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P E R S O N A L   I N F O R M A T I O N 

 

 

·       name                       Hans

·       last name                 Dirkse

·       mobile phone           +31-(0)6-1696.7530

·       email                       hansdirkse@gmail.com

 

E D U C A T I O N

 

Hogere Burgerschool, Thomascollege, Venlo, Netherlands          1966 - 1972

·       6 Year secondary school, direction languages and commerce.

 

Hogere Textiel School, Enschede, Netherlands                            1972 - 1973

·        High Textile School, education for managerial functions in the textile industry, direction management, marketing and commerce.

 

Hogeschool voor Management, Maastricht, Netherlands              1975 - 1978   

·       High Hotel School, internationally renowned education at university level with a strong emphasis on developing management and business administration skills for the hospitality industry.

 

 

I N   S H O R T

   

·       strong organizational skills; initiator, pro-active; generalist.

·       good communicator; empathic; coaching leadership; flexible.

·       capable of thinking strategically and acting in a hands-on manner.

·       intellectually creative; capable of rapidly converting theory into practical solutions.

·       analytical; excellent financial and numerical skills.

·       broad experience and knowledge of facility management and procurement.

·       customer oriented; service oriented; cost conscious.

 

 

W O R K   E X P E R I E N C E

 

 

Brasserie van Loon, Vught, Netherlands

Restaurant 't Compas, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

owner                                                                                         2003 - 2006

·       Restaurant with mediterranean cuisine.

·       Responsible for all activities.

  

Symantec Ltd., Leiden, Netherlands

procurement specialist                                                                2001 - 2002

·       Software company specialized in internet and network security.

·       Responsible for Benelux area, strong emphasis on facilities. Cooperating with colleagues in other EMEA-regions. Reporting to Dublin headquarters.

·       Being a a new function, initially much time was spent taking inventory of existing contracts and processes, evaluating providers, and changing purchasing procedures due to arrival of procurement department.

·       implementation of EMEA-wide contract for office supplies;

·       written new global specs for laptop and desktop PC;

·       tendered all car lease contracts throughout EMEA;

·       supporting colleagues in tender for mobile telecom;

·       negotiations on air fare and travel agency commissions.

 

 

Kreaton, Houten, Netherlands

senior consultant facility management                                        2000

 ·       Interim management and consultancy agency, specialized in facility management.

·       SFB Amsterdam, Netherlands: accomodation department

·       Municipal government Veenendaal, Netherlands: buyer

·       Municipal government Berkel-Rodenrijs. Netherlands: cleaning contract, electricity contract.

 

Atlas Motivations, Mexico City, Mexico

international congress coordinator                                             1998 - 2000

·       Company dedicated to facility services for congresses, seminars, product presentations and incentive travel.

·       Responsible for restructuring internal organization and cultural change.

Managing a relatively complex organization in a difficult market. Improving and professionalizing working procedures. Realizing objectives by improving efficiency and profitability through out- and insourcing of activities and by improving supplier skills, such as quality, punctuality and hygiene.

 

Sabbatical year                                                                           1996 - 1997

 

 

Hans Dirkse Woonadviseurs, Veghel, Netherlands

owner of interior decorating company                                        1986 - 1996

·       High-end company specialized in turn-key projects for home and office decoration.

·       Owner and managing director, solely responsible for all facets of management.

Company operating at the high end of the market, realizing home and office interiors as “turn key” projects. Development and realization, subcontracting work on construction and technical installations. Strong accent on efficiency improvement through sensible design.

 

Centrale Directie PTT, Centrale Afdeling Gebouwen, The Hague, Netherlands

organizer and buyer of cleaning services                                     1981 - 1986

·       The Special Services Department within the Central Buildings Department was a unit dedicated to developing and redeveloping buildings and installations for the Mail and Telecommunication divisions of PTT.

·       Operating as internal consultant: responsible for taking inventory of customers’ needs, cooperating with architecture department, buying of cleaning services.

Convincing local managers of the need to actively manage the cleaning process, developing and transferring the necessary management skills and tools. Outsourcing to and (re-)negotiating with cleaning companies, dealing mainly with head office staff and concentrating on frame deals. Lowering an initial yearly budget of approximately €45,000,000 with 20% in just 4½ years.

 

Distrifood Services, Spijkenisse, Netherlands

manager and buyer in food wholesaler                                      1978 - 1981

·       Wholesale company, highly specialized in delivering dry and perishable goods to company restaurants within 12-24 hours after ordering. Unique market position: essential provider for (almost) all big caterers.

Responsible for purchase, logistics and organization.

 

 

A D D I T I O N A L   I N F O R M A T I O N

     

POLYGLOT

·       Dutch              (maternal language)

·       English           (fluent)

·       German          (fluent)

·       Spanish          (fluent)

·       French             (fluent)

 

COMPUTING

·       Text processing: MS Word and others.

·       Spreadsheet: MS Excel and others.

·       Graphics, presentation: MS Powerpoint, CorelDraw and others.

·       Email: Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Notes.

·       Internet: MS Explorer, Frontpage, HTML.

  

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