http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/10727?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/assets/images/jobster/logos/rss_logo.gif http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/10727?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:03:32 GMT Most recently updated answers by Jack Vrins http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/255433?answer_class=AnswerBase Multi-industry/multi-disciplinary Senior Manager with 20 years of broad-based management consulting experiences in IT Management and Strategic Planning complemented with a solid background in Finance/Accounting and a working knowledge of international business. Core Strengths IT Management and Strategy - 15 years experience in IT Management - Full Cycle Program/Project Management, IT Process Engineering, Change Management, Risk/Issue Management, Quality Assurance, and UAT. - Solid working knowledge of hardware/software Architecture, and information security. - Managed/participated in medium to large cross enterprise projects ranging from simple to highly complex, $500K to $400MM in size, and involving legacy, client-server, e-commerce, and web technologies. - Directed up to 60 in direct/matrixed staff, and including all functional aspects including business case, planning and scheduling, costing and budget, scope control, change/risk control, and resource hiring, leveling, and on boarding. - Solid understanding of structured IT Governance, Quality Assurance, and Project Management methodologies such as PMI (PMBOK), Waterfall, SDLC, ADM (Accenture), and RUP as well as JAD and RAD development methodologies. - Positions held: CIO, Program Director, Program Manager, Sr. Project Manager, and Sr. Testing Manager. - Solid people manager with demonstrated success in building quality project teams. - Highly skilled in positioning IT as a strategic value-add partner in addition to being a delivery partner. - Demonstrated success in partnering with business units in exploring alternative strategies and solutions to design enterprise/cross organizational applications, and to bring projects in on time and on budget. Finance & Operations - Formulation of internal productivity strategies through Business Transformation and Business/Process (re)-Engineering, Risk Management, Change Control, Mergers & Acquisitions, Start-up & Turnaround. - Positions held: CEO, CFO, and COO, Non-Profit Board Member, Accounting Manager, and Sr. Financial Analyst. International Business/Government exposure to the Netherlands, and Executive Cultural Consulting for international executives Bi-lingual - fluent in Dutch, conversational in French/German. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:03:32 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/255433?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/255432?answer_class=AnswerBase Mergers & Acquisitions failing Banks, Savings & Loans, Asset/Liability Re-structuring, Compliance Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:57:27 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/255432?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/255428?answer_class=AnswerBase Mergers & Acquisition Feasibility Studies, Asset Acquisition Due Diligence, Asset Restructuring Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:56:02 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/255428?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166368?answer_class=AnswerBase Building a solid sustainable team, and coaching it to achieve perfection Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:43:34 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166368?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/351042?answer_class=AnswerBase emerging enterprise in need to grow to the next level - with a desire for European Expansion Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:42:32 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/351042?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166381?answer_class=AnswerBase It is all about character, Integrity, vision, and courage Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:46:03 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166381?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166364?answer_class=AnswerBase Senior Corporate Accountant Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:36:39 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166364?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166362?answer_class=AnswerBase Senior Management position in IT/Software Development. Preferably in small to mid-size company Preferably with a company eyeing international expansion to Europe Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:36:02 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166362?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166341?answer_class=AnswerBase Children, Sailing, Gardening, Modern Architecture, Modern Art, Jazz, blues Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:22:28 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/166341?answer_class=AnswerBase