EXPERIENCE SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS

Professional career devoted to IT/CS, program & project management, organizational strategic management and project governance, IT governance, quality management, program & project management office (PMO).

·         Demonstrated top-ranking leadership and management skills bydirecting national and international programs and projects, combined with PMO operation management for matrix and project-oriented structured organizations.

·         Performed strategic project management and project governance, aligning project governance and management to the organizational strategy, with positive results for different complex programs & projects.

·         Managed successfully 150+ employees, including Web-based /remote 30+ cross-departmental project teams spread over different countries, along 30 years (1984-2014).

·         Directly managed 32 programs and projects (1984-2012), totally budgeted as: $ 28,301,440 + € 41,048,000.

·         Performed international working being experienced for IT&C projects management: in USA (1995-1996), France (1998-1999), Austria (2006-2012), Cyprus (2006-2011).

·         Designed, implemented and managed corporate certified ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems for three companies and a holding (2002-2005).

·         Combined international experience work for computer installation and software projects in: Hungary (1976), Yugoslavia (1977), China (1979), and academic with Germany (1984-1989).

·         Prepared offers for national and international IFBs, and conducted with legal officers contract negotiations expected to result in high project gross margin with sufficient contingencies for contract risks.

• Experience work in other countries:USA (IBM and AT&T, 1995-1996), France (France Telecom/FTMI, 1998-1999), Cyprus (MOF/DITS, 2006-2011).

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Expert in program and project management advanced skillsbased on multiple qualifications in IT&C industry, also achieved from international project management bodies.
• Specialist in practical PMO design, operations and management with extensive responsibility of 9 years,aligned to organizational project governance and planning in IT&C industry.
• Cost minded and experienced in financial components, EVM, IFRS analysis, project ROM, cost estimating and budgeting, cash-flow recording, risk and financial project controlling, ROI, NPV, IFRR, EFRR.
• Good governance and communicator with department and program teams, professional presentation and contractor negotiation skills, resourceful for effective leadership, determined to be successful in PMO and program management.
• Practical inter-departmental PMOs and cross-functional team builder, team player and motivator, coaching and mentoring work experience, passionate for highly professional work, promoting honesty, offering leadership feedback.
• Enthusiast in promoting last IT management ideasand giving continuous attention to details focusing on quality.
• Specialist with large knowledge in IT&C, Computer Science
• Books author, trainer and teaching experience: IT&C Strategic Management and Engineering, IT MIS design and implementation projects, PMI PMBOK, PRINCE2 and PROMET S&T AG PM methods.
• Contributor & reviewer for international project management standards (PMI PMBOK V5 2013, ISO 21500:2012, asapm/aPRO 2010 V 1.0).