Jasper van Mechelen

• Developed a new initiative at Walmart from 0 to 1 initially part of Walmart's incubation lab (Store no 8). Our portfolio company graduated and became part of Walmart Health & Wellness in January 2024.
• Defined machine learning model and software development process for program execution.
• Outlined roles and responsibilities across product management, engineering, and data science teams.
• Established collaboration tools and project management systems to enhance team efficiency.
• Planned releases and directed sprints to ensure timely project delivery.
• Managed executive reporting while overseeing strategic roadmap implementation.

• Conducted strategic analysis and planning for market and product expansion initiatives.
• Managed product development lifecycle from initiation through validation stages.
• Oversaw development of AI-driven medical device software and clinical trial management solutions.
• Led a team of 12 engineers in creating medical device software across server, Android, iOS, and DevOps platforms.

• Led team of 8 project managers across mobile app and marketing domains.
• Managed $20M portfolio for marketing initiatives, covering loyalty, personalization, and promotions.
• Oversaw $15M portfolio for mobile app projects, including scan & pay and app security.
• Directed program management efforts involving project, product, and development managers.

• Managed two west region clients in technology and banking, generating $8M in annual revenue.
• Oversaw sales, forecasting, staffing, program management, and billing for client accounts.
• Led a team of 35 project managers, business analysts, developers, and testers to ensure project success.
• Developed new projects within existing accounts while pursuing opportunities with new clients.

• Led team of 5 project managers in the customer domain.
• Managed the $8M portfolio for customer domain initiatives, including account management, credit card servicing, returns, operational messaging, online help, and site security.

Gap (Oct 2012 - Jul 2014)

• Facilitated rapid algorithm development for website personalization and fulfillment optimization using Hortonworks Hadoop.
• Managed system enhancements and new developments for customer demand forecasting and inventory allocation.
• Collaborated with finance, legal, HR, and real estate leaders to establish a new office in Mumbai.

Visa (Feb 2012 - Sep 2012)

• Managed vendor selection and process design to standardize and manage the global brand review processes via a single system
• Managed a team of business analysts, UX designers, and developers to build a new IT self-help portal
• Coordinated testing activities across functional areas for client's global extranet site

Walmart (May 2011 - Feb 2012)

• Portfolio manager for multichannel initiatives; partnered with managers in ecommerce, finance and other lines of business to prioritize projects, procure funding, and schedule project work
• Operations manager, responsible for vendor management (selection, negotiations, on-boarding, performance management); budget management (forecasting, budget approval, tracking expenses); resource management (recruiting 15 resources)

• Program Manager for PG&E
• Program manager for new energy market design from analyze to deploy phases using both waterfall and agile methodologies
• Managed initiatives for new energy market products allowing demand response providers to sell energy curtailment back into the wholesale electricity market in times of peak demand
• Project manager for assembly, product, regression and performance testing team with 85 testers
• Supported business transformation efforts on the supply chain management workstream. Defined business requirements for warehouse management. Managed requirements team (10 analysts and engineers) through analyze, design and build phases.
• Provided organizational expertise in support of a new solution delivery center in the client's IT organization via assessment of tools for time tracking, collaboration, and project management

• Analyzed client's contract management processes and proposal for improving invoicing processes

• Project manager for design and deployment of SAP IS-U (Industry Solution for Utilities) customer care modules and IVR systems to 3 jurisdictions. Managed 30-person team of third party contractors and client employees

• Managed team of 6 designers, developers, and testers working on enhancements for the SAP IS-U (Industry Solution for Utilities) system. Provided training support for new team members
• Partnered with transitioning consulting company to ensure knowledge transfer and operational readiness for Accenture to manage production support and implementation of remaining releases

• Supported client in SAP Finance system roll-out for ASML Europe. Documented scope and business requirements; produced detailed design specifications; configured and tested code changes
• Created functional designs for third party billing screens and interfaces for NUON (now part of Vattenfall). Led build and test effort. Performed QA on third party data conversion; produced action plan to correct data discrepancies