Management · Consulting · Learning
Orlando Casabonne
Helping teams worldwide to get the right things done well
Partner, consultant, trainer and author with international experience in executive management, project management and higher education.
International management practice
01 / Portfolio of services
Three areas of professional practice
Management learning, consulting and business management practice certification through three specialist organizations.
Project management training
Professional and university-level training in project management, supported by blended learning and practical application.
Project management consulting
Consulting to optimize project management practices and improve execution capabilities.
Certification of good business management practices
Assessment and recognition of good business management practices through Excellenter.
02 / Profile
Experience across business and academia
Executive responsibility, consulting assignments, professional education and postgraduate study.
Functional experience
Currently: partner, consultant and trainer with Learnplace.org (project management blended learning), IPEx.Consulting (optimisation of project management practices), Excellenter.org (certification of good business management practices).
- TenStep Inc., project management consulting, USA / Germany / France (2003–2017): associated director for the French speaking markets and member of the global steering committee.
- Royal Cotton SA, Argentina (1999–2002): partner and project manager for cotton production and international trading.
- Mercedes-Benz Group (1986–1998): Mercedes-Benz Finance Portugal: general director; Mercedes-Benz Finance United-Kingdom: asset manager; Daimler Headquarters, Germany: controller; Mercedes-Benz Finance Spain: sales director; Mercedes Benz Japan: head of the president’s office; Daimler Headquarters, Germany: officer attached to the global board of directors.
Training experience: 6,000+ hours of professional training and university teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, delivered to 2,700+ project managers and students across 20+ countries.
Certifications
- Project Management Professional: Project Management Institute, USA.
- aPRO Certified Assessor, International Project Management Association, IPMA USA.
- Prince2 Practitioner, Office of Government Commerce, UK.
Education
- Master of International Business, Reutlingen University, Germany.
- Master of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
03 / AUTHORSHIP
Books
Eight books addressing project management, portfolio governance, project sponsorship, international management, and human action.
04 / Selected assignments
Major accomplishments
Country-based record of management, business development, project management and organizational assignments.
- Argentina
Introduction of new types of cotton in an experimental field of 3,500 hectares
- Cameroon
Development of a project management consulting office
- Great Britain
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Finance: development of the asset-management for the financial subsidiary
- Iran
Development of a project management consulting office
- Ivory Coast
Development of a project management consulting office
- Japan
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz: development of a wholesale subsidiary
- Mexico
Development of an organizational project management certification system
- Morocco
Development of a project management consulting office
- Portugal
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Finance: development of a financial subsidiary
- Spain
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Finance: restructuration of the sales network for the financial subsidiary
- Tunisia
Development of a project management consulting office
- Worldwide
Training and coaching of more than 2700 executives in more than 20 countries
05 / Client and organization record
Training and consulting
Organizations across industry, public administration, professional associations and higher education.
- ABInbrevbeverages industry / Belgium
- Alcateltelecommunications / France
- Alstommanufacturing of industrial equipment / Poland
- Association of IT companiesAlgeria
- Asteel Flashelectronic industry / Tunisia, France
- Bad Dürrheimerbeverage industry / Germany
- Banque Nationale Agricolebanking / Tunisia
- Centrale Laitièrefood industry / Morocco
- Centre Hospitalier de LuxembourgLuxemburg
- Du Pontchemical industry / Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands
- ETAPpetrol and gas / Tunisia
- ETELECcivil engineering, electricity / Tunisia
- Federal Government of MexicoMexico
- Foundation Otto BehneckeGermany
- GESTOCIoil and gas / Ivory Coast
- Hexcel Compositescomposites / France
- HSBCbanking / Poland
- Idenix Laboratoriesmedical research / France
- Institute for the development of entrepreneurship, IDEAArgentina
- Intecsa-Inarsacivil engineering, construction / Spain
- John Deeremachines for agriculture / Germany
- Johnson & Johnsonmedical / USA
- Kuhnmachines for agriculture / France
- LEONIautomotive supplier, cables / Germany, Tunisia
- Microsoftinformation technology / Spain
- Ministry of EconomicsHaiti
- Ministry of TourismHaiti
- Ministry of Commerce and IndustryHaiti
- Ministry of EnvironmentTunisia
- Ministry of WorkIvory Coast
- Novelisaluminium industry / Germany
- ONASpublic company for water purification / Tunisia
- Project Management Institute (PMI)Europe, Middle East and Latin America
- SHS Polarconsulting in information technology / Spain
- SONEDEpublic company for water supply / Tunisia
- Sopra SteriaIT services / Switzerland
- Soteteltelecommunications / Tunisia
- Sulzer Chemtechmanufacturing of industrial equipment / Switzerland, Poland, Singapore, USA
- Technipoil and gas / France
- Technobeltraining / Belgium
- Televisamedia / Mexico
- UNILOG-Logicaconsulting in information technology / Switzerland
- University of FurtwangenGermany
- University of ReutlingenGermany
- UNO Mission in Darfourdefence / Sudan
- ZF Friedrichshafenautomotive supplier / Germany
06 / Contact
Get in touch
Email: Orlando@Casabonne.com
Mobile: +49 (0)160 551 08 36
Telephone: +49 (0)761 707 30 19
Langemarckstrasse 112, D-79100 Freiburg, Germany