bernard blanckaert

gent, flanders, belgium

About

A rare mixture of international experience in General & ICT Operations Management skills combined with deep knowledge of Product, Technology, Project and Service Management. PROFILE Enthusiastic & results-driven executive ICT management professional with proven ability to manage medium sized ICT teams both in domestic and international business operations. Experienced at capturing high level company strategies and formulating an ICT vision and execution plan. Implementing systems and services by carefully planning resources (finance, people & tools) and processes. Excellent problem solving skills, customer/supplier relations skills and since an early age absolutely passionate about the latest in technology. (I remain to this day an active Software Developer in my spare time).

Country

belgium

City

gent

Industry

internet

Skill

software project management, program management, mobile games, game development, risk management, contract negotiation, operations management, sales management, marketing strategy, it outsourcing, agile project management, software development, it operations, strategic planning, china business development, process improvement, management consulting, business strategy, change management, e commerce, team management, negotiation, account management, team leadership, business analysis, business planning, management, international, social media, software development operations management, game design, international company management, p&l responsibility, itil and application management, cmmi, china sourcing, development of people, consultancy, training and development, sales trainings, client relationship management, international and cross cultural business development, solutions sales trainer, enterprise software solutions knowledge, deep e and m commerce enterprice solutions knowledge, people management, business management, budgeting, consulting

Experience

gent, flanders, belgium

sales director china

delaware consulting china

2009-12 - 2011-1 · 1 yr 2 mos

Charged with establishing and managing new Sales & Marketing unit in China. Oversaw all Sales & Marketing efforts and worked closely with CEO of Delivery.

consultant, software developer, engineer

ibsolution gmbh

2001-3 - 2004-7 · 3 yrs 5 mos

JAVA/.NET Software Developer, Business Objects Consultant, SAP Portal Consultant & trainer.

managing director

the little copy business

1996-4 - 2001-1 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Owner of a printing, copying and web design business located in London (UK) with 2 business locations.

as400 â rpg and cl developer

bekaert textiles new manta

1994-9 - 1996-1 · 1 yr 5 mos

Development of custom business modules in RPG III and CL on top of the DAIM application for the AS400 system.

general manager and co-founder

peek2

2013-6 - 2016-7 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Founded and managed a start-up called Peek2, a Private Label Social Content Platform addressing the shortcomings of Social Media: Static Branded Content, Binary Popularity, and the Uni-dimensional Me. Easy configuration, Content upload, Social integrations and Popularity ranking via continuous social voting are central features of our platform.

product manager

memiao mall

2015-9 - 2016-6 · 10 mos

Memiao as a start-up supports Malls by helping their shoppers answer the question: ’What’s UP at the mall today?’ Memiao is a Chinese Private Label Deals platform for Malls! My role was to assist in setting up the company structure and manage the day to day operations of the company. The Peek2 platform was further developed based on the needs of the Memiao Mall platform.

operations manager, advisor, product manager

memiao 1 minute news

2014-9 - 2016-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

Memiao is a Chinese Startup using the Peek2 technology to provide fast 1-minute news to its readers in Chinese. My role was to assist in setting up the company structure and manage the day to day operations of the company. The Peek2 platform was further developed based on the needs of the Memiao news platform.

sales manager

delaware belux

2004-8 - 2007-7 · 3 yrs

Carried out sales of custom software development and ERP solutions to mid and large-sized clients in diverse sectors.

general manager

new manta china

2015-11 - 2016-6 · 8 mos

NMC is a production unit of the Multi group (House Cleaning). Due to external economic and environmental factors, I was asked to transition the company to higher efficiency and competitiveness. After a period of analysis, the board approved the roll-out of a plan which included a newly appointed management team, new software tools and processes and an upgrade plan for the production facility and warehouse. The company is now again profitable, dynamic and sustainable as a business.

general manager and medical doctor

delaware belux

2007-8 - 2011-7 · 4 yrs

Charged with leading business operations for an offshore software development and support centre. Tasked with full budgetary responsibility and reporting, created an operational structure, including SAP & Microsoft Development, Monitoring and Service Desk teams, HR, finance, sales & marketing office, and general administration. Served as company spokesperson at industry and government events. Recruited, trained and managed teams to implement internal and customer related projects. Supervised multicultural implementation, sales and administrative support teams. Grew staff from 12 to 54 people.

global sourcing operations manager

delaware belux

2006-3 - 2007-7 · 1 yr 5 mos

Implement Global Sourcing strategy for SAP and Microsoft business units. Selected offshore team in India and configured first team of SAP developers. Instituted Global Sourcing Unit to coordinate efforts between India and Belgium.

senior manager

capgemini

2012-5 - 2013-5 · 1 yr 1 mo

SAP Mobile Solution Manager for Capgemini. Team lead of the Retail Applications Business Unit & IT Project Manager for their new and upcoming e-commerce platform at Delhaize.