Christian R.-Lead Consultant, Senior Project Manager

• Gathering information
• Creating solution concepts
• Coordinating employees
• Monitoring and managing activities
• Conducting workshops
• Project management and on-site analysis
• Creating specifications
• Supporting and documenting construction measures
• Supporting all relevant sites in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Münster
• Knowledge of sites in Italy, Lithuania, and Germany
• WAN connections
• Using SharePoint

• Managing the relocation of a bank within Frankfurt
• Infrastructure construction management and relocation planning
• Coordinating preparations
• Planning new networks
• Managing carriers
• Supporting and accepting construction measures
• Creating concepts for 802.1x
• Monitoring server room temperatures
• Monitoring UPS systems, alarms, and compliance of all areas with BaFin requirements
• Creating a concept for two-factor access to server rooms and technical rooms
• Managing all teams on site
• Advising IT management on the introduction of Azure and Office 365 E5, including SharePoint, EXO, and Teams
• Consulting on compliance with BaFin requirements and BSI requirements
• Supporting fire protection measures
• Supporting the acceptance of the fire safety inspection
• Adjusting WAN planning

• Project management for Win10 migration
• Management & controlling of subprojects
• Technical consulting
• Reporting to board members
• Provider oversight
• Introduction of Office 365 E3 + SharePoint
• International SharePoint training

• Transformation planning
• Evaluation of migration tools
• Management of providers and teams in the DACH region
• Preparation of reports,
• Reporting & budget monitoring
• SC meetings
• Proof of concept piloting, migration from Exchange to Office 365, introduction of Office 365 & SharePoint, WAN/LAN

• Management of a worldwide transformation project
• Creation of quality gate checklists
• Consulting in task forces
• Consulting on Active Directory migration procedures
• Migration from Lotus Notes to Office 365 as well as Exchange and SharePoint
• Management of the QM community
• Consulting on obligations, planning and monitoring
• Clarification of security-related topics
• Provider management
• Consulting on rollout procedures (RolloutDB, management of rollout teams, etc.)
• Communication with CIOs
• Reporting

Management of 7 Windows 7 rollout projects across all subprojects. Consulting on service billing, online ordering of software services, on-site services, replacements, etc., project design, planning and monitoring of work packages. SharePoint, clarification of security-related topics, XP in the security zone after 8 April 2014, virus scanners, firewall rules, cash register computers, support during construction work

Multiproject management (3 projects) rISG (Internet HotSpot in New York and Singapore) SAWI/CCWI (online billing of the relevant services) IOS Authentication (Telekom APP (HOTSPOTLOGIN))

Task: Planning, consulting in the online services area, billing and budget monitoring, quotation review, presentations, clarification of all security topics with Corporate Security regarding access to the systems, intrusion detection, security levels, etc., DSL expansion and connection to Frankfurt Airport

Rollout coordination, consulting on migration from Windows XP to Windows 7, creation of packaging guidelines, process definition, documentation and implementation, file and print services

Management of various projects: data center switchback, audit monitoring, setup of a new environment, Oracle 11gR2 migration, operational responsibility for the production system, DSL alignment with end users

Clarification of all problems that arise, creation of processes for foreign branches, cooperation with outsourcing partners, cooperation with foreign offices, management of second- and third-level support for problems, interface between the bank and the outsourcer, consulting customers on technical and organizational issues, resolution of technical problems

System environment: Windows 2003 Server, Lotus Notes, Windows XP, Office, MS Cluster, Storage, Active Directory, File & Print Services, DFS...;

Hardware environment: FSC, HP, IBM, Samsung

Project scope approx. €25,000,000.00

Technical project manager for the group-wide migration of two insurance companies. Managed all network, security, application, client, and external partner connectivity topics. Coordinated all teams and advised clients on technical and organizational matters. Provided hardware advice and resolved critical software and hardware problems.

Project volume: approx. €12,000,000.00

System environment: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, MS Exchange 2003, Lotus Notes, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Quest Migration Wizard, PKI, WAN, LAN, MAN, WLAN, storage, file and print

Rolled out approximately 5,000 Windows XP clients and defined all processes and workflows relevant to the rollout. Coordinated all units to ensure compliance with the established processes. Coordinated all units before and during the rollout phases. Advised clients on technical issues and on software replacement products through the use of Windows XP. Provided hardware advice and resolved critical software and hardware problems.

Project volume: approx. €20,000,000.00

System environment: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, MS Exchange 2003, Active Directory, file and print services, cluster

Hardware: FSC, HP, CISCO, IBM, Siemens

Rollout of approximately 5,000 Windows XP clients, as well as defining all processes and workflows relevant to the rollout. Definition of processes for recording the existing status of all hardware and software to be rolled out and for creating order lists. Creation of all processes for implementing all sub-units across all activities that needed to be considered. Management of all units to ensure compliance with the defined processes. Management of all units before and during the rollout phases. Advising customers on technical issues and on software replacement products required due to the use of Windows XP. Providing advice on hardware issues and solving software and hardware problems in difficult cases.

Team size: Including all connected sub-units, the project team consisted of approximately 100 people.

Software used: MS Office XP 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server Active Directory, Windows NT Workstation, MS Office 97, Workstation, Remedy Client SW, Business Objects, SAP GUI. Project volume approximately €25,000,000.00

Packaging of multilanguage packages for the worldwide rollout of Windows XP. Team leadership.

Responsibilities: Administration of software servers, administration and maintenance of AD, AD administration, independently creating software packages in consultation with the product managers. Under Windows XP using Wise for Windows Installer.

Team size: 25 people in total, 5 of whom were responsible for multilanguage packages / team leader within the multilanguage group.

Software used: Active Directory, Windows XP SP 1 including all required language packs, Wise for Windows Installer 4.2 in English and German, SMS 1.1, SMS 2.0, SysDiff, SMS-Installer, MS Windows 2000 Server, Hyena, HS IIS, MS SMS 2.0 Server, MS SQL Server 2000. Project volume approximately €60,000,000.00

Management of all teams within the project, monitoring of working hours, costs, and deadlines.

Team size: 5 teams of 4 people each (rollout teams), 2 teams of 3 people each (computer setup and assembly).

Software and tools used: SAP R/3, intranet project management solution, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Lotus Notes. Project volume approximately €10,000,000.00

Administration of Active Directory, management of all help desks, technician scheduling, call tracking, and call escalation.

Team size: 3 teams with 8 people each (Levels 1–3)

Software and tools used: Active Directory, intranet call-tracking management solution, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Hyena, Outlook, Remedy. Project volume approx. €1,500,000.00 per month

Creation of a migration concept for MS Exchange, creation of a standard client, creation of SMS Installer packages, rollout, design of the server farm, installation and commissioning of the server farm.

Team size: 1 team with 4 people

Software and tools used: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Exchange 4.0, Microsoft Exchange 4.5, SMS 1.1, SMS Installer, MS Windows NT Server 4.0, MS SMS Server 1.1

Created a standard client, created setup CDs for technicians, developed a migration plan for legacy data, created a rollout plan with schedules, trained technicians.

Team size: 15 technicians

Software and tools used: Microsoft Windows NT 3.5, Microsoft Office, Ghost