Description

Looking for an Enterprise PMO expert who can establish governance frameworks, recover failing programmes, or build your EPMO from scratch? I deliver exactly that — with 20+ years of hands-on execution across infrastructure, telecommunications, government, and banking.

What I bring to your project:

- EPMO establishment from inception — 5 enterprise PMOs built across utilities, banking, telecoms, and government

- Programme recovery — rescued a $150M national FTTH rollout at Telekom Brunei, reducing fault rates from 40% to 7% and delivering $15M in savings as Acting COO

- Portfolio governance — $500M+ capital portfolio management across 6 territorial authorities at Wellington Water

- Regulatory compliance delivery — RBNZ-mandated BS11 programme at ANZ Bank, zero compliance failures

My engineering background (MEng Naval Engineering, German Navy Technical Chief) gives me technical credibility in infrastructure and asset-intensive programmes that most PMO consultants cannot offer.

I work remotely with European clients and am a native German speaker. Available for EPMO design, programme recovery, portfolio governance, and SAFe transformation engagements.

Certifications: SAFe 6.0 SPC · PRINCE2 Practitioner · PMI Programme Management

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
German
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Consultants Global Ltd
STRATEGIC PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
March 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
Wellington, New Zealand
• • Designing enterprise-level investment frameworks aligning project portfolios with strategic priorities, budget constraints, and resource capacity
• • Mapping complex dependencies across 20+ concurrent initiatives, identifying sequencing conflicts and critical path constraints
• • Developing strategic scheduling and phasing approaches balancing delivery ambition with realistic resource availability
• • Establishing governance and tracking mechanisms ensuring approved investments remain aligned with budgets and strategic outcomes to match traditional and agile methodologies
Innovation & Digital Transformation
Strategic planning Agile Project Management Digital Transformation artificial intelligence Corporate strategy
Wellington Water Ltd
SENIOR PORTFOLIO EPMO MANAGER (STRATEGY AND PLANNING)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
January 2023 - February 2024 (1 year and 1 month)
Wellington, New Zealand
• • Worked with executive management on high-profile 3 Waters Transformation programme involving central government, regional councils, and community stakeholders
• • Proactively managed senior stakeholders across business units, councils, and regulatory bodies
• • Coordinated delivery across business units, managing internal capability, resource constraints, and competing timelines
• • Identified and managed interface and integration issues across multiple concurrent programmes Achievements
Change and Transformation Management Digital Transformation Strategic planning Agile Project Management Business Unit Strategy
ANZ Bank (NZ)
PMO LEAD, PROGRAMME BS11 – INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE
BANKING AND INSURANCE
October 2018 - December 2019 (1 year and 2 months)
Wellington, New Zealand
Led BS11 PMO for Industry Compliance programme under RBNZ regulatory oversight, managing delivery execution across 12 direct reports in global ANZ Scaled Agile framework.

Regulatory Governance:
• • Led active programme risk and issue management, schedule control, quality assurance, and external dependency tracking
• • Created culture of risk and opportunity identification with consistency across programme delivery teams
• • Provided guidance on obligations under ANZ Agile Delivery Framework ensuring compliance with enterprise standards
• • Continuous improvement of governance activities satisfying all RBNZ and Independent External Reviewer requirements
Project Management (PMO) Risk Management Compliance Digital Transformation Agile Project Management