Olaf Hansen

Financial Director at WIZARD IDIOMAS
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, BR
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Portuguese Professional working proficiency
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André Stohler

He is not only a responsible and passionate Project Manager but also an inspiring strategist. As I remember, Olaf Hansen was a very productive person. Intelligent expert. Open minded and ambitious. If you ever need someone to deliver under pressure, no slip-ups, just results, Olaf Hansen is your man!

Sergio Camargo

Olaf is a very focus professional take the time to understand the jobs need and do the best to accomplish the objectives.

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Credentials

  • PMP
    Project Management Institute
    Apr, 2016
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • WIZARD IDIOMAS
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Financial Director
      • Jan 2015 - Present

      Develop and manage all financial controls. Drive reduction in Delinquent accounts. Report on and control budget with monthly reporting.• Created and implemented Excel based financial control system. • Reduced delinquent accounts from $180K in 2014 to $15K in 2015, resulting in a reduction from 16% to 1% of revenues owed.• Responsible for all accounts payable/ receivable for over 300 students. Develop and manage all financial controls. Drive reduction in Delinquent accounts. Report on and control budget with monthly reporting.• Created and implemented Excel based financial control system. • Reduced delinquent accounts from $180K in 2014 to $15K in 2015, resulting in a reduction from 16% to 1% of revenues owed.• Responsible for all accounts payable/ receivable for over 300 students.

  • Ciena
    • United States
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Project Manager
      • Aug 2013 - Nov 2014

      Managed project managers, project coordinators, document writers, master planner and installation subcontractors. Assumed customer-facing role at the director level for weekly project reviews.• Responsible for all deployment and implementation staff for a USD $110M multiphase Embratel Brazil, Broadband DWDM contract.• Managed a staff of 6 Project Managers, 6 Deployment Coordinators, 4 Document writers, Site survey teams and Master planner. Delivered customer executive level weekly project reviews.• Led the Initiative to implement end-to-end same supplier contractor (Fixed Pricing) model eliminating contractor extra billing costs.

  • Empresa 1
    • Brazil
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Global Implementations Manager
      • Sep 2010 - Dec 2011

      Role of Installation Leader, assumed additional role of Project Manager of Guatemala account.• Managed an implementation team of 12. Accountable to integrate touch less card reading solutions in public transportation networks in Brazil, Guatemala and Mexico. In parallel, assumed Project management responsibility for the Guatemala Account. • Designed and implemented an automated quotation model and process that reduced quotation time from 3-5 days to less than 1 hour. Role of Installation Leader, assumed additional role of Project Manager of Guatemala account.• Managed an implementation team of 12. Accountable to integrate touch less card reading solutions in public transportation networks in Brazil, Guatemala and Mexico. In parallel, assumed Project management responsibility for the Guatemala Account. • Designed and implemented an automated quotation model and process that reduced quotation time from 3-5 days to less than 1 hour.

  • Huawei
    • China
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Mar 2008 - Apr 2009

      • Responsible for the Turnkey Implementation of 527 3G Node-B cell sites and 5 Central Office Switches for Claro Minas project. Managed VIVO Minas GSM and WCDMA implementations• End to end responsibility including staffing, managing of Infra activities and Installation of Huawei solution including executive level project progress reviews.• Contributed to improving VIVO’s perception of Huawei in Minas Gerais. At the time of the launch of the 3G Huawei network, VIVO’s PMO commented on Huawei’s improved project team and ability to meet VIVO’s goals at the time of their 3G launch.

  • Nortel Networks
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Services Quotations leader
      • Oct 2004 - Oct 2007

      • Responsible for the preparation and delivery of Brazilian and Latin America commercial proposals.• Expanded area of responsibility from one product line in Brazil to all Brazil accounts plus one product line in Latin America. Achieved through development of automated tools and personal initiative.• Reduction of more than 50% of cost and time to prepare quotations through process automation • Responsible for the preparation and delivery of Brazilian and Latin America commercial proposals.• Expanded area of responsibility from one product line in Brazil to all Brazil accounts plus one product line in Latin America. Achieved through development of automated tools and personal initiative.• Reduction of more than 50% of cost and time to prepare quotations through process automation

  • Nortel Networks
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Manager of Operations
      • 2000 - 2004

      • Leadership of operational and project team activities including the accounts of: Telemig Celular, Americel, TCO/ NBT, BCP, Brasil Telecom and Infovias.• Initiative for costs reduction by combining functions of Network integration and Installation/ commissioning functions, optimizing projects hours and cost.• Implemented monthly method to monitor central office capacities contributing to customer loyalty and increased upgrade sales.• Creation of a method to validate cost models that reflected real values of proposals by analyzing actual projects profitability.

Education

  • Project Management Institute
    Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management
    2010 - 2016
  • Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
    Electronics Engineering, Electronics
    1982 - 1984

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