PaulVerzele

- Experts in off-shoring, near-shoring, global sourcing, outsourcing and 3rd party subcontracting - Offers professional advice and guidance to companies wanting to set up and optimize outsourcing - Experienced offshore/international/outsource software factory managers (> 16 years of experience) - Worked in South-East Asia (China, India, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia), USA, Canada and in almost every European country. - Worked for large companies including Barco, Alcatel-Lucent, Unisys, Philips, WorldCom, Agfa-Gevaert - Worked in various industries (telecom, medical imaging, ICT, Internet, consumer electronics, public sector) managing software development, product design and product development, service delivery, production, maintenance and customer care - Successfully managed highly skilled professionals, subcontractors, 3rd parties, partners and technology suppliers - Manages large teams in a multi-site, multi-national and multi-cultural setting as a department head, people manager, factory manager, strategic advisor, or as management consultant - Sets up and manages departments and virtual teams and motivates multiple technology/development teams to achieve maximum performance in terms of delivery, quality and cost. - Turns groups of highly skilled professionals into winning teams. - Frames, streamlines and improves the development and production process by introducing agreed processes, procedures, quality standards and service levels, supported by a carefully chosen toolset - Combines a result-oriented approach with excellent communication skills, inter-cultural understanding and communication, flexibility, team spirit and a high level of commitment - Supports customers and suppliers in multiple languages.