Portfolio Paul Bessems
(update 01-10-2011)

Name: Bessems, Paul J.A.M. Ir.
Day of birth: 11-13-1965, Margraten (The Netherlands)
Address: PO box 737, 5600 AS Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
Telephone: +31 (0) 6 – 20 30 13 11
E-mail: paul.bessems@prodis.nl
Nationality: Dutch

Education
Secondary School: VWO (graduated 1985)
University: Technical Engineering and Management  Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, faculty Organization Studies (graduated 1990)

Experiences and competences

Expert areas

• Human Capitalism
• Community Economy
• Weconomics
• Community software
• Deploying People Smarter (e-Portfolio, Life Long Learning, Social Innovation)

Advise jobs:

• Business development
• Project leadership (mostly IT, HR and Logistic projects)
• Organize and design complex organizations (mostly HR organizations) 
• Use of communities for the improvement of HR organizations
• Knowledge of HR market, also international (including system suppliers)
• Develop systems for HR Management, shared resources, employee self service etc. 
• Analyze, rationalize, standardize, integrate and automate in HR domain.
• Social Media, The New World of Working (Het Nieuwe Werken), Social Innovation 

Management

• HR management (recruitment , development etc.: 40 – 50 people)
• Business development, organizational growth, change management
• Making business plans and cases, budget (control) 
• Develop IT plans 
• Leadership, management meetings
• Negotiate, develop joint ventures

Jobs
 
2009 - Present
Chairman of the Board Weconomics Foundation

2005 - Present
Chairman of the Board SOTIC

2003 - Present
CEO PRODIS Group
CEO PRODIS Innovation
CEO PRODIS Infrastructure
CEO PRODIS Invoices & Finance BV
CEO PRODIS Invoices & Finance VOF

2001-2003
Account manager, business developer en consultant for All4Training BV  and eVentures BV

1999-2001
CEO Internet Business Community BV (IBCOM)

1995-1999
CEO CWN Groep Nederland BV

1990-1995
Consultant (own company) Confluent Logistics Consultants, Buro Staff Support.

1990-1993
Trainer, researcher, consultant Verkeersacademie Tilburg / Breda (HTS, higher education)
 
Projects

2008 - Present
Domain consultant: developing (lectures, roundtables, master classes, books, articles) of models, infrastructure and programs for Human Capitalism, Community Economy, Social Innovation and Weconomics

2003 – Present
Advises and research projects in the area IT/HR/Logistics/Communication for among others: ABN Amro Verzekeringen, AEGON, Atos origin, Capgemini, De Lage Landen, Deltalloyd, Fontys, Menzis, Ministerie van Buitenlandse zaken, Ohra, Prorail, ONVZ, Provincie Utrecht en Friesland, Gemeente Utrecht, Tempo Team, Welten.

2007 - 2010
Domain Leader: developing HR Wikinomics, Life Long Learning Program, Social Innovation and e-Portfolio

2005 – 2010
Domain leader: developing and exploitation of professional community for Dutch Training & Development market

2003 – 2005
IT development project: Development Cursuswinkel.nl and Learning Service Center concept

2002 - 2003
Research project: Development business plan Training centre ADP Nederland

2002
Advise project: Improvement HR Processes, new HR system Allseas Marine Services Delft

2002 - 2007
Trainer: ISBW in areas of: logistic management, process management, HR management, management science en general management.

2001
IT development project: development and implementation CWPro at Aegon Nederland NV (together with e-HRM project Escador)

2000
Workshop development and delivery: Workshop ‘Organization and Logistics of Business Courses’ For example performed for: 

• Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer (dhr. A. Honnebier)
• Zeelandia (Mevr. Van Wingeren)
• ADP Nederland (dhr. R. Innemee)

1998 - 2000
Research project: SAP project and reorganization of the T&D organization Sappi Nijmegen (references, Dhr. W Hogervorst)

2000
Research project: Develop business plan KTG Opleidingscentrum, Telecom sector (reference, dhr. Heskamp)

1999
Research project: course catalogue in Peoplesoft at Medtronic (references Dhr. P. Mans)

1998
Project leader: Improvement T&D organization, conversion database at De Nederlandsche Bank (references Guus van Honschooten)

1998
Advise project: Improvement T&D organization Baan Company and other Baan companies (references dhr. F. Enter)

1997 - 1998
Research project: Writing business plan for ADP Training Centre (references J. Tijhuis)

1997 - 2000
Research project: SAP project and reorganization of the T&D organization Ministry of Economic Affairs Holland (references. Dhr. Lingers)

1995–1998
Advise projects: multiple T&D advises and projects, for example for:

• Ahrend Productiebedrijf (dhr. F. Verhees)
• De Lage Landen (dhr. F. van Dooren)
• Shell Pernis, Shell Nederland Verkoop (Dhr. G. van Dee)
• Nederlandsche Aardoliemaatschappij (Dhr. G. Kemp)
• Rijkswaterstaat (Dhr. D. Hallegraeff)
• Philips Machinefabrieken (Dhr. W. Kemps)
• Ministerie van Justitie
• Gemeente Oss 
• Oracle de Meern

1994
Project Leader: Course “Harvard Case Method” at the Harvard University Boston, Organization of the Harvard Summer School in Holland (TU Eindhoven) and introduction of the Harvard Case Method in Higher Education in Holland

1994
Project leader: 'Location control system cassette system’, ODS Barendrecht (reference: Dhr. Ir. B.J.M. Ingen-Housz)

1993 - 1994
Project Leader: Development, coordination and exploitation of a Master of Science Program in 'Transport and Distribution Management' for NHTV-Tilburg and The University of Humberside Hull, references Dr. J. Kaat NHTV Tilburg)

1993
Project leader: ‘Parts warehouse improvements’, ODS Barendrecht (reference: Dhr. Ir. B.J.M. Ingen-Housz).

1992–1993
Project leader: 'Design relational Database model to calculate distribution costs’, Texas Instruments Almelo (reference: Dhr. Meijer Texas Instruments, Utrecht)

1992–1993
Project leader: ‘Cost control in physical distribution, support strategic decisions and development software’,  Fasson Merchant Products Division, Avery Denison, Logistics and Physical Distributions (reference: Dhr. Ir. R. A. Stramrood Fasson Alphen a/d Rijn)

1992
Research project: 'Technical Transport Science / logistics and labour market’ (reference: J.J.H. Beeking, DTV Consultants Tilburg)

1991–1992
Research project:  'Focus strategy Dutch Railways and the economical meaning of transport in Noord Brabant', DTV-Consultants (reference: ing. W. Bavinck DTV-Consultants Tilburg)

1991
Project leader: ‘Logistic improvement project’, Barth Lijsten Boxtel together with Berenschot (reference F. van de Weiden, Barth Lijsten Boxtel).

1991
Feasibility study Eureka (EU): ‘Pre research PhD program on Decision Support System for combined transport’, Eindhoven University of Technology (reference: Prof. Dr. C.B. Tilanus, TU Eindhoven).

1990–1993
Guest lecturers: Hogeschool Gelderland (reference: Ir. C.A. de Kuijper) en Eindhoven University of Technology (reference Prof. Dr. C.B. Tilanus)

1990
Feasibility study: ‘Combined transport and supporting ISO 9002 certification’, Harry Vos International Transport (reference: Dhr. ing. E. Allard en dhr. W. Vos)

Language

• English good
• German good
• French beginner

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(Or see: http://www.paulbessems.com/)