
Internet entrepreneur, Head of operations at iChoosr
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Internet entrepreneur, Head of operations at iChoosr
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 2004 — February 2008 (3 years 4 months)
* Accout Mgr and business consultant for healthcare & hospitality market & other large accounts (KLM, Philips, ..).
* Both direct touch activities and direct sales (contact center, Microsoft OCS & alarm messaging custom solutions).
* Revenue 2-3 M€ per year.
* NEC Philips is top enterprise communications vendor in Dutch market. NEC is worldwide number 1 (info Gartner).
(Internet industry)
1995 — 2007 (12 years )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
September 2000 — October 2004 (4 years 2 months)
* P&L responsible for part of communication software application sales in Europe, Middle East, South Africa, South America and Far East;
* Unified Messaging, presence, contact centers & alarm messaging;
* Selection of new added value applications (make-or-buy) based on business plans and market circumstances;
* Business development to expand application sales.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 1998 — September 2000 (1 year 11 months)
* Manager of LCD module development team dedicated to Nokia and responsible for all worldwide development activities. Team consisted of 18 people including project managers, electrical and mechanical engineers and designers;
* Products developed created yearly revenue of over 30 M€ (largest LCD module provider to Nokia at that time);
* Close cooperation with Global Account Mgr & Production Mgr;
* In parallel completed internal assessment for development process optimisations.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
October 1996 — November 1998 (2 years 2 months)
* Initiator & Manager of USA Design facility for LCD modules in Chicago;
* Built strategic relationship with local customer (Motorola);
* Recruiting and training of local employees to take over operation after 2 years;
* Implementing sound procedures and processes to produce high quality designs, ready for mass manufacturing in China.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
July 1995 — October 1996 (1 year 4 months)
* Project Managment of LCD modules for mobile phones for various strategic customers;
* Design in Europe, mass production in Hong Kong & China;
* Responsibility for procedures in design phase in the development life cycle.
MSc , Physics , 1989 — 1995
additional courses:
* People Management
* Marketing
* Project Management
* Sales& Account Management