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Work Background

Career BreakProfessional development

Jan. 2024 - Jan. 2024The Randstad, Netherlands

BullhornVP of Product Development EMEA

Jun. 2022 - Dec. 2023Rotterdam, South Holland, NetherlandsIn my role at Bullhorn I deliver executive-level leadership to a team of IT professionals, including seven direct reports and approximately 100 software developers and testers while reporting to SVP of Product Development. Provide directional & hands-on leadership to the software development products across the Netherlands UK, Spain and the US developing the products for Staffing & Recruitment, including design, coding, and testing as well as supplier management. Direct strategic development, management, and deployment of software development strategies/tools. • Developed our SaaS based products to serve our customers in different segments. This includes products based on the Salesforce platform to serve our enterprise customers. • Delivered different improvements in the way of working in terms of build and branching strategy, test automation strategies, Agile way of working, and release management tools & processes. • Introduced a program to handle our legacy products in terms of documentation and cross-train our resources on other products. We ran this program in order to improve our product resilience.

VanderlandeExecutive Managing Director Global Software Development Center at Vanderlande

Nov. 2018 - May. 2022Veghel, Dortmund, PuneIn my role at Vanderlande, I am delivering executive-level leadership to a team of IT professionals, including nine direct reports and approximately 350 engineers while reporting directly to CTO. I am also directing the software development organization/sites across the Netherlands, Germany, India, Canada and the US developing the platforms for Airport, Warehousing, and Parcel segments, including design, coding, and testing as well as supplier management. I am leading strategic development, management, and deployment of software development strategies/tools, including starting up a transformation from old legacy platforms to new Microservice based platform translating into an active managed Life Cycle Management strategy for Install base. I have some key contributions including: • Developed a common vision and value for the whole organization to get focused on platform development towards Cloud Native development based on DD-Design and Microservices architecture. • Delivered software as a service with continuous monitoring and maintenance while working collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Service. • Successfully implemented a Lean/Agile portfolio management with a focus on quarterly releases and coordinated release management over multiple geographical sites.

ElektaVP Global Engineering NL & Global Operational Excellence

May. 2016 - Nov. 2018Veenendaal, Utrecht, NetherlandsDisplayed a high level of technical competence in leading the development of hardware and software for Elekta's Brachy solution, including design, coding and testing. Effectively blended management skills with technical expertise while developing and managing software engineering applications using standard development tools while leading the development site in the Netherlands. Provide leadership, management, and technical vision to the software engineering team, including nine direct reports and 80 engineers to increase focus on core development areas, such as Afterloader platform, Applicators and Treatment planning software. I have some key contributions including: • Initiated programs around process excellence, QMS harmonization, and overall improvement in the development environment focusing on processes and tools with a $10 M budget in two years. • Successfully developed the first version of the PLM dashboard to track performance and improvements. • Saved $25M in two years in the capacity of Global Operational Excellence while leading the major restructuring program on a global level. • Orchestrated technical leadership and support in integrating, restructuring, and re-aligning development efforts around Brachy solutions.

ElektaSenior Vice President Of Product Development, LINAC HW

Aug. 2015 - May. 2016Crawley, England, United KingdomSpearheaded the development of hardware and control system software for Elekta's digital linear accelerators (Linac), including design, coding, and testing, along with supply management while serving as site lead across the UK, Sweden, China, Italy, and Germany. Held accountability for 10 direct reports, including Vice Presidents and Directors, with approximately 450 engineers. Maintained high standards of software quality by developing a common vision and values for the whole organization. Provided strategic leadership to execute delivery plans on time by successfully navigating local legislation across various geographies. I have some key contributions including: • Delivered expert advice and guidance in the implementation of a fully lean and agile development process based on SAFe 4.0 (Scaled Agile Framework) and aligned the tooling and procedures. • Integrated, re-structured, and re-aligned Elekta's development efforts around the new digital Linac platform. • Achieved a saving of $25M in two years while leading a major restructuring program on a global level.

ElektaSenior Vice President BASS Product Development, IT SW

Mar. 2013 - Aug. 2015Sunnyvale, United StatesHeld upfront and bottom-line accountability for the development organization creating both Treatment Planning Systems (TPS) and Oncology Information Systems (OIS) while leading Elekta's Software division and main sites in Sweden, China and US (St. Louis & Sunnyvale). Provided technical leadership to staff members through coaching and mentorship. Headed software development efforts, including design, coding and testing of Elekta's OIS & TPS products following established standards. Directed team development efforts towards effective project delivery while leading nine direct reports, including Directors and Managers, along with 375 employees and a budget of $40M. I have some key contributions including: • Integrated, re-structured, and re-aligned development functions for Elekta's two software business lines (TPS and OIS) into one Agile development organization. • Envisioned, developed and implemented a fully Agile Software Development Process and aligned the tooling and procedures for the process. • Provided thought leadership in the development of a common vision and values for the whole organization, including product roadmaps for TPS and OIS. Additional Experience: VP Bass - TPS Product Development, Elekta, Uppsala/St.Louis, Sweden/US Director R&D – Sweden, Nucletron (acquired by Elekta in 2011), Uppsala, Sweden Manager – Testing, Nucletron (acquired by Elekta in 2011), Veenendaal, The Netherlands Project Manager – Design Billing at Orange Nederland BV, ATOS, The Hauge, The Neterlands Manager - Test Team at T-Mobile the Netherlands BV, ATOS, The Hauge, The Netherlands Manager - TRCM (A.I.) KPN ICT Mobile Test & Release Centre, ATOS, The Hauge, The Netherlands Manager - Test Facilities Team, KPN ICT Mobile, The Hauge, The Netherlands Quality Manager – IT, AstraZeneca, Lund, Sweden Quality Manager, Sectra, Linköping, Sweden Consultant & Quality Coordinator, Sectra-Imtec AB, Linköping, Sweden Software Project Engineering, ABB, Västerås, Sweden

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