Curriculum Vitae
Personal details: Name Carsten Faarvang
Date of birth 16 Oktober 1973
Nationality Danish
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Contact details: Mobile +31 6 27 43 11 83
E-mail cmfaarvang@spacecab.eu
Residence Den Haag
Availability 1st March 2016
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Profile and specialties: A highly experienced project manager and specialist with strong expert knowledge
related to workflow management, business, operational and supporting processes,
team-lead and task management, documentation, and system implementations,
including PLM (Product Life-cycle Management).
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Additional specialties: Data management, data migrations, project optimisation, change
management, facilitating project workshops, surveys, administration, training
development.
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Main education: January 1992 to June 1994 - “Teknisk Assistent”, Copenhagen Technical
University, similar to HBO Bouwkunde in The Netherlands
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Work experience: October 2014 to January 2016 - Business Owner Tape Heads / Njordlyd (NL, Den Haag)
- Creation of business plan. Strategy for marketing, promotion and use of social
medias. Implementation of ways-of-working and plan for achieving goals. Creation of
art-work, graphic design and visuals, as well as creation and maintenance of relevant
technologies for online / digital content, and websites.
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February 2013 to October 2014 - Sabbatical / Start-up Own Business (NL, Den Haag)
- Decision, preparation and start-up of own business. Support my girlfriend starting up
her PhD, including providing project management support. Spending time with my
son and supporting him starting school.
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September 2005 to January 2013 - Project Manager at Danone (NL, Schiphol)
- Implementation of corporate PLM & Specification Management systems (Agile PLM /
SAP PLM) and centralised / business support organisation. Developing training
programmes, documentation and materials, and conducting user trainings
(including related processes & policies). Responsible for corporate business process
(purchasing / call-off Ingredients and Packaging).
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July 2002 to August 2005 - Project Assistant at Allseas bv (NL, Delft)
- Preparation / issue of project progress reports and vessels performance summaries.
Established stable administrative workflow on a project with an enormous inherited
backlog, as well as ensuring all task done according to company / client standards.
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August 2001 to July 2002 - Administrative Assistant & Teamleader at EPO (NL, Rijswijk)
- Workload management for receipt of incoming applications and task delegating to
ensure stable and efficient receipt / treatment of incoming applications. Training of
temporary and / or additional staff.
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November 1997 to June 2001 - Internal Sales-support, Siemens (DK)
- Preparation / calculation of service agreements and bids for upgrade projects,
as well as execution of upgrade projects. Redesign / simplification of corporate
concept for service agreement. Optimisation of project management processes.
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June 1994 to October 1997 - Technical Assistant at Semco (DK)
- Planning / execution of small to midsize air-conditioning projects. Preparation /
calculation of offers and service agreements. Optimisation of project management
processes. Development and implementation of calculation programs for tenders.

Curriculum Vitae
Skills: General project management:
- Project reports, planning- and analysis
- Monitor deliverables and budgets
- Change, Risk and Stakeholder management
- Organise and facilitate workshops, project- and steering meetings
- Identify and resolve issues and / or problems
- Define, implement and maintain operational and supporting processes, as well as
initiate proposals for improvements processes
- Translate business needs, questions and requirements into solutions
- Collaborate and build strong relationships with stakeholders and departments
such as Purchasing / Contracting, R&D, QA / QC, Supply Chain, Operations,
IS / IT and Finance
- Team-lead and coordination of tasks and workload (task management) and ensure
value and performance
- Advice and support team members
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System implementations:
- Selecting new corporate PLM / ICT systems and tools
- Define and implement PLM / ICT systems
- Define, implement and manage business support organisation for implemented
PLM / ICT systems
- Workflow management
- Manage developers and other suppliers
- Testing methodology and strategy
- Manage transition and post go-live periods, including expectation management,
data migration, user acceptance and surveys
Data Migrations:
- Define and translate data migration requirements together with the business /
organisation, including data loading and testing strategies
- Planning of tasks / activities to ensure data readiness and high quality of data
transferred, including data validation
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Trainings:
- Develop training programmes, documentation and materials
- Conduct user trainings (including related processes & policies)
Master Data:
- Define and implement Master Data core model / Master Data Standard
- Define and maintain procedures and documents to ensure correct creation of
Master Data and ensure the highest level of data integrity
- Data Management activities including data assessments and strategies for data
cleansing and conversion
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Other skills:
- Art work and graphic design
- Creation and maintenance of template based websites
- Promoting / marketing related tasks including most current social medias
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ICT and computer skills:
- Agile PLM
- SAP PLM
- MAC en PC
- Microsoft: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access, Visio, Projects and
SharePoint
- Apple: Pages, Numbers and Keynote
- Others: Adobe Premiere (MAC), EasyDraw (MAC), Lotus Note / Same-time /
Evernote / iThoughts / WebEx

Curriculum Vitae
Main achievement: Successfully managed the implementation of a corporate SAP PLM & Specification
Management system as part of the merger between Nutricia and Danone.
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Personal contributions: Originator and initiator of concept for a centralised / business driven support
organisation for the Danone corporate SAP PLM & Specification Management Tool.
Initiated and took part in convincing the business (Danone) of the urgent necessity for a
better Master Data governance structure and operational processes.
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Courses (selection): - Danone Leadership College (Internal)
- Danone Project Management Foundations (Internal - similar to Prince2)
- Time and Self Management
- Getting Things Done
- Web-design
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Personal attributes: - Good listener, patient, mindful and attentive
- Excellent communication and people skills, including customer service skills
- Fast learner - Technical minded with a natural tendency to quickly learn
and understand new systems, tools and processes
- Excellent time management skills
- Committed, reliable, accurate and organised
- Good sense of humour
- Able to work in a team and / or individually
- Able to set and manage own priorities
- High stress endurance
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Languages: - Danish (Mother tongue)
- English (Fluent)
- Dutch (B1-B2 to fluent)
- German (basic)
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Personal interests: - Music (listening and creating)
- Martial Arts (Taekwondo / Eskrima / Nun Chaku)
- Running and fitness
- Reading books (Kindle) and comics
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Njordlyd / Tape Heads: www.njordlyd.com