Victor Okoro
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Plaex Technologies- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Dutch Elementary proficiency
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Peter de Vries
Victor is one of the very bright and motivated students I have had the privilege to work with during his time as a Psychology student at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. His contributions to my lectures and other meetings were always well-informed, animated, and respectful towards others. His Master's thesis project showed him to be conceptually strong, and more than able to reflect on his work and on research in general. He has considerable academic potential, and I am highly confident that he will do exceptionally well wherever he will decide to pursue a career.
Pascal Meerwijk
I met Victor as finalist of our CEO1M program at the Adecco Group Netherlands. He impressed us, the Board of Directors with his intelligence, personality, his background, drive and commitment to the program. As a winner and champion when facing adversity, I foresee a bright future for Victor in the field of his choosing and hope our paths will cross again.
Peter de Vries
Victor is one of the very bright and motivated students I have had the privilege to work with during his time as a Psychology student at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. His contributions to my lectures and other meetings were always well-informed, animated, and respectful towards others. His Master's thesis project showed him to be conceptually strong, and more than able to reflect on his work and on research in general. He has considerable academic potential, and I am highly confident that he will do exceptionally well wherever he will decide to pursue a career.
Pascal Meerwijk
I met Victor as finalist of our CEO1M program at the Adecco Group Netherlands. He impressed us, the Board of Directors with his intelligence, personality, his background, drive and commitment to the program. As a winner and champion when facing adversity, I foresee a bright future for Victor in the field of his choosing and hope our paths will cross again.
Peter de Vries
Victor is one of the very bright and motivated students I have had the privilege to work with during his time as a Psychology student at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. His contributions to my lectures and other meetings were always well-informed, animated, and respectful towards others. His Master's thesis project showed him to be conceptually strong, and more than able to reflect on his work and on research in general. He has considerable academic potential, and I am highly confident that he will do exceptionally well wherever he will decide to pursue a career.
Pascal Meerwijk
I met Victor as finalist of our CEO1M program at the Adecco Group Netherlands. He impressed us, the Board of Directors with his intelligence, personality, his background, drive and commitment to the program. As a winner and champion when facing adversity, I foresee a bright future for Victor in the field of his choosing and hope our paths will cross again.
Peter de Vries
Victor is one of the very bright and motivated students I have had the privilege to work with during his time as a Psychology student at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. His contributions to my lectures and other meetings were always well-informed, animated, and respectful towards others. His Master's thesis project showed him to be conceptually strong, and more than able to reflect on his work and on research in general. He has considerable academic potential, and I am highly confident that he will do exceptionally well wherever he will decide to pursue a career.
Pascal Meerwijk
I met Victor as finalist of our CEO1M program at the Adecco Group Netherlands. He impressed us, the Board of Directors with his intelligence, personality, his background, drive and commitment to the program. As a winner and champion when facing adversity, I foresee a bright future for Victor in the field of his choosing and hope our paths will cross again.
Credentials
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Product Analytics Micro-Certification (PAC)™
Product SchoolMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Scrum Product Owner
Scrum.orgMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Product Management: Building a Product Strategy
LinkedInMar, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Technology for Product Managers
LinkedInMar, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Strategic Partnerships: Ecosystems and Platforms
LinkedInJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Establishing an Insider Threat Program for Your Organization
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)Jun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Insider Threat Awarenes
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)May, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Business-to-Business Sales
LinkedInDec, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma - White Belt
Six Sigma SocietyDec, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Certificate of Scholarship
University of TwenteNov, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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PLAEX Technologies
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Netherlands
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Waste Collection
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
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Mar 2019 - Present
At PLAEX, we’ve developed a smart recycling bin that uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and engineered mechanics to automatically identify, classify, and sort waste, whilst also informing on when it is full and representing your waste data on an intutive online dashboard. We are poised to reduce your organisation's residual waste by up to 80% thereby reducing your company's expenses, providing transparency and insights on its waste, and most importantly reducing its environmental footprint. Want to know how we can work together to create a cleaner and more sustainable futur? Ask me.
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PVH Corp.
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Management Specialist
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Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
PVH is one of the world’s largest fashion companies, active in over 40 countries, having 5 brands, most popular of which are Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Achievements include: • Led objective discovery on present & future value of a current in-store digital product. • Enabled a departmental switch to value quantification and data-supported decision making • Advocated for value-based development PVH is one of the world’s largest fashion companies, active in over 40 countries, having 5 brands, most popular of which are Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Achievements include: • Led objective discovery on present & future value of a current in-store digital product. • Enabled a departmental switch to value quantification and data-supported decision making • Advocated for value-based development
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Just Eat Takeaway.com
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Netherlands
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Owner
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Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
Working to empower your every food moment, I: - Led discovery & product strategy development. - Worked with Agile methods and OKRs. - Interfaced between the stakeholders, users, management, and the development team. - Translated user and stakeholder needs, hopes, and dreams into stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria. - Managed the backlog and prioritized items to deliver optimal value (in the face of ever-present time and resource constraints). - Supported Company-wide vision & strategy. Achievements: - High level of maintained stakeholder satisfaction & engagement. - Mapped out a 3 year product vision with quarterly roadmaps and OKRs - Guided the product towards being fully decoupled, and having a microservice-based, and event-driven architecture. - led deployment of several features with recurring cost-savings in the early six figures annually.
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African International Student Association (AFRISA)
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Netherlands
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International Affairs
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Founder
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Jan 2019 - Nov 2019
Over the several years that the University of Twente had been supportive of the formation of international student associations, there had not been an association for African students, until I came to the University of Twente. Within my one year Masters program, I founded this association and was elected to be its first President. These involved various acts ranging from preparing official documents such as Articles of Association and Policies, to stakeholder engagement, and event planning and execution. I did not accomplish this alone and I am grateful to all those who contributed. I am proud of what we've achieved, but more so for what I envision this association being capable of achieving.
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The Adecco Group
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Switzerland
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Human Resources Services
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700 & Above Employee
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CEO For One Month Finalist
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May 2019 - Sep 2019
Having undertaken and passed several challenges, I became 1 of 10 finalists out of the over 4,000 candidates that begun the competition. Although I was not named the final winner, being a part of the competition, and coming so far, has immensely helped me to rediscover my strong points, and to strengthen my weak points. Aside from the personal development experience I gained, as 1 of 10 finalists I was mentored by two of the Adecco Group's directors for a week, and attended a leadership masterclass hosted by their Lee Hecht Harrison brand, and I also got a kick-a** hoodie.
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UniTe (University of Twente)
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Netherlands
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Executive Offices
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Manager - Internal Affairs
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Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
UniTe is the umbrella association wherein all world associations (international students associations) in the University of Twente fall under and is responsible for assisting these associations and facilitating their growth and goal achievements. I ; - Collected student opinion and experiences via surveys and interviews, and created stories. - Collaborated with university administration to propose new policies and improve existing policies. - Improved multicultural sensitivity and collaboration among international and Dutch students. - Managed the PPIE and ACSSEE accounts and increased their participation in University management. - Secured the first partnership deal between UniTe and an external company (Starter Kit).
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WorldRide
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Enschede Area, Netherlands
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Chairman
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Feb 2019 - Aug 2019
The main goal of the WorldRide committee is to promote internationalization and cultural awareness among students. We organize accessible and recognizable activities where students of any nationality (domestic and foreign) can participate in order to gain new cultural insights, learn new skills or just get new friends. I (with the help of a wonderful international team); - Managed all processes from brainstorms for multicultural event ideation, to planning and execution. - Managed and monitored allocation and use of resources, and ensured overall budget integrity. - Provided quarterly updates and reports to stakeholders. Motto: How can we change the world, if we have not seen it?
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Lead City University Press Club
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Media Production
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President & Editor in Chief (The 411)
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Apr 2015 - Jan 2018
Considering the focus of my University on showcasing its diverse qualities and attracting more students, I re-started up the Press club and founded The 411 magazine (published weekly by the club). This involved managing the resources of the press club (human and otherwise), enlisting the support of the school management in executing our proposed projects, campaigns, & events, implementing practices to promote club efficiency and cohesion. We overcame several challenges and gradually incorporated B2B in The 411 which was initially only B2C.
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89.1 LeadCity FM
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Ibadan, Nigeria
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Program Anchor
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Sep 2015 - May 2016
This involved choosing, researching, and critically discussing a psychological topic (each week) that an average resident of Ibadan could relate to. I would occasionally invite practicing psychologists and other professionals as guests to the program, and take questions from call-in audience. Overtime I was able to build a large following on and off campus. This involved choosing, researching, and critically discussing a psychological topic (each week) that an average resident of Ibadan could relate to. I would occasionally invite practicing psychologists and other professionals as guests to the program, and take questions from call-in audience. Overtime I was able to build a large following on and off campus.
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Education
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2018 - 2019
University of Twente
Master of Science, Psychology (Leadership, Product Design, & Information Safety) -
2018 - 2019
University of Twente
MSc Honours, Change Leadership -
2014 - 2018
Lead City University
Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons), Psychology
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