Arjen Prins

Experience

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  École Supérieure d’Informatique

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1988

  Software Programmer

  Traineeship during my studies to gain practical experience.

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  CMA Data

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1989

  EDI Programmer

  Development of an EDIFACT converter.

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  Fundación ”la Caixa”

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1990

  Instructor/designer

  I created applications in the TenCore authoring system and gave training courses for the use of TenCore.

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  Wittenborg

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Software developer

  Development and support of a software package for central management of vending and coffee machines.

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  API Maintenance Systems (former SKF Maintenance Systems)

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2007

  Product Manager/Head of Project Department

  Responsible for the product management of the APIPRO EAM solution, later combined with the responsibility for the project department.Selected projects and achievements: Implementation and customization of the APIPRO system at Hesse Noord Natie (PSA), the largest container operator in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. At that time, it was the largest APIPRO implementation project in the company’s history. The customizations inclu¬ded multi-site enabling of the system and implementation of advanced logistics functions. During my time as head of the project department at API Maintenance Systems, the billing rates of the consultants were increased with 30%. Product Management of the APIPRO software solution. During my time as Product Manager APIPRO became a significant EAM solution with customers all over the world. Show less

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  IBM Denmark

  Mar 2007 - Dec 2008

  Presales Engineer

  Presales responsible for the three solutions Tivoli Service Request Manager, Tivoli IT Asset Management and Maximo Enterprise Asset Management, which are all based on the Maximo platform. Selected projects and achievements: I was part of the team that succeeded to establish Tivoli Service Request Manager on the Danish market. The key to this success was a thorough understanding of the customers’ business processes and good presentation and demonstration skills.

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  Columbus IT

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2011

  Unit Manager

  Responsible for the Guide and Microsoft Dynamics AX development department at Columbus IT. The two departments consisted of up to 35 peopleSelected projects and achievements: As Unit Manager for the Microsoft Dynamics AX development consultants at Columbus IT in Ballerup, I succeeded to exceed my unit target in all consecutive months. During my time as development manager for the Guide ERP solution, a product strategy was implemented for the system to transfer it into a modern solution with a graphical windows-like user interface. Show less

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  IFS

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2014

  Consultancy Team Manager

  During my time at IFS Denmark, I was working as consultant myself and I was responsible for a department with business, application and development consultants in Denmark and a team of developers on Sri Lanka. In total, up to 18 people were part of my team. My job at IFS has given me an extensive network in the IFS world, including IFS employees, IFS partners and IFS customers.Selected projects and achievements: Service Lead Consultant for the implementation of IFS at Wilhelmsen Shipping Services.  Service & maintenance consultant at the roll-out of IFS at Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions on their sites in Norway, Holland, Poland, Korea, China and Singapore.  At IFS I was successful to improve our cooperation with our offshoring department on Sri Lanka. My developers had the highest average turnover of all Sri Lankan developers working for IFS Scandinavia. Show less

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  Maersk Drilling

  Aug 2014 - Oct 2022

  Senior Business Solutions Architect

  Maersk Drilling used the ERP Solution IFS in their head quarter, all locations around the world and on all their rigs. As Senior BSA I was responsible for the architecture and integrity of the solution. Besides, I was engaging with the business process owners to identify their requirements and create specifications to implement the required improvements.Selected projects and achievements: I was the lead solution architect during the upgrade of the IFS ERP solution from version 8 to version 10 at Maersk Drilling.  Solutions Architect in a project to implement IoT Predictive Maintenance by retrieving data from 9.000 sensors on the rigs. The data was used to trigger condition-based maintenance work orders in IFS on the rigs.  Part of the team that was rolling out the IFS V8 ERP solution to all the offices and drilling rigs at Maersk Drilling. Show less

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  Noble Corporation

  Oct 2022 - Sept 2024

  Senior Business Solutions Architect

  In 2022, Maersk Drilling merged with Noble Corporation. As part of the integration of the two companies, the ERP solution of Maersk Drilling (IFS) was rolled out to the entire Noble organization, including 14 new rigs, around 180 new legal companies and many shore bases, warehouses and offices around the world.Selected projects and achievements: I am the lead solution architect in this project. The solution went live successfully in January 2024. I also stepped in as the interim program manager for three months during a critical period. Show less

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  ERP Consulting

  Sept 2024 - now

  Founder and principal consultant

  ERP Consulting offers expert freelance services in Solution Architecture, IFS Consultancy, and Project Management, with a focus on IFS implementations, roll-outs, and upgrade projects.Founded by Arjen Prins, ERP Consulting benefits from over 30 years of experience with ERP and EAM solutions, particularly IFS. Having worked both as an IFS consultant and as a customer, I bring a unique perspective, understanding the challenges and needs from both sides of the table.In addition to IFS, I have worked for renowned companies like IBM, Maersk Drilling, Noble Corporation and SKF. As a consultant, I have worked for ABB, Alstom Power, Wilhelmsen Shipping Services, Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions, Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), BMW, and various smaller firms. Show less