June 2004 – Present Utilities Sector
Interim Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Specialist.
Support on dedicated procurement projects.
Responsibilities:
- Development and implementation of sourcing strategies. Responsible for NPR, ICT, and Facilities procurement, -contracts and contracts management (sourcing / tendering processes subject to EU regulations).
- Support on and implementation of complex sourcing projects. (Tender aspects & selection criteria. Vendor Selection. Contracting. Contract Management, Vendor Management).
- Member MT Procurement Dept. Contributing to development of sourcing & contracting policies and strategies of overall procurement department (43 Fte. > 700 million spend volume)
- Development and implementation of new sourcing and contracting strategies in consultation with customers. The structuring and closing of major contracts with often organizational impact.
- Development and implementation of structures for reduction of costs and operational workload (a.o. implementation of e-procurement channels).
- Coaching of Team members.
- Revision of general conditions applicable to purchasing transactions.

2004 – 2005 Interim Director
Responsibilities:
- Assignment on consolidation of Bureau-activities and management of operations. Clarification and improvement on departmental business plan
- Address capacity problems. Restructure support tasks and functions
- Improve on planning and reporting structures and tools
- Develop initiative for more structured project & acquisition approach
- Definition of staff profile and competence requirements. Selection of personnel

2004 EFQM – process scan: (Re-) assessment of organizational
Responsibilities:
- EFQM scan on sourcing structure, -processes and -organization.
- Provide for insight to / awareness of friction in process
- Provide for ‘Expert-opinion’
- Identification of alternatives / identify possibilities for improvement
- Identification of Critical Success Factors
- Benchmark ‘best practices’

2004 License specialist (Control & cost reductionprogram)Responsibilities:
- Structuring of software license position (License-management)
- Identify cost reduction opportunities
- Identify possibilities for improvement of efficiency / effectiveness
- Identify Critical Success Factors
- Target possibilities for ‘quick wins’.

2003 – 2004 Interim Sourcing and Contract management specialist. (Outsourcing)
Responsibilities:
- Support ICT outsourcing process. Implement service level arrangements.
- Implement procedures and structure for professional procurement process
- Develop and implement set of General Conditions for use in procurement process
- Develop and put into place an contractual framework for hosting and maintenance and support of the ICT infrastructure
- Provide for a contract framework for out tasking of software development (‘off-shoring’)
- Set up a structure for managing licenses.

2003 Project advisor. (Advice on contemplated ICT in-sourcing process)
Responsibilities:
- Provide for support in assessment of collaborating with other department for the development, hosting and maintenance of a complex ICT (tracking) system.
- Participate in project definition and project initiation.
- Provide for risk analysis and –control (notably as concern EU regulations and legal requirements)
- Provide for support in drafting and negotiating required contract documents

2002 – 2003 Procurement and Contracting Specialist (ERP system implementation)
Responsibilities:
- Provide for support on the procurement, contracting and implementation of an ERP system (‘reversed outsourcing’)
- Identify and reduce risks where possible (implementation process is already started whilst contract arrangements still need to be made).
- Prepare necessary contract documents
- Participate in negotiation process; identify bottle neck’s

2002 License & commercial contracting specialist (vesting and exploitation of IPR)
Responsibilities:
- Provide for advice and assistance in setting up R&D collaboration projects
- Provide for support in establishing commercial contractual relations with the Industry (exploitation of rights)
- Provide for support in the protection of IPR
- Assist on technology transfer & licensing
- Provide for support in setting up clinical trials (contracts and regulations)

2001 - 2002 Sr. Contracts Management Specialist (Commercial Contracting
Responsibilities:
- Perform Bid management taks (support on quotations in response to Tenders)
- Drafting of commercial contracts (a.o.: CRM, Telecom and Call Center projects)
- Contract negotiations
- Contracts Management

2001 Assistance on divestiture governmental Organisation Responsibilities:
- Advice and assistance to Program manager responsible for the winding up of a governmental regulatory organisation on employment and labour relations.
- Legal and financial advice on the winding up of projects funded by the European Social Fund
- Provide for status-reports
- Provide for a risk analysis overall status ESF subsidies (‘old’) in support decision process program manager (claim situation. assessment)

2001 Advisor. Procurement Specialist (Integration of procurement and facilities management)
Responsibilities:
- Advise on the restructuring of procurement process in conjunction with repositioning of activities (integration with facilities services).

2000 – 2001 Change management assignment Procurement Department
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that requirements on rightfulness and lawfulness of spend volume / procurement processes are met
- Implement new organizational structure (cluster model)
- Provide for day to day management and the signing of all procurement contracts (Spend volume > 200 million p/y. Number of personnel procurement dept. 15 Fte).
- Develop and implement – in close consultation with internal auditors – a series of dedicated programs for improvement of processes and services
- Arrange for written service level arrangements with client groups (transparency, accountability. Improving communications and interrelations).

2000 Project assignment (re ICT related Process disruption billing factory)
Responsibilities:
- Define Plan of Approach.
- Develop structure for work around (in anticipation planned system migration as part of upcoming merger process).
- Provide for program management (Day to day management of group of ICT and Debt collection specialists. 10 – 15 Fte’s)
- Provide for adequate information and communication to customers and the market (explanation on backlog in billing process and planned follow up)
- Provide – within context of approved plan of approach - for outsourcing of dedicated part of operational process (contracting, negotiations, implementation)
- Manage the start up of the provisional debt collection process (Results: 80 % of amounts due, collected without necessity of further follow up or legal proceedings).

1999 Commercial Contracting Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Provide for support re the transition of international sales channels. (Switch to business partner model)
- Assist on preparation of inventory and status review of existing contract relations within EMEA pertaining to sales / distributorship relations
- Terminate – in close consultation with regional sales management - existing contract relations
- Provide for claim assessment and -handling. Coordinate with Headquarters in USA
- Assist on selection and appointment of new business partners.
- Assist in Contract negotiations.

1998 – 1999 Change Management Assignment. Restructuring of Debt, Collection Department.
Responsibilities:
- Provide for harmonization of process and resolution of substantial backlog in debt
collection (following a merger of three separate Public Utility Companies).
- Provide for new process design for debt collection activities
- Restructure the department and processes; centralize regional activities and tasks.
- Collaborate closely with social institutions when giving follow up to debt collection (National ‘covenant’ put in place with social aid institutions. Agreement on operational work procedures with municipalities)
- Improve on status- and management reporting and planning and control procedures and techniques.
- Provide for structured follow up on debt collection process. Outsourcing of part of operational process.
- Structural reduction of backlog in debt collection (10 – 15 million result).

1998-1999 Interim Contract Manager. Commercial Company Lawyer ICT-business.
Responsibilities:
- Input of international business and contracts expertise in support of sales dept.
- Contributing experience on ICT projects and project implementation.
- Drafting of commercial contracts
- Handling of Company legal affairs.
- Contracts Management (‘claims handling’).
- Coaching newly appointed company lawyer.

1997 – 1998 Change management assignment Purchasing & Logistics Department.
Responsibilities:
- Support in process of harmonizing activities, departments and personnel benefits, following the merger of two industry related social securities institutions.
- Integrate the procurement function in service center concept (integration with facility management)
- Centralize facility management activities, housed at different locations
- Assist in project “harmonization personnel benefits” (Car/travel expenses. Car Lease)
- Provide for day to day management of procurement department and activities. Participate in Management Team of the Facilities Services Unit.
- Redesign procurement process
- Develop and implement framework for care lease and divestiture of company owned car` fleet (approx 250 cars). (Process successfully implemented within time frame of approx. 3 to 4 months total. Profits from sale of company fleet in excess of 3 million).

1998 - 2000 License & commercial contracting specialist (vesting and exploitation of IPR / research collaboration)
Responsibilities:
- Provide for advice and assistance in setting up R&D collaboration projects
- Provide for support in establishing commercial contractual relations with the Industry (exploitation of rights)
- Provide for support in the protection of IPR
- Assist on technology transfer & licensing
- Provide for support in setting up clinical trials (contracts and regulations)

1993 – 1995 Director Consultancy and project services. Consultancy, Support and project activities relative to procurement and facility management
Responsibilities:
- P&L and business responsibility for processes and activities of 3 units (63 Fte).
- Provide for business development and acquisition (introduction of new concepts and structured acquisition approach of market )
- turnover improved by approx. 25% in 1,5 year

1990 – 1993 Unit Manager Broadcasting Production facilities. Project Manager restructuring services departments.
Responsibilities:
- Project assignments in process of restructuring of company.
- Management of unit providing for broadcast production facilities (camera / sound / lighting). Focus on design and implementation of cost reduction programs. Reduction of personnel. Merging of unit with other production units
- Support on the restructuring and integration of purchasing department and facilities management department. Identification of cost reduction possibilities

1987 – 1990 Company Secretary Holding Company, General Manager IT Company
Responsibilities:
- Start in the position of Company Secretary in a turn around process.
- Responsible for legal & general affairs; corporate purchasing; coordination of marketing.
- General Manager of one of the group-companies, responsible for implementation of turn around process.
- Improvement of sales results and margin by 30 percent within first one and a half year. (Introduction of new concepts and services. Increase in established customer base).

1986 – 1987 Company Secretary & Corporate Lawyer
Responsibilities:
- Corporate legal affairs.
- Secretary to the Board,
- Secretary to the Board of Directors and the Shareholders Meeting.
- Legal aspects of M&A transactions.

1980 – 1986 Commercial Company Lawyer, Director of Business Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Corporate commercial company lawyer (commercial contracting)
- Drafting of various types of business contracts.
- Contract negotiations.
- Contracts management.