Benny Vermachelen
Head of IT Operations at Cerba Research- Claim this Profile
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Eric Van Zeebroeck
I had the pleasure of working with Benny for just over 2 years at UCB Pharma. During that time, he implemented several process improvements including an ingenious method to capture the expenditures for the provisioning of supporting infrastructure to projects. This greatly clarified the true costs of our services and is still in use today. He also displayed a lot of capabilities in organization transition as he realigned his cost centers and his team with the true nature of the work. Lastly, he demonstrated profound knowledge on the topics of back end infrastructure such as data centers, backup and application hosting.
Hervé Pereyrol
I worked with Benny during his Green Belt Project. This was a complex and challenging project in Pfizer which Benny delivered successfully. He has a wealth of knowledge of process improvement tools and techniques. He has a proven record of delivering results which have made significant cost savings and quality improvements for the company through the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology. I have no hesitation in recommending Benny as an excellent business professional and Lean Six Sigma practitioner.
Eric Van Zeebroeck
I had the pleasure of working with Benny for just over 2 years at UCB Pharma. During that time, he implemented several process improvements including an ingenious method to capture the expenditures for the provisioning of supporting infrastructure to projects. This greatly clarified the true costs of our services and is still in use today. He also displayed a lot of capabilities in organization transition as he realigned his cost centers and his team with the true nature of the work. Lastly, he demonstrated profound knowledge on the topics of back end infrastructure such as data centers, backup and application hosting.
Hervé Pereyrol
I worked with Benny during his Green Belt Project. This was a complex and challenging project in Pfizer which Benny delivered successfully. He has a wealth of knowledge of process improvement tools and techniques. He has a proven record of delivering results which have made significant cost savings and quality improvements for the company through the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology. I have no hesitation in recommending Benny as an excellent business professional and Lean Six Sigma practitioner.
Eric Van Zeebroeck
I had the pleasure of working with Benny for just over 2 years at UCB Pharma. During that time, he implemented several process improvements including an ingenious method to capture the expenditures for the provisioning of supporting infrastructure to projects. This greatly clarified the true costs of our services and is still in use today. He also displayed a lot of capabilities in organization transition as he realigned his cost centers and his team with the true nature of the work. Lastly, he demonstrated profound knowledge on the topics of back end infrastructure such as data centers, backup and application hosting.
Hervé Pereyrol
I worked with Benny during his Green Belt Project. This was a complex and challenging project in Pfizer which Benny delivered successfully. He has a wealth of knowledge of process improvement tools and techniques. He has a proven record of delivering results which have made significant cost savings and quality improvements for the company through the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology. I have no hesitation in recommending Benny as an excellent business professional and Lean Six Sigma practitioner.
Eric Van Zeebroeck
I had the pleasure of working with Benny for just over 2 years at UCB Pharma. During that time, he implemented several process improvements including an ingenious method to capture the expenditures for the provisioning of supporting infrastructure to projects. This greatly clarified the true costs of our services and is still in use today. He also displayed a lot of capabilities in organization transition as he realigned his cost centers and his team with the true nature of the work. Lastly, he demonstrated profound knowledge on the topics of back end infrastructure such as data centers, backup and application hosting.
Hervé Pereyrol
I worked with Benny during his Green Belt Project. This was a complex and challenging project in Pfizer which Benny delivered successfully. He has a wealth of knowledge of process improvement tools and techniques. He has a proven record of delivering results which have made significant cost savings and quality improvements for the company through the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology. I have no hesitation in recommending Benny as an excellent business professional and Lean Six Sigma practitioner.
Credentials
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DAT263x: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
edXJun, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Digital Manufacturing & Design
CourseraJan, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Digital Thread: Components
CourseraJan, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
6Sigma Green Belt
PfizerJul, 2010- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Enterprise Architect
Carnegie Mellon UniversityMar, 2008- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Cerba Research
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Belgium
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Pharmaceuticals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of IT Operations
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May 2021 - Present
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Pfizer
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Process Automation Infrastructure Lead
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Jan 2020 - May 2021
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Technology Strategist for Johnson & Johnson
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Feb 2017 - Dec 2018
As Account Technology Strategist I understand the customer Business Landscape & Strategy and will be the Trusted Technical Advisor mapping Microsoft capabilities to the customer challenges and needs. I will lead and coordinate the execution of consumption plans and growth as a Chief Orchestration Officer and Coordinator of Consumption. As Account Technology Strategist I understand the customer Business Landscape & Strategy and will be the Trusted Technical Advisor mapping Microsoft capabilities to the customer challenges and needs. I will lead and coordinate the execution of consumption plans and growth as a Chief Orchestration Officer and Coordinator of Consumption.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Cloud Chief Technologist
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Nov 2015 - Jan 2017
Accountable for: Customer (C-level) understanding of Business needs, translation into Cloud journey and Cloud Reference architecture, Account planning, Executive relationships (Trusted Advisor), input to product management, full understanding of HPE Cloud computing vision & Strategy, portfolio and competition. Assigned to global accounts mainly in the Public sector (Flemisch GOV, NATO, United Nations UN, Shell ) Accountable for: Customer (C-level) understanding of Business needs, translation into Cloud journey and Cloud Reference architecture, Account planning, Executive relationships (Trusted Advisor), input to product management, full understanding of HPE Cloud computing vision & Strategy, portfolio and competition. Assigned to global accounts mainly in the Public sector (Flemisch GOV, NATO, United Nations UN, Shell )
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HP
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Cloud Chief Technologist
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Jul 2014 - Oct 2015
Accountable for: Customer (C-level) understanding of Business needs, translation into Cloud journey and Cloud Reference architecture, Account planning, Executive relationships (Trusted Advisor), input to product management, full understanding of HPE Cloud computing vision & Strategy, portfolio and competition. Accountable for: Customer (C-level) understanding of Business needs, translation into Cloud journey and Cloud Reference architecture, Account planning, Executive relationships (Trusted Advisor), input to product management, full understanding of HPE Cloud computing vision & Strategy, portfolio and competition.
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UCB
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Belgium
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Director IT, Head of Data Centers & Servers
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Nov 2010 - Jun 2013
Application Hosting Strategic and Tactical Roadmaps, Direction, Management, Planning , Organization, Budgeting and Standardization of Global Data Centres and regional server rooms. Cloud Strategy Application Hosting Strategic and Tactical Roadmaps, Direction, Management, Planning , Organization, Budgeting and Standardization of Global Data Centres and regional server rooms. Cloud Strategy
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Pfizer
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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EMEA Data Centre Facility Operations Lead
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Nov 2007 - Aug 2010
Accountable for: Service Delivery of Data Centre Facility processes incl. DC Security, DC Facility Capacity planning, Facility (generators, UPS, HVAC, PDU) Life cycle Mgmt , Environmental controls and monitoring, Floor plan maintenance, Operational Level Agreements, Design & Engineering.Operating model & Scope: 1 regional COLO DC and 43 server rooms across the EMEA region. Facility Operations provided by internal or external service providers.
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EMEA Data Center Operations Manager
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Oct 2007 - Aug 2010
Accountable for: Service delivery of DC Operations incl. Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Server & Storage provisioning and retirement, Facility Operations, Platform Services, Capacity ManagementOperating Model & Scope: Pfizer European Regional Data Centre (500 m²) COLO, DC Operations outsourced to Global Service Provider
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Pfizer
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Application Hosting & Network Lead Belgium
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2004 - 2007
Accountable for: Data Centre Operations & Engineering incl. Servers, Storage, Network & DatabasesOperating model & Scope: 4 Pfizer sites/Server rooms (200 servers) in Belgium, in sourced model, managing a team of 12 direct reports.
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Infrastructure Coordinator
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2000 - 2004
Accountable for: Data Centre Operations & Engineering incl. Servers, Storage, Network & DatabasesOperating model & Scope: Pfizer Manufacturing site in PUURS (120 servers), administrative and highly regulated industrial environment, managing a team of 5 direct reports.
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Oracle DBA, System Engineer, Application Integration Service Coordinator
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1995 - 2000
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Info Centre Technician
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1990 - 1995
Scope: Mainframe, AS/400, Windows, SQL/DS, DB2, VM, QMF, SQL training to end users
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Moore Belgium
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Belgium
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Business Consulting and Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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S/36 & PC System Responsible
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1988 - 1990
Scope: IBM S/36 en PS/2 IBM, RPG II, Lotus, Dbase IV, Projects: Financial analysis, Competitor analysis, Financial Planning, Management information Scope: IBM S/36 en PS/2 IBM, RPG II, Lotus, Dbase IV, Projects: Financial analysis, Competitor analysis, Financial Planning, Management information
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UNIGRO, dept of Saint-Brice NV
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Belgium
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Systems Programmer
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1986 - 1988
Scope: Systems programmer Mainframe IBM 4381 DOS/VSE/VM, AS development (application generator IBM) Projects: internal stocks, planning, operator environment, marketing customer profiles RMF method, management information. Scope: Systems programmer Mainframe IBM 4381 DOS/VSE/VM, AS development (application generator IBM) Projects: internal stocks, planning, operator environment, marketing customer profiles RMF method, management information.
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Education
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Pfizer
ITIL Certified, Organizational Leadership -
Pfizer
6Sigma Green Belt, Process Improvement -
Carnegie Mellon University
Certified Enterprise Architect, Architecture -
Karel de Grote-Hogeschool
Bachelor, Informatics -
H. Maagdcollege Dendermonde
High school, Economics