Business Development - Partnerships Lead

• Sep 2021 - Present

Leuven Value Network (ᒪ ᐯ ᑎ) is a non-profit that accelerates value creation by inspiring & bringing together the innovators of Leuven via networking activities. Leuven Value Network (ᒪ ᐯ ᑎ) is a non-profit that accelerates value creation by inspiring & bringing together the innovators of Leuven via networking activities.

Business Development Manager Citrix

• Sep 2020 - Present

• Engage with new and existing channel partners to set, achieve and exceed annual targets by developing and executing robust business plans with strategic partners• Regular and accurate forecasting of opportunities, providing detail for both short- and long-term deals• Continuous relationship development between the business area, regional teams, and the vendor – the brand Citrix - to ensure a trust and support of business objectives• Provide the necessary business development enablement, training, and vendor specialization• Initiating marketing campaigns and develop and execute a marketing plan to drive lead generation and marketing initiatives

Business Manager

• Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

• Preparing, coaching and training new consultants for their first project• Leveraging my professional network to identify business opportunities in current and potential markets and maintain these relationships (focus on IT, retail, utilities, telecom and life-sciences)• Translating and interpreting the new opportunities and match to the consultant with the fitting profile• Coaching and follow up of the consultants on project• Building a network of (freelance) consultants by conducting recruitment interviews

Management Trainee

• Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

1st Assignment: Corporate Communication SpecialistAs a Management Trainee in my first assignment I strengthen the Group Corporate Affairs (GCA) team in their major projects:• Organisation of the yearly Strategy Cascade. This event is the biggest yearly strategy event and is organised in order to communicate the corporate strategy to the team leaders in order for them to translate this strategy to their respective teams.• Contribute to the diffusion, adoption and integration of the new (social) corporate intranet, #WAP. This by organising training sessions to the GCA directors and their respective teams• Contribute to the diffusion of the Good to Gold concepts within GCA by working closely to the GCA directors and Good to Gold Champions• Prepare CEO’s press events and create presentations (e.g. 20 years of telco market liberalization)• Support GCA colleagues in their major projects (e.g. Annual report, employer branding campaigns, ...)2nd Assignment: Scrum Master Telco Cloud• Take the lead in learning teams about, and coaching them in various Agile methodologies and practices (e.g. SCRUM & Kanban)• Take part in project boards where prioritization, added value and budgeting are discussed and validated• Data Analyst: Take lead in project exploring potential benefits of implementing data analytics in technical teams’ intervention monitoring• Event Planner/Project Manager: Take full lead in organization of countrywide corporate HR event 3rd Assignment: Sales Business Development Manager / Digital Strategist• Strategic side project (1,5 months): develop new sales structure for business segment• Identify new transformational deals for business customers and develop value proposition• Design future proof & digital communication streams to contact our business customers & channel partners (inbound & outbound)

Business Analyst

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

City Manager

• Oct 2015 - Sep 2016

ZeroCopy is a recent start-up that offers students the possibility to print their documents for free in all of the big student cities in Belgium. So far Leuven has 3 printers installed where our members can get their documents printed for free. My main goal is to raise the awareness of the existence of ZeroCopy among the students so they will stop paying for printing their course documents.• Setting up and coordinating marketing campaigns• Finding new locations to install a printing points, • Acquiring new clients (Deloitte, Total, VDAB, ING)• Maintaining contact with main partners in Leuven (Coffee College, De Slegte, Mercator Rijschool)

Job Coach

• Jan 2013 - Feb 2016

• Motivating and improving the skills of co-workers• Assessing new co-workers• Providing a link between co-workers and project leaders/managers• Conducting information sessions• Evaluating co-workers and providing feedback on the job• Conducting hospitality trainings • Motivating and improving the skills of co-workers• Assessing new co-workers• Providing a link between co-workers and project leaders/managers• Conducting information sessions• Evaluating co-workers and providing feedback on the job• Conducting hospitality trainings

Sport praeses

• Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

- Organising small sport activities for the Social Sciences students in Leuven- Main coördinator of the Politika ski-trip 2014 - 2015- Member of the Work Assembly (Werkvergadering) of LOKO Sport, the sports departement of the student council of Leuven: co-operating in the organisation of big sportevents and defending the interest of the student- Member of the Overall Assembly (Algemene Vergadering) of LOKO, the student council of Leuven. - Organising small sport activities for the Social Sciences students in Leuven- Main coördinator of the Politika ski-trip 2014 - 2015- Member of the Work Assembly (Werkvergadering) of LOKO Sport, the sports departement of the student council of Leuven: co-operating in the organisation of big sportevents and defending the interest of the student- Member of the Overall Assembly (Algemene Vergadering) of LOKO, the student council of Leuven.