Description

The red thread across my career has been operating at the intersection of IT, cybersecurity, and business transformation

I built the IT function from the ground up — ERP implementation, supply chain digitisation, warehouse automation, reporting infrastructure. I understand every layer of an enterprise technology landscape because I've built most of them.

Most recently, I led a full IT carve-out across five EU countries following a company acquisition — designing the standalone architecture, rebuilding cybersecurity governance, and ensuring business continuity throughout. Zero disruption. Three months to standalone. I then developed a post-acquisition IT and cybersecurity roadmap to ensure the new organisation was not just operational but future-ready.

Domaines d’expertise

Langues

Anglais
Bilingue ou natif
Ukrainien
Bilingue ou natif
Néerlandais
Capacité professionnelle limitée
Français
Capacité professionnelle limitée
Russe
Bilingue ou natif

Préférences en matière de lieu de travail

Accepte de travailler sur site

Brussels (jusqu’à 50 km), Antwerp (jusqu’à 50 km)

European Staal Belgium (former: Mechel Service Belgium)
Regional (EU) IT Director
mars 2022 - octobre 2025 (3 ans et 7 mois)
Antwerp, Belgium
• ● Led a multicultural IT team of 10 professionals across 5 EU countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic), supporting approximately 350 users and €1.5M budget.
• ● Coordinated execution of centralized IT strategy driving corporate services integration from 30% to 85% over 2 years.
• ● Optimized data centers and hardware across European subsidiaries, resulting in a 30% reduction in operating costs and a 75% improvement in incident response times.
• ● Established an 'IT as a business' operating model with transparent cost structure and formalized service responsibilities.
• ● Aligned and coordinated communication between centers of excellence in HQ and European subsidiaries, unlocking project delivery in 9 months on initiatives that had been stalled for 5 years.
• ● Managed a full IT infrastructure and services separation following a company acquisition, ensuring business continuity during a period of severe vendor disruption and restoring access to critical technologies.
• ● Established a hybrid infrastructure with distributed Microsoft cloud services for optimal information exchange and shared resources between sister companies.
• ● Designed a post-acquisition IT and cybersecurity strategic roadmap based on frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT, and CyFun, ensuring business continuity.
• ● Initiated a security audit and penetration testing after finalizing the initial post-acquisition phase to address priority risks.
IT Infrastructure Management IT Strategy ERP Implementation Project Management IT-Security
Mechel Service Belgium
Head of IT and Operational Support
janvier 2015 - janvier 2022 (7 ans)
Antwerp, Belgique
• ● Led IT and operational support across Belgium and The Netherlands: 2 direct reports, responsibility for ERP, supply chain systems, and data integrity across all business applications.
• ● Led end-to-end ERP implementation and digital transformation initiatives as a major organizational change, enabling
the redesign and standardization of core business processes and boosting operational efficiency by 30%.
• ● Established supply chain controls that reduced customer claims by 90% and increased transaction transparency.
• ● Automated reporting and data exchange between multiple entities, enabling timely and accurate management reporting.
• ● In cooperation with an external warehouse provider, implemented an OT-based solution including automated scanners and labeling, improving warehouse productivity by 75% and reducing the annual stocktake process from 2 weeks to 3 days.
• ● Led companywide GDPR implementation in partnership with HQ and EU legal departments.
Mechel Service Belgium
Sales support specialist
janvier 2013 - janvier 2015 (2 ans)
Antwerp, Belgique
• ● Designed a flexible data exchange framework with suppliers and customers, reducing document processing time and errors.
• ● Implemented a document quality control system that significantly improved data accuracy in management reporting.