Chair at PMI IT & Telecom SIG, Project Manager at SITA
Rome Area, Italy
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- Chair at PMI IT & Telecom SIG
- Project Manager CSBU, Southern Europe at SITA
- Past
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- Vice Chair at PMI IT & Telecom SIG
- VP-Globalisation at PMI IT & Telecom SIG
- Owner / Director at Polygon Data Services Ltd
- Project Director (contractual assignment) at Orange Business Services (France Telecom Group) - Geneva, Switzerland
- Programme Manager (contractual assignment) at COLT - London, UK
- Senior Project Manager (contractual assignment) at MasterCard - Waterloo, Belgium
- Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager (contractual assignment) at Sun Microsystems (UK) - Italy, Benelux, Switzerland
- Technical Project Manager (contractual assignment) at European Central Bank (ECB) - Frankfurt, Germany
- Project Manager - Outsourcing (contractual assignment) at AT&T Solutions (UK) - EMEA
- Project Manager (contractual assignment) at BMW - Munich, Germany
- Project Manager (contractual assignment) at IBM - Czech Republic, France, Germany, UK
- Project Manager (contractual assignment) at Siemens - Munich, Germany
- Project Manager (contractual assignment) at Nortel - London, UK
- Project Manager (contractual assignment) at AT&T Unisource Communications Services - Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
- Technical Account Manager and Project Co-ordinator (contractual assignment) at AT&T GIS - London, UK
- Education
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- Open University, UK
- Guildhall University, London / CAA Gatwick, UK
- Willesdon College of Technology, London, UK
- Maritime College (Hogere Zeevaartschool Amsterdam), The Netherlands
- Project Management Institute (PMI) Inc, US
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Petra Goltz, PMP’s Summary
Senior Project Manager with over fifteen years experience in managing people and delivering complex global IT, IPT, IS, infrastructure, and Telecommunications projects and programmes, with budgets in excess of USD50 million.
Petra Goltz, PMP’s Specialties:
• Public speaking skills. Topics included Cultural Diversity, Portfolio Management, Communications Skills, and Runaway Projects.
• Languages: fluent in English, German (native), Dutch and Italian; able to survive in French.
Petra Goltz, PMP’s Experience
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Chair
PMI IT & Telecom SIG
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
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Project Manager CSBU, Southern Europe
SITA
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
SITA is the world's leading service provider of IT business solutions and communication services to the air transport industry. With over 55 years experience, SITA continue to be the only organisation dedicated to providing the air transport industry with the information and communications technology (ICT) it needs to operate seamlessly in every corner of the world. Global reach is based on local presence, with services for over 600 members and around 1,800 customers in over 220 countries and territories. Today, SITA employs people of more than 140 nationalities, speaking over 70 different languages.
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Vice Chair
PMI IT & Telecom SIG
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year)
Having served two 2-year terms as VP-Globalisation of PMI's IT & Telecom SIG (Specific Interest Group), I was elected to the Vice-Chair position for 2008, which will lead to the Chair and Past Chair position in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
The SIG currently has 6000+ members (IT & Telecom Project Managers) -
VP-Globalisation
PMI IT & Telecom SIG
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Tobacco industry)
December 2003 — December 2007 (4 years 1 month)
Volunteer Board member position for the 2004/2005 term and re-elected for 2006/2007.
Selected and placed regional chairs/volunteers in Brazil, Egypt, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria and Turkey, and was responsible for raising the SIG's visibility globally. -
Owner / Director
Polygon Data Services Ltd
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1999 — November 2007 (8 years 4 months)
Project management consultancy and training services.
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Project Director (contractual assignment)
Orange Business Services (France Telecom Group) - Geneva, Switzerland
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
July 2006 — December 2006 (6 months)
Leading project teams during the pilot phases for a large and complex IP telephony proof of concept programme, that resulted in a major outsourcing contract for Orange Business Services.
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Programme Manager (contractual assignment)
COLT - London, UK
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
August 2005 — April 2006 (9 months)
In charge of a programme consisting of multiple projects (skills database, ERP solution, workflow, time recording, PMO alignment, billable project and service management, process development), defining, assessing and implementing tools, processes and methodologies for the Technical Solutions Group (TSG) at COLT, and responsible for strategy into action planning and implementation.
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Senior Project Manager (contractual assignment)
MasterCard - Waterloo, Belgium
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2004 — August 2005 (11 months)
In charge of eight concurrent Technology Convergence projects, including a complex mainframe retirement, at MasterCard’s European Operations HQ.
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Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager (contractual assignment)
Sun Microsystems (UK) - Italy, Benelux, Switzerland
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years)
2004: Programme Manager supervising projects that involved infrastructure changes for internal office moves in Italy and Switzerland.
2000-2002: Senior Project Manager in charge of IT and Telecommunications infrastructure projects in Italy (Italian HQ in Milan, Training and Solutions Centre in Cernusco, new office in Rome EUR, and server room expansions in Padua, Turin, and Rome), and Benelux (Dutch HQ). Drove cultural change necessitated by Sun’s flexible offices concept, and developed and facilitated end-user training.
Passed Sun's Six Sigma exam in 2000. -
Technical Project Manager (contractual assignment)
European Central Bank (ECB) - Frankfurt, Germany
(International Affairs industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
Technical Project Manager in charge of project team throughout the preparation phase of a EUR25+million project at the ECB and the National Central Banks (NCBs) of the EU member states, including the acceding countries.
Deliverables included documentation for a restricted tender (Expression of Interest, Invitation To Tender/SOW, evaluation procedures, communication and risk management, project plan, migration and project strategy), as well as participation in the bid evaluation process up to contract signature with the chosen supplier.
Presented project progress to ECB and NCB senior management teams, at meetings of the EU Central Banks in Frankfurt and in Lisbon, Portugal. -
Project Manager - Outsourcing (contractual assignment)
AT&T Solutions (UK) - EMEA
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years)
Transition/Project Manager and Subject Matter Expert (SLAs, Processes, Requirements Management, Network Operations, Helpdesk, Customer & Vendor) in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) for large and complex global outsourced projects.
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Project Manager (contractual assignment)
BMW - Munich, Germany
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
Project Manager in sole charge of a critical, high-value re-engineering project consisting of 20+ sub-projects, leading virtual project teams located in the US and UK.
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Project Manager (contractual assignment)
IBM - Czech Republic, France, Germany, UK
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Conducted network audits throughout EMEA for AT&T Solutions.
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Project Manager (contractual assignment)
Siemens - Munich, Germany
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Conducted network audits. Presented an overview of benefits that would be derived by outsourcing Global Network Services.
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Project Manager (contractual assignment)
Nortel - London, UK
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 1998 (4 years)
1997-1998: Project Manager and Work Package owner (Business Process Development and Change Management) on the Enhanced Services Programme (ESP) of the Intelligent Networks Programme Group.
1994-1995: Technical Support within the joint Network Integration team of Nortel and Energis. Created, reviewed and provided Quality Assurance of SDH radio, video and network management path diagrams for the BBC. -
Project Manager (contractual assignment)
AT&T Unisource Communications Services - Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years)
Project Manager in charge of comprehensive documentation sets for the start-up of the company. Produced guidelines and operation manuals for Customer Services Engineering (CSE), Channel Management, Marketing and Sales, Quality Control, HR and Billing, and Customer Systems and Technology (CS&T) departments.
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Technical Account Manager and Project Co-ordinator (contractual assignment)
AT&T GIS - London, UK
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1993 — 1994 (1 year)
Petra Goltz, PMP’s Education
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Open University, UK
various science and business courses 1997 — 2012 (expected)
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Guildhall University, London / CAA Gatwick, UK
CPL - Commercial Pilot's Licence - written exams 1992 — 1993
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Willesdon College of Technology, London, UK
RSA CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence in) International Passenger Transport Operations 1988 — 1989
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Maritime College (Hogere Zeevaartschool Amsterdam), The Netherlands
Introductory year for Radio Officer
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Project Management Institute (PMI) Inc, US
project management and leadership skills
July 2002: PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
May 2007: graduated from LIMC (Leadership Institute Masters Class)
Additional Information
Petra Goltz, PMP’s Websites:
Petra Goltz, PMP’s Interests:
project management practices, IT and Telecommunications (member of PMI IT&T SIG LinkedIn Group), aviation, cross-cultural exchanges, emerging technologies, alternative energy, current affairs, canoeing, QED, photography, travelling for business and pleasure, wine, music and time out with friends and family
Petra Goltz, PMP’s Groups:
PMI Inc, PMI Information Technology and Telecommunications Specific Interest Group (PMI IT & Telecom SIG), PMI NIC (North Italy Chapter), PMI Rome Chapter
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Telecom Professionals -
Project Manager Alliance! 7,000 + members strong -
Professional People in Urbe (PPU) - Business Club -
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PgMP Credentialed Networking Group -
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PMI Leadership Institute Masters Class Alumni -
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Professional Project Portfolio Group
Petra Goltz, PMP’s Honors:
ITIL v3 Foundation Certification (2008)
PMP (Project Management Professional) accredited by PMI Inc in 2002
RSA CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) in International Road Transport (1989)
UK PPL (Private Pilot's Licence) and Radiotelephony licence
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