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Andreas Wißkirchen-Freelancer

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Monheim am Rhein, Germany

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Experience

Jun 2023 - Present

Freelancer

Infrafibre Networks GmbH

Position Summary
Freelancer at Infrafibre Networks GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Operations
Project Management
  • Assessing the current status (planning stage / rollout status) of the so-called inter-polygon routes
  • Creating an end-to-end project plan for the individual routes, considering active and passive components and tasks
  • Monitoring and controlling the implementation of the plan
  • Optimizing the chosen network architecture
  • Creating network and splice diagrams
Jun 2022 - May 2023
Essen, Germany

Senior IP Network Planner

Deutsche Giga Access GmbH

Position Summary
Senior IP Network Planner at Deutsche Giga Access GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Planning, building, and further developing a state-of-the-art telecommunications network as the basis for all products

  • Evaluating and testing technologies and vendors, and developing scalable, cost-efficient, and flexible network concepts

  • Further developing and optimizing the networks, as well as technically developing new service offerings

  • Configuring and optimizing the backbone and access network infrastructure, including the data center platform

  • Developing and documenting network concepts for the relevant network layers

  • Analyzing market technology trends and assessing possible use cases

  • Responsible for the functional and capacity development of the various network layers

  • Responsible for the technical implementation of the developed concepts in collaboration with upstream providers, vendors, and colleagues from other departments

  • Supporting operations and program management with technical issues

  • Tracking current developments and trends in networking (software-defined data centers/networking, automation, seamless MPLS, etc.) and evaluating these technologies and products

  • Creative and integrated planning of local connections using fiber-based IP solutions

  • Creating connectivity and network concepts

  • Advising on technical questions related to backbone planning (connecting rollout areas to the backbone via fiber or leased bandwidth)

  • Commissioning the core ring with Juniper MX10003 at the Frankfurt, Hannover, and Düsseldorf sites

  • Developing backbone documentation using the Netbox freeware

  • Joining RIPE NCC and applying for an AS and an IPv6 address range for DGA and NorthernAccess

  • Concept and planning of several rollout areas

  • Designing a management network (DCN) for DGA, including IP address planning, device selection, and procurement

  • Managing 7,196 IPv4 addresses

Jul 2018 - May 2022
Monheim am Rhein, Germany

Backbone Project Manager / Senior Backbone Project Manager

Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale GmbH

Position Summary
Backbone Project Manager / Senior Backbone Project Manager at Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Project Management
  • Implementing and planning backbone connections for Deutsche Glasfaser's FTTx areas, especially residential and commercial zones
  • Monitoring and coordinating project status and managing backbone resources and staff
  • Setting up and implementing planning and documentation systems
  • Creating connectivity concepts at passive and active network layers, including WDM planning
  • Negotiating contracts for backbone connections with other carriers
  • Forecasting and budget planning as well as project controlling for backbone structures
Jan 2011 - Dec 2017
Bonn, Germany

Technical Expert for Broadband and IP Pre-Service Portfolio in Technical Requirements Management

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
Technical Expert for Broadband and IP Pre-Service Portfolio in Technical Requirements Management at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Leading projects with up to 40 employees from various corporate units to roll out products and technologies across the Telekom group in Germany

  • Acting as the safety and evacuation officer

  • Timely activation of a new system with error-free and complete data migration from the legacy system; staying within budget and generating valid reports

  • Developing a saving concept to free up around 5.5 million IPv4 addresses and migrating the network without impacting customers

Jan 2008 - Dec 2011
Bonn, Germany

Technical Expert for Broadband and IP Pre-Service Portfolio at Head Office T-Home

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
Technical Expert for Broadband and IP Pre-Service Portfolio at Head Office T-Home at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Taking overall responsibility for various technical projects and subprojects with up to 25 employees from different organizational units

  • Acting as the safety officer

  • Maintaining intranet pages

  • Timely rollout of a system within the given budget and generating valid reports

  • Smooth relocation in 2009 from Bochum to Bonn

Jan 2007 - Dec 2008
Bochum, Germany

Consultant VLM Broadband, THS & IP in Technical Infrastructure, Supra-Regional Branch

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
Consultant VLM Broadband, THS & IP in Technical Infrastructure, Supra-Regional Branch at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Taking responsibility for various technical projects and subprojects with up to 25 employees from different organizational units
  • Serving as the safety officer
  • Maintaining the department's intranet pages
Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
Cologne, Germany

System Engineer Consultant in Technical Infrastructure, West Branch

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
System Engineer Consultant in Technical Infrastructure, West Branch at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Responsible system engineer for the Düren region

  • Acting as the laser safety officer

  • Standing in for the team leader in all technical and personnel matters for a team of 18 employees

  • Supporting network technicians with complex faults

  • Implementing complex new systems in the assigned technical area

  • Assisting network technicians with setup and commissioning, including training, as well as supporting the operation of customer connections

  • Advising sales on technical customer enquiries and developing solutions

  • Requesting and coordinating support services under framework agreements with manufacturers or internal units

  • Scheduling service appointments with manufacturers for troubleshooting and change implementation

  • Providing technical support during construction measures

  • Preparing and forwarding reports on operational disruptions and widespread faults

  • Maintaining the branch's intranet servers

  • Received a bonus for a suggestion to improve and simplify DCN structures

  • Timely migration of the old DCN into the new Z-DCN network

  • Successful recertification as a network administrator according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17024

Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
Cologne, Germany

Network Technology Specialist in Technical Infrastructure, West Branch

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
Network Technology Specialist in Technical Infrastructure, West Branch at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Responsible system engineer for the Düren branch and the Düren region

  • Ensuring the operation of transmission technology

  • Building and expanding the Q- and X-DCN networks of the Düren branch

  • Received the CCNA recertification

  • Received the network administrator certificate according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17024

Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
Cologne, Germany

Operations Technician for Transmission Technology in the Düren Technical Branch

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
Operations Technician for Transmission Technology in the Düren Technical Branch at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Responsible system engineer for the Düren branch

  • Operating transmission technology

  • Building and expanding the DCN networks

  • Scheduled activation of 70 network elements in Cologne and 20 in Bonn for the SDH2000+ network through voluntary weekend work

  • Timely commissioning of the management networks for connecting customers to the ADSL network

  • Successful completion of the pilot for a specialist profile of the new IT training system in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and System Technology

Jan 1998 - Dec 2000
Cologne, Germany

Network Management Associate in the Cologne Technical Branch

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
Network Management Associate in the Cologne Technical Branch at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Managing and controlling orders

  • Monitoring, handling and coordinating appointments

  • Managing escalations

  • Timely provision of transmission paths

  • Successful application for CCNA training

Jan 1997 - Dec 1998
Krefeld, Germany
Remote

System Operator MVS/OS/390 in Computer Service Management

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
System Operator MVS/OS/390 in Computer Service Management at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Migrating proprietary console systems to a server-based system without downtime

  • Enabling remote access

  • Saving on-call trips to the data center

Jan 1993 - Dec 1997
Magdeburg, Germany

Employee in network management at the Magdeburg technical branch

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Position Summary
Employee in network management at the Magdeburg technical branch at Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Initial entry of all data for operating locations under the Magdeburg telecommunications office in the REBELL (BS2000) IT system until August 1994

  • Rewarded for timely data entry with a low error rate through a bonus payment

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Telecommunication.

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

Information Technology
Project Management
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Product Development
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Skills

  • Operating Systems: Windows Family Incl. Windows 11, Linux/Unix, Os/2, Os/390, And Mvs
  • Databases: Microsoft Access And Mysql/Mariadb
  • Programming Languages: Microsoft Vba, Perl, Python, C, Html, Css, And Php
  • Networks: Transmission Networks Based On Fiber Or Copper Technology (Sdh & Pdh), Xdsl Transmission Techniques, Wdm, Firewalls, Fttx, And Lan/Wan Technologies (Gpon, Xgs-Pon, Etc.)
  • Protocols: Tcp/Ip (Ipv4 And Ipv6), Routing Protocols Such As Is-Is, Ospf, Eigrp, And Bgp; Clnp/Clns; Mpls; Frame Relay; Atm; Ethernet; Token Ring; X.25; Qd2; Snmp; Wireless Lan; Voip (Sip); Gre And More.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Thai
Elementary

Education

Oct 1989 - Jun 1993

Deutsche Bundespost - Telekom

Apprenticeship as communications electronics technician specializing in telecommunications, technical secondary school diploma · Communications electronics technician (telecommunications) · Germany

Certifications & licenses

Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)

Cisco Systems

Certification as Safety Officer

Post and Telecommunications Accident Insurance Fund

Recertification for CCNA

Cisco Systems

Recertification for Network Administrator

Recertification for CCNA

Cisco Systems

Certification as Network Administrator

Certification for CCNA

Cisco Systems

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12
Experience in Telecommunication 33 y
Avg length 3 y 2 m
Longest experience 6 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Freelancer, Senior IP Network Planner, Backbone Project Manager / Senior Backbone Project Manager
Main industries Telecommunication
Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

Qualifications

Certifications earned 7

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Andreas is based in Monheim am Rhein, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Thai (Elementary).
Andreas has at least 33 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 9 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Andreas would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelancer, Senior IP Network Planner, Backbone Project Manager / Senior Backbone Project Manager.
Andreas's most recent position is Freelancer at Infrafibre Networks GmbH.
In recent years, Andreas has worked for Infrafibre Networks GmbH, Deutsche Giga Access GmbH, and Deutsche Glasfaser Wholesale GmbH.
Andreas is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication.
Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations. Andreas also has some experience in Product Development.
Andreas has recently worked in industries like Telecommunication.
Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Operations, and Information Technology.
Andreas attended Deutsche Bundespost - Telekom for Communications electronics technician (telecommunications).
Andreas has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI), Certification as Safety Officer, and Recertification for CCNA.
Andreas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
Andreas's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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