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Enterprise Transformation · Portfolio Governance · AI-Enabled Execution

Helping enterprises
transform.
Making AI actually
work inside them.

20+ years leading enterprise transformation at Blackstone, Salesforce, and Accenture. Founder of PlanWerk Solutions and NeuraBridge. Based in Amsterdam, working globally.

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20+ Years PMO leadership
$100M+ Portfolio value directed
95% On-time delivery rate
2 Practices founded
Wayne Starks
The story

Built on 20 years inside the problem.

Harvard Business School PM Certified Workday HCM Amsterdam, Netherlands Working globally Published author

Most enterprise transformations fail — not because of bad strategy, but because of broken execution, poor governance, and technology deployed before the organization is ready to absorb it. I've spent 20+ years solving exactly that problem.

As a Global Head of PMO and Enterprise Transformation leader, I've directed portfolios exceeding $100M, led cross-functional teams across multiple continents, and built PMO frameworks from the ground up at organizations including Brown & Brown Insurance, LivCor (a Blackstone company), Salesforce, Accenture, and Alight Solutions.

I don't just govern projects. I connect strategy to execution. I've seen firsthand how AI initiatives stall when organizations lack the governance infrastructure to support them — and I've built the practices that address both sides of that equation.

I'm based in Amsterdam and work with English-speaking organizations globally.

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Two practices. One approach.

The buyer doesn't change.
The problem changes.

The same CIO navigating portfolio governance challenges is also facing AI adoption challenges. PlanWerk and NeuraBridge are two solution paths for the same conversation.

Transformation Delivery

PlanWerk Solutions

Enterprise transformation and portfolio consulting. Building the governance infrastructure, delivery discipline, and organizational alignment that makes transformation stick.

  • PMO setup, leadership, and maturity development
  • Portfolio governance and stage-gate frameworks
  • Enterprise transformation and change management
  • AI implementation governance
  • Fractional Head of PMO and advisory
planwerksolutions.com →
AI Transformation

NeuraBridge

Vendor-independent AI consulting built on one belief: AI systems are only as valuable as the human knowledge they're built from. We start with your people, not a product catalog.

  • AI readiness assessment and organizational mapping
  • Vendor-agnostic architecture — no referral fees
  • Human-AI collaboration framework design
  • Adoption and change management built in from day one
  • AI governance and implementation oversight
neurabridge.ai →

"Most organizations need both. One conversation can route to either practice — or both — depending on what you're actually trying to solve."

Track record

20+ years.
One consistent thread.

Every role — from HRIS manager to global Head of PMO — has been about the same thing: closing the gap between what organizations decide to do and what they actually deliver.

Core competencies
PMO Leadership
Portfolio Governance
Enterprise Transformation
AI Implementation
Change Management
Stage-Gate Governance
Risk Management
Stakeholder Engagement
AI Governance
Capacity Planning
Workday HCM
Vendor-Independent AI
January 2024 – Present
Founder & Managing Partner
NeuraBridge · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Vendor-independent AI consulting practice. Assess–Solution–Implement engagement model. No vendor commissions, no platform partnerships.
March 2025 – Present
Founder & Managing Partner
PlanWerk Solutions · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Enterprise transformation and portfolio consulting. PMO setup, portfolio governance, AI implementation governance, fractional Head of PMO.
March 2024 – January 2026
VP – Program & Project Management / Head of PMO
Brown & Brown Insurance
Directed global portfolio of 24 projects exceeding $100M. Established PMO frameworks, contract management infrastructure, and AI implementation governance.
April 2021 – March 2024
AVP – Head of PMO
LivCor, a Blackstone Company
95% on-time delivery rate. 50%+ reduction in post-project issues. Built PMO from ground up across capital-intensive portfolio.
May 2019 – November 2020
Director – Senior Product & Strategy Manager
Salesforce
Led HRIS and CRM projects with budgets exceeding $50M. Established transparent reporting structures and stakeholder management best practices.
December 2013 – April 2018
Executive Director – Project & Engagement Management
Alight Solutions / Aon Hewitt / OmniPoint
Directed 14 large enterprise Workday go-lives. 90%+ client satisfaction. 5–10% below projected costs across all major projects.
2007 – 2013
Earlier career
Mercer · Accenture · OneSource Virtual · City of Dallas
HRIS strategy, Workday integrations, H&B implementations, and city-wide IS leadership. Foundation of 85%+ adoption rates and 98% system success.
Leadership philosophy

Three principles.
Every engagement.

These aren't values posted on a wall. They're the standards I hold myself to on every project, with every client — and what I expect of every team I lead.

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01
Clarity.

Clear objectives, transparent communication, and shared understanding are the foundation of every high-performing PMO. Complexity is a symptom. Clarity is the cure.

02
Accountability.

Ownership at every level — not just at the top — is what separates programs that deliver from programs that report. Accountability is not assigned. It is built.

03
Improvement.

The best PMO I build for you today should be measurably better in 12 months. That standard never changes. Every engagement ends with capability your team can own and grow.

Ready to close the gap
between strategy and delivery?

Start with a 30-minute conversation. No pitch, no deck — just clarity on whether and how I can help.

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Let's figure out
how I can help.

Whether you need PMO leadership, enterprise transformation support, or AI implementation guidance — a 30-minute conversation is usually enough to identify the right starting point.

Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Working globally

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