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| Personal data |
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| Name |
Bleekrode, R.K. (Robert) |
| Address |
Uiterwaard 85 |
| Postal code and city |
2841 BL Moordrecht |
| Telephone |
0182 379975, 06 53
753960 |
| e-mail |
rkb@renmark.nl |
| Date of birth and
place |
1st of April 1941,
Sydney Australia |
| Nationality |
Dutch and Australian |
| Partner, name and
date of birth |
van der Molen W.
(Wil) 1st of Augustus 1940 |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Children (2) |
32 (f), 30 (m) |
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| Education |
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Australian primary and secondary school
(Knox Grammar)
High school in the Netherlands (HBS-B, state examination)
Masters degree, Delft Technical University (telecommunications)
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| Military service |
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| 1968 - 1967 Officer in the Netherlands
Royal Navy Reserve |
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| Additional professional education |
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General Management for Specialists,
Cranfield University, School of Management |
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Bid management (AIMS, UK) |
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Successful Negotiating (London) |
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Various courses in ICT (Information
Communication Technology) |
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Various project management courses
(Netherlands) |
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| Positions |
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From 10/2000
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Director Renmark
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1993 - 9/2000
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Senior Project Manager, KPN Telecom.
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| 1991-1993 |
Managing Director Antillean Telematics
NV.
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1986-1991
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Marketing manager, PTT Telecom.
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1984-1986
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Founder and director of Port Management
Consultants.
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| 1974-1986 |
Chief engineer, Port of Rotterdam.
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| 1968-1974 |
System engineer, Netherlands Royal Navy.
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| 1966-1968 |
Student assistant, Delft Technical University
(Electrical engineering).
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| Professional Experience |
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| From 10/2000 |
Director Renmark
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ICT-requirements
for the new corporate head quarters of the ING Groep |
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Support
of Irish NRA for telecommunications to monitor Eircom (Irish
SMP) |
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Development
of the market position in the fields of systems engineering
and ICT for of a large Dutch engineering bureau |
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Introduction
of document management in the ING Group Central Staffs |
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Development
and building of call centres for a health insurance company |
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Revitalisation
of telecommunications of a health insurance company |
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Modernizing
of the call center of a large shared service center for mortgages |
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Rationalization
of telecommunications for a heath insurance company |
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Modernizing
of the telecommunications infrastructure of a large heath
insurance company |
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| 1993-9/2000 |
Senior Project Manager, KPN Telecom.
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Bid
management: responsible for production of offers for sophisticated
systems and services, both national and international,
including data networks for government, outsourcing of
European wide call centre services and international voice
services; education of colleagues in various aspects of
the business cycle (courses, intranet web site and internal
publications). |
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Service
development: program manager for the development of new
ICT services (premium centrex). |
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Process
redesign: development and management of a crash program
to repair processes for billing of leased line services
and packaged switched data services. |
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Implementation:
management of various projects including realisation of
international AT&T/Unisource “Virtual Private
Network” services for corporate clients, the introduction
of new operational processes and timely delivery of critical
products. |
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Consultancy:
reviews, risk evaluations, recommendations for organisational
changes, development of action plans, project specifications,
market development. |
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| 1991-1993 |
Managing Director Antillean Telematics
NV, a 100% subsidiary of PTT Telecom.
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Development
of a policy plan for government and private industry for
revitalisation of the local economy using telematics and
the acceptance of this plan. |
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The
installation of an effective and efficient organisation
enabling PTT Telecom to attain a position as supplier of
telematics services in the Caribbean; the task included
recruitment and training of local personnel. |
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Development,
marketing and realisation of a full-service concept suitable
for the Caribbean market; this concept was based on outsourcing. |
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| 1986-1991 |
Marketing manager, PTT Telecom.
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Responsible
for the introduction of corporate account management and
a market orientation of PTT Telecom in the segments Transport
and Logistics. |
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From
1987 responsible for the transition of PTT Telecom from
product orientation to a market orientation in the branches
Transport and Logistics; from September 1989 similar responsibilities
for the branches Trade and Industry. |
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Marketing of
both conventional telecommunications systems and the introduction
of new products and services (e.g. satellite communication,
computer aided telephony, automatic call distribution). |
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Marketing
of systems and services for call centres and telemarketing. |
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| 1984-1986 |
Founder and director of Port Management
Consultants.
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Founding
of the company. |
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Acquisition
of assignments (e.g. Ministry of Transport, Municipality
of Amsterdam, a foreign port). |
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Management
of and participation in systems development, evaluation
of organisations and systems evaluation. |
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| 1974-1986 |
Chief Engineer, Port of Rotterdam.
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Management
of the organisation responsible for the development and
implementation of a large scale vessel traffic management
system (VTMS) for the Port of Rotterdam. This project,
with a budget of NLG 250 million, comprised the full reorganisation
of the nautical aspects of the port and the installation
of all required organisational and technical resources
for management of vessel traffic. |
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Responsible
for numerous projects for improvement of port operations. |
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| 1968-1974 |
System engineer, Netherlands Royal Navy.
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Establishment
and management of a group of systems engineering and software
specialists. |
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Responsible
for the performance of systems engineering and the development
of software systems for advanced naval vessels for both
national and foreign navies. |
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| 1966-1968 |
Student assistant, Delft Technical University.
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Guidance
of students during practical training and their preparation
for examinations. |
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| Other relevant professional experience |
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From 1991 tot 1993 participant in
the development and execution of post academic telecommunication
courses, initiated by the University of the Antilles in conjunction
with PTT Telecom. |
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| Languages |
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| · English: mother tongue |
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| · Dutch: fluent |
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| · German: needs some brushing up |
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| · French: needs brushing up |
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| Leisure activities |
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Sport:
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scuba-diving (PADI certified divemaster) |
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horseback riding. |
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Vrije tijd:
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photography |
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hiking |
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travel. |
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