PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
For over 20 years, I have been helping
many of the world’s largest organizations to
release the value of their data, enabling
business leaders to make strategic
executive decisions. I have a natural ability
to use divers and complex data sets to
solve real-world business issues. I have
built award-winning teams of experts that
tackle complex data problems using the
latest and greatest in data services.
I manage teams of talented data and
strategy experts as they engage with our
stakeholders in every stage of their data
journey. From data strategists who
conceptualize the flow and use of data, to
data engineers who build diverse platform
solutions to data scientists who perform
robust analytics and extract insights.
My in-depth expertise with platform
agnostic data strategy and business
intelligence design & development coupled
with my business and program
management acumen have consistently
allowed me to deliver industry-leading
solutions. Beyond these core expertise, I
enjoy looking for creative solutions to push
the boundaries of what’s possible.
CONTACT DETAILS
Phone
+41 79 878 01 13
Email
h@rro.email
LinkedIn
LinkedIn/hmwiersma
Website
www.harro.ch
Address
Blériot-Allee 4,
CH-8152 Glattpark (Opfikon)
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Projectmanager “Future of Data” Oct 2022 – Mar 2023
Meier Tobler AG, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
• Projectmanager for the “Future of Data” project, as part of the overall SAP S/4 HANA
Migration. Responsible for the Data Quality, Master Data Management and Data
Governance activities, to ensure a smooth migration from 2 legacy SAP R/3 systems
into a single S/4 HANA instance. Close cooperation with several of the program
streams to mitigate risks and clear migration goals.
Project deliverables:
• Definition of data cleansing and MDM rules for customers, vendors and
materials, their implementation and integration into cleansing solution and
definition and hands-on support of cleansing and mastering activities.
• Data Governance structure and organizational setup within both project and
operations organization.
• Definition of Business Partner for migration, matching of objects.
• Migration approach for testing and production integration
• Definition of Master Data approach for Business Partner and Materials.
Data Governance & Strategy Expert Dec 2022 - Apr 2023
E.ON, Essen, Germany
Definition of a Data Governance approach for a single business unit within E.ON
Germany, consisting of a Data Domain structure, Data Quality Management approach
and a Data Literacy roadmap. Data Governance Audit for specific local subsidiaries.
Data Strategy & Execution Lead EMEA a.i. Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
Johnson & Johnson, Zug, Switzerland
• Main focus on delivering direct business value out data, by creating a strong data
strategy, supported by a structured data governance approach based on 5 guiding
principles - Data Ownership, Meta Data Management / Data Modelling, Master Data
Management, Data Quality and Data Availability.
• As part of major 5-year transformation program to move the MedTech commercial
business from JDE to SAP S/4 Hana, I was charged with implementing a Healthcare
Organisation (HCO) and Health Care Professional (HCP) Reltio Master Data
mastering solution for the EMEA markets, to be integrated with SAP and existing
solutions.
Data Strategy & Governance Consultant Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
Alpiq AG, Olten, Switzerland
• Defintion of a Data Strategy & Govenance approach, fitting the new Enterprise
Architecture approach from Alpiq – including a Data Quality roadmap for customers
and, Master Data Management approach, Data Discovery approach to eliminate
shadow-IT/shadow-Data. Definition of Key Deliverables, alignment with senior
leadership to ensure funding and resourcing.
• Project-Management for several implementation streams (Data Governance, Data
Quality and Master Data Management).
• Responsible for a team of 29 employees and consultants, supporting a
development, redevelopment and extension of the data warehouse and business
intelligence solution.
HARRO M. WIERSMA
Data Strategy & Governance Expert
LANGUAGE SKILLS
• English
• German
• Dutch
• Swedish
• French
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Domain Data Architect - Cyber Security Jun 2017 - Dec 2019
UBS AG, Zürich, Switzerland
• Responsible to build a data architecture and strategy supporting single pane of
glass visibility and timely alerting for security operations in the context of a cloud
migration project and to establish a data strategy toward more effective security
operations and automated security control reporting.
Project Lead Data Governance & Quality Feb 2016 - Apr 2017
Intrum Justitia, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
Support in the definition and implementation of a scalable product for an out-of-the-box
solution for credit-unions and leasing related startups. Including the structuring of
customer data, process definitions within GDPR/Swiss Data Privacy Regulations. Buildup
of a Data Governance organization and ensuring data quality within the business
processes.
• development of 2 data driven peer2peer lending platforms on technical and
process level
• design of back-end contract management solution and processes based on SAP
S4/HANA module.
• creation of all relevant business processes like risk scoring, customer onboarding
or disbursement processes.
Project Manager Data Strategy Oct 2015 - Jan 2016
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Bristol, United Kingdom
• creating of an end-to-end data strategy – including strategy for sales and branche
channels and social media
• design of new digital and data driven business and operating models
• offering insight into and understanding of the new digital customer – including the
customer experience, journeys, and loyalty rewards
• designing and developing of a digital product and service proposition
• developing digital transformation business cases and strategic roadmaps
Data Architect & Project Manager Feb 2015 – Sep 2015
Swiss International Airlines, Basel & Zürich, Switzerland
• manage and lead (big) data marketing project with teams across cross functional
divisions.
• initiate and drive digital transformation by defining business requirements and
implementing sustainable, global, and cost-efficient solutions.
• drive the definition of processes including implementation of forms and
training/support material.
• organize and host progress meetings and steering committees with senior
management to influence decision making.
Data Architect & Project Manager May 2014 – Nov 2014
Coutts & Co AG, Zürich, Switzerland
• design and implement an automated analysis system for centralized collecting and
retrieval of relevant customer data to facilitate and accelerate the review of
accounts by all stakeholders.
• process and data architecture for collection tools to ensure the integrity and
accuracy of reporting to management and the U.S. authorities. (fatca)
• set up the communication processes and stream (in- and outbound) for customer
contact flows.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
• Data Strategy & Architecture
• Master Data Management
• Data Governance
• Data Quality Management
• Intelligent Process Automation
• Project Management
• Business Intelligence & Insights
• Data Warehousing
• Change Management
• Team Building & Leadership
• Presentation & Negotiation
• Data Virtualisation
• Entrepreneurship
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Adaptability
• Enthusiastic
PERSONAL DETAILS
• Nationality
Dutch, Swiss Residency Permit C
• Date of birth
01.06.1976, Groningen
The Netherlands
