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Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Location
Dübendorf, Switzerland
Toptal Member Since
September 23, 2021
Charl is an experienced and well-rounded project manager with professional experience in most roles within the software development lifecycle in various industries. He has successfully managed large Waterfall projects in large enterprises. Charl has also managed Agile teams in small to large companies. His unique view on managing Agile projects within enterprises ensures senior management can track progress within the more dynamic Agile environments while supporting the teams.
Project Highlights
Project Renaissance
Managed all technical projects and served as a single point of contact. Completed the project with small overhang.
Data Warehouse Implementation
Implemented Scrum processes, which led to a successful data warehouse implementation and assisted in strategically changing the business.
Continuous Delivery for Cloud Solution
Implemented a new end-to-end continuous delivery process to deploy the company software as a cloud solution.
Expertise
Work Experience
Senior Operations Manager
2021 - PRESENT
Trillium Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
- Managed to streamline the operational process and create a lean/agile approach.
- Coached all teams in the company on Jira/Confluence, which has significantly improved the company's performance.
- Implemented the SAFe framework, executive coaching of senior management, and business development of new products.
Service Delivery Consultant
2017 - 2020
Quartal Financial Solutions
- Liaised with internal and external stakeholders to translate business requirements into innovative IT solutions.
- Managed the end-to-end software development lifecycle; gathered the requirements, designed architectural solutions, monitored the project progress and performed, tested the solution, and led the release.
- Created and implemented the following products: server automation, Jira automation, security monitoring, and cloud solutions.
- Managed vendor relationships to ensure efficient project implementations.
- Conducted market research for product development of customer-specific solutions.
- Designed the architecture of solutions for internal systems and cloud solutions for clients.
Technical Consultant
2016 - 2017
Quartal Financial Solutions
- Managed the implementation and upgrade projects of the company products.
- Gathered user requests and turned them into technology solutions.
- Designed, developed, and tested ETL solutions using Talend.
- Created a proof of concept for the development of a continuous testing framework.
- Implemented monitoring processes for the test environment and trained teams to use them.
- Mentored and coached team members on using Oracle and Agile best practices.
Senior Professional Services Consultant
2014 - 2016
An Online Freelance Agency
- Designed and implemented end-to-end processes for client's adoption of Jira; designed custom Agile processes, led configuration of Jira, trained client staff to extract information, and monitored the systems’ performance.
- Evaluated and created a proof of concept of automated testing to improve test coverage of the systems development.
- Managed the Digital Samba and Waiting Room Solutions (WRS) teams to ensure the development of the solution was compliant with the functional specifications.
Business Analyst | Project Manager
2013 - 2014
Telerik
- Led the evaluation of existing business processes, identified areas of improvement, and implemented effective solutions.
- Designed the Sitefinity content management system (CMS) roadmap in collaboration with the product team.
- Acted as a scrum master and product manager to coordinate the project deployment to redesign the internal systems and implement a new online development platform.
- Managed client relationships, liaised with vendors, and coordinated internal teams as part of account management.
- Gathered business requirements, performed market analysis, coordinated with the UX, development, and QA teams as part of the product team.
Operations Manager
2013 - 2013
Internovus
- Performed a scouting role for an Israeli company to determine the feasibility of building a local operation for the company in Bulgaria.
- Conducted analysis that resulted in agreeing with the client that the operations are not possible with the intended structure.
- Terminated the project and the company management restructured the implemented approach on my departure.
Project Manager
2011 - 2013
Skrill
- Formed part of a project management team responsible for all company projects, with a focus on technology-related implementations.
- Acted as a scrum master and technical advisor for the implementation of the data warehouse system.
- Liaised with the product owners and technical team leads to improve processes and managed technical implementations.
- Trained the business team to use SQL for reporting.
- Designed and implemented the new payment gateway as part of the product team.
- Conducted an impact analysis on a Salesforce implementation.
Deputy IT Manager
2010 - 2011
Societe Generale
- Evaluated change management requests and developed architectural solutions in collaboration with the technical teams.
- Collaborated with the security officer and external auditors to ensure the system’s security.
- Improved the system performance without impacting the bank’s business continuity.
- Managed up to 50 people in the various IT teams responsible for the daily support.
Information Technology Production Manager
2009 - 2010
Societe Generale
- Acted as an information technology production manager managing the production systems.
- Served as a member of the steering committee, participating in meetings to evaluate risk, change, and communication management.
- Acted as a SPOC for product management for the core banking system upgrade and aligning local systems with the head office in Paris.
- Redesigned the core system integration with the credit card system, as well as the data warehouse and reporting system.
- Managed the upgrade of the new enterprise storage device for all production systems.
- Coordinated all security concerns with the security officer.
Project History
Project Renaissance
Managed all technical projects and served as a single point of contact. Completed the project with small overhang.
Acted as an information technology production manager managing the production systems. As a member of the steering committee, I participated in meetings to evaluate risk, change, and communication management. I also served as a SPOC for product management for the core banking system upgrade and aligning local systems with the head office in Paris.
Redesigned the core system integration with the credit card system, as well as the data warehouse and reporting system. I managed the upgrade of the new enterprise storage device for all production systems and coordinated all security concerns with the security officer.
Redesigned the core system integration with the credit card system, as well as the data warehouse and reporting system. I managed the upgrade of the new enterprise storage device for all production systems and coordinated all security concerns with the security officer.
Apigee Implementation
Managed the implementation of the Apigee gateway as part of replacing an existing payment gateway.
Skrill replaced their payment processing gateway with a new gateway developed in-house. Apigee was implemented to serve as an API management tool for the new gateway. I managed the project successfully from initiation to final production implementation.
Data Warehouse Implementation
Implemented Scrum processes, which led to a successful data warehouse implementation and assisted in strategically changing the business.
Skrill required a new data warehouse to analyze user patterns and gather information to align business processes with the strategic goals set by senior management.
The database already provided useful information early in the project and assisted in the healthy growth of the company.
My solid Oracle database knowledge also helped train the team to understand the principles of data warehouse design on an Oracle database.
The database already provided useful information early in the project and assisted in the healthy growth of the company.
My solid Oracle database knowledge also helped train the team to understand the principles of data warehouse design on an Oracle database.
Telerik Online Platform
Formed part of the project team that launched the new Telerik online platform.
Formed part of the product team, which planned, designed, and implemented the new Telerik online development platform.
My roles ranged from scrum master for the developer teams who needed to adjust the current codebase, to project manager of the CRM redesign project to being part of the product team that managed the website's redesign to launch the new online platform.
My roles ranged from scrum master for the developer teams who needed to adjust the current codebase, to project manager of the CRM redesign project to being part of the product team that managed the website's redesign to launch the new online platform.
Continuous Delivery for Cloud Solution
Implemented a new end-to-end continuous delivery process to deploy the company software as a cloud solution.
Quartal Financial Solutions implemented a new end-to-end continuous delivery process, which delivered the current client and server solutions at the time as a new cloud service solution.
Created the new team, designed the processes to consider the uniqueness of the bespoke solutions for each customer, designed the architecture of the processes, and managed each new project of implementing the software for the clients.
I managed to successfully deploy the software for four clients within the first 12 months.
Created the new team, designed the processes to consider the uniqueness of the bespoke solutions for each customer, designed the architecture of the processes, and managed each new project of implementing the software for the clients.
I managed to successfully deploy the software for four clients within the first 12 months.
Certifications
JULY 2021 - PRESENT
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI
AUGUST 2020 - AUGUST 2022
Certified SAFe® 5 Scrum Master
Scaled Agile, Inc.
AUGUST 2012 - PRESENT
ITIL V2011 Foundation
Axelos
JUNE 2012 - JUNE 2014
Certified Scrum Master
Agile Alliance
JULY 2006 - PRESENT
Oracle 9i Database Administrator Certified Associate
Oracle University
JULY 2001 - PRESENT
OCP Forms 6i
Oracle University
JULY 2001 - PRESENT
Oracle Certified Professional Developer 2000 Build Forms
Oracle University
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