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I am a Project Management Specialist with over 20 years delivering international business projects and solutions, including 11+ years in customer-facing roles. I am a PMP-certified professional with a Master’s Certificate in Project Management and complementary certificates in Steering Complex Projects and Business Process Design. I naturally see organizational dependencies and build bridges across domains to link broad strategy to detailed execution, driving collaboration globally beyond business units, regions, and functions. I am passionate about process optimization and project governance. I am a collaborative, innovative, and curious professional who balances both a structured and flexible problem-solving approach in daily work. Fluent in English with advanced German and beginner Spanish, I enjoy translating complex requirements into actionable outcomes and enabling teams and stakeholders to achieve high-impact results.…I am a Project Management Specialist with over 20 years delivering international business projects and solutions, including 11+ years in customer-facing roles. I am a PMP-certified professional with a Master’s Certificate in Project Management and complementary certificates in Steering Complex Projects and Business Process Design. I naturally see organizational dependencies and build bridges across domains to link broad strategy to detailed execution, driving collaboration globally beyond business units, regions, and functions. I am passionate about process optimization and project governance. I am a collaborative, innovative, and curious professional who balances both a structured and flexible problem-solving approach in daily work. Fluent in English with advanced German and beginner Spanish, I enjoy translating complex requirements into actionable outcomes and enabling teams and stakeholders to achieve high-impact results.

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I am a Project Management Specialist with over 20 years delivering international business projects and solutions, including 11+ years in customer-facing roles. I am a PMP-certified professional with a Master’s Certificate in Project Management and complementary certificates in Steering Complex Projects and Business Process Design. I naturally see organizational dependencies and build bridges across domains to link broad strategy to detailed execution, driving collaboration globally beyond business units, regions, and functions. I am passionate about process optimization and project governance. I am a collaborative, innovative, and curious professional who balances both a structured and flexible problem-solving approach in daily work. Fluent in English with advanced German and beginner Spanish, I enjoy translating complex requirements into actionable outcomes and enabling teams and stakeholders to achieve high-impact results.…I am a Project Management Specialist with over 20 years delivering international business projects and solutions, including 11+ years in customer-facing roles. I am a PMP-certified professional with a Master’s Certificate in Project Management and complementary certificates in Steering Complex Projects and Business Process Design. I naturally see organizational dependencies and build bridges across domains to link broad strategy to detailed execution, driving collaboration globally beyond business units, regions, and functions. I am passionate about process optimization and project governance. I am a collaborative, innovative, and curious professional who balances both a structured and flexible problem-solving approach in daily work. Fluent in English with advanced German and beginner Spanish, I enjoy translating complex requirements into actionable outcomes and enabling teams and stakeholders to achieve high-impact results.

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I am a Project Management Specialist with over 20 years delivering international business projects and solutions, including 11+ years in customer-facing roles. I am a PMP-certified professional with a Master’s Certificate in Project Management and complementary certificates in Steering Complex Projects and Business Process Design. I naturally see organizational dependencies and build bridges across domains to link broad strategy to detailed execution, driving collaboration globally beyond business units, regions, and functions.

I am passionate about process optimization and project governance. I am a collaborative, innovative, and curious professional who balances both a structured and flexible problem-solving approach in daily work. Fluent in English with advanced German and beginner Spanish, I enjoy translating complex requirements into actionable outcomes and enabling teams and stakeholders to achieve high-impact results.

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Expert

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English

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German

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Spanish; Castilian

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Work Experience

Freelance Consultant at Self-employed

January 1, 2018 - Present

Contract, interim, and personal development projects; client relationship management and multi-disciplinary delivery from Zurich and beyond.

Senior Global Project Manager | Group Communications at Holcim Ltd

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022

Led global communications projects, including Web Factory redesign, migration to a new CMS, and the Integrated Annual Report. Coordinated cross-functional teams (IT, Branding, Content, Digital) and external agencies to deliver on brand and corporate campaigns.

Project Manager | Web Factory Redesign & Migration at Holcim Ltd

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022

Migrated the corporate website to a new custom-built CMS, redesigned on Drupal 9 with optimized UX, and validated interdisciplinary requirements across internal functions and country teams.

Project Manager | Roche Inventory Solution (RIS) 5.0 Program at Roche Diagnostics

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Led classic process and project management functions, including risk management and scheduling for internal and external partners.

Senior Global Project Manager | Supplier Agreement Manager | Global Payments Program at Credit Suisse

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017

Managed IT supplier workload (25 providers, 50 consumers) to deliver payment system changes; established scope and timelines per release schedule, aligned budget, and governance; produced metrics and stakeholder communications.

Project Manager | Global Market Data at Credit Suisse

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

Led a cross-functional, government-regulated transformation program bank-wide, collaborating with multiple IT workstreams and program teams.

Project Manager | Process, Project, & Quality Team at Credit Suisse

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013

Drove division-wide consolidation of five legacy methodologies into a unified project management framework; designed change management and communications aligned to global program roadmap.

Quality Manager | Global Front Solutions at Credit Suisse

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2011

Led quality assurance and management of software development projects at CMMI maturity level 3; coached teams on quality improvements.

Senior Global Project Manager | Volume Direct Operations at Hewlett-Packard International

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Directed global internal change management projects; improved process efficiency, reduced operating costs, and enhanced total customer experience in EMEA.

Global Operations Manager | Volume Direct Operations at Hewlett-Packard International

January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2007

Led operational excellence and delivery for B2B key accounts globally and across EMEA; managed end-to-end ordering processes to meet SLAs.

Global Deployment Manager | Volume Direct Operations at Hewlett-Packard International

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003

Migrated complex global customers from legacy to new supply chains and manufacturing locations during the Compaq/HP merger; aligned scope across Sales and Operations to deploy major B2B customer programs.

International Project Leader at Compaq Computer International

January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2001

Selected for a 6-month international assignment; aligned PMO with US model and led rollout projects for US-headquartered customers across 50+ countries with large cross-functional teams.

International Project Coordinator at Compaq Computer International

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000

Centralized order and project management in 30-EMEA countries for major pharmaceutical customer; coordinated 40k units and a global $80M rollout with global staff.