โข 10+ years of experience in IT, moving from a technical background into executive positions
โข Working as a project manager since 2016 for both software development and infrastructure rollouts
โข Managed projects end-to-end with budgets of over 2 mio EUR yearly
โข Experience working with distributed, virtual teams across Europe (BE, CZ, HU, BG, MT), working with
nearshoring and offshoring partners.
โข Certified in PRINCE2ยฎ (Practitioner), PMBoK (PMP), Scrum (PSM1) and SAFeยฎ (SPC)
โข Experienced agilist, working as a scaled agile coach in enterprise environments
โข Experience in a variety of industries such as finance, public government, manufacturing, and logistics
David is an IT project manager with a history in both software development projects as well as infrastructure rollouts. As a consultant, David has worked with clients from a variety of industries such as finance, public government, manufacturing, and logistics. Though he calls Belgium home, David has had the pleasure of engaging clients in locations such as Hungary, Czech Republic, and Malta.
As an advisor on project management and agility, David is well-versed in popular methodologies and frameworks such as PRINCE2ยฎ, PMBoK, Scrum and SAFe. While respect for tried methods is important, David also recognizes that frameworks alone are never the answer, and strategic choices in terms of agile change and transformation should always be made with the customer context in mind. Putting the client first means combining theory with practical experience, tailoring agility to the client's environment in search of the best outcome.
๐ Nationality | ๐ง๐ช Belgium |
๐ก Residency | ๐ง๐ช Belgium |
๐ Location | ๐ง๐ช Belgium |
Remote OK | rok.co/@dmachiels |
๐ Website | davidmachiels.be |
GitHub | dmachiels |
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Skilled in | project management agile scrum kanban jira confluence prince2 prince 2 pmp pmi pmbok portfolio management project portfolio management project planning management consulting strategy management software project management consultancy project management office pmo programme manager program manager programme management program management team leadership management leadeship microsoft project ms project office 365 analysis business analysis |
Fluent in | englishdutchfrench |
Preferred annual pay (min) | $200,000/year |
Last seen | 2 years ago |
Signed up | 2 years ago |
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2021 - Now: Release Train Engineer @ Ahold Delhaize
2020 - 2020: Project Manager @ Wolters Kluwer
2014 - 2020: Project Lead / Scrum Master @ KBC Group
2012 - 2014: Project Porftolio Management Consultant @ Tobania
2021 - 2023: MBA @ Vlerick Business School
2016 - 2019: Msc in Management @ Open Universiteit Nederland
2007 - 2012: Bsc in Information Technology @ University College Leuven-Limburg