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European Market and Security Authority
- Senior Project Manager
2013 - maintenant
Occupation or position held European Market and Security Authority
Main activities and responsibilities * Initiated and advanced a programme for ESMA's content management systems consisting of document management system, intranet and others SharePoint 2013 platform based applications. It involved the selection of target technology and service supplier, creation of the implementation roadmap, coordination of the technology selection process, planning, contracting the suppliers, initiation and management of several projects, team-coordination, timely reporting, review of the deliveries, and contract management.
* Managed the maintenance and new functional development of ESMA's HR system Allegro, provided input to define HR system's future development in ESMA, designed and implemented Allegro support process allowing the issue management for all the 3 `sister' EU agencies (ESMA is sharing HR system with the following European Supervisory Authorities: EBA and EIOPA).
* Managed the maintenance of existing ESMA's website (Drupal technology), initiated the revamp process of the Website, selected and contracted the service provider;
* Managed the maintenance of web-based application EECSD (from PHP to Drupal), initiated it's migration to a new technological platform and team coordination, selected the supplier and managed the contract implementation;
* Analysed, proposed, customised and initiated the implementation of ESMA's IT project management methodology PM² (official Project Management Methodology of the European Commission)
* Provided input on regular basis for ESMA's ITMG (IT Management and Governance Group, The group steers ESMA IT projects especially those that ESMA undertakes in conjunction with the national authorities )
* Managed the assessment process of existing Agencies applications MIMAN (travel management) and MATRIX (Activity based costing and project management reporting tool) suitability for ESMA.
Name and address of employer European Market and Security Authority, 103 rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris
Type of business or sector European Union financial regulatory institution and European Supervisory Authority
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Project Manager
2008 - 2013
• Governed ECDC Project Managers forum;
• Managed ECDC Portal 1.1 project whose objective was to upgrade its technological platform from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010 and implement two new functionalities: subscription and multilingual feature.
• Managed Microsoft Office SharePoint upgrade from 2005 to 2010 planning project.
• Managed SAP programme’s implementation consisting of the following sub-projects.:
o delivery of SAP audit services and development of recommendations for future SAP implementations;
o managed SAP E-Recruiting project starting from its blueprinting, systems development, extensive testing, and project closure;
o managed the development of ECDC Travel Management blueprint;
o procured, supervised and coordinated ECDC SAP support contracts, developed work-flow for ECDC SAP support process involving the following stake-holders: Human Resources, Help Desk, Back Office and SAP support consultants;
o designed the request for proposal for ECDC ERP strategy development;
o managed SAP competence service providers.
• Initiated and developed to the full scope the Identity Management Project (IDM) project for ECDC. Created business case, assembled project team, managed Business Requirement analysis process, together with the developer selected IDM technology, undertook project related procurement activities, maintained project plan;
• Designed the frame-work for the development of Administrative Unit’s business process documentation, analysis and provision of recommendations for the improvements.
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Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Project manager
2008 - 2013
Other Experiences European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control,
* Governed ECDC Project Managers forum;
* Managed ECDC Portal 1.1 project whose objective was to upgrade its technological platform from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010 and implement two new functionalities: subscription and multilingual feature. ;
* Managed Microsoft Office SharePoint upgrade from 2005 to 2010 planning project. ;
* Managed SAP programme's implementation consisting of the following sub-projects.:
* delivery of SAP audit services and development of recommendations for future SAP implementations;
* managed SAP E-Recruiting project starting from its blueprinting, systems development, extensive testing, and project closure;
* managed the development of ECDC Travel Management blueprint;
* procured, supervised and coordinated ECDC SAP support contracts, developed work-flow for ECDC SAP support process involving the following stake-holders: Human Resources, Help Desk, Back Office and SAP support consultants;
* designed the request for proposal for ECDC ERP strategy development;
* managed SAP competence service providers. ;
* Initiated and developed to the full scope the Identity Management Project (IDM) project for ECDC. Created business case, assembled project team, managed Business Requirement analysis process, together with the developer selected IDM technology, undertook project related procurement activities, maintained project plan;
* Designed the frame-work for the development of Administrative Unit's business process documentation, analysis and provision of recommendations for the improvements.
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SIA Tilde
- Project development director
2007 - 2008
* Designed and implemented Tilde's project management methodology, processes, defined roles and responsibilities in the teams, created supporting templates based on Microsoft Solution Framework - MSF Agile 4.1. Tildes MSF is implemented throughout all three Baltic States;
* Coached Tildes business units on project management principles, advised on bid processes for EU institutions, provided Quality assurance services, advised and reviewed projects when issues arise, lead strategy planning workshops;
* Contributed to the creation of the winning proposal, and after, successful project implementation of the Core ECDC Terminology Server for Knowledge Information Section of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Development (ECDC).
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Hewlett-Packard
- Project Manager & Bid manager
Les Ulis
2000 - 2007
* Lead bid management and project implementation processes. Clients varied from Riga Municipality, Customs Service, State Revenue Service and the Compulsory Health Insurance Agency. Project activities included the full cycle: preparing proposal, planning deliverables, monitoring costs, assuring quality, controlling risks, handling training activities, implementing change requests, managing subcontractors and maximizing process consistency;
* Worked as the Change Project manager for the global General Electric Global outsourcing contract with remotely located team;
* Managed HR bid team by preparing proposals for the government contracts funded by the European Union, the Word Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
* Lead HP's proposal preparation for the Baltic organisations, as well as for the Federal Republic of Nigeria in areas of e-health, e-city, Schengen IS, billing system, IT Service and network management, quality assurance, Customs interoperability with EU IT systems, Judicial Information Systems development etc. Managed proposal preparation for implementation of an Integrated Personnel and Payroll Management Solution of the Nigerian Bureau of Public Service Reform;
* Prepared, negotiated and managed the legal agreements with clients, HP partners and subcontractors;
* Presented in conferences and seminars; organized and facilitated the Latvian Minister of Economy's State visit to HP's
* Baltic Consulting Business Plans;
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Deloitte & Touche
- Senior Consultant
Puteaux
2000 - 2000
* Participated in the redesign of the Chart of Accounts for the Latvian Railways company, prepared recommendations on the Latvian Railways' existing accounting software implementation plan.
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Hermitage Technology, Ltd
- Senior Consultant & End-User-Support Team Manager
1998 - 2000
* Worked as an End-User-Support Team Manager for implementation of Management Information System for the Latvian State Social Insurance Agency. Project was delivered by IBM and financed by the World Bank;
* Undertook other consulting assignments: assistance to IBM Estonia in the preparation of the bid to the Ministry of Social Affairs for delivery of the solution for the Central Health Insurance Agency; IT audit for Hansapank, hardware procurement evaluation project in Lattelekom, bidding for a year 2000 solution for Latvijas Gaze;
* Assisted in the infrastructure start-up of Hermitage Technology Ltd, contributed to the development of the company's marketing and sales plan, developed internal documentation in English and Latvian.
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The United Nations Development Programme
- Project Manager
1997 - 1997
The United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP),
* Maintained the project portfolio (8 projects) within the areas of the Latvian Social Welfare reform and tasks related to the Ministry of Welfare; prepared and monitored projects in the field of Environmental Protection and Biodiversity; managed a project on Reproductive Health Issues in Latvia and acted as the focal point for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
* Provided guidance to the Centre of Experimentation managers in relation to the implementation of the Information Management System in UNDP Latvia.
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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- Associate Statistician
1995 - 1997
* Assisted in the development of the UN ESCAP Statistical Information System (ESIS);
* Responded to the requests for statistical information to governmental and non-governmental institutions, edited UN ESCAP Statistical Newsletter;
* Assisted in organising of UN ESCAP conferences and study tours in Thailand for representatives of Central Asian Republics, other UN ESCAP member states.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Office Manager & Administrative Manager
Neuilly-sur-Seine
1993 - 1994
Coopers & Lybrand Privatisation Project, * Acted as the Administrative Manager and co-ordinator of the privatisation project sponsored by United States Agency of International Development (USAID), established the branch office, managed the budget, cash invoices, reported to the head office in Washington DC;
* Set up a local computer network, maintained and upgraded computer hardware and software;
* Assisted in privatisation of selected enterprises and preparing the First Mass Privatisation Phase in Latvia.
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Baltic Appeal to the United Nations, non-profit organisation
- Intern
1993 - 1993
* Worked on a special project to establish contacts and gather information about non-governmental organisations within the fields of environmental protection, human rights and economic development;
* Covered the United Nations August 1993 session in Geneva for the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
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The Royal Danish Embassy
- Commercial assistant
1992 - 1992
* Prepared reports on changes in the Latvian economy, legislation, and Latvian Government policies;
* Co-ordinated meetings, logistics and interpreted during conferences between Danish companies, the Danish Embassy staff, the Latvian Government and business representatives;
* Participated in preparation of the Queen of Denmark's State Visit to Latvia.
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Embassy of United States
- Interpreter
1992 - 1992
Interpreted for the White House security staff during the US Vice President's State Visit to Latvia.
