
Stephane Smets
Senior Project / Program Manager/ / PMO Expert
Salary / Daily rate
Brussels, Belgium
Mobility: Lille, Namur, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior Project / Program Manager and PMO Expert with 25+ years of experience in complex enterprise and digital delivery environments, grounded in extensive project execution across large-scale, data-driven initiatives (Digital solutions, Business Intelligence, SAP, Enterprise Systems). ■ HIGHLIGHTS — 65+ projects delivered to date — Budget responsibility from 50K€ to 10M€ — Project teams ranging from 10 to 100+ resources — Established and led Competence Centers — Multi-sector experience
Work experience
Epic Owner Data-Insights-AI | Senior Project Manager
Production Associated
Aug 2023 - Present
3 years 3 months
■ Hands-on Data-Insights Project Management — Euroclear HR BI analytics ■ AI-powered Project Management & PMO initiatives Focused engagement and contributions to harnessing AI's Evolving Capabilities for Enhanced professional Project, Program, Portfolio, and PMO Management. — Professional-grade AI Publication and Knowledge Sharing — Active contribution to updating Project Management Standards and Bodies of Knowledge (BOKs) — Collaborative Initiatives — Continuous Knowledge Enhancement
Project Management Expert | Epic Owner ADP/PGM
Proximus
Aug 2021 - Jul 2023
2 years
■ My responsibilities: ► Epic Owner + Hands-on Project Management focused on Proximus Commercial offers optimization: ■ Projects: - Mobile Standalone offer Full Revamp 2021-2022 (Bundle of 5 market alignments Projects) - Mobile global Portfolio offer Evolution 2023 - Joint Offer – New trade-in journey – Exchange/Recycling devices proposal - Joint Offer – Device renewal before the expiration of the contract without penalty - Micropayement Fraud Counteraction – 090x ► Contributions to Company Agile Transformation - Expert level ■ Achievements: - Successful launch of all Mobile Full Revamp Epics - On time, Scope, Budget and Quality - Successful delivery of new trade-in IT Solution with Expert Teams
Capital-L Lean & Capital-A Agile journey
Nature Abhors Vacuum
Sep 2020 - Aug 2021
1 year
One year passion-based investment in: ■ Integration of "advanced" Lean-Agile topics - including, — Disciplined-Agile / advanced — SAFe 5 / evolutionary — Reference Agile Transformation approaches / advanced — Lean Enterprise / knowledge update ■ Deepening PM vertical backgrounds - focused on: — Digital Transformation - DX implementation models — DevOps - high-level — Change Management - high-level - including ADKAR ■ Disciplined-Agile Keynote Speaker, Lecturer, Author
Senior Project Manager - FPS Strategy and Support
Egov Select
Nov 2019 - Aug 2020
10 months
■ My responsibilities: ► Projects: - National Registry interface project takeover [ Strategic project advanced Chartering ] - Medical absence management interface project takeover [ End-to-End hybrid ] ► PMO Practice involvement: - Active contributions to DG Digital-Transformation driven Ms-Project Online 365 PMO Governance and Reporting system implementation. [ Client side PM role ] ■ Achievements: - Successful projects takeovers - Delivery of tools aimed to simplify Ms-Project Online 365 integration and Rollout
Senior Project Manager – IT & Domain Agnostic | Project – Program – PMO/Methods Consultant
Altran
Mar 2015 - Oct 2019
4 years 8 months
Altran Luxembourg
■ My responsibilities: ► Hands-on Project Management for Altran's Customers - Project Manager Consultant at the EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 years ) - Project Manager and PM Lead at ENGIE ( 1 year ) - Customer side Project Manager at ENOVOS/CREOS ( 1 year ) - MS-Project Agile implementation support at ES Strasbourg - Groupe EDF - Agile implementation PM Coach/Trainer for Anagreen Project at ArcelorMittal / Altran R&D ► Contributions to Project Management Competence Center development.
Study-track in Advanced Project Management
Know How improvement
Sep 2014 - Mar 2015
7 months
Know-How improvement
■ My objectives: ► Deepen know-how in "advanced" Project, Program and Portfolio Management tools and techniques - Hands-on exposure to SCRUM/AGILE via workshop practice - Selective PMI PDU's track
Project Manager | Practice leader Enterprise Solutions Core Competences
Trasys
Jan 2013 - Aug 2014
1 year 8 months
■ My responsibilities: ► Practice leading, Business Unit management Work at CxO level to coordinate projects and competency built for Enterprise Solutions evolving technology shifts powered by MOBILE | REAL-TIME | ANALYTIC | BIG DATA | CLOUD: ► On-site Trasys Customers PRINCE2 | PMI-PMBOK Project Management and MISSIONS ► ALIGNMENT WITH EVOLVING IT AREAS | BID SUPPORT | CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS ■ Achievements: - Successful End to End MOBILE project : Trasys Mobile PoC using SAP SMP platform - Project management of 3 profitable Framework Contracts WBS - Increase by 79% profitability of remote maintenance SLA's contracts - Improve Trasys internal ERP Landscape support - ITIL procedures overhaul
Enterprise Solutions Project Consultant
Tri-ICT
Apr 2011 - Dec 2012
1 year 9 months
Enterprise Solutions Project Consultant
Inxites
Oct 2010 - Mar 2011
6 months
Enterprise Solutions Project Consultant
ERM Consulting Luxembourg
Dec 2009 - Aug 2010
9 months
Project Leader | Manager ERP & ORACLE Technical Competence Center
NRB
Jan 2004 - Dec 2009
6 years
■ My responsibilities: ► Launch, develop and manage new Company SAP Technical Competence Center [ 2004 ] Objective: deliver ERP/SAP/BI/CRM professional services covering both Projects and Operate Phases ► Perform End-to-End Project Management of ICT and SAP Technico/Functionals Projects ► Perform Specialized WbS Project AND Operations Management of majors DB/SAP/ERP Projects ► Manage large size SLA’s operations and related Customer Relationships ►BID support / Business Devlopment / Alignment with evolving areas of IT services ■ Achievements: - Successful implementation of SAP Technical Competence Center activities [ 2004 ] Managed DREAM TEAMS remarkably collaborate to: • The success of every above mentioned subsequent PROJECTS, on-time, quality and within budget • as well to OPERATE activity growth - 120 to > 5000 End-users supported on 4 years • Formal Customer Satisfaction feedbacks, achieving contracts renewal • Optimal profitability gradually achieved through: competencies pooling - standardized maintenance tools deployment - implementation of an ITIL Level 2 / Level 3 support – constant Alignment of Team-Member Know-How with market demand
SAP / ORACLE Consultant | Manager SAP Hosting Services
BUREAU VAN DIJK INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Jan 1998 - Dec 2003
6 years
■ My responsibilities included: ► Launch and implement new Company ERP hosting Services. Directed multi-experts Teams. ► Contributions for the structuring of the Company Oracle services. ► Manage medium size SLA’s operations and related Customers Relations. ► Perform SAP and Oracle on-site MISSIONS. ■ Achievements: - Successful launch of profitable Company ERP hosting Services [2001] - Design/implementation of streamlined work procedures and processes for SAP BC teams - Contribute to restore 2 important Customer confidence
Hewlett-Packard HP-Unix Consultant
HEWLETT-PACKARD
Jan 1996 - Dec 1997
2 years
System Engineer Microsoft
AT&T
Nov 1995 - Dec 1995
2 months
System Engineer Microsoft
DIAMANT BOARD DBS
Sep 1995 - Oct 1995
2 months
HP-UX System and Network Administrator
Studiebureau W.J & M.C VAN CAMPENHOUT
Sep 1990 - Aug 1995
5 years
In charge of the company HP-UX System and Network Administration dedicated to Engineering and CAD-CAM applications
HP-UX System and Network Administrator | CAD-CAM
PRO-SIGMA
Nov 1987 - Aug 1990
2 years 10 months
In charge of the company HP-UX System and Network Administration dedicated to Computer Aided Design applications
Education
Continuing education in Project Management since 2001
at THREON | ULB-UCL | CRPHT | PARAFE | MGNTPLAZA | KLUWER | ALTRAN EDUCATION | PROTHOUGHT
2001 - 2020
19 years 1 month
● PMI-PMP [ covering PMBOK V4,V5,V6,V7 ] ● PMI-ACP [ agile ] ● PMI-DISCIPLINED AGILE ● PRINCE2 ● GENERIC AGILE/SCRUM [ Altran Scrum Trainer ] ● PM2-ENGAGE hands-on exposure at European Parliament ● MSP, PgMP, MoP knowledgeable
Continuing education in Methodology and Best Practices since 1998
at YSTIA | KPN | BVD | NRB | TRASYS
1998 - 2016
18 years 1 month
● ITIL Service Management V2 and V3 ● SAP ASAP methodology V3.10 to V8 ● BPM knowledgeable
Resources | Team Management | Communication
at ULG-PRAGMAGORA | AD VALOREM
2007 - 2014
7 years 1 month
● NRB Managers Training track Modules: [ Communication | Teamworking | Conflict Management | Leadership | Coaching | Negociation ] ● People Management and Career Advisor trainings
Post Academic training in IT Enterprise Solutions [ Project Vertical Background ]
at SAP | BVD | E-CHAIN
1998 - 2009
11 years 1 month
● SAP — FI/CO/SD/MM modules Fundamentals — BC Module and ABAP complete SAP formal Training tracks — SOLMAN complete SAP formal Training tracks — SAP Securtity SSO — XI/PI overview — SAP Mobile ● BI – BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE — BW Business Warehouse complete SAP formal Training tracks
Post Academic training in IT Technologies [ Project Vertical Background ]
at ORACLE | HP | SUN
1987 - 1997
10 years 1 month
● ORACLE - DBA administration and SQL complete Oracle Education track ● HIGH-AVAILIBILITY INFRASTRUCTURES,ARCHITECTURE,OS,NETWORKING Advanced Trainings
Ichec Brussels Management School
Economics
1987 - 1990
3 years 1 month
[ Evening Courses studies formula ]
ESA Saint-Luc Bruxelles
Master's degree, Design
1981 - 1986
5 years 1 month
College Saint-Pierre [ Uccle - Brussels ]
Bachelor's Degree, Scientific B
1976 - 1981
5 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
PMI® Essentials: Seven AI Project Patterns
Issued: Apr 2026
Practical Application of Gen AI for Project Managers
Issued: Jun 2025