Stefania Comellini

Head Of Project Management Office Switzerland

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Lutry, Switzerland

Mobility: Lausanne, 1030 Bussigny, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Project Management (PMO)JiraStrategy & ConsultingSAP ERPE-LearningData EngineeringHTMLKnowledge ManagementDevOpsTesting & QAETLProduct OwnershipConsulting ITGDPRScrumConfluenceAccountingProject OwnerFinanceERPMicrosoft Dynamics 365CybersecurityData AnalysisAICoachingProcurement

Languages

EnglishFrenchGermanItalianItalianSpanishSpanish

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About me

Intro

Senior IT Program Director with 20+ years managing global digital transformations and PMO implementations. Led complex M&A integrations, RFP processes across 15 countries, and delivered 100+ projects on-time and on-budget. Specialized in SAP implementations, PMO governance, and strategic IT program management for multinational organizations.

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Work experience

Head Of Project Management Office Switzerland // Manager Senior Programme de Transformation

Unilabs CH

May 2022 - Mar 2024

1 year 11 months

1296 Coppet, Switzerland

✓ Implementation of the Swiss PMO, in terms of Governance and the project approval cycle at the Swiss level, through the implementation of basic “templates” dedicated to Project/Program management. ✓ Active participation, as the Head of PMO for Switzerland, in specific merge & acquisition projects (i.e. RIMED) ✓ Ownership, Management, and Implementation of the "OneLis RFP CH" process, for the choice of a supplier who can cover Switzerland's needs in terms of information systems for Laboratories. ✓ Management, Conduction, and Implementation, as Global PMO Leader, of the “OneLis Global RFP CH” RFP process, for the choice of a “short list” of suppliers, who can cover the needs of 15 different countries, in terms of information system for laboratories. ✓ Coordination between the Unilabs group based in Geneva, and the CH-CLT Country Leader Team on projects & programs, carried out at the local Swiss level. ✓ Provision of a unified and trans-functional / trans-project / trans-program view of progress, risks, problems, actions, and key decisions (manage the “RAID log”: Risks, Actions, Problems, Decisions, and follow-up), both for Unilabs office/function transformation projects and for local CLTs. ✓ Weekly reporting of problems and obstacles encountered at the local Swiss level, to the Transformation office (TMO Groupe Unilabs). ✓ Establishment and monitoring of KPIs for local Swiss projects, and weekly reporting of their progress, to the Unilabs Group TMO. ✓ Coordination and reporting to the Unilabs Group on Integration between the different current programs, at the local Swiss level. ✓ Support for the local deployment of projects carried out at the global level, by providing essential elements to the various Swiss Project Managers in terms of project management. ✓ Identification of main resource needs by function / anticipation of personnel needs, proposal of key scenarios for decision-making, anticipation of resource planning & adequate budgets

Career transition

Career Break

Jun 2020 - May 2022

2 years

Lausanne Metropolitan Area

- Attended the LHH Coaching & Training Program (@Lausanne), courses from July 2020 to November 2020. (Online & onsite sessions) - Participated to the QRP international online trainings, from January to May 2021, in the DevOps Culture and got @DevOps certified c/o DevOps Institute. - AWS Training Program attendance for the AWS services (January and February 2022) in Switzerland, and their application. Comparaison Study with GCP services. - Membership of the INNOPARK Institute @Lausanne, while attending soft skills training courses in Lausanne from January to April 2022

SmartYou - Swiss IT

Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

1 year 4 months

1196 Gland, Switzerland

Program Director & Head of PMO at Smart You // Directrice de Programme & PMO

Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

7 months

1196 Gland, Switzerland

√ Implement Project Management Methodology in order to increase efficiency's responses to RFP's. √ Own, Roll out and Deploy PMO Templates, and PMO Governance Flow for the SRO entity. √ Delivered dedicated training on the 11 fundamentals of the @PMI Methodology to the internal Project Managers pool.

Responsable du Project Management Office- GROUPE E SA-

Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

10 months

Fribourg, Switzerland

√ Mission as Senior PMO for the Program "Smart Metering". √ Dedicated audit track validated by the Head of Smart Metering @Groupe E, Mr. César Gallego.

LRD PMO Lead

Ralph Lauren

Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 2 months

Geneva Area, Switzerland

√ Managing the project plan ensuring integration across the work-streams. √ Reviewing resources requirements, monitoring on-boarding plans and time tracking. √ Being accountable for the Travel & Expenses policy, forms and controls for all project team members. √ Coordinating day-to-day execution of tasks across the on- and off- shore teams. √ Ensuring that project and documentation standards were followed. √ Capturing status and escalating risks & issues in a timely manner. √ Producing metrics and status reporting for the project leadership, business leads and steering committee to ensure visibility of progress. √ Designing and following-up on deliverable trackers for each stage of the project. √ Organizing and attending the regular Operating Committee, Change Management workshops and other relevant meetings, with appropriate supporting documentation. √ Supporting the execution of the LRD phases testing.

IT DEV and PMO Manager

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Nov 2014 - Jul 2016

1 year 9 months

Geneva Area, Svizzera · On-site

√ Implemented up to 103 Projects of the IT DEV Portfolio 2015 (Entire IS Portfolio) with Service Now Tool Project and PortFolio Management extended Functionalities. √ Delivered on time, on budget and aligned towards IMO quality standards, the first project and application for the Management of the Dangerous Goods within MSC (DSCM Project v1.1 & v1.2 with 20 people team). √ Supported, Trained and Followed up to 45 Developers, Team Leaders and Supervisors, 15 of them reporting directly. √ DRP Coordination related to all Development applications √ Promoted and ensured the implementation of the Waterfall and Scrum/Agile Methodologies within the MSC IT DEV Team. √ Start promoting the Project Management Principles (PMI) culture within MSC by delivering the first basic Training.

SICPA

Apr 2009 - Dec 2013

4 years 9 months

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

BSC Technical,Quality and PMO Planning Manager

Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

1 year 2 months

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

√ Set Up of the GIS Portfolio Management. √ Industrialized PMO Methodology Trainings based on PMI Principles. √ Merged SAP Projects Plannings with GIS Global Strategic Planning. √ Designed one and unique RFP Template by merging IS/IT with Purchasing knowledge base.

BSC SAPPH2 Technical Team Leader // Manager Infrastructure, Equipe Technique & Données SAP R/3

Jun 2010 - Dec 2012

2 years 7 months

Chavornay, Switzerland

√ 2 SAP successful GO LIVES running up to 80% of current Business on SAP with the support of Top Management, Sponsors and External Partners participation. √ One SAN Migration Project successfully conducted, on time (Servers Contract Maintenance Deadline), on budget (1 Mi CHF) and with the quality required (servers up and running). √ Conducted and run the only active SAP R/3 DRP Project in SICPA SA. √ Management of 12 direct technical experts.

Data Administration Center Manager // Manager & Administrateur du Centre des Données

Apr 2009 - Jul 2010

1 year 4 months

Prilly (Lausanne Area)

√ Proposed a SAP Data Model Strategy for the data migration and acquired a dedicated ETL Tool (BOI).

SAP R/3 Project Manager // Responsable Projet SAP R/3

TAG HEUER SA

Oct 2007 - Mar 2009

1 year 6 months

LVMH Group-La Chaux De Fonds-

√ Participated actively to an RFP Proposal for the outsourcing of the SAP Implementation Project

Philip Morris International

Sep 1998 - Jul 2007

8 years 11 months

CCC Europe Service Delivery Manager

Jun 2005 - Jul 2007

2 years 2 months

√ Managed a multicultural team of 15 direct reports and implemented a SAP R/3 Service Desk (Service Level Management). √ Key Performance Indicators Management & Reporting. √ Created a documentation Intranet Site resulting into 500 users accessing directly to SAP e-learnings trainings with TeamSite Tool (Knowledge Management). √ Developped and Rolled out a Standard Global Service Delivery Model on SAP R/3 for 50 International PMI Affiliates. √ Completed set-up of 3 different SLA’s types on SAP R/3 valid for 50 International PMI Affiliates: 1 for SAP for functional modules, 1 for BW (Business Warehouse), and 1 for SAP Security Users (In respect of SOX-Sarbanes and Oaxley- Procedures)

IS Project Leader

Oct 2003 - Jul 2005

1 year 10 months

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

√ Delivered a Data Migration Strategy on SAP R/3 (IDOC Technology, Net Process Tool for Business Process Analysis, Mercury Tool for automatic tests plans run on SAP R/3). √ SAP R/3 Reports for financial data consolidation. Managed and trained up to 15 Users, IS Analysts and Financial Managers.

Senior IS Analyst

Sep 1998 - Oct 2003

5 years 2 months

Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

√ Implementation, Maintenance, Support and Training of the Logistics and Purchasing Modules: SD and MM during 3 different SAP Projects: GO LIVE, Upgrade (3.0 to 4.5B), and EURO Projects (4.5B).

SAP Junior Consultant

Coopers & Lybrand Consulting

Sep 1997 - Oct 1998

1 year 2 months

Milan Area, Italy

√ Implementation, Maintenance, Support and Training of the Accounting and Costing SAP Modules: FI/CO/AA/AP/AR/GL/SL on 2 different SAP Projects: Swarovsky and Nokia Italy


Education

Bologna Business School

MASTER

1997 - 1998

1 year 1 month

Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna

LAUREA

1990 - 1997

7 years 1 month

1976 –1988---Elementary and High School performed in France (Manosque)

BACCALAUREAT C

1976 - 1988

12 years 1 month

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