Andreas Friedrichs - IT Project Manager, Business Analyst, Senior Consultant

Q: Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Göttingen, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked and for 24 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months . Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for State-level police authority (anonymized) .

Q: Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Manufacturing , and Government and Administration . Andreas also has some experience in Retail , Banking and Finance , and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Product Development . Andreas also has some experience in Operations , Strategy , and Research and Development .

Q: Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Project Management .

Q: What is Andreas's education?

Andreas attended education in IT assistant, specialized in software technology .

Q: Does Andreas have any certificates?

Andreas has 5 certificates . Among them, these include: ITIL® 4 Foundation , IHK trainer qualification for IT specialists / system integration , and Certified Trainer HP-Education .

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Göttingen, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 5 months

State-level police authority (anonymized)

Managed the integration of another state's LKA into the infrastructure and services
Further development of ITSM service reporting and definition of relevant KPIs
Planning and further development of the Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure with a focus on high availability, performance and operational integration
Migrating MS SQL and SharePoint service backup processes to Veeam Agent Backup
Coordination of connecting the project platform to the central One Identity infrastructure for Active Directory management (IAM)

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

3 years

State-level police authority (anonymized)

Definition and introduction of ITSM processes for an isolated high-security environment according to ITIL 4
Selection and evaluation of various ITSM tools and coordination of implementation from PoC through pilot to production
Development and execution of monthly service level reporting
Conceptual and practical support for the operations team in Active Directory and MS SQL Server
Production of training videos for the internal training platform on various specialist topics

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

2 years

Munich, Germany

Veoneer

Agile project management of the international migration from Microsoft Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams, including cloud services and on-premises voice hardware
Management of the project team and calculation of project costs
Coordination with the legal department and works council on data protection aspects and approval of critical features
Development of missing processes for approvals and service management
True-up of Microsoft licenses and support for the licensing team in the transition to a new Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
Creation of migration and licensing databases and development of scripts in PowerShell and MS SQL for data collection and consolidation (MS SCCM, Active Directory)

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

2 years

Munich, Germany

Veoneer

Business analyst, technical coordinator and interim project manager (Scrum) for the technical split after a company spin-off
Migration of approximately 2000 production-critical MS Windows-based MES control systems
Synchronization of activities at international sites (Canada, USA, Europe, Asia) to minimize downtimes
Translation of use cases into technical solutions within the target environment
Creation of the Active Directory roles and delegation model
Management of migration and delivery of global IT services

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

2 years

Hann. Münden, Germany

heger.IT Solutions

Support and consulting for various SMEs in the field of data protection, GDPR and the new Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG)
Took on the role of external data protection officer for several clients
Conducted open lectures on the topic of GDPR

Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

5 years

Wiesbaden, Germany

Anonymized international pharmaceutical company

Coordinating and leading multiple projects including the development of a web-based mobile dashboard and a tool for planning product strategies
Advising on SOX-compliant IT policies
Developing an automated solution to identify the relevance of policies for IT projects
Synchronizing requirements across various departments

Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

5 years

Hückeswagen, Germany

Klingelnberg GmbH

Consolidation of IT technologies after company acquisitions
Migration of users and groups into a central Active Directory environment
Execution of Exchange mailbox migrations
OU and GPO design

Jan 2008 - Dec 2013

6 years

Jenoptik AG

Project responsibility reporting directly to the CIO for migrating the heterogeneous corporate IT (Unix, NDS, AD) into Microsoft Active Directory
OU and GPO design as the basis for central corporate services

Jan 2007 - Dec 2016

10 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Hewlett Packard GmbH

Creating the concept for the global transformation of file services for all Commerzbank locations as part of the outsourcing
Role as IT architect and project manager in the first phase of the transformation
Managing and coordinating the technical integration of Dresdner Bank in 2009
Designing and coordinating between internal and external teams
Main components: Active Directory, Citrix, Group Policies, NetApp filer, HP EVA storage, DNS, DHCP, IPAM (Infoblox)
Ensuring secure data and application access for over 100,000 PC workstations

Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

1 year

DBD Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH

Process management and technical project coordination for launching various web portals
Coordinating work packages of all involved teams (portal, middleware, web services, ERP, CRM)

Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

2 years

LGN Niedersachsen

Planning the statewide migration of the Authority for State Surveying and Geobasis Information into the central Exchange 2003 environment of the state AD
Migrating the LGN NT4 domain and 53 additional NT domains into the GLL domain
Developing processes for the migration
Introducing new file services via DFS and planning the OU structure and group policies

Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

2 years

Eschborn, Germany

Techem AG

Project planning and coordination for a worldwide Active Directory rollout as the foundation for Exchange 2003 deployment
Consolidation and migration concept for two AD forests, eDirectory, SSO, and Oracle OCS

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Handwerkskammer Niederbayern/Oberpfalz

Consolidation of 11 domains (NT, 2000, 2003) into a new Windows Server 2003 forest as the basis for Exchange 2003 deployment

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Göttingen, Germany

Mahr GmbH

Developing a tool for the daily automated creation of Exchange 2003 address books by location, department, and division worldwide (61 countries)

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Oldenburg, Germany

Pius Hospital

Introducing Active Directory and setting up an Exchange 2003 cluster
Migrating about 700 Intraline mailboxes using scripts

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

City of Frankfurt am Main

Subproject responsibility for migrating and consolidating application and function servers for over 400 servers across 80 departments
Conceptual support for the Exchange, Active Directory, and migration and deployment subprojects
Process development based on Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Darmstadt, Germany

T-Online AG

Development and deployment of a cluster-capable Exchange 2003 reporting tool to determine SLA response times for support and service desk requests

Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

2 years

Lower Saxony Authorities for Geoinformation, Land Development and Real Estate

External technical project management for Windows NT/2003 and Exchange 5.5/2003 environments
Designing an Active Directory structure, defining security policies and group policies
Cost reduction through scripting administrative tasks
Designing an address book replication between Exchange 2003 (AD) and NDS

Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

2 years

Kodak Polychrome Graphics

Technical responsibility for developing and implementing a web-based reporting and monitoring system for production data with MS SQL Server 2000, Sybase, DB2, and ASP.NET
Development of an Exchange integration for automatic reporting

Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

1 year

Lower Saxony Office for Agricultural Structures

Planning and overseeing a statewide Windows NT/2003 and Exchange 5.5/2003 migration project
Designing an Active Directory structure and consolidating 13 NT domains
Defining security policies and group policies according to BSI IT basic protection

Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

1 year

Frankfurt, Germany

COLT Telecom

Planning, installation, and hardening of a Windows 2000 web server farm in an isolated Active Directory high-security environment

Jan 2000 - Dec 2009

10 years

Retail Associations EHV of the HDE

Nationwide rollout and customization of the MS SQL-based association management system DIALOG32 (except Bavaria)
Customizing to local needs using SQL queries
Long-term support of the application

Jan 2000 - Dec 2005

6 years

HP Education

Conducting MOC trainings as a Microsoft Certified Trainer and HP Education Certified Trainer
Training MCP, MCSE, and MCDBA exam candidates in HP training centers

Jan 2000 - Dec 2000

1 year

Offenbach, Germany

MAN Roland

Development of a database-driven logistics information and control system

Jan 1999 - Dec 2002

4 years

State Association of Bavarian Retail e.V. (Bavarian Trade Association e.V.)

Development of a membership management program including contribution management, billing, and dunning in Microsoft Visual Studio with MS SQL Server
Frontend development in Visual Studio
Logic, data processing, and replication in Transact-SQL
Successful nationwide deployment to fix the Y2K problem

Jan 1995 - Dec 1998

4 years

Göttingen, Germany

German Aerospace Center (DLR Project ARES)

IT responsibility and development of industrial-grade, adaptive algorithms and control systems on a DSP basis
Applications in wind turbines, neonatal emergency vehicles, space travel, acoustics, transonic wind tunnel and rail

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Manufacturing, Government and Administration, Retail, Banking and Finance, and Pharmaceutical.

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Government and Administration

Retail

Banking and Finance

Pharmaceutical

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development, Operations, Strategy, and Research and Development.

Information Technology

Project Management

Product Development

Operations

Strategy

Research and Development

Skills

Hard Skills & Experience In The Following Roles:

Project Manager (It & Media) – Traditional, Agile And Hybrid Methods. Tools: Atlassian Jira (Kanban & Scrum), Ms Project (Traditional) & Others
Business Analyst & Technical Coordinator (It & Technical Production Environments / Mes)
Architect & Engineer (It Infrastructure)
Windows Scripting (Wsh, Powershell, Batch)
Trainer & Coach (It, Business Development, Crisis And Risk Management)
Project Team Member As Well As Team Leader
Entrepreneur With Staffing Responsibilities Since 1999

Personal Soft Skills:

Team Player
Goal-Oriented & Resilient
Business Thinking And A Business Focus
Fast Learner
Communicative & Ability To Inspire & Motivate Others
International Experience, Also On-Site, E.G. In Canada, Romania, Russia And Others
Experience In Crisis And Risk Management
Self-Taught In New Topics, Technologies And Tasks

Typical Tasks:

Transition And Migration Project Planning And Management
Analysis And Optimization Of It Compliance Policies And Processes
Coordination Of Requirements Between Business And It As A Business Analyst
Planning And Implementation Of Microsoft Infrastructures, Active Directory, Tcp/Ip Services And Office 365 Services
Design And Execution Of Directory Service Migrations, Including Heterogeneous Ones (E.G. Edirectory To Active Directory), With Automation Via Scripting
Planning And Rollout Of Group Policy Objects (Gpo)
Microsoft Sql Server Infrastructures & Database Design

Typical Industries:

High Tech & Automotive Industry
Pharma, Research & Development
Factories, Production Plants, Mes Production Environments
Banks And Financial Service Providers
Government Agencies And Public Sector

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Oct 1993 - Jun 1995

State-certified IT assistant, specialization in software technology · IT assistant, specialized in software technology · 1.4

Certifications & licenses

ITIL® 4 Foundation

IHK trainer qualification for IT specialists / system integration

Certified Trainer HP-Education

Microsoft Certified Trainer

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 26

Experience in Information Technology 19 y

Avg length 3 y

Longest experience 9 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Main industries Information Technology, Manufacturing, Government and Administration

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Qualifications

Certifications earned 5

Profile

Created

November 2024

Last Update

May 2026

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Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Göttingen, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked and for 24 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for State-level police authority (anonymized).

Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Government and Administration. Andreas also has some experience in Retail, Banking and Finance, and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development. Andreas also has some experience in Operations, Strategy, and Research and Development.

Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Government and Administration.

Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.

What is Andreas's education?

Andreas attended education in IT assistant, specialized in software technology.

Does Andreas have any certificates?

Andreas has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: ITIL® 4 Foundation, IHK trainer qualification for IT specialists / system integration, and Certified Trainer HP-Education.

What is the availability of Andreas?

Andreas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Andreas?

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