Luca Bruschi

Experience

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  Getronics

  Jan 2000 - Jun 2006

  Project Leader / Consultant

  Hired as a system engineer and promoted less than a year later to management role as project leader, managing complex IT scenarios at major national and international clients.♦ Key member of Presidency committees for the Ministry of Interior as Italy was awarded Presidency of the EU, with effective performance recognised by selection as key member of the Italian delegation thereafter.♦ Delivered complex technical Italian proposals to committees, and secured approval through effective diplomacy with a diverse network of multi-party international stakeholders♦ Project managed EU initiative that centralised European fingerprints; travelled extensively, and navigated competing political and commercial agendas, adapting to regional cultural and behavioural variation. Show less

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  Microsoft

  Jun 2006 - Apr 2015

  Device & Mobility Technical Solution Professional

  Hired into technology solutions sales role focused on Windows client and serially promoted to lead sales unit for consumerisation of IT and BYOD. Builds strong relationships with CIOs, CEOs and CTOs of enterprise businesses, and drives Microsoft product strategy.♦ Promotes leading-edge technology solutions across operating systems, tablets, phones, system management, Mobile Device Management, Citrix virtualisation and security♦ Smashed all targets for 2013 and 2014, over-achieving against demanding $MM quotas and winning multiple employee awards for exceptional achievement.♦ Influential in product development of device and mobility solutions, and recognised as an industry and company thought leader, expert in mobility scenarios.♦ Speaks at Universities, Microsoft conferences and Tedx talks and attended Microsoft TechEd event as expert on desktop technologies in 2009 and 2010. Show less

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  TEDx and others

  Oct 2013 - now

  Public Speaker

  Techsauce Global Summit, Bangkok, August 2023Adaptive Leadership in Agile Transformation JourneyPowerPoint Karaoke World Championship, Amsterdam, July 2023Improv public speakingPresent to Succeed, Sofia, April 2023Storytell through LEGO bricksProductivity Mastery Podcast, May 2022Using LEGO bricks to improve productivity. https://youtu.be/MTEOrPrS_4ALEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitators Annual Conference, Billund, Oct 2021Using LSP in The LEGO Group: learning through play in a business environment. LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitators Annual Conference, Billund, Oct 2020Bricks4Change journey: the largest LSP workshop ever, with almost the 500 participants in around 50 countries.FifteenSeconds conference, Graz, Jun 2019LSP session with 30+ participants.BRM Connect 2018 in San Diego, California, Oct 2018My journey in Vestas through a LEGO model coming from a LSP workshop.Fifteen Seconds conference, Graz, Jun 2018The LSP method through a LEGO model and its application in Vestas.LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitators Annual Conference, Billund, Oct 2017LSP experience in Vestas.TEDx, Rome, Nov 2015The most important milestones in human history in technology field, with a glance at the future through LSP methodology.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PULDaFz73PI TalKIT Conference, Karlsruhe, May 2015Inspired the conference with a visionary talk about the history of technology, the current megatrends and the impact of technology in our life.LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitators Annual Conference, Billund, Sep 2014New marketing strategies that exploited Microsoft knowledgeTechEd Europe, Barcelona, Oct 2014Co-invented new, innovative Microsoft solution for the retail marketTechReady, Seattle, Jul 2014Similar to TechEd, but internal confTEDx, Rome, Oct 2013Experience volunteering in the Safer Internet Day project, teaching kids and parents how to have a safe digital life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waB0HzeGQIY&t=33s Show less

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  Vestas

  May 2015 - Jun 2019

  In Vestas Global IT department, aligns the IT solutions developed at the headquarters (HQ) in Denmark with the business needs in the countries (mainly Denmark, Southern Europe and LATAM). Works closely with the top management in the company, to ensure that the IT strategies enhance their efficiency and, ultimately, enable them to improve Vestas business. Meets on regular basis with General Managers, factory managers, regional and HQ management. Negotiates and prioritizes requests, coming from business stakeholders, with internal IT cross-departmental colleagues, without having formal authority. Prepare presentations for business stakeholders, bringing IT information to business level. Leads various projects and initiatives cross-departments and involving several Business Units. Deals with operational tasks and, at the same time, with strategic topics. Show less In Vestas Global IT department, successfully develops and maintains IT Infrastructure strategies, policies and standards that are aligned and adapted to Business Domains. Identifies possibilities to optimize existing IT Infrastructure solutions and components in close cooperation with the technical architects. Advises for the rest of Global IT and Vestas Business on relevant Infrastructure topics. Helps in the coordination of demands with Infrastructure impact with Business Engagement, Services and Solutions. Show less

  • Regional IT Business Partner

    Oct 2015 - Jun 2019

  • IT Strategist

    May 2015 - Oct 2015
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  The LEGO Group

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2023

  In The LEGO Group, in a full Agile organization, leads the HQ & Nordics team, who supports all users in the Headquarters in Denmark, Copenhagen and Nordics. Luca coaches and mentors his team to reach their full potential while also guiding them in the continuously evolving LEGO and external worlds. Besides being a people manager, Luca is also responsible for stakeholder management, bringing together different areas through creativity, playful methodologies and seasoned business relationship management skills. Show less In The LEGO Group, owns the End User IT Support Product for all users in the headquarters in Denmark and Nordics. He is responsible for the increase of the productivity of users by optimizing the usage of business technologies. Through continuous stakeholder management, he discovers improvements in the end user support service and prioritizes them in the product backlog. Effectively communicates Internally (IT) and externally (business) to align on the latest business needs and the most recent deployment of IT solutions. Believes in the strength of teamwork and is able to empower the team to identify and deliver the “how”. Drives engagement around product vision, product roadmap and product value, while clearly setting direction for the team and the value he intends to deliver. Show less

  • Competency Lead

    Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

  • Product Owner

    Jul 2019 - Jan 2023
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  Blue Water Shipping

  Aug 2023 - now

  Senior IT Business Partner
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  Basketball Star Academy

  Feb 2024 - now

  Head of Academy

  Basketball Star Academy is a brand new International Academy in Ikast, Denmark.Here bball players can practice and play at Elite level, while studying in a top IB School (Danish players can choose their academic path in the Danish Gymnasium) and living at the well established Sportstar CollegeCheck all the info at www.basketballstar.eu