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Dirk – Project management, Agile, SDLC, experts in Lemon.io

Dirk

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Project Manager|Senior

Dirk – Project management, Agile, SDLC

Dirk is a senior project manager with 24 years of experience leading end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and software projects, primarily in the telecommunications sector. He demonstrates strong ownership of project lifecycle, risk management, and cost control, with hands-on leadership and direct client communication at the C-suite level. Dirk is adept with hybrid Agile/Waterfall methods, Kanban, and technical environments, and has mentored junior PMs. His strengths include commercial discipline, clear escalation, and translating technical detail for executive audiences.

24 years of commercial experience in
Accounting
Administration
Analytics
Architecture
Communications
Information services
Management
Productivity
Project management
Telecommunications
Main technologies
Project management
24.5 years
Additional skills
Agile
SDLC
Kanban
Project lifecycle management
Waterfall
SQL
PostgreSQL
Business analysis
Jira
Windows
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server
Direct hire
Possible
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Experience Highlights

Project Manager
Dec 2022 - Mar 20263 years 2 months
Project Overview

Dirk managed the delivery of infrastructure and SDLC projects, as well as USSD and related e-wallet development from inception to fruition. He handled all relevant project tasks and issues, meetings, and updates, also liaised with the client's team and ensured all relevant prerequisites were met and delivered from the client side, handled all updates to management on progress on a weekly basis, and held all daily standups with development, infrastructure, and external teams.

Responsibilities:
  • Managed project expectation.
  • Managed client expectation.
  • Managed development projects.
  • Managed multiple teams across continents.
  • Managed documentation.
  • Performed enterprise resource scheduling.
Project Tech stack:
Windows
Project lifecycle management
Project management
Project Manager
Jul 2015 - Nov 20227 years 3 months
Project Overview

Dirk managed several projects spanning multiple countries and clients. He oversaw all project resources, managed professional services, and led all project management activities for multiple clients on the telecommunications billing application. Dirk was responsible for SOWs, service quoting, project planning, daily standups, resource management, client management, invoicing, and project closing. He managed up to 6+ projects per client.

Responsibilities:
  • Managed project expectation.
  • Managed client expectation.
  • Managed development projects.
  • Managed multiple teams across continents.
  • Managed documentation.
  • Performed enterprise resource scheduling.
Project Tech stack:
Windows
Jira
Project lifecycle management
Project management
Project Manager/Consultant/Technical/Business Analyst
Mar 2008 - Jun 20157 years 2 months
Project Overview

Dirk installed the document management software to manage document retention, security, and indexing. He developed an analytics application using VB.NET to track user access to documents. Dirk was also responsible for project management, customer support and engagement, account management, and business analysis. Customers spanned over private companies as well as governmental institutions. Dirk covered financial institutions, engineering companies, and multiple government departments. He managed the complete project lifecycle and did all deployments himself.

Responsibilities:
  • Installed software.
  • Configured servers.
  • Maintained document management systems.
  • Delivered one-to-one training.
  • Provided customer care.
  • Provided customer support.
  • Delivered customer training.
  • Managed projects.
  • Performed business analysis.
Project Tech stack:
SQL Server
SQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Project Manager/Consultant/Technical
Oct 2001 - Feb 20086 years 4 months
Project Overview

Dirk was a technical lead for the implementation of software, a business analyst, and a project manager for document management systems for multiple government institutions.

Responsibilities:
  • Served as Director Product Development.
  • Managed consulting activities.
  • Managed projects.
  • Installed software.
  • Configured servers.
  • Maintained document management systems.
  • Delivered one-to-one training.
  • Provided customer care.
  • Provided customer support.
  • Delivered customer training.
  • Performed business analysis.
Project Tech stack:
Microsoft SQL Server
Windows

Education

2009
Program and project management
Degree
2020
Complete Agile Project management Curriculum
Certificate

Languages

German
Intermediate
Afrikaans
Advanced
English
Advanced

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