Information architect, (master) data manager

“All about data sharing, integration & reuse, information & data architecture services” Ralph Dykstra

Ralph Dykstra

Personalia

Name Ralph Dykstra (a.k.a Ralph Dijkstra)

http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/ralph-dijkstra/0/63b/699

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Residence Voorschoten, The Netherlands

Nationality Dutch, Canadian

Mobile +31 (0)6 46417123

Email *********@*****.***

Role Information manager, IM consultant, architect (enterprise, information,

datawarehouse, BI, Master Data Management), programme- & project manager

Expertise

Profile

Solid international consultancy, leadership and management experience; visionary, creative,

informatics intermediary, passionate methodologist.

Key words

Information Management; (Master) data - ERP, CRM;

integration; MDM – Master Data - Business rules, data, process & organization

Management, Enterprise Architecture; Data modeling;

Analytics (Data Warehousing, BI) - Portfolio, programme & project management

Experience summary

Pharmaceutical & Chemical industry (Merck, AkzoNobel): Information & (master) data

management services: > 15 years

Semi-public sector: Management consultancy (Logica, Ordina, IBM, ZZP): 7 years

University - research associate and instructor (social sciences): 8 years

Positions & Roles experience (examples):

Manager MDM services (AkzoNobel – CSO/NL, 2012 – 2013):

- Led the newly formed MDM team (e.g.):

o Defined (master) data (sharing) services

o Operationalized data quality issues & compliance management reporting

o Defined data governance processes, roles & responsibilities

o Led data sharing projects

From an Information Management Services position in the pharma and chemical industry (MSD:

1990-2004; Akzo 2012 - 2013, carried out

Roles as:

- Information analyst, informatics intermediary, project leader, information architect, project

manager, information (account) manager, department manager

Subject matters:

- CRM, ERP, data integration, MDM, “data analytics” (data warehousing, BI); Manufacturing

Quality Operations (LIMS); Plant Engineering & Maintenance; Information Architecture,

Strategy, Portfolio & Roadmap planning.

From a management consultancy position (Logica, Ordina, IBM, ZZP; 2004 - 2012), carried out

Combined Roles as:

- Programme manager, project manager, project leader, teacher, enterprise architect

Subject Areas:

- (Master) data management, data services, data sharing, data quality, business rules,

“architecture at work”

For customers:

- Ministries of Defense, Public Health, Internal Affairs, Justice, Immigration Services, Eneco,

KPN

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References

Period Positions / employers

03/2012 - 12/2013 Manager Master Data Management – AkzoNobel (NL) – Deco, CSO-NL

09/2010 – 03/2012 Self-employed management consultant: information management and

architecture services

07/2010 – 08/2010 Senior Managing Consultant (Solution Architect) – IBM Benelux (NL) - GBS,

Global Business Services; BAO, Business Analytics & Optimization

10/2008 – 06/2010 Principal Management Consultant (Sr. Enterprise Architect) – Ordina

Management Consulting: BAPI – Business Architecture and Process

Improvement, KRM – Knowledge & Rules Management (www.ordina.com)

11/2004 – 09/2008 Management Consultant (Sr. Enterprise Architect) – Logica – Nederland

(www.Logica.com)

04/1990 – 02/2004 Manager Information Architecture & Data Management Services - Merck

Sharp & Dohme (Europe), Inc. (www.merck.com)

09/79 – 08/88 Lecturer and research associate – Free University Amsterdam

- Methods & Techniques, Social Sciences;

- extensive fieldwork (associate University of Dar-es-Salaam) in Tanzania.

Relevant education/ courses / knowledge / experience

Education Organisation

Post Doctoral – (MBA, 1989) - Business Informatics De Baak – VNO Management Training

(“Informatica Intermediair”) Foundation, Noordwijk & Amsterdam

Drs/MA-Sociology & Cultural Anthropology (1981)

Majors:

Social Planning (Sociology of Policy & Planning); Free University, Amsterdam

Methods & Techniques of Soc. Scientific Research;

Economic & Political Anthropology

Business management courses (e.g.)

ERP/MRP2/Class-A, Logistics, Financial Management, Project Management (Prince2, PMI), SLC

Management, FDA Compliance / CSV, (GCP, GLP, GAMP, 21 CFR Part 11) Time Management,

Process and Data Modeling, Business Area Analysis, Information Engineering, IEF- CASE, CBD,

Data Warehousing, BI, CRM Analytics, Team-building, Working in Teams, Customer Alignment,

UML, RUP, TOGAF, Zachman, NORA, MARIJ, DIVA, GEA, ArchiMate, BizzDesign.

Languages:

Dutch and English French ++, German+, Swahili +

ICT skills

Desktop Office tools

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Data Management and Data design tools: ADW, IEF/Composer/Cool: Gen (5.0), Cool: Biz,

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Designer 2K/ Des6i, ERwin, Platinum Repository/ ETL Decision Base,.

DBMS: Oracle8i, -9i, SQL, TOAD.

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Data Warehousing & BI: Cognos Suite (Power Play, Impromptu), OWB

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Enterprise Application Systems: JD Edwards, SIM400/Data3, LIMS (Beckman), PeopleSoft,

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SAP, GeneSys.

PERSONAL INFORMATION: (a.k.a. Ralph Dijkstra)

Born in Sarnia, Ontario (Canada). Travel, horse-riding, tennis, construction, archery,

Dutch & Canadian nationality. camping, literature, religion & church.

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