gates
Ran the Digital Marketing Strategy project: an as-is analysis, a digital strategy derived from the business strategy, and the work of making the organisation aware there was one. Hands-on work included SEO, LinkedIn and Facebook, AdWords and programmatic buying.

Project Manager, New Web & E-commerce

IKEA
Belgium was the pilot for the worldwide rollout of IKEA Sweden's new website with full e-commerce. The implementation served as the model for the rollout in other countries, combining the global site with local external solutions and Belgian legislation adaptations.

Project & Portfolio Manager

VMSW
Project and portfolio manager at VMSW, the Flemish social housing agency. Managed the full project and programme portfolio, coached other project managers, and ran projects with Scrum including Projectportaal, Prisma and OP.

Senior Project Manager

AGIV
Programme and project management for Geopunt at AGIV, the Flemish government's geographic information agency. Built the public map of Flanders from scratch across nine projects with four project managers. Also acted as proxy product owner.

Project Manager, e-business

SD Worx
Development and implementation projects for internal customers across marketing, international, HR and ICT. Projects included a new WCMS and migration, B2B and B2C site work, reusable e-document plugins, digital course evaluation, digital job applications and back-office process optimisation.

Developer, Team Lead & Product Owner

Raet
Developer, Team Lead and Product Owner at Raet.

BI & Pre-sales Consultant

Information Builders
BI and Pre-sales Consultant at Information Builders.

Analyst / Developer

KBC
Analyst and Developer at KBC.

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