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Business Objects Specialist

Location: EDEGEM, Belgium

 

CAREER INTERESTS


 

Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, e-learning & training, IT testing, Marketing & Sales

 

 

 

BEFORE THE JOB EDUCATION


 

  

 

Oct 1978 - Jul 1982                              Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

 

Major: Communication Sciences

 

Minor: Social Sciences

 

Sept 1972 - June 1978                         Sint Vincentiuscollege, Eeklo, Belgium

 

Wetenschappelijke B

 

ON THE JOB EDUCATION


 

  

 

Sept 2007 - Jan 2007                           Business Objects, Maidenhead, UK

 

Business Objects Data Integrator

 

Complete Course (certified)

 

Sept 2003 - Jan 2004                           CVO, Vilvoorde, Belgium

 

Visual Basic

 

Refresh Course

 

Sept 2003 - Jan 2004                           CVO, Vilvoorde, Belgium

 

Access VBA

 

Expert course

 

June 2001 - Mar 2002              GIVI, Antwerp, Belgium

 

Visual Basic

 

Personalised Training

 

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE


 

 

 

Jun 2010 - Now                        Business Objects developer for Volvo IT, Ghent, Belgium.

 

Adapt existing reports, tests for migration to XI R3 version, user security setup in Central Management Console for Volvo Construction Equipment

 

Feb 2009 - May 2009               Report Analyst for Colruyt Group Services, Halle, Belgium.

 

Adapt existing reports, universes, tests for migration to XI R2 version, work with different applications like EQM (version management), Toad,etc.

 

April 2004 - Jan 2009               Independent Consultant, Mechelen, Belgium

 

  

 

  

 

2008: Business Objects Administrator for KBC Securities, Brussels, Belgium.

 

Adapt existing reports, universes, VB-scripts & prepare for migration to XI R2 version & use of Data Integrator for Belgium, Hungary, Poland and Romania

 

           

 

2007 - 2008: Business Objects Administrator & Database manager for MPG, Brussels, Belgium.

 

Complete Business Intelligence traject from scratch (ETL, universe design, database setup, user setup, report design) including database management on SQL server. Build database using SQL from scratch on application downloads)

 

Implementation of Business Objects XI R2 managed with CMC and client-server (deski) configuration for end users.

 

           

 

            2007: Business Objects Report Optimalisation for GO (Vlaamse Gemeenschap), Brussels,   Belgium.

 

Adapting reports in Business Objects XI R2 managed with CMC with both webi and deski configuration for end users, including security setup and adding additional data in both data warehouse on SQL server as making new data available in universes.

 

  

 

  

 

2007: Business Objects Administrator & for Sitel, Diegem, Belgium.

 

Complete Business Intelligence traject (ETL, universe design, database setup, user setup, report changing, schedule change) including database adaptations on Oracle. Managing security and scheduling of reports for different  Sitel clients. (Mobistar, HP, Sony, Nuon,...) Both Business Objects XI R2 as 6.5 were used. Extensive use of BODI (Data Integrator)

 

           

 

2007: Business Objects Report Optimalisation for Biblo, Kalmthout, Belgium.

 

Adapting reports and universes in Business Objects XI 6.5 with both webi and deski configuration for end users, including advice on adding of additional data required for reporting in both data warehouse on Oracle as making new data available in universes. Data Source was Siebel.

 

  

 

           

 

2007: Business Objects Basic & Advanced training for Mazda Europe, Willebroek, Belgium.

 

           

 

2005 - 2006 For Banksys (debit- & creditcard transactions), Brussels, Belgium

 

            Budget to billing reporting including data-extract, application development & end-user training

 

Project management on Oracle & Geneva implementation conc. Debit-card billing & accounting including end user testing (UAT)

 

  

 

2006 Founding and managing BVBA Amelio (consultancy agency), Mechelen, Belgium

 

  

 

2006 - 2007 For FOD Finance (government), Brussels, Belgium

 

Programme Management training (Theoretical)

 

Project Management training (MS Project)

 

  

 

2004 - 2005 For Wolters Plantyn (educational publishers), Mechelen, Belgium

 

e-learning project: creating interactive cd-roms/websites

 

  

 

2004 - 2005 Business Excellence Center (consultancy agency), Mechelen, Belgium

 

Business plan & setting up structure for selling and implementing CRM-software

 

 

 

Apr 1999 - Okt 2003                 TNT Express Belux (express transport), Machelen, Belgium

 

Position: Commercial Analyst - Business Analyst

 

Responsibilities:

 

First phase: management reporting (local: Belux - international: to HO in Amsterdam), attend commercial management meetings (Amsterdam, London), managing ?stars' (sales tracking and reporting system), stars end user training (recurring)

 

Second phase: local sales management support, sales reporting (prospect & commitment reporting, indoor & outdoor sales performance based on KPI's, pricing effect per product and per customer profile, ...), marketing reporting (results of marketing actions), sales contest organization

 

Extra (2002 - 2003) : project management for implementation new CRM (Abalon: replacing ?stars'), project group coordination, write processes using Abalon (ISO), UAT, end user training

 

 

 

 

 

July 2001 -       Feb 2002          Fidexis (financial institution), Brussels, Belgium

 

Part Time Position: Call Center Agent

 

Responsabilities: selling consumer credit, solvability control

 

Feb 1999 - Mar 1999                Watco (waste disposal), Vilvoorde, Belgium

 

Temporary Position: Reporting analyst

 

Responsabilities: Consolidation of subcompany figures, reporting to HO in Paris                                             (Suez)

 

Nov 1998 - Jan 1999                Bufa (pharmacy), Haren (Brussels), Belgium

 

Temporary Position: Reporting analyst - buyer - planner

 

Responsabilities: Buying raw materials, plan processing, stock control, reporting to Omega Pharma

 

Sept 1998 - Nov 1998              Mailfast (postal services, division of TNT), Machelen, Belgium

 

Temporary Position: Application developer

 

Responsabilities: Design & production of MS Access application linking commercial and operational data

 

July 1998 - Sept 1998              UPS (Express Transport), Diegem, Belgium

 

Temporary Position: Application developer

 

Responsabilities: Solve shipping problems for Very Large Movers

 

Jun 1990 - Jun 1998                 Independent Wine Merchant, Leuven - Meise, Belgium

 

Position: Founder & Sales Manager in 2 companies:

 

Sommelier, Leuven, Belgium

 

Covinal, Meise, Belgium

 

Responsabilities: Sales - Administration - Accounting - IT

 

Jan 1989 - Jun 1990                 Smeets - Hasselt, Belgium

 

Position: sales representative

 

Responsabilities: Selling spirits and wine in Brussels, Vlaams Brabant and Brabant Wallon

 

Before 1989                             Managing own pub(s) as an independent entrepreneur

 

  

 

Jul 1982 - Jun 1983                  Electrabel, Leuven, Belgium

 

                                               Position: team leader

 

Responsabilities: enquete on technical specs of gas- and electricity meters

 

 

 

LANGUAGE


 

 

 

Written                                Spoken

 

Flemish                                               native                                      native

 

English                                    fluent                                       fluent

 

French                                     good                                       good

 

German                                    basic                                       basic

 

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS


 

 

 

Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Visio, MS Project, Visual Basic, Business Objects, HTML, SQL, Frontpage, ...

 

 

 

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES


 

 

  • Business Analysis skills: management reporting, system requirements specification including delivery of business requirements, functional and non functional requirements, report specifications, user acceptance testing, project follow up, project documenting, end user support
  • General Management of SME: Sommelier, Covinal, Amelio
  • Business Development: defining, finding and creating business opportunities
  • Sales & marketing reporting: analysis of sales growth, profitability
  • Financial & accounting reporting: budget to billing, actuals vs. budget
  • Marketing management: planning and executing local marketing actions to boost sales
  • Team management and development, people management esp. for user acceptance testing
  • Project management (on the business - client side)
  • Development of sales and marketing processes and tools
  • Development of e-learning tools
  • Hands on training - best practices - how to use software - IT tools

 

 

 

KEYS OF SUCCESS


 

 

  • Integrity & Ethics
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • Recognition
  • Communication
  • Continuous Improvement

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES


 

 

 

I am willing to give total support the organization that I am in, with the experience and

 

capability that I have, in order to achieve organization's goals and create mutual

 

benefits.

 

 REFERENCES


 

 

 

Excellent references available upon request.

 

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES


 

 

 

Interests: cooking, sports, travel, reading, biking

Age:

52 years

Work experience

28 years in employment in full time jobs

Previous jobs

2003 - 2010   Business Objects Specialist (Free Lance)

Volvo Construction Equipment - Gent (Volvo IT)

Colruyt - Halle

KBC Securities - Brussel

Media Planning Group - Brussel

Gemeenschapsonderwijs - Brussel

Biblo - Kalmthout

Mazda Europe - Willebroek

Banksys - Evere

TNT Express - Brucargo

Education

1978  -  1982    Licentiaat Communicatiewetenschappen

Certifications / Courses

2007 : Business Objects Data Integrator (BODI)

Skills

Skill Experience Arrow down Level Last used
Microsoft Office (MS Office) 15 years professional  5 of 5 2010
Microsoft Excel (MS Excel) 15 years professional  5 of 5 2010
Microsoft Access (MS Access) 15 years professional  5 of 5 2010
HTML  10 years professional  4 of 5 2010
Business Objects (BO) 8 years professional  4 of 5 2010
Business Intelligence (BI) 8 years professional  4 of 5 2010
SQL databases  5 years professional  3 of 5 2010
Microsoft Visio  5 years professional  3 of 5 2008
Microsoft Project (MS Project) 5 years professional  5 of 5 2008
ETL (Extract T/L, Informatica etc.) (BODI) 3 years professional  4 of 5 2008
Cognos  2 years professional  2 of 5 2003
iSeries  1 years professional  3 of 5 2008
1 = Lowest level, 5 = Highest level

Language Skills

Language Oral Written
Dutch (First language) 5 of 5 5 of 5
English  4 of 5 4 of 5
French  4 of 5 4 of 5

Job Type wishes

(chosen marked with Checkmark)

Checkmark Contract/Project/Freelance

Job Category wishes

(chosen marked with Checkmark)

  • Database Administration
    • checked Oracle
    • checked SQL Server
  • Implementation/Consultant
    • checked Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse
  • Management
    • checked Consultant Manager
  • Project Management
    • checked Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse
    • checked Test / QA
  • Software & Web Development
    • checked Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse

Job Location wishes

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  • Europe
    • Belgium
      • checked Antwerp
      • checked Brussels
      • checked East-Flanders
      • checked Brabant-Flemish
Checkmark Work from home


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