Experience

Make-IT in Africa

• Germany
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Project | SOUTH

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Head of Project Rwanda - Make-IT

  • Aug 2019 - Jul 2022

  The tech entrepreneurship initiative is promoting digital innovation for sustainable and inclusive development• Responsibility for country component Rwanda• Establishing the project within the national/international ecosystem & with the partner structure - e.g. Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Kigali Innovation City• Building up the team - 4 members• Project implementation



Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

• Germany
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cluster Coordinator

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2022

  Leading GIZ’s digital transformation portfolio in a coherent and impact driven way. Supporting Rwanda’s digitalisation agenda with a multi-angle approach, ranging from government digitalisation and digital literacy to artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship promotion • Managing a project portfolio of 6+ projects with a and leading a multinational team of 20+ experts• Aligning activities with top level government and other stakeholders• Strategic portfolio development and establishing strong partnership • Establishing a cross cutting Smart Cities program

• Head of Project Rwanda - FAIR Forward

  • Jan 2020 - Jul 2022

  FAIR Forward - Artificial Intelligence for all - strives for a more open, inclusive and sustainable approach to AI on an international level • Responsibility for country component Rwanda• Establishing the project within the national/international ecosystem & with the partner structure - e.g. Rwanda Utility Regulations Authority, Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Nation Institute of Statistics• Project implementation

• Program Director - Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2022

  An initiative aimed at developing impact-driven digital solutions in Africa. Providing not only advisory services and training for government institutions and local tech companies, but also a modern space to boost creativity and collaboration for the development of digital solutions• Overall project responsibility• Establishing the project within the national/international ecosystem & with the partner structure - e.g. Ministry of ICT and Innovation• Building up and leading the team - 12 members• Design & set-up innovation hub - Digital Transformation Center Kigali - to support digital transformation in Africa, via solution development, forming and enabling communities of practice for emerging technology and initiating meetups, trainings and other knowledge sharing formats• Forming a network of partners - e.g. Smart Africa Secretariat, Fraunhofer Institutes, African Institute of Math and Science• Advisory to the Government of Rwanda on strategies and policies on the adoption of emerging technologiesSuccesses:• Digital Transformation Center is established and became a cornerstone of the local ecosystem• Since the official opening (May 2019) 18 trainings have been conducted with up to 400 participants• 4 studies and 3 strategies have been completed• 14 transformative, SDG relevant digital solutions have been developed, in part already deployed by one proof of concept and scales outside of Rwanda



A&O Business Enablement

• Germany
• Business Consulting and Services

• Co-Founder and Partner

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2018

  We are all about improving the way in which organizations or individual entrepreneurs operate & we focus on emerging countries. We are all about improving the way in which organizations or individual entrepreneurs operate & we focus on emerging countries.



CGI

• Canada
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Solutions and Design Infrastructure Management

  • Mar 2015 - Dec 2016

  Facilitating successful international outsourcing pre-sales and managing organizational development projects• Driving and leading complex sales engagements for multinational IT outsourcings, including deal qualification, strategy and solution-shaping• Managing the strategic transformation projects for an IT delivery unit (approx. 250 people) covering aspects of organizational setup, service delivery approach and toolingSuccesses:• Team building, including integration of six new team members• Design and implementation of a new organizational model, including 24/7 support, in less than six months• Building a collaboration between two country organizations to improve production cost and go to market. 30+ jobs created in Portugal. Enabling the German organization to offer extended service to its customers with faster access to expert knowhow and improved production cost of ~25%

• Executive Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - Nov 2014

  Leading the pre-sales process for complex international outsourcing engagements, from early stages of deal shaping to contract signature• Conducting quick scans and due diligences (in Germany and internationally)• International implementation of a customer specific outsourcing service model (Americas and APAC) including business case, due diligence and transition planningIn 2014 – 8-months post contract signature support for a large outsourcing• Implementing an international delivery strategy and program managementSuccesses:• Essential contribution to closing largest IT outsourcing contracts for CGI in Germany • Definition of a full range of new infrastructure portfolio elements including go-to-market and sales training

• IM Global Transition & Transformation Lead

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Taking ownership for implementing contracted infrastructure management services from setup and design (proposal & due diligence phase) to delivery hand-over • Project team management, multinational• Managing asset and employee transfer• Due diligence managementSuccesses:• In time and budget completion of a transition project involving centralization and highly business critical IT infrastructure• Being recognized as subject matter expert after a short period of time



Logica

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Solution Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Jan 2012



Frontlineshop

• United Kingdom
• Musicians

• Manager IT and Organization

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2009



LogicaCMG

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Sales Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2007