Andreas Friedrichs - IT Project Manager and Business Analyst

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Göttingen, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 11 months

State-level police authority (anonymized)

Managed the connection of the LKA of another federal state to the infrastructure and services
Further developed ITSM service reporting and defined corresponding KPIs
Planned and further developed the Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure with regard to high availability, performance and operational integration
Converted the MS SQL and SharePoint services backup processes to Veeam Agent Backup
Coordinated the connection of 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)

Defined and introduced ITSM processes for an isolated high-security environment according to ITIL 4
Selected and evaluated various ITSM tools and coordinated implementation from PoC through piloting to production
Developed and delivered monthly service-level reporting
Provided conceptual and practical support to the operations team for Active Directory and MS SQL Server
Produced training videos for the internal training platform on various specialist topics

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

2 years

Munich, Germany

Veoneer

Agile project management for the international migration from Microsoft Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams, including cloud services and local voice hardware
Managed the project team and calculated project costs
Coordinated with the Legal Department and Works Council on data protection aspects and approval of critical features
Developed missing processes for approvals and service management
Performed a true-up of the Microsoft licenses in use and supported the licensing team in transferring them to a new Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
Created migration and licensing databases and programmed 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 following the company spin-off
Migrated approx. 2000 production-critical MS Windows-based MES control systems
Synchronized the activities of international sites (Canada, USA, Europe, Asia) to minimize downtime
Converted use cases into technical solutions within the target environment
Created the Active Directory role and delegation model
Managed the migration and provision of global IT services

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

2 years

Hann. Münden, Germany

heger.IT Solutions

Supported and advised various SMEs on data protection, GDPR and the new BDSG
Took on the role of external data protection officer for several customers
Delivered public presentations on GDPR

Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

5 years

Wiesbaden, Germany

Anonymized international pharmaceutical corporation

Coordination and management of several projects, including the development of a web-based mobile dashboard and a tool for planning product strategies
Consulting on SOX-compliant IT policies
Development of an automated solution to identify the relevance of policies for IT projects
Synchronization of the requirements of different business areas

Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

5 years

Hückeswagen, Germany

Klingelnberg GmbH

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

Jan 2008 - Dec 2013

6 years

Jenoptik AG

Project responsibility directly under the CIO for transferring the heterogeneous corporate IT environment (Unix, NDS, AD) to 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

Development of a concept for the global transformation of the file services of all Commerzbank locations as part of the outsourcing project
Role as IT Architect and Project Manager in the first phase of the transformation
Management and coordination of the technical integration of Dresdner Bank in 2009
Planning and coordination between internal and external bank groups
Main components: Active Directory, Citrix, Group Policies, NetApp Filer, HP Eva Storage, DNS, DHCP, IPAM (Infoblox)
Ensuring consistently secure data and application access for more than 100,000 PC workstations

Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

1 year

DBD Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH

Process management and technical project coordination during the launch of various web portals
Coordination of the work packages of all participating teams (Portal, Middleware, Webservices, ERP, CRM)

Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

2 years

LGN Niedersachsen

Project planning for the nationwide migration of the State Office for Land Surveying and Geobasic Information into the state's central Exchange 2003 environment
Migration of the LGN-NT4 domain and 53 other NT domains into the GLL domain
Process development for the migration
Introduction of new file services via DFS and planning of OU structure and Group Policies

Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

2 years

Eschborn, Germany

Techem AG

Project planning and coordination for the worldwide Active Directory rollout as the basis for the introduction of Exchange 2003
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 the introduction of Exchange 2003

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Göttingen, Germany

Mahr GmbH

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

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Oldenburg, Germany

Pius Hospital

Introduction of Active Directory and commissioning of an Exchange 2003 cluster
Mailbox migration of approx. 700 Intraline mailboxes using scripting

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Stadt Frankfurt am Main

Co-responsibility for subprojects involving the migration and consolidation of application and function servers for more than 400 servers across 80 departments
Conceptual support for the Exchange, Active Directory, and Migration and Deployment subprojects
Process development based on the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Darmstadt, Germany

T-Online AG

Development and implementation 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

Niedersächsische Behörden für Geoinformation, Landentwicklung und Liegenschaften

External technical project management for a Windows NT/2003 and Exchange 5.5/2003 environment
Design of an Active Directory structure, definition of security policies and Group Policies
Cost reduction through scripting of administrative tasks
Design of address book replication between Exchange 2003 (AD) and NDS

Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

2 years

Kodak Polychrome Graphics

Technical responsibility for the development and implementation of a web-based reporting and monitoring system for production data using MS SQL Server 2000, Sybase, DB2, and ASP.NET
Development of an Exchange integration for automated reporting

Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

1 year

Amt für Agrarstrukturen Niedersachsen

Design and management of a state-wide Windows NT/2003 and Exchange 5.5/2003 migration project
Design of an Active Directory structure and consolidation of 13 NT domains
Definition of security policies and Group Policies in accordance with BSI Grundschutz

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

Einzelhandelsverbände EHV des HDE

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

Jan 2000 - Dec 2005

6 years

HP Education

Conducting MOC training courses as a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Certified Trainer HP Education
Training MCP, MCSE and MCDBA exam candidates at 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

Landesverband des Bayerischen Einzelhandels e.V. (Handelsverband Bayern e.V.)

Development of a membership management program including contribution management, invoicing 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 implementation to resolve the Y2K problem

Jan 1995 - Dec 1998

4 years

Göttingen, Germany

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR Projekt ARES)

IT responsibility and development of industrial-grade, adaptive algorithms and control systems based on DSP
Applications in wind turbines, neonatal emergency vehicles, aerospace, acoustics, transonic wind tunnels, and railways

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 Personnel Responsibility Since 1999

Personal Soft Skills:

Team Player
Goal-Oriented & Resilient
Business-Minded With A Focus On Business Administration
Quick To Grasp New Concepts
Communicative & Able To Inspire And Motivate Others
International Experience, Including On-Site Work, For Example In Canada, Romania, Russia And Elsewhere
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 Implementation Of Directory Service Migrations, Including Heterogeneous Migrations (E.G. Edirectory To Active Directory), Automation Through Scripting
Planning And Rollout Of Group Policy Objects (Gpo)
Microsoft Sql Server Infrastructures & Database Design

Typical Industries:

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

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Oct 1993 - Jun 1995

staatlich geprüfter Informatikassistent, Fachrichtung Softwaretechnologie · Informatikassistent, Fachrichtung Softwaretechnologie · 1,4

Certifications & licenses

Certified Trainer HP-Education

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

Member since

November 2024

Last update

October 2026

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

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

Andreas has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked and for 24 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

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

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.

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.

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Government and Administration.

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

Andreas attended education in Informatikassistent, Fachrichtung Softwaretechnologie.

Andreas has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: ITIL® 4 Foundation, Ihk Ausbildereignung Für Fachinformatiker / Systemintegration, and Certified Trainer HP-Education.

The availability of Andreas needs to be confirmed.

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