Mike Messemaker

Project/Program Manager/Director (MBA) Telekom

Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany

Experience

Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
5 months
Salzkotten, Germany

Senior Project Manager FTTX (Förderprojekt)

ALLINQ GmbH

Responsible for a full project life cycle for >100 KM FttH project in collaboration with Deutsche Glasfaser for Community of Salzkotten.

  • Organization span width: 6 Fte
  • Turkey FttH Management
  • Key delivery and achievements: On time and on budget.
  • Reported to Manager FTTX and COO
May 2020 - Present
4 years 11 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Regional Manager Hessen FTTX

Circet GmbH

Responsible for a multiple full project life cycle FttH project in collaboration with Deutsche Glasfaser and Deutsche Telecom.

  • Budget: > 80 Million Euro.
  • Organization span width: 100 Fte
  • Turkey FttH Management
  • Reported to Director FttH South West
Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year 3 months
Viersen, Germany

Project Manager FttH (Förderprojekt)

ALLINQ GmbH

Responsible for a full project Pilot life cycle for 150 KM FttH project in collaboration with Deutsche Glasfaser for Community of Monchengladbach.

  • Budget: > 10 Million Euro.
  • Organization span width: 4 Fte
  • Key delivery and achievements: Project transformation and delivered the first Förderprojekt project for Deutsche and on time on budget
  • Turkey FttH Management
  • Reported to COO.
Sep 2018 - Oct 2019
1 year 2 months
Harderwijk, Netherlands

Product Owner E2E Private Lines & 100G

ALLINQ

  • Responsible for E2E WDM private lines whole sales and Business market and 100G deployment for KPN N.V
  • Accountable for financial, service delivery and contract management.
  • Contract Management Huawei account
  • Organization span width: 30 Fte.
  • Reported to Management B&S and for contract management MD.
  • Key delivery and achievements: Business/program transformation, cost & control, and achieved thereby 98% KPI's.
Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
1 year 1 month
Cape Town, South Africa

Program Manager

VODACOM Pyt Ltd

  • Responsible for BMC Assessment ITSM Remedy 9.1 environment.
  • Develop strategy and future ITSM roadmap for Vodacom Africa.
  • Delivery of strategic business case (> 5 years) for ITSM digital Transformation for IS and Network group.
  • Reported to Business Owners and Senior Management team.
Jan 2016 - Jul 2017
7 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Program Manager

TELEFONICA GmbH

  • Responsible for National new build sites for Telefonica GmbH.
  • 3000 new sites roll management.
  • SLA, KPI and measuring targets accurately.
  • Vendor and Suppliers Management.
  • Reported to Roll Out director.
Oct 2013 - Dec 2016
3 years 3 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Program Manager

Eplus-ZTE

  • Responsible for turn-key project for Germany E-Plus network.
  • Organization span width: 12 Fte.
  • Project Scope: Swap projects and Core networks. Define project scope: Implement Project Scope. And execute turnkey Swap programs 3G, 4G implementation nationwide.
  • Manage and lead regional (4) and central matrix team.
  • Reported to Roll Out director.
Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
1 year 1 month
Hanover, Germany

Senior Project Manager

ALPINE-ENERGY GmbH

  • Operational responsible for turnkey management Vodacom/Huawei production line.
  • Organization span width: 26 Fte.
  • Project Scope: turnkey project management swap program 2G and 4G implementation (Engineering, BNeztA), a total of 1300 Sites.
  • Scope: Reorganize/ Structure production line, increase revenue and profit.
  • Reported to: Head of Telecommunication department.
Sep 2010 - Sep 2012
2 years 1 month
Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Contract Manager

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES GmbH

Responsible for implementation of contract management department for Vodafone. execution of a global contract SRAN and transmission for Vodafone Germany. With the goal to establish and maintain long-term working relationships or partnerships between the company and selected suppliers / vendors. In order to improve time-to-market and to safeguard capacity, quality, cost and continuity in the long term.

  • I report to Project Director and MD
Jan 2009 - Aug 2010
1 year 8 months
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of

Program Manager

MAKTECH

Manage regional -wide deployment of networked telecommunications technologies including O&M (TZ), 2G, 3G, transmission and national fiber projects.

  • Back bone swap in Tanzania and Kenia for Vodacom and Safaricom.
  • Retrofit project in Uganda for Tigo.
  • 2G integration Tanzania for Vodacom.
  • Fiber ring deployment 250Km.
  • General management for project manager's team.
  • Ensuring project deliveries, planning, budgeting, cost & control, reporting.
  • I report to project GM, and CEO.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
1 year
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Contract and Control Section Head

STC/NTSA

  • Commercial program control of 1.2 billion dollar budget for all business units including construction.
  • Commercial and contractual company executive of all RFP 2008 project Mobile & Fixed and VAS , VP – GM level. RFI, RFQ, Define Selection criteria, Benchmark Quotes align technical support with Vendors where required, Compliance requirements fulfillment, Contract fulfillment, Negation draft prepared for GM.
  • Management of 30 headcount organization executing commercial control functions.
  • Align technical and commercial matters between Finance, Technical and Implementation departments in relation to Asset Management department.
  • GM- VP level project financial reporting & presentation for O&M, VAS and network design & implementation.
  • Capitalized 1.1 billion dollar euro networks element (undefined) for executive assignment for senior management STC within four month period.

Reported to: GM Networks

Jul 2005 - Dec 2008
2 years 6 months
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Program Manager

ING N.V

  • International Program management for Global OPS/IT for security outsource program for user access service.
  • Organization span width: 33 Fte.
  • Project Scope is classified.
  • Reported to: Head OPS/IT.
Jul 2004 - Jun 2005
1 year
The Hague, Netherlands

Project Manager

A HAK INFRANET B.V

  • The scope of work for KPN N.V to execute and to deliver a new turnkey deployment concept of 50 sites (fixed and Mobile) which included radio planning, transmission (fixed lines) planning, site acquisition, engineering, construction and installation and commissioning.
  • Project objective was cost reduction, project duration, and efficiency to attain visibility of outsourcing complete turnkey roll out of the network. After the success full closer of the project KPN N.V decided to outsource the deployment of their network.
Aug 2002 - May 2004
1 year 10 months
Groot-Ammers, Netherlands

Director

EZM B.V

  • Organization span width: 140 Fte
  • Budget: 10 Million Euro.
  • Scope: Successfully Reorganize Company and profitability. Manage finance, HR, logistics, procurement, engineering and 4 project management business units.
  • Project Scope: Engineering and Construction mobile networks for KPN, Vodacom, Orange and Upgrade T-Mobile network (swap programs).
  • Reported to: CEO
Jan 2001 - May 2003
2 years 5 months
Paris, France

Program Project Director

INTERNATIONAL

  • Operational management international branches.
  • Organization span width: 225 Fte.
  • Budget: 32 Million Euro.
  • Scope: Manage project manager: Benelux, Dominican Republic/ Haiti.
  • Ensuring project deliveries, planning, HR, budgeting, cost & control, reporting.
  • Reported to: CEO and CTO
  • In 2003 our company was sold.
Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
1 year
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Country Manager

STRATECOM

  • Managing start-up and Business execution in Belgium.
  • Project Scope of work: deployment and roll out management Orange GSM network. Engineering, construction and I&C.
  • Organization span width: 28 Fte.
  • Reported to: CTO STRATECOM
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
1 year
Brussels, Belgium

Site Acquisition and Civil Works Manager

STRATECOM

  • Managing start-up and Business execution in Belgium.
  • Organization span width:12 Fte.
  • Scope: Operational responsible for project management department for Dolphin Telecom: engineering, site acquisition, national frame contracts, construction and services.
  • Reported to: MD STRATECOM
Sep 1996 - Dec 1998
2 years 4 months
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Site Acquisition Agent

Site Acquisition for Orange Mobile network and negotiated frame contract for windmillpark (75) within central region in the Netherlands.

Summary

28 years of commercial, Legal and technical management in the international arena, within the Telecom Industry worldwide. I help business owners and organizations with the transformation of their Business-lines & Project and Programs with demonstrable results. Strong and complete senior experience in Telecom industry specialized in deployment of Fixed and Mobile networks. Self-awareness, consistent, engagement, solution orientated, analytic , strategic, people manager and strong communicator.

Languages

Dutch
Native
German
Native
English
Elementary

Education

Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

University of Oxford

MSc · Mayor Program Management · Oxford, United Kingdom

Oct 1991 - Jun 1996

University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam

Bachelor · Economics · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Oct 1985 - Jun 1991

Rijnlands Lyceum

Oegstgeest, Netherlands

Certifications & licenses

MSc Mayor Program Management

University of Oxford

MSc Project Management

University of Cambridge

Program Management

PMI

Project Management

PMI