Arndt (R.) Maas-Project Manager for ServiceNow Vulnerability Response
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Project Manager for ServiceNow Vulnerability Response
Union Investment Services & IT GmbH
- Led the subproject for implementing Vulnerability Response as part of DORA
- Documented the current processes in compliance, risk & security
- Created the functional design for introducing application, infrastructure, and cloud vulnerabilities
- Agile management of the integration service provider, the technical department, and the company's cross-functional teams
- Integrated the V scanners Tenable, Qualys and Defender, as well as NVD and CISA/KEV
- Integrated GitLab Ultimate for importing and processing SBOMs
- Developed automation rules to match scan results with CIs in the CMDB, assign vulnerabilities and remediation tasks, handle approvals (false positives, exceptions) and closures
- Calculated multiple risk scores and priorities
- Defined dashboards and reports (Workspaces, Performance Analytics)
- Aligned the new processes, especially to improve the CMDB data quality (according to CSDM)
ServiceNow Consultant
dmTECH GmbH
- Designed and further developed processes with ServiceNow ITSM, CSM, HR, and VR
- Designed interfaces to SAP (Tibco, Denodo)
- Designed impact activities for an SAP tenant consolidation
- Evaluated tools for Customer Service Management
- Automated critical business processes in branch logistics, facilities, rollout, and service management
- Hardened processes and set up a technical system for IT procedural security
- Developed a company-wide architecture description, considering the Common Service Data Model (CSDM)
- Built a Europe-wide, data-driven reporting system
- Handled licensing issues and negotiated with ServiceNow
- Prepared investment decisions and implemented a standard for the monetary valuation of business requirements (ROI)
- Designed and implemented an outsourcing project
- Evaluated tools for process mining
- Developed a strategy for expanding ServiceNow’s use in supply chain management, AI/bots/automation/chat systems, IT event management, due diligence/sustainability/compliance
- Implemented vulnerability management, including integration with the CMDB
- Held Europe-wide responsibility for critical business processes, such as product recalls, outage and maintenance management
Chief Operating Officer
LegalTech 2.0
- Established and led a line organization for infrastructure operations
- Migrated operational IT to Azure Cloud
- Set up a central ITIL-aligned service desk
- Connected incoming and outgoing mail to the E-Post digital service
- Digitized and centralized administrative business processes (Jira/Confluence), including KPI tracking
Multi-project Lead for Security Projects
unitymedia GmbH
- Raised management awareness for acquiring IAM and asset management solutions
- Conducted an SSH health check and aligned Windows and Linux/UNIX IAM strategies
- Performed requirements engineering based on company-wide policies and documentation, and clustered additional requirements from security, IT, engineering, FM, and HR
- Created longlists and shortlists, evaluation matrices, proof of concept and proof of value, and supported an RFI and pilot installations
- Analyzed the existing BMC Remedy installation and developed an implementation and migration strategy for BMC Auto Discovery
- Selected providers for implementation, migration, and quality assurance
Project Manager for ITSM Tool Implementation
Vaillant Group GmbH
- Led the project for ITSM tool selection and implementation
- Collected, documented, and clustered customer requirements
- Created a longlist, shortlist, cost-benefit analysis, proof of concept, and proof of value
- Provided commercial aspects for investment and operation, and supported the purchase process
- Conducted workshops for process design and modeling
- Implemented ServiceNow and managed various subprojects
- Designed, documented, and led integration and acceptance tests
- Documented and delivered user training
- Planned the transition and cutover from the legacy system to ServiceNow, and outsourced 1st/2nd level support to India
- Decommissioned and archived the legacy system
Quality Manager & Head of Project Office
arvato systems GmbH
- Establishing a structured quality management process and quality inspection process for project deliverables
- Supporting release management in defining quality criteria
- Verifying, validating, and auditing all project deliverables and managing corrective actions
- Building and leading the project office (5 staff) for a double-digit million budget
- Project controlling, reporting, monitoring contributions (Jira), project planning (Jira, MS Project), and leading multiple task forces
Head of Project Portfolio Management Office & Configuration Management
COMSOFT GmbH
- Defining project management guidelines and creating standardized management plans, templates, and procedures according to PRINCE2
- Selecting tools for PRINCE2-compliant project management and aggregating KPI information
- Driving continuous improvement in the Center of Excellence and structuring 200 projects into programs and portfolios
- Establishing regular reporting to senior management
- Leading the COMSOFT 2015 restructuring project: product and phase planning, contributing to the business case, risk management, configuration, quality, and communication strategy, phase transition management, and steering committee reporting
- Raising awareness among project engineers for configuration control and change management
- Creating a configuration management plan, training 20 staff, leading change control boards, and supporting non-conformance review boards
- Coordinating changes with Cassidian (EADS), armasuisse, and end customers, and overseeing acceptance and regression tests
- Deputy head of quality management and designing/implementing a CMDB tool (in-STEP)
- Designing archival procedures for project deliverables and developing ILS planning
Quality Management System Implementation
Solenix GmbH
- Identifying gaps in QM processes through workshops
- Training staff in basic QM techniques
- Establishing organized quality and test management and implementing corrective actions
- Supporting development planning and implementing configuration, change, and document controls
Configuration Management Methodology
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
- Establishing configuration control and structured change management for the ESA Columbus mission (ISS)
- Selecting, deploying, and commissioning a CM software (HP uCMDB) and enhancing a PHP-based change management tool
- Developing an ECSS-, ISO 9000-, and ITIL-compliant CM plan and training 50 staff
- Leading change control boards and non-conformance review boards
- Coordinating changes with subsystem leads, mission operations, ground control, prime contractor Astrium (EADS), ESA, and USOCs
- Overseeing acceptance and regression tests and supervising a 10-member CM team
- Refurbishing control rooms including IT infrastructure and rolling out major releases for DaSS and MCS during real-time mission operations
Quality Management Methodology Setup
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
- Leading change control boards for the ESA Columbus mission
- Developing an ECSS- and ISO 9000-compliant QM plan and conducting acceptance reviews
- Designing a system for tracking non-conformances and various procedural instructions
- Training 50 staff and leading non-conformance review boards
- Overseeing acceptance and regression tests, inspections (requirement verification), and preparing for control center acceptance
- Creating the Acceptance Data Package (ADP)
Project Office for Paperless Flight Strip System
German Air Traffic Control (DFS)
- Organized the project office (2 team members)
- Created project documentation (PM plan) according to the DFS internal project management handbook (V-Model)
- Prepared and carried out milestone trend analyses
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Aerospace and Defense, Space Exploration, Manufacturing, and Banking and Finance.
Business Area Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Operations, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, and Product Development.
Summary
Strategic thinker with 30 years of project experience at the intersection of business, IT, and organization. As an "enabler" specialized in the architecture and implementation of high-performance ServiceNow solutions (ITSM, SecOps, VR, etc.), as well as building and revitalizing complex organizational units.
Rapid Onboarding: Outstanding ability to dive deep into new domains and complex contexts in a very short time (proven in industries such as aerospace, LegalTech, and international logistics).
Duality: Combines deep technical "deep-dive" knowledge (Solution Architect) with entrepreneurial vision (MBA/Management).
Skills
- Servicenow (Platform, Application Engine, Flow Designer, Cmdb, Performance Analytics, Service Mapping, Integration Hub)
- Jira/Confluence
- Ms Project
- Ms Office
- Ms Visio
- Bmc Remedy
- Sap
- Sharepoint
- Azure
Languages
Education
International Management School
Master of Business Administration, International Marketing and Finance · International Management · Kassel, Germany · Grade 1.7
Certifications & licenses
Certified Implementation Specialist
PC College
PRINCE2 Foundation
expertplace academy
PRINCE2 Practitioner
expertplace academy
Portfolio Management
expertplace academy
Integrated Logistic Support and Logistic Support Analysis
philotech academy
ISTQB Certified Tester
International Software Quality Institute GmbH
Quality Management for Aerospace – DIN EN 9100
German Society for Quality
Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (ITIL)
APM Group
DGQ/EOQ Quality Auditor
German Society for Quality
DGQ/EOQ Quality Manager
German Society for Quality
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Experience
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